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   Chapter 469 Today is different from the past

"On behalf of Houston, I welcome you all. Houston is to America what cowboys are to the West. Since 1847, generations of cowboys, riding horses, guns and blood, have built what is now the West. !"

   Adrian in traditional western cowboy costume, wearing a high-top felt hat, braided leather trousers, and a denim jacket on the upper body, which is a cowboy image that often appears in Hollywood movies.

   Holding the microphone high, Adrian said extremely sensational words, claiming to be American orthodoxy, claiming that the cowboy culture represented by Houston is American orthodoxy, and everything else is crooked.

   "Western cowboys represent justice, adventure, fearlessness, and bravery. Western cowboys can conquer the most ferocious bulls and defeat the most ferocious beasts. They will continue to live here in the past, now, and in the future..."

These words, if they were placed in New York, Los Angeles and Indian reservations, would probably be sprayed into the air, but in today's red-neck gathering, Adrian's voice fell, and the stadium that accommodated more than 70,000 people, There was a huge applause, and countless people were shouting.

ICNC TV station, which was responsible for broadcasting the opening ceremony, had a tacit understanding without waiting for the Chief of Staff Matthews to communicate, and edited this scene. Although it claims to be a live broadcast, from the shooting site to the TV station broadcast, there are The delay of a few minutes is to prevent unexpected situations.

   The passage of Adrian just now must not be played. Adrian is showing off the great achievements of the western cowboys in exchange for the support of the red necks in Houston and several other states such as Texas.

But the natives on the Indian reservation hate the western cowboys. You must know that the states where the western cowboys and the rednecks are located used to be their territory. If what Adrian just said was broadcast I went to several reservations in Indiana, and I had to lift the table.

  In Chamin Town, a suburb of Houston, in the repair shop with the Sons of Chaos sign, this is also the home of the Sons of Chaos gang.

  Compared with a few years ago, the current car repair shop is a bit larger than before, and the equipment is more specialized. The car repair shop is completely separated from the living area behind it.

  Jax, Opie, and the rest of the Sons of Chaos personnel were drinking in the halls of the lair.

However, at this moment, the hall seems to be noisy, but it is very clear. Clay, the chairman of the son of chaos, sat on the side with a few "old people" from the gang, while Jax, Opie and other young people sat on the other side. , the two sides seem to be in harmony, but in fact there is a clear gap.

   This kind of estrangement began to appear after Jax accepted the "bounty hunter" status of Blackwater Company.

The younger generation of members of the Sons of Chaos gang headed by Jax and Opie have accepted to work for the Blackwater Company and have become accustomed to being a bounty hunter. day.

After becoming a bounty hunter of the Blackwater Company, as long as the Blackwater Company's sign is put up, the police detectives in Texas and other states will not trouble them anymore, and will provide them with "support" and give them A "license" to do certain things, and everyone gets a ton of dollars for completing the bounty!

  Jax advocates giving up his previous activities and completely transforming the Sons of Chaos. Although it is still a motorcycle gang, it has undergone a complete change, and it can be considered to complete the purpose of Jax and his father when he established the Sons of Chaos gang.

   But the "old people" of the Sons of Chaos gang headed by Clay are not willing to give up their original activities, such as border smuggling, weapon sales, and transporting some special things.

   Although it seems that Jax and Clay have different ideas, in the final analysis, it is still the gang of the Sons of Chaos, who has the final say!

Jax's mother, Gamma, came out of the room at this time and sat beside Clay, and couldn't help complaining to Jax, "You shouldn't let Amber leave Chamin, he should stay at this time. Here, when he needs you the most, I bet the next time you see Amber again, he won't even be able to call you..."

  Gama complained to Jax that she didn't want to send Jax's son Amber to Houston for the Bruno family to take care of, and wanted Amber to stay in Chamin, and she would take care of it herself.

Hearing Gamma's words, Jax just spread his hands, did not speak but showed his attitude. Jax didn't think he was a good old man and could teach Amber, but let Gamma take care of Amber, Jax felt it was worse, and he himself was the best proof.

   "That seems to be Amber..."

Suddenly, Opie pointed to the TV in the hall. It was a local Houston TV station, which was broadcasting the Stampede. ICNC TV got the rights to broadcast the Stampede in America, but it couldn't stop the local Houston TV station from broadcasting the Stampede. However, the broadcast can only be limited to Houston, and the broadcast rights of other states in America belong to ICNC TV.

   Hearing Opie's words, everyone in the hall looked up at the TV and saw a picture of Millia sitting in the VIP area of ​​the stadium.

Jax, Clay, Gamma and the others don't know the people who are sitting in the VIP area with Amber, but Adrian and the others do. There are a few other faces that they have seen on TV. , apparently a local Houston celebrity.

Looking at Amber, who was sitting behind Adrian and next to Daana, and Gamma, who was still complaining just now, his expression became a little complicated at this time, although the gang members were used to mocking Adrian on weekdays. These MPs even "look down" on federal MPs.

  But Gamma, Clay, and the others all understand that the people who really have the final say in Houston are Adrian's gang of congressmen, and they are the ones who have the right to speak in this land!

Under normal circumstances, Jax, Clay, Gamma, and their friends and juniors would never have a chance in this life to sit in the same area with Adrian and be on the TV together, but now Amber, with Adrien Derian is in the same frame. They know all this because Amber is Song Yang's godson.

The broadcast on the TV continued. After the speech, Adrian looked in Song Yang's direction amid bursts of applause, "Let's welcome the pride of Houston, who is also a genius in the Internet industry, this year's biggest cowboy festival. Sponsor Bruno Song!"

   Adrian handed the microphone to Song Yang, and when he sat down, he teased Amber for a while. Seeing this scene, Jax couldn't help showing a complicated and somewhat happy look on his face.

Clay, Gamma, Opie and other members of the Sons of Chaos gang looked at the pictures on TV with different expressions, but no matter what they said in the past, if there was a chance, they would be eager to resemble Jacques. Just like him, he can send people to Song Yang!

  Song Yang is not as explicit as Adrian said, and he doesn't need votes, so why should he offend other people, but he still loves Houston.

"In the past 100 years, the western cowboy has represented adventure and conquest of the wild. In the current West, it provides beef and natural gas for the American people. In the future, Houston and the West will be the technology center of America, and America will be reborn. Focus on the West!"

   After hearing Song Yang's words, Adrian took the lead in applauding. He liked Song Yang's last sentence, Texas will be the center of America, and Houston will be the center of Texas!

What Adrian wants is not only for Houston and Texas to provide America with beef, natural gas, etc., but also for Hughes to appear in the next Silicon Valley, the next Wall Street, not to mention both things. If it's done, even if it's just a little eye-catching, so that Houston will no longer be called Hugh Village by the people in New York, then it is estimated that Adrian will become the most influential Congressman in Texas!

   Song Yang only said a few words, and then let go of the microphone. He came back this time, just to show his face. On an occasion like today, it would be hard to say if he didn't come back, but he didn't want to steal the limelight.

After Adrian, Song Yang, Kenneth, and several others made their speeches, the opening ceremony of the Stampede Festival officially began. Gwen Stefani's rock band, as the opening ceremony, immediately arrived at the gym temporarily. arranged on the stage.

  When the accompaniment sounded, this year's Houston Stampede also officially started. For those who came to Houston, these 20 days were a carnival!

   After Song Yang, Greck and the others attended the opening ceremony, they basically got up and prepared to leave, but for Millia and many people who came to the scene, the most lively time was after the opening ceremony.

In the huge stadium, there will be various activities, as well as food events, etc. Millia also took Amber to participate in the youth riding the lamb, which made Daanna nervous, if it wasn't for Daanna to pull Come on, Millia still doesn't know what it will be like!

The Houston Stampede is still going on, with various cowboy competitions and agricultural and animal husbandry exhibitions being held in full swing. On the second day of the opening ceremony, the Stampede also held a parade of floats, a phalanx of more than 100 floats, and hundreds of horse riders. Got a cowboy, walked through the city center, circled the streets of Houston, and completely ignited the noise of the entire city!

When the whole city was in turmoil, Comerica Bank sent a delegation from the Dallas headquarters, and a delegation composed of the board of directors and executives also came to Houston. In the Houston branch of Comerica Bank, they officially started with the PayPal team. negotiation.

This time, on behalf of the PayPal team, Aaron Swartz, Marcus, Gleick and others began to negotiate with the delegation of Comerica Bank, but Song Yang did not participate in the negotiation, but was invited to Houston. in another villa.

Song Yanghe had already discussed with Kerimaiya about the conditions of Comerica Bank. This time, PayPal and Comerica Bank are talking about it clearly. If the negotiation breaks down this time, it will be Song Yang. On the spot, I'm afraid it won't help.

   "Manager Jeff Skilling!"

   (end of this chapter)