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“The lifeline of California is controlled by Pacific Water, which is very detrimental to the future of California.

I recommend that the state government introduce legislation to force Pacific Water to give up its monopoly on California’s water resources.”

In the California Governor's Office, Stuart Resnick made an impassioned speech trying to convince Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Arnold Schwarzenegger on the opposite side had a thoughtful look on his face, listening to Stuart Resnick spitting there, feeling helpless.

Pacific Water Company is a water company founded by Gilbert Jr. This company used its relationship with the state government to purchase water resources in various parts of California.

He knew this and he also advocated it.

"Mr. Resnick, what do you think the state should do?" Arnold Schwarzenegger asked.

Stuart Resnick excitedly said: "I have just said that the state government and the state legislature should introduce bills to force Pacific Water to give up its water monopoly in California."

Arnold Schwarzenegger picked up the porcelain cup on the table, which contained black tea from China, given to him by Gilbert Jr.

It is said to be black tea from Wuyi Mountain in China and is very precious.

In China, there is a saying that one serves tea to guests, but Stuart Resnick obviously didn't understand this and kept talking.

However, to Stuart Resnick's disappointment, Arnold Schwarzenegger never made any statement and even rejected his $1 million donation.

After Stuart Resnick left, Arnold Schwarzenegger told the story to little Gilbert, who was on vacation at the farm.

After listening to this, Gilbert Jr. asked, "Mr. Governor, do you know what this Stuart Resnick does?"

"All I know is that his nut business is huge, and he even sells it to China."

"Not only that, he is also the largest plantation owner in California. So he needs a lot of water resources to supply water to his plantations."

When Arnold Schwarzenegger heard the term "plantation", he was stunned for a moment.

This word seems a bit distant, as if it popped up in the 19th century.

There are still plantations now, but the people on the plantations are no longer slaves. Instead, they are workers, and they have to be paid wages.

For Stuart Resnick, it would be bad for his business if someone else controlled the water resources on his plantation.

Although he and Little Gilbert are both squidmen, there are also disputes among squids.

If little Gilbert were to get stuck and not supply water to his plantation, his loss would be great.

Gilbert Jr. explained the basic interests to Arnold Schwarzenegger and said:

"Mr. Governor, have you ever noticed that California has always been a place where wildfires frequently occur? This year alone, there have been three wildfires of varying sizes.

This is not the peak season for wildfires yet. If there is another gust of wind and it burns into the community, the reputation you have built over the years will be completely destroyed.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger frowned and said, "You mean, if we give water resources to Stuart Resnick, he will just sit there and do nothing?"

"It's almost certain. I'm from California, and I certainly don't want to see my hometown suffer so many fires every year."

Gilbert Jr. said, “In this country, everyone thinks about himself.

But who could have thought about whether people could afford to see a doctor, go to school, or even drink healthy water? "

The subtext of this statement is that Stuart Resnick is a piece of shit, and if you give water resources to him, you're doomed. I, Gilbert Jr., am a good man, and I will never ignore the lives of the people of California.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is obviously politically intelligent, as he has been able to serve as governor for so long and still has a good reputation.

Of course he understood what little Gilbert meant, because his successor in the future would be chosen by little Gilbert anyway.

"Well, I will try my best to lobby the state government and the state legislature." "Don't worry, Mr. Governor, we have the majority in the state legislature."

Gilbert was very confident. After hanging up the phone, he told Ivanka:

"The California Fire Department is up for election next year. Find someone to talk to a few candidates and see who deserves funding."

"Okay, I understand." Ivanka wrote it down and continued, "Sheriff Raymond of Los Angeles County sent me news that they have arrested a number of arson suspects in recent times.

He suspected that the recent wildfires were caused by humans.

Gilbert rubbed his chin and thought, "Is this the work of Stuart Resnick?

Is he trying to test me, would I hold on to the water resources and prevent disaster relief? Would this arouse people's resentment and lead to protests? "

"It's very likely." Ivanka agreed with Gilbert's idea: "If he comes a few more times and you have the same idea as him, you will be hated by everyone in California."

Gilbert Jr. has a special status in California, as he is a Californian. The title of "Son of God" is somewhat of a joke, but no one would object to calling him the Son of California.

It was also based on this reputation that when he campaigned for the next gubernatorial candidate, the candidate's support rate suddenly rose to over 60 percent.

Stuart Resnick is treating Little Gilbert as himself. Capitalists are all the same, and they all pursue profit.

But he was obviously overthinking it, because the capitalist little Gilbert thought differently from him.

Gilbert Jr. then said: "Then we will announce that we will donate money to the California Fire Department. Then we will control the media and hype this matter up."

Ivanka’s eyes lit up: “Then the California Fire Department will use this money to buy water from Pacific Water Company.

This way, we get the money back and win good reputation, killing two birds with one stone.”

"Hey!" Little Gilbert waved his hands and said, "We are doing something good for California, and we must do it with a kind heart.

By the way, I put out the wildfire and protected the environment.

Are these environmental and nature conservation organizations going to cheer me on? Go talk to them, don’t just sit there and do nothing.”

"Okay, I'll go inform them right away." Ivanka smiled.

According to a joke on the Chinese Internet in the previous life, little Gilbert destroyed the freedom of wildfires, but this was a joke.

In fact, the wildfires were effectively controlled during Arnold Schwarzenegger's tenure as governor.

After he retired from his position, the situation became more and more exaggerated year by year, and finally spread to the wealthy community.

So, God is watching what we do, and everything will go according to the will of heaven.

Even in the Bible, isn’t there a city called Sodom that was destroyed by fire by God because of its heinous sins?
Of course, there are also gaps among the rich.

Although Stuart Resnick is a well-known local wealthy person in California, there is still a big gap between him and top wealthy people like Gilbert Jr.

The disparity was soon apparent, and Ivanka quickly arranged donations to California's fire and police departments.

In particular, the California Fire Department received a donation of $1500 million from Gilbert Jr. People who heard about the donation thought that Gilbert Jr. had gone crazy.

But then the fire department announced that it would use the $1500 million donation to solve the water shortage problem in California fire departments.

People who know the inside story will no longer find it strange. Who else can you buy water from in California?

Only little Gilbert... (End of this chapter)