1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 528: Skull and Bones Society President!

The estate where the new president held his banquet is also in Montecito.

The manor villa here is most suitable for this kind of secret gathering, but Li Changhe is not sure whether the villa is inside.

When Li Changhe and his companions arrived at the manor, the lights were already on.

Although it was the new president's family dinner, no matter how private it was, the other party's identity was there, and there were countless people who wanted to come in. In the end, the number of people at the banquet was not too small.

"Hello, sir, please cooperate with our inspection."

Before entering, a group of security personnel stood at the door with expressionless faces, carefully examining each guest.

In fact, they had already obtained information about the identities of the guests and knew who was who.

But even so, they still have to review it carefully.

"It's the Secret Service, Vic. Even I'm going to have them check me out."

David Rockefeller said to Li Changhe with a smile at this moment.

Li Changhe nodded, then followed to the side. The other party first searched him carefully, and then led Li Changhe to a room.

"Mr. Victor, please go in and check it out, and then you'll be fine."

After Li Changhe came in, he found that there was an X-ray machine inside. It shone the light on his body to see if he had any other metal objects.

"Well, sir, you may come in now!"

When Li Changhe came out, David Rockefeller was already waiting there. It was obvious that the other party was just going through the motions.

Even what he told Li Changhe, that he also needed to be checked, might have been just to comfort Li Changhe.

"Mr. David, do we have to censor every meeting with the President in this way in the future?"

Li Changhe walked up to David Rockefeller and asked curiously.

And David Rockefeller chuckled and shook his head: "No."

"It's strict today because there's not much time left before the president's inauguration, so the Secret Service's security is extra strict."

"After all, if something unexpected happens, it will become a world-class joke."

"After Ronald takes office, security will be tight, but not as intense. You might be on the exemption list, so you won't need a body search when you meet him."

David explained to Li Changhe as he walked.

Li Changhe nodded thoughtfully.

"I see."

He thought that meeting Li and Li in the future would be so complicated.

Now it seems that this is just to prevent him from being eliminated before taking office.

The two men then walked through the lobby and came to one side, where several security guards and service personnel were standing at the door.

Seeing David Rockefeller and Li Changhe coming over, he immediately pushed open the brass banquet door.

Inside the door is an American-style banquet hall with an area of ​​several hundred square meters and luxurious interior decoration.

One side of the banquet hall is even open and connected to the open-air venue outside.

At this moment, the hall was crowded with people. Li Changhe took a quick look and thought that including men and women, as well as the service staff, the number of people was probably over a hundred.

How can this be called a family dinner?

As soon as Li Changhe and David Rockefeller came in, they also attracted the attention of everyone in the banquet hall.

Of course, most people's attention is focused on David Rockefeller.

After all, as one of the current leaders of the Rockefeller family, David Rockefeller can be said to be at the top of the American financial group, and even in the world, he is among the top ones.

Of course, some people's eyes also fell on Li Changhe. After all, he looked very eye-catching in a white suit, especially with his oriental face.

This is the only oriental face in the entire banquet hall.

"Hello, David, you are here too."

Just at this moment, a white man in his fifties came over and greeted David Rockefeller enthusiastically.

Next to him was a young man in his thirties.

"It's Herbert. You're here quite early."

"Vick, come here, let me introduce you, this is our incoming vice president, George Herbert Walker Bush!"

"This is Herbert's son, George Walker Bush!"

David Rockefeller introduced to Li Changhe.

Li Changhe immediately greeted the two of them with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Bush."

"Hello, Mr. Junior Bush."

Junior generally means small.

Perhaps only Li Changhe knows that these two people in front of him will also be the presidents of the United States in the future.

One will be the old bush who will take over from him, and the young one will be the young bush in the future.

It can be said that from 1981 to 2008, a period of nearly thirty years, except for the eight years when the Donkey Party's Layton was in power, the remaining three rulers of the United States were all in this room.

No one present probably imagined that they were attending a banquet not of one president, but of three presidents.

"Hello, Vic, nice to meet you."

"David, I think it's best to let Vic and Walker talk together. Young people like them have common topics. As for you, many old friends are waiting for you."

After greeting Li Changhe, Old Bush spoke to David Rockefeller.

Compared to Lee, Bush was actually more of a close confidant of David Rockefeller. If he had not been limited by his resume and unable to run for president directly, he might have run for election this time.

Li Changhe only found out about these things some time ago.

The Rockefeller family strongly demanded that Bush Sr. be the vice president in exchange for supporting Reagan's campaign, which was actually to pave the way for Bush Sr.

Because in the United States, there are generally three options for running for president: governor, senator, or vice president.

As for the first two, Old Bush is neither!
He had never been a governor and he lost the Senate election, so if he wanted to become president, the only way was to become vice president first.

Only with this position can he be "qualified" to run for election.

Of course, this so-called "qualification" is just an unspoken rule, but before a certain person appears, all candidates participate in the election in accordance with the requirements of this unspoken rule.

It was not until thirty-six years later that the New York businessman dubbed "gay" finally broke the unspoken rules of the election by becoming the President of the United States despite his penniless status and lack of any political experience.

What a talent!
Thinking of this, Li Changhe couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

David Rockefeller didn't know what Li Changhe was thinking at this time, but he smiled and agreed with Old Bush's suggestion: "Okay, Vic, you talk to Walker first, and Herbert and I will go meet some friends."

David Rockefeller came to this party in person, of course he had his own purpose.

However, it is impossible to involve Li Changhe in these matters.

"Okay, Mr. David, you go meet your old friends first, and I'll get acquainted with my new friends."

Li Changhe responded with a smile. Old Bush also smiled and said, "Walker, have a good chat with Vic. I think you really need his help."

After saying this, David Rockefeller and Old Bush left.

At this time, Little Bush looked at Li Changhe and said with a smile: "Come on, Vic, let's go sit outside for a while."

Along the way, little Bush picked up two glasses of wine and handed one to Li Changhe.

Afterwards, the two men came to the rest area in the yard and sat down opposite each other.

"Vic, nice to meet you!"

Little Bush was holding the wine glass and raising it high towards Li Changhe.

Li Changhe also raised his glass and clinked it with the other party.

"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Bush."

After the two clinked glasses, Li Changhe just took a sip, but he didn't expect that little Bush actually drank the wine in the glass.

The waiter next to him came over and changed the cup.

"Vic, I've actually read your report. You made a lot of money in this oil business, right?"

"My father thought I should talk to you because I also own an oil company."

At this time, little Bush drank the brandy in the glass in one gulp and continued.

Li Changhe looked at him curiously. This kid drank several cups in just a few words. Could he be addicted to alcohol?
However, Li Changhe was too lazy to care about these things. Instead, he smiled and said, "That should be good. The price of oil has been very high in the past two years. Oil companies should be making a lot of money."

"NO! Vic, to be honest, not only did I not make any money, but my company is now heavily in debt."

"That's why my father wanted me to talk to you. He said you're a very talented businessman and might be able to give me some practical advice."

Little Bush shook his head helplessly.

Li Changhe was puzzled: "Why is your oil company losing money?"

"Because I don't have an oil field, my company has been exploring for oil fields. In recent years, oil prices have been high, and I have attracted an investment, but now the money has been spent, and no oil field has been found."

"Vic, do you think I should keep going?"

Little Bush asked Li Changhe curiously at this moment.

Li Changhe did not answer directly, but thought for a while. Could this guy be here to beg for alms?

“Do you need an investment?”

Li Changhe asked curiously, if the other party really needed investment, Li Changhe wouldn't mind investing in him.

"Haha, do you think I'm here to ask you for money?"

"Not really, Vic, I'm not short of money."

"But now, I just don't know if I want to continue working in this company."

"To be honest, I have a clear understanding of myself. I am not a business genius. Compared with my brother, I am nothing."

“But my father seemed to have high hopes for me and he hoped I could achieve something.”

"Vic, I actually really want to know, have you been as smart as Jeb since you were a child?"

Seeing the confusion on Li Changhe's face, Little Bush explained, "Jeb is my younger brother. He is a good student with excellent character and academic performance. I am just curious, is it true that people like you who have achieved great success in business have also been excellent since childhood?"

After listening to this, Li Changhe smiled and shook his head: "In fact, I was also average before, but Walker, I think there is one thing. I think Mr. Bush values ​​you because you may have advantages that you have not discovered. Otherwise, it should be your brother Jeb who appeared here tonight, not you."

"I can't say anything about other areas, but I can tell you about oil. I think the price of oil has reached its peak. Even if you have discovered oil, you will not be able to sell it."

"After more than a year of crazy oil hoarding by various countries and companies, it can be said that they will not be short of oil in the next period of time, and the excessive exploitation caused by high prices will make the world's oil supply and demand in a state of balance in a short period of time."

“So, even if your company finds an oil field and produces oil, it will probably be difficult to sell it.”

"Of course, if you sell the oil field, you can also make some money."

Li Changhe didn't remember this guy's resume, and he didn't know whether he made money from running an oil company.

However, based on the general trend of the world, oil prices will fall sharply in the future, and it will probably be unprofitable to engage in oil business for a long period of time.

After hearing what Li Changhe said, Bush rarely drank, but thought for a while: "Do you think the price of oil will fall?"

"Of course, it won't rise indefinitely. The world has a limit to what it can bear in terms of oil prices. I think $40 a barrel is the limit."

Li Changhe said confidently.

Little Bush subconsciously wanted to refute these remarks, but he couldn't think of a good reason to refute them for a while.

What's more, given Li Changhe's achievements, it is obvious that the other party's judgment is more well-founded than his.

"So what you're saying is that I should close the oil company?"

Little Bush thought for a while and continued to ask.

Li Changhe smiled and asked, "Walker, I think you need to understand one thing first, that is, what is your intention in doing business, or what is Mr. Herbert's intention in asking you to do business?"

"Is it simply to amass wealth, or is it to prepare you to enter politics?"

"Have you ever considered this?"

Little Bush said without hesitation: "It should be the latter!"

"Actually, our family is not short of money!"

Although the Bush family is not a wealthy family in the United States, they are also wealthy. Since his great-grandfather's generation, they have had a good relationship with the Rockefeller family.

Later, when oil was discovered in Texas, his family came to Texas to explore for oil and became a member of the Texas Oil Consortium. His grandmother was the eldest daughter of the Walker family, a financial group.

Even his mother is a direct descendant of Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States.

This guy is actually a real playboy, a dissolute dandy. Therefore, he knows very well that his father's expectation for him is not to be a businessman, but to let him switch from business to politics and plan his life path for him.

"If that's the case, then I think, Walker, you don't have to work for an oil company. In fact, you can try some other jobs."

"After all, compared to money, I think what you need more is actually interacting with different people and building up connections, right?"

Li Changhe asked with a smile.

Little Bush thought about it for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully: "That should be the case. I think maybe what you said is my father's purpose."

"Actually, I really like making friends, Vic. Do you know the Skull and Bones Society?"

“You mean, Skull and Bones at Yale University?”

Li Changhe asked in surprise.

This thing became extremely famous on the Internet for a while in later generations, and online novels loved to write about this organization for a while.

"Yes, it is the Skull and Bones Society of Yale University, and I am a member of it!"

Little Bush said to Li Changhe proudly at this time.

Li Changhe showed some interest at this time: "Oh? Are you a member of the Skull and Bones Society?"

He was really interested in this mysterious organization. It was rare to meet a member.

(End of this chapter)