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

Chapter 530 Give the new president some face!
"Vic, I heard from Lew that you've already talked to him, right?"

In the room, Li Gen put away the smile on his face and started talking seriously with Li Changhe.

Li Changhe nodded calmly: "Yes, it is now in the financial review stage."

He was actually a little curious. He and Lou Wasserman had already discussed the acquisition of MCA, so why did Li invite him to the New Year's Eve party?

"Vic, what I mean is, can this process be accelerated? It would be best if the MCA matter is resolved before my inauguration ceremony."

"Of course, Lew told me your concerns. Don't worry, as long as I am in office, your control over MCA will not change."

"I believe that in the next few years, you can get what you want from MCA."

Li Ge said to Li Changhe in a serious tone at this moment.

Li Changhe frowned slightly.

Is the other party asking him to give up the financial review stage, or to skip it quickly?

But if that is the case, then Li Changhe will face great risks in buying MCA.

Apart from anything else, if the company suddenly has additional debts, Li Changhe will have to bear them after taking over.

Seeing that Li Changhe was frowning and not speaking, Lu Wasserman on the side also spoke.

"Vic, to be honest, MCA has a lot of problems with its accounts. You know what kind of people its former shareholders were."

“I can say this, if you look closely at the MCA’s accounts, it is not checked.”

"There are too many bombs inside."

"So, Ronald and I are thinking of quickly skipping this stage and announcing your acquisition of the company. This way, we can have an explanation to the outside world and it won't affect Ronald's inauguration ceremony."

"Otherwise, if this scandal continues to expand before and after the inauguration, it will not be a good thing for us."

"Of course, I understand your concerns, Vic."

"I can assure you that apart from the trouble caused by those shareholders, MCA has no problems in other aspects, and there are no hidden dangers in terms of funds."

"In fact, the reason why Ronald and I want you to speed up is just because of those shareholders in the past, without any investigation!"

Lu Wasserman said to Li Changhe helplessly at this moment.

After listening to this, Li Changhe understood a little more.

It seems that MCA is not just about piracy in essence. There may be deeper problems involved, such as money laundering.

Come to think of it, most of the previous shareholders were mafia families, and the entertainment industry is a natural channel for funds. If the other party really wants to do this, it is not impossible.

Li Gen and Lou Wasserman came to him at this moment, perhaps because similar bombs were discovered by the financial audit.

After all, if this thing is discovered during the investigation and then exposed by the opponent, it will not be a good thing for Li Gen who is about to take office.

"I see! There's no problem with terminating the review, but I don't know if those people have found out anything?"

Li Changhe decided to keep his face. After all, this was MCA's previous mess and it was not his.

It's nothing more than turning a blind eye.

When the water is too clear, there will be no fish. In this kind of situation, it is impossible to say that the entire company is flawless.

I guess under normal circumstances, Li Gen wouldn't care about these things.

He is just about to take office. If he is found out at this time and is implicated, it will be very embarrassing and he will be easily held responsible by the Ministry of Justice.

"Not yet, but the people you are looking for are too serious. I am worried that if they continue to interrogate like this, something bad may happen."

"Because even I don't know how those people handled the accounts. After all, I wasn't the president before!"

Lu Wasserman spread his hands at this moment, shook his head helplessly and said.

Li Changhe didn't expect that the blame was actually on him. Were the accounting personnel he hired too serious?
My goodness, sometimes, doing your job conscientiously can be a mistake!

"In that case, let's terminate it. I will tell the review team and see if they can issue a passing report as soon as possible. As for the press conference, I will not participate."

"When the time comes, I will use an investment institution under my name to hold the shares, which will also help avoid public opinion."

"After all, MCA is a big company in the United States and has a great reputation."

Li Changhe agreed readily.

And Lu Wasserman nodded with a smile: "No problem, we will arrange the rest."

He didn't expect that Li Changhe would not even attend the press conference, which was actually exactly what he wanted.

If Li Changhe acquires MCA due to his Asian identity, it will inevitably cause a big stir.

Lu Wasserman has actually considered how he should respond if there is really public opinion at that time.

But he didn't expect that Li Changhe gave him a surprise and had no intention of showing up.

This made him look at Li Changhe even more favorably.

What a perfect partner!
Li Gen, who was standing by, was very satisfied when he saw Li Changhe agreed so readily.

Li Changhe's performance clearly gave him enough face and did not put forward any additional conditions.

This made Li Gen feel that this young man was very tactful and did not rely on his relationship with Rockefeller to be arrogant. He liked him very much.

So, he decided to give Li Changhe something in return.

"Okay, now that we've finished talking about this, I think we should go downstairs."

"Come on, Vic. I'd like to introduce you to some new friends. They are all very interested in your investment experience. Maybe you can give them some advice."

Li Gen stood up and invited Li Changhe.

The reason why Li Gen was able to become president is of course because of the influence of the financial groups behind him and the bigwigs in the Elephant Party who support him.

He felt it was time to show it to Li Changhe.

Likewise, he also took this opportunity to show them Li Changhe. After all, such a great business genius could be considered one of Li Gen's helpers.

So, that night, Li and others also introduced many "big names" to Li Changhe.

Li Changhe’s gain is that his venture capital institution may receive several hundred million dollars in investment next.

The party lasted until eleven o'clock and then began to disperse.

After all, this is a banquet for the new president. There are not so many young people and not so many messy projects.

Most people who come here actually focus on Ligen, and use it as a platform to show off and expand their circle of friends at the same time.

Watching the crowd start to walk out, Li Changhe also waved to the future president, Mr. Bush.

"Walker, I'm leaving first!"

After Li Changhe left, old Mr. Bush came to his son's side at some point.

"Walker, it seems you had a good chat with him?"

Old Bush asked his son gently.

Little Bush nodded: "Yes, he is a very interesting person, and his views on many things are very novel, different from other people I have met."

"Father, he invited me to work in his investment institution."

"He thought that oil prices would fall and the oil business would be difficult to do. Even if my oil company discovered oil, it might not be able to sell it." "So he invited me to work in his investment institution."

After hearing this, there was no change in Old Bush's expression.

It is actually normal for his son to receive such an invitation. In ten days, he will become the Vice President of the United States, and on the surface he will be "second only to the president" and above everyone else.

In this situation, his son would be a hot commodity, and there would definitely be many capitalists trying to win him over, but in essence, they are actually trying to win over the person behind the scenes.

"What do you think, are you willing to go?"

Old Bush asked his eldest son with a smile.

Little Bush shook his head: "I haven't thought about it yet."

He was not stupid. He thought that the other party might have invited him because of his father's position.

He is now worried that after he goes there, the other party will give him a sinecure to keep him on his side. In that case, he might as well just stick to his oil company.

"Want to hear my opinion?"

Old Bush saw his son's confused look, then continued gently.

"Dad, tell me!"

"If it were me, I would choose to go."

"Victor is now at a very high level. Not only is he on good terms with Rockefeller, but I think Li Gen also treats him very well. I just introduced him to some of the financial groups and party leaders who support him."

"That is to say, in the next period of time, the people he deals with are all top figures in the United States."

"Walker, do you know what this means?"

"This means that you can also use this opportunity to get in touch with people at this level, and then you can act as the head of Victor Company instead of being my son."

"Victor is an Asian. He has inherent limitations in the United States, so for many things, he may need a native American to help him."

"And you, my son, if you can stand out in front of him at this time, you can actually become his spokesperson."

"Don't underestimate this identity. With his support, you can get in touch with many people you couldn't get in touch with before and see a higher perspective."

"And in this way, when you have learned enough knowledge from these people, when you return to Texas, you will find that the methods of those people in Texas are nothing compared to yours."

"You can stand on the podium for congressional elections or even gubernatorial elections with more confidence and ease, show your charm to the people of Texas, and eliminate all invading enemies one by one."

"Of course, the premise of all this is that you must show enough excellence in front of him."

"My son, this is my advice to you. Of course, the final choice is in your hands."

"But in my opinion, Victor is the most suitable person to help you right now."

"Because he is not American, there is actually no conflict between your routes. This is very important!"

Old Bush spoke to Young Bush earnestly.

Little Bush stood there, thinking about something.

At the same time, on the way back, Li Changhe sat in the car with his eyes closed.

Tonight, Li Gen introduced him to a lot of connections, but in Li Changhe's opinion, all of them combined were not as good as that of Mr. Bush.

He has never lacked opportunities to make money. What he lacks is the protection umbrella that can allow him to legitimately enter the rentier class of the United States and eat meat from it.

For this, it is not enough to rely solely on the Rockefeller family. If he is completely tied to the Rockefeller family, he will only become a vassal of the Rockefeller family.

The California Consortium is in a tough situation as well. The 1980s was the last glorious period for the California Consortium. In a few years, the consortium will be hollowed out. Li Changhe estimated that he could only help it survive for a while.

It's difficult to come back to life!
Therefore, Li Changhe tried his best to expand his network of contacts. Even though the Bush family had a close relationship with the Luo family, they still had their own will.

This family that has produced a president should not be underestimated.

Just like later, when Louis Vuitton became president, even after he retired, he and his wife could not be underestimated in the American political arena.

Especially the old woman in Hillary Clinton. If she hadn't been exposed by the New York businessman in the email scandal, she might have taken over her husband's business.

It can be said that it is normal for a family like this that has produced a president to leap forward and become a political family in the United States as long as they have the will.

And this is where the investment value of the small bush lies.

(As an aside, after Bush Jr.'s term expired in 08, the candidate that the Elephant Party favored was Jeb Bush, the genius younger brother that Bush Jr. mentioned, and the Elephant Party felt that he had a good chance of defeating the black man. However, Jeb was worried that the Bush family's monopoly on the presidency would be bad for the family, so he withdrew from the election. Then last year, he was also one of the candidates in the Elephant Party competing with Chuan Er. Unfortunately, the establishment has become useless now!)
In addition, the Bush family’s foundation is in the West, which is also very useful to Li Changhe.

In order to establish his petrochemical enterprise, he had to find a large number of management talents. As for the American oil companies, there were Rockefeller in the east and the Texas Consortium in the west.

It is impossible for Li Changhe to poach people from the Luo family, so the best way is to find people from Texas Oil. This is also the fastest and most convenient way.

At least let the petrochemical company that he cooperated with the Luo family get up and running first. In this regard, Li Changhe has high hopes for little Bush.

Don't expect him to manage, but it's always possible to find a few outstanding talents!

Under the cover of night, the car drove fast and soon returned to Beverly Hills. In the bedroom, Guan Zhilin had already fallen asleep. Li Changhe did not bother her and fell asleep too.

"When are you going to visit your mother?"

The next day, at the dinner table, Li Changhe asked Guan Zhilin curiously.

Guan Zhilin sat there and thought for a while: "When are you leaving?"

"I think it will be after January 10th. I have to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new president before I leave."

Li Changhe will also attend Li Gen's inauguration ceremony this time, which will be on January 10th.

After the inauguration ceremony, he can return to the capital.

"Then I'll go after you leave. It's too early to go now, and there's nothing to worry about!"

Li Changhe only has a few days left in the United States, so Guan Zhilin naturally wants to stay with him and deepen their relationship.

"It's up to you, but I'll be very busy in the next few days!"

Li Changhe plans to take advantage of these few days to finalize the cooperation with the Luo family. Although he has already discussed it with David Rockefeller, the real cooperation still needs to be implemented in the agreement between the companies.

While Li Changhe was busy, on the other side, in a villa in California, little Bush, who had been thinking for a few days, finally made up his mind.

Li Changhe was working in the study, and at this moment, the phone on the desk rang.

This is a dedicated line, which means that calls from outside can be made directly into his study, just like a private number in the future, and he can be contacted directly without going through Anna.

"hello"

"Vic, it's me!"

On the other end of the phone, there came the slurred voice of little Bush. If Li Changhe had not talked to him before, it would have been difficult for him to understand.

This is a common accent in Texas!

But at this moment, Li Changhe didn't care about his accent. Since the other party called him, it meant that the other party had taken the bait he had thrown.

Soon, the two people agreed on a place to meet.

Just as Li Changhe was preparing to recruit the future President of the United States under his command, at the same time, in the capital city thousands of miles away.

In the Overseas Chinese Apartment, Li Changhe's home, the living room is brightly lit.

But under the light, Zhu Lin and Gong Xue were sitting on the sofa, but the atmosphere was inexplicably weird!

(End of this chapter)