The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 201 The Future Mayor

Lin Mingsheng probably understood the whole thing. He was silent for a while, looked at Gong Yanyong with some disappointment, and sighed:
"I know what's going on. Yan Yong, you are too honest and shouldn't be involved in these things.

It's a good thing that you care about your junior brother, but if it was on the battlefield, you would have been beheaded long ago.

Chen Zhengwei did something a little radical, but you shouldn't have done that either."

After hearing this, Gong Yanyong's eyes were filled with disbelief, then anger. He stood up and shouted, pressing the table:

"You all protect him, what's so good about him? He has never been at peace since he came to San Francisco. How many people died because of him? Are those people all bad guys?"

"He is the bad guy! Now my junior sister and junior brother are protecting him, and you, Master, also say that I am wrong. I am guarding the martial arts gym and the pharmacy, and I love my junior brothers, but I have become the bad guy?"

Gong Yanyong's face was full of anger. After yelling, he kicked over the stool and limped away.

Lin Mingsheng looked at Gong Yanyong's back with some pity in his eyes. He took out a purse from his arms and handed it to Zhang Ziang.

"Give these to him!"

Seeing Zhang Ziang chasing after him, Lin Mingsheng sighed again and gave Zhang Yan a bitter smile: "I'm sorry to make you laugh!"

"Brother Lin has taught a good apprentice!" Zhang Yan said with envy. Although only a few words were said just now, he had already understood it.

He thought Chen Zhengwei was nice and wanted to meet him.

"Moreover, your eldest disciple has a simple and honest character and is not a bad person. He just doesn't understand it now..."

"Brother Lin is a good teacher!" Zhang Yan said.

He was overseas and knew the situation of overseas Chinese. He also heard from Lin Mingsheng that the situation in the United States was much worse than that in Southeast Asia.

Although Chen Zhengwei is a bit fierce in his actions, he is a real man and will not get anything done if he is too soft-hearted.

Gong Yanyong questioned Chen Zhengwei in public. Although he was protecting his junior fellow apprentice, he actually violated a taboo.

Although Chen Zhengwei did some wrong things, he did not do anything wrong.

And he guessed there was something else that Gong Yanyong hadn't said. From what he had just said, it was clear that he was already blinded by anger.

Lin Mingsheng smiled bitterly, but his face soon darkened.

Apart from anything else, his daughter lives with Chen Zhengwei, so this matter cannot be let go.

Not long after, Zhang Ziang rushed back.

"He confiscated it..." Zhang Ziang handed the purse to Lin Mingsheng. Gong Yanyong had just thrown all the money on the ground, and he was the one who picked it up.

Lin Mingsheng looked at the stains on the purse and shook his head slightly, thinking about asking people to keep an eye on his eldest disciple when they come to visit him in the future.

In his current condition, it is really not suitable for him to return to San Francisco.

The three stayed in Honolulu for two days, and then the ship headed for San Francisco again.

……

"James, welcome! Do you mind if I call you that?" Chen Zhengwei stood up with a smile. He was thinking of meeting the other party again in a few days, but he didn't expect that the other party would come to him first.

However, Chen Zhengwei gave him a very high-level welcome... He stood up.

After all, this person may very well be the future mayor of San Francisco.

"Of course I don't mind. Mr. Chen, I'm sorry to visit you!" James was wearing a gray gentleman's suit and coat, holding a briefcase in his hand and a bowler hat on his head.

"Please sit down!" Chen Zhengwei gestured with his hand.

James put his coat and hat and briefcase aside.

"Would you like some tea? Chinese tea or root beer?" Chen Zhengwei asked casually.

Root beer was something he had only recently discovered.

One day he saw Yan Qingyou holding a soda bottle and found out after asking.

This thing is more common in ports. It is hand-mixed by pharmacists or family workshops. It mainly consists of some plant roots and sugary carbon dioxide water.

The taste is a bit strange, Chinese people are not used to it, and it is not sold in Chinatown.

But Chen Zhengwei thought it was pretty good. The most important thing was that this thing was gas water.

Chen Zhengwei has asked someone to try to mix it with other things and add some caffeine to it. I wonder if it can be made into cola.

"Tea, Chinese tea and porcelain are both very famous. I have long wanted to try authentic Chinese tea."

"You know, the British and Americans only add milk and spices to their tea!" James laughed.

"Pour James a cup of tea!" Chen Zhengwei said to Wanyun.

"I didn't have time to chat with Mr. Chen that day, so I came to visit him today!" James said.

"Is it for the candidate's sake?" Chen Zhengwei knew the other party's purpose.

"Yes! Mr. Chen, I want to be a candidate, so I need some help!" James said frankly.

"Then I'll put it bluntly, Thomas, William...one of them is a member of the supervisory committee, and the other is a bank director. They both have advantages over you." Chen Zhengwei crossed his legs and lit a cigarette.

"And you... have no political experience, no one believes you can do it well, and it's even difficult for you to raise enough campaign funds. Why should I choose to help you?"

"James, you need to tell me this."

"That's exactly my advantage, Mr. Chen!" James smiled confidently.

"Go on!" Chen Zhengwei smiled. What James said was right. This was exactly his advantage.

It seems that he knows where his strengths lie.

"Whether it's Thomas or William, they both have a lot of supporters. If they become candidates and become mayors, they must reward their supporters. And you, Mr. Chen, are just one of them, not even the most important one!" "But I'm different! Mr. Chen, I will give you enough rewards."

"And I know the Chinese situation very well. I read the newspaper every day and I know what Mr. Chen wants."

"If I become mayor, I will repeal those discriminatory laws and policies, and Mr. Chen will have fewer constraints in San Francisco."

"For me, becoming the mayor of San Francisco is my biggest wish. For Thomas and William, the mayor is just a stepping stone, and the Senate is their goal. So they need to consider a lot of things and the impact!"

James spoke confidently.

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Chen Zhengwei clapped his hands softly. The other party was indeed very smart and grasped the key point.

Compared to Thomas and William, he was a small figure, so his attitude towards the future was very clear.

Of course, this is only temporary.

People change. When he becomes a candidate or a mayor, his ideas will definitely change.

But it doesn’t matter. Chen Zhengwei is never afraid of anyone going back on their promise.

"So do you think I can help you win?" Chen Zhengwei asked again.

"Yes, Mr. Chen. I believe you are the most influential person at the party! It's just that others don't see this because of their arrogance!" James said.

Chen Zhengwei laughed out loud.

"James, you convinced me."

"But you have to remember that I hate it most when someone says sorry to me, because that means he has done something wrong to me."

"You won't do that, will you?" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"Of course, Mr. Chen, I am a lawyer. You have to trust my professional ethics!" James showed a bright smile on his face.

As he said, Thomas is more politically influential than Chen Zhengwei, and William is richer than Chen Zhengwei.

But when it comes to the election, apart from Mr. Leland Stanford, Chen Zhengwei was the person at the party that day who was most likely to influence the election.

Now he has successfully convinced Chen Zhengwei, which is a good start.

"Let's not think about running for mayor for now. You have to become a candidate first. So how many people do you need to convince? How much money does it cost?" Chen Zhengwei leaned forward slightly and asked James.

He believed that since James had already decided to run for election, he must have considered all these matters thoroughly.

"There will be an internal party vote in March to select the real candidate. There will be a total of 56 people voting. Since there are three candidates, as long as you get 25 votes, you can become a candidate!" said James.

"Twenty-five votes are not enough. I don't want any accidents to happen and my money and energy to go to waste, so you have to get twenty-nine votes!" Chen Zhengwei said directly.

"That really won't cause any problems," James laughed.

"I need some financial support, about 50,000 yuan... and then I should be able to convince 15 people..." James said after thinking for a moment.

He didn't say anything exaggerated because the person in front of him would be his only strong supporter.

So he must let the other party know the real situation.

And he was not afraid that the other party would abandon him after knowing the truth.

"That means I have to help you convince fourteen more people..." Chen Zhengwei pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray.

"Give me the list of people you can convince!"

Fifty thousand yuan is just the initial investment, this is a big gamble.

If he wins, he will gain a Republican candidate, and if he wins again, he will gain a mayor of San Francisco.

He single-handedly promoted the mayor of San Francisco.

If it fails, all the initial investment will be wasted and you will lose everything.

However, Chen Zhengwei would never allow his money to go to waste.

In fact, in his opinion, running for mayor is the easiest, and the worst that can happen is to defeat other candidates.

On the contrary, it is more difficult to run for election within the Republican Party.

After James left, Chen Zhengwei sat on the sofa with his legs shaking.

Chen Zhengwei smiled and said to Wanyun: "I am very happy now, do you know why?"

"If Master Wei is happy, I am very happy! But I am also very curious, why is Master Wei happy?" Wan Yun said softly.

She couldn't understand anything they were saying just now.

Although she has worked very hard recently, she has only learned a few hundred Chinese characters and is able to keep accounts.

"When I first came to Chinatown, any dog could shit on a Chinese person's head."

"I still remember the day I got off the ship, there was a group of foreigners outside the fence, cursing and holding signs."

"I still remember what they said: Qing Chong, go back! Go back to your country!"

"And just now, a future mayor respectfully asked for my help in front of me!" Chen Zhengwei was in high spirits.

He was sure that James was the future mayor.

Wanyun was watching Chen Zhengwei from the side. She liked the way Chen Zhengwei was full of vigor and vitality.

Chen Zhengwei is her hero!

(End of this chapter)