Star Tycoon

Chapter 210 Celebrity Circle

The music continued playing, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith did not disturb Tian Ersan, who was flirting with a girl.

It's a good thing for everyone that Tian Ersan is willing to spend his time on women.

John is talking to members of Congress, judges, and people from NASA.

He is the future of this country and carries the hopes and dreams of hundreds of millions of people.

This is not a capitalist country where absolute power is held, but a society based on power.

Everyone is responsible for the source of their power; some are capitalists, some are supporters, and these are often easily confused.

Even in such a country, there are established rules and conventions, and anyone who tries to break them will face serious consequences.

John Smith fulfilled the space dream of 300 million people and also represented the first step in human colonization of the moon.

As all capitalist groups plot to enter the interstellar age, anyone who tries to block John Smith's path will be crushed by the wheels of history.

John Smith's dream of space exploration, spanning more than half a century, has found its perfect answer.

He possesses immense personal charisma and can be considered a man destined for greatness.

While John and his wife chatted with a group of important figures from the United States in the distance, the women on the nearby outskirts were also looking for prey.

The best prey would certainly be John Smith, but John clearly wouldn't waste his time on them.

The noble ladies from various families, as well as the female heiresses of many companies, all felt bored.

Some people are still stubbornly waiting for an opportunity, while others have already begun to shift their focus.

Tian Ersan and Christina were chatting happily when four women walked over.

The blonde Lisa smiled and said, "Hello, I'm Lisa Knight, a fashion designer, model, and businesswoman. I own a modeling agency in New York. My grandfather is the founder and current chairman of Knight Fashion."

The other three also politely introduced themselves.

The woman, who looked like a handsome man and was over 1.8 meters tall, was a cool career woman who smiled and faced the playboy with composure.

“I am Cox Cleica, a model, actress, and lawyer, currently working in philanthropy. My father is a politician in Lone Star State.”

We're all grown up now, so we won't hide our family backgrounds. We'll just say it out loud. There's no need to pretend to be modest here.

Tian Ersan smiled and said, "Okay, may I call you CC?"

Coco gave a charming and cool smile, "Of course."

The other two also made no attempt to hide their identities, introducing themselves and their families.

Socialites rarely have their own achievements; most of them are successful because of their fathers.

Barbara and Katrina also belong to this category.

Barbara's family owns a long-established energy company in the High Plains region. She is an actress and athlete, and as a renowned equestrian, she has won awards in many popular equestrian competitions, but she has never participated in the Olympics.

Katrina Fox comes from a long-established American car group and works as a writer, singer, and actress.

As the Smith Group's influence expands, energy and heavy industry companies are all moving in its direction.

Lone Star State is an agricultural state, but it boasts the longest highway in the entire Lighthouse Nation, more than twenty ports, and its agricultural and industrial economies are all in the top tier.

Smith Corporation focuses on both upstream and downstream expansion. Its upstream sector is aerospace technology, which no one else can do except Smith. Its downstream sector is assembly line factories, which no one else wants to operate, to support the basic operation of the country.

Growing watermelons, vegetables, and fruits is just a pastime and doesn't involve any interest groups, because these low-end industries that can't be harvested by machines simply can't grow big enough to create such large interest groups.

Its potential has surpassed that of other researchers, and it successfully launched a rocket into orbit in less than a year after starting its business, making it virtually unrivaled.

It even makes many ordinary people think that launching a rocket isn't that difficult; it just depends on whether you're willing to do it.

The upper-level aerospace companies provide a large amount of high technology to major enterprises, while the lower-level textile and vegetable processing industries provide cheap goods to middle and lower-level enterprises, reducing their dependence on foreign countries, making their goods more stable, and eliminating the need for business trips abroad and paying more labor translation fees.

Moreover, the Smith Group is not so blindly money-driven; it doesn't pocket all the huge profits, but distributes them to the workers who come to work for them.

The fact that one job can support a family is a great thing for many lower and middle-class Americans.

In just three years, they used a large amount of real money to buy off the United States, especially many people in Lone Star State.

Many people even felt a surge of hope, spontaneously revealing the capitalists' production secrets to the Smith Group, fantasizing that someone could defeat those capitalist vampires.

Capital groups driven primarily by monetary interests pose no threat whatsoever to the massive army under Tian Ersan's command.

Computer algorithms, artificial intelligence, rocket launches, satellite research, low-end industrial restructuring, military factory production, media and propaganda, and even the most basic building construction speed.

Anyone with eyes can see the difference; the other forty-nine states are no match for this monster.

Nobody cares who's president now; everyone just cares when the Smith family will run for president.

However, the Smiths were clearly unwilling to greet the others, and the four socialites were unable to enter the inner circle.

Even though they were all aware of Leona's coldness towards them, the four women still insisted on continuing to work hard here.

Tian Ersan glanced down at the four women's beautiful legs, boldly appreciating their beauty.

When he made that gesture, all four of them naturally struck a pose, creating an aesthetically pleasing pose suitable for taking photos.

Or they might stick their butt out with one leg higher than the other, or they might stand with one hand on their hip, one in front of the other.

Women who frequently appear in magazines and news reports have received professional guidance on everything from their smiles to their postures.

Women in high society would certainly not refuse the opportunity to enter politics.

However, families generally don't use their capital and connections on women.

Unless there is truly no other choice.

"It's too noisy here, let's go downstairs."

Tian Ersan made a suggestion to the five beautiful women around him.

Lisa: "Okay, I'm very curious about you."

Barbara: "Downstairs is the hotel venue, a comfortable place."

Fox: "This is also where you used to work. I'd like to hear your stories about this place."

Cox Clayka: "You are a mysterious gentleman from the East."

Compared to the four women who exude charm, Christina, the blonde woman next to Tian Ersan, seems rather dull, lacking sexual tension beyond her physical appearance.

Tian Ersan has no shortage of girlfriends with good figures, but he prefers to chat with four women who are good at talking.

The six people quickly and happily went downstairs.

While crammed into an elevator, Tian Ersan chatted happily with the beautiful women.

"There are quite a few beautiful women here today. I often see very attractive women here. This place is very nice."

Christina asked, "There don't seem to be many Asians here today." This was a question that shouldn't have been asked; it was more sensitive than a woman's body.

None of the four women spoke; they all knew that Tian Ersan would be unhappy.

Tian Ersan said with a smile, "Because I hate socializing. There are over a billion people in China. Even if only one ten-thousandth of them came here, they would still occupy a lot of communities and land."

“Cotton Town is John’s hometown, and I am their friend. People from Tao County also have a good relationship with this area because it is my hometown.”

"As for places like Shanghai and Beijing, they have little to do with this place. We can't just provide John's house for them just because everyone has black hair."

“This is not discrimination. John and I have discussed this issue. We will not discriminate or exclude, but we do not welcome too many Chinese coming to crowd out resources.”

The five people quickly realized Tian Ersan's status and knew that Tian Ersan and many people in Cotton City had already resolved this hidden danger.

It's good that things can be discussed and agreed upon; that way, I feel more at ease when dealing with them.

Keke stared intently at Tian Ersan, then glanced at Christina without leaving a trace.

"The woman next to you seems to be here seeking help."

Christina frowned as she looked at Coco, not understanding what this woman meant.

Tian Ersan maintained his indifferent expression and smiled, saying, "What do you need help with?"

Coco's lips curled into an American-style smile, which made Christina uneasy.

"Her father acquired uncontrollable wealth in a very short period of time through a series of maneuvers."

Tian Ersan didn't ask about the specifics of how it worked; there was no need to guess.

They either scam the poor, they scam the government, or they abscond with the money.

Given Christina's skin color and performance, her father was probably a stock market profiteer, or someone's front man.

Christina quickly said, "My father bought 300,000 acres of land nearby a few years ago, and today he has sold all of it to the cotton market."

Coco asked seriously, "Why not give it away?"

Her tone was as if she was deliberately trying to embarrass Christina.

Christina's father is worth five or six billion dollars, but that's just a financial figure and doesn't represent actual influence, much less control over the townspeople to work for him.

Tian Ersan said, "The nearby land has been reclaimed by the cotton market and purchased at the normal price. We don't owe anyone any favors. Even the top ten richest people cannot occupy the cotton market's land and affect its development."

The others knew some of the information, but not the specifics.

It was only then that I realized the people of Cotton City's deep attachment to the land.

Coco quickly asked, "Will all the land be acquired?"

Tian Ersan understood what the woman meant and walked out of the elevator with the five people.

"No, undeveloped land will remain the private property of the city, such as farms and residences, and we will try our best not to affect the original communities."

"But some people hold millions of acres of land and are trying to use it to exchange for the hard work of hundreds of thousands of people in the cotton market, which is of course not allowed."

“Cotton City is not owned by the Smith family. The Smith family is the leader, and all local residents and newcomers need to work for this organization to receive their share.”

"Under such circumstances, even bloodshed and war will not allow anyone to reap without sowing and treat us as fat sheep on the land."

The United States has many large capitalists who buy land, some of whom own more than a million acres of private land scattered throughout the country.

When the construction of the mobile phone processing plant began in Cotton Town, many wealthy people from all over the country invested in advance, buying up land near Cotton Town in anticipation of appreciation and profit.

Christina's father was one of those people.

This investor, with a keener sense of smell than large companies, learned about the collaboration from the fruit company immediately and also discovered that John Smith was a very worthwhile investment.

So they specifically bought land at the entrance of Cotton Town, a key transportation route, and used it to their advantage, waiting for others to come begging for cooperation.

John's initial attitude was to ignore it and not rush to develop. Instead, he tried his best to personally acquire land and remove the restrictions imposed by large capital.

With minimal time and manpower, they acquired Watermelon Town, abandoning surrounding towns and lands.

Even after Watermelon Town and Cotton Town developed, John still showed no intention of expanding outwards, while more and more capitalists from outside the town began investing in the area near his home.

The land outside has been completely sealed off.

Just like the people who sold the domain name of the Tianer3 website back then, many people have big appetites.

In just two or three years, the cotton market has transformed from a pack of wolves hunting sheep into a ferocious tiger.

John's stance was very clear: nearby investors either had to sell the land or fight it out!
At this time, John Smith was using legitimate means to get those people to relinquish their land. If they wanted to acquire land, they should go elsewhere. The laws of the United States do not prohibit this, but they should not do such things on their own doorstep, as it could easily lead to them being shot in the back.

In three months, the Level 5 Governing Hall provided Glory City with a significant increase in population and military strength.

Fortunately, a paper tiger is just a paper tiger. Just like Christina's father, the other land tycoons wisely sold tens of thousands of acres of land here as a kind of advance donation.

Traditional, established industrial families wouldn't dare mess with the Smith family, which controls military technology, let alone the wealthy in finance, social media, technology, investment, and media.

From the moment the town of Cotton secured a contract, it has used various methods to silence its opponents.

They did a good job in expropriating land in Xigua Town, or suppressing opposition from environmental and animal rights groups.

This includes isolating low-income refugees and drug addicts, and cracking down on crime.

We're all in business, and we know very well that a clean, safe, and well-regulated society cannot exist without violence.

The rule of not letting people die cannot deter those who are extremely self-centered.

The acquired land was distributed directly to the newly arrived members of their own team, while capital from various regions was allowed to come and purchase and develop the land.

As long as you produce grains, vegetables, and raise poultry and livestock, you don't need to pay any rent, and they will also be responsible for purchasing the agricultural products.

They also established rent-free industrial parks to help European companies set up factories and recoup their costs through water, electricity, and taxes.

The five thousand idle people in Glory City, plus five AI wooden figures, are enough to solve most of the production problems and control millions of people to produce and work.

There is no shortage of hardworking and diligent workers here; what's lacking are capitalists willing to be human.

Those who firmly believe in the law and think that they can buy land on someone else's doorstep by spending money, thus preventing a giant organization from overstepping its boundaries, certainly do not deserve this wealth.

Cotton City also has its own organizations for environmental protection, LGBTQ+ rights, women's rights protection, and labor unions.

Cotton City also has judges, mayors, councilors, citizens, police stations, and fire departments.

While Tian Ersan was getting closer to several women, John had also finalized land and business-related matters with the governor.

Non-agricultural households and agricultural production-related enterprises are not allowed to own arable land or pastures, and the cotton market is willing to repurchase these lands at 1.3 times the price.

It is acceptable for some people to continue to hold agricultural land, but the food produced must be inspected by local environmental organizations to ensure that there are no pesticide residues.

Many people, upon hearing this, wisely left, knowing they would be punished to death if they stayed.

(End of this chapter)