Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

Instead of meeting with state government officials directly, Chen Yiran first went to a building he had bought in Honolulu on Lanai Island.

This place serves as Lanai Island's base and transit point in Honolulu, as Lanai Island needs to expand its population and must recruit people from here.

At the same time, more positions are gradually being created here, making it easier for Chen Yiran to better influence the situation in Hawaii in the future.

If you had to choose the state most easily influenced by outsiders, Hawaii would be the most suitable one.

Upon arriving at the location, Chen Yiran frowned as she looked at the small building. Amy Zeggart was already waiting at the door.

She understood Chen Yiran's meaning and stepped forward to explain, "We deliberately chose this type of building so that we can get closer to the islanders and not be seen by them as a large foreign capitalist."

Of course, we're also looking for a place to build a new headquarters. This is our strategy; we need to position ourselves as a large capital entity, but one that truly belongs to the people of Hawaii.

"Okay, you're the professional, so I'll listen to you."

Once inside the building, Chen Yiran first looked around. The building wasn't actually bad; it might have been a very imposing structure decades ago, but it looked quite old now.

Upon entering the conference room, Chen Yiran sat down and listened to Amy Zegart's report: "Things are going smoothly so far. We have persuaded the senior members of the teachers' union and the retired civil servants' association, and they no longer intend to wait until the next election to take action. This will serve as a warning to those who come after them not to provoke them."

The Asian American legislature also started using Inoue's last wish to launch an ethnic narrative, and now basically all Asian Americans are putting up stickers expressing their dissatisfaction with the current administration in front of their homes.

There is another special case: Senator Li Shuo, who just officially retired in January, has just returned to live in Hawaii this year.

He was the first Native Hawaiian to serve in the U.S. Senate. His grandfather, who came from Shantou, Guangdong, was one-quarter Chinese. He was a veteran politician who served in the Senate for thirty years and had promoted the Akaka Act, advocating for the right of Native Hawaiians to have their own government.

We have not been in contact with him because he has retired and the current political spectrum is unclear.

But recently, he brought with him the current Hawaii State Representative for the 1st District, Alex Chow, to meet with me. Chow made some promises, and of course, he mentioned that he had designs on the governorship.

"Zhou Yongkang was also Chinese, right?"

"Yes, his father is from Shanghai, and his mother is from Bangkok, Thailand, but she is also of Chinese descent. He is a pure-blooded Chinese. In a special by-election in 2010, he defeated two Democratic candidates from within the state to become the House Representative for Hawaii's 1st Congressional District."

Back then, he delivered weekly national radio and internet speeches on behalf of Republicans, calling for cuts to federal spending of $1.3 trillion.

Zhou Yongkang is the first Chinese-American member of Congress to deliver an opposition weekend address, and also the first Hawaii Republican to ever deliver a weekend radio address.

"Two Chinese people together, is this a clear attempt to appeal to my emotions?"

"That's what I mean, because the two of them shouldn't be together, since Li Shuo is a Democrat."

Chen Yiran was a little unsure about this. Having lived two lives, he understood one thing: it's easier for people of Chinese descent to cheat each other. If someone was from Shijingshan, Beijing, then he could be considered a fellow countryman, but these two clearly didn't qualify.

"Give me some professional advice."

Amy Zeggart breathed a sigh of relief; he was afraid that Chen Yiran would forget about interests as soon as he saw his own people.

"I think we can offer appropriate support, but we must be careful. First of all, we can't help directly. My idea is that it would be best if Ellison, who has a good relationship with you, could provide financial assistance, and we can then support the more promising Hisako Hanafusa."

In subsequent propaganda, we can claim that he is an acceptable progressive within the Republican Party and that this will not affect future investment plans. We should strive to balance both sides and minimize any bias.

Zhou Yongkang's rise to power is good news for us, not because of his Chinese identity, but mainly because he is a Republican. Even if he is elected governor, his control over Hawaii will inevitably be crippled.

But we can't be too proactive; we should mainly rely on him to make connections on his own. If he succeeds, then we will provide support.

However, these are all plans for next year. Under current laws, even the lieutenant governor appointed by Abercrombie, who was impeached and removed from office, cannot remain in his post. In the end, the president of the Hawaii Senate will have to serve the remainder of his term as acting governor.

"Okay, let's do it that way. Ellison seems to have a small team that helps him with government follow-up work. I'll talk to them and have them contact you. You two can work together. Let's go talk to the governor this afternoon. We have a big project."

Chen Yiran talked to Amy Zegart about the situation of e-sports. Although Amy Zegart didn't know much about e-sports, when she heard about the competition with a prize of tens of millions of dollars, she realized that this was definitely not a small matter, and then she began to help Chen Yiran formulate a strategy.

I had a Hawaiian-style lunch here at noon: two spoonfuls of white rice, macaroni, vegetable salad, chicken cutlet, and Korean BBQ. The taste was quite Asian, so it was pretty good.

In the afternoon, Chen Yiran led his people to the Hawaii State Capitol, a building known as a textbook of Hawaiian culture that is indeed quite special.

The staff waiting at the entrance first gave him a tour and introduced the two conical legislative buildings, which represent the root volcano of Hawaii.

In front of the building stands a statue of Father Damien, a Belgian priest who was exiled to Molokai in 1866 to care for leprosy patients and was regarded by the Hawaiians as their most loyal friend.

On the other side is a statue of Lily Uokalani, the last Queen of Hawaii, with the inscription "The people of Hawaii greet you!" on the base.

Upon entering the building, you'll see eight main coconut tree-shaped pillars and 132 smaller pillars, symbolizing the eight main islands of Hawaii and the 132 surrounding islands.

A huge pool surrounds the rotunda, symbolizing the Pacific Ocean embracing Hawaii.

There is an open atrium in the middle, with sunlight streaming directly into the sky, which also symbolizes the volcano crater.

Although the governor did not wait outside the building, he still gave them face and waited at the bottom of the stairs on the second floor.

Because the announcement had just been made at noon about a large-scale investment plan for the tourism industry, all of Hawaii's top officials were present at the meeting, but the atmosphere among them was somewhat strange.

Governor Abercrombie and Chief of Staff Sean Carradine looked excited, as if they felt this investment could salvage some of their current political predicament.

However, the other officials all had their own agendas. Wesley Tanaka, the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, was of Japanese descent; Lila Noe, the Director of the Tourism Bureau, was an indigenous person; and Kevin Wong, the Director of Conventions and Events, was of mixed Chinese and Filipino descent.

Several people didn't like the timing of Chen Yiran's arrival. The SB229 impeachment procedure law, which had been dormant two months ago, had been revived. Several members of Congress improved the bill, added its framework, and pushed it forward again.

The governor refused to sign the bill last time because it was not rigorous enough and lacked detailed rules, but this time there is even more resistance.

Although it's unclear who secretly orchestrated this, people of all ethnicities generally agree with it, since Abercrombie seems to have some racial bias, and his government is too white.

In other places, this might not seem like a big deal, but many so-called discriminations ignore demographics. For example, Asians make up such a small percentage of the population that they have a very low chance of being elected under the US electoral system.

But this is Hawaii, where white people have never been the majority, and there's little fertile ground for racial discrimination. The white population here is largely assimilated, and intermarriage rates are ridiculously high. Abercrombie's behavior seems completely out of place.

Ignoring the tense atmosphere in the meeting room, Chen Yiran went on to explain his purpose.

Abercrombie was also excited to hear about the plans for a major event, which meant tens of thousands of visitors, a lot of broadcasting work, and a lot of coordination work.

But before he could respond, Chen Yiran said something that infuriated him: "For this money to be implemented, the state government needs a clean political environment, and the tourism bureau needs to cooperate. I've heard there have been some dissenting voices in the legislature recently?"

I can wait, but my friends in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain might not be so patient; they want to see if Hawaii is worth the long-term investment. Governor, I heard you're racist?