American Gossip King

Chapter 308 Don't be prejudiced.

As usual, Ian received a distinguished guest in his office today.

Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In the office, Ian warmly invited him to sit down and offered him a cigar.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, a cigar enthusiast, took the cigar, sniffed it a few times, and smiled, "A cigar from Havana, top-quality. I have some at home too."

Ian laughed and said, "It was a gift from a friend. I don't really care about it. Many people say that Ian Carl is a nouveau riche who doesn't know how to enjoy life."

"They are wrong."

Ian shook his head and poured Arnold a drink himself.

He sat next to Arnold Schwarzenegger, a man who remains fit and athletic, a rare combination of strength and intellect.

Ian was in good health, but sitting next to him, he suddenly looked like a pale young man.

He handed his glass to Arnold Schwarzenegger and chuckled, “No, they’re right. To me, enjoying life is easy, but getting out of a life of luxury and back to endless work is not. I’m still young; it’s not time for me to rest on my laurels.”

Arnold took the glass and laughed heartily, "Wow. I almost forgot your age until you said that. You're only 27?"

Ian nodded and sighed, "Yes! Three years have passed in the blink of an eye. Time really flies."

"Shouldn't it be 27 years?"

"For me, October 00 was my rebirth year; I was only three years old then," Ian chuckled.

Then his expression turned serious: "The recall campaign will begin at the end of the month. There won't be any major news during this period, and the public's attention will return to reality."

Ian didn't like too much small talk, so after a few polite words, he got straight to the point.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's political career, strictly speaking, was paved through his wife, Maria Shriver, the niece of former US President John F. Kennedy, which is why he is not so dependent on Ian.

This is why Ian launched the attack ahead of schedule: he had to demonstrate his value.

Arnold Schwarzenegger nodded: "Is there anything you need?"

His tone was very respectful.

Ian smiled and said, "I've read your policy platform, and in principle, I have no objections."

There's no need to discuss the engineering agreement; after all, it's something Arnold Schwarzenegger was going to do anyway. As long as Ian says "I support you" when Arnold asks him about it, that's enough.

At that moment, Ian said, leaning closer to Schwarzenegger, "I need more California prisons!"

Davis Prison has been operating well this year and has become a pretty good cash cow for Ian. Although an annual income of 50 million is nothing in Ian’s size, don’t forget that the actual total investment in Davis Prison is only 50 million.

That's a 100% return on investment!

Crucially, it's also stable!

As U.S. immigration policies were subsequently relaxed, the number of criminals in the United States continued to increase.

The criminal business is such a lucrative opportunity, Ian can't possibly pass it up.

California, in particular, as the birthplace of the LGBT community and a major immigrant hotspot, is also one of the future crime hotspots. Ian is definitely going to take over... all the newly opened prisons will be mine.

Ian's plan was to make California his core stronghold, followed by swing states, then commercial influence in the United States, and indirect influence globally.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was thinking seriously.

After a long pause, he said, "The key is, to what extent can you do it?"

Ian smiled slightly and casually took out a stack of documents and handed them to Arno.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's eyes visibly lit up when he saw the information on it.

Holy crap!

With this information, let alone removing Governor Davis from office, he might even be sent to jail.

It's very difficult to put American politicians in jail because much of their dirty money is legal!

But Ian was able to get Governor Davis imprisoned!

Of course, Arnold Schwarzenegger wouldn't do that.

A good politician knows how to use this to his advantage; he can hand it over to Governor Davis and get him to give it up, making things go more smoothly and requiring fewer political resources.

This is good for everyone!

He looked at Ian and said, "I can only allow one more prison to be opened for now."

Ian laughed and said, "No problem, we can take it one step at a time."

Anyway, all the new prisons in California will be mine in the future, and the old prisons will also belong to me when the contract expires!

Arnold frowned. "CCA and GEO also have a lot of influence."

"I will talk to them, and I will promise them that I will not expand outside of California for ten years, as long as they give up California."

Arnold asked in bewilderment, "Why don't you just invest in them directly?"

Ian chuckled and shook his head.

Of course not!

Prisons weren't just a source of money for me; they were also a crucial factor in my control of the American underworld.

If you invest, you won't have control over the decisions, and many problems will become more complicated—the negative influence of news is applicable to major events, not ordinary ones.

Therefore, this is one of the few industries that he must directly control.

Ian said, "I can get Meihe Company to do some projects for them, cheaply."

The latest novel is first published here!

This is what Ankang learned: taking on projects from several major prison groups at low prices, making money for himself, and also giving the other party some return.

Of course, if the other party doesn't know what's good for them, Ian wouldn't mind letting them experience the iron fist of justice from Carl Media—there's a lot more to the dark side of private prisons than meets the eye.

The most typical example is that in order to gain enough customers, they bribed judges on a large scale to create wrongful convictions! Later, when this was exposed, a large number of teenagers in a certain area were imprisoned for this reason.

Arnold Schwarzenegger nodded: "Then I'm fine with it!"

With the general direction achieved, let's get back to casual conversation.

The two were drinking and chatting at that moment.

Ian casually remarked, "By the way, do you know Willie Brown?"

Arnold Schwarzenegger paused, then said, "Of course. Why?"

Willie Brown is an indispensable figure in American politics.

Because he was the true creator of the LGBT movement... Although LGBT existed long before him, he transformed it into a powerful political force in later society.

He had three key generals under his command, the most famous of whom was the future Vice President Harris.

Willie Brown is currently the mayor of San Francisco, and Harris is still working for the San Francisco District Attorney's Office; she will not be elected as a prosecutor until next year.

However, by this time she had already met Willie Brown and become his mistress.

Speaking of Willie Brown's three generals, each of them had their own unique style.

Mark Reynolds introduced the "Cannabis Legalization Act," which was passed in 06.

He then introduced the Fair Education Act, which mandated the inclusion of LGBT content in California elementary and secondary school textbooks and permitted gender transitions without parental notification. The bill was later passed with Gavin Newsom's support.

Gavin Newsom, who succeeded Willie Brown as mayor of San Francisco, followed in his footsteps and introduced Proposition 47, which would change crimes under $950 from felonies to misdemeanors.

Harris then went on to make misdemeanors noncriminal, which significantly reduced California's crime rate.

What a magnificent achievement!

These people made significant and indelible contributions to reducing the crime rate in the United States, and history will remember them forever!

It can be said that it was under the joint efforts of Willie Brown and his three generals that they promoted the LGBT movement and also promoted zero-dollar purchases!

Ian Carl didn't care about any of this.

Without hell, where would the paradise of news come from?

Ian Carl has connections in all three worlds—the legitimate world, the criminal world, and the corrupt world—and these people will become his weapons in the future.

At that moment, Ian leisurely puffed on his cigar: "Willie Brown is stepping down, and I heard he recommended Gavin Newsom to succeed him? I hope you can tell them that I support them!"

Arnold Schwarzenegger was speechless: "They're Democrats."

Ian smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry about sectarianism, Arnold, I believe you understand this principle!"

This is also a hint that if you can't give me what I want, I can switch to supporting the Democratic Party.

Arnold smiled slightly: "Yes, Mr. Carl."

(End of this chapter)