Chapter 722 More money is needed

Wang Yuanchao lived a very comfortable life in Hong Kong until an uninvited guest came to Hong Kong.

Kate Black, the mother of Zipperton's illegitimate child, came to see him.

Wang Yuanchao's move against George H.W. Bush greatly increased his reputation. To be honest, when the Gulf War was won and the Soviet Union announced its dissolution, Americans were not as shocked as the scene before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Bolivia, when leaders of various countries lined up like primary school students to shake hands with George H.W. Bush.

In fact, this is the American version of the episode, which is only broadcast on American TV stations.

Every time a leader was shaken, the TV station would insert information about the leader and the country next to it to help the American people have a cranial orgasm.

Bush's face was frozen with laughter. Everyone had to say hello, how are you, etc., right? There had to be enough time for the TV station to introduce themselves, otherwise who would know who was shaking hands with him?
The more powerful the opponent, the longer the speaker should speak so as to give a detailed introduction to the United States' achievements.

The United States used the Gulf War and the collapse of the Soviet Union to tell the world that they have the ability to end any regime!
Therefore, the affirmation and recognition of the United States are of great significance to the stability and continuation of the regimes of various countries.

Media from all over the world would also capture footage of Bush shaking hands and chatting with their own leaders, and show it to their own people:
Look!
The leader of our country met the President of the United States by chance in front of the Olympic Games and was able to chat and laugh with him. This shows that our country is a friendly country to the United States and our leader is recognized by the President of the United States!
The Republican mouthpiece seized on this classic shot and kept emphasizing victory, victory, victory, greatness, greatness, greatness.

The Democrats are not optimistic about Zipperton and think that even if they let Zipperton come out to train, it will be just a rehearsal for four years later.

The facts were just as the Democrats expected. Even though Lamar's wife, Karen Lamar, a famous singer, came out to sing praises for her husband and canvass for votes, Bush Sr. was still ahead of Lamar by more than 20 points in the polls.

But Zipperton doesn't think so. If he can defeat Bush Sr. head-on, his political career will be smooth sailing.

Why wait four years when you can play now?

Although the United States was making great progress, the American people were in distress because the victory also overdrawn the U.S. national strength. The domestic economy was very bad, and there was even a six-month recession. The fiscal deficit increased year by year, and the unemployment rate rose to 6%.

Zipperton felt that by approaching it from an economic perspective and hitting Bush Sr. hard where he felt weak, there might be a chance of turning defeat into victory.

Because George H.W. Bush was great at everything except economics, which he was really not good at.

Such a killer move must wait until the televised debate, broadcast live in front of the American people, to have the greatest effect!

Zipperton knows very well how George H.W. Bush defeated Democrat and Massachusetts Governor Dukakis.

Before the TV debate, Dukakis's polls were more than ten points ahead of Bush Sr., but during the TV debate, Dukakis was asked by a reporter if he would advocate the death penalty if his wife was murdered. Dukakis, who had always opposed the death penalty, insisted that he did not, which made him suddenly regarded as a cold-blooded person.

That night, Dukakis' approval rating plummeted from 49% to 42%, and he naturally lost the election to Bush Sr.

Is the role of television stations really that important?
Of course!
American presidential debates are often very rigorous and careful, because if there is a mistake, even just a slip of the tongue, the opponent will seize the opportunity and "hunt down" them.

So, in their debate, passivity is very deadly.

The first televised presidential debate was undoubtedly on a Chicago television station in 1960.

The two contestants at that time were Nixon, who had eight years of experience as vice president, and the young Kennedy. The young Kennedy was unstoppable and he took the lead in challenging Nixon to a televised debate.

Kennedy was more prepared than Nixon before finally stepping onto the screen.

He considered the temperature, lighting and even the background of the studio, and studied the possible sweating caused by the lighting, the matching of clothing colors with the surrounding environment, etc. He only wore a thin suit!

And Nixon? He was busy delivering his customary speeches outdoors, even wearing a thick suit!
In order to make Nixon look better on camera, the TV director put some powder on him, but this ended up mixing sweat and powder together. Nixon then wiped it with a handkerchief... which was really embarrassing.

He was sweating from the heat, but the audience felt that he was very nervous because he was suppressed by Kenya.

His leg injury had not healed, and sometimes the pain made him look a little anxious, which made the audience feel that he felt guilty in front of Kennedy.

The young Kennedy was always in high spirits, and even when he crossed his legs he looked very comfortable.

Polls after the first televised debate showed Kennedy ahead among television viewers and Nixon ahead among radio listeners.

Including Wang Yuanchao's former father-in-law, Reagan, who defeated Carter in a televised debate.

In the 1984 presidential election, Ronald Reagan's age became a major target of attack by his opponents.

When asked if his 73 years were too old to be president, Reagan said: "My age is certainly not a problem. And to be fair, I am not going to use my age to attack my opponent's youth and inexperience."

His words made the audience burst into laughter, and even his opponents couldn't hold back. He eventually won the election in a landslide.

To be more direct, the director cuts the camera for you! The director cuts your bad parts so that the audience can't see them, while the director magnifies, closes up, and even replays the opponent's small movements, and then says whether it is socially dead or not?

Whatever the audience sees is designed!
Therefore, Zipperton regards TV debates as his ultimate move and must be fully prepared, as even the slightest detail may determine success or failure.

The television station for this TV debate is NBC, which is controlled by Adam. This television station has always been a bit left-leaning, which is actually good for Zipperton.

But is he worried about his old friend Adam's special care?

In particular, some of his campaign policies, such as: promising economic reforms, reducing government regulations and rules, improving government efficiency, and implementing tax increases, especially targeting high-income people and large companies - this is actually not particularly friendly to Adam's industries.

Adam's company is too big.

But, but, the common people's money is divided into 30% and 70%, and the gentry's money is paid back in full. Zipperton is familiar with this.

He could promise Adam that the taxes he collected would be returned through various means such as financial aid and technological subsidies.

Bush Sr. gave his support to Adam, so why can’t he zip it up?

We are all brothers who slept in the same dormitory!
But after Adam arranged for Walmart to provide a sum of campaign funds, he later provided several sums of funds through various companies. However, after the Olympics, he never returned to the United States, which made Zipperton a little anxious.

George H.W. Bush has been Adam's partner for many years. The two established a friendship during the Reagan era. Especially during the recent Olympics, Bush personally attended and gave Adam great support.

And what about La Zipperton? Although they have always been friends, he has given very little in return to Adam, and has always been mostly taking.

He originally wanted to repay his old friends after becoming president, didn't he?

But George H.W. Bush has given a lot now, and he can give it now!

He can promise more, he can increase the offer, but Adam has to give him a chance to interview!
Finally, Zipperton thought of Kate. If he became president, Kate would also benefit a lot. Kate was also an executive under Adam, so it was natural for her to go to Adam to report her work.

Of course, Kate just came here to make an appointment. The details will have to be discussed when Zipperton and Adam meet.

Kate wondered:
“Bill said he’d give you an irresistible bargaining chip.

You asked me to bear him a child, isn't it also so that he can take the throne and control him?"

Wang Yuanchao sighed and said:
“Bush Sr. gave me a lot.

Without his support, it would have been difficult to achieve such success in the Olympics that just passed.”

Kate said:
"That's all in the past, isn't it? You gave Bush plenty of support.

But now, Bill has a way to defeat Bush Sr., and he doesn't need your extra support, just give him a fair chance to compete!"

A fair chance to compete?
A fair chance to compete sometimes means support!
Does competition only start when you stand over there?

Do not!
The competition has already begun!

Forcing your competitors to play with missing limbs, or even be unable to play, is also part of competition, isn't it?

If Trump did not have God’s vote, would he have been able to make it to the end?

If Adam gave Zipperton a fair chance to compete, it would mean betrayal to Bush Sr.

If Bush Sr. was another president, it would be fine, but Bush Sr. has a son, Bush Jr.! Does he want to be liquidated by Bush Jr. in the future?

Who else in the Republican Party can compete with Bush Jr.?
Brother-in-law Michael Reagan?

hiss--

It doesn’t seem impossible.

If the Bush father and son could follow in their father's footsteps, why couldn't the Reagan father and son?

Reagan's influence is much stronger than Bush's, isn't it?

Wang Yuanchao believed that both Michael and Reagan would be very tempted by this proposal.

If Michael can enter the White House again, then the Reagan family will become the greatest political family.

If Louisville is willing to pay the price, then after Michael, Louisville will lead the Democratic Party to fully support Shea, then Obama will no longer have a chance.

After thinking it over again and again, Wang Yuanchao decided that he should have a good talk with La Zipton. Now he had basically given him the bargaining chips, and such an opportunity was rare. So Wang Yuanchao quietly flew back to New York.

As soon as they met Zipperton, they hugged each other warmly.

La Zipper patted Wang Yuanchao's back vigorously and said:

"I knew you would support me.

When you were in college, you said, I want to sit at that desk in the future!
With your support, I am more confident! "

Wang Yuanchao smiled and said:
"Bill, you've been my friend for so many years. We went to school together, skipped classes together, chased girls together, played with women together, and I'm the godfather of your child. Oh my God, how can I not support you?"

After the two of them sat down, Wang Yuanchao's expression suddenly became serious and he said:
“But you know, President Bush, he also gave me a lot of support.

When he was vice president, he and I had established a good personal relationship. He was instrumental in establishing many of the economic pillars of Boro State, including the oil industry.

He also gave strong support to the national defense of Boro State.

As for the Olympics that just ended, I won’t talk about it anymore, as everyone should have seen it.

As for American industries, I won’t mention them. The Republican Party has always been low-tax. Although he had to raise taxes due to economic pressure after taking office, it is still much lower than your campaign platform.

So, I originally, really, they are all my best friends, and I can only give the same support to them, and see who God supports. "

Wang Yuanchao spoke eloquently about the merits of George H.W. Bush, which can be summed up in three words:
——You have to pay more!

La Zipperton also listened quietly to Wang Yuanchao's confession.

He is here to seek help, so of course he has to let the other party make the conditions.

But what Adam said are all things known to everyone, so this is not considered as making conditions, this is laying the groundwork for making conditions!

He had no choice but to continue acting and said:

“Adam, I know this is a dilemma for you.

However, God has given me a chance to persuade you now. Although some words may seem repetitive, I still want to reiterate them to you. This is my promise to you.

I can give you everything that George H.W. Bush can give you, and even more!

He doesn't understand economics, but I do.

So I can help you make more money!
As for the military, I will continue to use many of my current partners. After all, they won the Gulf War and proved their capabilities.

Especially Blackwater Security, I think it can take on more business, right?

As for your California consortium, if I enter the White House and we act out a play together, will the California consortium still go against money?
California not only has weapons, but also high technology.

I might as well be frank with you. I will support the development of semiconductors, computers, and networks in the United States, especially the Internet. I plan to invest 4000 billion U.S. dollars and let the country lay fiber optic cables to every American home in 20 years!
Your Los Angeles communications can certainly play an important role here.”

This is the "information superhighway" plan that Zipperton launched soon after he came to power!
Let the United States' Internet development lead the world.

The United States is not lacking in large-scale infrastructure at the moment, so it might as well build a network infrastructure, an information superhighway, which is also a superhighway!

Infrastructure will drive investment, create jobs, and bring development!

And the Internet is indeed the future development direction!

Just as he said, he understands economics!

The United States won the Gulf War. As long as the military remains stable, the deterrent force and the relationships that Blackwater had built up in the early stages will be very solid.

20 billion in 4000 years, that’s 200 billion per year! And this is just one information highway!
Zipperton, this is more sincere than Wang Yuanchao imagined!

They don’t even want you to name a price, they just give you money and see if you’re dizzy or not.

Wang Yuanchao pretended to think for a while, then stretched out his hand and said:

"Xixi, you know, she is quite ambitious in politics..."

Zipperton said directly:

"Minister of Justice, how is it? We are all good friends. I will always remember her!"

Wang Yuanchao added:
"I hope that one day, when she launches her attack on the highest throne..."

Zipperton laughed:
"I'm definitely supporting her with all my heart, and that definitely represents our Democratic Party, right?
In the cabinet, if I am re-elected, I would consider giving one or two seats to the Republicans.

But if it's just one term, my friend, you know, I have no money left to get to this point.

I gave Xixi a position because I felt that she was now a cabinet-level official in the Bush administration and could better coordinate the relationship between the two sides. This was also reserved for her. "

The Democrats have been away from the White House for too long, so there are definitely not enough cabinet positions. If Zipperton wants to come to the fore, he will definitely have to give away a lot of positions.

Wang Yuanchao fully understood this.

He spread his hands, stood up and said:
“My friend, thank God for letting me come back to listen to your voice!

I look forward to lighting my godson Adam’s 10th birthday candles in the White House.”

Clinton's son, Adam William Clinton, was born in February 85 and would be 2 years old, which would be February 10, exactly the third year of his presidency!

This is a clear signal of support from Wang Yuanchao!

Zipperton also stood up, and the two hugged each other tightly again.

Wang Yuanchao immediately said:

“Regarding the chief organizer of the TV debate, do you have any suggestions for candidates?
You know, I don’t really understand the position of the staff below.”

Instead of making blind elections, let the Democrats make their own suggestions.

If anything goes wrong, it's their own problem and has nothing to do with me, right?

Zipperton was overjoyed. They had also studied this and knew very well which leaders leaned towards the Democratic Party, or even which ones were Democrats.

But it is not appropriate to directly appoint members of the Democratic Party. Television debates should be fair, just and open. Things that are on the table should not be easily destroyed. So Zipperton gave a few names and said:
“These producers prefer some of our views.

Of course, you can rest assured that they are all non-partisan, democratic and liberal people. ”

Wang Yuanchao nodded and said without further ado:
"I'll make arrangements right now!"

In front of Zipperton, Wang Yuanchao called the president of NBC and gave direct program suggestions.

NBC is biased towards the Democratic Party, so the president was happy to go along with his boss's suggestion and quickly arranged it.

On October 10, Bush Sr. played against Zipperton.

Bush should have won, but something was wrong with his body language.

Maybe he felt that Zipperton was too "young", so while Zipperton was speaking, he kept looking at his watch and fiddling with his belt.

Under normal circumstances, the director would focus the camera on the speaker, but, but, this time, although the director did not give a close-up of Bush Sr., he often gave a wide shot of the stage, that is, putting both people on the field into the camera.

In this way, Bush Sr.'s disrespect for his opponents and his bored and impatient behavior made the audience feel that if he didn't even pay attention to his competitors, how could he pay attention to ordinary people like us?

This inadvertently reinforced his image as an "indifferent governor" in the public's mind.

Compared with Clinton, he is good at both offense and defense, and he is young, handsome, and very approachable. He even shouted out the famous slogan:

"Idiot, it's the economy!"

Bush Sr.'s approval rating in the polls began to plummet.

The Democrats originally thought that the young Zipperton was just a runner-up and a sparring partner, but now that the situation is good, they immediately became more motivated.

In the end, Bush successfully defeated Bush Sr. with 370 electoral votes to his 168 electoral votes!

(End of this chapter)