lcionline Chapter 220 Connecting with James
Chapter 220 Connecting with James
Adams and Jinx both expressed their admiration for Fu Mingzhuo. This made Lu Chen even more dissatisfied with Fu Mingzhuo. He found such a good girl for you, but he was not moved. This made Lu Chen quite dissatisfied with Fu Mingzhuo.
It's rare to find a beautiful woman like Jinx. Even if you have a girlfriend, you can get in touch with her more often. It's just building a pond. What's the big deal?
After Lu Chen took Evelin to chat with the Adams siblings for a while, Lu Chen finally waited until James was alone. Lu Chen seized the opportunity and walked over immediately.
"Mr. James, why are you here alone? Why don't you go dancing?"
James smiled at Lu Chen, then sighed and said, "I can't help it. Who told me not to bring a female companion with me today?"
Lu Chen said, "There are so many ladies at this party, Mr. James, why don't you find a female companion?"
James shook his head and said with a smile: "These opportunities should be left to you young people. It's not bad for me to be alone here for a while."
After Lu Chen chatted with James for a while, he wanted to bring the topic back to the election. So he said:
"I heard from Uncle Feveri that Mr. James, are you planning to run in the mayoral election next year?"
James nodded and said, "Looking at the current economy in New York, I am a little anxious, so I want to do something for the citizens. So I want to run for mayor. You must support me when the time comes."
When Lu Chen heard James say this, he immediately followed up with his words:
"When the election comes, I will definitely vote for you, Mr. James."
After that, he asked, "I wonder how confident you are about the election, Mr. James."
Speaking of this, James was a little frustrated. He said:
"I'm not sure. Although Joseph has not done much in recent years, which has led to the lack of improvement in the economy of New York City, he has been re-elected as mayor for several terms. He has also made many contributions to New York City. This has won him the support of a large number of people even in his current situation.
I am just a member of parliament and have only served as Minister of Health once. People are not very familiar with me. I think it will be difficult for me to win this election. "
When Lu Chen heard this, he was delighted. He thought, it's good that you have difficulties, difficulties can show my value. If you are confident, then the votes in my hand will be insignificant.
Lu Chen said: "If it's a matter of votes, I can actually help you, Mr. James."
James looked at Lu Chen in surprise and asked, "How can you help me?"
Lu Chen smiled and said, "In my company, there are tens of thousands of citizens with the right to vote, and I have a very good relationship with them. If I ask them to vote for you, Mr. James, they will all vote for you."
Lu Chen's words were not exaggerated at all. He now had tens of thousands of veterans under his command, and all of them were American citizens. So it was not an exaggeration to say that Lu Chen controlled tens of thousands of votes.
James was very surprised to hear that Lu Chen actually had tens of millions of votes in his hands. He didn't expect Lu Chen's company to be so big. But after thinking about it, he still said with some lack of confidence:
"Thank you for your support, Mr. Lu, but these 10,000 votes will not have much impact on the result. New York City has millions of people, although only about 1 million of them have the right to vote. But this number is already huge. Even with your 10,000 votes, it is still too few compared to the millions of votes."
Lu Chen thought about it and continued to throw out the chips in his hand.
"I actually have a very good relationship with the Red Gate. I learned from them that there are tens of thousands of Chinese Americans in New York. What if I can get their votes?"
James looked at Lu Chen in surprise. He really couldn't imagine that Lu Chen actually said that he had a way to get those Chinese who didn't participate in the election to participate in the election, and also get them to vote for him. If that was the case, wouldn't he already have 50,000 or 60,000 votes? If that was the case, James would have a lot more confidence.
He glanced at Lu Chen. He knew there was no such thing as a free lunch. Lu Chen must have wanted to gain some benefits from him by helping him. He just didn't know what kind of benefits he wanted. If his appetite was too big, he would have to refuse. After all, he still had to leave enough benefits for others.
After thinking for a while, he asked:
"I wonder what you want, Mr. Lu?"
Lu Chen also knew that Americans were not shy about speaking because it was their tradition. After thinking for a while, Lu Chen stated his conditions:
"I want all the police uniforms produced in New York City and a seat on the council."
James looked at Lu Chen strangely. Lu Chen wanted production orders for police uniforms, which James understood. After all, Lu Chen was a businessman who wanted to find a market for his products. James understood that very well.
But what he didn't expect was that Lu Chen actually wanted a seat in Congress. You know, since the Chinese set foot in America, they have not shown any intention to participate in politics. He said:
"Mr. Lu, I'm afraid it's a bit difficult to get a seat in parliament. After all, there is no Chinese in the current parliament."
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Just because there is none now doesn't mean there can't be one, nor does it mean there won't be one in the future, Mr. James. And there aren't many seats for a member of parliament, so having one more Chinese person in the parliament won't have any impact on the parliament."
James looked at Lu Chen with some embarrassment. This matter was not as easy as Lu Chen said. After all, the bill was still there, and the fact that a Chinese was a member of the congress would definitely make other congressmen very dissatisfied.
James said hesitantly, "Mr. Lu Chen, I really can't make the decision during this period. Can you change the conditions?"
Lu Chen also knew that it would be difficult to push the Chinese into American politics right now, but he still wanted to give it a try. After all, there were millions of Chinese living in the United States. If no one protected the interests of these people, they would be bullied to death.
After thinking for a while, Lu Chen said:
"Mr. James, I still want this seat as a congressman. Of course, if that is not possible, I can settle for the next best thing and give me a seat as a government official."
James was relieved to hear that Lu Chen just wanted to give it a try. It turned out that he just wanted to give it a try, and he didn't necessarily need a seat in parliament.
As for the position of a government official, as long as you know that you have become the mayor, aren't those government positions still under your control?