Chapter 238 Fallen

A week later, Zhu Yun finally met the chairman of the Sky Dome Group, who was also the president of the Sky Dome Foundation.

This was the first time she met the other person offline.

As she walked in from the door, she could feel that the security of this private villa was very tight, and the bodyguards patrolling back and forth all had guns hanging around their waists.

Zhu Yun was not surprised by this.

As far as she knew, an extreme male chauvinist organization had already offered a 200 million gold bounty on the dark web, targeting Zhou Fanyi's head. Then there were the former Huangtian members whose families had been destroyed by Tianqiong, and the competitors whose market share had been taken away by Tianqiong... so many people wanted her life, so it was always wise to be cautious.

Actually, their enemies are the same.

Zhu Yun has always wanted a chance to talk to the other party.

"Jay."

"Congratulations, Chairman."

The tall woman standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window turned around, revealing a slightly indifferent face. Her features were delicate yet sharp, and a polite smile appeared at the corner of her lips, which flashed away.

The two shook hands and then sat down on two single sofas facing each other.

"Actually, I've always been interested in your party's ideas. Otherwise, I wouldn't have invited you to join the foundation in the first place. Of course, I understand your concerns. After all, I'm a businessman, and one who's obsessed with manipulating politics."

Chi Li went straight to the point and looked directly at Zhu Yun, not hiding the ambition in her eyes.

Zhu Yun was surprised for a moment. She thought she would have to talk to the other party for a while before she could find out her true intentions, but she didn't expect that the other party would be so frank.

Since that was the case, she had nothing to hide. "What are the conditions for getting Jay Chou's funding?"

As long as the conditions are not too excessive, she can compromise.

After all, the Feminist Party is already divided. If she cannot get new funding, she will have no choice but to accept the result of completely losing the political stage.

Zhu Yun lowered his eyes and clenched his fists slightly on the edge of the sofa.

"Conditions?" Chi Li's voice was slightly cold.

After a pause, he replied, "How about establishing an all-female government?"

Zhu Yun was stunned. "What?"

In this country that once had a history of all-male government for thousands of years, achieving an all-female government is almost an impossible thing in the eyes of everyone.

The Feminist Party only advocates gender equality, equal pay for equal work, and requires that women account for half of the government. Even for this, it has been criticized as too radical.

"Isn't the status of women already very high? I don't think there's any inequality."

"What women want is the privilege of stepping on men, right? What's the difference between them and men?"

These words are still mild.

Zhu Yun’s personal social media account receives hundreds of disgusting private messages every day.

Until now, she still clearly remembers the vile insults she received when she made her first political debut, standing on the podium at the conference hall and calling for the protection of women's rights and the crackdown on domestic violence and sexual crimes.

"Where's her man? Who gave her the right to speak here?"

"Drag her down and fuck her to death!"

“…”

Unlike what she had imagined, the person who said these words was not an uneducated and uncultured lower-class man, but an educated and even high-ranking professor and politician.

But the methods they use to deal with female competitors are still the same ones that have not changed for thousands of years.

She stood on the stage and was interrupted before she could say a few words. No man was willing to listen to her. Countless verbal attacks, humiliations and malice came at her, and her body was almost crushed and shaky.

Everyone laughed and looked at her as if she were a joke, with contempt and disdain.

In the end, she escaped from the stage in embarrassment.

The men smiled knowingly at this, "As expected, women are not good at politics."

More than 20 years have passed, and Zhu Yun has forgotten how sad and frustrated he was at that time. Only the anger remains in his heart, like an eternal flame, continuing to burn in a not-so-grand way.

Compared to the past, the situation is better now.

As more and more women enter politics, men's attitudes toward them become more moderate, even conciliatory.

But it is no surprise that every woman who reaches a high position speaks with the same tongue and only talks about topics within the safe line.

"Women need to balance their careers and family."

"She can be both an excellent female general and a great mother."

“…”

Women have finally entered politics, but no one dares to say that there is sexism here.

Because they are no longer penniless, it is definitely better to cater to the existing system and maintain their current status rather than risk losing their positions and promotion opportunities by expressing their stance, right?

This is also the reason why Zhu Yun is unwilling to have the Feminist Party merge into Party B.

Even if this compromise allows party members to gain admission, they will also lose the right to speak freely.

However, establishing an all-female government is still a bit too advanced.

Reality is not a simple story, and success doesn't come overnight. Every tiny bit of progress requires a thousand times the effort, but regression can happen in an instant.

Zhu Yun curled his lips and said in a gentle tone, "Mr. Jay, you're joking. But I've seen a lot of cruel realities, so it's nice to hear some beautiful visions from time to time."

After all, hope is really precious to them in this era.

Chi Yu looked at Zhu Yun, a helpless smile flashing through her indifferent eyes. "You're not the first person to say I'm joking, but I never joke."

When she said the last word, her eyes became extremely serious and earnest, which made Zhu Yun completely stunned.

Maybe, Jay Chou is an idealist, and idealists always have some whimsical ideas, which is reasonable.

But thinking of what the other party had done in the foundation, Zhu Yun quickly denied this speculation.

Judging from these things, the other party is obviously a doer who values results.

That meant she had misjudged the actual situation, so she decided to emphasize the difficulty of the matter to the other party.

"Mr. Zhou, you should know how Zhang Quanming defeated his competitor, Lin Anna, and was elected as the leader in the election three years ago, right?"

“I wasn’t really into politics at the time.”

Zhu Yun sighed lightly. As expected, she briefly recounted the situation.

Lin Anna was the only female candidate in the empire to rise to such a high position that she could even challenge Zhang Quanming, a supporter of Party A. However, unlike Zhang Quanming, who came from a commoner background and had strong financial backing, Lin Anna had a good family background and a moderate and pragmatic stance.

This puts her in an awkward position. Her female identity prevents her from getting support from male voters, and her moderate attitude prevents her from getting support from female voters.

"She clearly has power, but she hasn't done anything for women. How can she expect women to support her?"

"So you would rather support Zhang Quanmin?"

"Anyway, I won't support a loser who is unworthy of his position just because of his gender."

The real situation is far more complicated than this, but the reason why Lin Anna lost the election can also be seen from the speeches of the voters.

Just like that, Lin Anna, who had clearly reached a higher level than all other women, fell when she was only one step away from the throne of supreme power.

Lin Anna thus retired from politics.

At that time, Zhu Yun, who had not even passed the primary election because he had no support from a major party, thought he could see a glimmer of hope in Lin Anna.

But her almost tragic failure dealt Zhu Yun a heavy blow.

The reality is far from what she imagined. The idea of male supremacy is still like a chronic disease, rooted in the minds of most people in this land.

Through Lin Anna's ending, she saw the bleak future of the Feminist Party. Sadness, anger, regret...all kinds of complex emotions completely overwhelmed her.

How long will it take before women can truly step onto the political stage?

She stood in the fog, shouting and groping forward, without seeing a trace of light.

"... I know you, Mr. Jay, are very rich and have technology that's ahead of your time, but sometimes money isn't everything. We can't become fat overnight. Rather than having an all-female government, wouldn't it be more realistic to first ensure that women make up half of all government departments?" Zhu Yun said slowly.

As a representative of the radical faction, she had never imagined that there would come a day when she would have to advise others not to be too radical.

Chi Li smiled. "You know, I'm a businessman. I'm proposing an all-female government only because it's in my best interest."

What benefits? Zhu Yun couldn't think of one.

Under her slightly puzzled gaze, Chi Qi took out a document and pushed it in front of her.

"This is the experimental report on artificial uterus transplantation. The animal experiments have been successful, and we've already contacted death row prisoners as volunteers. If all goes well, it will be ready for use soon."

"But this... who would want a transplant?"

"Of course it's men. In fact, I've always supported gender equality and I'm very much in favor of men having reproductive rights. Now that the material machine has solved the problem of obtaining eggs and sperm, and with the addition of artificial womb technology, men can achieve independent reproduction. In this case, wouldn't it be necessary for women and men to live together? Then, isn't it only natural for women to have an all-female government?"

Zhu Yun's eyes widened. This sounded a bit outrageous at first, but when he listened carefully, it seemed to make sense.

"That's just your assumption. Men probably don't want a uterine transplant. They don't even want a vasectomy."

"You can avoid sterilization, but you can do transvestite surgery. Don't underestimate the tactics of merchants. Once they have the product, they will definitely find a buyer."

Chi Li looked at Zhu Yun and asked with a smile, "So, what do you think, Chairman Zhu? Are you interested in collaborating?"

Zhu Yun was silent for a long time before he sighed softly.

"I really hope I'm not crazy."

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"The First Lady specifically asked me to go for an interview?" Liu Ming looked at his leader in disbelief, almost suspecting that he had heard it wrongly.

After Li Qiren of Baihua Capital was imprisoned, Liu Ming, who had first-hand information, wrote an in-depth documentary report on the dirty deeds he had done. From then on, his evil deeds became known to the world, and the three words "Li Qiren" were firmly nailed to the pillar of shame.

Liu Ming also turned a disaster into a blessing, as he was able to enter a national newspaper.

But she never expected that the important task of interviewing the First Lady would fall on her, a newcomer.

After all, all the reporters in the newspaper have a higher background than her. They are either officials or politicians. No matter how you think about it, it is not her turn.

Liu Ming frowned. "Something must have gone wrong. The First Lady shouldn't know me, so why would she specifically ask me to go?"