"Hardy, you are too reckless. The California consortium is supporting Dewey in this election. We belong to the Republican camp, but you went to support Johnson. Many people in the consortium called me and said that you are destroying the future of the consortium." Giannini said angrily.
"You should know how high Dewey's approval rating is. In the last poll, his approval rating reached 68%, while Johnson's was only 32%. Johnson lacks personal charm and is too stubborn. Even his colleagues in the Democratic Party do not approve of him."
"I really find it hard to understand why you support him!"
"There are voices within the consortium now that want you to leave the consortium, Hadi. Give me a reason, otherwise I will reconsider our cooperation," Giannini said seriously.
Faced with Giannini's questioning, Hardy was not in a hurry because he had expected to face these questions from the beginning.
Political investment is never a joke, but a life-and-death struggle.
"Actually, I was just about to talk to you about Mr. Giannini. Some things are inconvenient to talk about over the phone. I'm going to San Francisco tomorrow, and we can meet and discuss this issue in detail," said Hardy.
"Okay, I'll wait for you. I hope you can give me a suitable reason." Giannini said and hung up the phone.
Hardy opened the cigar box, took out a cigar, trimmed it with scissors, lit it and took a puff.
In the curl of green smoke.
Hardy looked ahead, thinking about his meeting with Giannini tomorrow.
It was not difficult to convince Giannini, as he had already found the reasons. He was thinking about how to gain benefits from this incident.
When faced with a crisis,
Some people may feel worried and afraid.
But Hardy thinks that at any time and in any situation, you can find something that can be used, and what you need to do is to guide it in the direction you want it to develop.
“Woooo ...
From the other room a hair dryer sounded.
Yilian is blow-drying her hair after taking a shower.
wind.
venture capital.
In fact, my investment in Johnson is a venture capital behavior, which has high risks, but once successful, the returns will be greater.
Dewey is now very popular, full of ambition and has many supporters. Countless people believe that he is the future president. Investing in him now is just icing on the cake. Even if the California Foundation supports Dewey, the benefits it will gain in the end will be extremely limited because there are too many people waiting to share this piece of profit cake.
On Johnson's side, it was different. Hardy's investment was nothing compared to the investment of those big conglomerates in Dewey, but it was very eye-catching. Why was it so? Because no one was optimistic about Johnson, but Hardy chose to support him when he was in the most difficult time, and became a dazzling investment leader.
The weight of a chicken head and a phoenix tail in the minds of investors is countless times different.
The sound of the hair dryer continued.
Hardy put the cigar in the ashtray, put on his slippers and walked to the next room. Elaine had just finished taking a shower and was wearing a silk pajamas that barely covered her erect parts, revealing two long, slender and round legs.
Her long hair was spread out and she was using a hair dryer to blow dry her hair.
Hardy walked behind the woman. Elaine saw the man in the mirror and smiled. "Did I disturb you?"
"no."
Hardy bent slightly, touched the woman's neck, and slowly slid down from the collar.
......
The next day,
morning.
Hardy took a private plane to San Francisco, and a San Francisco security company picked him up at the airport. Hardy went to the Janini Manor to meet the California conglomerate tycoon.
Giannini looked at Hardy with a serious expression, because Hardy's behavior was indeed very bad for the California Consortium.
The California Foundation has always supported the Republican Party. This is their established political investment direction, and most of the legislators they support are also Republicans.
Dewey's candidacy this time is a great opportunity. Dewey is a Republican and a natural investment target for them. He is very popular now, and his chances of winning this year can be said to be the least suspenseful in all previous presidential elections.
The California Consortium is a newly emerging consortium that has yet to develop its own political family. This time it chose to support Dewey in the hope that it would be able to gain some benefits after Dewey came to power and take the California Consortium to a higher level.
Each major conglomerate will work hard to cultivate its own political power and then push them to the forefront to fight for the interests of the conglomerate. For example, the Shoes family came from the Texas Conglomerate, one of the top ten conglomerates, and the Kennedy family came from the Boston Conglomerate.
There are also some high-ranking government officials, such as the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, etc., who are also members of the major families, or their cultivated retainers.
Although Dewey does not belong to the California Consortium, it is an investee of the California Consortium this time. When Dewey comes to power, the California Consortium will naturally be able to gain certain resources and benefits.
There were only Hadi and Janini in the study.
The old man looked at Hardy and asked seriously, "Hadi, I am waiting for your reason?"
Hardy gently spread his hands and did not answer Giannini. Instead, he asked a question in return: "Mr. Giannini, if we invest in Dewey and Dewey wins, what benefits will the California Consortium get?"
"Some investment channels, some weapons orders from the Department of Defense, and some policies that benefit California financial groups."
Gianini said.
Of course, it is only a very limited part, and Giannini is well aware of this.
“How many investors does Dewey have?”
Janini paused.
"a lot of."
“Do we earn as much as other conglomerates?”
Giannini said nothing.
This problem is self-evident. The California Consortium will probably be the one that gains the least in this pie-sharing game.
They were even unable to place their own people in Dewey's political team and key government departments.
Gianini frowned and said, "But investing in Dewey is the most stable investment. This time, Dewey has a very high chance of winning. If you openly invest in Johnson now, Dewey will think that the California Consortium has betrayed him. Not only will the California Consortium not benefit from it, but it will also be retaliated by him. In the next few years, before the next new president takes office, we will not be able to gain any benefits."
"Four years, we will have wasted four years of development time, and other conglomerates will take this opportunity to far surpass us."
Hardy shook his head.
"Mr. Giannini, this matter is not that simple. I have some information obtained from hidden channels. Johnson has the support of a major force."
Giannini was stunned.
"A certain big force. Who is it?"
"Jews, build a nation." Hadi uttered a few words.
Giannini narrowed his eyes.
"Tell me in detail what you know."
"I got the news that the Jews will declare Israel's independence next month. This is a foregone conclusion. This is not the point. The point is whether the Arab League member states will agree. I analyze that war will break out again," Hadi said.
In fact, this is not analysis, but history. On the second day after Israel declared its independence, the armies of Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan, member states of the Arab League, successively marched into Palestine and declared a state of war against Israel. The first Middle East war broke out.
Hearing what Hadi said, Janini suddenly thought of many questions.
If war really breaks out, the Jews, whose roots are not yet stable, will seek greater support from the United States, and Johnson, the current president, will be the first person they need to win over. It is now April, and there is still more than half a year before the next handover.
Who knows how much will happen in this half year? Maybe the newly established country will be broken up in a few days. They are more focused on current problems, so they will definitely choose Johnson.
Ask the United States to send troops, ask the United States to exert pressure, ask the United States to mediate, ask the United States to support weapons. In short, there are too many places where the president is needed.
Johnson has always supported the establishment of a Jewish nation. At this time, in order to avoid other unexpected events, the Jews are certainly unwilling to change the president, so as to avoid uncontrollable changes. What if the new president is stupid and does not support Israel? Therefore, those financiers who control Wall Street will probably do everything possible to support Johnson's re-election.
When Giannini figured this out, he suddenly felt a chill on his back.
No one.
Including the top ten conglomerates.
No one dares to ignore the influence of Jews in the United States.
Janini looked at Hadi, "Are you sure, Hadi?"
"More than 60 percent."
In fact, he was more than 90 percent sure.
Giannini looked at Hardy, his eyes changed completely. Before calling Hardy over, Giannini actually already had the idea of kicking Hardy out of the California Consortium. This was also the voice of most people in the consortium.
Hardy acted on his own, which made Janini feel that Hardy was a disobedient child whom he could not control. So he kicked him out to teach Hardy a lesson. After a while, Hardy would come back and beg for mercy, and Janini would be able to control Hardy better in the future.
But I didn't expect Hardy to bring such news.
Now it is no longer a question of whether he kicked Hardy out of the consortium, but rather how he can hold on to Hardy since Hardy has chosen to invest in the person he should invest in the most in advance.
Johnson is now the most isolated and in need of help, and Hardy has extended a helping hand in time. If Johnson is re-elected, his reward to Hardy will be countless times that of Dewey.
As an old banker, he had calculated this matter very clearly.
What Giannini is considering now is how to make Bank of America and the California Financial Group gain greater benefits from this incident.
"Hadi, what are you going to do?" Giannini asked.
Hardy said, "Mr. Giannini, I have a way to maximize the benefits for the California Consortium. Would you like to hear it?"
"Of course." Giannini sat up straight unconsciously.
"You continue to invest in Dewey, but don't pay too much, just keep it at the current level. After all, these are just my speculations. If Dewey wins, the California Consortium can still maintain the profits it should get."
"And I will continue to invest in Johnson. If Johnson is re-elected, I believe I will get more benefits than if Dewey comes to power."
"I hope to reach an agreement with Mr. Giannini that no matter who wins in the future, both sides will support each other to overcome difficulties instead of adding insult to injury."
After saying this, Hardy looked at Giannini.
To put it simply, it is a segmented investment, which Giannini understands very well. The private agreement proposed by Hardy to support each other is to ensure that the company can survive smoothly.
Giannini thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I agree to this agreement."
Hardy smiled softly.
He continued, "Mr. Giannini, this agreement is a private agreement between the two of us. It does not need to be announced to the public, and we should not even tell other companies in the consortium. My idea is that Bank of America announced publicly that it had a disagreement with the Hardy Group and that the two sides were unhappy. Perhaps the Hardy Group may leave the California Consortium."
"This will appease the members within the conglomerate."
"But don't announce the results. Hold it back for a few months. Wait until the election results come out. Then we can discuss how to proceed."
Giannini looked at Hardy in surprise.
Is this a young man in his twenties?
His ability to scheme is even better than that of an old fox who has been immersed in the business world for decades.
In fact, Hardy wanted to say that this was nothing at all. He could take a look at the Romance of the Three Kingdoms when he had the chance. The political schemes there were much more sophisticated than his methods. He could just pick out some of them and use them here.