At this time, Jin Junyu came over and said, "Vice President, we should set off now."
Park Jin Hyuk said to Luo Minhao, "Sorry, I have other things to do, so I can only stop here today."
"Will you come tomorrow? I still have work to report to you."
"I'll come again tomorrow," Park Jin Hyuk said clearly.
After the two made an appointment to meet tomorrow, they waved goodbye and Park Jin Hyuk got into the car.
He asked Kim Jun-woo, "What time does the campaign speech start?"
"6pm."
"How long does it take to get there?"
"It's a two-hour drive, so I suggest you eat something before you go."
Park Jin Hyuk nodded in agreement.
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After returning to the hotel and having a simple dinner, Park Jin Hyuk told Han Ji Yeon his plan.
"Are you going to the Staples Center to watch a basketball game?" Han Ji-yeon asked.
Park Jin Hyuk explained that he was going to watch the presidential candidate's campaign. Han Ji Yeon asked, "How did you get the ticket? Aren't only people with voting rights eligible to participate?"
“I spent the sponsorship money.”
"I want to go too. I haven't seen any campaign speeches live yet." Han Ji-yeon became interested.
Han Ji-yeon originally planned to go shopping, but now changed her mind.
"You're not going shopping?"
"No."
Park Jin Hyuk thought about it, nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll take you to meet the next President of the United States."
"The next President of the United States? How can you be so sure? Isn't he running for the party's candidate today?"
Park Jin Hyuk smiled but didn't answer.
Two hours later, they arrived at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, which is also the home of the Los Angeles Lakers, an American professional basketball team.
Many party members were seen entering the Staples Center holding signs supporting their respective candidates.
Because Park Jin Hyuk paid a sponsorship fee of 700,000 US dollars, the organizers of the campaign arranged for someone to receive Park Jin Hyuk and his delegation.
Park Jin Hyuk asked Kim Jun Woo, "How many people are in the audience today?"
"There is a seat in the center. I heard that all the standing areas have been opened up, so it can accommodate another 6,000 people."
"People? That's quite a lot."
Under the guidance of the receptionist, Park Jin Hyuk and his party came to the VIP seating area and sat down.
The campaign speeches hadn't even begun yet, but the entire campaign scene was already as lively as a concert.
Accompanied by changing lights and rhythmic music, people supporting the election sang and danced.
The basketball court in the center has been transformed into a speech stage. Large TV screens are placed on the stands around the venue so that people who are far away from the stage can also see what is happening on the stage through the screens.
"The campaign atmosphere here seems completely different from that in China," said Han Ji-yeon.
Park Jin Hyuk said: "It's really different. The election here is like a festival, while in Korea it's like a fight. Everyone wants to eat each other."
Just then, the campaign speeches began. Several presidential candidates walked onto the stage together, and the audience burst into thunderous applause and cheers.
Park Jin Hyuk was carefully observing the value above each candidate's head. Their values were not small, and none was less than 1 trillion.
"28 trillion?"
Park Jin Hyuk spotted the candidate with the highest statistic, a man with slightly gray hair who was waving his arms at his supporters on the stage.
Park Jin Hyuk waved and called Kim Jun Woo who was sitting in the back over.
He pointed to the stage and said, "The third one from the right, the candidate with white hair, please make an appointment with him for me."
"He's Governor Walter Brown. Don't you plan to meet him, Schneider?"
"Schneider is the one with the yellow hair, right?"
"Yes, these two people currently have the highest support rates within the party, and most people believe that Schneider is more likely to win, so I'm asking if you would like to meet with both of them?"
"No, just see Governor Brown. Snyder is not needed."
Park Jin Hyuk saw that Schneider's value was only half of Brown's, so he was very sure that the next President of the United States would be Walter Brown.
After the campaign speech, Park Jin-hyuk and his wife went to Walter Brown's lounge backstage.
"Mr. Park, I'm so glad. I didn't expect you to come and watch the campaign today." As he said that, Walter Brown walked up and hugged Park Jin Hyuk.
Park Jin Hyuk introduced Han Ji Yeon to Brown: "This is my wife."
Brown immediately praised Han Ji-yeon, saying she was beautiful and charming, and then the two sat down on the sofa.
Brown smiled and said, "Mr. Park, after meeting me, are you going to meet Schneider again?"
"No, I have no plans to meet with Mr. Schneider."
Brown immediately smiled: "Your choice is very wise."
Currently, Schneider leads the party in support, so some party members even suggest that Brown give up the competition and concentrate the party's strength to support Schneider in the final competition with Buchanan.
Brown lost the past two presidential elections and now needs outside support.
"Mr. Park, I've long heard of you. Thank you very much for your donation."
"You're welcome. It's my honor to meet you."
Seeing Park Jin-hyuk's calm and composed demeanor further impressed Brown. He said, "...I also heard that you have a good relationship with Buchanan. He once took a US military transport plane to South Korea to meet you."
"It's really hard to have any secrets in this world." Park Jin Hyuk said with a smile.
"It is a well-known fact that Buchanan obtained vaccines from DS and thus curbed the influenza epidemic in the United States."
This also led to a significant increase in Buchanan's support rate, and his popularity as the president-elect was very high. The current president and Buchanan are from the same party and have also clearly expressed their support for Buchanan's candidacy.
Brown faced pressure from both inside and outside, and he became a little uncertain.
Brown said, "I am somewhat envious of Vice President Buchanan, so I would like to meet you."
"It seems that coming to see you was a very correct choice."
“I hope you can support me more in the future.”
Brown was carefully testing Park Jin Hyuk's true thoughts.
Park Jin Hyuk replied, "No need for later. From now on, I am willing to fully support you. What do you think?"
"From now on?" Brown expressed doubt about Park Jin Hyuk's words. "You're not planning to support both sides..."
Brown stopped talking halfway through.
"I know what you're worried about, and I want to tell you clearly that from now on, you're my only love."
After staring at Park Jin Hyuk for a moment, Brown asked, "Why did you choose to support me?"
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