Springfield Security Company now also has white employees and black employees, the ratio of Chinese employees and non-Chinese employees is about 7:3, the black suits in Battery Park are the same as the black people on the street outside, they are all security personnel of Springfield Security Company, but because of the strong commercial atmosphere in Battery Park, the cold uniforms are not suitable for direct appearance, so the black people have to change into black suits to dilute the violent color as much as possible.
Compared with the cold uniform, the solemn and straight black suit is actually more serious, and compared with the urban white-collar workers who are in a hurry, the security personnel wear the black suit with a trace of iron-blooded and ruthless taste.
To distinguish the security personnel not only from the temperament, there are more details to distinguish, most of the security personnel wear a silver badge in the shape of a gun and shield on their chests, and most of their faces are also wearing the latest sunglasses launched by men's clothing, the price of this sunglasses is not cheap, each pair is priced at more than fifteen dollars, and the Springfield company can get a friendly price from the horse clothing, so sunglasses have become the standard for security personnel.
Under the gaze of a large group of black suits, the BMW that Ivan and Nicholas were riding stood in front of the Horse Building, Ivan opened the door and got out of the car, trotted to Nicholas's side to open the door for Nicholas, Nicholas couldn't help but pause on the black suits when he got out of the car, and then turned around and walked into the Horse Building.
"Wait a minute, Mr.
Reem is busy."
The secretary general of the president's office was very beautiful, but he did not speak very politely, at least in Nicholas's opinion, and did not give Nicholas enough respect.
In order to show his reserve, Nicholas came to the point of stuck, Li Mu said that it was ten o'clock, and Nicholas was neither early nor late, just ten o'clock in front of Li Mu's office.
What Nicholas didn't expect was that the trust boss also had times when he was not punctual, and Nicholas came to Li Mu's office at the agreed time, but Li Mu didn't set aside time, which made Nicholas very annoyed.
"It's too much, it's not a good habit to be unpunctual."
Staying in the spacious and luxurious lounge at the door of the president's office, Nicholas was really angry.
In the past, punctuality was actually the prerogative of the nobility, and in St.
Petersburg, except for the Tsar, probably no one was qualified to make Nicholas wait.
"Welcome to New York."
Ivan smiled bitterly, let alone Nicholas, even if the tsar came, if Li Mu was unhappy, he probably wouldn't give the tsar face.
This is the biggest difference between a democratic country and an imperial country, don't talk about etiquette, etiquette is a fig leaf to make up for the difference in strength, and there is no etiquette between countries with different strengths.
After more than half an hour, Li Mucai happily sent the guests out, the guests were James Garfield and Arthur, the next presidential candidates of the Democratic Party, and now Nicholas had nothing to say, and the weight of these two people was not lighter than Nicholas.
When Nicholas and Ivan walked into Li Mu's office, the wine bottles and cigar boxes on the coffee table had not yet had time to be cleaned up, and it seemed that Li Mu and James Garfield were chatting happily just now.
"Your Excellency, I beg your pardon, I am so busy, you see, there is not a moment of peace."
Li Mu's attitude was very good at this time, as if the unpleasantness when he met Nicholas last time didn't happen at all.
"Mr.
President, it's a pleasure to meet you, your achievements are astounding, and St.
Petersburg also has your legend."
Nicholas's attitude is also very good, just like the first time he met Li Mu.
Ivan smiled more innocently next to him, Nicholas actually didn't know a few words of English, and Li Mu didn't know Russian, so Ivan needed to be present as a translator, of course, Ivan also served as a waiter, pouring wine and taking cigarettes, Ivan was no stranger to this kind of thing.
After all, Ivan used to be a gangster, and he was just a gangster, and if he didn't have eyesight, he would have died on the street a long time ago.
"As a member of the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, I hope that the Russian team can do well in the Olympic Games, and of course, it would be better if you sent more athletes next time, there are hundreds of events in the Olympics, and many of them are quite interesting."
Li Mu started with the Olympic Games, and he couldn't just talk about Sakhalin Island.
"Hehe, we also hope to do well in the Olympics, and I have to say, this idea of yours is really fantastic."
Nicholas was not in a hurry, and no one else was waiting in line for Li Mu to meet him, so Nicholas had plenty of time.
"I'm sorry, Mr.
Ream, but I'll have to explain this to Mr.
Nicholas first."
Nicholas didn't know Li Mu's habits, but Ivan did, first apologized in English, and then explained in Russian: "Mr.
Earl, we don't have much time, about half an hour, this is Mr.
Ream's bottom line for receiving guests." ” Even if Li Mu is idle, the president of the Junma Group will definitely be busier than the Russian earl, if you don't put some pressure on Nicholas, it is estimated that Nicholas and Li Mu will not be able to get down to business until tomorrow morning.
Li Mu is actually not in a hurry, if Nicholas does not seize the opportunity, Li Mu will also accompany Nicholas to talk nonsense, but as soon as the time comes, Li Mu will serve tea to the guests, and Nicholas wants to get the next opportunity to see Li Mu, so he doesn't know what year and month he will have to wait.
"You should have alerted me Ivan earlier."
Nicholas was very dissatisfied, time is not only money, time is life, the Japanese and Russians played dog brains in Vladivostok, hundreds of Russians are killed every day, and at this rate, Nicholas does not know how long the Russians in Vladivostok can last.
"Mr.
Ream, you should know that in the Far East, near your hometown, there is a war going on, well, do you know the person Bai Qi" Nicholas finally mentioned this name that made Nicholas gnash his teeth, if Bai Qi's prestige before was limited to the Ryukyus and Japan, now, Bai Qi's fame has finally spread to St.
Petersburg.
Well, maybe because Bai Qi is so brutal, and what is associated with the name Bai Qi is often not a good thing, and this time it was the same, in the Far East, Bai Qi was nicknamed "The Butcher", and he slaughtered not only the Japanese, but also the Russians.
"Of course, Commander-in-Chief of the Ryukyus, John and I went to the Far East for a vacation a few months ago, and we had dinner together, and Bai Qi used to be my staff before."
Li Mu does not hide the relationship with Bai Qi, this is not a secret, it was precisely because of Pan Tingzhen's request for help that Bai Qi would go to the Far East, and the Junma Group gave so much aid to the Ryukyus, but now it is unreasonable to say that he doesn't know.
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"What we don't know is, what is your influence on Bai Qi now" Nicholas didn't pursue those details at all, since Li Mu dared to admit it, it also meant that there was no handle to grasp, and there was no point in dwelling on this issue.
"Influence is no, no, no, we are friends, that's all, influence can't be talked about, don't you think we still have a superior-subordinate relationship" Li Mu's ability to talk nonsense with his eyes open is also very great, warmongers and butchers are quite compatible together, but this matter must not be recognized.
Regardless of whether Li Mu is willing to admit it, and whether Washington politicians are willing to admit it or not, as the boss of the Junma Group, Li Mu is actually one of the symbols of the "American Dream", although there is no such term in this era, but the United States is attracting immigrants from all over the world under the banner of "realizing the dream", Li Mu is the best gimmick.
Think about it, even Li Mu, a Chinese, can succeed in the white world of the United States, so what reason do others have to complain about it?
If they don't succeed, they can only blame themselves for their inability, it is precisely because of Li Mu and Rockefeller that they can attract batches of new immigrants from the Old World.
Since it is a symbol of the "American dream", then Li Mu's reputation must not be stained in the slightest, although the nickname "warmonger" is not good, but it has not deviated from the universal values of the white world, the nickname "butcher" is too ugly, Li Mu is not a soldier, nor a colonist, Li Mu is a businessman, and a businessman should do what a businessman should do.
"Is my statement not clear enough" Nicholas thought that Li Mu didn't understand, so he was in a hurry to deny it, but it was not an attitude of doing business.
"Probably not, if there is, then there is also a problem with my translation."
Ivan took the responsibility on himself, and such a direct talk would definitely not lead to results, and Nicholas was still too anxious after all.
In other words, the aristocracy of St.
Petersburg has been out of mainstream European society for too long, they are too self-righteous and not good at listening to others.
"Your Excellency, let's talk about the next competition, you certainly don't want Russia to lose anything in the first Olympic Games, which is not in line with Russia's international status."
Li Mu still knows how to arouse Nicholas's interest, and the need for honor in imperial countries is stronger than that of democratic countries, especially for Russia now.
The defeat in the Crimean War dealt a heavy blow to the Russians, breaking all the glory that Russia had won by defeating Napoleon, the Russians are currently at the lowest level in history, the nobility of St.
Petersburg was in a panic, the Russians sold Alaska for this, joined the Three Emperors Alliance, but still could not get a sense of security, in fact, sports could not bring the Russians what they could not get on the battlefield, otherwise the Russians would not have sent such a shabby lineup.
"Of course we want to get a good result, Russia is a peace-loving country."
Nicholas is simply ashamed to speak, and if this word spreads, many people will laugh out their big teeth.
"Hahahaha, that's right" Li Mu smiled very happily, cats don't like to eat fish, dogs don't like to gnaw bones, Russians love peace Hehe.
Of course, the first meeting didn't lead to anything, and Li Mu just showed an attitude, but Nicholas obviously didn't want it that way, and when he left the Horse Building, Nicholas's face was really ugly.
"Your Excellency, we can't achieve our goal in one effort, perhaps we need to find someone with more weight."
Ivan doesn't give up, his task is to match, as for whether it will work out or not, that's Nicholas's business.
"More weight, you can find more weighty people in New York" Nicholas was very suspicious, before coming to the United States, Nicholas still did some work, in New York, because of the special relationship between Li Mu and Bai Qi, it can be said that no one has more weight than Li Mu.
"Yes, more weight, do you remember those two people just now, Chester Arthur and James Garfield, one of them is the former governor of New York, the other is the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr.
James Garfield has been nominated to run for the next president of the United States, Mr.
Chester Arthur is Mr.
James Garfield's running mate, I think, they must be very interested in this matter."
Compared with Nicholas, Ivan is simply an American expert, but unfortunately, because of his identity, Ivan only knows Arthur and James Garfield, Arthur and James Garfield but does not know Ivan, the former Ivan, is not qualified to appear in Arthur and James Garfield's social circle.
"You know them" Nicholas was clearly surprised.
"I don't know, but I know where to know them."
Ivan tells you the truth, almost all New Yorkers know that if you want to meet the big names, Castle Clinton is definitely the best choice.
Then Clinton Castle, the Horse Building is very close to Clinton Castle, the straight-line distance is only a few hundred meters, and you don't even have to take a car, Ivan and James Garfield walked directly over, Ivan has a membership in the beach club, and can bring Nicholas into Clinton Castle, which saves Nicholas a lot of money.
If New York was a new world for Nicholas, then Castle Clinton was almost paradise for Nicholas.
The beach club is indeed more in line with Nicholas's positioning in high society, after all, those who are eligible to join the beach club must at least be a millionaire, and in terms of assets, he is much richer than Nicholas.
Nicholas, an earl, can actually get such a title, pure money is not much, in Russia, Nicholas is also considered to be rich, but Nicholas's wealth is mainly in the form of castles, farms, antiques, etc., these things are not worth much money if they are really realized.
I have to say that Nicholas and Ivan were lucky, as soon as they walked into the hall on the first floor of Clinton Castle, Nicholas and Ivan saw James Garfield and Chester Arthur in the crowd at a glance.
"What politics is, politics is the carrier of serving the economy, the United States is in an unprecedented good period, we don't need any reforms, and we don't need inexperienced people to point fingers, the biggest role of the government is to create a stable enough environment for economic development, so that we can have a better tomorrow" James Garfield is seizing every opportunity to publicize.
Oh, the presidential election is just around the corner
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