The city of Otis is not a suitable place to govern. This is the view of almost all members of the new and old parties, because the traces left by Dulin are too profound. No newly appointed mayor can change the style and atmosphere here unless he wants to Need to move somewhere.
Since this was a small city with no hope and a doomsday feel, Dulin had put his mark on it. This city has given off a new brilliance and new vitality because of his existence. There are rules Dulin has set for them in all walks of life. Anyone who dares to break these rules will be everyone's enemy. Here, almost everyone's interests are intertwined with the overall interests. It can even be said that it is not easy for Dulin to break the rules he left behind.
Especially the seven major casinos, which are also the economic backbone of Otis City. The shares held by each shareholder are cross-shared with other shareholders. If you want to poach one shareholder, it may involve four or eight other shareholders. If the interests of shareholders are to be balanced against these four or eight shareholders, sixteen or thirty-two shareholders whose interests are implicated will come forward. Unless you have it all in hand, it would be a joke to try to change the rules here.
What's even more troublesome is that the land used by the city hall of Otis is Dulin's private land. Sixty-four percent of the land in the entire city is owned by Dulin personally. He wants to use Dulin's land. The mark erased from the city
You can try it, but the ending will definitely not look good.
Since you can't resist Dulin, you can only obey him. Today, with Dulin's words, if Mayor Webster wants to have some ideas of his own, he will not be unanimously opposed by everyone. He is like Like an appointed prince... I don't know why this sentence is a bit ambiguous.
After chatting with Du Lin for a few words, Webster stepped aside very sensibly, and then the members of the Otis City Business Group came up one by one to meet with Du Lin. The word "meeting" may be wrong, but that is the fact.
"Mr. Duhring..."
This sentence kept coming to Du Lin's ears, and it lasted for about ten minutes before stopping. Du Lin took the mayor's car and went to the largest and most luxurious hotel in the city. He needed to take a rest here and talk to everyone. Let’s have a chat and then we’ll be in Namirindes tomorrow. Of course, by the way, he also has to explore some of his own industries, such as token companies.
Otis City Token Company has not yet been listed on the market. The appraisal company of Xie Lisi Street has rated its total assets as more than one billion, and the market value is still appreciating. The reason why this is happening is thanks to Otis City The city's overall development pace has accelerated. To put it simply, more and more people come to Otis City to gamble, and with more tourists, as a city-wide token, it has become an official currency of Otis City. In order to ensure the interests of the city hall, Dulin, who was still the mayor at the time, established this token company to restrain the seven major casinos.
Gambling in casinos and shopping in business districts in cities all require settlement with tokens, which are provided by the company. Finally, these casinos and merchants take the tokens they receive to the token company for settlement. The company recycles the tokens and pays them in cash, charging a one percent handling fee. Once any company or casino does something that breaks the rules, the token company stops settlement, which means they will suffer huge losses in a settlement cycle. At the beginning, the settlement cycle was only three days. Now everything is on track, and with the support of a more urban system, the settlement cycle has expanded from three days to 21 days, which is a settlement cycle of three weeks.
The daily chip throughput of any casino is more than one million. This is just a bottom line. In fact, the daily token throughput of well-run casinos like Lucky Casino is between 5 million and 10 million. about. Withholding funds for one settlement cycle will make these shareholders wet their pants!
And Dulin has the safest way, which is his land!
Therefore, in this city, Dulin is the king, the only king.
By the way, Dulin also met Buck, Dove's brother, and Ernst.
Ernst's expression looked like he had been constipated for a long time. To be honest, he didn't even know if this was the life he wanted. The reason why he abandoned the mayor of Ilian City and chose to follow Dulin was because Horston had promised to nominate Ernst to succeed him as the next mayor after he left office, but Ernst did so well that he Horston spent eight years comfortably, so this bastard who didn't abide by the agreement planned to leave Ilian with Ernst and let him continue to be his secretary. This immediately angered Ernst. Didn't he run around for so many years just to dominate the political party
Since Halston couldn't do it, he didn't have to continue serving a person with no credibility and then went to Dulin's side.
It can indeed be said that he has a lot of power and wealth here. Even when Mayor Webster wants to formulate new policies, he has to discuss them with him, and he finally agrees to the policies before they are promulgated. It seems that he has about the same power as Webster, but if it is different, it is different, and it is almost the same.
Now Ernst is the top executive of the Otis City Policy Research Office, and there is a key staff member under him named Buck. It was obvious that these two people were idle, but Webster was very good at being a good person, so they couldn't find any reason or excuse to get angry.
When Dulin came back this time, Ernst wanted to ask if he still had a chance to take charge.
He is already thirty-seven years old this year. If he cannot get a mayor's seat in the general election in two years' time, it means that the next opportunity will not come until he is forty-seven.
Ten years, how many decades in life can be spent waiting? He had been waiting for Horsten for ten years, but everything had come to nothing. He didn't want to wait another ten years, only to get an uncertain future.
"Dulin, we have known each other for many years, can you tell me, do I have a chance to become a mayor in this life?" Sitting in Dulin's villa, Ernst didn't say any nonsense. The core of the problem was thrown out, "I am not young anymore. If I don't have a chance in two years, I may not have a chance in this life." Ernst saw this very clearly, forty-seven He has not yet become mayor at the age of 30, so his hope is basically slim.
Here, he couldn't beat Webster, and he didn't even have the shame to tell him about it. Webster was very powerful. He always held Ernst up high, which made Ernst feel frightened. Even if sometimes he clearly has a chance to fight back, he will give up in the end after weighing the pros and cons. He felt that he might not be able to defeat the new mayor if he fought here, so he had the idea of changing to another place in his heart, but it was not easy to talk about it.
Dulin frowned slightly, "Are you dissatisfied with your current life? I heard that Weber cares about and values your opinions. People in the city also know that you represent my opinions to a certain extent. In this way Isn’t it enough?”
"But I'm not the mayor." Ernst retorted. No matter how powerful he is and how many benefits he has, he is not the mayor. He is just an ordinary government official, not the mayor!
Du Lin chuckled and shook his head, "Is a title that important?"
"You can call me stupid, but for me, that is my pursuit and goal. Dulin, honestly, do I still have a chance?"
If Ernst didn't talk to Dulin about these things, he might still have a chance, but if he talks to Dulin about these things, he has no chance. Dulin is actually very optimistic about Ernst. At least during his time in Ilian, he was able to handle everything properly, making it difficult for people to find faults, and he also had his own ideas for grasping policies. But suddenly Du Lin discovered that this guy was a little too eager for quick success and quick profit. Is it easy to be the mayor? Or maybe he couldn't even beat Weber now. Even if he became the mayor, he might not be more comfortable than he is now.
This is his inner demon, Dulin knows this very well, but if the inner demon continues to grow unchecked, that is Ernst's own problem.
He pondered for a moment and said, "If you believe me, I will give you a chance when the general election comes. I will not guarantee that you will be able to become the mayor of a city, but I will provide you with the best." A campaign, plenty of money, and a city that's not obviously partisan. If you can make it through and become mayor, I'll congratulate you if you don't win."
Ernst suddenly cheered up and laughed twice, "Then I will accept my fate!"
After a few words to let Ernst leave first, Dulin summoned Buck. Compared to Ernst who was unwilling to accept the status quo, Buck was much more mature. When Du Lin was here, Buck didn't feel that work was a difficult thing. But after Du Lin left, he gradually realized the difficulty of work.
In the past, people could tolerate him for Dulin's sake, but after Dulin left, they might not be as tolerant as before. This caused Buck to suffer a lot in the subsequent work, and being left alone for a whole day was also a problem. Happened more than once.
But generally speaking, suffering is a necessity for life's growth. Without suffering, there would be no sharp blade. This is clearly reflected in Barco.
After entering the door, he did not shout "Brother Dulin" with a playful smile and find a place to sit as before. Instead, he bowed and saluted in a very formal manner and called "Mr. Dulin", even with a sense of awe.
Du Lin nodded with a smile and pointed to the sofa opposite for him to sit down. "It seems that you have grown up a lot, which is a good thing." He paused and asked, "How is your life now?" Is there anything you’re not satisfied with? ”
"have!"
Buck raised his head and looked at Dulin, "I want to go to school!"
(End of chapter)