The Royal Policy Research Group, or research office, is a special team dedicated to serving the royal family. In the old society in the past, many policies and regulations promulgated by the royal family were produced by this department. Their research on policy can be said to be the deepest in the empire. Many of them set up their own service teams or think tanks after the department was disbanded to serve some big families, and the one Kevin contacted this time was one of them.
Strictly speaking, Du Lin still has a certain relationship with this old gentleman. If this old gentleman hadn't gone bankrupt in Otis City, he might not be willing to stand up and serve others. There are always some of these people who carry the pride and arrogance of the past. They feel that they live to serve the top. If they are not the top, they would rather starve to death than do anything.
Of course, in the end, ideals must bow to reality. After going bankrupt, the old man felt that he should find something to do. It didn’t matter whether he had money or not. The key was to use his spare energy, do something, and contribute to society.
This great thought has been spurring him until someone introduced him to a job at midnight last night, and he found the opportunity to use what he had learned throughout his life.
After waiting for about half an hour, this mysterious old gentleman arrived belatedly. He was wearing very old-fashioned clothes, similar to the style of palace clothes in the past, with a lot of redundancies and patterns, which made his eyes dazzle just by looking at them. He also combed his slightly thin hair meticulously, and each strand was evenly coated with sufficient hair wax.
This is a very particular old gentleman.
"Let me introduce..." After Kevin and Dulin shook hands with the old man, Kevin took the initiative to introduce the old man. He introduced the old man first, "This is Mr. Hersman from the Royal Policy Research Group. He once issued a decree in the Royal Family. "Mr. Hersmann drafted the core part of several very important policies." Then he began to introduce Dulin to Mr. Hersmann, "This is Mr. Dulin. I believe you should have some knowledge." Understand, even if I don’t introduce it in detail.”
Hersman nodded in agreement. Dulin's self-promotion in the recent period has been very dense, deep, and intense. There are people building momentum for him in almost every street and alley, which makes him spend money like water. A large number of spontaneous conscientious social activists are running for him. These people start counting money every day as soon as they open their mouths. One person's sponsorship fee may not be much, but the accumulation of one hundred, one thousand or more is an astonishing sum. number. With these people doing promotion, Hersman had to know the news about his relationship with Dulin even if he didn't want to.
As long as he lives in this society, leaves home and comes into contact with society, he will inevitably learn something about Dulin.
The two shook hands, and then Kevin asked the maid to exchange a portion of scented tea and pastries, and the three of them sat down.
"Mr. Dulin, to be honest, I was very surprised when I received this call yesterday. The person calling me was a very good friend of mine, otherwise I might not have come out to work. But since I took this job, then I It must be done well, and my professional ethics will not allow me to do anything that will damage my personal credibility. Before we get down to it, I want to ask a few questions." Mr. Hersman performed better than Dulin imagined. To be even more aggressive, he got to work without even asking Dooling if he would hire him to build the campaign.
Of course, after getting to know Mr. Hersman and his social circle, Dulin felt that treating a dead horse as a live doctor might not be a way out. All the good campaign teams have been replaced, and those that remain are often "temporary teams" with rich experience of failure. Each member of these teams that have no outstanding success stories has their own main job. Only when they receive a job, they will get together and start working. It is conceivable that the reliability of such a temporary worker team is appallingly low. Hiring these teams is a gamble that could cost you, in addition to money, eight years.
Although Mr. Hersman is not a professional member of the campaign team, he may not be bad at it. The people he knows and the connections he has made are enough for him to cope with the situation Dulin will face. Furthermore, what Dulin is running for is not the Prime Minister of the country, but just a Governor... That's all!
Dulin nodded, "Since I chose you, we should be honest with each other, but similarly, Mr. Hersman, before we talk about more in-depth topics, should we sign a contract for this conversation? "Confidentiality agreement?" He smiled, "To ensure that your interests and my interests are not violated, what do you think?"
Mr. Hersman nodded as if he didn't understand anything, "If this is more formal, I agree."
Kevin immediately took out two contracts without many terms. Helsman had a glorious past and he was quite clear about some legal issues. After confirming that there was no problem, Dulin signed his name with him. No matter what the outcome of this conversation, he and Hersman could not disclose any content of this conversation.
"Okay, Mr. Hersman, you can ask questions." After Kevin reviewed the two documents, as the intermediary, he certainly could not silence both parties.
Mr. Hersman nodded and asked, "The first question is, what position do you want to get? This is related to the formulation of the next campaign plan. It requires sufficient preparation and targeted strategies. For example, a certain city or a certain state. The second question is your political stance and political opinions. Due to geographical issues, some common opinions may not work in certain areas. The reason is..." He chuckled. He shouted twice, his laughter full of ridicule that was not directed at Dulin, "The third question, how much authorization I can get, also depends on your desire for success."
These were minor questions. After Dulin answered truthfully, Mr. Hersmann thought for a moment and said with a smile, "To be precise, Mr. Dulin, you can still win without me, as long as there are no major problems with your plan. "What he said is the truth. Dulin wants to win the governorship of any of the three western states. It is not a big problem for Dulin now. Just because there are no big problems doesn't mean there are no problems. Du Lin was able to understand another layer of meaning in his words. Next, Hells said with some pride, "But with me, I can ensure that you can complete your plan. This is my role."
"One hundred percent?" Du Lin asked.
Hersman responded in the affirmative, “100 percent!”
After Dulin and Kevin looked at each other, Dulin nodded slowly and stood up. Mr. Hersman and Kevin also stood up. He stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Then why not do it for me?" What about your plan to buy an insurance? Mr. Hersman, I’ll leave the rest to you. I will do my best to cooperate, both financially and manpower-wise.”
Hersmann smiled reservedly, shook hands with Dulin, and said, "Of course, the value of my standing here is for all this, Mr. Dulin!"
"Have you enjoyed working together?"
“Happy to work with!”
Next, they signed another contract. From now until the end of the general election, Hersman will form a campaign team for Dulin to help Dulin achieve his campaign goals as much as possible. There is no guarantee in the contract that he will be able to success. Risk aversion applies not only to finance but also to politics. To this end, Dulin needs to pay Helsman's personal expenses of 600,000 yuan and team expenses of no less than 1 million. In addition, he also needs to prepare a campaign fund of at least no less than 5 million, and also requires another 5 million yuan. million in follow-up funding.
After signing a series of contracts, Kevin poured three glasses of wine to celebrate the upcoming collaborations. At this time, Hersman smiled and said, "I first hope that Mr. Dulin will forgive me for telling a lie just now. In fact, Mr. Dulin, it is not easy for you to run for governor. First of all, your political stance exists The big problem is not something I deliberately evaluate. Being a Guarte is both your advantage and your shortcoming. Of course, we will formulate detailed strategies to fill some of these problems. "
"Secondly, now you are a non-party person, which is very troublesome. Whether it is the new party or the old party, it seems that this is just a title, used to distinguish two groups of people. But in fact, the party represents a larger political Resources, you have to know that so far, except for those who support the new party, the rest of the citizens of the empire are supporting the old party, and no one has supported independent people.”
"Maybe you will think that Mr. Memnon is successful, but I have to say that it is a coincidence that Mr. Memnon became the mayor. Even if we let him live and give him better resources, in the next election There is absolutely no way he will become governor. There are rules governing this that we cannot see."
Du Lin was a little stunned. He frowned while holding the wine, "Then what should I do?"
"Two ways... no, three ways. The first option is the easiest. Joining a new party or an old party and participating in the election as a party member will be of great benefit to you. The second option is of course to act as a non-party person. Participate in the election as a candidate, but you need to invest more money and compete with various forces, and your opponents will change from one to two. "
"I heard that you have a good personal relationship with Mags, but when it comes to arranging personnel at the governor's level, he will definitely not give you any convenience. Instead, he will use his knowledge of you to try to defeat you. There are only so many people in the empire. If you take away one of the states, the new party will lose one seat, and the old party will also lose one seat, so they will not let you simply succeed."
"As for the third way...", Hersman laughed, "You can set up a new party..., but I don't recommend you do this. Before you have a certain amount of strength, doing so will only make you face difficulties. More trouble, even life-threatening.”
(End of chapter)