Jerry Speyer left the Westeros corporate headquarters almost in embarrassment.
James Raybould sent Speyer out, returned to the conference room, and said to Simon, who was sitting there flipping through an evening newspaper just sent by Girl A: "Actually, there is no need to be so blunt."
Simon spread the newspaper on the desk, looked at James and said, "Jim, I am just a fat sheep in the eyes of many people, right?"
James didn't know how to answer for a while.
Simon did not wait for the other party's answer and said to himself: "That's the fact. I don't mind if they treat me as a fat sheep. As long as I cooperate with Simon Westeros, it is indeed easier to make a lot of money. However, if someone thinks that I really I'm just a fat sheep who is being slaughtered. I don't need to pay enough for taking my money. I even turn my back and refuse to recognize anyone. Not only will I make them spit out everything they eat from me, I will also make them spit out everything they eat. All the original things were destroyed.”
During the original bidding process for the Westeros Tower project, Simon contracted the construction of the Westeros Tower to the other party precisely because of Tishman Speyer's influence in New York. In order to ensure the construction quality of the Westeros Building, the quotation was not fussy, but rather generous.
This incident, with the Speyer family's background in New York, was actually capable of stopping it from the beginning.
Not only did the other party not do this, they didn't even notify Westeros Company. Instead, they just looked at the excitement, which Simon couldn't tolerate at all.
In the final analysis, the other party just regarded him as a fat sheep, an upstart who lacked any background. Thinking that he had received benefits but ignored them, Simon had nothing to do with them, and might even offer more benefits to the other party to help coordinate.
It was on the way to New York that he understood all this. Simon had just been so rude to Jerry Speyer, and even got angry in a direct tit-for-tat manner.
As for David Dinkins, Simon also has no intention of just giving up.
When David Dinkins was originally supported to run for mayor of New York City, the Westeros system did not actually have many practical demands. It was more just to expand its influence in the political world.
Simon doesn't expect much in return from the other party, but he will never tolerate a politician turning his back on others easily.
Otherwise, if all other Westerosi-backed politicians follow suit in the future, Simon may become a big joke in the eyes of some people.
James Raybould is also very angry about the events of the past few days. Of course, he also understands the things that Simon can understand. It's just that as a middle-aged man who has experienced too much, he habitually wants to resolve this matter in a gentler way.
Because the development strategy of the Westeros system of keeping a low profile has actually been this way in the past.
This time, Simon didn't intend to give up.
That night, I stayed in a manor on the outskirts of Greenwich. However, some thoughtful people clearly discovered that the lights in the manor villa were not turned off all night, and there were even people coming in and out of the manor at about one o'clock in the morning.
People with a keen sense of smell may even experience the feeling of an impending rain.
Early the next morning, Simon received a message from the White House. Clinton's wife Hillary personally called James Raybould and asked him to tell Simon not to act rashly at this critical moment in the New York mayoral campaign.
New York is a Democratic stronghold.
For the past three decades, the Democratic Party has held the position of mayor of New York, so it is also an important position that the Democratic Party cannot afford to lose.
After a page of commotion, Simon did not take any immediate action.
In this way, one day, two days, three days, when many people thought that Westeros was going to cease operations, before the ultimatum given by Simon, the Westeros Tower project quietly resumed work.
As the trigger of the entire incident, the resumption of work on the Westeros Tower immediately triggered one-sided condemnation from the media.
More than one-third of the construction progress of the Westeros Tower has been completed. The city government was very embarrassed when facing media questioning. It just argued that the authorities had not considered suspending the construction of the Westeros Tower in the first place because it was an investment. Huge project, with more than 3,000 workers relying on the salary of building construction to survive.
However, the investigation into the safety issues involved in the Westeros Tower construction site will not stop.
The city government was talking about the jobs of construction workers, which immediately left many people speechless.
However, the New York Post immediately revealed information that before the incident, nearly half of the 3,000 workers at the Westeros Tower construction site were illegal immigrant workers from Eastern European countries. The New York Post also published a large amount of evidence such as worker attendance sheets, and found testimonies from many workers who gathered in Jersey City where these illegal workers gathered and who participated in the construction.
Tishman Speyer, the contractor building the tower, immediately denied the New York Post report.
The use of illegal labor has always been an unspoken rule in the American construction industry.
Because regular workers are so expensive, especially union members. Illegal workers often earn one-fifth or less of the wages of formal union members and do more. Therefore, for contractors, using illegal labor naturally means more profits. '
Although the construction workers union in the United States is powerful, it actually acquiesces to this state of affairs.
On the one hand, it is the result of the long-term interest game between labor unions and employers; on the other hand, it is also the frequent labor shortage among construction workers in the United States.
Construction workers are definitely dangerous and tiring people. Americans who live a comfortable life are not willing to do this job. In big cities like New York, urbanites who pursue respectability are even less willing to do this job. Therefore, there is a relatively even shortage of construction workers, and construction companies can only use illegal workers.
In order to resume work before the ultimatum given by Simon, Tishman Speyer had to temporarily replace all workers with union members this time. The original quotation between Westeros and Tishman Speyer will not change. This is obviously This means a significant reduction in profits.
However, the traces of the large-scale use of illegal labor in the past cannot be erased.
With the New York Post provoking this topic, even if they understand some of the hidden rules in the industry, the news industry has never lacked media outlets that challenge the rules, so everyone followed the report one after another.
Although some people had a vague premonition of something.
The New York Post is a newspaper owned by News Corporation.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has always had a very friendly relationship with the Westeros system, and the two parties have cooperated in many aspects.
Moreover, the New York Post is still largely a tabloid that focuses on various gossip topics. When did the very serious social issue of illegal labor begin
There are always only a few sober people.
A few people rarely follow the cognitive trends of the majority.
As the problem was revealed, the Manhattan Metropolis newspaper, which initially provoked the incident, pointed out that the city government knew clearly about the illegal labor issues involved in the construction of the Westeros Tower, but deliberately avoided talking about it. Instead, it only targeted Building safety issues launched an investigation into whether this was a form of connivance.
Condoning the existence of illegal workers in the New York area
So, the question is again, why does the New York City government condone the existence of illegal workers
The construction of the Westeros Towers required more than 3,000 construction workers, half of whom were illegal workers. Another fact is that since David Dinkins came to power, the unemployment rate of local residents in the New York area has continued from the initial 6.7%. It has grown to 11.6% recently, almost doubling.
Now that the topic is here, if the Republican Party fails to seize the opportunity, it will be a fool.
Rudy Giuliani is certainly not stupid.
The media in the Republican camp soon began to vigorously attack David Dinkins' so-called promotion of "diversity" in New York, which in fact allowed illegal immigrants to take jobs from local residents.
Moreover, in accordance with David Dinkins' campaign philosophy, the current mayor plans to further promote New York's 'diversity' after his re-election.
Now, here comes the problem.
Do you want diversity, or do you want jobs
Although the United States is a country made up of immigrants, it does not mean that Americans welcome immigrants.
People's attitudes often change with their positions.
Before getting a U.S. green card, the U.S. immigration policy should be as relaxed as possible. Once you get a green card and become an American, you will certainly not want more people to enter this country to seize opportunities and share resources.
The Democratic Party has always regarded new immigrants as one of its bases, because these immigrants often bring their families with them, and they also look forward to bringing more relatives into the United States. However, these people are a minority after all. Most Americans no longer have similar demands. In comparison, they care more about their working and living environment.
While everyone was buzzing about the current mayor's 'diversity' policy that had led to a significant increase in the unemployment rate in New York, on October 13, another thing suddenly happened in Queens.
The incident happened near a pier near the outlet of the East River.
Two groups of gangsters who were conducting drug transactions got into a fight for some unknown reason and caused a fire in a building near the pier. Although there were no other casualties except the six corpses left after the gang fight, the entire pier would have been burned to the ground. If it weren't for the fire officers and soldiers If you arrive in time, the fire may even spread to nearby residential areas.
Local television interviews at the scene of the accident showed the frightened faces of residents surviving the aftermath and the helpless cries of children caught in the camera lens.
The next day's "New York Post" used a photo of a single mother standing blankly on the street holding her five- or six-year-old crying child as the front page. The background of the photo was the sky's firelight, and the title was " Black letters read 'Deteriorating New York law and order, are we living in a war zone? '
Rudy Giuliani has been vigorously attacking David Dinkins for his failure to fight crime, which has led to the continued high crime rate in New York and rampant gangs, threatening the safety of residents.
There are less than three weeks until voting day for the New York mayoral election on November 2.
Attacks from the media and political opponents that the city government condoned illegal workers and led to rising unemployment in federal areas have caused David Dinkins' approval ratings to plummet. This vicious gang fight near the election day was simply a blow to David Dinkins. A fatal blow.
In a manor outside Greenwich.
On October 15, Simon quietly came to New York again.
Joseph Schlapp was led into the study room of the villa by Lady A. Simon was standing behind the desk, clumsily holding a brush in his hand and carefully writing something on the large paper spread out on the table.
What attracted Schlapp's attention even more were the two tall girls standing on either side of Simon, helping him press the edge of the paper.
He still knows a lot about his boss's private life.
Moreover, the identity of the two girls is also easy to identify.
'Waist Essence' and 'Leg Essence' created by Simon himself, Yasmine Gehry and Nadja Orman.
The second Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will be held next month. Recently, the 40 angels in the Victoria's Secret Army have been the focus of media attention. The 'waist' and 'leg' are definitely the most eye-catching among the angels. One of several supermodels.
At this moment, the two supermodels were just obedient human paperweights beside Simon.
Even though he didn't dare to have any other thoughts, looking at the situation in front of him, Joseph Schlapp couldn't help but cursed. There were many things on the table that could hold down the paper.
Simon's writing movements seemed very unfamiliar and clumsy. Joseph and Girl A stood aside quietly without disturbing him. Simon still only wrote one line before putting down the brush, shaking his head and saying: "It's too ugly. A, find someone to write this poem again." Frame it and send it over.”
Joseph and Girl A looked at the rice paper on the table together. On it were seven Chinese characters that were indeed not very pretty.
Map of Zeguo's country entering the war.
If the two of them were proficient in Chinese, they might be able to easily recite the entire poem: The country is in a state of war, so how can the people live in peace and harmony with Qiao Su? Don't talk about the matter of making a marquis, because one general will make thousands of bones wither.
Simon gave instructions and said to Joseph Schlapp: "Come with me."
The two changed to a reception room and just sat down on the sofa. Joseph Schlapp took out a few documents from his briefcase and said: "The mayor called me personally last night and said that he would conduct a thorough investigation." Bowery Bay thing.”
Simon took the document handed over by Joseph, crossed his legs and leaned on the sofa with a calm expression, opened it, and said, "What does this have to do with us, Joseph, don't mention it in the future."
Joseph Schlapp nodded, decisively brushed off the topic, glanced at the expense report that Simon was flipping through, and said: "Recently, our six political action committees have spent a total of 2.8 million US dollars. If you think the follow-up plan is okay, , in the next half month, it will probably cost about US$3 million."
A political action committee is a political group in the United States that raises funds to provide electoral strength for political parties or candidates.
The biggest role of political action committees is to break through the strict restrictions imposed by the Federal Election Law on individual donors in terms of campaign funds. Money contributed by individuals to political parties or candidates is called 'hard money', while money coming from campaign committees is 'soft money'.
Individual donations may only amount to a few thousand dollars at most, but political action committees can spend tens of millions of dollars to fund political elections. Many active political lobbying groups in the United States, such as the National Rifle Association, exert influence on federal elections at all levels through campaign committee channels.
In recent years, through the model of being affiliated to various subsidiaries, the Westeros system has established a total of 11 political action committees of various sizes, which can use millions of funds to participate in political activities at any time.