Li Mu and Wei Lan stayed in Kerry's room for a few minutes and then came out and went straight to the airport. Before they arrived at the airport, the news had been sent back to the White House. The chief of staff suddenly felt completely relieved and felt particularly comfortable.
Li Mu's behavior proved that his control of him and the whole matter was completely correct. He analyzed Li Mu's attitude correctly and chose the best and most labor-saving solution.
The other staff and consultants around them all praised the chief of staff's wise decision. They thought it would be an emergency that would make everyone anxious and confused, but it turned out that the chief of staff just made a little fuss about air traffic control and solved it perfectly.
A presidential adviser couldn't help but admire: "The chief of staff's move was really amazing. He solved the whole matter easily. Kerry flew all the way from Washington, but only met with Li Mu for five days." After only a few minutes, I’m afraid I’m going to be depressed to death!”
The chief of staff laughed and said: "Flying back and forth for seven or eight hours just to see Li Mu for five minutes. I'm afraid the person Kerry hates the most now is Li Mu."
With that said, the chief of staff added: "By the way, you should keep an eye on Li Mu, make sure he arrives at the airport, make sure he gets on the plane, make sure he takes off, and report to me any latest situation in a timely manner."
"clear!"
One person asked him: "Chief of Staff, when will we send someone to China to contact Li Mu?"
The chief of staff said: "I will report to the President now to see if he has anyone to recommend. The matter of going to China to meet Li Mu is relatively sensitive. It is not appropriate to send someone from the White House there. If the President has more people outside the White House system, It would be best to have a good candidate, go there in a private capacity and convey his intentions on behalf of the president."
All subsequent movements of Li Mu in the United States were within the monitoring scope of the White House. Thousands of kilometers away, the White House controlled Li Mu's every move with almost no delay.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Li Mu arrived at the airport and went through the VIP channel for quick security check;
At 6:20, Li Mu took the commercial vehicle that the airport had converted to high-end business users and quickly headed to the business jet apron;
At 6:30, Li Mu boarded the business jet he had rented these days;
At 6:40, the cabin door was closed and pushed out, entering the take-off sequence;
At seven o'clock sharp, the plane took off from the runway of Los Angeles Airport and flew westward, destined for Yanjing.
After Li Mu's plane took off, the White House think tanks breathed a sigh of relief. At about the same time, Kerry came out of the Los Angeles hotel alone with a lonely expression. The CIA agent took a big close-up of his expression, and then When it was reported back to the White House, Kerry's depressed and lonely appearance was printed out by a White House staff using a color inkjet printer and made into a mask to wear on his face. It became a joke for the entire staff.
After President Bush heard about the entire process of the chief of staff's handling of the crisis, he greatly praised his operation. In his original words, this was a very wise solution and a typical effort to make a big difference.
The president's praise is the greatest praise and reward for the chief of staff. Then the chief of staff revealed his next plan, saying: "Your Excellency, it can be seen from Li Mu's incident against the Keen family this time. Li Mu is now very influential in the Western world, and he has unparalleled advantages in information dissemination. I believe that Kerry also took a fancy to this and traveled thousands of miles to meet with Li Mu, so I think we just want to be on the safe side. , we should also seek Li Mu’s support. Whether we are seeking re-election this term or seeking greater development after a successful re-election, Li Mu is a very high-quality partner!”
The president nodded in agreement and said with a smile: "Li Mu's argument with the Keen family this time seems to have a great impact on the Keen family?"
The chief of staff nodded and said: "Paul Keane is still stubbornly resisting. In order to absolve his son of responsibility, he wrote an article and published it, placing all the responsibility on himself and himself, and also found a Silicon Valley The lobbyist went to Li Mu to send a message, hoping to shake hands with Li Mu and make peace, but I got the news that Li Mu had clearly rejected him."
The president laughed: "In terms of capital strength, after so many years of hard work, the Keen family has been able to enter the first-tier family series besides the four major families. But now it seems that their efforts over the years have come to nothing. After offending Li Mu and causing such a big scandal, it is already a fantasy to want to become a member of a first-line club."
The chief of staff said in agreement: "Yes, the Keen family's desire to advance to a higher level has probably been dashed."
As he said that, the chief of staff thought of something and said: "By the way, Your Excellency, I heard before that the reason Paul Keane completely angered Li Mu was because he went to the airport to stop Li Mu's plane and boarded it. I tried to coerce and lure Li Mu, but unexpectedly, I made Li Mu angry."
The president shook his head and smiled: "Paul Keane is really not an ordinary idiot. In order to save some resume capital for his son, he did not hesitate to offend Li Mu. He also did not think about it. Li Mu became an Internet giant in less than two years. He is so capable. How could a person be controlled by him? If Li Mu’s things were so easy to grab, Li Mu wouldn’t be able to achieve what he does today.”
The chief of staff nodded: "Yes, it is said that he even brought a senator to show off, but Li Mu didn't buy it at all."
"Senator?" The president couldn't help but ask, "What's going on? Please introduce it to me."
The chief of staff said: "Maybe he wanted to show off his political strength to Li Mu, so he stopped Li Mu's plane with a senator."
The president's expression suddenly became very ugly, and he blurted out: "This stupid donkey! If Li Mu attacks him for using public power for private purposes, it will be a huge blow to the reputation of our government!"
The chief of staff said: "Li Mu didn't expose the senator's affairs. He must have considered it."
The president said: "It is precisely because he has not been exposed yet that I scolded Paul Keane. If Li Mu exposed this matter, I would kill Paul Keane."
After that, the president continued: "Go and contact the person in charge of the Keene family directly and tell him that if the story of Paul Keane leading the senator to block Li Mu's plane is leaked, the Keene family will be completely expelled from the Republican Party. I don't care." What method does he use? He must ensure this for me, otherwise I will not be able to spare him!"
"Okay." The chief of staff said, "I'll have a phone call with Todd Keene later."
As the chief of staff of the entire White House, he has a very detailed understanding of most of the large families in the United States. These families can provide the money and manpower needed for the campaign during the election. Apart from anything else, in terms of campaign funds, Basically, they all rely on the help of these big families, but this does not hinder the president's absolute status in these families. There are only a few families that can offend the president, and they are all core members of the four major families.
The chief of staff said again: "Your Excellency, for our next cooperation with Li Mu, who do you think would be better for us to go to China to communicate with him?"
The president hesitated for a moment and then said: "I have a college classmate who is very suitable for this job. I'll give him a call and see if he can take photos of China for me."
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Twelve hours later, Li Mu's plane landed at Yanjing International Airport. Due to the time difference, Li Mu took off at seven o'clock in the evening local time, and landed in Yanjing on the second night of China time. Ten o'clock.
Since the rest on the plane was not very good, everyone was a little tired after the twelve-hour flight. Li Mu and Wei Lan returned to the villa at Ziyun Villa together, preparing to take advantage of this tiredness to get back to work again. Get some rest, sleep well and get up early tomorrow morning, you don't even need to be jet lag.
On the way back to the villa, Li Mu looked tired and said to Wei Lan: "Tomorrow I will go to see Chen Ze and communicate with him about my uncle's affairs. I rarely interact with officials. I will seek advice from him, and then I will go to Shanghai." City, try to settle uncle’s matter.”
The first thing Li Mu did after landing was to help his father solve the problem. This made Wei Lan feel particularly warm. She just wanted to bury her head in Li Mu's arms like a cared for little woman. However, due to the presence of the driver and bodyguards, She just thanked him very gratefully, and then asked him: "Let me go with you. I know many details of this matter better than you."
Li Mu shook his head and said: "When it comes to asking for help, it's best for the person who owes the favor to show up. Since I want to exchange the favor for this matter, it would be best for me to go by myself. Otherwise, if I take you to ask for help, , if the other party agrees to help, he will not only feel that I owe him a favor, but also feel that you owe him a favor too, so it is better for me to communicate with him face-to-face directly, so that after the matter is resolved, he will never think that you are I owe him something."
Wei Lan felt that what Li Mu said made sense. If Li Mu really took her to talk to the other party about his father at the dinner table or tea table, the favor involved on the spot would indeed be twofold. It would not be as simple and direct as if he did it alone. .
So Wei Lan said: "Then let me go to the Shanghai Stock Exchange with you. I won't go with you when you are doing business."
"OK."
Back at Ziyun Villa, Li Mu took a hot bath. Although he was tired, he couldn't fall asleep. Although a long time had passed since yesterday's press conference in Hollywood, he was still thinking about those things. He looked like a veteran. He originally wanted to make a charity plan for veterans, but he couldn't find anyone who could fully entrust it to him. Now it's time to think about this issue carefully.
Wei Lan, who was lying in Li Mu's arms, felt that Li Mu had not fallen asleep. She looked up at his side face and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Li Mu said: "I'm thinking about something I started thinking about yesterday when I was in the United States."
After saying that, Li Mu added: "I want to create a welfare project similar to the Veterans' Immortality Project, specifically to support anti-Japanese veterans who have encountered difficulties in life across the country. What do you think?"
(End of chapter)