Little Davis understood his father's meaning, but he still had a little bit of his own ideals, or stubbornness.
As a descendant of a businessman, he knows everything to proceed from interests, but because of the education of racial discrimination, he still has considerable prejudice against people of color.
He can accept whites turning enemies into friends, but it is difficult to accept friendships with people of color.
Especially for the rising East, he almost has the same hatred, arrogance and prejudice like most Westerners.
Davis asked, "Do you remember what I said?"
"Remember, except for the Easterners!"
"why?"
"Because their development has hindered our room for growth. Many of our overseas market shares have been seized by them. Our dominance in the world is really threatened by them. For them, in addition to cracking down and discrediting, We have no other choice!"
Davis shook his head: "You have to keep your bloody nature, but you should abandon your stubbornness."
"Father, am I wrong?"
Davis smiled and said: "You should understand that from now on for several decades, how many of the highest Western officials have used attacks on the East as their campaign capital before they took office. That's because they need a country. Backed by the sluggish western economy."
"But once they came to power, including your uncle, they now began to change their attitude towards the East. That's because of the economic development of the West, more and more places need to rely on the East."
"So you can see that there is often a situation in which all candidates for the highest office start their business by vilifying the East. Once elected, they have to admit the importance of the East to the West's economy."
"But when there is an economic problem while in office, I will not hesitate to throw the pot to Dongfang. When the next election, there will be another reincarnation, first attack, then please, and finally throw the pot to Dongfang.
Little Davis asked puzzledly: "As a Westerner, what attitude should we have towards the East?"
"According to needs, adapt to circumstances, and hold different attitudes towards the East in different periods. Only in this way can we be invincible."
Little Davis nodded and understood what his father said, but he was still not sure why it had to be.
After all, he is too young to really get involved in the family business, let alone enter politics, and how to deal with the relationship between countries is still out of reach for him.
Davis didn't expect him to understand everything now, he just instilled this kind of thinking into his son in a cramming way, hoping it would be useful to him in the future.
Davis went on to say: "As far as my current situation is concerned, the people who pose the greatest threat to me are mainly your uncle and your cousin. With my own strength, I can't compete with them at all, so I must To find a partner."
Little Davis nodded and said, "So you chose Jordan."
Davis asked: "Do you know why?"
Little Davis shook his head.
Davis explained: "Because we started with Group A, and Jordan is a respected boss of Group A. After your uncle came to power, he was fully suppressed."
"Although Jordan took the initiative to compromise, at least in Group A, there are many people who are arguing for him. Even outside the group, other interest groups evade him."
"In other words, if I want to seize the opportunity in the struggle against your uncle and cousin, I must get his support, and only he has the strength and can support me to win in this struggle."
Little Davis asked incomprehensibly: "Don't you worry about bringing wolves into the house? After all, this is a struggle within our family. If you and Jordan reach some kind of compromise, wouldn't it be our family's interests that would ultimately be damaged?"
Davis smiled and patted his son on the shoulder and said: "This is the importance of choosing a partner. Jordan himself has great wealth, he does not covet our family's property. In addition, he is too old to participate. The election of the supreme chief."
"Working hard in business and politics all his life, Jordan's biggest one in his life is in the hands of your uncle and me. The thing he wants to do most in his life is probably to wait for your uncle to step down in business. The capital encircled and suppressed our family."
"And at this time, I took the initiative to propose an alliance with him, which made him
Want to finish at least two years ahead of schedule, why not he? "
"Because he is already in his old age, it is impossible to be active in the front line of the political arena, and it is impossible to have any influence on our political future. Therefore, forming an alliance with him is our best choice."
Little Davis nodded.
Davis sighed: "Of course, there is a saying in the East that it is people who do things, and things happen in the sky. I have prepared everything. In the end, on which side God is on, I can only pray silently in my heart."
Little Davis asked incredulously: "Father, I feel that you have mentioned more and more Oriental slang and famous sayings recently. Are you too poisoned?
Davis shook his head and said: "Child, you can dislike the Orientals, but don't reject the Oriental culture and wisdom. The Orientals have learned the market management experience of our Westerners based on their own culture and wisdom. Has made great progress."
"We in the West are the ancestors of the market economy. If we learn the culture and wisdom of the East, in the new world, it is possible to be invincible in the struggle with the East."
"Remember, in today's world, as a Westerner, external performance does not matter. If anyone truly comes from the inner discriminatory, arrogant or even inherent prejudice like you, whether in politics or business, All are doomed to accomplish nothing."
Little Davis was still dissatisfied, mainly because of his ignorance of Eastern culture and wisdom, but he nodded very religiously.
Facing his strong and sophisticated father, he had to put on a humbly acceptance.
"A final reminder," Davis said with his arms around his son's shoulders: "If this time my power and Fan Jianming can retreat, if you want to rise again in the future, you must establish friendship with him."
Little Davis looked at his father in surprise.
Davis explained: "Don't be so surprised, even I was defeated, and your uncle is also determined to win against Fan Jianming. If your uncle can't deal with him, you should know how great his potential and energy should be. ?"
"If you don't even realize this, in the future, whether you are in business or politics, or even within your family, you will never have a bright future!"
(End of this chapter)