America's Road to Fame

Chapter 394 Cousin Danny
In mid-August, the sunshine in Los Angeles is good, especially on the beach in Malibu, the scenery in the evening is the most pleasant.

Chen Xiran, who was nearly three months old, was in Chen Weilian's arms, giggling as he held a toy and teased him.

Sasaki Nozomi watched this scene from the side, with a demure and happy smile on his face.

At this time, her figure has roughly returned to her pre-pregnancy appearance. If there is any difference, it will be a little more mature and plump, making her look even more attractive.

The servant came to announce that Mr. Drey had come and was waiting for him in the reception room.William Chen handed his daughter to Nozomi Sasaki, kissed her on the face, and said:

"You stay with your daughter first, and I'll go see my cousin."

Yes, it was not John Dray who came to see William Chen this time, but his cousin, Danny Gray, who was also Roger's brother.

When William Chen came to the reception room, he saw a well-fitting suit and glasses. At first glance, he looked like a social elite.When Danny Gray saw William Chen appearing, he stood up with a warm smile on his face, stretched out his hand to William Chen, and said:

"William, I saw your performance at the World Swimming Championships and it was amazing, unbelievable and exciting."

After shaking hands with his cousin, William Chen smiled lightly. The standard politician's smile on Danny's face was indeed exactly the same as that of his uncle John Drey. It's my brother.

But this is the reason William Chen seldom deals with him. Apart from Danny Dray who has been teaching at a university in California before, there is also the fact that compared to Roger's frankness, getting along with him will be easier. I feel more tired, because from their performance, there is no way to get direct emotional feedback, it is always just a decent smile, or a dignified and sincere listening...

"Congratulations too, Cousin Danny, there is an additional member of the family."

Danny Del Rey is four years older than Chen William, and is now 27 years old. Just this year, he officially resigned from his teaching position at the university, entered the political arena, and was successfully elected as a member of the California Congress.

"Thank you, William, I will remember your help to me, thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve the people."

Danny's words, how should I put it, are high-sounding... very politician, it seems that he is indeed suitable for this by nature.

"This is what I should do, cousin, and it's just a trivial matter. We are a family."

"Yes, we are a family, William, and we can trust each other more."

The help Danny Del Rey mentioned was that during his election campaign, William Chen donated a total of more than 2000 million US dollars to several organizations in California in the name of the Kettering Foundation. These donations also helped Danny Del Rey has the support of more voters.

"Is there something to do here this time? Cousin, you also said that we are a family. If there is anything we can do, I will definitely help you."

After both of them sat down, William Chen casually said to his cousin.

"Uh, let me just say it straight, William, you know that the current economic situation is not good, and the unemployment rate has been high. As a member of parliament, I need to make some contributions to the people in the constituency, and they need some jobs... "

William Chen can also understand what my cousin said. He just took office, and he must hope to make some achievements. He is now 27 years old and has become a state legislator. If he gets more support during his term of office, there is hope. In the next gubernatorial election, he will compete for that position on behalf of the Donkey Party. Once this step can be established, then relying on the influence of the Dray family in California, Danny Dray's future future is worth looking forward to.

"Investment is okay, but with all due respect, Cousin Danny, California's taxes are too high and not attractive enough for businesses. You have to see, whether it's Hollywood or Silicon Valley, there are more and more Companies are fleeing California, so if it’s just some jobs, then I can do it, but more, first of all, California needs to lower the tax rate and provide more attractiveness for those companies.”

What Chen William said is also true. Nowadays, those Hollywood film companies, in the production of film and television dramas, mostly choose other American states that provide tax rebates or subsidies, and even Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom that offer more preferential conditions. The proportion of projects that are still filmed in Hollywood studios is getting lower and lower.

The same is true of Silicon Valley. Not only those start-ups, but even many Internet giants are considering moving their headquarters to other states because the tax rate in California is really high.

In the United States, taxes are divided into national tax and state tax. The national tax is obviously the tax that needs to be paid directly to the country. The tax rate is the same everywhere; the state tax is different, and even some states have great differences. Economically developed states such as California and New York state have many enterprises and relatively high taxes, while many states with relatively less developed economies lower their tax rates in order to attract investment.

If start-up companies are more dependent on factors such as local facilities and business environment, then those relatively mature large companies with stable businesses pay more attention to tax rates, because their businesses are stable and their revenues are relatively stable. It will be too big, and the reduction of the tax rate is equivalent to increasing their own income for them.

"I also understand the problem you mentioned, William, but this is not an easy task. I need to have a bigger stage before I can make efforts for these. Now, I just hope that my constituency The people, get more benefits, let them see the effect."

As soon as Danny Gray's words fell, William Chen understood his subtext, that is, he just needs some jobs at present, so that those voters can see that he is making efforts for them and cashing in part of his canvassing time Promise of.

For the time being, William Chen does not need to make too much investment for him. After all, he has just been elected as a state senator. It is not suitable for William Chen and the Drey family to invest too much resources in him immediately.And if you want to reduce the tax rate, or reduce the tax for some specific industries, it is difficult for him to promote it in his current position, and he needs to wait until he sits in a higher position, such as... …Governor of California.

Since this is the case, it's easy. For companies under William Chen, if you just tilt Danny Gray's constituency when recruiting, you can fulfill his entrustment. For William Chen, it can only be said to be a side dish a plate of.

But fundamentally, the main purpose of Danny Gray's coming here today is not to make this request, because he also understands that he didn't have much contact with William Chen before, and it was more to take advantage of his return to California. Sometimes, meeting him and communicating with him more can be regarded as laying the foundation for future "cooperation".

(End of this chapter)