Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1377 Panda Lovers

"Christopher, we will arrange all your investigations there. There will be a special translator and professionals from Xujiahui Studio to accompany you to Wolong to scout locations. You will make a feasibility report, focusing on the pandas, how many pandas we can film, how many scenes we can shoot, and what special scenery we can have. Take some footage and bring it back. We will mainly investigate what we need to bring with us. When you come back, we will start casting.

I have already made arrangements over there. You can choose any actor from the Xujiahui Actors Troupe. The photography, makeup, and lighting teams will be sent from Hollywood, and some equipment will be brought over as well. The film will be specially imported and must meet our standards, because this movie will be shown in America.

I know you love your family, and after filming begins, your wife and children can come with you, and appearing as extras will be in accordance with Hollywood standards."

After getting the promise from there, Ronald immediately found Christopher Kane, the screenwriter of "Panda Adventure". Only the screenwriter himself was willing to do such a hard job. Daydream also gave him an allowance for business trips to third world countries.

In addition to Xiao Yan personally leading the team and helping to communicate with the director, photographer, art director and people from the Xujiahui studio, he also hired a bodyguard to be responsible for the personal safety of the team.

"Oh, Ronald, I'm excited just thinking about taking pictures of the chubby pandas." Christopher Kane is a panda lover. He was overjoyed when he heard about this opportunity.

"We had dinner at my house tonight. They sent me some Moutai liquor. You know, it was the liquor they drank at the banquet when President Richard visited us..."

"Really? That's great. I was a young man at the time and I was very excited when I saw the news footage of Richard getting off the plane..."

"Wow, how come this Moutai tastes so good?" Ronald opened a bottle of Moutai while eating dinner that night, and it tasted better than the ones he bought before. The previous ones seemed to have a trademark of a dancer in ancient costume, and the taste was not so strong. Could it be that the Moutai they export is specially adjusted?
Ronald quietly exchanged the other unopened bottle with the previous one. It seemed that the cultural counselor sent high-quality goods.

"Mr. Counselor, thank you very much for coordinating the matter of the panda movie. I asked Deputy Director Fei and found out that you did a lot of work in the middle..."

The next day, Ronald made a special phone call to thank the cultural counselor and also thanked him for the high-end Moutai that he had sent.

"Mr. Li, you're welcome. We know that you have done your best to promote Chinese culture, and we want to express our gratitude. When I came to Los Angeles, my leader specifically told me to interact more with people like you who have made great contributions to the friendship between the two countries.

I also talked to some of your old friends in China and learned that you had entertained the women’s volleyball team during the Los Angeles Olympics. They all said that they were able to win the gold medal thanks to the Chinese meal you treated them to…”

"Hahaha, are they all okay now? I hope I can have the chance to treat them to a meal again."

"The main attacker is in America now, and her daughter has just been born..." The counselor seemed to be very familiar with those foreigners who went abroad and were friendly to China. After Ronald heard this, he also asked him to find the main attacker. Ronald knew that it was not easy for these people to go abroad, and wanted to help them find better conditions.

"Mr. Li is indeed a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty. Before I came here, the leader who talked to me mentioned that you helped organize the entrepreneur delegation and were also the consultant of the first foreign expert committee. He always remembered you and asked me to take good care of you... He also said that if there are any business matters, he would like to consult you more..."

"Hmm? Do you really want to learn more about business?" Ronald suddenly thought of someone. His own business lawyer, Mickey Kanter, was well-known in Hollywood for his ability to fight lawsuits in the business field.

He has helped clients win many cross-border business cases before, and because of his political belief in free trade, he is an excellent consultant.

"Of course, what advice do you have, Mr. Li?"

"This is my lawyer, Mr. Mickey Kanter. We all call him Gray Eyed Mickey. This is the Counselor...Mr. We are all family. This bottle of top-quality Moutai is the authentic one that Mr. Counselor bought for me. It is the same one that President Richard drank at the banquet that year..."

Ronald simply held a banquet at home, using the excuse that he was sending an expedition team to shoot a panda movie, and invited a lot of people, including director Christopher Kane, his adopted son Dean Kane, and the former national women's volleyball team main attacker and her husband, to his home to eat, drink and play.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they talked about how they were all friends, and they found each other in groups of three or four to chat privately. The main attacker also exchanged parenting experiences with Diane, while Ronald took Mitch Kanter to the study.

"Any ideas?"

"They have learned their lesson and now understand long-term investment. American policy is made up of the president, the Senate and the House, and local politics. I don't think they have figured out who is important to them, but they will always gain something by making friends without considering short-term fame and gain."

"You are so familiar with it, do you have any idea of ​​going into politics?" Ronald listened to Mickey Kanter talk a lot about the tricks of political lobbying, some of which Roger Ailes had never told him, and he benefited a lot from it, so he made a joke with his lawyer.

"Hey, although the current commander-in-chief is a donkey party, he and his wife ask for too high a price, and everything is clearly marked with a price..."

Mickey Kanter's gray eyes flashed with that familiar light again, and Ronald's heart moved, and he blurted out, "You really want to go into politics? What public office do you want to run for?"

"I know that I am not a very charming person, but as a technocrat in the system of the Great Leader..."

"Oh, no wonder you were talking about them, hehe. Is there any position you really want to hold? They owe me a favor. If they are ambassadors of a small country, I can help you with some activities, such as..." Ronald pouted at the counselor who was chatting with the main attacker in the restaurant but kept looking at him.

"No, I want to be a trade representative. Now the North American Free Trade Agreement needs to be passed by Congress. I have always been an active advocate of free trade and global division of labor. If I can get this position, I can show my strengths. But when did you become friends with the Donkey Party?"

"To be precise, it wasn't me, but someone very close to me who was more supportive of women's rights, so she has been donating to the president and his wife's PAC, especially after the primary election last year."

"Oh?" Mickey Kanter's gray eyes twitched. At that time, no one thought William could become the president. Donating money was a timely help, and those big donors all received good returns.

"But do you really want this position? There is strong resistance to the trade agreement. Some conservative central states want to re-elect George, the man who signed the agreement."

"I'm sure this is the best intersection of my personal philosophy and career path." Mickey Kanter knew that the position he wanted was right in front of him, and he immediately sold some of his ideas to Ronald.

"You know what? It's a great pleasure to talk to a future politician whose business philosophy is very much in line with mine. Let me see what I can do..."

Ronald reached out and shook Mickey Kanter's hand again.

"Well...what about them?" Kant also pouted at the counselor.

"You know, I have a lot of production business there. I certainly hope that tariffs will continue to be reduced and the market will be more open, but I'm just a small businessman..."

"It's not small. We have a trade deficit of 18 billion US dollars a year with them, which is second only to Japan."

"Is that so many? They are all low value-added shirts, socks and toys, right?" Ronald's own products, except for the lightning lamps, are produced in Qingpu because of the sufficient production capacity and low cost there.

"No matter what, it is a very important national free trade partner. If I become the trade representative, I will promote more open markets on the other side, especially the opening of the cultural and film and television industries... Those people in Congress are very opposed, and we must come up with conditions that satisfy them..."

"Well, you are a very competent trade representative. Let me introduce you to you again."

"Oh, Lawyer Kanter is willing to become a federal official? That would be a blessing for both sides of the Pacific..."

The counselor's eyes sparkled. Today's meal was going to be enjoyed, and this person might very well become an old friend of the Chinese.

"Then congratulations in advance on your contribution to promoting free trade around the world."

The two shook hands again and talked about when he would take the position.

"That depends on Ronald, although this position is not a popular position in the federal government."

The counselor looked at Ronald again.

Ronald smiled and changed the subject. This thing was not convenient for outsiders to know. "Mickey, before you turn to a more noble cause of serving the public, I need your help with one more thing."

"Oh, what is it?"

"I heard that there is a local state university whose women's volleyball team is very competitive, but they lack a capable head coach..." Ronald directed the topic to the former national women's volleyball players.

"You must be talking about Long Beach. We have been suppressed by Texas, Hawaii, and Florida for long enough." Mickey Kanter replied knowingly.

In the NCAA women's volleyball competition, most of the strong teams are from universities in states with beautiful beaches. The atmosphere on the West Coast is also suitable for such a competition with many beautiful women.

"Honey, why do you want to sponsor the women's volleyball team in college? Do you like their costumes?" Diane came over and told a joke to liven up the atmosphere.

"I'm a sports fan. Let me tell you, women's volleyball is the most exciting to watch. Men's volleyball doesn't have as many back-and-forth balls as women's volleyball. These are all valuable experiences I've accumulated from the Olympics, don't you think?" Ronald waved to the main attacker.

"That's true. Women's volleyball games are indeed more interesting." The main attacker is no longer the ignorant athlete he used to be. He earned a degree from the University of New Mexico in America by playing on his own and coaching the team. He also understood what Ronald said.

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"Thank you for your support of the Long Beach University Women's Volleyball Team..."

Long Beach University, a state university that is not ranked high in California, does not have anything to show off, including its sports teams. Ronald donated money to build a modern gymnasium for them, but one of the conditions was that it must be used only by the women's volleyball team and that a former Olympic champion attacker must be hired as the head coach.

Ronald smiled and came over to talk to the women's volleyball team. "I don't know how to win the women's volleyball game, but your new head coach said that they were able to win the 1984 Olympic championship by eating the Chinese food I treated them to. So I will equip Long Beach with a good nutrition team, and I hope you eat well..."

"Ah..."

The female players were all very happy. Long Beach was not as well funded as private universities, and many of them had to prepare their own meals, which was not only time-consuming but also costly. One by one, they came up and hugged Ronald and lined up to kiss him.

Ronald smiled and shook hands with the new head coach, then wiped the lipstick off his face and ran to his car to make a phone call.

"Donna, how's it going over there?"

"Hey, let me tell you, Ronnie, this girl doesn't look like a first lady, she looks more like the first female president..."

Ronald arranged for Donna to meet First Lady Rodham at the White House, wanting to donate a large sum of money to her action committee and then push his lawyer Mickey Kanter to be the trade representative.

But when Donna went there, she found that Rodham's office was even busier than William's, with all kinds of people coming in an endless stream.

On her first day in office, she began to redecorate the White House, replacing all the curtains from those left by her predecessors Barbara and Nancy, and fully restoring them to the style of the time when JFK's wife Jacqueline was in office.

Then there was the Travel Office, which was the White House office responsible for all travel arrangements for the president and his entourage. Rodham first assigned a friend from his lawyer days to serve as deputy director, then changed the reimbursement process, requiring her to take care of everything personally.

This alone is not surprising, as there are many first ladies in the White House who like to take charge. What is strange is that Rodham also wants political power.

Not only did she successfully get William to appoint her as the head of the National Health Care Reform Task Force in her first week in the White House, she was responsible for promoting universal health insurance reform at the federal level, trying to expand health insurance coverage, control medical costs, and achieve universal health insurance.

In addition, she also established several PACs aimed at protecting women's rights, aiming to promote the protection of women's rights in the United States.

She also actively speaks out on political issues. The first bill William promoted after taking office was the Family and Medical Leave Act, which allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave a year to deal with serious personal health problems, care for newborns or adopted children, and care for seriously ill immediate family members.

This is rare among all the previous first ladies. In the past, first ladies would only speak out on some ceremonial bills, and most of them would participate in some political activities to win favor after their husbands had been in the White House for many years, especially when they were re-elected.

"It seems that she is not the good Southern wife and mother in the 60-minute program..."

"That's not the case at all. She was very skilled at collecting the checks I gave her, and she was also very skilled at keeping her promises to me. I think she could have paid off millions of election debts in this short time..."

Donna was also there complaining that the money she donated to Rodham only bought her ten minutes of conversation time, and there was a long line of people waiting to give money. The White House was full of staff members who looked at her sideways. Being a lawyer, the first lady was different, and her business was booming.

"It seems we need to work harder." Ronald also felt that Mrs. Rodham's attitude of taking money seemed to indicate that it might not be reliable to ask her to do things. So he tried to find another way, and directly contacted President William to recommend Mickey Kanter.

"This damn panda lover..."

Ronald's movements in the past few days, except for Donna's movements, were collected by someone and sent to Ovitz's desk. He saw that many things Ronald did were related to Chinese people, so he cursed him and followed the trend to call him a pro-China "panda lover", and then filed all the information away.

"It will come in handy someday..."