Rebirth of the American Super Boss Road

"Yes, grandpa, that's what I mean," Li Hongfei nodded: "As long as we have the right to vote, we will have the confidence to talk to Steve Barton. The more votes we have in our hands, the more confidence we will have." The more you have, the more leverage you have to negotiate terms with him."

"That's right," Li Yonggui nodded repeatedly: "Who we choose or who we don't choose is another matter, but as long as we have the votes in our hands, we have the confidence to talk to these people..."

Speaking of this, Li Yonggui suddenly became anxious: "There is only less than half a month until April 4th."

Li Hongfei comforted him and said: "Don't worry, more than 10 days are enough. The election office is not far from our home, just a few kilometers. We can go there at any time..."

"It's only a few kilometers," Li Yonggui breathed a sigh of relief: "That's not far."

Li Hongfei responded: "Registration is easy. The key and difficulty now is how many people can we mobilize to register? In addition, can we ensure that everyone listens to our call?"

"This one……"

After hearing Li Hongfei's words, several old people frowned and thought deeply.

The Chinese are not monolithic. The saying "one person is a dragon, and a group is a group of insects" is particularly suitable for the Chinese community in the United States. Even though Chinatown in San Francisco is not big, the various forces in it are intricate and complex. Although no one paid attention to elections and elections before. As for the ballots, once they are leaked, if they are not kept intact, someone will do something wrong. This is why several old people frowned.

After thinking for a moment, Li Yonggui said: "Xiao Wu, you also know the situation of us Chinese. To be honest, we are not that united."

"Um……"

Li Hongfei nodded and expressed his approval. Otherwise, among the many precepts for international students studying in the United States in a few years, the first one is not to interact with the local Chinese.

Li Yonggui was very satisfied with Li Hongfei's calmness, and then continued: "So I'm thinking, this is our first time to participate in an election. I think we should not be too anxious. We can just treat this election as a test of the water, mobilized The scope is limited to the relatives that our family can influence and a few of my senior brothers and apprentices. As for the others... By the way, Xiao Wu, how much benefit do you think we can get at most?"

Everyone else in the family also looked at Li Hongfei, waiting for Li Hongfei's answer.

Indeed, although this matter can bring benefits to the Chinese, in the final analysis, it still depends on how much benefit this matter can bring to the Li family. After all, this Steve Barton is the number one Participating in the election for the first time, the chance of being successful in the election is not high.

Li Hongfei also agreed with his grandfather's decision. It was good to take part in this kind of activity for the first time as a way to test the waters and get a better understanding. If it didn't work, the worst he could do was agree to allow Steve Barton to go to his school to canvass votes. This would probably bring him some benefits. There are dozens or hundreds of votes. In this way, it can bring him a full 300 votes, which is very interesting.

Now when grandpa asked, Li Hongfei responded: "Grandpa, my previous thought was that in addition to voting, I also planned to donate to this Steve Barton.

I have read reports before that if you want to be successfully elected as a city councilor in San Francisco, you need to raise a minimum of 2.5 US dollars in campaign funds. If you are a state legislator, it will be almost 10 US dollars. My initial thought is that apart from myself , and donated at least US$5000 to him in your name.

I think one or two hundred votes and at least US$5000 in campaign funds should be a very heavy capital. My goal is that if Steve Barton can be successfully elected, he will at least invite me as his mayor. Parliamentary Assistant. "

The reason why I donated money to Steve Barton’s campaign fund in the name of his family is because the American electoral system limits the amount of donations that individuals and companies can make to a single candidate. For example, according to the election law that was just revised last year, individuals cannot donate to a single election. Total annual contributions cannot exceed $400, and total annual contributions to all campaign organizations cannot exceed $1200.

As for donations from companies and groups, that’s a bit more troublesome, because the law stipulates that companies and groups cannot donate money directly to candidates. However, this rule is almost useless. Both candidates and donors have countless ways to avoid it. This rule is to donate money to the candidates you like.

Considering that he had just received a windfall, Li Hongfei didn't feel bad about spending $5000 to try it.

When they heard Li Hongfei's goal, the family members were all shocked...

"You're going to donate $5000?! Do you have that much money?"

"Assistant to the city council?"

"Xiao Wu, are you serious? Can Barton agree to your conditions?"

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It’s no wonder that everyone’s reaction was so intense. In fact, in everyone’s hearts, votes are not valuable, but whether it is 5000 US dollars or a city council assistant, it is beyond their imagination: 5000 US dollars is almost equivalent to an ordinary person’s vote. The total pre-tax income of the year, and the assistant to the city councilor... This is equivalent to entering the political world!

Faced with the shock and confusion of his family, Li Hongfei spread his hands and said, "I plan to donate 5000 US dollars, which is almost equivalent to one-fifth or sixth of his entire campaign funds. Considering that a considerable part of it is donated in your name Yes, in order for this $5000 donation to be legal, I need to spend almost $7000.

With so much money and so many votes, if he, Steve Barton, won't even give me a position as an assistant to the city council, then why should I support him? "

Everyone looked at each other: This seems to be the case?If Steve Barton doesn't give enough in return, why should we support him?

The next moment, everyone started to get excited: Xiaowu has been smart since he was a child. If Li Hongfei really becomes the assistant to the city councilor, how many friends can he make if he is given a period of time?At that time, not only will they be able to speak out in the city government and city council, but they will also use this ability to greatly increase the energy and influence of the Li family in Chinatown...

"Then take a gamble!"

After a moment of silence, Li Lucheng slapped the table hard. The old man's face flushed with excitement: "In the past, few of those candidates for parliament came to our Chinatown to canvass votes. Now the opportunity has come, isn't it? A few votes and some money, just for this city council assistant, is worth a gamble for our family!

If it works, our Li family will be able to move to a higher level immediately; it doesn't matter if it fails, it just means losing some money, we can afford the gamble! "

Li Lucheng, Li Changsheng and Zhao Xiao'e nodded in unison, with excitement in their eyes: You're right, in the face of this kind of bet where you don't lose much if you lose, but you make a lot of money if you win, those who don't bet are fools.