Game within game: chess player

When Obama walked out of the gate of the Empire State Building, he only saw the car lights of Mike following him from a distance. Obama's memory is extremely good, and he remembered the phone number that Steve accidentally left behind just by briefly recalling it.

"Mr. Steve? Hello, you may not remember me. My name is Obama, and I am a senator from Illinois." Obama greeted Steve with his magnetic voice, which made Steve not think of him even though he didn't remember him. When did I meet Obama, but I fell in love with him just by his voice.

"Hello, Congressman Obama," Steve replied.

"Don't you know Mr. Ye is with you?" Obama asked directly.

Steve frowned slightly, wondering why Ye Fang was mentioned. He immediately became alert and asked directly, "What's the matter with you?"

Obama did not panic at all and said directly, "It's like this, Mr. Steve, I have agreed with Mr. Ye before to go to Illinois for investment inspection. I don't have much chance to interview him except for this matter tonight, so I want to ask you, Ye Sir’s whereabouts.”

Obama's phone call did not give Steve much time to think, nor did he notice the loopholes in Obama's words, because if they had contacted him before, Obama should have Ye Fang's contact information, and of course Obama would definitely find a reason. to prevaricate steve

Steve directly told Obama that Ye Fang was not with him. He went to a private villa in Manhattan. That villa belonged to Ye Fang himself, and then Steve told Obama the address.

"Thank you, Mr. Steve." Obama hung up the phone politely.

Obama looked at the motorcade that had long since disappeared without a trace, and secretly sighed that Mike was so stupid that he dared to stop people without fully understanding the situation. He would have suffered the most.

Obama came to his old car, a classic Lincoln car, started it and drove towards the villa area where Ye Fang lived. Obama is now a civil servant at the bottom of American society, with a medium income. If he hadn't relied on a wife who is a lawyer, his family's income might have been even tighter.

It is precisely because of this that Obama has always harbored the ambition to reach the top. This time he came to New York to find a sponsor to help him run for the Senate next year. Only when he becomes a senator can he truly come into contact with American politics. At the core level, Obama will not let go of any opportunity he can seize.

Obama is obviously more familiar with the neighborhoods of New York than people like Ye Fang, so when Obama arrived at the gate of the villa where Ye Fang lived, Ye Fang and his group had just arrived.

This villa was bought by Nan Yi before he came here. He is like the king of buildings in this villa area. The whole villa has three floors and covers an area of ​​thousands of square meters. You must know that this is a place where land is very expensive in Manhattan, New York, USA. It's a mansion.

Looking at the villas behind him, Obama took a deep breath and secretly encouraged himself to grab Ye Fang's hand. With Ye Fang, he would have a chance to climb into the Rockefeller family.

"Hello Mr. Ye!" Obama stepped forward to say hello after seeing the car stop.

If Omaba hadn't shown his white teeth, Ye Fang wouldn't have seen anyone walking in front of him.

"Excuse me, who are you?" Ye Fang asked.

"My name is Obama, and I am a senator from the state of Illinois. I have taken the liberty to come to see Mr. Ye today. I hope to have an opportunity to communicate with Ye Fang." Obama said sincerely.

Looking at the humble and polite Obama who was past middle age, Ye Fang had an inexplicable good impression in his heart. This good impression may come from Obama's conversation, or maybe because Obama is black. Ye Fang is very aware of the current political ecology and ethnic issues in the United States. Black people who can get into the ranks of senators or even higher-level officials are usually either very capable or have a strong background.

The Obama and Ye Fang in front of him can be summed up as a kind of black man with outstanding abilities, but he has no background, because even if he has a background, it is impossible to find him.

"Mr. Obama must have been chasing him all the way from the banquet, right?" Ye Fang asked with a smile.

Obama nodded and said, "Indeed, I asked for your residence from Mr. Steve, so I came here in advance to wait for you."

At this time, Nan Yi, who had already led people to check the villa, came over and said to Ye Fang, "We can go in."

"Let's go in and talk." Ye Fang said and walked into the villa with Obama.

The villa was very large and luxurious, and all the items were prepared before Ye Fang came to the United States. Even for Ye Fang's safety, Nan Yi had people buy the four villas around this villa and put the Defenders in it. All the system's security personnel are deployed for Ye Fang's absolute safety.

After entering the villa, Nan Yi guided Ye Fang and Obama to the study on the second floor and then exited. Pang Hongfei walked around Nuoda's villa with great interest. Lu Jiuge led the ghost team to monitor all the security in the front and rear of the villa. Check it again, and then start to arrange security measures, all to ensure Ye Fang's absolute safety during his time in the United States.

"I didn't expect Mr. Ye to have such a luxurious villa here." Obama sighed.

Ye Fang smiled slightly and replied, "There is a saying in the Chinese art of war that before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first. It means don't fight an unprepared battle. Mr. Obama, I don't know what you want to see me for so late? We should have done it before There is no interaction. Besides, I just offended the President’s Special Security Assistant, so no American will want to get close to me at this time.”

Obama waved his hand carelessly and said, "Mr. Ye, you still don't understand American politics. No one in the United States will deliberately stay away from someone because of fear of power. If I look at your incident tonight from a certain special angle, A lot of people will want to be your friend. I'm just at the forefront."

Next, Obama told Ye Fang all his life experiences in the first half of his life without reservation. Even in front of Ye Fang, a stranger, he still talked eloquently. Ye Fang couldn't help but admire Obama's eloquence. The authentic American English made Ye Fang feel like listening to the radio. Ye Fang even felt that he could completely throw away the simultaneous translation headphones.

Obama described his political experience to Ye Fang and directly expressed to Ye Fang that he wanted to ask him to be his sponsor to fund his campaign for the Senate next year.

After listening to Obama's passionate self-recommendation, Ye Fang was silent for a long time. Obama across from him was also looking at Ye Fang anxiously at this moment, expecting his answer.

"Mr. Obama, how do you know that I have the ability to support you? The most important thing is, what will I get in return if I support you to achieve your goal?" Ye Fang asked curiously.

Obama seemed to have expected that Ye Fang would ask this question, and answered directly, "As an Oriental, Mr. Ye must be valued by the Rockefeller family and must not be an ordinary person. If he does not have a certain amount of energy, he must not dare to confront Horst. So I believe that you must have the ability to fund me. I believe that Mr. Ye must have related industries in the United States. Even if there is not now, there will be in the future. As my sponsor, I will seek the greatest success for your company in the United States in the future. Financial benefits, my wife and I are both lawyers, and your funding for me is equivalent to having a strong legal support team in the United States."

Ye Fang had to admit that Obama did have the potential to be a speaker, and lobbying was still very tempting. Ye Fang knew that hiring a team of lawyers in the United States was an astronomical amount. If he used this money to not only fund Obama, but also have a lawyer With a strong team of lawyers, it is indeed a profitable business for Ye Fang.

But Ye Fang felt that it was not enough, so he said, "If I was just a local businessman, I believe that what you are saying now will definitely convince me. But unfortunately, what you are saying now cannot convince me yet. I just need to call Steve and he will fulfill all the promises you made to me, don’t you think?”

Obama obviously did not expect that Ye Fang would use these words to block him. Indeed, from Ye Fang's perspective, as long as he gets involved with the Rockefeller family, all these things that are the biggest problems in the eyes of ordinary people will no longer be a problem. .

"But...but relying on others is never long-term. The power of others can never become a weapon in your hands. Am I right?" Obama obviously still wants to fight for it.

An imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of Ye Fang's mouth. The moment he looked at Obama, he was suddenly inspired, and a shocking idea immediately burst into his mind. Ye Fang sat upright all of a sudden. He felt a chill running down his spine. He felt extremely stimulated by his crazy idea.

Obama looked at Ye Fang's uncertain expression, which was sometimes gloomy and sometimes excited. He didn't know what Ye Fang was thinking right now. For Obama, running for the Senate was a major event in his political career. This is a major event, and it may become the pinnacle of his political career, so Obama cares very much about Ye Fang's thoughts.

Of course, if Ye Fang really decides not to fund himself, Obama will have to give up and look for someone else.

"Mr. Obama, have you ever considered running for President of the United States?" Ye Fang asked with his eyes widened.

"President of the United States?!" Obama suddenly stood up from his seat. He didn't know whether he was frightened by Ye Fang's crazy idea or shocked by the fantasy-like idea.

"Well, yes, if Mr. Obama prepares to run for the next President of the United States, I am willing to make this investment. If it is just a senator, the return on this investment is not that big for me, so I don't mind investing." Ye Fang said bluntly.

"This...this..." Obama walked back and forth in the small space of the study, seeming to be having a fierce ideological struggle in his heart. His previous thoughts were limited to being a senator, and he never thought about running for president one day. If running for the Senate only requires $[-], then running for the presidency will require at least hundreds of millions of dollars.

"The funds required to run for the Senate and to run for the President are not at the same level at all. The difference may be ten times or even twenty times."

Ye Fang smiled confidently and said, "What I don't lack most now is dollars, and what I lack is the first black president in American history."

"The first black president in history?!" Obama also felt that his brain was hit hard, and a long-lost ambition rose from his heart. Obama clenched his fists and said loudly, "Yes, who said black people You can’t be the president, who said a black man can’t be the president of the United States!”

"Yes, what we have to do is to create history!" Ye Fang said loudly.

"Okay, Mr. Ye, I have decided that I will run for the next president of the United States." Obama affirmed.

The two people's decibels made Nan Yi and Pang Hongfei outside think that something dangerous had happened inside the house. They quickly opened the door and came in, and saw Ye Fang and Obama holding hands tightly together.

Ye Fang looked at Obama with satisfaction and said, "History is destined to be created." Then Ye Fang took Obama and introduced him to Nan Yi and Pang Hongfei, saying, "Let me introduce to you, this is the next president of the United States, Obama. gentlemen!"

"President... President?! Obama?!" Pang Hongfei's eyes widened and he was speechless for a long time. How could he have thought that the president of the United States would pop out of the room in such a short time? !

Obama's road to running for president will officially start after he is elected as a senator in the future. Before that, Ye Fang still has to invest money to help Obama run for the Senate. Being elected as a senator is the first and crucial step for Obama to become president. Of course, Ye Fang can only provide financial help to Obama. As for the campaign team, he needs to organize it himself.

However, these are not problems for Obama. He has already planned these plans early on. As long as there are funders willing to fund him, Obama is very confident in his Senate campaign.

Ye Fang personally sent Obama out of the door, and the two exchanged contact information for ease of contact. After all, tonight's conversation was still very hasty, and Obama still needed time to digest Ye Fang's idea. The most important thing is to go home and communicate with his wife Michelle. As the real think tank behind him in politics, Michelle has been of great help to Obama in his political career.

It was precisely because of this virtuous wife that helped Obama reach the top. Ye Fang, as the largest financial backer behind Obama, naturally received extremely rich political reports.

Pang Hongfei, who was standing next to Ye Fang, had already roughly understood the ambitious campaign plan of the two. Looking at the shadow of Obama leaving the car, Pang Hongfei said, "Boss, a black president? This is unique in American history. This is the same as winning the lottery." The chances are about the same.”

Obviously Pang Hongfei is not optimistic about Ye Fang's crazy plan. In Pang Hongfei's view, supporting a black man to become the president of the United States is worse than finding a homeless man on the side of the road to become the president. In today's American society, black people have always been at the bottom of American society. A black president is simply a fantasy.

Ye Fang laughed and said, "You have to do something that others think is impossible! Otherwise, don't do it! Just wait and see how I can make a black man become the president of the United States!"