Ma Yingjiu nodded and smiled, "This time the United States' strategy of leaving Asia is a foregone conclusion. It is hard to say what the future of Taiwan will be like now. However, the price of Americans selling arms to Taiwan this time is too high, and the number of engines is not too large. The eldest son does not accept Americans' proposals very much."

Hou Wenjun smiled and said, "My business is a problem and I will take care of you. I have an appointment with Vice President Li to have dinner in the evening. If Brother Ma is free, can you enjoy the whole family?"

Ma Yingjiu knew what Hou Wenjun meant, so he waved his finger and pointed to the ceiling and said, "Forget it during sensitive times, Hou Sheng, don't worry, as long as Vice President Li cooperates, I will be tactful."

Hou Wenjun nodded with satisfaction when he heard this and said, "I like you, Ma Sheng." Speaking of this, Hou Wenjun raised his index fingers with both hands and pointed at Ma Yingjiu Hou and continued, "I don't know if you are satisfied with the throne of the mayor of Kaohsiung City? But the premise is that you help me get the Americans."

Ma Yingjiu smiled and shrugged his shoulders and looked at Hou Wenjun and said, "You know I am a secretary, so you have to think of everything in front of the boss. When the negotiations are not going well and those Americans come to you, I have already hinted to you. I think they will come to talk to you after I leave this chair." After that, Ma Yingjiu turned his head and looked at the two Americans sitting in the distance and waved at them with a smile.

Hou Wenjun smiled and said, "Brother Ma, you have the ability to join Kaohsiung. It seems that you will not have been in charge of Kaohsiung for too long. Congratulations in advance, our future mayor of Kaohsiung."

Ma Yingjiu smiled implicitly and said, "Okay, I won't bother you anymore. I hope everything goes well." As he said that, Ma Yingjiu stood up and patted Hou Wenjun on the shoulder and said, "Hou Sheng, I want to hear good news within a month. You know that the eldest son can't hold on for much time."

Hou Wenjun smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "I will discuss it with Mr. Li tonight."

After looking at Ma Yingjiu's back as he left, Hou Wenjun turned around and looked at the two Americans walking towards him in the distance, and laughed happily.

"Hello Hou Sheng, I am Colonel Gordon, from the US Department of Defense." A middle-aged man walking over came over and stretched out his right hand to Hou Wenjun with a serious look on his face.

Hou Wenjun smiled and shook hands with Gordon and said, "Hello, Mr. Gordon, I wonder what you are asking me for?" As he said that, Hou Wenjun made a gesture to ask for a seat.

He Chaoqiong, who had completed the registration procedures at the front desk, looked at the two foreigners sitting next to Hou Wenjun, laughed helplessly, turned around and walked into the elevator.

Gordon, sitting on the sofa, looked at Hou Wenjun's young face and smiled and said, "I think Mr. Hou should be very clear about the purpose of us coming to find you. I am a soldier and don't like to go around in circles. I must complete the arms sales mission to Taiwan this time, and I will give you your conditions."

Hou Wenjun shook his head and looked at Gordon and said, "I am very foreseeable to me, the weapons you sold to Taiwan this time include the engine of the F-16 fighter and its supporting electronic parts. The main purpose is to help Taiwan transform its F-5D fighter. The total amount is $1 billion, right? But the price you offered is far more than twice the market price. This is the real reason why Taiwan cannot accept it."

Gordon stared at Hou Wenjun silently for nearly a minute before continuing, "Mr. Hou, I know very well that you do not have the influence you want us to mistakenly think about Taiwan. Although you have passed the silence of Li Wanhui and the hints of Ma Yingjiu one after another, you want us to mistakenly think that your influence in Taiwan's political circle is very strong, but it is obvious that you are wrong. The reason why I am willing to sit at the same table with you is just a routine matter. You are not as powerful as you think, Mr. Hou Wenjun."

Hou Wenjun frowned and looked at Gordon and said, "Yes, all this is just an illusion. Although you, I, including everyone, are very clear that Taiwan will eventually accept the price you offer, but I have the ability to make this process faster. Isn't this exactly what you need? Do you know what Washington's largest industry is? Think Tank."

Hearing Hou Wenjun's words, Gordon was silent again. Colonel Gordon, who was in the Washington political circle without the army, knew very well what the think tanks do and how powerful they are. To be honest, think tanks are tools for wealthy people to influence and even control government decision-making. In the West, especially in the United States, it has a very large influence.

Yes, every American or Earthling says that the US government is controlled by those rich people, but how many people know how these people influence or influence the government's decisions? No one will use money to directly bribe the US president or White House officials. Whenever a rich person or interest group wants the government to introduce policies that are beneficial to them, these people will propose scientific research investigation plans to think tanks in the industry. Of course, as the investor of the project, when the think tank company gives its research report, its research report will naturally be in a favorable direction.

This is one of Washington's unspoken rules or one of the ways to play American politics. Of course, directly funding campaigners you are optimistic about is also one of the methods, but there is a limit on the campaign funding of individuals in the United States. Tycoons in oil, arms and other industries will collectively fund ****, and finance, and real estate tycoons will fund corresponding funding ****. But this is just a funding in the general direction. After the left and right factions come to power, they will certainly repay that industry, but they will never go to which company or individual. But when an individual or company needs it, they will find a think tank company and ask the think tank company to issue a research report that is beneficial to them, which will affect the wishes of the government or the people (think tank companies are very complicated, and Da Wei cannot explain it clearly in one sentence or two. If you don't understand, you can go to Baidu. In the United States, this is a business with a market of hundreds of billions of dollars, but the specific gameplay is not well known to the general public. Da Wei will also write some think tank operation plans later.).

Gordon found that he had met opponents in the Far East, a land where Americans were about to withdraw. American politics was very complicated but could be very simple, especially rich people like the ones in front of him. They spent hundreds of millions of dollars to create a complete and convincing report, and to promote it, a government decision that could make hundreds of millions of dollars or even tens of billions of dollars was made like this. It was obvious that Hou Wenjun in front of him knew this way of playing.

Gordon was silent for a moment and continued, "Do you know how much benefit this matter is behind it? They won't let you do it randomly. I have to say that Mr. Hou, you are too whimsical."

Hou Wenjun smiled and said, "I never thought of making trouble with the US government. I have consulted the Rand Think Tank. After the US military forces evacuate from Asia, they will focus their main energy on the Middle East. I am very sorry that I vaguely saw the US island chain plan in their report."

As a hawkish military figure, Gordon immediately turned his face and stared at Hou Wenjun with a very ugly look and said, "What do you want to do? Angering the US military will be the most wrong decision in your short life."

Faced with Gordon's threat, Hou Wenjun smiled and spread his hands and said, "Okay, this is just an open secret. Why are you so nervous? I can see this report, and Taiwanese people can do the same. But I can help you convince my friend to accept the plan you proposed as soon as possible and write a strong score on your file. Now I want to make a deal with you, a very simple deal, so simple that you don't need to make anything come back, you just need to help me pass a message to your superiors."

Gordon suddenly laughed and said, "Do you know what I hate the most? It's a capitalist like you. Tell me, what do you need me for?"

Hou Wenjun secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this and said, "I am now officially requesting to buy a retired aircraft carrier to the US Department of Defense you represent. I plan to build a park dock in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. I think a meritorious aircraft carrier retired from World War II can become a good theme park."

Gordon put away his smile and looked at Hou Wenjun with a stern face and said, "I have to say that your paranoia is getting worse and worse."

Hou Wenjun also looked at Gordon seriously and said, "The USS Oriskani aircraft carrier (CV-34) is an aircraft carrier affiliated to the US Navy. It is the Essex-class aircraft carrier No. 17, and is also an unofficially long Essex-class aircraft carrier No. 7. The USS Oriskani participated in the Korean War and later became active in the Vietnam War battlefield. In 1975, the USS Oriskani was retired and is now being sold for dismantling. However, as far as I know, the aircraft carrier has not been dismantled until now. The contract executioner Anfang Metal Company intends to cancel the contract, because after calculation, if Anfang Metal dismantles the aircraft carrier and sells scrap steel, they will lose at least US$4.7 million."

Gordon shook his head disdainfully and said, "The US government will never sell a complete aircraft carrier to a private one. I think you will still be deprived of this."

Hou Wenjun smiled and said, "You are right, and the US government has done the right thing. Selling big guys like aircraft carriers to private individuals is definitely an extremely irresponsible approach. I am now buying this aircraft carrier on behalf of Thailand as a Thai government official. I bid 1 cent. Consider it, I will wait for your phone number." After that, Hou Wenjun stood up with a smile, shook hands with Gordon and walked towards the hotel front desk.

Major Alex next to Gordon looked at Gordon, hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Why promise him? You must know that this aircraft carrier has been parked in the port because of the contract. Besides, this old-fashioned and may sink at any time is fine even if he sells it to the Chinese government. This old-fashioned aircraft carrier cannot take off and land modern jet fighter jets at all."

Gordon shook his head and looked at Alex and said, "You also know that he is the buyer of the Chinese government. What he really targets is the Wagliang, which is still being built in the Ukrainian Black Sea Shipyard. He bought the Oriskani just because he was spending money to buy the law. You should know that the Black Sea Shipyard is far away in Europe and even if he bought the Wagliang, he would not be able to drive back to China. However, if our aircraft carrier is sold to him, the United States will have no reason to interfere in the future to buy the Wagliang. At least he can find a basis for verbal war."

Alex nodded and said, "What a sinister guy, our ship must not be sold to him."

Gordon shook his head again and looked at Alex and said, "I will help him pass the news to the country, and I believe the country will sell the ships to him. This cannot be considered a bad thing for us and the military. After all, it is a considerable fee to search the aircraft carrier for more than one year. It has been staying for 12 years and consumed nearly one million dollars."

Alex was stunned again and said with a puzzled look on his face, "Since you know his purpose, why are you selling the aircraft carrier to him?"

Gordon smiled and turned around and walked outside the hotel, saying, "The Rand Think Tank can become the number one think tank in the United States, it's not a waste of time. You will know if you pay attention to domestic news these days. I think Rand Think Tank has started to take action in China now."

Alex cursed again hatefully when he heard this, "Damn capitalists". He didn't know whether to scold Hou Wenjun or the boss of Rand Think Tank, or the world's capitalists.

A aircraft carrier that is so old that it cannot fly third-generation fighter jets, a pile of scrap iron that consumes nearly 100,000 US dollars a year, Hou Wenjun is very sure that he can buy it.

As for Li Shenhui, Hou Wenjun does not have that much influence to influence his political decisions, but in the face of a decision that must be passed, Hou Wenjun still has the ability to speed it up. After all, Taiwan still counts on the help of the United States to help them defend Taiwan, the last province on the map of the Republic of China (actually two).

Hou Wenjun, who walked into the hotel's presidential suite, looked at He Chaoqiong who was sitting in the living room and chatting with A Tu, and laughed and said, "Sorry, I met two friends just now, so I had a few more words."

He Chaoqiong shook his head and looked at Hou Wenjun and said, "I think they are not your friends." After saying that, he shrugged and said, "Your boss is back, you don't have to monitor me anymore. Do you really think I will call to inform my dad that Ajun is planning to kill Lei Gong?"

A Tu's face became embarrassing in an instant.

Hou Wenjun looked at A Tu with an awkward face, walked over and patted him on the shoulder and said, "She is kidding you, okay, you go back and rest first. If you have anything to do, I will chat when I go to the entertainment company for a meeting tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Atu nodded, smiled at He Chaoqiong and said, "Okay, Hou Sheng, Miss He, I won't bother you to rest." He said that, turning around and walking out of the room.

As A Tu left, He Chaoqiong, who was left with only two people in the room, became a little nervous. She knew very well that they would not sleep in separate rooms with Hou Wenjun.

Hou Wenjun looked at He Chaoqiong and laughed and said, "It doesn't matter, let's get used to it slowly. By the way, I'll have dinner with Li Shuaihui tonight. Are you interested in attending?"

He Chaoqiong was stunned for a moment before smiling and said, "Okay, are you dressing up?"

Hou Wenjun shook his head and said, "No, it's just an ordinary dinner."

He Chaoqiong did not answer Hou Wenjun's words but turned around and walked into the room and began to dress up. Although it was an ordinary dinner, her jeans were not good either.
Chapter completed!