Chapter 3848 National Referendum
Because I love her!
When Lin Feng said this with deep affection and emotion, the whole audience was shocked. All reporters were shocked by Lin Feng's words. No one questioned Lin Feng anymore, including reporters from the Washington Times and the Washington Post, the two newspapers that slandered Lin Feng the most, and temporarily stopped slandering Lin Feng. The reason is simple, love!
In the United States, family affection is not the most important thing. The American education philosophy has always been to take care of children until they are 18 years old. After 18 years old, children need to work hard on their own. Of course, there are also many parents who will take care of their children until they graduate from college. During this period, they will still pay their tuition and provide living expenses. But once they graduate from college and officially work, children will usually move out on their own. Even if they don't move out, their parents will drive them out.
Of course, the word "drive" is a bit ugly. But the parents' intention is indeed so. When children grow up, they should learn to face everything independently. Whether they are poor or rich, they should face it by themselves. Parents should let go completely at this time. Legally, parents no longer care about their children at this time. Even if their children encounter great difficulties, parents have the right to ignore them, and the law, including social morality, will not blame them.
Therefore, in Western movies, love is usually described. Although there are many similar movies about family affection, love has always been the theme. It is also the most sacred thing in the West. For love, whatever you do will be accepted by the mainstream society. Even if you do something wrong, they will only say that you love in the wrong way, and will not accuse you of not loving. Lin Feng helped Jessica acquire Chrysler for love, and there is no problem with this.
Not only can we not accuse Lin Feng of intending to use Jessica to acquire Chrysler, but we should applaud his persistence in love. This undoubtedly made some American reporters who were against Lin Feng extremely unhappy. But they had no reason to protest, or even to accuse Lin Feng of making private acquisitions in the name of love. Because Lin Feng's love for Jessica. It has always been in the public eye, and the love between the two has always been talked about by everyone.
Lin Feng supported Jessica to acquire Chrysler for love and for family affection. This time, both love and family affection were involved. What else can the US Department of Commerce say?
Indeed, the US Department of Commerce really had nothing to say. Facing the answer given by Lin Feng, they were silent. Jessica's reason for the acquisition was very high-sounding. She wanted to acquire Chrysler to relieve the worries of her father who had worked at Chrysler. And Lin Feng decided to support Jessica behind the scenes to help his girlfriend fulfill this wish.
In the face of family affection and love, any reason you refute is pale and powerless. No one can attack Lin Feng or refute Lin Feng. Moreover, Lin Feng also had a very domineering statement-Chrysler was defeated by Toyota, and Toyota almost went bankrupt because of the suppression. And his goal is to defeat Japanese car companies. In this case, what is the use of acquiring a defeated Japanese car company!
Therefore,
For a while, the US Department of Commerce really couldn't find any remarks to refute Lin Feng. And those workers in Detroit. But they found the best reason, and the demonstration became more vigorous, and the number of people joining the demonstration increased day by day. Originally, it was only Chrysler workers who were demonstrating, and then workers from other automobile companies also took to the streets. Faced with the overall downturn in the US auto industry, employees of other auto companies also hope that Lin Feng can acquire Chrysler, although it may not bring them direct benefits. But they also hope that Lin Feng's arrival can drive the overall US auto manufacturing industry market.
As a result, this caused a sensation. Detroit now has a population of about 770,000, and the population that took to the streets this time exceeded 400,000. In other words, at least half of the citizens of Detroit flooded the streets. Holding signs with Lin Feng and Jessica's portraits, they loudly called for Jessica to acquire Chrysler, and insulted the fat pigs and brainless officials of the US Department of Commerce, asking them to agree to the acquisition immediately. Give these grassroots workers a way out so that they will not sink with Detroit.
"**! Are these people's brains short-circuited? What love, for love, it's all bullshit. This is clearly Lin Feng's conspiracy! Lin Feng clearly wants to use Chrysler to strengthen 'Shenlong Automobile'. This is the conspiracy of the Chinese government!" Felisca, special adviser to the US Department of Commerce, roared.
"Felisca, it's useless to be angry now. What should we do now? Lin Feng asked to acquire Chrysler in the name of love and family affection. What should we do? Now the EU is on Lin Feng's side and supports Lin Feng's acquisition, and Daimler-Benz also agrees with this acquisition. As for Chrysler shareholders, they also approve of this acquisition. Now the people are on Lin Feng's side. To use a Chinese saying, Lin Feng now has the right time, right place, and right people. Everything is on his side. What should we do?" Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said in a deep voice.
This acquisition case has become more and more popular, and even the US Congress has begun to pay attention to this matter. In this case, he must make the most accurate judgment. Once there is a mistake, it will directly affect his future. He is only 53 years old this year, and has already become the US Secretary of Commerce. He has a bright future ahead of him. He absolutely does not want anything to go wrong at this time.
"Carlos, you have to understand that in the United States, the hawks in Congress will always have the upper hand. By vetoing this deal, we are trying to please those hawks, which will be beneficial to your future prospects. And we refuse The reason is very good. Chrysler, as the second largest automobile company in the United States, must not be acquired by foreign capital or an American who does not understand the automobile manufacturing industry. We are responsible for 700,000 Detroiters!" Felica said loudly.
Carlos Gutierrez frowned. He naturally understands this, but the current situation is not right. If this acquisition causes a greater commotion, he will not be able to bear it. 400,000 Detroit citizens took to the streets. Damn it, where did Lin Feng get such charisma? Do these guys really believe that he can change the current situation in Detroit?
Carlos Guterres is still scheming here, but there is greater unrest in Detroit. Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick walked to the demonstrators and loudly called on the demonstrators to hold on.
"Guys, Detroit has declined. Detroit was once one of the largest cities in the United States, with a population of more than 1.8 million at its peak. But in the past two decades, Detroit's population has continued to lose, and more and more people are leaving. Detroit, go live in other cities. Today's Detroit is dying. This city is dying, and the one who can change the situation in Detroit is Mr. Lin Feng, but those guys in the Ministry of Commerce who enjoy high salaries don't care about us. These guys want to cut off our last way of survival and make our city of Detroit the object of ridicule in the United States. Are we going to let this happen?" Mayor Kilpatrick shouted in front of the crowd. " Guys, can we just watch the city our ancestors fought for all their lives die like this?”
"No! Never!" the crowd roared.
"Yes, we must not let this happen, never! We must fight for our own survival! Therefore, I propose a referendum to vote on this matter. We must use our voices to let those who are in power "We have the right to choose our future, we have the right to choose our future!" Mayor Kilpatrick raised his arms and shouted.
All workers raised their arms and shouted in response to Mayor Kilpatrick's call to prepare for a referendum. Immediately, the Detroit city government dedicated $1.2 million to conduct this referendum. Although some opponents raised objections, they believed that Kilpatrick spent $1.2 million for a referendum when the Detroit government was in such a difficult economic situation. This would exacerbate the deterioration of Detroit's economy and bring Detroit to the edge of bankruptcy. In response to the voices of these opponents, Mayor Kilpatrick responded with only one sentence - the Detroit government now owes more than 10 billion dollars in debt, and there is no hope of recovery. If $1.2 million can be exchanged for the revitalization of Detroit, then this money will be the most meaningful money the Detroit government has ever spent.
Finally, with a strong push from Mayor Kilpatrick, the referendum vote took place. With a cost of $1.2 million, the strong advocacy of Mayor Kilpatrick, and the terrible current situation in Detroit, all Detroiters invested in this referendum. There was almost no surprise. The vast majority of people voted in favor. They chose to believe that Jessica could help Chrysler. In other words, they chose to believe that Lin Feng would definitely contribute behind Jessica and lead Chrysler after the acquisition. Get on the right track and bring Detroit back to normal development mode.
In the face of Detroit's referendum, Commerce Secretary Carlos Guterres can't sit still. Once the referendum is voted on, the Ministry of Commerce will have no way to forcefully terminate the deal. Especially when all parties agreed, the Ministry of Commerce insisted on going its own way, and then let it go against the will of the people. And once some well-fed lawyers prosecute him, the Ministry of Commerce will be in trouble. Although Detroit may have the fewest lawyers among major cities in the United States, don't forget that there is a Ron Law Firm behind Lin Feng. (To be continued...)