Chapter 55

"Haven't we always been talking on the phone and communicating via fax?"

Lin Ran felt inexplicable.

Nothing big had happened recently either.

Lin Ran had indeed caused a huge stir in the academic community, but this was limited to the academic community.

For most of the public, they didn't care about a Chinese mathematician solving the Fermat conjecture; if it were a black mathematician, their interest might be a bit stronger.

Chinese people can win the Nobel Prize in Physics, so is it strange to win another Fields Medal?

The big event before that should be that on May 1st, before Lin Ran left America, a U-2 aircraft of America flew over Soviet Russia and was shot down by the Russians.

This incident was hyped up on television and newspapers at the time, further rendering the tense situation of the Cold War for the global public.

Another possibility was that John Morgan realized the value of the three shipping-related patents in his hands and hoped to talk to him about patent transfer.

However, this shouldn't need to be rushed; after all, shipping is a long-term business, and it takes a long process from obtaining a patent to converting achievements into economic benefits.

Besides this, Lin Ran thought and thought, but couldn't think of anything that would make the other party so anxious.

After he got into the other party's Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II, John Morgan then rambled on to clarify the general meaning:

"Now the election situation is very bad for the Morgan family. Originally, Nixon and Kennedy's support rates were very close, and the damn Nixon even planned to accept Kennedy's invitation for a public debate. They will have a televised debate on the 29th of this month.

Damn it, maybe Nixon will really lose this election. If such a thing happens, it will be very unfavorable for us."

The Silver Cloud II was a luxury car just released by Rolls-Royce last year, and it already had an independent front suspension and a leaf spring rear suspension system.

Lin Ran was sitting in the back seat and was still sighing about the comfort and quietness of the Rolls-Royce—the rich really know how to enjoy themselves—but John Morgan's words made him jump:

"Nixon? Don't you Jews support Kennedy?"

"Who told you I'm Jewish? We are Anglican. Besides, the Morgan family has always been inclined towards the Elephant Party," John Morgan explained.

"Jewish scholars led by Professor Horkheimer, as well as most Jews in the Federation, support the Donkey Party and support Kennedy because they need Kennedy to support Jewish interests.

Including Kennedy's speech to the Zionist Organization of America last month, which emphasized friendship with Israel, this further consolidated the support of Jewish voters.

The Elephant Party is more in line with Morgan's needs in terms of interests," John Morgan added.

Lin Ran stroked his chin. As someone who had opened the "God's eye view," he knew that Kennedy would win this round. The butterfly effect he brought was still limited to the field of mathematics, and the changes caused to shipping had not yet spread, so it shouldn't affect the result of this election.

John Morgan thought that Lin Ran was Chinese and was worried that what he said was not clear enough:

"In a place like America, if you want to grow your business, it is impossible not to have a relationship with Washington and the White House, especially since what you are doing is aerospace. At present, it is completely dependent on White House funding, and the NASA administrator is also directly appointed by the President.

Congressional review is just a nominal formality. If Kennedy is elected and we don't support Kennedy, it is very likely that even if our technology is leading, they won't give us NASA orders.

The original plan was that if Nixon was elected, based on the tradition of the Morgan family supporting the Elephant Party in the past, he would at least create a fair competition environment for us.

After changing to Kennedy, this tradition was broken.

But if we want to turn around and support Kennedy, we must be fast, preferably before the President's televised speech, which is why I hope to discuss this matter with you as soon as possible."

Lin Ran felt even more inexplicable: "I am a Chinese from Europe; you discuss supporting Kennedy or Nixon with me? Shouldn't you ask your family?"

John Morgan said helplessly: "General Aerospace has been spun off; it is now my business, not the family's business.

Kennedy's election won't affect the family business, but Kennedy's election can affect General Aerospace.

The family's meaning is that I don't need to take any action, just wait for the results.

Plus, in previous American elections, the Elephant Party's winning rate has overwhelmingly exceeded the Donkey Party's.

And the current President Eisenhower is from the Elephant Party, and Kennedy has a lot of negative factors on him; Catholicism and Irish descent are both negative factors.

Even if their polls are similar now, when they actually vote, the public will still choose Nixon.

So they don't think Kennedy will win.

But I have felt something wrong from the polls and Nixon accepting the televised debate.

I hope to discuss it with you; I want to hear your opinion on this matter."

Lin Ran asked back: "If we turn around and support Kennedy now, is it too late?"

John Morgan looked directly at the other party, his eyes carrying a hint of hesitation: "Will Kennedy really win? Currently, their poll data is just similar, and the future televised debate is unfavorable to Nixon.

But it doesn't mean Nixon is doomed to lose. Although the Morgan family hasn't made a decision, many members of the Morgan family have already expressed support for Nixon.

The Rockefeller family is even more openly supporting Nixon."

This kind of thing is indeed not easy to say on the phone or by fax. John Morgan was very hesitant; this was related to whether General Aerospace could get NASA orders and whether he could compete for the position of head of the Morgan family based on General Aerospace.

"Rockefeller? Rockefeller also supports Nixon?" Lin Ran was dumbfounded. In his impression, the big capitalists of the 21st century all supported the Donkey Party.

"Of course, don't you know that the Governor of New York State, Nelson Rockefeller, is a member of the Elephant Party? If it is said that Morgan only has some family members expressing their stance, Rockefeller is supporting the Elephant Party in the name of the family," John Morgan said.

After thinking for a moment, he seemed to have thought of something, "Randolph, how about this: there is a Nixon fundraising dinner tonight; I will take you to see it.

It just so happens that there are other fun things after the dinner ends, just to open your eyes. I see that the life you live is like a Puritan's.

After you've seen it, let's plan properly."

A hint of a wicked smile appeared on John Morgan's face. Lin Ran looked at the other party's expression and thought: Is this going to take me to see an "impart" of the upper class in America?

However, Lin Ran remained calm on the surface: "Alright, I'll go back to Columbia University first, and wait for you to pick me up tonight.

Also, one more question: can I see Nixon himself?"