Chapter 1265: The King Bomb Combination and Chatting

A fanatical lover of success studies, and a... faith MLM master.

Enio's father was driven almost crazy by that set of success studies in the Federation!

From the first newspaper he bought after arriving in the Federation, which published the story of how a salesperson became a senior partner of a company from the bottom, and finally how he established his own company and reached the peak of his life, he was completely addicted to it.

He fantasized countless times that one day he could also become a super partner of some company from a door-to-door salesman of hair dryers/toasters/shoe polish/fishing hooks and fishing lines, and finally establish a company himself, go public, and become a successful person.

Whenever he was full of worry about his future and didn't think he could achieve this goal, he would go to the bookstore, buy another success study book, and re-motivate himself.

Being able to find himself again in repeated failures and decadence, from some aspects, Enio's father had actually already won.

He won many people. Not obtaining wealth was not because his ability or his persistence wasn't enough, just because he didn't have the core elements of success.

Wealth, status, power.

Those best-selling authors, the author of "The Business Empire Starting from Ten Dollars," is now the most famous investor in the investment field of the Federation. He wrote a book about how he went from having ten dollars to having the entire financial empire.

In the opening of the book, he wrote that he was attracted by everything inside the first time he passed by the exchange. At that time, he was sixteen years old, and then he entered the exchange with ten dollars he had saved for a long time.

He floated and sank in the exchange for four or five years. On his twenty-second birthday, he earned one million.

Later, he won and lost, went bankrupt many times, and finally, these painful lessons became the experience and cornerstone for him to move toward ultimate success, making him a big shot in the investment field.

Everyone who read this book he wrote would produce a thought of "why can't I" from the inside out.

Even this investor wrote a dialogue on the title page that became the focus of people's chat for a long time—

"If there is anything that only requires you to have courage plus a little luck, rather than requiring you to have a prominent background or amazing wealth to succeed, then it is only finance!"

This sentence was copied by many people, then put into their wallets, or placed on their bedside, becoming the faith for them to enter this line.

They believed that this powerful investor and his experience could be reproduced on themselves.

However, the fact is that almost everyone who read his book lost money. After all, that was just an autobiography, a "novel," not the key to success.

He wouldn't really write the secret of his success in the book. For example, he didn't tell readers that his mother was a senior partner of the most famous accounting firm in the Federation, and he had been in contact with big capital and big crocodiles in the financial field since he was a child.

He also wouldn't tell those readers that his father was one of the board members of the Federal Baihui Bank and had huge influence on the financial industry.

He wouldn't tell people that when he went bankrupt for the first time, the reason he could quickly recover was because his mother didn't want to listen to his complaints about those failures and directly gave him a check for one thousand dollars, telling him not to disturb her rare rest time.

He wouldn't tell people that when he failed in his second investment, his father gave him three minutes to "persuade" himself, and then he obtained an interest-free loan of twenty thousand dollars from his father.

There were many such things, for example, he heard some news in the industry at the parties held by his parents, that a company was facing a merger, but it hadn't been announced to the outside world.

The finance of a company might be suspected of fraud and had already been found to have problems that couldn't be remedied.

These were topics used to warm up the scene when people chatted in his parents' circle, and had crucial insight for financial investment.

Using these, he could climb up again after repeated failures, but he wouldn't tell readers, because readers didn't like this.

If the book wrote "I can succeed because of my parents, not because of my ability," then readers would not only not respect him or worship him, but also very likely go to scold him.

He didn't tell people the truth, only telling people what they wanted to see themselves, so his book was very popular.

Success study books in the Federation were all like this, and those who "started from scratch" were always like this, only letting people see what they wanted people to see, not everything.

Enio's father didn't possess these abilities. He didn't have a mother who was a senior partner of the largest accounting firm, nor did he have a father who was a board member of the Baihui Bank, so he was destined to fail.

People who sell fishing hooks always sell fishing hooks. They won't be able to contact big shots because they sell fishing hooks well, and be able to sell things worth hundreds of thousands or millions.

He didn't possess the elements of success, but he was still working hard on the road to success. The only thing he lacked was an opportunity.

As for the priest of the Saint Naye Cathedral, he was actually more like someone doing MLM.

MLM and traditional capital disk scams were not quite the same. Capital disks purely used high interest and high returns to quickly absorb social funds, while MLM focused on "person-to-person."

Faith and MLM actually didn't have much difference.

Every believer would try their best to let others believe in their God, just as everyone who joined MLM would try their best to let those who hadn't joined believe that as long as they followed them, they would definitely get rich.

The biggest difference between the two was nothing more than believing in God could enter heaven, while believing in MLM could make big money.

Except for the form of expression and the result being different, in essence, it seemed there wasn't much difference.

Letting the priest do this, and not needing him to do MLM or capital disks, just letting him unite Empire people better and more closely, he had such ability. This was his old line of work.

The two candidates Mero provided to Lans were indeed very reliable. They were fully capable of taking on this job.

The next morning, Enio's father came to the manor to meet Lans.

He knew that Lans and his son Enio and the others were very good brothers, but when facing Lans, he still appeared a bit restrained and a bit nervous.

Lans was probably the biggest big shot he had ever seen in real life, no one else!

So nervousness was inevitable.

"Hope our meeting this time didn't disturb any of your plans or anything."

Enio's father shook his head. "I'm doing some relatively easy work now, not specifically responsible for which things.", he said while rubbing his hands, looking a bit unaccustomed to the conversation between him and Lans alone.

Lans nodded noncommittally. "Some businesses in the family might not be so easy for you to accept. You know, in the eyes of many people, we are gangs."

"So I didn't let them arrange any specific work for you, unless you have a strong tendency yourself."

"This time I called you here, it's because there is a matter that needs you to do. Mero recommended you to me."

Enio's father suddenly became a bit pleasantly surprised. It wasn't that he liked work very much, but a stable job could bring him many other things, besides money.

Power and influence.

In the Lans family, although he was respected by people and didn't lack money to spend because of Enio, he lacked a sense of respect from people.

People will always undergo some changes in different stages and different environments, just like Luo Jiefu. Before, he just wanted to earn some money and let his family live a good life.

And now, he was thinking about going to the top of the mountain to take a look.

It wasn't strange that Enio's father wanted to obtain more things. When people were hungry, people just wanted to eat their fill.

And after eating their fill, people's thoughts would be countless.

He was very expectant and valued this job, and also straightened his back, having the feeling of a Boy Scout entering school on the first day.

"Don't be nervous, this is a very simple matter..."

Lans told him what he needed Enio's father to do. For these things, Enio's father was very interested.

It wasn't that he liked this matter very much, just simply being able to analyze that if he agreed, he could obtain many things he had always wanted.

Without hesitation, he agreed. Lans also had expectations for this. "You still have a colleague, you should know him, the priest of the Saint Naye Cathedral."

"Him?", Enio's father's mind flashed a somewhat familiar image, and he nodded. "I think we can cooperate very well..."

After the matter was arranged, Lans gave them a little suggestion. They could consider establishing a foundation, a foundation specializing in helping the immigrant group mainly composed of Empire people, helping those Empire people who really needed help.

Give them some financial aid, legal aid, justice aid, in short, expand the influence, and let them become a part of the entire plan.

The priest also came here a little later. Lans repeated the words, and he agreed almost without hesitation.

Presiding over a big cathedral could certainly allow him to gain greater prestige and influence in the church and among believers, and he could also get some money by relying on this identity.

But his influence and the wealth he could obtain were indeed remarkable achievements for ordinary people, but for the backbone members of the Lans family, they appeared a bit insignificant.

People always have things they pursue while living. Some pursue spiritual tranquility, some pursue material enjoyment, and the priest belonged to the latter.

He agreed very quickly and also promised Lans that he would become a very good partner with Enio's father and work together to do the work Lans handed over to them well.

Watching the "success study master" and the "MLM head" get together, Lans was very expectant about what achievements they could make!

In a short time, Lans hadn't seen their "performance" yet. William called him first to chat for a while, and then made an appointment to meet at a place.

The last time they met was the last time. William seemed to have a lot of words he wanted to chat with Lans about.

The weather in Jincheng today was good. They made an appointment at Lans's villa located in the bay area.

The sun was bright, the door faced the sea, and the girls wearing swimsuits on the golden beach were running enthusiastically in the sun, emitting that intense fragrance of youth to the extreme.

Even if it was far away, taking a deep breath, it seemed that one could feel some residual taste of youth.

Some people liked to stand here with binoculars to observe the beach in the distance, always finding some things they were interested in.

Lans and William stood on the balcony on the second floor. Lans pressed his hands on the railing, leaning his body forward, looking at the beach.

And William leaned against the railing with his back to the railing, shaking a wine glass containing ice cubes in his hand.

In the process of shaking, the ice cubes and the wine, as well as the cup wall, collided and rubbed, making some fine sounds.

"A few days ago, Teri chatted with me about the arrangement of the new job."

He picked up the wine glass and took a sip. "I did a good job in Hucheng. Originally, I planned to continue working for a few years, but he gave me a new idea and proposal."

Lans turned his head to look at him. William knew this was Lans waiting for his follow-up actions. He put the wine glass on the high-foot table beside him at will. "He said, let me go to Manton to serve as mayor."

"Manton?", Lans's expression was a bit surprised. "This span is really big enough!"

Under normal circumstances, a mayor of a city is rarely born from a stranger, because the mayor is elected directly, not appointed directly.

If you want to become mayor, you must participate in the election and canvass for votes.

Some people say that the mayor is the highest point of the political arena that ordinary politicians can reach. This sentence is actually not false at all.

For those politicians who are unwilling to stand in line, only at the level of mayoral election can they defeat the power of the party with their own personal power.

So there have been some strange mayoral election situations in the Federation. For example, a city chose a cat as mayor, and another city chose a dog as mayor.

Things like parrots being mayor have also happened. These "mayors" aren't even people and can still be mayor, purely because of the direct election.

When a voter sees several names written on the ballot, and a small animal that looks more like a person than those people, voters disappointed with the list may choose a small animal, and are unwilling to choose those candidates.

As long as you have influence in the local area, a certain number of people know you, and you meet the basic conditions of the Federation for being elected, then you can come to participate in the election. You don't need the formal nomination of the party. Anyone can.

However, don't think that the mayor is easy to elect because of this. In fact, it is not easy at all.

Especially cross-city election. The citizens of Manton don't know who William is, what things he has done in Hucheng, and whether he can be competent as the mayor of such a big city as Manton.

They will worry, and worry often means they won't vote for him.

So cross-city election is almost impossible. It's not that it can't be done, but the matter of wanting to obtain huge influence in a strange city itself is very difficult.

However, nothing is absolute. When this matter is linked to the political arena of the Federation, rich people, and conspiracies, it becomes not so ordinary.

Capitalists occupy a relatively important position in the election. They will require people with voting rights in their enterprises to vote for a certain candidate, and can pay a sum of money to the people who vote.

The Federal Assembly already has relevant proposals on canvassing and bribery, but they are still under discussion. After all, this relates to the stability of the federal political arena and cannot make a decision hastily.

This actually also reflects the fact that politicians and capital join forces to control votes and election results. Of course, this is also just a relatively basic practice.

A more advanced practice is to directly modify the ballots and election results. Of course, doing so will be more troublesome, and it is possible to trigger some citizens' questioning of the election results, but they won't get any truth, because their class doesn't allow them to do so.

This plan is also not safe for candidates, which means that before the next election, unless he can make any huge beneficial decisions and results for the city's residents, he can only work for a very short time.

Voters will not vote for a mayor who relies on fraud to take office.

The former mayor of Jincheng came from another state and also successfully elected the local mayor, which was using several methods.

Let capitalists canvass for votes, use dismissal as a threat to obtain a large number of votes, and then directly make appropriate "technical adjustments" to the election results. Finally, this outsider became the mayor with an extremely slight lead.

It's not impossible to let William directly go to Manton to participate in the election. With the scale and ability of the current Jincheng Consortium, William still has a great possibility of winning.

The problem now is not whether he can be elected, but whether he is willing to do this.

"What is your own idea?", Lans asked.

William approached Lans. He took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled out two, and handed one of them over.

"My idea...", he took out a lighter, covered the wind with one hand, lit the flame with the other, and then leaned together with Lans to light each other's cigarettes.

After taking a puff, he continued. "... Actually, it's not very complicated. I want to try."

"Hucheng is still too small, with a population of more than 200,000. Although it is a city and has everything a city should basically have, the entire Hucheng is just a small place after all."

"If I want to impact the position of governor in the future, I must have a resume that can be taken out, for example... having been the mayor of Manton."

Manton is the capital of Laizhou, with a very large population, complex internal situation, chaotic relationships, and constant entanglement of power and money. Although the status of the mayor of Manton is transcendent and special, it is definitely not easy to do.

William wants to challenge himself and make preparations for the next election for governor.

Lans looked at him. He is now over fifty years old. Working as mayor for another four years, he will be close to sixty years old.

Running for governor at sixty, to be honest, the age is already on the older side, but this also seems to have become a stage he must pass through.

The support rate obtained by running for governor as the mayor of Hucheng is much lower than participating in the election as the mayor of Manton!

He stared at Lans tightly after saying these words. In the nervousness, Lans took a puff of smoke and said slowly, "Then go and try. You have to take the first step."

"This time it's Manton, next time it's Laizhou!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1266 =====