Chapter 717

The influence of movies among young people is getting bigger and bigger, and inviting stars to shoot various recruitment advertisements is a verified result.

Although Lanse is not very clear about what kind of brain circuit "stars look beautiful/handsome in military uniforms, I also want to join the army" is, it is obvious that the Department of Defense has found the right key!

More teenagers signed up with a hot head under the slogans of those dazzling stars "I want to defend my home and country."

War is never a romantic thing; Lanse actually hates some directors and screenwriters who write war into a very romantic thing.

This will produce terrible misleading for teenagers, making them mistakenly think that war is a very romantic and non-dangerous thing.

However, he hates it but can't change anything; the Zhou Ao rulers still need more cheap, bottom-level soldiers who don't even know why they have to pay with their lives.

As long as they still have such needs, these creations will never stop.

Lanse doesn't like these people.

Several stars walking toward him also found Lanse. Lanse is very handsome, and now that he is in a high position, he exudes a temperament that other stars don't have, a leader temperament that makes people can't help but want to get close.

This might be a bit exaggerated, but it is also a fact!

This leader temperament on him might not be so attractive to older people, but to these stars who are also young, it makes them want to get to know Lanse.

"Are you also invited to shoot posters?" A beautiful girl smiled, and she waved her flexible fingers to greet Lanse.

Lanse noticed that the man beside her looked at him with unkind eyes; obviously, beautiful girls are always one of the potential causes of conflict.

He didn't want to answer this question and had no interest in these people; they are just accomplices of the Department of Defense sending those ignorant teenagers to the battlefield!

So Lanse just smiled at them with pursed lips, and his footsteps didn't even stop.

The big boy beside the girl flashed a trace of displeasure in his eyes; they have been very popular recently and have high visibility.

Plus the propaganda of the Department of Defense gave them greater influence in society, but he didn't know who Lanse was at all; Lanse's ignoring made him feel that he lost face.

At the same time, he also wanted to show off in front of his female companion; he immediately tried to stop Lanse while saying, "Helen is asking you a question!"

Just as he was about to block Lanse, the officer beside Lanse pressed directly on his chest and pushed, "Back off!"

At the same time, the other hand had already pressed on the holster.

His expression was serious, as if as long as the idiot in front of him had any excessive actions, he would draw his gun and shoot.

Lanse just glanced at him, shook his head slightly, and continued to walk forward; he didn't have time to play childish games with these young people.

The male star pushed back by the officer had an ugly face, but he also knew that this was the Department of Defense; even if it was just a major officer, it was not someone he could provoke at will.

And the other party was ready to shoot, so he had to slowly raise his hands, showing the most frustrated scene in his life in front of the girl he admired.

Until confirming that Lanse had walked a bit further, the officer lifted the alert state, and after warning the male star a few words, he tidied up his attire and left.

Lanse is a distinguished guest of the Department of Defense; both the minister and the deputy minister said that they must ensure Lanse's safety in the Department of Defense.

Seeing the officer walk away, the male star pouted and said, "What's so great about it?"

The girl beside him sighed, "That's a major; the one who can command a major like an ordinary guard, his backing is at least a general."

The girl shook her head, "A general can easily make you disappear in the Federation, you know?"

"Also, I'll say it again, our relationship is not that familiar; don't call me Helen, you have to call me Madam or Miss."

The expression on her face that was undisguised, as if looking at garbage and waste, made the young male star feel a bit hurt.

He has a good face and a good body, which just happens to fit the aesthetics of this era.

If it weren't for the booming development of movies, if it weren't for the fact that he met the filming crew that was scouting for locations when he was producing cow dung, perhaps he would still be in the countryside wearing a washed-yellow white shirt, denim overalls, big rubber shoes, stepping on cow dung and wiping sweat to deal with the heavy work on the farm.

She continued to walk forward, while the male star, his face changing back and forth, finally summarized this failure as "the ancestors were not hard-working enough"; if his ancestors worked hard and became a great landlord, owning tens of thousands of slaves.

Today, he still has to face embarrassment and be unable to fight back like this?

Damn ancestors were not hard-working, making him, a junior, bear huge pressure!

The male star cursed in his heart, and after chasing a few steps, "Wait for me..."

For Lanse, this is an interlude, a small interlude in life; he won't even care or take it to heart.

Soon, under the guidance of the officer, he arrived at the bidding conference room, where there were already many people. He saw Mr. Richard with an unkind face, saw Mr. Joseph nodding and greeting himself with a smile, and saw other gentlemen he hadn't seen in the morning.

They all came to participate in the bidding; the provisions of the "Procurement Law" are still commendable in some aspects, at least allowing the federal government, the Department of Defense, and these departments that can have a little procurement ability to skillfully master the fact of "more hidden corruption"!

Many people are not clear, the bidding hasn't started yet, but the result has already come out.

Not only has it come out, but it might have come out half a month in advance.

They are destined to get nothing, which is why capital likes to erode power—

It can bring returns that people can't imagine!

Lanse found a seat and sat down. As time slowly disappeared, people also sat back in their seats.

A very simple bidding process, people handed the files packaged according to requirements to the staff; this is a very simple process. Lanse noticed that the deputy minister did not mention the "franchise" matter, which should be to avoid the situation that could not happen, so that he could still keep a hand.

The deputy minister did not mention too many things, just said some selection rules and how to know if you won the bid.

The Department of Defense has always been used to being overbearing; he didn't even mention things like public announcement.

After collecting the last bid, the entire bidding process was over, because these bids need "review and evaluation," so everyone needs to wait for a week.

After disbanding, some people wanted to chat with Lanse. Before, they didn't know who Lanse was. Under the strong flattery of Mr. Joseph, many people who were destined to accompany the run knew who Lanse was.

Lanse directly declined their invitation to go out and chat, and returned to the hotel directly.

He sat behind the table and pondered for a while, then picked up the phone.

This time he didn't bring too many people to New Jincheng; Elvin was left by him in New Jincheng.

The phone was connected quickly, and his (Elvin's) voice came out, "This is Wanli Group..."

"Check a few things."

!

Hearing that it was Lanse's voice, Elvin immediately concentrated his attention, "You say."

"The first thing, figure out some situations of Gold Standard Liquor."

"Where is their biggest factory, what are the main suppliers in Liklai State, and their past sales channels in the surrounding areas."

"And the warehouses under their name, let Vaughn check this, he knows."

Elvin interjected, "Are you planning to take action against Gold Standard Liquor?"

Lanse did not deny, "Their president provoked me; figure out their situation first before talking."

"Do you want to kill him?" Elvin asked.

"Not for now, but we can't let him be too comfortable."

"The second thing, check Gut Winery (the liquor company behind Mr. Joseph), roughly the same information."

"This is what you have to do for now," he paused, "Is the situation at home okay?"

Although Lanse couldn't see Elvin, he could feel that he should be smiling when answering this question, "Very good, except that the income from the casino side is still continuously decreasing, the sales situation of liquor has significantly improved."

"People's demand for alcohol has become greater, just like what you said."

"In addition, I heard some news that you might be interested in."

"What news?"

Elvin organized his thoughts, "There is a guy who owes us money, he can't pay it back, he said he wants to use a piece of news to exchange for us letting him go."

Lanse couldn't help asking, "How much money does he owe?"

"And how much is his news worth?"

The guy in Elvin's mouth is a guy who often gambles in the casino, winning and losing, but overall, the more he gambles, the less money he has.

He lost a lot of money in the casino, borrowed several times before and after, totaling nearly tens of thousands, and now he can't pay it back.

The person responsible for clearing the debt went to his side and found that he basically couldn't squeeze out much money now.

Those who owe casino money, owe Lanse money, are actually not terrible, as long as you are willing to work.

Lanse will arrange work for them, even if the money owed can't be paid back in a lifetime, it doesn't matter, work for Lanse for a lifetime!

It's just that most people who can lose so much money, can owe so much money, they are not the kind of people who can do physical work in a down-to-earth manner.

After working for a period of time, they couldn't stand it and wanted to escape, but were pressed down.

According to the company's regulations, he must either hand over the money owed to the company, or become a cripple and then be thrown out.

This is also the company's method of deterring certain people; outside the casino, you can always see groups of cripples begging there.

Some of them were once like the big customers who frequented the casino, guests of honor at the casino.

This guy naturally also knows the rules of the casino; he doesn't want to become a cripple, so he said the information in his hands.

"He still owes the company more than five thousand, he said he knows where a stronghold of the Holy Bell Party is."

Lanse thought for a while, "This news, then let him go to work for another two years, or we find a way to make him speak voluntarily, let him choose!"

(End of chapter)