Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

Chapter 423 Black Gold (2)

In fact, Roland Allen, who was listening, was not surprised when Henry Rumfield admitted that the bush government had a deal with the energy company, or even if Henry Rumfield said that the cause of all events , all to maintain the status of the U.S. dollar in global trade, Roland Allen still felt extremely normal.

Of course, this is not because the memory of the previous life made him understand what the other party said was true, but the knowledge of the previous life let him know that the lifeblood of the bush family is oil and dollars.

If it is more fruitful, it is to ensure the important position of oil in human energy, and to ensure that the US dollar is the leading currency in oil transactions. In fact, it is to ensure the vital interests of the bush family.

Why?

Because the bush family started with oil and dollars!

The great-grandfather of Little Bush, Samuel, was also a genius who could hold his thighs.

When he was young, he happened to meet the American Industrial Revolution. Although he was in the steel manufacturing industry, he knew that oil was the lifeblood of the industrial revolution, so he decisively hugged the Rockefeller family's lap, and Frank Rockefeller, brother of oil tycoon John Rockefeller, hit it off.

In 1900, Rockefeller, who monopolized 80% of the oil refining industry and 90% of the oil pipeline business in the United States, was an invincible existence. Business is also booming.

No way, when Rockefeller, who sells oil, told every railroad company in the United States that you can only use my younger brother’s steel equipment, would the bosses of those railroad companies dare to fart?

Try it and die!

You won’t even sell oil!

With the support of the other party, the great-grandfather of Little Bush, Samuelton, became the top industrialist at that time.

But the good times didn't last long.

Anyone who knows that period of history knows that in 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Standard Oil Company was split into 34 regional oil companies, because the free pricing brought about by the monopoly made the government smell danger .

As a result, the oil empire controlled by the Rockefeller family collapsed, and the great-grandfather of the small bush...

was also affected by this matter.

This is like what Kong Shangren sang in "Peach Blossom Fan"—

"Seeing him building Zhulou, seeing him entertaining guests, seeing his building collapse!"

After witnessing the rise and fall of the Rockefeller family with his own eyes, Samuel understood that without rights, you cannot monopolize the most profitable business in the world. After that, the U.S. government needed to unite business people to form the War Industry Committee to act as a liaison and supervisor of government procurement and commercial trade. As a top industrialist, he took over this thankless job.

Entered the War Industry Committee and became the head of the Ordnance Section and the Weapons and Ammunition Section.

And sent his son Prescott into the army.

Of course, after joining the committee, what he did the most was not in charge of procurement, but making friends. In the end, he became friends with Hu Hua, who was also born in machinery and industry and served as the chairman of the American Relief Committee.

I have to say that Samuel has a very good vision.

When he wanted to pursue business development, he hugged the thighs of the Rockefeller family, and when he sought power, he discovered the thirty-first president of the United States. Although after Hu Hua took office, he immediately Put your best friend on the Unemployment Relief Board and get him a job in Washington, but in fact...

It was not this matter that helped Samuel the most, or in other words, changed the fate of the bush family.

Because when Hu Hua was the Minister of Commerce, the two began to communicate frantically. When they discovered that the economy of a country's lifeblood can actually be reflected in currency, getting into the financial industry became what Samuel wanted to do most.

With the help of the other party, Samuel entered the fourth district of the Federal Reserve System of the United States, that is, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, and served as a director of it. It was precisely because of this choice that his son Prescott , that is, the father of the old bush, and the grandfather of the little bush, met George Walker.

Who is George Walker?

A descendant of a slave owner family, he organized the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Of course, his greatest achievement is not actually this, but the creation of the 'GH Walker and Co.' investment company at One Wall Street.

Later, it was acquired by Merrill Lynch and became a shareholder of Merrill Lynch.

If this move does not reflect his bullishness, then Brown Brothers Harriman, which he has a stake in, is the largest private bank in the United States, and, during his eleven years as president, was selected by the BBC as the greatest The first of the 100 Britons in the United States and the only president in American history who was re-elected for four terms provided a large amount of political contributions.

And his hard work finally made his son-in-law cheaper.

When Samuel was the director of the Federal Reserve Bank, his son Prescott hooked up with George Walker's daughter, and if his father and father-in-law paved the way for him, if he still can't do it Wake up, that's a joke!

When Prescott's father-in-law retired from Brown Brothers Harriman, he became a partner in the firm, and when the wheelchair president took office, he joined the Planned Parenthood Joint Board.

Although the other party eventually died of illness during his term of office, the successor was still supported by the bush family, so he worked from the finance chairman of the Elephant Party in Connecticut to the senator.

Of course, while climbing up the ladder, this one didn't forget how Dad made his fortune.

When he used his father-in-law's influence to get an official position, he also pushed John Rockefeller's grandson, Nelson Rockefeller, and recommended him to serve as the Assistant Secretary of State during the presidential term in a wheelchair. After mixing his qualifications, he also supported him as the Governor of New York.

What kind of affection is this?

I am so special that I am not the Secretary of State, I will let you go!

With this kind of support, even if the Rockefeller family did not have the same glory as before, they continued to support Prescott’s son, Old Bush. When Old Bush retired from the army, he planned to take root in Texas, but When encountering the problem of no money and no technology, they still control the shares of major crude oil companies and directly give money to the oil fields!

And when the old bushes wanted to go official, but failed in the Texas Senate election, Nelson Rockefeller directly introduced this nephew to his confidant Kissinger, and then Kissinger changed hands Pushed it to Nixon!

The first important position in the old Bush's life, how did he come to be the US ambassador to the United Nations?

When his grandfather hugged Rockefeller's lap, everything was doomed!

Afterwards, the position of the chairman of the National Committee of the Elephant Party was a matter of course!

Why can't you get your hands on the presidency if you are the director of the CIA?

Don't be ridiculous!

When my grandfather took root in the oil field and my father still held on to the thighs of energy giants, whether I can be president is not what the law decides! And when my grandfather is betting around and my dad is holding shares in major financial companies on Wall Street, even if the law clearly states that a guy who serves as the director of the CIA cannot be president, we can still amend the law!

In this case, Roland is really too lazy to listen to Henry Rumfeld and him talk about their relationship with oil and the dollar, because the stability of oil and the dollar is not only the stability of energy giants, Wall Street and the military-industrial complex, but also It is the stability of the bush family itself. Although it is a bit exaggerated to say that oil and dollars belong to the bush family, but...

You can’t say oil and dollars, they don’t belong to them, right?

But when Henry Rumfield really put all this on the table, Roland knew that there were some things that he really had to listen to, and things like shale oil...

Why!

It’s hard to say!

"Henry." Roland, who still didn't want to get into the topic, looked at the other party with a smile, and said, "You and I, an entertainment guy, talk about shale oil... Is this really good? I don't understand energy at all, so..."

However, before Roland finished speaking, Henry Rumfield, who was determined to draw him into the game, smiled and said: "No, No, No, things like oil are different from the semiconductors you make. , In fact, there is no technical content."

"There is no technical content and there are barriers to entry. While the market has been divided up, any newcomers will be attacked by inherent forces." Roland was not fooled, he wanted to pick himself up.

As soon as he said this, the smile on Henry Rumfield's face became even wider. He took a sip of water from his water glass, then shook his head and said, "Well, Roland, in fact, from the beginning to the end, we didn't lure you into this industry." the meaning of.

So, you should be able to rest assured and let me finish my sentence, right? "

After Roland continued to show his resistance, Henry Rumfield stopped pretending, and following his showdown, Roland also showed a wry smile on his face, turned to look at his wife, and found that she was leaning on the sofa After closing his eyes and resting his mind, he realized that he just didn't want to hear the crap, and he had to finish listening before he could leave.

Since this is the case, Roland didn't hold back anymore, and said directly: "The FBI owes me a favor."

"Sony must die. Regardless of the final outcome of the Enron case, we will do it before June this year."

When it came to the exchange of interests, Henry Rumfield, who had been prepared for a long time, also answered quickly.

"The FBI directly intervened, the Department of Justice will follow up within a month, and we promise to complete the dismemberment of Sony within three months."

"This is what I deserve, and besides, this matter is also beneficial to you." Roland showed his greed.

But Henry Rumfeld felt natural, as if capital is not greedy, that is a strange thing.

So he asked, "What asset do you want?"

"Sony Music Entertainment." Roland said bluntly.

"What is your internal valuation?"

"Two billion, buy one billion in half."

"Halve again, 500 million, three-year fundraising period, how about it?"

"make a deal."

Roland stretched out his right hand.

Looking at this situation, Henry Rumfield immediately raised his hand and shook hands.

Clean conversations are like shopping for vegetables.

As soon as they talked, a company with a market value of more than 2 billion was set at 500 million by the two.

It seems ridiculous, but power and money transactions are like this.

What you want, you say, what I want, I say too.

When the two parties feel right, the transaction can be concluded happily.

As for what negotiations?

Please, only do business, you need to negotiate.

And now they are not doing business at all!

In the case of grabbing with a gun, just kill the rebels directly.

No need to waste drool.

"So you can listen to me now?" While shaking hands with Roland, Henry Rumfield also sighed: "Now I finally understand where your wealth comes from, you are so guarded, No one else can fool you at all."

"Oh, Henry, please don't say that." Roland smiled and shook his head, "I just feel that I'm still young and have a lot to learn, so I try to reduce contact as much as possible before I understand it, so as not to be overwhelmed by lack of knowledge. Make a joke."

"Humph hum~"

Henry Rumfield snorted a few times, ignoring Roland's shameless caution, and then said directly: "Actually, you can understand shale oil as oil stored in rocks, and those that can be directly extracted Oil fields are different, and shale oil is very troublesome to obtain. According to the processing technology, there are basically three types of pyrolysis, hydrogenation, and heat treatment.

Anyway, you are not involved in this line of work, so I don’t need to tell you about the specific craftsmanship. In addition, we have cooperated many times, so I can actually explain to you the key to the problem and our attitude.

At the beginning of the last century, we already tried to extract shale oil. This project was led by the Department of Energy at the time, but it was not successful because when shale oil was extracted, carbon dioxide emissions were higher than conventional oil production. In addition , gaseous products such as nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen chloride during the extraction process, as well as particulate matter in the air, can cause destructive pollution to the environment. People living in shale oil mining areas have a much higher chance of suffering from asthma and lung cancer than in other places .

So, when a lot of oil was discovered in East Texas, we put a moratorium on shale oil development.

But in the 1950s, when we changed from an oil-exporting country to an oil-importing country, the development of shale oil was put on the agenda again. Oil with poor mobility is collected by means of driving and other methods, but this collection method will affect the water pattern of the surrounding area, and the groundwater table needs to be lowered below the oil shale formation, which will cause a lot of impact on the surrounding cultivated land and forests , So, it was finally stopped.

It is precisely because it is very troublesome to mine and has a great impact on the environment, so the donkey party that has no close relationship with energy companies is unwilling to pass our development plan, but...

We now have to develop shale oil.

Moreover, we have a new technology that is different from before.

Even if the impact of technology is temporarily unknown, we will put this project on the agenda no matter how the donkey party blocks it.

And this is also the purpose of my meeting with you...

We want you to give us a message and tell Zipperton that we are definitely going to push for the Energy Policy Act, and if they're willing to pass this bill, we can actually sit down and talk about it..."

Under the lens, Henry Rumfeld's eyes flashed brightly.

Roland, on the other hand, greeted the other party's mother in his heart.

'Grass your mother! '

In fact, when he learned that the small bushes had conspired with the energy giants for a deal, he knew that Henry Rumfield would meet with him in a situation where the donkey and the elephant were torn apart. The situation would definitely not be that simple, but when When the other party really spoke out his appeal, Roland realized that this **** is far more than simple!

This special code is simply for me to find and scold!

Ask him to help send a message to Zipperton, expressing that he wants to cooperate with the Donkey Party to promote the development of shale oil?

Didn’t this Nima just see that he wanted to contact Old Bush and Zipperton at the same time to engage in "House of Cards"!

Roland can guarantee that if they hadn't made this move by themselves, they would definitely fight the donkey party to the end on the bright side, and with his intervention, a detour has become their best choice!

After all, a president can reign for up to eight years, and within eight years, it is impossible to revive an industry!

If the successor is still his own, then all of this is easy to say, but if not...

That fun, it's a big hit.

If the successor is in opposition and pushes his own bill...

Doesn’t that mean you have nothing?

So, if you want to solve the problem fundamentally, you can only achieve bipartisan cooperation.

But the question is, let the little bushes go directly to the donkey party for peace talks?

Is this realistic?

The little bush can be what it is today, it is all the efforts of his ancestors and all parties!

As the second-generation ancestor of the American political arena, it is absolutely impossible for him to bow his head to those ordinary people!

In this situation, to smash to the end and show his fists, that's what he should do most!

But if in the process, there is capital to support him and help the donkey party bring him friendship and peace...

Then he...

Actually, it’s not that unreasonable, is it?

Although on the surface, Henry Rumfeld hopes that Roland can tell the donkey party that he also has the idea of ​​peace talks, but if it happens, they will definitely promote it as the donkey party!

Because the basis of cooperation is that the donkey party backslid on the Enron case, and once it backs down, it is to admit defeat!

I want to cooperate with you and want to slap you in the face?

This is simply more than robber logic!

And when this kind of thing was put in front of Roland, he could understand with the soles of his feet that this group of old coin specials was cheating himself!

"Son of bitch!"

After returning to the hotel, Roland kicked over the round tea table in the living room!

Even if Henry Rumfield can represent the small bush government to waive his 500 million investment in the acquisition of Sony Music Entertainment and suspend subsequent payments for three years, he is still very unhappy!

Because of this matter, it is impossible to complete!

Note: ①The reason why the old Bush’s father was able to become a partner of Brown Brothers Harriman Bank was because his father-in-law gave him the position, and the power of the Bush family is not as simple as one family and two presidents. So far, the Rockefeller family, which is still active in the oil field, is still their hardcore, and in addition to Merrill Lynch, they also have shares in Carlyle Capital. Isn't the so-called president's club just because these presidents are not presidents at all? And Bush Jr. had a fight with Gore before he took office, and a fight with Congress after he took office, isn't it because no one can afford to mess with him? Besides, he is not going to be president at all. He is going to avenge his great-grandfather who was damaged in the antitrust bill. ②It is not a precedent for Arnold Schwarzenegger to bet on the donkey and the elephant at the same time. The great-grandfather and the great-grandfather of the small bushes are called one person to hold one side, and the whole special size will make you snort and bald. ③The shale oil pushed by the small bush has resumed mining since 2003, and the reason why the donkey party does not stop it is not because it cannot be stopped, but because of the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1441, the small bush directly sent Iraq War has been declared. This is no longer a question of whether to stop or not, but a question of being unable to stop in wartime. ④ As for the pollution from shale oil exploitation, there are indeed such things. Comrade Guan Hai has tried to get rid of this project more than once in the name of environmental protection since he took office. .