525: Chapter 85: He Established His Own Chessboard_2 525: Chapter 85: He Established His Own Chessboard_2 Others make a comfortable living through legislation and fiscal strategies, why would soone like CEO Cheng need to get fleeced by them?
But this logic is sothing you can’t really explain to Scott; instead, Cheng Daqi finds conspiracy theories far more persuasive to him.
“Chan, but I…
I’m just an ordinary guy with only a high school diploma, my wife even got stolen by a black man, I’ve never been involved in politics, I’ve even been holess, would anyone support ?”
Scott isn’t stupid—after all, how could soone who served eight years in Afghanistan co back unscathed by drugs or STDs?
These issues he ntioned were indeed significant stains on his record, yes, stains.
Arica is a place of elitist politics, where the culture favors the strong, not the failures—pirate civilizations were sowhat like this, sowhat raw and savage.
In Hua Country there are countless heroes who rise to glory after humiliation, seen as true heroes erging from humble beginnings.
In the West, even if you beat all your opponents, they’ll still sneeringly call you ‘the dwarf from Corsica.’
Attacking age, looks, background, education, achievents, family, even accents—it’s all too common in Arican politics (just look at the attacks during the elections of Domo, Hi, and Deng, for example).
The so-called public intellectuals from “Yilin” and “Readers” try their best to fabricate stories of Western civilization, but just one look at an Arican election and their ridiculous tales fall apart.
“Cort, so you’re actually a bit tempted, you want to give it a shot, don’t you?”
Cheng Daqi noticed Scott’s worries and understood his shortcomings, but CEO Cheng’s approach was never ordinary.
The blond veteran took a deep breath, looked at CEO Cheng with a smile, and responded.
“Not really, I…”
Approaching thirty, Scott had nothing to his na, his life up to now was just a series of failures.
He was a failure before he t Cheng Daqi, and even more so after—not even gaining followers as rapidly as Kernor.
He developed a sense of learned helplessness, failing over and over, growing more and more tense inside.
He worked painstakingly and seriously on his content, only to have those grave and rigid videos lead to even greater failures.
The blond veteran didn’t have the guts to go after the pie in the sky that Cheng Daqi painted anymore.
“Be a man and tell , do you want to be a congressman, be a political star in Arica, be soone who even your enemies have to take seriously?
Tell , do you want to or not!”
Cheng Daqi interrupted the blond veteran’s attempts to dodge and refuse with a loud voice, speaking rapidly while gazing intently at his pitiable old friend.
Scott, give an answer.
I’m willing to give you a chance, but only if you dare to take it, if you have the ambition.
If a man with nothing doesn’t have the courage to even try, or the ambition and desire to break through his predicant, then no matter how much I help, it will be in vain!
“Yes, I want it!
Of course, I do.
Who wouldn’t want that, to be the center of attention, the star of the party, everyone, everyone desires success!”
The blond veteran got up from his seat, pacing restlessly in CEO Cheng’s office.
“But does my wishful thinking make a difference?
Chan, you’re handso and smart, with vision and excellent communication skills.
You can easily handle investors and employees, and even if you don’t do business to beco a legislator, you could climb Capitol Hill.
But Chan, I’m not like you.
I can’t even handle making short videos, how could I possibly be a congressman?”
The blond veteran’s blood pressure rose, and his cheeks reddened with emotion.
CEO Cheng smiled and said with amusent.
“Cort, I’ve had mathematicians calculate it.
After considering enough models, they concluded that I have a 7% chance of becoming Great Commander of Arica.
Seven percent.
I’m not much of a gambler, so I don’t fancy Capitol Hill, but if you want to run, I would support you, ensuring you won’t lose.
More importantly, I don’t have many people I can trust around .
Huge interests can bring allies without bottom lines, but they would betray for even greater benefits.
I need you to help , my friend.”
CEO Cheng’s 7% chance was shockingly convincing, especially to soone like Scott with limited education, who took it quite seriously.
“That’s the position of Great Commander, Chan, 7% is already pretty high.”
“So what?
Let tell you a little secret, not much of one since any Arican elentary student could work it out.
The mortality rate of Arica’s Great Commander in office is among the highest of any profession, so high it makes statistical comparison aningless—their mortality rate is 17.8%.
Cort, I can support your campaign for congressman, but I wouldn’t want you to die in office, so I might not support your run for Great Commander.”
CEO Cheng’s macabre joke left Scott uncertain whether he should laugh.
“But what if I still fail, Chan?
Maybe my capacity is only suitable for driving, perhaps it’s better not to trouble you.”
Scott longed for an opportunity but knew he had botched too many chances, so he didn’t want to owe anyone favors.
“Fine, Domo and I started a new company, and I’ve invested a little money.
You can co over and keep an eye on things for , take a minor managent role or be a driver, whatever you feel like doing.”
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