My American magical life
Chapter 526 - 526 85 He Established His Own Chessboard_3

526: Chapter 85: He Established His Own Chessboard_3 526: Chapter 85: He Established His Own Chessboard_3 Seeing his old friend unwilling to take a challenge, CEO Cheng did not persist and offered Scott a new choice.

“If you’re not happy with making short videos, try a different position, Cort.

You need to have confidence in yourself.”

Given a new opportunity, Scott fell silent instead.

Some opportunities lay before him untouched out of fear, but it was only when he was about to lose them completely that he realized how much he longed for them.

“Cheng, if I say now that I want to try running for office, to become a congressman, would you find it ridiculous?”

The blond veteran hung his head low, not daring to meet the gaze of Cheng Daqi, the man who had given him chance after chance.

He was ashamed.

“NO, of course not, Cort.

I would be happy for you.

As long as you believe in your capabilities and find the right method, even making short videos could be done well, let alone being a congressman.

Those things may sound difficult, but once you actually do them, they turn out to be nothing special.

You’re a military veteran, and that alone could earn you a lot of recognition from veteran families.

Plus, you have a unique background.

There are several predominantly white districts in California where the economy is declining.

I’m even thinking of having you try for a seat in the House of Representatives in the future.”

Scott was numb.

He didn’t even know the process of running an election, and Cheng Daqi was already considering sending him to Capitol Hill.

That was too crazy.

“Your first step is to find a starting point.

I’ll help you get in touch with an up-and-coming Republican contender and send you to train in his campaign office.”

In America, political newcomers usually start by helping others with their campaigns—except for the heirs, of course.

Mr.

Wolf Dracula is gaining momentum, and CEO Cheng will help Scott ride on Wolf’s coattails.

“Cheng, what you just mentioned about using the short video platform to communicate with my supporters, wouldn’t that be illegal?”

Scott knew some law, but not much.

He had never cast a vote before, yet he was aware that many candidates fell before reaching the final stage of the race.

“No, short videos are a burgeoning thing.

So far, no one has realized just how powerful this platform can be.”

Obama had already started using internet platforms during his campaign, but towards the end of his second term, suffering from the debuff of losing control of both houses, he passed restrictions on Great Commander candidates using social media to canvass for themselves, of course, without making it completely foolproof.

Afterward, that man managed to leverage certain social media platforms for his campaign, but it was more about organization by his supporters.

Now, short video platforms are just taking off and America’s legislation hasn’t caught up yet—there wasn’t any during CEO Cheng’s rebirth either, and in fact, many politicians have even opened their own TikTok accounts.

This might be a consequence of Obama’s legislative restrictions.

By imposing them, he unintentionally signaled to all the ambitious people that this tool could be extremely useful.

Consequently, not even the slightest additional restriction could be implemented afterwards.

Everyone believed themselves to be the most efficient at using various internet platforms for self-promotion.

So, some individuals opened accounts, others fought for control of platforms—it was total chaos.

And now, in 2018, TikTok was still a foreign concept to the middle-aged and old politicians.

CEO Cheng saw the opportunity!

“Cheng, what should I do next?”

Scott was at a complete loss.

He wanted to succeed, but he didn’t know how.

“Start with making short videos.

Talk about how during this time, you’ve realized how serious the problems are in America, and how one person’s success cannot help more people.

You want to offer Americans a better future and you understand that making short videos won’t save America.

Therefore, you’ve decided to run for office—but all your future campaign activities should be posted on the short video platform, which doesn’t conflict.

As for the specifics, I will get you in touch with the content department.

They will provide you with a filming team and equip you with the resources of a social media influencer with millions of followers.

Go for it, congressman.

Hahaha.”

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Accountant Jia lay in the hospital, his leg broken by a chair and now properly treated, wrapped in plaster, and suspended in mid-air.

Besides his leg, he had broken two fingers on his left hand and suffered multiple soft-tissue contusions—especially on his face.

He had his eyes closed, his right hand tightly clutching the bedsheet.

Accountant Jia was pondering, pondering what to do next.

He had lost everything and had become a fish on someone else’s chopping board.

As a seasoned black police officer with twenty years of experience, Chief Glu’s skills in extortion were renowned worldwide.

Under Chief Glu’s diligent efforts, the “Great Memory Recovery Technique” was very successful.

Accountant Jia claimed he remembered a lot of assets he had forgotten to mention and told Mr.

Glu everything all at once.

Nevertheless, it wasn’t quite a billion.

All of Accountant Jia’s liquid assets, trusts, and properties added up to just a modest nine hundred million Dollars.

However, if you consider the fame of Faraday Future and its projected market value upon going public, it wasn’t too little.

Faraday Future was indeed in disarray.

Most of the funds that Accountant Jia had for overseas car-making had ended up in his own pocket, and both the technological reserves and company infrastructure of Faraday Future were severely lacking.

But that aside, it was at least a well-known name in the new energy vehicle sector—how could it not be renowned in the abstract sense?

You could say, CEO Cheng went through such a roundabout process—setting up the LCE cryptocurrency exchange and dealing with BEC coins—all to make a splash in the new energy sector.