Chapter 421： The mayor has an appointment

New York City Hall is located in Lower Manhattan, just a few blocks away from Princes Street. The City Hall, built from 1803 to 1812, is the oldest of the city halls still in use in the United States, and its rotunda is also a landmark in New York City.

It was nine o'clock in the morning in Manhattan on Wednesday, and New York was busy. People came and went in a hurry, and no one even paid attention to whether the person passing by was a man or a woman. It's an exaggeration to say this, but New Yorkers really don't have time to pay attention to whether there are beautiful men and women around them at nine in the morning. Therefore, Evan-Bell just added a pair of black-rimmed glasses without lenses, so that he can move forward calmly in the crowd.

Walking into the Rotunda of City Hall, you have to empty your pockets and go through security. This is a rule that has been left over since September 11 last year. Finding the mayor's office is not a difficult task, because the mayor has no office at all. Walking up to the second floor, the first large room on the right is an open office hall transformed from a large conference room.

Among the staff is the mayor, Michael Bloomberg, who is on the job like all ordinary staff.

Before January 1, 2002, when Michael Bloomberg was mentioned, he was a world-famous media tycoon. The Bloomberg News Agency (also known as Bloomberg News Agency) he created was second only to the United Kingdom. Reuters is the world's second largest information company, with 82 offices worldwide and annual revenue of $2.4 billion. The old man, who is about to turn 60 this year, is a millionaire with a net worth of more than 18 billion US dollars, and a super-rich on the same level as Bill Gates.

For the legendary mayor of New York City, Evan Bell is familiar with him both as a New Yorker in this life and in the past. Before 2000, Michael Bloomberg was a media tycoon, a financier, an information technologist, but had nothing to do with politics.

In 2001, the former mayor of New York could not be re-elected due to legal restrictions. This courageous old man paid 69 million US dollars to run for election. While creating the most expensive mayoral election record, he also successfully became the mayor of New York City and officially took office on January 1 this year. .

When he took office, Michael Bloomberg said, "Because I ran for mayor at my own expense, my future policies will not be swayed by campaign finance investors." After taking office, billionaire Michael Bloomberg Lomborg gave up the generous salary of 190,000 dollars given by the government, and only took an annual salary of one dollar symbolizing xìng, creating a new history of the United States.

At the same time, Michael Bloomberg also took the New York subway to work every day. This move was initially called a "show" by the media. He persisted for nine years, rain or shine. Because he believes that taking the subway not only saves money, but also relieves traffic congestion in the city center. .

He did what he said and brought many thriving changes to New York. Michael Bloomberg won the hearts of New York citizens and was successfully re-elected as mayor for three terms. Before the Evan Bell car accident, New York City's The mayor is still the respectable old man. Therefore, Evan Bell was naturally impressed by him.

But no matter what Michael Bloomberg is personally, and no matter how successful he is in the position of mayor of New York, among his multiple identities, there is always a title of "politician", and he is bound to not be treated as an ordinary businessman. Otherwise, the reconstruction of the World Trade Center in the past life would not have changed as much as Evan Bell remembered. Of course, the rebuilding of the World Trade Center isn't just a matter of New York City. There are so many things involved, and Michael Bloomberg can't be alone.

Today, Evan-Bell went to see the mayor. It can be said that the mayor conducted the first mōjing on Evan-Bell, and it can also be said that Evan-Bell was confused about the depth and depth of the water. Tentative.

Michael Bloomberg sits behind an ordinary desk, which is nothing special except that it's slightly larger because there are more files on the desk than others. Evan Bell looked left and right, he didn't even see the sign of the mayor's exclusive secretary. Could it be that the mayor doesn't even have a secretary.

Evan-Bell just paused and walked straight to the mayor's desk. "Hello, Mr. Mayor, I'm Evan-Bell. I made an appointment for a meeting at nine o'clock this morning."

The silver-haired old man in front of him raised his head, showing his kind face, long narrow eyes and slightly adducted hooked nose, one could see his shrewdness as a businessman, but the smile on the corners of his mouth and the clear wrinkles in the ravines , but with a special affinity.

"Evan, it's nice to meet you." Michael Bloomberg stood up from his position, stretched out his hands to hold Evan Bell's outstretched right hand, "please sit down. I came to you today mainly to talk Talk about "〖Freedom〗 Tower, design drawings. "

Michael-Bloomberg directly surprised Evan Bell, and the situation at this time was a little different from what he expected. The whole office is full of people, not to mention that the partition wall has ears, it is just an open and honest conversation. This reminds Evan Bell of a comment he read in Time magazine last week, "Bloomberg brings unprecedented productivity and transparency to New York City."

Could it be that I made a mistake in my estimation? So, why was the design of the "〖Freedom〗 Tower" changed countless times in the past life, and the start of construction was postponed from 2003 to 2006, and the design drawings were finally finalized, but they were still beyond recognition. Are there any twists and turns here?

"You didn't attend the press conference yesterday, although you may have learned about it from the news, but I still want to tell you solemnly. Congratulations, Evan "〖Freedom〗 Tower 3, won 21 percent of citizens voted and became the champion in this vote. "Michael Bloomberg left his seat, poured two glasses of water at the water dispenser in the back, and handed it to Evan Bell. "However, the reconstruction of the World Trade Center building also involves many relationships, so we still need By adopting various opinions, the new World Trade Center building can be integrated into New York, become a new landmark, and also meet the needs of citizens. "

Sure enough, it was the same as Evan Bell expected. However, Evan Bell did not rush to draw conclusions arbitrarily, but said with a smile, "I don't know what the so-called opinions of various parties mean?"

Michael Bloomberg took a sip of water, "This is the main focus of my discussion with you today." Michael Bloomberg glanced at Evan-Bell, without any intention of speaking, his deep eyes seemed to be trying to figure out Evan Yi Bell's expression stopped for about a second before speaking again, "After 9/11, everyone is very sensitive to the reconstruction of the World Trade Center, not only New York citizens, but the entire American people are paying attention to this matter. Therefore, We hope to adopt more opinions from the citizens, and the most important thing is that the newly built building can be supported by the citizens.”

"The opinion of the citizens?" Evan Yibel raised his eyebrows. It seems that things are still on the same historical trajectory. Evan Bell doesn't know how Michael Bloomberg negotiated with the blueprint designer in the past life. Now that he is sitting in this position, he does not want such a thing to happen, so he will express his position clearly Yes, it will be just fine how things develop after that.

"Mr. Mayor, I don't know how professional the so-called citizens' opinions are, but I can simply think of a few aspects, you can listen to them."

Michael Bloomberg didn't care too much about Evan Yibel's initiative, and raised his right hand to signal Evan Yibel to be light.

Evan Bell is naturally not polite. "After 9/11, everyone really focused their attention on the reconstruction of the World Trade Center building.

Some people hope that the building can be as high as possible to challenge terrorists; on the other hand, some people are afraid of high-rise buildings, worrying that the new building will become the target of attack again: some people hope that the building should be increased in security level to resist possible attacks, otherwise, Some people put forward higher requirements for the exterior design of the building: some people hope that the building will pay attention to the commemorative value of September 11, while others hope to improve the practical value of the building. Some people even hope that the building should not be rebuilt, but the ruins should be left as a place of remembrance. "A long series of words were spoken very smoothly, and the staff around them all looked sideways, but Michael Bloomberg listened very seriously, nodding slightly from time to time, but he didn't know whether he was expressing approval or listening.

"As a matter of fact, I said these points in the second round of professional selection. UU Reading "

Evan-Bell said with a smile, Michael Bloomberg inserted a sentence "very impressive" at the time of the second round of professional selection, Michael-Bloomberg was actually there, and naturally he remembered what this high-spirited teenager said. The tit-for-tat defense "I mean, it is impossible to satisfy everyone's ideas. There are countless opinions of the citizens, and it is almost impossible to unify. I have made changes here today, and there will be new ones tomorrow. Opinions appeared: revisions can never be done." It is difficult to adjust the consensus, and the reason could not be simpler. "〖Freedom〗 The design of the Freedom Tower has been affirmed by both professionals and the public. I don't think it is necessary to continue to revise it. Of course, if there are flaws in my design, I will definitely accept it with humility. of."

Michael Bloomberg recalled what Evan Bell said in the second round of professional selection, "The Freedom Tower, this name will also become the common belief of the United States to safeguard freedom. I have done my best to do this. I did my best. I don't think it is necessary to compromise too much on safety or culture, otherwise "〖Freedom〗 Tower is not "〖Freedom〗 Tower."

"Evan" Michael Bloomberg chuckled, "If that's the case, then I'm afraid we can't use your design."

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