Chapter 1679

Celine Dion accompanied Dewey to the room that Schwarzenegger prepared for her. Schwarzenegger personally took Li Mu to his room and introduced the configuration of the room and the placement of various items to him with great enthusiasm.

The room that Schwarzenegger arranged for Li Mu is a very large suite. Outside the bedroom, there is a small luxurious living room.

Li Mu felt that Schwarzenegger might have something to say to himself, so he invited Schwarzenegger to sit down on the sofa in the living room and asked him with a smile, "Arnold, you are going to be governor soon. How do you feel?"

Schwarzenegger crossed his hands and leaned forward with his elbows on his legs. "To be honest, I'm excited now, but I'm nervous," he said

Li Mu asked him with a smile, "what are you nervous about?"

Schwarzenegger said: "California is so dazzling in the United States, and its development in various fields ranks top in the United States, but only when we really go deep into it can we know how many problems there are inside it. I am afraid that my ability is not enough to make California have a better development."

With that, Schwarzenegger asked Li Mu, "Mr. Li, as a very successful businessman, do you have any good suggestions?"

Li Mu said with a smile, "I'm not interested in politics, so I don't have much research. However, there is a great thinker in China who put forward a concept of governing the country more than two thousand years ago, called" governing by inaction ". It means that we should try not to interfere with the people too much, let them exert their creativity, don't want to lead them forward, but encourage them to cooperate Under the framework of legitimacy, we should go as far as possible. "

After that, Li Mu said: "in fact, it's to give the people, especially entrepreneurs, the chance to try. You have to be a shepherd dog to protect the sheep, but you don't disturb the sheep too much. You can only intervene when some sheep make mistakes. Don't try to be a leader. There are tens of millions of people in California, you can't lead."

Schwarzenegger didn't quite understand the meaning of Li Mu's words. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Mr. Li, can you give me some suggestions on a more specific level, for example, how can I reduce California's fiscal deficit and make California's economy develop faster and better?"

Li Mu said with a smile, "Arnold, I believe your staff have thought about countless kinds of suggestions for you. They are all more professional than me, so their suggestions are far better in theory and practice than my suggestions."

After a pause, Li Mu went on to say, "so I can't give you a solution to a specific problem, but I can give you some suggestions on a broader level for your reference."

Schwarzenegger nodded hurriedly and said seriously, "please speak."

"First of all, the first suggestion is not to focus on solving California's fiscal deficit by reducing all kinds of expenses. It's like a family. Most of its energy should be on how to make money, not how to save money. If your staff think of all kinds of ways to reduce expenditure and reduce the deficit, they will only get it in the future." A bigger, stronger rebound. "

In Li Mu's impression, when Schwarzenegger came to power, he was content to reduce the government expenditure. As a result, he shrank, failed to reduce the deficit, but also increased a lot, which became the key factor for the people to point out Schwarzenegger's incompetence.

So now that Schwarzenegger has been elected, there is no need to work hard to cut spending. It's better to let go of something else.

Schwarzenegger was stunned. His staff focused on what Li Mu told him not to do.

"Mr. Li, to tell you the truth, we are now thinking about how to comprehensively reduce the spending and deficit of the California government..." he said awkwardly

Li Mu smiled and said: "your staff, like the aircraft manufacturers, regard the financial expenditure as the weight of the aircraft. They only want to make the aircraft lighter as much as possible on the premise of ensuring that the aircraft does not crash, which is good, but not necessarily suitable for your situation."

Schwarzenegger nodded softly and said, "at this point, I must arrange time to communicate with my staff and members of Parliament again."

Li Mu said, "the second suggestion is to strengthen cooperation with China, and give consideration to both the government level and the folk level."

"I give you this advice not because I am Chinese, but because you must firmly believe that China will become the second largest economy in the world in the next 10 years, surpassing Britain, Germany and Japan in an all-round way. Therefore, for so many states in the United States, who runs the fastest, who gains the most."

Schwarzenegger kept his eyes on Li Mu and looked forward to his following.

Li Mu said: "in fact, California is particularly suitable for taking the lead in deep contact with China. California has a cultural carrier like Hollywood, and a large number of excellent cultural and literary works do not count as output. China has the largest population and the most potential market in the world, so it is easy for both sides to find a way of deep cooperation, and then mutual benefit, but it needs to be promoted by your governor, such as Like a sheepdog, drive your sheep to the most fertile grassland. You don't have to worry about the rest. They will open their mouths and eat like hell. ""In addition, California and Silicon Valley are the center of it in the world. So many high-tech enterprises need larger market, cheaper labor force and lower cost. Believe me, at this stage, no place is more suitable than China. The traditional manufacturing industry in the United States has already begun to develop to China, and the action of high-tech industry is much slower. You can think of a way Push. "

Schwarzenegger thought for a moment, nodded softly and asked Li Mu, "Mr. Li, if I want to strengthen the economic cooperation between California and China, can you give me some help?"

"Of course." Li Mu said with a smile, "I can help entrepreneurs in California to introduce private entrepreneurs in China, help American enterprises to connect with Chinese enterprises, so that everyone can find more opportunities for cooperation."

Li Mu had an idea and said, "I don't think so. When you take office, I will join the state government of California to set up a Sino US entrepreneurs forum. We will define several industries. First, we will gather entrepreneurs from both sides in this industry and get them to a banquet hall to sit down. We don't have to worry about anything else. They can collide with each other Countless sparks. "

"If the first entrepreneurs forum is successful, then we can consider adding a few new industries, expanding the scale of entrepreneurs participating in the second forum, and then branding this forum to a higher level."

"At that time, the government of California can take the lead in setting up a venture capital fund with the same name jointly with banks and large enterprises to invest in the excellent projects in the forum, not only to support the development of American enterprises in China, but also to support Chinese enterprises to test water in the United States. As long as the enterprises have needs, they can submit applications, which can not only improve the reputation of the government of California, but also Increase the revenue of the California government. "

Schwarzenegger's eyes brightened and he took off his mouth and said, "this is what you mean by inaction?"

Li Mu said with a smile, "almost. Be a good shepherd, drive the sheep that need to grow meat to the best grassland, and the sheep that need to mate to the best opposite sex."

Schwarzenegger was immediately moved.

If we can really organize an entrepreneur forum for American and Chinese enterprises, as Li Mu said, this is not only a help to the economic development of both sides, but also a great achievement of our own governance in California.

Li Mu looked at Schwarzenegger, smiled quietly, and said, "after all, I'm going to talk about something personal."

Schwarzenegger also sat up and nodded, "Mr. Li, please."

"I hope you can strengthen the cooperation between California and China, not only because I firmly believe that China will soon become the second economy in the world, but also because I am a Chinese, and I hope to contribute to the economic development of China," said Li Mu

"So, as long as you are friendly to China and seek common development with Chinese enterprises during your term of office, I will fully support you in the next four years, or eight years to better govern California. I can invest a billion dollars or more to support this venture capital fund for cooperation between Chinese and American Enterprises."

"Not only that, I will increase my investment in California in the future and provide more taxes and jobs to California. However, as your partner and ally, I may also need you to provide me with some convenience in the future."

Schwarzenegger was very excited. Apart from that, once the entrepreneur forum mentioned by Li Mu was successfully held, he could get a lot of praise for himself. After all, there are not many states in the United States that can make such a big move.

For him, if he can really create a venture capital fund to make the best of it, it will be a better situation.

As for what Li Mu said, we need to provide our own convenience in the future. This kind of thing is very common in the United States, even common.

Both the governor's campaign and the presidential campaign are inseparable from the support of consortia, businesses and families. When they invest a lot of money to help the candidates run for office, they have already negotiated various chips with each other.

Yes, it's a position. Both the president and the governor of the United States have the right to appoint their own people to take charge of some special positions, such as the director of the CIA, the Secretary of state, the chief justice and so on. Once the new president and governor come to power, the new person in charge is likely to be a family member who supports his campaign.

What's more, we need resources. For example, the arms dealers in the United States often invest a lot of campaign funds in presidential candidates, so that they can sell more guns to more ordinary people, or let the government and the military purchase more of their own products directly through the help of political policies after the successful campaign in the future, all for money.

Schwarzenegger naturally understood that Li Mu helped himself to campaign and consolidate public opinion. He should also have his own interests.

If Li Mu only helps himself but never mentions his own demands, Schwarzenegger is afraid to cooperate with him. However, Schwarzenegger is relieved when he finds that Li Mu has such demands.

In the world of adults, they prefer to trade rather than simply take what they need. After all, the best cooperation mode is to take what they need.