Durin stayed in tenell for several days. On the afternoon of the fourth day, all the famous celebrities in tenell received an invitation from Mason to have dinner with them.
After all, tener is not a big city. The market is limited, and it can''t cultivate any business celebrities who can move the Empire. Even if they do, they won''t stay in tener, so the number will not be so large. When durin didn''t leave tenell, there were only twenty or thirty dignified people from all walks of life. Some of them were wild dogs whose tusks were removed and put in cages, such as Peter and gordol.
After so many years of development, the number of upper classes in this city has not increased, but shows signs of decreasing. The change of the Empire''s foreign policy also encountered some problems for tener''s pillar industries, especially after the establishment of the special zone. Part of the trade has begun to go from the foreign special zones, perhaps increasing the transportation fees, but various preferential tax exemption and tax rebate policies can give more concessions to the import and export of some bulk commodities.
Coupled with the gradual decline of private wine industry and other gray industries, and the population flow from remote and backward areas to developed areas, this city is somewhat bleak compared with the increasingly prosperous cities in central and southern China.
Originally, there were some people who wanted to refuse Mason''s call, but when they heard that Dooling would also attend, all of them said they had time and hoped to attend such a party.
Durin is a big man who went out from tenell, and he wants to run for governor of the west, which is definitely a great temptation for these people. No one will dislike that his social circle is too wide and his contacts are too strong. If he can get on with Du Lin, he may be able to make a career with this person''s energy at some time.
In the evening, Du Lin rented the hotel opposite the city hall, which was once operated by the mistress of former mayor Peter. It was overcrowded every day. People knew that Peter''s family had some problems. He preferred this mistress and often stayed with her for the night, which gave these people some opportunities. Even if it was just a normal meal, they might be familiar.
After Peter was assassinated and killed, the woman mysteriously disappeared. There is a saying that she left tennell with some money left by Peter, found an honest man in a foreign city, established a family and lived an ordinary life. At that time, some gangs went to collect clues, not for the woman, but for the money in her bank. Unfortunately, they got nothing in the end.
After Peter''s mistress disappeared, the hotel was re subcontracted by the city hall to another businessman. After re decoration and opening, the business performance was average, but it was not too bad. As long as it didn''t lose money, it could be regarded as a facade.
When Du Lin wanted to contract the hotel this time, the manager of the hotel also said that Du Lin didn''t need to pay. They were willing to provide the place for free. At this stage, Dooling did not consider how to take advantage of others, but how not to be taken advantage of by others. He finally gave a lot of money.
In the evening, many luxury cars parked outside the hotel also add a lot of color to the hotel. Most passers-by will look at it curiously to see what happened. They will actually bring together those thunderous big people in Tenar City, but these people are destined not to know what happened here today.
Class is always a ruthless and cold city wall. There is no reason for human feelings. If the level is not enough, it is not enough!
It''s almost more than 20 minutes before dinner. All the people Mason invited have arrived. Now Mason and Turin are not the humble little roles they used to be. If these people have to step on the door, it''s to show Turin''s face. Everyone knows that Dooling is not a good man, but a cruel man. It is the stupidest thing to provoke such a guy who often wants people''s lives, and it is not up to them to despise him in his current status and identity.
Before dinner began and everyone gathered in the lounge, Dooling appeared, and there was a very temperament woman around him. Some people moved their eyes as soon as their eyelids shook, while others kept looking at the woman with a curious attitude, as if they had seen her somewhere.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen." Dooling smiled and nodded his head, and immediately someone joined in. He smiled and greeted everyone. Some people he knew and others were very strange. He stepped aside a little and introduced his female partners, "I have the honor to invite a very special guest to dinner with us this evening, the lady next to me, Mrs. Vivian."
As he said this, those who didn''t understand suddenly realized that there were some changes in their eyes when they looked at Mason. They all knew that Mason was going to run, and they had always maintained a good relationship with Mason, but the problem was that this city was a city within the influence of the old party, and there were corresponding rules at every step. Do you want to skip the promotion It''s not impossible to rise, but you must come up with something enough to convince everyone, otherwise you must obey the rules of the game.
The old party does not advocate free competition like the new party. The stubborn and decadent system makes everyone follow every step, but many people like this system because it is less competitive than free competition.
If you achieve the several points required for promotion, you can be promoted. You don''t need to compete for places with others. There is no life and death struggle. It gives people the illusion that I will be able to achieve as long as I work hard. There will always be people who like this.
As the daughter of the last governor, Vivian has enough influence to cover the whole state of kanles, or even higher. Governor and governor are not the same concept. In the decadent old society, governor means to grasp the military and political power. There is no strong enough background and background. Don''t think about being able to do this at all. This is enough to say that it is the top level of the old party.
When the old governor was buried, even kubar, the leader of the old party, personally sent a telegram to mourn and remember the old governor, which is enough to illustrate his Excellency''s reputation.
Vivian is the only immediate descendant of the governor, and one of the most famous and charismatic few women''s rights fighters. She has publicly expressed her intention to run for mayor of Orlando. Even if she doesn''t pay attention to the news, most of you have heard of it. At this time, some subtle changes have taken place in their eyes towards Mason. With the financial support of Turin and the support of Vivian as a landmark of the old party, Mason''s possibility of successfully running for Parliament or mayor will soar.
People who were originally wavering began to weigh the pros and cons. Some people had no appetite before dinner. A huge change in the ruling level of a city also means that the structure of the whole city may change. If you can''t keep up with the rhythm, you will be eliminated. This is terrible!
As the invitees of this dinner party, Mason, Dulin and Vivian kept walking around the lounge, had a cordial conversation with each invitee, and summed up two words to support Mason and Vivian.
After the dinner, Dooling left Mason to greet the celebrities. He and Vivian found a more private place, such as the delier Art Museum, to talk about other things.
This time, when Vivian was invited to the platform for Mason, Du Lin didn''t pay nothing. Vivian herself is in a sensitive period. It''s not a good thing for her to take the initiative to create political interference or influence at this time. This will make people feel that this woman is too strong and difficult to get along with. Before she becomes mayor of Orlando, she starts to intervene in some work in the following cities. It is inevitable that she will be artificially created obstacles in the election.
Therefore, behind Vivian''s appearance, there is also Du Lin''s work.
"In fact, the current situation is not clear..." Vivian asked delier to send some drinks and fruits, and then drove him out. She hasn''t seen this mother gun for several years, but it has become less mother gun. It''s a little normal, which makes Du Lin didn''t recognize it for the first time. He looked back at Vivian. Vivian took a sip of red wine with her glass, paused for a moment, and continued, "some small troubles are not troubles. Now the biggest trouble lies in the attitude of the state government. You know, the governor is a member of the new party."
Kanles state is not the strongest vote warehouse of a party. Four cities support the reform of the new party and three cities support the old party. In the last general election, the current governor won several key votes by a narrow margin and took the throne of governor. It has always been questioned that the new party cheated in the vote counting process. Otherwise, how could the old party lose the election by a few votes? Whether the power of the governor is fair and equitable has been controversial.
In addition, after the governor took office, he vigorously launched a political offensive to weaken the influence of the old party in kanles state, which has achieved initial results. If the mayor of Orlando, the capital city of the state, was taken by the old party at this time, it would undoubtedly be a slap in the face of the governor.
This is the biggest negation of his work in the past eight years, so Vivian''s campaign road is not so smooth, which is also the main reason why she wants to visit abroad. She looks for help from the outside to break the current shackles and give her a chance to sit in that position.
"So, what do you need me to do?", Turin glanced at dufo beside Vivian. There were eight apples lying on the plate in his hand. Just when he wanted to reach out for half, he stuffed them into his mouth one by one and withdrew his arm in some embarrassment.
Vivian yanked out of the corner of her eye. She wanted to take it, but when Du Lin stretched out her hand, she waited politely. Unexpectedly, all Buddha ate it.
After a little deliberation, she said, "I need you to support my campaign, from the top, and other aspects!"