Chapter 244 Apology and Creativity and Sponsorship
The golden light shines on the mysterious veil of Golden Port City, and the city with a thin layer of moisture gradually reveals its exquisite outline behind the mist.
It awakens from its slumber and activates all those who live in the city.
Early in the morning, the Golden Port City Police Department held a press conference.
A large number of reporters swarmed in. They had received some news in advance, saying that there would be heavy news disclosed today, which was related to yesterday's big operation.
In fact, some reporters have already known some scrap news, such as the kidnapping crimes and sex crimes committed by Red High Heels, and it may affect some decent people.
They are not very interested in the case itself. They just want to know how many big shots have been customers of Red Heels and what they have gained from Red Heels.
Director Charlie sat in the middle of the conference room with a serious face, and every police officer's expression looked particularly solemn.
When the time was almost up, Director Charlie started with a sigh.
He stood up suddenly, and before the reporters knew why he stood up just after the press conference, he bowed deeply.
After more than ten seconds, he stood up slowly and said, "I apologize to the people of the city for our insufficient efforts in combating and supervising crime in the city."
"I sincerely ask for forgiveness from the general public, and I will ensure that I will dig out every participant."
When some reporters were confused, he said something they couldn't understand. Then he sat back and said, "What I want to say next has something to do with yesterday's big operation."
"Yesterday we... destroyed the Red Heel Club. Many people don't know, or have heard that we are arresting a wanted criminal."
"But in fact, this was just to avoid alarming them. In fact, we received some heinous reports that the Red Heels Club was suspected of kidnapping, imprisoning, harming, and killing some young girls from all over the country."
"They use violent means to force these girls to engage in sex trade and provide sexual services to certain people."
"And in the process, they can be harmed or even killed."
"We successfully rescued all the girls we could find and captured the main criminal masterminds and their henchmen."
"During last night's surprise interrogation, we have begun to gradually break down the psychological defenses of some criminals and got some things from their mouths that we could hardly imagine."
"I can't imagine what kind of darkness and hell they went through before they persisted in our rescue, and I feel even more ashamed because of this..."
Director Charlie faced the reporters as if he was really ashamed, and kept telling the emotions he wanted to show.
In fact, he already knew where Red Heels was, and even helped a wealthy man in the Bay Area dispose of a body. He didn't trust the people in Red Heels, so he left it to Charlie to take charge.
He has known about the nature of Red Heels for about... more than ten years, but has known that it has been providing harm and killings to wealthy people in the Bay Area for about seven or eight years.
He has never done anything for such a long time, and even feels that the existence of Red High Heels is of great help in stabilizing the security of Golden Port City.
At least those Bay Area tycoons who want to do terrible things won’t cause panic among the people——
At that time, the girls in Red High Heels were all illegal immigrants. They were invisible people in qualified countries. Even if they were killed, no one would redress their grievances, let alone cause any public opinion.
Until recently, they seemed to have kidnapped several girls from the Federation, possibly because the tastes of the rich had changed, or maybe Sam was bolder than Liam (the previous boss).
In fact, if they were not at the center of the storm, they would still be able to continue operating, and Director Charlie would not seize it.
What makes all darkness exposed to the light is definitely not justice, but struggle.
As this press conference ended, more and more people knew about it.
Some newspapers print supplements almost at noon just to cover the news.
In order to make the supplement less flimsy, they also took out some old disappearance news and related it to this news to make the whole thing look more terrifying.
Lance saw the supplement when he was in the office at noon, and Sam and Booker became "demonic criminals."
Bolton reported that many people went to the Red Heels Club and smashed the glass of the Red Heels with rocks or other objects. Some people also pried open the door of the Red Heels and took out the people inside. Everything was sold out.
That's how the Federation people are, they always have some ways to express their emotions that others can't understand.
It seems that this snatching behavior is also a positive expression of emotions.
Many people also gathered at the police station. They demanded that Sam and Booker be severely punished. People from all walks of life seemed to openly express their hope for the death penalty.
Director Charlie did not respond to this, but many people already knew the outcome of the matter - the two main messengers committed suicide in fear of crime, and the notebook had been taken away by Representative Wade.
A successful performance can never have just one or two actors.
If it were before, Erwin and the others might feel like most people... this is a victory for justice.
But after Lance's explanation, they finally saw the essence of the matter.
In fact, there was never any justice or fairness, it was just that their value made them dangerous, so they were thrown out.
The best way to keep yourself safe is to make yourself valuable and less dangerous at the same time.
Just after lunch, Vice President Vaughan found Lance and asked him if he had anything to do.
They found a small restaurant in the Empire District, and Lance reluctantly ate a little more.
People in the Federation tend to eat later. Their meal time may not be until after twelve o'clock at noon, or closer to one o'clock.
In the evening, from six o'clock to seven o'clock, it is the time for most people to eat.
The two of them found a roadside stall and sat down on the roadside. Vice President Vaughan behaved quite like a working class person in this regard. He was not picky about food, and he would eat with gusto even from a roadside stall.
"Scott sorted out the things you mentioned before and sent them to the Federation of Trade Unions. The Federation of Trade Unions took them very seriously, and the Federation of Labor was very interested in your ideas."
"But...Lance, I must apologize to you. Scott did not mention your name in this matter." Vice President Vaughn looked very embarrassed.
He and President Scott both knew very well that the "Great Contest" of the working class was definitely a grand event that could increase the influence of the AFL and trade unions!
The political benefits brought to them by independently imagining ideas and borrowing other people's ideas are completely different.
If Scott reported this matter to the superiors and said that it was someone else's suggestion and he adopted it, then the Federation of Trade Unions and the Federation of Labor would not think too highly of him. At most, they would think that he has a sharp vision and accurate judgment, which is the end of the story. That's it.
There are countless regional union presidents across the federation with keen eyesight and accurate judgments, but these are not enough for him to be directly promoted to serve in the Federation of Trade Unions.
Only if he puts these achievements into his own pocket and says they are his own ideas, will the Federation of Trade Unions and the Federation of Trade Unions think that "this is a fucking talent" and will have the idea of transferring him to the Federation of Trade Unions.
As for whether he can continue to perform very well in the Federation of Trade Unions, it is actually not that important anymore.
It's like you've already eaten the richest meat in your stomach. Does it matter whether it's digested well or not?
Vice President Vaughn also gained some political benefits from it. In Scott's report to his superiors, he stated that he conceived the core framework, Vice President Vaughn filled in some of the details, and Lance's role was Just provide funds and prizes.
The Federation of Trade Unions attaches great importance to this, but considering that they have never done this kind of thing before, and they are not sure whether peer competition will cause some unexpected problems, so they let Golden Port City do it first.
First, a local technical competition will be held in Golden Port City in the name of "Likalai State Dock Workers Union Technical Competition".
If everything goes the way they want it to, it works great and makes more impact.
Then they will spread across the country.
The AFL also thinks so, and the AFL has been thinking about how to continue to refine "skilled workers". After all, some skilled workers are indeed much better skilled than others, but there are also some people who have also reached the level of skilled workers. level, but it's always a little worse than the best.
Now maybe they can use this method to classify skilled workers into different levels.
"...So, Lance, I'm sorry, I didn't get all the benefits for you." Vice President Vaughn looked like... he was indeed full of guilt.
But Lance knows that arbitrarily guessing an actor's performance level is not only a humiliation to the actor, but also a humiliation to his own IQ.
"Vaughn, we are friends!" "I remember you said before that if Scott is transferred to the General Trade Union, you will serve as the president of the union in Golden Port City?"
Vaughn did not deny it, "Scott also wrote my name in the report just to pave the way for me. As long as he can join the Federation of Trade Unions, I will definitely be able to take over his class."
There is no doubt about this, unless some people want to disgust a member of the Federation of Trade Unions who has just entered the core level.
If someone from the Federation of Trade Unions does this, then Scott will not be promoted, and they will prevent Scott from progressing.
But as long as he can get in, for his sake, there will be no problem with Vaughan's vice president.
Lance looked very happy, "Then it's all worth it, Vaughn, we are friends!"
"These thoughts will not bring any practical benefits to me, but if they have any special value to you and Scott, then why should I be stingy with these things that have no value to me?"
"Just say it's the result of your discussion. I won't talk nonsense. You can trust me on this."
Vaughn was stunned for a moment. This time he came to talk to Lance about this matter. In addition to the fact that he felt a little sorry for Lance, Scott also took the initiative to give him instructions.
Please calm down Lance. After all, he directly copied other people's ideas and put them into his own body, and also allowed them to gain huge benefits. No one would be happy.
If Lance talks nonsense, it might turn out badly.
But what Vaughn didn't expect was that Lance understood what he meant so quickly. He didn't know whether Lance really understood it or it was just a coincidence.
"I didn't mean it like that, Lance, I trust you completely!" Vaughn also seemed sincere and not acting at all.
He thought for a while and said, "Some people have asked about the club recently, but don't worry, as long as I am still in Golden Port City, the club will always be yours!"
Lance's eyes rolled slightly, "Who would be interested in a workers' club that keeps losing money?"
Vaughn didn't realize the importance of this matter. He shrugged, "It seems to be someone from some consulting company..." He touched his pocket, "They gave me a business card, but I didn't take it with me. I can bring it to you."
Lance nodded slightly. In the Federation, as long as it has a relationship with a consulting company, it must be related to politics.
He was a little sore, but he didn't show it.
Then Vaughan was a little... embarrassed, "The Federation of Trade Unions did not approve us that much money this time. Scott and I thought that since we are going to do it, we should make it bigger."
"After all the longshoremen are coming here all week long and as hosts we definitely have to show... you know, we don't want to embarrass ourselves."
"And not only people from the union in this state, but people from other state unions and the AFL will also come."
The union now has money in its account, but not too much. If it just simply holds one, there will definitely be no big problem.
It's nothing more than providing food and accommodation for these people, and then getting some prizes.
But Scott plans to use this opportunity as a way for him to break into the General Labor Union, so he must not do it too badly.
As long as he wants to shine, he will definitely spend more money.
But he has no money, what should he do?
"What's your approximate budget?" Lance picked out a beef rib and chewed the meat on it.
Vaughan scratched his head and said, "About thirty-five thousand to fifty thousand yuan."
"The union still has some money in its account, and we can scrape together 100,000 yuan."
100,000 yuan to buy a promotion path, it’s not your own money, this business can be done!
“You mean I’ll sponsor it alone?”
Vaughan nodded sheepishly, "I hope you can provide some support. If you don't have enough money, we will find other companies to provide some assistance."
Scott and Vaughan have analyzed that Lance has many bars under his control, and he must have a lot of money.
And he must be willing to sponsor it by himself, so there’s no need to worry that Lance won’t pay.
This made Vaughn feel that Scott was plotting against Lance, and he had always thought that Lance was a good young man, which made him feel a little guilty.
But only a little.
Lance was just as Scott predicted. Since everyone decided to pay, it would be most appropriate for him to pay it all.
He exhaled. He actually didn't care whether this matter was calculated by Scott or Vaughn, because this matter was beneficial to him.
He could at least be familiar with the dockworkers and the AFL. Those in the AFL knew that he could sponsor so much money at once, and they might find him in the future.
You know, during this period the AFL and trade unions were definitely capital killers in the federation - not capitalists.
Their destructive power against capital is astonishing, so Congress has actually begun to consider how to dismantle the influence of labor unions and the AFL in the working class.
Even the current concessions made by politicians and capitalists to labor unions and the Federation of Labor are a means for them to disintegrate the Federation of Labor.
By taking the initiative to avoid it, the two become arrogant and arrogant!
Arrogance and arrogance are the first steps towards the madness of destruction. Although they don't seem so arrogant now, one day they will lose themselves in the great success.
Just like this moment.
"No problem, I paid for it, but I also have a request."
Of course Vaughn would not refuse, "Let's talk about it and I will try my best to convince Scott."
"First, I need to hang the Wanli Firm's brand in the most eye-catching position and sign it directly. I exclusively sponsored the funds for the event."
Vice President Vaughan heard a word he had not heard before, exclusive.
But the word was not that difficult to chew, and he soon figured out what Lance meant, "No problem."
"Second, I need at least a seat on the podium, and as close to the center as possible."
This was no problem. Vaughn agreed directly, "Okay."
"Third, if we need to award awards to winners, then I need to have the opportunity to appear alone to award awards to winners and distribute bonuses, and not just once."
Vaughn nodded repeatedly, it was just money, nothing else, "No problem."
"Last point, the name of Wanli Firm will be printed on the certificate of award, and I will also give them some small souvenirs and albums."
After Vaughn carefully considered it again, he confirmed that these were reasonable requests, "I don't think there is a problem. I can agree to it. Even if Scott is dissatisfied, I will convince him."
Lance picked up a towel and wiped his hands, stretched out his hand and shook hands with Vice President Vaughn, "Happy cooperation!"
"Thanks for the support, Lance, it saves me a lot of work!"
"I promise that your investment is definitely worth it. As long as I am still in Golden Port City, no one can take the club away from you!"
Lance smiled broadly as if he really believed it, "I believe it!"
In fact, for Lance, it is a good thing that President Scott can be promoted to the Federation of Trade Unions. He owes him a big favor.
If there is any need for his cooperation in the future, there will be reasons and excuses.
Of course, it is possible that President Scott will refuse, but that doesn’t matter.
If he really refuses Lance's request, Lance will make him understand what will happen if he only wants to get benefits but is unwilling to pay!
I have to go out later. The next chapter may be late.
(End of chapter)