Chapter 298 Will it dawn? What should I do if the sky is always dark?
In "The Ming Dynasty 1566", Hu Butang gave a heartbreaking performance in which he sighed bitterly and sadly.
What are you sighing for?
"You have me in you, and you have me in you. The bad things in the world are here."
When we taste this kind of qualitative evaluation, we cannot ignore it. The position of the proposer.
Hu Butang's position was based on the Ming Dynasty, so he was disgusted with the idea of "I am among you".
However, going back to the situation itself of "I am in you and you are in me", from the point of view that it can become a big disadvantage, it actually shows its effectiveness in the practical process.
Because it works, people will repeat, persist, and promote it.
The world in which human beings live is real. Human social groups develop based on the real world. Based on the various contradictions and interests that exist in reality, the source of social power is within the framework of absolute rationality. Extremely strict.
Ideology, military, politics, and economy, through the arrangement and combination of these four sources of power, the evolutionary logic of all social contradictions in human history can be explained.
In terms of the specific development form of the social power structure, in the vast majority of non-religious countries, political and military power are monopolized by public power, and ideology looks like a complex chaotic model to most people. Or organizations equally lack the ability to control it - including some governments that monopolize political and military power.
Therefore, intercepting opportunities in the inherent power framework in terms of economic power becomes the best choice.
Let’s make money together, don’t fight.
The combination of politics and ideology will lead to the institutionalization of power and inhibit the development of all dimensions of society. However, this combination has become the mainstream - in a wide range of large sample data sets, the combination of politics and ideology The union always relies on military power, which can bring great stability.
However, historical practice has fully proved a truth. The end of power does not last forever. When a system reaches its peak, it will decline every day in the future, and it will accelerate.
Taking the above sociological concepts as the premise, the situation of "you are among me, and you are among me" is not a problem, it is a necessity in the process of social power game.
Compared with some people who mobilize troops to march to Luo, and some who engage in ideological revision or political power seizure, the so-called interest groups’ demands for economic power are the ones that are least harmful to the power order.
The power order of the feudal era has been challenged for thousands of years but has not been completely shattered. Then the industrial revolution appeared. The development of productivity brought a new version, and economic power began to occupy an important position in the power order. status.
It doesn’t matter if there is no army, no right to rule, and no right to interpret. If you have money, you can buy cannons and hire mercenaries. The new capitalists have challenged the traditional power order.
The brilliance of capitalist parliamentary politics lies in this. The Western representative government based on the "Napoleonic Code" of the great French Emperor Napoleon can, in the stage of rapid development of productive forces, through continuous parliamentary The power game adjusts the specific issues in the construction of the superstructure.
But the problem with this model is that economic power will erode the stability of the rights order itself through parliamentary politics, because there is no upper limit to the blind expansion of capital.
As long as there are interests, the behemoth of capital will be carried forward by the newly added organizations in its body, and then it will inevitably fall into the fundamental contradiction inherent in capitalism - the exploitation is severe and the workers are powerless Consumption.
Under this need for expansion, the ever-developing economic power dominates parliamentary power, thus making the mandatory system in line with the direction of the development of productivity and production relations, but it also erodes the relationship between political power and ideological power. Instrumental rationality.
Therefore, the inertia of the power order itself will promote the emergence of anti-monopoly measures - they are saving themselves, saving the power order itself and the various organizations or individuals that rely on it through partial sacrifice.
From a consequentialist perspective, the inherent inertia of this power order continued to operate until the first half of the twentieth century.
But when a system reaches its peak, it means that it will inevitably decline - which is in line with the basic law of the universe that entropy increases.
The great code of two hundred years ago cannot adapt to the new problems brought about by the changes of the times. There is no all-round perfect character in the script of destiny. Everything has its flaws that have existed from the beginning of its birth. At certain moments, If the underlying code at the system level is not modified, no matter how many patches are applied, it will be useless.
When the power order begins to be gradually ignored, 'I am in you, and you are in me' becomes the bible to guide practice. The erosion of the power order itself is hidden in the form of decentralization. The main beneficiaries of power thieves make it impossible for the system to find materials to make up for its own loopholes among capitalists who are both dispersed and united.
The collapse began, but it was its own managers who caused the Tower of Order to collapse, because they were eager for more benefits. (So I recommend everyone to read Hayao Miyazaki’s last work. As a left-wing art master, his thinking has greatly inspired me)
Those giant companies and capital groups themselves also need to expand externally. Reconcile its own internal distribution contradictions.
The 'united front' actually follows the same logic, but it is more prominent in terms of the justice of its purpose - its purpose is to oppose the aggressor.
The Ming Dynasty’s transformation of rice into mulberry was self-rescue driven by the inertia of the power order. Of course, in practice, these actions are often called reforms.
But reform cannot avoid disturbing the inherent interest structure, and then struggles arise, so Hu Zongxian laments bitterly.
The combination of Cheng Daqi and Gru, Gwell, Thomas Crusoe and others are all specific practical behaviors guided by this logic.
The ideological and political power of the United States lies there. As long as Mr. Cheng can get together with enough people, he can go into Capitol Hill and change the code.
Why did Temir advise Mr. Cheng not to take this path?
Because she knows that Mr. Cheng’s purpose is not simple.
Chan, why do you need to do these things? Isn’t it better to live a good life and be a selfish person?
Secular reverence, righteous axioms, universal values, everything is just a lie, don't be deceived by them - Themir's thoughts are so cruel and terrifying.
But Cheng Daqi did it without hesitation. He teamed up with Gru and had an eye-catching relationship with the Crusoe family. Next, he had to try his best to win over Gwell, and he took every step without hesitation.
Because he has found his own justice for his own purposes, he does not need worldly reverence, disdains the axioms of justice, and does not care about universal values - just like Mr. Cheng said, everyone can be themselves wholeheartedly .
He thought clearly about the price he might bear, but he still wanted to try.
He wanted to walk into that tower.
They are very similar. She is a cold-eyed bystander who denies everything, aloof but doesn't care. Cheng is a desperate idealist. He sees clearly but insists on it.
After seeing all this, Mi'er cried for her boy. She knew that Mr. Cheng had chosen a path to walk in the abyss. She knew very well that no one could persuade him to turn back.
The good night between Mr. Cheng and Thomas is over, but his journey in the dark night of America has just begun.
When will it dawn this night?
Cheng Daqi didn’t know, but he didn’t think this question needed an answer.
Let it be dark if the sky is dark, he can withstand it.
How can a man say no in the face of difficulties?
Only the most amazing mountains can have the most beautiful scenery, and even in the darkest night there are people burning tirelessly. Mr. Cheng is not too scared, but sometimes he feels a little tired.
Rejecting the young models' attempts to stay, Mr. Cheng left Duomo's mansion. After all, there were still things waiting for him to handle personally in Shanhaiguan.
I raised 12 million dollars in investment and established some cross-shareholdings with the Crusoe family. Today’s gains are pretty good, but this is just the beginning.
It was late at night in Saint-Loduo, and Xiao Sun suddenly woke up Mr. Cheng, who was pretending to be asleep. He saw the email reminders popping up on his mobile phone, sighed, and began to reply to them one by one.
Dream chasers never sleep.
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The first reply was Lisa’s email. The blonde girl is now the vice president of MAS and the founder of a start-up cross-border travel company. Her email is the most important thing to Mr. Cheng. That kind of thing, you will reply instantly when you see it.
“Chan, when I saw Quick Reply, there were two things.
One: Among the influencers signed by MAS, there was a drug-taking pregnant mother, which triggered the behavior of influencers in our contract terms. As for the circuit breaker mechanism of the clause, my idea is to cut the knot quickly and start judicial proceedings immediately to sue her for contract fraud. If you agree, the process will start tomorrow.
There are three points that are more sensitive here: pregnant women, Latinos, and women. It's your first time to go through this process. Do you think you should do it?
Two: How is the financing situation? If it goes well, I will start to build five regional creative centers in the United States as planned. The first one I want to put in Florida, the people there are very interesting.
The initial idea is that I will go there in person or you will go there in person. It will probably require an office and a preliminary team of at least 25 people. The operating costs will be as follows
Specific The details are in the attachment, you can see if you want to change it - if the financing goes well.
Good night! ”
The blonde girl is becoming more and more capable now, which shows that she has changed after the intensity of work has been increased, which makes Mr. Cheng very satisfied.
But it’s really hard to reply to her email. Being a Latina pregnant mother and taking drugs is too special. If she doesn’t handle it well, big problems will occur.
After thinking for a long time, Cheng Daqi replied.
“Lisa, three points.
First, the pregnant mother should follow the process. Give her a scare first. If she is tough, talk about the conditions. If she is soft, follow the contract. , but let her go at the last step. After all, she has children.
MAS cannot retreat in general. This is our bottom line, but her situation is very special. If necessary, you can come forward and talk to her in person. Talk, I believe you, as a woman, should be able to handle this.
Second, the financing went better than expected, and the cooperation with UCLA that several of our shareholders had discussed before can start to be pushed forward.
I am now a visiting professor at UCLA. In theory, I can set up a non-profit research organization headed by me. MAS can donate hundreds of thousands of dollars every year and provide some positions. You can try this first. Try it. If it doesn't work, I'll find Mi'er to try again.
Note, with me as the leader, the money is for non-profit organizations, not UCLA. I believe you can do it, come on!
Third, a regional creative center can be launched. Florida, with its outstanding people, is a good choice, but we should also build one in Paris.
This may be a bit difficult to implement. Let’s try it first. If we need people, MAS can recruit local branch executives in Paris or Florida.
Good night! ”
When Mr. Cheng sent the message, the blond girl was steaming her face with a facial steamer. When she saw his reply, she became very angry.
Your grandma’s, I’m not Superman, you asked me to come on and have a good night.
Chan, are we still friends?
Are you so oppressive to your employees?
"Chan,
you should find a vice president, or streamline the company's administrative lines. I don't want to be a housekeeper and do market development, but also worry about cooperative public relations.
My monthly salary is only 20,000 U.S. dollars, which is the salary Mi’er gave me. Compared with this little money, you have arranged too much work for me!”
I replied to Mr. Cheng full of resentment, Lisa always felt so angry that her chest hurt.
"Lisa, my sweetheart, your father has arranged for you a great boy. He is about the same age as you. When is it convenient for you to meet him?"
Lisa's mother, Elizabeth, leaned at the door of her bedroom and introduced her daughter to her new blind date with a smile.
The blond white girl’s mother is a standard Germanic image. Even though she is over fifty years old, Elizabeth’s hair is still bright golden.
This is not because she has a special constitution, but because Elizabeth has money to take care of her. Lisa's family belongs to the upper middle class of the United States, so their living standard is extremely high.
But because she is still middle-class, Lisa's parents always hope to find her a rich husband - they even found a middle-aged bald, pot-bellied Semitic wanderer who was divorced and had two children in the past.
Many people have the stereotype that America does not have a culture of blind date.
But in fact, in Protestant or Orthodox conservative families, parents have great control over their children's marriages.
Lisa's mother believes in the Orthodox Church, and her father believes in the Lutheran LCMS, also known as the Missouri Lutheran Church. Both of these denominations have very conservative tendencies.
Growing up in such a family, Lisa was influenced by her father and chose LCMS as her faith - this is one of the reasons why she and Mi'er became close friends.
In fact, Mier also lied to Lisa at that time, because although Mier is a Missouri girl, her faith is Roman Catholic.
But Lisa was too beautiful, so the cunning Mier pretended to be LCMS at first and became best friends with her.
"NO! I don't want to meet any man, mom. I'm starting a business now and don't have time to fall in love with other people. It's ten o'clock and I just finished my skin care. Do you know why?"
Blonde and white hair Niu put her face on the facial steamer and said without looking back.
"I think it may be because you are too focused on your career, so you have neglected your family. Lisa, your father and I only have one child.
Our inheritance is yours. "You don't have to care about money so much. Your father and I care more about your happiness than money."
Elizabeth walked behind her daughter and pressed her head to help her relieve stress. The blonde girl didn't like her mother's words too much.
If you care about my happiness, why would you introduce me to someone who is divorced and has two children?
"I'm not ready to fall in love or get married before I'm thirty. I'm not mature enough. Mom, let's wait until I'm more mature."
Lisa made an excuse and held off for now. chant.
"Sweetheart, you are mature enough. Now you are at your most beautiful age. The person I will introduce to you this time is very handsome. He is also a blond boy. He is very beautiful. I tell you, you should go and meet him. Meet him.”
Lisa felt that she was most beautiful when she was eighteen years old, but her parents would never allow her to fall in love at that time.
Looking at herself in the mirror, Lisa touched the small freckle on the left side of her face. White girls' skin is very unstable and they are more likely to age.
Hey.
"Mom, I'm tired, good night."
She pushed her mother's hand and wanted to end the chat.
'bite! ’
An email notification popped up on her phone, and Elizabeth noticed keenly that it seemed to be the label of a man—‘Chan’.
Elizabeth wanted to see the content of the message, but Lisa turned the phone over so its back was facing up.
"Sweetheart, are you secretly in love?"
The mother always paid a lot of attention to her daughter, and Elizabeth thought she had guessed the truth.
"Mom, I told you, I am only 24 years old and immature. How can I fall in love? It would be so pitiful if I was cheated. I am not a stupid girl."
Lisa's tone was a little ironic. , the reason she said was actually the reason why her parents used to force her not to have contact with boys.
She is not a nun in a convent. She also longed for love as a teenager - in fact, nuns were also crazy.
But the conservative family she lives in uses various dogmas to suppress her desires and ideas. Lisa actually doesn't like to recall her boring adolescence - she was admitted to UCLA.
"Hahaha, you have grown up, Lisa. Meet that boy tomorrow afternoon. He is a very good lawyer. You will definitely be satisfied."
Elizabeth ignored Lisa's thoughts and emphasized the blind date again to herself.
Lisa, who was overwhelmed by work and oppressed by the patriarchal atmosphere of a conservative family for decades, finally couldn't bear it anymore.
“Elizabeth, I have said before, I am immature before I am thirty, please do not introduce boys to me. I don’t want to be a stupid girl, and you don’t want me, a stupid girl, to be laughed at. That would It’s embarrassing for you, isn’t it?”
So, Mi’er likes blond white girls, Mr. Cheng also admires blond white girls, and Lisa’s friends also trust her and support her, because she is really Very gentle.
Even in moments of emotional outburst, she is not very aggressive.
But for Elizabeth, even such gentle resistance seemed unforgivable.
She and Lisa's father value face very much, but we are doing it for your own good, and you are not grateful?
“Now that you have grown up, your wings have hardened, and you have begun to rebel, right?
Jones and I worked hard to raise you, and told you to be careful of men with ill intentions, no Is it just for you?”
So, in fact, the cultural differences between the East and the West are not that big.
China's family education concepts may be somewhat backward, but those in the United States are not all advanced.
"Maybe, I thank you, please leave my room now, okay?"
The blonde girl stood up. She didn't like to argue, so she chose to take a step back.
Gently holding Elizabeth's waist, she sent her mother out the door. The blonde girl found that Elizabeth's eyes widened with anger.
“Lisa, I didn’t expect you to be so rude now. Your father and I have trained you so carefully.
At that time, he was just a small accountant and I was just an ordinary employee, but we found the best home tutor for you. When you were in middle school, we connected you with the best tutoring institutions and gave you opportunities to perform in dance troupes. .
You know, in order for you to perform at the Pantages Theater, I”
The blonde girl smiled, interrupted her mother who started to kidnap her morally, she replied.
“I didn’t ask you to bring me into this world, I didn’t say I was going to perform in Pantjis, and I didn’t ask you to hire the best home tutor for me.
I think about it, the best family enlightenment teacher, today is the 127th time, Pantjis is the 39th time.
Ms. Elizabeth, I have never asked you to give me anything. I have endured this sentence for a long time. "
The blonde girl spoke faster and faster, and she even laughed.
"Hahahaha, I am so happy. I have never asked you to give me anything. Not to mention that I was coming to this world, Eliza"
"Bang! ”
The unique education method of Laobao family - the core of conservative thinking is respect for order.
Lisa's parents respected American order, so they looked forward to raising their daughter to be the best American girl possible - and then finding her a good family to marry.
They yearn to reach a higher level of order. This conservatism is reflected in family education, which makes Lisa's parents emphasize 'authority' in front of Lisa.
Elizabeth's authority existed for more than twenty years because she was Lisa's mother.
And Lisa’s words completely negated her ‘dedication’ as a mother. She couldn’t accept it and she was furious.
“Get out, you said you don’t want to come to this world, then get out, get out of my home!”
The blonde girl smiled expressionlessly, her expressionless face was her cold heart, and her smile was her mocking her mother's hysterical ugliness.
Picking up the souvenirs brought back from China, carrying her computer on her back, the blonde girl went straight downstairs in her pajamas.
At the door, she met her father who had returned from a social gathering. Old Jones, his face red from drinking, asked drunkenly.
"Sweetheart, where are you going?"
Lisa picked up the car key from the entry cabinet at the door, shook the key, and said without looking back.
"I'm going to have a meal, goodbye!"
"What, what did you say you were going out to do?"
"Jones, she is crazy, you can never imagine what she said, Let her go, we have raised a witch!”
Elizabeth stood at the top of the stairs and screamed. Old Jones was completely sober, and he opened the door to find his daughter.
But he only saw Lisa getting into the new red Maserati she bought, the V8 engine exploded with a roar, and disappeared into the dark night in the blink of an eye, leaving only two tail lights.
She pushed the accelerator as high as she could and asked herself a favorite song.
It was still the song of the prairie cavalry. She wanted to drive a tank and run away to escape from the suffocating emotional kidnapping.
Lisa drove for a long time. She got on the highway and drove out of the city.
Then she remembered that she still had a family.
However, due to the fuel consumption of the V8 and her excitement just now, the car's gas tank was empty, and she was stranded on the highway outside San Luodu.
Turning on the phone, Lisa took almost one hundredth of a second to make a choice.
But when she saw the email Cheng Daqi replied to her, she suddenly smiled again.
“Salary?
Are you kidding me?
honey, MAS’s valuation for this round of financing is 120 million. After you take the options, there will be ten more If you buy shares, you are almost a multi-millionaire!”
Unexpectedly, her choice was the right one. The blonde girl felt that some interesting scenes seemed to have appeared in her boring and depressing life.
The option given to Lisa was given by Mr. Cheng from his own shares, so as to silence investors - Mr. Cheng did not engage in MAS to make money, and he did not care about this share.
He, Mier, and Lisa have the control of the company. It is impossible to leave others aside. Even if he only leaves a dozen points, he can determine the direction of MAS.
"Chan, come pick me up, my car is out of gas!"
The blonde girl sent a message to Cheng Daqi on social software, and then took out a hand from under the driver's seat She got a gun and put it on her waist - parked on the side of the road late at night, she wanted to protect her own safety.
Highway cars were passing by on the outskirts of San Luodu. The blonde girl leaned against the car and lit a cigarette.
So, how could an innocent little girl become friends with Mi'er.
Among the people Cheng Daqi knew, Lisa was the most real one.
She struggles, weighs, and hesitates, but she is also decisive, capable, and ideal. She can even deceive Mi'er, just like she deceived herself for more than ten years and deceived herself. My parents have been the same for more than ten years.
Today, she first broke through the cage set for herself, and then received a response from President Cheng.
It turns out that breaking the comfort zone will not only bring danger, but also surprises.
Lisa felt as if she was about to live a life she had never imagined.
It was already late at night in Saint-Loduo, and her life finally lit up.
I wrote some underlying logic, some future development and expansion of MAS, and supplemented the plot of Lisa.
Blonde white girl, everyone should be able to feel a little bit about this girl's character. It is not that simple. She has ideals, ideas and scheming. She is too normal, and she is not as brainless as Sani. Xiao Zhao stays with Mr. Cheng because of his ideals. Mi'er's combination of interests and love is completely different. She is more complicated and difficult to write.
But today is the moment when her character is fully fleshed out. It turns out that she is also a scheming girl. After all, she is a good girl who grew up in a repressive environment. Why would she become Mi'er's best friend if she has no brains?
More than a hundred chapters ago, some of her character problems have actually been written, such as her secretly poking at Mi'er at Mr. Cheng's moving party.
Later, there were three times where it was more obvious.
One is the time when Mr. Cheng helped OC find a way to break the situation. From Lisa’s actions at that time, it can be seen that she is a girl who is very thoughtful about her own interests. When facing her boss and best friend, , she chose to support Mr. Cheng - in order to let Mr. Cheng help her wipe her butt and mend her faults. This was the first time that she leaned towards the big deal in a three-person relationship and made a decision for the sake of profit.
The night a Mi'er met Niu Sen, she and Mr. Cheng almost fell in love, but Lisa was very normal. She and Mr. Cheng had known each other for too short a time, so she never took that step after all. .
Later, it was Mr. Cheng who pulled her out of her abnormal relationship with Mi'er. She weighed the pros and cons for a long time, but in the end she chose Mr. Cheng.
I don’t know if I have written it well, but I tried my best.
(End of this chapter)