nashuaworldcup Chapter 248 There are always people who want to make me unhappy
Chapter 248 There are always people who want to make me unhappy
Franklin was very happy to hear Mitchell's words. Because this is what he wanted now. Although Franklin was very happy in his heart, he couldn't show it. He couldn't leave an image of being profit-seeking. He looked at Mitchell with an ugly face.
"Mr. Mitchell, what kind of person do you think I am, Franklin? Am I someone who would give up principles for the sake of profit?"
Mitchell was furious after hearing what Franklin said. Don't I know what you politicians are thinking? Franklin is indeed a man of action, but if you say you don't want to win this presidential election, even your grandmother won't believe it. You are just saying this because you want some benefits.
After thinking for a while, Mitchell gritted his teeth and said:
"Mr. Franklin, I will donate another $500,000 to your election fund. A capable person like Mr. Franklin should not only serve the people of New York State, but also the people of the entire United States."
Franklin showed a bit of relief after hearing this. He seemed to have experienced great pain and said with great difficulty:
"Mr. Mitchell, I will tell you a little about this order, but you can't spread it."
Mitchell finally breathed a sigh of relief. Franklin finally gave in. He promised:
"Don't worry, Mr. Franklin. I will never tell anyone about what happened today."
Franklin didn't take Mitchell's words seriously. Well, isn't there a saying that goes like this? The capitalists' words are lies. If you believe them, you will only become a donkey in the production team in your life. Franklin said:
"This order is very large. It includes six warships in total, two of each type of battleships, cruisers, and frigates."
Then Franklin briefly talked about the performance requirements of various warships. This made Mitchell very excited. Six warships, that would cost two or three hundred million in total. If he could get all the orders for the construction of these warships, his Lieqi Shipyard would definitely take another step forward and become a super-large shipyard.
Thinking of this, Mitchell said excitedly: "Mr. Franklin, can you let the customers hand over the manufacturing of these warships to me? If you help me with this, Mr. Franklin, our Mitchell family will be very grateful to you."
Franklin sneered in his heart. Mitchell was really greedy. He actually wanted to take all the orders. He also looked at the capabilities of his shipyard. Does it have the strength to take these orders? Franklin said to Mitchell with regret:
"Mr. Mitchell, I'm sorry, I can't help you with this. The client is using a bidding method this time. We can't get involved at all."
Then Franklin changed the subject and said, "But this is also good for you. If you were bidding based on your strength, your Lieqi Shipyard would have no chance of winning this order. But now it seems that it's a matter of design and cost. As long as you come up with a good design and a lower cost, Lieqi Shipyard still has a chance to win the order."
Mitchell thought about it and felt that what Franklin said was right. As for the current construction level and ability of Lieqi Shipyard, it is definitely not as good as those old shipbuilding giants. But if it comes to design, as long as they spend some money and hire a good designer, they will definitely be able to beat other bidders.
If that doesn't work, he can ask his clansmen to find connections and ask British or German ship designers to design the warships. So he is quite confident about the design competition.
After figuring it out, Mitchell said to Franklin:
"Thank you, Mr. Franklin, for this time. When you have time to come, I will definitely invite you to go hunting in our hunting grounds."
Franklin's face darkened. You are insulting me, don't you see that I have to sit in a wheelchair everywhere? And you asked me to go hunting. Franklin was very unhappy, so he said:
"Mr. Mitchell, I have other things to do. Let's end our conversation here today. I'll be leaving first."
After Mitchell got the news he wanted, he was very happy, so he didn't pay much attention to Franklin's expression. When he reacted, Franklin had already pushed his wheelchair away from the place and walked out of the reception room.
Mitchell hurriedly chased after him, thanked Franklin, and left the New York State Capitol.
Mitchell immediately reported the news he got from Franklin to his family, and then asked the head of the family to help him find a good designer.
On Lu Chen's side, David and Daniel had been quietly purchasing stocks of various shipbuilding companies since the celebration banquet.
But things don’t develop according to people’s plans. In mid-May, in order to expand Franklin’s influence, Franklin’s election team did not even discuss it with Lu Chen and directly publicized the order.
This wave of publicity had a very obvious effect, raising Franklin's approval rating to 70%. This data directly made Franklin's opponents autistic. With this data, is there any need for him to struggle? The position of president is definitely Franklin's.
Franklin was happy, but Lu Chen was troubled. Originally, only a few people knew about the order. Then everyone tacitly bought the stocks of shipbuilding companies in the stock market. But after the publicity of Franklin's team, basically everyone knew that the shipbuilding industry might usher in spring. So whether it was a large investment company or a retail investor, everyone began to rush into the stock sector of the shipbuilding industry.
As a result, Lu Chen and his gang who had been secretly buying up stocks immediately lost control of this sector, and all the stocks in the shipbuilding industry began to soar.
After learning about this situation, Lu Chen was so angry that he cursed.
"What's going on with this Franklin? We agreed to keep it a secret first, so why didn't he discuss it with me and suddenly made the news public? Isn't this ruining my plan?"
Lu Chen wanted to ask Franklin for an explanation. But at this time, the phone at Lu Chen's home rang. This call made Lu Chen temporarily give up the idea of making trouble for Franklin.