Monday, November 3, 1980, the Taipei Horse Awards Ceremony was held.

The red carpet at the entrance of Jiajia Performing Arts Center is bright, with lights like day, stars gathered, and crowded. In the eyes of the laughing and cheerful movie fans, there is a breath of excitement and glitz everywhere, but in the eyes of the reporter watching coldly, there is a breath of desolation and dullness everywhere.

"Sure enough, the God of Wealth did not come, and the Golden Horse Awards immediately dropped. Not only the United States, but also the United Kingdom, but also Japan's major media are not interested in the Golden Horse Awards, and even Hong Kong media are not willing to come. Ming Pao Weekly sent a reporter this time, and at least four of them were sent in the past."

"Shen Cai Shen has won a Golden Horse Award himself, so of course he doesn't want to come to the Golden Horse Award. After all, the two awards are competitors."

"In fact, there is no competition. The Golden Horse Awards are private awards, and the Golden Horse Awards are government awards. The difference is quite big. It is mainly a matter of grade. You are not afraid of not knowing the goods and are afraid of comparing goods. After seeing the elegant and glamorous Golden Horse Awards, the Golden Horse Awards are like a street girl, which makes people uninterested."

"That's right, except for the venue of the Golden Horse Awards, the venue for this Golden Horse Awards is better than that of the Golden Horse Awards. Look at Hu Huizhong, when she walked the red carpet of the Golden Horse Awards, she sat in a luxury car, wore a custom dress, wore a diamond necklace worth millions, and was full of charm. Now, she is just a long skirt, which is simple and simple, and has no star style at all."

"It's not her fault. The costumes at the Golden Horse Awards are provided by sponsors. They have to be returned after wearing them, not her own."

"This is the gap. People hold events in the God of Wealth, and sponsors are all over the world, and they are all world-class brands. The waters are rising, and they are all high-end brands. They are all set up in an instant. Our Golden Horse Awards are run by the government. Logically speaking, they are rich and powerful. As a result, they have been in more than ten years, and there is no high-end sponsor. Look at the banners on the roadside, such as xx newspapers, xx studios, etc., they are simply unaware of the so-called ", which is a big shame!"

"It's not without senior sponsors. For example, the Performing Arts Center specially customized the Ten Thousand Horses Pentium Light Show for the Golden Horse Awards is sponsored by Shen Caishen?"

"Hahaha, the lighting at the Performing Arts Center is quite distinctive, probably the only highlight of the awards ceremony tonight."

"Yes, there is no suspense tonight's awards. "Die Hard" is too strong. Best Director and Best Film must be it. Taiwan can only rely on a few performative awards to support its appearance. It is almost a foregone conclusion that Wang Guanxiong and Xu Feng won the Best Actor and Actress. Apart from chasing Zhang Aijia for some scandals, there is really nothing to watch."

"Fortunately, the Golden Horse Awards qualification was completed in August. Otherwise, all the awards this year would have been fully favoured by Oriental Charm. In the second half of the year, they produced more than a dozen movies at once, including many of them."

"If this continues, the entire Hong Kong and Taiwan film circle will become the back garden of Shencai God."

"That may not be necessary. Shen Caishen seems to have no interest in movies. Apart from the movie "Love at Dawn", he doesn't even watch the movie produced by Oriental Charm in the second half of the year, let alone support it. You must know that when "Crazy Jones" was released last year, he personally conducted the promotion."

"He is a businessman after all, and he can make at most a few million Hong Kong dollars in a movie in Hong Kong. He can make tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars in investing in a project in the United States. The gap is too big, so it is normal to make some choices."

"Hey, after all, do you know why Shen Caishen didn't come to the Golden Horse Award this year? He came to Taipei several days in advance last year."

"Last year, Aijia Zhang hadn't caught up with her, so of course she had to show her great care. Now she has eaten it, so of course it doesn't matter."

"Shen Cai Shen still has to show his diligence to pursue a woman? Women are eager to give him back! I heard from a reporter from the China Times that tomorrow is the US Presidential Election Day. Shen Cai Shen has already booked to attend the celebration banquet after Reagan's victory. The celebration banquet for the US president is obviously much more important than the Golden Horse Award. If there is an invitation, I guess Director Song will throw the Golden Horse Award and fly to Washington immediately."

"Shen Caishen is a Hong Konger. He has no American citizenship and does not even have the right to vote. What does it have to do with the US presidential election? Besides, how can he be sure that Reagan can win the election?"

"The God of Wealth has never missed the truth before."

"Take you down! That's the American candidate for the president, not the Hong Kong people promote stars. Can he be seen accurately as an outsider?"

...

Chen Chong stood in the corner of the hall with a glass of champagne, looking at the cheerful crowd and colorful balloons, suddenly remembered a political thriller TV series "House of Cards" I watched in his previous life. So he imitated Kevin Spacey's appearance and pointed at Reagan, who was standing on the rostrum with his thumb, and said softly to himself: "Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, do I like him? No, do I trust him? That doesn't matter. Any politician who has harvested 44 million votes has surpassed himself. As long as he thinks I am a friend in the same camp and a very useful friend, that's enough."

"What are you talking to yourself?"

"Nothing." Chen Chong turned his head, raised his glass with a smile, and said to Li Kaiyuan in English: "Treat and demand, welcome to Washington."

This sentence is a classic line in "House of Cards", which is insane, but Lee Kaiyuan actually understood it. He touched the wine glass with him in a sympathetic way and said to himself: "It's so pitiful. Even if I want to pay, I don't know who I pay for the money."

It's really pitiful!

In the US election on November 4, 1980, Reagan led his rival Carter to more than 9 million votes, and took the throne of president with an absolute advantage. At the same time, he also made the Republican Party a majority in the Senate. It was a great victory and was incredible. Therefore, the celebration dinner was held very lively, with more than 200 celebrities from all walks of life coming to participate. The Republican Party belongs to the Conservative Party, and almost all the people came here, and most of them were middle-aged and elderly people. Chen Chong, who was in his 20s, and mixed with Lee Kaiyuan, was both eye-catching and lonely. Many people looked curious, but few people took the initiative to come forward to talk and exchange. The two had to stand in the corner without doing anything. In the eyes of this group of American politicians, they were probably just yellow-skinned banana people who came to see the world and attracted attention...

"When Reagan holds a celebration party again in four years, I'm going to let everyone revolve around your evening dress."

"You're so sure Reagan will be re-elected?" Lee Kaiyuan was probably afraid that he would be lost, so he joked rarely, saying, "I'm not Monroe, why do you want these old men to revolve around me? Haven't you been thinking about opening a harem in the United States? There are a lot of beauties tonight, and they are all famous ladies and their families are extraordinary. You should think about how to let them circulate around you."

As she spoke, she tilted her champagne glass and signaled Chen Chong to look at the brown-haired woman surrounded by a group of people not far away, and introduced: "That's Patty, the first princess in the United States in two months. You can try it. If you soak in, you will be the American prince consort."

"Reagan's daughter?" Chen Chong stared at her with interest for a while and commented: "The figure is good, but the appearance is average, and the behavior is a bit ostentatious. I don't like it. How old is she this year? Why do she look a little old?"

"At 27 or 28 years old." Li Kaiyuan curled his lips and joked: "She is also an actor. She is said to be very rebellious and her private life is relatively chaotic. It is very suitable for you, a little pervert who hangs around in the entertainment industry every day, has the heart but no courage and loves a sister."

Where are you in love with your sister...

I am 30 years old, okay?

Chen Chong was so amused and was about to refute, but someone behind him called out: "Alan, why are you hiding here with Catherine? I've been looking for you for a long time."

When she turned around, she found that it was Chen Xiangmei. She was Liao Chengzhi's niece, one of the top leaders of the Republican Party, and a capable player in Reagan's campaign. She helped get the invitation to attend the celebration banquet this time. Chen Xiangmei also had a white man with a big back hair combed. She introduced: "This is Mr. James Baker, the incoming chief of staff of the White House."

"Mr. Chen, Miss Li, both of you have provided a lot of help in this election. Please allow me to express my sincere gratitude to you on behalf of Mr. Reagan."

"Mr. Baker has gone too far."

Chen Chong and Li Kaiyuan came to attend the celebration banquet. In addition to Chen Xiangmei's help, they were indeed qualified to attend.

Because of his conservativeness, the Republican Party has always had a bad reputation among young people. Although Chen Chong is not an American citizen, he has done big news in the United States every few days and often accepted interviews from major media. He always expressed his optimism about Reagan's campaign policies and helped to sing flags and shout, which has affected the voting choices of many young people - some young people admire and blindly believe in his wealth myth, while some young people are brainless fans of Gameboy game consoles.

Li Kaiyuan relied on her cauliflower doll to help the Reagans establish a public image that values ​​traditional family values. In 1980, the generation born after World War II reached their thirties. After the baptism of the unrestrained hippie trend in the 1960s and 1970s, he returned to the traditional middle-class values, attached importance to family relations, children's education, and emotional cultivation. The cauliflower dolls happened to be the "warm-cultivation" type toys, so they became very popular as soon as they were launched. Li Kaiyuan held events in the name of cauliflower dolls many times to raise funds for Reagan. Mrs. Reagan even publicly displayed her collection of cauliflower dolls, which won the favor of many housewives. (Note)

Baker exchanged a few words of dialogue and left. After he left, Chen Chong handed the business card to Li Kaiyuan and whispered: "Yuan Yuan, this person is worth investing in."

Lee Kaiyuan took over the business card, looked at the title above and asked: "Is the White House Chief of Staff equivalent to the Director of the General Office of the Central Committee in the Mainland?"

"About the same, those who can hold this position are all the president's confidants." Chen Chong explained vaguely: "Mr. Baker looks less than 50 years old and is very young as a politician. I believe he will achieve great success in the future."

"Do you think he's like Reagan and may become president in the future?"

"That may not be the case. I think he is an auxiliary talent like Zhuge Liang. In the future, any Republican wants to run for president cannot do without him. Such a person is sometimes more useful than the president himself. If he pays a hundred dollars now, he may be able to get back ten thousand dollars in the future."

"Yeah?"

Of course...

James Baker assisted Reagan, Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. to power. He also served as chief of staff at the White House, US Treasury Secretary, US Secretary of State and other prominent positions. He has been in politics for more than 30 years and is one of the most influential bigwigs in the Republican Party. The reason why Chen Chong can remember this person is because he is the main actor who pushed Japan into the "lost 20 years" - the Plaza Accord in 1986 was a good thing Baker did to resolve the US trade deficit.

The celebration dinner lasted until midnight. When the two left, Chen Chong harvested a bunch of business cards and Li Kaiyuan harvested a bunch of photos.

"This photo of the photo of the Reagans drinking and having fun can at least bring you millions of dollars."

"It's really useful to me. It can fool many people in the office." Li Kaiyuan was a little tired, took off his high heels and threw them on the Cadillac seat, then leaned softly in Shen Chong's arms, and asked, "You are different from me. You don't need these celebrities in the political circle to decorate their appearance. What are you going to do after collecting so many business cards?"

"China-US relations are heating up rapidly. I plan to transfer part of the game console industry to China, but the United States is strict with high-tech management. After Reagan comes to power, these people who come to attend the celebration banquet tonight will probably hold important government positions in the future. Now collect more information to facilitate targeted lobbying in the future."
Chapter completed!