Chapter 2102 - 2102: The Rules

This is the rule!

Fair and just rules!

Effective for everyone, not targeted at anyone.

On the contrary, in some countries in some companies, haha... let's not discuss whether leaders pay for meals, whether leaders even consider the cafeteria food worth eating is another matter.

Not to mention a leader like Plant visiting a company, even if a town mayor or village chief visits a company, would the cafeteria dare charge them money? Or discuss the meal cost with them? Adding some extra braised pork is a must, right?

In Mark's company, or other well-known companies, they count money, haha...

Plant, the future president, doesn't mind having meals at the cafeteria here; it's a habit issue. Of course, he also knows that Mark's company's meals are quite high-end.

So, Plant said: "Whatever, in a bit I'll go to your restaurant with you, and eat whatever looks good, you swipe the meal card yourself!"

"Okay, no problem! But..." Mark said while glancing at his watch, "I can only chat with you for fifteen minutes now, after which I have several important business video conferences, and it's almost lunchtime afterward, so I can accompany you for a meal."

"Alright then, you're busy, I know." Plant shrugged in a resigned manner, "No one understands you better than I do."

Mark smiled, nodded, and said: "Thank you for saying you understand me, but I might not understand you, otherwise you wouldn't have personally come here."

Plant chuckled and said: "Coming here personally, not even a cup of Coke to drink?"

Mark got up, went over, and brought back two cups of cold water, "Sorry, for the sake of your health, I can only offer you this."

"Damn the stingy guy, not even a cup of Coke."

Plant complained a bit but still accepted the water cup, drinking it.

After putting down the cup, he really started to complain, somewhat reproaching Mark for being too close to the Wale Republic.

Mark wasn't shy about debating this.

Westerners, especially people of this level, whether eloquent or not, love to debate.

Debating is a way of handling and doing things, and it easily makes things clearer.

Both parties have their views, and by publicly addressing them, a resolution can be found.

Anyway, although Mark isn't eloquent, his ability to defend his viewpoints is strong.

Plant tried using the United States' national interests to persuade him, but it wasn't working anymore; the contracts were signed, and one must act in accordance with the contract, isn't that correct?

Instead, Mark asked Plant, who previously said he would solve the war within 72 hours of being elected, but couldn't; then said he would solve it within 72 hours after officially taking office, but probably won't manage that either, right?

This made Plant a bit awkward, shrugged, and said: "Forget it, forget it, I won't talk about this with you anymore. You just need to understand my initial intentions."

"I understand, but I have contracts to follow; unable to cooperate. It's about time, old buddy, you sit and drink boiled water, while I have a video business meeting."

Having said that, Mark checked the time, and it was indeed about right.

Thus, a peculiar scene unfolded.

Mark was working on his stuff, while Plant was sitting on the side, helplessly turning his head to look at the sky outside, or drinking water, or even sitting there nodding off. Being old, sitting long became boring, it's easy to get sleepy.

The one who dared to leave the future US President in the office like that probably could only be Mark.

Geniuses have their eccentricities!

Plant, on the other hand, is a character; bored to death, he tweeted to vent, not taking selfies in Mark's office, but paired with a picture of blue sky and white clouds, himself beside the window, with a face full of worry.

His tweet, of course, received lots of interaction, so he started playing with it, having quite a good time, using it to pass the time.

When Mark finished his work, it really was lunchtime. So he accompanied Plant to the restaurant for lunch, accompanied by Plant's security team, and it was all on Mark, meaning he's paying with his card as expected!

Overall, Plant charging into Mark's office was quite useless, as Mark held firm to his views, not bowing to authority, which was quite tough.

And it is precisely because of Mark's persistence that he reached a new peak in his career, with several projects in Valle taking off quickly, being built quickly, and progressing quickly as well.

In a blink, it was the eve of Plant's inauguration, just a day away.

In other words, the day after, President Landen will announce his retirement and conduct a power transfer ceremony with Plant.

The world's eyes were once again focused there.

After all, Plant becoming president again, on the day of office, certainly he would sign some executive orders, and there would be a press conference where he'd discuss many important matters.

The major direction of the United States wouldn't change, as it's regulated by the constitution, and amending the constitution is difficult.

Small changes and details might exist, though.

Primarily, regarding the war, people expect him to say something, to fulfill past promises.

Regarding the economy, what will be the direction? After all, he's a businessman, bound to conduct economic tasks.

Just two days before Plant's inauguration, at the Starship launch base in the Wale Republic, a globally notable event occurred.

That day, the entire Starship launch base had completed all facility constructions and was commissioned.

The first generation of stainless-steel rockets produced here had already been born, undergoing global first launch and recovery trials.

This is an important event, and also the result of Mark's cooperation with Valle.

Under normal estimates, the construction from starting a base to its completion would take about a year, then it can be put to use.

As a result, Valle people used half a year to get everything done.

Of course, don't assume rocket construction is overly bothersome. When technology and money are in place, the matter isn't all that mysterious.

That day, Mark's private jet flew directly to Wadong, arriving at his jointly funded enterprise with Valle and inviting Liu Zhizhong to the base.

Liu Zhizhong initially didn't want to intervene in the company's operations, but with Mark's warm invitation, he came.

This rocket launch remains open to the public. Major global media can broadcast it live if they wish.

Mark isn't afraid of embarrassment, calmly facing it. Because he strives for the expansion of human civilization, even if he fails, he feels normal and proud.

Unlike some people, alas... succeeding and making announcements, leaving you tearful, failing and you hear nothing, haha...