Chapter 1296: Chapter 1295: What a Pleasant Voice
"Did you forget about me?"
The girl’s voice on the phone was no longer as youthful as it was when they first met; it had matured infinitely.
She was no longer a slightly unripe fruit; she had begun to blush, and mature.
Every stage of a woman’s life is surprising, though not entirely so. Some women can amaze the world, but for most, there’s not much to say.
Lynch raised his hand and waved, and some people in the room left. He was handling these tasks.
A new company was about to start, and Momo still lacked certain skills in this area.
What she could bring to the table was her understanding of the industry, but when it came to business and managerial capabilities, she was still far from enough.
Fortunately, she was willing to learn. She mentioned she had enrolled as an auditing student in management at a local private university. Smart women know how to strive.
Apart from these, Lynch also asked her to recruit two assistants who could help her handle some work-related matters during her immature phase.
Now that everyone else had left the room, Lynch walked to the window and lit a cigarette, "Is there something you want to look out for me, Severa?"
The girl chuckled, "I heard you and Momo are starting a publishing house and a magazine?"
She knew Momo, from a documentary-like program Lynch participated in before, which was produced by Severa.
She had quite a few enterprises under her, including publishing houses. Although she no longer dreamed of becoming a great writer, she hadn’t entirely let go of related work.
Of course, this wasn’t about writing personally but about publishing work.
Lynch didn’t deny it.
"Interested in a collaboration?" Severa asked.
She was quite interested in doing business now. No matter the past, she had to prove with excellence that she was worthy of being Mr. Wardrick’s daughter.
People change at every stage.
As a teenager, Severa’s greatest desire was to prove that even without Mr. Wardrick, she was still outstanding, excellent.
Of course, there’s nothing wrong with such thoughts; most teenagers at this stage develop similar ideas.
The longing for independence, the urgent desire for others’ recognition, often leads to some silly actions.
With her growth and maturity in thought and personality, she considered the future and real life more.
She would eventually marry, and Mr. Wardrick would grow old. She needed to show she had the ability to uphold these industries.
Only then could she choose her marriage rather than being chosen by it.
Mr. Wardrick not forcing her to marry immediately was the best example.
When she was told Lynch was also getting into publishing, it piqued her interest.
In her not-too-long life, perhaps Lynch was her role model, a benchmark, a direction to strive toward!
"Sure..."
"When do you have time? We can sit down and talk?"
Lynch thought for a moment, "At the end of the month. Tomorrow, I have to go to... the State to attend Ms. Trish’s victory celebration."
"Alright, see you at the end of the month."
...
That evening, Lynch boarded the train. To make Mr. Lynch feel the comfort of Federation Railways, the railway company specifically added a super luxury carriage to the train, dedicated to his service.
He spent the entire night sleeping. The train intentionally slowed down, as Lynch hoped to arrive at his destination city by 8 AM. To ensure this, they calculated the speed...
At 7:55 in the morning, the train slightly accelerated to enter the station.
When the train stopped steadily in front of the platform, the second hand began a new round, right at 8 o’clock.
The sound of the bell tower in the distance was clearly audible, Lynch had freshened up and stepped out of the carriage.
Two pretty attendants helped him with his luggage, and some people glanced repeatedly at Lynch. When they realized this flamboyant guy was wealthy, any expression they had a moment before turned into indifference.
"Thank you for choosing... transportation..., wishing you a pleasant journey, and we sincerely hope to serve you again!"
"I never knew there was such service on trains!"
After getting into the car, Austin, sitting beside him, said after a moment of silence.
Lynch didn’t think much of it, "You’ll have to get used to these."
What are people striving upward for?
Is it to serve the people of the Federation?
Alright, this joke isn’t really funny, this is a capitalist country, and the purpose of climbing higher in the Federation is to enjoy a better life.
The car soon stopped outside a villa not too far from the state government, where many vehicles were already parked.
Ms. Tracey’s victory is hailed as the "miracle of women in the new century," and the feminists collectively climaxed, considering it the greatest victory in history!
Ms. Tracey’s election as governor can be listed alongside the founding of the Federation and the Federation Charter as the three great miracles of the Federation!
In any case, she won, and the state ushered in its first female governor in history, though the circumstances of this governor are somewhat complicated.
When Lynch arrived, Ms. Tracey proactively came out to greet him. The governor does indeed count as a "local emperor," and can even directly confront the President and Congress. In theory, the governor’s identity and status are quite high.
But the governor is different from the President and Members of Parliament because governors are elected every two years as well.
Two years isn’t enough time to accomplish much; most governors will be re-elected, and re-elected not just once.
Take the governor of York State, for instance, who has been re-elected five times, which means he has served for ten years and will continue for another two.
It is precisely because of this system that governors have significant influence and high status in the political arena, but in front of capitalists, they have even greater needs.
Having needs from capitalists means they find it difficult to stand firm in front of them, especially those capitalists who can decide whether they can be re-elected, such as... Lynch.
Ms. Tracey’s win this time largely relied not just on Lynch’s two campaign funding donations, but also on him getting the strong candidate, Hicks, to voluntarily withdraw through other means.
If Ms. Tracey wants to seek re-election, or even strive to enter the Senate, she must continue to obtain Lynch’s support!
Therefore, even though she is currently the governor, when Lynch visits, she still proactively comes forward to greet him.
"I’m so happy you could come!" Ms. Tracey beamed, appearing very friendly. Someone unaware of their relationship might suspect they are relatives.
Aunt and nephew, not that kind of storyline!
The two exchanged a polite hug and then let go.
"It’s a pity you weren’t here that night..." Ms. Tracey, linking arms with Lynch, headed toward the house.
She was referring to the night of the vote count, that night she felt as though she died and came back to life in just a short while.
Every vote counted gave her a racing heartbeat, and by the end, she found it difficult to even stand and had to sit to watch the whole process.
Undoubtedly, she became the first female governor in the Federation’s history with an absolutely leading vote count, finally allowing her to breathe a sigh of relief.
These two years have been centered around this task with efforts and struggles, finally welcoming a positive result.
Lynch expressed a bit of regret for being unable to return at that time.
The house was already gathered with quite a few people; Lynch even spotted Ms. Tracey’s father and uncle. Ms. Tracey winning the governor position is also a good thing for her father and uncle.
Besides those two, there were some relatives, some feminists, some local officials, and state government officials, and a small group of very special people—capitalists.
These are Ms. Tracey’s supporters; they donated a large amount of money for her campaign. Without this money, Ms. Tracey would have had no chance of winning the governorship.
This isn’t the only time, and certainly not the last time; in two years, they’ll still have to shell out money like they do now.
Compared to the long payback period of a Presidential victory, governors elected in large state elections can be more proactive in some aspects, as they must, within their term, get benefits for the capitalists who invested in them so they’ll continue to vote for them.
In short, these matters are quite complex.
"Let me introduce you, Mr. Lynch, also one of my supporters, and I believe we’ll have more opportunities to collaborate in the forthcoming work."
Lynch greeted everyone; sometimes in networking, just a name is enough.
Ms. Tracey said a few more words and then apologized and left. She is currently discussing personnel arrangements for the state government with some local officials and state government officials.
When she left, many people came forward, handing Lynch their business cards while expressing how honored they were to meet Lynch and chat a bit.
Lynch smiled and shook hands with each person, accepting their business cards, without any intention of exchanging cards. The others didn’t find this particularly rude either.
After all, for big personalities, business cards sometimes hold extraordinary significance, and if not necessary, big personalities rarely exchange cards with each other.
Just like Lynch, he has never exchanged business cards with someone like Mr. Pato.
When he needs to contact Mr. Pato, no matter where the other party is, he has a way to get in touch!
After chatting briefly with people from all walks of life, Lynch integrated into the circle of capitalists.
"Mr. Lynch, I heard you created a magazine?"
Someone well-informed asked a very timely question; Lynch gave a positive response.
This gentleman immediately laughed, "I heard the inaugural issue hasn’t been printed yet, do I have the chance to advertise my business in this magazine?"
"I have high expectations for the future of this magazine, even if the advertising fees are a bit higher, it’s not a problem..."
At this moment, Lynch felt delighted, chatting with capitalists is just comfortable, they know what they want!
