Thinking of this, Houston breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, the president not far away suddenly waved to him.

He hurriedly walked forward and stood aside with a humble expression, waiting for the other party to speak first.

"Houston, you did a good job this time."

"Whether it is the plan itself or the organization of this event, it reflects your ability."

"If you can continue to maintain this level in your future work, I believe it won't be long before you can go even further."

After hearing the president's words, Houston quickly raised his head and replied:

"thank you, sir."

"This is not due to me alone, but"

"Okay, no need to say this."

The president waved his hand to interrupt him, and then continued:

"This time, we have received support from several investment institutions in advance and are fully prepared in terms of funds."

"At the same time, the various state governments involved in the project have also clearly expressed their support."

"It can be said that the difficulty of the project has been basically eliminated, and what is left is the specific project management work."

"So, I suggest that from now on, the May Council will take over this project."

"You have to be responsible for the project, and at the same time, you will also get the benefits from the completion of the project."

"If this project can be made into a successful model, you know what I mean."

A look of excitement that could not be concealed appeared on Houston's face. He nodded solemnly and replied:

"I understand, I will arrange everything!"

"I can rest assured that."

The president sighed and then said:

"Actually, you did much better than Paine."

"He faced much easier situations before you, but he screwed it all up."

"And you, in such an environment, can help me recover my losses more than once, which is really rare."

"You are working very hard, and you should know why you are working so hard."

"Now, Paine is still retiring in Texas. Maybe you should talk to him face to face about some things."

Houston looked solemn, he already understood what the president meant.

But before he could answer, the president on the side had already straightened his tie and stepped onto the podium.

In an instant, there was a lot of noise at the scene.

There were cheers, boos, screams, and loud questions, but most of all, there was the hum of discussion.

Houston couldn't hear the people's discussions, but he could guess what they were saying even without using his brain.

"Is this plan serious? Is it really necessary to build a high-speed railway?"

"What good does building a railway do to us? Why not give the money and let us buy bread?"

"Will the state government support it? I hope they will not become slaves to the federal government."

"I don't want railroads, I just want jobs."

"If the railway is built, there will be jobs."

That's all.

Houston shook his head subconsciously, feeling secretly disdainful.

In fact, he knows that what these people care about is nothing more than bread for breakfast and steak for dinner.

The country is on the brink of crisis, but they still turn a blind eye and see no sign of unity.

What would happen to such stupid lambs if they were not led by a wise shepherd?

Maybe, it will quickly degenerate and become a piece of loose sand.

And just when he was lost in thought, the president's speech had already begun.

"Yes, the crisis has come to an end for the time being."

"Here, I can proudly tell my people that with our joint efforts, this financial crisis that could destroy any country in the world has been stopped in front of the Statue of Liberty."

"The economy is improving and the financial market is recovering. Although we still face short-term price increases and lack of jobs, I believe these problems will be solved soon."

"--However, before we can completely overcome this difficulty, we have to ask a question."

"What is the cause of this difficulty?"

"There are many answers to this question."

"Overheated real estate, overly aggressive financial industry, hollowed-out industry, lack of factories, lack of workers, and lack of infrastructure."

"Every answer does have a certain degree of rationality."

"But if we explore deeper, we have to admit a helpless and infuriating fact."

"We are being kidnapped."

As soon as these words were spoken, the people below the podium immediately fell silent.

They seemed to have never heard such a point of view.

Kidnapped?

Who were we kidnapped by?

The great United States of America will also be kidnapped?

The president looked at the people's reaction with satisfaction. Then he continued to look at the prompt board and said:

"Maybe you already have doubts in your mind."

"Perhaps, you would like to ask: Who kidnapped us?"

"Then, now, I will give you the answer."

"People, my dear compatriots!"

"Go and take a look at where the products that are necessary for daily life in the supermarket come from!"

"Go and take a look at those ships that are constantly flowing on the river, and where they are going!"

"Go and look at the faces of the passengers on those passenger planes that fly halfway around the world!"

"Go and take a look at who the shareholders are in the company you work for!"

"There is only one answer."

"China."

"Yes, they have penetrated into every aspect of our lives."

"If you are a housewife, then for every dinner plate and knife you buy, there is 10 US dollars, or even more profits flowing to China."

"If you are an employee, then every output value you create must be distributed to China's shareholders."

"Not just you, your daughter, your wife, your husband."

"It's not just business, in fact, every coin you spend will be divided by them!"

After hearing this, the crowd below instantly became excited.

They may have been vaguely aware of the connection between China's economy and them in their past lives, but no one has ever said it so frankly in public.

And now, the person who tells this fact is the president.

Then the authenticity cannot be doubted.

For the first time, they realized that their connection with China had actually reached this deep level.

Obviously, this financial crisis must be related to them.

In an instant, a sound like a roaring mountain and a tsunami sounded.

A smile appeared on the president's face, and then he raised his hand to make a downward gesture and continued:

"Of course, we are tolerant."

"We are not only tolerant, we are also rational."

"We know that if the world wants to develop, exchanges and cooperation between countries are inevitable."

"So, we allow them to do business here and are willing to provide them with corresponding conveniences."

"--but they shouldn't do everything."

"There are some things that we should do ourselves."

"So, starting from today, we want to take back what belongs to us!"
To be continued...