Chapter 086 Speech
November 1, 2019.
The slowly rising food prices may be seen by big families and big businessmen as just one more day’s worth of gas for a Mercedes Benz per month.
But in the slums of Manila, it is a very serious matter.
Along with the rise in food prices, the prices of fertilizers, pesticides and agricultural machinery are also rising little by little, which has forced local farmers to increase the prices of agricultural products such as vegetables and fruits, making the lives of the already poor people even more difficult.
Right at this moment.
Garfield brought his team to the streets of Manila's Fondo District and delivered his speech.
On the temporary podium protected by bulletproof glass, Garfield spoke with great enthusiasm:
"My dear compatriots! I, Garfi Fernando, came here today not to talk about ideals, concepts, or spirits, but to bring 30,000 jobs."
In the small square, the poor people who were forcibly dragged here by the gang immediately forgot the dissatisfaction in their hearts.
"That's right, 30,000 jobs," Garfield shouted with clenched fists.
Suddenly everyone cheered in unison.
"Explaining the truth a million times is not as good as a job; reporting the news a million times is not as good as an egg; shooting a million documentaries is not as good as a chance to read..."
"I, Garfield Fernando, will do my best for the rise of Luzon. Providing 30,000 jobs this time is a practice of my belief..."
" One day , everyone will have a satisfying job; everyone will not have to worry about not having enough food to eat; everyone will get a good education."
At the end of what Garfield said, he believed it himself, and tears welled up in his eyes. He opened his arms and shouted loudly: "Please believe in me and support me. Thank you..."
Snap, snap, snap…
There was warm applause at the scene, and everyone was full of hope, although this hope was only a momentary impulse and a blind optimism generated by the irrational group.
But humans are a mob.
People in the darkness don’t need so-called rationality, they just need a little light.
Garfield will be that ray of sunshine.
…
Inside another estate in Manila.
Old Du, who was watching the live broadcast on TV, sat on the sofa, rubbing his temples helplessly. He watched Garfield's somewhat misleading speech on the live broadcast, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.
Thinking of some recent comments within the family, he was now wavering.
Because from the beginning, he knew that he had to step down, but his daughter would definitely not be able to take over now, so he could only let his successor train his daughter through exchange of interests.
Originally, Lao Du was more optimistic about the heir of the Marcus family.
But now the situation has changed again, Garfield Fernando has been performing very strongly recently.
The Fernando family and the Lopez family have expressed their support for Garfield, the Tusun family's attitude is somewhat ambiguous, and even a large part of their own family tends to favor Garfield.
As for the remaining Aquino-Xu alliance, the relationship with the Marcus family is not very good either, but the Ayala family may support the Marcus family.
In this way, among the five major families, Marcus accounts for two and Garfield also accounts for two.
The key now is his own Duterte family, the Aquino-Hsu family alliance, the Tusun family, the Chen family, etc.
In particular, the choice between himself and the Aquino-Xu alliance will directly affect the outcome, which is also what makes Duterte very conflicted.
But when he saw the revitalization plan for southern Luzon submitted by Garfield a few days ago, a hint of determination appeared on his face.
The plan was too tempting.
If it can really be completed, even if it was not promoted by Lao Du, it was initiated during his tenure, which will definitely make him famous in history.
The entire Southern Luzon Revitalization Plan is very large, including the construction of eight cross-sea bridges to connect Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.
Although in Lao Du's opinion, this is just bragging.
But at least the first phase of the project has been approved, and some of it has even started construction.
The first phase of the project includes the San Bernardino Strait Bridge (37 kilometers in total), the Central Valley Railway on Negros Island (54 kilometers in total), the West Coast Railway on Samar Island (236 kilometers in total), and five branch lines of the Southern Luzon Railway (273 kilometers in total).
And improve the infrastructure of 15 cities, including garbage treatment plants, water plants, gas pipelines, urban roads, urban light rail, and underground pipeline corridor systems.
For the 75 townships, corresponding township roads, docks and logistics centers will be built.
This plan seems very crazy, but Lao Du knows that the other party is serious. At least the Fernando family and the Lopez family are fully supporting this plan and have taken out many of their family assets hidden overseas.
Many people from the Tusun family, his own Duterte family, and even the Xu family were also involved.
With such a huge capital investment, it is no wonder that Garfield dared to recruit 30,000 employees in Manila right away. Obviously, Coral Construction Company can easily absorb so many workers.
Anyway, it wasn't his own money, so Lao Du quickly figured it out and fully supported Garfield.
…
After Garfield gave five consecutive street speeches in Fengdu District, he received the relevant documents for the approval of the plan as soon as he returned home.
"It seems that he made the right choice."
Guo Liyan, the spider web manager who was responsible for assisting Garfield, shrugged:
"It's an irresistible trend. Even if he disagrees, it won't change anything. We just don't want to embarrass him. Now it seems that he is indeed a smart man."
Garfield shook his red wine glass. "We still can't let our guard down. The Marcus family has a lot of connections in America. Our recent actions have made the people behind ABCD very unhappy."
"They will soon be overwhelmed by their own affairs, so how can they have the time to take care of such things? How arrogant!" Guo Liyan sneered.
Suddenly a soldier came in and handed Garfield an earplug storage container.
Garfield knew that this was a special way for the headquarters to transmit information, so he quickly put the earplugs into his ears. The optical signal connector of the earplugs was directly connected to the biological chip in the brain.
Garfield closed his eyes and read the information. After a while, he opened his eyes and smiled.
Guo Liyan saw his expression and knew it was a good thing: "What good thing is it?"
"See for yourself!" Garfield took out the earplugs and handed them over.
Guo Liyan wiped the earplugs with a tissue and put them into his ears.
In order to reduce the possibility of leaks, spider web managers will not talk about issues that may lead to leaks even in their own homes.
After thinking it over, Guo Liyan also showed a happy expression: "It is indeed good news."
Neither of them said it explicitly, but they both felt more relaxed.
the next day.
The Human Resources Department of Zhiren Company quickly drove a dozen RVs converted from container trucks, escorted by security guards from the Internal Affairs Department and accompanied by some controlled gang members, to hold a job fair in Fengdu District.
You should know that the entire Fengdu District has a poor population of about 500,000 to 600,000 people, and 30,000 jobs can almost cover the vast majority of poor families.
The job fair was packed with people, and if the Internal Affairs Department hadn't been prepared and arranged for security and gang members, the scene would have been in chaos.
The subsidiaries under Zhiren Corporation do not have personnel authority, and the recruitment and dismissal of employees are directly managed by the human resources department of the head office.
This is somewhat similar to labor dispatch, and all employees are deployed by the human resources department of the head office.
