Chapter 087 Members' Proposal
Thursday, June 5th.
Chen She got into his newly modified hovercraft and prepared to go to the Liming City Council to attend a regular meeting, while Zhang Sirui made a friendly guest appearance as driver and bodyguard.
Zhang Sirui originally wanted Chen She to bring Li Yunhan along as well, after all, if a fight really broke out, they would have a capable helper, but Chen She refused.
The Liming City Council is located in the inner city of Liming City, and its defense force is very strong. If something really happens, let alone Li Yunhan, even if all the members of their resistance army are brought here, it will not be enough.
So in this situation, there is no need to fight for small things, but if something big happens, you won’t be able to fight even if you fight.
In this case, it is better to keep a low profile and just bring a driver.
Chen She had done his homework in advance. The Dawn City Council was a large building. The councillors' regular meetings were held in the largest building in the center, and all hovercrafts were not allowed to enter the core area.
Of course, you are not allowed to carry weapons when entering the core area.
Chen She's hovercraft was equipped with a weapon system, but it was no big deal, because the other congressmen who came to participate in the hovercraft must also have guns and other weapons. Anyway, these hovercrafts could not enter the inner area and could only wait in the outer parking lot. So it was not particularly important whether there was a weapon system or not, and no one dared to use violence in such a place.
Zhang Sirui drove it for less than two minutes before he exclaimed, "Boss Chen, this hovercraft is so cool to drive."
"The power is so strong that I really can't help but want to go for a spin."
Chen She hurriedly said, "Calm down and don't draw unnecessary attention. When we get to the wilderness, you can drive as fast as you want. No one will stop you."
Zhang Sirui nodded. "Okay, but the handling and speed of this car are too perfect, plus the powerful weapon system. It's simply like a dream."
"If we can mass-produce it and give one to every two or three resistance fighters, that would be amazing."
Chen She smiled slightly, "Don't worry, that day shouldn't be too far away."
Zhang Sirui's profession is a sharpshooter, and his genes and mechanical pathways make him naturally gifted in driving. He is a natural car god, and it is easier for him to achieve the state of unity between man and car than ordinary people.
At this moment, Zhang Sirui felt like a racing driver who had touched a professional racing car with top performance. The excitement was simply indescribable.
He could imagine himself stepping on the accelerator, and the hovercraft would immediately soar like a rocket into the sky, quickly leaping through the skyscrapers, and then making a clever turn to avoid the pursuing missiles, and quickly counterattack to shoot down the enemy's hovercraft.
Of course, this was just a fantasy in Zhang Sirui's mind. At this time, they were leaving the area around Satellite City and entering Dawn City.
There is a clear speed limit for hovercrafts inside.
In the inner city, the speed limit for hovercrafts will be stricter. If you dare to drive recklessly in the city, the DCPD police will stop you on the spot immediately.
Although the DCPD doesn't do much in the outer fringes of Dawn City, they are very efficient in the inner city.
Finally, the headquarters of the Dawn City Council appeared ahead.
This is a magnificent building complex. Because the Liming City Council represents the highest ruling power in Liming City, the top executives of various large financial groups basically hold important positions in the Liming City Council. Therefore, the Liming City Council building naturally becomes the most imposing building in the entire city.
Following the instructions, Zhang Sirui controlled the hovercraft to land outside the parliament.
This can be seen as a guidance and reception area. All drivers and accompanying personnel must stay here with the hovercraft. Only the members of parliament themselves can enter the inner building of the parliament without carrying any weapons, under the guidance of staff.
Of course, in Chen She's opinion, this kind of security measure is useless. Because this world has extraordinary powers, if a congressman is a strong man with level 6 energy fluctuation or higher, even if he has no weapons, he can kill other congressmen in an instant.
Although there is a protection system inside the parliament headquarters, it is still not enough to defend against high-level strongmen.
But in general, most of the top executives of large conglomerates do not have such a high level of strong people, and even if they do, they will not do such a reckless thing. Because this is equivalent to declaring war on all the big conglomerates in the old land. Unless they are crazy, they should not do such a thing.
This kind of security measure is mainly to prevent infiltration by some external forces , such as a large consortium wanting to hire a killer or the Space-Time Knights wanting to do something big. This kind of security measure can keep the danger out as much as possible.
Chen She came out of the hovercraft and found that other congressmen were also parking their cars.
There are different parking areas for different levels of MPs. Second-level MPs have the largest number of MPs and the largest parking areas.
And those few chief councillors can even drive the hovercraft directly to the roof of the building.
All kinds of luxurious hovercrafts were seen coming and going. Members of the Legislative Council, dressed in gorgeous clothes and trying to maintain their elegance, got off the hovercrafts. When they met other members of the Legislative Council, they immediately came forward to say hello, with smiles all over their faces, and the scene was full of joy.
The technology in this world is relatively advanced, so you only need to take a look at the other person to immediately look up their information and find out which company they own.
In this way, there is no need to exchange business cards. You just need to go up and say a few words, compliment the other person's career, and the initial friendship will be established.
Maybe at some suitable opportunity, this favor will come in handy.
Chen She glanced at the hovercrafts in the parking lot and felt that his hovercraft was just right. It didn't look too shabby, and because it was not big, it wouldn't be particularly conspicuous.
Of course, the shape of Chen She’s hovercraft is unique. After all, it is the result of his own modifications, but for other people, it is not easy to see.
Because there are too many brands and models of hovercraft in the world. These rich people can't stare at the hovercraft all day to study its model and brand, so they can only make a rough judgment based on the appearance. Even if they see Chen She's hovercraft, their first reaction will be that this is an uncommon model.
Not long after Chen She got off the car, he heard a surprised voice saying, "Hey, isn't this Boss Chen?"
Chen She turned around and saw that Wu Yisu had just gotten off the hovercraft.
At this moment, Wu Yisu looked very different from before. He was wearing formal clothes, looked rosy-cheeked and full of energy. The hovercraft should also be newly bought and looked quite impressive.
Wu Yisu's development trajectory was completely different from Chen She's. After his own bar became popular, he successfully obtained a lot of financing and quickly opened several branches in the inner city of Liming City. His personal assets expanded rapidly.
Wu Yisu had previously approached Chen She and asked him if he wanted to become a second-level member of parliament so that he would have someone to look after him in parliament. However, Chen She refused.
The main reason was that Chen She had no similar ideas at the time and just wanted to keep a low profile as much as possible, but he didn't expect that he couldn't keep it.
Wu Yisu smiled and said, "Boss Chen, you are so mean! I discussed with you before about joining the Liming City Council together, but you rejected it out of hand, saying that you had never even considered it. So what's the situation now? Are you planning to give me a surprise?"
Chen She was silent for a moment. "This matter is mainly because plans cannot keep up with changes."
Wu Yisu smiled, "Okay, okay, anyway, it's a good thing that you can come to the Liming City Council, so that we can take care of each other. Come on, let's go in quickly."
The two walked towards the meeting site and met some other congressmen on the way.
Wu Yisu went up to greet everyone very enthusiastically, and the other parliamentarians also greeted him very politely.
But it is obvious that these congressmen are more interested in Chen She.
Those who enter through this channel are basically second-level councillors, and their status is similar. However, there are also differences between them. The amount of assets, status, whether they have extensive connections, or what industry they are in will affect their evaluation of each other.
Wu Yisu just runs a bar, and is indeed someone who is not taken seriously in this social circle.
But Chen She is different. Both his previous "The Embers Will Go Out" and his later "Another Possibility" have attracted widespread attention.
The first Super Dream proved that Lishan Technology had strong R&D capabilities in the Super Dream industry, which was comparable to Changye Entertainment Group. The second Super Dream meant that Lishan Technology had been appreciated and recognized by some high-level figures.
Lishan Technology is like a rising star in Liming City, and these councilors are certainly eager to establish a good relationship with Chen She.
But for Chen She, it was really a bit tiring.
I am a rebel.
You'd better stay away from me, otherwise if you are implicated by me, your entire family will be executed.
But there was nothing he could do but keep smiling and exchange simple courtesies with these people.
After entering the inner building of the Liming City Council, everyone came to the general meeting hall and sat down in order according to their assigned seats.
This conference hall is extremely spacious and grand, and the interior decoration is also very gorgeous. The overall structure is a fan-shaped structure, with the seats of several chief councilors at the innermost part, and the seats of first-level councilors and second-level councilors outside.
Obviously, the closer the seat is to the inside, the higher the status.
Chen She originally wanted to find a corner to sit with Wu Yisu and quickly go through the meeting, but when the meeting was over, he found that the seats were reserved. His seat was in the first row of the second-level councilors, and Wu Yisu's seat was in the last row.
Chen She couldn't help but feel a little annoyed because this position was a bit too forward for him.
The number of chief councillors and first-level councillors sitting before him totaled less than 100.
But Chen She had no choice but to walk to his seat and sit down.
Originally Chen She thought that he would not meet any other acquaintances in the parliament, but not long after he sat down, he heard a surprised voice.
"Master? Why are you here?"
Chen She turned around and found Su Zhi looking at him with surprise, his eyes full of admiration.
Su Zhiyong happened to be sitting next to him.
"There's nothing I can do. Life is always filled with unnecessary social engagements." Chen She sighed slightly.
Su Zhiyong agreed deeply, "Yes, Master, I want to say that too. In fact, I don't want to attend this meeting at all, but I have to come."
"There are always a lot of proposals at each regular meeting. It's so annoying to go through them one by one. The problem is that some second-level councillors also put forward proposals without any emotional intelligence, but the rules of the Liming City Council require that all proposals must be voted on. So each regular meeting takes several hours."
Su Zhiyong was obviously extremely bored, he was almost about to write the words "I don't want to come" on his face.
Since he had no interest in the entire meeting agenda, Su Zhiyong had no choice but to chat with Chen She, hoping to bring himself and the master closer.
Maybe the master would teach me a trick if he was in a good mood, so that I could have a deeper understanding of the surrealist school.
Sure enough, the council meeting went as Su Zhiyong said, with councillors proposing various proposals, which were then discussed and voted on.
Of course, the more important the motion is, the longer it will take to discuss it. Some motions proposed by chief councillors may trigger debates among several chief councillors. After one or two hours of discussion without any result, the topic will be temporarily shelved and will be discussed again at the next meeting.
This is because most of the senior members represent the interests of their own financial groups. The interests of these large financial groups conflict with each other, and whether a bill can be passed is often the result of the efforts of multiple parties.
As for the proposals of ordinary first-level or even second-level councilors, they may be passed after a simple report and vote of two or three minutes.
Although in terms of rules, every member can propose his or her own motion in the parliament for discussion, and the motion will be implemented after going through the standard procedures of the parliament, most discussions are still conducted among the chief members . Ordinary members, especially the newly joined second-level members, basically do not propose motions.
Because everyone is not stupid, those who can enter this circle are at least wealthy and rich, and they are very clear about the role they play in the entire parliamentary system. As a small fry, he proposed a worthless motion, taking up everyone's precious time, which is equivalent to offending the senior figures in the entire Liming City at the same time. How can he have a good harvest in the future?
Everyone comes to the Dawn City Council to make more money, not to die.
So although in theory every member of parliament can propose a bill, and the parliament's meeting procedures are relatively complicated, the duration of each regular parliamentary meeting is still basically reasonable and can be completed in a few hours.
Unless there are some major controversial issues, a special meeting will be held and the MPs may have to be prepared to discuss them in parliament for several days.
As for Chen She, he had no intention of proposing a motion. After all, his goal was to keep a low profile, and speaking in front of all the members and showing up in public did not fit in with his purpose of hiding himself.
The chief councillors are all key figures in major financial groups, including Liu Zhilin of the Mellon Bank Group who had previously brought Chen She into the parliament.
Chen She simply listened to a few proposals and soon lost interest completely, just like Su Zhiyong.
Although the issues discussed by these large conglomerates may sound noble on the surface and are indeed core issues that are beneficial to the development of Dawn City, if you think about it carefully you will find that they are actually just finding various ways to gain benefits for their own conglomerates.
For example, Liu Zhilin hopes that Liming City should further relax restrictions on small loans, claiming that this will help stimulate the economic development of Liming City and allow more ordinary people to obtain good capital turnover, but in fact it is nothing more than issuing more loans and obtaining more profits.
People who work in financial credit always like to describe their actions as charity, but in fact they are just eyeing the huge interest.
The proposals put forward by other chief councillors are basically directly or indirectly related to their own industries.
But this phenomenon does not seem strange to others. Instead, everyone thinks it is a very reasonable phenomenon. After all, the purpose of becoming a member of parliament is to allow their own foundation to obtain better development opportunities.
Since his own consortium has done a lot of business in the relevant field, it naturally means that he has a better understanding of the relevant field. Since he has a better understanding, then isn't it a natural thing to propose a motion?
As for some issues that the exhibitors are more concerned about, these proposals do not address them at all.
For example, after the Fujido Group's base was destroyed, were there any clues about the enemy? Did these council members know about the Naraku Plan that the Fujido Group was carrying out? After the Fujido Group's base was destroyed, the power of Liming City must have been redistributed. Which companies will take over certain industries and markets?
These issues were not discussed or even raised at all.
After thinking about it, it was normal. After all, there were many second-level councillors present at this regular meeting. These core issues were probably only discussed secretly by the chief councillors in a confidential setting, and some countermeasures were given.
Becoming a second-level councillor was just a stepping stone to enter this circle. However, if one wanted to truly influence the development of Liming City, one had to be at least a first-level councillor. If one wanted to truly master some of Liming City's secrets and gain greater power, one had to become one of the chief councillors.
Of course, after becoming the chief councillor of Dawn City, you can continue to climb up, such as climbing to the Northern Federal District Council, then to the Old Land Council, and finally to the Silver Star Federation High Council. The power gained with each step will be increased exponentially.
