Chapter 39 Echo
"Texas should be the place where American technology companies should come. Those guys in Silicon Valley will find this out sooner or later!"
Adrian spoke to the people around him, but Song Yang felt that he seemed to be testing the reactions of the people around him.
After hearing Adrian 's words, Song Yang saw that the old white men surrounding him didn't react much, and didn't seem to care too much. Some of them even frowned.
Seeing this, Adrian immediately changed the subject and began to introduce the people around him to Song Yang. Song Yang seemed to understand this scene vaguely.
Although Song Yang had not paid much attention to the situation in America before, he still had some basic understanding of it.
Texas is still the base of the American Elephant Party. A large number of energy, oil, natural gas, military and other groups gather here, which are natural supporters of the Elephant Party.
As for emerging industries such as the Internet and technology, as well as Wall Street, Hollywood, etc., most support the Donor Party.
This is not static. Adrian obviously wants to make some moves, such as supporting the development of emerging industries in Houston, but it seems that these energy giants are not very interested in the Internet.
"This is Kenneth. You should have met him. He is the founder and CEO of Enron Energy!" Adrian pointed at Kenneth, whom he had just teased, and introduced him to Song Yang.
When Song Yang heard the name An Ran, he was stunned. This name was very famous. He single-handedly defeated several Fortune 500 companies including WorldCom, and also blacklisted An Xinda, one of the top five accounting firms, from the accounting industry.
"Song?!"
When Adrian saw Song Yang and heard the names of Kenneth and An Ran, he . Kenneth also looked at Song Yang curiously, wondering why Song Yang had such a reaction after hearing his name.
Song Yang came back to his senses and looked at Kenneth in front of him. At this time, Kenneth was still an absolute big boss and one of the biggest financiers of the Elephant Party. He had the ability to call the shots in Texas and America.
"I've heard of President Kenneth's stories, but I didn't expect to meet him today. Enron is the most legendary company I've ever seen. It took only 20 years for it to become the best energy company in the world!"
Song Yang said to Kenneth, seeming to be "shocked" to meet this legendary founder.
Hearing this, Kenneth did not doubt anything else, and patted Song Yang on the shoulder with a smile. Taking Song Yang's surprise as his "admiration", Kenneth smiled and said, "Enron is not good enough. It is not the world's number one energy company. When Enron becomes the world's number one energy company, I hope to hear you say this again!"
Kenneth talked about his ambition, which was to make Enron the leader in the global energy market.
"This is the director of United Energy and the Texas partner of Cheniere Energy..."
Adrian introduced the people around him to Xiang Songyang. They were basically people from oil, natural gas, trading and shipping companies, etc. These were the main industries in Houston and Texas. To put it bluntly, whether Texas would be in chaos or not depended on these people. Without the support of these people, no one could sit firmly on the governor's seat.
However, when introducing the last person, Song Yang's attention was attracted again. "This is David Duncan, senior partner of Andersen and president of Andersen Houston!"
"Song, have you heard of me?" David Duncan, holding a glass of wine, noticed Song Yang's expression and asked Song Yang.
Song Yang didn't know much about David Duncan, but he knew without thinking that if An Ran could make such a big fuss, it must be because of David Duncan's cover. People like this would usually be used as scapegoats in the end.
"Who hasn't heard of the name of Andersen Accounting Firm!" Song Yang replied. He had made up his mind not to have anything to do with this guy, otherwise he would suffer in a few years.
"Andersen is willing to serve any client. If you have any financial needs, please call me!"
David Duncan handed Song Yang a business card, which was considered an olive branch. In a state like Texas where there are many giant companies, David Duncan and Andersen have no shortage of clients. Being willing to do financial audits for Song Yang and DoubleClick Company was considered a humble move for David Duncan.
Song Yang nodded, "I'll consider it!"
After Adrian introduced Song Yang to everyone, people gathered in groups of three or four in the small restaurant.
Song Yang also took a plate of food and looked at the small restaurant in front of him. This was where the most powerful people in Houston gathered. Through these people, one could also see that Adrian had extraordinary skills.
Greg came to Song Yang and gave him an inquiring look. Song Yang shook his head slightly.
Matthews came to Song Yang at this time and said to him, "Please wait a moment, Councillor Adrian will talk to you later!"
Song Yang nodded, found a seat and started to fill his stomach. As the place was chosen to entertain Kenneth and others, the food they made would naturally not taste bad. Song Yang, who had only drunk a bellyful of wine from last night until now, was already hungry.
As Song Yang was filling his stomach, he could hear words like "running for election" and "running for office" from time to time. It seemed that what Josiah said was right . Adrian asked Kenneth and others to come today for the position of mayor of Houston in a few months.
Watching Adrian, Kenneth and others talking in low voices, Song Yang knew that they must be doing some "deals". Of course, it was definitely not Adrian who was doing it alone. The man who was now sitting in the position of mayor of Houston and others who had ideas about this position must also be doing various deals.
"Song, sorry to have kept you waiting!"
After talking with Kenneth and others, Adrian and Matthews came to Song Yang.
"Song, I'm very happy that a new company like Double Click can appear in my constituency. I hope to be sure that Double Click will not move out of Houston, right?" Adrian still asked Song Yang with a smile, but Song Yang could feel that Adrian was staring at him at this time.
Matthews also looked at Song Yang with a stern face. Greg was a little nervous. He had not discussed these with Song Yang before, but within DoubleClick, Wesley, Ryan and others had suggested to Song Yang to move DoubleClick to Silicon Valley or New York, claiming that that was the center of America.
"Double Click was born here and will definitely always be here!" Song Yang said to Adrian.
Hearing this, Greck breathed a sigh of relief, and Matthews' expression also relaxed.
"Song, isn't it time for DoubleClick to expand? You need more manpower, right?!"
