Hong Kong Movies: You Hongxingzi, what the hell is the charity king?

Chapter 914 "26" The squid surrenders and begs for peace, and the influence of the Chinese expands rapidly!

The controversy surrounding the water shortage for firefighters caused by the Los Angeles wildfires, under Guan Zu's guidance, directly turned the Squid Man into the center of a media storm.

Originally, the citizens were saying—the government is inactive! The governor is incompetent! The mayor is incompetent!

Then, with the appearance of the squid, who could rival it?

Californians have directly transferred their dissatisfaction with the government and capital to other areas!

Transfer it to the Resnick family!
The Resnick family's "monopolization of water resources and disaster arbitrage" was amplified by the Liberty Media Group, quickly igniting nationwide anger against the Resnick family.

then,

Guided by "Liberty Media," the public's anger extended to the entire squid community.

"Vampire," "capitalist parasite," and "parasite on America" ​​suddenly became labels for the Squid Man.

What were the original labels for the squid man?
"A suffering nation!"
"The world's most book-loving race"!
"The most suffering nation in the world that deserves our sympathy"

And now,
When citizens think of the countless people displaced in California and the lush fruit trees in the orchards, they feel an overwhelming surge of anger.

We used to sympathize with you and help you so much, and now you're actually defecating on our heads?

It’s against Tiangang!
quickly,

Protests erupted across the United States.

For example, in an unaffected area of ​​Los Angeles, a protest is underway.

More than 10000 people, mostly white, organized a protest movement, holding up numerous signs:
"vampire"!
"Make amends for Los Angeles' losses!"

"The Demon Race!"

at this time,

At the University of California, outside the gate, 28-year-old Karim, a squid college student, clutched his backpack strap and hid behind a bus stop sign, too afraid to go forward.

He saw protesters holding signs that read "Squid leeches get out of California," and the middle-aged man leading the group was a fire victim who had been interviewed just a few days earlier.

The man roared angrily, "Resnick drinks our blood! Not a single one of the Squid Men is clean!"

Suddenly someone noticed Karim's turban, pointed at him, and shouted:
"Look! There's a squid man over there!"

Karim was so frightened that he turned and ran away, the words "Don't let him get away" still echoing in his ears!
quickly,

He was caught up by the crowd and brutally beaten.

Fortunately, the citizens were relatively restrained and no one was killed, only... crippled. As for the extent of the crippling...

……

the other side,
35-year-old squid lawyer Amira sat in front of her computer.

The computer screen displays a Facebook page.

My fingertips hovered over the keyboard, unable to fall.

She originally wanted to defend herself on Twitter that "Resnick cannot represent all squid people," but she saw that the hashtag #SquidVampire# had already topped the trending list.

Open the comments section, and it's full of:

"The suffering is all an act; the real thing is bloodsucking."

“You keep talking about suffering, but you never say why you suffer.”

Many netizens also attacked those who supported the squid.

Some people even dug up old articles written by public intellectuals who support squid and spoke out for squid refugees several years ago.

"Now you feel sorry for refugees? Why don't you feel sorry for the Los Angeles residents who were burned to death?"

Amira stared at the negative comments flashing across the screen and silently deleted the text she had edited.

……

the other side,
San Francisco,
In one of the neighborhoods, the squid owner of a grocery store stared at the security camera at the cash register, his brow furrowed.

The usually bustling shops were unusually quiet today, and there were even quite a few malicious glances directed at them.

In the afternoon, the fire department suddenly came to the door and demanded that the business be closed for rectification under the pretext of "fire inspection", but the Mexican restaurant next door was fine.

The fire station left not long ago.
Another large group of angry citizens arrived quickly.

……

The same scenes were playing out across the United States.

The Squid Man's reputation keeps plummeting...
It's absolutely stinky.

The Squid CEO Club, mutual aid societies, and various secret societies realized that disaster was imminent, and that the "suffering nation" halo had been lost, meaning that many things would no longer work for them.

Therefore, they need to struggle quickly.

They all issued statements through their own channels:

"The Resnick family does not represent all squid people..."

"The Squid Man has always been committed to philanthropy; for example, the ** Group donates over $3 million annually..."

"We squid people have experienced hardship, so we have more compassion for others..."

Media outlets controlled by the Squid Man reported on the situation, attempting to regain the sympathy of the American public.

but……

The Los Angeles fire is still burning.

Americans are still looking at the burned-down houses and the suffering citizens.

How could anyone possibly sympathize with the squid people?
They suck my blood and destroy my home!
You expect us to sympathize with you?
There's no such logic in the world!
……

……

At this time,
The squid's interior had already begun to crack.

Friday,

In the afternoon,

Outside the Squid Synagogue in San Francisco, the usually lively Sabbath dinner turned into a heated argument.

Sixty-two-year-old Jacob Cohen slammed his fist on the table in anger: "This Snick, every penny he earns is at the cost of Californians' lives and our dignity!"

Why doesn't he apologize?

Joshua, 29, a member of the local Squid Youth League, scoffed: "Apologize? He didn't break the law! Now he's just made some money and he's become a 'vampire'?"

Another squid man angrily retorted, "My nephew was born and pays taxes in America, and he almost got his head smashed by a glass bottle just because he was wearing a little bowler hat! Is this what you call 'interests'? It's the Resnick family's interest, not ours!"

"I don't think Resnick did anything wrong; it was their own mismanagement."

"I think Resnick has guts! No wonder he's a squid merchant!"

The crowd split into two factions.

Of course, the majority of people oppose the Resnick family.

“My shop window was smashed yesterday, and all the customers ran away. He saved the farm, but our livelihood is ruined!”

"You're all cowards! Those people outside just want to see us fight amongst ourselves!"

"You...you actually support the Resnick family! My son got a sandwich thrown at him by his classmates today, and he cried, asking me why everyone hates squid people. It's all your fault! Waaaaaah~~~~"

"At least Resnick lobbied for Israel; if we fight amongst ourselves again, we're truly finished."

While they were discussing and arguing,
A sudden commotion arose outside:

"right here……"

"There's a group of squid people plotting something here..."

quickly,

A large group of white people rushed in, their eyes turning red as they looked at the hall full of squid wearing hats.

"You demons! Criminals!"

"beat!"

"Kill them!"

A chaotic battle ensued.

……

the other side,
The California Squid Merchants Association held a meeting that lasted four hours.

Amidst the cigar smoke, a dozen or so well-known California squid tycoons sat around a long table, the atmosphere so oppressive it was almost suffocating.

President Moses: "Everyone, you should have seen how serious the situation is."

"Either force Resnick to relinquish his priority water rights, or wait for a nationwide boycott of our squid companies."

"It has taken us squid over a hundred years to get to where we are today."

"Are we going to let a century of hard work be ruined because of this Resnick?"

Other squid tycoons also offered their support.

"support!"

"support!"

It passed unanimously!

but……

The Resnick family owns its farms, manufacturing plants, and sales operations.

These California squid tycoons have absolutely no control over the Resnick family.

Billions of dollars in revenue every year, are you just going to squander it?

……

In a flash,
After 25 days.

That is, in mid-January,
The Los Angeles fire has finally been extinguished.

After statistics were compiled, the fire area exceeded 243 square kilometers.

Large areas of forest were burned to the ground.

However, the worst damage was not on the mountain, but in the residential areas, where a large number of residential buildings were burned down, leaving behind ruins and devastation.

Then, the mayor of Los Angeles held a press conference.

KTV, owned by the Liberty Media Group, along with CNN, ABC, and other television stations, broadcast live across the United States.

The mayor of Los Angeles stood on the stage, looking grief-stricken.

If there's no scapegoat, he'll probably try to downplay the matter.

And once a scapegoat is found, he will naturally smear him to the extreme!
"This time, the fire became one of the most costly disasters in American history."

"As of late January, the fire was under control, and the death toll had risen to 27, with more than 180,000 residents forced to evacuate."

"More than 1.2 buildings were destroyed, including residential, commercial and public buildings. The Palisade fire affected the Pacific Palisade affluent neighborhood, where many mansions worth more than $200 million were destroyed, making it the area with the most concentrated property losses."

"Economic losses are estimated at $2500 billion to $2750 billion..."

A torrent of data fell from the sky, shocking and alarming.

"Our government has been mobilized..."

"Three firefighters have lost their lives..."

"They used..."

They did their best to express the government's efforts.

Then they started shifting the blame.
"The biggest reason for this incident is the Resnick family's control over Los Angeles' water resources... leading to various water shortages..." (Well... it's definitely not because the government's fire protection system is faulty!)

"To date, the Resnick family has not issued any apology, and the 50% increase in water prices has not been revoked..."

A blatant attempt to shift blame!
The culprits behind the fire were the Resnick family, the greedy squid men.

This has nothing to do with our government.

After watching the news for a period of time, the public has fully accepted this point, so they do not dislike the mayor.

The mayor continued, "Next, I will petition California legislators to repeal the Monterey Amendment and restore Los Angeles residents' ownership of the Coon Reservoir."

"In the future, if another fire breaks out, we will have enough water to deal with it!"

Give the people a sweet treat!
As soon as this word comes out,
The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause!

"Repeal the Monterey Amendment!"

"Repeal the Monterey Amendment!"

"abolition!"

"abolition!"

The entire audience roared in unison, their voices echoing across the field!
……

At night, on the other side.

On a dark and windy night

Three pickup trucks, with their lights off, silently pulled up outside the Resnick family's pistachio grove.

A sign reading "Resnick Property, No Entry" stands on the barbed wire fence.

Marcus, sitting in the back seat, opened the car door, got out, looked at the gate, and held a hand-drawn map in his hand: "The patrol team makes a circle on the hour, and changes shifts at 12 o'clock sharp. There are 10 minutes in between when no one is in charge."

"Once the key is secured, there's no need to cut it, saving us the trouble of making noise."

"There are two German Shepherds in the guard room. We brought guns. If they come out, we'll shoot them dead!"

“Those trees drink more water in a day than our family uses in a year.”

"The news says that water prices in Resnick have increased by 50%, why?"

"Stop talking nonsense and get to work."

Marcus patted Jimmy on the back and picked up a gasoline can from the truck bed.

Open the door,
Go in.

Soon, the sound of dogs barking could be heard.

biubiu~~~
The dog was killed immediately.

Pour gasoline.

He took out a lighter, lit it, and threw it away.

Blue flames suddenly shot up.

"Run!"

A group of people left quickly.

far away,

The patrol team is on its way.

Soon,
The pistachio grove started to burn, the flames turning the night sky crimson. The fruit trees crackled and burned one after another, like torches.

Boom boom boom~~~~
Marcus and his companions started the cars, and the three vehicles drove back along the same route.

That is, roughly the same amount of time...

Arson began in various areas of the orchards within a radius of several kilometers, with large areas of orchards burning fiercely.

……

At the Resnick family estate,

Ring ring ring~~~~
The telephone rang urgently.

"Boss, it's not good!"

"The orchard has been set on fire!"

"It's on fire now!" A phone call startled Resnick so much that he jumped out of bed.

Without even bothering to put on clothes, he rushed to the orchard in his pajamas.

"Call the security team! Call the workers from the nearby farms! Everyone go and put out the fire! Also call the fire department and tell them to come quickly!"

……

Fire station.

Ring ring ring~~~~
The fire alarm kept ringing.

"Resnick's orchard is on fire! Hurry and put it out!"

quickly,

The order to dispatch the fire brigade was issued from the center to the front-line fire brigades.

"The Resnick family's orchard?"

At the front line of the fire station, firefighters frowned and paused, their wrenches twitching in their hands.

Last week, the Los Angeles fire destroyed their house, but the news was full of stories about Resnick raising water prices and its stock price soaring.

“gogogo~~~~”

"Set off!!"

Then, halfway through the fire truck's journey, the first fire truck suddenly stopped.

get off,

The captain walked around the car, deliberately kicked the engine twice, and then shouted into the walkie-talkie: "The car won't start, it seems the battery is dead, it needs to be fixed!"

Other fire trucks followed suit and also experienced malfunctions.

The fire department is short of funds, and the vehicles are poorly maintained, so it's normal for them to have some malfunctions, right?

……

When Resnick arrived at the orchard by car
The entire orchard, spanning thousands of acres, was ablaze. Flames leaped upwards, whipping up branches, and thick smoke billowed, obscuring the moon.

Resnick, watching this, clutched his heart and felt a pang of sadness.

"That's my tree! My money!!"

"Fire! Fire!"

However, none of the workers dared to step forward.
With a monthly salary of several thousand US dollars, why risk your life?

Some people even secretly applauded: "Well done!"
"Where are the fire trucks? Why haven't they arrived yet?"

Resnick roared.

……

Twenty minutes later, the broken-down fire truck finally started moving.

Then he slowly started the car, deliberately driving at a very slow speed.

By the time the fire truck arrived at the orchard, a full forty minutes had passed.

Almost one-fifth of the entire orchard was burned.

Resnick stood outside the barbed wire fence, watching his fruit trees fall one by one, his heart aching so much he stamped his feet, tears streaming down his face.

"Quick! Spray water!"

He shouted at the firefighters, his voice distorted.

"My trees! My orchard! My money!"

……

……

the next day,
News of the fire at Resnick's orchard spread like wildfire on Facebook. Television and newspapers followed suit, directly using information from Facebook in their reports.

The American public was gloating.

The people of California, in particular, applauded and cheered.

……

That is, at this time,
California Representative Jerry Lee formally submitted a proposal to the California State Legislature to repeal the Monterey Amendment.

Numerous television and media outlets reported on it.

The people of California, the people of Los Angeles, cheered once again.

Although there are many squid members in Congress, they dare not go against public opinion across the United States. They all vote in favor or abstain. Voting against them would be absolutely out of the question.

……

Meanwhile, over at the orchard...
After burning for 36 hours, two-thirds of the orchard was destroyed.

Resnick fainted on the spot and was hospitalized.

……

In March, the Monterey Amendment was officially repealed by the state legislature.

Resnick fainted three times and was hospitalized.

……

Meanwhile, the New York police, after investigation by both the police and the FBI, ultimately... failed to identify the arsonist!

That's right, among the many clues and the dozen or so fire sites, not even a single arsonist was found!

Resnick, who had just been discharged from the hospital: "…………"

Do I draft it!

You don’t even want to act anymore, right?
……

……

new York,

Squid CEO Club.

meeting room.

It was the same group of squid-men wearing 'hats', gathered around the long table.

"Clearly, we've lost this time!"

"A complete and utter defeat!"

The president said with a heavy heart.

Everyone was silent.

Yes, we lost terribly.

The Chinese were unharmed, and their reputation even improved.

And what about their squid?

At least for now, its reputation is already tarnished.

Fox News President: "I have some bad news for everyone. The viewership ratings of several of our media and television stations under the Squid Group have gradually been surpassed by those of the Chinese-owned 'Liberty Media Group.'"

"In terms of media influence, Chinese people have surpassed us squid."

Everyone was silent.

They had accumulated an advantage for over a century, but they never expected that they would be defeated in one fell swoop by a Chinese company that had only been operating for a little over a decade, all in the media.

Are the Chinese the masters of Earth's destiny?

How can a culture that has existed for thousands of years without interruption be flourishing again today?

Can't figure it out!
I really can't understand it!
The financial district squid tycoon said with a heavy heart: "Our biggest problem now is that the whole of America is protesting against us squid people because of the conspiracy of those Chinese."

"The 'nation of suffering' that we built up over a century is now completely gone."

"The sympathy we had gained from the American public has vanished."

"Our century-old squid business has been destroyed in an instant!"

Everyone fell silent again.

This is the most deadly.

I never imagined that just by opposing the Chinese, I would end up like this.

"Bang!"

A squid tycoon slammed his fist on the table in anger: "It's all because of Resnick! If it weren't for him, things wouldn't have fallen to this point!"

"Yes! That's him!"

"hateful!"

Everyone seemed to have found an outlet for their emotions, and they started cursing Resnick.

1 minutes later,
"Okay, okay~~~"

The CEO slammed his fist on the table: "Right now, our focus isn't on assigning blame, but on figuring out what to do next!"

Everyone was silent.

The CEO said, "I know everyone has come up with solutions, but it's hard to say."

Everyone was silent.

What is the plan?
Of course, we should seek peace with the Chinese!

But nobody wants to be the first sinner.

The CEO said, "Since no one wants to talk about it, let's write it down on paper and keep it anonymous."

quickly,

The people wrote down notes and collected them.

Let's take a look at the summary.

It's all about "summing".

Chairman of the President's Meeting: "It seems that everyone agrees."

"However, what I want to say is!"

"This incident has taught us a lesson: we must never underestimate those Chinese people."

"This time, we need to admit defeat and seek peace! We need to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens! We must learn from them!"

The CEO said, "The reason why the Chinese have such a strong influence is because of their property management companies!"

"We can also set up our own property management company!"

"agree!"

"agree!"

"agree!"

Everyone agreed.

The CEO said, "We Squid People are the smartest people in the world. As long as we learn from them, we will definitely defeat them in the future!"

"That's right!"

"Must win!"

The thought of the property management company gave them renewed confidence.

……

……

"Have they finally decided to sue for peace?"

New York, family property office building.

After receiving Xiao Fu's call, Guan Zu sneered.

Since their last 'official public' meeting, the three have been communicating by phone. Although they can't say anything private or speak in a 'friendly' tone, it has made things much easier.

As for the squid seeking peace?

Guan Zu had naturally anticipated this.

There's so much dirt on the Squid Man; a little digging would be enough for Liberty Media to report on for three to six months.

Once the image of the squid people as "demons" is deeply ingrained in people's minds, they will never be able to clear their names.

Therefore, they must seek a settlement.

Guan Zu: "As long as they agree to my conditions, I will agree to their request for peace."

Xiao Fu: "That's exactly what I was thinking too."

condition?

Of course, these are industries owned by the Squid People that are difficult for them to penetrate.

For example, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Intel, Disney, etc... These are not companies you can get into just by having money. You need to be offered shares by others to get in, but generally, others won't offer shares to you.

Next, it took a month.

Umbrella Property, Happiness Property, and Family Property have officially signed a series of agreements with the Squid Man Group. These agreements involve equity transfers from several large corporations.

Then media coverage of the squid man gradually decreased.

The Democrats, Republicans, and Onssa naturally knew about this and realized that the Chinese and the squid had shaken hands and made peace.

This time, the two collided, like Mars colliding with Earth.

The remarkable resilience and influence of the Chinese people have once again broadened their understanding.

"Chinese people are too strong!"

"Can't you stop this?"

"But the midterm elections are coming up soon..."

"This election will elect all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate, and will determine the governorships of 36 states... It is extremely important."

In many places, secret plots are underway.

but,

In the end, they all hesitated and didn't dare to make a move.

The midterm elections are extremely important.

The Umbrella Corporation and Happiness Property Management are both affiliated with the Democratic Party. Because of this election and the 2008 general election, the Democratic Party dares not touch the Umbrella Corporation and Happiness Property Management.

The Republican Party, having been impeached in the last scandal, is still licking its wounds and naturally doesn't dare to take action. Instead, it values ​​the family and property held by Guan Zu even more.

then,

Under these circumstances, the power of the Chinese continued to expand.

It was around this time that a large number of people from various backgrounds, including those from the "squid people" and "angsa people," started property management companies, trying to emulate Guan Zu's three property management companies.

After three months of operation,
They all vomited blood.

"why not?"

Why are those unruly people so greedy?

"My money!"

Are those Chinese people succubi?

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!

(End of this chapter)