governance
“I’m not talking about just supporting Donald Trump. I know he has ties with a lot of politicians besides Donald.”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
Eugene still answered with ease. Even if you’re not David Cork or Charles Cork, it’s not hard to find out that Eugene is supporting many politicians in one way or another.
Eugene herself has never hidden her progress so far from anyone, and has been scouting very openly at times.
To be precise, it was a form of intentionally informing the outside world.
“As I said before, I am an outsider. And he’s a very lucky outsider in the heart of the American economy.”
David nodded at Eugene’s words.
“Of course, one day I will receive citizenship and exercise my rights and responsibilities as a proud American citizen. But that won’t change the fact that I’m still an outsider when I get there.”
David did not respond to Eugene’s words for a moment.
“So all I could do was make some more friends. And if possible, it would be nice to have more influential friends.”
“like. Let’s do that. So, can you understand that Eugene wants to have political influence, but has no intention of exercising it?”
“Such risky behavior is not something I am very much after.”
“Then, is it unreasonable to think that we have the same interests?”
“If you tell me exactly what interests you are, I will give you an answer.”
“Maximum freedom of business, minimum taxes, borderless trade, and ultimately private transfer of governance.”
The ideals of right-wing liberals are to minimize state intervention, remove all regulations that are harmful to business activities, and even reach a state in which the meaning of the government ceases to exist.
They want even the state where the government is owned by the companies you see only in science fiction.
“It’s a wonderful ideal. Of course, I don’t know if that’s the case, but if possible, it will be an ideal society for entrepreneurs.”
Of course, with the exception of a few entrepreneurs, a dystopia would unfold.
However, Eugene did not dare bring up such a story.
“Right. We have to go down that path for complete human freedom.”
David said with a satisfied expression on his face.
“I think we can be good friends with each other in the future.”
David held out his hand. It seems that Eugene accepted him as a person of the same kind.
Eugene also reached out and shook hands. In this way, Eugene joined hands with two brothers who exert great power in American political relations.
However, Eugene is well aware that in the not too distant future, David will die without fulfilling his dream. It will be at most two or three years.
Moreover, he is also well aware that little can be accomplished by the Cork brothers through Trump.
David and Charles Cork’s predictions are completely wrong this time around.
They knew very well that Donald Trump was a president without a clear vision, but they could not have imagined that he would be so reckless.
Trump wasn’t a politician, but he knew very well how to deal with people. And on the other hand, people who stand out more than you are very disliked.
Intolerance and competence combine to create disaster.
Trump is turning the White House into a battlefield by inducing competition and tension among the people who work there.
And on the other hand, people who are frequently exposed to the media see them as rivals, even their own subordinates.
As a result, people with radical ideas, but who can be called competent, are fired one by one. Many of them were under Brother Cork’s influence.
The Cork brothers thought Donald Trump was going to play president, but Donald started running for re-election from the moment he was elected president.
There is also the act of putting the brakes on the free trade that the Coke brothers value above all else. For the Cork brothers, this is a situation that cannot but be astonished.
As a result, within two years at the most, the relationship between Trump and the Cork brothers will be completely separated.
Above all, Eugene is well aware that the future the Cork brothers envisioned is not coming.
A world where corporations dominate the executive branch is something that can only be seen in science fiction.
No, it may be possible in the distant future that Eugene has never experienced.
But as far as Eugene knew, it was nothing more than an illusory utopia as much as creating a perfect communist society.
The large investments the Cork brothers have made to make their dreams come true do not help create the world they desire, nor do they benefit the world in any way.
It is simply producing a lot of irrationalists.
So, Eugene’s holding hands with the Cork brothers was only a way to avoid causing trouble.
They are people who don’t have much time left to live. I have no intention of risking myself by touching the temper of wealthy and influential elderly people.
They prefer to hold hands and absorb their influence.
Of course, Eugene doesn’t think the two brothers completely trust him.
Like many white Americans, Eugene is just a rich yellow man to the Cork brothers.
Also important is money. It goes without saying that it made David and Charles reach out to Eugene first.
Rather than creating problems with Eugene themselves, it must be an act to help them, even in a small way, to the future they envision, without using the medium of Trump to create problems.
So, both sides, like most businessmen, do not trust the other, but believe in the influence of the other and choose to go on the path of a partner that can be broken at any time.
* * *
After Trump became president, for some reason, Eugene’s work increased.
A few days after meeting David, Peter Thiel, the founder of PayPal and now the owner of Palantir Technologies, came to visit.
This time, I wasn’t alone, but I was accompanied by a group of friends with quite a bit of weight.
“After much deliberation, I made a decision. The members unanimously decided to paint the future with Eugene.”
The last time Peter Thiel visited, he suggested that he would like to join Eugene’s cryptocurrency business.
Instead, Eugene demanded that the PayPal mafia be fully invested in their businesses.
At the time, he said he would think about it, but he seems to have struggled quite a bit in the meantime.
Indeed, it is worth it Even now, Eugene owns quite a few stocks in each company, and if the transaction is successful, Eugene will be able to exert more influence than the founders in the business of ventures from PayPal.
It was a condition that was difficult to accept for the PayPal mafia.
However, in the end, he seems to be willing to accept Eugene’s request.
“The fact that Donald Trump was elected played a big role in that decision.”
Peter Thiel did not hide why he accepted Eugene’s request. In fact, there is no reason to hide.
“It seems that the cryptocurrency market will be activated at a frightening speed from this year.”
They are also people with great senses.
Considering Eugene’s influence in the cryptocurrency market and his close acquaintance with the US president, he seems to have thought that in some way, there would be positive results for the activation of cryptocurrency.
Of course, Eugene had no intention of doing so, but it is undoubtedly true that cryptocurrencies are growing at a frightening rate from the second half of the year.
“Then let’s negotiate properly from now on.”
“good. I hope it will be a negotiation that will be of great help to each other.”
Peter Thiel was more enthusiastic about the negotiations than Eugene.
“The things you said last time.”
“Are you talking about a new kind of cryptocurrency that can prevent leakage of personal information, a cryptocurrency-based investment program, or a loan system?”
“yes. All of our members are very excited about the opening of new financial markets. It is a completely new market and a replacement for the existing financial market. So, if we take the lead in that field, I think it will be possible to create a gigantic economic community that goes beyond Wall Street at any time.”
Founders always dream big. Eugene thought it would be difficult for Peter Thiel’s words to come true, but he did not express it.
Already with Eugene’s intervention, the world is gradually changing. Maybe the early PayPal mafia jump into cryptocurrency could make a big difference once again.
“Everyone must have great plans.”
“Yes. But the first thing that needs to be done is to revitalize the market and we should participate in the exchange.”
The mining industry was the first to be activated in the cryptocurrency business. The pioneers who first ventured into the mining business would acquire truly terrifying wealth.
Then there are cryptocurrency exchanges. Once the cryptocurrency market is activated, the exchange can make very steady and large profits regardless of the fluctuations in the cryptocurrency price.
In the case of Korea, one exchange is designated as a conglomerate group, and if you look at the world, it is to the extent that Forbes’ 10 richest people are born.
Still, Peter Thiel gets the point right.
“You should discuss it with my brother.”
“All right.”
For a while, tug-of-war negotiations took place between the brothers Eugene and Yooseong, and between Peter Thiel and the PayPal mafia.
In this multilateral negotiation involving a large number of actors, Eugene paid a certain amount in exchange for acquiring a stake in the business of the PayPal mafia, and the PayPal mafia had to pay for participating in the Yuseong cryptocurrency exchange.
Yoosung never intended to hand over his stake in the cryptocurrency exchange ecosystem he had built at a cheap price.
Since it already accounts for more than 80% of the global cryptocurrency trading market, there is no regret.
As a result, money from Eugene’s pocket goes through the PayPal mafia to Yooseong, and then returns to Eugene.
In return, Eugene was able to exercise practical control over dozens of promising IT companies with little money.
Among them was Elon Musk, who struggled with the lack of funds and got involved.