Celine Dion accompanied Du Wei to the room prepared by Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger personally took Li Mu to his room and enthusiastically introduced him to the configuration of the room and the placement of various items.

The room Schwarzenegger arranged for Li Mu was a very large suite, with a luxuriously decorated living room outside the bedroom.

Li Mu felt that Schwarzenegger might have something to say to him, so he invited Schwarzenegger to sit down on the sofa in the living room and asked him with a smile: "Arnold, I am about to take office as governor. How do you feel?"

Schwarzenegger crossed his hands, leaned forward and put his elbows on his legs, and said seriously: "To be honest, I'm very excited now, but I'm also nervous."

Li Mu asked him with a smile: "What are you nervous?"

Schwarzenegger said: "California is so dazzling across the United States, and its development in all fields is among the best in the United States, but only by truly entering it can we know how many problems there are. I am worried that my ability is not enough to allow California to develop better."

As he said that, Schwarzenegger asked Li Mu: "Mr. Li, as an extremely successful businessman, do you have any good suggestions?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "I am not very interested in politics, so I have no research. However, there is a great thinker in China who proposed a concept of governing the country more than two thousand years ago, called governing by inaction. It means that you should try not to interfere too much in the people, let them exert their creativity, and do not think about leading them forward, but encourage them to go as far as possible under a reasonable and legal framework."

After saying that, Li Mu said again: "In fact, to put it bluntly, it is to give the public, especially the entrepreneurs the opportunity to try. You have to be a shepherd dog to protect the flock, but not too much interference with the flock. Only when some flocks make mistakes will they intervene. Never try to be a leader. There are tens of millions of people in California, and you can't take it."

Schwarzenegger didn't understand what Li Mu meant. He hesitated for a moment and asked: "Mr. Li, can you give me some suggestions from a more specific level, such as how I should reduce California's fiscal deficit and make California's economy develop faster and better."

Li Mu smiled and said, "Arnold, I believe your staff have thought of countless suggestions for you about these issues. They are more professional than me, so their suggestions are far better than the suggestions I gave in theory and practice."

After a pause, Li Mu continued: "So I can't give you a specific solution to the problem, but I can give you some more macro-level suggestions for your reference."

Schwarzenegger nodded quickly and said seriously: "Please speak."

Li Mu said: "First of all, the first suggestion is that you must not just think about solving California's fiscal deficit by reducing various expenses. This is like a family, most of the energy should be focused on how to make money, not how to save money. If your staff are determined to reduce spending through various methods and try to reduce the deficit, they will only have a larger and more powerful rebound in the future."

In Li Mu's impression, when Schwarzenegger came to power, he was confident in reducing government spending. As a result, he was shrinking, but failed to narrow the deficit, but increased it a lot. This has also become a key factor in the public's incompetence of Schwarzenegger.

Therefore, since Schwarzenegger has been elected, there is no need to rack his brains to reduce expenses. It is better to let go and do something else.

Schwarzenegger was a little surprised when he heard this. What his staff focused on doing now was what Li Mu told him not to do.

He said a little embarrassedly: "Mr. Li, I'm going to tell you that we are thinking about how to completely reduce the expenditure of the California government and reduce the government deficit..."

Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "Your staff are like aircraft manufacturers. They regard fiscal expenditure as the weight of the aircraft. They just want to make the aircraft lighter as much as possible while ensuring that the aircraft does not crash. It is good to make the aircraft lighter, but it may not be suitable for your situation."

Schwarzenegger nodded slightly and said, "I will definitely arrange time to communicate with my staff and members of the parliamentary."

Li Mu nodded and said, "The second suggestion is to strengthen cooperation with China, both at the government level and at the civil level."

"I give you this advice not because I am a Chinese, but you must unswervingly believe that China will definitely become the world's second largest economy in the next ten years, surpassing the UK, Germany and Japan in all respects. Therefore, for so many states in the United States, whoever runs the fastest will make the most profit."

Schwarzenegger looked at Li Mu in a flash, looking forward to his next sentence.

Li Mu said: "In fact, California is particularly suitable for taking the lead in in-depth contact with China. California has a cultural aircraft carrier like Hollywood, and has a large number of excellent cultural and artistic works that are not exported. China has the largest population in the world and the most promising market. It is easy for both parties to find ways to cooperate in depth and then benefit each other. But this requires you as the governor to promote it. Like a shepherd dog, drive your flock to the most fertile pasture. You don't have to worry about the rest, and they will open their mouths and eat desperately."

"In addition, California also has Silicon Valley, the center of the world IT. So many high-tech enterprises need a larger market, cheaper labor, and cheaper costs. Believe me, at this stage, no place is more suitable than China. The traditional American manufacturing industry has already begun to develop into China, and the action of the high-tech industry has been much slower. You can find a way to promote it."

Schwarzenegger thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and asked Li Mu: "Mr. Li, if I want to strengthen economic cooperation between California and China, can you provide me with some help?"

"Of course." Li Mu said with a smile: "I can help California entrepreneurs recommend Chinese private entrepreneurs, help American companies connect with Chinese companies, so that everyone can find more opportunities for cooperation."

As he said that, Li Mu had an idea and said, "I don't think so. After you take office, I will come forward to hold a Sino-US entrepreneur forum with the California state government. We will identify several industries and gather entrepreneurs from both sides in this industry first, bring them into a banquet hall to sit down. We don't have to worry about the rest, and they can create countless sparks by themselves."

"If the first entrepreneurs forum is successful, then our second forum can consider adding several new industries, expanding the scale of entrepreneurs participating in the meeting, and then branding the forum and pushing it to a higher level."

"At that time, the California government can lead the way, join hands with banks and large enterprises to jointly establish a venture capital fund of the same name, specifically used to invest in excellent projects in the forum. It not only supports American companies to develop in China, but also supports Chinese companies to test the waters in the United States. As long as the companies have needs, they can submit applications. This will not only improve the reputation of the California government, but also enhance the income of the California government."

Schwarzenegger's eyes lit up and he blurted out, "Is this what you mean by the rule of inaction?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "It's almost the same. Be a good sheepdog, drive the flock of sheep that needs to grow meat to the best pastures, and drive the sheep that needs to be mate to the best opposite sex."

Schwarzenegger immediately became moved.

If we can really organize an entrepreneur forum for American and Chinese companies as Li Mu said, it will not only help both sides' economic development, but also a major political achievement in governing California.

Li Mu looked at Schwarzenegger, smiled indifferently, and said, "After saying so much, I will talk about something selfish."

Schwarzenegger also sat upright and nodded, saying, "Mr. Li, please tell me."

Li Mu said: "I hope you can strengthen the cooperation between California and China. Not only do I firmly believe that China will soon become the second economy in the world, but also because I am a Chinese, I also hope to do my part to the economic development of China."

"So, as long as you are friendly to China during your term and seek development with Chinese companies, I will definitely support you in better administration in California in the next four years or eight years. I can invest billions or even more to support this venture capital fund for Sino-US corporate cooperation."

"Not only that, in the future, I will increase my investment in California and provide more tax and employment opportunities to California. However, as your partner and ally, I may also need you to provide me with some convenience in the future."

Schwarzenegger was very excited to hear it. Not to mention anything else, just the entrepreneurs forum mentioned by Li Mu, once it was successfully held, it would be able to gain a lot of praise for himself. After all, in the United States, there are not many states that can make such a big noise.

For him, if he can really create a venture capital fund to add icing on the cake, it will naturally be a better situation.

As for what Li Mu said, he needs to provide some convenience in the future. This kind of thing is actually very common in the United States, and it can even be said to be commonplace.

Whether it is the governor's election or the president's election, the support of consortiums, enterprises, and families is inseparable from the support of consortiums, enterprises, and families. When they invest a lot of money to help candidates run, they have already negotiated with each other with various bargaining chips.

Some are required positions. Whether the US president or the US governor, they have the right to appoint their own people to take charge of some special positions. For example, the CIA director, secretary of state, justice and other positions are determined and appointed by the president. Once the new president and the governor comes to power, the new person appointed is likely to be a member of a family who supports his election.

Something else needs resources. For example, American arms dealers often invest huge amounts of campaign funds for presidential candidates, so that after a successful election in the future, they can directly use political policies to help themselves sell more guns to more ordinary people, or let the government army purchase more of their own products. In short, it is all for money.

Schwarzenegger naturally understood in his heart that Li Mu helped him run for the election and consolidate public opinion. He should also have personal interests towards himself.

If Li Mu only helped him but never mentioned his own demands, Schwarzenegger would not dare to let go of his hands and cooperate with him. But when he found that Li Mu had this demand, Schwarzenegger breathed a sigh of relief.
Chapter completed!