Looking at Benjamin, whose temples were slightly white, Carter seemed to have some realization.

As the democratically elected mayor of Douglas, he can unreservedly fight for the interests of his hometown land. But if he becomes a governor who seems to have more power, his hands will be tied up in many cases.

In the past few years, he may have been under a lot of pressure. But as the current situation moves forward, Carter asks himself, the pressure he faces is actually getting smaller and smaller. And in many cases, he does not have to face some things personally.

Things, coupled with the support of information about the future, his mental pressure is actually much less than that of Benjamin, who is in a confused state and has to bear the primary responsibility for the stable development of Douglas.

Recalling the fairyland-like mayor's office back then, it was not difficult for Carter to imagine how this prematurely aging man had managed to survive in the past few years.

We walked home in silence, and by the time Carter got home, his grandparents had already arrived in Douglas.

Although I don't have time to go back this year, it doesn't mean that I can't bring my relatives over, right?

In the past, you had to worry about the physical condition of the elderly after long journeys, but now that we have planes, it is a waste not to use them!

Family reunions are naturally accompanied by laughter and laughter.

But as the most promising boy in the Black family at present, it would be boring to hear too many compliments from all walks of life. Moreover, Carter was a little wary of this situation.

In the business management course at Yale University, there is a sentence that has always stuck in Carter’s memory: The CEO is always the last person to know the bad news!

When your ears are filled with compliments, from some perspectives, this may not necessarily be a good thing!

Look at the year-end reports of each of his current industries, organize some team building, and let everyone lively and lively together. Even if it is organized once in one direction, Carter was basically full of entertainment schedules a year ago.

After all, the world is about to change!

In the past, if you could have a stable salary, you would not have to worry about someone running away. But in the future, it will take less than two years, right? Then it has to be more than welfare, more than favors, more than culture, more than belonging!

Furthermore, considering Benjamin's next stage goal, Carter also needs to make certain preparations.

If the object being supported could be me, why would I give it up?

But, which company or industry under your name is suitable for support?

Bank, this is definitely out of the question.

The cold winter for small and medium-sized banks has not completely passed, and the geographical restrictions on operations have not been lifted, coupled with competition in this industry.

estate

In Carter's memory, there was a period of large-scale development in Georgia in the future, which seemed to be around the time of the "Star Wars" project. If it didn't work, this real estate company could also forget about overseas transfers, such as real estate in China.

That's thirty years of sustained prosperity.

That seems to be the direction. Just turn that way, Douglas, what's there to gain? Some limited taxation

There is little gain in attracting population residence and net inflow.

prison

It seems to be a bit of a head start. Carter has not seen reports about the listing of private prisons in the United States. However, this business does not seem to be able to create many high-net-worth earners. For the operator, there is almost no need for many too many.

It is a highly professional and technical job, and it is not a manufacturing industry. Relatively speaking, supporting it will not have obvious benefits to the local economic construction of Douglas.

But then again, when it comes to creating high-net-worth individuals, two industries are almost the first to bear the brunt: finance or the Internet, or high-tech industries.

Finance is obviously a bit dead. As for the high-tech industry, even though I have made a lot of efforts in this area, the soil that Douglas supports its development is very poor.

In the city strategy, the next step is to focus on the development of the medical industry, but there are no companies in the pharmaceutical field or medical device companies under his name.

The so-called support will naturally include policy inclinations, such as tax exemptions, administrative green lights, etc. Carter is not greedy for administrative green lights. He already has this kind of treatment.

The key is tax exemption!

If it were just the exemption of local taxes, Carter felt that Benjamin didn't need to be so solemn at all. If it was also accompanied by state taxes or federal taxes, it would be great to apply for some support or tax subsidies or the like!

Especially since Carter knew that Douglas would receive some black money every year in the next few years, there was no need to worry about their ability to pay.

This amount of money may not be much for a really big company, but for a company in the growth stage, a municipal finance department will almost hand you in hand. Even if you think about it, this amount of money will not be small!

One side is entertaining and the other side is worrying. Just socializing and worrying, Christmas is here!

Celebrating Christmas in the South is like celebrating New Year's Eve in my hometown in the countryside. The atmosphere is completely different from the atmosphere in the North.

People in the city may have only a few friends on New Year's Eve. One person may even order a table of delicious food, eat, drink, and watch the Spring Festival Gala. That table of side dishes may be the greatest sense of ritual.

In rural areas, ancestor worship, whip dancing, dragon dancing and couplets are all indispensable. In the South of the United States, celebrating Christmas, decorating the courtyard, preparing Christmas trees, small gifts, and Christmas dinner all need to be prepared very early.

After spending a few days enjoying busy yet leisurely time with my family like buying New Year's goods, before the midnight mass on Christmas Eve, according to tradition, it is the peak period of "New Year's greetings".

As a capable person, Carter temporarily left the family and went to his bedroom to call Barabala. The family members were very understanding. Talk to those you are familiar with and be polite to those you are not familiar with. Carter has been to this kind of thing several times.

, I don’t feel tired when I do it, but when something becomes a process, as if it becomes an assembly line job, it will inevitably feel boring and boring.

Just before midnight, the phone on the table rang.

"Merry Christmas, my friend!"

Picking up the phone, Carter's tone was enthusiastic, but the expression on his face remained unchanged.

"Thanks you"

Just when Carter was about to continue reading his lines in a formulaic manner, a burst of music suddenly came from the receiver of the phone.

Jingle Bells’ simple melody, Carter has not been listening to it less these days.

At first, Carter thought it was the background music playing on the other side, but the clear sound of the piano was obvious, and the source of the sound was near the phone receiver. Who is so boring as to put a gramophone and tape recorder next to the phone?

In addition, no one spoke in the receiver. It was obvious that the other party wanted to play such a song for himself to express his blessing. So this person

Carter's face suddenly burst into a smile from the bottom of his heart, because the performer was not difficult to guess:

Among all the people I know who can play the violin, there is only one person who can play a simple Jingle Bells so well that there are so many flaws:

Little Lisa!


Chapter completed!