Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1032
The H1N1 influenza is still very lethal. Ronald's migraine symptoms have always been stubborn, and sometimes they will have mild attacks.The doctors at the Presbyterian Hospital couldn't cure it either.

In the end, Ronald invited an old Chinese doctor in Chinatown to see him, and was told to pay attention to rest and reduce working hours.He simply moved to his aunt's house on Staten Island to recuperate for three weeks before slowly disappearing.

Not wanting to delay the editing of "When Harry Met Sally", Ronald asked the editing team to move the equipment to the island, bring the working print of the film, and set up a small editing room in the warehouse at home.

Ronald also strictly controlled his working hours, never exceeding eight hours a day.

Diane didn't move in together. After chatting with her best friend, Laura Dern, who had filmed the Rock Girl movie together, she felt that Ronald couldn't accommodate everything like this.

Laura Dunn's own parents, Bruce Dunn and Diane Ladd, were separated from Dunn because Ladd put too much energy on the children after having children, and the divorce soon ended.

Because of this theory that Diane herself didn't quite understand, she just took the ferry to meet Ronald from time to time.At this time, Ronald will further reduce his working hours to four hours. In the afternoon, the two will walk around the shooting location of the "Godfather" on the island.It's close to a state preserve and has a great view.

"Diane, sit next to me..." Aunt Karen beckoned her to watch TV together when she saw Diane coming in.Donna may not come back to accompany her on weekends now. My aunt has found the feeling of another daughter from Diane.

Seeing Diane holding Aunt Karen's arm, the two were talking and laughing, and Ronald went upstairs smiling.

"Doug, what's going on with the hospital?" Ronald called Douglas Jr.

"It's great. Now the residents of Tottville don't have to take the light rail and then take the ferry to Manhattan to go to a good hospital."

After Ronald donated a sum of money to the Helen Hayes Memorial Hospital, he was inspired to discuss with Douglas Jr., and donated a sum of money to help expand the public hospital in his hometown of Tottville, at the southern end of Staten Island. scale, updated some inspection equipment.

Tottville's population began to increase as Ronald's small factories of various film industries gradually established.The original hospital was a bit inadequate. With this money, they could recruit several medical talents from Huaguo.

There was no high-profile publicity, the hospital was running well, and the good reputation of Ronald and Douglas's family began to spread among the local residents.

As the income and benefits of town residents are almost all brought about by the two major businesses of leg warmers and movie equipment, workers are more inclined to the more pro-enterprise Xiangdang.In addition, Douglas and Ronald's family are both military members, and many veterans are their fans.

In the upcoming general election, the town of Tottville, and even the entire Staten Island, where the real estate and service industries have been brought about by the prosperity of Manhattan, are clearly biased towards the candidate of the Xiang Party, Old George.

Ronald made another phone call to listen to the progress of "The Third Part of Dragon's Might". A new cameraman has joined in, and Tsui Hark has started the casting process.

After finishing all kinds of things, Ronald went downstairs to enjoy the family atmosphere.Diane and her aunt were watching the speech of Grand Commander Ronald Sr. on TV attentively.

"My fellow citizens, after this dynamic, divisive and exciting year, we will finally vote on Tuesday, exercising our most important right...There is nothing more important than God giving us the freedom to choose who will lead us Blessings of glory, there is no scene more moving than that of Americans walking alone into the ballot box, casting their ballots in secret, and thus deciding the fate of this great nation.

Don't listen to cynical political pundits telling you this election is not about policy.No, yes, it's about policy.Actually, it's not just about policy.It's about the direction of the country for the next four years and beyond.It's about what kind of economy we want, what kind of defense we want, what kind of values ​​we want.The choice is yours.

Yes, fellow citizens, there is a choice, and a very important choice.The vote for Vice President George represented optimism, an expression of confidence in the American experiment.This is a recognition of the work we have done over the past eight years, and it is our sincere hope that tomorrow and the days ahead will be brighter. "

"Can the commander-in-chief canvass votes in public speeches like this?" Ronald looked at the commander-in-chief on TV with a tired look on his face. With the new general election to be held in two days, he will also become the remaining commander-in-chief and will soon step down .

"I don't know, but what does it matter if such a commander-in-chief speaks his mind?" Aunt Karen is a fan of the current commander-in-chief, and her family's financial situation also began to improve in the 80s.Such a capable, humorous, friendly and handsome general is rare in the history of America.

"Hey, it will be over so soon. Will you vote, Ronald." Now Aunt Karen has transferred her love for the Grand Commander to the Deputy Commander, George.Although Ronald donated some money to old George, she still hoped that he would vote for him personally.There were not many polling places on Staten Island, and she was a little worried that Ronald would not go because he was too lazy to line up.

"Of course, I will go. But the commander-in-chief said that voting is a matter of personal choice and privacy. Can you ask me which one to vote for?"

"Hahaha..." Aunt Karen was amused by Ronald. Besides old George, who else could he vote for?
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"It's really windy today." When it came to voting day on Tuesday, Ronald got up early, put on his coat and hat, and brought Aunt Karen to vote.

"Mr. Li...Karen..." Residents around the polling place greeted Ronald and the others one after another.

Although it is theoretically impossible to discuss who voted for, unlike big cities where voters are all strangers in small towns, people here usually know each other well, so there is no taboo at all in chatting.

In addition to the general election, today is also the election of the House of Representatives in the No.14 constituency of New York State.This constituency includes Staten Island and lower Manhattan, and of course voters support the island's political family, Guy Molinari.Zeffiretti, the candidate for the Donkey Party in lower Manhattan, was completely outnumbered by Staten Island in terms of population and had no chance of winning.

"Here, here, and here..." The ballots in New York State are very complicated, and the names of the six pairs of candidates for the general election are all on the ballot.In addition to the donkey and elephant parties, there are also some small parties such as the Libertarian Party, the New Alliance Party, the Socialist Party, and the Pop Party.

As for the election of the House of Representatives, there are also the local Conservative Party, the Liberal Party (and the Libertarian Party are two parties), and the Life Alliance, the Independent Party, and other small parties that have never been heard of.

There are several layers of ballots for one person, each of which must be ticked. If it is missed or wrongly ticked, it may be judged as invalid by the counter.

After voting, Donna came home and had dinner with Aunt Karen's boyfriend.Family dinner on voting day is an important ritual for Staten Island veteran families.

The whole family was watching the live program on TV, and Douglas Jr. also came over to wait for the result with Ronald.

Aunt Karen chose cable TV, which followed [-]/[-] compared to NBC's time slot news.

"Dukakis won New York State and only won more than [-] votes. Dukakis said that I love New York is not nonsense. The endorsement of Governor Cuomo of New York State helped him a lot. In the large area, only Staten Island supports the deputy commander, George Sr."

Neither Ronald nor Douglas Jr. looked very well.Dukakis' home state, with 36 electoral votes, plus Dukakis' home state of Massachusetts and several small northeastern states, is now ahead of George Sr.

"What's going on?" Ronald asked Glass. A traditional red state like New York State has been turned upside down. Will it be an upset?

"It's not the sequelae of the IRCA Act..." Douglas Jr. was also very frustrated, and went to call George Jr. to communicate.

The so-called IRCA is the Immigration Reform and Control Act (Immigration Reform and Control Act), which was signed by the current President in [-].It is called the Amnesty Act by the people.

This bipartisan bill passed amnesty to 300 million illegal immigrants in America in [-].It also stipulates that any illegal immigrant employed by an employer for more than [-] days after entering America can obtain status.

Therefore, many Mexicans from the south, through the farms on the border, work for [-] days first, and after obtaining the status, they move to the east and west coasts where there are more job opportunities and higher incomes.

Most of the 300 million immigrants who received amnesty moved to the two states with the highest per capita income, New York and California.The influx of Latinos all support the Donkey Party, which advocates welfare. New York, which has been actively supporting the Elephant Party in the past, also changed its color in this year's general election.

"Fortunately, the exit polls in the Midwest and Deep South are positive..." Douglas Jr. brought good news.

"George Sr. won Nebraska. These five votes are what he desperately needs. George Sr. has already got 256 votes. With these five electoral votes, he is very close to winning 270 votes.

Wyoming, let's see, three electoral votes, old George won.Arizona, sunny, birds flying, seven votes... the Elephant Party candidates have crossed the line, and we can now announce that George Herbert Walker... will be the next President of America. "

"Yes!" Ronald punched in the palm of his hand, and he could spend another four years enjoying tax incentives.

"I'm going to call little George..." Douglas Jr. smiled. Although the election in New York State was not satisfactory, their donations and strategies still played a key role.

"Congratulations, little George..." Ronald congratulated the eldest son of the successor commander on the speakerphone.

"Ah... what an exciting day... we're going to a celebration party soon. My mother asked me to invite you to Washington DC to attend my father's inauguration."

"This will be our honor..." Both Ronald and Doug Jr. accepted the invitation, and they hung up the phone quickly.Now is the pinnacle of old George's life. Who can call to congratulate and whom to congratulate also indicates the power status of everyone in George's cabinet.

"Let's cut to Boston, where Dukakis will make a statement from his campaign headquarters."

"Thank you so much for coming, Kitty and I on behalf of my family thank you all for the support you have given me over the past eighteen months..."

It's also part of the American tradition.After the predicted results of the general election are reported on television, the losing candidate will give a defeat speech to congratulate the winner, explain to the supporters, and more importantly, acknowledge the tradition of this national ceremony held every four years.

Unlike those banana republics, Americans respect tradition and don't play tricks that don't respect results.In a sense, the speech of today's loser can better reflect the founding spirit of this country.

"A few minutes ago, I called the deputy commander, George, to congratulate him on his victory..."

"Boo..." the supporters below booed.

"I congratulate him not only on behalf of me, but on behalf of you (my supporters). He will be my commander-in-chief and our commander-in-chief. This country is facing serious challenges and we must stick together. Work……"

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"I just got a call from Governor Dukakis..." The TV cut to the other side, George Sr. delivering a victory speech at the campaign headquarters in Texas.He wore a rare pair of gold-rimmed glasses, which looked refined and refined. Behind him was a sign with a red background and golden text, which read "America wins!"

"I want to tell you that his congratulations are sincere, and the phone call is very personal. This not only represents him, but also represents the great political tradition of America..."

The camera pans to Barbara's face.She combed her white hair meticulously, and wore a large pearl necklace.She also put on lipstick and makeup.Facing hundreds of millions of TV viewers across the country, she showed a satisfied smile.

First lady Nancy always doesn't want Barbara to steal her limelight, and Barbara can't wear brightly colored clothes on occasions she attends.In the end, it even got to the point where Barbara was not allowed to attend.

But everyone has their moment, who's smiling right now?

The camera backs up slowly, Barbara and her husband are surrounded by children of the third generation of many families.It proves that a thriving family is the meaning of the victory of American traditional values.

"The people have made their choice, thank you all, God bless you..."

George Sr. used the traditional speech of thanks to end his victory speech.

Barbara stared at her husband, Old George seemed to have remembered something, and raised a finger...

"there's one more thing……"

"In darker times before, I made a promise for the election and I will keep it... Thank you, thank you all, God Bless America..."

Ronald and Douglas Jr. looked at each other, did they think so?This means that there will be no tax increase, right?
(End of this chapter)