The Previous Former President had personally invited him, so Lin Qi still had to show him some respect.
The old man might no longer have much power in his hands, but he still had his prestige and foundations.
He himself came from a Political Family. Although he had retired, his nieces and nephews were still active in the federal political and business worlds.
They might not seem particularly outstanding now, but perhaps in twenty or thirty years, another president bearing the same bloodline as him would appear.
Although the old friends he knew had all retired as well, their circumstances were actually much the same as his.
Either they came from powerful capital interests. Everyone knew that capital could be passed down through generations.
Or they came from Political Families, standing at the finish line from the moment they were born.
These people's connections would always be useful. They themselves might no longer be able to mobilize society's resources, but their descendants could.
The two of them agreed to meet in three days.
Lin Qi wasn't surprised that The Short, Fat Mr. had managed to contact him through the Previous Former President.
They had originally been excellent partners. The federal old-line conglomerates actually liked typical Federal Presidents very much.
Those presidents took money to get things done: the more money they received, the more they did.
They turned the presidency into a merchant's profession, running about and speaking up for capitalists. Thus, everyone lived in harmony.
By contrast, an atypical Federal President like Mr. Truman was disliked by all the old-line conglomerates. He had his own bottom line and principles.
That greatly displeased the old-line conglomerates, who liked crossing the bottom line and trampling principles to pursue exorbitant profits. Moreover, during Mr. Truman's administration, the new-generation conglomerates had grown rapidly.