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If you listen carefully to what His Excellency the President said to the people, it actually relates to many unannounced policy changes, and the people in this room will receive accurate information about these policy changes before they are announced.

Often, people's lack of success is not due to a lack of effort, but simply because they are born without the necessary factors for success.

Those who have mastered the true secrets to success, those who have grasped the factors of success, will tell people that hard work is the key to success.

Because Lin Qi was singled out by the President, he got a bit of exposure. Some people who couldn't get close to the President chose to chat with Lin Qi, perhaps gaining some unexpected insights.

Even if you don't gain anything, just becoming a familiar face might bring some benefit from this "acquaintance" someday.

In fact, when the President mentioned Lin Qi, he made some misunderstandings, especially when he called the six-year-old "isolationism" of the Bayer Federation "escapism", which led people to think about Lin Qi.

This might lead some people to believe that Lin Qi could be a very important figure, and even a potential candidate to run for office as a politician if necessary—there are countless examples of businessmen becoming politicians, and they are closer to the political arena than ordinary people, and the professions of businessmen and politicians have many similarities.

For example... no one speaks human language, no one does human things, but everyone looks more human than humans, and is still a respectable person.

"Mr. Lin Qi..."

A well-dressed man stepped Lin Qi and spoke first, before the others.

Before Lin Qi could say anything, Sai Weiruila suddenly started talking about the bag her female companion was carrying. The two became more and more intimate as they talked, and naturally left Lin Qi's side, walked to the side, and stood with a group of ladies.

This is the men's time. A good female companion knows how to subtly leave a man's side, giving him ample space to talk about potentially private matters.

Don't be fooled by the fact that all the men here are impeccably dressed and polite, and that everyone behaves in accordance with the most demanding definition of a gentleman. There are definitely some jerks out there too.

To avoid certain topics causing dissatisfaction among some women, it's best to chat separately. Besides, women's topics can sometimes be more outrageous than men's.

"My name is..." This gentleman, who doesn't deserve a name in this story for the time being, introduced himself. Perhaps after learning some of the truth, he would be interested in spending some money to become the protagonist of a story, instead of not even deserving a name in someone else's story.

After introducing himself, he began to share some of his views and opinions. "Mr. Lin Qi, do you think the mistake of 'escapism' will be repeated in the trend of deepening international cooperation? And how long will it take us to get out of the current predicament?"

Regardless of how people evaluate or attack escapism, they cannot avoid the somewhat embarrassing fact that the peak of the Federal economy and finance was precisely when what they call "escapism" was most prevalent.

In recent years, people have used the outcome of a certain war as a warning and admonition to others. They use the figures published in the newspapers to remind their neighbors and even strangers walking on the street how dangerous and terrible it is for our children and our economy to participate in international affairs.

They were still singing about how far away all the benefits came from: higher employment rates, more comprehensive social security, and everyone being rich...

Many of those who support the Progressive Party today were once among the many supporters of Conservative Party President.

Of course, they will appear in another place under a different guise at that time. Hedging is a common tactic used by businessmen, especially for some small and medium-sized enterprises and their owners that are not yet prominent enough.

No one cares whether these people's positions are clear and explicit; politicians only care whether these small and medium-sized businessmen deliver their Political Donation checks to their offices on time and in full.

The brighter the smiles on people's faces in the past only serve to highlight the hatred on people's faces today.

Writers and artists always describe the changes in love and hate in a way that is hard to fathom, making countless young men and women shed tears for love...

In reality, love and hate are not that complicated. Whatever you can get is love, and what is taken away from you is hate!

Lin Qi did not give a blind answer to this question. He held his wine glass and thought for a moment before trying to answer it, of course, the most important thing being to stand on the right political direction.

"The mistake of 'escapism' is that they chose the wrong path from the beginning, but it also leaves us with valuable lessons!"

This statement is essentially nonsense because it contains no real content. However, calling it nonsense is clearly wrong, as its content aligns with mainstream views, serving as a fig leaf for the situation.

With such a stable and politically sound opening statement, the following remarks can be a little more relaxed. "Our previous policies were like building a solid fortress, which rejected communication with both the inside and outside. As you all know, an independent city that has no communication with other cities is like an isolated island in the Sea Surface."

"It may have a brief period of glory, but it will soon decline due to its closed environment."

"We are afraid to communicate with the outside world, we shirk the international responsibilities we should assume, and we think that doing so is to protect ourselves, but we are wrong."

"Extensive international exchanges, participation in more international affairs, and contact with more countries and forces may indeed bring us challenges and crises that we have never faced before, and the fierce competition may cause us to fall behind at the beginning."

"But from another perspective, a harsh competitive environment can actually unleash more of our potential."

"Gentlemen, my analogy may not be quite right..." he said, pausing as he took a small sip of his drink. Because he hadn't deliberately lowered his voice when expressing his opinion, some people around him gathered around.

Now, he needs to give these people some time and a process to accept his ideas before he can instill new content in them.

After a moment, Lin Qi continued, "The birth of the Wolf King is never designated by the previous Wolf King. Only through fierce competition and battles, proving that a certain wolf can lead the entire Wolf Pack, will the Wolf King be born."

"This... gentleman asked me how long it would take for us to get out of our current predicament. Actually, I don't know any accurate answer, not even a relatively possible guess."

"Because it doesn't actually depend on our own naive ideas, but on when we can rise above the tide of international competition!"

"Only by achieving this and successfully establishing a foothold in a more complex International Community will we have the opportunity to begin the revival of the Great Federal!"

These words actually shattered some people's illusions. Even now, there are still many optimists in this society, and these optimists are even in this room right now.

It might sound unbelievable, but that's the most interesting and ironic aspect! Outside, people lined up in long circles around relief centers to collect Food Stamps and relief vouchers, but here, or in some other places, some people's lives and the past remain unchanged.

They didn't even realize that something was wrong, because they used to eat meat and they still eat meat now; they used to drink fine wine and they are still indulging themselves without restraint today.

Some people ridiculously believe that everything will immediately get better once a new president takes office, but that's not the case; things can't get better quickly.

The process from recession to recovery will take at least three to five years, not just three to five days or three to five months.

Lin Qi's words plunged those around him into a brief silence. Just then, a slightly familiar voice came from behind him.

"Mr. Lin Qi, how do you think we should face this new era and this world?"

The voice sounded familiar. Lin Qi turned around and saw a middle-aged man who was just another face in the crowd. He was dressed in the same elegant clothes as everyone else, with meticulously styled hair and exquisite accessories. He was not much different from the other people here.

After nodding slightly in acknowledgment, Lin Qi said, "War!"

This word instantly brought people's scattered thoughts back to reality, causing a hint of fear to appear on their faces.

In fact, there is a very important reason for the prevalence of isolationism: at a certain point in time, the people of the Bayer Federation began to fear death and war, especially the ordinary people. Under the instigation of some people, it seemed that as long as they got involved in international affairs, they would inevitably start a war.

Many people will die, including children! The Conservative Party cleverly devised an isolationist strategy for these people and won the election.

Now it turns out that all of this was wrong. When Lin Qi uttered the word "war" again, a word that people subconsciously wanted to avoid but could not avoid, everyone's expression changed. Even those who were discussing it a little further away stopped talking.

All eyes were on Lin Qi, including the president and his staff, the Vice Chairman of the Progressive Party, and Wo Delike, who was chatting with someone.

All eyes were on Lin Qi. Despite being watched by so many important figures, Lin Qi showed no signs of stage fright. He suddenly felt a little excited, as he had experienced this kind of occasion more than once.

He walked to the center of the crowd, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes, war, but the war I'm talking about is completely different from the war you know."

"Because this will be a huge evolution for humanity in the matter of war!"

"A commercial war centered on economics!"