The Fourth Disaster Begins at the Dawn of the Millennium

“Ha, this kid...it’s okay, don’t worry, he can’t run away.” A player said in the WeChat group.

"What's that?"

"He was on a flight to Los Angeles..."

"Isn't this a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth? It's so funny. Brothers in the US region can go to the airport to pick him up now."

Chapter 1997: Report on the China Region Operations of Universal Group (End of the 1999- “China Chapter” plot)

In the parking lot outside the airport, a car quietly parked in a corner, the window slightly rolled down, revealing a pair of eyes, staring at the runway in the distance. The car lights were off, the light inside the car was dim, and the outlines of several people in the car could be vaguely seen through the window.

"The target will land in a few minutes, everyone get ready." In the distance, on the airport runway, a large passenger plane was slowly landing, and the friction between the tires and the ground made a harsh sound. The plane gradually slowed down and finally stopped at the end of the runway.

"This is the plane. The target person is about to get off the plane. Brothers, be ready to act at any time."

"Are there any of our people in the airport?" "Of course!"

"What about outside the airport?"

"More than a dozen players were waiting outside in taxis. Lai Changxing could take any taxi and the drivers were all our people."

"What if he has a friend here to pick him up?"

"Did you see the LAPD police car parked outside the airport? The people sitting in the car are not NPCs, but players who graduated from the police academy and were assigned to the LAPD. If Lai Changxing got into a friend's car and left the airport, the players in the police car would find a random reason to stop them. This is America! This is Los Angeles, not China where you need to keep a low profile."

At the same time, in Xiamen, more than a hundred Black Ops players urgently transferred the management they captured from Yuanhua Group and the VIPs captured in the Red Mansion. The time left for the Black Ops team members was not much. In addition to getting as much cash as possible, they also had to use a series of threats and inducements to force the captured targets to transfer the cash to overseas accounts as soon as possible. The time left for the Black Ops team members was about one or two days?

No one knows, because the black ops team has too many targets to arrest at one time. When the sun rises on a new day, people will soon find out why so many government officials, bank presidents, and company executives didn't come to work today?

At the end of 1999, the "Xiamen Yuanhua Smuggling Case" that shocked the whole country was exposed. It became famous throughout the country for its huge smuggling amount, but in addition to the official media reports, there was also a widely circulated folk version. In the folk version, there were "one hundred and eight" heroes who killed a large number of Yuanhua Group bodyguards one night, rushed into the red building of Yuanhua Group, and arrested a large number of corrupt officials. Xiamen officials were therefore in a state of panic, and eventually attracted direct intervention from the central government.

People inevitably link what happened in Xiamen with what happened in Zhanjiang and other places. Since 1997, a mysterious force has been active in China. They are good at using violence, cruel means, hiding and disguising. The destruction of many smuggling groups is their achievement. In many cases, it is often a large number of criminals who have lost their lives. People only realize that these people who have lost their lives are involved in gangs, smuggling, human trafficking, money laundering, etc. A large number of people have been executed by mysterious forces in advance without judicial trial across the country, which is a headache for judicial organs, but also makes ordinary people feel satisfied.

"When I go to the cafeteria to eat, I often hear some exaggerated urban legends, saying that every member of our black action team is a hero, with three heads and six arms, and can fly over eaves and walls. They make up jokes and novels about your stories. Some people say that you are the folk masters' alliance, and some people say that you are the Jinyiwei of the central government. Anyway, there are all kinds of rumors..."

"Hey, that's interesting. These NPCs are creating secondary creations based on our deeds?"

"Having said that, players in our Chinese region generally have to keep a low profile in all aspects, unlike you players in the American region. At least you can legally open a giant company in the United States and kill people openly..."

At this time, a player from the US region said on WeChat: "Oh, every family has its own problems. We can't just kill everyone we catch. Oh, by the way, the time in the game is almost the last hour of 1999. Have you received the email from the group? A three-year action summary..."

"What three-year action summary? Let me see..."

"Oneworld Group China Action Report

In 1997, the first batch of corporate warriors took root in China and created a new base for "our business".

As a full member of Oneworld Group;

You have acquired a large number of potential "bad assets", rescued a large number of state-owned assets, and thus saved a large number of workers from the threat of unemployment. In the process of competing with the wave of "embezzlement of state-owned assets", the Universal Group played the role of a "participant", but we all know that this is laying the foundation for "our cause". The group's industrial chain is more complete in this major acquisition. When our cause reaches its climax in the 21st century, we will undoubtedly need the support of a large number of working class and real industries. Therefore, your actions have preserved a spark for "our cause".

You have also participated in a series of tasks such as public welfare construction, grassroots organization construction, flood control and disaster relief, and established a good positive image for the group. This positive image is a valuable asset of the group, and it will bring great convenience to our business at some point in the future.

As a "grey" member of Oneworld Group;

You cannot get the public support of Universal Group. You have "no connection" with Universal Group in form, but "common cause" is our inseparable connection. At the local level, you need to "intrigue and flatter" with local officials and local enterprises. Many times, losing the "identity" of foreign capital will make you feel difficult to move forward, but you still develop tenaciously.

The "gray" members who lost their protection also gained more freedom and took the opportunity to go deep into some industries that are not allowed to be controlled by foreign capital or will exclude foreign capital in the present or future. The board of directors of the group has noticed that you have begun to lay out in the fields of Internet, automobiles, energy storage batteries, etc. The group will continue to support and protect these enterprises in secret. We are happy to see how surprised some people will be when the enterprises you control grow into "towering trees" in the future and find that you have stood with the world many years ago when they hope to use your enterprises to fight against the world.

Through urban construction and expanded production, as well as the model of contracting land in rural areas, starting characteristic agriculture and primary agricultural processing, you have also come into contact with a wider group, the farmers and the migrant workers who are derived from farmers. "Our cause" requires the unity of workers and farmers, and they are also another spark in "our cause".

The Group's Board of Directors has noticed that you are not simply improving the living conditions and working conditions of this group, but are also instilling more scientific knowledge and our ideas into them, and cultivating people with the potential to become "corporate warriors". The Group has received your application, and the Board of Directors is seriously considering including this person as a member of the "corporate warriors" and assigning him more important tasks.

As a "black" member of Oneworld Group;

You walk in the dark night and serve the light. There is no connection between you and Universal Group that could leave any evidence. We will even condemn your "terrorist actions" in public, but there is no doubt that you are a key link in "our cause". You are the strongest shield to protect Universal Group from hidden arrows, and the sharpest sword to stab the enemies that Universal Group is unable to attack. When Universal Group encountered financial difficulties, it was also the members of the black action team who brought us financial support.

As members of the Black Ops Team in China, you participated in the punishment of gangsters and corrupt officials, and learned about the widespread chaos and disorder in the 1990s, and left behind countless "folk legends". You rescued a large number of abducted children and women, and practiced corporate culture; you helped the Universal Group and the "gray members" solve a lot of problems, making their work much smoother. The entire Universal Group should pay tribute to you.

This is a summary of the three-year action of "Corporate Warriors" in China, but at the same time, we can also look back at the past thousand years. Over the past thousand years, human history has undergone tremendous changes, from ancient civilization to modern civilization, from agricultural economy to industrial economy, and from feudal society to capitalist and socialist society.

Especially in the past 100 years, the order constructed by nation-states and capitalist markets has given humanity greater power and created unprecedented prosperity. But today, the order constructed by nation-states and capitalist markets is beginning to tear us apart. Is there a way to create a new order that is not based on nation-states or capitalist markets?

The OneWorld Group hopes to give an answer in the new millennium.

Chapter 135: How to Become a City Manager (Beginning of the American Chapter)

The 90s was a time when neoliberalism was advancing at a rapid pace in the United States.

New business management ideas and methods continue to emerge, making American companies revitalized and regaining their leading position in many areas of the global economy. This has brought opportunities for municipal management reform. Municipal departments seek to learn from the business community and establish a "business-type government" that is customer-oriented, market-oriented, and seeks practical results to adapt to the rapidly changing social environment.

Many municipal reform groups and scholars strongly advocate the application of successful corporate management experience to municipal management to improve its efficiency. They believe that to improve government effectiveness, market competition culture should be brought into government departments; the government should have an entrepreneurial spirit, open up revenue and save expenditure; the government should adopt a customer-oriented management model to meet the needs of public clients, etc. They advocate:

"Municipal management should be carried out in the same way as corporate management."

"A city is a large enterprise, and its citizens are stockholders." "City affairs should be established on a strictly commercial basis."

"It should not be managed by a political party, whether it is Republican or Democratic, but by well-trained people who are familiar with business management and social sciences."

This trend also affected the White House. In the 90s, President Clinton established the "National Performance Evaluation Commission" to carry out government reform and promote the establishment of an efficient and low-cost "enterprise-style government."

There are a few scattered stars in the sky, and the moonlight shines on the ground through the thin clouds. The night in Los Angeles is still very lively. The hustle and bustle of the city is intertwined with neon lights, and the palm trees on both sides of the street sway gently in the breeze. Not everyone can enjoy this prosperity in peace. For people in certain streets and communities at night, kidnapping, murder, and robbery may happen to themselves and their neighbors at any time; but there are also some areas, such as wealthy areas and communities contracted by Giant Security for security services, where you can enjoy this prosperity in peace.

On a main street in the community, two security company members wearing dark uniforms were patrolling, with walkie-talkies hanging on their shoulders, walking slowly along the street. They walked in well-lit areas as well as in deserted places, shining flashlights into dark corners to make sure there were no suspicious movements or beggars or gang members hiding there.

Just as they reached the entrance of an alley, they saw three men and one woman walking out of a bar on the corner. They had obviously just finished a party and their faces were filled with excitement and satisfaction.

"Hey, you've been drinking so late, be careful on your way home!" The security guards who passed by casually reminded them and were about to move on. However, one of the security guards suddenly realized that something was wrong. He suddenly turned around and shouted to the three men and one woman: "Stop! Stop!"

"What's wrong, man? Is there something wrong with these guys?" the security colleague asked in a low voice, and quietly moved the assault rifle hanging on his back to the front.

"What's wrong, man?" The young man who was pointed at by the gun also showed a frightened expression. One boy replied, "We are just friends, just coming here to have a party."

"Oh, really? Show me your ID, young man," the security company man said, while continuing to keep the gun pointed forward. "I know this little girl. She has just entered junior high school. She is not old enough to drink, but I see that she is drunk now. As for you, are you really friends with this little girl?"

The three young men had to squat down with their heads in their hands under the orders of the security members. Now was not the time to talk about the law, after all, two assault rifles were aimed at them. The Giant God security personnel coaxed and threatened them and quickly found out the whole story. The matter was also very simple. After these young men came here to have dinner with their friends, they went to a nearby bar to start the "second half". They met a girl in the bar, got her drunk, and planned to take her away and do whatever they wanted. However, they did not expect that the security patrol passing by would ruin their good thing and said that they would send them to LAPD (players in the police station need performance).

After Giant Security finished talking to the police on the other end of the phone, he looked at the drunk girl on the ground and muttered: "The residents of the community may have been spoiled by the safe environment we created. They forgot that this is Los Angeles, where dangers are lurking everywhere. If our security is not careful, it is possible..."

"Well, man, isn't that why they hire Titan Security? To be able to move around the community safely, 24 hours a day, at any time of day or night, without being threatened or harmed."

Hiring Giant Security to contract community security is a highly cost-effective deal. First, Giant Security will rush into your community and conduct a "big cleanup" of various gangsters, drug dealers, thieves and other groups entrenched in the community. Don't worry about legal and procedural issues, because Giant Security and LAPD have reached a certain "strategic partnership" relationship. Giant Security just goes in and shoots, and then LAPD will publicize this as its own achievement. Anyway, it doesn't matter how many of these street gang members die, it won't affect the real big guys.

Secondly, Jushen Security will make targeted long-term management plans for the future according to the specific conditions of the community, such as where to deploy surveillance cameras, which walls to block, and what routes the patrol team should take to more efficiently and reasonably balance the community's "comprehensive security" and "key area monitoring", etc. Then, you can see armed security company members patrolling the streets, either on foot or in Hummers. The presence of these people will tell potential criminals that committing a crime here is absolutely a life-or-death struggle.

Finally, Jushen Security also carries out various safety publicity, such as fire prevention, theft prevention, fraud prevention, and anti-drug publicity, which is contrary to "freedom" in the eyes of some Americans. Jushen Company regards these publicity work as the company's characteristics, and frankly admits that to do a good job in community security, the community residents themselves need to have a sense of security. If the community does not have such a security consensus, then Jushen Security alone cannot do a perfect job in security.

Since the first community security service was launched, Giant Security has developed faster than people imagined in Los Angeles, and it has also caused a lot of controversy. Some people criticized Giant Security for doing things beyond the scope of a security company's duties. How can a security company obtain powers similar to law enforcement? Have they replaced the LAPD? On the other hand, some legislators used "introducing Giant Security to undertake the security work of the constituency" as a slogan to win votes...

The controversy surrounding Giant Corporation is growing, but amid the controversy, its business is growing bigger and bigger. Some politicians and scholars have begun to support Giant Corporation in public, saying that Giant Corporation's approach brings the "efficiency" of corporate management into municipal management. This new model is far superior to the traditional, inefficient municipal management that operates at full capacity, only applies regulations and is slow to respond to public demands.

As Giant Security continued to grow and develop with controversy in 1997, one day, the MS-13 gang launched a "terrorist attack" in Long Beach, a city south of Los Angeles. Long Beach Financial Company and Long Beach Mortgage Company were set on fire, and billionaire Roland Arnold was killed. However, the city of Long Beach did not perform well in handling the crisis. Not only did the police fail to catch the core members of the MS-13 gang who planned the attack, but the fire department was also slow to act, allowing the fire to spread from the two companies to other places.

The anger of the Long Beach residents towards the municipal management has reached its peak at this time. Before this, the city manager's reckless budget cuts and chaotic operations had caused a series of troubles such as the summer power outages and the sanitation workers' strike. Now even the most basic safety cannot be provided, which is really unbearable.

Under tremendous pressure, the city manager had to resign. Now, the panicked Long Beach City urgently needs a strong person to deal with the chaotic situation. At this time, the Long Beach City Council issued a notice to recruit a city manager. This notice also caught the attention of the CEO of Giant God Company...

Chapter 136: Selecting a CEO for the City

The conference room was luxuriously decorated, with crystal chandeliers lighting up the room like daylight. Several famous paintings hung on the beige walls, and several unfinished cups of coffee were placed on the conference table. Billionaire Roland Arnold shook hands with Washington Mutual Bank as they parted ways. The latter wanted to acquire the former's Long Beach Mortgage Company to develop its subprime mortgage business.

Although there are still many details to be discussed, both sides are inclined to a successful negotiation. "I am full of expectations for our cooperation."

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole office building rang with piercing alarm bells, and a burst of dense gunfire came from downstairs, as deafening as thunder. A cry for help came from the bodyguard's headset: "We have lost a lot of people! The other side is well-equipped and well-trained, damn it, ah, I was shot..."

The bodyguards around the two men immediately drew their pistols and covered the rich man and the president as they retreated to the roof. However, before they had taken a few steps, a burst of hurried footsteps came from the stairwell. Several masked robbers quickly rushed to the second floor. The bodyguards reacted quickly and shot at the robbers. But the robbers reacted faster and had more firepower than the bodyguards' pistols. They fired with assault rifles and used grenade launchers to clear the way. The bodyguards, who only had a small pistol and the most ordinary bulletproof vest, died on the spot.

These brutal robbers did not give the rich man and the bank president any chance to beg for mercy. Several gunshots cut through the night sky, and the two men fell to the ground at the same time, and their blood quickly stained the carpet red.

All of the above content was captured by surveillance cameras and was repeatedly watched and analyzed by the police. However, the clarity of images captured by surveillance cameras these days is really limited, not to mention that the other party was masked. But...but among these criminals, one person's mask fell off halfway, revealing his face in front of the camera. This was regarded by the police as the key point to break the deadlock, and this was the video that was watched the most repeatedly.

But the police were still too slow.

"Hasn't the bureau figured it out yet? Damn it, these tax-eating parasites should all be fired!"

The Long Beach City Council was overwhelmed by this sudden attack. If the previous power outages and sanitation workers' strikes only affected ordinary people, then this terrorist attack completely shocked the city's elite. After all, even billionaires with guards and bodyguards were shot dead by criminals. Who dares to say that they are safe?

You can understand the previous city manager as a CEO with extremely poor performance who has been fired by the city council (board of directors). But if you let these people who were elected give speeches, canvass for votes, and put on shows, that's all OK. But if you really let them manage municipal affairs, they might do a worse job than the previous city manager.

Therefore, the city council’s top priority is to select a new city manager as soon as possible. The city council has selected a headhunting company to assist the city council in finding the next suitable city manager.

First, the headhunting company needs to work with the city council to determine what kind of city manager is "appropriate". The city council and the headhunting company cannot discuss behind closed doors. They must seek the opinions of citizens and the city's elite, and meet with community leaders, business tycoons and others to discuss.

Generally speaking, people's requirements for the new city manager's abilities include "solving difficult financial and budgetary tasks, seeking creative solutions to reduce government costs, actively developing the economy and creating jobs, cultivating a diverse and vibrant society, improving a favorable business environment, improving urban infrastructure", etc. However, in this consultation, almost everyone regarded "being able to ensure the efficient operation of the city's police and fire departments, effectively maintaining urban security, and ensuring the safety of citizens" as the first necessary ability for the next city manager.

There are quite a lot of people who apply to become the city manager of Long Beach. Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County in southern California on the west coast of the United States. It is the largest of the Los Angeles satellite city clusters. The Port of Long Beach is one of the top ten ports in the world in terms of throughput (similar to the southern port in GTA5). If you can become the city manager of Long Beach, you will get considerable benefits in terms of money, connections, etc.

The city manager has administrative responsibilities. First, ensure the effective and efficient operation of the city departments (police, fire, utilities, solid waste services, aviation, transportation, traffic engineering, planning, community development, business support services, financial budget, human resources); second, attend city council meetings and prepare recommendations for the council's consideration; third, report to the city council on the city's situation and fully inform the city council of the city's financial situation and future financial needs; fourth, appoint leaders and employees of city departments (except for positions appointed by the city council as required by the city charter).

According to the concept of the city manager system, the council formulates policies, the city manager is responsible to the council, manages administrative affairs, and does not participate in political decision-making. But in practice, the situation is much more complicated.

In theory, the council has greater power and can fire the city manager, but the city manager also has means to fight back against the council! Because the city manager often controls the daily operations of the city government and the council's policies depend on him to be implemented, the city manager can also influence state legislators and other elected officials, attend meetings to discuss local affairs, and so on.

In addition, since the city manager is responsible to the city council and is appointed and removed by the city council with a simple majority, changes in the balance of power within the council have a great impact on the city manager. Therefore, for their own interests, the city manager will also cultivate his own power in the council. For example, some city managers will help city council members to be re-elected, and these council members will in turn help the city manager to continue to work.

Because they have access to relevant information and understand the actual situation of the city's operation, the city manager has always occupied a dominant position in the municipal structure and has a significant impact on the city. Most of the policies and suggestions adopted by the city council are proposed by the city manager. When making municipal decisions, the city manager is always in a more advantageous position than the council. The city manager can not only set the agenda of the council. The city manager also has the right to propose the municipal budget, and proposing a budget is the basic power to gain influence.

Most city managers control the municipal budget and have access to the specifics and information about the city's operations. Even if the city manager and his subordinate administrative agencies provide the council with relevant information, the council members cannot fully understand the specific actual situation. For example, one day we discussed the library issue... but unless you have worked in a library-related department, you have no idea what the situation is like there. How can the council members know how many people are needed to keep the library running?

Whether the councillors can fulfill their promises to voters also depends on the support of administrative officials. Councillors often complain that they cannot run the city government as they wish, because their opinions are often opposed by the city manager and the professional agencies under the manager who have a grasp of the actual situation of the city. Councillors' "wild" opinions are often told: "Not feasible!" As urban affairs become more and more complicated, the council can only rely more on the opinions of the city manager and professional agencies. Before long, councillors will have no choice but to agree with the opinions of municipal managers.

This is a dynamic power game. It can be said that if the city of Long Beach had not encountered a serious emergency this time, the city council would not have reached a consensus so easily to fire the city manager.

"Did the police find out anything?"

"We found out. The analyst from LAPD checked the database and found out the identity of one of the criminals whose face was exposed. He was a gang member of MS-13 named Carlos. He was initially active in downtown Los Angeles and committed many crimes. He was a rising star of MS-13. However, he encountered counterattacks from Giant God Security during several criminal activities and almost died. So, it is very likely because of this that Carlos brought his gang members to Long Beach to grab territory...

"Fuck MS-13 gang... Wait, I remember there was an application from a senior executive of Giant God Corporation among the applicants for city manager? Don't consider the others, just list him as one of the three candidates."

Chapter 137 Let’s go! Take office in Long Beach!

"Ah, let's see who the candidates are."

"Carley, originally from Alabama, began his career as a budget analyst in 1980. He received his Ph.D. in public administration from George Mason University in 1995 and worked as an assistant manager in San Jose, California for nine years. During his tenure, Carley established extensive partnerships with foundations, federal agencies, universities, and private enterprises supporting local governments. His work focused on leadership, inter-organizational relations, social justice, civic engagement, and sustainability."

"Kimble is the city's deputy city manager. As the city's deputy city manager, Kimble is responsible for the city's economic development, hotel and tourism management, and intergovernmental relations, leading multiple projects. He received his master's degree in accounting and business administration from the University of Kansas, and previously served as vice president of the California Association of Government Finance Officers."

“The last one…”

The last candidate nominated by the city council has a mediocre education, has not worked for a long time, and has not even held a leadership position in any government department or public organization. However, there is a very important description in his work resume:

"In 1997, he served as the director of the Public Security Department of Jushen Company. The Public Security Department is responsible for community security business. During his tenure, the Public Security Department he led undertook community security business for the company with a total amount of xxxxxx million yuan, benefiting xxxxxx people and preventing and resolving xxxx conflicts. In the communities where Jushen Company provides security, the frequency of serious criminal cases decreased by 92% year-on-year, and general security incidents decreased by 69% year-on-year."

This alone made the eyes of the city council brighten. Now, what Long Beach needs most is someone who can "work hard to achieve miracles" in terms of public safety. This executive who used to work at Giant God seems to be very capable in fighting crime. In fact, the city council members also saw from time to time on local TV stations and the local section of the Los Angeles Times how Giant God Company strikes hard at evil forces. If Long Beach can introduce such a tough city manager, it may be able to solve the current mess.

As for why they don't buy services directly from Giant Security? It's simple, it's still a matter of money. The Long Beach City Council will not pass a bill to "purchase security services for all communities in the city."

The rich community is unwilling to pay this money, because the police can provide good security for their community, but the annoying thing is that the new gangsters are very powerful, and the rich community was invaded without paying attention; the middle-income community is willing to buy services, but they think the cost performance is average, because the places outside the protection of Giant God Security are still not very safe, and the middle class sometimes have to deal with poor communities; the poor community thinks, yes, we are here - a group of vicious gangsters, entrenched among us, but they specialize in robbing you rich people, so why should we pay for Giant God Security...

Therefore, it would be better to get a city manager with a background in Giant Security to coordinate and improve the overall security situation in the city.

After confirming the three candidates, the city council held a public reception discussion, which attracted quite a number of citizens to attend. The purpose was to allow the candidates to meet the public directly, which was a bit like a large-scale interview. The city council first distributed the personal information of the candidates to the citizens so that everyone could understand them in advance. Afterwards, the meeting was held in groups, allowing citizens to meet and communicate with the candidates. Citizens had heated discussions with the candidates on issues they were concerned about, focusing on how to maintain urban security, how to effectively manage the city, how to develop the economy and create jobs, as well as urban planning and sustainable development.

At present, the issue that everyone is most concerned about is security. In this regard, Ji Tianping, a senior executive from Jushen Company, has a resume that is more targeted at this issue, and his answers are more convincing, for example:

"I have had a good experience of cooperation with the LAPD. Together with the police, we have dealt a heavy blow to the 'Crips' and 'Bloods' gangs in Los Angeles, which have thousands or tens of thousands of members. Giant God Security has a complete set of normalized security systems, and I will bring this mature and reliable system to Long Beach. If Long Beach is a fertile land, and those criminals are weeds growing on the land, then I will not only burn these weeds with fire, but I will also plant crops on this land to ensure that there is no room for weeds to survive."

Ji Tianping also made the most outrageous comments at the scene:

"I saw what the police spokesman said. The terrorist attack was launched by the MS-13 gang, a brutal gang. I have led the security team of Giant God Company to fight this gang many times. We have eliminated hundreds of MS-13 gang members and assisted LAPD in arresting thousands of them. No one knows how to fight these gangs better than me!"

"Citizens, if I become the city manager of Long Beach, I will launch a war against the MS-13 gang! You heard it right, war! I will contribute all my efforts, join forces with Giant God Security and the local police, and completely eradicate this terrible gang entrenched in Long Beach! I will tell the executors of this war that we must do our best to eliminate these gang members, and kill them wherever we catch them; if we catch them in the toilet, we will drown them in the toilet."

About a week later, the City Council held a closed-door meeting and voted to elect the next city manager. Ji Tianping from Jushen Company was selected as the city manager of Long Beach. The next day, at a press conference, the City Council announced that the next city manager would be Ji Tianping. The speaker of the City Council said at the press conference: "We are fortunate to be able to select the next city manager from such a competitive candidate. We believe that the new city manager will rely on the power of our great citizens to help Long Beach move forward."

After negotiations among various parties, including but not limited to the state government, the city government, and corporate consortiums, a call from a senator (who received dividends from Giant God) and the general "security anxiety" in Long Beach finally made Ji Tianping, who has a background in Giant God, the next city manager.

Ji Tianping and the Long Beach City Government signed a city manager employment agreement on the same day, stipulating a three-year term with a basic salary of $250000. Ji Tianping can enjoy the same benefits as other government officials in the city, such as medical insurance, life insurance, voluntary self-vision planning and voluntary long-term care. The City Council can end the employment relationship and terminate this agreement at any time, regardless of whether there is a legitimate reason or not, and will notify Ji Tianping in writing. If the City Council terminates the contract with Ji Tianping without a legitimate reason within 30 months of the signing of this contract, Ji Tianping is entitled to a severance pay equivalent to half of his basic annual salary.

Of course, the above benefits are nothing to Ji Tianping himself and the group of players behind him who are already eager to try. Because soon, as the city manager, Ji Tianping will have the power to appoint the leaders of various city departments. At the same time, the agenda and decision-making of the city council will also be largely influenced and controlled by professional organizations represented by the city manager.

Ji Tianping, who is about to take office, and the players in the chat group can't wait to start the "Cities Skylines" mode in this game. Of course, if you want to be a good city manager in this ultra-realistic game, it is definitely not like "Cities Skylines" where you can just click randomly. A hero needs three helpers, and the support of trustworthy people is indispensable to be a good city manager.

Which NPC is more trustworthy than the players? Therefore, Ji Tianping decided to let the players in the group also enjoy the happiness of "one person's success brings prosperity to the whole family". The first step is to start "selling official positions and titles!"

"If you want to be an official in Long Beach, come and sign up! I will first post the positions that I can directly appoint in the group and forum. You can reply to the message after the official position you want to apply for, attach your character information in the game, as well as your work experience and education in real life. It is best to match it with the position, otherwise you will be completely in the dark when the time comes."