Chapter 256

Chapter 256: Laurel, Director of the Rifle Association

Abel answers LaPierre's call.

LaPierre is vice president of the National Rifle Association.

Compared to the president whose term is only one year.

Lapierre, the executive vice president, has been in office for nearly ten years.

Comply with association regulations. The executive vice president, who is not one of the 75 members of the Board but is appointed by the Board, assumes the role of chief executive officer.

These days, LaPierre is also in Indianapolis. After learning that Abel and baby Laura were there, he invited Abel to the party.

The meeting location was at the Conrad Indianapolis Hotel, a club not far away.

The clubhouse is owned by the NRA industry association, the American Rifle Association. When Abel and baby Laura arrived.

It was discovered that Lapierre was not the only person present in the clubhouse.

There was also a local named Richard Lugar with his wife and many other guests with their wives.

Richard Lugar's wife knew Laura and Laura knew her.

She quickly pulled little Laura into the circle of ladies not far away. Lapierre's wife was also there.

In the spacious hall of the clubhouse, about a dozen sofas, twenty or thirty people gathered in small circles.

After baby Laura left.

Lapierre smiled and presented Richard Lugar's identity to Abel.

"Abel." The NRA's famous executive vice president smiled and introduced Richard Lugar. "This is Mr. Lugar. You may have heard of him. But I still want to introduce you. Mr. Lugar is the president of our association this year, and at the same time, he is one of the senators of Indiana. Chairman of the relations committee.

Lapierre's introduction had just ended.

Standing before Abel, Richard Lugar, a head shorter than Abel, with regular features and white hair, smiled and extended his hand to Abel:

"Hello, Mr. Smith. My name is Richard Lugar. I've wanted to meet you for a long time but haven't had the chance."

Abel also smiled, shook her hand and gently said:

"Hello Mr. Rugar. My name is Abel Smith. Actually, me too. Because Herbert has repeatedly told me about you and he has repeatedly praised you in front of me as an excellent master of diplomacy. It's not that a diplomat is better than a diplomat. »

"Hahaha~" Richard Lugar seemed to laugh happily, "Is Herbert okay? I haven't seen him for half a year."

"He's fine." In fact, Abel had not seen that old bush for nearly six months.

But Abel can open his eyes and lie, the two people in front of him will believe him. In the upper class of the United States, many people already know that the Smith family, which has some influence in Texas, has formed an alliance with the Bush family.

Knowing that the young man in front of him is the bond between the two families.

is one of the future sons-in-law of the Bush family.

Of course everyone thought that it would be very easy for the young man to meet Herbert.

After seeing the two people introduce themselves, the mood was very good. Lapierre took the opportunity to explain the purpose of Abel's invitation.

Lapierre gets straight to the point: "Abel, you know. Our association's annual internal election is about to begin.

Little did Abel know, he didn't care much about the NRA and he didn't follow in his father's footsteps.

Abel's business does not typically use the NRA.

But at that moment, Abel naturally smiled and nodded, showing that he really knew. "As usual." LaPierre said:

"25 board members will be re-elected this year. Dear Abe, Richard and I agree that you are qualified to be a board member.

Richard Lugar smiled next to him:

"That's for sure. As the largest donor of the NRA Association last year, if you are not qualified. So who is qualified to be the director of the NRA Association?"

Abel, who understood a little, smiled cautiously.

Everything is very simple. The highest authority within the NRA is a council, which still has only 75 members.

The board of directors elects an internal chairman and the current chairman is Richard Lugar.

The general term of the board chairman is only one year, most of which are honorary regardless.

The chairman himself is one of 75 directors who are re-elected every three years.

The association's internal elections take place every year. Each year, the terms of the 25 directors expire and their officers are then subject to re-election.

This way, each year a new group of directors will join the company and a group of old directors will retire.

But at the same time, there are also many council members who, thanks to their strength, can always maintain their positions.

Like Abel's father, Alexander, Abel knew that his father had served as NRA director for at least five terms.

It's a bit like being a senator in the Senate. As long as he can run for office successfully, it may even last his entire life.

"So where is my constituency?" After understanding clearly why the two wanted to find him, Abel smiled and said: "Won't you let me go back to Texas to vote?"

NRA association director status.

It is voted on annually by more than four million members of the Rifle Association.

The voting process is similar to other elections in the United States.

The association's 4 million members are divided into 75 constituencies nationwide according to their addresses. Each constituency has three candidates.

Regional NRA members choose one of three candidates to vote on.

The ultimate winner is the regional NRA director for a three-year term.

Alexander County, part of Tarrant County and three neighboring counties.

This neighborhood happened to be a place where the Smith family could exert influence and the previous manager had always been Alex Smith.

Richard Lugar and LaPierre asked Abel to choose. Abel, who knew about these situations, asked which constituency he would vote in.

I can't go back and claim my throne, right?

"New York and Los Angeles are doing well." LaPierre said:

"Anywhere is good. Just stay there, have a house and pay property taxes."

"Understand." Abel smiled: "So it's New York."

"Nothing." » Lapierre said firmly.

Little Laura is on the other side, just like Abel. She also joined a small group of five or six women led by Lapierre's wife and Richard Lugar.

Richard Lugar is a senior senator who has represented Indiana since the 1980s.

In the late 1980s, he successfully ran for the Senate and was re-elected to this day.

When baby Laura's grandfather was the owner of the white house.

Richard Lugar is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The cooperation between the two was very pleasant. At the same time, they are all big party bosses and have very good relationships.

Richard Lugar and his wife visited the Bush family many times.

This woman named Lisa of course knows little Laura.

Lapierre's wife was Susan Znydoka, the deputy general manager's second wife. Lapierre had a weak personality and held a lot of power. It evolves according to the normal human scenario and it is only a matter of time before others use it.

Lapierre's new wife, Susan, was often considered a behind-the-scenes manipulator.

From Lisa and Susan's attitudes towards little Laura, we can see that Susan wants to be closer to her and her attitude tends to be more flattering.

"This is Miss Lauren Shrub Lauren." Susan Znidoka proactively and eagerly introduced baby Laura into the small circle

The five or six ladies in this small circle are all senior NRA associates or their spouses. Maybe they don't even know little Laura. But they cannot help but hear the name Shrub.

Susan took the initiative and eagerly introduced herself, letting everyone know the identity of little Laura.

This suddenly made little Laura the core of the small circle.

Everyone's topic revolves around her. Lisa plans to watch from the sidelines. So, when little Laura couldn't fight anymore, the old lady appeared to help her.

What surprised Lisa was that young Laura could handle everyone with ease.

Lisa breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt the excellence of the shrub family.

Chatting and chatting, everyone in this little circle of ladies. Therefore, the topic turns to Abel, who has arrived with baby Laura.

Susan watched Abel laughing and talking from afar with her husband and association president Richard Lugar.

LaPierre's new power-loving wife smiled and said, "Miss Shrub and Mr. Smith really get along very well."

A noble lady at that time also said: "That's right. You won't find a few Bi couples like this in the entire United States.

There were a few women around, and little Laura smiled and replied:

"This is God's arrangement. We all must obey God's arrangements. To our great God.

When she said this, the women around her had no choice but to pray with her and chant God's name.

"Right." The woman who had just spoken suddenly said: "Miss Luge."

She looked at Lisa and said softly:

"I heard rumors in the association. I heard that after Mr. Lugar resigns this time, he will elect Mr. Abel Smith as the new presidential candidate? Madam, is this true?"

The girl's question attracted everyone's attention towards Lisa. Even little Laura.

Little Laura now understands what kind of party tonight is.

This is the internal senior member initiated by the NRA and launched the senior fair in this year's internal association election.

Since the current president is an Indiana State Senator, he recently visited Indiana and has no way to leave.

The meeting place is also located here. But then again, Indiana has always been a red state.

The NRA here has a lot of members and this is one of the states that strongly supports the Rifle Association.

It is normal for the association's senior level to gather here.

That's all Laura knew.

But until today she knew that Abel could become the director of the Rifle Association!

She didn't even know that Abel had been elected New York district manager. Because of these things, Abel felt that they were not very important so he did not tell him.

On the Bush family side, there are two NRA board members, Jeb and George.

But both of them are busier than the other. Except for elections, they don't care about the NRA.

Abel and the Bush family didn't tell her, so little Laura naturally didn't know these things. At this time, little Laura also opened her beautiful eyes wide as she looked at Richard Lugar, the wife of the outgoing president.

Greet everyone's curious looks, including little Laura.

Richard Lugar's wife appeared very cautious and then gently held little Laura's hand.

Lisa held little Laura's hand and said:

"I don't want to talk about it. Anyway, this is Richard's decision, he hasn't announced it yet. But now that my dear Lauren is here, I don't think I can talk about it."

"Correct." Lisa admitted:

"Richard told me. He thinks that after leaving office, Mr. Abel Smith will be a good candidate for the new chairman position. He will elect Mr. Smith to the board of directors."

Although the NRA president holds an honorary position, he is the mascot and symbol.

But he also has certain powers. For example, before retiring, the former president can elect the next presidential candidate. Then Lapierre, the executive vice president, introduced another candidate.

Two candidates will be voted on in the council.

Whoever receives the most votes will be the next president of the American Rifle Association.

Richard Lugar's wife, Lisa said, was basically talking to these women.

Abel Smith is one of two candidates for president. This surprised and touched the ladies.

"The rumors are true. Mr. Smith, he's so young, it seems like he's not even old enough to drink." » said a woman.

US law states that people over the age of 21 can drink alcohol. But in many cases, you can buy a gun at a gun store from the age of sixteen.

If you encounter gun stores that are not doing well and dare to break the law.

The age at which people can buy guns is probably even younger.

You can legally buy guns but you can't drink alcohol. There are too many scandals like this happening in America. Little Laura means Abel is twenty-one years old

She spent her birthday with him.

Someone is faster than her.

Lapierre's wife, Susan Znydoka, said with a smile:

"Mr. Smith is 21 years old. Additionally, LaPierre and I believe that sometimes age is not a barrier to one's achievements. With Mr. Smith's achievements, age is no longer an issue. If he announces his candidacy in the next general election, I will probably vote for him."

"Um" The first girl to ask this topic couldn't help but glance at Susan Znydoka, a trace of contempt flashed in her eyes.

Susan Znydoka, for ruining LaPierre's marriage.

Furthermore, other than the NRA's identity, the outside world has no energy at all.

In their small circle, Susan's status was relatively low.

The despised Suzanne Znydoka likes to bring up Lapierre every time she opens her mouth, saying that everything she says comes from Lapierre. Lapierre is a weak character but still the CEO.

NRA leaders need to show their faces in public.

Susan owed her husband some face to have something to talk about in the small circle.

Everyone sighed again about Abel Smith's youth and promise.

Since they were talking about Smith, this topic came up for discussion, and of course they were talking about little Laura. Return to Abel.

When Laura learned that the boy could become the new director of the Rifle Association.

On Abel's side, as well as on Lapierre and Richard Luger's side, we learned this news.

Abel was a little surprised: "Me? Let me be president of the Rifle Association? Did I hear right?"

"You heard me right." LaPierre smiled smugly. "This is the result of my discussion with Richard."

Richard Lugar smiled and nodded beside him.

It was actually Lapierre's article.

It was Lapierre who discovered Richard Lugar.

Suggested the idea of ​​electing Abel as the new president of the NRA association. The reason Lapierre did this is also very simple.

Without this.

Abel gave away too much.

Abel's donations to the NRA throughout last year ranked among the top 10 donations.

The NRA has many very wealthy members. But their donations to the NRA often amount to only hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Abel is fine. Last year, his annual donation to the NRA was more than $7 million.

In the NRA Association, Abel has been one of the major donors.

Although the NRA is not without its return to Abel. For example, during last year's Storm Smith, the NRA helped.

Additionally, when Abel lobbied against Sony Columbia Films, the NRA, the largest lobbying group, also contributed heavily.

Otherwise, relying solely on K Street in Washington will not be as effective.

What really frustrates Sony is the pressure in this aspect.

At the same time, Lapierre also hinted that Abel would definitely grant him council membership. These are the NRA associations, in exchange for Abel's donation of up to seven million dollars.

We are halfway through this year.

Abel also continued to donate to the NRA.

The total amount is two million US dollars.

Has been the NRA's largest donor this year. Lapierre was a little unhappy.

Last year it was seven million!

Lapierre feels a little less. This guy came up with an idea, thinking that he should not only make Abel a director, but also directly make him president.

The NRA is so generous, Chairman Smith, can you not be so stingy this year?

Seven million last year. You became a boss this year, at least not less than this number, right?

The chairman of the board of directors mainly holds an honorary position and must be changed once a year.

Use an honorary title valid for one year in exchange for Abel's generous donation.

Lapierre thinks it's worth it.

He reached out to Richard Lugar, who is leaving office this year. The reason he went to Richard Lugar was because Lapierre knew that Richard Lugar, the leader of the Senate, could to some extent be considered Herbert's younger brother.

Richard Lugar was Herbert's secretary when Herbert attended the party.

Lapierre felt that he was proposing to make Richard Lugern the grandson of God.

Become president of the association.

Richard Lugar has no reason to refuse. Turns out LaPierre was right.

Richard Lugar accepted without much thought.

CEO and President of the NRA.

The two decided internally to appoint Abel as the new chairman of the board.

The operating method is also simple. Richard Lugar chose Abel as one of the candidates.

Lapierre directly elected Alexander Smith as one of the candidates.

At that time, the director of the NRA Association could only choose one president among these two people.

At that point, halfway through the election, all you have to do is ask Alexander to announce his withdrawal, and then Abel will win without a fight.

As long as Alexander does not withdraw from the election. Lapierre lost his presidential crown to Smith.

As for what Smith would do, that's an internal question for you, Smith.

In the United States, this is not considered a black box operation.

This is the rule of honesty.

(end of this chapter)