Chapter 1,151 Sugar Cube Diplomacy

In the early morning of February 10th, a silver-white flight landed on the runway of the Koro International Airport.

Surrounded by a group of men and women in suits and ties, Trump walked down the gangway with his chest held high and his head raised. He waved to the cameras on both sides, walked up to Zhang Yaping, smiled and shook hands with him. No matter how tense the relationship between the two countries is, there is still work to be done on the surface.

"On behalf of the people of New Zealand, I welcome you."

"Thank you. On behalf of the American people, I would also like to express my gratitude for your warm welcome..." He let go of Zhang Yaping's right hand and looked around the airport. "Why do I feel... there seems to be one less person here?" ?”

"What are you referring to?" Zhang Yaping asked.

"Jiang Chen."

"Oh, you're talking about Director Jiang," Zhang Yaping said with a smile. "He is waiting for your arrival at the Future Man Building."

Trump raised his eyebrows.

He was obviously a little surprised that Jiang Chen didn't show up at the airport to greet him.

But after all, he is also a seasoned celebrity on various talk shows. This kind of small embarrassment has become so common for Trangpu that he doesn't take it to heart at all. After a few polite words with Zhang Yaping, he followed the welcoming team composed of high-level officials of New Zealand to the Presidential Palace of New Zealand.

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At noon, the New Zealand Presidential Palace held a state banquet in the Heart of the Ocean to entertain the American delegation from afar.

Sitting on pins and needles in front of the banquet table, Trump drank wine one after another while his eyes searched the banquet hall, trying to find Jiang Chen's shadow. However, the result once again made him feel embarrassed. Jiang Chen seemed to have no intention of discussing sensitive issues with him in front of the media's cameras, so he did not attend the banquet at all.

After finally making it to the end of the state banquet, Trump handed over his afternoon visit to the Presidential Palace of New Zealand to his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, and took a bus to the Future Man Building on the other side of Koro Island. .

Finally, this time it was not in vain.

In the conference room of the Future Man Building, he finally met Jiang Chen.

"I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time, but I didn't expect that it would be quite difficult to meet you." Trump said after walking into the conference room and looking at Jiang Chen sitting at the conference table.

"I just don't want our conversation to become someone's talk show. And according to my observation, being in a place without a camera can help you stay calm more than when you are in front of the camera." Jiang Chen smiled lightly. , made a gesture to Trump to sit down, and invited him to take a seat, "This is good for us, isn't it?"

Pulling out a chair and sitting down, Trump leaned on the chair.

"Let the guests come to your door. Is this how Chinese people treat guests?"

"You and Zhang Yaping are both presidents, so it doesn't seem rude for him to greet you." Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"Really?" Trump raised his eyebrows and said in a playful tone, "Who doesn't know that Zhang Yaping is the puppet you support?"

"It doesn't matter whether he is a puppet or not. He also relied on votes to get to where he is now," Jiang Chen said with a smile, "Just like you."

Trump was about to refute, but found that Jiang Chen's words were correct.

He did rely on the votes of the American people to become president.

However, Jiang Chen still felt uncomfortable when he compared him with a puppet president who was being supported.

The conscience of heaven and earth, he can become the president entirely due to his own strength!

For now, Mr. Trump does not know what role Morgan and Rockefeller played behind the election.

"Let's stop talking nonsense here. Your time and mine are precious. There is no need to waste it on meaningless things." He waved his hand impatiently and continued, "If you have no objection, let's go straight to it." Today’s topic.”

If there were reporters standing here, he would still be interested in taking a tough stance and starting a war of words with Jiang Chen. But reporters and cameras were blocked downstairs of the Future Man Building.

He also lost the desire to express himself.

"I agree with your point of view." Jiang Chen said with a slight smile.

"Very well, let's talk about the mess in Colombia first. I ask you to get out of Colombia immediately..."

Raising his right hand, Jiang Chen interrupted Trump's speech.

"There will be no results if we continue talking like this. I seem to have seen the unhappy ending of today's meeting. Well, since you and I are both businessmen, and I think you are tired of the behavior of those politicians, we might as well Use a negotiation method that you and I are familiar with." Jiang Chen smiled and pointed at the porcelain plate in front of Trump, "Did you see the sugar cube there?"

Trump raised his eyebrows, narrowed his eyes slightly, and stared at the small plate of sugar cubes on the table, as if trying to figure out the mystery.

However, no matter how he looked at it, it was just an ordinary plate of sugar cubes.

"Now we have the same chips, a total of ten sugar cubes,"

Jiang Chen pointed to the porcelain plate in front of him and said with a smile, "We each put forward a final proposal of equal value, which is equivalent to ten chips. After both parties confirm, the game begins. In each round, both sides make an equal proposal. , and then place bets respectively. The one with the higher bet will have the proposal passed, pay chips to the other party, and reject the other party's proposal. The passed proposal cannot be mentioned again, and the rejected proposal can appear again."

"What is the criterion for winning or losing?" Trump said.

"There is no winner or lose. This is the purpose of the game. It is to prevent us from wasting time on meaningless arguments. When one party loses all the sugar cubes, the other party uses ten sugar cubes to directly acquire the other party's final proposal, and then the game ends. Jiang Chen smiled and spread his hands, "The final issue on my side is for the United States to unconditionally join the Earth Defense Alliance. Of course, we can leave you a position as a major member. Then, it's your turn."

"Star Ring Trading joins Trump Group. This is my final proposal." Trump smiled and pushed out all the stacks of sugar cubes. "Let's get started quickly."

"Mr. Trump, you are wasting your time." Looking at the scoundrel expression on Trump's face, Jiang Chen sighed and said unhurriedly, "I made it very clear. After both parties agree, in the end Our game will only begin when the proposals are equal. To show my sincerity, I have put forward my own proposal first. If you insist on putting your whimsical proposal on the negotiating table, then I can only We regret to announce that negotiations have broken down and it’s game over.”

All proposals that appear can only be discussed. All word games are meaningless, and there are no loopholes to exploit. If any party is dissatisfied with the other party's proposal in each round of proposal, they can unilaterally terminate the game. Therefore, boring proposals such as "jumping out of the window" and "paying one trillion US dollars" are in vain.

Trump's eyes narrowed slightly and he sat up straight in his chair.

After staring at the porcelain plate filled with sugar cubes and thinking for a moment, a look of interest gradually appeared on those two pairs of eyebrows.

"interesting."

Although there is no victory or defeat, victory or defeat still exists.

Each party comes up with a final proposal, so the ultimate goal must be to use as few chips as possible to pass as many proposals as possible, and finally hold all twenty sugar cubes to let the other party compromise on the final proposal.

This involves a question, that is, how much chips should be invested in what issues. If you deliberately raise your bet in order to defraud the other party of chips, you will have to risk the other party giving up the call and waste the chips in your hand on "unworthy" proposals.

Both parties have to guess the other's inner price and value themselves at the same time, and those ten sugar cubes are the only equivalent.

Diplomatic negotiations are abstracted into intuitive transactions. In this way, many meaningless quarrels are indeed saved. Both parties only need to use the chips in their hands to speak instead.

A hint of surprise appeared in Trump's eyes.

He has understood the essence of this game.

"So what is your final proposal?" Jiang Chen smiled.

"The Earth Defense Alliance is integrated into the United Nations framework," Trump continued after a pause. "Similarly, we can promise you a permanent seat on the Security Council."

After saying that, Te Langpu looked at Jiang Chen quietly, waiting for his answer.

If Jiang Chen believes that there is room for negotiation on this proposal, then negotiations will begin. If Jiang Chen thinks this proposal is unacceptable and the Earth Defense Alliance will not be integrated into the United Nations framework anyway, then there is no need for the two sides to continue talking.

The “game” will only begin if both parties agree that the proposals are equivalent.

"Very good, I saw your sincerity. At least you didn't make any more whimsical requests." Without letting Trangpu wait for a long time, Jiang Chen nodded slowly and smiled slightly, "Well, since we are already making chips, If we can reach a consensus on the 'pricing' issue, let's start the game as soon as possible."