This is exactly how politic works...

Chinese

I told my son, “You will marry the girl I choose.”
He said, “No.”
I told him, “She is Bill Gate’s daughter.”
He said, “OK.”1
I called Bill Gates and said, “I want your daughter to marry my son.”
Bill Gates said, “No.”
I told Bill Gates, “My son is the CEO of the World Bank.”
Bill Gates said, “Ok.”
I called the President of World Bank and asked him to make my son the CEO.
He said, “No.”
I told him, “My son is Bill Gates’ son-in-law.”
He said, “OK.”