Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1748 The Great Gatsby

The impact of the economic crisis on the United States is all-round. Since there are no alternative types of work, agriculture, mining, logging and other industries in the primary industry are the most affected.

Compared with before the outbreak of the economic crisis, in October 1927, the price of agricultural products in the United States dropped by about 60%, and about 101.93 farmers went bankrupt and became tenant farmers, sharing farmers, farm laborers, and even homeless homeless people.

In this case, any money that can be used for agricultural purchases is extremely valuable.

The angel investment company has great powers, and the auctioned items not only include paintings from Europe, but also sculptures, handicrafts, jewelry, and a set of porcelain that is said to have been used by the British royal family. This set of porcelain was finally sold by Morgan for 15 USD price to buy.

This price is very interesting. I still remember that Morgan invested in Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower, a total of 15 US dollars.

As a result, Nikola Tesla failed in the competition with Marconi. Morgan did not use his influence to seek justice for Nikola Tesla, but angrily withdrew capital, which directly led to Nikola Tesla Pull bankruptcy.

The same price is 15, which is only the price of a set of porcelain at the dinner party.

It can only be said that Americans are very fond of the United Kingdom. Regardless of the future, at least at the moment, even if an angel investment company brings the chamber pot used by the British royal family to the United States, it is estimated that it can be sold at a good price.

A total of 650 million US dollars was raised for the entire dinner, of which ticket sales reached an unprecedented 150 million.

Unexpectedly, tickets for this kind of dinner are sold. If you want to have the opportunity to communicate with the US Treasury Secretary face to face, you have to spend at least 1500 US dollars.

The 650 million US dollars is not much, but it is not much, and it is used to purchase agricultural products, which can alleviate the economic crisis for many farms.

Mellon and Morgan were embarrassed to ask Marcellus face-to-face. The reporters at the press conference after the meeting were not embarrassed. The reporter of "Times" directly raised this question to learn about the Phyllis Foundation's plan for the use of donations. .

"The Phyllis Foundation was founded by the distinguished Mrs. Nyasaland. In the past 20 years, it has raised countless funds and helped countless families. It spends millions of rand on charitable causes every year. All expenditures will be paid later. It is all open, and any donation can be used for inquiries, and we can guarantee that the goodwill of any donor will not be wasted." Michelle responded appropriately, she is now wearing simple and decent business attire, and there is no such thing as a dinner party. Jewelry.

"Ma'am, what I want to ask is, is the donation raised by the Phyllis Foundation in the United States purchased materials in the United States or overseas?" Franklin asked to get to the bottom of it, not giving Michelle a chance to get away with it.

As I have said many times before, the American media is not as fair and just as they claim, and they don’t even have the most basic freedom of speech.

The media serves capital, and sometimes in order to attract attention, of course they also ask some grandstanding questions.

Ask a question, and whether the answer will appear in the newspaper depends on the coordination of the interests of all parties.

"Hehe, Franklin, what do you want to ask? I also have a question for you. If you are unemployed and living on the street, and the church is distributing food donated from overseas, will you receive it or not?" Michelle asked Franklin indifferently. Unfamiliar, press conference, come and go are actually some familiar faces, if it is too much, it will not be easy to mix in this circle, for example, the reporter of "Washington Post" is not eligible to participate in the press conference of an angel investment company .

why?
For no reason, the angel investment firm didn't want the Washington Post reporter to attend.

Following Michelle's question, sporadic laughter rang out at the press conference. It seems that he is still not hungry enough to be kidnapped morally at this time.

"Ma'am, you haven't answered my question." Franklin forced himself to be calm.

"Next question, the second lady in the third row—" The host didn't give Franklin a chance to continue asking questions.

"Hello, Ms. Michelle, I'm Taylor, a reporter from The Times. What I want to ask is that southern Africa is also affected by the economic crisis. Why did the foundation come to the United States at this time? Thank you—"

Look at people's awareness, the level of questions they ask, give Michelle enough room to play.

"Of course it is for charity. Charity knows no borders. The honorable Mrs. Nyasaland learned about the sufferings of ordinary Americans during the economic crisis through newspapers. The honorable Mrs. Nyasaland felt the same way. She knew that Americans at this time were enduring The pain that Southern Africans went through after the Second Boer War was so unforgettable - so the honorable Mrs. Nyasaland decided to do everything possible to help Americans." Michelle's words won the enthusiasm of reporters. Applause.

Amidst the enthusiastic applause, Franklin silently crushed his notebook.

At this time, stop pretending to be a customer. Even if you don’t speak well of the Phyllis Foundation, you can’t slander the Phyllis Foundation in the newspaper, otherwise Time Magazine will be in trouble.

After the press conference, every reporter received a small gift prepared by the Phyllis Foundation, which was a gold-plated gold pen produced by Itno.

It is said to be a gold pen, but the nib is actually plated with gold, and the price is not too expensive.

The price doesn't matter, the key is this heart, which makes all reporters feel very useful.

Including Franklin.

Who would say no to a windfall that comes at your fingertips.

Especially in the current economic crisis.

Back at the "Times" headquarters, Franklin worked hard to write the manuscript overnight. The editor-in-chief is still waiting for the report on the Phyllis Charitable Foundation. If it is suitable, it will be published in "Times" tomorrow.

As a senior reporter, Franklin wrote the manuscript very quickly. Half an hour later, Franklin took the first draft to the editor-in-chief for review.

The editor-in-chief glanced at ten lines, and frowned after reading it.

"Tom, take it back and revise it. We need to increase the praise for the Phyllis Charitable Foundation. During the economic crisis, charity can give people strength. We need more Phyllis Foundations." Editor-in-Chief Edward expressed dissatisfaction with Franklin's first draft. very satisfied.

"Come on David, at the press conference just now, Ms. Michelle from the Phyllis Foundation did not directly answer my question. I have a bad feeling that the Phyllis Foundation may hold the The funds raised by the United States are purchased from southern Africa at high prices, and then transported thousands of miles to the United States, our money is wasted in this way." Franklin was indignant, and the American money went to southern Africa to buy things, and finally reaped the honor It was also a southern African, which made Franklin very uncomfortable.

"What do you want to say?" Edward's expression turned cold, slightly annoyed.

"What I want to say is that the Phyllis Foundation is using the money raised from the United States to invite names, and we spent the money—" Franklin was filled with righteous indignation.

"Wait, as far as I know, you didn't spend any money, and you even took a small gift from the Phyllis Foundation for nothing." Edward shook his head speechlessly. It's not the President's Secretary of State, and even the Minister of Finance didn't say anything.

"But that's our American money—" Franklin argued.

"Wake up Tom, are you out of your mind? Strictly speaking, the money of the Phyllis Foundation is the money of the rich, not the poor of America, and the Phyllis Foundation is not taking money from the pockets of the rich for nothing , in exchange for pieces of art, no matter where the Phyllis Foundation buys materials, the poor people on the street will benefit in the end!" Edward is sharp, Franklin is good at everything, but sometimes his head is not clear.

"Let me tell you a story. About 500 BC, the king of the Lu State in the east ordered that if a Lu man found a Lu man who was taken as a slave in a foreign country, he could spend money to redeem him, and then ask the king to reimburse him; a Lu man I found a man from Lu who was regarded as hardworking abroad, and after spending money to redeem it, he did not seek reimbursement from the king in order to show his nobility, do you think he did the right thing?” Edward is knowledgeable, no wonder he was the editor.

"Wait, you made up this story—" Franklin resolutely digressed.

"Warnima—" Edward gritted his teeth, how did this man's mind become a reporter.

"I think he's doing the right thing. It's his duty to redeem people. If he's rich, there's no need to ask the king for reimbursement." Franklin was back on the right track in time.

"Ha, this person's teacher was very disappointed when he found out, and told him that from now on, Lu people would no longer redeem their compatriots who were enslaved—" Edward smiled lightly, that's why he could be the editor-in-chief. The reason to be a reporter.

"Why?" Franklin hadn't turned the corner yet.

"Because other people don't want to be idiots, this idiot has kidnapped all Lu people, whenever you want to criticize someone, you should remember that not everyone in this world has the advantages you have "Edward is good at combining Chinese and Western, "The Great Gatsby" was published in 1925, and it became popular all over the United States once it was published.

Franklin was silent. He already understood what Edward meant. No matter where the Phyllis Foundation purchased supplies, the ultimate beneficiaries were the poor in the United States.

So don’t care about some minor details. Nothing is perfect in this world. If you overinterpret it, it will only lead to fewer and fewer organizations like the Phyllis Foundation. In the end, it will be the poor in the United States who suffer the most.

After all, there are not many charitable organizations that can make rich people willing to pay.

Returning to his seat, Franklin read the first draft carefully, then shook his head and sighed, tore up the first draft and threw it into the trash can, took out the draft paper and prepared to write a new one.

Another half an hour later, Franklin completed the revision and brought it to Edward again.

"Excellent, that's it, leave it to William for publication tomorrow—" Edward was satisfied with Franklin's work this time.

ps: ask for a monthly ticket, I want to get 15 monthly tickets in 1000 days, and then there will be some operating funds next month——

(End of this chapter)