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Chapter 228 Charity Reception
As the new darling of Wall Street, Shen Fang, who has just sold shares in Whatsapp and holds a lot of money, is now a celebrity in the American social circle. He is invited to various charity auctions and Vanity Fair receptions, but he has been hiding in Kentucky and has not shown up. .

But this charity dinner was different. It was a charity dinner hosted by Melinda Gates at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown New York City on December 12th, a charity dinner for the world's children on vaccines.Among the people invited to this dinner are world-class rich people like Warren Buffett, Alan Paul, and Larry Page.
On the evening of December 12th, Shen Fang and Qin Mohan rushed to New York accompanied by Peter, and settled in the Wangjiangtai Hotel next to Chinatown in the lower part of Manhattan.This is the first time that Qin Mohan accompanied Shen Fang to participate in such a high-standard charity dinner, and he needed to try on a dress that had been booked in advance.

The next morning, Qin Mohan, who was sore all over, gave Shen Fang a bitter look, and was pushed into the bathroom by Shen Fang to wash up.

"You knew you were going to try on a dress today, but you didn't stop me a little yesterday. Don't you know that after riding a horse for a long time, your hips will be sore?" Qin Mohan glared at Shen Fang viciously, and took a bite of bread, as if to Spread this bad breath on the bread.

Shen Fang poured her a glass of milk and said with a smile: "Didn't I want to give you a surprise? This is Bill Gates' dinner party. How many world-class rich people appeared at the reception, I want to show you the most beautiful posture to the outside world."

Qin Mohan pursed his lips and said, "Hmph! The most beautiful? I think you want to make a fool of me. When the time comes, I will follow you in with bowed legs and see who is ashamed."

Qin Mohan was very resentful of Shen Fang's behavior, and kept ignoring him until the moment he saw the dress in Wang Weiwei's studio in Manhattan.

"Aunt Wang, I'm sorry to trouble you." Shen Fang hugged the welcoming Wang Weiwei, and then introduced Qin Mohan beside her to her: "This is Qin Mohan, my girlfriend."

"Wow, it's so beautiful. No wonder it can tie your heart." As for Qin Mohan, Wang Weiwei has seen the photos, and Shen Fang told her the measurements.But when I saw the real person, I was still amazed by her face.

Qin Mohan glared at Shen Fang, and greeted Wang Weiwei: "Ms. Wang, hello."

"You don't have to be polite, just call me Aunt Wang just like him. I know his mother Shen Qingyi very well. I often get skin care products from her. We Chinese people know how to take care of their skin."

"That's right, it's no wonder Aunt Wang has such a good complexion." Qin Mohan still knew Wang Weiwei's status in the Chinese clothing industry, but she didn't expect her to have such a relationship with the Shen family.

"There, I'm getting old." Wang slightly touched his face, and said with a smile: "It's not as good as you young people, you are really tender. Come, see if you like the dress I designed for you?"

Accompanied by the staff, Qin Mohan went to change clothes. This is a wine red one-shoulder taffeta evening dress. The one-shoulder design perfectly shows Qin Mohan's delicate collarbone. It is matched with a set of noble and elegant Tiffany antiques Jewelry perfectly combines the publicity of young people with the charm of stars.

"Wow, it's so beautiful. Momo, your outfit is like a glass of mellow wine. I can't extricate myself from it."

Qin Mohan glared at him, but the upturned corners of his mouth still couldn't conceal his inner satisfaction: "Aunt Wang, this dress is so beautiful, simple and grand."

Seeing that the two liked this evening dress, Wang Weiwei was also very happy. She ordered the staff to bring a beige shawl to Qin Mohan, so that it could keep warm without losing elegance.

After trying on the dresses for the dinner, Shen Fang and Qin Mohan started a trip in New York, the Statue of Liberty, the Metropolitan Museum, and Central Park. These scenes that they had only seen in TV books before finally saw the real thing, and then Shen Fang Accompanying Qin Mohan started the shopping trip at various famous boutiques on Fifth Avenue. This time, there are many friends and girlfriends who did not follow, so don't buy them some souvenirs to take back.

"Wow, I'm so excited, what should I do if I'm rude?" Qin Mohan, who was wearing an evening gown and a coat outside, said to Shen Fang who was sitting next to him. The car was about to arrive at the hotel where the dinner was held, and Qin Mohan felt himself His heartbeat accelerated a little.

"Take a deep breath, don't worry. Isn't it just a few rich people? Calm down. Think about me who is with you every day, and I am worth tens of billions, which is higher than half of them." Shen Fang's mind is very stable, and It can be said that I have no desires and needs. I have come to donate money this time, and I don’t need their help. Why should I look up to them.

At the gate of the Four Seasons Hotel, Shen Fang got out of the car first under the door opened by the doorman, then turned his head to cover the eaves of the car door, helped Qin Mohan down, and told the driver Cheng Yue to find a place to park, and let Qin Mohan enter the hotel on his arm.

Entering the hall, a red carpet extends from the revolving door to the banquet hall. There are several media reporters on both sides of the red carpet to shoot there, but more will be concentrated in the venue.

"Honey, do you think there is no difference between the American media and domestic paparazzi? They are all hiding aside and peeping." Shen Fang felt that Qin Mohan's body was a little stiff, and he teased him, which made Qin Mohan show a bright smile.

Shen Fang saw the staff member who came to greet him, handed her the invitation letter, and then walked to the venue along the red carpet under the leadership of the staff member.After entering the venue, the staff will first lead them to the registration office, where the invitation letter must be verified first, then the participants will sign in, and finally the dinner table cards will be assigned.

"Mr. Shen, this is your table card, please take it." The staff handed him the table card. Table number eight is quite auspicious, but I don't know who is at the same table.Shen Fang and Qin Mohan handed over their coats to the staff and began to formally enter the venue.

In the United States, charity banquets are very formal social gathering places for rich people. There are already many guests who came earlier. Seeing Shen Fang and the two, some people who know each other will raise their wine glasses to signal, and those who don’t know each other will also Nod to show courtesy.

Shen Fang took two glasses of champagne from the passing waiter's tray, handed a glass to Qin Mohan, and then led her to meet a friend of his.

"Hi, Larry." Seeing the other party looking over, Shen Fang greeted first.

"Oh, Charles, long time no see." Larry Page, the founder and CEO of Google, Shen Fang's neighbor, handed the wine glass to the female companion next to him, and gave Shen Fang a big hug: "Charles, thank you The wine tastes great, but the quantity is too small." In 09, Shen Fang became his drinking buddy after drinking Shen Fang's celebratory whiskey.

"If Sergey hadn't taken your share, you would have twenty boxes." Shen Fang looked at him and said bluntly, then shook hands with Larry Page's wife.

Larry Page smiled embarrassedly, and changed the subject: "Charles, why don't you introduce this beautiful angel beside you?"

Shen Fang proudly introduced: "Monica Qin, my girlfriend, my angel, my goddess." Qin Mohan was a little shy with some undisguised rhetoric, pinched him secretly, and then stretched out his hand gracefully: "Hi, I'm Monica Qin, nice to meet you."

"Hi, nice to meet you." Then Larry Page introduced his wife, Lucy Southworth, to Qin Mohan.

Many guests at the venue looked at Shen Fang who was chatting with Larry Page, and they all guessed his identity. At this time, the staff who led Shen Fang came over with the organizers of the banquet, Mr. and Mrs. Gates.

"Hi, Larry, welcome." Bill Gates first greeted Larry Page, then looked at Shen Fang and said, "You must be Mr. Shen Fang, the 'magical Oriental boy'."

"Hello, Mr. Gates. It's a great honor to be invited by you." Shen Fang showed due respect to the man who had dominated the world's richest man for more than ten years.

"It takes five years to achieve such success. You are stronger than I was when I was young. Thank you for your contribution to charity. Your generosity has saved countless lives."

Shen Fang said sincerely: "Please don't worry about this, Mr. Gates. I definitely want you to learn more about this, and hope to help more people."

As the hosts of the banquet, the Gateses exchanged pleasantries with Larry, Shen Fang and others, and then went to discuss with other guests.They are all invited by them, and it is not good to favor one over another.Larry also greeted Shen Fang, and took his wife to find other friends. After all, this is a social place, and many friends met in this place.

Later, Shen Fang took Qin Mohan to meet many people. After a few days of exclusive interviews with the media of "Fortune" and "Wall Street Journal", after knowing that Shen Fang was the protagonist, they all exclaimed in disbelief. "The investment return is deeply admired.Many people are asking whether the Wild Fox Investment Company needs to raise funds. If Shen Fang agrees, at least hundreds of millions of funds can be harvested tonight.Shen Fang declined with a smile, since his investment is basically bottom-hunting, and the amount of funds needed is not large. If he absorbs hot money from the society, it will be too bad to divide the thin profits in the later stage.

Then Shen Fang met another man whom he admired very much in the lobby, Warren Buffett.An old man who is very optimistic about Shen Fang.

"Mr. Buffett, hello!" Although the other party's evaluation of himself in the media is somewhat flattering, it still expresses goodwill.

"Oh, the magical boy from the East." Buffett gave him a hug directly: "Others call me an investment master, but I have seen your investment operations in recent years, and I find that this title is more suitable for you."

Shen Fang was overwhelmed by his enthusiasm: "Mr. Buffett, I can only count it as speculation. You once said: As long as you don't do too many wrong things, you only need to do a few right things in your life." That's enough. And I just chose a few correct projects to invest in and succeeded."

After Buffett arrived, almost all the guests were present. Shen Fang and Qin Mohan came to table No. [-] to take a seat. Among the people at the same table, Shen Fang found another celebrity.

"Hi, I'm Trump, and this is my daughter Ivanka." A middle-aged man with full hair and a blonde with a hot body introduced themselves to everyone present.

"Mr. Trump, hello. I'm Shen Fang, you can call me Charles, this is my girlfriend Monica." For this Mr. Trump who has always advertised that he wants to run for the presidency to enter the White House, Shen Fang still Very interested in communicating with him.

"Charles, you are all investing in the Internet industry. I wonder if you are interested in investing in the hotel industry?" Trump made a suggestion to this young man holding a huge amount of cash.

"Our family also owns a hotel chain. If Mr. Trump is interested, we can cooperate in the future."

"Really? I don't know which hotel is yours?"

Trump is very talkative, especially after knowing that Shen Fang is behind the well-known Hon Hai Group in China, he is even more enthusiastic.

Rare earth resources are called the vitamins of modern industry, and China is a major exporter of rare earth resources. The Hon Hai Group, which holds a large amount of rare earth quotas in China, has become the target that Western countries want to win over. Uncle Shen Haiyang also took this opportunity to sell the Hon Hai Group The globalization of the industry, the use of rare earth transactions and commercial means has helped the country master many advanced technologies blocked by Western countries.

The two chatted briefly for a while, and Shen Fang declined Trump's invitation, saying that he was going back to China soon, and there were still domestic affairs to deal with.

The charity dinner officially started, and as the host, Mr. Bill Gates first came to the stage to give a speech.

Bill Gates said that in the process of saving children's lives, vaccines have the highest return on investment, so this is also an important purpose of this charitable donation. "Once we have a good vaccine, we'll be able to save millions of lives every year. So our investment in global health is huge. It's a much bigger 'return' than investing in Microsoft or Google, because it can improve humanity." living conditions."

When Gates talked about excitement, he would use gestures to assist him, and he was also familiar with relevant data, "Nearly 600 million children die before the age of 5 every year. Every year, 100 million children leave this world on the day they are born. I And Melinda hope that within our lifetimes, we can eliminate the diseases that kill young children, including malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS, etc. This is the focus of our work."

Bill and Melinda Gates' heartfelt speech was met with warm applause.At the end of their speeches, Buffett gave a fundraising speech as a special guest. In the past few years, Buffett has donated 85% of his total assets to charity, donating to five foundations, including donating 1000 million to the Gates Foundation B shares of Berkshire.The stock is worth about $310 billion.

Buffett's generosity has also been appreciated by the elites present. Everyone present raised their hands to signal to the staff that they will sign a pledge. Shen Fang thought about it and signed his name and amount on the pledge form: 8000 million dollars.

(End of this chapter)