34 Charity Gala
Fatima has been depressed lately, and she has received a letter from the Ministry of Finance that her income in the previous fiscal year has exceeded the tax exemption by a large amount, and she is required to pay back income tax.
Of course, in order to survive in London, Fatima had to earn at least £800 a month to barely make ends meet, which must have exceeded the minimum £6,000 limit.
The windfall given by Lin Yilong can only repay this part of the tax, and it stands to reason that her finances should be safe. However, in order to stay in the UK, she must pay a tuition fee advance of £2,000 by September in order to continue with the visa sponsorship. Her original plan was to apply for an education loan from a finance company, but nine times out of ten applications that should have been approved were denied. Once she couldn't pay the money, she had to leave the UK and return to her home town on the border between Bangladesh and Assam.
Needless to say, Fatima, who returned to her hometown, would definitely be treated coldly or even abused by her husband's family because of the lack of dowry, which was not a reasonable reason for refuge and would obviously not be approved.
Fatima was flustered, depressed, and confused. She can even see her own lightless future directly.
In the end, Fatima still has to go back. She still didn't know that all this was Lin Yilong's handiwork.
Lin Yilong could foresee Fatima's tragic fate, and even so, he would not show mercy and give up. Since it was Fatima who leaked the information to the press, there is no place for Lin Yilong to reproach for such revenge. In the end, it was not him who was responsible for Fatima's tragic fate, but the vulgar customs of Fatima's homeland that were not accepted by modern society.
Lin Yilong, as the protagonist of the incident, did not gain any benefit from the tragedy of "Fatima Comes Home", and his sense of self-reproach was less than that of deliberately bringing the sisters Katie and Yeon to the knees a year ago, and he had no excuse not to take revenge on Fatima.
Shaken off this guilt, Lin Yilong's attempt to deal with a poor Bangladeshi female student was too simple: all he had to do was reveal the Treasury Department's financial review goals to the compliance counterparts of the finance company that provided loans to Fatima.
The way to get to know these people is very simple, not only through customer gatherings organized by luxury merchants, but also at annual industry gatherings and charity galas.
The former Lin Yilong will inevitably participate in November as usual, but the charity gala is not an occasion that Lin Yilong wants to patronize.
The word "charity" sounds like it must be a good thing, and you see that many big entrepreneurs or big traders are also big philanthropists. However, the news doesn't tell you how much a business or individual will be able to show up a tax deduction on their tax form if they donate to a charity. On the basis of spiritual satisfaction, donating a large amount of property also invisibly enhances the prestige of the enterprise or individual and the public image of "fulfilling social responsibility".
Stimulated by the combination of property, image, and self-satisfaction, what reason do those bigwigs who make a lot of money not donate?
Although not a big deal, Lin Yilong was also invited to the banquet hall of the Savoy Hotel, not far from the Riverside Street apartment, to participate in a charity gala.
The organization of this kind of party is no different from that of a normal ball, except that a charity auction or charity sale is added before the meal. Don't expect anything good to be bought at charity auctions or charity bazaars – most of them are donated by celebrities, especially celebrities.
Compared with male guests, female guests are more likely to be attracted to the star effect. For this reason, attendees of charity dinners are bound to bring female companions. Katie was naturally invited by Lin Yilong to be his female companion.
By the way, the choice of female escorts for charity dinners is also mixed, and there are even some high-end female escorts to serve as their prom companions. For example, like Lin Yilong, the one across the table from him.
A few male guests, you look at me, I look at you, and look at the female companion brought by the next seat. I don't know when it began, choosing a female partner has also become a psychological question, from which it can be deduced that men choose their hearts in other aspects.
It can be seen that the people around Lin Yilong's table belong to the nouveau riche who have just started donating: they are not very old, they are all dressed in unforced ready-to-wear store evening dresses, and they all have a young and beautiful female companion.
The table decoration of the ball is selected by the organizer according to the type, and the guests who attend will be very clearly rated according to their property status, and put the people they think can promote social interaction at one table, it can be seen that the score of the third row of Lin Yilong's banquet is not very high, but there should be some common topics.
From the name tag on the table, it can be known that the one on Lin Yilong's left is called Christopher Culianko, the one on the right is called Dennis Merck and Jan Jensen, who sat opposite Lin Yilong and found a call girl as a female companion.
"What industry are you in, easy to ..... Mr. Lang, Mr. Lin?" Anyway, the appearance of Far Eastern faces at such a charity dinner made the other three curious, and Mr. Kulenko decided to get to know each other with his neighbors.
"Welsh peasants. Lin Yilong said, "Please call me Yi." ”
"Please call me Chris, Chris Kurenko, Croatian, who runs vacation real estate. ”
The two exchanged greetings and talked about dry issues, Lin Yilong had never set foot in Croatia, and Chris had never been to Wales; Lin Yilong did not know Croatia, and Chris also did not have a clear understanding of the Far East. Talking about the Premier League and horse racing in such general terms, I didn't find common ground to continue the conversation, just to maintain mutual respect.
Mr. Merck was very interested in Lin Yilong's forestry management, and the two talked about understory farming and berry jam;
The meaningless and purposeless topic lasted for a short time, and was finally interrupted by the host of the party, and after a brief introduction and blessing, the charity auction began.
The first item was a set of gold jewelry, which was put up for auction by a lady with a big guy in the front position. The ornament, which was originally priced at £2,200, was sold for £3,200 under the impetus of some kind of "philanthropic heart", and in the following auction lots, in addition to jewelry, signed photos, some classic original posters and classic records.
After Katie took possession of the diamond pendant, she lost interest in all things jewellery and antiques, and she only participated in the bid for the classic posters of AC/DC and Genesis, and lost the bid for less than £35.