Chapter 824: Offering Flowers
The tall, bald black man asked in English, which was unusual in a piece of Chinese, and his body was like a walking telephone pole, at least a head taller than the others, and he immediately became the center of attention.
The female reporter was immediately excited, she was keenly aware that her luck had come, maybe she happened to come across a real scoop, so she handed a look to the photographer behind her, and asked her to carefully photograph the words and deeds of this black man, and see what he came to Zhang Zi'an for.
Zhang Zi'an was also looking at the bald black man, but after looking at it several times, he was sure that he didn't know the other party, and he had never seen it beforeβthe characteristics of the other party were obvious, and if he had seen it, he would definitely remember it.
The bald black man wore a crisp suit, a light blue shirt and black leather shoes, and the material of the suit was not very high-end, but it was very neat.
Zhang Zi'an nodded and replied in English: "That's right, I'm Zhang Zi'an." β
The bald black man was relieved, took out a business card from his business card holder and handed it to him, "Hello, nice to meet you! I'm Eddie Lewis, head of the Matthew Davis Cancer Research Foundation's Endowment Office, and I've finally found you!"
Hearing the name of the Matthew Davis Foundation, Zhang Zi'an couldn't help but be stunned.
This foundation is the same organization to which Cathy gave her legacy, to which Zhang Zi'an later donated the proceeds from the sale of Abyssinian cats, but in Cathy's name.
He never expected the other party to come to the door, how did they find here?
"Hello, nice to meet you!" he took the business card, took a quick look, and shook hands with the other person.
Eddie grinned, showing a mouth full of big white teeth, and glanced at the female reporter and photographer next to him, "I'm sorry, did I disturb you?"
"No!" Zhang Zi'an said in unison with the female reporter.
The former doesn't want to continue to entangle with the latter, while the latter is happy to watch the excitement, as for her and Zhang Zi'an's affairs, you can talk about it slowly.
Eddie was even more confused, these two seemed to be arguing with each other just now, why did they talk like one person in the blink of an eye?
Since both of them said that they didn't bother, he was not polite, and directly explained his intentions:
"I'm sorry to come here without an appointment. On behalf of the Matthew Davis Foundation for Cancer Research, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you for your generous donation! It is because of you and other donors that we know that we are not alone in the fight against cancer!"
Everyone present, who could understand English, was stunned.
People who couldn't understand English asked others one after another, what did this bald black man say just now, why did everyone look like they had seen a ghost?
Zhao Qi works in the company's foreign trade department, and often travels abroad, so he is good at English, and he translated Eddie's words concisely and concisely to others.
No one, including Wang Qian, Li Kun and Lu Yiyun, knew that Zhang Zi'an had quietly donated money to a foreign cancer research foundation, and his mouth opened wide in confusion when he heard this.
Others are even less aware.
But one thing you can guess is that if Zhang Zi'an has secretly donated money to the Cancer Research Society, there is no reason not to fulfill his promise to donate to the United Nations World Food Programme.
If someone had suspected Zhang Zi'an of fraudulent donation before, then there was no doubt about it at this time.
As soon as they thought of this, everyone's eyes on the female reporter were full of disdain, because she was obviously a villain's heart.
It's good to get to the bottom of the problem of fraudulent donors, but if it hurts the hearts of real donors, that's the most hateful!
The most embarrassing thing is the female reporter herself, if she had changed someone, I am afraid that she would have run away in shame, but she was thick-skinned, and even asked Eddie in English: "Hello, Mr. Lewis, I am a reporter from Entertainment Global, can I ask you a few questions about Mr. Zhang Zi'an's donation to your foundation?"
Everyone scolded, how could people be shameless to this point?
Unfortunately, Eddie couldn't understand Chinese, and the name "Entertainment Global" was too domineering, he thought she was a reporter from China's top media, so he didn't dare to slacken, nodded very gentlemanly and said: "Yes, please ask." β
Zhang Zi'an originally wanted to stop it, but since Eddie had already agreed, there was no way.
The female reporter handed over the microphone: "Could you please tell my audience in detail about Mr. Zhang Zi'an's donation to your foundation? We are very curious, because we have heard about it for the first time." β
"Of course, happy to help. Eddie smiled and recalled, "I remember it very clearly, I'm afraid I won't forget it in my life." It was a rainy day in San Francisco during the Chinese New Year, and it was my turn to be on duty at the foundation's donation office that day, and suddenly I received a strange phone call. β
He glanced at Zhang Zi'an, "The caller claimed to be Katherine Donna Ryan and wanted to donate to our foundation - as you may not know, Ms. Ryan has repeatedly made large donations to this foundation before, so I remember her voice. Curiously, upon inquiry, Ms. Ryan has passed away and her last donation came from her executor, Attorney Adams. β
Add's story caught everyone's attention, and everyone held their breath and listened quietly.
The call came from Binhai, China, and Miss Ryan claimed that she had not died, that the doctor had mistakenly issued the death certificate, and that she was currently traveling in China. At that time, I believed it and went through the donation procedures for her, but after hanging up the phone, I found some suspicious points, and after a less complicated investigation and communication with Adams's lawyer, I finally guessed the truth of the matter - it was Mr. Zhang Zi'an who gave generously to the foundation in the name of Ms. Ryan. β
"There have been more than one such donations, and the staff of the foundation have been deeply moved, but we pretended not to know. In addition to helping out at the Foundation, I have other official jobs, and I have the opportunity to come to China to attend the working conference, so I decided to take a trip to Binhai City to pay my sincere respects to Mr. Zhang Zi'an and Ms. Ryan on behalf of my colleagues at the Foundation!"
"and ......"
As he spoke, he magically pulled out a bouquet of bright yellow daisies from behind him, "Allow me to dedicate this bouquet to Ms. Ryan." β
The bright yellow daisies are far less luxurious and bright than the golden tulips, but they have an elegant and long-lasting temperament, as if they are calm after washing away the lead.
Zhang Zi'an was silent for a moment, then raised his hand to signal to the store, "Please come in, Cathy is inside." β
Without being greeted by anyone, the crowd of onlookers spontaneously split in two, making way for a passage into the store.