Chapter 282: You Really Have Three Hundred Million
Peter Parker, the little spider, said indifferently that if he had that much money, he would donate most of it to public welfare.
"There's a lot of money you need, isn't it?" Peter Parker counted with his fingers, starting with the police department he deals with the most: "The police department's disability fund is very short of money, and the police officers who are injured and disabled in the line of duty don't receive much every month. Especially those who need long-term treatment, they need some help. ”
Then there are non-profit orphanages, like the Southern Cross Welfare Home where Thor works. Relying solely on donations from society and donations from hospital directors is practically insufficient. We all know that there are several well-wishers who rely on the sale of their family property to maintain these public welfare undertakings. They need help too. Peter spoke of another person who needed help.
"Then there's the medical program. I don't want to judge the government's health care system, but they are a piece of shit! A lot of programs are not reimbursed. But I still have to pay that much money every month. Peter pouted as he said this, for Uncle Ben had been diagnosed with a lumbar strain and displacement two months earlier. It takes a lot of money to have surgery.
Uncle Ben didn't tell Peter about it, but went to the health insurance staff himself and asked if the disease could go through the health care system. But the answer is not encouraging. Someone from the health care system told him that the surgery would have to be done at his own expense.
Fortunately, when Peter came home, he rummaged through the materials and found Uncle Ben's medical checklist. Then he immediately found someone to arrange surgery for Uncle Ben. Nearly $170,000 was spent on treatment. It wasn't until last month that Uncle Ben was discharged from the hospital in good health.
So Peter was a little more extreme when he said this, but it was because of his own bad experience. There's not much to say about that.
"If I want that much money, I'll start a foundation. Peter came up with a great idea: "Put all the money in it, and then make investments, and part of the money you earn will be used to continue to increase the scale of the foundation, and part of it will be used for public charity!"
"If I had $300 million to start with, I could do many, many things!" Peter said, getting more and more excited: "I can build public welfare schools in poor areas." It's not just high school, junior high school, elementary school or something. Maybe I could do it a little more appropriately. For example, vocational and technical schools have been established so that children from poor families can learn a skill. ”
"But it costs a lot more money to build a truly professional vocational college than a regular high school. Li Jie interjected.
Peter waved his hand: "So this can only be done on a small scale first." Exactly how to do this requires more planning. Of course, not only education, but also medical care. ”
"It's not just about opening some free public hospitals or something. If I had that big money coming in every year, I think I could learn from Tony Stark. I can support some meaningful prospective studies. The research supported by the Horizon Foundation is too high, and Tony Stark doesn't look down on things that look a little pediatric. Peter waved his hands.
"But there are a lot of pediatric things that are actually useful, things that can't change the world, but they can bring convenience to our lives. For example, I think the invention of Band-Aid is no less significant than a new surgery for the treatment of fractures. Band-aids and alcohol swabs to treat small wounds may seem simple, but they reduce the risk of tetanus by 80 percent worldwide. ”
"I have so much money, I can do many, many things, maybe not the world, but I can change the plight of some people's lives! Peter suddenly realized that everything he had just said was based on the fact that he had so much money. Now that I'm sober, I don't seem to have that much money!
Gwen sat in her chair and looked at Peter Parker quietly. Maybe that's what makes Peter fascinating. Although a little childish, emotional intelligence is not very high. But he always thinks about others, he is a little sick in the middle school, but he always has a sense of justice.
This sense of justice is not something that some people talk about all the time, but something that really exists in Spider-Man's bones. It is a thing that goes deep into the bone marrow and becomes the belief of the soul.
So when Gwen said that he should use some of the money for public welfare, Peter immediately thought about it. It's not that Peter is ingratiating himself with Gwen, it's an idea that comes out of his bones.
Why do these things? Need a reason? No, you don't.
Lan stood behind Li Jie's back with his hands around Li Jie's neck, and at the same time propped his chin on Li Jie's shoulder. She looked at Peter with a smile: "You were really charismatic just now. ”
Hearing Arashi's compliment, Peter Parker scratched his head a little shyly, "Haha, really? I just said some ideas, some of which I took for granted. ”
Li Jie said to Peter, "Do you really think so?"
Peter nodded, "Yes buddy. Do you remember the video you made for me, the one that helped me get out of the quagmire of predicament and public opinion? I know it's propaganda, but I don't think there's anything wrong with the idea: I am for all, and everyone is for me. If I can do it, why don't I do it?"
"That's $300 million. Li Jie reminded.
Peter shrugged: "Didn't I leave one or two million dollars left? Enough for me to buy a luxury apartment in Midtown Manhattan, New York, without having to take out an installment loan." You must know that Blade married Zhan Kailin in order to buy a house here, but he cleaned up all the old bottoms. And there are millions of dollars in mortgages to pay. You know? The last time I saw him, he didn't even play with antique cars to pay off his mortgage, which was his biggest hobby besides killing vampires. He almost asked me (Spider-Man) to borrow money. ”
"I'm luckier than him, am I?" Peter really thought he was good, and finally he shamelessly added, "Of course, it would be better if Gwen was willing to live with him." ”
Gwen, who was still calm in Peter's extraordinary charisma, instantly turned on her face, and she looked at Peter with some disgust: "Let's wait until you have $300 million first!"
Li Jie raised his eyebrows: "Then Gwen, you mean that Peter has three hundred million dollars, and if he really buys a luxury apartment in Midtown, don't you mind living with him?"
Gwen's spider sense suddenly alerted, and she had a bad feeling, as if she had fallen into some trap. Gwen looked at Li Jie with some suspicion and asked, "Wait, what do you mean by that?"
Li Jie patted Lan's hand around his neck, and at the same time looked at Gwen and Peter with a smile, and said in a gentle but affirmative tone: "What I mean is very simple and clear. Starting today (the end of January) and ending December, Peter Parker conservatively estimates that there will indeed be between two and three hundred million dollars in revenue. And here is a registered check for fifteen hundred dollars, payable to Mr. Peter Parker. ”
Li Jie smiled and took out a thin check from his arms and handed it to Peter Parker, who was completely stupid.
Gwen and Peter looked at Lee, and then at the number on the check. The two of them counted it several times together.
"Wait, Gwen I'm not good at math, can you count if I got the decimal point wrong?" Peter shuddered as he handed the check to Gwen.
Gwen took the check and looked at the string of zeros at the beginning of the check, 15, and she felt dizzy. She could only say to Li Jie, "Are you sure it's not April Fool's Day?"
Li Jie smiled and nodded.