Chapter 476: Showmanship
The groundbreaking ceremony was carried out in strict accordance with the plan.
First Link recited the speech Martha had prepared for him, and then Mayor Allen recited the speech — or there was an impromptu performance. Then it was him and Mayor Allen who shoveled two shovels of dirt into a rock with iron tongs. The groundbreaking ceremony was completed. Then he and Mayor Allen put on a show in front of reporters.
Link was surrounded by a group of reporters.
"Mr. Hans, I'm a reporter for the XXX Daily. Just now you have repeatedly emphasized that Hanse's low-rent apartments are for the children of unemployed families. What kind of help will you provide to your child?"
"While Houston is one of the largest metro areas in the U.S. and has the lowest consumer prices and housing prices among the top 100 major cities, we also note that 15 percent of Houston households are below the poverty line," Link replied with a smile. Some of them are unemployed or semi-unemployed households. Families with children in these groups are the ones we help. Because their income is below the poverty line, a life of poverty can have a certain impact on the children's physical and psychological aspects. We will focus on meeting the nutrients your child needs for development, as well as your child's mental health. Of course, to fundamentally solve this problem, it is necessary to help the parents of the children to regain a position as soon as possible and return their whole family to normal life. Yes, we will try to help those children who need help. ”
"Mr. Hans, I'm a reporter for Radio XXX. According to you, low-rent apartments are only for families with children?"
"Yes, and we only offer a two-year lease agreement at most. We believe that two years is enough time for a pair of responsible parents to return to normal life with their children. ”
"What if you can't?"
"If, after two years, the household is still unemployed, unless there are exceptional circumstances. Otherwise, we will regret to ask them to leave. ”
Another reporter immediately rushed to ask: "Your purpose is for the sake of your children, if you kick your children out of the low-rent apartment after two years, isn't it contrary to your purpose? Or are you just using the name of caring for children to earn fame?"
Link looked at the reporter who rushed to ask questions without even reporting to his home, and said: "No matter how much we care for the child, the child's life responsibility ultimately belongs to his parents." We can only help each child as much as we can. Give them the opportunity to avoid the harm caused by a life of poverty and then return to normal life. But we can't always take all the blame for his parents. Based on our experience in managing four low-cost apartments, new families apply to move in almost every day. We hope to provide that opportunity to more children. ”
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Martha watched from a short distance as Link was surrounded by reporters, and there was a Kempner beside her.
Although she has obvious black characteristics, many black people in the United States are no longer purebred blacks. The mixed race makes Martha a woman who is a big beauty in the eyes of all three races: yellow, white and black. Kempner is single now, and even if he doesn't want to talk, talking to an intellectual beauty is a pleasant thing.
Kempner watched Link talk to reporters and said to Martha with a smile, "He's much more mature than I am! At least, I'm not as good as him at his age." ”
Martha glanced at him and said with a smile, "When a successful man has a family, I think it is easy to grow up very quickly. ”
She agrees with Kempner's words. The Link she first met wasn't as steady as she is now. There is still the impulse of a young man to do things, and it gives her a very confused feeling. She felt that Link's change was due to the fact that he had found his purpose.
"His success, for sure, includes success in inviting you to become his asset manager. I don't think anyone can say they can do better than you. ”
Kempner is optimistic about Link's current business. The business spans several industries. Only a few hundred million dollars were spent on charity, but the effect was not as dramatic as others were to do with billions of dollars. And these, the credit of this mixed-race black beauty in front of her must be not small.
Martha smiled brightly and said, "No, as long as I'm not too stupid, I can do well in my position!" "Link will give him as much freedom as possible. And he will give ample funds. If you can't do it well with such conditions, you can only describe it as stupid. ”
Kempner's heart shook at her smile, and he was about to speak, when a reporter also came to interview him: "Mr. Holland, can you answer me a few questions?"
Now is the time when he needs to be exposed, and he certainly won't refuse to be interviewed by someone.
Seeing this, Martha quietly walked away.
She heard a reporter ask Holland: "Mr. Holland, you just donated a million dollars to the Hans Foundation. As far as we know, only two people have donated money to the Hans Foundation before. One is Mr. Hans half-human, and the other is Mr. Fren Pitt, a good friend and partner of Mr. Hans. Excuse me, is your donation accepted because you are a friend or associate of Mr. Hans?"
Kempner listened to the reporter's question and found it somewhat interesting. He laughed and said, "Of course I'm a friend of Link. However, I don't think my donation was accepted because of the relationship. In fact, I don't think Link would turn down anyone else's donations. I think he didn't open the channel to accept donations because his current donations can support the charity he wants to do. He prefers that the love of others can be used in other ways. ”
The reporter seemed to think he was very talkative, and then asked a few more questions. The issue of pollution-free food standards was also mentioned. Kempner, of course, answered them one by one.
The 30-minute "Q&A" session ended quickly. Next, Link needs to be "interviewed" by Catherine. Link didn't even make it to the hotel. Catherine sat with him in the car on the way to the airport.
Catherine gives Link a piece of paper with a series of questions written on it. This is the question that made Link decide on the "interview".
Link saw that the question above was for all of his past businesses. He crossed out something he didn't want too many people to notice. After scribbling through a few questions, he saw a question asking him what he thought about GMO technology.
He thought for a moment, crossed it out, and said, "Now I shouldn't say anything about it." ”
"Then I won't get into that!" Catherine didn't care about the crossed outs. Even if she didn't have those problems, she believed that Link would be able to make her write enough to make people want to read.
Link went through all the questions, and finally returned the piece of paper to her and said, "You can use the questions above to play freely." ”
Catherine saw that there were many more questions above, and said with a smile: "Enough to write three drafts!"
"Then you work harder and write three. ”
"No problem. I'll send it to you when I'm done. Catherine put the paper away and said. "We also need a few more photos. ”
"Do you need me to take the time to cooperate?"
"I've arranged for a photographer to go to Fox and I think he'll only need ten minutes to take a set of photos that will satisfy you. Of course, it's up to you to decide which photos you choose. ”
Link nodded and said, "Let him go to the Ozette Bank building tomorrow morning." ”
This is the end of their interview. Link prescribes the range of what can be written, and Catherine can come up with several propositional argumentative essays like a student. The better you write, the higher your score.
However, even an argumentative essay should have a key point to highlight. "I plan to focus on your previous experiences in the first one, your philanthropic projects in the second one, and your new bank in the third one," Catherine said. What do you think of this idea?"
"I'm okay with that. Link said with a smile. "Just write me positively. ”
"That's rightfully so. I'll let the best journalists write these stories. Catherine joked. "If she doesn't satisfy me, I'll deduct her salary. Because I'm afraid that if I don't write well, you'll deduct my salary. ”
When they arrived at the airport, the two separated. Catherine herself returned to California on her class, and Link, of course, took her own private jet home.
The night he got home, Link saw a report on his Houston event on the TV news. The coverage of his charitable deeds was relatively positive, and of course, in just fifteen seconds of coverage, there were not many bad things to say.
Hannah saw the picture of Link being interviewed by reporters and shouted, "Daddy, it's you." Click, look!"
Link put a finger in front of his mouth and whispered, "The babies are sleeping, and we will wake them up if we talk too loudly." "The babies in Jessica's belly can already hear outside sounds, and they are frightened by too much noise.
Hannah's eyes widened, and she quickly covered her mouth with two small hands. She nodded violently, indicating that she would never speak loudly again.
Link smiled and picked her up, put her on his lap, and said, "Does Hannah think Daddy on TV is handsome?"
"Handsome!" Hannah emphasized. "Daddy is the most handsome even if he doesn't go on TV!"
Jessica grinned, pinched Hannah's face lightly, and said, "Hannah is so good at talking!"
"Well, I'm a good talker. Utikakua I have good presentation skills. Hannah looked up and asked Link. "Daddy, what is expressiveness?"
"It's the ability to make things clear. ”
Hannah was a little confused and said, "But Gilly said it was a good storytelling?"
"That's the same thing. Link kissed her on the cheek and said with a smile. "We Hannah are smart kids!" the little one began to make up his own little stories at the age of two. You can even express your meaning on paper, and you will not have a problem expressing it in words.
Hannah was complimented and happily drilled into Link's arms for a while, then suddenly thought of something and asked Jessica, "Click, did my brother and sister wake up from me?"
"They woke up to Hannah's voice, but it was Hannah, so they weren't afraid. Fell asleep again. ”
Hannah patted her little chest and made a relieved expression: "I won't talk loudly next time, I won't wake them up." ”
Link smiled and put her down on the ground and said, "You haven't finished painting yet, if it's nine o'clock, you won't be able to paint again today." ”
Hannah blinked and thought of something important: "No, I'm going to finish painting today." "She won't have time to paint tomorrow.