【Chapter 864】 Seamless Switching (Asking for Subscription!)
The 'Ginkgo Foundation' has also held several charity dinners, and Xiao Feng is no stranger to this, but if you carefully compare the scene tonight, there are still some differences.
Compared with the slightly jerky process and guest performance in China, this kind of cold meal banquet in Western society has long been familiar, and the whole venue seems quite harmonious.
Xiao Feng saw that Republican and Democratic congressmen who were tense in Congress could talk and laugh freely, as if political differences would not affect private exchanges;
With George's introduction and Xu Mengyao, who is familiar with the ecology of the United States, Xiao Feng's performance at the American party is not up to standard, which also makes everyone look up to the richest man in China.
In particular, Xiao Feng's fluency in English, Japanese, French and Spanish for brief communication with guests from all over the world at the banquet surprised everyone.
For these well-informed elites, it is not uncommon for them to be able to speak several foreign languages fluently, but it is extremely rare for a super-rich man like Xiao Feng, who is both young and erudite.
All kinds of factors have added several layers of aura to Xiao Fengping, and it is also the first time that the elite of the United States have met this super-rich man from China.
Over the years, with the continuous and rapid development of China's economy, many Chinese companies have chosen to be listed on the Dow Jones and NASDAQ in the United States, and entrepreneurs from China have also begun to contact the upper class society in the United States.
But among all the entrepreneurs and tycoons, Xiao Feng left the deepest impression on people, because his huge net worth, handsome appearance, and amazing language skills are extremely rare.
Especially stars such as Tom, Pete and Xiaobei, were even more stunned when they learned that Xiao Feng's scarf in Huaxia actually had more than 60 million fans.
Right now. Inspur scarf is a listed project of NASDAQ, so European and American celebrities also know that scarf is a social tool similar to the popular 'Twitter' in Europe and the United States.
For Europeans and Americans, tens of millions of Twitter followers are already at the level of a superstar, but Xiao Feng, a super-rich man who is not a sports star, a film and television star, or a super singer, has more than 60 million fans just because of a reality show trip. It's incredible.
After the end of the buffet, the charity auction was held as scheduled, and Xiao Feng also took out two bottles of top 'Xiao's wine' as auctions this time, which was also a good time.
Compared to the Ginkgo Foundation's fundraising auction, this kind of charity party is much smaller, with many lots selling for around $10,000, and in a sense, this charity party is more of a show.
In fact, the more you spend in the United States, the longer you spend in the United States. The more Xiao Feng learned about some of the situations of philanthropy in Europe and the United States, it was not entirely perfect.
In Europe and the United States, it has become a trend for a large number of accountants and lawyers to help the rich and celebrities find legal loopholes and avoid and reduce taxes as much as possible.
Among them, charitable donations have become a reasonable way to avoid taxes, and these wealthy people can make a lot of money from them, in addition to the reputation of philanthropists. It is still very useful in Europe and the United States.
In the United States, philanthropy has become more of a way for the wealthy to avoid taxes. There are so many tricks that only those who have a deep understanding of the U.S. legal and tax system can get a glimpse of them.
It is said that the philanthropy in Europe and the United States has been carried out well, more because the citizens' awareness of charity is generally extensive and has a sufficient mass base, which has supported this sky!
So, at such a charity party. Showing off your wealth is not the most important thing, brushing your presence is the ultimate goal.
Xiao Feng is also good as a stream, and took a picture of a set of silver tableware that Tom bought back when he was traveling in Nepal, with a price of more than 8,000 US dollars, although it is much higher than the original price. But it's also quite meaningful.
In the process of bidding, Xiao Feng also had a friendly discussion with several opponents, and won the final victory without hurting him.
George, who was sitting not far away, couldn't help nodding secretly when he saw Xiao Feng entering the state so quickly, but when he saw the graceful and luxurious Xu Mengyao, he also secretly laughed at his worries.
Xu Mengyao is an MBA from Harvard Business School, and has lived in the United States for five years, which is half an American master, so Xiao Feng naturally will not make any jokes.
In a harmonious atmosphere, tonight's charity auction went smoothly and ended successfully two hours later, with a round of warm applause.
As the organizer of the charity party, George Morgan naturally wanted to address the guests, and to the reserved smiles and applause of the crowd, he stood on the auction table.
"Thank you for your presence and generosity tonight, this auction raised a total of $600,000, and I am here to thank you on behalf of the children of North Africa!" said George, who said with a smile: "There are countless children in this world who live in poverty, disease and war, and need more help!"
George's opinion is also the same in the hearts of everyone at the scene, and in the eyes of these high-ranking rich and celebrities, this is more of a show.
Living in the center of the world, they sympathize with and dislike the various encounters in the third world, but they do not have much willingness to change the status quo. The so-called charity is more of a manifestation of the temporary 'world-centered' superiority, a way of competing for space in the media.
Xiao Feng didn't believe that Europeans and Americans had much sympathy for cross-racial and cross-border miserabies before, but after going deep into American life, he became even more convinced.
Unlike the 'Ginkgo Foundation', which funds the pure behavior of the same clan, these European and American foundations' aid programs for Africa and Southeast Asia are more for political and tax avoidance purposes.
This world is not as lofty as the media advertises!
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After coming out of the venue of the charity party and saying goodbye to the owner George Morgan, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao took the convoy prepared by Audi and returned to the Hilton Hotel.
Although Xiao Feng rarely appears on TV shows now, he is still the most respected image ambassador of major manufacturers, and the advertisements he and his family shoot have a high placement rate in the Asia-Pacific region.
Today, Audi has regarded Xiao Feng as the best spokesperson in China and even in the Asia-Pacific region. Xiao Feng made his debut at Vanity Fair in New York, and Audi naturally wanted to support it.
Six ultra-luxurious Audi Extended A8s, with a market price of more than $2 million as a fleet, were enough to make Audi a big show in the media coverage the next day.
According to Audi's sales survey, since Xiao Feng became the spokesperson of Audi, the proportion of Chinese entrepreneurs, middle-class and multinational executives buying Audi has increased by 50 percent. Driving the same brand of car as the richest man has become the consensus of many people.
Compared with the huge benefits brought by Xiao Feng's endorsement to Audi, the 2 million euros paid by Audi for Xiao Feng every year and the 1 million euros provided by the 'Ginkgo Foundation' are just a drizzle.
In fact, in addition to Audi, Armani, where Xiao Feng serves as the image spokesperson, also specially customized a set of formal clothes for Xiao Feng this time, and will also release a series of advertorials through the reports of the relationship media.
The jewelry Xu Mengyao wears comes from the 'Dragon Fengxiang' jewelry company controlled by Zhu Yan's two families, which is worth more than a million dollars. Xu Mengyao's red dark cheongsam is also a boutique of a century-old store in Haizhou, and I believe that this appearance will attract a large number of celebrities and celebrities to fly to Haizhou to customize their own cheongsam.
Today, Xiao Feng and his family can earn more than 20 million euros a year through endorsing various products, not including the 1RMB fee charged by their family for the endorsement of the 'Jinghu Group', if you add this. Higher income.
However, the 20 million euros did not fall into Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao's private accounts. Instead, it was all donated to the 'Ginkgo Foundation', which is also an important manifestation of Xiao Feng's family's strong support for the foundation.
Compared with those celebrities who are good at showmanship, Xiao Feng and his wife have invested more in charity and have a purer purpose, which is what real charity looks like.
Of course, in the eyes of some anti-China media. Xiao Feng's philanthropy is also a 'limited and narrow' act, because all the beneficiaries are Chinese.
Needless to say, the focus of the 'Ginkgo Foundation' is to improve the living conditions of women, children, the elderly and various vulnerable groups in the impoverished areas of central and western China, and to provide them with more and better conditions for education, medical care, employment and entrepreneurship.
In the past few years, the 'Ginkgo Foundation' has invested more than 5 billion RMB in the central and western regions of China. With more than 1 million beneficiaries and has become the most influential private charitable foundation in China!
However, in the eyes of some media in Europe and the United States, which have always been hostile to China, this kind of charity is just a manifestation of Xiao Feng's ultra-nationalism.
In addition, Xiao Feng announced the establishment of a foundation in the United States at the delivery ceremony of the Nini, with an initial donation of $10 million. And this foundation, named 'Huaxia International Students Mutual Aid Association', is all from poor international students from China, and others can't take advantage of it at all.
In this case, it is strange that some media can say good things about Xiao Feng, and if there is no special reason, they still do not want to report on Xiao Feng and his 'Jinghu Group' to increase their popularity in the United States.
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However, even if the media in the United States were reluctant, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao's stunning appearance at the charity party still became the focus of the major media reports on the next day.
At this charity party, entertainment stars, sports superstars, and wealthy elites were all frequent visitors to media headlines, but Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao undoubtedly overpowered everyone.
Whether it is the personable Xiao Feng or the graceful and luxurious Xu Mengyao, they are all amazing to everyone!
In the interview afterwards, the details of Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao's proficiency in several languages also invisibly added a bit of legend to them, and some media that have a good impression of Huaxia naturally reported on it.
I have to say that a good personal image and the aura of tens of billions of dollars made the debut of Xiao Feng and his wife in Vanity Fair in the United States a complete success.
The media in Europe and the United States would not have thought that this was just the beginning!
In the years that followed, as the 'Mirror Lake Group' invested more and more in the United States, the Xiao Feng couple became more and more high-profile out of various considerations, and eventually became the most famous wealthy couple in Europe and the United States.
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I have to say that the reporters of Huaxia Media are still quite dedicated, they keep an eye on the trends of European and American media, and when the photos of Xiao Feng and Xu Mengya appeared on Yahoo News, someone immediately noticed.
It was about Xiao Feng and his wife, and the domestic media moved very quickly, and through various relationships, they quickly got various videos and photos of the two attending the dinner, and after the makeover, they began to land on domestic websites and TV stations.
For Inspur.com, Xiao Feng has become its best spokesperson and promoter, and they will naturally not easily miss Xiao Feng's big limelight and wide acclaim in New York.
In the headlines of Inspur News, the large photo of Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao walking hand in hand on the red carpet made every netizen see it, and all kinds of beautiful words even made many fans of Xiao Feng feel goosebumps.
The overwhelming publicity has also made many celebrities envious, jealous and hateful, and such exposure is something they dream of.
However, this situation appears in Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao, a couple who have no development in the entertainment industry, which always makes people feel a little unbalanced.
However, thinking of Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao's huge net worth and the identity of the members of the 'Mensa Club', everyone can only sigh secretly, these years are really different fate.
In the words of the European and American media, Xiao Feng and his wife are simply "favored by God", they are living a perfect and impeccable life; in the old Chinese saying, that is, "the ancestral tomb of the Xiao family smokes", the way of expression is different, but the meaning is almost the same.
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The media buzz did not have much impact on Xiao Feng and his wife, they were already used to the life of being the focus of the media, they did not stay in New York for long, and returned to the "Dream Ranch" the next day on the "Nini".
In the following days, the two of them nested in the 'Dream Ranch', went to see the 'Black Miracle' every now and then, inspected the ranch, or the two went to the ski resort to exercise, and the dull and sweet days passed quietly.
After March, the weather in Montana gradually improved, the threat of a blizzard had gradually weakened, and the 'Nini' flew back to China to pick up the old people and children who were still stranded in Spring City, and the happy days of family reunion began again!
For Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao, no matter how beautiful the outside world is, it is not as comfortable as a family together and a beautiful life......!
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