After the matter was done, An Feng said goodbye to Howard and returned to the research center with a large stack of car purchase contracts. Seeing that it was still early, I glanced at the progress of the research center by the way. Director Hart reported that the current list of appointments for cancer treatment has been scheduled until March next year, but the growth trend has slowed.

It is also reflected from the side that Anfeng's action of 5 million cases of pit rich can almost be concluded, after all, the probability of rich and sick rich people is very small, more than 30 cases have been cured in the past few months, and the remaining customers are estimated to have more than 20 people, and the income from rapid treatment alone is more than 300 million.

An Feng is very satisfied, of course, there are still some people waiting and watching, and not everyone is in a hurry to become the guinea pig of the research center...... These were not on his radar. After a few glances at the progress of the work of the Case team, it is currently going well, and according to the schedule, it may break through by the end of the year.

An Feng, who had nothing to do, returned to SLO by helicopter.

Two days later, he attended a charity fundraising reception in San Francisco, initiated by the local Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Overseas, the influence of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce is very huge, covering a wide range, basically providing a non-profit organization for overseas Chinese businessmen to exchange information in an all-round way.

After all, to do business overseas, you always have to have a personal network, but the circle of white people is not easy to enter, and some people always believe that they are superior to others.

The Chamber of Commerce also does some charity activities, often donates to all walks of life, and during the earthquake in China, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in various parts of the world provided a lot of financial assistance. As a wealthy overseas businessman, An Feng was invited to join a long time ago, but he has not been very active, and occasionally appears a few times.

I heard that this fund-raising activity is one of several occasional ones, and I heard that it is prepared for the country, and recently some areas of the country have been raining heavily, affecting some schools in remote areas with poor conditions. Therefore, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce intends to support the education cause in these areas. An Feng has looked through their history and feels that it is more reliable than the Chinese Red Cross, at least there should be no beauty here, right? So he brought Joanna with him.

The venue was in a hotel in San Francisco, and it was attended by wealthy businessmen and politicians.

The fundraiser is simple, completely voluntary, and there are no quantitative requirements. Most of them are hundreds or thousands, An Feng thinks that he has a lot of money, plus the donation can be deducted from taxes, and it is a donation for domestic children, so he signed a check for 100,000 yuan and put it in a low-key manner, which unfortunately became the focus.

An Feng wanted to say that he didn't mean it, but the amount was really large, and his donations alone were as good as the sum of all of them...... No way. Dealing with some enthusiasm and praise, he went around and stood with Chinese Congressman Liu Yaowei, a guy who was active in the San Francisco area and whose behavior brought the high-profile of Americans, so his confident face was often seen in newspapers or on the Internet.

Liu Yaowei said in Chinese: "Mr. An's kind deeds are really worthy of admiration! ”

"Where, where!" An Feng said modestly, if he donated to the Yankees, he would not have so much enthusiasm and deduct so much tax from himself. Also donate?

Liu Yaowei is ABC after all, and it took a few seconds to understand what An Feng meant. Smiling: "Either way, this kind of action is commendable." ”

An Feng smiled: "How are you doing?" The party is busy, right? ”

Liu Yaowei also smiled: "It's really busy, basically the party congress is electing candidates for president and vice president, and meetings and voting are continuous." ”

An Feng half-jokingly said: "I'm sorry I'm a foreigner, I don't have much time to pay attention, what's the situation?" ”

Liu Yaowei said simply: "There are basically no surprises for the presidential candidates. It was confirmed that it was His Excellency Anderson, but there was some disagreement among the vice presidential candidates. It's expected that by the end of August, after the party convention, Anderson will be ready to go all out to canvass speeches across the country. ”

An Feng wondered: "How long is it?" Recently, I have seen advertisements and support from all sides! ”

Liu Yaowei smiled: "Before the election campaign begins, there is a choice of propaganda through the media. It is desirable to do so, and when a candidate with party support takes office, this kind of funding needs to be taken care of, because it is public, and there is a limit to the amount of money that can be received from individuals or interest groups......"

Liu Yaowei popularized some presidential campaign tips for him, not that the consortium can directly give millions of dollars, they can form a "political action committee" together, but the maximum amount of donations to candidates cannot exceed $5,000, and the annual amount to political parties cannot exceed $20,000.

But is it really so belaid? An Feng felt that he was not in his place, so it was not easy to say.

More recently, Obama campaigned for more than $300 million in small donations, or about half of the total amount raised. What is a small donation? It specifically refers to payments under $200 that can be transferred through an online bank account, with the option to leave the details unlisted. This means that the source of this part of the money can be said to be very clear.

An Feng and Liu Yaowei touched a cup and said with a smile: "Is there any more 'exciting' material?" ”

Liu Yaowei also smiled and told him about it.

According to him, in addition to small donations, there is also a way to "package", how to say...... For example, by the time of the canvassing war in September, Anderson could offer to have dinner with him for campaign fundraising. Then, with 2,000 of his accomplices, Anderson was able to raise $4 million in presidential campaign donations for the night, each of whom gave a check of up to $2,000.

With the influence of Bazel, it is difficult to bring two thousand people? With his financial resources, it is difficult to write two thousand checks?

So you can get four million a night to pick up customers, and a few more times, the cost of this campaign and advertising will roll in, plus some enthusiastic small donors, no matter how you count it, there are hundreds of millions. The cost is not worried, coupled with a good eloquence, and the image of an American hero is born......

An Feng listened and nodded clearly: "It's still ...... Interesting. ”

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After the charity fundraiser ended, An Feng's life was back on track.

Who made him not a citizen, or in September and October, he would have been able to be "packed" and sent money by Bazel or other delegates...... If he wanted to go, no one would refuse, but it was that non-US citizens couldn't send money, and it didn't mean much in the past.

When he still thinks he has a lot of money, the time to spend money comes.

The final plan of the designer of the mansion is released.

The 302-acre plot of land in Santa Barbara took 3.5 million in design fees after months of busy work by the designer team, and finally brought a set of very creative architectural drawings. An Feng and Joanna were also full of praise when they saw it, and the renderings were put on the computer, with a two-story baroque building, a green garden, and a lake garden...... This is clearly the palace, if not for the shrinkage of the main building.

An Feng considered that he and Joanna had at most three or four children, plus servants, cooks, gardeners, bodyguards, etc., a total of about thirty, and they did not live in the main building, so the main building was much smaller than the Ekaterina Palace, and it was more of a private residence.

The main building has shrunk, but the garden pools and pavilions in the front and back yards have not shrunk in the slightest, and they are completely according to the highest standards, striving for perfection in every aspect, while taking into account speed. An Feng said earlier that he could wait for four years at most, and he didn't want his children to be able to make soy sauce, and he hadn't lived in it yet.

Ancient palace construction was time-consuming, and to a certain extent, the industry was underdeveloped, and there were no large machinery. Modern society has great advantages, and if you are willing to spend money, the speed will naturally be fast. The construction budget company came up with a possible cost of $500 million to $600 million based on the various requests of Mr. An and Joanna.

An Feng listened, and the real estate tax will have to be paid millions in the future.

But his personal lawyer, Hardy. Locke told him that the government's estimated prices often fluctuate greatly, and that there is no reference standard for his kind of luxury buildings, such as Anfeng's floor is paved with gold bricks, worth 500 million, but the report says that it is an ordinary stone, worth 5 yuan, and then calculate the tax as much as you like.

An Feng Khan, it turns out that the low-key luxury of the rich has a connotation for a reason.

Hardy also reminded: "Even if you pay a high property tax, it can still make reasonable adjustments in the individual income tax, so according to Mr. An's living expenses, this aspect will not have much impact, but is conducive to the development of reasonable tax avoidance activities." ”

An Feng naturally will not back down because of this tax, after all, this is the dream of the two of them, walking around the construction site together, comparing the drawings to see the surrounding layout. Anyway, there is no shortage of money, so I happily sign a contract with the most professional construction company in accordance with the design drawings.

They now need to sign two contracts, which are expected to be 500 million, and they will have to pay 10% first. After the completion of the project, the settlement will be re-settled according to the bills and expenses of all aspects, which is the so-called "more and less compensation". In order to ensure the quality of construction, Anfeng also hired a supervision team.

Joanna took him by the hand and stood on tiptoe on a rock and looked: "If there is a lawn here, you can ride a horse in the future!" ”

"Absolutely." An Feng helped her. The racecourse is only about 100 acres, and there are more than 200 acres of gardens here, so horseback riding is naturally no problem, it is necessary to treat it as a horse farm - but this will destroy the overall harmonious beauty, An Feng thought about it, or drive this idea away.

The manager said to An Feng: "If Mr. has no other requirements, the construction team will be able to enter on July 15, and the construction time of the site and the building is expected to be completed in July next year." ”

An Feng Zhilu said that this group of people is the front, and they are only responsible for bulldozing the land, making shapes, and then getting the buildings out, so the time is not very long, one year is enough. Then the professional team needs to beautify the garden, lake and building, and carry out interior decoration work...... It can take more than two years to do this.

All in all, it's a time-consuming, and budget-intensive building.

Before leaving, An Feng glanced back at the barren land, 302 acres, 1.22 million square meters, hoping to surprise himself in a few years. (To be continued......)