Chapter 182: I'm Not a Man-Eating Tiger
"Hmm."
Nodding, Zhou Xingyun walked out.
Although the Liang Guogong Mansion is cleaned by someone all the year round, and the things prepared are fresh, but Zhou Xingyun, who has not yet moved in, has no intention of drinking tea here.
Starting tomorrow, the Eagle Guards will take over the defense of the Liang Mansion, and the Liang Mansion that has been idle is about to resume operation. Well, the maintenance cost of nearly three million yuan per year will also be borne by Zhou Xingyun himself, and will no longer be paid by the public account of the old Zhou family, which is also the agreement between Zhou Xingyun and his unscrupulous father.
"Women's Strong Society?"
Taking the purple invitation from his grandfather, Zhou Xingyun asked with some confusion.
As soon as this invitation card was received, Zhou Xingyun felt a tall aura coming to his face, whether it was workmanship or design, it was luxurious.
Just look at the gold wire edging to know that it is definitely a bull ratio.
As for the Women's Strong Association, he had also vaguely heard of this organization, which seemed to have been founded by the First Lady a hundred years ago and has continued to this day.
"In previous years, the Women's Strong Association also had such a charity luncheon, but this year, I don't know why, they invited you. Xiao Yun'er, your grandmother is also a member of the Women's Strong Association. ”
Speaking of this women's strong association, Wang Mingyang also looked helpless.
Afraid that his little grandson would not go, Wang Mingyang specially brought out his wife. The little grandson has stayed at home in the capital for so many years, and even if he goes out, he just goes to those scenic spots, and he has never participated in these banquets at all, and he is really afraid that the little grandson will refuse.
This was the task given to him by his wife, and Wang Mingyang was full of helplessness.
"Okay, I'll check it out tomorrow."
Seeing his grandfather say this, Zhou Xingyun nodded.
Other people's face can not be given, grandma's face must not fall, he has already seen his grandmother's eyes move here in the restaurant.
Back in his room, Zhou Xingyun checked it on the Internet, and by the way, he called the beautiful housekeeper in for consultation, as for the process, hehe......
The Women's Strong Association, founded 100 years ago, was founded by the First Lady. What ordinary people know is only some news about the charitable foundation organization under the name of the Women's Strong Association. And those who really know the inside story are all sideways by its influence.
With just one point, nine out of ten of the wives of the powerful people of the Ming Kingdom are members of the Women's Strong Association, which is enough to shock everyone. Aristocratic ladies may not be members of the Women's Strong Association, but the members of the Women's Strong Association are all celebrities from all walks of life.
Even Zhou Xingyun's mother is also an honorary member of the Women's Strong Association.
A hundred years ago, it was with the influence of the Women's Strong Association that a series of vigorous feminist movements were set off, so that women's power could be rapidly increased within a hundred years, and they could climb to a-for-tat position with men.
Every year in the first lunar month, the Women's Strong Association will hold a charity luncheon, inviting celebrities from all walks of life to raise funds for the Women's Charity Fund. After years of development, the Women's Charity Fund under the name of the Women's Strong Association has already exceeded the 10 billion mark, and is the largest private equity charitable fund organization outside the Daming Charity Federation.
Every year, the list of participants at the charity luncheon is contested by countless powerful people and business celebrities, in order to open up a bigger situation with the influence of the Women's Strong Association. After all, there are so many powerful and famous people in the Ming Kingdom, and the number of participants in the charity luncheon of the Women's Strong Association is only 200, which is completely a situation of more monks and less porridge.
As for why it is a charity luncheon, rather than a common dinner, it is only because of one of the first lady's slogans: women can hold up half the sky.
"Looks like it's interesting."
After understanding the background of the Women's Strong Association, Zhou Xingyun looked at the purple invitation with great interest.
"What is the young master going to bid for?"
Lying softly on the body of the prince, Zhou Shuqing asked charmingly.
Traditionally, each invited guest will put up a bid on an item, and the proceeds from the auction will be considered funds from the charity fund.
At that time, for the sake of face, the celebrities attending the meeting naturally did not come up with low-grade items to bid on the stage, so as not to have ** shares. It is said that in the past few years, hundreds of millions of lots have appeared, which have attracted media coverage, and the donor has also become famous.
This is also the reason why the Women's Charity Fund can have such a scale, you must know that the Women's Charity Fund spends hundreds of millions of dollars every year.
"Mountain people have their own tricks."
The corners of his mouth curled, Zhou Xingyun pounced again, and played a beautiful sound.
Pull a random person on the street of the capital and ask him where the best hotel in the capital is, and more than ninety percent of the people will say that it is the Beijing Hotel adjacent to Bauhinia City. Seven-star, noble and luxurious with connotation, even the nine bigwigs of Daming Palace often feast foreign heads of state there, and it is the hotel with the highest appearance rate in Daming news, and there is no one.
However, those who know the industry know that the best hotel in Beijing is not in the urban area where every inch of land is expensive, but in the Jardine Hotel, which is fifteen kilometers away in the western suburbs of Beijing.
On luxury, nobility, style, and grade, Jardine Hotel is definitely the first choice without doubt, and there is no dispute about the entire capital, even the entire Ming Kingdom, and even the world.
Why?
Because, its predecessor was the private courtyard of the Ming royal family, which is the so-called emperor's palace.
This alone is not convinced.
Daming Garden is the best in the world, and the Jardine Hotel itself is a large garden. Taking the West Lake of Qingping Mansion as the template, absorbing the design techniques of the Jiangnan garden, bringing together the world's skilled craftsmen, it took ten years and countless manpower to build a landscape garden that can be called the best in the world.
Although somehow, the Ming royal family turned it into a hotel, but it did not affect the noble atmosphere on it.
The entire Jardine Hotel covers an area of nearly 10,000 acres, with a total of 13 large banquet halls and nearly 100 private rooms, which are sought after by countless powerful people, and are completely in short supply.
If any powerful family holds a banquet here, it will definitely make people look high.
Although there is no restriction on the status of guests who come to dine, there is no money here that can not necessarily rent those banquet halls, and only those who are qualified can use the banquet halls. Here, money has become a secondary standard, and only status is the real passport.
In short, the people of Beijing want to pretend to be in front of friends who come from afar, and treat guests in this Jardine Hotel, which is not bad.
The Jardine Hotel has four major lakes, the largest of which is called West Lake.
There is a mountain in the middle of the West Lake, the mountain is 95 meters high, and it is called Wanshou Mountain.
There are four high-rise buildings on Wanshou Mountain, the highest of which is called Wanshou Pavilion, which is located at the top of the Ninety-Five, overlooking the entire Jardine Hotel.
There, it is the largest banquet hall of the Jardine Hotel, where the charity luncheon of the Women's Strong Association was held.
Wanshou Mountain is an island in the lake, and the only way to connect with the outside world is through the small boat at the Guò ferry port. Although anyone can enter the Jardine Hotel for dinner, to get to Manshou Mountain, you must have an invitation to the banquet hall.
As for those who want to visit purely for pleasure, sorry, Jardine Hotel only accepts guests for dinner.
If you have an opinion, who cares about you.
The Jardine Hotel was originally a royal palace, but later turned into a private hotel, and it has never been open to ordinary people.
In recent years, the Internet has developed, and some people have indeed criticized the Jardine Hotel for its domineering practices on the Internet, but they have nothing to do, they still operate it, and they don't even care about the supervision of the yamen.
Of course, to dine at this Jardine Hotel, the cost is enough to discourage ordinary people.
Over time, the reputation of the Jardine Hotel in the high-level elite circle has become more and more famous, but it has gradually faded in the eyes of ordinary people.
"Are you afraid of water?"
Feeling that the strength on his arm was much greater, Zhou Xingyun, who was sitting on the painting boat, asked his female companion with a smile.
"Nope."
Shaking her head, the woman spat out a word with a little nervousness.
"Is that me scary?"
Feeling the woman's crampedness, Zhou Xingyun couldn't help but make a joke, I really don't know where her previous persistence was.
"No, no."
hurriedly replied, Yu Hongsheng was afraid that Brother Gongzi would have some ideas.
"Don't be nervous, I'm not a man-eating tiger."
For beauties, Zhou Xingyun has always been very tolerant.
"In my opinion, Childe is much more powerful than a tiger."
Listening to Brother Gongzi's words, Yu Hong couldn't help but smile, and the previous tension was eliminated a lot.