Chapter 500: Daddy Goes to the Parade
"You've been out for a while, and it's all isolated." Watching her son and daughter-in-law happily go home with their grandchildren, Qi's mother smiled and kissed the children one by one and joked, "You don't know what's going on around you at all, so you've been isolated from the world in the forest farm." ”
"We just need to take care of our own affairs now, why do we take care of so many things. I don't care about family and country affairs, I only care about my family and my career. ”
As soon as Qi Ping's words were finished, the adults laughed; Professionalism is really a luxury for Qi Ping. It's quite extravagant, because it's not something like that that Qi Ping owns.
Regardless of the ridicule and banter of the family, Qi Ping now feels that he has a clear conscience; Regardless of whether the ambition is strong or not, anyway, the conditions at home are already very good now, and the business is running quite well. That's fine, with a strong sense of dedication, but it doesn't necessarily mean that you can't wait to be busy working 24 hours a day.
It was definitely a misunderstanding, and Qi Ping felt that he was being misunderstood; If he had no ambition and vision, it would have been impossible for him to make such a big move now, and it would have been impossible for him to have so much property now. The misconception is that many people think that those rich people, especially self-made people, are fully engaged in their work, and they may not have much time to enjoy a leisurely life.
"How many things have been going on here lately? Is it racism or shooting, or is it the policies that those in power have come up with or something? ”
Qi Ping said casually, anyway, he knows very well that many people in the United States are just idle eggs, and many people here are really unreliable. It's good to have so much time to do your own thing, and to do some unreliable things all day long, where does so much time come from.
"I heard that there were protests, demonstrations, and so on. Your dad ran over just now. Your father-in-law said that many people in the town participated, and he originally wanted to find you, but you went to the mountains, and I guess you didn't have much interest, so I asked your father to fill up the numbers. ”
His mother's words made Qi Ping stunned, he really didn't expect that there would be some protests on Ramona's side. But he didn't think it was any strange. Americans are accustomed to regular protest gatherings. This is already the norm of their lives, and they are trying to figure out these things every once in a while, so it's not surprising.
Qi Ping asked briefly, this matter really has something to do with him; At least, that's some of the changes he's made since he came to Ramona.
In the final analysis, it is because of the relationship of interests, because they feel that the government is not doing a good job of protecting the interests of the citizens, and although the speeches of those politicians are very good, they have not implemented them. Sure enough, the best and most unprincipled liars in the world are lawyers and politicians. Because they simply do not have their own position.
"It looks like everyone sees an opportunity to make money, but now everyone thinks that they don't have a satisfactory part of the benefits. I'm very happy, it looks like I'm very good and able to make a difference to society. ”
Qi Ping said with a smug voice, he felt that this matter was really worth showing off a little; No way, who made him very powerful now, he can make a lot of money now, and his career is very strong and strong. And now, this also shows that the scale of Qi Ping's business is very large. It can bring some changes to the surrounding people and the environment.
The wildlife sanctuary is getting better and better, and now it is attracting more and more people to La Mona; This is naturally good. Because tourists basically have a little spare money in their hands, this also makes La Mona, which was originally just a relatively ordinary California town, have a new change; The economy here is no longer just ordinary agriculture and animal husbandry, but now tourism is also developing.
In fact, a large part of this is due to the fact that tourism is 'oriented' to the public; if you look at the GDP of La Mona, the tourism industry has been quite level and quite developed in the past few years. It's not easy. Just look at the Wonderland Forest Farm, where tourists are either rich or expensive, and it is also considered to be the 'developed' tourism industry in Ramona.
However, this is also the flush money; These rich people all live in forest farms. Food, housing and consumption are all in the forest farm. Even if there may be some staff on the Wonderland Forest Farm, there are very few residents of La Mona Town, because such service personnel have very high level requirements; And the average resident, that is, to do something that has no technical content.
Qi Ping is very clear that the regional economy of the town of La Mona, his contribution and the like are very average; At most, it will be counted in the town's finances, that is, it can add some leverage to the politicians' performance list. This is normal, because Zipin lives in La Mona, and his property is in La Mona; Naturally, the results are counted in Ramona.
However, it is a bit strange that such a huge 'enterprise' has appeared, and its contribution to the overall economic development of the town is very low. After all, conventionally speaking, once some large enterprises and the like appear in a certain place, it will definitely be able to drive local economic development, which is a very normal thing.
No way, who makes the Wonderland Forest Farm so different, so standard, conventional, and naturally unusual.
Speaking of which, Qi Ping doesn't have much sense of social responsibility, and he doesn't think about giving back to the society. The idea that wealth comes from the people, so it needs to be returned to the people, there is no market at all on the Qiping side; In other words, even if he is charitable, Qi Ping's starting point is to think that it will be beneficial to his image and taxes, and the amount will definitely not be much.
Those naked donations and the like, don't mention them on Qi Ping's side; Even if your children and grandchildren are not very competitive or something, then the money will fall into the pockets of your children and grandchildren. Squandering also belongs to the profligacy of the surname Qi, not some inexplicable people.
And for those who receive donations, Qi Ping is also selective; Some people he just doesn't look down on, especially those who are in the prime of life. I don't want to work hard and get a job, it's disgusting to run to get benefits. If there is really difficulty, it may be another matter, Qi Ping may have taken out a little money, and his donation will only be for these people who are really in difficulty.
It's not strange to have such thoughts, why should Qi Ping care about other people's lives, he just needs to take care of himself and his family. As for those messy people, inexplicable people, it's better to leave it to those politicians to care about.
For many Americans, Qi Ping just feels sick; All day long it is said that this person has robbed them of their job, and those people have made them lose their income. But these people don't think about what they do at all, they only complain. There are many such Americans, and the vast majority of them live very badly.
Qi Ping is not enthusiastic about doing charity, which does not seem to be in line with some people's aesthetics at all; That is, rich people should have more sense of social responsibility, and they should be enthusiastic about public welfare.
Since he is not enthusiastic about charity, then don't expect Qi Ping to do more 'authentic' or something; indeed, Qi Ping's family is big, and he has a lot of industries under his hands, and the development is very good. In general, the employees under him have a good income and a good working environment.
But Qi Ping is a boss and a capitalist after all, he will not write checks generously, and he will not exploit employees like a pickpocket; It's just that if you want to get a job and get a good salary, you need to show a sufficient level and show that you are worthy of the salary.
As a result, Ramona has a star company; But this really has nothing to do with the vast majority of Ramona, who seem to be a bit guarding the mountain but not allowed to enter. This kind of thing is normal, because Qi Ping looks at his inheritance very closely, and he will not be poor and hypocritical to let all the people of Ramona sing praises to him; In fact, if you really do that, you will definitely be regarded as a wronged person and a fool.
Now the situation needs to change a little, and the residents of La Mona feel that they should fight for more rights and that they need to protect their interests.
People's Wonderland Forest Farm, that's something they can't do; Perhaps these people also know that they have no way to ask for a share of the money to be divided among them. However, they can be like the government asks.
There may be no way to provide jobs, but with a large taxpayer like Qiping, it must be no problem to improve some public infrastructure construction in the town; And now the wildlife sanctuary is open and developing very well. At this time, it is natural to let the Ramona people get a part of the benefits, and they can't all be outsiders.
For the sake of money, in order to earn more money, in order to improve the standard of living, it is definitely necessary to work hard. Of course, you can also use a great banner, for example, for the sake of children to receive a better education, for children to get a better living environment, at this time we should stand up and fight for our own interests, instead of being deceived by those politicians.
So now, my father has been pulled out to fill the number; Such games and gatherings sometimes seem to really look like old friends and picnics. It is really unreliable to expect these people who can only shout slogans to do something; If you have that time, you might as well think about doing something practical.
Or maybe they really made their protest successful, because as long as the matter is bigger and attracts more attention, those politicians can't bear the pressure, maybe it will be done! (To be continued......)