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Because there was no reason to visit, Liu Wei did not go to Rogers when he returned from Los Angeles. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

There is one more thing that must be dealt with urgently.

Li Tingxuan has sent a message for the third time, asking Liu Wei to come up with a way as soon as possible to prevent Yue Ben from obtaining the electromagnetic catapult. Because the U.S. federal political axe has already sold electromagnetic catapults in principle, and Congress has also discussed this matter when it deliberated on F-22J, F-35BJ, F-35CJ and other arms sales projects, so as long as Congress approves this contract, even if the Myongcho Party loses next year's election, it will be able to obtain electromagnetic catapults.

The key is not in the federal axe, but in Congress.

Like the F-22A fighter, the electromagnetic catapult is classified as sensitive technical equipment and must be approved by Congress before it can be sold externally.

Comparatively speaking, it is far more difficult to influence Congress than the federal axe.

This incident gave Liu Wei a great headache, and he even considered letting Li Tingxuan find another way for a while. It's just that Liu Wei knows that if there is another way, Li Tingxuan will definitely not look for him.

It was at this time that the situation took a turn for the better.

At the suggestion of Kojiro Baillikawa, the House of Representatives of the US Congress vetoed the agreement on the export of electromagnetic catapults by a narrow majority when deliberating the arms sales contract. The agreement will then be considered and voted on by the Senate, and if it is rejected again, the agreement will be null and void. Even if it is voted on in the Senate and submitted by the president to the House of Representatives again, it must go through a second round of deliberation and voting, otherwise it will have to be sent back to the White House.

Under the U.S. system, the agreement will not be sent to the House of Representatives until three months at the earliest.

For Liu Wei, there is still plenty of time.

A week later, Liu Wei received an invitation from Princess Anne to the United Kingdom to participate in the charity fund's charity gala, the first public fundraising event held for a certain purpose.

Before leaving, Zhou Fen prepared a cheque for him for 1.5 million pounds.

The charity evening was held at St. Nets Manor, a property owned by the Duke of York. After the establishment of the charitable foundation, the Duke of York handed over the estate to Anne and became the temporary office of the foundation.

The invitees were all celebrities.

In accordance with Western tradition, each guest is required to buy at least a £1,000 "ticket", after which Anne will auction off several items from the royal family, including the Queen's favourite purple fur coat, all of which will go to refugees in Zimbabwe's civil war.

In addition to auctions, charitable foundations also accept individual donations.

Liu Wei didn't plan to buy anything, especially things that had been used by others. Although Zhou Fen persuaded him to buy the coat that the queen wore on many occasions, he felt that it had great potential for appreciation, but Liu Wei did not have a "grandma-level" character around him, and young women were not suitable for wearing purple coats.

If you don't buy anything, it's still necessary to donate some money.

Although the relationship between Liu Wei and Anne is not public, and few people in the royal family know about it, Anne took the initiative to invite, and Liu Wei can't be too stingy.

It was not the royal family service staff who came to the airport to greet Liu Wei, but Anne herself.

It must be admitted that the princess has changed a lot, not only more mature, but also more stable, and indeed has the temperament of a prince and noble, and it is difficult to connect with the rebellious girl a month ago.

"I didn't expect you to come so soon."

"Why, am I too early?"

Anne smiled and said, "It's relatively early, at least earlier than the other five new knights." ”

Liu Wei glanced at Anne and said, "They want to come over too?" ”

"Of course, the invitation sent by the Queen herself."

Liu Wei nodded and didn't say anything more. Those five guys were all knighted by the queen herself, and their status was half higher than Liu Wei.

"Do you know where I've been all this time?"

Liu Wei shook his head. Although Anne has changed a lot, she is still a young man in her twenties, very different from those old royals.

"I went to live in a refugee camp in Zimbabwe for half a month."

"What?" Liu Wei looked a little surprised.

"It's not the one you took me to, it's the refugee camps set up by the AU and the UN in Zimbabwe. The situation there is very bad, many people are starving, many people are suffering from malaria, and thousands of war orphans are waiting to be helped, so I want to help them get through this public welfare event. ”

"It's a good idea, but it's not realistic." Liu Wei smiled and took out the check, "This is my personal donation, I believe it can help many people." ”

"Liu ......" Anne took the check, looking a little hesitant.

"Why, isn't it enough?"

"No, it's not. I thank you on behalf of the war refugees. Anne hesitated again before she said, "Do you think there really can't be anything you can change?" ”

"I don't want to hit you."

"You've shown me the outside world, why didn't you tell me?"

Liu Wei sighed and said, "Annie, I let you know the outside world, I just hope that you can cherish the good life now, instead of spending your youth on some things that don't have much meaning." ”

"How could it not make sense? With this donation, tens of thousands of people will no longer go hungry. ”

"How long will it be no longer hungry, a month, a quarter, or a year?" Liu Wei glanced at Anne and said, "I used to be a soldier, and I was a soldier who went to the battlefield. I admit that what you are doing now has helped many, many people, but can you change their fate? ”

"Why not?"

"Because the root line is not how many people you save, it's whether you can save more people."

Anne was a little puzzled, probably not understanding Liu Wei's words.

"Let's not forget that war is the root cause of refugees, and the root cause of war in Africa is not ethnic and tribal conflicts."

"What's that?"

"The beneficiaries of these wars."

Liu Wei stopped at the point, and Anne didn't ask any more questions.

If a month ago, Anne would not have believed this, now she will definitely not doubt it, because the main reason for the continuous wars on the African continent is that Western countries and the interest groups of Western countries need to obtain benefits through war, and they also need to prevent others from obtaining benefits through war.

When he was about to arrive at the manor, Liu Wei said again: "Anne, have you ever thought about going to the United States to hold a charity gala?" ”

"The United States?" Anne glanced at Liu Wei and said, "Are you inviting me?" ”

"Sort of."

"An invitation is an invitation, how do you say 'count'?"

Liu Wei smiled and said: "If you want to go, I can provide the venue for the party, as well as all the expenses, of course, I will prepare a luxury charter plane for you, and all the income from the party will be donated to the foundation, so that you can help more people." It's just that you have to arrange the rest of the matter. ”

"Of course, I'll consider your invitation."

"Just considering?"

"You can't let me agree now, can you?"

"In any case, there are more billionaires in the United States than in all of Europe combined, and there are many admirers of the royal family. If you can host a charity gala as a member of the royal family, you will definitely gain much more than in the UK. Of course, I'm not doubting the financial might of the British billionaires. ”

"You don't have to explain, I know what you mean."

"Tell me when you're ready, and I'll let my subordinates arrange it."

Anne nodded, agreeing.

In fact, Liu Wei arrived relatively late. Many wealthy people from Britain and European countries arrived in the afternoon, and only Liu Wei and other guests from the other side of the Atlantic had not yet arrived.

Before the party began, Liu Wei met Rogers and others again, but he couldn't chat a few words.

Because it was a charity auction, Anne personally presided over the auction before the banquet, and the first few royal items were auctioned at a high price.

The penultimate item was Anne's necklace, which was originally mortgaged to Liu Wei, and later returned to her.

Liu Wei was not originally going to participate in the auction, but he had already donated 1.5 million pounds. Just seeing this necklace, he still couldn't help but make a move.

What he didn't expect was that the Danish Prince Charming was also there.

Before leaving the UK, Liu Wei knew that the Danish prince charming was also a member of the royal family, but he was just the great-grandson of the former Danish king Christian X, and he could barely be regarded as the nephew of Queen Maggrethe II.

What Liu Wei didn't expect was that the Danish Prince Charming also wanted to buy the necklace.

If it was someone else, Liu Wei would forget it.

It's just that in the auction, every time Prince Charming increases the price, Anne will look at Liu Wei, as if hoping that Liu Wei can call a higher price.

Of course Liu Wei would not refuse the princess's small request.

Within fifteen minutes, the crystal and diamond necklace, which had a starting price of only 15,000 pounds, was carried all the way up to £1 million by two young men.

Danish Prince Charming still has no intention of budging.

Liu Wei didn't have much patience in the first place, and he didn't like to waste time on such trivial things. When the Danish Prince Charming raised the price by another thousand pounds, Liu Wei also raised a finger.

"Ten million!"

At this time, the eyes of all the guests were focused on Liu Wei, and even the few rich people who bought the title couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

The Danish prince charming hesitated a few times, but finally gave up.

Whether he has the capital or not, buying a necklace worth a maximum of 10,000 pounds for 10 million pounds is definitely a very bad investment.

Liu Wei successfully won Princess Anne's necklace, and the last lot appeared.

Apparently, it was the purple fur coat that the queen wore.

Probably because he didn't want the queen to lose face, the five "Sir Queen" sitting in the front row competed and were bought by Kelsen for fifteen million pounds.

At this point, the auction ended, and eight royal articles were sold for a whopping 30 million pounds.

Including the "tickets" of more than 100 guests, as well as private donations, Anne raised around £40 million for the charity gala.

After the princess thanked all the guests, the banquet officially began.

It is not a buffet, and each guest can choose one of the four set menus arranged. Because during the auction, the royal service staff had already invited the guests to order, so it didn't take much time for the meal to be delivered.

(To be continued)