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This was the first time Garion had seen a check for 130,000 francs, and although it was a piece of tissue paper, it was like a weight in his hand, and people couldn't help but feel their hands tremble.

And Zola took a deep breath and looked at the amount in front of him, 130,000 francs, which he didn't dare to think about before he changed it.

Referring to the annual income of poor families in Paris, it is equivalent to earning 750,000 yuan in one go. And this is just the beginning, there will be dividends in the account every month in the future, and within a year, Garion will be able to live an elegant and decent life in high society.

Zola asked teasingly, "What are you going to do next?" Mr. Millionaire. ”

Garion took the fluttering piece of paper, pondered for a moment, and then said slowly, "I plan to donate half of the dividends to the schools and welfare homes that are being built by the Bonaparte government. ”

Hearing this wayward decision, Zola was stunned for a moment, "You're really not mistaken? Donate almost 65,000 francs in its entirety? ”

"What's wrong? Is there a problem? ”

Garion turned to Zola and said, "I'm not a millionaire like me, sometimes I have too much money, but I feel like I'm being reminded every day. ”

Zola patted his head, and then realized that the people around him never played cards according to common sense. The average person has a hundred thousand francs and his first idea is to buy a house and buy luxury furniture, the capitalist has a hundred thousand francs thinking about how to put this money into production in exchange for greater profits, and Garion has a hundred thousand francs but thinks about how to donate the money.

What an idealist in Paris.

The most ironic thing is that this idealist is still alive and well

Zola asked, "What about the rest of the money?" ”

"I proposed a Zion hermitage, and now it's time to recruit new members for the group. I think that people should not only be confined to the traditional literati circles, but also further spread to painting and music circles, for example, to discover those talents with potential and use the funds to put them on the stage in Paris. ”

Zola glanced at Garion and asked, "Why does it sound like a charity again?" ”

Garion smiled silently, an idea he had been planning before. If later generations had flipped through the historical documents and found that all the literary and artistic figures in Paris had joined a secret society before they became famous, would they have made brain-opening speculations?

A conspiracy theory entangled between the Cult of Zion and the Brotherhood of Light? The mastermind behind the direction of European literature and art? And the true identity of the founder of the Society, Garion, is actually the only surviving bloodline of the Templar Order in 1307 when he was massacred by King Philip IV of the Capetian Dynasty?

Leave the suspenseful questions to future generations to guess slowly, anyway, they won't know that this is just a little bad taste of the founder of the club. Perhaps a few years later, Robert Langdon, the author of The Da Vinci Code, would indeed discover Garion's manuscript notes in the Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris and happily make it known to the public as a secret history.

When Durex was so successful, Garion appeared in front of the citizens of Paris again, only this time he made a high-profile appearance at the social fundraiser.

While some people don't like his style, journalists do, because they're good at digging into the spotlight, and Garion is the one they like.

Sometimes there is only one name between the journalist and the paparazzi.

Garian never cared about these details, announcing a very important thing to the reporters in the audience.

"I will donate half of the first proceeds from the sale of Durex to the schools and social welfare institutions to be built in Paris. to give back to the support of the community. ”

As soon as these words came out, the magnesium lights under the audience suddenly flickered.

For other capitalists, donating tens of thousands of francs in return for the kindness of society, journalists don't even bother to raise their eyelids. But Garion is different. A writer who has been controversial since the first moment of fame, everything he does is enough to cause a sensation.

The reporters raised their hands one after another, and one of them even rushed to the stage and asked Garion, "May I ask Your Excellency Gallian, did you donate half of the proceeds of Durex to the construction of schools and welfare homes to silence those who detractors had previously detractors about you?" ”

"It's not."

Garion's tone was unhurried, but very bitter and sarcastic, "Those voices who slander me, you know they are not bad people, they are just uneducated, unsophisticated, untraveling, immoral, uncivilized, and stupid. I donate to education in Paris so that the flowers of our country do not become stinking gutter garbage like theirs. ”

Wow.

There was an uproar in the audience.

scolded them for not being bad people, but the ridicule was even more spicy.

Celebrities always seem cautious when speaking in front of social media, so that reporters can't dig into the breaking point, and only in front of Garion do they feel that some people dare to tell the truth.

"Then Lord Garion, some people say that you should donate your property to give back to society, what do you think about this kind of problem?"

The journalist also wanted to dig out more shocking statements from Garian's mouth.

Garion said disdainfully, "Then please donate all the property of your body to return to the society, don't stand on the moral high ground as a, if he is not even willing to donate his whole wealth, what qualifications do he have to ask me to donate, if the other party doesn't like my remarks, I'm sorry, please commit suicide immediately, this kind of person dies, it is the best contribution to society." ”

The reporter wanted to continue to ask questions, but Garyan waved his hand, signaling that there was something more important to announce, so please be quiet for a while.

"Everyone."

"The remaining half of the funds will be used to create a literary and artistic group to discover young people who are talented but have no opportunities to get ahead. Not only literature, but also painting and music. As long as you are talented, we will provide them with a chance to go to the front of the camera! ”

Wow.

The reporters in the audience quickly took note of this important news, and they felt that Garian could still think of a hot spot under such circumstances. And this remark made the reporters realize that the ambitions of the people in front of them are not limited to a Durex brand, and it is estimated that there is more important news in Paris that has not yet been announced.

So what Garion said at the scene immediately attracted everyone's attention after it was published and disseminated in the newspapers.

The people who were scolded were helpless, but Garion attracted the attention of public opinion. Be the center of attention.

No one expected that the first person to come to the door was Dude.

The young teaching counselor finally couldn't bear this boring job, and he decided to change his fate. That hurdle seemed like a daunting task for him.

He handed his manuscript to Garion.

"You're joining the Zion Order?"

Garion looked at the young man in front of him, and seemed even more embarrassed than before. During the conversation, he learned that Dude had been fired from school and now had to find a new job.

And Garion was his last straw.

"Tell me your reason."

"I want to write a book."

Dude took a deep breath and spoke his thoughts.

"I'm fed up with these days, and I want to write a book and change my fate."

"Don't you know how to write a dead end?"

Garion looked directly into his blue eyes and asked solemnly, "It is always a small group of people who are successful, you remember Balzac, you remember Flaubert, but there are also literati who died nameless, you know?" Talented people abound in Paris, so why should I choose you? ”

Doud pushed the manuscript on the table forward, and the title of the book was written: "The Mill Books."

"I hope that Lord Garion will be able to read these manuscripts, and if you don't think so, I'll go out and stop bothering you."

The Mill Book.

Garion looked at the cover, but he didn't turn the first page, just covered it with his hand. He smiled and said, "I don't need to read the book, Mr. Dude, congratulations on joining the Retreat." ”

"Huh?"

Dude was stunned, he didn't expect that he would join the club so easily.

"That's it?"

Garion nodded and replied, "Yes, that's all. Have more questions? ”

"Wait."

Dude hesitated and asked, "I wonder why Lord Garion founded the Retreat?" Is it really just to support and discover outstanding literary and artistic giants? ”

It turns out that writing is a dead end, but if you can be a big boss with many successful authors, then you are a winner in life.

The unspoken rules can't be put on the table, and Garion pulled away from the topic, "Then do you know Lord Hugo?" ”

Dude didn't know why Garion would say this name, and after a moment of silence, he whispered, "Do you mean the leader of the republican literati who was deported to Brussels by Napoleon III?" ”

"Yes, that's the one."

Garion continued, "I hope that one day, my prestige and writing will be able to match the literary giants. ”

Dude had never thought of such great ambitions, and asked hesitantly, "Do you plan to be a leader?" ”

"It's not."

Garion shook his head, he was a little more ambitious than the leader.

"The Godfather."

"My goal is to become the godfather of the Parisian literary and artistic scene." ”

"The Godfather?"

When Dude heard the name, he almost spilled all the manuscript paper in his hand on the ground. He took a deep breath of cold air, whether it was arrogant arrogance or true ambition, he felt that the man in front of him could really go that far.

"I hope that in the next half century or so, the literary and artistic world will no longer be led by official salons. but by my Zion Retreat. ”