Chapter Ninety-Four: Wills
Just when Monet was messing with the two beauties, Beasley suddenly knocked on the door, and then said to Monet with some embarrassment: "Boss, Mr. Miller's assistant is looking for you!" Then he added: "That's Mr. Charles-Miller!" β
Because this Mr. Miller is a very famous investment tycoon in New York, of course, as a metropolis like New York, especially Wall Street, there are actually many investment tycoons like Miller, and Miller is finally famous not because he is the richest, but because he is the most interesting, to put it bluntly, this is a rich man who likes to play pranks very much, so Monet naturally heard of his name, so he hurriedly ordered Beasley while tidying up his clothes: "You invite him in!" β
A few minutes later, a young and capable young man walked in and said to Monet, "Hello Monsieur Monet, Mr. Miller has a very important matter to discuss with you, so I would like to invite you to his villa!" β
"Oh? Is there anything Mr. Miller looking for me? Why not come in person? Monet asked with a frown.
"Well, because Mr. Miller is very sick now, I can't come in person, so I can only trouble you, Mr. Monet!" The assistant explained.
"Oh, that's it, that's okay!" Monet nodded in agreement.
When he arrived at Miller's villa, Monet found that his assistant did not lie to him, Miller was really lying on the hospital bed, and he didn't seem to be in a very good state, but he still cheered up and greeted Monet: "Mr. Monet, I'm really sorry, please come here on purpose!" β
Naturally, Monet couldn't deal with a patient: "It's okay Mr. Miller, is there anything I can do to help you?" β
"Mr. Monet, I love reading your science fiction novels, and I even think that you are the most imaginative person in New York and even in the whole of America, so today I want to use your imagination!"
"With the help of my imagination? I don't see what you mean, Mr. Miller! Monet asked puzzled.
"That's right, as you must have seen, I'm very sick now, and according to the doctor, I may not live for a few days."
"Mr. Miller, don't think so, there will be a way." Monet comforted.
Miller waved his hand disapprovingly: "I know my own body, and I am over seventy years old, so I have no regrets." β
Then he said: "Monsieur Monet, you must have heard that I like to do interesting things, and I don't have any heirs such as children and children, so I want to use my inheritance to do some interesting things after my death, so I want to use your imagination to help me design it!" β
To be honest, when he heard Miller's request, Monet's first thought was "Big Names", but unfortunately this kind of gameplay is estimated to be enough to achieve in New York at the moment.
Just as Monet was thinking, Miller motioned to his assistant to take a piece of paper and said to Monet: "Here are a few wills I came up with, you can see how it is, you can also refer to it!" β
Monet almost laughed out loud when he took it, only to see that there were three wills written on it: "Divide a property to three lawyers who have conflicts, and it is estimated that some of the lawsuits will be ......
The second is to give the shares of the Jockey Club to a few well-known people who oppose gambling, wellγI don't know if they want it or not, don't want itγIt's hard not to be tempted by such a large sum of money; But once you ask for it, won't your personality collapse.....
The third is to divide the shares of the brewery among two Prohibitionists, along the same lines. In short, it adheres to the old man's usual spoof and humorous nature, and by the way, it tests human nature a little......
In addition, through these three wills, Monet roughly figured out that the old man actually wanted to test or even take revenge on those who were not used to money.
At this time, Miller asked again: "Mr. Monet, I heard that you don't have children yet?" β
"Well, actually, I'm not married yet!" Monet replied with some embarrassment.
"Monsieur Monet, you don't have to lie to me, everyone is a man, and as far as I know, you have several women." Miller teased, then changed the conversation and asked, "Then do you think that not having children is something that deserves to be despised by others?" β
Monet replied without hesitation: "Of course not, even if the physical cause is excreted, this is personal freedom, and sometimes even if there are children, but if the children are not filial, it is better to have no children!" Even the more children you have, the more trouble you will bring, such as fighting for property! β
Miller clapped his hands and praised, "Yes, Monsieur Monet, I think so too, so can you come up with a good idea about this?" β
Monet thought for a moment, and then replied: "Well, it's not nothing, for example, you can use the money as a trust, and then make an announcement in the newspaper, saying that from now until this day in ten years, all your inheritance will be awarded to the mother who has had the most children in New York City in the past ten years, of course, the child must have a regular birth certificate, and if more than one mother has the same number of children, then they will divide the money equally!" β
"Well, this idea is indeed very bold, but isn't it encouraging childbearing......" Miller reacted halfway through the sentence, and suddenly realized: "Oh, I see, I see, Mr. Monet, you mean that, this is really a good idea!" β
To be honest, at this moment, Monet has a ridiculous feeling that after a writer sees his work read as a college entrance examination, he answers the questions himself but is completely wrong, such as how do I know what the strange light in the fish's eyes means......
But in any case, Mr. Miller was satisfied, and Monet also got a surprise reward for him, only to see Miller say: "Mr. Monet, I want to set up an essay prize in "Comet" that will be held once a year, and the prize money will be provided by my trust fund, ten thousand dollars per session, what do you think?" β
To be honest, Monet once had such an idea, to make a galaxy award similar to "Science Fiction World", but he has never freed up his hands, and now since Miller is willing to invest, he will naturally not refuse, so he replied gratefully: "Thank you so much Mr. Miller!" β
"No thanks, because I also like the magazine "Comet" very much, and I prefer to read science fiction, so I naturally hope that more and more excellent works will appear, not to mention that today Mr. Monet also helped me come up with such a good idea, I know that you will definitely not accept the money I give you directly, so it is better for us to make "Comet" better!"