Chapter 524: The Waves Behind the Yangtze River Push the Waves Ahead
"I wonder how Mrs. Sarah feels about charity?"
On Yao Luoying's side, she talked quite well with Mrs. Reed, Sarah. Seeing that Li Dongling and Reed had finished talking, Yao Luoying asked Sarah.
"Oh, of course, Reed and I are both interested in charity. We have participated in many charity auctions, including charity auctions held by the Mayor of New York's wife and the Governor's wife. Reed was even a legal consultant for the New York Charity Foundation before!"
Sarah said. Charity auctions are also one of the most important gatherings for American celebrities and tycoons. Like participating in church activities, they are activities that reflect influence, status, and position. If you don't participate often, you will be isolated, so the couple naturally cannot be vulgar.
"Mrs. Sarah should be one of the kindest people in New York. I wonder if Mrs. Sarah is interested in establishing her own charity foundation?"
Yao Luoying looked at Sarah. This was something she had already discussed with Li Dongling. Since they want to donate USD to Johannes Reed and become his big donor, they must send the money reasonably, legally, and compliantly, without leaving any handle. What could be better than a charity foundation?
Charity foundations are absolutely the favorite tools of American and old European tycoons, and there is no one else. This thing can bring a good reputation, avoid taxes, and be used to purchase luxury cars, yachts, and private jets without paying huge fees to the Federal Tax Bureau, and can donate to legal congressmen like Reed. It is simply too easy to use.
Like Bill Gates and those American tycoons, why do they donate tens or hundreds of billions of USD to their own charity foundations? Because they can be tax-exempt.
Normally, if you inherit your net worth to the next generation, you have to pay tens or hundreds of billions of USD in estate tax, but through charity foundation inheritance, you don't have to pay those money, which naturally makes tycoons from all walks of life flock to establish charity foundations.
Reed, although talking to Li Dongling and Larsen, had been paying attention to Sarah's side. Hearing Yao Luoying's words, he couldn't help but prick up his ears.
"Establish our own charity foundation?"
Sarah couldn't help but raise her volume by several decibels and covered her mouth with her hand.
Sarah is considered a newcomer to the New York socialite circle. After all, Reed became a New York City councilor only a few years ago. Sarah had seen how the charity foundations established by the wives of other powerful figures in New York operated.
Those charity foundations and their managers appear in major New York news every three days, donating to churches, going to slums to distribute supplies, holding some community activities, etc., which can be said to be quite glorious.
And besides these things on the surface, there are other things that cannot be seen, such as using the name of the charity foundation to buy season tickets and annual tickets for team games, buying vehicles, reimbursing luxury clothes, jewelry, etc. That is the basic operation. Almost everything from eating, drinking, living, and traveling, including luxury goods, can be reimbursed through the charity foundation.
Yao Luoying looked at Sarah in front of her and looked at Li Dongling. She felt that the woman in front of her was definitely not simple.
Hearing that a charity foundation was being set up for her, she looked very surprised, but there was excitement and eagerness in her eyes. Obviously, she was not as simple as she looked on the surface.
But thinking about it, this Sarah followed Reed from a lawyer's wife to a city councilor's wife. She had seen all kinds of people and things, so it wouldn't be that easy to deal with.
"The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Mrs. Sarah cares about the people in New York and America who need help and should establish her own charity foundation to help more people in need!" Yao Luoying said.
Sarah's gaze looked toward Reed. The latter nodded slightly. Reed knew that this charity foundation was the platform for Feiyan Technology to donate USD to him.
Seeing this, Sarah showed a moved expression, but said "helplessly," "Charity, of course, everyone is willing to do it, but raising funds is probably not that easy..."
Hearing this, how could Yao Luoying not understand? She directly said, "Feiyan Technology is willing to donate 500,000 USD to Mrs. Sarah's charity foundation for the preparation of the foundation."
"In the future, Feiyan Technology will donate 1 million USD, including cash and stocks, to the charity foundation, and also hopes to make a meager contribution to charity with the help of Mrs. Sarah's charity foundation!"
Cash is easy to say, but the key is stocks. The space for operation is really too big. You can donate Feiyan Technology's stocks, or you can donate stocks of companies like Yahoo.
It doesn't matter if these stocks are not valuable, but if the stock price rises, then saying it is a donation of 1 million USD, but the stocks are converted, the stocks originally worth 500,000 USD could rise to 4 or 5 million USD. The key is that no one can pick any faults.
"This..."
"Then I represent Reed and thank Feiyan Technology for its help to the Reed Family Charity Foundation!"
Sarah Reed didn't cover up anything at this time and directly agreed. At this point, there was no need to pretend. Everyone would be "their own people" in the future.
Johannes Reed serves as a consultant for Feiyan Technology, and Feiyan Technology donates to the Reed Family Charity Foundation. Basically, both sides are on the same boat.
After both sides finished this meal, watching the Reed couple leave by car, Yao Luoying said to Li Dongling, "This couple is really not easy to deal with!"
Yao Luoying felt that dealing with the Reed couple was even more exhausting than managing Feiyan Technology.
"In the future, there will be people in America who are even harder to deal with than the Reed couple!"
Li Dongling shook his head and said. He hoped that Johannes Reed could climb higher, which would be more beneficial to Feiyan Technology.
Reed, who was also driving, looked at Li Dongling in the rearview mirror and silently withdrew his gaze. This cooperation with Feiyan Technology also allowed him to break into the Silicon Valley internet circle.
As long as this cooperation with Feiyan Technology is successful, other internet companies will also throw olive branches to him in the future. Reed will have his own basic plate, and he will become the congressman spokesperson for the Silicon Valley internet in America!
In the future, if the American internet industry develops, Reed's power in America will also be even greater.
As for the cooperation with Feiyan Technology, Reed has a premonition that this big donor might be even more capable than he expected. And if Himalaya Radio can really influence some votes, then Reed pulling Himalaya Radio into the Donkey Party camp is definitely a great achievement.
It's just that in the future, the founder and major shareholder of Feiyan Technology both come from the mainland. Will this cause trouble? Reed has no bottom in his heart. But at this time, there are not many opportunities left for Reed. Cooperating with Feiyan Technology is one of the few opportunities for Reed to become an American internet spokesperson. If he misses it, there will be no more!
"Feiyan Technology and Himalaya Radio are honored to announce the invitation of Mr. Johannes Reed to serve as a consultant. He will provide important opinions for the future development of Himalaya Radio!"
"Many podcast creators of Himalaya Radio, including Jori Jin Si, known as the supporter of Flat Earth Theory and the opinion leader of federal society, Toni, Logan, and many other Himalaya Radio podcasts, have all declared their support for New York City Councilor Reed!"
Feiyan Technology quickly announced publicly that it had invited Reed to serve as a consultant, which is equivalent to having pulled in a new supporter after pulling in Sequoia Capital and Citibank as backers.
And Reed's figure also appeared in Silicon Valley media. He also appeared publicly in front of a group of internet companies in Silicon Valley for the first time, expressing his attitude.
"Every American has the right to express their own views. Podcast creators of Himalaya Radio also have the same right. No one can stop them!"
"I will do my best to maintain the right of Himalaya Radio podcast creators to speak and create, and will also support the development of more internet companies in Silicon Valley!"
Reed, who appeared in the media, expressed his support for the Silicon Valley internet industry passionately. He also became a rare existence among American powerful figures who openly supported the Silicon Valley internet industry!
However, the effect was significant. After Reed expressed his attitude, internet companies including Yahoo, Netscape, etc., all tentatively donated a sum of money to the Reed Family Charity Foundation.
Not only Himalaya Radio, in fact, internet companies from all walks of life such as Netscape, Yahoo, eBay, Amazon, etc., are also urgently looking for spokespeople.
As an emerging industry, the American internet industry also wants to expand its right to speak on Capitol Hill and in various federal states.
Because only when the voices and opinions supporting the internet become mainstream can internet companies get more policies and subsidies in the Federation and run wildly without restrictions. No matter what industry the new rich are in, they are very eager to expand their influence. It is normal for newcomers to want to replace old people!
When Reed was acting wildly in Silicon Valley, Li Dongling's side relaxed. Himalaya Radio's business had stabilized in America, and the number of users in America was still growing rapidly.
Countless ordinary Americans want to change their destiny through Himalaya Radio and become the next Jori Jin Si, Logan, and Hainam. The number of new podcasts and users is constantly rising, the daily clicks and traffic of the website are also rising, and more and more advertisers are pouring in.
Himalaya Radio in English-speaking areas such as Canada, England, Australia, etc., will also be launched in the near future, followed by the old European market covering France, Germany, Italy, etc.
Li Dongling and Yao Luoying visited several art galleries and exhibition halls in New York and also participated in an auction.
On this day, when Li Dongling and Yao Luoying were playing badminton in the gymnasium of the villa area they rented, several groups of people from different places arrived in New York. ===== CHAPTER 525 =====
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