Chapter 110: Ikana's Nervousness (5/10(1/2)
Abel knew that Amanda Hearst's request was very common in this circle.
The children of rich people go to some well-known companies to get gold and gain experience.
After you graduate, you can write on your resume that you have worked in a certain company.
And the senior management of the company will often give this child all kinds of praise.
There are similar unspoken rules, as well as letters of recommendation that are necessary to enter prestigious universities.
These are all very common operations in this circle.
For example, the reason why this candidate of the Xiang Party was able to enter Yale University.
It's because his father is a well-known alumnus of this university.
And wrote him a letter of recommendation, and then the candidate officially became a student at Yale University without even taking an exam.
To put it bluntly, it is an exchange of favors and connections.
This is also the reason why every resume of elites from high-ranking families in Europe and the United States looks very exciting.
People who don't know the details will subconsciously think that they are so powerful when they see the resumes of these people.
In reality?
I can’t say that all of them are embroidered pillows, but most of them have such gilded characters.
If it were the previous Abel, facing Amanda Hearst's demands.
Abel would most likely refuse without even thinking about it.
But now, he has also thought about embracing the social circle.
Create your own social circle.
Then he pays much more attention to things like connections than before.
Faced with Amanda Hearst's request, he did not directly agree but did not directly reject it.
"Ha~" He smiled and said to Amanda Hurst: "Well, I personally agree."
"But we should ask Ms. Hurst for her opinion, right?"
Amanda Hearst's favor fell mainly to Anne Hearst.
Amanda Hurst is still a minor, and she remembers parallel time and space.
Until she time travelled, Amanda Hearst had not yet held power in the Hearst family.
There is no use in giving favors to Amanda, what is useful is the mother and family behind her.
Amanda's mother was right in front of him, so of course he wanted to see the other person's opinion.
Amanda's mother is Anne Hearst, one of the heirs to the Hearst Media Group.
The Hearst Corporation is one of the largest diversified media groups in the world.
Its main business involves 15 daily newspapers, 34 weekly magazines and more than 300 magazines and publications worldwide.
It also covers 18% of American households with 29 local TV stations, cable TV networks such as AE and ESPN.
In addition, it also involves comprehensive businesses such as commercial publishing, e-commerce, television production, newspaper distribution and real estate.
It is considered one of the giants in the industry.
The connections of the Hearst family are quite valuable.
If Amanda Hester's request was just a girl's private thoughts.
That meant nothing to Abel, but if Anne Hurst agreed.
That means that Anne Hurst owes Abel a small favor.
Not to mention other aspects, if Abel needs it in the future, he wants to give it to his descendants or relatives.
Looking for an opportunity to work or intern at the Hearst Group, the Hearst family would be embarrassed to refuse, right?
Besides, this is just a small matter, just a few days of internship.
There are too many such things in American universities.
"If it's not too much trouble." I don't know when Anne Hurst had ended her conversation with Murdoch's Chinese wife.
To be honest, Abel didn't know what Murdoch saw in him, and it probably wasn't his appearance.
That's probably ability.
The woman smiled and said: "I agree to Amanda entering Mr. Smith's company as an intern."
"I think this must be good for this child and allow her to understand what the real business elite and financial elite are."
"Ha~" Abel smiled: "In that case, Miss Hester, you are welcome to report to Smith Capital tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, within these two days."
"Thank you." Amanda Hurst showed a girl's unique smile.
Anne Hurst also nodded to Abel, smiled and thanked him.
"Thank you, Mr. Smith."
Abel waved his hand to show that there was no need to be so polite.
Ikana, who was sitting next to him, was still having a pleasant conversation with John J. Brown's wife.
But my heart was already a lot tighter.
Fortunately, at this moment, John J. Brown on the stage had finished his speech.
Then this guy actually got on the stage and started performing.
It's a fire stick show.
"Look, ladies and gentlemen. I'm going to burn my throat, maybe even my lungs."
"Please, gentlemen and ladies like you, be more generous in your donations later!!"
John J. Brown was seen taking a flaming stick handed to him by others next to him.
Then he raises his head, looks down, and swallows the rod. That's called continuity.
Amid the astonishment and shock of the entire audience, John J. Brown did this three times in a row.
Abel was surprised when he saw it.
Are you doing acrobatics?
"How about it? Is this worth asking you to donate one million? I took a very big risk."
Holding a stick that was burning with flames and even emitting black smoke, John J. Brown shouted loudly.
At the same time, Abel heard John J. Brown’s wife communicating with Ikana in a low voice——
"Madam, this looks too dangerous. How did Mr. Brown do it!"
"John has been practicing this for a month. It's not easy, but it's not as thrilling as it looks. Don't worry, Ikana."
"Oh oh oh~ okay."
After John J. Brown's thrilling performance and passionate agitation on the stage, he began to loudly appeal to everyone for donations.
"Is there any generous gentleman from Oxfam who is willing to donate one million US dollars? Please stand up and let everyone admire your greatness!!"
"You hear that? Stand up, it's a million dollars!"
As soon as his voice fell, almost everyone at the most important table stood up.
Including Abel, Murdoch and others, not counting John J. Brown himself, it was already four million US dollars.
Applause suddenly sounded, and at the same time, people at other tables stood up.
At a glance, there were about seven or eight people there.
Then John J. Brown shouted again: "Okay, you don't want to donate one million."
"What about half a million? Next is half a million dollars. Stand up, ladies and gentlemen."
One after another, many more people stood up.
This time it's much more than a million dollars.
"Okay. It seems that the half-million-dollar deal is over. Then, the one hundred thousand-dollar deal, which kind-hearted gentleman or lady will stand up?"
The applause started again, and more people stood up.
Abel glanced at it and calculated that it would be tonight.
John J. Brown and four media giants can probably raise at least more than 20 million US dollars in donations.
In most charity banquets, this number is not small.
Even if it is a charity auction with the blessing of auction items, it can usually only auction this number.
After the donation program ends.
The next step is to eat, drink, and start to move around each other.
In a real sense, the last half is the real core of tonight's charity banquet.
This is what these so-called upper class people are most interested in communicating on the ball field.
"Hoo~"
John J. Brown came down from the stage and sat in his wife's place.
Across his wife and Ikana, he smiled and said to Abel:
"It's not easy. I almost risked my life to get so much money."
John J. Brown's wife gave him a light slap and said with a smile:
"This is not money you get. This money will be donated to the United Nations Children's Charity Fund and a dozen other charitable funds and institutions!"
To be continued...