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Chapter 328 Am I here to be the twenty-five-year-old governor?(2/3)

Among the donations, US$56 million was generated from the sale of charity tickets and special gifts.

US$111 million, generated from donations from 1,586 companies across the United States.

78 million U.S. dollars, obtained from single donations of more than 10,000 U.S. dollars from wealthy Americans.

Among them, US$108 million was obtained from donations of less than US$10,000 from all civilians in the United States.

The total amount of donations from the U.S. entertainment industry is US$38 million.

All donations added up to a total of US$393 million

The reason why it later became a total of US$500 million.

The reason is that the organizers of this show, Mr. Abel Smith and Mr. Michael Bloomberg, also donated money.

Mr. Michael Bloomberg made a personal donation of US$8 million.

He is the second-ranked person on the list of donors for this donation.

Number one is Mr. Abel Smith.

He and his companies have donated a total of US$99 million.

The donation amounted to just US$500 million, once again demonstrating to the outside world his generosity as the world's largest philanthropist.

The $500 million donation will be under the supervision of major charitable foundations across the United States, Congress, and even all Americans.

As the initial capital for the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund.

It is entrusted to 11 Wall Street companies including Smith Capital to be responsible for the custody and operation to ensure its revenue and safety.

Since then, this grand performance of the American entertainment industry can be said to have come to a successful conclusion.

Abel also boarded his own Boeing 747 private jet "Smith" the next day and left his home territory of New York.

The plane landed at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport in Texas at noon.

Soon he was on a huge convoy sent by the Rock Security Headquarters from Sunnis Mountain to pick him up.

Of course, the Cadillac modified beast that was transported along with the Boeing 747 is also Abel's car here.

Due to the close proximity to the Rock Security Headquarters, the number of vehicles in the Abel fleet this time reached an exaggerated number of more than twenty.

People who didn’t know better thought that the American commander-in-chief was on a tour.

Oh, the commander-in-chief is a Texan.

People who didn't know it thought the commander-in-chief had returned to Texas.

The convoy did not return to the Sunnis Mountain town immediately.

First we went to Fort Worth in Tarrant County.

As the sixteenth largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is roughly the same size as the city centers of third- and fourth-tier cities in later generations.

But here in Europe and the United States, it is already considered a big city.

I can only say that Europe and the United States, especially North America, are really vast and sparsely populated.

The territory is large enough, except for a few mega cities like New York.

In other cities, there is enough land for horizontal development, so there is no need to squat together densely and develop to heights.

There are very few high-rise residential buildings in Fort Worth; most are apartments several stories high.

A little closer to the suburbs, there are all one- and two-story bungalows for ordinary people.

At Abel's request, the motorcade arrived at 1 Texas Avenue on the north side of downtown Fort Worth.

This is the county seat of Tarrant County and the office of Tarrant County Sheriff Alexander Smith.

Of course, Alexander's office had been notified in advance of Abel's arrival.

As soon as the motorcade appeared, someone directed the motorcade into the Tarrant County County Building and someone arranged for it to park in the parking lot.

Abel got out of the Cadillac Monster.

He immediately saw his father and a group of Tarrant County administrators greeting him at the door.

From a long distance away, Abel smiled and walked towards his father.

When he reached Alexander, he took the initiative and hugged his father.

"Hi! Hello everyone. The sun is a bit strong in Texas today, so it seems I can't wear a suit."

After letting go of his father, he said with a smile, taking off his suit and rolling up the sleeves of his white shirt.

In Texas, unless it is a more formal occasion, such as a high-end social drinking party held in the evening, etc.

Or professional needs, such as bank staff, insurance company staff, financial company staff, etc.

Otherwise, Texans don't like to wear suits.

Most Texans, the closer they are to the country, the further away they are from Austin.

I usually like to wear jeans and T-shirts, and a cowboy hat when the sun is out.

Like Alexander and others, they are clearly in front of the most important office building in the county.

But they were all wearing jeans and T-shirts, even the Sheriff Alexander.

This is Texas, and only by dressing like this can most Texans recognize it.

Abel took off his suit and rolled up his shirt sleeves, although he was still wearing leather shoes and suit pants.

But combined with his towering chest muscles and tendons on his hands, he doesn't look like a gay guy anymore.

This scene made everyone laugh, and the atmosphere was relaxed and happy.

With a smile on his face, Alexander said softly: "Come in. It is indeed a bit hot this year. It was obviously a bit cooler at this time last year."

"It seemed like there was a La Nina climate last year, and the winter would be colder and come earlier."

Abel shrugged: "The weather is normal this year."

Alexander smiled and took the lead into the office building.

Abel smiled and waved to Dwayne, "Hey, how about lunch, Dwayne."

Alexander's right-hand man in Tarrant County responded with a smile:

"Good afternoon, dear Abel."

Abel's approach of greeting Alexander and himself alone made Dwayne very happy.

Dwayne felt that this was Abel's own performance.

To be able to gain the attention of the world's richest man, the son-in-law of the Bush family, and the son of the Tarrant County Sheriff.

Dwayne was naturally very happy.

As a group of people entered the office, the cool air conditioner immediately made everyone no longer feel hot.

Abel and Alexander went to Dad's office together.

Dwayne was not allowed in this time.

Firstly, it's because what the father and son are going to discuss next is a relatively confidential matter.

The second reason is that as Abel's status rose, Alexander's position became more secure.

The Smith father and son no longer need much help from DeWine, the former Tarrant County Councilman.

On the contrary, if Dwayne wants to climb up, the only way is to curry favor with the father and son.

Inequality in status and changes in relationships.

Naturally, the way the two parties get along has also undergone some changes.

In the cool office, Abel sat directly on the throne of Alexander's Sheriff.

He smiled and said to his father: "Well, this position is not bad. It is very soft and very comfortable to sit on!"

Alexander glanced at his son, "Then let you be the county chief?"

"I'm not even twenty-five years old!" Abel said:

"I remember that in most places, the minimum age for election of governors seems to be twenty-five?"

"Pretty much." Alexander responded:

"Tarrant is 30. The governor of Texas is 25."

"Hey!"

Abel laughed and said, "Dad, you said you would wait for me to be twenty-five in a few years. How about I come back and run for election?"

Alexander didn't give his son face: "Not very good. How can I be governor like that?"

"Hahaha~"

The father and son were amused for a while, and then began to talk about family matters and business matters.

"You should go back to Smith's Farm first."
To be continued...
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