"Since you have no other opinions, the fundraising gala starts now."Sean said firmly.Elijah, Cole, and Dylan were furious.However, even if they were angry, they dared not show it, much less lose their temper on the spot.After all, they had become the target of criticism. If they did anything irrational, Sean would go after them!The fundraising gala began.The first performance was a chorus by 20 city defense soldiers.Sean had ordered the selection of about 100 city defense soldiers who could sing or dance for the gala tonight. He turned their training time into rehearsing time.It was time for them to show Sean and everyone else what they had been practicing.However, city defense soldiers were neither professional actors nor professional singers. The songs they sang were grand but not very neat.However, the audience watched attentively and enjoyed it.After the first chorus performance, 30 city defense soldiers lined up on the stage to show military boxing.Military
Five million Dragon Dollars!Quentin was indeed the mayor of the city. He donated five million dollars in a blink of an eye. You could say that he was utterly generous.Then Quentin waved his hand, and Shania, who was already ready, immediately walked onto the stage with a smile and took out a bank card from her bag.Five million was too big an amount to donate in cash, so they used a bank card to pay.Sean nodded to a soldier, who quickly brought a payment terminal.Shania swiped her bank card on the payment terminal, and the machine showed the bank account balance. [You have five million Dragon Dollars in your account.]"Commander Lennon, the PIN is the last six digits of the card number. Take it."Shania smiled and gently placed the bank card on the table in front of Sean.Sean nodded, and the soldier beside him immediately recorded Quentin's five million Dragon Dollar donation.As Quentin stepped off the stage with his daughter Shania on his arm, Sean looked at the crowd
Perhaps it was women's talent."Mrs. Montana, how much are you donating?" Sean asked with a smile.Monica smiled, took out a bank card, and said, "I'll donate four million dollars."Four million Dragon Dollars!That was second only to Mayor Quentin's donation!"Thank you, Mrs. Montana."Sean said earnestly.After Monica, Ronald got onto the stage.Ronald surprised all the guests when he came on stage.Ronald was a weapons dealer. He was a wealthy businessman in Dorodo, but he was not from a noble family after all.His initiative in donating money surprised everyone there."Commander Lennon, I was thrilled to learn of the charity you did in the slums. It has been a long time since Dorodo has had someone so willing to help and serve others like you! And you and Mrs. Montana are right. Helping the poor is helping ourselves!"Ronald said and beckoned to his daughter, Lillian.Lillian then picked up the large bag beside her and struggled to get it up on the stage with everyone
After Ronald, all the guests in the room started to donate. One by one, they came up to the stage and donated cash. Some used bank cards like Mayor Quentin, the head of the Montana family, and the head of the Wosh family.The gala instantly became lively.The amount of money raised also skyrocketed!Sean was a little surprised.It was because he had raised hundreds of millions of dollars.He had thought it would be impossible to raise so much money, only tens of millions of dollars at most.However, after the series of events tonight, Mayor Quentin's attitude, and the help from Benedict and Monica, the fundraising gala had been doing surprisingly well!After half an hour, the donations finally came to an end.The total donations had passed the 200 million mark!More than 100 guests present had donated no less than one million dollars. Most donated three or four million dollars like Benedict and Monica, or two or three million dollars, or as few as over a million dollars.With
Everyone looked at Sean.Everyone in the room wanted to know how Sean would react.Would he fly into a rage and order Elijah thrown out?He would probably do that. After all, what Elijah did was offensive. It would be strange if he did not do that.However, to everyone's surprise, Sean's expression did not change, and he remained calm."Note it down that the patriarch of the Walker family, Elijah, donated 100 dollars on behalf of his family."The city defense soldier nearby was furious. The eyes looking at Elijah looked like they would bore holes in him.However, he recorded how much Elijah had donated after hearing Sean's orders.Elijah got off stage triumphantly.He took great pride in embarrassing Sean in public.Sean looked around the gala venue and asked, "Is anyone else donating?"Sean looked like he was asking everyone, but he was actually asking Cole and Dylan, who stood with Elijah.It was because they were the only guests who had not donated.Cole chuckled, strod
Ten million Dragon Dollars!It was double the five million Dragon Dollars that Quentin donated!"I'm donating ten million Dragon Dollars to help improve the lives of the poor in the slum. It's also to show you that this donation is purely to address the slum's issues. It's not me trying to make money out of this. With my ten million, the total amount we've raised is... 274 million dollars!"274 million dollars!Hearing the figure, the guests gasped in unison!Even for the influential families and the super-rich, 274 million dollars was not a small amount!Sean continued saying, "You can look up the donation amount and details of how it will be spent. The donations and their use are completely open and transparent. If you don't believe me, you can go to the mayor's residence and check with Mayor Quentin."Hearing Sean's words, everyone present was convinced.The donations were completely open and transparent, much better than some foundations in the name of charity.If all char
The businessmen with factories or companies in the slum had worried that their businesses would suffer great losses in the slum's governance.However, they were not scared now!If the purification facilities and pollution drains were not up to standard, they could purchase the purification and sewage facilities at a minimum cost with the help of the Dorodo government.Although improving employee welfare and basic treatment would bring financial damage to their factories or companies, the Dorodo government would help them expand to generate revenue and profit. In this way, they could offset the loss caused by the increase in their employees' wages and benefits. They would make more money than ever!Even those with no businesses in the slum could get preferential treatment and enjoy some privileges in Dorodo afterward, which was equally good compensation.Ronald got the biggest gain of all!Ronald had been nothing more than a weapons dealer, buying weapons from other cities, shippi
Although other people with businesses had to shut down as per the slum's governance, they had the Dorodo government supporting and subsidizing them. Elijah, Cole, and Dylan had no compensation or subsidies for their businesses!They could only suffer for nothing and endure it!Everyone realized something.They turned to look at Elijah, Cole, and Dylan.These three were smug and arrogant, making fun of Sean by donating 100 dollars in front of them.Everyone thought it was strange that Sean did not lose his temper.However, everyone now realized why.It was because Sean did not need to lose his temper!Elijah, Cole, and Dylan contributed only 100 dollars, far below the one-million-dollar mark, so they were ineligible for the generous compensation and subsidies!The three of them dug their own graves and brought it upon themselves!"If you have any questions about what I said about compensation and privileges for guests who donated more than one million dollars, you can ask Mayo