Chapter 339, preheating
After Mr. Messier proposed that they would compensate for the losses of low-priced tickets with the fares of high-grade luxury cars prepared for the rich, the media's interest shifted to the luxury level and pricing of luxury cars.
In an interview with The Businessman, Mr. Messier roughly introduced the situation of luxury cars and called them "flying palaces". As for the seat pricing of luxury cars, Messier said that this is still a small number that is not a problem for the rich.
"After all, the train brings more people at a time. So although the cost of our train is much more expensive than the super luxury carriage when Louis XVI tried to escape from Paris, on average, it is not more expensive than his carriage - of course, both speed and comfort are far more than his carriage. By the way, if he was not riding in that carriage, but our train, he would have run away long ago - well, and this line has been operated for a long time, so it is not expensive to spread it evenly.
In addition, the first train to the Palace of Liberty is the world's first passenger train because it has a special commemorative significance. Therefore, the sales of its tickets are limited. All ordinary tickets on this train will be given to students from all primary and secondary schools in Paris so that they can feel the charm of science and technology. As for the location of the luxury car, bidding will be carried out by auction. All the funds obtained from the auction will be donated to the education cause of France, because children are our future!
You know, we have always believed that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Many of us have made money, made money, and became rich through our own efforts. But we must be grateful and know that the reason why we can have today is not only our personal efforts, but also the help of the entire historical process. Without the joint efforts of the French people, we would not be today. Therefore, we rich people should know how to be grateful and know how to give back to society. Therefore, I call on the rich people in France to stand up and support us with practical actions..."
After accepting this interview, the focus of newspapers quickly turned to the auction. Driven by the newspapers, people began to discuss how much the seats would be sold at the auction and which wealthy people would be willing to donate generously for charity.
Although the auction has not begun, the rich people in Paris, especially the rich people on the surface, spoke one after another that they were very interested in charity, including many rich people who were not very famous.
For example, Mr. Bowang, who is often deprecated as a vampire, said that he has always been very concerned about trains and charity, so he will definitely participate in this auction, which can be regarded as fulfilling his social responsibilities.
For example, Genet, who was despised by many people, also expressed that supporting charity is the responsibility of the rich to become rich first. In addition, "many of my employees are also very interested in the train", so he must return with a full load at this auction. His statement made people unable to help but think about what kind of beautiful scenery his employees would be when they boarded the train.
Of course, what is most surprising is Mr. Grandet, executive director of Lorraine Steel.
With the rise of Lorraine Steel, the company has become more and more popular. Although it is not the largest shareholder of this company, Mr. Grandet, the executive director of Lorraine Steel, will naturally attract everyone's attention. Then, one of his characteristics has become widely known, that is, stingy.
Mr. Grandet's wealth is well known. After all, Lorraine Steel is almost one of the most profitable companies in Europe. As its executive director, if you don't have money, it's like a joke that you can inject disinfectant intravenously. (Whether it is, or not, anyway, if you say yes, that's it.)
But even if he is so rich, everyone knows how frugal Mr. Grandet is. He always has only four sets of clothes on his body. He rotates two sets when it is hot and two sets when it is cold. And they are the most cost-effective (Granet's so-called cost-effectiveness refers to the money for buying clothes divided by the expected time of use, and the smallest obtained). In addition, Mr. Grandet was reluctant to buy a carriage and insisted on hiking to work. It was not until he was almost kidnapped again that he finally had his own carriage, but the carriage was so simple that it was a mess. In order to save money, Mr. Grandet was not even prepared for the coachman - he learned how to drive a carriage himself.
Some people even made up a joke like this for Mr. Grandet:
Mr. Grandet arrived at the cafe, sat down, and ordered a cup of coffee. The waiter came over and asked, "Sir, do you have sugar in your coffee?"
Grandet said: "Give me a cup of unplugged ones first. It's full."
So the waiter brought coffee without sugar. Grandet picked up the coffee and took a sip, freeing up space for the candy cubes, and then shouted to the waiter: "Add a candy for me!"
Of course this joke is not true, because Mr. Grandet would not go to the cafe to drink coffee at all. Anyone who knows Mr. Grandet knows that he does not drink alcohol, does not drink coffee, does not drink tea, and only drinks water.
Because of this, some reporters ran to ask Grandet if he would participate in the auction, thinking that he would get the answer: "What? Spend money for a luxury seat? No, this is simply crazy! Charity? What does it have to do with me? Do I have to pay? Unless you let Robespierre come over with the guillotine himself... Yes, I won't participate, I will never participate!"
However, Mr. Grandet did answer this:
"In fact, I have contacted Messier. He told me that any of us can check the accounts at any time to see if he has used the money in places that should not be used. Since that is the case, I think the money should be used in places that are really useful. Since that is the case, this activity is a complete charity fundraising event. I think the charity event is very meaningful. Of course I am willing to participate, although I am not interested in sitting in a luxurious chair. Because Messier is too cunning, he is advertising for free, and he should pay me advertising fees..."
Chapter completed!