Fox of France

After Mr. Messier suggested that they would make up for the loss of lower-priced tickets with the price of higher-class luxury cars for the rich, the media interest turned to the luxury level and pricing of the luxury cars.

In an interview with "Kommersant", Mr. Messier gave a general introduction to the luxury carriages, calling them "speeding 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, compared with horse-drawn carriages, trains can carry more people at one time. So although the cost of our train is much more expensive than the ultra-luxury carriage when Louis XVI tried to escape from Paris, the average price per Seats are not more expensive than his carriage—of course, both in terms of speed and comfort, they are far more expensive than his carriage. In other words, if he did not ride in such a carriage, but our train, Then he ran away long ago—well, plus this line has been in operation for a long time, so it is not expensive to split it evenly.

In addition, the first train to the Liberty Palace has special commemorative significance and is the first passenger train in the world, so there are certain restrictions on the sale of its tickets. All ordinary tickets on this train will be given to students in primary and secondary schools in Paris, so that they can feel the charm of science and technology. As for the position of the luxury compartment, the auction will be used for bidding. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to education in France, because children are our future!

You know, we've always believed that with great power comes great responsibility. Many of us, through our own efforts, have made money, made a fortune, and become rich. But we must be grateful, and we must know that the reason why we are 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 where we are today. Therefore, we rich people should know how to be grateful and know how to give back to the society. Therefore, I appeal to the rich people in France to stand up and support us with practical actions..."

After accepting this interview, the attention of various newspapers quickly shifted to the auction. Prompted by newspapers, discussions began about how much the seats would fetch at the auction, and which wealthy individuals would be willing to give generously to charity.

Although the auction has not yet started, the richest people in Paris, especially those on the bright side, have expressed one after another that they are very interested in philanthropy. Including many big rich people who didn't have a good reputation.

For example, Mr. Bowan, who is often belittled 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 responsibility.

For another example, Genet, who is despised by many people as "the biggest pimp in France", also said that it is the responsibility of the rich to get rich first to support charity. Very interested", so he must also return with a full load at this auction. And his statement makes people can't help but think about what kind of beauty it will be when his employees all board the train.

Of course, the most surprising thing was Mr. Grandet, the executive director of the Lorraine Steel Company.

With the rise of Lorraine Steel, the company has become more and more popular. Although he is not the largest shareholder of this company, Mr. Grandet, the executive director in charge of the daily affairs of Lorraine Iron \u0026 Steel, naturally will inevitably attract everyone's attention, and then one of his characteristics has become widely known, that is— — miserly.

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, to say that he has no money is like knowing that Wang can inject disinfectant intravenously, it is definitely a joke. (Whether it is or not, anyway, if you know what Wang said, it is.)

But even if he is so rich, everyone knows how frugal Mr. Grandet is. There are only four sets of clothes on him, two sets are rotated when it is hot, and two sets are rotated when it is cold. And they are all the most cost-effective ones (Grandet's so-called cost-effectiveness refers to the minimum quotient obtained by dividing the money for buying clothes by the expected time of use). In addition, Mr. Grandet was even reluctant to buy a carriage, and insisted on walking to work. It was not until he was almost kidnapped again that he finally got his own carriage, but the carriage was a mess. In order to save money, Mr. Grandet Not even the coachman—he had learned how to drive himself.

Someone even made up such a joke for Mr. Grandet:

M. Grandet arrived at the café, 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 glass without refills first. It must be full."

So the waiter brought coffee without sugar. Grandet took a sip of the coffee to make room for the candy, and then shouted to the waiter, "Give me another candy!"

This joke is of course not true, because Mr. Grandet would never drink coffee in a cafe. Anyone who knows Mr. Grandet knows that he does not drink alcohol, coffee, or tea, but only water.

Because of this, some journalists went to ask whether Grandet would participate in the auction, expecting to get an answer like this: "What? Paying for a luxury seat? No, it's just crazy! Charity? That's none of my business." What's the matter? You want me to pay? Unless you let Robespierre come over with the guillotine himself... Yes, I won't participate, I will never participate!"

However, M. Grandet did reply in this way:

"About this matter, in fact, I have contacted Messier and he told me that any of us can come and check this account at any time to see if he has used money where he should not have spent it. .In this case, I think the money should be used in a really useful place. In this case, this event is a complete charitable fundraising event. I think charitable activities are very meaningful. Of course I would like to Participate, although I have no interest in sitting on luxury chairs. Because Messier is too cunning, he is advertising for free, he should give me the advertising fee..."