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Chapter 223: Oblivion

Palermo, Sicily, looking at the building complex not far ahead, Irving, sitting next to the coachman, turned around and asked Jin Ling, "The Norman Palace complex on the right is the building complex on the front, and the Palermo Cathedral on the left is the Cathedral on the left."

"Do you want to go?" Jin Ling asked Wu Qian

Wu Qian looked at the familiar buildings and sculptures beside Victor Emanuel Avenue, and took a photo from time to time, "Let's forget it if there are too many people in line,"

It is said that domestic travel is to get on the bus and sleep, get off the bus and pee. Wu Qian feels that this sounds tall and high-end Mediterranean is similar. From Greece to this journey, I have seen too many churches, without exception, all kinds of magnificence; too many castles and palaces can be compared with the Forbidden City in the capital.

The biggest gain is that you won’t feel embarrassed when you see those sculptures now.

As for the city in front of you, there are 2,800 years of history, please, are there still few cities with such a long history in China?

If she can, she thinks lying on a yacht, watching the blue sea empty or sleeping, is actually a good choice.

"Let's go right," Jin Ling said to Irving.

Along the way, she has been lazy and has no interest in many things. Today's brief schedule has only bought a few bottles of wine.

"Okay," said Owen.

He actually wanted to go down to see these places, especially the Paratina Chapel on the second floor of the royal palace, which is said to be exquisite.

Wu Qian was not interested in the so-called palace beside the road. When she took photos of Palermo Cathedral, she said to herself, "Why do we think this is more like a castle?"

This blends Central Asian, Byzantine and three architectural styles, including Gothic steep bell towers and arches, Baroque domes, and Catalan Gothic cathedrals, which really looks more like a castle.

After passing through the new city gate of Charles V, he looked at the Arab statues on the door that looked a little sad. Jin Ling said with some excitement, "Irving, go directly to the port,"

She didn't know what was going on. This trip had been long-awaited, and it was quite beautiful to think about it. She was riding a yacht along the Mediterranean, from the Aegean Sea to Sicily, then to the Apennine Peninsula, Monaco, followed by Marseille, which she liked very much, and Spain...

Moreover, I have no work all the way, so I won’t worry about being woken up by a phone call in the middle of the night or early morning, and then I will be busy dealing with the troubles. How great!

But why can’t I feel energetic now?

“Where is the next stop?”

"Go directly to Naples," she finally became a little interested when talking about this place. "Wu Qian, do you know what is the most famous thing in Naples?" she asked.

“Some experts say that pizza originated from that,”

"Yes, so, there are pizza shops all over the street,"

…………

But Wu Qian found that when Jin Ling arrived in Naples, she was happy not when she ate delicious pizza in those pizza restaurants, but now.

No, this should be the happiest time she has been on the way.

But she was a little scared now. They were in a Kiton suit shop that she had heard of for the first time.

Just now, she and Jin Ling were measured with a tape ruler carefully for a long time. They were not afraid of being measured by the size. They were afraid of Jin Ling forcibly pulling her to make a small suit here, and she didn't have to pay for it.

She changed the suit that seemed inconspicuous had to be bought without eating or drinking for a year, plus the bonus at the end of the year.

It's really too expensive.

After reading the introduction, she realized that this brand turned out to be the top Italian suit brand, which belongs to high-end customization. It was founded in 1958 and has the motto of "thebestof thebest1" (the best among the best).

Its clothes have always been handmade, and the suits they make each year are less than 20,000 sets, which is less than the production of other suit brands in a day.

Jin Ling was still looking through the materials with great enthusiasm, "I like this style of Naples and those of the British, and I always feel a little old-fashioned,"

"Don't you think it's especially good to wear a flat suit?" she asked Wu Qian with a smile.

"Yes," what else can Wu Qian say?

"I want 4 more sets of k50 series, so I use llama hair and Escurial wool. Others are currently in China. Can you send someone to measure the size?"

"No problem, please leave your contact information,"

This is the first time that Kiton in Naples has received such a generous Chinese client. "We will definitely send gold medal experts to it,"

Wu Qian looked at Jin Ling and left Fang Yingzhi's phone number and Feng Yiping's name, and really wanted to remind her, "Mr. Jin, do you still remember Vice Governor Jin on the bank of the Yangtze River?"

However, thinking about her suit before, she immediately found a reason for Jin Ling. She must have forgotten that she was a government official like Vice Governor Jin, who was not suitable for wearing such luxury goods.

There was another episode after that. On the way to Rome, Wu Qian received a call. The other party repeatedly confirmed with her that the name they left behind, Feng Yiping, was it that Feng Yiping.

After receiving her repeated affirmative answers, a person who sounded quite old said, "I will go to China in person to tailor Mr. Feng's body,"

This old man, also an Enzo, enzod’orsi, is the legendary tailor of Kiton suit and the soul of the K50 series.

"Yiping is so famous in Italy?" said Wu Qian.

"Why am I not surprised at all?" Jin Ling said.

Wu Qian did not see Jin Ling unexpectedly, but just saw her happiness.

…………

Professor Xie Bing finally accepted the invitation from Minister Huang to come to an interview section of their TV station’s financial channel.

She is not the only guest, but also a middle-aged male guest with thick lenses, wide cheeks and a pointed mouth.

The topics discussed are naturally related to the two recent lists.

"The two also know that just last month, Hurun and Forbes successively launched the domestic rich list of 2003," the female host said with a smile.

"Professor Xie must be very clear about this matter. Didn't her two views cause a great response?" said the male guest surnamed Xu.

Xie Bing heard the intention of targeting this, but he didn't care at all. Sometimes he was an enemy.

"I have been paying attention since Hurun first launched this list in 1999," said Professor Xie, who chose to wear a cheongsam. "My personal opinion is not very appropriate to simply launch the wealth list, and it may lead to some bad tendencies in the whole society."

These days, she talks about this issue as soon as she talks about it.

"I understand what Professor Xie means," the host did not let her perform first. "Let's talk about Hu Run first today. There is another statement. I wonder if you have heard of it?"

"It is said that in the eyes of many domestic rich people, the British young man Hurun seems to be an ominous thing. Behind his smile, there seems to be a wizard's spell, because his ranking of rich people has become a deadly swamp for the rich,"

"At the beginning of this year, after Forbes fired him, many people in China breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, he still insisted on doing it himself, and launched his own Rich List last month. Some people said that he has a great grudge against the rich people in China. He is so unyielding. What do you think of this issue?"

"This joke is indeed quite ridiculous. The rich list in our country has become a problem list, a fatal list, and a wanted order," said Professor Xie. "But there are some problems behind it that are worth our consideration. Why are some rich people afraid of being on this list now? Why are there so many problems with the rich people on this list?"

"If their wealth source is reasonable and legal, why are they afraid of being on this list?"

"Okay, I understand Professor Xie's point of view. You are consistent. What do you think, Professor Xu?"

"I think this is a very normal problem. Don't just focus on these wealthy people except for the problems. After all, we can see that these wealthy people are still a minority, right, most of them have no problems," said Professor Xu. "In addition, such problems are not only available in our country, and wealthy people in Europe and the United States will still have problems," said Professor Xu.

"Not to mention the rich, even companies like Anron and Andersen will have problems, let alone these companies in our country that have a lifespan of less than 20 years?"

"So, Professor Xu, your point of view is that this phenomenon is actually very normal?" the host asked.

"Yes, it's normal, I don't think it's necessary to expand this problem. In our academic community, regardless of domestic or foreign countries, there are different academic fraud problems, right? But what does this mean? It's normal, right?"

"In terms of probability, it would be abnormal if there is no such problem,"

"Professor Xu is right, it is normal for him to have problems," Professor Xie nodded. "I have taught in the United States and Europe. Judging from some of my personal experiences, I think the difference between domestic and foreign wealthy people is quite large."

"Some of our wealthy people get rich not from capital accumulation or the benefits created by patents, but from social capital and network benefits,"

"Professor Xie, you are saying that some wealth of wealth is not created by yourself," the female host asked.

"Professor Xie means that the wealth of some rich people is obtained through distribution, not creation," Professor Xu was very helpful and clarified Professor Xie's words. It would be too obsessed to say such unrigorous words.

Looking at Professor Xu's expression, Professor Xie felt something was wrong and hurriedly looked for compensation. "This is actually a common phenomenon around the world. For example, we all know that the oligarchs in Russia, right, their wealth generally depends on redistribution."

She decided that she would say less in the future, and that would offend both the government and the rich. "The key point I want to say is to make us all pay attention to whether we have fulfilled our social responsibilities accordingly, such as taxation and charity, while we have paid attention to the successful gathering of a large amount of wealth," she said.

"I think the wealthy people in Europe and the United States generally do better than domestic issues on these two issues. For example, Bill Gates and Microsoft pays annual taxes, which are among the best in the United States. Everyone knows that he has donated a lot of money around the world,"

"Professor Xu, what do you think of Professor Xie's two views?" the host asked.

"I don't have relevant data on tax issues, so it's hard to argue. Regarding charity, I would like to remind everyone that there are big differences between domestic and foreign wealthy people in charity. Foreign wealthy people do charity, and they are very high-profile. I wish everyone knows what they have done. Many domestic wealthy people are very low-key and don't like to speak out,"

"Behind this, there is also a cultural difference. If we yell around to help somewhere or who we have helped, many people will think that they are showing off or are preparing to use this as a capital to benefit,"

"There is also a similar meaning to repaying gratitude," the host added.

"Yes, there is also this possibility," said Professor Xu. "In addition to cultural surprises, there are also institutional differences. I will say one thing. In order to encourage the rich to do charity, many countries in Europe and the United States have many powerful measures, such as tax exemption," he said.

"But as far as I know, there is no such policy in our country. Donations are not only not tax-free, but also must pay corresponding taxes, and the tax is not light,"

"I've come across an example. A flood in the Yangtze River, a boss donated 1 million yuan, and as a result, he had to collect 50% of the tax. He donated it in his personal name, so he had to pay personal income tax. In the end, he paid more than 600,000 yuan in taxes, which was equivalent to a total of more than 1.6 million yuan in donations,"

"Yes, the relevant system construction is also very important," Professor Xie suddenly felt that it seemed like a mistake to come today. If he was not dealt with properly, he would be blocked by the person named Xu.

"What I want to say is that some of our wealthy people have a huge wealth on one side, and on the other hand, they don't seem to pay much tax. On the other hand, they are not only wearing famous brands, but also sitting in luxury cars worth tens of millions of dollars and private jets worth hundreds of millions of dollars without hesitation. They are living a luxury life. However, some sudden disasters in China have not seen them have similar big money,"

"Compared with the rich people in Europe and the United States, some of our rich people have really not done enough to repay the society."

"Let me just talk about a small difference. How many domestic rich people drive by themselves? Almost all have drivers, but the European and American rich people I have come into contact with really have a big business, so they will be equipped with drivers. Most of them drive by themselves."

She said she would mention "I'm in Europe and America," even the female host was a little disgusted.

Professor Xu shook his head, "I don't go abroad much, but according to this year's ranking, some of our domestic countries have also entered the top 100 rich people in the world, and their business is very big," he said.

"And, the national conditions are also different. The difference between domestic traffic conditions and foreign traffic post conditions is also quite large,"

He decided that he would be cautious in his words and actions in the future, and there was no need to say anything to a woman who wanted to gain fame and not care about anything.

He didn't listen to Professor Xie's opposite refuting him, and shook his head slightly. (To be continued.)

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