July 7th, sunny.
There was no sudden heavy snowfall, and the sun was as generous as ever, making the entire city of Otis feel like it was locked in a steamer.
The weather in July cannot be suppressed even in the central part of the empire. It begins to heat up rapidly. According to the weather forecast, the daytime temperature in Otis City is between 27 degrees and 31 degrees. This temperature is enough to make people afraid of going out. . But today, it is impossible not to go out. A grand charity auction is about to begin. All the people invited are well-known people. Not only will you lose face but also offend Du Lin. The only thing you can do is to open the room. door and walk out.
The original plan was a charity evening, but there were so many people who came. There were no hotels or venues in Otis City that could fully accommodate all the guests and service staff. In the end, the charity auction was rescheduled to daytime. , and the venue was set on the lawn of the most luxurious hockey field in Otis City.
The tender green turf and the white exhibition style are perfectly integrated, giving people a lively and pure feeling. As soon as you enter the venue, you can see Du Lin, the representative of the organizer of this charity auction.
Du Lin was chatting with a cardinal sent by the church at this time. The church had awarded Du Lin two medals. Although Du Lin did not go to get them, they mailed them over and registered them. The photo hangs in the most conspicuous place in the Hall of Honor.
The church has been developing very slowly in the past few years. The take-off of the empire's economy has made people pay more attention to economic effects. People have focused on how to make more money and ignored issues of faith. Because earning money from work can fill your stomach and support your family, allow your wife to wear nice clothes, allow your children to go to school, and add some furniture to your home.
But if you believe in God, you will not get these things.
In the only religious newspaper in the empire, the Gospel, the archbishop of the church published an article asking everyone, whether the satisfaction brought by harvesting money can outweigh the peace of mind
The answer is of course "yes".
The archbishop believes that people are now lost in the illusions created by money, neglecting spiritual satisfaction, forcing themselves to become walking zombies without faith, and have become imperfect human beings. The so-called healthy human beings must have devout beliefs. It is God who led mankind from the barbaric era to the civilized era, and allowed the sun to shine on the earth and warm people's hearts, but people have forgotten where the soul belongs.
This argument was branded as a fallacy by a group of sociologists. For this reason, church personnel had a verbal spat with these sociologists in the newspapers for a while, but finally nothing came to an end. But this also reflects one of the most realistic problems in today's society, that is, the importance of money to life and to human beings far exceeds faith.
This has troubled the church. The fewer and fewer believers joining the church means that the influence of the religion is getting weaker and weaker. Over the years, under the double suppression of the royal family and the cabinet, the church has reached the most dangerous time in its history. Once there is a rupture of believers, Even the issue of severance is very likely to have a real impact on the inheritance of faith. For this reason, many church leaders are trying every means to expand the church's impression.
Awarding church medals to famous people is the cheapest and most effective tactic. Dulin is definitely not the only person who has received church medals in the past few years. He is just the most famous one, and the church has also received some good rewards for this. .
This time Du Lin invited the church to participate in this charity auction and included the church as one of the organizers, which made the church leaders very happy.
This is a good sign. Maybe Du Lin will change his family and stop believing in gods and God? Coupled with the gorgeous invitation list, Sunset City immediately sent a cardinal to participate in the charity auction, which gave Dulin enough face.
In fact, they don't know that the cabinet plans to relax some restrictions on religious beliefs. Magers promised that Dulin would pass legislation to expressly ensure equal relations between clans and to ensure freedom of belief. This means that in the next period of time, various religious organizations will spring up like mushrooms after a rain. , and it is possible to grow to a height of three to five meters overnight.
Religion and belief have always been the things that rulers are most wary of. If they let go of religion, there must be a way to restrict and counterbalance it. The cabinet's idea is to set up a new agency - the Imperial Religious Administration to do this. At the same time, the church was once again promoted to confront the coming various religious beliefs head-on. With official policy support, if the Orthodox Church cannot defeat these scattered small religions, then the church can die.
These high-level information has not yet been fully revealed, and Du Lin does not mind using this opportunity to be a good person first. The foundation of the church is still there, and there will be a short burst period after some prohibitions are relaxed. As Du Lin was bound to shoulder the mission of honoring the late king and the gods, it was natural for him to get close to the church first, so that the initial development of the Society of Gods would not be deliberately targeted.
"When I was in the imperial capital, I went to some places with Ophelia and participated in charity activities organized by the church. I deeply felt that we did not notice that there are some poor people in the corner of this society who are in urgent need of our help." , Dulin smiled and looked at the cardinal, who was wearing a long waistcoat with purple background and gold trim, and talked about the small activities he took Ophelia to participate in in the imperial capital. At this time, he had a look of compassion on his face, "Everyone is naked. When the fruit came into this world, they were all blessed by the gods and God. They came with the fruit and were equal to the world, but in the process of growing up, they encountered some terrible things. "
"They need help, and we have the ability to lend a helping hand to help them. This is a very meaningful thing and is the main reason why I hold this charity auction."
"We cannot think that those places do not exist just because our eyes have not looked at the places covered by shadows. Today, I will donate one million to the church in my personal name. I hope that the church can persist in its belief in the equality of all living beings. , and care and help all those in need! ”
Under the eloquent words, Du Lin's whole person exuded the radiance of holiness. Even the Cardinal felt it was a bit dazzling. Of course, regarding Du Lin's question of raising the gods and the Lord of Heavenly Righteousness to the same height, the Cardinal felt that it was simply not right. not a problem. With Du Lin's base of one million yuan, those who donate later will feel ashamed if they only donate three to five hundred yuan. Thinking that this charity auction may create millions of donations, Du Lin's image has become worse. He was much taller, and the Cardinal decided to discuss with everyone after he went back to award Dulin another medal or something to praise his actions.
"May the glory of God fill the world!", the cardinal nodded slightly, his voice was very magnetic, like many liars, he was very gentle and attractive when he spoke, "Mr. Dulin, you are devoted to charity and to charity. Even the sunshine cannot cover up the caring recognition and attitude. It is precisely because of the lack of caring people like you that this society has become so turbid. On behalf of the Church and His Majesty the Pope, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to you for your love and kindness. Respect!”
What did he think of when he said this, "There will be a grand celebration at the end of this year to commemorate and celebrate the birth of Pope Rossi. All the church leaders and philanthropic people from all walks of life will be here. I look forward to it eagerly." I hope you can come to Sunset City, if you have time.”
Du Lin did not refuse, "Of course, please give me an invitation letter. I will definitely go!"
The cardinal was overjoyed and said that someone would send the invitation later. There are so many problems in the church now, and it urgently needs the help of these rich people. The more money they donate, the more charity activities the church will carry out in various places, and the more beneficiaries, which means an increase in the number of potential believers. .
After the two chatted for a while, the Cardinal left very wisely. It was rare for him and Du Lin to chat alone for so long. There were many people around waiting to chat with Du Lin alone.
The second person who approached Dulin was Henry. This guy was also invited. As the son of a steel tycoon, just his name was enough to give most people a shocking effect. Behind every industry trust are countless interest groups. In the eyes of most ordinary people, steel tycoon may be just a title for one person, but among the forces of capital, behind this title are countless capital tycoons. crocodile.
Compared with the Cardinal's humility, Henry seemed a bit... Dulin could also understand the feelings of his father and his brother. He asked Dulin directly, "How much should I donate and how should I donate?"
Is this how the question came out? Of course, this is also the reason why Du Lin asked him to come this time, but some things can't be said so directly, right
This is like "Why don't you stay tonight?" A sentence that is implicit but clearly expresses everything is more in line with contemporary people's values than a straightforward sentence like "I want you to fuck me." It is also easier for people to accept , and has a higher artistic style.
Regarding this mentally retarded child, Du Lin did not criticize him harshly. He just whispered a few words and sent him and his little girlfriend away.
Looking at Henry's cynical expression and his little girlfriend beside him, Dulin suddenly felt that this might be the real winner in life. He didn't need to think about too many complicated things, as long as he was happy. For example, he just invested in a million-dollar production for his little girlfriend. Two major production companies participated in it, and Dulin's TV Group also got involved. This movie will not only be fully screened in theaters Released and also available on TV.
This was what Henry himself requested, because he felt that everything would go smoothly after he met Du Lin, so in order to prevent his losses from being too great, he might as well get Du Lin's TV group.
But he doesn't understand that the six major production companies have always had doubts about TV on-demand. So far, no film in theaters has accepted on-demand. Henry's film will be the first to be "fully released" in the true sense. Film. If the on-demand data performs well, the six major production companies will plan to deepen business cooperation with Dulin's TV Group.
The lucky fool didn't even know what he was doing and the impact it would have.
(End of chapter)