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Chapter 105 Patriots

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If we want to list the events that had the greatest impact on the United States and even the world in the first decade of the 21st century, it must be 911. On September 11, 2001, several terrorists selected the US police call, which was a rather ironic day, and hijacked four passenger planes and launched suicide attacks on several places.

Except for United Airlines' flight 93 crashed outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania due to passenger resistance, the other three accurately attacked their targets: the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

This disaster changed the lives of Americans. Not to mention anything else, there have been many more inspection procedures when taking planes since then. I also said some jokes such as plane crashes or bombs, and I was immediately invited to another place. This is still an airport with a better attitude. It is common for security guards to directly press people on the ground. Of course, for a wealthy man like Adrian who owns more than one private plane, this is not a problem at all.

Others, various bills to strengthen government power have been continuously released, the United States has begun to get involved in the quagmire, and indirectly caused the rise of the other side of the Pacific, etc., which is extremely far-reaching.

In addition, after the deep pain and dissatisfaction with the government's policies, various conspiracy theories emerged one after another. Some blamed the government for being slow to react, some people had already received information but agreed that all this happened, and even just said that the government had created this terrorist incident.

In Adrian's opinion, the most likely statement is based on the information obtained in the past and present lives. Since even the big players on Wall Street can get some information to a greater or lesser extent, it does not need to be too detailed. As long as you get the keywords, it is enough to deduce the whole story. Otherwise, Uncle Anderson would not imply that Adrian would not stay at home and not go anywhere in the past few days, and even called Victor to Canada for vacation, and the godfather also kept Claude by his side and let him stay with him for the past few days.

The US government has done this kind of thing more than once. The Maine and Pearl Harbor have cleared away the fog. It is almost certain that they have obtained detailed information before the beginning, but they chose to let it go and finally get the excuse of starting a war, so they treat each other as a stepping stone. There is also a lot of evidence that the Maine was planned by American politics.

There are enough benefits for the consortium behind it to promote it, such as bulk arms trading, keeping the US dollar and oil linkage, and attacking the rising euro, etc. The other side of the Pacific may be a suitable target after the Red Empire, but they like to be turtles too much. No matter what kind of provocation they provoke, they can be regarded as invisible and it is difficult to chew on for a while. Now there is a chance to come to your door, so why not?

However, it would be too stupid to say that 9/11 was directed and acted by the US government. You should know that if the government planned such a terrorist incident, it would definitely not work in a few years. They have too many things to consider, and such matters that must be involved in all aspects and must be kept confidential are easy to make mistakes. Once it is leaked and there is ironclad evidence, the foundation of the United States' founding will be completely shaken.

The Maine has this possibility because if it is completely proven that doing this in Cuba rather than in the United States, it is not simply a surging crowd.

Don’t say that big consortiums don’t care. This is the stupidest idea. For 1% of the people in the United States, setting rules and then using them to the greatest extent is the correct approach. It completely destroys the basis for formulating rules. Unless it is very special, it cannot be done, and 911 is not a special situation.

Although a lot of evidence seems to be produced a few years later, these evidences are basically either inferred based on some inconsistent rhetorics, or indirect evidence that is difficult to prove, not to mention the fact that people cannot argue. This is the benefit of being innocuous.

Of course, Adrian is not the kind of absolute person. Although the possibility of the government planning itself is 1% smaller, it is not ruled out that there are always a few crazy guys.

However, before there is no more and more definite evidence, he will only default to the second situation.

The Twin Towers finally collapsed. Although it lasted for more than ten minutes more than before, just as the impact was delayed to 8:50 but it was not cancelled in the end.

At the request of Adrian and Claude, the CNN reporter on the scene was able to clearly shoot the scene of how the building collapsed and how it rolled up the dust in the sky from a distance and broadcast it to the whole world.

This is so terrifying and devastating that you can even clearly hear someone crying around the reporter through the TV, and the reporter himself who was broadcasting was extremely choked when reporting. This is an unprecedented huge blow to Americans' confidence.

That night, countless people throughout the United States, including Europe and parts of Asia, lit candlelight outdoors in the square, praying for the victims.

Adrian did the same, and led a large number of people to light his candles on the Sunset Avenue. However, although he expressed sympathy for the victims, he was not pity. It was simple, there were not many innocent people among them.

I won’t talk much about the cause and effect of the whole thing. Although extremists are madmen, it is an interesting question why extremists become extremists.

As citizens of this country, since all the benefits provided by this country are shared with the dividends from the war, they naturally have to bear the subsequent price.

Of course, some people will definitely refute this loudly. Even if they enjoy the benefits of war, even one ten thousandth of the big capitalists like Adrian, even if they have to pay the price, these vampires should pay first!

Yes!That's right!Too right!This is the truth!But...when have you ever seen such a fair thing?

The strong always get more and give less, just like the winner always takes all the winners. The so-called equivalent exchange is the so-called paying as much as you get, but it is just the dream of the idealist.

Whether a society is stable and vibrant depends more on whether the rules and morality of the game can prevent the strong from taking the last piece of bread in the hands of the weak, and whether the weak have enough efforts to become an ascending channel for the strong within the scope of the rules, rather than democracy and freedom.

Therefore, fairness is always relative, and Adrian, who has evolved into a big capital, used this incident to build momentum for himself and also used it to make peace.

In addition to what he told Claude that day, he also launched many people to publicly condemn this terrorist act and support the government. Many Hollywood activities about this incident were initiated by him.

Of course, these activities are very small in scale. They either accept interviews to condemn the terrorist activities to comfort and bless the injured, or pray for the victims in a special program to mourn the victims for rescue operations. Holding large-scale events is undoubtedly seeking death when the whole people are immersed in grief.

Although his team was not prepared, Adrian had been planning long before, otherwise he would not have called CNN to rush over that day, although their reporters had received the news and rushed there and asked them to stick to the end.

He has one of the best teams in the United States and has AC Media’s resources, so it is not difficult to dominate Hollywood activities. Other media groups do not have people as powerful as Adrian in film production. So even if they are unwilling to be dominated by AC Media, they are still helpless for the time being. Who makes them at the top of their heads now?

Then, when more than a week passed and the public's pain finally eased, some larger activities with the theme of comfort and encouragement finally began again, and Adrian took action again.

This charity party called "America: Salute to Heroes" has no fixed location. It is a marathon-style party that was broadcast in turn in Los Angeles, New York and London by four major TV networks led by ABC and various cable TV stations. Well-known people around the world participated, and even those who could not attend the scene in person gave speeches through various means.

All the scenes were arranged solemnly, with candles lit around them. The stars who appeared in front of the camera all had heavy expressions. In addition to making some touching speeches, they were also recited some hopeful poems. Although the atmosphere was serious, it was also a bit dull. Fortunately, there was also a singing session.

This night is destined to be a time for singers to shine. Whether Madonna, Mariah Carey or Jennifer Lopez, everyone is extremely devoted to singing this song full of condolences and hope, trying to dress themselves up as encouragement and comfort for families who have been hurt by this disaster.

This did work very well, and it won a lot of applause both on the spot and across the United States until Britney and Christina appeared.

When I am dwn and, h my sul, s weary... When Christina sang the first sentence in her voice, a unique smell suddenly emerged.

With a little sadness, but more of it is encouragement, congratulations and gratitude, which is very melodious and pleasant. Coupled with Christina's outstanding singing skills, it seems to reach people's hearts.

Yu raise me up, s I can stand n mountains... When Britney started to have a harmonious relationship, the feeling suddenly became high, and the feeling of gratitude and the scent of motivation put the whole song to a higher level.

It took only 20 days before and after. Most singers sang old songs with themes that are closer to the current atmosphere. They only modified some of the lyrics and at most re-edited songs.

Although a small number of them wrote new songs for 911, the time was a little tighter and the quality was not very high. So when this song came out, it immediately attracted most of the attention.

In addition, the two super popular idols were slightly pink and dressed in pure white and simple dress, which was very consistent with the melody of the song. There was originally a scene where the low voices were spoken. As the song reached its climax, they couldn't help but hold their breath and listened.

"YOU RAISE ME UP", that's the name of this song, which was supposed to be released next year, and it has received great reviews that have led to countless people covering it and eventually became one of the 911 commemorative songs.

Although there are many commemorative songs about 9/11, this song is the most well-known and most successful one that has not been released in the United States, but has been broadcast on demand countless times, which shows its popularity.

There is no doubt that this is Adrian's work. Since we want to use this incident, we will make thorough use of transparency. Not only did Norton and others modify the lyrics, but we also re-written the entire song to make it more choir-like. Now Christina and Britney are arranged to sing together.

In fact, if Christina hadn't had much better singing skills, he would have asked Britney to lead the sing. But that's fine. The matter about him supporting Britney and causing changes in several senior executives in MTV had spread throughout the music circle before 9/11, but Christina did not show much abnormality, which made Adrian very satisfied, so he allowed such an arrangement to highlight her.

Back to this song, it is different from before. After finding Norton to basically complete the song and lyrics of this song, Adrian signed his name in the column of the songwriter without hesitation, but was ranked behind Norton and others.

At the same time, he also made Norton prepare, and the song will be released as a single after Christina and Britney sang at the memorial party.

It is conceivable what kind of wave it will trigger if this song resonates on a large scale.

But he prepared more than that. Signing his name on the song is just a trail, and more on this evening...

Even though about ten days have passed, my mood is still heavy, and those horrifying and painful scenes are still flying in front of me.

Standing in the candlelight on the stage, Adrian, who was walking on the stage to make this speech, looked solemn and no different from others. I don’t want to say too much, and no matter how many words can express one ten thousandth of the pain of a broken family. There is only one thing I can do.

Here, he made a long pause: In view of some of the things that have happened in the past few days, I will take out $100 million in my personal name to build a brand new foundation!This foundation will be used entirely to help families and all heroes who died in this disaster. At the same time, I will invite Congress to participate, and every expenditure will be recorded and made public, making this fund more transparent!

Hearing this, everyone was shocked. The American people who empathized with the disaster generously donated money. So far, the donations received by various charitable funds and the Red Cross Association, plus the donations from celebrities participating tonight, have raised about 400 million US dollars in ten days. Unexpectedly, Adrian donated almost a quarter of the donation at one time. This will probably be the largest personal donation. It is really...

What a big deal!

At this moment, Adrian was still making the final statement passionately: We were not beaten, we still stand firm on this land in pain!There are the most tenacious, noble and greatest people here, and we will inevitably rebuild our home!God bless us, God bless America!

If it makes people excited, especially with his excited expression, even the calmest person will inevitably feel ups and downs. Coupled with the 100 million donation that made him first, the warm applause was not only on the scene, but many people who watched the program on the free large screen in the square also applauded.

We need such patriots!The newspaper published such a title the next day.

Yes, Patriot, a person who can contact celebrities to condemn the terrorist attacks as soon as possible, can lead the way to host events like "America: Sacrifice to Heroes" to mourn the victims and appease the people, and can spend $100 million at a time to establish a charitable foundation dedicated to the families of the victims of this incident. It is not an exaggeration to call him a patriot.

This is exactly the effect Adrian wants. Although he is often low-key, he is absolutely unambiguous when he should be high-profile, such as fully expressing himself in this incident.

Anyway, he always had one foot on the front desk. Unless he stopped inquiring about film production, he had to show himself, not to mention that he had never thought about taking back this foot, his goal was to the whole of Hollywood.

No matter what he wants to do, no matter what problems he has, such as having four or five children, taking this opportunity to put a layer of patriot cloak on himself is definitely a benefit but not a single harm.

$100 million is nothing. Taking this opportunity to short the US stock market on the outside, he made a net profit of 1 billion. If he wasn't worried about the FBI, he could even make more than a few billion like the last IT bubble.

The number of 1 billion is just right. There are many people who make more money than him in the stock market. They will naturally attract the attention of the FBI. It is not wrong to take out one-tenth of the charity party.

In addition, the American Red Cross Association was also in a mess. Just the day before the program "America: Sacrifice to Heroes", the Red Cross Association broke out in a scandal. The donation raised was not used all in the families of the victims, and some of them were moved to other people.

According to the head of the Red Cross, this part of the donation is to deal with possible horror events in the future. Of course, although the American people are not smart, they are not so stupid, and the crowds are in a hurry for a moment.

That's why Adrian announced at the party that a new charity foundation would be established for some reasons. There is no doubt that this revelation was made by him, and from the very beginning he had people stared at the accounts of the Red Cross.

The Red Cross Association of any country is not clean, the only difference is whether it is done cleanly. Without Adrian, they dare to sit in the donations of such incidents that shock the whole United States, and sooner or later they will be exposed.

In this way, as long as you find a way to expand the influence of the foundation by stepping on the Red Cross, Adrian will have a higher reputation and better reputation.

Of course, almost 99% of people would not know that this money comes from shorting the stock market and it comes from them.

This is normal. When Buffett is doing charity, he will never mention people who are cheated by believing him. This method is very common in the United States.

As for the foundation's other purpose of tax avoidance, there are other means to concentrate on making this transparent and fair, so that the patriots will wear this coat more firmly.