America 1982-Chapter 279 - 10: Welcome to Your TV Station_2
"Um...sorry, Heidi, I’ve been abroad... It’s a bit embarrassing to say, because Ms. Dana Kant, the owner of Glamour magazine, called me and talked about a charity project she’s planning to launch to continuously fight the drought in Africa. She wanted some ideas from me, and I told her I could donate to her project. However, she insisted that I join her in initiating it. She thinks my experiences over the past few years could bring some expertise to the foundation. Then... since the project required three founders, we discussed for a long time and extended an invitation to Ms. Hillary Clinton, the chairwoman of the New World Foundation. She didn’t turn us down and was happy we asked her, so the African Mothers’ Wells Foundation was established like that."
"It was me, Ms. Dana Kant from Glamour magazine, and Hillary Clinton, the chairwoman of the New World Foundation. When we three met at the New York headquarters building of the New World Foundation and talked about this fund, Ms. Kant said that we three needed to tell the women of America what we were preparing to do. Perhaps other ladies would also like to join. She said that since Glamour is hers, the first interview for African Mothers’ Wells could not be given away cheaply to other media... Yes, I’m not very clear about her arrangements. All I can say is that maybe in an upcoming issue of Glamour, there will be three sequential interviews with us... Haha... That’s crazy, isn’t it? When Dana proposed it, Dian (Hillary) and I just laughed our heads off. People are definitely going to accuse that issue of the magazine of being misprinted."
"So, aside from visiting me, might my colleagues be interviewing my boss and the first lady of Arkansas right now?"
"Exactly, my interview title is ’Glamour,’ Dian’s is ’Independence,’ all titles Dana helped us pick. We also picked one for her interview, called ’Immortality.’ The overarching title for the three interviews is ’Three Women’."
"So, what is African Mothers’ Wells?"
"The goal is to ensure every mother in Africa has access to clean and convenient well water. It’s a long-term project. Initially, KeyBank will donate five million, the New World Foundation will give three million, and Ms. Dana Kant will contribute ten million. That’s our initial discretionary fund. According to projections, this money could provide clean, sanitary living water for hundreds of thousands of African mothers."
"It’s a very noble cause, deserving of everyone’s admiration. So, what are your initial plans for the project?"
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"Do you have any idea how much money KeyBank had to shell out to get your wife into this fortress of America’s new left at the New World Foundation, Tommy?" Jim Manzi looked around the BT Television office environment, his mouth full of complaints as he griped to Tommy Hawk: 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
"Five million, and we had to get Hillary Clinton the title of co-founder on the African Mothers’ Wells Foundation’s board, and also promise her husband that if he decides to run one day, we would provide an election fund of no less than two million. All that just to get Ottelia a seat on the board of the New World Foundation."
"You always need to find enough like-minded people to do business. Doing business inherently requires capital, Jim," Tommy said to Jim:
"Civil rights, political rights, environmentalism, feminism, LGBTQ rights, racial equality... Each political movement promoted by the new left is actually a business. They know it, we know it—it’s all a game of mutual interests aligning perfectly. When traditional capitalists have already dominated other money-making industries, if the rest of us still want to make a profit and gain fame, using these wide-ranging political movements to expand our wallets is the smartest and most secure way. Don’t feign ignorance and tell me you don’t understand."
"Understanding doesn’t mean I don’t feel the pain. You guys just talk and end up with big bills to pay, whereas I’m left running around trying to figure out how to earn that money back, so much so that I... I haven’t even thought about getting a woman in bed for four days..."
"Better than being a mascot for Lotus Corporation?"
"I must admit, it’s exhausting but the earnings are substantial, and the social standing of the people I deal with is far above that of software salesmen and programmers." Jim sat in the boss’s chair behind Tommy’s desk, sinking into its comfort: "Actually, about Ottelia joining the New World Foundation and the company paying out the five million, do you know how I convinced the board?"
"That’s not my concern."
"Hillary’s husband, Bill Clinton, the Governor of Arkansas, he abolished sales tax on medications for people over fifty-five. So we’re opening six branches in Arkansas, supporting low-income earners to start businesses surrounding that welfare law. According to our model’s prediction, we should be able to earn back the money from Arkansas in about nine months."
"The reason I asked you to stop by now that you’re in Los Angeles is actually for another matter. KeyBank needs to collaborate with BT Television on certain charity projects. You would help people in need, such as African-Americans, by offering them loans through our programs, which would help raise the bank’s profile."
Jim propped his feet up on the desk and jiggled them: "So, if those African Americans can’t repay, can I sell their debts to Big Jack and his crew? They’re really good at debt collection and lending within the black community. I’m quite disturbed by African Americans flaunting gold and silver, except for those three brothers and their great mother. Even if they have gold teeth, I won’t be envious, as I feel that’s what they deserve."
