Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 93 The Charitable Priest

"What does President Li want?" Li Deen always felt that Li You had other purposes.

"I see Pastor Li likes to collect these famous paintings?" Li You pointed at the paintings hanging in the living room, "Were they all bought by Pastor Li himself?"

Li Deen lowered his eyes and said, "My daughter likes painting very much, so we have collected many paintings at home."

He volunteered, "I am usually busy with work at the church a lot of the time. Her mother spoiled her, so I was thinking if I could let her learn something educational. She chose painting, and she's pretty good at it."

"We also know that over-indulgence is not good," Li De'en sighed, "but you can also see that her mother and I are not young anymore, and we can't help but spoil the child unconsciously when we have a child in our old age."

"Don't worry, President Li." He looked up at Li You, "I will personally go to transfer her to another school on Monday, and I will never let her bully President Li's sisters again."

The mission has been completed, which means that after the small group disbanded, Li Sarah no longer had the idea of ​​bullying others. Li You originally just wanted to meet this pastor, but his words in front of the door caught Li You's attention.

"That's good," Li You changed the subject and stared at the gentle pastor. "Just now at the door, I heard you say that you knew President Shi's wife. I wonder if you know President Shi himself?"

Li De'en put his hands on his legs, a little undecided. He gritted his teeth and said, "President Shi sometimes comes to our charity dinner with his wife."

"Is President Li interested in this?"

"Charity dinner?" Li You's eyes were ambiguous.

"There happens to be one tomorrow night. If you are free, why not come and join us?" He looked directly at Li You. "President Shi should be there by then. I can introduce him to you."

"You are called the president, so your income must be high," Pastor Li said cryptically, "so the taxes you have to pay should also be high, right?"

"There will be some paintings up for auction," he said tentatively, "doing some charity will benefit both others and yourself. I will introduce you to President Shi then."

"Kill three birds with one stone, why not do it?"

Li You understood. No wonder it was called a charity dinner. It was indeed "charity".

By selling the painting at a high price, deducting taxes and fees, and then returning it intact, you can avoid a lot of comprehensive income tax. If this isn't charity for yourself, what is it?

Jiangnan Industry has indeed had to pay higher and higher taxes recently. Since Pastor Li has invited us and has the corresponding channels, even Shidongchu has used the charity dinner he hosted to avoid taxes, why shouldn't he use it?
"Since Pastor Li has invited me so kindly," Li You raised his teacup, "I would be remiss if I could not accept it."

Only after Li You took Cui Dou Ri away did Li's mother come out of Li Sara's room.

"Honey," she said nervously, "I heard from Sarah that he is Li You!"

"Jiangnan Liyou!"

"Okay, okay," Li De'en said with a headache, "I guessed it."

"Do you know what he did?"

"I know," Li De'en glared at his wife, "You've spoiled your daughter into a devil! Otherwise, she wouldn't have been targeted by the evil wolf!"

"What should we do then?" Li's mother looked sad.

Li De'en looked at her unhappily and said, "What else can I do? If someone asks me to introduce Chairman Shi, I have to do it. If someone wants me to help him with charity, I have to help him. Do you want your whole family to go to see the Lord?"

He sighed. He had heard of Li You. He had a very bad reputation among the powerful and wealthy.

Especially in Jiangnan, where they have swallowed up more than 40 percent of the tradable land, the powerful and wealthy who want to make money by reselling real estate are extremely jealous. But what can they do?
They hold hundreds of people in their hands, and the consequences of offending them are...
If you are asked to go to meet the Lord tonight, you must not go tomorrow night.

He even heard some of the gossip that was circulating among the rich and powerful recently, such as that Li You was behind the downfall of the deputy prosecutor.
Just saying it makes me tremble with fear. He looks like a bishop priest, but in fact he is just a broker among the rich and powerful. If a powerful person of this level wants to ascend to heaven, it only takes a word.
After thinking it over, he decided to do a good job for Li You. He took out his cell phone and found the number. "Mrs. Shi?"

"Yes, it's me."

He put on a gentle smile and asked, "Can I ask if President Shi will go to the charity dinner tomorrow night?"

"President Shi is next to you?"

"President Shi, I'm Li Deen."

"There is a young man who wants to meet you at the charity dinner. Do you think it would be convenient for you?"

"Name?" Li Deen hesitated for a moment, "It's the one who has become very famous recently, from Jiangnan"

"Yes, it's him."

"Are you willing to meet him?" Li De'en's eyes lit up when he heard the reply from the other end. "Okay, I'll tell him."

"Thank you very much, President Shi!"

After hanging up the phone, the pastor breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly remembered that he did not ask for Li You's contact information.

After a moment he found the business card left on the table. Looking at the number on it, he patted his chest lightly.

"President Li!"

Li De'en came forward and held Li You's outstretched hand tightly with both hands.

The banquet hall was luxurious and elegant. Inside the magnificent hall, crystal chandeliers sparkled like stars, reflecting the dazzling light. VIPs in formal attire were shaking their wine glasses and chatting with each other.

The air was filled with the faint scent of flowers and fresh fruit, the church's gospel music echoed throughout the hall, and people's conversations and laughter rose and fell, forming a harmonious symphony.

"Pastor Li, you're too polite." Li You looked around briefly, but didn't see Shi Dongchu's face as he remembered it. "I hope I'm not too late."

"Not too late, not too late," Li Deen said with a smile, "This is..."

"Pastor Li," Mou Xianmin smiled amiably, "I am Mou Xianmin from Xiancheng Daily."

"Miss Mou?" Pastor Li exclaimed, "I didn't expect Miss Mou to attend this dinner with President Li. It's really my honor."

He was secretly shocked. As a broker, he was one of the most well-informed people.

Not long ago, the Deputy Prosecutor General Han Jiangzhi got into trouble. Mou Xianmin from Xiancheng Daily was on a blind date with Chen Xingjun from Shunyang, and everyone thought that he was helping Shunyang to take action against Han Jiangzhi.

But later, the Miracle Company that Mayor Cui cooperated with was investigated by prosecutors from Sun Yang's faction, and Mou Xianmin and Chen Xingjun broke up, so Sun Yang had no reason to take action against Han Jiangzhi.

Now Li You and Mou Xianmin are attending the dinner together. Could it be that President Li plays an important role in it? He shook his head, letting these thoughts go out of his mind.

"Welcome, both of you," Pastor Li originally wanted to take Li You to meet some other guests first, but when he saw Mou Xianmin holding Li You's hand, he let go of her hand himself.

"You two can take a look around first, the paintings will be auctioned soon."

He smiled at Li You and said, "President Li, I will introduce you to President Shi after the charity auction is over."

"Okay," Li You nodded at him.

Watching the pastor leave, Mou Xianmin smiled and said, "I didn't expect you would invite me to such an occasion."

"Isn't it because Miss Mou is more experienced in such celebrity occasions?" Li You glanced at her hand tightly holding his, "There's no need to hold it so tightly."

"Experience is only relative," Mou Xianmin asked with a smile, "I am far behind these old foxes. If you were to come here by yourself, what would the scene be like now?"

"I can do it myself?" Li You raised his eyebrows, "I'm full now."

Mou Xianmin smiled, released his arm, and patted him lightly. "I'll help you make an offer later. These paintings are like savings books that don't require tax. As long as you buy them, you can return them to this pastor at any time."

"Then leave it all to Miss Mou."

Mou Xianmin smiled, and her eyes beneath her slender eyebrows were like two deep lakes, sparkling under the bright lights in the hall, revealing an inexplicable emotion.

Li You looked at her for a few times. Mou Xianmin was wearing a rather low-key evening dress today, but her every move still revealed an inadvertent aristocratic temperament. The simple yet elegant jewelry hanging around her white neck added a bit of temperament.

"How is it?" Mou Xianmin looked back, "A handsome guy from Jiangnan?"

"Very beautiful," Li You said with calm eyes. Mou Xianmin snorted and stopped talking.

Li You and Mou Xianmin sat down in the assigned seats, and the auction officially began after Pastor Li gave a warm-up speech.

Pastor Li introduced the collections that were about to be auctioned in a steady tone, and the sound of the auction hammer was crisp and powerful as his voice fell and began.

The sounds of bidding were heard one after another, and at a glance, most people would participate and buy one or two items.

During the auction for a very abstract painting, Mou Xianmin held up Li You's sign.

"Fifty million."

Pastor Li's attention is focused on the entire hall. He can immediately spot anyone holding a sign. Now he really doesn't look like a pastor anymore.

"Fifty-five million."

Li You tilted his head. The one bidding was a "lady" with a face full of flesh.

"Sixty million."

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"One hundred million three times, deal!"

Pastor Li picked up the auction hammer and knocked it, followed by another round of high-sounding words.

The charity dinner was still going on, and Mou Xianmin and Li You chatted about some interesting anecdotes until the auction was coming to an end.

"Selling a painting for 100 million is indeed a very good method." Li You said with emotion as he looked at the excited Pastor Li on the stage.

"Even if it's just a piece of waste paper, someone will buy it," Mou Xianmin smiled, "and many times you'll find that paintings are duplicates, even if they were just sold at the last auction."

"It's finally over," Li You shook his head. "Some people just like to do things on a grand scale. Setting up an art exhibition can also be used to do this kind of thing."

Li You turned his head while talking and stared at Mou Xianmin who had lifted her hair. "Your gallery?"

"Yeah," Mou Xianmin's eyes narrowed into crescents, "You just thought of this?"

"I just didn't expect you to do this," Li You sighed, "No wonder Pastor Li was so surprised that you came here, it turns out you two are in the same business."

"My mother gave me the gallery after I returned to China. It's a side job."

"Besides, people in the same trade will have a better understanding of the market situation," Mou Xianmin smiled. "The painting just now was sold from my gallery, and now you have bought it again."

Li You smiled silently, "No wonder you have been waiting so leisurely. Did you see it when you were looking at the display brochure?"

Mou Xianmin nodded slightly, "How about it? Do you want to sell it to me again?"

“Paintings like these are universal items and can be used as money no matter where you are.”

"Let's talk about it later," Li You gestured, "The people are coming."

Pastor Li walked up to Li You and the other person with a smile on his face, greeting the distinguished guests around him.

"President Li, I'm sorry to have waited so long." He pointed out the direction with his finger. "Please follow me. President Shi is waiting for you."

"Then I won't participate," Mou Xianmin stepped forward to fix Li You's tie, smiling as he looked at Li You, "Remember to call me when you come out."

"Okay." Li You said calmly, "I'll be out in a moment."

Li You walked in the direction Pastor Li was leading. Pastor Li couldn't help but asked, "President Li, Miss Mou and you..."

"friend."

"Friend?" Pastor Li widened his eyes. What kind of friend could do this?
"Pastor Li doesn't believe it?" Li You tilted his head and glanced at him.

"I believe it. What President Li said is of course believed."

Li You naturally saw that he didn't believe it, but he didn't explain any further.

However, this meeting with Mou Xianmin was indeed strange. Li You recalled the scene of their last meeting at Shunyang Department Store. He did not send any signals to Mou Xianmin, but this time when they met, Mou Xianmin seemed to put himself in a lower position.

(End of this chapter)