owlsbooks Chapter 2111 Please vote for me! ! ! ! !
Chapter 2111 Please vote for me! ! ! ! !
Chapter 2111 Please vote for me! ! ! ! !
"It seems that our Mr. Arthur will never be able to become a real sir." Strange said with a little regret.
"Sir" is a title for men, used to show respect and courtesy. For example, you can use this word to address a stranger or a man in a certain position, such as a policeman, teacher, or boss.
At the same time, this word has another meaning, which is a synonym for nobility. 'SIR' can also be the abbreviation of the British knighthood title, which means honor and dignity.
Strange was just joking. But for the people on land, they really hope that Arthur can take over Atlantis. After all, after the global tsunami, all countries basically suffered from ocean PTSD. Now all countries have an inexplicable fear of ocean voyages.
Thanks to the emergence of Stark Group's Ark Reactor, the global demand for energy has been declining, so many offshore oil fields have been forced to close... In fact, after the tsunami, there are no offshore oil fields still in operation in the world.
At the same time, shipping has not been fully restored since the tsunami. All countries are eager to have a good talk with Atlantis, at least they need to know which routes they can freely pass without worrying about angering the underwater residents.
But unfortunately, even the most open-minded Atlanna and Mela in Atlantis did not take this matter seriously... They might be willing to live in peace with the land people, but they did not understand the urgent needs of the land people. So they never took the initiative to discuss the issue of navigation.
This has led to major investors having many concerns about reinvesting in the shipping industry... After all, investing in an ocean-going cargo ship is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it only takes a moment to destroy them! Construction is too difficult, but destruction is easy, which has led to shipping becoming a high-risk, high-return project... Capital is profit-seeking, but naturally averse to risk. This is also why capital prefers to cooperate with the government, because generally speaking, government projects have the lowest risk.
In short, whether from the perspective of capital, the government, or even from the perspective of ordinary people, they all hope to have a stable and useful channel with the mysterious country of Atlantis, rather than being confused about everything like now.
We are all guessing about what the Atlanteans were thinking!
But unfortunately, the chances of Arthur taking over Atlantis are negligible.
It's impossible.
Of course, if you want to say how disappointed I am, I am not that disappointed. After all, we are all adults who can analyze the pros and cons.
Arthur grew up on land and didn't return to his roots until he was in his thirties. Before that, he didn't even know what Atlantis was. In this case, how could he have a chance to inherit the throne?
Even if a wealthy family has a child who lives among the common people, even if that child is an only child, it is unlikely that this child who knows nothing will inherit the family business... The reason is simple. He knows nothing, and is not even clear about the most basic mechanism of family operation. How can he inherit the family business?
The idea of finding a stray child from the public and bringing him back to inherit the family business has always been a wishful thinking story in novels, and it is unlikely to happen in reality. At most, the child is found, a fund is set up for him, and he receives a monthly payment and lives a good life. As for the family business, it can be handed over to a professional manager.
In fact, many wealthy families treat their incapable heirs in the same way: they set up a foundation, invest all their assets in it, and then let their children join the foundation. The industry is then managed by professional managers, and the children can directly receive dividends.
For example, Buffett announced a seemingly extremely generous decision: he would donate more than 99% of his wealth to charity. However, this was not an overflow of kindness, but an unexpected financial magic, a wonderful way to avoid inheritance tax.
The inheritance tax in the United States is simply an unavoidable tax hell for the rich. Faced with a tax rate of up to 40%, these rich people are not easy to deal with. So, they all adopted an old trick - setting up charitable organizations. In this way, they can cleverly avoid the huge inheritance tax and enjoy tax deductions for the donation amount within 5 years. What's more clever is that these charitable organizations usually exist in the form of equity funds, which means that once you have the equity, you have the dominance of the fund. The fund only needs to donate 5% of its income each year and pay 1% in taxes, and the rest of the income becomes the private money that the rich can freely dispose of. Although regulations stipulate that charitable organizations must do some charity every year, in fact, this amount of money may not be enough to pay the annual interest of the fund. This series of operations is that the rich take advantage of legal loopholes to easily transfer property without having to pay huge inheritance taxes. And Buffett's "naked donation" statement this time is actually a gorgeous tax avoidance stage play.
In fact, many wealthy people do this... For example, a celebrity from Hong Kong once said that he would donate all his property and not leave it to his children... A bunch of people following suit is actually a similar operation. Not only can they gain a good reputation, but they can also avoid a series of problems. Others make a lot of money.
Many uninformed people are still foolishly saying that foreign rich people are good because they donate their wealth, but domestic rich people will not do that. Then there is the routine of "what is this country like, let's ask the system", in fact, none of the Western rich people are saints, their wealth is actually left to their descendants... and they also reasonably avoid taxes! But such loopholes have never been fixed by anyone!
Foreign tycoons never really donate naked money. They prefer to "donate" all their money to the charity foundation they set up. This is just a show. This gorgeous charity coat is actually to avoid inheritance tax. Bill Gates Charity Foundation spent $25 to purchase disaster relief tents. Where the money went has become a mystery. Behind this "naked donation" is the property transfer plan carefully designed by the tycoons. Although Buffett is in good health now, he is over 93 years old and he must arrange his inheritance. After all, as the former world's richest man and the current world's fifth richest man, every minute and every second of his life affects the fate of billions of wealth.
Buffett's "naked donation" declaration seems to be a noble dedication to wealth, but in fact it is a clever distribution of property. He appointed his three children as trustees of the charitable fund. This seems to be a family inheritance, but in fact it is a clever family inheritance game. Through this operation, not only can the reasonable use of wealth be guaranteed, but also a sense of responsibility for social welfare can be cultivated among children. This strategy not only avoids inheritance tax, but also lays the foundation for the future of the family. This is not only the inheritance of wealth, but also a politically correct performance of charity. The rich know how to build an image in charity, but behind this lies a clever avoidance of taxation. Charitable funds have become their magic weapon for tax avoidance, and the annual donation of 5% can almost be regarded as a symbolic charitable act, but the actual cost is negligible. Buffett's charitable plan is not only the inheritance of wealth, but also a high level of recognition of wealth inheritance and charity. Donating property to charitable organizations is not only a wise arrangement of one's own wealth, but also a kind of feedback to society. This process is not a simple transfer of property, but also a clever penetration of charity.
This is getting off topic. In addition to avoiding inheritance tax, the more important purpose of this measure is to ensure that one's property is not swallowed up by one's unfilial descendants!
In fact, even if their descendants live a life of extravagance and debauchery, they won't be able to spend much money. At least for those top wealthy people, the property they leave behind is enough for their descendants to squander. But the thing is that these bastards want to start a business... This is the most troublesome thing.
After all, it doesn't cost much to play with celebrities, cars, and yachts. But once they want to start a business, it's all over.
Therefore, when they know that their descendants are not likely to be successful, they are more willing to hand over the business to professional managers. At least this way the chances of bankruptcy are much smaller.
Arthur is one of those descendants who has no foundation and no ability.
Although Atlanna looks innocent, she has received a complete education as an emperor and knows all the political forces and operations in Atlantis. What about Arthur? He knows nothing! How can he inherit the throne?
So the real top brass didn’t plan for Arthur to go back and inherit the throne. (In fact, the operation in the movie is completely nonsensical. Arthur actually inherited the throne without any obstacles. It’s ridiculous. This kind of thing can’t happen in the real world. Even if Arthur is a good fighter, it’s useless. After all, he is not the chief of the tribe. Whoever can fight can take the throne?)
"Okay, but how long do we have to wait?" Although Strange was already forty years old as a man, he should have been very mature. However, as a wizard, he was only an intern who had been practicing for two and a half years. He had not yet adapted to the wizards' perception of time... You know, even the worst wizard can live to be a hundred years old, and a stronger one can easily live to be two hundred years old. Of course, the Ancient One was an extraordinary wizard.
It has been almost a thousand years, but his appearance has not changed, which is quite rare among mages.
Therefore, mages never lack patience, and they can even stay up all night for months just to study a spell.
But Strange couldn't do it.
He just felt that the days passed by were like years.
They are now fighting on three fronts. On the one hand, they have to deal with those terrifying enemies from other dimensions, on the other hand, they have to repair the destroyed temple, and on the other hand, they have to defend the Hong Kong Temple. Everyone is being used like animals, which is really a test for this intern.
He didn't even have a moment's time. That was because he didn't need to fight, the other mages were even more tired.
For example, Mordo has been working non-stop for more than a hundred hours. Even for a mage, this level of strength is very terrifying. Of course, there are even more powerful kings, that is, Casillas and Ancient One. Casillas has been fighting on the front line without a moment's rest, not to mention Ancient One.
Strange estimated that if they dragged on any longer, they would be defeated before that Gur could attack.
"Patience... Strange, patience. This is your biggest problem. You always lack patience. We are Kamar-Taj, we are the last guardians of mankind. We must be patient. After all, humans have never been a patient race. They are not even willing to give a football coach some time to rebuild the team..."
By the way, I have to say here that Modu is a football fan, and a Manchester United fan. Since Ferguson retired, Manchester United has been a mess. Modu has always felt that the biggest factor in whether a team can be great is stability. A stable coach can inject great genes into a football team!
Just like Ferguson to Manchester United, his more than 20 years of coaching made the team have the same personality as him, tough and unyielding. But now? A coach is forced to leave after less than two years.
"Britain is almost finished! Mr. Mordo! I guess you won't be able to watch the Premier League anymore!"
Strange complained.
The situation in the UK is very bad right now, and the Premier League has been suspended long ago.
"No, don't underestimate the resilience of human beings. As long as things pass, time will always give us an answer."
Modu has a good attitude.
"I don't care much about what the British are like, but the current situation is indeed bad. After all, it is unlikely that either you or Ancient One will remain like this forever." Kai said something fair.
It's true that mages are very powerful, but they are not gods. No matter how powerful they are, they can't withstand such constant torture, especially Ancient One.
Every time I see her now, she looks worse.
Those powerful enemies also knew very well that they were indeed no match for Ancient One, but they could drag her down!
So Ancient One is even worse than Casillas.
"No." Mordo said with a firm look in his eyes: "I guess that bastard will come here before the two temples are rebuilt."
Mordo's guess cannot be said to be wrong.
On the contrary, it is very likely!
"Well, that's only a few days away."
Under the effect of magic, the reconstruction is indeed very fast. In a few days, the two temples will be rebuilt, and then the mages of Kamar-Taj will be liberated, and then Gol will not have much chance.
So he had to be before that.
But the enemy is not stupid, or rather, the enemy is very smart. He naturally knows more about what the mages can think of than the mages!
Therefore, from the very beginning, his target was not the three temples, or rather, destroying two temples would be enough!
His real goal.
Under the sea!
Ger is now heading towards Atlantis.
His real target is the Trident of Poseidon!
Poseidon's artifact!
As the enemy of the gods, Nar knows more about gods than anyone else. It can even be said that Nar exists to slaughter the gods. The artifact he personally created, the Black Death Sword, also contains Nar's wisdom.
It can clearly feel the presence of Poseidon's Trident.
At the same time, we also understand the real function of this thing!
The chapters are a bit messy... Mainly because the author assistant version was updated, the order was reversed, I didn't notice it... I've been feeling really bad these past few days, first I caught a cold... I guess it was the influenza A virus, then I had a toothache! It's been a few days! I didn't pay attention. Sorry!