Charlie didn’t expect Zoey to reject him as soon as he brought the cooperation up. However, it’s impossible for him to so easily admit defeat. His response was swift:
[I thought you were in the United States, why are you now in Syria?]
Zoey replied:
[Some of my college classmates and I came together to make a movie. It’s a documentary about war. We’re prepared to use the documentary as an opportunity to launch an anti-war charity fund.]
Charlie hurriedly said: [If Miss Riley is interested in an anti-war charity fund, I can personally donate a large sum of money: If you’re able to cooperate with me for a period of time, then I can donate 30 million dollars to your charity fund.]
Charlie said again:
[To be honest with you, a financial genius like you shouldn’t be in Syria, shooting war documentaries. Professional talents should do professional things, not make documentaries. Leave that to a professional documentary team. Financial talents like yourself should do everything possible to create more jobs and wealth for society.]
Zoey Riley replied:
[Mr. Wade, what you’ve said makes sense, but to be honest, the situation in Syria is very dangerous. Even many professional documentary filming teams are unwilling to go deep into the conflict and film from the front lines of war.
We’ve also seen some of the European and American documentary team’s methods of filming. They generally try to stay as far from the front line as possible. Their shooting angles are also very narrow, and don’t show the full impact of war. They praise and glorify the war! It is impossible for people outside to realize how cruel wars are when events are filmed by such people, it makes it impossible for people living in a peaceful age to realize the meaning ‘of anti-war.’]
Charlie said immediately:
[Miss Riley, would you consider this? I can personally sponsor your team 20 million dollars to better help your team shoot this documentary, but I only have one request. Miss Riley, you can’t stay in Syria anymore. The money goes to your team, but you have to come to Aurous Hills to help me establish my ocean transportation business. What do you think?]
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