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What is the current situation of the person who took the initiative to donate two "Old Summer Palace Animal Heads"?

The Old Summer Palace was burned down, and the loss of the twelve zodiac animals made the Chinese people sad, although the seven major zodiac animals have been discovered and most of them have returned to their hometowns. But the process of their return to their hometown is not a good one. Most of them are obtained through auctions from foreign collectors. This method makes the Chinese people angry. After all, these animal heads originally belong to the end of the world. According to the right of ownership, they should be returned to the country free of charge. China. But most of them were obtained at auction, which means that some of them were returned by others on their own initiative. So, how is the person who returned the "Old Summer Palace Beast Head" doing now?

In 2013, Henry took the initiative to donate rat and rabbit heads on behalf of his family. His behavior moved China. Six years later, Henry's actions once again let people see his dedication to cultural relics and collections. cherish. Some time ago, the spire of Notre Dame de Paris was burned down. This incident was heartbreaking. However, heartache can not save anything now. All the officials can do is try their best to reduce the damage and repair the spire as quickly as possible. When this restoration project was proposed, everyone discovered that Notre Dame had no money to repair it, and repair funds became the most thorny issue.

No one expected that Notre Dame de Paris would be out of money, because almost every tourist attraction in China charges expensive admission fees, so it is impossible to be out of money. But Notre Dame de Paris is different. It does not charge any fees. Only visitors who want to enter the rose window of the spire will be charged a 10-euro entrance fee. Moreover, Notre Dame de Paris has also signed a relevant agreement and can only accept a maximum of 4 million yuan in donations each year. In addition, Notre Dame de Paris has been repaired many times before, large and small, and most of these donations have been used for this. Now of course there is no money. .

Seeing this situation, Henri Pinault once again stepped in to help. He decided to donate 100 million euros to help repair Notre Dame de Paris. In his opinion, the protection of cultural relics is more important than anything else, otherwise he would not have restored it in the first place. The two animal heads are returned to China, where they will receive more careful care after all. Henry Pino had the same attitude towards Notre Dame. All they could do was donate and leave the rest to professionals.

For the impression of Henri Pinault, in addition to his voluntary donation of cultural relics that is touching, his iron-blooded skills are also impressive. When he was first recognized as the chairman of PPR Company, he decisively sold the department store purchased by his father. Although the sale price was very handsome, it was US$1 billion, and although the department store's profits at the time were also very considerable. However, the department store market did not work well after that, and Henri Pinault's first decision proved his ability.

Today, PPR company has developed increasingly stably under his control, and he himself has become the second richest man in France, with a net worth of US$30.6 billion.

However, the editor believes that as a wealthy businessman with selfless dedication, he really deserves our praise!