CHAPTER 894: CHAPTER 892: JEWEL FOUNDATION PROJECT

Diamond finished her chores in the Golden Space and before leaving, she harvested several fruits from the fruit trees before leaving.

She went downstairs where she enjoyed her breakfast, and after breakfast, Auntie Janet left the villa to run some errands.

With her gone, Diamond was now alone at home and free to go wild.

She took out her fresh fruits, washed them and put them in a bowl before bringing them to the sitting room where she planned to host the broadcast.

She also brought some snacks, drinks and the like before changing her clothes into something comfortable.

She took out one drone and had it turned on.

By the time the accounts were connected and she was LIVE, Diamond was already sitting on the cushion, cross legged with the tablet in hand.

Numerous viewers poured into the several broadcast rooms, and the screens were filled with comments.

She read several of them as she greeted the fans while waiting for a while for others to come in.

After ten minutes, Diamond felt that she had gathered a lot of viewers, so she started getting into serious business.

"I will not waste too much of your time, though I do plan to broadcast like this the whole day," she said playfully, which earned her some teasing emojis from the fans.

After a small laugh, she continued, this time serious. "Before we get into any play and talk about anything fun, I want to talk about serious business first."

[What kind?]

"I want to thank everyone who attended physically or supported through the broadcast. That meant so much to me. So, thank you, JEWELS, for your support."

[You are welcome.]

[We enjoyed the concert. Please do more.]

"I wasn’t expecting to see such a large crowd. You make this lady very proud," she beamingly said, recalling the great crowds that visited the merch stalls on the following day.

A lot of merch was sold, and she was surprised by the sheer number of supporters.

"Because of your support, a lot of merch was sold, songs online were downloaded and paid for. On top of that, a lot of gifts were given, which means a lot, not just to me but to those who shall receive aid from that money."

"While talking about money, i once emphasized previously that the money earned from the sale of merch, and songs shall be used to register a foundation. Do you still remember that?"

[We haven’t forgotten.]

[I have been waiting for this for a long time.]

[Is it already registered?]

She smiled as she looked at some comments before answering, "The foundation hasn’t yet been registered but that will be done pretty soon. Today, I am here to talk about the foundation as well as show you how much we have earned from the day that the first song hit the market."

Thanks to Andrea, her records were always there and intact. Not wanting anyone in the future to accuse her of embezzling her own money that she promised to spend on the fans, she decided to expose the accounts where the money was being sent.

She wasn’t foolish enough to have the money sent into her private accounts. That would be foolish.

So, the fans, viewers and passersby who were curious about what she was about to were shocked when they saw several bank accounts statements appearing on the screen.

"You might be surprised, but fret not. On my left here, that statement is for the money earned through GOOD MUSIC," she explained as the statement slowly scrolled, showing every single transaction that came through.

[Wow! That’s a lot.]

[Is that even legit?]

[That’s true. There is no way to fake that.]

The statement was very long, but she managed to make it to the end after speeding up. As a result, when the totals were shown, the barrage went wild.

Diamond chuckled as she read the comments.

[Mama Mia. These artists make a lot of money, right?]

[Is that millions?]

[Your eyes are seeing well.]

[Haha, I didn’t know that our purchasing power was this serious?]

[Imagine that the songs are like this, then what about the merch?]

[Haha, we are about to make money. Please show us more?]

Diamond didn’t let down the fans and continued to show them the merch statement, which stunned not just the fans but those who were passing by. The trolls were so furious but what could they do?

"As you can see in the two days that the merch was sold, we managed to earn a total of $150 million, excluding any other income. That is after tax. That’s a lot of money, and truly, I am quite touched by your support."

[I have never seen so much money in my life!]

[Just how many items were these people buying?]

[Did they even leave something for us?]

Those marketing accounts holders were stunned after seeing the figures. That was a lot of money that couldn’t be earned casually and yet Diamond earned it.

Those who were her friends were in shock. As much as they were rich and capable, they paled in comparison after seeing all that.

"Indeed, that’s how much we have earned in these short few days. In total, we have almost A$200 million, and that’s part of our starting fund."

[Is this money all going to be spent on us?]

"Continuing with my matter, the money earned from such activities will be dealt with as follows. 75% shall be allocated to the foundation, while the remaining shall be allocated to the studio or the agency that represents the studio.

The studio can’t run itself, and it needs funds. I told myself that this career of mine I love so much, shall not be sponsored by my other businesses. It will fund itself. In the future, it won’t just be me but several of you talented men and women who will be part of the family.

Just give me time, and the agency will open its doors to the talented ones."

She didn’t plan to hide her allocations at all. It was her money in the first place and she was already being charitable to have the rest of it being given to others. Besides, it wasn’t cheap to record the songs, and get everything done.

The business needed to fund itself.

The fans didn’t seem bothered by that, but some trolls were busy leaving snide remarks. This time, she didn’t bother with them. She had an anti-villain talisman on her. They will be suffering consequences pretty soon.

She pretended like she wasn’t seeing them at all and focused on the positive comments where fans were celebrating having over A$100 million that will be used on them.

[But how is the foundation going to work?]

Following that question, Diamond elaborated further on her plan.

"For those who are watching me for the first time or fans who recently joined the family. As JEWELS, we have a monthly tradition where all gifts given during the period will be used for charity. None of the money will be left with me. The fans from all over the world will vote until there is one winner left, and in total, seven winners will take the prize. So far, we have done a wonderful job with the money and spread some warmth to many people.]

When that was said, the fans started bragging and even posted screenshots of when they were on the news for their charitable deeds.

With that, those who didn’t know much had some basic knowledge.

"However, you need to understand that this project only helps others instead of the fans who spend their hard-earned allowance to support me. So, I thought to myself, I should give back to the people who love me in whatever way I can.

I have always said it, though it might sound like I am bragging or just want to seek trouble. But I have money and at first, I forbid them from sending gifts but they are truly stubborn," she said with exasperation.

How could she be greedy for their money when she couldn’t even finish her own?

The fans broke into laughter, and some even showered the screen with gifts, stunning the new viewers.

"Since they are stubborn just like me. I let them be. So, I took this chance as my way of repaying the love and doing it big.

And to repay this favor, once the foundation is formed, it shall have several divisions, which I will talk about next.

The fans are divided into several age groups. Some of you are still in high school, tertiary, started working, parents and grandparents.

Some of you are single parents, disabled, homeless, sick or suffering in some way. Taking that into account, the divisions will be as follows."

The fans were excited and nervous, as they didn’t know how many divisions they would be in and whether they would qualify to receive a portion of this money in the future. Who didn’t want to be helped?

"The first division, which I believe is the most important one and not to be ignored, is education. I wasn’t much of a very good student, but I know the importance of learning.

The future lies in the hands of the kids who are currently at school, and with support, they can make the nation soar. Although some believe that education isn’t that important, considering that the lack of jobs everywhere but we can all agree that there is a difference between the learned and not.

I want to see all my fans educated, and having a future. Even if the job doesn’t come but when it does, at least the chance might come to you first. Besides, even if that isn’t the case. Can’t you start your own business?

Anyway, to make the long story short, the first division will focus on educating people. That is providing scholarships to both high schoolers and tertiary students. However, let me clear about a few things before you celebrate," she couldn’t help but say seriously after seeing the jubilant comments in the barrage.