Many people develop a very strange thought when seeking help from others—
Why won't you help me? It's clearly easy for you!
But they always overlook another question behind that one—
Why should I help you?
Even if it's easy for me! People always tend to make choices and judgments that benefit themselves, which leads to all sorts of unnecessary trouble—for example, the illusion of being hurt because "you can do it, but you won't"! This gives rise to all kinds of conflicts that were unnecessary and should never have existed in the first place.
From Landa's perspective, Lin Qi didn't even need to offer any tangible money to help her. All he had to do was say a word and make a statement of support.
Or he could introduce her to a few congressmen. As long as those congressmen publicly expressed their support for her work, the obstacles within the feminism organizations would be swept away! Never mind how difficult the capitalists trying to prevent Landa from taking over would be. The true top-tier financial powers in this world—or, lowering the standard a little, the upper-middle-class financial powers and the middle-class capitalists—none of them were particularly willing to support an organization like the feminism movement!
Because they were the true rulers of society. They understood better than anyone that society revolved around men.
They wouldn't do anything foolish that turned them into "outsiders." Everyone accepted the idea that men came first. If you ran off to support feminism, wouldn't that mean opposing the mainstream?
Of course, allowing the feminism movement to exist and develop was based on the gradual awakening of women in society. It wasn't impossible to give women a higher status, but it had to be done according to the rules, in the proper order.
For those