Chapter 418 Charity Gala (1)

"Although Zhuge Guan has not been in power for long, everyone recognizes that he is a good economical player. When he was a deputy, he once solved the recognized economic problems such as triangular debt. Moreover, he reformed the tax sharing system to make the central government's financial resources and authority Therefore, some people think that it is unlikely that he will stimulate economic growth by lowering the exchange rate of the renminbi at present!"

  At the crowded charity party, Andrew, who was sitting in the second row, was quietly talking to Zhong Shi beside him. Beside them are some high-society people with bright clothes, and most of them have young faces.

  This is just an ordinary charity gala. The purpose is to donate a total of 1,000 Hope Primary Schools to Ganjiang Province in the Mainland. The expected donation is about 50 million Hong Kong dollars. I have to say that the scale and level of this charity gala are a bit small.

However, to the amazement of the reporters present, although the well-known super rich in the city hardly appeared at the party, their family successors, financial managers and even right-hand and left-hand roles all attended, and none of them were left behind. .

  In addition to the core successors of these prominent families, there are also many rare faces. The reporters present whispered for a long time, and through the exchange of information with each other, they finally found out the details of many faces before the party started. It turns out that most of these people come from the financial industry, and many of them are fund managers with tens to hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, and some of them even have funds exceeding one billion Hong Kong dollars.

It turns out that in Hong Kong's financial circles, except for a very small number of so-called "Turbo (Hong Kong stock option) Queens" and "Stock Picking Kings" who are launched for the purpose of attracting customers, most other professionals are very low-key and do not easily Show your face. This is because, firstly, it is their nature, and secondly, funds with good performance do not need publicity at all, and funds will come to them automatically.

And even more sharp-eyed reporters found Andrew, the "super stock critic" who caused a sensation in Hong Kong some time ago, and then they suddenly realized that all the talents in the financial world participated in this conference for Andrew's sake. Activities, they thought.

   When the reporters finished exchanging information and were dumbfounded, the charity party finally started.

"Ladies and gentlemen, all benevolent and benevolent people, welcome to participate in the donation love auction launched by the Hui Ai Charity Foundation tonight. I believe you have already understood that the purpose of our event today is to help poor children in Ganjiang Province in the Mainland Raise money for charity, hoping to help them finish their studies."

After the lights in the hall dimmed, a young woman in an evening gown came out on the stage directly in front of the hall. On the second floor of the hall, a beam of bright light hit her at the right time. Attracted the audience's attention.

"It should be noted that the items auctioned today are all collections donated by everyone here, and some of them are rare treasures. I would like to thank you for your generosity. Actively bid to contribute to our charitable cause."

The generous woman on the stage first made an opening remark, then smiled and waved to the back of the stage, "Today we are honored to invite Mr. Zhang Yuanchao, a senior official in charge of education in Ganjiang Province, and Mr. Wu Qiming, the deputy secretary of the Hong Kong Government Affairs Department, to come Let’s attend this charity auction together. Now, please welcome the two of you to the stage with warm applause.”

The applause immediately sounded like a tide, and then amidst the sound of Qingman's music, Zhang Yuanchao and Wu Qiming entered the venue hand in hand. After waving to the surroundings, Zhang Yuanchao took the microphone from the hostess and said, "Thank you, Miss Zhong, for your enthusiasm. Thank you for the great assistance from the Hong Kong government. Ganjiang Province is an inland province in the mainland. Its economy is not developed, and its education industry is relatively backward. Although our government has invested a lot of manpower and financial resources, it is still not as good as it should be. It is satisfactory. Therefore, I came to Hong Kong today to hope that the compatriots in Hong Kong can donate generously to help these children."

   Following his words, the screen wall consisting of several large screens behind him also lit up at the right time, and a VCR that had been recorded earlier began to play. In the video, many poor children are dressed in shabby clothes, sitting in poorly ventilated classrooms. Their schoolbags and desks are very worn out. And the teacher who taught them was also dressed in plain clothes. Although facing the camera, they cleaned up very cleanly, but they couldn't hide the difficult conditions.

  Although everything shown in the screen shocked the people present, but what is more gratifying is that no matter the students, teachers, or parents appearing in the screen, they all look full of energy. Although the conditions are not good, they are still full of optimism about the future.

Among them, a young female teacher faced the camera and said a little shyly: "Although I earn very little every month and there is almost nothing here, I can be with these children and use knowledge to change their lives. Their fate, I think all this is meaningful. I am from Yenching University, and this year is my third year working in Ganjiang Province. I hope my students can get out of this mountain and go to a wider world Go and have a look."

   Then the screen switched to the endless hills, and the lush mountains rise and fall one after another. Under the picturesque and beautiful scenery, there are figures staggering on the rugged mountain roads, the faces of children eager to go to school, and hearts hoping to change their destiny through knowledge.

  When the picture was finally frozen, there was a burst of warm applause at the party. Many of you present here know that despite the rapid economic development and the vigorous development of various businesses in the Mainland over the years, there are still many poor places. People in these places have not yet escaped poverty and still need assistance from other places.

  The best way to change poverty is not to donate money and gifts blindly, but to change their minds with knowledge. Therefore, the real change is to build Hope Primary Schools so that they and their offspring can enjoy a good educational environment.

   "Really impressive!"

Andrew leaned into Zhong Shi's ear and whispered. After a pause, he continued: "Why do I think the girl presiding over the meeting looks familiar? By the way, I seem to have seen it in your home." Twice. Her surname is also Zhong, and you are also surnamed Zhong, does it have anything to do with you?"

"She is my older sister!" Zhong Shi smiled slightly, still looking at the stage, "Hui Ai Charity Foundation was established by her, of course I want to join in. And I have donated one billion Hong Kong dollars in advance, how about it?" , Andrew, do you want to take out some too?"

  Zhong Xiaohui used to travel around the world, but soon she got tired of this kind of life. After returning to Hong Kong and talking with Zhong Shiche, she began to concentrate on doing charity work.

  Hui Ai Charity Fund raised one billion Hong Kong dollars in the first phase, and the main direction is to donate to the education cause in the mainland. These are naturally Zhong Shi's generous donations. In fact, when the money accumulated to a certain level, Zhong Shi began to reflect on his career, thinking about using the money to do more meaningful things.

  Since it can help Zhang Yuanchao's official career and can actually help children in impoverished areas, Zhong Shi asked Zhong Xiaohui to come forward and set up this private charitable foundation.

   "Me?" Andrew's face was bitter, and he deliberately changed the subject, "I will definitely shoot something today. But you also know that I am not as rich as you..."

  Zhong Shi shook his head helplessly, stopped talking, and concentrated on watching the auction on the stage.

  At this time, Zhang Yuanchao and Wu Qiming had stepped down from the stage, and the auction officially started. Now on the stage is a picture of Wen Zhengming's "Green Shady Cottage". Although it is not the original, it still sold for a price of 500,000 Hong Kong dollars.

  In an auction like this, most of the items are donated by the participants themselves, and their value is not that high. When the auction is over, most of these objects will flow back into the hands of the holders, and they have completed the purpose of donation between entering and exiting.

  The people present are well aware of this, and under normal circumstances they will not fight. Therefore, the auction progressed quickly and smoothly. By the time the auction was halfway through, the amount of donations had reached about fifteen million Hong Kong dollars.

   "The next item needs to be introduced properly."

So far, all the auction activities have gone smoothly. Zhong Xiaohui, who is hosting such an event for the first time, has also begun to enter the role. After the previous item was taken down, she said loudly, "This is a rare Northern Song Dynasty Ding The kiln glazed porcelain bowl is extremely valuable and rare, with a market price of about five million Hong Kong dollars. The donor stated that this item has a precious origin and hopes that it can be collected by someone with a destiny.”

  When Zhong Xiaohui introduced it, a strange feeling suddenly rose from Zhong Shi's heart, and his intuition told him that this porcelain bowl might be related to him. Soon, a three-foot-long and wide box was carried up by Zhong Xiaohui's assistant. The outside of the box was tightly wrapped in red cloth, making it difficult to see the items inside.

  The next moment, when all the eyes of the audience were focused on the box, Zhong Shi heard Andrew exclaiming in a low voice: "That... that person is not..."

   It's just that at this time, Zhong Shi was focusing all his attention on the box, and had no time to pay attention to what Andrew said. After Zhong Xiaohui put the box in place, she opened the red cloth in front of everyone's eyes, and a boxy glass shield appeared in front of everyone. Inside, a fist-sized porcelain bowl was quietly lying there.

   "It really is it!"

  Zhong Shi squinted his eyes, looked carefully for a long time, and finally confirmed that the porcelain bowl on the stage was the Dingyao porcelain bowl he sold back then.

  After Zhong Shi was reborn, although he was full of money-making plans, he suffered from not having the first pot of gold on hand. But by chance, he discovered that the bowl he was eating at home turned out to be a precious Ding kiln porcelain. Later, he sold the bowl to Liao Chengde, and only then began his journey of making money.

  Times have changed. At this time, Zhong Shi is already one of the few rich men in Hong Kong, and even the world, and this small bowl reappeared in front of him. Out of a certain psychology, Zhong Shi secretly made up his mind in his heart that he must take down this Dingyao porcelain bowl.

  When this bowl was sold back then, Zhong Xiaohui didn't know about it. She just heard that her family sold an antique. So now even if the "treasure of wealth" is placed in front of her, she still doesn't know it.

   "Zhong Sheng, look at the person standing next to your sister, is she..."

   Just when Zhong Shi secretly made up his mind, Andrew on the side was already scratching his head anxiously, and said in Zhong Shi's ear several times.

"what?"

  Zhong Shi gave Andrew a dissatisfied look, and then followed his gaze towards the stage, and suddenly found a familiar figure standing beside Zhong Xiaohui, looking around the audience with a smile on his face.

   "It turned out to be her!" For a while, Zhong Shi was stunned, looking at the Yichen Yixi face on the stage, speechless in a daze.

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