rebirth of change

After dinner, after sending Du Mingkang back to the room, Huang Zhenhua and Tan Changguo left, and Chen Jundong also left. Because there was a temporary foreign affairs mission, only Chen Kangjie and Ouyang Zhenhua accompanied Du Mingkang in the living room of his suite chat. ╞ Chinese? ╡

"Actually, I've heard of you," Du Mingkang said directly to Chen Kangjie after Du Mingkang's life secretary put away three cups of tea and left.

"Old Du, you've heard of me." Chen Kangjie didn't expect Du Mingkang to say that from the very beginning.

"Yes, once when I was talking about work with Comrade Zhibang, he mentioned you, and I was very interested in you at that time."

"Hehe, Uncle Zhao must be making fun of me, or flattering me, it must be like this."

"Hey, Comrade Zhibang didn't make fun of you, and he didn't flatter you. Today I saw it with my own eyes. Comrade Zhibang and I have known each other for more than ten years. When he was in the League Central Committee, we had dealings. He is I won't talk nonsense," Du Mingkang said calmly and sophisticatedly.

Du Mingkang's words pointed out that he had a good relationship with Zhao Zhibang. Chen Kangjie really didn't know about this, because Zhao Zhibang didn't mention it to him.

In other words, when the central government promotes important people to important positions, it will consult the opinions of all parties. Although the majority are symbolic, it does not mean that they are useless. If all the fraternal parties oppose a certain person, the central government will not would take such a big shame.

"Hehe, Uncle Zhao is indeed such a person, he doesn't talk too much nonsense and is dedicated to his work," Chen Kangjie could only say in line.

"Just now Mr. Ouyang said that he wanted to ask me for something. I don't know what it is." Now that the relationship has been shortened, it is very natural for Du Mingkang to ask later.

"That's right, Mr. Du, we are!!!" Ouyang Zhenhua said.

"Mr. Ouyang, just call me Mr. Du, I'm not old, haha," Du Mingkang said jokingly.

"Yes, Mr. Du is in the prime of his life. If he is really old, then the things we entrusted will be ruined." Chen Kangjie also joked with a smile.

"Haha, yes, Mr. Du, that's how it is. We plan to set up an independent think tank called the Yangtze River Society. We would like to invite you to lead it. Let's see if it is suitable." Ouyang Zhenhua said after changing his words.

"Independent think tank, the Yangtze River Society, what is your goal!!!", Du Mingkang pondered deeply.

"We have no special purpose, especially no political purpose, otherwise we would not be called an independent think tank. We just hope to have an institution that gathers a group of experts and scholars with a free spirit to discuss some political, economic, and cultural aspects of our country and the world. We think it is very valuable to conduct independent research on issues such as strategy, international relations, science and technology, etc. We hope that its research results can be distinguished from government policy research institutions and general research institutes of universities, and stand completely on the basis of history. and reality, and seek the real truth and laws from the perspective of the country and the world," Chen Kangjie explained.

"Although the Yangtze River Society we want to establish is funded by us, we don't want to interfere with the research direction and topics of the society. It is entirely up to the society to decide. Relatively speaking, we prefer the type of Woodrow Wilson International Scholars Center," Chen Kangjie Seriously said.

"Hehe, almost all foreign think tanks set up a board of directors, and the board of directors will determine research topics and allocate funds. Don't you have any plans for this?" Du Mingkang asked with a smile.

"Ah." Although Chen Kangjie proposed the idea of ​​establishing a think tank, he didn't really understand the operation of the think tank.

No matter how smart Chen Kangjie is, it is impossible for him to learn all the knowledge, not to mention that as he gets busier, he has less time for reading.

"Hehe, I didn't expect it, right? How much money are you planning to invest in this think tank?" Du Mingkang looked very relaxed.

"US$40 billion" was reached by Ouyang Zhenhua on his behalf.

"Ah." Now it was Du Mingkang's turn to be surprised, and he jumped up from the sofa.

"I heard it right." Du Mingkang couldn't believe his ears, and confirmed it again.

"You heard me right. I really plan to use 40 billion US dollars to set up a foundation. The research funds of the Yangtze River Society will come from here. The money can also be used for some relatively safe investments to ensure a reasonable return." Chen Kangjie explained with certainty.

"Wow, you guys are really good at it. Did you know that the top ten think tanks in the United States only spend more than 4 million U.S. dollars a year in research funding? On average, a think tank spends more than 4000 million U.S. dollars a year. You actually took out 40 billion U.S. dollars. Do you know, the research fee of the State Development Research Center is less than [-] million a year, which is beyond my imagination," Du Mingkang said in surprise.

"Hey, we really haven't thought about this," Chen Kangjie smiled embarrassedly, "But the early ones abroad were established seven or eighty years ago, and the late ones were established two to 80 years ago. We are not behind It’s a lot, and if you want to catch up, you have to spend money.”

"That's right," Du Mingkang folded his arms and sat down in thought.

"As for the board of directors you mentioned, I think we don't want it anymore, because we don't want to control the research direction and research topics of the society. Of course, we may also commission some research, which is another matter. And inheritance, you can establish a multidisciplinary selection committee. This selection committee will confirm which research is valuable, and then decide how much to allocate. You can also set the management charter yourself, including the authority and generation of the chairman, etc. It is prudent , within a period of time, for the safety of funds, and not to cause unnecessary speculation and panic, the foundation established with 40 billion US dollars will be managed by the person we designate. After all, this is not a small amount. From a legal point of view, this The sum of money belongs to the Yangtze River Society, and this foundation is also a subsidiary institution of the Yangtze River Society. As for how much money the foundation allocates to the research field every year, it is up to the chairman to decide.” After some quick thinking, Chen Kangjie said this Segment words.

Although Chen Kangjie did not set up the so-called board of directors, the money is still temporarily controlled by himself. As long as he controls the money, other things are not a problem. As for how long the money is controlled, it depends entirely on the future development of the Yangtze River Society. It can be said that Chen Kangjie still wants to exert some influence when necessary.

Du Mingkang also understood what Chen Kangjie meant, but he couldn't object. He admitted that what Chen Kangjie said was reasonable. If the outside world knew that their think tank had such ample funds, many people would have a lot of associations and assumptions. From the ordinary thinking point of view, with so much money, it is understandable that you don't want to put it in your hands all at once.

"Well, it's possible to do this." Du Mingkang nodded, "By the way, where did you get so much money?".

"Hehe, does it matter? If we say it was snatched, believe it or not." Chen Kangjie said with a smile as he picked up his tea.

"Haha, yes, it seems that I'm a bit presumptuous and foul." Du Mingkang shook his head, and he felt that he really shouldn't ask this question like this.

Judging from Du Mingkang's words, Zhao Zhibang did not tell him all the details of Chen Kangjie.

"It's not about presumptuousness and foul play, Mr. Du, none of our money was obtained illegally. It seems that domestically, there is no way to obtain so much money illegally, right?" Ouyang Zhenhua said resolutely.

"Okay, if you really believe in me and let me take this leadership position, I'll do it, when can I start working." Du Mingkang no longer entangled in the source of funds, and readily agreed.

Being able to manage such an institution and have sufficient funds to do research that you like is a dream for every true scholar. What's more, once the foundation of this institution is laid well in the early stage, it will serve future generations and the world. The country has left behind a huge amount of wealth, which can also expand the internal and external influence of the country's soft power. Mr. Du Mingkang is well aware of this.

"Mr. Du, it seems that this is up to you to decide. You can start work at any time, but it seems that your first task is to establish this organization and platform, hahaha," Ouyang Zhenhua said heartily.

"This coincides with Xiaojie's idea, stay away from the capital and the coast," Ouyang Zhenhua echoed.

"There are fewer constraints like this. Heroes see the same thing. Anyway, I have retired, so I should do something I want to do." Du Mingkang pointed to Chen Kangjie.

"Then thank you in advance. We hope that this society will remain open. Whether it is an official or a lawyer, whether it is a scholar or an ordinary student, whether it is a foreigner or a native, as long as you have the ability to do research, as long as you can maintain independence. It can be accepted, and the rest will be left to you, old man." Chen Kangjie stood up and walked forward.