Reborn in the red age

"President Liu, what do you think of this Li Qingfeng?"

Jiao Zhijie was holding the cooperation documents sent by the Lemon Company, and for a moment he was confused about what Li Qingfeng wanted to do.

Chairman Liu frowned and shook his head slowly: "It's hard to say. He donated the full amount and put our name on the project. For a moment, I don't know what he is going to do."

"So do you think we should agree to this?"

"We have to agree. Our honorary president called and asked us to cooperate with Lemon Company's publicity. We should show our faces in front of foreign reporters and show the image and strength of our China Charity Association to the world, so as to enhance our international reputation."

Although he had the instructions from the honorary president, Jiao Zhijie still had some doubts: "But, President, is there any trap here? I always feel that Li Qingfeng is not a simple person. He is doing charity so ostentatiously this time and even dragging us into it. I always feel that something is wrong."

It has to be said that as someone who has had contact with Li Qingfeng, Jiao Zhijie's feeling is right. The charity gala prepared by Li Qingfeng is a stage specially set up for the Charity Federation, and they are waiting for them to perform.

Li Qingfeng was planning to trick the Charity Federation, so naturally he had to throw out a hook for them to take the bait. As long as they accepted Li Qingfeng's invitation to cooperate, their Charity Federation would be the fish on Li Qingfeng's hook.

When facing foreign journalists at the charity gala, Qingfeng Li can do whatever he wants to them as long as he stands on the moral high ground.

"A trap?" Chairman Liu didn't care at all about what Jiao Zhijie said, "Even if there is one, so what? As long as Li Qingfeng pays out real money and the education and welfare in poor areas can be improved, it's worth it for us. This is our political achievement."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Knowing that it was impossible to do so, Jiao Zhijie could only bite the bullet and nod his head and agree: "As for the foreign journalists' interviews, I need to prepare in advance and organize some project information and data to show the world our charity results."

Chairman Liu attached great importance to this matter as it concerns the country's reputation. He immediately said seriously: "Well, this is very important. In addition, communicate with Lemon Company to see if they have any other publicity plans. We must keep pace."

At this point, President Liu paused and concluded in a firm tone: "This cooperation must succeed, not fail."

Now that things have come to this, what can Jiao Zhijie say? The boss above has said so. Even if there is a fire pit ahead, he has to jump in. He just hopes that the pit dug by Li Qingfeng is not too deep or too big.

Before the charity gala started, as the host who came up with this dirty trick, Mou Qizhong even ignored his own money-making business and stayed at Li Qingfeng's place for the past two days, waiting to see what the result would be.

After receiving the cooperation news from the Charity Federation, the two looked at each other and both showed obscene smiles.

Mu Qizhong flicked the information in his hand and asked with a smile: "Brother, what are you going to do? Send them to the mountainous area to teach for a few months to teach them a lesson, or let them go for a year or two?"

"Look at what you said. What do you mean by I should teach them a lesson? It is obvious that they took the initiative to devote themselves to the cause of education in the mountainous area, bringing hope and knowledge to those poor children and changing the fate of poor children in the mountainous area. This is such a great act. How come it has changed its meaning in your mouth? It's as if I were plotting against them." Li Qingfeng glanced at Mou Qizhong and said dissatisfiedly.

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Mou Qizhong was stunned at first, then he reacted and looked at Li Qingfeng strangely. Well, is this the legendary whore who still needs to build a memorial archway for herself?
"Ahem, that's right." Mou Qizhong cleared his throat and continued, following Li Qingfeng's words, "Since it is a great act, then of course the whole world must know about it. At the charity gala, we must highlight the dedication of the people from the Charity Federation and let foreign journalists report it well."

"Of course, we must pay the highest respect and give the loudest applause to this selfless and fearless spirit."

Having said that, thinking of his arrangements for the party, Li Qingfeng could no longer hold back and let out a strange laugh of "hehehehe" from the corner of his mouth.

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He Guangqin, who was outside the door, heard the strange noises coming from the office and couldn't help but frowning. What was going on? How come there was suddenly a duck?

As time goes by, the charity gala is finally about to begin.

After receiving the signal from above, the cooperation on the nutritious meal project between the Lemon Company and the Charity Federation was widely publicized. It was reported not only in newspapers but also on television.

Charity galas are often seen in Hong Kong films, but at that time in China, this form of donation model had not yet appeared.

Ordinary people are full of curiosity about this new charity model, and people on the streets are discussing this 10 billion yuan charity gala.

The reputation has been spread, and the TV stations will also broadcast this event live simultaneously.

On the afternoon of the day when the live broadcast began, the people living near the Huaxin Building had dinner early, brought their stools and fans, and went downstairs to watch the fun.

Although I can't go in, it's okay to take a look downstairs. Anyway, I'm free and I'll just watch TV and go to bed at home, so I might as well come here and join in the fun.

Although nighttime entertainment has begun to rise these days, it has little to do with ordinary people. Drinking and dancing with girls is an activity for the rich, while ordinary people are still the same as before, at most watching TV before going to bed at night.

One hour before the party was about to start, Jiao Zhijie and his colleagues arrived at the party venue on time. They got out of the car and looked at the Huaxin Building towering into the sky. They felt a little uneasy in their hearts, as if something bad was going to happen tonight.

In his heart, he already felt somewhat regretful for secretly instructing a small publishing house to publish an article in the newspaper satirizing Qingfeng Li some time ago.

Those tabloids were either disbanded or shut down. Qingfeng Li was so ruthless, could he spare me, the mastermind behind the scenes?
"Vice President Jiao, why are you standing there? Come in quickly. It's not easy for us to come to Huaxin Building. We must take a good look today to see if it's as magical as the legend says."

"Yes, yes, this is the Huaxin Building, the most high-end office building in the country. I heard that there are food, drinks, entertainment and other things inside, and they are all free. I couldn't come in before, but today I finally have a chance to come in, so I must take a good look at it later."

Jiao Zhijie, who had been standing still without moving, came to his senses at the urging of his colleagues, glanced at the crowd watching the excitement around him, forced a smile, and walked into the door of Huaxin Building with gritted teeth.

"Come on, hurry up. Why are you dawdling so long? It's just a party. You're not allowed to speak on stage. Why are you taking so long?"

In the one-bedroom lounge in the office, Li Qingfeng, who was sitting on the sofa, looked at the time on his watch from time to time, and urged Hu Jiabao who was changing clothes in the room. Many of the guests who came to the party brought their families with them. With so many women, it was natural that the diplomacy of the ladies would be indispensable. Hu Jiabao naturally had to attend this party.

Hu Jiabao, who had changed his clothes at Li Qingfeng's urging, walked out of the room, glared at Li Qingfeng, and said unhappily, "Why are you urging me? How long does it take to change clothes? You started urging me as soon as I walked in. Isn't it still early?"

They have known each other for twenty years and have been married for thirteen or fourteen years. No matter how beautifully Hu Jiabao dresses up, she is no longer attractive to Li Qingfeng now.

After just a glance at Hu Jiabao's attire today, Li Qingfeng looked away. After giving Hu Jiabao a few simple instructions, the couple went downstairs hand in hand to the venue for today's meeting.

At this time, the venue was basically full, crowded with people, and people chatting with each other everywhere.

All the well-known private enterprise bosses in China attended today's charity gala, and there were also many Western faces in the venue.

In addition to those who make a living with Li Qingfeng and companies founded by Stanford alumni, international giants such as Intel, IBM, and Nokia also sent representatives. Many domestic business owners went to chat with these foreigners, and the scene was quite international.

Li Qingfeng glanced at the location of the Charity Federation, smiled slightly, and then shifted his gaze away from there, leading Hu Jiabao to start selectively greeting the invited guests.

"Teacher Ma, you are here too."

When he came to the table of international friends, he ignored the foreigners who stood up to greet him, but smiled and spoke to Jack Ma who was talking to the foreigners in English.

Jack Ma, who was a man of great eloquence, had just confused this group of foreigners, but suddenly he saw them all standing up. He thought that he had said something so brilliant that they all stood up and applauded.

Just as I was feeling secretly proud of myself, I heard a noise coming from behind. I turned around and saw why these foreigners stood up.

Jack Ma immediately extended his right hand to shake hands with Li Qingfeng and his wife. He complimented Hu Jiabao a few times before answering Li Qingfeng's question: "Teacher Li has made such a big fuss, how can I not come? I have to come to learn from this charity event. You may not know that I also want to do charity and educate, but I am unable to do so, so I have not put it into action."

“Do what you can. Every bit of your kindness is precious. No matter how big or small your action is, it is helping charity.”

Li Qingfeng smiled and said a few words of encouragement. He exchanged a few words with the foreigners at the table. After getting to know each other, he returned the initiative to Jack Ma, and he and Hu Jiabao went to the next table to continue.

After watching Li Qingfeng leave, Jack Ma smiled slightly and continued to fool people with the previous topic, but he added Li Qingfeng's name to his next fooling, saying that his project was a project that even Li Qingfeng was optimistic about.

I don't know whether this kind of propaganda is effective or Jack Ma is really capable, but before the charity banquet even started, he had already used his eloquence to bring in several corporate publicity orders worth $100,000 for the newly-made Yellow Pages, as well as investment intentions involving millions of dollars.

Jack Ma's small Internet company with total assets of 100,000 yuan, which was about to go bankrupt, suddenly made a fortune.

At exactly eight o'clock, as the cameras were in place and the host came on stage, the audience gradually quieted down and everyone's eyes were focused on the stage.

“Dear guests, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this charity gala. This is a night of love and hope, a stage to showcase the great love of the world.”

Tonight's hosts are Ni Xi, who was transferred from CCTV, and Cheng Qian, who was her partner in last year's Spring Festival Gala.

The two of them are worthy of being national-level hosts. Their level is quite high and their language is very contagious. The two of them sang in unison and set the atmosphere on the scene just right.

After the opening speech, Ni Xiping said in her gentle and affectionate voice: "On this night full of love, we would like to invite one of the initiators of this charity gala, President Liu of the Charity Federation, to come on stage and tell us about their persistence and dedication in the charity road."

Chairman Liu, who had been prepared for this, stood up from his chair with a flushed face when he heard his name being called by the host, and walked onto the stage amid the applause of the crowd.

After he got on stage, he cleared his throat pretentiously and began to recite his speech: "Dear friends, the Charity Federation has always been committed to bringing warmth to those in need. Our footprints are all over various impoverished areas. Whether it is disaster relief or poverty alleviation, we are always there. This nutritious meal project in cooperation with Lemon Company is an important step for us to pay attention to the growth of children in poor areas."

Chairman Liu spoke passionately on the stage, and Hu Jiabao wrinkled his nose and whispered, "How come he was the one on stage and they didn't pay a dime? How can they say it's a collaboration?"

"They didn't contribute money, but they did contribute people. It's only right that they be allowed to speak on stage," Qingfeng Li said meaningfully.

"Someone? Who?"

“You’ll know in a minute.”

After President Liu finished his long speech, Ni Xi began to follow the process that had been rehearsed in advance to start the next step.

After the representatives of poor children from the mountainous areas and celebrities came on stage to perform, the first and only donation of the night began.

There was an enthusiastic donation on the spot. Even though Li Qingfeng told them in advance that it was just a token of appreciation, they still donated generously. Even Jack Ma, who didn't have much money in his pocket, gritted his teeth and donated 10,000 yuan.

Donations from domestic companies alone amounted to 200 million yuan, of which Mou Qizhong alone donated 30 million yuan, the highest amount of all.

The foreign companies that were invited also donated a lot, some donated 500,000, some donated 1 million, and the total donation was more than 10 million US dollars, which is more than 100 million yuan when converted into national currency.

After the donation was completed, Li Qingfeng and Chairman Liu went on stage to make summary speeches. When Li Qingfeng proposed to donate at least 10 billion yuan for the nutrition meal program in the next 15 years, the audience burst into warm applause.

Standing on the stage and looking at Jiao Zhijie who was applauding below, Li Qingfeng curled up the corner of his mouth into a smile, and then put the microphone back to his mouth to prepare to speak.

Jiao Zhijie's heart skipped a beat and his face turned pale instantly. He thought to himself: It's over, Qingfeng Li is going to use his ultimate move. (End of this chapter)