Reborn in the red age

Under the light, the smile on Qingfeng Li's lips looked particularly meaningful.

After scanning the crowd, Qingfeng Li cleared his throat and spoke slowly into the microphone: "We are gathered here tonight to provide tangible help to the children in the poor mountainous areas. So many companies and caring people have generously donated money and raised a lot of donations, but how to spend the money and how to do things, there must be a rule."

“Charity is not just about spending money. Money can indeed solve many problems, but the lack of educational resources in mountainous areas cannot be solved by money alone.”

"Money can buy books and teaching materials, but it can't buy knowledge or teachers willing to go to the mountains to teach children."

Having said this, Li Qingfeng stopped and looked in the direction of Jiao Zhijie again. Seeing Jiao Zhijie with a pale face, Li Qingfeng felt relieved.

Brother, although I am a generous person, I can ignore the fact that you scolded me and not retaliate.

But you can't scold me, take my money, and then continue to ruin my reputation.

Now we have to talk about this in detail.

With a slight smile, he turned to President Liu and said, "President Liu, the Charity Federation has always been the mainstay of our charity work, and it also bears an important responsibility in this nutritious meal plan."

"I know that the Charity Federation has many caring and capable members. They are all intellectuals who are urgently needed in mountainous areas. Many of them are college graduates. If they can all devote themselves to the cause of supporting education, the urgently needed educational resources in mountainous areas can be enriched instantly."

"For the children, this is an opportunity to change their destiny. For the Charity Federation, it is also the best way to fulfill its mission. Don't you agree?"

The muscles on his face twitched slightly at this moment. He knew that Li Qingfeng was trying to defeat him. Now that things had come to this, if he did not agree in front of domestic and foreign reporters and cameras, he would undoubtedly be destroying his own image, and the brand of the Charity Federation would be ruined.

Chairman Liu was no fool. When Li Qingfeng mentioned the lack of teachers in the mountainous areas, he knew what he was planning.

Originally, Jiao Zhijie said that Li Qingfeng was not a good person. He gave him such a big benefit for no reason, so he must have some ulterior motive.

He did not take it too seriously at the time, and only thought about improving the international reputation of the Charity Federation and making some political achievements. He never imagined that Li Qingfeng had dug a big hole and was going to bury their entire Charity Federation.

After a short silence, President Liu laughed dryly and said, "Mr. Li's idea is good. Our Charity Federation has always been concerned about the issue of educational resources in mountainous areas. However, we still need to think about this matter of teaching in the long run. After all, it involves many aspects and requires a meeting to discuss."

How could Qingfeng Li let him play the game of procrastination? Before he could finish his speech, he interrupted him and said, "Chairman Liu, charity is a matter of urgency. We were poor before and could do nothing in the face of such a situation. We could only delay it and wait until we had money to solve it in the future."

"Now that we are not short of money, we can't let our charity projects stagnate because of a lack of teachers, right? We can't enjoy the praise from all walks of life while turning a blind eye to key issues."

"As a leader in charity, if the Charity Federation backs down at this time, what will those entrepreneurs who have donated money and shown love think? What will our foreign friends who have placed high hopes on us think?"

When saying the last sentence, Li Qingfeng glanced at the foreign reporters below and threatened them directly.

At this time, the country still attaches great importance to the opinions of foreigners and actively seeks international recognition. If President Liu dares to say no in front of the camera, he will be in trouble when he returns.

Not only will his superiors not let him off, but he will also be cursed by those below him. He might even be hit with a club if he walks on the street.

Now he is forced to make a choice: is being a staff member of the Charity Federation more important, or is his own hat more important?

The people in the audience also noticed something was wrong and realized that Qingfeng Li was stirring up trouble and wanted to get everyone from the Charity Federation to teach in the mountainous areas.

People all come here for Qingfeng Li's sake, so what does the Charity Association count as?
After realizing this, domestic bosses headed by Mou Qizhong stood up one after another and used righteousness to force Chairman Liu on the stage to express his position. Even the foreign devils began to wave flags and cheer after being reminded by others.

Looking at the Chinese and foreign business owners who kept standing up in the audience, President Liu felt like he was being roasted on a fire, and his back was soaked with sweat.

He glared fiercely at Jiao Zhijie, who was already trembling in fear in the audience, and cursed him a thousand times in his heart. After cursing Jiao Zhijie, he cursed Li Qingfeng, and the cursing voice in his heart never stopped.

Under pressure, President Liu gritted his teeth and tried to struggle again: "Teacher Li, you are right. Charity work cannot be delayed. Our charity is willing to actively participate in the teaching plan. However, this will take some time to arrange properly. After all, it involves the lives and work of many members."

Without waiting for Li Qingfeng to speak, John, the UNESCO representative of the League of Nations who had received a bribe of US$10,000 from Li Qingfeng, stood up and helped Li Qingfeng put pressure on President Liu in English: "President Liu, this is a very meaningful action. Your Charity Federation should bravely shoulder its due responsibilities. The whole world is looking forward to seeing your positive actions."

John's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Chairman Liu's face turned extremely ugly. He never expected the situation to develop like this. Now he was not only forced by Li Qingfeng, but also pressured by John, the representative of the League of Nations.

If it were in China, it would be easy. They could just pretend to be dead and no one could do anything to them.

President Liu could not ignore the pressure from abroad, especially from the League of Nations. Looking in the direction of the members of the Charity Federation below the stage, President Liu's eyes were full of helplessness.

Under the incredulous eyes of the charity members, President Liu took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice into the microphone: "Since everyone is so looking forward to it, our charity has decided to immediately arrange the relevant matters of supporting education and organize members to devote themselves to the cause of supporting education in mountainous areas as soon as possible."

Li Qingfeng nodded in satisfaction, winked at a white reporter in the front row, and began to praise Chairman Liu for his sense of justice and the Charity Federation for being a role model in the public welfare sector.

After Li Qingfeng finished praising him, Chairman Liu, who was worried that Li Qingfeng would have another trick up his sleeve, wanted to step down quickly.

But before he could finish his words, the foreign reporter arranged by Li Qingfeng immediately stood up and began to ask questions: "President Liu, I am a reporter from the BBC, what is the specific schedule of your charity association's teaching support plan this time? How many members will you send to teach? Do you have a specific number?"

"Chairman Liu, please answer this reporter's question," Li Qingfeng said with a smile as he stopped Chairman Liu who was about to run away.

"Well, as soon as possible, we need to hold a meeting to discuss the specific time, and we need to go back and do a statistics on the number of people to see how many comrades have volunteered to go to the mountainous areas to teach."

"How soon is as soon as possible?"

"This... within a week"

"When you say voluntary registration, am I to understand that if there are no volunteers, you will not send volunteers?"

"Of course not. Our comrades in the Charity Federation are still very loving and dedicated. Even if there are not enough volunteers, we will make overall arrangements to ensure the smooth implementation of the teaching program."

Under Kak's relentless questioning, President Liu, who had remained calm, gradually turned pale, with beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. He clenched his fists and tried to stay calm. "How many volunteers will be sent?"

"I'm sorry I can't answer this question for now. We need to hold a meeting to discuss this before we can come to a conclusion."

After receiving Li Qingfeng's signal, the foreign reporter did not let go of Chairman Liu and continued to ask, "Do you have an approximate number of people in mind? According to the personnel list released by the Charity Federation, you are a very large organization with more than 20 million members and more than 100,000 formal employees in China. Can you send 10% of your employees to the poor mountainous areas to carry out teaching activities this time?"

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After Kak's constant questioning, he finally made President Liu face the camera and guaranteed that the number of people dispatched this time would not be less than 5,000.

He also guaranteed that the Charity Federation headquarters would set an example by sending half of its employees, led by the vice president himself, to the mountainous areas to carry out a five-year teaching program.

After hearing the assurances from the stage, the members of the Charity Federation below the stage were in an uproar, and many of them had horrified looks on their faces. They had never expected that things would develop to this point.

At least five thousand people, and the headquarters will send half of the employees to go into the mountains. Isn't this a matter of life and death? Several people with weaker psychological endurance have already started to wipe their tears.

Now, in front of the camera, they didn't dare to make any noise. They could only stare at the culprit Jiao Zhijie who was sitting in front of them with murderous eyes.

Feeling the murderous gazes behind him, Jiao Zhijie felt uneasy as he sat on the stool. He didn't need to think about it, who else could be the vice president that President Liu mentioned except himself?

I have been in the mountains for five years, without food or water. I am almost fifty years old this year. When I come back in five years, this will be the end of my life.

He was filled with remorse. He had never expected Qingfeng Li to be so cruel. He was not afraid of offending the Charity Federation at all and was trying to trick the people in the Charity Federation to death.

If I had known earlier, I should not have asked someone to write a short article in the newspaper to mock Li Qingfeng.

The charity gala ended successfully with the people from the Charity Federation looking as if they had died.

"Hahaha, Jiabao, did you see those people's expressions? I was laughing so hard, I almost couldn't hold back my laughter on the stage."

Some were happy and some were sad. Unlike the people from the Charity Federation, Li Qingfeng laughed heartily after the meeting.

Hu Jiabao, who didn't know the inside story, patted Li Qingfeng, who was laughing wildly with his hands covering his stomach, and asked with a frown, "What's wrong with you today? Why are you targeting the people of the Charity Federation like this?"

"Because they are not good people and they have offended me. If I don't target them, who should I target?" Li Qingfeng stopped smiling and explained to Hu Jiabao.

"Not a good person? And I offended you? What's going on?"

“It’s not about the 100,000 yuan donation.”

Li Qingfeng explained the whole story, and Hu Jiabao's face turned red with anger. He was even angrier than Li Qingfeng. He clenched his fists and criticized those people for their dishonesty. In the end, Li Qingfeng was needed to comfort Hu Jiabao.

After instructing Sun Aidang to send the calmed-down Hu Jiabao home, Li Qingfeng changed his clothes and started the second party.

Domestic entrepreneurs have finally gathered together, so how could they just disperse and leave after the donations are made? There must be a second round, where they drink some wine, dance, communicate with each other, and expand their network.

"Everything is arranged?"

Coming out of the small room in the office, Qingfeng Li asked He Guangqin who was guarding the door.

He Guangqin nodded: "It's all arranged. The service staff we invited have been arranged. The dance troupe has already started the performance. The stars who want to stay have also been arranged for the show."

"Okay, let's go, let's join in the fun"

In the banquet hall that had been decorated in advance, music and lights were intertwined, the graceful dancers of the song and dance troupe on the stage were dancing passionately, the guests in the audience gathered in twos and threes and toasted each other, and the atmosphere was quite lively.

Li Qingfeng's appearance immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the audience. They stopped talking and looked at Li Qingfeng who came in.

The music and dancing on the stage gradually stopped as the audience reacted, and the lively atmosphere instantly cooled down.

Seeing this, Qingfeng Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He raised his hand slightly, gestured in the direction of the band, and said in a loud voice, "Why did you stop? Keep playing, keep dancing!"

The DJ on the stage understood and immediately resumed the paused music.

With the music playing and the dancing starting, the banquet hall became lively again.

While things were bustling here, the atmosphere on the bus carrying everyone from the charity association who were leaving was quite weird. Everyone had a gloomy face and looked silently at a certain seat in the front. The only sound in the bus was the roar of the engine.

Jiao Zhijie sat in the front with his head down. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. His hands were clenched tightly together, and his knuckles turned white from the force.

The carriage was silent for a long time before someone spoke up, full of sarcasm: "Vice President Jiao, have you planned to take us to experience life in the mountains?"

"Don't say that. Vice President Jiao has great ambitions. For the 'bright future' of our Charity Federation, he is willing to sacrifice all of us. Who knows, maybe he is hoping to make a name for himself in the mountains in these five years so that he can get a promotion when he comes back," another person continued in a sarcastic tone.

"Why should we suffer the consequences of the misfortunes caused by certain people? I have parents and children to take care of. If I am elected after five years, my wife will divorce me, right?"

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The people in the car didn't dare to curse openly because of Jiao Zhijie, but that didn't stop them from muttering loudly in sarcastic tones.

Hearing the loud mutterings of the people in the car, Jiao Zhijie's body trembled slightly. He didn't dare to say anything, but just buried his head even lower. (End of this chapter)