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Chapter 203 Have you heard of the Ice Bucket Challenge?

Qin Shaoyan was stunned for a moment, and it took him a few seconds to realize what Raymond was talking about.

However, he remained calm on his face and said slowly: "Leymon, you look anxious. Didn't I tell you?"

"Everything is planned."

The middle-aged man standing behind Raymond asked, "So Mr. Qin, what is your plan?"

Qin Shaoyan looked at him in surprise, wearing a dark blue suit and looking a little arrogant.

"I'm sorry, this plan is still confidential. I can't reveal my design plan without authorization."

The middle-aged man stretched out his hand with a polite smile on his face, "Introduction, my name is Hawke Adams. I am Raymond's father. I work for the California government."

"I take the liberty of interrupting Mr. Qin because I want to have a chat with you."

"Hello, Mr. Adams." Qin Shaoyan stepped aside and said, "You two, please come in."

Raymond stretched out his hand and said directly: "Is there any Coke? Give me one."

Qin Shaoyan looked at the other party in surprise, "Mr. Adams, I think you misunderstood. There is no private transaction between the Santis family and I."

Mr. Adams was stunned, but Qin Shaoyan's answer was beyond his expectation.

Welcoming Lei Meng and his son into the living room, Qin Shaoyan asked as usual: "Tea? Coffee? Or wine?"

"Peter Santis did a pretty good job, but I've been thinking that if it was Raymond on this reality show, I think he could do better."

Mr. Adams said straight to the point: "I have already watched the video of the Super Student reality show, and I can say it is very good."

Adams interrupted Qin Shaoyan, "What conditions did the Santis family offer, money or something else?"

"That's what it means literally." Qin Shaoyan said unceremoniously, "To put it bluntly, reality shows are just a group of actors acting according to each other's scripts. It's really too low-level."

Qin Shaoyan pondered for two seconds, "I agree with your point of view, Mr. Adams."

"The reason is very simple." Qin Shaoyan spread his hands, "Reality shows are too low-level and not suitable for Raymond."

"Then why did Raymond lose the election?" Adams said impatiently, "Let's put it on the record. I want to know the reason."

He carefully reviewed the other party's words and asked with some confusion: "What do you mean by too low-level?"

"I can offer more." Mr. Adams said seriously, "Make a price. What do you want?"

Mr. Adams seemed a little displeased and asked with a serious face: "Then why is the protagonist of the reality show not Raymond? What is the reason why Raymond was not selected? Please forgive my curiosity. As a father, I want to know the reason here."

"No, thank you." Mr. Adams refused directly.

"I'm sorry I didn't inform Raymond in advance." Qin Shaoyan said sorry, but he didn't mean to apologize at all. "There must be some communication misunderstandings here. The key to the problem lies in this issue..."

Qin Shaoyan took out a bottle of Coke from the refrigerator, handed it to Raymond, and then sat across from the two of them.

"Raymond is a good kid and he should have a bigger stage to show himself in a more advanced form."

Adams frowned and asked with some confusion: "What is this more advanced form you are talking about?"

"High-end performances often only use the simplest methods." Qin Shaoyan said lightly, "I tailored a reality show for Raymond that is more suitable for him." "A super charity show is more real and has a greater impact. "Qin Shaoyan looked at Lei Meng, "You can do charity, right?"

Raymond sat there with a confused look on his face and asked, "What kind of charity are you talking about?"

"It's the kind that raises funds for disadvantaged groups." Qin Shaoyan continued to ask, "Have you ever conducted similar activities?"

"Well, I participated in a charity auction, does that count?" Raymond replied hesitantly.

"Donating money directly does not count." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand, "The charity I am talking about is such as launching fundraisers, holding charity performances for African children, donating food to homeless people, etc."

"No." Raymond shook his head.

"Then have you ever visited a sick child in the hospital?" Qin Shaoyan asked.

"I've done this before." Raymond immediately replied excitedly, "I went there with my classmates when I was in high school and gave some toys to those children."

"Just giving away toys is not enough." Qin Shaoyan said while thinking, "It costs money to treat the disease, and a large amount of medical expenses have to be raised."

"No, no, no." Qin Shaoyan quickly denied this, "Rather than raising medical expenses for a single or several patients, it should be to raise funds for research and development of drugs to cure certain terminal diseases."

Qin Shaoyan looked at Raymond's father, "Mr. Adams, what do you think of this name? It's meaningful enough."

Mr. Adams frowned, "It is very meaningful, but there are many such activities. I don't see any special significance in Raymond launching this activity."

"The special significance does not lie in this activity, but in the form of participation in the activity and the people participating in the activity." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Imagine if the participants in this activity were celebrities, government officials, sports and film stars, and one of the world's richest men. It makes sense, right?"

Mr. Adams frowned even more tightly, "Then how can I invite these people to participate?"

He was already very impatient at this time. If he had such energy and connections, he wouldn't be sitting here talking nonsense to you.

"No, you don't need to invite me. I'm just waiting for them to participate on their own." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile.

Mr. Adams couldn't help but ask: "Can you handle these people?"

"Mr. Adams, you misunderstood." Qin Shaoyan said still smiling, "The significance of this event is to let them participate voluntarily, not to rely on you or me to lobby or invite."

"Different from traditional charity fundraising activities, I have made some small improvements in the method and plan to use the influence of the Internet to launch a charity fundraising relay."

"I call it the ice bucket challenge."

Mr. Adams was a bit shocked, "What is the ice bucket challenge."

"Well, this is a new version of the game." Qin Shaoyan explained, "The challenger pours a bucket of ice water on his head, and then invites his good friends to accept the challenge. The invited person posts on the Internet that he has been The participant can then ask others to participate in this activity, and the invitees can either accept the challenge within 24 hours or choose to donate $100 to the development of the drug.”

"Based on the six degrees of separation theory, you can get to know any stranger through up to six people."

"The challenge starts and then spreads through their friends and social circles, and soon it spreads to these celebrities."

Adams was very puzzled, "That's it? Do you think those celebrities would pour a bucket of ice water on themselves for this ridiculous reason and then upload it to the Internet?"

"Maybe not at the beginning." Qin Shaoyan showed a confident smile, "But in the later stage, more and more people participated. As long as they are challenged, they have to come forward to participate."

(End of this chapter)