Chapter 190: Hongmin Poverty Alleviation Fund
A few years ago, Ma Weidu had just followed Liu Hongmin. At that time, Liu Hongmin's "The Ming Dynasty 1566" was published in "Contemporary".
Ma Weidu got up early to queue up at the bookstore, bought a magazine and sat at the door to read it. But someone stole his book, and that person was Zheng Kaijiang.
At that time, Zheng Kaijiang was doing odd jobs at a construction site under the arrangement of the street.
When the two met again, Zheng Kaijiang had become the lobby manager of the hotel. Ma Weidu went to the hotel for dinner and recognized him at first sight. The two got to know each other like this, and later became more and more familiar with each other. Ma Weidu signed Zheng Kaijiang to the Beijing office of Mingtian Film Company and asked him to manage daily work.
Although Zheng Kaijiang only has a high school education, he is very capable and manages the Beijing office in an orderly manner.
Liu Hongmin had seldom been to the Beijing office in recent years, so he had not met Zheng Kaijiang many times. Now that he heard that there was another talented person under his command, Liu Hongmin was very happy.
"Where is he now? Can you call him over?"
Ma Weidu thought for a moment and said, "I'll give his home a try."
He entered the study and came out after a while.
"Let's eat first, Zheng Kaijiang will be here soon."
Half an hour later, Zheng Kaijiang arrived at Shichahai. Ma Weidu pulled him over and introduced him to everyone: "This is Zheng Kaijiang."
Zheng Kaijiang: "Hello, Mr. Liu! Hello, everyone!"
Liu Hongmin looked at Zheng Kaijiang and he looked like an honest person.
"Sit down! Let's talk while we eat."
Zheng Kaijiang just heard Ma Weidu's brief introduction of the situation and knew this was his chance. So when Chen Jiangong poured him a glass of wine, he blocked it with his hand and said, "Sorry, we have to talk about business later, so I won't drink for now. I'll make up for it after we finish talking about business."
Chen Jiangong was a little surprised, but he was not angry. "Okay, let's talk about it after I finish talking."
Liu Hongmin came over and patted Chen Jiangong on the back, "Come sit over there."
Chen Jiangong laughed, "Can I sit in the main seat again? Let's experience the position of a landlord!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately joked, "Then you better drink a couple more glasses, or you won't deserve this seat."
"That is required!"
When everyone started to make a fuss, Liu Hongmin had already started talking to Zheng Kaijiang.
“How much do you know about poverty alleviation?”
Zheng Kaijiang thought for a moment and said, "I don't know much. I only know that this is the country's policy in recent years. As for how to implement it, the country may still be exploring it."
Liu Hongmin: "You are right. The country has only made a decision, but there is no specific plan on how to alleviate poverty. In my opinion, it is too early to talk about poverty alleviation now, because according to international practice, there are at least 1 billion poor people in my country. Even according to the poverty standard we know, if there is a house to live in, food to eat, and clothes to wear, there must be hundreds of millions of people. We cannot intervene, so we focus on education."
"The country now implements nine-year compulsory education, so primary and secondary schools are not our focus. We support poor students starting from high school. If they can get into college, we will help them apply for scholarships, and we will fill the remaining gap. If they can't get a scholarship, they will only have basic living expenses."
Zheng Kaijiang nodded. "You should study hard in college. If your professional grades are not up to standard, the funding standard should indeed be lowered."
Liu Hongmin: "It's just that this judging standard is a little difficult to come up with. Moreover, if it's not done well, it might cause resentment and unnecessary trouble."
There shouldn’t be too many cases of beneficiaries repaying kindness with enmity, Sun Li is a good example. Liu Hongmin is not a philanthropist, and he doesn’t want to support those who are ruthless and heartless.
Zheng Kaijiang said: "We can formulate subsidy standards and follow them. Although this may seem inhumane, it can get rid of a lot of trouble. If someone violates the regulations, we must deal with them severely and show no mercy. Only by showing our attitude can we prevent many problems."
Liu Hongmin nodded as he listened, "If this matter is given to you, do you have the confidence to do it well?"
Zheng Kaijiang's heart was pounding, he seemed to see his future.
"Boss Liu, I have confidence!"
"Then I'll leave it to you. Write a plan and give it to me during this time." Liu Hongmin patted Zheng Kaijiang on the shoulder and filled his glass with wine. "That's all for today. Let's eat first."
Zheng Kaijiang quickly picked up the wine glass and said, "Boss Liu, I toast to you!"
"Drink slowly, don't rush!"
In order to write the plan, Zheng Kaijiang specifically called his acquaintances in Hong Kong and asked about the operation of Hong Kong charities. After several days of understanding, he started writing a plan and handed it to Liu Hongmin.
Liu Hongmin looked at the plan, made some comments on it, and asked Zheng Kaijiang to take it back for revisions.
Zheng Kaijiang felt like he was being marked on homework by a teacher. After taking the plan back, he followed Liu Hongmin's suggestions, added his own ideas, and wrote another version of the plan.
After several revisions, Liu Hongmin finally approved the plan.
"I've already made an appointment. You go set up a charity fund with a registered capital of 10 million. I'll have someone deposit the money into the fund's account. You'll be responsible for the fund's operations. The staff will be transferred from my other companies, and the remuneration will also come from my other companies, not from the fund's account."
Zheng Kaijiang nodded. "Separating employee salaries from funds can indeed avoid many problems, but I'm afraid that doing so will affect your other businesses, right?"
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll give them a raise."
Zheng Kaijiang forced a smile and complained in his heart: Is this how rich people think?
A few days later, the Hongmin Poverty Alleviation Fund was officially established. Liu Hongmin participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Before going on stage, he and Zheng Kaijiang complained: "Isn't this name too ugly?"
Zheng Kaijiang smiled bitterly, "I was thinking that many people would donate money in your name, right?"
Liu Hongmin shook his head. “The fund does not accept donations from the public, so there is no need to disclose the accounts to anyone.”
Zheng Kaijiang was speechless. It turned out that he couldn't keep up with the thinking of rich people.
Because this is the first charity fund in the mainland, it is a good political achievement for Beijing, so many leaders came to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. They praised Liu Hongmin and said that they were optimistic about his future.
Liu Hongmin communicated with these leaders in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, and then accompanied them to cut the ribbon.
The next day, the incident was reported in the People's Daily, praising Liu Hongmin as the first philanthropist in the mainland.
Soon, newspapers across the country were reporting on this matter. This was a good thing that had set a precedent for charity in the mainland, so it was certainly worth publicizing. The whole country praised it, which greatly increased Liu Hongmin's reputation.
This made many people with ulterior motives temporarily give up their thoughts.
The old man surnamed Zhang put down the newspaper and said, "Liu Hongmin, I still underestimated you! However, this can only keep you safe temporarily. What about in the future? Will you be killed like a pig?"
(End of this chapter)
