Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

Chapter 377 Even someone like President Jiang gets criticized?
"Holy crap, how much? A hundred million?"

"Are you serious?"

"This is a huge slap in the face. I want to ask Su Mang, how much money has she personally donated after hosting so many Bazaar Charity Nights?"

"I don't know how much money she donated, but she must have made a lot of money. Just by leveraging the star power of the Bazaar Charity Night to attract so many sponsors, she must have made a lot of money."

"Here's a joke: the charity gala actually made a lot of money!"

"We strongly urge Bazaar to disclose the donation amounts for the last few editions."

"Brothers, see you in the comments section of Su Mang's account."

"Wait for me."

Jiang Beicheng's 100 million yuan investment directly slapped the faces of Bazaar Charity Night and Su Mang in the face.

Many celebrity guests at the scene were also shocked, applauding and discussing among themselves.

Dilraba: "He self-funded the event and donated another 100 million yuan. President Jiang is so generous in his charitable work."

Yang Mi: "That's just his personality; he's a man of strong emotions."

Huang Xiaoming: "I have the utmost respect for President Jiang."

Carina Lau: "President Jiang has a lot of courage and determination in his work."

Jackie Chan: "Now that's what a charity initiator should look like."

...Jiang Beicheng genuinely wants to do a good job with the "Jiang Baba Charity Foundation" and solve the practical problems faced by two groups of left-behind children and left-behind elderly in rural areas.

In the criteria for determining system mechanisms, public welfare undertakings can also utilize system-specific investment funds.

Currently, the investment amount for a single project only needs to be no more than 200 million.

Therefore, he had the confidence to donate 100 million yuan readily in front of business friends, celebrities, and millions of viewers in the live broadcast room.

After enjoying the applause, a smile returned to Jiang Beicheng's face.

That smile is interesting.

The article by Weibo CEO Wang Gaofei appeared again on the big screen.

Those who try to stir up trouble by saying that the Shangcheng charity gala is detached from commercial logic are destined to fail.

Because of the huge buzz surrounding the event on Weibo, it also attracted the attention of relevant departments.

This almost caused the charity event to be shelved.

Jiang Beicheng remembered Wang Gaofei's "assistance," but it wasn't that he didn't want to respond; it was just that the time wasn't right yet.

I need to have a serious talk with this Weibo CEO today.

Unlike his criticism of Su Mang, Wang Gaofei's remarks on the big screen did not receive much applause or cheers.

The scene was actually quite quiet.

In the eyes of celebrities in the entertainment industry, the influence of Weibo is undeniable; it can even be said that they have a vested interest in Weibo.

The higher-ups at Weibo are people they won't easily offend.

The annual Weibo Night is a grand event for their circle.

Cao Guowei, chairman of the board of directors of Sina Group, is considered by many in the Chinese entertainment industry to be a very powerful figure.

Therefore, they dare not easily take sides.

When they realized that Jiang Beicheng was going to make things difficult for Wang Gaofei, no one was in a hurry to express their opinions; they decided to wait and see.

Jiang Beicheng has come to a profound understanding of the realities of the entertainment industry.

However, in his eyes, Cao Guowei and Sina were merely clinging to life.

Even if Cao Guowei were here today, Jiang Beicheng would still give Sina's CEO a lesson in front of him.

Jiang Beicheng said, "I read this article and Wang Gaofei's comments carefully. My impression is just like the current Weibo environment: it's a pile of dog shit."

The celebrity guests in the audience stared blankly at Jiang Beicheng.

Don't dare to speak out.

The entire scene seemed shrouded in a suffocating atmosphere; even taking a deep breath could offend some powerful figure in the entertainment industry.

No one could have imagined the huge reaction Jiang Beicheng's words today would cause on the internet.

Jiang Beicheng said directly: "First of all, President Wang Gaofei doesn't even understand the concepts of charity and public welfare, yet he started to pretend to make statements."

Charity tends to be the right of the wealthy, while public welfare is everyone's right. Not everyone has the ability to do charity, but everyone has the ability to do public welfare. Public welfare is a matter for many people.

If we follow Mr. Wang's logic in doing charity work, we can predict the outcome: tonight's charity event will be a very low-level event with little social impact.

We just entertain ourselves in our little circle.

Let's discuss the fatal flaw in Mr. Wang's statement.

He said that the Shangcheng charity gala, which deviated from commercial logic, was destined to fail.

To emphasize, charity galas do not require business logic.

Charity and public welfare are needed.

Despite being a professional manager for so many years, Mr. Wang still lacks business acumen and vision.

Businesses and entrepreneurs must pursue efficiency and results when engaging in philanthropy. They must have the ability to integrate social resources and use a philanthropic mindset with business methods to carry out philanthropy.

The true business logic of philanthropy is not to hold a commercial charity event, but to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset.

Do philanthropy with an entrepreneurial mindset.

Mr. Wang's understanding of entrepreneurial thinking may not be that profound. I suggest you consult Mr. Cao privately. Of course, I also welcome you to discuss this with me.

There was warm applause.

The applause mainly came from the entrepreneurs in the back rows.

These celebrities cannot grasp the entrepreneurial mindset that Jiang Beicheng mentioned.

But the entrepreneurs understood what he meant: efficiency-oriented and results-oriented. Can you achieve the same philanthropic impact with three million if someone else uses five million?

Even better.

This is the business logic of charity.

The Jiang Baba Charity Foundation is a public welfare organization, but it operates using commercial methods.

To ensure the foundation remains in a healthy state of development.

The celebrities in the front row turned their attention to the back row as the applause began.

Among them were many well-known business leaders who, after weighing the pros and cons, joined in the applause.

The live stream room became even more lively at this point.

Although the audience couldn't understand the language, they appreciated President Jiang's strong response.

"I dare say that President Jiang would even dare to criticize Cao Guowei."

"Wang Gaofei is going to write another article overnight."

"I always felt that President Jiang's thinking was on a different level from theirs."

"Let's take another look, don't rush to comment."

"..."

At this point, the cumulative number of viewers in the live stream had exceeded 20 million.

Jiang Beicheng's remarks had a huge impact.

He steered the conversation back on track: "The atmosphere is very comfortable right now, and everyone seems to be in good spirits. Now I'll give you a detailed introduction to what the Jiang Father Charity Foundation is currently doing and its future plans."

Our primary focus in this public welfare project concerning left-behind children in rural areas is addressing two main issues.

Firstly, there is poverty. There are still impoverished students from disadvantaged families in China. The Jiang Baba Charity Foundation will provide financial assistance to these students for their tuition and living expenses, based on their actual circumstances, until they have to discontinue their studies.

The second focus is on mental and physical health issues. We conducted extensive research in rural primary schools and ultimately decided to concentrate our efforts on optimizing the training of rural teachers, providing training resources in areas such as psychological counseling and nutrition, and encouraging rural teachers to study professional courses related to the mental and physical health of left-behind children.

We will provide additional subsidies.

We also provide substantial subsidies to professionals willing to teach in rural areas, ensuring that children have access to good living and learning environments.

"In the public welfare project for left-behind elderly in rural areas, we also have two directions."

Firstly, regarding basic living issues, in addition to monetary and material donations, we will launch a rural community canteen program with the local government.

The plan aims to cover as many village committees as possible to make it convenient for elderly people left behind to have meals. The initial plan is to provide free meals for elderly people over 80 years old, and for elderly people aged 60 to 80, they only need to pay 200 yuan per month for living expenses to enjoy three meals a day at the community canteen.

The excess portion will be subsidized by the Jiang Baba Charity Foundation and the national government according to a set ratio.

The second area is the care of elderly people left behind in rural areas.

Our proposed solution is to treat mild cases at the village level, moderate cases at township health centers, and severe cases at the district/county level.

This is a very large-scale public welfare medical project, involving many aspects such as improving the rural medical system, talent training and delivery, etc.

Along this path, the Jiang Baba Charity Foundation will join forces with multiple rural revitalization capital entities, medical and health institutions, and biopharmaceutical companies, as well as other national and social forces, to move forward together.

Starting with a public welfare care project for elderly people left behind in rural areas, the benefits have gradually been extended to all rural residents.

I cannot guarantee that the blueprint planned by the Jiang Father Charity Foundation will be realized, but I will do my best to do it.

It is a great honor to have all of you guests join us in the charitable work of the Jiang Baba Charity Foundation today.

The 100 million yuan I just donated is not the final result. Including the donations raised here today, it is just the start-up capital for our charity project.

As I just mentioned, the true business logic of philanthropy is entrepreneurial thinking. Therefore, I will use entrepreneurial thinking to manage the Jiang Father Charity Foundation and pursue the desired results.

This is unlike the charity events that people used to participate in, where they only donated money and didn't care about the results.

thank you all. "

Jiang Beicheng bowed deeply at the end, his expression very sincere.

"What a great plan! I hope it can be realized."

"Isn't he also the owner of the Beicheng Hotel? He has provided spiritual support for the working class."

"He's still the same capitalist who invested in JD.com, saying he'll stick with the delivery guys and take over if JD.com goes out of business."

"We need more capitalists like this."

"This young man is amazing."

"We salute you, a representative of young entrepreneurs in the new era."

"Holy crap, people on Weibo are actually criticizing this kind of person and this kind of charity event. It's unbelievable."

"Damn it, Weibo has the worst behavior ever, okay?"

"Could you open an online donation channel? I'd like to contribute a little."

"..."

The live stream has a very good reputation.

Zhao Liying: "I've met a true philanthropist. I hope Mr. Jiang stays true to his original aspirations, and I will always follow him."

Wang Baoqiang: "President Jiang is even greater than I imagined. I should learn from him."

Jackson Yee: "President Jiang has set a good example for us young people."

...Han Hong, as the host tonight, was deeply moved after listening to Jiang Beicheng's speech from the audience.

She wiped away her tears with a tissue, sniffled, and returned to the stage to host the event.

Jiang Beicheng gave her a hug, knowing how difficult it had been for her to get to this point in her career.

"I can't express my emotions right now. I've attended many charity galas in the past, but I've never shed tears like I have today. I can feel Mr. Jiang's sincerity." Han Hong said excitedly, "The Han Hong Charity Foundation is willing to work hand in hand with Mr. Jiang's Charity Foundation. I personally donate 100 million yuan to Mr. Jiang's Charity Foundation tonight."

(End of this chapter)