Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

In the afternoon, Hurun visited several businesses, using his connections in Jiangbei City to raise funds for charity. When the funds had reached nearly 20 yuan, Hurun voluntarily stopped the game.

It's not because they're worried about not being able to raise money, but because the money is coming in too easily.

As long as they use the name of Jiangbei City and verify its authenticity, they can get the money.

In all his years in the industry, he had never experienced making money so easily.

He was afraid that if he continued, it would have a negative social impact and generate some public opinion that would harm Mr. Jiang's reputation.

For example, his remarks about engaging in illegal fundraising with Jiang Beicheng.

Public perception varies, and money is a very sensitive issue.

Someone will definitely bring this up for discussion.

In China, the sentencing standard for illegal fundraising is an amount of 200,000 yuan or more, or a number of people being funded or targeted.

We can't keep changing it.

Mr. Jiang's influence can easily secure one million yuan in donations in Jiangnan City.

So Hurun will make up the remaining 800,000 or so himself.

In Jiangnan City, let's end this charity game with Mr. Jiang's face.

Finally, the money was donated in the name of the Jiangnan City Charity Group.

This is something Mr. Jiang mentioned before.

He did not want to take all the honor for himself.

Let's all work together to spread this love.

Rupert Hoogewerf took the initiative to call Jiang Beicheng and explain his thoughts.

Jiang Beicheng expressed his understanding and respect for his decision.

Unexpectedly, this foreigner made up the remaining 800,000 yuan.

It's a way of saving face for myself.

Jiangbei City arranged a special car and dinner for their team.

At the dinner table, Rupert Hoogewerf affirmed, "Mr. Jiang, this video of our visit will definitely generate a huge social response."

Jiang Beicheng remained calm, simply nodding with a smile.

His reputation is so good that it doesn't need Hurun to promote it anymore.

They've made quite a stir over the past year.

State media, bigwigs... all stepped forward to lend a hand.

The biggest significance of Hurun's visit this time is probably to show the public the real life of the wealthy.

Let the public see the real "Heavenly Palace" through authoritative channels.

Rupert Hoogewerf also mentioned Mr. Chen, the general manager of Libai Group, for his attention to this trip to Jiangnan City.

Jiang Beicheng joked, "President Chen is probably waiting to see me make a fool of myself."

His autobiography is worthless to me; he's probably the entrepreneur who most wants to see me make a fool of myself right now.

"Unfortunately, he was disappointed." This time, Rupert Hoogewerf didn't use his high emotional intelligence tactics.

I was truly awestruck by Mr. Jiang's influence today.

A deep and heartfelt respect.

Although Mr. Chen is a senior figure in the business world, his vision and influence are far inferior to those of Mr. Jiang, a young entrepreneur.

Jiang Beicheng smiled and clinked glasses with Rupert Hoogewerf.

After finishing his meal, Rupert Hoogewerf officially bid farewell to Jiangbei City, concluding his trip to Jiangnan City.

Back at the hotel that evening, Rupert Hoogewerf didn't rush to release the video of the fundraising event. He watched it several times and felt that something was missing; it couldn't fully demonstrate the influence of Mr. Jiang that he had witnessed in Jiangnan City.

I'm going to look for inspiration.

At almost the same time, Mr. Chen, the general manager of Libai Group, called him again.

We've been in contact too frequently these past few days.

This also shows that Mr. Chen is very uneasy right now.

Fearing that Jiang Beicheng's reputation was too valuable, he was made a clown online by comparison.

"Mr. Hu, I'm watching your videos every day now, why haven't you posted any today?" Mr. Chen asked with a smile.

Rupert Hoogewerf, of course, knew what he was concerned about, and joked, "He's hit a bottleneck."

Mr. Chen was overjoyed, interpreting Hu Run's words as a Waterloo for Jiangnan City.

The implication was that Jiang Beicheng had tricked him, and his influence was no longer effective. "Mr. Hu, how about this, you don't need to go through the trouble of visiting those entrepreneurs anymore. Just come back to me, and we'll record another episode. I'll cover the one million yuan donation," Mr. Chen said readily.

Rupert Hoogewerf smiled inwardly.

Why did you go early?
Is he trying to salvage his reputation now?

Mr. Jiang isn't giving me a chance.

“The money has been raised, Mr. Chen. You misunderstood me. I just encountered a bit of a bottleneck in my work,” Rupert Hoogewerf said.

Mr. Chen was stunned for a moment.

Have you raised the million?
It only took one day? Was it raised from the public?

Did they not involve entrepreneurs or celebrities?
A series of questions popped into Mr. Chen's mind.

Rupert Hoogewerf continued, "The public raised nearly 200,000 yuan, and I personally contributed one million yuan to end this game."

"Hahaha, Mr. Hu, there's no need to be discouraged. This event is very meaningful."

When Mr. Chen heard that his efforts to save face in Jiangbei City had only yielded less than 200,000 yuan in donations, he breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that he hadn't lost too badly.

They turned around and comforted Rupert Hoogewerf, thinking that Hoogewerf had lost confidence after these two incidents.

Rupert Hoogewerf then recounted the details of exchanging money that day to Mr. Chen.

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Mr. Chen frowned, his face darkening.

How can it be?

How can Jiangbei City have such a great influence and such a good reputation among the general public?
Even an entrepreneur as skilled at cultivating a persona as Lei Jun can't achieve universal liking and widespread influence.

He doesn't believe it.

Without saying anything more, he said a few words and then hung up the phone.

The next day, he checked out Hurun's video account with curiosity and skepticism.

He posted three videos of his visit to Jiangbei City, while other entrepreneurs he visited only posted one video. Jiangbei City was different.

He didn't click on the video about Jiangbei City's wealth; he only clicked on the video about Hurun exchanging money.

It truthfully records the process by which Hurun's team raised funds in the streets of Jiangnan City, using the name of Jiangbei City.

After watching the video, Mr. Chen was stunned for a moment.

Then I opened the comments section.

The shocking comments section left him completely dumbfounded.

"When did President Jiang initiate this charity event? President Hu is welcome to come to me to exchange money."

"Could we do an online fundraising campaign and share our bank account details?"

"Can I do something, however small?"

"Less than 200,000? Who do you think you are? If you really keep playing, you can easily make over 10 million."

"In this city, Mr. Jiang can turn a glance or a smile into money."

"Mr. Jiang is the only billionaire who is not on the Hurun Rich List, yet whose wealth amazes Hurun."

"..."

Mr. Chen no longer knew what words to use to describe Jiangbei City.

Having been in business for decades, experiencing ups and downs and changing times, I have never seen an entrepreneur like Jiang Beicheng.

If he were to learn from Lei Jun's approach of building a personal brand and making a living off online traffic, his online traffic would probably be incredibly high.

However, his personal account is only used to share food and life, and promote traditional culture... He never thought about making a living from online traffic.

Mr. Chen was amazed by the influence of Jiangbei City, and netizens were amazed by the wealth of Jiangbei City.

After watching Rupert Hoogewerf's video, everyone couldn't help but admire the lives of the wealthy.

"This mansion must be worth at least a billion, right?"

“I often see this Agusta helicopter in Jiangnan City. I thought it belonged to an emergency unit. Turns out it’s General Jiang’s commuting vehicle. It’s so luxurious.”

"So this is what the real Heavenly Palace looks like. Those internet celebrities who flaunt their wealth should kneel down before President Jiang and let him show you what true wealth is."

"A horse costs 1800 million, a sound system costs 1300 million, and the air conditioning, no, the temperature control system in the house costs six or seven million... I don't know what to say?"

"Hundreds of servants, with annual salaries of tens of millions, I was dumbfounded."

"I don't know why, but I really like Mr. Jiang, a frank and open-minded tycoon. At least it shows that he dares to face public criticism."

"Father Jiang, I'm your long-lost son! When will you come to acknowledge me?" (End of Chapter)