Chapter 155 Donations and Questions Xia Shiyue came to Donghai City to hold a solo exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts. She decided to donate all the paintings in the exhibition to charities. This was announced at the beginning of the exhibition and everyone present had already announced it.
Heard.
However, before Xia Shiyue announced the establishment of a charity fund, only Dongfang Qinglan was aware of it. Even Tu Fei, the future manager of the charity fund, did not know about it.
But if that's all it is, people here tonight will only feel some surprises. Donating directly to charity organizations and setting up a charity fund yourself are just changes in form. It is still a charity in essence.
Nowadays, many celebrities and some wealthy businessmen in society will set up their own charity organizations in this way because they lack confidence in the supervision of public charities and are worried that the money they donate will be misappropriated for other purposes or even be appropriated by some people.
Charitable foundation, of course some people also use this name to increase their visibility.
This is nothing new!
However, in the past, those celebrities and wealthy businessmen were eager to tell everyone that they were the most caring, and the charitable funds they established were entirely for charity, and they were afraid that others would say that they were hyping up and had ulterior motives.
But before announcing the matter, Xia Shiyue actually openly and honestly stated that she was not as noble as the president of the Academy of Fine Arts and the president of the Donghai Art Association said, and her original intention of coming to Donghai was just for the younger brother beside her.
After that, Xia Shiyue announced in public that the charity fund would be managed by her younger brother!
What does this mean?
Everyone present may have felt something unusual and had some doubts. The charity fund announced by Xia Shiyue was more like a public fundraising, not just for the word "charity".
Of course, this is not illegal or against moral ethics. Currently, many charitable funds do not just rely on the money donated by fund founders, friends or people from all walks of life to do charity, but use the money for investment projects, and then
A portion of the profits and dividends obtained will be used for charity, so that the funds owned by the charity fund can be continuously supplied, and the funds will not be exhausted in the end.
However, the specific operation of the fund is one thing, and publicity in front of the public is another matter. Otherwise, people with ulterior motives may take the opportunity to attack and say that it is "selling sheep's meat to dogs", which will also affect outsiders' understanding of the fund.
affect future donations.
But Xia Shiyue did the opposite, as if she was afraid that others would not misunderstand her original intention of establishing this charity fund.
At this time, some people present had some private criticisms, but after all, those present tonight were not ordinary people. Some of these people quickly understood why Xia Shiyue had such intentions.
What he did was nothing else, he was still the younger brother beside him!
Xia Shiyue previously denied that the dean of the Academy of Fine Arts and the president of the Donghai Art Association praised her and promoted her perfect aura. In fact, she sacrificed her own reputation to put an invisible protective umbrella on her younger brother, blocking those who may appear in the future.
Attack Tu Fei for diverting this charity fund for his own use.
When this charity fund was established, as the founder, she had already stated this in public. This was her personal idea and not just a simple charity.
And they clearly understood that with Xia Shiyue's special abilities and her reputation as a goddess, they didn't worry about the consequences at all, and someone would still donate the money!
"Congratulations to Ms. Xia for the establishment of the charity fund. I am personally willing to donate five million as the first capital of this charity fund."
Amidst the growing discussion, someone finally stood up to express his support, and this person was Ge Yijin, who was acquainted with Tu Fei, and was the first to show his support in public with 5 million.
"Thank you!" Xia Shiyue said with a gentle smile, "Thank you, Mr. Ge, for your generosity and support!"
"I am Wei Lin, chairman of the Wei Group. Our group is willing to donate three million to support Miss Xia's charity."
Then, next to Ge Yijin, another imposing middle-aged man stood up and smiled at Xia Shiyue, "The Great Wall Group is willing to donate six million..."
"On behalf of Ms. Jiang Qing, I personally donated 500,000 yuan..."
"My wife and I are willing to donate one million!"
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After that, the voices of donations came one after another, one after another among the crowd...
Xia Shiyue had no time to say thank you, but those who expressed their intention to donate would give them grateful eyes and beautiful smiles after speaking out.
"I personally donated 50 million!"
Suddenly, a voice with a special charm came from beside Xia Shiyue, and he immediately announced a donation of 50 million, which instantly silenced many voices in the venue.
Dongfang Qinglan, who spoke out, said in front of everyone: "There is also a piece of land in Dongcheng District with a market value of 180 million."
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of exclamation and discussion in the audience. At the same time, many people lowered their heads and smiled bitterly and looked at the people around them. The Queen of the East China Sea did not say this because she was dissatisfied with the previous donation amounts.
, but deliberately target those who really have money and resources and plan to contribute, but they are secretly calculating how much they should contribute in order to make a shocking statement so that Xia Shiyue, the goddess, can give some reward.
But this time, the bottom line was raised to 50 million, and a piece of land with a market value of 180 million was also added. Xia Shiyue also said before that she would accept any form of donation. If the money is not that much, it doesn't matter, so just use other
resources, then naturally they can't have less than this.
However, before they could express their opinions, Xia Shiyue raised her hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said with a sincere smile: "Thank you! Thank you for your generosity and support. After tonight's charity dinner and subsequent auction, there will be donations.
Friends who are interested can contact my brother Tu Fei to discuss the specific details of donation."
Everyone who heard this nodded, but Tu Fei felt a little thirsty at this time. Just before he was injured today, he asked Dongfang Qinglan to borrow money. After Dongfang Qinglan refused, he gave him a reason to say that it was him.
There will be no shortage of money.
At that time, he just thought that Dongfang Qinglan was referring to the Zhaiwei Restaurant with a market value of 800 million. It was only now that he truly understood that Dongfang Qinglan was referring to something else!
He didn't know how many donations he would receive tonight, but he was completely sure that he was really not short of money, and all of this was arranged and facilitated by the sister next to him, and she even provided him with instructions on how to operate this in the future.
A sum of funds was laid early so that he would have no worries.
"Miss Xia, please forgive Thunder Dragon for being abrupt and rude, but there are some things that I won't be happy with."
However, at this moment, the man who had previously supported Xia Shiyue in announcing this decision suddenly spoke up.
"Master Lei, please tell me!"
Xia Shiyue turned to look at this person after hearing this, still with a gentle smile on her face, but Tu Fei couldn't help but look at this person carefully with his eyes changing slightly, Thunder Dragon? A member of the Lei family?
Thunder Dragon also said with a warm smile: "I absolutely support the charity fund announced by Miss Xia, and I, Thunder Dragon, are also willing to take practical actions and donate 10 million!"
"Thank you, Mr. Lei, for your generosity!" Xia Shiyue nodded and smiled lightly, her beautiful eyes flickering slightly as she looked at the thunder dragon, waiting for her next words.
At this time, Lei Long nodded to Xia Shiyue, looked at Tu Fei and said, "It's just that Miss Xia's younger brother looks too young. I believe many people present are not sure whether Miss Xia's younger brother can be managed well.
This charitable foundation is confused.”
It is understandable for donors to have opinions or doubts about the fund manager, not to mention that this Brontosaurus has expressed his willingness to invest 10 million in public, so he has the right to question Tu Fei's ability.
Moreover, what he said was in line with the thoughts of many people present. Although Xia Shiyue had stated openly and secretly that this was not just a simple charity, it was still in the name of charity after all.
From the numerous previous donations, it was obvious that the start-up capital for this charity fund would be a huge amount of money. Many people present could not help but doubt Tu Fei's ability to manage this charity fund well.
So after he said this, no one made any rebuttal, not even Xia Shiyue herself!