After handing the information to Professor Xiong, Liu Lang ran non-stop to the Education Committee and found Lu Mingzhi. He hoped that the project was a major event and he would not delay it for a moment.
"Grandpa Lu, I have something to tell you!"
Liu Lang came directly to Lu Mingzhi's office.
"Little guy, what brought you here? Sit down quickly!"
National leaders at the level of Lu Mingzhi still know some things about Liu Lang in the United States. Liu Lang is all-powerful in the United States. He made tens of millions of dollars when he arrived there and helped the army earn more than 10 million. This is very important to the country.
The contribution is more than that of many large enterprises.
"Grandpa Lu, I have something important to tell you!"
Liu Lang told Lu Mingzhi about establishing a youth development foundation and the Hope Project.
"Well, well, very good, very good, not bad, not bad!"
Lu Mingzhi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he kept nodding.
Lu Mingzhi felt that Liu Lang's suggestion was very good and could even be implemented at the national level.
What was the first thing Mr. Deng did after he came out in 1987? Not to start reform and opening up, but to restore the country's college entrance examination system, because everyone knows the value of talents. Without talents, there will be no future for the country.
However, education also requires costs. First of all, it requires books. Without textbooks, even a genius is useless. Then, it requires teacher resources. Xiong Huaizhi's apprentices are completely different from those of other teachers.
Of course, in the 1980s, the questions in the college entrance examination were relatively simple. As long as you thoroughly studied the high school books, you could pass the exam. But then again, you had to understand the elementary and junior high school courses first.
There are primary schools in rural areas now, but you have to pay to go to school, and the tuition is not much, only ten or twenty yuan a year. But the income in rural areas is very low, and many people are unwilling to spend this amount of money.
Most children drop out of school and go home to farm when they reach the third or fourth grade of elementary school.
It would be fine if it was a small number of people, but farmers account for 700 million of the country's one billion people, of which nearly 100 million are teenagers, accounting for almost one-tenth of the country's total population. Most of these teenagers cannot go to school. You
How much damage will it cause to the country? If these children can go to school, there will definitely be scientists and artists in the future. It is not a possibility, but a certainty.
In fact, the state has long been paying attention to these farmers. In recent years, it has reduced taxes and implemented land contracts to increase their income. However, this is a long-term measure and cannot be solved in just one or two years. Liu
The Hope Project proposed by Lang is undoubtedly a targeted approach, and it grasps the key points and can solve the problem in the shortest possible time.
"Grandpa Lu, I hope that this Youth Development Fund will be an unofficial non-profit organization. Of course, some of its full-time staff can have official identities, but this foundation cannot be included in the national department, because then it may be
Constraints lead to low efficiency."
"Unofficial non-profit organization? Where does the money come from? How can it be done without special national funds?"
In Lu Mingzhi's view, many major projects are still led by the state. After all, money is needed. Who else can provide a large amount of funds besides the state?
But Liu Lang didn't think so. In his previous life, the China Youth Development Foundation was an unofficial organization, similar to the Red Cross organization, which directly raised funds from the private sector. The government was only responsible for the review of the use of funds, which could greatly improve
efficiency.
Lu Mingzhi also understands Liu Lang's original intention, but can this really raise funds?
"Grandpa Lu, I hope that once the project is established, I promise to donate five million yuan every year. In addition, I can also let the Huo family and others join in. I believe that many rich people from Hong Kong Island will also join. In this way, in the future
Within a few years, we will be able to receive no less than 10 million dollars per year. This amount of money is negligible compared with the poor rural population in our country, but it can at least solve the problem of hundreds of thousands of teenagers going to school."
"What? You donate five million a year?"
Lu Mingzhi was shocked. This is not a small amount. With so much money, how many schools can be built in rural areas? How many outstanding students can be helped to go to college? It is simply a great merit.
"I keep my word when it comes to money. The most important thing is the Youth Development Foundation. This organization must be unofficial first. In addition, I also have a candidate. Maybe he can take on the organizational work of this foundation?"
"Oh, Liu Lang, do you have someone to choose?"
Liu Lang's words moved Lu Mingzhi's heart. It seemed that Liu Lang was still worried about organizational problems and wanted to personally select someone.
"This man's name is Wang Nan, and he is a well-known reporter on national television!"
"Wang Nan? Reporter? How do you know him?"
This choice was somewhat beyond Lu Mingzhi's expectations.
"It's a coincidence that I met a group of people from Wanwan on the way home. They were filming a documentary...!"
Liu Lang told Lu Mingzhi what he had encountered before.
"So that's it! I've heard about this. At that time, the Prime Minister also held a meeting to discuss the matter, and finally agreed to let them go to the mainland for filming. It seems that these people are really sincere. If the people over there are like this
As an artist, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have been reunified a long time ago! However, I don’t have the final say on the selection issue. Project Hope is related to education, and our Education Committee strongly supports it. However, the establishment of the Youth Development Foundation is not our family’s final decision, even if it is
An unofficial organization...that must be approved by various government departments!"
"Grandpa Lu, I know all this. I just hope that you can tell the superiors what I just said, and the sooner the better! I will return to the United States in another month, and the foundation will not be established by then, so
My five million may not be available in time!"
Liu Lang now just hopes that this matter will happen as quickly as possible.
"Little guy, you are very wealthy now! But the more rich people like you, the better. Don't worry, I will go to Prime Minister Xiangyang right away. I have to tell him about this matter. As long as he agrees, it will be easy to handle.
Got it!"
"Grandpa Lu, when you tell Premier Zhao, you must add everything I said!"
"Haha, I know, I know, your name is often easier to use than ours, don't worry!"
Sometimes Liu Lang is indeed much more important than their ministers in the eyes of senior officials. After all, there is only one Liu Lang in China, but there are many ministers.
Liu Lang returned to Hua Xia University, and Wang Nan came to his door the next day. Ling Feng and his gang spent the New Year in the Wang family shack. Although they didn't have much to eat or drink, they had to go to the fair, write Spring Festival couplets, and eat pickled vegetables. These New Year customs made him feel...
The taste of the new year in the north has now ended its journey of several months and left the mainland to return to Wanwan.