Chapter 1150 What a great project (two-in-one chapter)
"How many students are there now?"
xx County Hope School, after the opening ceremony, Zheng Ge and the principal were walking and chatting.
"There are only more than 3,000 people, and there are nearly 4,000 vacant places. The school is recruiting students urgently, trying to recruit children from surrounding villages and towns."
As he spoke, the principal sighed and said: "Education here is very backward. Many locals do not pay attention to education and think that studying is useless."
"In fact, many parents believe that instead of sending their children to school, it is more practical to work at home, which can at least reduce the burden on the family."
Zheng Ge was speechless as he listened. It was all the fault of poverty!
After a while, he sighed and said: "This is because we have not done a good job. We need to popularize the importance of education to parents and the importance of going to school. Let everyone know more successful cases of people who have stood out because of reading.
, reading is the only way out.”
For poor people with no money or background, studying is really the only way out.
The principal said: "Well! We are working hard on this."
Zheng Ge patted the other party's shoulder and said in a slightly serious tone: "This school will be handed over to me from now on. I hope not to disappoint the donors."
"Don't worry."
The principal laughed.
The principal's name is Liu Jinghui. He is not too old, just in his early 50s. He is a college student who came out of this impoverished county in the early 1990s.
Later he became the principal of a primary school.
Liu Jinghui has always wanted to change the education status quo in his hometown.
But he is just an ordinary principal and can do nothing at all.
It wasn't until the Project Hope Foundation announced that it would spend huge sums of money to build a Hope School covering three academic levels in his hometown of XX County that he volunteered and came to the school.
After review by the Hope Foundation, the education department, and the charity management department, he was officially appointed as the school's first principal.
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After chatting with Liu Jinghui for a while, he pointed to the group of people in front and said, "Okay, let's go. The leaders over there are still waiting. Let's go over."
Liu Jinghui nodded and walked over together.
At noon, Zheng Ge accompanied the leaders and had lunch in the school cafeteria.
After lunch, a group of leaders from the province, education department, and charity management department set off to leave.
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I sent the leaders away and took a rest.
In the afternoon, dark clouds covered the sun, and the originally sultry weather became cooler.
Taking advantage of the comfortable weather, Zheng Ge, Zhao Yutong, Liu Hao and others walked around the campus.
After all, if you come here and don't take a walk around, you always feel like there is something missing.
"Mr. Zheng."
A female voice suddenly came over.
Zheng Ge turned around and looked a little surprised, "Reporter Shu, you haven't left yet!"
The visitor was Shu Xueman, whom he had met twice at the inauguration ceremony of Hope Primary School. He also saw Shu Xueman at the previous opening ceremony, but there were many people at the time and he did not say hello.
"I didn't expect Mr. Zheng to still remember me."
Shu Xueman joked.
"That's what Reporter Shu said." Zheng Ge shook his head and joked: "Reporter Shu is now a flower in the journalism world. It's hard not to remember."
Shu Xueman laughed when she heard this, chatted for a few words, and said, "Mr. Zheng, can you ask a few questions?"
"In the form of an interview?" Zheng Ge smiled.
"Yes." Shu Xueman nodded, "Of course, treat it as a chat with friends."
"Are you chatting with friends? Are you on the news?" Zheng Ge said.
Shu Xueman said: "If Mr. Zheng wants to do it, he can do it. If he doesn't want to do it, I won't force Mr. Zheng."
Zheng Ge smiled and said, "Let's go, let's talk while walking."
Shu Xueman nodded and took the lead, and the group walked in one direction.
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"Mr. Zheng, can I ask, why did this school, which covers elementary school, junior high school, and high school and can accommodate 7,000 students, settle in Central Plains Province?" Shu Xueman asked. : :
In the early stages of the construction of this school, it aroused attention and discussion in the society.
Project Hope Foundation collects huge donations from the society every year.
In order to build this school, the foundation mobilized a huge amount of money. Naturally, the mobilization of such a huge amount of money needs to be disclosed to the majority of donors.
This is the responsibility of the donor.
It is also because of this that the Hope Project Foundation can always maintain a good reputation.
Basically, the use of every fund should be as open and transparent as possible.
Of course, the Project Hope Foundation is getting bigger and bigger, and it receives donations from all over the world every day. The interests involved are also getting bigger and bigger.
Many times, it is difficult to be absolutely transparent.
After all, the bigger the place is and the more people there are, there will always be some rat droppings.
On a tree-lined path on campus, hearing Shu Xueman’s question, Zheng Ge shook his head and smiled, saying: “In the past two years, Project Hope has built nearly a thousand Hope Primary Schools across the country, benefiting hundreds of thousands of out-of-school children.
Enter the campus again.”
"The location of each Hope School is strictly selected based on the local education situation. Moreover, we will also publish a vote on the official website to allow donors to choose the location of the school."
"The reason why this school is located here is also the choice of the majority of donors. More importantly, this place needs such a school."
"That's it." Shu Xueman said with a smile: "This is really a great project."
She was also shocked when she heard the number Zheng Ge said.
Unexpectedly, in less than two years, Hope Primary School has grown to such a huge scale and has solved the problem of hundreds of thousands of children attending school.
Moreover, this scale is still expanding further.
This made her sigh that the golden body on Zheng Ge's body was getting thicker and thicker.
Moreover, Zheng Ge is also the honorary principal of Hope Primary School across the country.
It can be said that these hundreds of thousands of students are all students of Zheng Ge.
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Zheng Ge and Shu Xueman walked and talked while visiting various parts of the school. It wasn't until a CCTV staff member came over that Shu Xueman said goodbye and left.
"Old Zheng, will Project Hope build a university in the future?"
Watching Shu Xueman leave, Zhao Yutong stretched and smiled.
"I'm afraid the university may have some difficulties. In the future, we may submit an application to the higher-ups, which requires approval from the higher-ups. Without approval from the higher-ups, enrollment alone will be a problem." Zheng Ge shook his head and said.
"Hasn't Project Hope started building Hope Middle School? You can recruit students directly from the Hope School department!" Zhao Yutong said with a smile.
"The road is narrow."
Zheng Ge shook his head, "Okay, let's not talk about this problem anymore, let's develop it slowly."
Zhao Yutong nodded and said nothing more.
"I'm going back to my hometown tomorrow, do you want to come with me? If not, I will arrange a tour guide to take you to Longmen Grottoes tomorrow," Zheng Ge said.
"Would you like to go to Brother Zheng's hometown? Yes, yes!"
Shen Xiaoqi clapped her hands and said.
"Yeah! I also want to visit Brother Zheng's hometown." Chen Xiaoyu and Liu Hao also nodded repeatedly.
Zheng Ge looked at Zhao Yutong.
Zhao Yutong spread his hands and said helplessly: "You all agree, so you don't need to ask for my opinion."
"Haha, that's right, the minority should obey the majority!" Zheng Ge also laughed.
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After wandering around the campus for a while, Zheng Ge and the others set off back to Luo City.
In the evening, Zheng Ge had dinner with his parents and elders, and then went out to the street to hang out and talk with them.
"Dad, I'm going back to my hometown tomorrow to visit. Do you want to come with me?"
Walking on the street, Zheng Ge asked his father.
"Forget it, we won't go back."
The father thought for a while, shook his head and said.
Zheng Ge was a little surprised, but he didn't ask any more questions, changed the subject, and started chatting with his father.
On the other side, two little girls, Zhao Yutong, Chen Xiaoyu, and Shen Xiaoqi, were laughing and chatting with their mother all the way, and they seemed to get along quite well.
As for Liu Hao, he was a little lonely and walked shyly aside.
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After walking with his parents for a while, Zheng Ge sent them home.
After returning to the villa for one night and having breakfast the next morning, Zheng Ge, Zhao Yutong and others headed towards their hometown.
At 10 a.m., Zheng Ge returned to Zhengjiacun.
There was no advance notice when I came back this time, and the people in Zhengjia Village didn't know about it either.
There was no lively welcome scene like last time.
"I haven't been back for a few months, and there have been quite a few changes in the village!"
Zheng Ge remembered that the last time he came back was on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. At that time, he saw that every household in the village had built small country villas, which were very beautiful.
At that time, most of the villas in the village were newly built.
In every corner of the village, there are piles of construction waste that have not been cleaned up.
Today I saw that every household in the village has been built and lived in, and the roads are more spacious and tidy.
There are neat rows of street lights on both sides of the village's main street.
There are shops on both sides of the road, which looks prosperous.
The greening in the village has also been improved.
If viewed from the air, it is very beautiful.
In order to make the village more beautiful and distinctive, many beautiful flowers and plants were transplanted in the village...
It can be said that the entire village has no trace of its past.
Hmm! That’s not right either.
An old tree in front of the village still retains traces of its past.
This old tree has lived for who knows how many years, and its heart is already empty. But its branches and leaves are still dense, and it may be able to live for another few decades.
"No need to park, go directly to the foundation headquarters. The last time I came here, it wasn't built yet. This time I come here, I want to take a good look."
When the car arrived at the entrance of the village, Zheng Ge said to Azheng.
"OK."
Ah Zheng responded and walked forward along the main street of Zhengjiacun.
"Is this Zhengjia Village? It's so beautiful!"
Chen Xiaoyu stuck her head outside and shouted happily.
"I won't go to the village this time. When I come next time, I will take you for a walk." Zheng Ge said with a smile.
They came back very low-key this time and only drove two ordinary bulletproof vehicles. Although there were people coming and going on the streets of the village, they did not attract any attention.
After all, the current Zhengjia Village is not what it used to be.
Two seemingly ordinary cars will not attract attention at all.
"Uh-huh!"
Chen Xiaoyu and others nodded repeatedly.
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Walking along the main street, the car soon arrived at the foot of the mountain behind Zhengjia Village, where a beautiful garden-style manor stood.
This is the headquarters of the Zheng Family Foundation and the family headquarters.
When the Spring Festival came, the foundation construction had just been completed here.
Now, the manor has been completely completed.
"Private property, please do not enter."
The car drove to an intersection leading to the manor and was stopped by two young men in black uniforms.
They are the manor's security guards, hired from outside.
All staff in the manor, from security to management, are hired from outside.
This also prevents some people in Zhengjia Village from colluding with others and coming up with bad ideas.
Seeing this, Luo Xinxue opened the door and got out of the car, and communicated with the two security guards.
The two security guards were startled when they heard that Zheng Ge was sitting in the car.
At this time, Zheng Ge lowered the window.
As security guards at the Zhengjiacun Foundation headquarters, they naturally recognize Zheng Ge. Even if they have never met him in person, they have seen photos.
"Hello, Mr. Zheng."
The two of them quickly said hello.
"Well! Thank you for your hard work."
Zheng Ge smiled and raised the car window.
Upon seeing this, the two security guards quickly moved out of the way and used a walkie-talkie to notify the people in the manor.
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Hearing Zheng Ge's arrival, the manor became busy.
As soon as Zheng Ge's car drove into the manor, he saw a group of people, led by a gray-haired old man, approaching him.
"Old man, why did you come out in person?"
Seeing the old man, Zheng Ge quickly got out of the car and greeted him.
The old man is one of the oldest people in Zhengjia Village.
He is 96 years old this year.
But it looks pretty tough.
"Xiao Ge, you're back, why didn't you notify me in advance?"
The old man stepped forward, took Zheng Ge's hand and said.
Zheng Ge smiled and said, "It won't be so troublesome if you go home."
"well."
The old man said yes repeatedly and pulled Zheng Ge towards the main building of the manor.
Zhengjia Village is what it is today, all thanks to Zheng Ge.
Therefore, everyone in Zhengjia Village is very grateful to Zheng Ge.
Especially the older generation, if they can see this scene in their lifetime, they will die without regrets.
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When I came to the main building of the manor, I took a look. The decoration was relatively simple, with white walls and some handmade furniture, which were made by old carpenters in Zhengjia Village.
The workmanship is good and looks exquisite.
The various wood carvings are also very exquisite.
They are all carved one by one by the old carpenters of Zhengjiacun.
The overall look is simple, but very stylish. It is obviously the work of a great designer.
Zheng Ge looked around and was quite satisfied.
Simplicity is also a kind of culture, used to tell future generations to reject extravagance and waste.
It can be regarded as a warning to the descendants of the Zheng family.
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Next, under the leadership of the old man, Zheng Ge went to the ancestral temple. After the manor was built, the Zheng family moved the ancestral temple here.
After paying homage to their ancestors, the group toured the garden and talked about the recent development of the foundation.
Finally, Zheng Ge came to a three-story office building.
The foundation's office is right here.
"Yutong, you go wandering around first, I'll go up and have a meeting."
Walking into the lobby of the office building, Zheng Ge said to Zhao Yutong, Chen Xiaoyu and the others.
"Okay, go and do your work." Zhao Yutong said with a smile.
Zheng Ge nodded and asked the staff to take Zhao Yutong and the others to visit the garden.
The garden area is not small, and they can stroll there.
"Sister Yutong, I just saw that the rockery over there is pretty good, let's go and have a look." Shen Xiaoqi said excitedly when she saw Zheng Ge going upstairs.
"Okay, let's go." Zhao Yutong chuckled and walked outside.