"Do you know Vice President Li Jiacheng? It's a pity that the vice president is worthless. There are seven or eight vice presidents in the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce. It would be great if you knew the president!"
When the bald man next to him saw Shi Zhijian and Li Jiacheng smiling at each other, he shook his bald head and looked regretful.
Shi Zhijian smiled, so what if we knew each other? How comfortable would it be?
"Okay, let's start the conference! First let's give a speech by Mr. Liao Leiwen, the president of Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce! Everyone applauds!"
After the master of ceremonies in charge of presiding over the meeting made the announcement, amidst warm applause, a man in his forties wearing gold-rimmed glasses stood up in the middle of the podium, holding a speech in his hand, and began to speak.
The bald man next to him was very enthusiastic. Seeing that Shi Zhijian was young, he was afraid that he would not recognize him, so he helped him spread knowledge.
"Now, this is Mr. Liao, the chairman of Chaozhou! He is also the head of the Liao family in Hong Kong! Have you heard of Chong Hing Bank in Hong Kong? It was founded by his family!"
Shi Zhijian was slightly stunned. The Liu family in Hong Kong was not very famous compared to the later Li Ka-shing family.
But the banner of Chong Hing Bank is very bright, especially since it is the first Chinese-owned bank opened by Chaozhou people. It has helped many Chinese businessmen. It can be said that the rise of many Hong Kong tycoons in the future will be inseparable from the support of Chong Hing Bank.
, including Li Jiacheng.
"If you can get to know Chairman Liao, you will be prosperous. If your company encounters any problems in the future, you can go to Chairman Liao, who will help you solve your financial problems in minutes! It's so cool!"
The bald brother fell into a wonderful fantasy.
Liao Leiwen is a very upright person. It can be seen from the content of his speech that he traces the development history of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce in the beginning, and then talks about the organizational structure and daily operations of the Hong Kong Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce. These two points alone are mentioned.
Hour.
Shi Zhijian was not used to such long speeches and felt drowsy after listening to them.
The bald man next to him, who hoped to leave a good impression on President Liao, kept taking notes, raising his head and nodding slightly from time to time, as if he suddenly understood. Shi Zhijian really didn't know what he understood.
Finally, after talking about the history and development of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Liao talked about the focus of today's conference.
"Today, we hipster people account for about 1/5 of the total population of Hong Kong. We have many various groups such as kinship associations, hometown associations, chambers of commerce, cultural and educational associations, etc. that are formed by ties of blood, geography, industry, culture and religion.
, there are more than 80 registered with the Hong Kong government.”
"Although we, the directors of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce and the majority of the folks, have discussed the establishment of the Chaozhou Guild Hall many times before the Anti-Japanese War, due to war and other reasons, the construction of the Guild Hall has not been realized."
"Two years ago, I served as the president of the 25th Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce. The joint vice-presidents, Mr. Lin Jizhen and Mr. Lu Gaowen, etc. once again proposed the construction of the Chaozhou Guild Hall. They understood that building the Chaozhou Guild Hall was a top priority..."
It took Shi Zhijian a long time to finally understand.
It turns out that the current Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce is rented. The Hong Kong Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce has been established nearly 50 years ago, but it has been renting the old Bonham West Street site and has no property of its own.
Therefore, President Liao planned to do a big thing when he was in office, which was to raise funds to build the Chaozhou Guild Hall. Now half of the ten-story building has been built, but unfortunately, there is no money!
What President Liao has to do now is to invite business leaders and business owners from all over Hong Kong to make voluntary donations so that the hall can be started smoothly.
…
As expected, money cannot be discussed in anything.
Talking about money can easily hurt your feelings.
Immediately at the scene, there was a guy who was a fake Teochew man like Shi Zhijian. He couldn't help but stood up and asked: "I wonder how much it will cost to build this building. How much more donations are needed now?"
Liao Leiwen did not hide it, "The total cost is about two million, and now we are still about one million short!"
"Wow, a million!"
There were bursts of boos at the scene.
It’s not that Chaozhou people like them don’t have money, the problem is that they know it’s hard to make money because they are so rich.
"I have donated two or three times before, and now I want to start donating again?"
"Yes, even if we Chaozhou people are rich, we can't pluck our wool like this!"
Seeing that the scene was a bit chaotic, Liao Leiwen couldn't help but press it with his hand to quiet down everyone, "Please be quiet, I have something else to say."
"I know it is really difficult for everyone to continue donating money, but we are all Teochew people and should work together to help. We cannot just watch our Teochew guild hall fail to be built!"
Li Jiacheng, who was sitting next to Liao Leiwen, held the handle of the teacup with his hand and took a sip of hot tea. He just felt funny in his heart. What's the use of talking about these? They are all old-fashioned things that have been mentioned several times before.
What's more, many people in the audience have already communicated privately with him, the vice-president, and deliberately reacted by refusing to donate. After a while, he, the vice-president, will stand up like a savior, lead the crowd, and scold Fang Qiu.
, take care of the donation matter.
The vice-president's seat has been sitting for a long time and is no longer glamorous. He wants to change to the president's seat.
"One million, now there is only one million missing! If anyone here is willing to donate generously, our Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce will definitely remember it!" Liao Leiwen said that his eyes were a little red when he was moved.
The lame man sitting on the left side of the audience couldn't help but muttered: "Isn't it just one million? Let's just pick out a little and do it!"
The god snorted coldly: "Okay? Should I ask you to donate?"
"Why, can't I donate? I can still afford one million!"
"Okay, of course you can! But you, me, and Lao Xiang can only donate a little bit, not more!"
"Why? Do they think my money is dirty?"
"Correct answer!" The god gave Lai Hao a rare admiring look.
"Our money is dirty, so even if we donate too much, we can't do it, lest someone say in the future that this Chaozhou guild hall was built with black money! So no matter how hard you try, you can't come forward at this time!"
Lame Hao remained silent. For the first time, he felt disgusted with his identity.
Pu, your mother, no one wants to donate as much money as you want!
Liao Leiwen looked at the scene. All the people were angry with Li Jiacheng, and they all looked indifferent. Some even started to yawn, deliberately acting impatient.
Li Jiacheng sipped his tea with a smile. This time, he had taken the chairman's seat!
At this moment, a voice said: "One million? It's not much, I'll donate it!"
With a bang, the scene exploded.
What's the meaning?
One million? Full donation?!
Li Jiacheng was even more stunned and quickly looked towards the man.
Laihao, God and Boss Xiang also looked at that person.
The bald brother sitting next to Shi Zhijian saw everyone looking at him and waved his hands hurriedly: "It's not me! It's not what I said!"
Then Shi Zhijian stood up slowly, smiled and said to Liao Leiwen and others: "I said it! One million, I will donate!"
