Chapter 306: 300 Hong Kong Charity Organizations

"The charity performance on the 27th?"

"I have no problem with that!"

After receiving the call from Anita Mui, Wu Ying did not hesitate and agreed on the spot.

He hadn't expected that after releasing only a few songs and playing mere bit parts in "New World" and "Fight Back to School," he would actually be remembered by the Big Sister, who even called him personally.

As for the charity performance, under Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's influence, Wu Ying was still very willing and proactive about doing good deeds.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side,

At the Universal Golden Harvest Cinema, the "Fight Back to School" trio was in the middle of a roadshow in the screening hall.

"Zhou Xingxing, I love you!"

"Uncle Da, I love you!"

"Teacher Wang, I love you!"

When the movie finished and they were answering questions from fans, the atmosphere at the scene was extremely heated.

This was the 10th cinema they had visited on their roadshow, and everywhere they went, the audience's enthusiasm was explosive.

The three finished all the segments, painstakingly squeezed out of the crowded, crazy cinema under the protection of security guards, got into their car, and let out a sigh of relief.

Ah Zhen: "Being a star isn't easy either~~"

Cao Dahua: "But it feels great, doesn't it..."

Zhou Xingxing: "Hiahiahia~~~"

Ring-ring-ring~~~

Zhou Xingxing's phone rang, and he answered it.

"Hello? What? Disaster relief charity performance? I have no problem with that, the 27th, right... I will definitely participate!"

After hanging up, Cao Dahua and Ah Zhen's phones rang one after another; they were all invitations to participate.

"No problem, definitely going!" *2

Ah Zhen and Cao Dahua both agreed readily.

If they dared not go, they were afraid of being scolded by Brother Zu.

Then, the three sat in the car and continued to the next cinema for their roadshow.

……

……

Over the next week,

All sectors of Hong Kong began to take action to donate.

In just one week, with the Zhou Xingxing trio constantly touring for roadshows, "Fight Back to School" grossed 15 million HKD, stunning everyone.

And the British Hong Kong government was late to the party.

The Governor's House officially announced its donation amount—50 million HKD.

This amount naturally caused a huge public outcry across Hong Kong, and by the next day, it occupied the headlines of sixty or seventy newspapers throughout the city.

It could be called sensational.

During this week, the batch of medicine Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu prepared for Tan Meili was also donated in the name of Mingxin Hospital and sent to the mainland by plane.

Subsequently,

Major charitable organizations began calling on citizens to donate enthusiastically to their charity foundations, after which they would pool the funds together to donate to the mainland.

"Oxfam," calling for donations: "Join hands with Oxfam, pass on warmth, let us send hope to the disaster-stricken areas in the mainland together!"

"World Vision," launching a fundraiser: "Compatriots are one family, send love with vision, let us build a defensive line of love for the disaster-stricken people in the mainland together!"

"Christian Care Association": "The love of Christ is everywhere..."

"Save the Old and Young Association": "Focus on the future, save the children..."

"Zhenkang Association": "Help with reconstruction, help those in danger and distress..."

On every street corner in Hong Kong, flyers from various charitable organizations were being distributed.

For a time, the many citizens of Hong Kong were dazzled.

They didn't know which charity organization was better to donate to.

"The 'Save the Old and Young Association' feels pretty good; they helped my neighbor, they were quite patient..."

"I believe in Christ, so I'll donate to the 'Christian Care Association'..."

Many citizens chose the charity organization they favored to make their donations.

……

New Territories,

In a slightly old-fashioned tenement building.

In one of the households, Old Man Zhang, Auntie Kang, and their son who had just started working lived together. The husband was an old man at a repair shop, leaving early and returning late every day; the wife was a dishwasher.

In the living room sat an old-fashioned wooden dining table and a few chairs, with a family portrait hanging on the wall.

The family's finances weren't wealthy, but they were comfortable enough.

Eating dinner in the evening, there was a dish of green vegetables and a dish of stir-fried meat on the table; the son was at work and hadn't returned.

Auntie Kang took out a stack of flyers: "I see many charity organizations fundraising for the mainland; should we donate a little?"

Old Man Zhang: "Let's donate a little, not too much, 100, how about that?"

Auntie Kang shook her head: "100 is too little, let's donate 200... which organization should we donate to?"

She placed the flyers of several organizations on the table.

Old Man Zhang glanced at them: "Is there one for the Five-Star Charity Foundation?"

Auntie Kang: "I don't see one."

Old Man Zhang said: "For these charity organizations, it's unclear how much will actually reach the mainland after we donate... The Five-Star Charity Foundation is more trustworthy."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's support rate covered all of Hong Kong; although it was low, there were still many citizens who trusted Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu more.

Auntie Kang: "Then what should we do?"

Old Man Zhang said: "When I'm off, I'll take a trip to Causeway Bay and donate the money. It's only an hour away anyway, just treat it like going out for a stroll..."

Although the donation was only 200, which wasn't much, he didn't want it to be embezzled by those vermin; that would feel disgusting.

It was better to choose a foundation worth trusting to make the donation.

……

The same scene was happening all over Hong Kong.

The previous incident with Boss Li's Li Foundation had caused many citizens to lose trust in these foundations.

And this sense of distrust could not be changed overnight.

They were all thinking, these charity organizations aren't worth trusting, so I might as well donate to Mr. Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's Five-Star Charity Foundation.

……

Thus, in a flash, four or five days passed.

The various charity organizations were all dumbfounded.

The flyers had been out for four or five days, so why was the number of people coming to donate so small?

This wasn't right.

Don't you love your compatriots?

Are you just going to sit by and watch your compatriots trapped in disaster?

However,

These doubts and confusion were shattered when they passed by major cinemas and saw "Fight Back to School" packed for every screening, with tickets hard to come by.

"Why?"

"Why?!"

The various charity organizations felt they couldn't understand, they just couldn't understand!

……

The president of a certain charity organization was a bit unhappy in his office:

"I originally wanted to take this opportunity to properly replenish the foundation's little treasury..."

"It just so happens that I need to buy a new car too..."

"And my mistress needs a new one too..."

"As a result, you bastards aren't donating money?"

"5 days have passed, and we've only raised about 500,000?"

"This is an outrage!"

"Damn it!"

"A bunch of stubborn peasants!"

"Sure enough, the policy of keeping the people ignorant is the best!"

……

Of course, not all charity organizations were this 'greedy'. There were many, many small, private foundations in Hong Kong that were genuinely doing charity. However, precisely because they were too small, their influence was limited, and their popularity was limited, leading to greater difficulty in fundraising.

Because citizens didn't know these charity organizations at all, let alone donating to them.

……

……

Li Foundation,

In North Point, Li Er was sitting in a Rolls-Royce, surrounded by 4 bodyguards, with another black car following behind, also carrying bodyguards.

In the car,

The secretary reported to Li Er: "Currently, although our foundation has already distributed flyers hoping for donations, so far, the total amount raised in Hong Kong is only about 800,000."

"It is very clear that the citizens' enthusiasm for donating is not very high."

Li Er's face didn't look very good, because at this moment their car had arrived downstairs at the office building, and not far away was the office building for Five-Star Property + Five-Star Charity + Five-Star Education.

"Are you sure... the enthusiasm for donating is not very high?"

Li Er pointed to the front desk downstairs at the Five-Star office building, where three or five neighbors were standing in a line, holding money, wanting to donate to the Five-Star Charity Foundation.

People were leaving, people were arriving, and it consistently maintained a state of three or four people in line.

Seeing this scene, the secretary was directly silenced.

"…………" Li Er said: "The citizens' enthusiasm for donating is not low, it's just not high for us."

He felt a sense of resentment!

He had also been deeply cultivating this North Point area for more than 2 months!

He asked himself if he had treated these citizens extremely well and had done charity work properly!

He had given his heart and soul!

He had even endured some excessive citizens and tried his best to satisfy them!

And how did these citizens repay him?

Now that he asked them to donate, they treated him with such indifference and didn't trust him.

I had intended my heart for the bright moon, but the bright moon shines upon the ditch!

Why?

Why are you so good to Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu? But treat me with disdain?

Clearly, I was the one who came first!

Li Er looked at the line of people donating, his face gloomy.

Ring-ring-ring~~~

"Hello, Dad... Okay, I'm coming over now."

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……

Evening, 18:30

Central, Cheung Kong Center,

Boss Li hadn't finished work yet.

"This Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, why is he still dragging his feet?"

Boss Li stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of his office, overlooking Victoria Harbour, Central, and Tsim Sha Tsui opposite...

The night view was beautiful, but Boss Li looked at it every day, so it was nothing special.

He was thinking that all the charity organizations were distributing flyers, but Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu hadn't moved at all.

At this moment, Li Er knocked on the door and entered.

"Dad."

Li Er came to Boss Li's side and looked at the prosperous night view in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

His heart was full of ambition; one day he too would become the master, standing in this position, overlooking this night view.

"How is the situation at the foundation now?" Boss Li asked.

Li Er: "It's not very optimistic; in these 5 days, we've only obtained 800,000 HKD in total, which is too little. However, there are quite a few neighbors going to donate to the Five-Star Charity Foundation."

Hearing this, Boss Li immediately frowned: "I remember you reported to me that the charity work in North Point was done quite well."

Li Er was distressed: "This is exactly what I'm confused about. What Five-Star Charity did, I also did, and it wasn't any worse than theirs. The only thing I didn't learn from them was the part about doing good deeds... why is the gap so big?"

This was something he couldn't figure out.

Boss Li patted his son on the shoulder: "Don't be discouraged, keep persisting, and see the effect."

Li Er nodded solemnly: "Yes, Dad!"

Knock-knock-knock~~~~

At this moment, the office door was knocked.

"Come in."

The secretary walked in: "Boss, the Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu side you asked me to keep an eye on has finally started to act. Five-Star Group, they have started distributing flyers on the street."

Hearing this, Boss Li immediately perked up.

"This Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, has he finally started?"

"Let me see the flyer..."

Boss Li was curious about how the enigmatic Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu would operate.

The secretary walked forward and handed the flyer to Boss Li.

It was a color flyer with various fonts on it:

"Floods are heartless, but people have hearts; donate to the disaster area..."

"Floods can wash away homes, but they cannot wash away the deep blood ties between our compatriots..."

It also included two photos: flood submerging houses·jpg, a little girl sitting in a basin drifting·jpg

"Heavy rain pours, floods rage, countless homes submerged..."

"Every donation you make is the most direct support and encouragement for our disaster-stricken compatriots..."

The promotional flyer wasn't particularly stunning or outstanding; it wasn't much different from the promotions of other charity organizations.

Finally,

Boss Li's eyes froze,

He saw two lines of text written at the very end:

"Note 1: No matter how small the money, it's a gesture! A few dollars or a few dozen dollars is fine, one hundred dollars is already a lot. Please donate according to your own situation and within your means; do not overdraw your family's finances like what happened during the last donation!"

"Note 2: In principle, no one should donate more than 500 HKD, except for those who are wealthy."

Li Er was shocked!

"Is he crazy?!"

"Not only does he not encourage more donations, but he actually limits the donation amount?"

Other charity organizations, including Li Er, wished those citizens would donate as much as possible, so that they would get more donations.

As a result, Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu actually set a limit.

Absurd!

Below that was another note:

"Note 3: The donation period is 7 days. To avoid crowding, please donate at staggered times to avoid long lines."

"Pfft~~~~"

Seeing this, Li Er directly spat out his drink!

Staggered donation times?

Avoid crowding?

What an unfamiliar vocabulary!

How confident are you, Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, to actually dare to say such things!

And what about Boss Li?

He knew Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu very well and felt that Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu absolutely could not be viewed with conventional logic.

But this flyer was too abstract, making even him feel a bit 'unable to accept' it!

This Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, is he that confident in the citizens?

"Let's just wait and see..."

"How much he can raise."

……

The Five-Star Charity Company's fundraising promotion was quickly known to all the large and small charity organizations in Hong Kong through various channels.

Their first reaction was:

Subway old man looking at phone·jpg

"What? Still limiting donations?"

Shock!

Unbelievable!

"I want to see what kind of confidence he has to make such a restriction!"

Looking further, there was even more abstract content below!

"Staggered donation times? Avoid crowding?"

"Bang~~"

"Too arrogant!"

"Does he think that with one flyer, he can make citizens rush to send him money?"

"If that's really the case, wouldn't we become useless trash?!"

……

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And at this time, in the areas covered by Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's Five-Star Group: Wan Chai, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon City, Central and Western District, North Point, Chai Wan, Yau Tsim Mong...

With the distribution of the flyers, more and more citizens began to mobilize, flocking to the various Five-Star Charity Foundation stations.

"Brother Zu has finally called for donations!"

"Charge, charge, charge!!"

One by one, citizens took the flyers and headed to the Five-Star Charity Foundation.

As the saying goes, return a peach for a plum; Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu genuinely did charity work, organized community hygiene, helped the elderly, cared for children, did all kinds of good deeds, and solved the neighbors' difficulties...

It was precisely because of Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu and the Five-Star Group that their lives were getting better and better.

Even in Yau Tsim Mong, where the Five-Star Group had only been stationed for a little over half a month, the neighbors there could clearly feel that the community's public security and various aspects had significantly improved.

All of this, all the neighbors saw in their eyes.

They had always seen it in their hearts.

More importantly, influenced by Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's support rate, there would be no situation of ingrates.

How much Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu invested in the neighbors, he would receive that much in return from them.

And there wouldn't be the situation like with Young Master Li Er, where the more he invested, the more he would encounter the problem of "a bushel of rice breeds an enemy."

Thus,

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu sent out a flyer, and the neighbors and citizens in the areas under his jurisdiction, involving more than 1 million households, and after halving, still 600,000 to 700,000 households, each household spontaneously took large-scale action.

Responding to Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's call!

Go donate!

In just one hour,

That is, before 20:00,

Long, long lines for donations began to form at the Five-Star Charity Foundation's stations in various regions.

Traffic began to jam and paralyze...

More and more people came to donate...

The police force began to get busy, working hard overtime...

Then,

TVB and ATV reporters all arrived.

Then,

The 22:00 night news reported it.

All the major charity organizations in Hong Kong saw this scene reported on the news.

"…………"

They were silent.

No!

Why are there so many people donating?

Why did you all sit still when I called for donations?

This Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu, is he deliberately slapping us in the face?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 307 =====