Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 1069. Questions and Answers

"I know you reported it in advance," Sun Tao said with some surprise and admiration, "but I really didn't expect you to raise so much money."

"Don't even mention how difficult it was. Now thinking back on it, it feels like a dream." Dong Qiangqiang sighed, "In the beginning, no one paid any attention to us. Apart from the start-up capital donated by you, there were only donations from Zheng Chunhua, me, a few friends, and that old overseas Chinese gentleman. As you said, this was our first time, and we had no method or clue. We could only cross the river by feeling the stones. After China Week officially started, it seemed to be the second or third day, when individual donations gradually increased a little, but we were all surprised that the snowball could grow so big later."

Dong Qiangqiang suddenly stopped talking, frowned and remained silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Is it possible that someone was jealous of us for raising so much money, so they reported it? Can I ask what evidence they submitted when they reported it?"

"No one knows how much you have raised, so don't guess. Answer the question first. What expenses related to China Week do you know about?" The recorder made a slight "click" sound. Sun Tao looked directly at Dong Qiangqiang. The gaze behind the lenses was a little aggressive, but Dong Qiangqiang didn't feel it at all. The glasses seemed to reflect all the pressure brought by the burning gaze into the night in front of him. "Tell me one by one. The more detailed the better."

Dong Qiangqiang cleared his throat. "I remember the expenses of buying water and awnings, renting equipment, printing pictures and texts, and DVDs. The larger expenses in the early days were the fees for the lion dance troupe, because our funds were very limited at the beginning, and we only had enough to pay the lion dance troupe. The other four performances were all friends who helped out, so we agreed not to pay them, but to treat them to meals instead. That's why there were dinners after the first few performances. Later, we got a large donation by chance, and after collective discussion, we finally decided to pay everyone who participated in the performance. Because this was a decision made later, there was a seemingly incredible arrangement of having dinners and paying remuneration, but we didn't use any money for personal welfare."

The reason why Dong Qiangqiang was able to answer fluently was entirely due to Duanmu's previous kind reminder. Duanmu's usual vigilance with money played an important role this time, and Dong Qiangqiang really listened to it. He paid attention to all the expenses. It was only after going through all the expenses that he thought that the most likely problem was the dinner after the Chinese medicine lecture, because there were the most people eating that time. He wanted to pay with his own money, but Zheng Chunhua suddenly decided to pay with China Week's money. Although he believed that the dinner was not strictly speaking misappropriation of public funds, he still decided to tell Sun Tao the whole cause and effect of the matter, so that he would not be misled by hearing about it from other people. He tried to make his statement objective,

So as not to arouse Sun Tao's disgust.

"Are the performance fees the same for all performers?" Sun Tao, who had been listening attentively, did not miss any details.

"They are all the same. We treat them all equally. You will know once you ask."

“What about large donations?”

"I invited Mr. Li from Hamburg Wanfu Restaurant to participate in China Week. His food was unsurprisingly popular and his income grew steadily. In order to thank us for providing this business opportunity and to show his love to his compatriots in China, Mr. Li donated a large sum of money. You can ask him directly for the details. You should have his mobile phone number, right?"

"Hello, Boss Li. I have his cell phone number." Sun Tao was stunned for a second when he heard the name. The scene of that crazy night seemed to be vivid in his mind. He couldn't help but sigh, "You are really capable of doing things. You even invited him here. But it's also true that if you hadn't responded in time, his losses would be hard to say. He really has to thank you for your kindness."

Dong Qiangqiang thought to himself: Before SARS, Le Baidai's group would go to Wanfu for dinner whenever they had Hamburg. Boss Li didn't mean to be kind to him, but he probably did it for the money. But he couldn't say this to Sun Tao, so he could only humbly add, "Boss Li is a good person with good intentions and positive thoughts."

"Don't worry, I will definitely verify what you said with him. You just said that all the performers have been paid, so what about the people in your preparation team? Have you been paid?"

"Everyone in the preparatory group will receive zero pay." Dong Qiangqiang smiled indifferently.

"Oh? Zero compensation?" Sun Tao was obviously surprised. "You don't plan to pay yourselves?"

"I do plan to," Dong Qiangqiang pretended to be distressed, "but Zheng Chunhua thinks that what we have gained from doing this is enough, and there is no need for material rewards such as compensation." "She said so? You all think so? And can you all accept it?" Sun Tao seemed to be particularly interested in this topic and asked very directly.

"I don't know what others think, but I can't understand it. But she is the person in charge and has a veto power, so I accept it but don't understand it," Dong Qiangqiang said bluntly.

"You're so honest." Thinking of Dong Qiangqiang's honest thoughts, Sun Tao, who had been keeping a straight face, couldn't help but smile. "Now that China Week is over, have you settled the accounts? Have you also completed the donations to China?"

Dong Qiangqiang scratched his nose and said, "You should ask Fang Shuang for details. I really don't know, but I just remembered another thing."

"explain."

"Before China Week officially started, someone posted a rumor on the University Forum saying that the organizing committee was using China Week to make money and Zheng Chunhua was charging students exorbitant fees under the guise of donations. The rumor post was quickly deleted, but Zheng Chunhua's rumor-refuting post is still there. Many people know about this. If you investigate, you should also investigate this part."

"Okay, tell me more about which sections or content you are responsible for."

"Zheng Chunhua is mainly responsible for..., Fang Shuang is responsible for..., I am in charge of..., Gu Xin..., Ji Fengping..., and finally Zhao Ke, he is responsible for..."

After Dong Qiangqiang finished talking, Zheng Chunhua and three others had not returned yet, so Ji Fengping and Sun Tao took over the conversation.

Listening to Ji Fengping's report and looking at Dong Qiangqiang's back, Sun Tao felt more emotion than surprise, not only because Dong Qiangqiang knew everything about everyone, but also because his calm statement was not mixed with too much emotion and did not include any gestures, which made people more willing to believe in the objectivity and even truthfulness of his statement. He seemed to be no different from January, but it seemed that something had changed.

Dong Qiangqiang, who was free but unable to leave, stretched his shoulders while thinking about Sun Tao's question. Soon he took out his cell phone and called Duanmu.

The background noise from Duanmu's end was still as noisy as ever: "Are you calling me to send me the outline of the May report? This time you are conscientious. Has it been sent to my mailbox?"

"We'll talk about the outline later. Please ask the lawyer for something."

"What have you done wrong again? Wait for me to go to a quieter place." Duanmu rarely bullied Dong Qiangqiang.

The background sound gradually fell silent, replaced by the ringing of the elevator bell, footsteps on the stairs, the sound of doors opening and closing, and finally the sound of wind whistling one after another, as if Duanmu had run up to the rooftop.

"It's quiet now. Tell me, what happened this time?"