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Chapter 283 Charity
On February 2014, 2, at Goose Factory Entertainment Yanjing Center, Li Yifei, who had just had a rest for less than a day or two, received an invitation to a press conference from editor-in-chief Xie Fan.

"'Huaxia Aiyou Charity Fund' donation ceremony press conference?" Li Yifei looked at the invitation letter in her hand, and handed it to the greasy editor-in-chief.Looking at him playfully, he asked, "Editor Xie, did you make a mistake with this invitation letter? This should be their work on current affairs news. It's not appropriate for us to grab it like this. Besides, I worked overtime from the Spring Festival to the fifth day of the new year. We are all on vacation, and I only have two days off, so it's not kind of you to call me here."

"That's right, I snatched this news." Editor-in-Chief Xie stroked his few hairs and said excitedly to Li Yifei, "Are you sure you don't want to go? The initiator is Shen Fang."

"Ah, Shen Fang?" Li Yifei stared at the editor-in-chief with wide eyes: "That Shen Fang?"

"Yes, it's that Shen Fang, hey, I haven't finished talking yet..."

"I'll go right away." Li Yifei reached out and snatched the invitation letter from the editor-in-chief, and rushed out of the office without saying a word.

The press conference was held at two o'clock in the afternoon in the conference hall on the second floor of the Rongchuang Building in the Wangjing business district.Li Yifei and photographer Xiao Li had a quick meal on the road and arrived at Rongchuang Building at one o'clock.The venue has been set up, Li Yifei signed at the registration office on the second floor, and received the relevant materials of the press conference from the staff. Each person has a simple handbag, which contains only a brief introduction of "Huaxia Aiyou Charity Foundation" and related information. Leader's introduction and a foundation medallion, nothing more.This is the first time Li Yifei has received such a simple information bag, and the total cost is less than 20 yuan, but it also conforms to the theme of their charity fund on the cover of the booklet: openness, transparency, and ensuring that every penny is used for charity .

Li Yifei entered the hall, and there were already a dozen media waiting inside. Li Yifei assisted Xiao Li to find a relatively favorable position to set up the camera, and placed a wireless microphone with her company's LOGO on the microphone of the speaking area of ​​the rostrum. on the shelf.

There was still a while before the press conference, and Li Yifei found the seat reserved by the organizer for Goose Factory to watch the introduction of the foundation.Through the brochure, Li Yifei learned that this newly established charitable fund is actually backed by 20 billion funds, which is definitely a leading existence among domestic non-public funds.

"Feifei, you're here too, let me reveal the inside story." Han Leyi from Fox.com who was sitting beside her asked.

Li Yifei smiled wryly at her old colleague who looked at his qualifications with a look of curiosity: "What kind of inside information can I have? You also know how resistant this master is to the media." I am very honored to be able to interview Shen Fang twice, which is also In Shen Fang's few exclusive interviews, many domestic media regard themselves as the spokesperson of Shen Fang's entertainment circle. Many people want to find news about Shen Fang, so they scan the inside story with themselves.Only Li Yifei knew that she was also from the periphery of Shen Fang News.

Li Yifei went on to say: "I was still on vacation yesterday, and I was sent out by our editor-in-chief this morning. This guy just made such a big news during the Spring Festival Gala. It was a bit cold just now, and now there is another news. It is estimated that the entire Spring Festival stall He has taken over all the topics."

Han Leyi said: "I can't blame others for being high-profile. During this period, many well-known big Vs publicly questioned Shen Fang, thinking that he was not patriotic. Last year, he only donated 1000 million in China, but he donated 8000 million US dollars in one go in the United States. This is a difference of 40 million. Many times. After being instigated by these public knowledge, many netizens were misled, and went to Shen Fang's Weibo to call him "forgetting his origin" and "eating inside out."

In fact, since Shen Fang's worth was exposed in September, people have been attacking him. At the beginning, they spread rumors about his affair with Qin Mohan. Later, after Shen Fang and Qin Mohan made an official announcement, they began to spread rumors about his affair with Liang Hui and Gu Xuan. There weren't many people, but the attack has always existed, and it didn't stop until the Spring Festival Gala made a high-profile marriage proposal.Now some people are starting to talk about his charity.

Li Yifei complained: "In our country, there are some well-known people who are full of food and disturb right and wrong. Isn't Shen Fang's donation to the Bill Gates Foundation already explained on the Internet? They are for reasonable tax avoidance. Even if they don't donate, they still have to pay taxes to the United States The bureau took it away. It is estimated that some people are still instigating behind the scenes. Now some big Vs have been blindfolded by interests and talking nonsense. Ziguangge published an article last time praising him for not forgetting his original intention, repaying the motherland, and actively promoting the development of China's film and television industry. It is in stark contrast to those Huaxia people who transferred assets overseas."

"What else?" Han Leyi said with a smile, "It seems that you know his information really well."

Li Yifei smiled wryly: "You all think that I know him very well, but in fact he doesn't care about the media at all. My two interviews were also a coincidence, and the rest of the interview requests were called back by his assistant."

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the press conference started on time. Li Yifei saw Shen Fang and Qin Mohan coming in from the corner door next to the rostrum, as well as Huo Mingda, Zhang Jiajia, Li Xiaowan, Cai Yinong, the top executives of the Wild Fox Company, and Many stars assisted, Liang Hui, Deng Chao, Hu Jun, Tian Zhuang, Huang Lei and more than a dozen people.After taking a group photo in front of the rostrum, these celebrities sat in the front of the auditorium. Only Shen Fang sat on the right side of the rostrum, and three older men and a woman sat in turn from left to right.

The host is an intellectual woman about 30 years old, with a white shirt, a small bow tie, and a gray slim suit, which looks extremely capable. Only a reporter from Yanjing TV called out her name: "Xu Fei."

"Hello everyone, I am the host of this press conference. My name is Xu Fei." Xu Fei's voice is quite distinctive. Her hoarse voice was sent to the ears of every reporter present: "At the same time, I am also the secretary-general of the 'Huaxia Aiyou Charity Foundation', responsible for the daily affairs of the foundation."

Hearing Xu Fei's self-introduction, some media wanted to raise their hands to ask questions. Xu Fei stretched out her hand and pressed it: "Friends from the media, don't worry, we will have a questioning session from reporters later, and I will answer your questions one by one. Let me first I will introduce the guests who will be present to you.”

Xu Fei introduced one by one: "The one in the middle is the leader from the Huaxia Ministry of Civil Affairs..., the next one is the leader from the Huaxia Ministry of Education..., this is the leader from the Huaxia Women's Federation...and the leader from the China Charity Federation Let us welcome them, first of all, please come from the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Huaxia... These departments will be the council members of the 'Huaxia Aiyou Charity Fund', responsible for supervising the use of funds of this charity fund and the implementation of all donation projects. "

After the leaders of several major organizations gave brief speeches, Shen Fang, the founder of the foundation and the chairman of the board of directors, made a statement on the establishment of the foundation: "The elders in my family have taught me many times that accumulating good deeds will make good After several years in foreign countries, especially after communicating with Mr. Bill Gates and Mr. Buffett, my idea of ​​establishing this foundation became stronger. After several months of preparation, the Huaxia Aiyou Charity Foundation 'Finally officially established from today."

Shen Fang looked at the restless media reporters below, and said proactively: "I know that everyone here must have a lot of questions to ask, and I will answer your questions together with Ms. Xu Fei, the secretary-general of our foundation."

As the host, Xu Fei gave the first opportunity to ask questions to her former colleague, a reporter from Yanjing TV.

"Hello, Chairman Shen, Hello, Secretary-General Xu, I am a reporter from Yanjing TV Station. I would like to ask about the source of funds for the 'Huaxia Aiyou Charity Fund' and who are the recipients of the donation?"

Xu Fei replied under the signal of Shen Fang: "The start-up capital of our foundation comes from Mr. Shen Fang's donation, a total of 20 billion yuan. It has all been in the custody account of our foundation. This fund is the foundation of our foundation. McKinsey & Company will be entrusted with trusteeship, mainly investing in some capital-guaranteed national bonds or funds. Part of the annual income will be used for charity. If the annual income is less than 1 million yuan, Mr. Shen Fang, the chairman of our foundation, will Personal supplement. Donations will be targeted at out-of-school children in impoverished areas, orphans in social welfare institutions, and improvement of teaching conditions in various colleges and universities.”

"Hi Secretary-General Xu Fei, I'm a reporter from the Beijing Times. In recent years, people in China have been skeptical of charitable funds, thinking that they are making money under the guise of charity. How can your charitable fund avoid such things? happened?"

"This is an issue we have always wanted to present to the general public and the media. First, our foundation is not a public fundraising fund and will not solicit donations from ordinary people. Second, all our fund operations are transparent, managed by McKinsey & Company. Responsible for trusteeship, the flow of fund funds will be announced every quarter, and all staff members of the fund, including me, will not pass on these funds; third, the salary of our staff, office expenses, and fund custody management fees are all sponsored by the chairman Shen Fang It will be undertaken solely, and the foundation will not be used to bear any expenses; in the end, all donation projects will be reviewed by McKinsey & Company, and the governing units will be responsible for supervision, and a one-month announcement will be made after the project is completed to accept social supervision.”

Xu Fei's description blocked almost all links that might cause corruption. If this fund can be carried out according to the plan promised by her group, then this will be China's first highly transparent charity fund.Li Yifei raised his hand high, hoping to raise his own question.

"I'm a reporter from Goose Factory News. I have a question to ask Mr. Shen Fang." After getting permission, Li Yifei asked, "We all know that 'when manpower is exhausted', why didn't Mr. Shen Fang put this fund How about making it a public offering fund?"

"Hehe, can I say I'm afraid of trouble?" Shen Fang gave an unexpected answer.

Li Yifei frowned, and asked, "Can you tell me more about it?"

Shen Fang explained: "My original intention of establishing this charity fund was to make some contributions to society, not to gain much fame. To be honest, I am already famous enough now, after all, I have done something unprecedented. " Shen Fang's words made the media and celebrities burst into laughter, and Qin Mohan, who was sitting next to Liang Hui, glared at Shen Fang with a blushing face.

Shen Fang went on to say: "As I just said, I am a person who is afraid of trouble. Although I have a lot of money, I still can't reach the point where I can help the world. I can only focus on charitable donations in a certain field. If it is to establish a public fundraising fund, then we must consider the wishes of the donors. Everyone has their own understanding of charity. People are different in a hundred ways. We can't take care of it. We can only find like-minded people to cooperate."

"Hello, Chairman Shen, I am a reporter from Fox.com. You just said that your philanthropic philosophy was influenced by Mr. Bill Gates and Mr. Buffett. As far as we know, these two gentlemen donated [-]% of their worth. The above is used for charity, but there is no such precedent in China, will you do the same in the future?"

"This question..." Xu Fei, who has been engaged in the media industry for a long time, was afraid that Shen Fang would fall into the trap of the media, and was about to answer first, but was stopped by Shen Fang.

"It's okay, I'll answer this question." Shen Fang signaled to Xu Fei: "The reason you said that there is no such precedent in China is related to our national conditions, because the wealth of most rich people in China is basically reflected in stocks and fixed assets. , and charities in our country are not allowed to accept non-cash equity donations. So these people can’t sell their companies and shares at a low price and then donate them. After all, every company has a large number of employees who need to maintain Life. Therefore, philanthropists in our country are all decentralized and continuous donations. As far as I know, Mr. Cao of Defu Glass has donated nearly [-] billion yuan to charity, and this is also an example for me to learn from.”

Then the leader of the Ministry of Education took over the microphone: "In addition to setting up a charity fund today, Mr. Shen Fang will also donate to four domestic universities today. There will be a donation ceremony after the press conference."

(End of this chapter)