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Chapter 871 People die for money, birds die for food

Listening to Yang Wende's words of gratitude to the Zhixing Foundation and Yao Luoying, Li Dongling looked towards Yao Luoying.

Yao Luoying's name is now quite famous in the domestic charity industry. Her name appears in domestic public welfare and charity reports, as well as in various women's newspapers and magazines. She has become a representative figure of domestic charity and women!

As for the Zhixing Foundation spending so much money on charity and public welfare, what can it bring to the Li family and Dongling Hi-Tech?
In the short term, of course, the goal is to increase the outside world's favorability and brand support for Dongling Hi-Tech. If it is stingy, like some wealthy people in the previous life, who gave large amounts of dollars to foreign universities but were extremely stingy with domestic funds, then its reputation would probably be ruined.

For a company like Dongling Hi-Tech, which needs a domestic base and wants to sell brands and products, its reputation must be maintained!

This influence may not be immediate, but it will be subtle. When users are faced with the choice between Shenzhou under Dongling Hi-Tech and other brands, the price, configuration and performance are not much different. They will definitely subconsciously choose the brand with higher favorability. This is already an advantage for Dongling Hi-Tech.

Similarly, donating to build schools and educational supplies is also the best way to enter the local market and increase local visibility and support.

As for the charitable activities done by the Zhixing Foundation, as well as the Qilin Scholarship provided to domestic universities, the Wuji Foundation, etc., their impact on the Li family may take a longer timeline!
It was the same idea that Li Dongling had when he founded the Zhixing Foundation. The Qilin Scholarship and the Hezun Award are not only for selecting talents for Dongling Hi-Tech, but also for attracting the support of academic giants.

In addition, it is to accumulate some connections and supporters for the Li family. Those who have not received the Qilin Award or the Hezun Award, but have been treated for diseases by the Wu Ji Foundation, will have the idea of ​​repaying a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude.

But as long as some people can remember everything the Li family and the Zhixing Foundation have done, and can lend a helping hand at critical moments, that would be enough.

Seeing that Yang Wende was still talking to Yao Luoying, the staff of the local county government's education department coughed and said to Yang Wende, "This is the director of the provincial propaganda department, and this is from the Qilu Hope Project..."

"Principal Yang, this is Mr. Li Dongling, the founder of Zhixing Foundation!"

Yang Wende was surprised when he heard Li Dongling's identity. He didn't expect that the founder of Zhixing Foundation would also come today.

"Mr. Li, thank you Zhixing Foundation for supporting our school!"

"Principal Yang, you're too polite!"

Li Dongling said to Yang Wende with a smile on his face, and then everyone took a group photo in front of the Zhixing Teaching Building. This photo will appear on the local TV station in Quancheng and even the Qilu Provincial TV station today.

Tomorrow, the newspaper of the Qilu Education Department will also publish news about Zhixing Middle School. This is not just to thank the Zhixing Foundation.

Likewise, the performance and contributions of the Propaganda Department of the Qilu Provincial Government, the Qilu Education Department, and the Youth Development Foundation, the promoter of the Hope Project, must be made public. Those who promote school donation projects will also have an additional item on their resumes.

This is not about utilitarianism or anything like that, but rather about ensuring that everything done by the departments, units, foundations, and personnel involved in this project is recognized.

Only when the departments, companies and individuals participating in the projects can gain some benefits in terms of fame or career, either by getting promoted faster or by being recognized by society and gaining more fame, will more people be able to engage in these charitable and public welfare projects.

We expect people who do these charitable and public welfare activities to pay out of their own pockets without asking for anything in return, and not even have the media report it. It’s not that there are no such people, but it’s impossible to expect everyone to be a saint who has no desires!
In that case, these charity and public welfare projects would not last long and would automatically shut down.

All the materials in the two trucks were moved to Zhixing Middle School, except for a batch of Shenzhou brand computers, which were moved into the multimedia classroom.

In addition, there are school supplies, sports equipment such as basketballs and table tennis balls, etc. Yang Wende is naturally very happy about these supplies, as these are the supplies needed by the middle school.

Li Dongling and Yao Luoying were walking in the middle school. There were only a few buildings in the entire middle school, including a teaching building, a multimedia classroom with computers, a library of dozens of square meters, and several bungalow dormitories for school teachers to work and rest.

The entire Zhixing School can only be described as average. The exterior walls are not painted, only covered with a layer of cement. It is not luxurious at all.

Not only this middle school, but also the middle schools and primary schools donated by the Zhixing Foundation in other places, especially in remote areas, all have the same style. The donated materials are also mainly practical, and there is absolutely nothing fancy.

Don't use money to test human nature. These ordinary materials can reach the hands of those in need, but if you give money directly, or some valuable materials, whether they can still reach the hands of those in need is unknown...

Yang Wende, who was accompanying her, told Yao Luoying how many students could be admitted after the school officially opened, how many places for local students could be provided, etc.

"Principal Yang, is there anything else here that the Zhixing Foundation needs help with?"

Li Dongling asked Yang Wende. This was Li Dongling's first time here, but it might also be the last time.

Li Dongling may have another chance to meet Yang Wende in the future, but without special reasons, he probably won't come here again. The same goes for Yao Luoying and even Gu Yiliang and others.

Yang Wende shook his head. To be honest, the Zhixing Foundation has given enough, even beyond his expectations. "The Zhixing Foundation has given enough. The rest is teaching, which Zhixing School needs to solve by itself. Compared with the schools in the county and the city, our teaching level may be far behind!" Yang Wende said with some helplessness.

Hearing this, Li Dongling was silent for a while. The teaching building can be donated, and educational materials can also be donated, but if you want famous teachers to come here, there is no way. That cannot be forced.

"From now on, the Qilin Scholarship can provide a portion of the quota for Zhixing Middle School every semester!"

Li Dongling paused and said to Yang Wende that the Qilin Scholarship mainly cooperates with universities to provide scholarships. Although it is now also provided to middle schools, it is only limited to Pingyang, Hanxi provincial capital and other places.

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"Today, in our city, the Hope Project School, which was jointly donated by the Qilu Propaganda Department, Qilu Hope Project, and Zhixing Foundation, officially held its unveiling ceremony. Mr. Li Dongling, the founder of Dongling Hi-Tech, a well-known Chinese technology company, attended the ceremony!"

"The latest news from Quancheng TV is that the director of the municipal government office announced that tomorrow our municipal government will officially hold a new project cooperation meeting with Dongling Hi-Tech..."

In the evening, Quancheng TV station broadcast the footage of Li Dongling going to school during the day, and then announced that the Quancheng Municipal Government would formally negotiate a new project with Dongling Hi-Tech.

As a province with a large number of civil service examination candidates, Qi and Lu can understand the news reported by Quancheng TV station without any interpretation. The much-talked-about new project of Dongling Hi-Tech is finally going to be settled in Quancheng.

"Damn, is it true? Dongling Hi-Tech is really that rich that it wants to spend 1 billion RMB in Quancheng?"

"I went out today and heard from others that Dongling Hi-Tech just sold PHS and made more than 10 billion US dollars!"

"Damn it! It would be great if we could spend some money on it!"

In a yard near a mine in the suburbs of Licheng District, Quancheng, a black and white TV was playing the news. Several men were sitting together in a crooked manner, drinking, bragging and chatting. Some of them had their clothes open to expose their chests, and had short knives or daggers on their waists.

At first glance, these people are dynamic people in society. As the birthplace of Liangshan Marsh and a land of generous people, Qi and Lu certainly have no shortage of dynamic people in society.

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it to heart. The man who is obviously the boss among this group of energetic people in society, when he hears the words of his brothers and watches the news on TV, his mind becomes active.

"Is Dongling Hi-Tech really going to invest so much money in Quancheng?"

When the men under him heard what the man said, they knew his character very well and immediately understood what he wanted to do.

"Boss Chai, Dongling Hi-Tech is different from other companies!"

The younger brother sitting below Chai Weihai said quickly, "I heard from a brother who ran over from Hanxi that last year, someone from Hanxi Road offended Dongling Hi-Tech, and as a result, everyone on Hanxi Road was cleared out, and several of them were shot!"

Hearing this, several of Chai Weihai's brothers who were drinking were also shocked.

"Look at your courage. If you are scared, go home and drink milk. Why are you afraid of being shot when you go out to mess around?"

Chai Weihai said this in a heroic tone, picked up the wine bottle and took a few big gulps. His demeanor as a big brother who disregarded life and death naturally won the admiration of all his younger brothers.

Chai Weihai now has a small lime mine under his control, which is located in the suburbs. The people under his command are naturally responsible for protecting the mine. This mine was also seized by him, so naturally he has to guard against being robbed by others.

But it was impossible for Chai Weihai to pocket all the profits from that small lime mine. He had to manage everything, support his subordinates, and maintain his appearance. So he only got 70,000 to 80,000 yuan every month.

This amount of money is already quite a lot for people of this era, but for Chai Weihai, it feels like it is not enough.

On weekdays, Chai Weihai often took people around to extort money. For example, when they stayed in a hotel, he would say the next day that the bed was not good and his waist was sprained, and he would extort thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan from the hotel for medical treatment. If they didn't pay, he would disrupt the boss's business.

If you go to a barber shop to dye your hair and then say you have an allergy, they will also extort money from you. If you don't pay, they will smash the shop. They can even extort money from you if you go to the hospital for treatment. Generally, merchants who are extorted choose to keep quiet.

Although his actions were not honest, Chai Weihai was quick-witted and good at building relationships. He often managed relationships with people at all levels and even went to welfare homes to donate things to the disabled. Of course, this was a show done in front of the cameras of reporters he hired, and then reported by newspapers.

This set of events actually made the Chai family somewhat "reputable" locally.

(End of this chapter)