This top guy is crazy!

Dijing.

At this time, Cheng Cheng had returned to China for three days, but he was not idle after returning home, because although the Gaza concert was over, there were still many follow-up matters that needed his attention.

First, as his popularity grew, major international luxury brands, top automobile brands, and long-established cosmetics brands all extended olive branches to him.

Even internationally renowned programs and magazines swarmed over like sharks smelling blood, hoping to get cooperation with Cheng Cheng.

The most boomerang-like of these is Century Weekly.

When Century Magazine was selecting the Person of the Year for 2023, their CEO once mocked Sung Cheng in front of reporters, saying to the reporter in a joking tone that someone in the company recommended an East Asian star named Sung Cheng, but he had never heard of him before, and he thought it was really funny.

At that time, his words caused an uproar and dissatisfaction in East Asian countries. Netizens from Tianxia, ​​Neon, and Peninsula all stood up for Cheng Cheng. In the end, the CEO of Century Weekly issued an apology.

But no one expected that the East Asian star he mentioned at the beginning, named Cheng Cheng, has now become the world's first global superstar.

Therefore, this matter was dug up again.

"Century Weekly" has been pushed to the forefront again.

There is no way out, Century Weekly can only pretend to be dead.

They dare not respond, because if they do not respond, it is still like standing at attention, which is hard to bear, but they can always get through it. But if they respond, it will undoubtedly bring up the matter again, and if the response is not good, it may generate more negative public opinion and hurt their real base.

Second, regarding the video copyright of the Gaza concert, not only domestic film and television platforms are competing for it, but even the six major Hollywood studios are vying for it, and Netflix has offered a sky-high price of US$2.3 million.

The third is the issue of subsequent construction in Gaza.

There is no way Cheng Cheng would just leave Gaza alone after the concert.

In fact, the subsequent finishing work is more important than the concert.

Because if something goes wrong later and is exposed, all the efforts made before will be ruined.

At present, the first batch of materials worth 200 million yuan has been shipped from Tianjin Port to Gaza.

In addition to the 1798 billion yuan in donations raised at this Gaza concert, there are also 43 billion in supplies from all over the world, which will be shipped to Gaza in batches.

The 1798 billion RMB in donations must also be allocated and used rigorously, because it is not enough to just hand it over directly to the people in Gaza. Even if we hand it over to them, they will not be able to keep it.

Cheng Cheng has already cooperated with the Third, Fifth and Eighth Bureaus of Tianjian (Tianxia Construction No. X Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd.), and they will be responsible for planning, designing and building hospitals, houses, schools, shopping malls, etc. in the Gaza area.

At the same time, 1798% of the 7 billion yuan will be used for mine clearance projects.

Yes, Gaza is littered with mines.

16% is used for national defense, which at least enables the people in the Gaza Strip to have a certain degree of self-protection ability.

Next month, the United Nations will hold a Security Council meeting to vote on whether the Hebrews should withdraw from the Gaza Strip, lift control over Gaza, and restore freedom and peace in Gaza.

While working, Cheng Cheng heard footsteps behind him.

Li Zhuo walked over in high heels, handed the notebook to Cheng Cheng, and said:
"Fox News published a news report questioning whether all the 1798 billion RMB could be used to help Gaza refugees, whether there would be any private enrichment in the process, and whether the Tianxia government would use this to exert influence in the Middle East."

Cheng Cheng took the notebook, quickly read the report, and cursed in a low voice.

It’s only been five days since the Gaza concert, not a month. Now, even some of the donations have not arrived, and the infrastructure plan for the Gaza Strip is still on paper. What will be announced about the whereabouts of the money?
Is it lonely to announce it?

Even if Fox is Fake News, isn't it too hasty?
Cheng Cheng said to himself, "What a dog! A dog should sing a dog song."

Li Zhuo: “Hmm?”

Cheng Cheng: “What?”

Li Zhuo: "What?"

Cheng Cheng: “Nothing.”

"Okay." Li Zhuo tucked a strand of hair behind his ear and asked, "Should we respond? Some people are being led by Fox to believe their reports and are questioning us online. The Hebrew diplomatic spokesperson also took the opportunity to attack us on the show."

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Meanwhile, in Fox News, Jovan Thicke was feeling complacent and proud of his article titled "After the Gaza concert, more importantly, can the 1798 billion in donations actually "land" in Gaza?"

Julian saw him walk into the office from a distance and said:
"Hey bro! That article you wrote is really great! I told you that you are definitely suitable for this job! You are a genius!"

Jovan Seck said with a smile:
"It was all luck. I just happened to choose a good angle."

Julian said:

"Don't be modest, not everyone has such luck!"

Simi also said:

"Yes, Qiao Wen, now all the journalists are discussing the article you wrote. Really, you are simply amazing. This is not just luck."

Qiao Wen was extremely proud and felt that he had truly made a name for himself in the media circle.

At this time, the editor-in-chief came out of the office, saw Qiao Wen, and shouted:

"Qiao Wen, I'm looking for you, come to my office, I have something to tell you."

Qiao Wen was immediately flattered.

Other colleagues also knew that Qiao Wen had made a fortune this time, and they all immediately envied him.

Arriving at the office, Qiao Wen asked nervously:

"Editor-in-chief, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Laurel is a white woman, but women in high positions in the workplace are generally difficult to deal with. Laurel is one of them. She is often called a mean bitch by her subordinates behind her back, but at this moment, her expression is very kind.

She said, "Don't be nervous. I asked you to come to my office because I want to talk to you about your article."

Qiao Wen observed Laurel's expression and asked carefully, "My article?"

Laurel said:

"In fact, your article was very popular with many big shots."

Qiao Wen's face lit up: "Is this true?"

Looking at Qiao Wen's expression, Laurel couldn't help feeling jealous.

This guy is so lucky!
In fact, Qiao Wen's report was very ordinary because the intention was too obvious. A truly "good" report is one that has evil intentions but is invisible to others. However, Qiao Wen's report was almost obvious to everyone. Ordinary people could also see that although there were many layers of armor in the report, it was actually a blatant attempt to discredit Cheng Cheng.

But unfortunately, such a report just happened to cater to the needs of the upper class.

Laurel explained:

"The Gaza concert is now over and the whole world has recognized it. It is impossible to criticize the concert itself. But the fact that you point out $252 billion is a good point because it is a huge sum of money and no one would not be tempted.

Now that you have pointed out this issue, it is equivalent to putting it out in the open, and people all over the world will be watching how this money is used.

With so many eyes on the scene, they would definitely find out that they embezzled the money, and we can completely deny the significance of the Gaza concert from this point of view."

Qiao Wen couldn't help but ask, "What if they really won't embezzle it?"

Laurel asked, "How is this possible? How many people would have to pass through $252 billion? How many links would there be in between? How is it possible that no one would embezzle it?"

There is a saying that goes, people’s understanding of the world can never escape their own cognition.

In other words, the world you see is determined by your level of cognition.

In Laurel's opinion, even the funds provided to Ukraine by Serbia were embezzled. The Serbian government said that it provided 3500 billion U.S. dollars in aid to Ukraine, but Ukraine only received 760 billion U.S. dollars, which is nearly four-fifths less. Even the most civilized and greatest country in the world, Serbia, embezzled money.

What's more, what about that Tianxia star?

This is 252 billion US dollars! It is enough to support a top family in Serbia. How could it be possible that no one would embezzle it?

That Tianxia celebrity is not a saint!
Even a saint would probably be tempted.

Qiao Wen asked, "What if? I mean, what if?"

Laurel laughed contemptuously and said, "It doesn't matter if it really happens. Do you think there are more conspiracy theorists or more simple people in the world?"

Qiao Wen thought for a moment and said:
"There should be more people who believe in conspiracy theories, right?"

Laurel spread her hands:
"Isn't that right? 252 billion US dollars. We have already raised this issue. There will be enough people who have conspiracy theories and suspect that the Tianxia star embezzled the money. As long as there is one person who firmly believes in this, it will become an indelible black mark on the Tianxia star and the Gaza concert. Moreover, this is a problem that cannot be explained. No matter how hard you try to prove yourself, there will always be people who doubt it."

Qiao Wen also laughed immediately.

He knew why his report was favored by the big shots.

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The perspective returns to the capital.

Hearing Li Zhuo's question, Cheng Cheng thought for a moment and said:
"Want to respond? Emmmmm then respond. Post all the current money flows. Don't they want to see it? Let them see it."

"it is good."

Li Zhuo was about to go and implement this matter, but Cheng Cheng had another idea and stopped her:
"Sister Zhuo, wait a minute."

Li Zhuo turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

Cheng Cheng looked thoughtful and said:

“We should not do this on our own. You should contact the United Nations and ask the UNHCR to form a special audit team to audit the destination of the donations.

In addition, we will recruit 50 volunteers from all over the world online to set up a "Gaza Concert Cheng Cheng Special Approval of 1798 Billion RMB Transparency Joint Statement". Those who join this joint statement can view every payment of the 1798 billion RMB.

If they want to go to Gaza for on-site investigation, they can go there at any time. However, they will have to bear the cost of going to Gaza themselves, but their personal safety will be the responsibility of the United Nations. "

Li Zhuo asked:

"Is it really that troublesome? And wouldn't 50 volunteers be too many? This would require us to increase our workload too much."

Cheng Cheng shook his head and said:

"No, it's no trouble at all."

Because Cheng Cheng suddenly thought of the controversy surrounding the Save Lives concert in his previous life.

In its previous life, the Save Lives Concert initially used most of the funds raised to provide food, medical supplies and infrastructure support to Ethiopia to alleviate the famine crisis.

But later, it was reported that part of the aid was misappropriated by the government to suppress the opposition or for military purposes.

It’s exactly the same situation that Cheng Cheng is facing right now!
Moreover, due to chaotic logistics and local corruption, some supplies failed to reach the victims in time. This is based on facts. For example, food was often piled up at ports or stolen and sold.

And, while Ethiopia was the focus, some of the money also went to famine relief in the country.

So much so that organizers later set up the Banda Aid Trust Fund to strengthen oversight of the use of funds.

But despite this, the Live Aid concert also left a dark history.

But Cheng Cheng didn't want to leave a black history, so if he wanted to do something, he would try his best to do it to the best of his ability.

Cheng Cheng continued:
"The 50 volunteers are not just there to give the public an explanation, I really want them to supervise."

Li Zhuo looked thoughtful: "You mean——"

"Yes," Cheng Cheng said, "We also have to guard against our own people. No one can guarantee that there will be no corruption among them. We cannot supervise by ourselves, so we have to find someone to help us supervise."

Li Zhuo nodded: "I understand."

Cheng Cheng: "The workload is not a problem. It is not an easy job to recruit 50 volunteers from all over the world. Moreover, qualification review and registration records also require a lot of work. But at most we can recruit a few hundred more employees, which can also help the country solve the employment problem."

Li Zhuo said shyly:
"You're right, I'm too narrow-minded."

Cheng Cheng smiled shamelessly:
"It's okay. I just have a big picture. Also, please list the money we spent on the concert in Gaza and send it to the public. From the beginning to the end, whether it's building the concert venue or the manpower, physical, and publicity expenses, we paid for it ourselves. We have to disclose the money we spent. People who don't know may think that we will deduct this part of the money from the donations. We can't let them think that."

About 20% of the donations from the previous Save Lives concert were used to pay for the concert's organizational costs (such as satellite broadcasting, security, etc.) and subsequent publicity activities.

Of course, saying this here is not to say that the organizers of the previous life-saving concert were not great.

After all, there is really no reason to ask people to spend both money and effort. It is already great and impeccable that they can organize this concert.

However, the Gaza concert was indeed sponsored by Cheng Cheng himself. In his opinion, since it was paid for by him, he had to speak out. He didn't want to be a transparent person who contributed silently and had his efforts ignored.

Li Zhuo smiled, slightly doting:

"I will do a good job of counting, and will count every item." (End of this chapter)