Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 507 Period
The boldly designed long black dress made Jiang Qingkui, with her cool face and fair skin, look like a queen in the dark night, but the "queen" was blushing at this moment.

It's just that she was already in a state of excitement and joy, so the blushing change was not obvious. Only the sharp-eyed Zhou Wang could see from her trembling ears that Jiang Qingkui's heart was not calm.

She agreed so readily, probably without thinking it through. When she met Zhou Wang's surprised, or more accurately, surprised, gaze, Jiang Qingkui should have realized that something was wrong. However, she wanted to speak up to make amends, but how could Zhou Wang give her this opportunity...

"Next, let's let Ms. Jiang Qingkui, the first CEO of Wangzhou Group, say a few words to everyone..."

As he spoke, Zhou Wang had already stuffed the microphone into the hands of the unsuspecting Jiang Qingkui, winked at her and walked off the stage.

"Hello everyone, I am Jiang Qingkui..."

Jiang Qingkui could only gather his distracting thoughts, stand in front of the stage with a long-lost sense of nervousness, and begin to organize his words urgently.

As Jiang Qingkui gradually got into the state, Zhou Wang was surprised to find that her performance was far better than he had imagined. The applause that was originally just to give Zhou Wang face also rang out wave after wave.

Zhou Wang stared at Jiang Qingkui, who was so elegant and calm on the stage, and seemed to be glowing, and suddenly realized...

Yes, Jiang Qingkui, who has been the top scorer in the high school entrance examination, has grown up under the spotlight. Occasions like this are where she truly belongs. It’s just that I have never given her such an opportunity before, right?

……

When all unexpected factors were eliminated, the entire dinner entered the smoothest rhythm.

After Jiang Qingkui’s speech, the highlight of the evening, the “donation session”, began.

Under the supervision and notarization of representatives from official departments, all donations made by the guests, whether in cash or in kind, will go into the public account of the Hope Foundation without any deduction. All subsequent income and expenditure will be disclosed to the public regardless of size and will be subject to any form of questioning.

Doing so is actually very troublesome. Both Jiang Qingkui and Xu Wenxi have given him advice privately that given that they are just a private equity fund, there is actually no need to do this.

...You have to know that even in 2024, many large funds with official backgrounds are still unable to achieve complete transparency.

But Zhou Wang did not give in.

Zhou Wang admitted that he initially established this charity fund simply because the system happened to reward him with a sum of money that could only be used for donations, and he wanted to earn some fame while donating money.

I just don't know when this idea changed quietly.

It’s not that Zhou Wang has become so noble, but... he should at least do something within his ability, right?

He couldn't save everyone, but he also couldn't just stand by and watch everything. It was all free money anyway, and it would be better to use it for practical purposes. After all, he no longer needed to rely on this way to make his fortune.

The donation session was even more popular than Zhou Wang had imagined, not only because the guests present today were the highest-level group of friends that Zhou Wang could currently reach, but also because of the "small gifts" Zhou Wang gave in return.

"Every guest who donates on site will receive a trial gift box of 'Water of Life' produced by Wangzhou Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Wangzhou Group."

Xu Wenxi, who was in charge of the halftime hosting, saw that many guests still hadn't reacted, so she smiled and added, "When the Beidu Jingwang Club was established, our CEO Zhou mentioned this health potion called 'Water of Life', but at that time it was called 'Little Blue Bottle'..."

As soon as they heard the words "little blue bottle", the whole audience suddenly became agitated.

Although the finished product of the "Little Blue Bottle" has not yet been launched on the market and the early publicity has not yet begun, it has already caused a huge stir in certain circles.

Extend lifespan…

Ordinary people probably don't feel much about it, but for a small group of rich and powerful people, its appeal is comparable to DP.

So when they heard that Zhou Wang's small gift in return was actually the most talked-about life potion in the circle, everyone's breathing quickened.

"Mr. Guo Wangshan, President of Guo Group, donated 2000 million RMB to the Wang Foundation in his personal name!"

When Guo Wangshan took action at the very beginning, the media present gasped.

You know, tonight's donation is a purely charitable donation, which is fundamentally different from the "charity auction" where you get something of equivalent value. The 2000 million is almost like "throwing it into the water", and you can't hear any sound anyway.

Although there was a trial gift box of the "Little Blue Bottle" as a reward, the price of a bottle of health medicine could not be so exaggerated. Besides, no one had ever experienced the efficacy of this medicine. To say that Guo Wangshan spent so much money just for this medicine, he must be crazy.

During the 08 earthquake, under the moral pressure, many celebrities and wealthy people donated no more than one or two million. But now, it is just a private foundation establishment ceremony, and Guo Wangshan directly donated million. How can this be described as more than an exaggeration?
Some wealthy businessmen in Shanghai who had only received invitations and didn't know much about Zhou Wang or even the "Little Blue Bottle" were shocked. But as Xu Wenxi, who was full of excitement, continued to announce the events, they realized that they were shocked too early...

"Mr. Shen Li, Chairman of Yuanri Shipping Group, donated RMB 1888 million to the fund in his personal name!"

"Ms. Zhang Shiling, Chairman of Lingxi Group, donated RMB 1888 million to the fund in her personal name!"

"..."

All of them donated 1888 million. The other five most famous bosses in the Shanghai business circle seemed to have maintained some kind of tacit understanding. They only donated a little less than Guo Wangshan, but all of them donated a very exaggerated number.

Because of these people's encouragement, the guests who originally planned to donate only 50 or yuan were no longer embarrassed to be so stingy. Even those who were not familiar with Zhou Wang at all donated at least yuan in the end, and there were countless people who donated millions...

Zhou Wang couldn't help but sigh that there are still many rich people in Demon City!
People like Luo Meiling and Mr. Qiu's mother, Mrs. Lin, have donated at least 500 million yuan.

"Boss, it seems...it seems like we have completed our original three-year goal in just one day."

Looking at the final summary of the numbers, Xu Wenxi was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth.

Zhou Wang looked at the nine-digit number and sighed.

See, robbing a bank is definitely not the fastest way to make money in the world.

If Zhou Wang really wanted to, it would be a matter of minutes for him to take the money for himself.

However, although this money will not reach Zhou Wang's hands, the series of positive effects they trigger will actually be fed back to Zhou Wang.

Just through tonight's sky-high fundraising, the newly established Wangzhou Group has completely established its foothold in the capital-rich Magic City, and any business it does from now on will be extremely smooth.

Zhou Wang can also expect to earn a large amount of reputation points from this incident, and reputation points can be exchanged for those priceless items in the system, so Zhou Wang's assets may seem unchanged, but in fact he has made a fortune...

Zhou Wang was even a little embarrassed to open the "Random Industry Gift Pack in the Magic City Business District". After all, that was tantamount to cutting flesh from Brother Guo and others.

However, considering his past self, he also helped them earn a lot of assets in disguise, so Zhou Wang did not have such a heavy psychological burden.

After all, you have to pay for what you have done, and now I am only charging a little interest. Of course, I still have to do the favors I owe.

So at the end of the dinner, Zhou Wang sent them away one by one.

Everyone couldn't help but say a few "heartfelt words", as if all the grudges were forgotten during the clinking of glasses, the past was no longer important, and everyone had a bright future.

But now Zhou Wang discovered that this kind of hypocritical socializing was not really tiring. After all, all he needed to do was use the most sincere eyes and say a few polite words. The real trouble were those women.

Fortunately, at this time, Zhou Wang's various small operations that were able to foresee the future showed their magical effect.

Ding Yi, who had already felt Zhou Wang's "sincerity", was the first to let him go when he saw Zhou Wang really take out a beautifully wrapped gift box and stuff it into his hand.

What she cared about was not the value of the necklace that Zhou Wang gave her, which was obviously very valuable, but the fact that Zhou Wang's promise to prepare a gift for her was real.

The high-end Van Cleef & Arpels necklace with the symbolism of the constellations was obviously tailor-made for her, which showed that Zhou Wang had indeed begun to face up to the relationship between them and took the initiative to do so.

This is what Ding Yi is most satisfied with.

So she also showed her generosity. When she saw Xia Xiwei and her mother walking towards this side, she hugged Zhou Wang gently first, then left with the smiling Nie Xiaoyun, leaving Zhou Wang enough room to move.

Zhou Wang just wanted to say... Fortunately, I bought enough jewelry abroad. Not to mention Capricorn, even if Ding Yi is Andromeda, he can find suitable jewelry to give to her in minutes.

Perhaps Xia Xiwei was stunned by the powerful slap Zhou Wang gave her before. She was so quiet throughout the whole dinner that she even seemed to be a little evasive when facing Zhou Wang's gaze. No one knew where her previous cleverness had gone.

The person who is really difficult to deal with is her mother Yan Baiqiu.

"By the way, Xiao Zhou, I heard that your parents are also here. Can you arrange for me to meet them? Otherwise, it would be too rude."

Yan Baiqiu seemed to remember something when he saw Zhou Wangcai, and asked anxiously.

"Aunt Yan, it's getting late. My mother hasn't been feeling well. It's almost time for her to take medicine and rest. How about I arrange a time for us to sit down and have a good chat?"

"Well... okay, Xiao Zhou, you must remember to make arrangements. I will stay in the Magic City for two more days."

Yan Baiqiu could only agree to the reasonable words, and then he couldn't help complaining to Yan Siyun next to him, "It's all your fault. You kept saying you had something important to tell me, but you didn't make it clear after talking all night. I said I kept forgetting something..."

In response to Yan Baiqiu's complaints, Yan Siyun just winked at Zhou Wang quietly, and the two smiled knowingly.

As long as tonight is over, if Yan Baiqiu really wants to meet his parents, since there will be no other interference factors, Zhou Wang only needs to inform his parents in advance. It is not a big problem, so Zhou Wang naturally agreed readily.

After formally seeing off Miss Gu, Miss Yang and others who were somewhat reluctant to leave, the only people left in the banquet hall were "our own people" in a sense.

At this moment, there was a "ding dong" sound from the mobile phone. Zhou Wang opened it and saw that it was a text message with eight nonsensical words from an unfamiliar person.

"Resuscitation efforts failed, confirmed death."

But Zhou Wang understood it immediately. This news brought a complete end to this confusing night.

He silently deleted the text message and put away his phone.

After all the hassle, it was already past 11 o'clock in the evening. Zhou Wang looked back at the empty banquet hall and let out a breath.

Although Zhou Wang had solved all the problems successfully with the help of the "time travel" bug, how could he dare to relax until the moment when everything was over?

After thinking it over carefully again and confirming that there was nothing obvious missing, Zhou Wang finally relaxed.

Then, Zhou Wang felt dizzy. Although it was just a social event, he still drank a lot of wine. But since he didn't drink in a hurry, it was not a big problem.

"Xixi, you and Sister Ran should also go back and rest..."

After steadying himself, Zhou Wang sent away Xu Wenxi and Lin Ran who were still waiting on the side... As for Qi Jiayi, she had already left in a cool manner, as if she had really come here just for business from the beginning to the end.

Lin Ran originally seemed to be hesitant to speak, but Xu Wenxi, who was very sensible, did not give her a chance to speak and silently pulled her away.

After seeing everyone off, Zhou Wang returned to the lounge on one side of the banquet hall. In addition to Jiang Qingkui, Zhou Dajun and his wife, Jiang Jiaxing and his wife, and others were also waiting here.

After Zhou Wang personally "crowned" Jiang Qingkui, Jiang Jiaxing naturally had no complaints about Zhou Wang anymore, and his attitude became cordial again.

On the contrary, Li Xiaolei, looking at her daughter who was now lowering her head and looking obedient, although it was not easy for her to question Zhou Wang any more, her female intuition, or perhaps because of some of the intimate attitudes that Zhou Wang inadvertently revealed with other opposite sexes during social events, still made her remain vigilant.

The most obvious point is that after confirming that Zhou Wang had arranged a hotel for them, Li Xiaolei directly took Jiang Qingkui with her.

The mother and daughter haven't seen each other for a long time, so it is normal for them to sleep together at night and say a few sweet words to each other. Zhou Wang couldn't find any reason to stop them.

After sending the old four and Jiang Qingkui to the car, Zhou Wang turned around and looked at the silent Gao Xing and the innocent Xiao Wang. In the messy night wind, the three men just stared at each other.

Zhou Wang, who was still in the limelight half an hour ago, is now so depressed...

Clearly, he felt that today was the day when he had the best chance of removing Jiang Qingkui's crystal.

Unfortunately, it seems that I can only miss it.

"More?"

Zhou Wang was unwilling to go home like this, so he could only ask Gao Xing and Xiao Wang.

Naturally, the two of them had no objection to Zhou Wang's words. Zhou Wang didn't know where to go to drink, and nothing seemed to work, so he simply asked Xiao Wang to find a bottle of Moutai from the trunk. The three of them sat down in the flower bed by the roadside, ready to have a "wild drink".

However, just as Zhou Wang took a sip, his cell phone rang again.

He casually took out his cell phone and took a look at it, then his eyes suddenly widened. Zhou Wang reacted quickly and stood up, threw most of the bottle of Moutai in his hand to Xiao Wang beside him, and ran away.

"Brother Gao, did the boss...laugh out loud just now?"

Xiao Wang, not sure if he was hallucinating, turned around and asked Gao Xing in confusion, holding the bottle of wine.

(End of this chapter)