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Chapter 499 A person who is beneficial to the people

Spending money to heal your mood is probably a way for anyone who sees it to scold a prodigal, but who made Lin Weimin rich?

In recent years, the most widely circulated rumor about Lin Weimin in domestic literary circles is his wealth, and even many ordinary people are fond of talking about it.

This time he donated 3700 million RMB to the China Youth Education Development Foundation. After being reported by "News Network" and a number of national media, he became the focus of heated discussions across the country in just a few days.

Unexpectedly, someone donated tens of millions to support the cause of education. The general reaction of the common people to this incident is nothing but admiration.

Lin Weimin is a well-known domestic writer with tens of millions of readers. Even if most Chinese people have never read his works, they have heard of his name.

Especially in the past few years, Lin Weimin has won awards overseas many times with his works, and won glory for the country more than once, which made the common people in China deeply impressed by him and full of goodwill.

In the hearts of many people, there is only one thing missing between Lin Weimin and those world-famous writers.

He became famous too early. In the words of fans, his brother's flowering period is a bit long.

Other writers live in the hearts of readers, and it is very likely that he killed his readers while still alive and kicking.

Now Lin Weimin has spent 3700 million yuan to support the country's education cause, and countless ordinary people who have read the news reports have no longer limited to good impressions of him.

With so much money, how many children in poor areas can be helped to go to school?

This is a great thing with infinite merit, and everyone who saw the report praised Lin Weimin's contribution.

Wanjiasheng Buddha!

After the first few national media reports, various local media followed up with reports, and news about "China Youth Education Development Foundation", "Hope Project" and "Lin Weimin" emerged one after another.

Among them, the media in Shanghai praised Lin Weimin's generosity and called him "China Charity No. 1".

In the 80s, the concept of "public welfare" and "charity" did not exist in China, and the few foundations were established under the leadership of government departments.

Since the reform and opening up, rich people from Xiangjiang and overseas have donated from time to time.

For example, Bao Yugang, the "Asian Shipping King" of Xiangjiang, donated 1979 million meters to the mainland through acquaintances in 2000, of which 1000 million was used to build a modern tourist hotel in BJ, and the other 1000 million was used for transportation in Shanghai The university builds a modern library.

There is also Huo Dongge in Xiangjiang, which spent nearly tens of millions of dollars to build a five-star White Swan Hotel for Yangcheng.

Under the official propaganda, ordinary people are no strangers to these things.

But Lin Weimin's situation is very different from these people.

First of all, in terms of identity, the vast majority of people who donated money in the past were rich businessmen and capitalists in Xiangjiang and overseas.At that time, whether the money donated by these people could be collected was a question worthy of discussion by the government and the people.

In the late 70s, Bao Yugang wanted to donate 2000 million yuan to the country, but he finally accepted it under the decision of the leader.

Lin Weimin is not a rich businessman, but a literati and writer. From an ideological point of view, his money is much cleaner than those capitalists. Chinese people have always been tolerant and friendly to such wealth.

Then there is the level of wealth of both parties. Those wealthy businessmen who donated to the country are all worth tens of millions. The amount of their donations is not a fraction of their own wealth, but it is certainly not a serious matter.

In contrast, Lin Weimin's 3000 million yuan is likely to be half of his net worth, or even most of it. Such a donation can be called a righteous act.

The last is the purpose of the donation. Those rich businessmen who donate money to the country do not rule out patriotism, but it is difficult to convince the public that they are purely out of patriotism. After all, when the country is most difficult, no wealthy businessman is willing lend a helping hand.

What is Lin Weimin's donation plan?

The common people thought about it for a long time, and he was nothing more than a roll call.

But isn't he famous enough?Whether it's official recognition, media reports, or common people's appreciation, these are just icing on the cake.

A wave of reports swept the attention of ordinary people, and one of the reports in Shanghai's "Wen Wei Po" quoted words written by great men.

"A person's ability may be great or small, but as long as he has this spirit, he is a noble person, a pure person, a moral person, a person who has escaped vulgar interests, and a person who is beneficial to the people."

Countless people were filled with emotion when they saw this passage. The passage written by the old man in "Remembering Bethune" probably described people like Lin Weimin!

The numerous reports by various external media had little impact on Lin Weimin, it was just that the common people discussed it more, but it had a huge impact on the China Youth Education Development Foundation and Hope Primary School.

This foundation, which was born less than a month ago, and its upcoming charitable projects have been reported by many media across the country, and have become well known to the general public in a short period of time. Many people have read related reports through various media. , Contact the Foundation by writing letters or making phone calls.

Some people inquired about the use of donated funds in detail, some people asked about the construction plan of the Hope Primary School, and some people sent money directly...

During the first half month of media bombardment, the China Youth Education Development Foundation raised a total of more than 300 million donations.

Although this number is not much compared with the previous fundraising figures, it is of great significance, because these donations are all from ordinary people, which largely represents a kind of public opinion, representing the people's support for the foundation and Project Hope. recognized.

After getting the approval from the people, the foundation couldn't wait to hold the first official meeting. The purpose of this meeting was only one, to formulate various regulations and standards for the construction of Hope Primary Schools and to determine the location of the first batch of Hope Primary Schools in the country.

Lin Weimin attended this meeting as the honorary chairman of the foundation. The foundation has drafted a set of standards for the construction of Hope Primary School during this period. The more important significance of today's meeting is to set the tone for the future construction of Hope Primary School .

In addition to Lin Weimin and the cadres and staff of the foundation, journalists from "People's Daily", "Farmer's Daily", "China Youth Daily" and other newspapers also attended the meeting. These reporters will witness China's first The whole process of the birth of Batch Hope Primary School.

At the meeting, there was a heated discussion about the site selection principles of the Hope Primary School.

China has a land area of ​​960 million square kilometers and a population of 11 billion. Among them, a considerable part of the economy is still below the poverty line, and a considerable number of ordinary people are still worrying about food and clothing.

The donations raised by the foundation are numerous, and it is impossible to flood the school. If so, no amount of money will be enough. Therefore, I hope that the site selection and construction of the primary school must be targeted.

The many comrades who participated had differences between the two lines on the choice of Hope Primary School.

One group believes that resources should be allocated to the truly poor areas as much as possible, because these areas are the most lacking and need education.

The other faction believes that limited resources should be allocated as much as possible to those places that can afford to send children to school, because only in this way, the establishment of Hope Primary School will be worthwhile, otherwise it will cost the hard-earned money of ordinary people to build it It would be a joke if the Hope Primary School in China was vacant because of lack of money.

Both sides said that they had their own reasons, and they couldn't stop arguing, and the faces of the debate were red.

In the end, the first batch of sites for Hope Primary School was formally determined under the strong support of Lin Weimin, the honorary president.

There are a total of 10 Hope Primary Schools in this first batch, all of which are concentrated in the “Three West” areas where the economic development is obviously backward and the poor population is relatively concentrated.

"I know that some comrades don't understand. They think that we should choose schools in areas with relatively better conditions. The people's willingness to send their children to school is high, and the construction of our Hope Primary School is more valuable.

In the places we chose, the common people are so poor that they can hardly even afford food, and they are still learning ass!How can I have money to go to school? "

In the final concluding speech, Lin Weimin's words were slightly vulgar, and there was a burst of laughter in the conference room.

A light smile appeared on Lin Weimin's face, and then his face gradually became serious.

"However, my comrades, it is because we are so poor that we need to develop education.

Without knowledge and culture, can you get rid of poverty and become rich just by strength?Can you live a good life just by working hard?

China has been poor and weak for hundreds of years. Is it because our ancestors were not strong enough or hardworking enough?In this world, is there any nation that is more industrious than the Chinese people? "

Lin Weimin's question was deafening, and the smiles on the faces of the participants disappeared, replaced by dignified and low emotions.

"The poorer the conditions, the poorer we are, the more we need to engage in education. We want to let those children in the valley who have been worrying about food for generations learn useful knowledge and broaden their horizons with knowledge.

Only in this way will they have the opportunity and ability to change themselves and the poverty in their hometown.

Our Hope Primary School is to give hope to those children who can't even eat enough to see their future!

Comrades, no matter how poor you are, you can't afford poor education! "

Lin Weimin's voice was impassioned and powerful, and when the words hit the ground, everyone in the conference room spontaneously burst into uniform and warm applause, and everyone looked at him with excited faces and excited eyes.

That's right, no matter how poor you are, you can't afford poor education!

This is the meaning of the birth of Hope Primary School!
The emotions of the staff of the foundation were completely mobilized by Lin Weimin's generous speech. These people wished to go to the poorest and most difficult areas of the motherland immediately to build their ideal Hope Primary School.

The reporters were also very excited. They ignored the applause and wrote vigorously to record Lin Weimin's inspiring speech. These words must be published in the newspapers so that the whole of China can see them.

The applause lasted for a long time, and everyone wanted to slap their hands red and smashed to show their approval and approval of these words.

Lin Weimin waved his hands several times, and finally stopped everyone's applause. Waiting for everyone's emotions to gradually calm down, his eyes swept over everyone, and then slowly said a word.

Everyone present looked at him in shock, and there was an instant silence in the lively and noisy conference room just now.

(End of this chapter)