Rebirth of Xiangjiang: Across the World

Chapter 423 Charity Extravaganza

On July 7, the press conference of "Emergency Appeal for Disaster Relief" was held in Beijing.

So far, 1.85 million people have been affected by the disaster across the country, and the two provinces of Ansu are particularly affected.

The population affected by the disaster in Ontario reached 4800 million, accounting for 70% of the total population of the province. 267 people died due to the disaster, and the direct economic loss reached 70 billion.

The disaster-affected population in Jiangsu Province reached more than 4200 million, accounting for 62% of the total population of the province. 164 people died due to the disaster, and the direct economic loss reached 90 billion.

Two million homeless victims set up temporary tents on the Huai River embankment that can't be seen as far as the eye can see.

On behalf of the government, the spokesperson urgently appealed to relevant UN agencies, governments, international organizations, and all relevant parties in the international community to provide humanitarian relief assistance to the two provinces of Ansu.

Once the news was announced, the governments of Hong Kong and Macau responded positively, and each allocated 5000 million Hong Kong dollars and 2000 million Australian dollars to help the disaster-stricken areas in East China.

Entrepreneurs from the two places, Lao He from the proud family, and Lao Huo from Xiangjiang, immediately announced a donation of 5000 million for post-disaster reconstruction funds and 5000 million worth of daily necessities.

All walks of life took action, and the people gradually turned their attention to Zheng Yaoyang. Since Xiaobawang went public, he lived in seclusion and disappeared.

At this critical time, you can't pretend to be dead.

There is also the meaning of moral kidnapping.

Zheng Yaoyang is the richest man in Asia and the richest Chinese. Lao He and Lao Huo each donated [-] million yuan. With Zheng Yaoyang's net worth, he should donate at least [-] million to [-] million yuan.

At the same time, Zheng Yaoyang came to Happy Valley and met Xia Qingdong, the current chairman of the Jockey Club.

Xia Qingdong smiled all over his face: "Yaoyang, what kind of wind brought you here today."

Over the past few decades, there has been a saying in Hong Kong's media and folklore that the chairman of the Jockey Club, the Taipan of HSBC and the Governor of Hong Kong are the three most powerful people in Hong Kong.

They respectively control Hong Kong's employment taxation, private wealth, and government power.

But ever since Zheng Yaoyang was born, no one mentioned this idea gradually, even if it was mentioned, only one person was mentioned, and only Zheng Yaoyang was the only one.

In addition to the public power of the government, which company dares to compare employment tax with Hong Kong Telecom.What's more, there have been rumors in the past that Xiangjiang's wealth is a total of one stone, and Zheng Yaoyang monopolizes eight buckets.

Especially after defeating HSBC, Zheng Yaoyang's prestige was so high that all the stars avoided him, and Yinghuozhi dared not compete with Haoyue.

Zheng Yaoyang smiled and said: "Uncle Xia, you are flattering me too much, actually I came here this time to ask for something."

The Jockey Club has 200 selected members, including famous and rich people in Southeast Asia.

In a sense, the Jockey Club is actually another top chamber of commerce.While having fun, chatting and laughing, the members finalized a big business worth hundreds of millions.

Even the quota of ordinary members has attracted countless rich people.

Xia Qingdong is the chairman of the Jockey Club, the honorary vice-president of the University of Hong Kong, and the vice-chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

The connections in his hands will only be more than Zheng Yaoyang, and definitely will not be less than him.

Xia Qingdong was a little surprised, and said with a hearty smile: "If you have anything to say, feel free to mention it, it would be too far-fetched to talk about it."

Zheng Yaoyang didn't exchange too many pleasantries: "Uncle Xia, to tell you the truth, Huanyu Group plans to hold a disaster relief show and plans to rent the venue from you."

The Hung Hom Stadium can accommodate only 1.25 people. The venue is too small and far from enough.

After thinking about it, only the Happy Valley Jockey Club is suitable. The largest club in Hong Kong can accommodate 5.5 people.

The Jockey Club often has the experience of receiving tens of thousands of people, so there is no need to worry about accidents due to temporary scheduling.

"This is a good thing. What about leasing? After all, charity is also the original intention of the Jockey Club."

Xia Qingdong showed displeasure, then waved his hand and said, "It will take a few days, is ten days enough?"

"Just one day, if there is too much, there will be no goods in the stomach."

Xia Qingdong smiled, pondered for a moment and said, "Disaster relief is like firefighting. I'll have someone arrange the site now, and try to put it into use tomorrow."

He called the manager of the Jockey Club, and from now on, stop the horse racing events for the next few days, and immediately set up a performance stage in the middle of the venue.

"Uncle Xia, thank you so much."

"Yaoyang, then you should do uncle a favor too."

"What are you busy with?"

"Vice Chairman Liu recently retired, and his position has been vacant. Are you interested?"

The position of vice chairman of the Jockey Club, as well as the selection of members, has been vacant since last year.

It was Xia Qingdong who stayed here specially for Zheng Yaoyang, but every time the invitation letter was sent out, it was like disappearing into the sea.

Zheng Yaoyang doesn't need to be selected members of the Jockey Club to raise his status, and he doesn't need to blend into the circle, but the Jockey Club needs Zheng Yaoyang to add glory to the Jockey Club.

After all, their Jockey Club is one of the top clubs in Southeast Asia, but even the richest man in Asia has not been recruited, and they have been losing face.

Zheng Yaoyang smiled wryly: "Uncle Xia, it's okay to play with Xiaozhuang, but I really don't know anything about horse racing."

"No one is born to understand, let's say that the previous horse king Li Zhaoji didn't understand either, just to join in the fun."

Zheng Yaoyang also said: "There are a lot of things on weekdays, and I may be able to participate in various activities of the Jockey Club without any flaws."

"Joining the Jockey Club is still very free. If you are interested, you can take a look at it if you have time. If you don't have time, you can go your own way."

Zheng Yaoyang laughed in astonishment, it was hard to turn down his kindness, if he refused again, it would appear that he was a little ignorant.

Under Xia Qingdong's arrangement, Zheng Yaoyang became a selected member of the Jockey Club, as well as the nominal vice-chairman.

To Zheng Yaoyang, it was just an insignificant matter, and he didn't take it too seriously.

In the afternoon of the same day, Huanyu Group publicized the charity performance held in the relevant newspapers and radio stations, and all its artists were dispatched to perform with all their heart.

And shouted the slogan of support from all sides when one party is in trouble, and raised money for the disaster-stricken areas in East China.

The Jockey Club in Happy Valley sincerely invites charitable people from all walks of life in Hong Kong to sign up.

Woodpecker Fund also used its network to send invitation letters to investors in the name of Zheng Yaoyang, hoping that they could attend.

For a while, the whole Hong Kong was full of uproar. In the morning, the small group of people who said that Zheng Yaoyang was pretending to be deaf and dumb all had their faces swollen. Zheng Yaoyang still cared about his compatriots in the mainland.

The workers worked overtime all night, and finally built a temporary stage at the Jockey Club before dawn.

Early the next morning, the gate of the Jockey Club was crowded, and more than 200 artists under Huanyu were all dispatched.

Everyone is wearing a uniform white T-shirt, and the red pattern is a pair of hands clasped tightly, representing the emotional connection between the people of the two places.

Jackie Chan, Liu De, Mei Yanfang, Bion Band, countless big-name film and television singers, without any pretensions, stood at the door with smiles on their faces, and took up the post of doorman.

It's just that when it comes to the fan effect of this group of artists, all of them may not be as good as Liu Dehua alone.

Liu Dehua's location was completely surrounded, so he could only keep shouting: "Everyone go first, don't be crowded, there will be more exciting performances later."

Not long after, Liu Dehua broke free from the restraints of the crowd, his white T-shirt was torn loose, and there were marks on his face from the forceful kiss he didn't know.

Jackie Chan smiled and joked, "Andy Lau is so cool, it's not like we have no one to care about, we're all out of date."

Immediately, Liu Dehua put on a bitter face, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Brother, don't laugh at me."

Since being hidden by TVB for two years, even now being praised by Huanyu, his attitude has always been humble.

He does have a lot of fans, but in terms of quantity and quality, he is several dimensions behind Jackie Chan.

Because movie fans are not as fanatical as music fans, being an artist is just a job, even if fans see their idols, most of them just smile and wave.

"I didn't see it, both of them are pretending."

Anita Mui glared at them, and at the same time asked curiously, "Boss, how much will you donate this time?"

Known as Xiangjiang's daughter, she has profound attainments in film and song, and she is the only one among female artists.

So even if he faced the popular young student Liu Dehua and the international superstar Jackie Chan, he was no less inferior to them, and he naturally spoke more casually.

Jackie Chan said with a smile: "The boss used to like to show off so much, this time he will certainly not be less."

He has been in a good mood recently. On the one hand, the "Flying Eagle Project" starring him has been a big success, which proves that he has the strength to carry the box office.

On the other hand, I heard that Sammo Hung developed well in Han Country.Because he was the one who told Zhou Xiaolin that Sammo Hung invited him to go out and do it alone.

Regarding this matter, Jackie Chan admitted that he did nothing wrong, Huanyu treated them so well, he shouldn't be a white-eyed wolf.

But I have always felt guilty for Sammo Hung, after all, he is a big brother of the same family, and I also supported him in the early years.

Fortunately, Sammo Hung has a good home now, and Jackie Chan can also put his heart in his stomach.

Liu Dehua was listening quietly, compared to the two of them, he was just a junior.

(End of this chapter)