Chapter 497: Million-meter Knife
"Hope Primary School? You are indeed a writer, this is a great name!"
It was a little after ten o'clock in the evening. A black Mercedes was speeding on the streets of Yanjing. Zheng Guo was sitting in the passenger seat with a jealous and sarcastic look on his face.
After dinner, the two of them went to Muxidi and stayed at Zheng's father's house for nearly four hours. The whole time, Zheng's father basically talked with Lin Weimin about various ideas about the Hope Primary School, so much so that Zheng Guo, his own son who came to receive praise, was ignored.
"Look at how petty you are. What we are doing now is a great thing that benefits the country and the people! When this thing is really successful in the future, I will make you an official and give you great power!"
Lin Weimin's words touched Zheng Guo's heart. According to what Lin Weimin talked about with his father in the evening, if the primary school thing could really be made a success, it would be a reputation that would last forever!
Zheng Guo didn't want to be an official, but it was hard to refuse the idea of leaving a name in history!
"What's the difference between an official and an unofficial position? This is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. As long as you can participate, it will be a merit."
When they got downstairs, Zheng Guo got out of the car and Lin Weimin said, "Let's go!"
"Weimin!" Zheng Guo called Lin Weimin.
"Is there anything else?" Lin Weimin lowered the car window and asked.
Zheng Guo smiled at him and waved his hand, "It's okay, let's go!"
"Let's go!" Lin Weimin said, and the Mercedes-Benz quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Zheng Guo looked at the Mercedes-Benz that had disappeared, feeling a mixture of emotions in his heart.
He and Lin Weimin knew each other since childhood. He likes to take advantage of others, and people like him are naturally unpopular.
But since I met Lin Weimin, he has never disliked me.
He still remembers the Chinese New Year in 1981 when Lin Weimin went to Mr. Wan's home to celebrate the New Year. Shi Tiesheng and his sister came to bring him dumplings. Lin Weimin was not there, so he celebrated the New Year alone and couldn't help eating all the dumplings.
When he told Lin Weimin about this the next day, Lin Weimin was not at all displeased. Instead, he brought him a bunch of food back in the evening.
His wife, Yao Shuzhi, was also introduced to him by Lin Weimin.
The past events were vivid in his mind, and when the cold wind blew, Zheng Guo felt his nose sore.
In the past few years, Lin Weimin asked him to do several things, not for himself, but for others. Zheng Guo was of course very embarrassed, after all, this would consume favors and relationships.
But Zheng Guo never refused, not only because of their past friendship, but also because he knew that if he was the one who needed help one day, Lin Weimin would also lend a helping hand.
How can you not help a friend like this?
Today, Lin Weimin came to Zheng Guo and offered to donate to build a school. Zheng Guo knew that this was not only because of what happened with Mr. Qin, but also because Lin Weimin wanted to repay the favor of their family.
Three favors, thirty million!
Lin Weimin's way of repaying favors was unique and extremely extravagant. He had never asked anyone for help for his personal matters, and when he repaid favors, he never used them for personal matters.
For the people, for the people!
In the darkness, Zheng Guo let out a sigh.
The next day at work, Lin Weimin was surrounded by his colleagues as soon as he arrived at the office.
"For the people, for the people, I heard you are going to donate to build 100 schools, is that true?"
A crowd of people surrounded Lin Weimin and talked a lot. He glanced in the direction of Yao Shuzhi, who looked away guiltily.
There is no impenetrable wall in Guowen Publishing House, and no editor who does not spread gossip. This fine tradition must never be lost.
Faced with everyone's curiosity and questioning, Lin Weimin did not answer.
This increased the curiosity of colleagues, and the news spread throughout the Guowen Society in just half a day.
Everyone is discussing that the title "Lin Qianwan" may not be appropriate for Lin Weimin now.
One move involves building 100 primary schools, which would cost at least 18 million yuan, or 20 to 30 million yuan at most.
If you keep calling him Lin Qianwan, wouldn't that be insulting him?
Just when everyone was discussing whether to call Lin Weimin "Lin Wanwan" or "Lin Yiyi", he was called to the office by Cheng Zaochun.
"What's going on? Everyone in the community is saying that you are going to donate money to build a school?" Cheng Zaochun asked.
Lin Weimin nodded, "Yes, I have this plan."
"Really a hundred?"
"Um."
Cheng Zaochun took a while to digest the news and said, "Be more low-key in the future and don't spread it so widely. Let's not talk about the impact first. What if some criminals target you because of this?"
"You know the old tradition of our community. What can be kept secret for two days?"
Lin Weimin's words made Cheng Zaochun feel a little embarrassed. It was extremely difficult to expect a scholar to keep a secret.
"If the news gets out, you should be more careful when you go out next time!"
Lin Weimin naturally understood Cheng Zaochun's good intentions.
"Thank you for your concern, leader."
A few days later, Lin Weimin was at work when he received a call and was urgently summoned to the sea.
Regarding the "Hope Primary School" initiative, Zheng's father made a report and it received high attention from the leaders. After careful study, they believed that this proposal was feasible.
"Comrade Weimin, your proposal is great! Our government has not done enough in some areas and needs the help of enthusiastic people like you. This is a great thing that will benefit the country and the people.
ZY decided to establish the China Youth Education Development Foundation. You are the initiator of the Hope Primary School Project. How about you be the president of the foundation?"
The elder smiled kindly and extended an invitation to Lin Weimin.
When a national foundation invited him to be its president, Lin Weimin knew his own limitations and said, "Leader, you are too kind. All I can do is to make proposals. More important work needs to be carried out by capable comrades."
The elder smiled and said, "Oh, that's right, I forgot. You are the editor-in-chief of Contemporary, the deputy editor-in-chief of Guowen Publishing House, and a great writer. You are very busy on weekdays!"
Lin Weimin smiled modestly, and the leader said, "How about this, how about being an honorary president?"
"Is this...appropriate?" Lin Weimin asked.
There are not many foundations in China nowadays, and most of them are state-owned ones established under the leadership of the government, and the honorary presidents are basically leaders at the elder level.
The elder joked, "Young people should not be hesitant when doing things. You are the initiator and initiator of this foundation, and you are also the comrade who has donated the most. I think it is more than enough for you to be the honorary president!"
Lin Weimin laughed and said, "Since you said so, I will take the lead!"
"That's right, young people should have this kind of momentum!" the leader encouraged.
After finishing the business, the elder took another photo with Lin Weimin. Lin Weimin smiled and said, "I'll be able to brag about this photo when I show it to others."
The big boss also laughed and said, "I can also brag about taking a photo with the world-famous writer Lin Weimin!"
The conversation ended in joy and harmony, and the establishment of the China Youth Education Development Foundation was put on the agenda.
When setting up a foundation, the first and most important thing is naturally funding.
Appointed as the honorary president by the elders, Lin Weimin donated 10 million Midao to the foundation's newly opened account.
Today, the exchange rate of rice to RMB has reached 1:3.7. This 10 million rice is equivalent to more than 37 million RMB, not to mention that it is foreign exchange.
Of course, the establishment of the foundation was not only funded by Lin Weimin, but also by various units involved in this matter who raised 3,500 yuan in funds.
In addition, the first wave of fundraising for the foundation was quietly launched before it was established. The elder first donated 5,000 yuan in the name of "an old Communist Party member", and then civil servants from various agencies and units in Yanjing gathered together and donated a lot of money, raising millions of donations in a short period of time.
After nearly a month of preparation and with the approval of the civil affairs department, the China Youth Education Development Foundation was established in Beijing. A press conference was held in Haili on the same day, and Lin Weimin and a number of ministry leaders were interviewed.
At around 7 p.m. on December 23, "Xinwen Broadcast" reported the news.
At 10 am today, the China Youth Education Development Foundation was established in Beijing. The foundation was initiated by Lin Weimin, a famous writer and screenwriter in my country, and was led by the Youth League. It was co-founded by the education, culture, publicity, science and technology departments. In the early stage, it raised more than 75 million yuan in donations.
The establishment of the China Youth Education Development Foundation aims to improve the quality of education in some poor areas through activities such as social assistance funds and materials.
At the initiative of Lin Weimin, the founder of the foundation, the foundation will launch the "Hope Primary School" project, planning to build 200 Hope Primary Schools across the country in three years to help backward areas improve school conditions and help out-of-school children return to school.
Anyone who is willing to donate to build Hope Primary Schools or to help renovate dilapidated school buildings can remit their donations to the China Youth Education Development Foundation. The foundation’s contact information and address are published below. We hope that the general public will actively participate.”
On the TV screen, Lin Weimin sat in a row with a group of departmental leaders and was interviewed by reporters, firmly sitting in the C position.
The news from the "News Broadcast" was transmitted to thousands of households through the television screens. Many people did not notice the specialness of the establishment of the China Youth Education Development Foundation, but everyone paid attention to Lin Weimin's name.
It’s not like Lin Weimin hasn’t appeared on the "News Broadcast" before, but mostly because his works won awards and brought glory to the country. However, it was very unusual that his image and name appeared on the "News Broadcast" this time.
China Youth Education Development Foundation, the name sounds like a national foundation.
In the news footage, Lin Weimin sneaked in among a group of departmental leaders, and he was also the initiator of this national foundation. This seemed a bit strange no matter how you thought about it.
Many people were puzzled while watching the news. It was not until the next day when several heavyweight media outlets began reporting on the China Youth Education Development Foundation and the Hope Primary School Project that everyone understood what was going on.
Thank you for your concern. I feel much better today.
Back pain is an old problem. I have time to go to the hospital to take an X-ray, but I don’t have time to treat the disease.
What can I do? I need to make money. I can only think about treatment after I finish the book.
(End of this chapter)
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