When all the companies were willing to make a rule in the industry and were willing to accept it, they were also willing to take practical actions to protect it from being violated. Li Mu pushed the boat with the current and proposed the idea of establishing the Hua Xia Internet Industry Association.
At the charity night, the consensus that everyone had reached was a verbal agreement. However, since it was related to the development of an industry, it was only a verbal agreement. The binding force between each other was not strong enough. That was why Li Mu wanted to set up an industry association. This way, he could legitimately write the industry rules and use the association's name to promote it. He could also supervise the implementation of all the practitioners.
Everyone present had accepted the awareness of prevention that Li Mu had instilled in them. The Internet industry was the foundation of everyone's survival. Whether it was for themselves or for the entire industry, they had to severely punish the black sheep that occasionally appeared in this industry, so that these black sheep had no room for development. Only in this way could they best guarantee the interests of the industry and themselves.
Therefore, based on this point, everyone expressed support for the establishment of an industry association.
Li Mu immediately announced that the association would adhere to the principles of fairness and openness. All the people in charge of the internet companies participating in the meeting would become members of the association. At the same time, the founders, major shareholders, or CEOs of the top ten companies would be chosen based on the company's market capitalization ranking. The directors would be replaced every two years, and each replacement would be based on the latest market capitalization ranking at that time. Qualified directors could be reappointed.
The rules and regulations of the association would be drafted by ten directors. Then, the members of the association would vote on the contents of the draft one by one. Clauses that received more than 51% of the votes would become the official content of the association's rules and regulations. If the votes were less than 51%, it would not be adopted temporarily.
In addition, the directors have the right to propose new clauses. The new clauses need to be approved by at least six directors before they can be announced to all members of the association and enter the voting process. If the new clauses have more than 51% of the votes, they can be officially adopted.
Trade rules were not laws, but they were the same as laws. Therefore, in order to establish trade rules, one must have the same strict attitude as the government. Li Mu's goal was to propose the concept of trade rules and let everyone accept it. As for the specific content of the trade rules, he did not want to be a one-man dictatorship. It was best to leave it to the whole industry to decide.
In addition to clarifying matters related to the industry association, the second reward of the charity night was the donations from more than 300 internet companies.
Excluding the 100 million RMB donated by Baidu, Sina, and other companies, the remaining corporate donations totaled 150 million RMB.
At this time, the donation boom that lasted for several days gradually cooled down. The total amount of funds raised by the Veterans Never Die Charitable Foundation had exceeded the four billion mark. Next, the task of the foundation was no longer to absorb donations, but to spend these donations in the most appropriate and appropriate places.
…
On the second day after the charity night, Li Mu, Liu Xinying, and all the staff of the Veterans Never Die Charitable Foundation in Spring City went to the airport to send off the veteran Flying Tigers.
Li Mu did not inform the media, but because the Boeing 747 painted with a shark's mouth became famous throughout the country after the press conference, its every move could not escape the eyes of the public and the media.
The China Airlines Boeing 747 had arrived in Spring City from Yanjing the night before. The moment the 747 was rolled out of the China Airlines Yanjing Airport's hangar, the outside world already knew about it. They knew that this' famous' passenger plane was about to fly to Spring City.
Ever since the plane's paint was changed, it had been serving the Veterans Never Die Charitable Foundation. Therefore, the moment it moved, the public knew that it was going to fly for the veterans. Whether it was the plane or the veterans, they were currently the hot topic, so the media reporters paid extra attention to them.
Almost every media outlet had their own way of obtaining information. So, the night before, when Air China's Shark Mouth 747 made a move, the media immediately found out the flight mission of the plane. When they found out that it would take off from Spring City to Los Angeles, Merika, the next day, everyone realized that it was going to send the old Flying Tigers back.
When the same plane arrived in Hua Xia with more than 20 veteran Flying Tigers, the people of Hua Xia treated them with great courtesy and respect. That scene was revealed by Li Mu and infected the entire country's audience. Therefore, this time, the media reporters flocked to the Spring City airport, ready to capture the scene of the plane taking off and leaving the airport.
This time, the Spring City military also participated in the send-off. Chen Chengwu, dressed in casual clothes, and the military band of the provincial military were all present to send off the veteran Flying Tigers.
After these American veterans left, they might not have the chance to return to Hua Xia in their lifetime. Therefore, this send-off was the last chance for Li Mu to represent the people of Hua Xia to express his respect and gratitude to the veterans.
The staff of the foundation prepared very exquisite gifts for every American veteran. Among them were exquisite souvenir books made of historical materials in both Chinese and English, authentic historical photos, commemorative medals made of precious metals, and high-end porcelain sets custom-made by the foundation from Jingdezhen. Among the dozens of porcelain sets, the bottom of each exquisite porcelain set had a sentence printed in both Chinese and English: "Thank you, sir, for your outstanding contribution to the war against Hua Xia and world peace."
In addition, the foundation also provided a very humane sponsorship for them and their descendants. That was, from next year onwards, every American veteran would enjoy a free seven-day trip to Hua Xia every year. If they were willing to visit Hua Xia again, the expenses incurred would be borne by the foundation. If they were physically handicapped or passed away, their immediate family members would have three places to continue to enjoy this sponsorship.
The veteran Hua Xia Flying Tigers also came to the airport to see them off. Whether it was the Americans or the veterans of Hua Xia, they all had the same consciousness. They all felt that this might be the last time in their lives, so everyone had a special kind of sadness on their faces.
This kind of sad emotion had been brewing in the hearts of every old man, and it broke out when the American veteran Flying Tigers began to board the plane. The veterans of the two countries burst into tears, hugged each other and cried goodbye, which made all the bystanders feel heartbroken.
However, the footsteps of fate never stopped. Even if they were reluctant to part, the veterans still parted at the boarding ladder. After these veteran Flying Tigers boarded the plane, the cabin door gradually closed. Before the plane taxied, the veterans could still be seen waving to the people below from the oval window.
In the end, the Air China 747 carrying more than 20 American Flying Tigers took off at the end of the runway of Spring City Airport and disappeared into the airspace of Hua Xia.
After the plane took off, Li Mu let out a long sigh of relief. For him, a major stage task was considered completed. Next, he did not have so much energy to personally participate in this charity project, but fortunately, all the necessary conditions were in place. The rest was left to Liu Xinying to handle.
Li Mu's long-term rental business jet was waiting to take off at the Spring City Airport. After Li Mu saw them off, he did not even leave the airport. He directly brought Li Ziwei to the hangar. Liu Xinying and several core backbones of the foundation also returned to Yanjing with him.
After boarding the plane, Li Mu immediately held a meeting with everyone on the plane to formulate the general direction of the foundation's first phase of development.
For the first phase of the foundation, Li Mu had a few requirements.
First, rapidly expand the number of staff and volunteers, and search for surviving veterans across the country. The country here referred to China, as well as Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.
Secondly, promote the practical assistance project for the veterans. The first step was to provide a stable living allowance for all veterans. Regarding this, Li Mu's requirement was that if the veteran's income was less than the local average salary, the monthly allowance would be based on the local average salary. For example, a Spring City veteran's monthly income was only 50 yuan, but the local average salary was 800 yuan. Then, after verifying the situation, the foundation would provide the veteran with a monthly living allowance of 800 yuan. If the veteran's income exceeded the local average salary, half of the average salary would be given. Similarly, if the Spring City veteran's monthly income exceeded 800 yuan, no matter how much it exceeded, the foundation would provide him with a monthly living allowance of 400 yuan. Once the allowance was started, it would continue to be paid until the veteran passed away.
Originally, in Li Mu's estimation, providing the basic living needs of tens of thousands of veterans was already a severe test, but the efficiency of fundraising was too high. Therefore, he negotiated with the foundation's staff and changed the basic living needs to the local average salary. Although it was only a difference of a few words, the amount of funds required was a huge difference.
Thirdly, they had to confirm the medical cooperation units in all the prefecture-level cities as soon as possible. This way, they could provide stable and reliable medical help to the veterans. If the other party was willing to participate in the cooperation project to ensure the veterans didn't die, it would be the best. If there were no local medical units willing to cooperate, then the foundation would look for the best local public hospital and pay for all the veterans' medical expenses.
Li Mu's plan suddenly increased the budget requirements by more than ten times. If the 40,000 veterans on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three provinces were calculated, the average monthly subsidy would be 1,000 yuan per person, which would be 40 million yuan. After a year of subsidies, 500 million yuan would be burned. However, this part of the expenditure was still okay. At least, it could be estimated that there was an upper limit. However, there was really no upper limit in the medical aspect.
A considerable number of veterans' income situation was worrying. The coverage and strength of medical insurance were also relatively not very optimistic. The medical expenses of tens of thousands of eighty or ninety-year-old people might burn hundreds of millions a year. In this way, the demand for funds from the foundation was very large.
Li Mu also could not guarantee to what level people's enthusiasm for the veterans would drop in the future. Now, he had donated a few billion yuan in a few days. After entering a stable period, whether there would be one or two billion donations a year was temporarily impossible for Li Mu. However, Li Mu also began to prepare for a rainy day. He proposed a new operation concept to Liu Xinying, asking her to use her strong connections and influence in the upper society to find operators in the telecommunications industry for cooperation.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
