With the arrival of Ma Yun's group, almost all the guests had arrived.
This year's East Star Charity Night was bigger than last year's. After all, last year was the first year. Although Li Dong invited a lot of people, the number of people was less than a thousand.
Most of the celebrities who came last year were East Star.
This year, before the charity night even started, many A-list celebrities took the initiative to come through their agents or companies and said that they wanted to come and participate without being invited by East Star.
In addition, there were more celebrities than last year. This year, the hall that could accommodate nearly 2000 people was almost full.
The process was similar to last year. Celebrity charity performance, charity auction, and on-site fundraising.
However, this year's charity auction was a little more than last year's. Online auction.
It was the first time that a live online auction was held at such a large-scale charity event.
Although there had been online charity auctions in the past, they were not of this scale and did not have this kind of influence.
Before the celebrity charity performance began, the hosts began their opening remarks.
Then, it was the host, Hu Xiaorui, who went on stage to speak.
Although Hu Xiaorui seemed to be a little mischievous in the past, or rather, in front of Li Dong, she had always been a little mischievous.
But in fact, on such a formal occasion, Hu Xiaorui's official language was much more reliable than Li Dong's.
She was born into a wealthy family. Her father was a tycoon in Jiangbei, and her mother's family background was even more profound.
Since she was young, she had been nurtured in such an environment.
Except for the rebellious period after graduating from university, Hu Xiaorui had always been very reliable.
Of course, when Li Dong first met her, his impression of her made it difficult for him to change these perceptions. Therefore, every time he saw Hu Xiaorui being serious, Li Dong felt a little strange.
Hu Xiaorui was still talking on stage. Shen Qian, who was below the stage, whispered, "Someone just said that you invested in East Star again?"
Li Dong was confused. "When?"
"…"
Shen Qian was speechless. I'm asking you. You're asking me when?
Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Shen Qian stopped asking and said, "Then it's Hu Xiaorui's own nonsense. Forget it, let her say whatever she wants."
Logically speaking, Li Dong's reputation wasn't that easy to borrow.
Hsu Shengzhe and Wu Yajun had paid a hefty price to borrow Li Dong's reputation.
However, Shen Qian also knew that there was no need to care about these things at this time.
She knew that Li Dong had always felt that he owed Hu Xiaorui. After all, Hu Xiaorui had been very kind to Li Dong all these years. Whenever he needed help, the lass would help regardless of the consequences.
Previously, when Hu Ming wanted to take back his shares, Li Dong didn't mind even if he didn't pay.
Now, Hu Xiaorui was just borrowing his reputation. Li Dong definitely wouldn't care about this matter. If she said anything more, she would be disliked.
As Shen Qian expected, Li Dong roughly knew the cause and effect, but he didn't say anything.
On the stage, Hu Xiaorui also finished her speech.
When she finished, the applause stopped. At this time, the host once again invited Li Dong to say a few words on the stage.
This process didn't exist last year.
Last year, Li Dong didn't go on the stage. This year, it was Li Dong who took the initiative to add this process.
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On the stage, Li Dong walked on the stage and bowed slightly.
Then, Li Dong picked up the microphone and said with a smile, "Today, since it's a charity night, of course, it's all about charity.
I won't talk about other topics. I'll mainly talk about the charity.
In 2008, the first edition of the East Star Charity Night achieved remarkable results.
Caring people from all walks of life donated generously, and a total of 425.2 million yuan was raised!
Of which, 225.2 million yuan was managed by the Distance Charitable Fund for charity aid.
Everyone donated money, and we can't just do it for fame. We still have to report to everyone where the money went. "
"…"
Li Dong seemed to be reporting the whereabouts of the funds as usual, but when he said this, some people's expressions changed slightly.
And Li Dong didn't care about that. He continued, "Actually, the 225.2 million yuan of the Distance Charitable Fund has been disclosed on the official website of the Distance Charitable Fund.
Most of the funds are used for post-disaster reconstruction.
Last year, we used this money to build 52 nursing homes and 28 orphanages in the Sichuan region.
I'm talking about this donation alone. The Distance Charitable Fund has other donation plans, which I won't talk about for now.
In addition, we've also carried out some local natural disaster assistance programs.
As of now, the 225.2 million yuan of charity funds have been properly arranged.
We'll release the detailed bills and receipts after the charity night ends.
Those caring people who need photocopies can leave their contact details, and we'll send a copy to everyone through email and express delivery.
This is the handling plan of the Distance Charitable Fund. In addition, there's 200 million yuan of funds that will be used by the Charity Federation for charity aid programs.
As for the Charity Association, they had given us a detailed account of the charity funds that had been donated.
We'll also send a copy of the specific bill to everyone.
But as of now, the Charity Federation still has 120 million yuan left. We hope that this money can be used for social charity as soon as possible … "
As he said this, the faces of the leaders of the Charity Federation who came to the charity night turned green.
120 million yuan!
Bullsh * t!
They had given a copy of the bill to Far away, but it clearly stated that a total of 180 million yuan had been spent from last year to this year.
Now, it had become 80 million yuan!
Out of which, 100 million yuan was gone?
A few leaders wanted to refute, but when they looked up, they saw Li Dong smiling at them from the stage. Then, Li Dong continued, "This charity night will be broadcasted to the whole country. Right now, there are more than 30 million caring people watching from all walks of life!
Since everyone trusts us and is willing to contribute their love to charity, then we can't let everyone down!
Especially when it comes to large amounts of money, it's easy for us to do bad things with good intentions. Often, people donate money, but don't know where the money went.
Some people were even wondering if the money they donated was actually used for charity.
These things may happen to others, but to me, Li Dong, it's impossible!
I'll check every single cent of the charity night's spending.
I'll get another team to check all the bills and spending of the Distance Charitable Fund. If there's no problem, the bills will be approved.
There's some trouble with the Charity Federation, but I've also sent people to check.
Of course, it's not that we don't trust anyone. Everyone has a charitable heart, but charity also needs to be supervised.
I'll send the bills to everyone later. If anyone feels that there's any ambiguity, you can ask us, or you can personally check to see if it's true.
Everyone here is a celebrity from all walks of life. I think it won't be difficult for you to check some information.
If there's anything untrue, please don't worry about me, Li Dong, and say it out loud.
After all, I'm not a god. Sometimes, I can't take care of everything. It's inevitable that there will be some mistakes. Charity requires people from all walks of life to contribute their strength. It also needs everyone to supervise it. This is the way to normalize charity.
Far away hopes that you can quickly come up with a detailed charity aid plan for the remaining 120 million from the Charity Federation.
After all, if the money doesn't go out, it won't help charity at all.
Some people feel that there's no need to be so extravagant with money. There's no need to spend it all at once.
But I've always felt that when it comes to charity, we should naturally spend as much money as we have. When the money is spent, we can donate again and raise funds again.
I think that in this society, no one will think that charity is bad. Maybe everyone is unable to do it now, but when you have the ability, I think that no one will be stingy.
Far away, the money was donated at the East Star Charity Night.
We will definitely supervise it well!
If there's a penny missing, I, Li Dong, will make up for it. The Distance Charitable Fund must set an example.
I can tolerate problems in other areas, but in this area, no one is allowed to have any ideas about charity.
Otherwise, in front of the whole country, don't blame me, Li Dong, for being merciless. I, Li Dong, will not be lenient to those who should be sent to prison for reflection! "
Li Dong said this with a murderous look. He was talking about the Distance Charitable Fund, but he was staring at the people who had changed their faces.
120 million. That's 120 million!
The whole country is watching. If you have the ability, you can go back on your words now.
As for the previous bill, Li Dong directly ignored it.
He only counted what he saw and personally checked. As for the rest, he did not care.
Since you want to share the burden for Far away, then Far Away will not sit back and do nothing. As for what to do about the funding gap, Li Dong did not care. It was not difficult for you to take out 100 million.
If you could not, with Li Dong's current status, he would not be able to deal with anyone. Once things got out of hand, the whole world would be watching.
At that time, if things really got out of hand, Li Dong would be the target of anger, but the others would be waiting for death.
Moreover, even if they vented their anger on Li Dong, it would only be a small number of people. In fact, Li Dong did not care about this at all. It did not affect him much.
Being stared at by Li Dong, the faces of the people below the stage darkened, but in the end, no one said anything.
Things had already come to this point, and it was even broadcast to the whole country. What else could they say?
120 million. Since no one refuted it at this time, there was no way to refute it.
After the matter, if they did not take out 120 million for charity aid, then they would just have to wait for Li Dong to find fault with them.
This guy did not play by the rules at all. Logically speaking, the charity headquarters had already given Li Dong face by providing the flow of funds. There was no problem at all if Li Dong followed these bills and announced the data according to the script.
But he did not!
He announced it according to his calculations. At this moment, who could challenge Li Dong?
This kind of thing was unreasonable. If they continued to challenge, perhaps Li Dong would suffer a little, but they would suffer a lot more.
…
Seeing that no one refuted, a faint smile appeared on Li Dong's face.
In the past, he always felt that he had to use force.
Now, he finally realized that sometimes it was really not necessary.
As long as the money was in place, there was no need to care so much about other things. Hard or soft, it was fine as long as it was useful.
Although his words today might have offended some people, it was only a small group of people, so he did not care at all.
But once it really got out of hand, it would affect the whole of Hua Xia's charity. Even if Li Dong won in the end, in fact, he would still lose.
Once the public lost confidence in charity, the impact would also be fatal. It was not something that Li Dong's Distance Charitable Fund could make up for by doing charity every year.
He did not understand this principle before, but now he understood it clearly.
Regarding the movement of the charity fund, Li Dong gave a brief explanation.
Then, Li Dong smiled and said, "In addition, I will announce one more thing.
Since the East Star Charity Night is organized and organized by the Distance Charitable Fund and East Star Entertainment, we are also one of the hosts.
As the organizer, I made a few jokes outside to provoke General Manager Ma and the others.
Of course, those were all jokes. Charity cannot be based on money alone.
But the greater the power, the greater the responsibility. This is also a fact.
Far Away, as one of the organizers, has to set an example before the charity night begins.
In the first half of this year, in two quarters, Far Away Holdings Corporation's total revenue reached 300 billion!
300 billion. This result is beyond my expectations, and it is beyond everyone's expectations.
Far Away's revenue for the whole of last year was not so much.
In the first half of this year, we have surpassed last year's performance. All of this comes from the trust and support of people from all walks of life in Far Away.
In order to repay society, in addition to the foundation of the original charity fund, Far Away Holdings Corporation will donate another 300 million in cash for charity in 2009.
As for me, Li Dong, I will personally donate another 200 million for charity.
Finally, on behalf of all those who need help, I would like to thank everyone for coming. Thank you for your generosity. Thank you to all the people in the entertainment industry who participated in today's charity performance. Thank you to all the caring people who have been silently supporting charity … "
Li Dong bowed deeply and then walked off the stage amidst the waves of applause.
…
When he returned to the stage, Shen Qian did not say anything. Instead, she gave him a thumbs up with a big smile on her face.
Today, although Li Dong only said a few words, he solved the problem that took a lot of effort to solve in the past.
Of course, in the end, he used the topic of donation to mention Faraway Group. 300 billion revenue in half a year was probably unforgettable.
When Li Dong mentioned this data, Shen Qian saw many entrepreneurs whispering to each other. Obviously, they were also surprised at this time.
300 billion revenue in half a year. Since Li Dong dared to say this at this time, it meant that the gap was not too big.
It was not that 100 billion could be exaggerated to 300 billion. Far Away's actual revenue should not be less than 250 billion.
Even if it was 250 billion, it was enough to shock everyone.
With this progress, Far Away's revenue for the whole year would be at least 500 billion!
What did 500 billion mean?
In the previous Hua Xia Enterprise Ranking, ICBC was ranked fourth with 490 billion in revenue!
This also meant that Far Away would become the largest commercial giant after the three giants of Petrochemical, Oil, and State Grid!
Far Away had also surpassed all financial institutions in one fell swoop. Even the top state-owned banks in the world were surpassed by Far Away.
In Hua Xia, almost everyone had a deep-rooted concept, which was that banks were rich, super rich.
Especially the major banks like Gongnongjianzhong, they were the absolute giants in everyone's eyes.
But Far Away was about to surpass them now?
Regardless of profits, at least in terms of revenue, Far Away was about to surpass these financial institutions. This speed was a bit scary.
At this time, many people were discussing. From time to time, some people looked at Li Dong with a smile on his face.
It was really unbelievable. Even if Li Dong had always created miracles, it was still hard for people to let go of such data at this time.
As for Far Away's additional donation of 300 million, Li Dong personally donated 200 million. 500 million in the past, people would still talk about it.
But at this time, compared to Far Away's annual revenue of more than 500 billion, no one was in the mood to talk.
More than 500 billion in revenue, even if the profit margin was so low that it was infuriating, even if it was only 3%, which was considered the lowest profit margin among large enterprises without incurring losses, it was still a net profit of 15 billion.
In reality, Far Away's profit margin was not that low. The online market's profit margin was generally higher than the physical stores.
Coupled with the profits from the listing of the company, a few hundred million was really not worth mentioning to Li Dong.
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"300 billion …"
While others were discussing, Ma Yun and the other Internet giants had a bitter taste in their mouths.
For industrial giants, although 300 billion in half a year was a legend, some industrial giants had annual revenue of 100 billion.
In comparison, the gap was still there, but not that big.
However, for these Internet companies, there was currently not a single one with annual revenue of more than 10 billion!
Although Internet companies did not look at these things and did not care much about revenue, that was all talk.
But that was all talk. Without revenue, where would there be profits? Without profits, where would there be investments and returns?
When they thought about the fact that their opponent was a giant enterprise with annual revenue of more than 500 billion and was even starting to hit the trillion mark, the pressure on everyone suddenly increased.
It would have been fine if they did not think about it, but now that they thought about it, were they really opponents?
Far Away's huge revenue meant that the cash flow they could use was also a terrifying figure.
In addition, Far Away was not weak to begin with, and they had strong capital support. Could the few companies present really compete with Far Away to the end?
When they thought about this, everyone became a little dispirited.
However, Ma Huateng did not care about this. He laughed and said, "Don't think about this. Let's think about how much we should donate later. With 500 million in front of us, we are still fine, but some people who have been named a few times, if they don't bleed, they will really be scolded to the point where they can't even lift their heads. "
When he said this, everyone looked at Ma Yun.
Ma Yun's face was as black as iron. Li Dong was really polite to him now, mentioning him time and time again, as if he was afraid that people would forget him.
Didn't he just ask for a few boxes of wine from him last time? Did this guy have to remember it until now!
At this moment, Ma Yun really wanted to cry. He knew that he could not take advantage of this guy, but he did not believe it. Just based on this, he deserved to be remembered.
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