June 27th, Monday …
Handong University, Counselor Zhang Wei's office.
"You're donating again? What's more, another five million yuan? "Zhang Wei's mouth was slightly agape, unable to close.
Pei Qian came to his office again this morning and said that he wanted to continue all the subsidies he had given to poor students and donate another five million yuan.
The previous five million yuan was for 2,000 students. The subsidies would be 500 yuan per month for five months and would be transferred directly to the school card to ensure basic living standards.
It had only been a short while since December, and he had already added another five million yuan.
On top of that, Pei Qian wanted to add another five million yuan in the form of scholarships.
He would still use the current quota of poor students as a foundation and select 500 students with outstanding results. Each of them would be given a scholarship of ten thousand yuan.
Pei Qian's goal was still the same as before. He wanted to help the poor precisely and not waste any money.
There were many poor people in the world. Although they were all doing charity and giving money, the effects were completely different for different people.
Some people did not realize that simply giving money would not change their fate of being poor.
However, for poor students, especially those with outstanding results, this money could change their lives and make outstanding contributions to society.
Pei Qian had ten million yuan on hand for charity now. It seemed like a lot, but it was only a drop in the bucket compared to the number of poor people in the world who needed help.
His first goal was to ensure that this money reached the hands of the people who needed it the most.
"Alright, Teacher Zhang. If there's nothing else, I'll make a move first."
Pei Qian had come here mainly to settle the charity money. Now that it was settled, he had to go back and worry about how to lose money.
Zhang Wang and He Desheng's plan to promote Thriller Hostel together with 'Top Student, Come Quick' in the shared phone booth had made Pei Qian's arrangements very clear.
"Ai, wait, wait."
Zhang Wei quickly stopped Pei Qian. "Wait, there's something else."
Pei Qian, "Eh?"
Zhang Wei smiled. "Of course, I'll support you with both hands if you donate money to improve the lives of poor students. However … did you forget about the lecture we agreed on previously?"
Pei Qian, "…"
He had indeed forgotten.
Zhang Wei had said that he wanted to hold a lecture for Pei Qian the first time he donated money. He wanted to tell his seniors about his experience in employment or entrepreneurship.
After all, in Zhang Wei's opinion, Pei Qian was a true business genius. He would not believe that Pei Qian did not have any experience to share.
However, Pei Qian felt helpless. I really don't have much experience to share!
What's more, Pei Qian did not want to show his face in front of these seniors. He did not want to become a celebrity in school and have students looking for him wherever he went.
However, Zhang Wei had already mentioned it twice. He had already evaded it once. It did not seem appropriate for him to reject it again.
Pei Qian pondered for a moment. "Then … how about this?"
"I'll find someone to speak for me, and then I'll write the speech. This way, it'll be equivalent to me speaking on stage. Is that okay?"
"As for the content of the lecture …"
"There's really nothing much to talk about when it comes to employment and entrepreneurship. Teacher Zhang, you should also know that starting a business is highly dependent on chance. My experience is basically not something that can be replicated. In fact, it might even lead to misunderstandings. "
"As for employment … Tengda is now taking unified examinations. It's better to do more questions than anything else.
"Why don't we give these poor students a little talk? The theme is that I hope they can make good use of this money."
Zhang Wei thought about it and felt that this was the case.
The experience of entrepreneurship could not be replicated. Too much talk might lead to misunderstandings. There was no need to talk about the experience of employment. That was the responsibility of the HR department. Pei Qian would not ask about it.
He had already donated 15 million yuan to the poor students. Although it was not a lot when distributed to everyone, it was not a small sum.
It was reasonable for him to give them a lecture so that they could make better use of this money. It was more suitable than talking about entrepreneurship.
Zhang Wei nodded. "Alright, I'll make the arrangements. I'll send the time and location to your cell phone."
…
Pei Qian first called Tang Yishu after walking out of Zhang Wei's office.
"Little Tang, help me give a lecture to all the poor students that Tengda has sponsored."
"What? Shy? No, this is a mission. I have to go. "
"A script? Oh, don't worry. I'll send it to you before the lecture.
"Alright, that's settled, then."
After hanging up, Pei Qian gave Assistant Xin a call.
"Help me come up with a speech for the poor students.
"I don't have any requirements for the content. Just write whatever you want and tell them to make good use of this wealth.
"When will it be done?
"Tomorrow morning? Alright, send it to Little Tang once you're done. "
Pei Qian felt relaxed after hanging up.
Done, easily done!
Actually, Pei Qian did not think too much about it. After all, he was not doing charity for show or to gain fame. He was purely doing it to help some poor students. At the same time, he could also spend the System's charity quota.
His only worry was that some poor students might spend the money on the wrong things.
Thus, he had to arrange a lecture to guide these poor students in the right direction.
Of course, the actual effect would depend on how well Assistant Xin wrote the script.
…
…
The next afternoon …
Handong University's Science Hall …
This was Handong University's largest hall. It could accommodate more than two thousand people. Usually, it was used for large-scale lectures, welcome parties, stage plays, and the like.
At this time, all the poor students were present. Apart from a few seats in the last row, the entire hall was almost full.
Logically, there should be a banner above the stage to at least clarify the topic of the lecture.
However, Pei Qian's script was not out yet. He did not know what kind of banner to hang.
However, that was not the main point. It was fine as long as everyone knew what they were here for.
The lecture had not started, but the poor students below the stage were already discussing.
"Today's lecture is supposed to talk about the concept of wealth?"
"There should be no problem with our concept of wealth, right?"
"That's hard to say. I've seen poor students eat buns every day to buy Pineapple cell phones."
"That's right. We should talk about it properly. If someone were to use this money to buy shoes, bags, or cell phones, would they still be human? "
Zhang Wei sat below the stage as well. He thought to himself that this was too simple.
He had wanted to add a few more segments. After all, he had donated ten million yuan. It would not be too much to have a donation ceremony.
However, Pei Qian had rejected him sternly. He emphasized that he only wanted to give a simple speech. He did not want any additional steps. Otherwise, he would even cancel the lecture.
Zhang Wei had no choice but to let nature take its course.
"I wonder who Pei Qian will get to speak.
"The Vice President of the company? He should at least be the head of the HR department, right?
"Eh, that's strange. Where's Little Tang?"
Zhang Wei recalled that Tang Yishu should be a poor student. Why was she not here?
However, he saw Tang Yishu appear from backstage while he was feeling puzzled. She walked straight to the podium in the middle of the stage.
Zhang Wei, "…"
…
Tang Yishu stood in the middle of the stage, looking at the dense crowd below the stage. She became even more nervous.
When she came here for rehearsal in the morning, two microphones had malfunctioned. The staff had been about to send them for repair when they had mysteriously returned to normal. She could not understand what was going on.
Tang Yishu did not have any other requests now. She only hoped that the microphones would not malfunction again.
"A-all the poor students …
"Good afternoon, everyone."
Tang Yishu carefully said her opening remarks. Fortunately, the microphones were working normally.
It seemed like the few incidents in the morning had used up her bad luck.
"Boss Pei, who donated the living allowances and scholarships, could not be here today because he is busy with work. Thus, I will read this letter to all the students on his behalf. I hope it will give you some inspiration."
Tang Yishu paused for a moment and began to read the speech in her hand clearly.
"Hello, junior brothers and sisters. I'm sorry that I can't be here because of work. I can only use this letter to convey my vision and expectations to all of you. I will also share some life experiences.
"Perhaps many people think that I want to talk about how to use the money in my hands.
"Perhaps some students are worried that some people will use the money from the scholarships to buy things that have no practical meaning and will only increase their sense of vanity.
"However, everyone understands this logic. I don't want to talk about it anymore.
"I want to look at the problem of wealth from a different angle.
"That is, what is the real wealth that we have and should be cherished?
"Most of the students here probably do not think that they have or are rich in the past.
"I believe that everyone has been confused before: how should I have wealth?
"Some people spend most of their energy on part-time jobs in order to have wealth, which affects their studies.
"Some people can't bear to eat their fill because they are poor, and they can't bear to buy necessary school supplies. They hoard all their money like misers, as if they would lose their sense of security if they spent money.
"I want to tell all of you that this is the wrong way to think about wealth.
"Please think about this question: what are you going to use to exchange for wealth?
"Let's say you were a blacksmith in ancient times. One day, you had no food to eat. In order to obtain food, you have three options: "
"Grow your own food.
"Go steal, go rob."
"Forge a farming tool and exchange it with the farmers.
"Most people would choose the third option. Everyone would realize that as long as they produce iron and continuously exchange it, they would become richer and richer. Thus, the foundation of wealth is' exchange '.
"So, if you choose to grow your own food, steal, or rob, does that mean that you don't have to exchange?
"It's not like that."
"The first option is actually to use your own time, labor, and farming experience to exchange. The second option is actually to use force, risk, weapons, and preparation to commit a crime to exchange.
"So, no matter which option you choose, in the end, it is an exchange, and the cost will not be lower than forging a farming tool.
"Every choice you make to obtain wealth is essentially an exchange."
"So, apart from the parts that are destined at birth and beyond your control, what is the wealth that we really have that can be used for exchange?
"Is it money? No, it doesn't really belong to us. It is just a numerical form of the wealth that you have already exchanged.
"Is it time? No, the passage of time does not change with the will of a person.
"Is it the body? This is indeed the wealth that you have, but if you use it to exchange for wealth, you will definitely fall into regret.
"Everyone's greatest wealth is actually 'attention', or 'energy'.
"If you want to earn money through work, just sitting in the office is useless. You have to focus on work and use your knowledge to solve problems.
"As for knowledge, it is gained through concentration in the classroom and at work."
"Apart from the parts that we can't control, the only wealth that we have is attention.
"Today, I want to share my view of wealth with everyone. That is, how should we use our attention?
"Perhaps, many people will waste it.
"Perhaps, many people will be harvested by some businessmen with ulterior motives.
"Perhaps, it will be used in the form of big data analysis.
"Many students complain about why they were born poor and why they were born unequal. This kind of resentment will destroy you, make you waste your attention, and make you continue to fail in life.
"And if we want to change our fate, we have to project our attention on ourselves.
"If you read an extra hour of books every day, even if it is only 1% improvement, then after a year, you will have improved 38 times compared to your previous self.
"Therefore, I hope that the students who receive this money will not save it all and be reluctant to spend it. Also, do not buy meaningless things that are only used to satisfy your vanity. Also, do not spend it on entertainment that distract you and make you addicted to it."
"Spend this money where it is really needed: to improve yourself.
"Always remember that attention is the most precious wealth for all of us. I hope that everyone can use it well and treat it well.
"This is the correct view of wealth."
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