2008, 7 June.

On this day, the whole country mourned, and all the major domestic media adjusted their layouts to black and white.

The original red masthead was changed to black, and all the text on the front page was black except for the image. The original color logos of many websites have been changed to black, and the advertising space on the homepage has been vacated, and a banner with white characters on a black background has been pulled up - "Condolences to the compatriots who died in the Muxi earthquake." ”

Everyone knows that this is learned from Yoyo's Weibo.

And the much-talked-about disaster relief party is also approaching......

8 p.m.

With the approval of the Central Committee, the "Dedication of Love-2008 Earthquake Relief Large-scale Fundraising Gala" hosted by the Central Committee of the People's Republic of China, the Office of Foreign Affairs of the Central Committee, the Ministry of Culture, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the General Administration of the State News Edition, the General Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation of China, the Chinese Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and CCTV was broadcast live on CCTV 1, 3, 4 and CCTV networks.

In the CCTV No. 1 studio hall, the party began with a minute of silence for all the staff.

The whole party was interspersed with theatrical performances and earthquake relief short films, performing a program, broadcasting a real video material, and making a wave of donations, more than 500 celebrities and stars from all walks of life performed on the same stage, and people from all walks of life donated generously.

In front of the TV, countless viewers were speculating about who would go to the top donation.

But just a few hours earlier, the grapevine had already gone crazy like wings: the Yoyo Group seemed to be bound to win the donation.

A private company tried to beat the countless state-owned enterprises and central enterprises in this party in terms of the amount of donations, what a boldness.

How much is that? 100 million, or even 200 million?

Many people have this in their minds: Is that boss crazy? This is all real money.

It is now 2008, when the "economic crisis" is ongoing, many companies can no longer pay wages, and many companies can't get 20 million even if they smash the pot and sell iron.

At the scene, many people were quietly paying attention to Liu Yun, who was sitting in danger.

Especially some of the staff, for fear that he would find an opportunity to slip away.

……

On the stage of the charity dinner, the first to take the stage were the companies that donated 5 million.

After all the delegates stood up, they made personal speeches one by one, and the host expressed his gratitude with tears in his eyes, as if the money was donated to his family.

After the speech, the theatrical performance began, and then the rescue video was played.

After the video was broadcast, the host, who was good at snot and tears, continued to create an atmosphere.

And then...... , enterprises that donated 10 million or more began to take the stage.

Speeches, performances, videos, sensationalism.

Then, the companies that donated 30 million or more took the stage, and then the companies that donated 50 million or more took the stage.

In front of the TV, the attentive audience found a pattern, the number of companies that donated 5 million to 10 million was the most, and a large number of people stood densely on the stage. This is followed by a wave of 10 million to 30 million, then 30 million to 50 million, and finally more than 50 million, of course, not more than 100 million.

It is a pyramid-shaped structure, like the chain of wealth in this society, brutal and realistic.

As for the enterprises that donate more than 100 million, that is the main event, starting from the next batch, one after another.

100 million yuan, wherever it is put is a huge astronomical amount.

……

Sure enough, the amount of corporate donations that came to the stage next was "100 million".

They all came on stage separately to give interviews and speeches.

As soon as almost every enterprise representative stood on the stage, the entire studio hall would burst into thunderous applause, and the leaders sitting in the first row of the audience also applauded with gratifying expressions.

Clear-sighted people know that these companies that have donated hundreds of millions of dollars are saving face for this party.

Almost one after another eight business representatives came to the stage, only one is a private company, the name of this enterprise is a little unfamiliar, called Wang Laoji, donated 110 million.

This number stimulates the nerves of those viewers of television.

A private company that makes beverages has donated more than 100 million yuan in the context of the economic crisis.

The people of the country were excited...... This is a conscientious enterprise.

"Those public figures, you learn a little!"

Maybe it's because Mr. Yuan Longping really feeds these Chinese people, who sit in front of the computer every day, staring at the amount of donations from those public figures with wide eyes.

The most famous example is that basketball superstar Yao Ming donated $500,000 immediately after the earthquake, and not long after, Yao Hei announced on the Internet that he donated $1 million during the hurricane in New Orleans, USA.

The Internet is a very strange place, those emotional netizens don't care about the truth of this news, and they scold Yao Ming, accusing him of forgetting his roots and treating the disasters in the United States and China differently.

Soon, the rumors became more intense, and the team behind Yao Ming immediately took remedial measures, adjusting the donation to $2 million, and said that only $100,000 was donated during the hurricane in New Orleans......

Under the close attention of hundreds of millions of netizens, those public figures also had to donate generously, or they would have to bear the overwhelming public opinion accusations.

Therefore, many company owners who came to the banquet today also made up their minds that the money donated must not be too shabby, and those netizens who were too full were staring at it in front of the TV.

They are ready to start typing on the keyboard and launching attacks on these entrepreneurs through the screen.

After the representatives of enterprises who donated more than 100 million yuan came to the stage one after another, the audience thought that the disaster relief party had reached its climax, but the host on the stage struck while the iron was hot and said a sentence in one go: "Next, we will continue to invite enthusiastic donation companies to come to the stage, they are ......"

The audience in front of the TV suddenly fell silent, and a thought popped up in people's hearts at the same time: Is there more to come? By the way, Yoyo, who has been high-profile before, has not yet made a move.

"They are...... State Grid Corporation of China, with a donation of 230 million yuan. ”

The audience gasped, worthy of being a top central enterprise, and the shot was really generous and different.

Suddenly, warm applause filled the entire banquet hall.

But attentive people noticed that the representative of the State Grid Corporation had a grim expression.

According to the latest news he just got, it is very likely that he will not get the first place in this amount, especially since the name of his company came out of the host's mouth one step ahead of Yoyo.

For large central enterprises, any large amount of expenditure, flow, needs to pass layers of approval, 230 million, which is already a very huge amount.

He tried to raise the amount to 300 million, but the leader did not approve it.

At that time, his boss said: "With an amount of 230 million, there is a high possibility of winning the first place, but if someone comes up with more money, we don't care about this false name." We are a central enterprise, and such a false name is not important. ”

He rolled his gaze to look at a young figure in the room.

"If it's a private company, the boss alone can decide how much to donate. But...... How much is this guy going to donate this time?"

The host continued: "Next, the boss of this donation company dragged a sentence to me. He said that from the charity activities covering the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, his unintentional acts of kindness have unexpectedly helped many people in the disaster area. That is his fate with this region, and this charity banquet is a continuation of this fate. He hopes that there will be a beginning and an end and that there will be a satisfactory outcome. ”

What kind of results will be satisfactory? There is only one answer: to win the top spot in donations.

"Yoyo Group, donate 300 million yuan!"

The host said this sentence sonorously.

The audience was a sensation, and the applause of the audience instantly increased by several degrees.

The director switched the TV screen to the surprised and admired faces of the clapping leaders and the audience.

And at this moment, I believe that countless Chinese people sitting on the TV have a similar expression.

Yoyo Group?300 million RMB?

There are certain blind spots in the dissemination of all information.

For example, Yoyo is an enterprise mainly engaged in Internet business. Its user base coverage is basically concentrated in the middle-aged, youth, and juvenile age groups.

However, there is a large population in China, and there is also a large number of people who have less access to the Internet, so it is difficult for them to intersect with Youyou.

But after this experience, the intersection naturally arises.

The live broadcast of the national disaster relief gala attracted all men, women and children to the television, from south to north, from west to east, from urban to rural, from domestic to foreign, the crowd coverage of this gala was quite amazing.

The part of the people that was not covered by the Internet and newspapers before is basically covered this time.

When the host said "Youyou Group", countless Chinese people who heard about Youyou Group for the first time remembered "Youyou Group" deeply with just this sentence.

The donation of up to 300 million yuan suddenly boiled over almost all the Chinese people.

Many aunts and uncles will ask the people around them for the first time: "What does Yoyo Group do?"

"Is it a state-owned enterprise or a private enterprise?"

"There is so much money in the private sector!"

In the distance, the representative of the State Grid looked at Liu Yun with complicated eyes, and then turned his head and asked his assistant: "Are you sure that Yoyo borrowed 5 billion from the bank not long ago?"

His assistant nodded and said, "Yes, this news is true. Yoyo Group mortgaged part of the company's assets and shares, and secured a loan of 5 billion yuan from the bank with profits in the next few years as a guarantee. ”

He snorted coldly, shook his head and said with some disdain: "Since that kid Liu Yun values this false name so much, then our dignified central enterprises will not fight with him." But...... I just took out a loan of 5 billion yuan, and I came here to pay the big bucks, so why bother? The boss of a private enterprise is the boss of a private enterprise, and the pattern and vision are nothing more than that!"

The assistant on the side also nodded vigorously.

However, everyone present, regardless of what they thought in their hearts, gave the warmest applause to Yoyo's generosity.

For the organizing committee, as long as you donate the most money, you are the brightest star here today.

As for tomorrow, your company is in financial trouble because of this huge donation, then it has nothing to do with them.

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On the TV, the live broadcast continued.

First, a representative of the State Grid is speaking into the microphone......

Originally, there were three enterprises that donated more than 200 million yuan, State Grid, China Tobacco Corporation and Youyou Group.

But when the party began, the relevant leaders thought about it and did not let anyone from the National Tobacco Corporation come to the stage.

The reason for not coming to power is simple: the country's Advertising Law explicitly prohibits tobacco advertising. Before, side advertisements such as "Big Red Eagle Victory Eagle" and "Crane Dance White Sand, My Heart Flys" did not carry cigarette words, and for the sake of money, they turned a blind eye.

But this time is different, the occasion is special, the national live broadcast, if you meet a more serious guy, but you will be a little annoyed by yourself, and you will even be deducted by someone who knows the law and violates the law.

If the National Tobacco Corporation is allowed to take the stage at the party, it is tantamount to giving people a handle, and for the leaders, it is really impossible to take this risk, so there are only two people who come to the stage in the last group - representatives of the State Grid and Yoyo Group.

One family is 200 million three, one is 300 million, a difference of 70 million, the result is that when the representative of the State Grid speaks, the focus of people's attention is not on him, but on Yang Zhicheng.

Yes, Liu Yun did not come to power.

The money, donated, and the limelight has been stolen, so you must know how to stop in moderation, and it is time for these subordinates to be exposed.

Liu Yun sat on the stage, looking at Yang Zhicheng standing on the stage, and inexplicably remembered a strange dream he had not long ago.

Perhaps, Brother Yang did not escape that disaster in his previous life, but in this time and space, he has a completely different life trajectory and has made great merits. ”

Yang Zhicheng walked to the stage to speak, and Liu Yun had also reviewed the draft in advance, so there was no problem.

"It's a long story why Yoyo donates so much money. ”

He began to talk eloquently.

Almost three years ago, Yoyo encountered a crisis because of the outbreak of the Warcraft "Copperbeard Gate". That time, Yang Zhicheng helped the boss block a knife by mistake, and the boss wanted to repay the favor, so he proposed to donate some teaching buildings to his hometown.

More than a year ago, there was a traffic accident, and the boss once again brushed shoulders with death, and he was glad that he wanted to increase the amount of assistance in the school building to thank God.

"At that time, Mr. Liu criticized me for not being able to just take care of my hometown, and I also realized this problem, so I had the follow-up Yunnan-Guichuan Charity Trip. We are deeply gratified that our kind deeds have inadvertently saved many lives.

This donation, just to do our part of the responsibility and mind, no matter how much the donation, no matter the order of kindness, no matter how small the force is also a kind of support for the disaster area, I hope that all sectors of society will take action together, pay attention to the disaster, dedicate love, help the compatriots in the disaster area to overcome the difficulties as soon as possible, rebuild their homes. ”

Yang Zhicheng's words were finished.

But the amount of information left for the public is very large......

In the teaching building of Muxi County, there is such a long story before and after today's donation.

And these things seem to be linked one by one, and it is the occurrence of these previous things that leads to the emergence of subsequent things step by step.

Could this really be the will of the old man?

In the dark, there is a providence?

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This is the end of the content about the earthquake, and frankly speaking, the setting of Muxi Town was a flash of inspiration for me, and I didn't have this idea when I wrote about "Yoyo Charity Walk" earlier.

It can be said that I completely overturned the original outline content in order to write this. After all, there are so many stories about earthquakes in urban rebirth essays. If I could do it all over again, I would choose to skip this paragraph. But there is too much foreshadowing in front, and it is really a bit inappropriate to skip it directly, so I chose such a way.