Chapter 140: Disaster Relief Party
Due to the El Niño phenomenon, China has seen a sharp increase in rainfall since June, and rivers have risen in many places, turning into flooding. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoDue to the continuous precipitation, floods began to occur in the Yangtze River Basin, Songhua River Basin, Pearl River Basin, etc., and a once-in-a-century flood suddenly hit the land of China.
"News Network" pays attention to the news of the flood disaster every day, and 29 provinces and cities across the country have been affected, and the number of people affected by the disaster has exceeded 200 million, causing huge losses to China's economic development. In addition to the people's soldiers fighting on the front line, workers, peasants and even university students were organized and ready to fight the flood at any time.
The Yangtze River, China's golden waterway, has been flooded even more ferociously, with waves of flood peaks hitting fragile dikes on both sides, and the central government has even made an emergency plan to abandon the middle reaches of the Yangtze River Delta and protect the downstream Yangtze River Delta industrial towns. The vice premier of the country was urgently dispatched to personally sit on the spot and make a decision, and if it really could not withstand the flood peak, then he would order the flood discharge and turn the central provinces into a flood-stricken area. The Yangtze River was even closed for more than 40 days due to floods, and road transportation was also interrupted due to floods, and the whole of China faced serious natural disasters after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
At a time of internal trouble, external troubles have always existed on the top of our country's head, and the international speculators of the Asian financial crisis have been staring at the land of China, striving to tear off a large piece of meat from Hong Kong. In the past, small-scale harassment actions have taken a lot of benefits from Hong Kong each time. This time, China was hit by a century-old flood, which was really a godsend, and they concentrated their efforts on Hong Kong and took the initiative to blow the horn of a decisive battle. Mobilize the power of global capital speculators to confront a SAR government, or even a superpower with a land area of 9.6 million square kilometers and a population of more than 1.2 billion.
In his first year in office, he faced a huge test of domestic and foreign difficulties, and the prime minister knew that Hong Kong could not be left alone to deal with menacing international speculators, and that China needed Hong Kong as a bridgehead to connect with the world. If Hong Kong falls, the economic situation in the mainland will inevitably be turbulent, which is a big bad thing for China, which is striving for economic revival and rise. The central government will use all its resources to help the Hong Kong SAR government, including, of course, the world's second-largest foreign exchange reserve of US$140 billion, to provide a steady stream of ammunition for the financial war.
After many back-and-forth battles, the Hong Kong SAR government relied on the full support of the motherland to finally defeat the attack of the country's financial speculators and stabilize the financial market with a crushing victory. International speculators are not trying their best, but China's hardline stance prevents them from expecting to gain more from the dragon of the East. National speculators began to turn to Russia, challenging the dignity of the giant bear of the north, and once again waging war against another superpower in the world without believing in evil.
In the war to defeat the speculators, Hong Kong people lost nearly 6.8 trillion Hong Kong dollars in stocks, housing, company market value and other aspects, with an average loss of 1 million Hong Kong dollars per Hong Kong citizen.
In such a severe situation, Huaxia Plant was not directly affected by floods due to its location in Hushan, but the indirect impact should not be underestimated. When the flood came, everyone was busy fighting the flood and rescuing, the willingness of personal consumption declined, and the traffic around the country was interrupted from time to time, and the Huaxia factory ushered in the off-season since the establishment of the factory. The motorcycle production line has also been changed from three shifts to two shifts, and even a 15-day maintenance holiday has been put on place for the first time, and the factory warehouse is also full of motorcycles that will be sent out in the future. The second generation of Huaxia Light micro-noodles that have been snapped up have also ushered in a parity pick-up, and the huge order volume in the early stage has been released, ushering in a steady development, and consumers have been reminded of the flood and have more crisis consciousness to deposit money in the bank and less impulse to consume.
This situation is in line with the climate of the whole market, Huaxia factory is so bleak, other manufacturers are even more difficult to swallow, everyone prays that God will receive the magic power, and the flood will recede and restore normal economic order.
There are unforeseen circumstances, Han Hao understands the truth that the ancients often say, and he swore that he could make a big breakthrough this year, but he didn't expect to suddenly encounter a natural disaster in the second half of the year and encounter a major test in the construction of the factory.
The A-share listing in August was also temporarily postponed due to the impact of the flood, and the stock market was bleak. Huaxia factory will use the name of Huaxia Industry to land on the stock market, the China Securities Regulatory Commission has completed the review, Huaxia Industry has been listed in a flat country, just waiting to choose a good time to land on A-shares.
All walks of life across the country have launched donation activities for disaster relief, and have generously donated money and materials to the disaster area. The touching deeds of flood relief are broadcast on TV every day, and when one party is in trouble, all parties provide support, and Huaxia Factory also mobilizes employees to automatically donate money to the disaster area.
Under the background of the national per capita salary of 600 yuan, the monthly salary income of more than 4,000 employees of Huaxia Factory reached the standard of 1,000 yuan, and they donated a total of 1.02 million yuan, with an average of 250 yuan per person, equivalent to a quarter of the monthly salary of individuals. This ratio is very good, Han Hao did not force employees to donate, they were all voluntary after reading the news report.
These donations will be brought by Han Hao to the capital to participate in the large-scale flood relief charity performance "We Are All United" organized by the national literary and art circles on August 16, 1998. Initiated by CCTV, China Charity Federation and the Red Cross Society of China, the charity performance will be attended by many celebrities and business representatives.
As a socially responsible entrepreneur, Han Hao was duty-bound after receiving the invitation, and he rushed to the capital to attend the party with the hearts of all the employees of the factory. In recent years, Huaxia factory has developed rapidly with the support of the people of the whole country, and now the country is in difficulty, and it is time for the enterprise to repay the society.
At the beginning of the party, the on-site fundraising hotline rang non-stop, and many individuals and groups across the country called to pledge donations and donated their love.
The whole party ran through the whole scene with the disaster relief scenes and touching deeds of the front-line flood fighting soldiers and civilians, and organically combined with the literary and artistic programs.
Sitting in the front row of the party, Han Hao watched many touching clips and performances, and the corners of his eyes were moist for a long time. He saw the soldiers desperately jumping into the flood and holding hands with their flesh and blood to block the flood peak, as well as a 7-year-old girl whose whole family was swept away by the flood due to the dam failure, and only she was finally rescued by the PLA after holding on to the tree trunk for nine hours, tears finally fell from his eyes. Men don't flick when they have tears, and they will know how lucky and happy they are after comparison.
The on-site donations for the party were also arranged by the director, and at the beginning, the representatives with a smaller amount took the stage, and the starting point was one million yuan. There are individuals and enterprises, in short, no matter how big or small the amount, the value of love is the same.
When they heard that the boss of Goldlion had donated 6 million Hong Kong dollars at one time, the audience was amazed, which was the largest personal donation since the beginning of the party. As a patriotic Hong Kong businessman, Mr. Zeng has always been concerned about the mainland, although he lost part of his net worth in the economic crisis, but his love for the motherland has not diminished.
In terms of enterprises, Sinopec donated the most, and they pledged 12 million yuan, which was the star of the business community after the party began.
The amount of donations has been jumping upward, and soon exceeded 400 million, setting a record for the largest one-time donation since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and this number is still being refreshed.
At 10 o'clock, the moment when the party had the highest ratings, the director and actress Han Hao and others came on the stage.
The famous CCTV host who can only be seen on TV appeared in front of him, and Han Hao felt a little unreal for a while, but the applause at the scene still made him quickly realize that this was what was happening in front of him.
"Our company decided to donate 8 million yuan to thank the people of the whole country for their support to our XX brand. ”
At first, he only planned to donate 2 million, but under the influence of the strong atmosphere at the scene, the CEO of the company quadrupled the amount and shouted the slogan of 8 million.
The on-site party only verbally counted the amount of pledges, which belonged to the integrity of the bookkeeping as much as it said, so although the boss's temporary change of hexagram was unexpected, he still received a lot of applause. Last year, the company only made a total profit of 4 million, and now it has shouted 8 million pledges, which is basically a verbal check that cannot be cashed.
The party was organized in a hurry, and when CCTV issued an invitation saying that there would be special promotional shots on the spot, some companies started to think crookedly and planned to use the charity party to do publicity and promotion. As for the promised amount, in addition to a significant discount in the future, it may also be unpaid.
"Mr. Han, Huaxia brand motorcycles galloping on the land of China, it is said that the employees of your factory organized a fundraising activity, and a total of more than one million donations were raised. ”
received special attention from the director, and the CCTV host specially gave Han Hao a separate interview, indicating that he was different.
"Yes, the employees of our factory made voluntary donations, and they all contributed to the flood relief in their own way. As far as I know, many employees donate one-third or even all of their monthly salary, and more than 4,000 employees are amazing, raising millions of dollars. I was deeply touched by what they did, so our management decided to donate 20 million yuan in the name of Huaxia Industry in addition to the amount donated by employees. ”
Han Hao calmly said the largest amount of money so far in the party.
20 million, far more than the 10 million of the state-owned Sinopec, detonated the scene of the party and even all the TV viewers in front of the TV, at this time the audience is estimated that 60% of Chinese are watching the program.
"In addition, I will personally donate 10 million yuan to set up a charitable foundation to provide education and life support for orphans who lost both parents in the flood until they grow up. ”
Another 10 million!
In addition to the company's contribution, Han Hao also personally took out 10 million, once again exceeding the 6 million of the boss of Jinlilai, becoming the individual with the largest amount of pledges in the party.
"This amount is not in line with what we got in the background, and it is far beyond the scope of the pledge that was predetermined. Mr. Han, on behalf of the people in the disaster area, I would like to thank you for your love, what made you make such a generous move?"
With these two pledges that broke the record of the party, the audience in front of the TV will be convinced to let Han Hao appear in the TV camera for a while longer.
"The development of our enterprise is inseparable from the support of the people of the whole country, wealth is taken from the society and returned to the society, since I was a child, my parents have taught me to be a useful person to the society. With great ability comes great responsibility, compared to many heroes who are fighting on the front line of flood fighting, what I have done is not worth mentioning, they are the most lovely people. Thank you. ”
Han Hao has no personal taste, and he is not particular about food, clothing, housing and transportation, although he is worth hundreds of millions, his daily expenses are limited, and money is more of a set of numbers for him. Therefore, he took out tens of millions of dollars at once, and he felt that it was similar to the usual shopping and taking out 100 yuan bills, but now he was more satisfied with spending it on the stage.
The Han family, which was far away in Hushan, was also brightly lit at this time, and the TV set locked the CCTV disaster relief party, Han Yongfu and Wang Guifen were staring at the TV, knowing that their son would appear at the party.
Hearing Han Hao say that it was because of their parents' education that they became what they are now, Han Yongfu and Wang Guifen couldn't help but wipe their tears, thinking that having a son is worth it in this life. In his ordinary family, he was able to raise such a sensible and capable son, and he was enough to brag in front of his ancestors a hundred years later.
Han Hao didn't take the opportunity to promote like other companies, he seemed to answer a question on stage, left 30 million on the stage, walked off the stage in a dashing manner, waved his hand to thank the applause, and did not take away a cloud.
At the end of the party, a total of more than 600 million oral donations were raised throughout the night, setting a historical record after the founding of New China. And Han Hao, well-deserved, topped the list of the two major pledge records, which can be regarded as out of the limelight, although this is not his original intention.
Although the party party repeatedly urged the implementation later, only half of the 600 million donations were finally in place. Many of the amounts shouted at that time were not cashed, which triggered the National People's Congress to start a legislative process on charity, and people with ulterior motives were not allowed to mess around under the guise of charity.
The large donation of the disaster relief party has brought another unimaginable benefit, that is, the Huaxia factory has suddenly become full of goodwill among the people of the country. Many consumers say that Huaxia Factory's products are worth buying, because she is the most socially responsible enterprise, and buying Huaxia brand indirectly fulfills a social responsibility.
The day after the party, the dealer stores of the Huaxia brand around the country ushered in many strangers, all of whom were people who visited and supported after watching the party. As a result, the Huaxia factory soon resumed working in three shifts, and the second generation of Huaxia Light began to usher in hot sales, even if the price was more expensive, many consumers still recognized the Huaxia brand.
The money promised by Han Hao reached the official account on time three days later, and he did what he said, and the gentleman could not chase after him. For this reason, the China Charity Federation and the Red Cross wanted to award him, which Han Hao politely refused because he was too busy with official business.
In fact, the others were still in the capital, but Han Hao finally made up his mind to deal with another tricky matter.