After Zhou Xinian's speech ended, the master of ceremonies took the stage to start the charity auction process for the rest of the banquet.

This charity banquet was specially organized by Zhou Xinian to raise funds for the antituberculosis society.

Since the Second World War, the number of tuberculosis patients in Hong Kong has been increasing, and many newborn babies and young children have suffered from tuberculosis.

Most of these people suffer from tuberculosis are poor people living in squatter houses, and once they have tuberculosis, they can only cough up blood at home and wait for death, and they have no money or ability to go to the hospital for treatment.

Not to mention that tuberculosis has not been completely conquered yet, and the fatality rate is very high, even if it is sent to the hospital, it is only to use drugs to maintain life.

The Hong Kong Antituberculosis Society was founded in 1949 by Chow Hei-nin with Lu Dunzhi and Ngan Cheng-kwan, and in the same year, he founded the Luton Treatment and Sanatorium to take care of tuberculosis patients in need.

Since the establishment of the Antituberculosis Association in 1949, Zhou Xinian has been the chairman of the Antituberculosis Association, and he did not step down from the post of chairman until five years ago, but Ren retained the vacant position of vice chairman.

Last month, due to financial problems, the Hong Kong Antituberculosis Association has led to a shortage of tuberculosis treatment drugs at the Lutun Treatment and Nursing Home, so the current chairman Ngan Chengxun visited Zhou Xinian, hoping that this senior can help one or two.

Originally, Zhou Xinian could donate this money alone, but from Yan Chengxun's mouth, he learned that although there are many fewer tuberculosis patients in Hong Kong than 20 years ago, there are still a large number of patients.

Moreover, it seems that tuberculosis patients have gradually increased in the past two years, which once made Zhou Xinian nervous, you must know that tuberculosis is contagious!

If it is in the urban area, the infection rate may not be very high, but in the harsh environment of squatter houses or shanty houses in Tai O, the spread of tuberculosis can be very rapid.

Zhou Xinian himself used to study medicine, so considering the contagiousness of tuberculosis, he also decided to hold this charity banquet to call on everyone to pay attention to tuberculosis, and after raising funds, he will find professionals to buy disinfectant water and send it to various squatter areas for prevention work.

A table in front.

Luo Cheng and his wife Zhang Huiyu were listening to the master of ceremonies above.

Suddenly, Zhang Huiqi lowered her head and bent over and ran back.

Zhang Huiyu frowned and whispered, "Huiqi, where did you go? ”

Zhang Huiqi sat back in her position: "Sister, I didn't run around, I just saw Sister Qiaozhen, I went to her to chat for a while." ”

"Qiaozhen?"

Hearing his sister's name, Luo Cheng was stunned for a moment, and glanced back at the venue, if it weren't for the emcee above who was still speaking at this time, he would have been ready to stand up and look around, but he was sitting at this time, except for the dense human heads, he couldn't see Luo Qiaozhen in that position.

Luo Cheng had no choice but to look at his sister-in-law and asked, "Huiqi, did you say that Sister Qiaozhen is here?"

Zhang Huiqi nodded: "Yes, brother-in-law, Sister Qiaozhen sits in the back and sits with Mr. Huo." ”

Mr. Huo?

People from the Huo family?

Zhang Huiyu and Luo Cheng glanced at each other, and they saw the surprise in each other's eyes, she frowned and asked, "Which Mr. Huo is it?"

Zhang Huiqi said: "Sister, it is Mr. Huo Yaowenhuo, the author of the book "A Cloud Made of Rain in the Wind", didn't you also read this book last month?"

As soon as he heard that it was Huo Yaowen, Luo Cheng understood why Luo Qiaozhen came with him.

Zhang Huiyu thought about it, and suddenly came to a trance: "Oh, it's him." ”

Zhang Huiqi nodded: "Mmmm, it's him!"

Luo Wenhui, who was sitting in the front, heard the movement, looked back at Luo Cheng and his wife, and asked, "What's wrong Decheng?"

Luo Cheng shook his head: "It's okay, second uncle." ”

"Hmm. ”

Luo Wenhui glanced at Luo Cheng and his wife, and then shifted his gaze to the stage.

Seeing the second uncle turn around, Zhang Huiyu whispered to her sister: "Read less romance letters in the future, my sister is to pass the time when she is fine at home, but she is not addicted to it." ”

"Got it, sister. Zhang Huiqi pouted. Her only hobby is to read romance books at home after school, she loved Qiong Yao for the first two years, and then chased Yishu, and changed to Huo Yaowen last year, anyway, she bought a seven-seven-eighty-eight of the romance books published on the market, and a book wall in the house is full of all kinds of romance, which can be said to be a heavy otaku.

As the master of ceremonies on the stage finished explaining the purpose of the charity banquet and the plans prepared by the Hong Kong Antituberculosis Society in the near future, the charity auction officially began.

In addition to the bidders, there are many guests in the audience who are whispering to each other, and this kind of banquet is also an opportunity to expand the network.

There are six or seven guests sitting at Huo Yaowen's table, four men and two women, most of whom know Luo Qiaozhen, even if they don't know each other, they can guess Luo Qiaozhen's identity when they hear the conversation of the people around them, but they are all very attentive......

"Miss Luo heard that you recently quit your job at the Catholic Foundation?"

"Yes, now I am the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Education Foundation. ”

Luo Qiaozhen chatted happily with people on the side, most of the content was education foundations, but she was more concerned about the foundation's fundraising than Huo Yaowen, the president who only listened from the sidelines.

Lin Jianming asked curiously: "What kind of charity does the Hong Kong Education Foundation do?"

"It is specifically to fund some poor students to study, at present, our foundation is carrying out the first batch of student funding, if Mr. Lin is interested, you can come to our foundation to talk in detail, we are in need of Mr. Lin is a philanthropic ......person like Mr. Lin."

Luo Qiaozhen said as she spoke, and couldn't help but look at Huo Yaowen, who was silent on the side, the corners of her mouth twitched, and continued: "This person next to me is Mr. Huo Yaowen, the president of our Hong Kong Education Foundation. ”

The surname is Huo!

Lin Jianming looked at Huo Yaowen, and had the impression that the Huo family didn't have such a number one person, could it be a relative?

Thinking of the recent family business in the Nanyang clothing and trouser trade, Lin Jianming still took the initiative to introduce himself: "Hello Mr. Huo, contemptible Lin Jianming, the general manager of Hong Kong Chengfu Weaving Factory, and his father is Lin Baixin, the chairman of Lixin Garment Co., Ltd. ”

In Lin Jianming's opinion, no matter whether this person is from the Huo family or not, he can become the president of a charitable foundation at such a young age, and it is not unusual to want to come to the family background, so it is always good to get acquainted.

"Hello Mr. Lin. Huo Yaowen smiled politely, but looked at the other party strangely in his heart.

As the eldest son of Lin Baixin, chairman of Hong Kong Lai Sun Company, and a high-achieving student who graduated from the Department of Commerce of the City College of London and the Textile Department of the London Institute of Trade, it is natural that he should take over and inherit the family industry.

But in fact, Lin Jianming is not favored in the family in the future, don't look at helping to take care of the family's garment business now, but when the half-brother Lin Jianyue, who is twenty years younger than Lin Jianming, comes back from studying abroad, facing the second son who has almost never been in contact with the family business, Lin Baixin directly entrusted him with the important task, without estimating the face of the eldest son, and even left Lin Jianming idle and kept at home, and did not hand over the family business to him at all.

As a result, Lin Jianming was depressed in the later period, and lived on the little living expenses given by his family and the meager salary at work, and he did not have the financial power that a super-rich second generation should have.

Even if Lin Jianyue was young and vigorous, many huge investments ended up in losses, and the family business was almost destroyed and he fell out of favor, the poor wealthy son Lin Jianming was still not valued by his father, but let another adopted son Lin Jiankang, who was not related by blood, be in the limelight.

From these points, it can be seen how unfavored Lin Jianming is in the family.

But now, Lin Jianming, as the eldest son, is still appreciated and encouraged by his father, and Chengfu Weaving Factory, as the lifeblood of Lixin Garment Company, can appoint him as the general manager, and there are still plans to train this eldest son as a successor.

A few people next to him looked surprised after hearing Luo Qiaozhen say Huo Yaowen's name.

There is only one tycoon surnamed Huo in Hong Kong, and this person in front of him can serve as the president of a charitable foundation at such a young age, and it is impossible for them not to think about it.

This kind of brain-replenishing fantasy made these people very enthusiastic about Huo Yaowen's attitude.

Although Huo Guantai has been suppressed by the British government in Hong Kong because of his sneaking in and transporting materials to the mainland for more than five years, he can't stand the fact that people are doing business well, whether it is a real estate business or a maritime trade and transportation business, they are doing well, and their assets are increasing every year, and his family power can be said to have risen sharply, and even the British do not dare to persecute too much.

Lin Jianming said: "Mr. Huo, I think you are only in your twenties, you can become the president of a foundation, not only young and promising, but also concerned about Hong Kong public education, it is really rare and valuable, it really makes me admire, my father is keen on Hong Kong charity all the year round, and often teaches me to accumulate good charity, but I am not as good as Mr. Huo in this regard......

If those people praised themselves just now, Huo Yaowen might not have much thought, but Lin Jianming was too fanciful, so he almost gave him the title of the living great goodman.

Not to mention, Huo Yaowen who was blowing was quite comfortable.

Huo Yaowen hurriedly bragged back: "Mr. Lin is too famous, compared to Mr. Lin's contribution to charity, my Hong Kong Education Foundation is just a small fight, a hospital donated by Ling Gong two years ago, but it has exempted many people from medical fees and medical expenses, he is the real benevolent!"

"Haha......" Lin Jianming laughed, very happy in his heart.

There are also skills in praising others, this is naturally to praise things that others have not said, Huo Yaowen can directly say the hospital donated by his father, which shows that he has an understanding of his father's good deeds, and he said it in this public place, which undoubtedly makes Lin Jianming's son feel secretly refreshed.

Lin Jianming, who praised him, felt comfortable, and he also smiled back: "Mr. Huo has an overreputation, my father has always disliked to say good deeds to the outside world, he said that good deeds should be done from the heart, not for the sake of good deeds! By the way, Mr. Huo, does your education foundation need a batch of clothing donations? Our Chengfu Weaving Factory will have a batch of eliminated defective products on the assembly line every month.

Of course, these defective products do not mean that there is a problem, but the workers in the process of production, it is inevitable that there will be a little negligence, even if it is a small hole such a small problem, our Lixin company will not sell these defective clothes outside to deceive customers because of profits, because this is to smash our Lin family's signboard.

Therefore, we often find a charity to donate these defective clothes. If Mr. Fok's foundation needs it, he doesn't need to go out of his way to find a charity, just donate it directly to your foundation, which can be regarded as a modest contribution that my father and I have made to Hong Kong education. ”

Lin Jianming's words are beautiful, not only to publicize that his company will not sell defective products to customers and partners, but also to explain the Lin family's contribution to Hong Kong's charity, which can be said to be not a mediocre talent.

Because of this, this also made Huo Yaowen very curious, it stands to reason that a person who can say such a beautiful scene should not be too bad at doing things, what kind of angry thing did Lin Jianming do, so that Lin Baixin made a move to abolish the elder and younger, and then almost directly handed over all the family property to an adopted son.

Luo Qiaozhen, who was on the side, heard that Lin Jianming wanted to donate clothes, and hurriedly asked, "Mr. Lin, I don't know how many clothes you want to donate?"

Lin Jianming frowned and pondered for a moment, and then said: "Every month's clothes are more or less defective, as for the specific number, I don't know very well, but the materials of these clothes are quite good, but there is just a little problem." ”

Luo Qiaozhen thanked: "Thank you so much Mr. Lin, although the Education Foundation is currently subsidizing a group of students, but the ability is effective, we still need the help of a philanthropic person like Mr. Lin, so as to solve the dilemma of poor students in Hong Kong who have no money to study." ”

Luo Qiaozhen said while taking advantage of people's inattention and glanced at Huo Yaowen.

Huo Yaowen instantly understood what she meant, and immediately showed gratitude and reverence on his face: "Mr. Lin is not worthy of his father's good deeds, you are so concerned about Hong Kong's education and charity, after I go back, I will write Mr. Lin's good deeds on the list of the foundation, and in the future, all the students who have received Mr. Lin's donations, we will tell him about Mr. Lin's great kindness one by one!"