Chapter 143: Maverick
"Ho San, how do you take the stairs? Zhao Chensheng said with a smile, because he already knew that He San was the one who received the scholarship today, so he was not surprised to see him here.
"Chensheng, it's you. He San just saw Zhao Chensheng throw the extinguished cigarette butt into the trash can, knowing that the other party was smoking, he stepped forward and took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out one and handed it over, and said: "Wait for the elevator to arrive, and I don't like to be crowded with so many people, so I walked up." β
Zhao Chensheng thought that He San was really different from others, and said with a smile: "I just went to the venue, and there were not many people coming, so I came to smoke." β
Both of them smoked cigarettes and didn't continue to talk, but fortunately, neither of them minded, but they didn't feel cold. After smoking the cigarette in his hand, He San said: "I should thank you and the pig's head, I really didn't expect that I would be able to get your bursary fund." β
"Hey, that's what you deserve, polite what. Zhao Chensheng smiled disapprerovingly.
"I really should thank you. He San looked at Zhao Chensheng and said seriously: "I'm not afraid of your jokes, my family conditions are not good, the monthly living expenses are very low, and I have a bad habit of playing games, so I often have to endure starvation." Soγγγ thank you. β
Looking at He San's serious appearance, Zhao Chensheng really didn't know what to say, He San was talking about things, and now he was wearing a thin coat in the fitting room, the thin and fake down jacket he met for the first time, which was probably the only thick clothes he had for the winter.
"Let's go, let's go inside. Zhao Chensheng said with a smile, and after finishing speaking, the two walked towards the venue.
This scholarship award, the school originally did not plan to publicize it, but Wu Jianjun and them, especially Zhao Chensheng, are all celebrities in S City at this time, so many reporters have inquired about the news in advance, just now Zhao Chensheng went out to smoke, more than a dozen reporters have come, Zhao Chensheng found Zheng Lili in it, the latter glared at him after seeing Zhao Chensheng, compared to being dissatisfied because Zhao Chensheng did not give him a message, Zhao Chensheng didn't mind this, smiled and sat in his place.
There are more than 100 students who came today, and the others are their friends, although there are not many, but it is quite lively.
According to the process of the meeting, the principal, on behalf of the school, once again expressed his warm thanks to Wu Jianjun for their generosity, and then Gao Linyu, Wang Hesheng and Wu Jianjun read out the winners of the third prize, the second prize and the first prize in turn.
After all the students received the bonuses, the principal came to the stage again to invite Wu Jianjun and them to speak on stage, and the three of them went up in turn to have a brief chat, who knew that in the end, the principal really named Zhao Chensheng to speak.
"Below, one of the self-helpers we welcome the bonus, and also a student of the Department of Economics and Management with a sense of justice, Zhao Chensheng, about his deeds do not need me to introduce more, compared to everyone knows better than I know. Now let us welcome Zhao Chensheng to the stage with warm applause!"
In the warm applause, Zhao Chensheng walked onto the podium with strong support.
Standing in front of the microphone, Zhao Chensheng temporarily decided not to say that the speech he prepared last night was high, and said on the spot: "Good morning, everyone, this is the first time I have spoken on stage, I know that I can't say it well, I hope the leaders and students will forgive me." β
After the good-natured laughter in the venue fell, Zhao Chensheng continued: " First of all, I would like to congratulate the students who won the scholarship today, I know, because the evaluation criteria of this scholarship have surprised and even surprised many people, as far as I know, most of the students who have won the scholarship before have not won this time, so many people, including them, have a lot of complaints about our scholarship today, here I apologize first, I hope you will treat this scholarship as a complement to other scholarships, at least to ensure that more people can get funding as much as possible, so that the coverage of the scholarship is wider, so that different types of people can be fundedγ β
"Aside from that, what I want to say most is what follows. This scholarship is a private donation, just now the school leaders praised us, my partner and I are grateful, I think we can't afford to deserve this high evaluation, the students who just came to the stage to give their acceptance speeches, without exception, expressed their gratitude to us, which made me feel ashamed. β
At this moment, the whole venue became quiet, and they all looked at Zhao Chensheng on the stage seriously, not knowing what he was going to say, how could he feel ashamed? Wu Jianjun and the three of them looked at each other's eyes, and there was a smile on the corner of their mouths, thinking that Zhao Chensheng was going to have deviant remarks again.
"Why are they ashamed? It's because they don't have to be grateful to us, they don't need to be grateful to anyone!" After the commotion at the venue calmed down, Zhao Chensheng said: "The reason why my partner and I donate to education is to make others grateful to Dade? No! It is because we decided to donate 10 million in order to realize our social value under the guidance of our own values, and at the same time, according to our cognitive system, we discussed the evaluation criteria, which also caused some controversy, but we don't care! Why? Because this is our money, we have the right to decide how to use it! Isn't it selfish? I don't think so, because even if this criterion is not accepted by people, it is still in line with the law, in line with social order and good customs, and in line with the essence of positive energy! Speaking of this, I think many people will think that my face is very hateful, because I am rich and willful? Some people will feel that I am talking nonsense, why don't I get to the point? Don't worry, I will get to the point right away. β
"Whether it's a maverick or a rich man, you can see that our donation of money is in a sense an expression of self-consciousness and a manifestation of self-worth, in that case, can I say that there is no relationship between the winners and us in a sense?! Because they just happen to meet our conditions, whether subjectively or objectively, we are not to make people grateful and praised by doing public welfare, and of course, not to get some business help in turn, such as paying less taxes, which is welcome to be supervised and reported by everyone here. Therefore, those award-winning students don't dare to pick up a few of us at all, and even some students who don't like me can still look at me unpleasantly. If it were me who was able to get a scholarship, I would have understood it like this - it was completely lucky, I was lucky to go shit, and a big pie fell from the sky, and it just happened to fall on my head! This money is what you deserve, don't think about saving money because it is someone else's funding, or say that it must be used for study, or for fear of buying luxury goods and making others talk about it, I don't think it's necessary! If there is any criticism, you can completely say that this money is prepared for yourself, because you are good enough in some aspects, and you can spend it however you want!"
"If you say that you are a kind person, is a grateful person, if you have to be grateful, I suggest, of course, is also my hope, you can be grateful for this era, thank the values of this society are positive, colorful, encourage enterprising, I hope that when you realize your self-worth in the future, you can think that you will have a 'surprise', do something meaningful, so that this 'surprise' can be passed on. I'm done talking, thank you!"
After Zhao Chensheng returned to his own actions from the podium, the whole venue was quiet, everyone was pondering what he had just said, this was the first time that someone could obviously enjoy the applause and gratitude of others, but they completely pushed these things out, and told the winners that they deserved it, and it had nothing to do with anyone.
But thinking about it again, although Zhao Chensheng did not positively promote positive content such as noble moral sentiments, the words he said were more likely to inspire people's deep yearning for that kind of noble moral sentiments, and it seemed that there were some more things, removing the coat of "gratitude" and "being grateful", saying that this relationship between giving and being given gives an equal relationship, which is an encouragement, recognition, and recognition for those who have won scholarships. Respect, I believe that if they have the ability in the future, they will also actively devote themselves to the cause of repaying the society, even if they can't donate huge amounts of money at every turn like Zhao Chensheng, they will be a person who is beneficial to the society after entering the society.
I don't know how long it took, and I don't know who led the way, but the whole venue resounded with long-lasting applause.
Taking advantage of this effort, Wang Hesheng whispered to Wu Jianjun and Gao Linyu beside him: "Listening to Chensheng say that, how do I feel that I donated money from the beginning with this motive?"
Gao Linyu snorted and said, "That's you! That's what I thought from the beginning." β
Wang Hesheng glared at Gao Linyu, and wanted to say something, but Wu Jianjun hurriedly stopped: "If you have something to say, let's go back and talk about it, don't talk nonsense at this time." β
Next, the host announced the successful conclusion of the ceremony, everyone stood up, Zhao Chensheng wanted to leave in the flow of people, who knew that everyone was applauding him and Wu Jianjun non-stop, and now Zhao Chensheng was completely blind.
Fortunately, Wu Jianjun and the others reflected in time, bowed their hands to everyone with a smile, and took the lead and began to leave, Zhao Chensheng hurriedly followed behind them, with a feeling of running away.
After a few people came downstairs, Zhao Chensheng found that a few of them were not leaving, and asked, "Why don't you leave?"
Gao Linyu said with a smile: "We still have to meet the principal, how can we just leave." β
Zhao Chensheng saw that someone had already gone downstairs, and said with a wry smile: "Then there are uncles and uncles, I'll go first." β
Without waiting for them to answer, Zhao Chensheng turned his head and left as if he was burning his buttocks, just wanting to get as far away from the art building as possible.
"This kid, why is this like this? I have to scold him when I turn around!" Gao Linyu scolded with a smile.
"Hmph, I can't get used to your sneering appearance! Scold Zhao Chensheng? With such a good son-in-law, are you willing to scold him?!" Wang Hesheng could not hide his naked envy and jealousy.
Looking at Wang Hesheng's expression, Gao Linyu felt the beauty in his heart, and said: "I have to scold and scold, who made me his father-in-law, I have to bear it if I scold him!"
"It's the future father-in-law, right?"
"You!"
"Okay, okay, the headmaster is here, stop messing around. Wu Jianjun persuaded and walked towards the principal first.
After Gao Linyu and Wang Hesheng glared at each other, they changed their expressions when they turned their faces, and they also walked towards the principal with a smile on their faces.
At noon, when he was having dinner with the pig-headed and a few of them in the off-campus restaurant, Liu Tong smiled and said: "Chensheng, do you know? Your maverick remarks in the morning have been basically restored and posted on the school's forum, which has caused extensive discussion. β
"What's the solution? I'm used to it, and the heat will pass in a few days. Zhao Chensheng replied in a sullen voice.
"Brother Chen, don't be listless, this time is different from the past, I took a closer look, most of the people praised you, and there were one or two sour you, but they were quickly drowned out by the saliva of their classmates. The pig's head persuaded, and then asked: "But this is not like your character, how can you say something unconventional and make everyone think that you are a maverick?"
Zhao Chensheng put down his chopsticks and said: "Because before the meeting, I met He San, and he said words of thanks to me, so I played on the spot and said those words, those words in my heart." β
The three of them looked at Zhao Chensheng with a calm face, and did not continue to ask, they all looked thoughtful, and vaguely understood the cause and effect.