Chapter 354: Giving Back to His Alma Mater
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"Bang bang bang. β
"It's coming, it's coming. Mother Chen put down the food in her hand, wiped her hands, and hurriedly walked over to open the door, when she opened the door and saw the person outside the door:
"Red-red. β
"Mom, I'm back. The person outside the door was Chen Hong, who had just returned from Hong Kong, and a bright smile immediately bloomed on Chen's mother's face.
"Lao Chen, it's Honghong who is back, come over and help with the luggage. β
"It's coming, it's coming. β
"Dad. β
"It's good to be back, it's good to be back, come soon. Father Chen's face was also filled with a heartfelt smile, just like thousands of parents.
In fact, they don't ask their daughters to be promising.
I just hope that my daughter will be safe and happy for the rest of her life. Now that they see their daughter who has been away for half a year, they are just happy.
Chen's father carried Chen Hong's luggage into the living room.
Over there, Chen's mother had already pulled Chen Hong to sit on the sofa: "Let Mom take a good look, it's okay, she hasn't become thinner, and she has become more beautiful than before." β
Mother Chen looked at Chen Hong,
The more I look at it, the happier I feel.
Although Chen Hong has only been in Hong Kong for half a year, she has indeed changed a lot.
"Don't go cook yet, Honghong must be hungry. β
Chen's father took Chen Hong's luggage into the room, and when he came out, he saw that Chen's mother didn't know what to say to Chen Hong, so he immediately scolded him softly.
"I almost forgot. β
"Honghong, you sit down first, Mom will cook. β
"Really, fortunately there wasn't anything cooking in the pot, otherwise it would have been mushy a long time ago. Seeing Chen's mother walking into the kitchen quickly, Chen's father said angrily.
"Why don't you say anything when you come back, Dad will pick you up at the airport. β
"No, it's not like I don't know the way. β
"I'll go clean up first. After speaking, Chen Hong got up and walked into his room, while Chen's father looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.
"Bang. β
"Whew. Closing the door, Chen Hong suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
When she looked at her father's appearance just now, she knew that there was something she wanted to ask, and she was so impatient that she had to ask as soon as she came back.
You don't have to think about it to know what it is.
"Really. β
"Can't you just let me rest for a few days? β
Lying on the bed, thinking that she might have to endure the torture of her parents later, she felt irritated for a while, and said that people are knives and I am fish and meat.
That's the case with her now.
I didn't even have the ability to resist, so I could only wait obediently.
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"Honghong, I'm out to eat. β
Chen's mother set the dishes and took off her apron as she shouted towards Chen Hong's room.
"Click. β
"Wow, what a fragrant, hearty dinner. Looking at the table full of dishes, Chen Hong immediately put the troubles just now behind him.
It is said that the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as their own kennels.
It's the same with food.
Even if it is a delicacies from the mountains and seas outside, it is not as good as the taste at home.
"It's all your favorite food, sit down. Chen's mother was discouraged when she saw Chen Hong's appearance, and then put the rice in her hand in front of Chen Hong.
"Knowing you're coming back, your mom went grocery shopping early in the morning. β
"Preparations started at three o'clock in the afternoon. β
"This kind of high-level treatment is only available to you. Father Chen said with a smile, but his tone seemed to be a little sour.
"It's not just for Honghong. β
Chen's mother gave her husband an angry look.
"It's time to eat. "I haven't eaten the taste of home for half a year, and they are all the dishes I like to eat, Chen Hong only feels that her appetite is very good today.
But soon his appetite was not good.
When he was almost halfway through the meal, Father Chen, who had been holding back in his heart, finally couldn't hold it back, but he didn't go straight to the topic.
Instead, it took a roundabout route.
"Honghong, what do you think of the past six months in Hong Kong?"
"It's good, I've learned a lot, don't look at most of the actors in Hong Kong are not from professional colleges, but their acting skills are not worse than those from professional colleges. β
"I also met a lot of people. β
Chen's father glanced at his wife and said with some hesitation: "I'll discuss it with your mother, we are very worried about your girl in Hong Kong." β
"Why don't you go back to China? β
"Anyway, when I signed the contract, it was written that if you wanted to go back to the mainland for development, the contract would be automatically invalidated. β
"No, I can't. β
Chen Hong refused without even thinking about it.
She didn't expect her father to directly give her a salary.
"Why not. β
was rejected in one bite, and Father Chen's tone hardened.
"I've been in Hong Kong for half a year, and I've finally learned Cantonese, I can communicate, and I'm a little famous, and now you suddenly let me go back to China,"
"Didn't my previous efforts go in vain?"
"Besides, what will I do when I go back to China? Do I want to go back to school?"
"What's wrong with going back to school, you're a student. β
"You ......"
Chen Hong was so angry that she was about to cry.
"Mom, look at Dad, he's quite unreasonable. β
"Honghong, your dad is also good for you. After appeasing her daughter, Chen's mother glared at her husband: "Honghong just came back, and she can't say anything well." β
Father Chen also seemed to feel that he was a little excited just now, so he shut up and stopped talking.
However, he secretly kicked his wife with his foot.
Chen's mother, who got the hint, was embarrassed, looked at Chen Hong, who was eating silently with her head down, and hesitated for a while before she spoke:
"Honghong, you ...... with that Wei Xiong"
"I have nothing to do with him, I'm full. Chen Hong put down her chopsticks with a tense face, got up, and walked quickly into her room.
"Bang. β
"Hmph, this kid is used to you. β
"You're not used to her?"
Mother Chen's face was also a little bad: "It's all a bad idea you think, if Honghong really has nothing to do with that Wei Xiong, you let her come back like this." β
Of course she wasn't happy. β
"Then what in case?" Chen's father's eyes were horizontal: "For Honghong's personal safety and lifelong happiness, I would rather do something wrong than let it go." β
"That's right, but ......"
Mother Chen sighed.
continued: "But the child has grown up, what can we do if she doesn't come back, can't we still lock her up at home?"
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"Boss, this is the box office of "Why Sheng Xiaomo". β
Ouyang Yalan put a document in front of Wei Xiong.
37.44 million!
"Not bad. After a brief look, Wei Xiong closed the document with a smile. As a romance film, it can achieve such a box office,
It's already pretty good.
In fact, now he has delegated most of his power to Zeng Zhiwei.
Detailed box office data like this,
Unless the script was written by him, it is generally not sent to him again.
Instead, look at the work report at the end of the month.
Seeing that Ouyang Yalan was going out, he hurriedly stopped.
"Wait a minute. β
After hesitating again, Wei Xiong opened his mouth and said: "You say hello to Xu Xiaoming and let Tianheng shoot a TV series version of "Why Sheng Xiaomo". β
At the beginning, he filmed "Why Sheng Xiaomo" to see if the classic films 20 years later would be as popular in this era.
The result is positive.
As soon as "Why Sheng Xiaomo" was released, it set off a wave of movie-watching craze.
Its unique shooting techniques and expressions are refreshing.
At the same time, some classic lines in the play, such as:
- As long as you don't think about it, superficial happiness is actually very easy.
- From now on, even if we torture each other for the rest of our lives, I will not let you go.
ββIt has always been shallow, but the love is deep.
- Since the piano is up, why is it silent.
- I thought about it, if you are destined to be my girlfriend in three years, why don't I exercise my rights early.
- If there had been that person in the world, everyone else would have become a general, and I don't want to compromise.
And so on and so forth,
All of them are impressive, and have even become a popular word in many people's daily life.
And "Why Sheng Xiaomo" is also considered to be one of the best scripts created by Wei Xiong, and it can be said that the film is a bumper harvest at the box office and word of mouth.
For example, "Film Fortnightly" once wrote an article commenting:
"Why Sheng Xiaomo" has been sought after by fans with its sincere cast, beautiful and moving love story, and highly textured scenes. β
"The film opens with a fresh image. β
Instead, he interprets the texture in the alternating images of the past in reality. β
"In the hazy and beautiful green time in college, on the yellow canvas in sadomasochism, every appearance of Zhao Mosheng played by Qiu Shuzhen is heart-pounding. β
"Her cute short-haired girl in the film is smart and cute,"
"The innocent long-haired girl has a touching temperament, and the happy newlywed wife is gentle and charming. β
And when Zhao Mosheng was wearing He Yichen's white shirt, the shy smile he showed was also full of beauty. β
"The emotional expression between her and He Yichen in the love confrontation is also free, either bold and straightforward, naΓ―ve and persistent, or she wants to speak and stop, suppressing her heart;"
"Or emotional retention, sincere reciprocity, all of which are very accurate and in place"
"It's hard to believe that this is her first starring role. β
In addition, in the film, some classic lines spoken from the mouths of the heroes and heroines from time to time also play the finishing role in the whole film. β
"If there was ever that person in the world, everyone else would have become a general, and I don't want to compromise. β
He Yichen's concept of love. β
and the deep love for Zhao Mosheng. β
Of course, there has never been a shortage of contrarians in this world, and these contradictory ones are not necessarily deliberately targeted, but some are just different in aesthetics.
is like a report published by "Sing Tao Daily" on the second day of the film's premiere:
"Narratively speaking, "Why Sheng Xiaomo" has multiple time and space, and this kind of love across time could have been told well, but as far as this movie is concerned, "
"What we see is a memory of various heroes and heroines"
"and the third person to tell a story that is shattered and broken. β
"The emotional context is very confusing and incomprehensible, the sadness and kissing come very suddenly, and the characters who appear in the front of the scenes are completely disappeared in the back. β
"The biggest failure is the choice of actors. β
"Liu Dehua is handsome enough, but his acting skills are slightly exaggerated. β
"I didn't show the turbulent waves in the character's heart, and judging from the surface lines alone, I couldn't understand the emotional fluctuations of the male protagonist who suddenly fell in love and suddenly scolded. β
In addition, whether it is a bitter love scene that cries a lot or a wall scene like a domineering president, it makes people have an uncontrollable impulse. β
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However, no matter what, this film is a hit.
The protagonists of the film, Liu Dehua and Qiu Shuzhen, also skyrocketed in popularity with this film, which is one of the reasons why Liu Dehua will be threatened by the gangsters with threatening letters.
Straight to the point.
Since the film is so popular, it is based on the principle of profit maximization.
And in another time and space, "Why Sheng Xiaomo" does have a TV series version, and the ratings are also good, so he gave birth to the idea of making a TV series version.
"Tomorrow is the holiday, and the relevant work may not start until after the Chinese New Year. β
"I know that. β
"By the way, the night after tomorrow, your sisters and Sister Qing will accompany me home for dinner. β
Ouyang Yalan was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Wei Xiong meant.
The night after tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve.
'Go home and eat together' is to let the three of them go to Wei Hongdao and Lin Xueli for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together. This caught her off guard.
"That's not good. β
Wei Xiong pulled Ouyang Yalan to sit down on the sofa: "What's wrong, you have no other relatives, I am your dearest person in this world." β
"And you said you were going to be my secretary for the rest of my life. β
"So you're also Wei Xiong's man. β
Ouyang Yalan's heart was sweet, but when she thought of going to Wei Xiong's house for the New Year, she couldn't help but be nervous, as if she wanted to see her parents.
"That's it, when the time comes, I will go home with Sister Qing and Qingqing. β
"Domineering, people haven't agreed yet. β
Ouyang Yalan glanced at Wei Xiong charmingly.
"Hehe, you're on the thief ship, it's up to you. Wei Xiong laughed and shook his eyebrows a few times, looking obscene.
"You're smiling so ugly, don't you, it's a little uncomfortable there. β
"Knock knock knock. β
There was a knock on the door, and Monica pushed the door open and walked in.
"Boss, you have to attend the donation ceremony of the Chinese University of Hong Kong at half past three in the afternoon, and you should leave now, or you will be late. β
Wei Xiong looked up at the clock on the wall.
Half past two.
It's really time to go.
"Smack, get up. He patted Ouyang Yalan's plump buttocks, stood up and took the coat handed over by Monica and put it on.
Saying that a month ago,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong extended an invitation to Wei Xiong.
He was invited to give a lecture at the Chinese University of Chinese to share his successful experience with younger students. But Wei Xiong has no successful experience, purely because he has a cheat.
So he politely refused.
However, he said he would donate $100 million to the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
This is his return to his alma mater.
Of course, his $100 million donation comes with the requirement that at least 80 percent of it go to the College of Engineering and must be used for research.
This is his layout for the future.
In this regard, the Chinese University naturally has no opinion.
Half an hour later, several cars drove into the Chinese University and stopped in front of the office building.
"Hehe, Mr. Wei, welcome. β
As soon as Wei Xiong got out of the car and was waiting in the open space in front of the building, a middle-aged man who looked to be about 50 years old quickly greeted him.
It was followed by a few more people.
"Principal Gao, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. β
Wei Xiong smiled and shook hands with the middle-aged man.
Although this middle-aged man looks slightly short and his appearance is not outstanding, Wei Xiong does not dare to hold it up at all, not only because he is the president of Chinese University.
And even more so because he is a world-renowned physicist.
Charles Kao, a well-known Chinese physicist, was born in Shanghai, China, and his ancestral home is Jinshan, Jiangsu, and holds British and American citizenship and Hong Kong resident status.
It is an authority in optical fiber communication and electrical engineering, and is known as the "father of optical fiber" and the "father of optical fiber communication" in the Chinese media.
In 2009, he shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with Willard Boyle and George Ellwood Smith.
He became the ninth Chinese scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Science, following Tsung-Dao Lee, Chen-Ning Yang, Zhaozhong Ting, Yuanzhe Lee, Steven Chu, Qi Cui, Xingjian Gao and Yongjian Qian.
For such a giant of science.
No matter how powerful you are, you should treat it with respect.
"We just came down for a few minutes and waited for a while. Charles Kao was smiling and obviously in a good mood, but it was no wonder.
He took over as president of Chinese University last 10 times.
From the first day he became the president, he was thinking about how to improve the strength and influence of CUHK.
In fact, strength and influence go hand in hand.
When the strength is strong, the influence will naturally be greater. And when the influence is great, it can attract more outstanding talents, and the strength will naturally be stronger.
So he sent an invitation to Wei Xiong.
Among the many accomplished alumni of CUHK, Wei Xiong is undoubtedly the most well-known in the world.
And Wei Xiong's achievements in the economy are also the highest.
If the relationship between CUHK and Weixiong can be deepened, it will undoubtedly have a positive effect on enhancing the influence of CUHK. Although he was politely declined by Wei Xiong.
But there was an unexpected joy -
Wei Xiong will donate US$100 million to CUHK.
If you want to become a university with strong international competitiveness, the key is not how big the school is, but the strength of academic research.
For example, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University.
All of these are schools with strong academic research strength.
If you want to improve the strength of academic research, outstanding talents are the first condition, but sufficient scientific research funds are also indispensable.
Only with funds can we purchase advanced scientific research equipment.
It is only with the funds that there is a continuous stream of scientific experiments that lead to the results of the research.
This shows the importance of funding.
However, government funding alone is far from enough, and universities such as Harvard and Stanford have not relied on government funding to achieve what they are today.
More of it is donations from the community.
There are alumni who have graduated, there are businessmen, there are people in other societies, there are people in any country around the world.
CUHK also accepts donations from the community.
Including a large part of the research funding.
It's just that there has never been such a one-time donation as Wei Xiong. Although Wei Xiong demanded that 80% of these donations go to the College of Engineering.
But the College of Engineering also happens to be one of the most fund-needing colleges.