【Chapter 848】 Charity (Subscription Requested!)
In order to provide the most thoughtful service to tourists, the total number of people in the 'Dream Scenic Area' from chefs, waiters, tour guides, drivers and handymen exceeds 200, so many people come to serve less than 1,000 people, which is naturally quite easy.
In the future, with the continuous stabilization of tourists in the scenic spot, Yang Yuanhang will not only continue to mobilize manpower from China, but also recruit more employees from around Helena to promote the integration of the scenic spot into the local economic life.
Of course, the average salary of these basic employees is about $2,000, and the 'Dream Spot' will now pay $500,000 a month, which is not a lot in a year.
In order to maintain the normal operation of the 'Dream Scenic Spot', the minimum number of tourists received by the scenic spot per day cannot be less than 200, if it is less than this number, the scenic spot will be operating at a loss.
Fortunately, the work of 'Brilliant Travel Agency' in China is quite effective, from the trial operation of the scenic spot to the Spring Festival, at least one flight departs from China every day, so that the 'Dream Scenic Spot' has not experienced the stage of low tide of passenger flow.
Compared with the 'Jinghu Scenic Area', the www.biquge.info of the Biqu Pavilion of the 'Dream Scenic Area' is obviously much higher, and it is quite mature in terms of capital, infrastructure and operation team.
Originally, Xiao Feng and Yang Yuanhang had already planned to operate at a loss within half a year after the official opening, but they didn't expect Wang Hongqi's work in China to be so solid, which made them look at this 'gentleman' with admiration.
Actually, this is also a very normal thing!
Although these second-generation people from wealthy families usually have a prosperous and luxurious life, they have received a good education since childhood, and they have been exposed to it in families with a strong political and business atmosphere, and their abilities are naturally above the standard.
Although Wang Hongqi lived a somewhat ridiculous life in the past few years, he began to concentrate on doing things in the past two years, and his family left him a career foundation and extensive contacts. Naturally, it is easy to operate.
In Xiao Feng's plan, if the 'Dream Scenic Area' can develop to receive millions of tourists a year, it will be able to obtain a profit close to that of the 'Jinghu Scenic Area'.
Therefore, Xiao Feng and the 'Jinghu Group' are quite attentive to the development of the scenic spot, and all kinds of resources are given priority to the 'dream scenic spot'!
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Tourists and guests have their own entertainment, and Xiao Feng is too busy to take care of accompanying him. Tonight's buffet was followed by a charity auction, and he naturally had to keep an eye on the kitchen, and even cook it himself, making some delicious dishes for the guests to taste.
Because the beef cattle of the 'Dream Ranch' cannot be slaughtered yet, the meat at today's dinner is from the 'Ginkgo Village', except for the 'Du Po sheep', which is produced by the 'Dream Ranch', from steaks, pork, chickens and ducks, salmon, prawns, etc.
Fortunately, now 'Mirror Lake Airport' can take off and land Boeing 737 cargo planes, and after docking in Hawaii for refueling, you can fly directly to 'Dream Ranch'.
It is precisely because of such convenient transportation. In less than 20 hours, fresh ingredients harvested from Ginkgo Village can be delivered to the kitchen of Dream Resort!
In a sense, with the advancement of science and technology and the development of transportation modes, modern people enjoy far more nourishment than those of the past.
In the future, the restaurants created by Xiao Feng will be supported by Xinxin Logistics and Wharton Food Group to collect the world's top fresh ingredients and present the charm of the world's top cuisine to consumers.
Now, the main project of the 'Dream Restaurant' located in the 'Dream Scenic Area' has been completed. After the Chinese New Year, the decoration company of Huaxia Construction Engineering will renovate the interior and exterior of the restaurant, which is expected to officially open in June 2014.
At that time. Chef Xiao Feng's 'Dream Restaurant' aims to be a 'three-Michelin-starred restaurant' and become the first restaurant in the world to receive three Michelin stars for both Chinese and Western cuisine.
In this regard, Xiao Feng is full of confidence, after all, he occupies the biggest advantage!
Whether it is sufficient funds, exquisite decorations, excellent tableware or top-quality ingredients, coupled with Xiao Feng's cooking skills and the addition of 'Space Spiritual Spring', 'Dream Restaurant' has achieved the ultimate!
Xiao Feng hopes that the 'Dream Restaurant' will live up to its name. Become a rich person in the world who is willing to fly and even take a private jet to taste a deposit!
This charity dinner will also be an unofficial appearance of the 'Dream Restaurant', and Xiao Feng is still looking forward to it.
For this reason, after attending the opening ceremony today, Xiao Feng went into the kitchen. Not only do you supervise the preparation of various cuisines, but you also cook your own specialty dishes, so you have a lot of fun!
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This time, so many super-rich people and celebrities in the entertainment industry have traveled thousands of miles to come to the 'Dream Scenic Spot', in addition to participating in the opening of the 'Dream Scenic Spot', the most important thing is to participate in the 'Ginkgo Foundation' year-end fundraising and summary meeting.
Ms. Hua, the chairman of the 'Ginkgo Foundation', could not come to the United States in person because of her special status, so she could only communicate with Xiao Feng through a video link.
After all, the first lady's visit was too loud for Ohei and the first lady to meet to receive her, so in order to avoid trouble, Ms. Hua had no choice but to sit in China.
Over the years, the 'Ginkgo Foundation' has done a lot of practical things in China with the help of Ms. Hua's personal influence and the connections of the Xu family, which is also an important reason why Ms. Hua is willing to continue to serve as the chairman of the foundation.
Due to various historical reasons, there are not many disadvantaged groups in poor areas in China, and financial allocation alone cannot solve all the problems.
Because of the good demonstration of the 'Ginkgo Foundation', various domestic charities have gradually entered the people's sight, making charity a behavior unanimously recognized by the mainstream society and public opinion.
In Ms. Hua's view, this kind of recognition is often much more important than the country's investment of billions!
'Everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high', this truth is clear even to elementary school students.
In the past two years, the wealthy and celebrities who have participated in the charity of the 'Ginkgo Foundation' have found that their personal image has also been quite recognized because of the positive image of the foundation.
In these years, fame and fortune are twin brothers. With a good reputation, there are more ways to make money.
Taking an entrepreneur as an example, if he has a good reputation in the society, not only will the partners give more trust to his business, but even the bank will increase the credit line, which is a real benefit. Especially for some entrepreneurs who have more capital requirements and relatively high debt ratios. A good reputation is enough for his industry to sustain well.
As for those celebrities, they need a good reputation even more!
With a good image, whether it is an advertisement or a commercial performance, the price code is 'sesame blossoming and high', if the image is damaged, the commercial value will plummet.
Some time ago, the picture of a female star on the treasure island who was married, in, cheated, was photographed by the paparazzi, which immediately caused a huge sensation on both sides of the strait. In the end, the female star not only divorced her husband who was the godfather of music. Moreover, several manufacturers endorsed also terminated the contract in the name of 'image damage', causing her to lose nearly 20 million RMB.
In terms of brushing up exposure and improving image, philanthropy is undoubtedly the best way, and what the 'Ginkgo Foundation' has done over the years can undoubtedly benefit these celebrities a lot.
Being able to climb to the current position, no one is stupid, they naturally know the importance of the 'Ginkgo Foundation', and their attitude towards the Foundation has become more and more enthusiastic.
Therefore. This time, the 'Ginkgo Foundation' held a year-end summary meeting and a charity auction in the 'Dream Scenic Area', and these rich people and celebrities will naturally not miss it. Even if the schedule is adjusted, they all arrive.
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When night falls, the main restaurant of the 'Dream Hotel' is closed and will serve as the main venue for the 'Charity Dinner', which will only be accessible to invited guests and the lucky 20 lucky visitors who have been drawn.
There was no grand red carpet show, but reporters from various media were still very dedicated to filming the moment every guest entered the venue at the door of the hotel. The footage will be edited and will appear on domestic television, the Internet and other media.
Whether it is for the financial industry or the entertainment industry, these more than 100 people belong to the storage zài at the top of the pyramid, and their every move affects the hearts of many people.
Take the four Liu brothers, who rarely appear in public, as an example, even veteran media reporters can't remember when was the last time they made a collective appearance?
For this. When this is seen as a middle-aged handsome guy appearing at the door of the venue side by side, it attracts crazy flashing lights!
In addition to the Liu brothers, when Xiao Ma Ge, Ma Huateng and Li Yanhong appeared together, the commotion of the reporters did not decrease at all.
These three people represent the hegemon of the three major fields of the Chinese Internet, e-commerce, instant messaging and search engines, creating three business empires, and the wealth they have accumulated in just a few years makes the vast majority of people in the world sigh!
At the same time, the traditional industry entrepreneurs represented by Lin Jian also occupied a very important part of the guests, these people are pragmatic and have a firm belief in industrial development, and they are one of the elites in the world.
The aura of the super-rich is dazzling, and the aura of stars from the entertainment industry is not weak, although their personal wealth is not very much, but their social influence is quite high!
For the media, these stars are the best material to attract the attention of the public, because reporters have more than enough posture for celebrities to take pictures.
Although there was no red carpet show tonight, the stars were shining at the entrance of the hotel, and media reporters pulled familiar rich people and celebrities to visit Wèn, which was very lively.
When Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao appeared, everyone's feelings were mobilized, hoping that Xiao Feng would be able to make some public statements.
"Thank you very much for coming to the 'Dream Ranch', and I would like to express my high respect to you on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of people rescued by the 'Ginkgo Foundation'!" Xiao Feng's thanks were naturally from the bottom of his heart, and he continued: "In the future of 2014, the 'Ginkgo Foundation' will continue to increase the care for poor students, women and children, and the elderly who have lost their independence, and strive to pass on everyone's love!"
Xiao Feng knew that the power of the 'Jinghu Group' was limited, and if he wanted to help more people, he had to pull more elites and forces to the ship of the 'Ginkgo Foundation'.
Of course, in addition to the purpose of charity, Xiao Feng also has some small selfishness, as long as the Xiao family and the Xu family can maintain good relations with more forces, they don't have to worry about being liquidated in the future.
After Xiao Feng arrived, the on-site staff also put media reporters into the venue, and the charity dinner officially began.
Of course, because it wasn't a formal banquet and there wasn't so much red tape, the guests, tourists and reporters seemed to blend in.
After a brief dinner, the charity auction went ahead as scheduled, and of course, many of the items in the auction were displayed in the form of video materials, as they were precious cultural relics that were prohibited from leaving the country.
Take Xiao Feng's calligraphy of Zhuzhishan as an example, it is designated as a national first-class cultural relic, and it is okay to auction and circulate in China, but it is illegal to leave the country.
Not enough, this kind of charity auction is more about showing love, the competition among the guests is quite peaceful, and there will be no crazy bidding like professional auctions, and the whole scene is quite harmonious.
Considering the restrictions on the transfer of funds, all lots will not be charged various fees on the spot, but will be allowed to make their own calls to the account of the 'Ginkgo Foundation' in China.
As for the so-called 'fraudulent donation', Xiao Feng doesn't have to worry about it at all, everyone is a person with a head and a face, plus so many media are staring at, no one will do stupid things, right?
In the end, more than 100 guests auctioned all the lots, raising a total of more than 300 million RMB, which also broke the record of previous charity auctions.
Xiao Feng also donated an additional 500 million RMB to the 'Ginkgo Foundation' for the nutritious lunch project of primary and secondary schools in poor areas in the western region, and it is expected that 2 million primary and secondary school students will benefit from this in 2014!
Lin Jian, Xiao Ma Ge and others also provided no less than 100 million RMB to the 'Ginkgo Foundation', making the charity dinner raise more than 2 billion RMB, which also set a historical record for a one-time donation raised by a private foundation in China.
These funds will not remain in the foundation's account forever, and both the foundation and the funders hope that these funds will be used to help various vulnerable groups.
For this reason, the 'Ginkgo Foundation' will face great pressure in the next 2014, that is, to spend the 2 billion RMB reasonably!
Sometimes, having too much money is also a happy annoyance!
The reason why the 'Ginkgo Foundation' has been able to achieve such success in just three years is inseparable from Xiao Feng's original policy of 'openness, fairness and transparency'.
If the 'Ginkgo Foundation' was a shady institution, I am afraid it would not be as brilliant as it is today! (To be continued......
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