461. Chapter 461
The middle-aged man looked at the old locust tree outside the window, his eyes full of infinite nostalgia.
He let out a long sigh of relief and said slowly: "I have wanted to come over for a long time, but there are too many troubles and delays!"
Thirty years have passed, and not much has changed here, the only thing that has changed is the people here.
Now, sitting in this familiar place, I seem to be able to feel the fragrance of acacia flowers in those years. And, in the fragrance of acacia flowers, those unforgettable memories. ”
Principal Hu looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a somewhat strange expression, he frowned, and said impatiently:
"Comrade, what exactly do you want to do, please say it as soon as possible, I still have very important things to do, you know? If you don't have anything important, I'm not here with you.
These days, our school is raising funds from the society for the construction of a concert hall, and I will attend a seminar in the afternoon for this purpose, which is very important for us to raise funds this time. ”
At this time, the staff of the college's concert hall preparatory committee came to the dean's office, and he told President Hu with a sad face: "The funds raised these days are not enough to reach one-tenth of the budget for rebuilding the concert hall." ”
Principal Hu frowned and sighed, and said, "Yes, this is indeed not easy, let's continue to work hard, if we can't achieve this goal in the near future, then we have to make a long-term plan." ”
"President Hu, do you still participate in this afternoon briefing? If you have guests, we can arrange for Vice President Liu to give a presentation. ”
The staff of the preparatory committee glanced at the middle-aged man sitting in the dean's room and the young man beside him.
Principal Hu waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'll go over in a while, they won't have much to do." ”
Then, Principal Hu turned to the middle-aged man and said, "Comrade, you can go back if you are fine, you can also take a look in this school, I still have a lot of things, so I won't accompany you." ”
After President Hu finished speaking, he got up and was about to leave, when the middle-aged man said, "Principal Hu, I came here this time for the reconstruction of the concert hall of this college. ”
After hearing the middle-aged man's words, Principal Hu was stunned for a moment, and then looked the middle-aged man in front of him up and down, and a trace of imperceptible ridicule passed the corner of his mouth.
Because, in President Hu's opinion, even if they came to donate money for the concert hall, it was only a few thousand yuan, as for him to be personally received by a great president.
The staff member of the preparatory committee for the construction of the concert hall also snorted lightly and said with a smile:
"You can donate money directly to the bank account designated by the college, and you don't have to spend a lot of time with President Hu."
The middle-aged man said apologetically:
"The reason why I came directly to President Hu was that I wanted to make a request to the school, can the name of this concert hall be named after my lover?"
The staff of the preparatory committee of this concert hall said contemptuously:
"The little money you donate, you are required to be named after the one you provided, and those who donate millions are not allowed to write their names on the concert hall!"
Principal Hu smiled, stopped the staff member from continuing, and then said to the middle-aged man:
"Our conservatory is the first class in the country, and even very influential in the world, so the name of this concert hall of our conservatory cannot be determined so casually.
Unless, in this preparatory donation, the person who makes the most donations, is likely to enjoy this right.
I think you may have this idea, but also look at your own ability, some things can't be helped. Otherwise, we will not be able to account for so many donors. ”
The middle-aged man said: "Principal Hu, I know these things, so many people donate, it must be named after the one who donated the most, otherwise, everyone will feel unfair."
So, I thought, I can pay the full cost of rebuilding the concert hall, I just need this little request, you see? ”
There was a sudden silence in the dean's room.
After a brief silence, the staff member of the concert hall preparatory committee looked the middle-aged man up and down again.
Then he said disdainfully: "Do you know how much it costs to build a concert hall?" According to the current budget, it will take about more than 100 million, not 120 million, you know? ”
Principal Hu glanced at the middle-aged man and said with a smile: "He's right, this is a lot of money, comrade, you better go back."
We are very grateful for your donation, but there are some things that we have to do within our means, and we should not do things with enthusiasm alone, we should keep some sanity.
Okay, let's not talk about anything out of bounds here, I'm going to preach at the fundraiser. ”
"No problem, I can give you 200 million, add some facilities, and if it's not enough, I can continue to make additional donations.
However, you must promise me that the name of this concert hall will be given to me as provided. The middle-aged man said lightly.
Principal Hu couldn't believe his ears, he looked at the middle-aged man again, and said:
"Comrade, you are not mistaken, it is a hundred million funds, do you need to think about it again?"
The middle-aged man said without any expression:
"Needless to say, I have already asked my accountant and building budgeter to do the calculations after I heard the news of the rebuilding of the concert hall at your institution.
I've got 300 million for this, and I hope you can make it the best concert hall in the world.
If you can agree to use the name I provided, I can immediately arrange for my lawyer and financial staff to sign the contract and go through the formalities. ”
The staff member of the concert hall preparatory committee looked at the middle-aged man in surprise and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I ...... just now."
"It's okay, it's normal, you may be worried that I don't have the financial strength, I understand it, I won't mind." The middle-aged man said modestly, not angry at the contempt that the people here had for him before.
President Hu was busy saying to the staff of the preparatory committee: "I won't go to the lecture this afternoon, you can arrange for Vice President Liu to come over." ”
The staff member of the preparatory committee almost smiled on his face, and he kept nodding his head and said: "This is really good, we originally planned to raise so many funds in five years, but now we have raised it in less than a month." ”
After speaking, the staff member walked up to the middle-aged man, held his hand and said, "Please forgive me for being disrespectful to you just now, I was too shallow, you have done us a great favor, and our school will always remember you!" ”
At this time, the staff member of the principal's office was also busy walking over, brewing a cup of top-notch West Lake Longjing for this middle-aged man, and said with a smile:
"I'm sorry, I made you wait so long just now, and I didn't eat lunch, I'm really sorry, why didn't you tell us earlier, you came to donate, please forgive me for my neglect."
The middle-aged man smiled slightly and said:
"Young man, it's okay, you don't need to be so nervous and blame yourself, everyone has their own reasons, this is also your duty, you go and do your job, I'll just talk to Principal Hu."
The staff of the office, and the staff of the preparatory committee, stood there awkwardly, a little at a loss, and they didn't know how to apologize to the middle-aged man.
At this moment, they looked at the simple dress of this middle-aged man, and they could no longer feel how cheap the middle-aged man's extremely ordinary outfit was.
On the contrary, this cheap outfit, on the body of this middle-aged man, seems to highlight his modesty and personality charm even more.
These two staff members couldn't figure it out, why didn't they see it in the first place?
Principal Hu looked at the bewildered posture of the two staff members, and said solemnly: "You go to work, this gentleman doesn't care about you, you think too much about yourself." ”
After hearing President Hu's words, the two staff members smiled at the middle-aged man again and left the dean's office.
After the two staff members left, Principal Hu hurriedly closed the door of the principal's office, came to the middle-aged man, moved the cup of tea to the middle-aged man, and said with a smile:
"Sir, listen to what you just said, did you go to this academy a long time ago?"
After listening to Principal Hu's question, the middle-aged man's eyes suddenly lit up with joy.
He seemed to be saying to himself: "It's not that I went to school in this college, it's my lover, she has been studying here for thirty years, and in the blink of an eye."
Today, this beautiful campus is still there, but she is gone forever.
At that time, how beautiful she was, I would often hear her playing the violin under the old locust tree by the river, and the rhythm of the violin was simply beautiful.
Every time she was playing the violin, the fish in the river would gather in front of her, and the birds in the trees would quietly stop on the branches of the old locust tree and listen to the beautiful melody she played.
In the midst of those melodies, the fragrance of acacia flowers intoxicated the whole campus, and thirty years later, I can still hear the sound of the piano she played many years ago. ”
Principal Hu looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, completely immersed in his good memories, as if he was also rendered by the middle-aged man's emotions.
He looked out the window, the old locust trees that had been many years old, gently swaying the locust flowers full of trees, in the warm wind, exuding the fragrance of their memories of the years.
Principal Hu asked softly, "Sir, what is your lover's name?" ”
A glimmer of happiness flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and he said with some excitement: "Her name is Yu Ruxin." ”