Chapter 230: Arrival in Sweden
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Secretary Liu said with a smile: "We are very proud that our city can come out of such a big man as Mr. Zhou. This time Mr. Zhou came back, Lao Zhang and I came to visit, and I hoped that Mr. Zhou Haihan would be abrupt. ”
"Secretary Liu, you're polite." Zhou Yu smiled: "Although I hold American citizenship now, this is my hometown and roots." ”
After a pause, he went straight to the point and said: "I can be regarded as returning to my hometown, naturally, I also want to make a little contribution to my hometown and repay the nurturing grace of this landscape in my hometown." ”
What is the purpose of this secretary and mayor coming here, Zhou Yu is clear in his heart.
He didn't bother to be false with others, so he said directly: "As for me, I have two ideas." ”
Secretary Liu and Mayor Zhang glanced at each other and listened with a smile.
"First, the road from the county seat to our Banyan Slope has been built for several years, and I came back this time to see that many places are broken. So I'm going to donate a sum of money to build this road. ”
Hearing this, the two secretaries and mayors showed joy on their faces, but also slightly regretted in their hearts.
Things like donating money to his hometown to build roads are usually done by wealthy people. Of course, Zhou Yu's hand is much bigger. From the county seat to Rongshupo, a distance of eighty or ninety kilometers, this road, to be repaired, the money spent is not small.
That's why they're happy. As for regret - to be honest, they would prefer to see Zhou Yu invest and do business in this city.
"This road is built according to the standards of the highway."
The latter sentence made the two secretaries and mayors dumbfounded.
The cost of the expressway, one kilometer, is more than 30 million yuan. Some sections with complex terrain and high construction difficulties even exceed 40 million. Eighty or ninety kilometers, according to the minimum standard of 30 million and 1 kilometers of cost, here, it is two or three billion!
The two couldn't help but tighten in surprise.
But before the two came back to their senses, Zhou Yu continued: "Second, education is fundamental. So, I'm going to donate $100 million in education to schools across the city. ”
After finishing speaking, Zhou Yu looked at the two and waited for the two to speak.
"Whew..."
Secretary Liu and Mayor Zhang glanced at each other, shocked in their hearts. After pondering for a moment and suppressing the shock in his heart, Secretary Liu said very sincerely: "I sincerely thank Mr. Zhou for everything he has done for his hometown..."
Then there's the scene, the flattery, and so on.
Zhou Yu just went in his left ear and out of his right ear.
Until a bunch of people are sent away.
Historically, businessmen have made a fortune and turned around to contribute to their hometown, but in fact, few are truly wholeheartedly. As soon as you do this, you will gain a reputation and put a halo on yourself. Second, build a good relationship with the officials in your hometown, pull in favors, and be more open to officials in the future. It's really not much.
Therefore, often such characters will not take the initiative to ask for how much to donate or the like. Even if you take the initiative, the money is very small, and you will ask for some policies and the like. When a large amount of money is involved, it is often necessary for officials to come to visit, so as to talk about it, and promise all kinds of preferential conditions and so on, so that they can 'reluctantly' agree, just to win favors.
But Zhou Yu doesn't need the so-called favor, nor does he need any policies.
Before the two parents could speak, he spoke out himself.
Anyway, I had planned it in my heart for a long time, and I didn't bother to grind and chirp.
Whether it's building roads or supporting education, it's a very good choice. At the very least, Zhou Yu will see some changes, even if a piece of this money will be lost in the process.
Of course, Zhou Yu will not transfer money directly after speaking. That's impossible. Direct transfer, that is not to donate to build roads and support education, but to give them pocket money directly.
You have to make some preparations, do your best, and make more of this money into practice.
And in this matter, Zhou Yu plans to hand it over to the orphan home, so that the orphan home can deal with the government.
After all, he himself was going to Europe immediately, and he didn't have that time.
Then he chatted with the village chief a few more times and sent the village chief away.
"Isabella."
Zhou Yu sat quietly for a moment and shouted into the room.
Isabella stepped out.
They stayed in the house all the time.
"You heard what I said to the village chief and those two officials just now, right?"
Isabella nodded.
"Put these on paper, send them back to the farm, and let Anji deal with them."
"Okay." Isabella nodded yes.
The next day, Zhou Yu took a group of women to the Western Capital and took a plane straight to the Demon Capital.
At the same time, everything Zhou Yu did in his hometown spread through various channels. In particular, the donation of hometown construction and support for education, which has official support, is noisy and tight for a while.
After all, the construction of an eighty or ninety kilometer highway according to the standard of expressways cost two or three billion yuan, plus 100 million US dollars in educational donations, and the total amount of donated funds reached more than three billion Daxia dollars! And again, it's a one-off!
It's one of a kind!
Many rich people have done charity all their lives, but they are far less than this number.
It can only be said that the richest man in the world is the richest man in the world, which is not comparable to ordinary people.
In fact, since Zhou Yu made his fortune, the amount of funds invested in the charity industry has far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.
The orphan's home started with 200 million dollars. Subsequent years there are no less than this number of inputs. In the past few years, Zhou Yu has invested almost six or seven billion US dollars in the orphan's home alone.
There is also a fund that has just been established to support social welfare in orphans' homes, and Zhou Yu has also invested 100 million US dollars at one time.
It's only been a few years?
According to this trend, when Zhou Yu dies of old age, I am afraid that in terms of charity alone, it will be calculated in tens of billions of US dollars. It's definitely unique in the world!
On the Internet media, through Zhou Yu's donation to his hometown, the orphan's home and the Jade Seal Fund were dug up, and more people knew what Zhou Yu did for a while.
Praise is inevitable.
At this time, Zhou Yu was already on his way to Europe.
This time, there were two fewer women who followed Zhou Yu. Qu Jing and Fang Tingting were both at home with their parents and did not follow Zhou Yu. Li Xin also went back to Xiangjiang.
So, only sisters Tina and Isabella remained.
Taking a cruise from the magic capital to Sweden is a long way, spanning more than half the world. From the magic capital to the south, across the Xiangjiang River, through Malacca, into the Indian Ocean, then the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean, through Gibraltar, turn north, through the English Channel, and finally to Northern Europe.
Along the way, the days on the ship alone exceeded a month! Occasionally, I will stop in the cities along the way for a day and a half to relax and recuperate. Or accompany the women to go shopping, or go to those places of interest and scenic spots, and have a good time.
It wasn't until December 9th, just one day before the day of the Nobel Prize, that the cruise ship had just passed through Gibraltar.
This was out of Tina's earlier plans.
Originally, Tina was planning to give her Nobel Lecture at the Swedish Academy on December 10. It's a pity that the time was delayed.
Of course, that's fine.
The Nobel Prize Speech did not specify the time. For half a year after December 10th, it's all right. Tina had already informed the Nobel side of the specific time of the speech, but this time it was delayed, so I had to call again to explain and postpone it.
In the days that followed, the group left footprints in London, Rotterdam and other places, and it was not until a week later, on December 18, that they arrived at the Swedish Academy.
As for the specific time of the speech, it is scheduled for the morning of the 20th.
Zhou Yu basically didn't care about this Nobel speech. If it is replaced with a name such as 'Confucius Award' and 'Mozi Award', it is different.
It's a pity that in this era, there are authoritative awards, all of which are outside Great Xia, and they are all named after foreigners. It took the Western world a short period of two to three hundred years to formulate the rules, while the Eastern world, the center of the world that had been thousands of years old, has become a laggard in adapting to the rules.
Compared with Zhou Yu, Tina is full of interest. Her speech was changed and changed, and when she was done, she showed it to Zhou Yu, as if she would never feel perfect.
And Zhou Yu didn't make even a little preparation.
...
"I was born into a wealthy family, but my interest since I was a child was to study plants that are biased towards crops, and my biggest dream is to win the Nobel Prize. Today, I stand here and I have fulfilled my dream..."
“... Jade Seal Rice can change the world, I can tell you with absolute certainty. Evolution is the instinct of all species, and if human beings want to dominate the world forever, they must be at the forefront of all species..."
Zhou Yu sat below, watching Tina on the stage pointing out the words and stirring up the words, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help showing a shallow smile.
From her ideals, to her studies, to the study of Jade Seal Rice, Tina's process and her own heart are all shown in this speech.
The main core of her speech was the word evolution. Focusing on these two words, she elaborated on the research process and effect of Yuyin rice, as well as the expectations and significance.
In the audience, the teachers and students of the Swedish Academy, representatives of the Nobel Foundation, as well as representatives of major scientific magazines and media all listened attentively to her words.
Every now and then, the flash of a camera comes on.
By the time Tina finished speaking, it was already an hour later.
Then, it was Zhou Yu's turn.
hugged Tina, Zhou Yu walked to the stage, bowed his head slightly, and greeted everyone in the audience.
Standing on the stage, Zhou Yu looked indifferent to this microphone: "Ladies and gentlemen, good morning." ”
"Regarding the various evolutionary crops of Yuyin rice, Krestina has already told you in great detail before, so I won't repeat it again."
"As Christina said, evolution is the eternal theme. The success of Yuyin Rice marks that mankind will move towards the fast lane of evolution. This evolution is not only the evolution of the body, but also the evolution of intelligence. The effect of jade seal rice is not only for human health, not only can make people stronger and stronger, it can also make people's thinking clearer and sharper. You can imagine what the effect will be when our entire human race, this huge base race, even if it only improves a little bit on average in intelligence and thinking? Are there more brilliant scientists? Is it a brilliant scientist who is inspired? Will there be more high-end technology? Ten or twenty years from now, will it be another era of technological explosion? And we have been evolving rapidly, and in the end, what is the situation? ”