The applause lasted for half a minute, and there was no sign of stopping. In order to leave enough time for the catwalk, Kuroko had to press down with both hands to make the guests stop applauding, but unfortunately, it didn't have much effect.

The photo on the big screen is a shocking work that once made the whole world cry - "Hungry Sudan".

The content of the photo is very simple, but it has the power to stop your heart!

It was a microcosm of the Great Famine in 1993 when the war in Sudan was raging. A Sudanese girl who was about to starve to death fell to her knees, while a vulture was not far behind the girl, staring at her, waiting for the girl to starve to death and then eat her.

This shocking photo has attracted a lot of criticism and questioning.

When people inquired about the whereabouts of the little girl, Carter, a photographer from South Africa, did not know. At that time, he pressed the shutter, then chased away the vulture, and watched the little girl stagger away. Finally, he sat down under a tree, lit a cigarette, and wept aloud as he recited God's name. "Hungry Sudan" provoked a strong reaction after its publication in the New York Times, on the one hand, it aroused the attention of international public opinion on the famine in Sudan and the civil strife in Sudan, and on the other hand, many people condemned Carter for being cruel and did not put down his camera to save the little girl.

Shortly after the photo won the Pulitzer Prize, Kevin Carter committed suicide.

The people sitting in this show are all world-class celebrities, and there are very few people who don't know this photo. And, even if you haven't seen this photo before, you will cry for the skeletal and black girl in the photo, her ribs are as clear as a knife.

It's just that under today's photo, there is a line of crooked text, Chinese and French, of which Chinese is not well written, it is Kuroko's handwriting, and the French seems to be as jerky as a child's handwriting, and it is also Kuroko's clumsy work that he just learned:

Hunger!

Poor!

"May there be no hunger and poverty in the kingdom of heaven, and Mr. Carter not have to cry there!" Kuroko waited for the applause to die down, and then said in a sand voice, Rao is has seen this photo many times in the past two days, and Kuroko's eyes are still red.

“God！”

This is the only emotion of everyone present besides tears.

Kuroko continued: "Hunger and poverty are the worst enemies of mankind! Ancient Africa is pristine and beautiful, there is not much modern technology, there is not much pollution, there are so many primitive areas, it is a paradise for animals, but it is a hell for the poor! The most beautiful and primitive continent is the most painful wound of mankind! If I were given ten lives, I would choose to fight hunger and poverty for ten lifetimes, and there would be no other choice! ”

Applause rang out again.

Kuroko raised her voice brutally, overshadowing the applause, and continued: "Hunger and poverty are everywhere, not just in Africa! I didn't collect more photos because I knew it wasn't needed, I knew it existed, and you know! Everywhere in South America, Latin America, Asia, and even Europe! Why should we care about what animals and what environment? Mr! Please help your kind first, okay? Environmental destruction will jeopardize the future survival of humanity, yes! But, remember, your fellow citizens are dying at this very moment, so why bother with the future? When there is no more hunger and poverty in this world, will we do this? I'm not noble! I don't have much culture! All I know is that if I could save a human being by killing a hundred animals, I would be the most brutal slaughterer! ”

Astonished!

Oppugn!

Resist!

All sorts of emotions are spreading, and everyone is being brought into the sadness of hunger and poverty, but there are always some people who feel that this is not the reason to denigrate animal protection societies.

"Ten days before we came to Paris, the DreamWorks brand was registered, and it was then that we made a pact to donate 10% of the brand's annual profits to the World Red Cross to fight hunger and poverty." Kuroko said softly, pointing to the big screen behind her.

Two photos are displayed on the large screen in a split-screen fashion. One is a photo of Asian officials of the Red Cross and Zhao Qi in front of a dilapidated leather yard, with the time of the electronic camera under the photo, which is indeed a photo taken ten days ago. The other is a donation agreement, written in Chinese, English and French, which states that 10% of DreamWorks' annual profits will be donated to the Red Cross free of charge.

If Kuroko's use of hunger and poverty against the main theme of the Animal Protection Society is somewhat deliberate and opportunistic, then this is the best proof of this. Zhao Qi and his Dream Workshop did this in the first place, but it was Bruno and his Animal Protection Society who obstructed it in every possible way, almost making the Dream Workshop the target of public criticism.

Ten percent of the profits, even if DreamWorks is still a small workshop, is not trivial. Because, this donation is not a year or two, but permanent!

Now, the guests present have accepted Kuroko's kindness and ideals and turned to support him, but they don't fully believe that Dream Workshop has such a big heart. After all, there are many charitable companies and wealthy people, and their amounts and hands are far larger than DreamWorks, but most of them are for show, or to win more profits.

While many people agree with Kuroko's actions, they also suspect that his motives are not pure.

"As I said, I'm not noble, I donate my profits to the Red Cross in the hope of getting more attention and making me more money!" In the face of doubts, Kuroko replied confidently, "Because, I'm scared!" ”

This sentence shocked the guests in the audience: Is this guy really a real villain?

Then, the picture on the big screen turned, and a photo appeared again.

This photograph is not comparable to Carter's work, it is just the work of an ordinary person. Even, the camera is too inferior, the picture quality is blurry, the colors are blurred, not to mention any composition and beauty.

The picture shows a Chinese village, with dilapidated mud-walled and blue-tiled houses, and on the earthen wall is a huge slogan written in lime with the slogan "Less is better". In front of the house, a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing clothes and pants that was obviously one size shorter, carrying a large basket full of corn cobs, looking at the camera with a bright smile.

Where is this?

Who is the girl in the picture?

This is a question for all.

"I took it with a second-hand phone I bought for a hundred dollars. This almost collapsed mud house is my home! Kuroko puffed up his chest, neither humble nor arrogant, "That's right, don't be surprised, don't be suspicious!" That's the home I've lived in for more than a decade, what I remember and what it still looks like now, except for being a little more dilapidated, nothing has changed. The girl in the picture is named Zhao Xueya, and she is my sister. ”

The mystery was revealed, but the guests present were even more puzzled, not knowing what Zhao Qi was going to do when he took out the photos of his home and sister.

Sympathy?

No way!

Judging from the strength of his previous counterattack, he would not do such a tigerish thing! His IQ is not that low, on the contrary, he is a sympathetic and more adaptable master.

"Xueya's grandfather and my grandfather are brothers." Kuroko continued, "I don't have parents, and my grandfather passed away three years ago, and my life became very difficult. Xueya often stole eggs for me to eat, and her mother beat her when she found out, because eggs are also quite valuable in our poor ravine. Later, Xueya came to my house with the hen, and after the hen laid eggs, she let it go, so I had eggs to eat! ”

"Hahaha......"

There was a good-natured laughter from the audience, and occasional applause came, but the sound was not loud enough not to interrupt Kuroko's words. They applaud the smart Xue Ya, and they also applaud Zhao Qi, who rose from poverty. They understood Kuroko's intentions, and what Kuroko wanted to say was that he knew better than anyone present - what poverty was!

"Xueya is fifteen years old this year, in the third year of junior high school." Kuroko continued to chatter, "Fifteen years old, the fifteenth birthday of the seventh lunar month has just passed...... However, her mother had been planning to marry her a year ago. For Xueya's parents, reading is a luxury burden, and besides, she is still a girl. In addition, the suitor's family is very wealthy, he drives a truck for others, and the family has a brand-new brick house with a large color TV and refrigerator. Therefore, Xueya is destined to drop out of school and get married. After my grandfather died, I dropped out of school, so I hope Xueya can continue to study. So, I took a hunting knife, kicked open the door of Xueya's house, and threatened her parents with a bright blade, so that Xueya could continue to go to school, and I would pay for the tuition. That day, the whole village thought I was crazy! Hehe......"

Kuroko laughed, her eyes reddening.

The expressions of the guests on the scene also became solemn and serious, yes, people will no longer starve to death in rural China, but in the remote mountainous areas, people's lives are still very backward, and various tragedies are constantly staged. As an emerging power, China is still like this, and one can imagine how miserable the lives of those who are in the midst of war are.

"In the past year, I worked hard to hunt to make money, and occasionally pretended to be a fortune teller to cheat money, and most of the money I earned was given to Xueya for tuition and living expenses. However, this stupid girl was disobedient, she only ate one steamed bun per meal, saved her living expenses, and bought me a pair of leather shoes during the Chinese New Year......"

Kuroko raised his feet, and the cameramen gave a close-up of Kuroko's feet. Leather shoes are not genuine leather, they are of poor quality, they have long been deformed and cracked.

"At that time, I slapped her......"

Kuroko said in the lowest voice, and then he tilted his head and tried to keep his eyes open without blinking, trying not to let that tear fall.

As everyone knows, the cameramen have already given him a huge close-up of his eyes, and everyone has seen the distress in his eyes.

The show was quiet.

The guests did not move or speak, quietly waiting for Kuroko to continue.

Eventually, the tears rolled down, burning Kuroko's face so hot that he quickly wiped his fingers away like a burn. Then he laughed at himself: "The despair that poverty brings to people is something that all of you here can never and never imagine!" I want to make money so that I can live a rich life, and I don't want to live as humble as an animal! I want to make money so that my fellow villagers can have a better life, and I don't want poverty to force them to be insensitive to their children! I want to make money so that my hometown is no longer a poor mountain and a bad water, like a dry well that traps frogs. Now I can't change the world, but I can change a corner of the world! ”

The silence spread, stretching from a second to half a minute.

Then everyone gave a standing ovation, and the loud applause lasted for a full three minutes.