Chapter 781: Xu Yinglong's Theory of Charity (Ask for Subscription!) ）

On the surface, the scabbard looks bland, not to mention those rusty stains, but the place where there is no rust in the upper part is also flat, not even a trace of pattern, if it is thrown into the rags, most people will not associate it with the baby.

The reason why this scabbard was able to attract Xu Yinglong's attention was entirely because of its aura. It's like a person, although ordinary in appearance, even a little ugly. But as long as he has a good temperament, even if he stands in a group of handsome men and beautiful women, he will be seen at a glance, as if he stands out from the crowd.

As soon as the scabbard appeared, Xu Yinglong was attracted by the surging righteousness on the scabbard, although he didn't know what kind of sword scabbard this was, but judging by Xu Yinglong's eyesight, this must be the scabbard of a peerless sword.

Not to mention the peerless sword, this scabbard alone is also a rare immortal treasure. The surging righteousness on the scabbard is very helpful for any righteous monk, not only can he cultivate his own righteousness, but he will not be afraid of evil demons, nor will he need to worry about the incursion of demons.

Moreover, the scabbard is usually made of the same material as the sword itself, and even if it is formulated later, the material must match the sword. Therefore, it is also a combat god weapon, although it cannot be compared with the peerless sword itself, but it is also much stronger than the ordinary fairy sword.

Seeing that everyone did not bid, Li Yawei, the queen of folk songs who took out this scabbard, was quite embarrassed! Xu Yinglong raised the bidding card in his hand, and the words 1 million were written on it.

The host was first taken aback, and then applauded first. At the same time, he said loudly: "Xu Shao bid 1 million, thank you Xu Shao!" ”

The venue resounded with warm applause, and in the eyes of everyone, Xu Yinglong's move was not for the auction. It's just a simple desire to do charity. Whether he is for hype or fame, those who can give 1 million to charity deserve their applause. Even Li Yawei smiled gratefully at Xu Yinglong, Xu Yinglong's move not only relieved her embarrassment, but also invisibly increased the value of the scabbard.

In fact, only Xu Yinglong himself knows that although there is a meaning to do charity, but the more important thing is for the scabbard. 1 million Huaxia coins can buy the scabbard of a divine sword, which is undoubtedly a big leak in Xu Yinglong's opinion. If today's auction is changed to the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm. This scabbard is also worth at least 100,000 top-grade spirit stones, and if it is replaced by low-grade spirit stones, it will be an astronomical amount.

The next auction items were all ordinary jewelry and daily necessities, and Xu Yinglong did not bid again. But at the end of the auction. Starlight Entertainment CEO Su Wei took this opportunity to announce that Starlight Entertainment and Xu Yinglong himself decided to set up a charity fund with half of the income from this album to set up a charity fund for the treatment of children's diseases in poor areas in order to thank the fans for their support and love.

As soon as the news was announced. Everyone in the room was stunned. That's too big, isn't it? It is not uncommon for celebrities to donate to charity, or corporate donations to charity in this era, and even some large enterprises donate tens of millions of dollars, but it is probably not common to do this like Starlight Entertainment.

First, because Starlight Entertainment has not been established for a long time, although there are more than 20 star singers under it, only Xu Yinglong and Ziyi really have stable fan support, and the rest are newcomers who have just debuted, and they can't make much money at all.

Let's take the last few years. Starlight Entertainment has not had much business at all in the past six months, and there are few announcements from its artists. In other words, Xu Yinglong's album this year may be the only big income of Starlight Entertainment!

Second, it is a matter of money, although there have been celebrities who have used the proceeds of concerts or albums as charity, but in terms of scale, it is far less than Starlight Entertainment's actions this time. You must know that Xu Yinglong's album has sold nearly 23 million copies, according to the most conservative estimates, the income of Starlight Entertainment and Xu Yinglong this time is more than 2 billion, and half of it is at least 1 billion.

It's not uncommon for people to take out 1 billion yuan to do charity at once, but it's rare in China. In foreign countries, almost every successful entrepreneur or celebrity artist will have a necessary identity label, that is, philanthropist. Charity is not only a way for celebrities to give back to society, but also an effective means for them to enhance their overall image.

Take the United States as an example, the vast majority of the rich people in the United States are keen on charity, and Gates, the richest man in the world, even donated $58 billion of his personal wealth to the foundation, and announced in the form of a will that 98% of the money will be given to charitable foundations, which will be used to research vaccines for AIDS and malaria, and to provide assistance to poor countries in the world.

In addition to Gates, there are many wealthy people in the United States who make money and give back to society at the same time, only last year, 50 philanthropists on the American charity list actually donated a total of $7.7 billion, and another $2.9 billion in donation pledges have not been fulfilled, of which 42 people donated more than $50 million.

In comparison, the performance of the rich people in China in this regard is much more embarrassing. There are many wealthy people in China, and in terms of money alone, the rich people in China are no worse than the rich people in Europe and the United States, and even surpass them. The wealthy in China bought a lot of things that the wealthy of Western countries tasted: art, Gulfstream private jets, DRC wines, and Hermès handbags. But the wealthy in China have not yet accepted one of the most important things, and that is charity, especially systemic philanthropy.

Needless to say, in terms of enthusiastic charity, the performance of the Chinese rich is obviously very unsatisfactory! According to statistics, the top 100 philanthropists in China donated a total of only $890 million in the first two years. By comparison, the top 50 philanthropists in the U.S. donated a total of $7.7 billion last year, with only Face-book founder Mark Murphy donating $7.7 billion last year. Zuckerberg and his wife alone donated nearly $1 billion, more than the top 100 philanthropists in China combined.

In the current China, it is true that there are rich people who are "rich and extravagant", and they account for the majority, and there are also rich people who are "rich and pursuing", but there are few rich people who are "rich and charitable".

It is true that there is a concept in traditional Chinese culture that "wealth is not exposed", but this is obviously an excuse. Nowadays, many rich people have the mentality of showing off their wealth, driving famous cars, buying private jets, liking pomp, and wearing luxury brands, all of which contradict the tradition of not exposing their wealth. I'm usually not afraid of revealing my wealth, why am I afraid when it comes to donations? It seems absurd that the disclosure of one's wealth as a result of donations may incur legal and market risks.

Under the current national conditions, it is really surprising that Xu Yinglong and Starlight Entertainment took out so much money for charity at once. However, after being surprised, people couldn't help but give a thumbs up, because they all knew that Xu Yinglong and Starlight Entertainment were hot now, and they no longer needed to hype it through such means. Moreover, it is obviously not a smart decision to use more than 1 billion real money to hype, if it is purely from the perspective of enhancing the company and the celebrity's own reputation, it will obviously be better to use one billion to package it.

Now that Xu Yinglong has done this, this can only show that he is indeed doing charity for charity's sake, and he does not have so much utilitarianism, and such a mentality deserves everyone's applause for him.

In fact, Xu Yinglong is indeed not for hype, he has no intention of using his own behavior to remind the rich people in China, after all, money belongs to others, whether to donate or how much to donate is a matter for others, and he has no reason to ask others to do it. What's more, China has a tradition of earning family business for their children and grandchildren since ancient times, so the rich people in China usually leave their wealth to future generations, rather than taking it out for charity.

The reason why Xu Yinglong did this was mainly for the power of faith, and it was more effective to help them than to rely on singing to win the recognition of ordinary people.

The people of China are still very grateful to the people who have helped them, from the grace of dripping water when the spring is repaid to the draught and do not forget to dig the well, this virtue passed down from generation to generation will make Xu Yinglong's money get the greatest return.

Another point is that Xu Yinglong is not short of money, money is just a bunch of meaningless numbers in his bank card for him, and now he can use these numbers to exchange for the power of faith for himself, which is very cost-effective in Xu Yinglong's opinion. (To be continued......)