Chapter 264: How to Do Charity (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Lu Zhaotang asked if he was willing to do good deeds?
Whether he wanted to or not, Lu Zhaotang asked himself to go over to see him, and even said that he was willing to make a phone call, all of which were to look at himself, and he must see him, as for how to do this good deed, of course, he must meet to talk.
After getting into the car, Huo Dongjun turned on the radio news channel in the car to search for news about the fire in Xingwang Building in Yuen Long, and sure enough, the latest report had appeared on the radio:
"A fire broke out in the Hing Wang Building at No. 82 Che Shui Kwun Street, Yuen Long an hour ago, and four units in the building were covered by fire, and now the fire has been controlled, according to the news sent back from the scene, it has been confirmed that five people died and six people were injured, of which four of the five dead were minors who stayed at home, and two of the six people who were injured and rescued were also minors, and the cause of the fire has not yet been investigated. ”
After Huo Dongjun heard the radio introduction on the number of casualties in the Xingwang Building fire, he took a breath, five people died, six people were injured, and it was definitely a serious fire accident since the opening of Hong Kong, and it was a disaster accident with the largest number of casualties in recent years.
No wonder Lu Zhaotang would call him, this kind of thing should be the best time for parliamentarians, justices of the peace, and rich guys to jump out and show off their lives, complain a few words to the TV camera, donate a donation that is just a meal or even a watch for them, and then get praise from the media, purely in exchange for money for fame.
Lu Zhaotang is now a district councilor in Yuen Long, and the district councillors are like handymen compared with the councilors of the three major Hong Kong government agencies, municipal, executive, and legislative, and all kinds of resolutions will not have the share of the district councilors.
When rushing to Lu Zhaotang's private hospital in Yuen Long from the radio channel, when he saw Lu Zhaotang, Huo Dongjun found that this hypocrite, who he thought was out-and-out, had a sad face at this time, and saw that there was no one else in his office, Huo Dongjun wanted to ask Uncle Tang, whether he was so professional in acting, and he had to put on a sad expression when he saw himself.
"Uncle Tang. Waiting for Lu Zhaotang's driver A Fei to go out and close the door, Huo Dongjun greeted Lu Zhaotang politely.
Lu Zhaotang frowned and said to Huo Dongjun with an expression of holding back tears: "Sit." ”
"Fire, Uncle Tang, don't you need to be so sad? Huo Dongjun really didn't understand whether Lu Zhaotang was acting coyly now, or if a friend had an accident in this fire, so he didn't know how to speak, so he could only say a word according to Lu Zhaotang's mood.
Lu Zhaotang sat behind the desk and said: "The fire is inevitable, but I just received the news that the fire killed two more people, a firefighter and a child...... You may say that I shed crocodile tears, but when I heard the news, I was really moved, and I thought to myself that I couldn't be like that firefighter, maybe because I couldn't do it, so I was sad. ”
Huo Dongjun was silent, Lu Zhaotang made Huo Dongjun imagine the image of the firefighter holding a child and rushing out of the flames, sometimes there are heroes in this world, heroes are originally moving, even listening to Lu Zhaotang talk about this matter, Huo Dongjun was a little moved, knowing that it was very likely to die, he still rushed in to save people without hesitation, this kind of person is indeed a hero.
"As soon as the fire broke out, I contacted several members of the Chamber of Commerce, ready to make a donation, not to mention that I am a member of the Yuen Long District Council, but also to set an example, as for Ah Jun, I have heard some news from the recent "Men's Weekly", although it seems calm now, but it is inevitable that some people will have a grudge in their hearts, this time I called you, but also hope that you will pay for a gesture, you are now easy to make money, if you don't give up some money to make a gesture, it is easy to be attacked. Lu Zhaotang calmed down and said the reason for calling Huo Dongjun over.
Uncle Tang don't blame me for speaking too straight, I have no intention of slandering this firefighter, but I donate money dripping, nothing more than hoping that the people will see our attitude and good deeds, but since there is this firefighter, I think the government must vigorously publicize the heroic behavior of this firefighter, even if we donate more money, it is impossible to steal the attention from him. Huo Dongjun hit the nail on the head and said the drawbacks of donations.
Now even if it is a million donations, the British government in Hong Kong will not pay attention to it, after all, some people donate because of the fire, and focusing on the promotion of that hero can dilute the fire problem and highlight the heroic image of Hong Kong people, Huo Dongjun knows this problem even if he is not a government official, not to mention Lu Zhaotang, a parliamentarian who has been entrenched in Yuen Long for a long time.
"Even if the impact is not big enough, you have to donate, and if it doesn't have an impact, there will be TV stations and newspapers that will publish the news. Lu Zhaotang pondered for a moment, and agreed with Huo Dongjun's opinion.
Huo Dongjun doesn't care about spending money to buy a charity name, hundreds of thousands of dollars he has paid back now, but if a sum of money is spent, it will not benefit at all, then it is better to go to the radio channel to find a few future stars to play in the package, thinking of stars, Huo Dongjun suddenly had a flash of inspiration:
"Uncle Tang, I have an idea, this fire is so big, that firefighter hero must be well-known in Hong Kong, maybe there will be a large number of people spontaneously go to mourn, we might as well use this hero to make a fuss, make a movie, make a movie that makes the Hong Kong people pay attention to the safety of children at home and highlights the image of this firefighter, the government wants to publicize him, we will help the government publicize it together, so don't you have to? At that time, we can do without profits, such as five dollars a ticket, the focus is to let the public watch this movie, and we can put the title of the film, thank Yuen Long District Councillor Mr. Luk Siu-tong for donating 100,000 Hong Kong dollars for the filming of this movie, etc., the more people watch, the greater the chance that your name will be remembered. ”
Lu Zhaotang's eyes lit up, although he was moved by the firefighter, but he was not hot-headed because he was moved, if he spent his money and couldn't even gain his name, then he was not doing charity, but being an idiot.
"It costs at least millions to make a movie, although it's not a lot, but which company do we find to make this movie?"
"Looking for a company to do it, it's better to spend money to buy a company that is going to go bankrupt and do it yourself, of course I have to hang my own company's name when I pay money, do I spend money to invest, and as a result, other companies' signs appear at the beginning of the film? I'm going to spend tens of thousands of yuan to buy a small film company at most, and we can shoot this movie without spending too much money, but I don't know if Uncle Tang's connections are wide enough, whether you can get online. Huo Dongjun saw Lu Zhaotang touch the cigar on the table, stood up and helped Lu Zhaotang light it and said.
"Go on. Lu Zhaotang spewed out a puff of smoke, patted the back of Huo Dongjun's hand and said.
Huo Dongjun retreated to the sofa, lit a cigarette and continued: " Let's prepare for the company and the film first, that is, those scripts, music, and the like, and then it depends on whether Uncle Tang has a relationship with the line of Po Leung Kuk, Po Leung Kuk has always paid attention to minors, many children were killed in this fire, Po Leung Kuk will definitely have action, it is better to pull its name, with the name of this institution on this movie, we can speak out, and prepare millions to invite stars to act in this movie, not for grandstanding, but to use stars to attract the public to pay attention to this event, remember this hero, find a group of stars, if you pay millions of dollars, it is a bit reluctant, but since it is a good deed, if those celebrities really want to be paid, will you be scolded for being inhumane? What's more, this movie is not a blockbuster, it's just a charity gimmick, and it will be filmed soon, and those other film companies won't care too much, on the contrary, they will definitely let their respective stars participate in the name of charity, but then they can only be regarded as co-organizers, our company is the real producer, Po Leung Kuk, we don't have a film company that doesn't exist now, Uncle Tang, your name and the names of some other philanthropists, are the key points for people to remember, as for other companies, we can at most put their signs together and give a five-second shot to get rid of it, and as long as we speak firstEven if other companies want to do the same thing, we can find newspapers to jump out and accuse them of making a fortune, of course, the premise of this is that Uncle Tang can contact Po Leung Kuk and win the name of this charity movie, and we can only do it if we get the approval of Po Leung Kuk. ”
"Then won't it take a long time for us to get the opportunity to be exposed?" Lu Zhaotang said in a deep voice: "What's more, this movie is really going to be made, and the biggest gain of fame is probably the film company, not the name of each of us." ”
"The name of the producer, the thank you list, as long as we want to do it, we will definitely make people who watch this movie remember it clearly, and now fighting with the government for a little bit of exposure, it is far better than appearing in a few months, and gaining more attention. Huo Dongjun still thinks that it is very unwise to donate now, and the money may not even be able to make a splash, not to mention that in addition to the government, there are enough parliamentarians and rich people in Hong Kong, and they will also compete with themselves and Lu Zhaotang for the camera, fight for exposure, and put up the name of a philanthropist for themselves.
"I think the film can be made, but now there has to be action to let people know that we care about it. ”
"Foundation, it's better to set up a charitable foundation, just name it after the firefighter, we donate money in the name of enterprises or individuals to set up, to distribute benefits to firefighters, rescue objects and projects, can also be related to fire, and the money for filming movies, Uncle Tang can be the initiator of the foundation, our first foundation relief money, can be used to comfort the hero's family, what do you think?" Huo Dongjun spit out his cigarette butt and came up with a way that could barely beat a few eyeballs.
"The establishment of a foundation, yes, this method is very good, worthy of young people, and the future is terrifying. Lu Zhaotang extinguished the cigar in the ashtray, and his tone was full of appreciation for Huo Dongjun.
"What's that hero's name?" Huo Dongjun looked at Lu Zhaotang and suddenly asked.
Lu Zhaotang shrugged: "I don't know, but it seems that the name of this hero is not important now." ”
Huo Dongjun nodded, in Hong Kong, doing good deeds is the same as doing business, you have to use your brains, otherwise the money will be spent, but no one will remember your name, just like him and Lu Zhaotang, at this time, they no longer care about the hero's name, only their own name.
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