Chapter 281: Adding fuel to the fire and fighting against the difficulties together

Chapter 281: Adding fuel to the fire and fighting against the difficulties together

Chapter 281: Adding fuel to the fire and fighting against the difficulties together
In the evening, Yang Wendong returned home.

Yang Zhiwen, who could already walk, staggered to Yang Wendong and called out, "Daddy~~"

"Good boy~" Yang Wendong kissed his son's face and teased him with a smile. This was the child's cutest moment.

Of course, the prerequisite is that there is someone to clean up the mess he makes, otherwise most people would be exhausted to death.

"I'm back." Su Yiyi held the plate and said, "Yu Shan cooked for me today. You're in for a treat."

"Really, that's good." Yang Wendong smiled, then took his son to sit at the dining table, and then picked out some simple food for his son to eat.

Soon, all the members of the Yang family gathered and dinner officially began.

Yang Wendong also informed them of what had happened in the past few days. Generally speaking, he would not hide some non-core secrets of the company from his family, especially news that would soon be published in the newspapers and would be widely publicized.

Bai Yushan said: "This is really a great project that benefits the people. The water shortage has become more and more serious recently. Even the swimming pool at HKU has been closed, and the bathing time has been strictly limited.

My dad’s renovation company also frequently stops work because many homeowners have problems with their tap water.”

"This is just the impact on business." Yang Wendong added: "The most miserable are the ordinary people, especially those in Kowloon. There is no running water. Many people use well water or go to distant ponds to fetch water. Now all these are gone. It is difficult to find water."

The drought in Hong Kong will last from the middle of this year to the middle of next year, but this actually targets ordinary residents living on Hong Kong Island. These people cannot be said to be the elites of Hong Kong, but they are at least upper-middle class. When water shortage affects them, they will receive serious attention from the media, and the Hong Kong government will begin to bear tremendous pressure.

But in fact, some poorer areas had already started to suffer from water shortages long before, but they did not have the ability to express their plight, so outsiders simply did not know about it.

Including Yang Wendong, these issues gradually appeared on his desk when the Oriental Daily News began its Hong Kong-wide news investigation.

Therefore, Yang Wendong often misses the Douyin in his previous life. Although it has many shortcomings, it can spread many issues that no one paid attention to before to the focus of social attention.
"Yes, if we were still in the shantytown, our life would probably be very difficult now," Su Yiyi followed.

Yang Wendong said: "That's why I built this water storage base station. Otherwise, even if the Hong Kong government buys water, the priority is the needs of Hong Kong's industry, economy, and real estate industries. They will definitely focus on Hong Kong Island or several large towns in Kowloon.
Elsewhere, I have to find ways to help.”

From the perspective of the Hong Kong government, it is certainly trying its best to ensure that the economy does not have problems or to maintain social stability.

As for the poor on the margins, they won’t care much as long as there are no mass deaths.

Su Yiyi smiled and said, "With multiple water storage base stations, plus you can also transport water from the mainland, there shouldn't be any problems at all."

"Well, I hope so." Yang Wendong nodded: "My power is actually limited. The best way is to build a large canal in the mainland and transport water from deep in the mainland to Hong Kong."

Regardless of what Yang Wendong did or the Hong Kong government spending a huge amount of money to buy water from the mainland, it can only alleviate the drought and make people less uncomfortable.

If we want to solve the problem fundamentally, we can only bring water to Hong Kong on a large scale. The fundamental reason is that in today's social environment, if we try to build Hong Kong, a place that is not suitable for building a metropolis, into a metropolis, there will naturally be a lot of material supply problems.

Bai Yushan said angrily: "I know a little about this matter. I heard that the mainland has already proposed this idea, but the Hong Kong government disagrees. It is obvious that they are pursuing their own goals and do not care about the lives of ordinary citizens."

"Isn't that the case with the British Hong Kong?" Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "There's no need to worry too much. We just need to do our own thing. There are some things we can't change, so don't think too much about it."

Yang Wendong basically does not participate in ZZ's affairs, mainly because he knows the future and knows that it is useless to participate in many things. Instead, it is easy to get yourself involved, which is not worth the loss.

Instead of wasting resources on this kind of thing, it is better to start from other directions and do it well.

On the second day, Hong Kong Chinese Daily News headquarters:

All the senior executives from the two major newspapers, Oriental and Hong Kong China, came to the conference room.

Qin Zhiye said on the podium in the conference room: "Ladies and gentlemen, the water storage base station launched by Mr. Yang this time can be said to be extremely important. It is not only a good thing for our newspaper, but also for Mr. Yang, the Hong Kong government, and thousands of ordinary people who are short of water.

Our mission is to inform the whole of Hong Kong about this matter, so that all Hong Kong people will know about Mr. Yang’s great act of kindness. In addition, we also want to let every family near the water storage base station know about this matter.”

"Buzz~" The people below began to discuss with each other. Qin Zhiye did not stop them, but waited.

After a while, Ye Baitao, a manager in charge of the market, said, "Mr. Qin, this is such a great good deed, we will definitely do our best to spread the news."

"Well, OK." Qin Zhiye nodded: "You can go to Changxing Charity Foundation and find their people to learn about the details. They will tell you some of the contents of the project;
But how to write the best article depends on our ability; our sister company has done a good job, so we just need to do a good job of publicity. "

"I understand." Several people below expressed their opinions one after another, and then Ye Baitao asked again: "Mr. Qin, interviews and articles are all easy to say, but the problem is that many families do not read newspapers and cannot afford them;
These people are probably the ones who are most short of water, and we want to inform them, but it is a bit difficult and we can’t do anything.”

"That's fine." Qin Zhiye said, "Mr. Yang has agreed that the Changxing Charity Foundation will use a sum of money to implement oral notifications in some places with a large population and a high concentration of illiterate people.

The people who use it are also recruited locally. First, they are familiar with the environment, and second, they can more or less help some poor people, especially children. "

"Recruiting children to deliver messages? Good idea." Ye Baitao's eyes also lit up.

If you ask adults to do this kind of work, the effectiveness of which cannot be confirmed, there is a high possibility that they will be lazy; but for children, it is relatively better, although there is no guarantee that there will be absolutely no problems.

Moreover, hiring an adult is actually a waste of manpower because they can do other things to make money, but if you give it to a child, the family can earn more living expenses.

Qin Zhiye added: "Everyone, remember, this matter is not just about business, so we will be following up on this matter for a long time in the next period of time, so please be prepared."

"Yes, I understand~~" several people agreed.

There was a hint of happiness on their faces. Anyone would be happy to be able to participate in such a good deed of helping others.

At this time, Ye Baitao asked again: "Mr. Qin, this matter is also helpful to Mr. Yang's reputation. However, considering our Chinese culture, if we over-promote our boss in our own newspaper, wouldn't it be a bit too obvious?"

Others agreed after hearing this. Although it was true, over-praising oneself was indeed not in line with Chinese culture.

Qin Zhiye smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have already thought about this matter and discussed it with Mr. Yang. We, including the radio station, are only responsible for reporting the matter. As for Mr. Yang's evaluation, we only need to be appropriate.

Ming Pao's Jin Yong will be the focus of this publicity. When the water storage station is built, Ming Pao will also go there for an interview, and he will comment on this matter at that time."

"That's great." Ye Baitao nodded.

Many people in Hong Kong know about Jin Yong's fame. Even though his articles are not martial arts novels or related content, they are still liked by many people.

It is also the best choice for him to write it.

February 5:
Oriental Daily first launched a cover headline: [Natural disasters are cruel, but there is love in the world]

Below this article is a child of about five or six years old. At this moment, he is looking at a broken bowl in his hand, which has a little water ripple in it. The expectant expression on his face shows that he is seriously dehydrated. Next to a newsstand on Hong Ning Road, Kwun Tong:
A middle-aged woman approached and said to the newsstand owner, "Boss, give me a copy of the South China Morning Post, the English version."

"Okay." The newsstand owner said with a smile, "One dollar a copy."

"Why has the price increased? Wasn't it still 8 cents a few days ago?" the woman asked, frowning.

The boss smiled and said, "Miss, the housing prices in Hong Kong have increased two or three times in the past few years. Your salary has also increased by one or two times, right? My newspaper has only increased by less than 3%, which is not much, right?"

"But..." The woman didn't know what to say for a moment. It seemed that what the boss said made sense, but it was still too expensive for her.

The boss added: "English newspapers sell less, so the price is naturally higher. You can also look at Chinese newspapers, which are cheap, good quality, and the content is not bad.

For example, this Oriental Daily News is only 3 cents a copy, and contains a lot of news, including Hong Kong and international news. What do you think of it?"

"Oriental Daily, I've heard of this newspaper." The woman also looked at the Oriental Daily in the boss's hand.

[Natural disasters are cruel, but there is love in the world]?
The title immediately attracted him, and he said, "Then I'll buy this one."

It's just three cents, which is nothing for a normal white-collar worker with a job.

"Okay." After collecting the money, the boss handed the newspaper to the customer and said, "The content is very good. After reading it, you will definitely feel emotional."

"Really?" The middle-aged woman was a little unconvinced.

Then he walked to a shady place, opened the newspaper while enjoying the sea breeze.

The second page after opening it is a report on the current drought: "Reporter Yang Liren reported: "For several consecutive months, no rain has fallen in Hong Kong, the water storage capacity of reservoirs has decreased sharply, and water resources have become extremely tight.

In the fields, rice fields are barren, the land is cracked, ponds are dry, and waterless reservoirs are overgrown with weeds. In order to find water, some people in Kowloon dug three feet into the ground, but they could only dig out yellow mud.

In some areas, water shortages have already occurred.”

The content of the article is extremely realistic. In addition to the reporter's written description, it also includes interviews with some people and photos of countless people gathered near some wells.

Looks extremely real.

"I didn't expect the drought to be so serious." The middle-aged woman felt touched after reading a passage.

During this time she was in Hong Kong Island and she knew there was a problem with the water supply because the water in her home was coming in very slowly, which made her feel very annoyed. She had to wait a long time to wash clothes or take a shower.

But now, after reading the newspaper, I realized that in other places, many people are running out of drinking water. It is so tragic.

Next, she continued to read the following content, which focused on describing how the Hong Kong Changxing Charity Foundation would work with the Hong Kong government to build reservoirs at ten locations on the Kowloon Peninsula to provide nearby residents with necessary living water.

These water stations will be completed and provide fresh water in two months. There will be certain requirements and restrictions to ensure that only those who need fresh water the most can get it first.

"Changxing Charity Fund." The middle-aged woman also recalled the miserable days when she was a child, living in a squatter area.

If her father hadn't been capable, she might have been stuck in the shantytown for the rest of her life.

"I have to donate some money." The middle-aged woman suddenly remembered that the account of Changxing Charity Fund was written at the end of the article in Oriental Daily.

Anyone who is willing to do charity can go to the bank to make a donation, but this kind of donation cannot be designated for a charity project;
If you want to specify what type of charity to do, you have to go to the Changxing Charity site and make an on-site commission.

The middle-aged woman did it as she thought. She glanced at the other content and decided not to read it right away, so she hailed a taxi and headed towards Central.

Inside a small office building in Central, Hong Kong:

Jin Yong finished reading the Oriental Daily in his hand, closed it and put it down, saying, "Mr. Yang is really amazing. This trick can at least help hundreds of thousands of ordinary people who are seriously short of water."

Shen Baoxin next to him said: "The method is a good one, but how can it be done without sufficient financial resources and connections? There are not many people in Hong Kong who can do it.

Investing hundreds of millions to buy land and build water tanks and related equipment, as well as laying pipes, obviously requires a relationship with the Hong Kong government. Otherwise, would the water plant be able to cooperate so well?
We also need cargo ships to transport water, otherwise what's the point of having these? Even if you build it, the Hong Kong government won't give you water? And we also need manpower to maintain the on-site environment and the media to publicize this matter, otherwise not many people will know about it. "

"Yeah." Jin Yong nodded: "It's still the same old saying. If you want to accomplish great things, it's useless to rely on fantasy. You have to put it into practice."

Shen Baoxin said: "Not really. The pen is also very useful. If you hadn't withstood the pressure and reported on the refugee incident for a long time, the Hong Kong government would not have cared about it."

"That's because I'm famous enough. Otherwise, the Hong Kong government would immediately close down my Ming Pao if I did that." Jin Yong shook his head.

Since the beginning of the year, the number of refugees in Hong Kong has increased dramatically. The Hong Kong government initially ignored the matter, as long as these people did not come to the prosperous areas. So it sent a large number of military and police to block the people on Shui Wutong Mountain.

Because they had no food and little water, their lives were miserable. Many Hong Kong media did not report the incident, but Jin Yong dared to do it. After he fully exposed the incident, the Hong Kong government had to provide some basic survival supplies.

Shen Baoxin smiled and said, "Now Yang Wendong is also using your fame to get you to write an article for him to establish a saint."

"If he can really help hundreds of thousands of poor people, I would be willing to write for him even if I don't ask for money." Jin Yong paused, and then said: "Besides, although Yang Wendong did not show up for the refugee issue, he also helped a lot, just in secret."

Previously, Ming Pao openly called on the Hong Kong government and the public to help the refugees, while Yang Wendong had been sending multiple truckloads of food based on information provided by Ming Pao.

The two of them cooperated well with each other, and there was no dust afterwards.

Shen Baoxin nodded and said, “Well, it seems that Yang Wendong’s essence is to help most of the poor people, whether they are in Hong Kong or in the mainland;
It’s just because his business is so big, and some things are too sensitive for him to be at the forefront, which will have a big impact, so he can only help secretly.”

"Almost. I think so too." Jin Yong nodded. "This time he is helping Hong Kong solve the drought problem. It is aboveboard and no one would say anything bad about it. That's why he stood up this time."

Shen Baoxin added: "That's not the case. If he speaks out on this matter, it will have the best effect."

"Well, let's add fuel to the fire." Jin Yong said, "I will also write an article to explain this matter thoroughly, and also appeal to the public to donate money. This is the most important thing."

Shen Baoxinye agreed: “Yes, although Yang Wendong is rich, the drought is long-term and continuous, and it is difficult for him to continue to invest alone;

Then accepting donations from the public is the best model. Only by solving the drought problem can the whole Hong Kong society develop together. Otherwise, if there is a long-term water shortage, power generation and industry will have problems, and then everything will be over. "

Jin Yong nodded: "Well, I will also make this clear in the article. I guess many people don't know the importance of fresh water in industry and economy."

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