Chapter 565: Wendong Hope Primary School and the "Invisible Help" for Future Humanity

Chapter 565: Wendong Hope Primary School and the "Invisible Help" for Future Humanity

Chapter 565: Wendong Hope Primary School and the "Invisible Help" for Future Humanity

After leaving the Governor's Mansion, Yang Wendong returned to the company and happened to run into Su Yiyi, so he asked, "What are you doing in the company?"

Su Yiyi replied, "Regarding the textile factory, our cooperation with Berkshire Hathaway has made some progress recently, so I came to take a look."

"Well, it's almost done?" Yang Wendong asked.

His original purpose of investing in Berkshire Hathaway was to allow his capital to make more money by following the future American stock god. However, Berkshire was chosen by Buffett because of its once strong scale. In the field of chemical fiber and textile, it was one of the three giants in the United States before the 60s.

Developing the textile industry in the United States today is a dead end. In the past, even Buffett was powerless to reverse the situation. After moving to Mexico, he was cheated by the local "Americans". Eventually, the textile business completely declined, and Berkshire has since become a financial and insurance company.

Yang Wendong doesn't really care about the future of Berkshire, even though he is already a shareholder. But if we only look at the economic benefits, the most important thing is Buffett. However, if its once unrivaled textile industry can be moved to Hong Kong, it may have a second spring and even become a larger-scale industry. This is what Yang Wendong is more concerned about.

Su Yiyi nodded and said, "It's almost done. There are only some details left. We are shareholders, so it's convenient for us to cooperate."

"How much is the first phase of investment?" Yang Wendong asked again.

Su Yiyi said: "About 150 million US dollars, which is not a lot. It is just an investment for the initial test. Once the development is good in the future, the United States will consider heavy investment."

When Yang Wendong heard the number, he didn't care too much: "Okay, it's just a small amount of money. As long as the conditions of both parties are similar, it's fine. Overseas investment is generally more cautious, especially in Hong Kong. It's fine if European and American capital can invest first."

In this day and age, even American oil giants are often cheated when investing overseas. Although the United States is powerful, it will not use diplomatic relations for countless trivial matters like this, unless it really damages the interests of the empire.

Even Yang Wendong's overseas investments are based on his understanding of the future, which is why he dares to invest heavily in some Asian countries. He dares not invest in other unfamiliar places, such as the Middle East. Even though he knows that it will be rich in the future, the war situation is chaotic and there have been many regime changes, so he is not willing to get too involved.

"Yeah, okay." Su Yiyi agreed.

Yang Wendong added: "Then come back to see me after the meeting. I have called Liming and Haoyu. The four of us haven't seen each other for a long time."

Su Yiyi smiled as soon as she heard this: "Yes, it's been a long time since we last met. We all have families now, so we don't keep in touch with each other much."

"Okay, I'll go find them first." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Not to mention the era where we can only rely on home landlines to communicate, even if there is WeChat in the future, many friends who were very close when they were 20 years old will basically stop contacting each other once they get married, or they will only contact each other to borrow money.
At noon, when Su Yiyi finished her meeting and came to Yang Wendong's office, she saw her childhood friends Zhao Liming and Lin Haoyu.

"Yiyi." Lin Haoyu said with a smile.

Most people would call Su Yiyi Madam Yang, but they grew up together and were the earliest founders of Yang Wendong's early business. They had a good relationship, so naturally they called her by her name.
Even Yang Wendong was still called "Brother Dong". Only a few very trusted people could call him by this name.

Su Yiyi smiled and said, "Long time no see, Haoyu, I heard that your wife is pregnant again?"

Lin Haoyu nodded and said, "Yes, this is the third one."

The few people who walked out of the shantytowns more than ten years ago have now started their own families and careers. Although Lin and Zhao are not super rich, they are financially independent.

"Sit down and have some tea." Yang Wendong asked with a smile, "How is Berkshire doing?"

Su Yiyi replied: "Basically there are no problems. The proportion of the joint venture has been negotiated. The next step is to work out the details of registering the company and then negotiate with the Hong Kong government."

"Okay, then just give me a detailed document later." Yang Wendong did not ask any more questions. This was a small investment in itself. He then said, "This morning, Governor Trench invited me and told me something. He wanted me to..."

Apart from the "deal" with the Governor of Hong Kong, Yang Wendong also talked about other aspects.

Nowadays, some of Changxing Group's or Yang Wendong's charitable businesses are basically managed by Lin Haoyu and Zhao Liming;

One is that he trusts his former brothers. Second, they themselves come from poor backgrounds and have a deeper understanding of this aspect. Third, it allows the two of them to operate the company's business in addition to avoiding any unsuccessful events that may occur one day.

As long as it does not involve major secrets and is somehow related to charitable activities, it is appropriate to inform them.

After listening to this, Lin Haoyu said, “Building hospitals and primary and secondary schools is indeed a good idea. Brother Dong, although we have done charity in your name or Changxing Group’s name before, it was basically consumption charity, and the money would be gone once it was spent;
Although this is a good thing in itself and can help save lives, it does not bring enough long-term fame to you or Changxing Group. From your perspective, it is much better to build schools, hospitals or even libraries. At least these buildings will still be there for decades to come."

Since the early 60s, when the Cheung Hing Group became the dominant force in Hong Kong, it began to provide appropriate charity work out of social responsibility, fame and even the boss's personal wishes, such as helping squatters find jobs, providing adequate food and water for survival, etc. Even when refugees entered Hong Kong, as long as they were Chinese, the Cheung Hing Group would provide appropriate assistance.
In the past few years, Hong Kong's economy developed well, many people in squatter slums were lifted out of poverty, and most citizens were basically able to have enough food. The Changxing Charity Foundation then began to help some disabled people, families with terminal illnesses, lonely elderly people, etc.

These actions have helped many poor families in Hong Kong over the years, but they are all one-time efforts, and once the help is done, that’s it. Apart from those being helped, no one else probably knows about these things, which is not cost-effective for those who want to “leave a name”.

"So now is indeed a good opportunity." Yang Wendong said with a smile: "Tai Linzhi is going back to England, and before leaving, he wants to make some final achievements;

Without the authorization of the Hong Kong government, it would be unrealistic for us to build schools and libraries. This cooperation is beneficial to us all.”

In fact, even if there is no transaction on the floor area ratio, this cooperation will not be a loss. Anyway, the group has external charity targets every year. No matter what the money is used for, it has to be spent. This is one of the social responsibilities of a large group.

Su Yiyi said: "Then the name of the school or library we build will be decided by us?" "Yes, what name do you think is good?" Yang Wendong asked back.

Su Yiyi thought for a moment and said, “If it is called Changxing Primary School, Middle School, Library, etc., it will be of some benefit to Changxing Group, but the effect will not be great. Changxing Group is already well-known in Hong Kong;

Why not use your name, Brother Dong? Wendong Primary School, Wendong Middle School, Wendong Library, I think they are all good. "

"Wendong Primary School." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "I've thought about it before, but I just thought it might be too conspicuous."

Su Yiyi said, "It doesn't matter if it's conspicuous. Everyone will get used to it. The two words Wendong are not very conspicuous when placed in front of the school."

"That's fine. Or we can change it to Wendong Hope Primary School. That's good and has hope." Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "Daniel Trench has given us a dozen school places in some poor areas in Kowloon and the New Territories. I plan to build them all at once. What do you think?"

Since we are going to build, then build more. Whether it is one school or ten, it is nothing to the Changxing Group. Now that the Hong Kong government has given us quotas, it would be a pity not to make use of them.

Zhao Liming replied: "Of course there is no problem. It doesn't cost much to build a school. The most troublesome thing is actually the teachers and the like. This may require the cooperation of the Hong Kong government."

"The Hong Kong government will take care of the teachers, don't worry." Yang Wendong added, "But I have another idea. Zhiwen was recently found to have a tendency to myopia, so I also want to do an experiment in this area while the school is being built."

"Zhiwen is nearsighted?" Zhao Liming and Lin Haoyu were a little surprised;

When they were young, myopia was never a problem. There was no one with bad eyesight among the dozens of children around them, because they did not study at all when they were young.

On the contrary, now that they have entered modern life, they both have some understanding of myopia and are worried that their children will become myopic.

Su Yiyi replied: "No, there is just a slight trend. I asked a professional doctor and he said there will be no problem as long as it is under control."

Yang Wendong said: "Myopia is becoming more and more serious in Hong Kong. Many students in Japan, Taiwan and even some economically prosperous cities in Southeast Asia are suffering from myopia. So I want to control it. We cannot give children the opportunity to learn, but end up with myopia.

Although to some extent myopia is an inevitable product of modern technology and cannot be avoided, but reducing it by as much as possible is a good thing.”

Lin Haoyu said: "Myopia seems to make it difficult to see far away, so I have to wear glasses. It's very troublesome, but it doesn't seem to have any other effects, right?"

"You are wrong. Myopia is like hunchback, it is an organic injury disease." Yang Wendong explained: "After myopia, the eyeball will be deformed, the eye axis will be elongated, and the inner retina will be thinner;

Especially for people with high myopia of more than 600 degrees, the probability of suffering from eye diseases in middle-aged and elderly people will increase by more than ten times, so we cannot just consider that they are not affected when they are young, and the vision of people who wear glasses is not as good as that of normal people. "

Many young people do not have enough understanding of myopia and think that it is just wearing glasses, but in fact, its harm is very serious;

This is why Yang Wendong will never allow his children to become myopic. Even if myopia cannot be controlled, it cannot develop into severe myopia.

"I don't know about that." Lin Haoyu asked, "Then how are you going to test it, Brother Dong?"

Yang Wendong said: "I heard an American expert say that the cause of myopia may be due to long-term lack of sunlight, dim environment, and long-term close-up. The organism thinks that it has started a cave life, which helps the organism change its eyes to myopia.

Therefore, in our future schools, classrooms must have good light transmission, and there must also be enough extracurricular activities. I want to try to create a learning environment where students can achieve decent grades and have almost no myopia."

In this era, it is generally believed that myopia is caused by close viewing, but research in the 21st century has shown that insufficient light is also an important factor.

If we can promote and summarize a set of methods to prevent myopia in Hong Kong or in the mainland after the future reform and opening up, even if we cannot prevent people from getting myopia, at least reducing the number of cases is good.

This matter itself does not do any harm to Yang Wendong. If it succeeds, his Wendong Primary School or Middle School may even become a nationally known school in the future.

Of course, it is hard to say whether it will be successful. First, myopia is a century-old problem. Second, with the future "volume" in the mainland, it is hard to say whether this aspect can be well controlled. Third, many people's myopia is not caused by studying, but by television and other electronic products.
But no matter what, it is a good thing for those students who really want to find a balance between study and vision if I sum up a set of methods by myself. Even the future descendants of the Yang family themselves cannot give up their studies just for vision. Even for the sake of their own family, they need to make moderate investments.

Anyway, it's just a side job, so just spend a little more manpower on research.

"Light? It seems like we were outside every day during the day when we were young." Zhao Liming also said.

Yang Wendong nodded and said: "If we can prove this point, that if students have two hours of sufficient sunlight a day, they can prevent or slow down myopia, then our contribution to human society will be great enough;
If our school really has very few cases of myopia in a few years, I will invite the world's top ophthalmologists to conduct a larger-scale test to find out how to prevent myopia in the most energy-saving way. Our life will be worth it."

Eyes are important, but learning and daily life are also important. No one can spend too much time without using their eyes just to prevent myopia. Especially in modern society, "seeing near" is an absolute social need.
Therefore, a balance is needed in this regard, and we need to find the simplest and most labor-saving way to protect our eyes, while not affecting the general public's needs for learning and life. Even if there is a method, as long as it is not too strenuous, those who like to look at their mobile phones in the future may take a break and protect their eyes according to the correct method.

Now that he has enough money, he naturally hopes to do something beneficial to mankind; the most direct one is biology, but the threshold is too high;

But for the protection of myopia, it is more appropriate for him to do it. First of all, this problem has not been solved even after 60 years, so there is no difference between him and the European and American biological giants in essence;
He did not really think about how to treat this century-old disease, but studied social behavior to summarize ways to avoid myopia and protect eyes.

East Asia will be very competitive in the future field of learning. It is just right for me to spend a few years or even more than ten years doing research in this area. When the mainland is competitive after the reform and opening up, my results may also provide some help.
This may be the only "invisible help" that I can provide.

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