Although Zhang Guorong has not appeared in the entertainment industry very often in the past two years, his influence in Hong Kong and even the entire Chinese circle is unquestionable. Top artists like him, his fellow juniors and junior sisters are all waiting for his guidance. Li Mu was particularly surprised that he knew Du Wei and understood her voice and talent under such circumstances.
To be honest, the current Hong Kong entertainment industry still looks down upon the mainland entertainment industry, and mainland artists rarely appear in Hong Kong entertainment news reports. Li Mu even suspects that Hong Kong, a market dominated by Cantonese, has no talent at all at the moment. Several people knew about Du Wei, but Zhang Guorong, as a superstar, knew about it and even reached out to support her thousands of miles away. This was indeed an unexpected surprise.
Xiao Fangfang saw Li Mu's doubts and said to him: "Leslie has rarely been involved in film and television in recent years. Sometimes she focuses on charity and music. She is still very concerned about pop music in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China. It is said that A music producer told him about Ms. Du, and he liked her very much after learning about her. Leslie is well-known in the Hong Kong entertainment industry for her love of supporting newcomers."
Li Mu nodded and sighed in his heart. Apart from anything else, it is really commendable that a superstar can support newcomers so selflessly.
Xiao Fangfang said: "Leslie will also come tonight. You can let Miss Du have more contact with Leslie. Leslie's influence in the Hong Kong music scene is very great. If Miss Du establishes a good relationship with him, she will be more interested in her in Hong Kong in the future." The development will be of great benefit.”
Li Mu said hurriedly: "Thank you, President Xiao, for reminding me. I will definitely let Du Wei have more contact with the seniors."
Xiao Fangfang smiled and said: "You are younger than him. He likes others to call him brother. Don't call him senior in person. He will feel uncomfortable."
Li Mu nodded slightly, and Xiao Fangfang asked again: "How many days will Mr. Li plan to stay in Hong Kong? If you have enough time, you can go to the seedling protection fund to guide the work, and give me a chance to fulfill my duty as a landlord."
Li Mu said apologetically: "I'm really sorry. We have booked a flight back to Yanjing for tomorrow, so we have to rush to the airport at noon tomorrow."
Xiao Fangfang asked in surprise: "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Li Mu said, "I have no choice. There are too many things going on recently. When I feel more relaxed in the future, I will definitely come to Hong Kong and visit the Seedling Conservation Fund to study."
Xiao Fangfang nodded, smiled slightly and said: "Then I won't disturb Mr. Li and you rest. You have a good rest. We will see you at the party tonight."
After that, Xiao Fangfang stood up and said to Li Mu solemnly: "Mr. Li, I hope you will remember what I asked you just now. No matter whether it is successful or not, I will thank you in advance. Charity is a It is a matter of great merit. Although the child care fund is small in scale, it helps those very, very poor children. If we do not help these children, it will be difficult for them to get over the shadow of sexual abuse throughout their lives."
Li Mu also said very seriously: "Don't worry, President Xiao, I will definitely keep it in mind."
Xiao Fangfang smiled happily, nodded slightly, and then said goodbye to Li Mu. Li Mu saw her off and began to think about the seedling protection fund. According to the current expenditure level of the seedling protection fund, without increasing expenditure, the annual operating expenses It will not exceed 10 million Hong Kong dollars, but sexual assault is a permanent psychological injury. This also means that as long as there is one more similar case in society and as long as the Child Care Fund decides to rescue, expenditures will increase. An abused teenager may need It will take several years of continuous care to gradually get rid of the psychological shadow. This means that the expenditure needs of the nursery fund must be steadily increasing, and will only rise and not fall, unless after many years of hard work, the society as a whole can Only by paying more attention to the sexual assault of minors, promoting government legislation, and continuously reducing the crime rate in this area can the expenditure of this foundation be reduced.
It is precisely because charity has a long way to go, and the financial support required is also very large and highly stable, that Xiao Fangfang is extremely eager for a healthy model, but Li Mu has no clue about the current situation of the Seedling Protection Fund. What if If 3321 is a self-reliant young adult, then the Nursery Fund is like a baby waiting to be fed. It has no ability to create wealth and cannot possibly do so. It has no other source of funds except donations from individuals and companies.
In fact, judging from the annual capital needs of the seedling protection fund, which is around tens of millions, for a large company like Makino Technology with stable cash flow and profitability, it can be completely supported by just squeezing it through the teeth. But Li Mu He is not prepared to do this. The last thing he wants to do is charity. Moreover, it is not only the child care fund that needs funds, nor is it just the minors in Hong Kong who need sexual protection. If it relies purely on donations, then the foundation that is waiting for support is really There are too many. If they all come to you, how should you deal with them
If the Seedling Protection Fund wants to find a healthy operating model, it must first have its own unique resources. 3321 has a large number of top students from 985 and 211 universities. Li Mu really doesn’t know what the Seedling Protection Fund has, so he can only look for opportunities to learn more about it. .
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At six o'clock in the evening, it was time to enter the charity gala. Li Mu and Du Wei, who was wearing a white dress, came to the entrance of the venue. Several accompanying YY network reporters also came to the scene with cameras, video cameras, laptops and other equipment. After showing the invitation letter, Li Mu and Du Wei entered the hall. There were not many people in the hall at this time. Li Mu took a quick look and found that he didn't recognize anyone in the venue.
Li Mu really doesn’t have any friends who know each other in Hong Kong, but there are too many people he knows well. After all, he was reborn in 2016 and grew up watching Hong Kong movies. Hong Kong He had some familiarity with most of the movie and TV stars, but there was not a single star in the venue right now.
Li Mu and Du Wei found a quiet corner to sit down. As the number of people in the venue continued to increase, some people who looked familiar to Li Mu appeared one after another.
Most of these familiar people are lesser-known Hong Kong stars. Although there are many Hong Kong media reporters at the scene, they are not very interested in these lesser-known stars. Local second-tier stars are not taken seriously. Du Wei, a young girl who had just debuted in mainland China, was even less taken seriously. Except for YY's own online reporters, almost no one took pictures of Du Wei.
It was not until 6:40 in the evening that the first heavyweight star arrived, Hong Kong actress and singer Liang Yongqi. Media reporters followed all the way carrying long guns and short cannons, and the atmosphere at the scene had already begun to heat up.
A few minutes later, singer Zhang Xueyou also appeared at the scene, which triggered a wave of media pursuit. Li Mu had no feelings for Liang Yongqi, but he still admired Zhang Xueyou. He is one of the top male singers in the Hong Kong music scene and has countless classic songs. And there are almost no scandals. He can be regarded as a model of men in the entertainment industry. If it weren't for the fact that he is also a company boss, Li Mu would really want to go to him and get an autograph.
At 6:50, Zhang Guorong and Mo Wenwei, who are the pioneer ambassadors of the Seedling Protection Fund, appeared on the scene together. The appearance of these two people set off the first climax of tonight's charity party.
It is undeniable that in the Hong Kong music scene in 2002, Leslie Cheung's influence was still very large. Now even the Four Heavenly Kings cannot compete with Leslie Cheung in the music scene. If we push forward a few years, the two top stars in the Hong Kong music scene will not be able to compete with Leslie Cheung. The male singers are Leslie Cheung and Tan Yonglin respectively. The Four Heavenly Kings, Li Keqin and Ku Juji are all their juniors.
Zhang Guorong, who was surrounded by media cameras in front of him, was elegant and graceful. Although he was full of superstar style, he also showed a sense of affinity. It was hard to imagine that such a friendly and cheerful star could actually be a patient with severe depression. On the surface, he seemed to be fine the more he appeared. He may be suffering from depression more and more. In addition, Li Mu has also heard that some Hong Kong media have maliciously slandered him, followed and secretly photographed him, and even exposed his privacy. It seems that the matter between him and Mr. Tang has been exposed by some unscrupulous people. The media made a big fuss about it, and the dual internal and external pressures were what pushed him to the brink of collapse.
Since Leslie Cheung and Mok Wenwei are both pioneer ambassadors of the Seedling Protection Fund, they cooperated with the media to give a few minutes of presentations. First, they allowed the media to take photos. Later, they did not accept interviews from the media, but faced all media microphones. We call on everyone to pay attention to children who have been sexually abused, and call on everyone to donate to the child care fund.
Du Wei, who was next to Li Mu, was fidgeting nervously and asked Li Mu, "Brother Li Mu, will you have a chance to talk to me later?"
Li Mu smiled and said: "There must be a chance. President Xiao said that he admires you very much, and it was him who recommended President Xiao to invite you as a guest. Maybe if you don't look for him, he will look for you later."
Although Du Wei had heard Li Mu talk about it in the afternoon, she still couldn't believe it now. Li Mu reminded her: "If you chat with him face to face, try to find more topics to talk to him about, so that he can have a better understanding of you. To make a good impression, it is best to become friends with him, which will be of great help to your future development."
There is another sentence that Li Mu did not say. Since Xiao Fangfang said that Zhang Guorong admires Du Wei, then Li Mu also hopes that Du Wei can become friends with him. There is no connection between himself and Zhang Guorong. If he wants to save him, he can only place his hope at the moment. Du Wei hopes to use Du Wei to find a way to change the trajectory of his life. Even if Du Wei can only play a small positive role in it, as long as the butterfly's wings are fanned, there will definitely be a chance of reversal.
Depression is not untreatable, and the malicious and hurtful media is not impossible to deal with. It won’t be long before homosexuality will be understood by the public and have equal rights in Western countries. In the future, homosexuality will be commonplace in the entertainment industry. In the future, Brokeback Mountain will win an Oscar. The CEO of the Apple empire can openly come out as gay, but he was not born in a more tolerant era. However, as long as he can have more faith, persevere, and overcome the current difficulties, his life will definitely be able to regain its colorfulness.
(End of chapter)