Rebirth: The Financial Giant

After the meeting of the board of directors, Lu Ming reported the decision to the relevant departments on the same day. After learning about this matter, the relevant departments did not understand it, but they were also shocked. They thought Lu Ming was joking.

I have repeatedly confirmed that this is not a joke. On that day, important officials flew to Ningzhou non-stop to meet and talk with them in person. This matter is not trivial, and I must meet with the parties in person to learn more about the situation.

Although the Science and Livelihood Fund has not been established for a long time, its size is undoubtedly huge and it is already the largest public welfare organization in China.

Just saying number one may not have any specific concept, it just feels big.

So how big is the Science and Livelihood Foundation now? How big is it? According to last year's data, the total expenditure scale of foundations was 215.2 billion yuan, while the total scale of all public welfare institutions nationwide was only 156 billion yuan during the same period. The total scale of public welfare institutions across the country could not catch up with the Science and Livelihood Foundation. shadow.

This year's budget is 228 billion, an increase of 12.8 billion compared with last year. This is the strength of the Science and People's Livelihood Foundation!

The leaders of the relevant departments were a little at a loss when they learned that Lu Ming planned to package such a huge organization for national absorption.

This matter is too sudden. For the relevant departments, the top priority is to understand the real situation and what is going on. This does not mean that if Lu Ming is to package and hand it over, the country will definitely accept it. At this time, I am not overjoyed, but thinking about it. Is the foundation hiding something shocking and about to explode? Lu Ming couldn't bear it anymore and planned to dump this burden on the country.

If you don't understand all aspects of the problem, you won't dare to take it. No one in charge will dare to take it as soon as you say it. If a scandal is reported to the country, the person involved will simply not be able to shoulder this responsibility.

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Early the next morning, two officials who flew to Ningzhou City overnight came to Lu Ming's residence to visit him. Lu Ming did not go to work today. He had already talked over the phone and met in detail on specific issues last night. This kind of thing is not happening in I can speak clearly in a few words on the phone.

There was a sofa in the living room of Lu Ming's home. Two officials were there with Lu Ming. The leader was a man named Zhang Zhihui. After some greetings, he said straight to the point: Comrade Lu Ming, to be honest, I received the call yesterday. I am extremely shocked and shocked by this news. Why do you have such thoughts? What difficulties have you encountered?

It would be strange not to be shocked. This is a big event, and many unexpected things will happen. If nothing else, how to make relevant statements to the outside world is a problem. How can an organization as big as yours, which is handed over to the country for free, give the outside world a reasonable explanation? explanation, otherwise it may cause misunderstanding and over-interpretation by the outside world, thinking that the country is competing with the people for profit. This impact must be considered.

Therefore, even if Lu Ming wanted to deal with this matter, it would not be easy.

It's not difficult at all. The foundation is operating very well, and everything is developing in a healthy and orderly manner. Lu Ming smiled slightly and said: Director Zhang, this matter is the result of my careful consideration, and the reason for making this decision is quite simple. Yes, don’t break the rules.”

Don't break the rules?

Zhang Zhihui turned around and glanced at the subordinates who came with him, then turned to Lu Ming with a rather puzzled look and said, How do you say this?

So, Lu Ming once again roughly repeated some of what he said at yesterday's foundation board meeting. Zhang Zhihui couldn't help but sigh after listening to it, and was speechless for a long time.

After a while, Zhang Zhihui praised without hesitation: Mr. Lu has a big picture in mind. Looking at the whole country, there are only a few entrepreneurs like him. It is really admirable.

Hearing this, Lu Ming smiled and stopped and said: Director Zhang has given too much praise. There is no pattern. The foundation has inadvertently taken away the rights that originally belonged to the country. It should be returned in full.

Zhang Zhihui said with a smile: That's not good. I dare say that if someone else changed, he would probably think that he didn't get enough. Mr. Lu is definitely worthy of the name of a young entrepreneurial leader.

The three people present burst into laughter, and the atmosphere was quite good.

At the end, Lu Ming said bluntly: Director Zhang, why does the country take over?

Zhang Zhihui said in a deep voice: This is Mr. Dalu, I'm afraid I can't give you an answer right away. We need to report it to the superior authority. We can only give you an answer after research.

This matter is indeed not a small matter. Lu Ming nodded and smiled: That's fine.

Zhang Zhihui's visit today was mainly to get a preliminary understanding of the situation through interviews. Of course Lu Ming also knew about this, so there was no need to be in a hurry.

Zhang Zhihui definitely has no right to make a decision on such a big matter. Even if the country agrees to fully take over and restructure it, it will take a year and a half if the speed is fast enough. All aspects of auditing, verification, evaluation, research, etc. will take time. , you have to do it step by step.

After understanding the general situation, Zhang Zhihui also said goodbye and left to report on the situation here.

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After leaving Lu Ming's residence, another official accompanying Zhang Zhihui suddenly sighed: I have to say that Lu Ming is really unique. He does things that ordinary people can't do. It's not easy.

Zhang Zhihui nodded: It is indeed not simple, and he has thrown a huge problem to his superiors. Now it is very difficult whether he accepts it or not.

How do you say this? This is a good thing!

Hearing this, Zhang Zhihui said: Of course it's not a bad thing, but I don't think it's a good thing. It's too early to draw this conclusion directly. If we don't accept it, the Science and People's Livelihood Foundation will become more and more important in the future. , having greater distribution power will make it more and more difficult to handle, first of all, after he says this now, it will be difficult for you to pass the responsibility to Lu Ming, it is difficult not to accept it.

Zhang Zhihui can see that the most difficult part is that the Science and People's Livelihood Foundation is morally invincible, which means that the development of the Science and People's Livelihood Fund cannot be denied because it is a public welfare undertaking. Moreover, Lu Ming actually paid for three distributions out of his own pocket. They were all his personal wealth, and the figures were astronomical. They were a positive example for the rich. This kind of thing can only be highly affirmed and it is too late to encourage. Who dares to suppress and deny it? That would be disrespectful to the world and would bring even greater negative impacts.

But if it is encouraged, the foundation may grow bigger and bigger, and its distribution power will become larger and larger.

Therefore, the knot of this problem is obvious. If it is not answered, it will definitely get bigger and bigger.

The accompanying official immediately said: Then take it.

Zhang Zhihui turned to glance at him and said unhurriedly: If not accepting the call is a long-term problem, then if it is accepted immediately, it will bring about an immediate real problem. If it is taken over, the foundation will collapse quickly. What should I do? It is impossible for the state to provide additional budget, not to mention such a large amount, spending more than 200 billion a year. How can you ensure that Lu Ming can donate so much money every year?

Suppose the country takes over the whole thing this year and Lu Ming doesn't decide to donate money to this foundation, it will collapse quickly. People will think that you messed up a good science and people's livelihood foundation. As soon as you took over The whole thing is broken, you are incompetent.”

Even after taking over and restructuring, donations can be made to the whole society and are no longer limited to Lu Ming's financial donations. But to be honest, no matter how much donations from other people from all walks of life, the sum added up will not be as much as a fraction of what he alone can make.

Upon hearing this, the official nodded in realization and said involuntarily: It seems that Lu Ming is indeed not simple. He has left a burden to the country.

Zhang Zhihui looked around and said leisurely: It is actually very simple to take over the Science and People's Livelihood Foundation. As long as Lu Ming can make a corresponding commitment to guarantee the foundation's basic budget, it will be easy to handle.

The biggest problem lies in money. Lu Ming wants to hand over the Science and Livelihood Foundation to the state for free. If sufficient budget cannot be guaranteed, there will always be such a hidden danger. If this problem is solved, it will no longer be a problem.

The accompanying official immediately said after hearing this: Ask Lu Ming to make a guarantee? This... seems to be unjustifiable both emotionally and rationally.

It really doesn’t make sense. Legally speaking, donations are completely voluntary and require people to make guarantees and written commitments. They donated the entire foundation they founded for free and people promised to donate so much every year. Money, this is neither reasonable nor legal. This principle does not make sense anywhere.

Zhang Zhihui couldn't help but sigh: It's difficult to handle. This matter is difficult to handle. How to handle it properly depends on the wisdom of the superiors.

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