The crowdfunding website was personally established by Lu Chen, inspired by a business idea from his dream world.
From the very beginning of the website's creation, Lu Chen had never intended to develop it extensively. A few days ago, he smoothly transferred most of his shares to the Li family, stepping back from the spotlight and retreating behind the scenes.
Now, Mu-Chen Crowdfunding is truly under the control of Li Mushi. As the founder, Lu Chen took away tens of millions in profits and 10% of the original shares, living a carefree life, while Li Mubai remained a hardworking business manager.
Of course, gaining something inevitably means losing something. By selling most of his shares, Lu Chen only retained the right to make suggestions regarding the operation of the crowdfunding website. It was impossible for this rising platform to serve only him.
This time, Lu Chen wanted to use the crowdfunding website to launch a charitable crowdfunding campaign for Meng Meng, which meant he had to seek help from Li Mushi. He wasn't worried that the latter would refuse such a request.
Unexpectedly, Li Mushi not only agreed immediately but also treated it as a treasure!
"Charitable crowdfunding!" Her eyes lit up as she asked Lu Chen, "How did you come up with such a great idea?"
Lu Chen was speechless. He simply wanted to help Meng Meng and hadn't considered the impact on the crowdfunding website.
However, Lu Chen understood Li Mushi's perspective.
Li Mushi intended to use this charitable crowdfunding project for promotion and publicity, while also boosting the website's popularity, reputation, and goodwill.
In comparison, what did a few percent in commission matter? With her shrewdness and the Li family's influence, it was likely that she would leverage the media for extensive hype.
Frankly speaking, with proper execution, the crowdfunding website could soar to new heights with such a project! Its valuation could even multiply several times.
Lu Chen's only thought was to save a life, while Li Mushi was focused on commercial interests.
But he didn't feel much aversion to it.
Lu Chen didn't have a moralistic obsession. If hype and publicity could save a life, what was the harm in it? Helping others while gaining reasonable and legal benefits was actually more worthy of support than offering completely free assistance!
Li Mushi seemed to sense Lu Chen's thoughts and smiled, "Don't think I'm cold-hearted. If this charitable crowdfunding project doesn't reach its goal, I'll cover the remaining amount myself!"
Lu Chen admired her, "Sister Mushi, you're brilliant!"
Li Mushi's eyes sparkled, "Then have your sister come and help me with the operation."
Lu Chen immediately cut her off, "I'll send you the details of the charitable crowdfunding project when I get back. Goodbye!"
'This woman really never gives up!' Lu Chen quickly made his escape.
"Hehe."
Li Mushi watched his retreating figure, her laughter blooming like spring flowers.
...
At 7 PM that evening, Lu Chen posted a new blog on his personal blog, Lu Chen FMX.
This was his first blog post after the "hero rescues the beauty" incident. And this blog post had nothing to do with the sulfuric acid attack.
The title of the blog was "As Long as Everyone Gives a Little Love, the World Will Become a Better Place!"
In the blog, Lu Chen shared Meng Meng's story and called on everyone to contribute a bit of love.
To that end, he set up a charitable crowdfunding project on the crowdfunding website, with a fundraising goal of 1 Million Yuan. Each contribution was 1 Yuan, and the fundraising period was 7 days.
Lu Chen wrote in the post that he currently has over 9.7 Million blog followers. If just one-tenth of them were willing to donate 1 Yuan, it would be enough to save Meng Meng's life!
Unlike regular crowdfunding projects, this charitable campaign offered no rewards, and the crowdfunding website would not charge any fees. Additionally, the website would send personnel to oversee the use of the funds, ensuring they were used exclusively for the intended purpose. The expenditure accounts would be made public to all donors.
Lu Chen also stated that if the fundraising goal was not met by the deadline, he would cover the remaining amount himself, ensuring Meng Meng could receive treatment and continue her life journey.
At the end of the blog, Lu Chen attached a photo of himself with Meng Meng and the link to the crowdfunding project!
Due to the impact of the sulfuric acid incident, Lu Chen's popularity on the Wave Blog had remained high. A simple blog post he had made in Hangzhou two days ago had garnered over 2 Million comments.
Most of the comments were filled with praise and admiration.
Lu Chen's reputation and goodwill on the blog were practically through the roof.
His number of followers had also seen a breakthrough increase, nearing the 10 Million mark.
Therefore, when this new blog post was published, it immediately garnered widespread attention.
Many showbiz figures who followed Lu Chen quickly reposted it.
This included big names like Tan Hong and Chen Fei'er. When reposting the blog, Chen Fei'er also attached a screenshot of her contribution, along with the comment, "Meng Meng, keep it up!"
She had contributed 50,000 shares, which meant she had donated 50,000 Yuan.
This amount was undoubtedly a small sum for Chen Fei'er; with her capabilities, she could easily donate not just 1 Million but even 10 Million without breaking a sweat.
However, unless it was for a specific promotional purpose, most celebrities would not make such large donations.
The reason is quite simple: helping one person could lead to a flood of requests for help from others, making it difficult to discern the genuine from the fake, which could result in endless trouble and even damage one's reputation.
It may sound unbelievable, but this is the reality, and there have been lessons learned in the past.
Thus, public figures need to be cautious when it comes to charitable donations. In the case of catastrophic events like earthquakes, donating more is acceptable, but when it comes to individuals, one must maintain a certain limit.
Unless it is completely anonymous, expressing goodwill is usually sufficient.
This is something that people in the entertainment industry generally understand, and those who don't will be taught.
Lu Chen's decision to use charitable crowdfunding to help Meng Meng was partly due to his lack of funds, but it was mostly based on this common sense.
Chen Fei'er's contribution of 50,000 was similarly significant.
Tan Hong also contributed 50,000, which was quite generous.
Interestingly, Tian Tian, a host certified by Zhedong TV, contributed 30,000.
The MSN girl group from Flying Stone Records also donated 20,000.
In such charitable donation activities, there is an unspoken rule in the showbiz community: the higher the status, the larger the donation.
If someone of lower status donates more than a big star, it could be seen as a slap to their pride.
With the support of other celebrities in the showbiz community, whether they had a direct connection to Lu Chen or not, the total donations surprisingly exceeded 500,000, directly reaching over half of the fundraising goal!
Most importantly, with the endorsements from these big names, the charitable crowdfunding project attracted more and more attention, creating a so-called tidal effect.
The number of users on the crowdfunding website surged, reaching several times the usual traffic within just a few hours!
And this was just the beginning.
From the moment Lu Chen published the blog at 7 PM until midnight, in just five short hours, the number of supporters for the charitable crowdfunding project had already exceeded 1 Million.
The goal that was originally set to be completed in 7 days was astonishingly achieved in less than half a day!
Lu Chen's fan club official account, related forums, and fan groups were buzzing with discussions.
The public's enthusiasm surged, and love flowed abundantly!
"Meng Meng is Mengmeng! I've read her articles; I must support her!"
"Mengmeng has leukemia; everyone who can support her, please go to the crowdfunding website and donate, even 1 yuan is fine!"
"I supported 10 shares, which is my breakfast money for tomorrow."
"Wow, your breakfast costs 10 Yuan? That's too extravagant! I supported 20, which is my food budget for a day!"
"I was planning to buy a new phone, but I'll stick with the old one for now; saving a life is more important."
"Lu Chen said it well: as long as everyone gives a little love, the world will become a better place!"
"I supported 100 shares! Mengmeng, keep it up!"
"50 shares!"
More and more people joined the ranks of supporters, causing even the upgraded crowdfunding website to experience temporary glitches due to traffic that reached hundreds of times the usual volume!
This situation left Lu Chen, the initiator, utterly astonished.
He had underestimated his own influence and the number of kind-hearted people in the world, there are indeed many good people out there.
Lu Chen had to contact Li Mushi to revise the original plan.
When the Visiting the Patient amount exceeded 1.2 Million, the crowdfunding website issued an announcement stating that a portion of the funds would be preemptively withdrawn to cover Meng Meng's medical expenses, helping her undergo surgery as soon as possible.
For conditions like Meng Meng's, the sooner treatment begins, the better the recovery outcomes; delays are not an option.
As for the timeline of the charitable crowdfunding project, it would remain unchanged, and any excess funds would be used to assist other leukemia patients in urgent need at the First People's Hospital in Ning Wan!
At 12:45 AM that night, Lu Chen published another blog post.
In this new post, Lu Chen first expressed his gratitude to everyone outside the showbiz community who supported the charitable crowdfunding project, and he attached an audio clip of a song he had created for this charitable event.
The song was titled "The Gift of Love."
"This is the call of the heart,
This is the gift of love!
This is the spring breeze of the world,
This is the source of life.
No more deserts of the heart,
No more wastelands of love,
Even death will take a step back,
The flowers of happiness bloom everywhere.
Ah—
As long as everyone gives a little love,
The world will become a better place.
Ah—
As long as everyone gives a little love,
The world will become a better place.
Ah—
As long as everyone gives a little love,
The world will become a better place.
..."
This song was performed by Lu Chen on the piano, without any musical accompaniment, and the singer was Chen Fei'er. It wasn't recorded in a professional studio; it was a hastily produced piece.
Yet, this rough production touched countless hearts, leading to a new peak for the charitable crowdfunding event the next day, which did not diminish despite reaching its initial goal!
(End of Chapter)
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