Although Zhang Guorong has rarely appeared in public in the past two years, his influence in Hong Kong and even the entire Chinese community remains. As a top artist like him, there are countless fellow students waiting for his support. Zhou Hao was a little shocked that he could still think of Chen Qi and knew her voice and talent.

At present, the Hong Kong entertainment industry still looks down on the mainland entertainment industry, and mainland artists rarely appear in Hong Kong's entertainment news. Zhou Hao even suspected that few people in Hong Kong, a market dominated by Cantonese, knew Chen Qi. But Zhang Guorong, a superstar, knew her and even went a long way to promote her. This was indeed a pleasant surprise.

Jia Wenyin saw Zhou Hao's confusion and said to him, "LSL has rarely touched film and television in recent years. All his thoughts are on charity and music. He is very interested in pop music from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland. It is said that a music producer talked to him about Miss Chen, and he liked her very much after getting to know her. LSL is famous in the Hong Kong entertainment industry for his love of supporting newcomers."

Zhou Hao nodded. Apart from anything else, it was truly commendable that a superstar could so selflessly support newcomers.

Jia Wenyin said: "LSL will also be here tonight, so Miss Chen can have more contact with LSL. LSL has a great influence in the Hong Kong music scene. If Miss Chen gets along well with him, it will be good for her future development in Hong Kong."

Zhou Hao hurriedly said: "Thank you President Jia for reminding me, I will definitely let Chen Qi learn more from the seniors."

Jia Wenyin smiled and said, "He likes people to call him brother. Never call him senior, otherwise he will feel alienated."

Zhou Hao nodded slightly, and Jia Wenyin asked again: "Mr. Zhou, how many days do you plan to stay in Hong Kong? If you have enough time, you can come to the Seedling Fund for guidance."

Zhou Hao said apologetically: "I'm so sorry, we have booked a flight back to Beijing tomorrow."

Jia Wenyin was a little surprised: "Why are you in such a hurry?"

Zhou Hao said: "I can't help it. I'm too busy recently. When I have some free time, I will definitely come to Hong Kong and visit the Seedling Fund to learn more."

Jia Wenyin nodded and said with a smile: "Then I won't disturb Mr. Zhou's rest. You should have a good rest and we will see you in the evening."

After that, Jia Wenyin stood up and said to Zhou Hao solemnly, "Mr. Zhou, please help me with what I asked you to do just now. Thank you in advance whether it succeeds or not. Although the seedling fund is not large, it helps those very poor children. If you don't help them, it will be difficult for them to get out of the shadow of being hurt."

Zhou Hao also said very seriously: "President Jia, don't worry, I will do my best."

Jia Wenyin smiled with relief and nodded slightly, then said goodbye to Zhou Hao. After she left, Zhou Hao began to think about the Seedling Fund. According to the current income and expenditure level of the Seedling Fund, the annual operating expenses do not exceed 10 million Hong Kong dollars, but the injured children will suffer permanent psychological damage, which also means that as long as there is an additional similar case and as long as the Seedling Fund decides to provide assistance, the expenditure will increase. An injured child needs continuous care for several years before he can get out of the psychological shadow. This means that the expenditure of the Seedling Fund is steadily increasing, otherwise the expenditure of this foundation will never decrease.

Precisely because charity is a long and arduous task and requires huge amounts of funds, Jia Wenyin needs a healthy model. However, Zhou Hao has no solution to the current situation of the Seedling Fund. If the Light of Hope is a self-reliant young adult, then the Seedling Fund is a hungry child. It has no ability to create wealth and has no other source of funds except donations from individuals and companies.

In fact, with the Seedling Fund's annual funding demand of about 10 million, a large company like Haobo Technology with stable cash flow and profits can support it by squeezing out of its teeth. But Zhou Hao doesn't want to do that. He doesn't want to do charity. If he relies purely on donations, there are too many funds crying out for food. What should he do if they all come to him?

If the Seedling Fund wants to find a healthy operating model, it must first have its own unique resources. Light of Hope has a large number of top students from 985 and 211 universities, but Zhou Hao really doesn't know what the Seedling Fund has and can only learn about it slowly.

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At six o'clock in the evening, it was time to enter the charity gala. Zhou Hao and Chen Qi, who was wearing a white dress, came to the entrance together. Several pp network reporters who accompanied them also came to the scene with cameras, video cameras, laptops and other equipment. After showing the invitation letter, Zhou Hao and Chen Qi entered the hall. There were not many people in the hall at this time. Zhou Hao looked around and didn't recognize anyone in the venue.

Zhou Hao has no friends in Hong Kong, but there are too many people he is familiar with. After all, he was reborn from 2020 and grew up watching Hong Kong movies. He knows most of the Hong Kong film, television and music stars, but there is not a single star in the venue right now.

Zhou Hao and Chen Qi found a quiet corner to sit down. As more and more people came into the venue, someone familiar to Zhou Hao appeared.

Most of these familiar people are lesser-known Hong Kong stars. Although there are many Hong Kong reporters on the scene, they are not interested in these unknown stars. Local second-tier stars are not taken seriously, and Chen Qi, a little girl who just debuted in the mainland, is even less taken seriously. Except for PP's own online reporters, almost no one has taken a photo of Chen Qi.

It was not until 6:50 in the evening that the first heavyweight star arrived, the Hong Kong actress and singer, Leung Wing-kei. Reporters followed him with their cameras, and the atmosphere became lively.

A few minutes later, Zhang Xueyou also arrived at the scene, attracting a wave of attention from reporters. Zhou Hao had no feelings for Liang Yongqi, but he admired Zhang Xueyou very much. He was a top male singer in the Hong Kong music scene, with countless classics and almost no scandals. He was considered a role model in the entertainment industry. Zhou Hao really wanted to ask him for an autograph.

At 6:55, Zhang Guorong and Mo Wenwei, the pioneer ambassadors of the Seedling Fund, also arrived at the scene. Their appearance brought the first climax to tonight's charity gala.

It is undeniable that Zhang Guorong's influence on the Hong Kong music scene in 2002 was still very great. Even the four heavenly kings at the moment could not compete with Zhang Guorong.

Zhang Guorong, who was surrounded by reporters' cameras, was elegant and graceful, and exuded a sense of affinity everywhere. It was hard to imagine that such a seemingly friendly and cheerful star was actually a patient with severe depression. The more fine he looked on the surface, the more he might be suffering from depression in his heart. In addition, Zhou Hao had also heard that some media had been maliciously slandering him, following him, secretly photographing him, and even exposing his privacy for years, and that the unscrupulous media had even made a big fuss about it. The double pressure from both inside and outside pushed him to the brink of collapse.

Since Zhang Guorong and Mo Wenwei are both pioneer ambassadors of the Seedling Fund, they cooperated with reporters in making a presentation for a few minutes and allowed reporters to take photos as much as they wanted. However, they did not accept media interviews. Instead, they spoke to the microphones of all the media and called on everyone to pay attention to the children who have been harmed and to donate to the Seedling Fund.

Chen Qi, who was beside Zhou Hao, was fidgeting nervously and asked Zhou Hao: "Brother Zhou Hao, can I talk to you later?"

Zhou Hao smiled and said, "Of course you can. President Jia said he admires you very much. He recommended you to President Jia as a guest. Maybe he will find you even if you don't find him."

Although Chen Qi had heard Zhou Hao say this in the afternoon, she still didn't believe it. Zhou Hao reminded her: "If you chat with him face to face, try to find more topics to talk about with him so that he will have a good impression of you. It would be best if you could become friends with him. This will help your future development."

There was one more thing Zhou Hao didn't say. Since Jia Wenyin said that Zhang Guorong admired Chen Qi very much, Zhou Hao also wanted Chen Qi to be friends with him. He had no contact with Zhang Guorong and wanted to save him. Now he could only pin his hopes on Chen Qi and find a way to change the trajectory of his life through Chen Qi. Even if Chen Qi could only have a little effect, there was a chance of reversal.

Depression is not incurable, and unscrupulous media are not incurable. It won't be long before the public understands them. In the future, homosexuality will be commonplace in the entertainment industry, and Brokeback Mountain will even win an Oscar. It's just that he was not born in a more tolerant era. However, as long as he can have a little more faith and persevere, he will be able to overcome the current difficulties.

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