Gates and Buffett's Charity Tour in China

On September 2nd, 2065438+00, Ye Lei, the project director of the Gates Foundation in China, made it clear that Gates and Buffett would come to China during the Mid-Autumn Festival to the National Day. Although other itineraries are not yet clear, the meeting with the rich will be arranged on the 29th. Earlier, some media said that Gates and Buffett will attend the press conference of "20 10 China Independent Innovation Summit" held in Beijing from September 25th to 26th. According to the newly invited China tycoon, according to Bobby's invitation letter, the two will hold a small charity dinner in Beijing on September 27th or 29th, 20 10, but the exact location of the dinner is not specified.

The invitation shows that Bobby will talk with the guests about the development of charity, the values of life and wealth, and how to promote world peace and narrow the gap between the rich and the poor. Regarding the list of rich people who have been concerned by all parties before, Ye Lei said that although some people are willing to be exposed and will announce that they are invited online, a considerable number of invited rich people have clearly expressed their hope that their identities will not be exposed. Therefore, it can only be revealed that many people invited are very rich and actively do charity.

Recently, Zhang Xin, CEO of SOHO China, revealed in Weibo that he had received an invitation from Bobby for dinner. Zhang Xin said that she will discuss charity when she meets with Buffett and Gates on September 29th.

It is also known that the "Bobby" dinner drew up a list of at least 50 rich people in China. Liu Yonghao, Chairman of New Hope Group, and Liu Canglong, Chairman of Sichuan Hongda Group, have been invited, but they have not decided whether they will be invited to participate in this charity event.

Chen cursor, chairman of Jiangsu Huangpu Renewable Resources Utilization Co., Ltd., has clearly told reporters that he has received an invitation and will attend the meeting. Mr. Cao, Chairman of Fuyao Glass, also confirmed that he will attend the event.

In addition, some analysts believe that friends who have friendship with Buffett will also be invited. These include Wang Chuanfu, CEO of BYD Auto, Duan Yongping, head of BBK Electronics, founder of China Growth Investment Fund, Zong, chairman of Wahaha Group, Zhang, president and chairman of Suning Group, Liang Wengen, chairman of Sany Group, etc. Regarding the high attention paid to persuading donations in China before, Ye Lei explained in particular that Buffett had just expressed his wish to go to China when the media exposed that 40 rich people had made a "donation oath", so many people misunderstood that his purpose of coming to China was also to implement the "donation oath".

Ye Lei said that the purpose of Buffett and Gates' coming to China this time is to "give and take" to promote their charity ideas and understand the current situation of charity in China. Gates and Buffett don't know the current situation of charity in China, so this time they will have charity exchanges with different people in China, including not only the rich, but also people with charity work experience. Gates and Buffett want to know some facts about the rich in China, including how their charity is done, what their philosophy is, and so on. And through the communication with different people, see if there is any opportunity to establish a cooperation or alliance mechanism to promote the development of charity. As for the "giving pledge" campaign to persuade the rich to donate more than half of their property to help good people, the two have no plans to start in China. At 5: 30 pm yesterday, with the assistance of Yang Lan and Sunshine Culture Foundation, the Gates and Buffett Charity Dinner hosted by the Gates Foundation was held as scheduled at the Galeries Lafayette Castle Manor in Changping District. Zhang Chaoyang said through Weibo that Bobby didn't persuade him to donate money, but just introduced his own experience. Donation is entirely a personal matter. On the evening of 29th, Pan Shiyi, Zhang Xin and Wang Shi, who attended the dinner party, left messages for many times in Weibo and broadcast them live.

At 5pm on the 29th, Weibo, the first article of Pan Shiyi's dinner, said, "Everyone is basically here, waiting for Gates and Buffett while chatting". At the same time, Chen cursor said: "My naked donation is a gift for Gates and Buffett's trip to China." . Since then, "naked donation" has been "warmly discussed" by the rich.

About 50 people attended the meeting that day, including several guests and their wives. China's richest people attending the dinner ranked high in the wealth list and charity list. Among the guests were not only private entrepreneurs Cao, Chen Lihua, Chen Fashu, Wang Chuanfu and Guo Guangchang, but also many ministers such as Minister Li of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, leaders of central enterprises such as Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Jiang Jianqing, China Life Insurance and China Merchants Bank, as well as IT elites such as Zhang Chaoyang, Li Yanhong and Ma Yun.

Talk about "attitude towards donations" and so on.

Weibo of Wang Shi said that the theme discussed at the charity reception was: attitude towards wealth; Attitude towards donation; How to donate more effectively; The influence of charity on family.

Zhang Chaoyang revealed in Sohu Weibo that the charity issue had been discussed in the form of a forum before the dinner. Bobby sat on the stage and everyone spoke enthusiastically to ask questions.

Buffett is 80 years old, smiling, full of gratitude, and listening carefully to every question, which shows that he is a great man. When talking about his impression of Buffett, Zhang Xin's Weibo described it this way, saying that "his humble attitude can move people's hearts".

Bobby didn't persuade donations at the dinner party.

Zhang Chaoyang said that Bobby did not persuade him to donate money, but only introduced his own experience. Donation is entirely a personal matter. Zhang Chaoyang said that he told Gates that his fund should pay more attention to the environment, not just vaccines and diseases. Gates replied that effective treatment of diseases will reduce the birth rate and the population of the earth. Gates also said that the air in Beijing is tolerable these days. On the issue of donation, when the reporter interviewed Zhang Chaoyang face to face, Zhang Chaoyang thought that China had not developed to the point of abroad. He would not donate naked, but would increase employment opportunities and pay taxes for the country through enterprises, which was also charity.

Chen cursor said that at yesterday's party, the atmosphere was very harmonious and Bobby and his wife were very active. He said: "Bobby not only praised me, but also praised me as an example for the rich in China." Moreover, yesterday was by no means the hongmen banquet that people guessed. There was no act of persuading donations, and no participants made donations on the spot.

Chen cursor introduced that he mainly expressed his hope to hold more such activities at the party and establish corresponding mechanisms to promote the exchange of charity between China and the United States.

The meeting was successful and fruitful.

During the dinner, Buffett thought that the development of philanthropy in China was faster than expected, and the future development would be faster than that in the United States. "We have developed 100 years, and now there are many good NGOs, but it will develop faster in China." He said that charitable donation is a very personal decision, and he just came here to share his experience with you. My father set an example for me when I was very young. He has been donating all his life. Buffett said, "I didn't change my lifestyle because of money, but the money I donated can change the lifestyle of millions of people."

In the subsequent press release, Gates said: "Mr. Buffett and I are very much looking forward to this exchange. Many philanthropists and business leaders took the time to participate in this discussion and expressed their profound views on philanthropy. We are deeply grateful for this. "

"We hope that through this exchange, we can learn more about the development of philanthropy in China and share our experience with you." Buffett said. He stressed: "No matter from which aspect, this is a successful and fruitful meeting. We had a very pleasant exchange of views, and we also learned about many meaningful work being carried out in the charity field in China. "

Security is strict, rich and low-key

On the same day, all vehicles entering the Galeries Lafayette Castle Hotel for dining registered their car numbers in advance. When a guest drives near the hotel gate, the security personnel remotely verify the license plate and then wirelessly notify the guards at the gate.

Guests attending the banquet first bypass the front door of the main banquet hall. After getting off the bus, the guests quickly drove into the back of the main banquet building. /kloc-around 0/7: 20, there are 39 cars in the banquet hall parking lot, nearly half of which are low-key Audi, and Mercedes-Benz is rare.

According to Chen cursor, some rich people bring their children and some assistants, but only they can enter the scene, and the "rich second generation" can't.

The media are waiting for the rich.

At 6 o'clock last night, the roadside about 3 meters wide outside the gate of Galeries Lafayette Castle Hotel was full of vehicles. Several security guards kept forty or fifty reporters out.

Because the rich have a shuttle bus, the reporter can't even see the figure of the rich. Some reporters began to leave. "There is no point in waiting." Other reporters still hold a little hope and insist, "I hope some rich man can suddenly be merciful and come out to interview."

Shang Yan or charity?

This is an ordinary "charity trip", but it happened that it made such a big noise in China. It is estimated that even the two "masters" of "Bobby" were unexpected. In the interview, they said that the main purpose of "China trip" is to learn, listen and share charity experience.

However, many people have sniffed out some "commercial flavor" from Buffett's trip: from Shenzhen to Beijing, and then to Changsha, Buffett, as a shareholder of BYD, a private enterprise, will participate in a series of activities such as BYD's 654.38+00000 car sales celebration, BYD's new car listing, and BYD's signing a contract with China Southern Power Grid. During the four days in China, apart from the "charity dinner" on the evening of 29th, it can be said that there is BYD every day. On the one hand, it is a "stock god" and on the other hand, it is "speculation", which gave birth to "stock trading": stimulated by Buffett's "effect", BYD's share price rose by more than 4% on the 28th.

It seems that "whether Shang Yan or charity" has not attracted the general attention of public opinion, but has fallen into the "publicity" of "out of flavor": either try to squeeze into the charity dinner "directly hit the scene" or rack one's brains to edit and plan a "celebrity interview", and the topic of "how much can the rich people donate at the dinner" has been stimulating people's nerves.

In the spotlight, an ordinary charity dinner turned into a moral contest, which scared many rich people to "escape". In this way, the "charity trip" labeled as "commercialization" was discounted, the mask of "charity trip to China" was "fire", and the enthusiasm of "China people to do charity" was "fire".

Charity, compassion, practice good deeds, from Gates and Buffett to ordinary people and the media, it is better to be calm and low-key, and abandon impetuousness and speculation.

Be tolerant of wealthy donors.

The charity dinner hosted by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in Beijing attracted much attention. Li Bengong, executive vice president of china charity federation, made a comprehensive and in-depth interpretation of this incident. Li Bengong said that wealthy donors should be tolerant, understanding and encouraged. Only in this way can we carry forward the fine tradition of "doing little things" and create a harmonious and relaxed donation and charity environment.

Many people think that Chen cursor's naked donation is speculating himself. "We shouldn't be picky, and of course we don't have to advocate and call for imitation." Li Bengong said that if Chen cursor can keep his promise, his actions will have an effect, at least it will arouse many people's thinking, which will undoubtedly have a positive side to the whole society.

Lieben thinks that the reason why the rich in China keep a low profile, besides their own other reasons, may be related to their disagreement with Bobby's charity concept. "Charity should still advocate multi-level, multi-form and multi-concept. Not recognizing the ideas of Gates and Buffett does not mean not recognizing the concept of charity, and it does not mean that charity awareness is poor. " Whether the rich in China can accept Bobby's lobbying and go to dinner is their personal choice, which is understandable.

Foreign forms of charity cannot be copied.

Li Bengong said that American donation or American charity in the modern sense is advanced internationally, and there are many places worth learning from in China. In the long run, it is undoubtedly a good thing and a development trend for the rich in China to give up the traditional concept of leaving all their wealth to future generations and accept giving back their wealth to society.

"But we should also be soberly aware that the development of modern philanthropy in the United States has its special national conditions, such as strong religious concepts, high inheritance tax and huge wealth accumulation. This is incomparable to us. " Li Bengong said that philanthropy, like other undertakings, should be actively explored and boldly used for reference, but it must not be copied, repeating the mistakes of pulling out seedlings and blindly introducing them.

Li Ben realized that China's philanthropy should not only learn from foreign advanced ideas and management models, but also firmly base itself on its own national history and culture, so as to explore a road for the development of modern philanthropy suitable for China's national conditions.