Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 948 Qi Tongwei's Ingenious Ideas

Qi Tongwei paused for a moment and then said, "You should report this matter to the provincial party committee and government. I think the province will allocate funds to help the people."

Gao Yuan smiled wryly and said, "If the province were willing to pay, I wouldn't have bothered you."

Initially, the province did agree to provide the funds, but later, for reasons unknown, they changed their minds and only agreed to use the funds for disaster relief and to stabilize grain prices.

I even had a big argument with Governor Qu about this.

Having said that, Qi Tongwei understood.

The province's plan is probably to have farmers bear the losses themselves, rather than shifting the burden to the government.

Eight hundred million is a huge expenditure for the provincial government, especially given the severe employment situation across the province.

Every month, not to mention anything else, the unemployment benefits for millions of people alone amount to an astronomical figure.

So the common people will have to suffer even more.

We should save on extra expenses whenever possible.

Qi Tongwei pondered for a moment and said, "This year, many large projects are being launched in our city, and funding is indeed tight."

"I can't come up with the eight hundred million you mentioned right away, but I can borrow one or two hundred million." He paused, then added:

"Here's what we'll do: I'll try to communicate with the province again to see if we can squeeze out some money. At most, we'll ask the province to allocate 30 to 50 million yuan. Any more than that, I can't do."

Gao Yuan was extremely excited and bowed deeply to Qi Tongwei, saying, "Comrade Tongwei, thank you. On behalf of the more than four million people of Heji City, I thank you."

"Sigh." Qi Tongwei quickly stood up and pressed the other person down, saying unhappily, "What are you doing? It's all for the people, no one has to thank anyone else." He then asked, "But what about the remaining shortfall?"

Gao Yuan looked worried and said, "I'll borrow from other cities, as much as I can. If that doesn't work, I'll give them a portion first, and write IOUs to the people for the rest. Once I have more funds, I'll give them back to them."

This isn't a good solution. If we can just get through this period, things will be much easier once the next wheat harvest comes out.

Qi Tongwei then made another suggestion: "We could also have the province and city take the lead in raising funds from the public. In addition, we could make use of the Red Cross Society and other social charitable organizations. We could also contact some celebrities who have come from our Hanjiang Province to hold a fundraising concert..."

Qi Tongwei gave Gao Yuan a lot of advice, and the more Gao Yuan listened, the more hopeful he felt.

If we could raise money through these social donations, we could solve the immediate crisis without leaving ourselves and the provincial department with too much debt or bad debts. It would be a win-win situation.

Gao Yuan said, "In this way, our pressure will be much less, but we don't know how much funding we can raise."

"It all depends on your approach. Under normal circumstances, tens of millions is no problem. If you handle it well, one or two hundred million is not impossible."

"One or two hundred million!" Gao Yuan shook his head with a wry smile. "We're not in Guangdong Province, where are we going to find so many rich people?"

"That's easy, just hold a few charity auctions."

"A charity auction?" Gao Yuan was somewhat puzzled.

At that time, charity auctions were not yet popular in the country.

One reason is that the economy has only just begun to develop, and people don't have much money; there aren't many rich people.

Secondly, the public's awareness of charity is not high at present, which is of course related to related publicity.

Qi Tongwei explained the purpose and ingenious uses of charity auctions, and Gao Yuan finally understood.

To put it bluntly, it's just a fundraising model, but this fundraising model takes advantage of human nature and the Chinese people's desire to save face.

"When the time comes, invite more media outlets and newspapers to make a big splash. Then, have the province invite some large enterprises. This way, small businesses and individuals will follow suit and participate. Under the spotlight, these people will definitely not donate less." Qi Tongwei was very satisfied with his plan and leaned back on the sofa. "Remember, the scale must be huge. Put them on a pedestal, put them in front of everyone, make them feel that it would be shameful to donate less."

Ideally, each city should hold its own event, allowing not only businesspeople and enterprises to compete, but also counties and cities to do so.

"Whoever donates the most can invite Secretary Pei and Governor Anbang to give a speech praising those city and county leaders and entrepreneurs. I think that just for that reason, those city and county leaders will spare no effort to promote your cause."

After listening to Qi Tongwei's solution, Gao Yuan took a long time to digest it before exclaiming, "Comrade Tongwei, I've truly seen it all. I'm afraid I couldn't come up with these ingenious ideas even if I racked my brains."

He knows how to solicit donations, he even forces people to donate, and he does it so that the other party is willing to do it, even though he has never met them.

This approach not only generated positive publicity for provincial leaders and won over the public, but also allowed city leaders to help him raise funds. Businessmen and entrepreneurs were even more willing to participate. It seemed like everyone was being taken advantage of, and everyone was willing to suffer losses.

After sighing, Gao Yuan hesitated again, "But where am I going to find so many collectibles to auction off?"

"That's easy. Let the participating companies or individuals take it. Otherwise, how can it be called a charity event? As for how to take it, it's up to you. In name, it can be a book signed by yourself or a piece of your calligraphy."

But if you end up with a low price, don't blame yourself for losing face.

When you are registering your collection, you can also promote it in advance and give it a showcase.

For example, the calligraphy or paintings written or drawn by a prominent entrepreneur.

If this wave of publicity results in a few hundred yuan in revenue, do you think that big entrepreneur's reputation will suffer?

To save face, they'll definitely pay a high price to buy it back.

Gao Yuan slapped his thigh excitedly, "That's brilliant! That's brilliant!"

Not worth it.

It was definitely worth the trip!

Gao Yuan originally just came to borrow some money, but Qi Tongwei's words opened up a whole new world for him.

This is probably what it means to have a sudden enlightenment.

After the initial excitement, Gao Yuan recalled his predicament of being sidelined in the grain bureau.

They asked Qi Tongwei if he had any solutions to this situation.

This really stumped Qi Tongwei.

Because he has never faced being sidelined, and with the sign-in system, he can easily distinguish between friend and foe.

By simply winning over one group and putting pressure on another, the impasse can usually be broken.

Even if you've never eaten pork, you've at least seen a sow.

After just a moment's thought, I came up with some solutions.

"If I were in their shoes, I would choose to find out the opponent's weakness and make an example of them."

Gao Yuan said, "But Li Yongbao has managed the department level like an iron barrel. It's very difficult for me to find a weakness. To be honest, even a driver in the department dares to go against me now. If it weren't for my upright conduct, which makes these people more cautious, I would have been out of a job long ago."

Qi Tongwei was stunned for a moment. Good heavens, isn't this just a waste of Li Yunlong's face?

Why don't you dare use Italian artillery to bombard his mother?

"So you have to seize this opportunity. Use this fundraising to build your prestige with the help of provincial leaders, and at the same time, distinguish who can be won over and who are on the other side's side. Find these people and establish your authority. It's not that difficult."

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