151: Just playing

Lu Qingyu immediately gave Zhang Yabo a thumbs up: "Teacher Zhang truly lives up to his name. He is going to donate four million to each of the other four groups."

Hearing this, Zhang Yabo felt like spitting blood. He had damn well said four million in total, but how did it become four million per group in Lu Qingyu's mouth!

Calculated that way, it would be 16 million.

Zhang Yabo: "I, I didn't..."

Lu Qingyu didn't give Zhang Yabo a chance to speak.

"I'm truly moved that Teacher Zhang is donating so much, but here's what I'm thinking: let's not play favorites. Since you've donated to four groups, we might as well include the last remaining one. Teacher Zhang, just fork out another 4 million to round it up to a total of 20 million. What do you think?"

Zhang Yabo's mind was in a state of chaos; he didn't even know where to start organizing his words. No, he couldn't donate this money—that was 20 million!

Zhang Yabo: "It's, it's like this. I think the money should be used where they truly need it; it's not about the amount."

Zhang Yabo wanted to use supplies to replace the money. He could buy some supplies based on these people's needs and send them over. That way, he could just put on a show without spending much money.

Lu Qingyu saw through his thoughts and cut him off, saying:

"Teacher Zhang is so thoughtful. I also feel that the amount of money isn't particularly important; what matters most is seeing what they need."

"But when it comes to understanding their needs, the Program Production Team definitely knows better. So, let's just hand over this money from Teacher Zhang and me directly to the Program Production Team. After all, you are the ones in contact with these groups. It's best for the Program Production Team to buy supplies on my behalf to help those in need."

"Teacher Zhang, you don't have any objections, do you?"

Zhang Yabo really felt like he was about to have a heart attack. However, in this situation, if he went back on his word or disagreed, the reputation he had built over so many years would be ruined.

In the end, he could only suffer in silence. Zhang Yabo gritted his teeth and said, "I... have no objections."

Lu Qingyu: "Teacher Zhang is truly kind."

The director in the control room was overjoyed. He had thought there was going to be an on-stage broadcasting accident, but instead, things had taken a turn for the better, and they had received a large sum of donations. It was like a pie falling from the sky.

[The younger brother really moves me; this is what a role model looks like.]

[Lu Qingyu is so domineering; I'm becoming a fan.]

[The younger brother really has a sense of the big picture; he's amazing.]

The program ended smoothly. As soon as Zhang Yabo got into his car after the show, he opened his phone to check the hot search topics. As it turned out, there wasn't a single hot search about his donation; instead, Lu Qingyu occupied four or five of them.

"Where is my hot search?"

Brother Wang: "It was there, but it was, it was pushed down by Lu Qingyu's hot searches."

Zhang Yabo was so angry he threw his phone. He had truly lost both his bait and the fish; participating in this show was such bad luck.

Seeing him lose his temper, Brother Wang still had to ask the necessary question: "Brother Zhang, are we really donating this money?"

At the mention of money, Zhang Yabo's eyes looked ready to bleed. He didn't answer Brother Wang because his heart was bleeding.

Twenty million—that was no small sum. Even taking out two million would have hurt, let alone twenty million.

He had already made the promise on the program. He had just emerged from a fake donation scandal; if something happened now, he would be finished.

It seemed he had to find a way. However, Lu Qingyu probably wouldn't give the money that quickly either, so he could stall for a while. Once the heat of the matter died down, he could negotiate with the Program Production Team.

Even if he didn't give that much, it was still free money. The Program Production Team shouldn't be so tactless, right?

Lu Qingyu finished recording, and Su Jixing came to pick him up from the show:

"Did you have fun today?"

Lu Qingyu: "Yes, I had a great time."

Seeing someone else so upset they could spit blood was truly satisfying.

Su Jixing had been offstage at the time and saw the whole process. He had also put in a lot of effort to ensure Lu Qingyu's hot searches could push Zhang Yabo's down so quickly.

"By the way, Brother Su, please handle the donation as soon as possible."

Su Jixing smiled: "Leave this to me."

On the second day after Lu Qingyu participated in the program, Su Jixing contacted the Program Production Team to arrange the donation. By evening, forty million had been added directly to the station's public account.

The Program Production Team hadn't expected Lu Qingyu to be so fast. Whether it was investments, project deposits, or final payments, the fastest they usually processed things was a week, yet Lu Qingyu's side had settled it in just one day.

This made the Program Production Team like them even more. In contrast, there wasn't even a shadow of money from Zhang Yabo's side.

"Director, let's post on the official Weibo to thank Lu Qingyu."

Director: "Post it, we must post it. The kid is so young and has done such a great deed; of course we have to thank him properly."

"While we're at it, @ the other one who promised to donate but hasn't."

The director didn't even bother to say Zhang Yabo's name now; he simply looked down on the man.

The Staff Members chuckled secretly upon hearing the director say this. They now looked like debt collectors demanding payment.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the Program Production Team's official Weibo posted a message:

"Thank you, Mr. Lu Qingyu, for the promised donation. All forty million has been received. On behalf of the children in mountainous areas, the elderly living alone, sick children, and single-parent families, I thank Mr. Lu Qingyu for his kind act @Lu Qingyu, @Zhang Yabo."

Zhang Yabo had originally thought he could stall this for at least a week. If the Program Production Team pressed him then, he could say he didn't have the money and dismiss them with one or two million. Suddenly, he received a notification that he had been @ mentioned on Weibo.

After reading the message, Zhang Yabo was driven mad with rage.

The program's action meant: Lu Qingyu's promised money has arrived, where is yours?

Forty million—that was forty million! Lu Qingyu just donated it like that?

Where did he get so much money?

Zhang Yabo opened the comment section of this post. It was filled with praise for Lu Qingyu, and what was more infuriating was that many people were @ mentioning him along with the official Weibo.

Seeing the message from the official Weibo, Lu Qingyu smiled and picked up his phone to compose a reply:

"Just do good deeds and don't ask about the future. I'm mainly learning from Senior Zhang Yabo @Zhang Yabo."

Zhang Yabo was already angry enough, but seeing Lu Qingyu's message, he smashed his newly bought phone as well.

Deliberate. This little brat did it on purpose.

Lu Qingyu: Just made over 3 billion; it feels uncomfortable not to spend money.

This @ from Lu Qingyu caused trouble for Zhang Yabo. Previously, Zhang Yabo had promoted himself by saying he donated to certain organizations every year, and he had also donated for many earthquakes and floods. This time, because of Lu Qingyu's presence, the hype around Zhang Yabo's charity work became quite large. With Lu Qingyu pushing him into the spotlight, many entertainment accounts, wanting to capitalize on the trending topic, went to audit Zhang Yabo's past donation behavior. This audit led to trouble.