Chapter 42: The Charm of Galimantan Island

  In Guo Yu's office, Guo Yu met Hong Kong's best publicity team, and the name of this team was "Dandelion".

  "Hello, Mr. Guo. Let me introduce myself. I'm Fang Nanhe, the captain of the Dandelion team. Our team has been established for two years now, and our members are all elites from various fields. We've done commercial promotions for companies like Hua Mao Jewelry and Donglin Real Estate, which increased their annual sales by over 78%. We've also packaged and promoted many celebrities, including Li Yifeng and Deng Ziqi. We've participated in numerous promotional activities."

  "Take a look at Fang Nanhe, and said: "I don't know if you know about the recent auction events of our company. I'm not here for company business, mainly because I want to do some self-promotion. I plan to shoot a series of public welfare advertisements and broadcast them on TV stations in Hong Kong and mainland China. At the same time, you will use other channels to promote me. I will also establish a charity foundation called "Huafu Charity Foundation" in the near future. Is there any problem?"

  "No problem, Mr. Guo. This is our specialty. Your recent zero-yuan auction of the dragon head has been widely discussed online, and we can take advantage of this opportunity to promote it more effectively. We plan to package and promote you from several aspects, and we also need your company to provide some materials."

  "First, based on your situation, we will tailor a suitable promotion plan for you. Just like the public welfare advertisement you mentioned, we will find someone to compile the best advertising content and promote it in media channels with a plan and steps to influence the widest range of audience."

  "Secondly, it is promoted through multiple channels including portal websites, mainstream websites, video websites, SNS, blogs, BBS, mobile newspapers and others, achieving comprehensive coverage in new media. The influence will be spread to different levels of audience. In-depth digging into hot topics, professional teams will make a fuss about them and guide netizens. The first launch address for this mobile terminal is:"

  "The third is to gather top authors, deeply excavate propaganda points, and attract the audience's attention to the greatest extent, which can be done in print media."

  "Afterwards, we will report on the progress and achievements of the promotion work through daily reports, weekly reports, etc., and grasp the project's public opinion dynamics at any time. We will guide public opinion in the direction you hope for during this period."

  "Of course, we try our best to promote your positive image while avoiding the media from affecting your normal life. What do you think?"

  In a short period of time, he came up with a brief but very professional plan, which already showed his professionalism. Guo Yu was very satisfied and chatted with Fang Nanhe about several issues before letting him prepare the plan book.

  Kwok Yu also called in his own lawyer, Yan Song, a man in his forties of Chinese descent from mainland China who had been working in Hong Kong for over a decade and was somewhat well-known in the city's legal circles.

  Kuo Yu asked his secretary to bring them a cup of coffee, because Yan Song liked drinking coffee. He said to Yan Song: "Old Yan, I plan to set up a charity foundation, do you have any good suggestions."

  "What kind of nature is it, whether it's a public fund or a private fund, there are essential differences between the two. If you do public fundraising, you have to disclose your accounts and the use of funds, with more restrictions, but you can solicit donations from society. Private fundraising is done with your own money for charity, without involving others, with much fewer restrictions."

  "What's better?" Guo Yu didn't quite understand these things.

  "Boss, actually charity funds also have many hidden agendas, it just depends on your starting point. Foreigners, especially Americans, those big rich guys, why do they all like to do charity? Not everyone is a saint, but their laws force them to do charity." Yan Song said with a playful tone after taking a sip of coffee.

  "Tell me about it." Guo Yu's curiosity was piqued, and he leaned against the armrest of the sofa, looking at Yan Song.

  "The first type is that after the rich have accumulated a large amount of wealth, their first idea is to change their political status through charitable causes and gain social respect. The second is that the inheritance tax stipulated by American law is frighteningly high, and the wealthy use charitable foundations to avoid taxes."

  "Although the funds have entered the charity fund account and are no longer personal, he still has the right to use them, and this right of use can still allow him to enjoy social status and control. In fact, even if it's a rich man, in his lifetime, how much money he can really spend on himself is limited to aspects like food, clothing, housing, and transportation. For example, let's say Bill Gates, he has over $400 billion, but the amount he can actually spend himself is probably less than a few billion dollars. As long as he leaves enough for himself and his children to spend, the foundation will still be under his control, and later passed on to his children without having to pay a single penny in taxes, while still enjoying the right to control the funds - what a great way."

  Yan Song's words made Guo Yu a bit speechless. Alas, they're all human beings after all. There were also reports that those wealthy tycoons only left their children with a small portion of their wealth and donated the majority of it. It seems like there are many secrets behind this.

  Forget it, I don't care about their business, my goal is to earn merit points, which is different from theirs. It's better for everyone to do their own thing. However, Guo Yu still chose private equity fund, after all, with less regulation, he can operate more flexibly and avoid others' interference.

  The establishment of the charity fund was entrusted to Yan Song, who was given only one name "Huafu Charity Fund" and did not care about the process anymore. A charity fund with a temporary preparation of HK$100 million was prepared.

  It wasn't until 1915 that this place became a major hub for collecting good deeds. I'll continue to work hard to manage it well from now on.

  The guards' camp and warehouse were half-built, Guo Yu took a turn to see everyone working in an orderly manner, then returned to the temporary residence of Du Lishuo, had lunch with Hu Yunyuan and Xiaoni.

  While having dinner, Xiaoni said she wanted to go with Huyunwen to the market at the port to take a look around and see if there were any fun things. She asked Guoyu if he could join them for a stroll, and since Guoyu didn't have anything else to do, he agreed to go along. The two of them were beaming with joy, after all, it was rare for Guoyu to accompany them on an outing, so today was a special treat.

  July is the rainy season in Kalimantan, with a tropical rainforest climate in Southeast Asia, and annual rainfall can exceed 1600 mm. Today is a rare good day, with clouds and gentle breeze, and the temperature is around 27 degrees, making it very suitable for travel.

  Three people dressed neatly, wearing four guards and heading to the market. Speaking of this market, it's really not big, just a small market formed by local people and dock workers themselves, without fixed houses, only some temporary sheds made of wooden frames, some are even placed directly on the ground, without any sheds at all.

  Hu Yunyuan and Xiaoni each held one of Guo Yu's hands, looking at the various items for sale on the stall, including fruits such as bananas, coconuts, and seafood like dried fish, pepper, wheat, rice, etc. There were also many local snacks, such as Shahebing cake, xiaomi sugar water porridge.

  Actually, the main material for these two things is a type of plant called sago palm or sabal palm. It's very tall and looks like a palm tree. People cut down its trunk, soak it in water, and extract the starch liquid to make sago cake and sago sugar soup. The taste is not bad, but you can't eat too much of it, as it's said that eating too much will cause heartburn.