Zhou Buqi accepted Lu Qi's plan.

The welfare security system in the United States is far inferior to that of some developed countries such as Europe, Canada, Japan, and Singapore. It mainly relies on commercial insurance to supplement it, such as unemployment insurance.

Moreover, after being fired, you can also receive a severance package of at least 3 months' salary from the company.

Generally speaking, it is still guaranteed.

But these are special times.

After layoffs, a large number of people will not be able to find jobs.

For example, there is an interview in "Overseas Chinese News", which says that a Chinese engineer worked at Cisco and was fired in August. He was a middle-level manager and very smart. He realized that the situation was not right and stopped looking for a job.

Because it can't be found at all.

I got in touch with China and started a flooring business. I imported floors from China and sold them in Silicon Valley. Under the subprime mortgage crisis, houses could no longer be sold, and sales of flooring for decoration dropped sharply. Many flooring companies went bankrupt.

However, he did the opposite and relied on the high-quality and low-priced flooring in China to win over a few customers. Instead, he made profits and earned more than before.

Many people don't have this kind of business acumen, so it's very difficult for them to do it.

There will inevitably be a wave of Silicon Valley talents returning to China.

People who are disdainful in Silicon Valley usually rush to get them when they return to China. It’s not that these people are highly technical, but that the country provides subsidies during the economic crisis. There are many standards for subsidies, such as how many Ph.D.s and how many returnees there are.

The more “great masters” like this come back from Silicon Valley, the more subsidies they will receive.

Therefore, these three types of people do not need help from charitable funds under normal circumstances.

One, from a big company;

2. Those with business acumen;

Third, those who are willing to shamelessly return to China.

It is easy and glorious to achieve high achievements in the United States and return to your hometown with honors. However, many young people have just come to the United States and still want to work hard and are unwilling to go back in despair; many older people have started families and started businesses, and their friendships are all there.

My children go to school here, so there are a lot of inconveniences when I return home.

More importantly, this charity fund targets Asians as a whole.

The Chinese have a way out, but Vietnamese, Malays, Indians, Middle Easterners, Thais, including Japanese, have no way out. They cannot go back.

Select vulnerable groups to help.

The original company went bankrupt and I couldn't receive severance compensation. With the unemployment insurance, I might not even be able to pay the mortgage.

Asians are the backbone of Silicon Valley.

50% of skilled workers are Asians.

The current financial crisis is an opportunity for Ziweixing to bargain-hunt. It is not only a bargain-hunting in business, but also a bargain-hunting in terms of prestige and corporate image among the Asian community.

At this time, we provided help in times of need and established a good impression in their hearts. In the future, Ziweixing's competitiveness in recruiting talents in the United States will definitely not be as competitive as that of local giants such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon when it comes to other ethnic groups, but its appeal to Asians can

Take the lead.

Zhou Buqi immediately thought of something and asked: "If Ziweixing only recruits Asians, will there be any impact?"

“Only attracting Asians?”

"right."

"From an operational and technical perspective, there is no problem at all. Asians are far more powerful than imagined. But there are impacts in other aspects."

"Racially?"

This is Zhou Buqi’s biggest headache.

Lu Qi hesitated slightly, unsure, "It's hard to say. If a company only recruits white people, it must be racial discrimination. If a company only recruits black people, it is not racial discrimination. Because black people are an ethnic minority, and so are Asians.

It's okay to be a minority group. But this is Silicon Valley, and Asians cannot be understood as a minority group. There is no need to take risks. If something happens, it will be a big problem."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Then don't make too many distinctions. Control the corporate culture and try not to cultivate a small circle and exclude people, whether they are Chinese or Indians."

Lu Qi was very relaxed about this and said with a smile: "As long as African Americans are not involved, other ethnic groups will have no problem. The difficulty now is mainly on your side. How much control can you, an Asian charity fund, have?"

"

Zhou Buqi waved his hand and said, "Those who are disobedient will not be invited!"

It is very easy to set up a charity fund in the United States, and you can apply for it in a few days. Now the main thing is to attract more people to participate, and there must be some big company executives.

Involving them as directors of Asian charity funds not only shows supervision and credibility, but also allows them to use their influence to attract more people.

Let’s make the cake bigger together.

The most important thing right now is to solve the problem of unemployment among Asians in Silicon Valley. For some people who have no severance compensation and are particularly stressed in life, a monthly relief fund of US$1,000 can be provided for 3-6 months.

That night, Yang Zhiyuan organized a social event at home.

Zhou Buqi, Lu Qi and Zhen Yu all went, including Wu Jinghua's wife Liu Le. The current situation is very bad, and the lawyer invited also said that Wu Jinghua is in danger.

California has the death penalty.

Wu Jinghua is so embarrassed!

Between Liu Le's brows, there was sadness that could not be concealed. Fortunately, she was a strong mother, and she had to support the family for the sake of her three children.

Mr. Zhou invited her to serve as the director of the Asian Charity Foundation, which can be said to be a great favor.

This activity is mainly to introduce a few people to each other.

Jim Yong Kim, the Korean president of Ivy Dartmouth College, Indra Nooyi, the Indian CEO of PepsiCo, Sonal Shah, the Indian vice president of Google, Ling Zhihui, the Chinese host of N, kkr Risk

Joseph Ba, the Korean vice president of the investment fund, and other 17 Asian elites.

What pleased Zhou Buqi the most were the three Hulu executives, one was Chief Technology Officer Eric Feng, the other was Vice President Eugene Wei, and the other was Hulu’s Director of Corporate Communications, Eric Feng.

Wife Christina Lee.

All three people are of Chinese descent.

Moreover, the three of them are all founders of Hulu.

This Yang Zhiyuan is indeed very well-connected!

Zhou Buqi thought about inviting Sun Zhengyi and Duan Yongping over to participate in the grand event.

However, at this party, everyone gathered to discuss some of the positioning and concepts of Asian charity funds, not to discuss business.

Zhou Buqi shocked everyone with one sentence, "Ziweixing's American branch invests US$100 million in Asian charity funds every year."

There are only 20 million Asians in the United States.

Ziweixing wants to do something big!

Needless to say, whoever pays is the boss!

In the current situation, even if everyone is a senior executive, it is difficult to come up with too much money. This first phase of charity mainly relies on two super rich people, Zhou Buqi and Yang Zhiyuan.

One night, the plan was finalized.

A total of $228 million was raised.

Among them, Ziweixing invested US$100 million, Yang Zhiyuan personally contributed US$100 million, and others contributed a total of US$28 million. However, the name of the foundation was determined, called Ziweixing Asian American Foundation.

Removed the word "charity".

After everyone's discussion, it was concluded that this foundation not only has charitable actions to ensure livelihood, education and medical care for Asians, but also social actions to help Asians improve their social status and fight for their rights.

Of course, foundations are still charitable organizations.

…

Early the next morning, Zhou Buqi yawned and put on his clothes, "Wan Wan, what are you doing? Help me put on my socks."

Sun Wanran put on her bra, squatted down to help him put on his socks, raised his head and asked: "By the way, you said the company will donate 100 million US dollars to this foundation every year?"

"Um."

"Really donating?"

"Then there is still a lie?" Zhou Buqi was a little amused, "Don't use domestic concepts to understand it, you can think of it as a kind of social tax and you will understand. Charity and tax payment are of the same nature, and they cannot be bypassed.

"

Sun Wanran sighed: "You have invited so many celebrities and social leaders to participate as directors and advisory committee members, and your charity foundation cannot seek personal gain."

Zhou Buqi laughed angrily and said, "You're just seeking personal gain! A big boss like me still needs to use this method to gain personal gain?"

Having said that, self-interest definitely exists.

You can tell from the name that they are spending money to advertise for Ziweixing.

"Mu'er, go get dressed, I'll do it." Sun Wanran put on socks for him and took the neat trousers from the closet, "I donated so much money in the United States, but I still don't know if it has spread to China.

What do you think?"

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "It's up to you to think more."

"That's what it is."

"I know it well."
To be continued...