Chapter 203 Have you heard of the Ice Bucket Challenge?
Qin Shaoyan was stunned for a moment, and it took him a few seconds to realize what Raymond was talking about.
However, he remained calm on his face and said slowly: "Lemon, you look anxious. Didn't I tell you?"
"Everything is planned. "
The middle-aged man standing behind Raymond asked, "So, Mr. Qin, what is your plan?"
Qin Shaoyan looked at him in surprise, wearing a dark blue suit and looking a little arrogant.
"I'm sorry, this plan is still confidential. I can't reveal my design plan without authorization."
The middle-aged man stretched out his hand with a polite smile on his face, "Introduce me. My name is Hawke Adams, Raymond’s father, who works for the California government.”
“I’m taking the liberty of interrupting Mr. Qin to have a chat with you.”
“Hello, Mr. Adams. "Qin Shaoyan stood aside and said, "Please come in."
Welcoming Raymond and his son into the living room, Qin Shaoyan asked as usual: "Tea? Coffee? Or wine?"
"No, thank you." Mr. Adams refused directly.
Leymon stretched out his hand and said directly: "Is there any Coke? Give me a bottle."
Qin Shaoyan took out a bottle of Coke from the refrigerator and handed it to Raymond, and then He sat across from the two of them.
Mr. Adams said straight to the point: "I have already watched the video of the Super Student reality show, and it can be said to be very good."
"Peter Santis performed quite well, but I have been thinking that if this reality show is Raymond, I think he can do better."
Qin Shaoyan pondered for two seconds. , "I agree with your point of view, Mr. Adams."
Mr. Adams seemed a little unhappy and asked seriously: "Then why is the protagonist of the reality show not Raymond? The reason why Raymond was not selected is "What? Please forgive my curiosity. As a father, I want to know the reason."
"I'm sorry I didn't tell Raymond in advance." Qin Shaoyan said sorry, but he didn't mean to apologize at all. "There must be some misunderstandings in communication here. The key to the problem lies in this issue..."
Adams interrupted Qin Shaoyan, "What conditions did the Santis family offer, money or something else?"< br>
"I can offer more." Mr. Adams said seriously, "Make a price, what do you want?"
Qin Shaoyan looked at the other party in surprise, "Mr. Adams, I think you misunderstood, I have no private dealings with the Santis family."
"Then why did Raymond lose the election?" Adams said impatiently, "Let's put it out there. I want to know the reason. "
"The reason is very simple." Qin Shaoyan spread his hands, "Reality shows are too low-level and not suitable for Raymond."
Mr. Adams was stunned, but he did not expect Qin Shaoyan's answer to be serious. It was beyond his expectation.
He carefully reviewed the other party's words and asked with some confusion: "What does it mean to be too low-level?"
"It means literally." Qin Shaoyan said unceremoniously, "Reality show To put it bluntly, it’s just a group of actors acting according to each other’s scripts. It’s really too low-level.”
“Raymond is a good boy. He should have a bigger stage to show himself in a more advanced form. "
Adams frowned and asked with some confusion: "What is this more advanced form you are talking about?"
"High-end performances often only use the simplest methods. "Qin Shaoyan said lightly, "I have tailored a reality show for Raymond that is more suitable for him. ""A super charity show, more real and more influential." Qin Shaoyan looked at Raymond, "Qi Hui. Do charity, right?”
Leimeng sat there confused and asked: "What kind of charity are you talking about?"
"The kind that raises donations for disadvantaged groups." Qin Shaoyan continued to ask. He asked, "Have you ever held similar activities?"
"Well, I have participated in charity auctions, does this count?" Raymond replied hesitantly.
"Donating money directly does not count." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand, "The charity I am talking about is such as launching fundraisers, holding charity performances for African children, donating food to homeless people, etc. .”
"No." Raymond shook his head.
"Then have you ever visited a sick child in the hospital?" Qin Shaoyan asked.
“I’ve done this before.” Raymond immediately replied excitedly, “I went there with my classmates in high school and gave away some toys to those children.”
“Just give them away. Toys are not good." Qin Shaoyan thought and said, "It costs money to treat the disease, and you have to raise a lot of medical expenses."
"No, no, no." Qin Shaoyan quickly denied this. It is not enough to raise medical expenses for a single patient or a few patients. It should be to raise funds for research and development of drugs to cure certain terminal diseases.”
Qin Shaoyan looked at Raymond's father, "Mr. Adams, what do you think of this name? It is meaningful enough."
Mr. Adams frowned, "It is very meaningful, but this kind of activity also has "Many, I don't see any special significance in launching this activity."
"The special significance lies not in this activity, but in the form of the activity and the people participating in it," Qin Shaoyan said with a smile. Imagine if the participants in this event were celebrities, government officials, sports and film stars, the world's richest man, etc., wouldn't it be very meaningful?"
Mr. Adams frowned even more. "Then how can I invite these people to participate."
He was already very impatient at this time. If he had such energy and connections, why would he sit here and talk nonsense with you.
"No, you don't need to invite me. I'm just waiting for them to come and participate on their own." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile.
Mr. Adams couldn't help but ask: "Can you handle these people?"
"Mr. Adams, you misunderstood." Qin Shaoyan said still smiling, "The significance of this event is Let them participate voluntarily, rather than relying on you or me to lobby or invite.”
“Different from traditional charity fundraising activities, I have made some small improvements in the method and prepare to use the influence of the Internet. , launching a charity fundraising relay"
"I call it the Ice Bucket Challenge"
Mr. Adams was a little shocked, "What is the ice bucket challenge."
"Well, this is a new version of the game." Qin Shaoyan explained, "The challenger pours a bucket of ice water on his head. Then invite your good friends to accept the challenge. The invited person will post a video of himself having ice water poured all over his body on the Internet. Then the participant can ask other people to participate in this activity. The invited person will either Accept the challenge or choose to donate $100 to the research and development of the drug."
"Based on the six degrees of separation theory, you can get to know any stranger through up to six people."
" This challenge started, and then spread through his friends and social circles, and soon spread to these celebrities."
Adams was very puzzled, "That's it? You think those celebrities would do it? This ridiculous reason to pour a bucket of ice water on yourself and then upload it to the Internet?”
"Maybe not at the beginning." Qin Shaoyan showed a confident smile, "But in the later stage, more and more people participated. As long as they are challenged, they have to come forward to participate."
(End of Chapter)