Chapter 100 Foundation
After discussing the details of the naming of the stadium with Smith, it was already dark. Since it is winter now, it gets dark earlier. Only then did Lin Fenglei realize that he came over and walked out of the court with Smith and prepared to go back to the club.
Now the lights have been lit inside the court. After walking out of the court, Lin Fenglei saw that the blue glass curtain wall, under the light, looked like ripples of water from afar, crystal clear and beautiful.
Looking at this magnificent stadium, Lin Fenglei suddenly felt proud. He would definitely lead the Gosho team to defeat one strong enemy after another in this stadium and create more glory for the Gosho Club. In the future, the Wind and Thunder Stadium will definitely become a daunting place for major European giants!
The next day, Gosho Club announced that the club's new stadium will be named Wind Thunder Stadium, and the new stadium will be officially put into use next month. This news made all Gosho fans rejoice. Watching football in such a magnificent and beautiful new stadium is the dream of all Gosho fans. After all, the team's original home stadium is too small and dilapidated. Many fans can't buy tickets to watch Gosho's game on the spot.
And the name of Fenglei Stadium is also the popularity of the vast majority of fans, especially the old fans of Goshao Club. They have witnessed the decline of Goshao Club in the past few decades. From Lin Fenglei to Goshao Club, they have witnessed the glory of Goshao Club with him. Lin Fenglei has been in their minds. He is completely the savior of the Gosho Club. In their opinion, it is natural for the new stadium to be named after Lin Fenglei, and the club should also erect a statue of Lin Fenglei in front of the gate of the stadium. However, this idea was rejected by Lin Fenglei. Lin Fenglei felt numb when he thought that every time he led the team to the home game, he could see his statue.
Smith contacted a Chinese calligrapher through Chinese relations. When he told Lin Fenglei the name of the calligrapher, Lin Fenglei was stunned. It turned out that the calligrapher he contacted was Mr. Shen Peng, the chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers Association.
Mr. Shen is 82 years old this year, but he is still energetic and active in China's calligraphy industry. His calligraphy is magnificent, exquisite, elegant, long and modern, and can be called a master figure in today's calligraphy. Mr. Shen's best calligraphy is cursive, which also coincides with Lin Fenglei's requirements.
In recent years, Mr. Shen has rarely inscribed words for others because of his age. However, when he learned about Lin Fenglei's deeds and knew that it was the name of Lin Fenglei's stadium, he readily agreed to this request. In his opinion, it is commendable that Lin Fenglei can start a world in Europe in a field that Chinese people are not good at. Therefore, he will definitely meet Lin Fenglei's requirements and try his best to write these words.
Lin Fenglei dialed Mr. Shen's phone with excitement. After the phone was connected, he showed his identity to Mr. Shen. From the other end of the phone came Mr. Shen's cheerful laughter: "It's Xiao Lin. I've heard your deeds. It's worth learning. Come on, what do you need for the title of the stadium? I will try my best to satisfy you."
Lin Fenglei said his requirements to Mr. Shen, with cursive fonts, magnificent momentum, and time to seize, and strive to complete it by the end of 2013, because the opening ceremony of the stadium will be held soon.
Shen Lao listened to Lin Fenglei's request, meditated for a while, and then agreed to Lin Fenglei's request: "No problem, I can meet your requirements. Within two days, I will write this picture, and then you will be full of dissatisfaction. If you are not satisfied, I can write it again as soon as possible.
Lin Fenglei was overjoyed: "Thank you very much, Mr. Shen!"
Shen Lao said with a smile, "It's nothing. I hope your team will continue to achieve good results in the future and win glory for our Chinese people."
Lin Fenglei agreed repeatedly. Before the end of the call, Lin Fenglei hesitated to ask Mr. Shen how much he wanted to pay.
Mr. Shen refused Lin Fenglei, saying that he didn't want a penny. If it was because of money, he would not have written this word for Lin Fenglei at all.
Lin Fenglei was anxious. He said to Mr. Shen, "Mr. Shen, how can you not pay? I also know that your calligraphy works are hard to find. I can't use your words for nothing.
Mr. Shen thought for a while before answering, "If you have to pay, it's better to donate the money to the domestic education cause. Recently, I went to the poor mountainous areas in the west. There are too many children there who can't afford to go to school. It's so pitiful.
After listening to Mr. Shen's words, Lin Fenglei was silent. He knows that Mr. Shen is enthusiastic about charity, often donates to China's education, and has won the title of "Top Ten Philanthropists in China". However, now that he has personally contacted Mr. Shen, he has really learned about the style of these old artists.
After a long time, Lin Fenglei said, "Okay, Mr. Shen, according to your request, I will donate to the domestic education cause, and this donation will be long-term. The first donation will not be less than 1 million euros.
Boss Shen said happily, "Then I will thank you for the out-of-school children in China. I didn't expect my words to be worth some money. Don't worry, I will try my best to write these words!"
Putting down the phone, Lin Fenglei's heart was very heavy. He said to Smith on one side, "Rian, I'm going to set up a charity foundation in China to specially fund out-of-school children in the mountainous areas of western China, establish Hope Primary School there, and invest funds to help rural primary schools improve teaching facilities. This foundation is based on Shen Peng. Name it, sir. I am going to donate 1 million euros for the first phase. You will send someone to China to handle this matter tomorrow. Note that the use of funds must be monitored by someone, and it must be our people. The club should regularly check the accounts for the use of donations. Lin Fenglei didn't want his donation to end up in some people's personal pockets.
After hearing this, Smith nodded and said, "Okay, boss, I will send a good person to do this tomorrow. But why should the name of the foundation be named after Mr. Shen? Isn't it good to name it after you?"
Lin Fenglei told Smith about his conversation with Shen Peng. Smith also admired Mr. Shen's Gao Fengliangjie. However, he thought about it and put forward another suggestion: "Boss, when we go to establish this foundation, we can jointly hold a press conference with Mr. Shen. At least let people know who actually pays the money of this foundation?"
Lin Fenglei thought for a while and then agreed to Smith's suggestion. He is not the kind of saint who has done good deeds, and he is not so old-fashioned. If this matter can be good for the expansion of the influence of the Goshao Club, he does not mind doing it, and he can also use the influence of the Goshao Club to let more people participate in this charity, and it can also be subject to the local government of China. Note and protect this foundation from being made difficult by villains.
Sure enough, on the third day, Mr. Shen Peng completed the title of Fenglei Stadium, and he also wrote several pictures for Lin Fenglei to choose. He handed these words to the staff of the Goshao Club in Beijing, who immediately flew back to Switzerland on the latest flight and handed them to Lin Fenglei.
Lin Fenglei opened these words and took a look. The quality of these words was quite high. It can be seen that Shen has always made great efforts. Although Lin Fenglei does not know much about the art of calligraphy, he can also see that these words are rare masterpieces, which makes it difficult for him to give up each one.
After picking for a long time, Lin Fenglei picked out the best word he thought was written. This word was very magnificent. Even Smith, who didn't understand Chinese calligraphy art at all, said that he saw these words, as if he had seen the storm and thunder coming.
After selecting this word, the word Lin Feng Lei Ma * was handed over to a famous art production center in Switzerland, asking them to choose a metal that will not rust or change color to make these words into a font shape according to the predetermined size as soon as possible, and then inlay it above the gate of the Wind Thunder Stadium.
At the same time, the personnel Smith sent to China to organize the foundation also met with Mr. Shen Peng. Mr. Shen Peng was very appreciative of Lin Fenglei's first donation of 1 million euros. He immediately agreed to name the foundation by his own name, and expressed his willingness to hold a press conference on the establishment of the foundation with the Gosho Club, and generously donated 200,000 yuan to the foundation. Mr. Shen's generosity made Lin Fenglei sigh again.
According to the time of Gosau's pre-match training, Lin Fenglei also set a date for the opening of the new stadium. That is, on January 15, 2014, Lin Fenglei asked Smith to invite several influential teams in Switzerland to hold an invitational match at the new stadium. These teams will decide the most through a round robin. After the champion, the champion can also get a trophy. Now that the Swiss League is in the winter break, this invitational can be used as a warm-up match for these teams before the start of the second half of the season.
In addition, according to Lin Fenglei's vision, this invitational competition can be held from time to time. The broadcast rights of the game can be sold to the TV station, and the ticket income and broadcasting fee can be donated to charity after removing the necessary expenses. Of course, the foundation just set up by Lin Fenglei is the first recipient.
Smith agrees with Lin Fenglei's idea that holding such an invitational match will undoubtedly be the fastest way to familiarize fans with the new stadium and further expand the influence of the club. He nodded and went down to find someone to deal with these things.