Wuhan University, known as "China's most beautiful university", is on fire again, this time not because of cherry blossoms, but because of a donation.
On November 29, on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of Wuhan University, as an alumnus of Wuhan University, Lei Jun, the founder of Xiaomi mobile phone, donated 1.3 billion cash to Wuhan University, which can be called "China's best alumnus".
Why?It not only refreshed the record of a single donation by an alumnus of Wuhan University, but also set a new record for the highest individual cash donation by an alumnus of a Chinese university.
In fact, in addition to Lei Jun, other alumni donated to Wuhan University for the 130th anniversary of Wuhan University, including Mao Zhenhua of China Chengxin Group and Wang Linpeng, the home of China, who donated 100 million yuan respectively. In addition, alumni such as Zhang Bo, Luo Aiping, and Jiang Liming jointly donated 100 million yuan to Wuhan University.
Lei Jun's donation of 1.3 billion yuan is the largest personal donation by alumni of Wuhan University for its 130th anniversary, and it is also the largest personal donation from alumni since the founding of Wuhan University.
From 2013 to 2023, Wuhan University has received donations of 2.5 billion yuan, 90% of which are from Wuhan University alumni. Among them, the largest individual alumni donation of 100 million yuan was donated by Chen Dongsheng of Taikang for the construction of the Wanlin Art Museum of Wuhan University.
Before the 130th anniversary of Wuhan University, Lei Jun personally donated the largest amount of money to Wuhan University in 2016, which was 99999999 yuan, one yuan less than 100 million, for the construction of the "Lei Jun Science and Technology Building". Previously, Lei Jun said that as a junior, he was unwilling to surpass his senior Chen Dongsheng to show respect for his senior.
So, why did Lei Jun's donation "go back on its word"?Not only more than 100 million, but more than 1 billion. Because Lei Jun's donation of 1.3 billion yuan this time is a special gift to the 130th anniversary of Wuhan University, it is not only the result of discussion with senior Chen Dongsheng, but also the support of senior Chen Dongsheng.
Of course, the most important thing to donate 1.3 billion at a time lies in Lei Jun's love for Wuhan University.
It was during his time at Wuhan University that Lei Jun not only learned professional knowledge, but more importantly, he saw the book "Fire of Silicon Valley" in the library of Wuhan University, which made him embark on the road of entrepreneurship and achieved commercial success, and Xiaomi Technology, which was founded by him, ranked among the world's top 500. According to the "2023 New Fortune 500 Rich List", Lei Jun's personal assets are 74.5 billion, ranking as the richest man in Hubei.
More than 30 years ago, Lei Jun, as an outstanding student representative, won the highest scholarship of 2,000 yuan from Wuhan University, which brought him great excitement and pride.
In fact, since 1997, that is, 6 years after graduation, Lei Jun began to donate to Wuhan University, and set up the "Tengfei Scholarship", and since then has continued to participate in various donation activities of Wuhan University, including Lei Jun Scholarship, School of Computer Science Building, Lei Jun Science and Technology Building, etc., for 26 years, with a cumulative donation of 1500 million. The 1.3 billion yuan is also the largest donation made by Lei Jun to Wuhan University.
Looking at colleges and universities across the country, many well-known entrepreneurs have donated to their alma mater, and they are constantly refreshing the record of the highest donation to their alma mater.
In 2015, for the 107th anniversary of Hangzhou Normal University, Ma Yun personally donated 100 million yuan, becoming the largest personal donation of Hangzhou Normal University.
In 2017, the 80th anniversary of the founding of Chinese People's University, Liu Qiangdong and Jingdong Group donated 300 million yuan, which became the highest donation record since the establishment of Chinese University.
In 2019, Xu Hang of Perennial Group donated 3300 million yuan, becoming the largest single donation of Tsinghua University alumni.
In 2021, Li Yongxin of Zhonggong Education donated 1 billion yuan to Peking University, setting a new record for the largest individual donation by an alumnus of Peking University.
Today, Lei Jun's donation of 1.3 billion yuan to his alma mater, Wuhan University, has set a new record for the highest donation of alumni from Chinese universities, and he is truly "China's best alumni".
What's even better is that after donating 1.3 billion, Lei Jun also said that he did not advocate comparison, and said something full of positive energy: "Every donation is the love of alumni for their alma mater, and the weight is equally heavy." ”
Mencius said: If you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will help the world. Lei Jun is undoubtedly a "master" in the business world, and a "master who helps the world", the pride of Wuhan University, the pride of Hubei people, and the pride of China's business community.