Speaking of Chen Guangbiao, everyone must have heard of this name. After all, he was once known as "China's top philanthropist", and each of his generous donations was very high-profile and often made headlines.
Most importantly, he is never absent from philanthropy every year, donating a total of no less than 2 billion. But such a philanthropist suddenly disappeared, and even became what netizens called "China's No. 1**".
So what happened?What kind of truth is hidden behind Chen Guangbiao?After all these years, how is he doing now?
Chen Guangbiao was born into a poor rural family. The natural conditions there are very harsh and the land is barren. He could barely grow some food and faced a poor harvest almost every year.
Not only that, Chen Guangbiao also has two brothers and a sister. It was not uncommon for families to run out of food, and they often had to eat tree bark to satisfy their hunger.
To make matters worse, perennial floods and droughts lead to crop failures, sometimes not even enough to eat.
In addition, Chen Guangbiao has been very thin since he was a child. Two of his siblings also died of childhood illness due to chronic malnutrition. His mother wept over this, and Chen Guangbiao was deeply moved.
In order to survive, Chen Guangbiao, who was still in elementary school, began to work tirelessly, looking for ways to earn money to support himself. After school, he always carried two five-kilogram buckets to the village well to fetch water. Then he had to carry water, carry a burden, and travel several miles to sell it at the county market.
He came up with the slogan "drink a penny for a penny" to attract customers with a low **. Sure enough, many passers-by were attracted by the cheap ** and came to buy water. Although the profit per barrel of water is very low, relying on the accumulation of quantity, Chen Guangbiao can still earn two or three cents a day.
That's a lot of money for a child, enough to pay for his school and books. This was Chen's first attempt at small business, and he was successful.
Over the next few years, Chen's business acumen flourished. He began to wholesale some small commodities, such as popsicles, which were in short supply at that time, as well as various agricultural and sideline products unique to his hometown, and then sold them at low prices** to earn the difference.
In this way, he rode his bicycle back and forth, and when he was lucky, he could earn dozens of yuan, sometimes even hundreds of yuan, a day, which was a huge amount of money in the countryside in the 80s of the 20th century.
By 1985, Chen Guangbiao, who was still in junior high school, had accumulated the first pot of gold in his life through his diligent small business. According to local legend, he was the first "teenager to earn 10,000 yuan", and his family situation changed dramatically.
After graduating from high school, Chen Guangbiao left his hometown and entered university to study medicine. In order to ease the burden on his family, he also runs a small business part-time to earn money for himself.
After graduating from university, Chen Guangbiao was assigned to work in the county hospital, but found that the salary was too low to meet his entrepreneurial dream. So he resolutely resigned from public office and returned to his hometown to start a new business.
Due to lack of experience, the first venture failed, but Chen Guangbiao was not discouraged. After adjustments, he started a medical device company. This time it was a huge success. The performance is booming, and the company's scale continues to expand. Chen Guangbiao also quickly amassed a huge fortune and became the richest man in the region.
After the earth-shaking success of the mall, Chen Guangbiao has not forgotten his roots and still remembers his poor background. Beginning in the 90s of the 20th century, he began to donate money to poor mountainous areas to finance education and infrastructure construction.
After the Wenchuan ** disaster in 2008, Chen Guangbiao immediately donated money to participate in the disaster relief. When people saw him appear in the disaster area with rescue equipment, many people couldn't help but cry.
The number of people rescued by Chen Guangbiao alone reached nearly 200. That year, Chen Guangbiao's name reached the ears of countless people. His philanthropic deeds have benefited many people and earned him the reputation of "China's No. 1 philanthropist".
At the same time, Chen Guangbiao has also achieved great success in his career. He didn't abandon his wife and children like other successful people. On the contrary, he often takes his wife out on trips, and even when he goes out to work, he will bring home some souvenirs. The story of him and his wife became an example for many people in that era to follow. It can be said that in the minds of many people, Chen Guangbiao is the perfect example of that era.
But as Chen Guangbiao's fame grew, various rumors began to appear. In 2009, a photo of Chen Guangbiao standing in front of the banknote wall went viral. Many netizens accused him of flaunting his wealth and never even revealed his donations**.
The most outrageous thing is that some people also speculate that he sought personal benefits by reselling the demolition project, and the so-called charity is just a package. In the face of doubts from the outside world, Chen Guangbiao never deliberately explained.
Just when everyone was confused about Chen Guangbiao, he suddenly disappeared. For a while, many people speculated that what was said on the Internet might be true.
It is in this way that Chen Guangbiao changed from "China's top philanthropist" to "China's top **" overnight, which is undoubtedly a huge blow to many people who once admired him.
In fact, not only did Chen Guangbiao have no news, but he also chose to return to an invisible place on the Internet to continue his philanthropic work. Because in Chen Guangbiao's view, only by staying away from the flashlight can you live a simpler life, and even avoid the pressure of **.
In fact, Chen Guangbiao has donated more than 2 billion yuan over the years, and donated 20 million masks and more than 500 disinfection machines to Wuhan at the height of the epidemic.
Although there were many doubts on the Internet, he never cared. After all, he just wants to help those in need. Whenever there is a natural disaster such as heavy rain and **, Chen Guangbiao is always the first to stand up and lend a helping hand - with actions rather than words.
Although Chen Guangbiao's career is very successful, he is not extravagant and wasteful, and still maintains his original simple nature. Whenever the holidays came, he would return to his hometown and experience the hard life of his childhood. He plows his crops from morning to night and sometimes even catches fish himself.
Once, the reporter came to Chen Guangbiao's house. To the reporter's surprise, Chen Guangbiao only ate vegetables and rice left over from the previous day, and did not eat any luxurious meals. Chen Guangbiao explained that it is shameful to waste leftovers, and there is no harm in eating a light meal. This gave the journalist a new understanding. It turns out that successful people can also live such a frugal life.
Chen's philanthropic philosophy has also permeated the next generation. His two sons inherited their father's philanthropic spirit. One son received a master's degree from Yale University, and the other son was a pianist. They were all very supportive of their father's philanthropic work and said they would continue to pass it on.
Time has endowed Chen Guangbiao with wisdom. He no longer pays attention to fame and fortune, but silently brings warmth to society in his own way. In this complex world, it is difficult to judge a person's motives, but Chen's donations do reach those in need.
Chen Guangbiao's story reflects the inevitability. As long as we do our best, even if our good deeds are not recognized by outsiders, as long as our original intention of giving back to the society remains unchanged, we will always be good people.
Perhaps he has transcended fame and fortune and found a balance in life. He still sticks to philanthropy, but in a more low-key way. The turmoil made him understand that good deeds do not need to be publicized, and enthusiastic help is the last word.
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