"Artistes 414 Fund Raising Campaign" - Jacky Cheung angered: It's not about the amount donated

Local Hong Kong artists got together for the Qinghai Earthquake Fund Raising Campaign. In the short period, over 300 artists were able to gather together and participate in a charity performance. "Music God" Jacky Cheung revealed his righteousness at the interview, he urged everyone not to look at how much is donated and compare how much each artist donated.

The "Artistes 414 Fund Raising Campaign" was held in Hong Kong Coliseum last night. All of the Hong Kong local media participated in reporting the news live. Artistes who participated includes: Jackie Chan, Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai, Eric Tsang, Shirley Kwan, Paula Tsui, Vivian Chow, Twins, Joey Yung, Hacken Lee, Nick Cheung and 320 other artistes from the entertainment circle. Just the concert opening reached HK$7 million worth of donations. By the end of the charity concert, it was announced that the total number of donations was HK$35,068,918. Yesterday Jackie Chan also brought 15 tons of materials to visit the local disaster areas. He also personally contacted Hollywood stars like Will Smith and Kenny G to record a clip to encourage donations, the clips were broadcast at the concert. Jackie reveals that he plans to team up with Lionel Richie in opening another charity concert in Mainland. Audience who attended the concert also contributed by donating HK$100 each for admissions. However, only 2,000 audience lined up at the entrance.

Many people from the industry contributed in donations and strength, such as Sir Run Run who donated HK$10 million, Twins represented EEG to give a HK$1 million check to show their support. Liza Wang represented a charitable foundation and donated HK$50,000. Mainland artists such as Sun Nan donated 30,000 yuan. Jacky Cheung couldn't hold in his frustration: "It does not matter what the numbers are!" Hacken agreed and added: "Comparing the numbers is really unfair to artists. Would you go out on the streets and ask how much people donated? The most important factor in donations is the inner heart."

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU