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Source: CCTV News
Introduction: Speaking of Cai Lei, you must immediately think of him as the former vice president of Jingdong Group, and a well-deserved originator of electronic invoicing. But a physical examination in 2018 turned his life upside down - ALS, a disease that has not yet been fully conquered by medical science.
In the face of the verdict of "death reprieve", Cai Lei did not choose to "lie flat" and passively "wait for death". In order to save himself, he gave everything he had, vowing to overcome ALS.
01. From the vice president of JD.com to the "terminally ill" patient, never say die
Cai Lei, former vice president of JD.com, is known as the first person in China's electronic invoice. A successful person in the business world with unlimited scenery was diagnosed with ALS in 2018, a terminal disease that is currently medically incurable, and directly sentenced his life to death.
However, Cai Lei is obviously not such a person who gives up easily. This seemingly bookish business predator will go all out once he identifies the target. He chose to rise up and resist and face the invasion of terminal illness with extraordinary willpower.
After Cai Lei's illness was exposed, some people compared him to the famous physicist Stephen Hawking. All of them continue to contribute to humanity despite being riddled with diseases. However, Cai Lei believes that he is not the same as Hawking.
Hawking chose to accept the disease and surrendered in front of the disease. And Cai Lei chose to fight and turned the tide on social platforms: "I'm not Hawking, I'm going to take my life to fight the disease!"
In fact, everyone is afraid of a terminal illness, which requires strong inner strength. And Cai Lei's indomitable spirit obviously did not arise out of thin air. This is not only his personal tenacious character, but more importantly, the support of his family and company.
It was his beloved wife who accompanied him and shook his hand and said, "Let's defeat it together"; it was his mother who cooked him a delicious meal with red eyes; and it was Liu Qiangdong, chairman of JD.com, who was the first to call him, saying that the company would give him full support for his treatment.
During the long treatment process, his beloved wife accompanied him around the world to find various treatment options, massage, give him medicine, and push his wheelchair herself. Liu Qiangdong did what he said, and did not hesitate to use his network resources to help him find the world's top experts for consultation. These sincere support from relatives and partners converged into a warm current that nourished Cai Lei's heart, giving him the strength to face the disease.
On the other hand, Cai Lei's story of fighting the disease also touched the hearts of countless netizens. When he talked about his illness in a thick Northeast accent in the live broadcast, the barrage was immediately filled with the encouragement and blessings of netizens.
"Come on, Mr. Cai, you are not fighting alone!"
"Brothers and sisters, you must give Mr. Cai more positive energy!"
With the encouragement and support of netizens, the barrage broke 10,000 within a minute.
What touched Cai Lei even more was that many netizens took the initiative to transfer small donations to him, even if it was only 1 cent, they wanted to help him. Netizens left a message saying: "I don't have the ability to give more now, but I want to say to Mr. Cai, you must work hard to live, your story has given us all strength!"
Cai Lei couldn't help but shed tears of emotion in front of the camera. He said that these kindnesses from netizens are even more heartwarming, because it represents the courage of every netizen who has never known him to support him to live.
Cai Lei started the fight against the disease! He set up a company and launched a mutual aid platform for ALS, which connected tens of thousands of patients, sharing experiences and communicating with each other, so that this group no longer feels isolated and helpless.
Cai Lei also launched the sensational "Frost Man Ice Bucket Challenge" that caused a sensation on the whole network. He first received an ice bucket baptism in front of the camera, and then called on more Internet celebrity bloggers to join the challenge, as long as they completed the ice bucket challenge, they could donate money to ALS patients. "Bang" An ice bucket was splashed, and the warm current of fate was also sprinkled in people's hearts.
In addition, Cai Lei also used his creativity in his live broadcast room. Performing the Northeast Allegro to sell food, using his trademark roar to sell and talk about illness at the same time. He also sang Northeast folk songs, turning the live broadcast room into a novel fundraising stage.
For the purpose of research on the cause, Cai Lei called on ALS patients to sign a body donation form. "If my body can be the clue to the mystery of this disease, I'm satisfied," he said. Many patients were touched by him and signed consent forms.
The connection between people is the source of his victory over despair. If Cai Lei has any spirit to value, I think it is his tenacity to fight the disease to the end.
02. Cai Lei donated another 100 million yuan to overcome ALS and did not pursue scientific research gains
Shortly after the beginning of 2024, Cai Lei revealed an amazing news in the live broadcast room - he decided to donate another 100 million yuan for the research of ALS!
This is simply a shocking blow to the world that declares war on the disease! You must know that up to now, the total amount of money spent on ALS research in the world is only a few hundred million. Cai Lei donated such an amount of money by himself, which shows how persistent he is in treating ALS groups.
Cai Lei said that the huge amount of money will not only support drug research and development and clinical trials, but also be used to establish a dedicated research team. He has discussed with national research institutions in Switzerland, the United States, Singapore and other countries, with the goal of gathering the world's top scientific research forces to find a cure for ALS in the fastest possible time through open and shared research progress.
But to everyone's surprise, when signing the agreement with the research team, Cai Lei publicly stated that he would not pursue any intellectual property or commercial interests of scientific research results. At first, the researchers thought that there was a misunderstanding, and they asked about the authenticity.
But Mr. Cai has said he will not claim patents or other benefits for funding research. The only hope of this huge amount of money is to save the lives of 500,000 ALS patients around the world as soon as possible.
Such a generous and selfless act is really touching! In this era of supremacy of interests and monopoly of patents, there are still people who can completely ignore the interests of scientific research and only save people. Cai Lei's words stirred up a thousand waves with one stone, and many netizens praised him as "really a man"!
03, Ni Ping "interceded" for Cai Lei, moral kidnapping or caring for the patient?
On January 25, at the "China Economic News Figure" award ceremony, Ni Ping interceded for Cai Lei on stage, praying that God would give Cai Lei another 50 years. She also called Internet celebrity Yu Minhong on the spot and asked him to go to Cai Lei's live broadcast room to help bring the goods. Yu Minhong smiled and said that he could help, but he had to wait until the cold was better.
In fact, Ni Ping is not the first celebrity to publicly ask for help for Cai Lei.
As early as the early stage, Zhang Lan launched a proposal of "relay to help Cai Lei" in the video. He called out Internet celebrities Yang Chaoyue and Dong Yuhui, calling on each anchor to help him sell goods in Cai Lei's live broadcast room for 5 days. This "baton" will be passed on, and finally converged into a "sensational event in the world".
The move immediately sparked discussion online.
Many netizens believe that Ni Ping is kidnapping Internet celebrities and companies with the moral high ground, and forcibly soliciting sponsorship for Cai Lei's live broadcast room. "ALS patients are a cause for concern, but moral kidnapping cannot be used. "These kinds of comments are dominant.
However, there are also some voices who understand and support, believing that Ni Ping is speaking out of sincerity for the ALS community. In this area that no one is paying attention to, it is not wrong to get attention first and then reason. I only hope that everyone understands Ni Ping's original intention, instead of bluntly standing on the moral high ground to criticize.
In the author's opinion, we should not rush to make a conclusion to Ni Ping. The important thing is to understand and put yourself in the shoes of the group. We can advocate for moderate and rational discussions, but we don't have to attack each other.
If Ni Ping's approach is a bit blunt, the original intention behind her is worthy of our understanding. What we need more than criticism is care – what ALS patients need, what they lack the most.
In fact, Cai Lei, as the former vice president of Jingdong Group, has extraordinary personal financial resources and network resources. According to public information, his annual salary during his tenure at JD.com exceeded 10 million yuan, and the value of stock options exceeded 100 million yuan. Even though he is now terminally ill, relying on years of accumulation, Cai Lei still has a certain influence in the ideological and business circles.
What's even more gratifying is that Cai Lei's lover supported his decision as always. Industry experts and bigwigs also encouraged Cai Lei and praised him for not forgetting his original intention and speaking out for the patient community. Cai Lei himself is strong, even if he is terminally ill, he also takes the lead in the battle against the disease.
We often say that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and what Cai Lei is doing now is not just fighting for himself. His actions have given hope and courage to countless ALS sufferers. Only a bigwig-level figure like Cai Lei has the capital and influence to push this issue to the peak of attention.
In fact, everyone can contribute love to this rare disease group in their own way. We can choose not to condemn others and instead try to do something meaningful. Because in this matter, life is above all else.
04. Conclusion
A "terminally ill" patient dares to fight for time with the "Grim Reaper", this wave of operations is simply epic hardcore!
Netizens questioned that Cai Lei was making a show of eyeballs. Was his philanthropic act genuine, or was it to sell himself?
Who knows. In fact, there are very few rich and powerful patients like Cai Lei, and most ordinary patients are struggling in pain, but they are powerless to fight, and can only wait for death in despair. This is the common portrayal of this group. We can only hope that the medical team will actually produce results and make the term "terminal illness" a thing of the past.
Regardless of Cai Lei's motives, his courageous fight against the disease has inspired at least many desperate lives, and the results are for the benefit of humanity.
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