I'm you convinced that man to not give
us anything we're not worth you are in
the business of our
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suffering we're in New York Central Park
where Chinese multi-millionaire Chen
Guan Bao plans to buy lunch for 250 New
York's most disadvantaged he also plans
to reportedly give away $300 to each of
the guests he says the event is going to
cost him a million dollar we're not so
sure but we're curious to find out if
true what a million dollars can buy for
$250 of New York's
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poorest
CH they want us to hate China I say love
China hate us imperialism I seen it in
the paper said all people that's
homeless and that wants you know a male
and $300 to come down it's a it's a
birthday party bash for for homeless
people right so when we get here from
1:00 in the morning in this park you
been here from 1:00 in the morning me my
friends yeah we all been here since
1:00 and uh so as I understand it is a
an an event with invitations was this a
surprise to you and how do you feel now
yes because no one heard no nothing of
no
invitation no one has them no one has
them except the ones in the shelter on
the bus right except the ones that was
on the
bus well it's here but we cannot let you
you to have pass folks you need to clear
out
please so uh these are the rather um
ostentatious press cards uh that we we
got a handle on and they feature Mr Chen
himself very decorated in medals from a
Communist party and uh his hero Le Fang
the maest model Chinese
citizen Outside The Boat House gate
people milled around in hopes of making
it inside the event which was already
filled Beyond
capacity there were eccentric Chen
groupies this is a good guy let's make
it happen here volunteers dressed like
ma era
soldiers and plenty of press okay media
I need everybody from the media to take
us a couple of steps back please I just
had I think a gentleman who works at the
boat house say that some of the uh
volunteers are allowed in even though
they say it's over capacity and he said
the youngl looking one so it's all about
the Optics right
now the previous week Chen had taken out
newspaper ads announcing he planned to
buy lunch for 1,000 disadvantaged people
and give them each $300 cash but that
plan was quietly scaled back to lunch
for $250 and no cash Chen partnered with
the New York City Rescue Mission which
transported people from its location in
Chinatown to the Central Park Boat House
speeches were made sesame seed and
crusted tuna was eaten and songs were
sung
but attendees were never told they
wouldn't be receiving the
$300 and when they found out things
began to turn ugly I'm quite sure they
wanted to get the money now they said
they going to give them money people
when you tell people they going to get
money they want it now they don't want
it later and so Chen told the assembled
crowd he would meet them all back at the
mission to personally hand out the cash
plus four right here
yes okay so you guys are going to take
everyone back to the mission and Mr
Chan's going to give them their money
straight away yeah as you understand
okay well I guess F us there he's
following you there with his Entourage
yeah so I guess we'll see you there
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yeah after the buses pulled up to the
mission many of the 250 people on board
lined up out side waiting for Chen's
arrival so he knew from the go but he
wanted the publicity the longer they
waited the more angry they became until
Mission PR director Michelle tulson
walked out to deliver a statement
statement we'll move down here because
you were interrupting
me our position is to not give cash to
the homeless because of the risk that it
will be spent in ways harmful to the
individual Mr Chen agreed instead to
give 90,000 to the mission which will
will enable us to feed 500 people a day
for 90
days us guys hold on let us
guys let us hear her give her the
respect come on we regret that there was
miscommunication likely due to
translation which created expectation
for our guests that they would receive
cash We Stand by our position to help
our guests through food shelter clothing
and counseling rather than by giving
cash that's the only statement I have
from Mr of you guys are going to get the
cash despite what he said it just now we
just want to keep we were contracted for
$90,000 to be given to the New York City
Rescue Mission that's all I can say is
he coming here Mr Chen I don't know I'm
waiting for Mr ma is Mr Chen going to be
coming down here today I I don't know
I'm waiting for Mr ma right now and how
are you going to deal with some of the
reactions that you're taking I don't
know I'm waiting for Mr ma he's the one
who runs the place I'm just I'm just
reading to you what he asked me to read
to the Press tolson's statement did not
sit well with people in the crowd we
basically being victimized being
exploited and so we being like uh we're
basically the victims of a fraud a hoax
the vast majority of whom never used the
mission Services meaning the $90,000
Chen donated to the mission did them no
good we don't go here they can't feed us
CU we don't go here we don't live
here ask them they never know my name I
never met none of them before so you
came here and you got a ticket through
the Miss today and you went to the lunch
under the understanding that you would
be given cash and now you found out the
cash is going to the mission but you are
not affiliated with the mission shelter
and it's not it's not of use to you guys
homelessness is a business they $90,000
in their pockets to do with what they
want our they slapped us all in the face
today by telling us here here's a little
bit of food now go yourself oh
there you go a few minutes later Craig
Maye the mission's executive director
came out to deliver a statement of his
own it did not go well our position is
uh as a mission historically
like many citizens of New York City is
to not give cash to the homeless because
of the risk that it would be spent in
ways that are harmful to the
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individual Mr Mr Chan agreed instead to
give a gift to the mission which enable
us
to and count the money putet
that's your we regret that there was
miscommunication
do the translation he said he gave it to
you where is it where is it that we
can't handle
$300 are you going to let them know that
a statement please you should be ashamed
of yourself he's
aief the out of here you keep
saying what I'm going to stop
just just slamed me
blatantly in front of all these people
he said he give these people the money
because they got to use it on drugs show
me the person who going to use it on
drugs exactly show me I never used drug
a day in my life it's been
a long day and the people behind me are
rightly disappointed no one got the
promised
$300 and they feel their time has been
wasted some people gave up places and
shelters to be here some people gave up
spots on rehab programs people took time
away from otherwise earning money in the
hope of getting $300 they feel used and
once again New York's homeless had their
time Wasted by a million
oh