独家专访孙宇晨：见义勇为需要鼓励，哪怕仅仅是经济上的（凤凰网区块链）

Doing the Right Thing Should Be Rewarded, Even If Only Financially (ifeng Blockchain interview)

> By Justin Sun · 2019-02-25 · [Original link](https://tech.ifeng.com/c/7kaS4Gq0h8a) (Chinese)
> Only Justin Sun's own answers; lines marked (Q) summarize the question and are not the interviewer's wording.
> Our translation from the Chinese original.

**(Q)** How did you come to notice the Zhao Yu (赵宇) case?

Yesterday morning (February 18) I noticed it while scrolling Weibo. I think the core reason it got my special attention is still that good people don't get good rewards: acting bravely for a just cause and ending up in a cell, while the suspected rapist plays mahjong; the contrast is too strong. After reading the news I felt very uncomfortable the whole night, couldn't sleep, and kept thinking I had to do something.

**(Q)** Have you reached him, and what outcome do you hope for?

At the moment I've followed him on Weibo, have also sent a private message to get in touch, and have also made contact with Zhao Yu's lawyer. I think I certainly respect Zhao Yu's wishes; if he wants our help, we're duty-bound not to refuse. The current situation is that we're on standby at any time.

I hope Zhao Yu can in the end get a ruling that he acted bravely for a just cause, not be pursued further for civil and criminal liability, and at the same time that the perpetrator can be punished. Of course, if the result isn't as we'd wish, we can accept that too, and provide Zhao Yu with support as set out in our support plan.

**(Q)** If the result is as you announced, will you put up 10 million?

We will provide Zhao Yu with funding according to our support plan, and do more within the scope of what we're able to.

**(Q)** Some question this as moral marketing; your view?

I personally have no intention of marketing; I just hope Zhao Yu can get help, or at least feel no longer alone. I think funding is where he can be helped most, and it can also motivate people in society to do more good deeds. And this kind of support is also fairly gentle. I also respect the law, and respect the public security organs' considerations and evidence; the boundary between justifiable self-defense and excessive self-defense really is sometimes very blurry, and we respect and accept the law's judgment and handling. But it's still the same saying: we can't let heroes both bleed and shed tears; acting bravely for a just cause needs encouragement, even if only financial.

**(Q)** Helping Dai Wei (戴威) refund deposits, and this subsidy plan, are called empty promises; your view?

Many people don't know that Dai Wei was actually an angel investor in TRON (波场), and of course TRON made Dai Wei a lot of money. When I needed Dai Wei, he helped me; now that he's met some setbacks in life, I think sharing some of the burden for him is also within my ability.

**(Q)** Does your high profile on social media bring the company more help or more trouble?

I actually haven't thought much about it in terms of the company's development. Acting bravely for a just cause comes entirely from the heart; having a clear conscience is enough. Of course, 100% of my energy is still focused on the development of the company and the business.

**(Q)** Does this matter have anything to do with TRON?

At present it has nothing to do with it at all; it's entirely me personally acting bravely for a just cause, seeing an injustice on the road and nothing more.

**(Q)** How should companies exert social influence?

That's indeed so: as a company grows bigger and bigger, its responsibility also grows bigger and bigger. I also hope TRON and I can better bear the expectations society places on us, and at the same time better change human life with blockchain technology.

**(Q)** How do you balance corporate marketing and social responsibility?

Personally I think corporate social responsibility is a must; every entrepreneur needs to have a considerable sense of social responsibility. In our company's decisions, a lot of the time, we need to consider not only business as business, but even more social responsibility; especially when your vision and values aim not only at building a very profitable company, but even more at becoming a great company.

**(Q)** How do you define the entrepreneur of the new era? Have you lived up to it?

Among the thousands of netizens' comments, I also saw a message at the time that left a deep impression on me; I'll borrow it here:

> The entrepreneurs of the new era, I personally think, should have a stand, not be cowardly, not bully the weak and fear the strong, not hesitate when it's time to act, and be able to put up with grievance when it's time to hold back. They will have many shortcomings, and they aren't any kind of standard-bearer or hero; usually they're unknown in their own industries, doing their own jobs well and serving their users and customers well, but at the critical moments of certain scenes in our lives they can step forward and play a decisive role, upholding fairness and justice in society. Only as they grow stronger and stronger as a group can the whole society give people hope and confidence. [Translator's note: this is a netizen's comment that he quotes, marked 〔引〕…〔/引〕 in the Q&A version, not his own words; it is translated but not counted as his words. The original writes 群里, "in the group chat", apparently a slip for 群体, "group".]

**(Q)** After so long as a founder, what is right and what is wrong?

Personally I think that on the road of starting a company, what users approve of is right and what users don't approve of is wrong. Never let the CEO decide the product; let users and the market decide the product.

**(Q)** What is TRON's core value, and what kind of company do you want to make it?

TRON is a new ecosystem, an internet-based operating system. In the future I hope TRON can carry the great majority of all humanity's online entertainment needs, and, like the IOS and Android systems, serve developers and users worldwide in an open-source, free, equal and distributed way.

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