Just like what Wei Lan and René Alejandro had been expecting, the birthday party was featured on the news. Wei Lan was thrilled but felt a bit disappointed that there was more focus on her daughter and son-in-law than on her (and her step-son, of course).
At the same time, Iris of Hope released an official announcement on its website that 100% of the proceeds from the fundraising auction had already been donated to three charities that the foundation was currently supporting.
The three charities responded by posting their own official statements of gratitude for Iris of Hope's generosity. These three recipients were happy to receive such large lump-sum donations because the total money raised from the auction was a little over 15 million RMB. Each of them received about 5 million RMB each.
However, the media focused more on Iris Long and Jin Liwei's donated items which fetched the most money at the auction.
