Looking at such a high-profile person mingled with the less unfortunate commoners like that easily made people sympathize with his cause and want to support him.
"Mr. Meng is really generous. How many times has it been since the year begins?"
"I think this is the fifth or sixth one?"
"Sure is nice, being a rich person. You can donate as much as you want without feeling heartache for the money."
"He is spending his own money, so why are you the one who feels bitter about it? It doesn't matter how much money he donated. The fact that he cares enough to do that is enough to show his character."
"Right. There are many rich people out there, but I don't think many people ever tried to help unrelated people that much."
"You guys are too simple-minded. This is clearly just image branding. Propaganda commonly used by business people or politicians. If he was sincere, there was no need to make news out of it."