Chapter 2319 - 2319

Zhang Xiaoyang, for one, didn't want to lose to Liu Zhizhong, and for another, didn't want Gu Yan to stay in the Provincial City, so he had his own plans.

Therefore, when the time comes, he intends to wait for his grandfather to figure out who the interviewers are, and then personally persuade them to mark Gu Yan's scores even lower, so she definitely wouldn't get in.

If she doesn't get in, she can only return to Dongnan City to participate in the municipal recruitment exams. By then, with just a word from the Zhang Family, everything would be settled.

At her lowest, give her hope, and finally take her to bed, it would be filled with hope.

What a Zhang Xiaoyang, truly worthy of being the young master of a prominent family, he can really go to lengths for a woman!

During the public examination interview process, it's likely the first time you'll see someone use connections to prevent those who could pass from passing, right? Hahaha...

Of course, Gu Yan was unaware of this plot, and besides, Gu Man had already told her not to worry. There's still a lot of time before the interview, the Zhang Family had found someone in the Provincial City to take care of it for her.

To ensure a good outcome, using connections might just be a double insurance!

Meanwhile, Gu Yan didn't need to bother Liu Zhizhong and could focus on her interview preparation.

As for Liu Zhizhong, having just assumed office, he was busy acting as the frontrunner for the Southeast City cultural and tourism sector during the Spring Festival, truly quite busy.

On regular days, he had to manage project guidance and coordination work, and oversee many aspects.

Then, he also had to join Xiong Wenwu and others to form a basketball team within the city-level leadership, which involved practicing together. Enhancing the physical fitness of leaders and promoting sportsmanship was a hot topic!

Starting on New Year's Day, various cultural and tourism activities officially kicked off.

With Liu Zhizhong as the spearhead, supported by municipal and district leaders, the Dongnan City wilderness fishing survival competition officially began, lasting as long as 45 days, completely covering the Spring Festival period.

This competition drew a lot of attention.

Including Yu Sheng in fishing and other media fishing bloggers, they all took part enthusiastically, choosing fishing spots, exchanging fish catches for supplies, vying for the five-million top prize, and simultaneously trying to secure the Dongnan City Cultural and Tourism Bureau's opportunity to release 50 million fish fry across the city's various large and small waters!

As soon as the competition started, it went viral on the internet due to its massive influence. Consider, with a consumer base of 600 million fishermen nationwide, could you even question the substantial flow and consumer power it generated?

On the organizer's side, four competition rivers and four reservoirs were designated where participants could independently choose their fishing locations, with unified management. River fishing for survival and reservoir fishing for survival were independent units, but the prizes were the same, aiming for fairness. After all, wild rivers couldn't compare to reservoirs in fishing. All fish other than minnows, tilapia, and similar small fish counted as valid fish.

Every noon at 12, these locations had exclusive supply trucks from the Cultural and Tourism Bureau going to each material exchange point for exchanges.

Two pounds of fish caught could be exchanged for a pound of rice, a pound of noodles, or two eggs.

Five pounds of fish caught could be exchanged for a pound of cured meat, sausages, and more.

Standards existed for exchanging oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and the like.

It was a contest of skill, luck, survival tactics, and popularity.

Of course, the organizers provided axes, knives, thermal tarpaulin materials, and ensured security, such as medical rescue patrol cars and security patrol cars, always patrolling between the linked points.

A competition around wild survival and human compassion, Dongnan City did an excellent job.

While the competition was exciting and fierce, it also attracted fishing enthusiasts from all over the country to engage in fishing consumption in Dongnan or live stream their wilderness fishing experiences. Some even brought their families here to spend a warm winter, further boosting consumer demand.

The popularity of Dongnan and the heat of tourism instantly surged, with consumer spending in the related industries from migrant populations increasing day by day!

Amidst such activities, Liu Zhizhong himself visited the fishermen, joined reporters in their live streams, and shared fishing insights, garnering significant attention.

Meanwhile, Yu Sheng's popularity was immensely high too, being Southeast's top fishing influencer and once a national top influencer for promoting products.

This time, Yu Sheng remained highly popular as well because the leaders from the Southeast City Committee and Government visited his booth, and top officials from the Provincial Cultural and Tourism Bureau, including the deputy province chief responsible for cultural and tourism, personally visited his survival camp, elevating his popularity to the top spot, remaining consistently strong.

Moreover, Yu Sheng's fish catches were very impressive, mainly because he and Liu Zhizhong knew fish conditions too well, like knowing when to fish deep or shallow, and when the fish bite best, haha...

By the lunar year's end, at the Southeast City Committee member meeting, Liu Zhizhong surprisingly attended as a special attendee in a reporting capacity.

Such a privilege was not something just anyone could participate in.

Of course, Zhang Xiaoyang was also among the attendees. As the deputy mayor overseeing cultural and tourism among other areas in Shunping County, in this wilderness fishing survival activity, he provided robust venue support, having designated two ideal reservoirs and a river as competition venues, and done an excellent job with logistics.

When heading to the City Committee meeting, truth be told, Zhang Xiaoyang was even more excited than Liu Zhizhong, haha...

Zhang Xiaoyang arrived at the City Committee quite early. Upon arrival, he sat in the lounge, reviewing his speech drafts to ensure his performance was absolutely strong and impressive.

Even though in Dongnan, it is the Zhang Family's territory, Zhang Xiaoyang also wanted to make it perfect. This guy couldn't stand losing face or dignity.

Of course, while looking at some contents, he was genuinely annoyed! Damn it, no matter how you look at it, it's all tied to the cultural and tourism activity led by Liu Zhizhong, sigh... how is this little bastard Liu Zhizhong so capable? Really envious!

Just as he was fuming, Liu Zhizhong, led by the City Committee's General Office Secretariat, entered the lounge too. These attendees rested, chatted, and prepared here, awaiting the time when someone would notify them of the meeting's start.

Liu Zhizhong, however, wasn't excited, as if he had attended numerous City Committee meetings. This experience felt odd, perhaps influenced by listening to too many novels during his time as a comatose patient? Upon entering, he was calm and composed, neither overbearing nor servile, with a strong presence.

Seeing him, Zhang Xiaoyang's expression instantly turned cold, setting aside his speech draft, and said indifferently, "Director Liu, couldn't have imagined, recently you've really been in the limelight! Haha..."