Chapter 2327 - 2327: Spring Festival Economic Boom

Dongnan Team officially stepped onto the court for the final basketball game at six-thirty in the evening on the fourth day of the lunar New Year.

Because this invitational tournament is based on a points system.

Even if Dongnan Team lost, they would still win the championship.

However, finishing what you start, right? With Liu Zhizhong and Xiong Wenwu teaming up, they successfully defeated their opponents, winning by two points, and ultimately lifted the Spring Cup Championship, acquiring three million in prize money.

But Xiong Wenwu announced on the spot that not a single dime of the prize money would go to the team members or leaders; it would all be donated to the Dongnan Culture and Tourism Group to be used for issuing consumption vouchers and subsidies to people visiting Dongnan for winter travel.

Of course, the revenue gained from such a basketball tournament is significant, and the increase in GDP, well, it has made quite a contribution.

For example, the venue for the game had to be renovated in advance, including seats and other accommodations. The hotel and restaurant industry were also positively impacted.

Teams coming from outside need to eat, stay, and spend money. Many leaders come to play, their connections follow, celebrating the New Year, gifting, staying in hotels, consuming food and entertainment, all contributing to the local economy, right?

Moreover, during this period, Dongnan City partially allowed the setting off of fireworks and firecrackers, with designated areas in each district and even township, and 24-hour fire safety personnel on duty to ensure not a single fire incident occurred.

So, people from all over the country flocked to Dongnan to set off fireworks, and there weren't few!

The estimated sales volume of fireworks and firecrackers across Dongnan City unexpectedly broke through the hundred-billion mark, damn... isn't that terrifying?

After the New Year's holiday, all the activities organized by Dongnan Culture and Tourism to stimulate consumption were successfully concluded.

The Spring Cup basketball tournament, the wilderness fishing survival contest, the fireworks and firecracker displays, all ended, and once the accounts were settled, the entire City Committee and City Government went crazy with joy.

In the past two months, Dongnan City's overall summaries concluded that local GDP reached 180 billion, second only to the Provincial City.

You must know, Dongnan City's annual GDP is only about 220 billion, gosh...

The entire city saw a consumer growth explosion, dining, and entertainment profits skyrocketed, earning big money.

The flow economy aspect is also impressive, expanding like a snowball, creating several major internet celebrities with tens of millions of followers.

The local tax bureau of Dongnan has almost completed the annual tax collection target. In the remaining nearly ten months, casually collecting taxes would already set a new historical high for the locale.

As long as a place's GDP goes up, fiscal revenue goes up, officials' faces shine, and careers get promoted.

During the holiday season, Dongnan appeared on the provincial TV station a lot, and even on national news, becoming a regular guest.

A previously unknown small inland prefecture-level city achieving this kind of success really makes others envious!

What's even more incredible is that the total population movement during the Spring period before and after the New Year in Dongnan City reached ten million. This is unheard of in the past!

Despite such a large population movement, the local government's comprehensive security measures were in place, with only a few traffic accidents occurring, two security incidents, and three fire incidents. For a local government, this achievement is simply outstanding.

Therefore, the City Committee and City Government co-hosted a special meeting to summarize and commend the cultural and tourism economic work over the past month or so in Dongnan City.

Of course, such a meeting is bound to include formalities, but the celebrations are indeed genuine.

From the City Committee and City Government to each district and county, all units and individuals related to culture and tourism were commended, received bonuses, and were quite happy.

Apart from the units and departments related to the Culture and Tourism Bureau, there were outstanding representatives from public security, firefighting, transportation, industry and commerce, quality supervision, etc., all receiving awards.

Liu Zhizhong appeared multiple times in speeches by the Mayor and other leaders and received a lot of praise for sure.

His heart was excited yet still steady.

As someone advancing the work personally, Liu Zhizhong also gave a nearly ten-minute summary speech, very humble and eloquent, winning applause.

He also knows that during these cultural and tourism activities before and after the New Year, he and Yu Haiping's company really made a big profit, with after-tax profits reaching thirty-nine billion, ha ha...

He's happy, Yu Haiping is happy, Wang Chenglong is also very happy, the signed internet celebrity Chi Chi is quite joyful, ha ha...

The happiest one has to be Wang Chenglong, holding dry shares, doing nothing, sitting in the Provincial City over the New Year, but having a full income!

Of course, since Zhang Qidong didn't take a holiday during New Year, running around busy, the deputy mayor in charge of the economy naturally had to bear the brunt! So he told his daughter not to come back, enjoy Spring Break well in the United States, move a bit, play basketball, jog, even visit the library if necessary. If she comes back, he truly doesn't have time to accompany her. Not to mention finding a match for her, setting her up with Liu Zhizhong. Liu Zhizhong, isn't he also busy to the point of being overwhelmed every day? Ha ha...

Zhang Qidong's daughter also understood her father's good intentions and obediently stayed away, not returning to China.

Gu Yan over here really took the time to watch Liu Zhizhong's game but didn't ask her sister to go along, hehe...

Nevertheless, in the night of Liu Zhizhong and Xiong Wenwu's championship win, all officials above the Deputy Department Level within Dongnan City came to the city basketball arena to cheer for Mayor Xiong and the others.

Zhang Xiaoyang, as Deputy County Mayor, naturally had to go, but didn't bring his wife Gu Man. This guy's concerns, well, they make sense.

Seeing Liu Zhizhong dribbling quickly on the court, robust and beautiful, full of vitality and control over the game, Zhang Xiaoyang was truly jealous!

This New Year's, he gained some weight again, panting while walking, unlike Liu Zhizhong's youthful vitality.

Liu Zhizhong's excellence deeply stimulated Zhang Xiaoyang. In short, Zhang Xiaoyang couldn't stand seeing Liu Zhizhong doing well!

Not to mention, Liu Zhizhong's company made a killing during this period, really envy-inducing and infuriating for Zhang Xiaoyang.

Although Liu Zhizhong is currently thriving in Dongnan, Zhang Xiaoyang knows Dongnan is still named Zhang, it's not the Liu's turn for prominence.

Because pretty soon, Aunt Qian will be taking the official examination in Dongnan City, and Old Master Zhang Taikang's birthday is coming up. Grandpa's formal test for Liu Zhizhong is also about to begin, ha ha...

So, after the Spring Festival, schools reopened, companies and factories resumed normal operations. Some fishing streamers were still conducting survival fishing live streams on Dongnan land, and their popularity was still fairly good.

On this day, Zhang Xiaoyang personally walked into the City Culture and Tourism Bureau, into Liu Zhizhong's office...