Reborn Industrial Tycoon

"The Qinghe City Textile Wholesale Mall has a planned land area of ​​500 acres. The first phase of the project has a construction area of ​​37,000 square meters and a total of 3,500 stalls. At present, the first phase of the wholesale mall has been completed and has been inspected. It is now under construction

In the investment stage..."

Director Li from the Provincial Propaganda Department talked eloquently to reporters.

"Director Li, there are reports that the wholesale mall in Qinghe City is built in an uninhabited place. Not only is the surrounding area very empty, but there are also merchants in the wholesale mall, so the wholesale mall in Qinghe City is a face-saving project. Some foreign media say this

It’s a ghost castle. I wonder what you think of this matter?” the reporter immediately asked.

Director Li coughed dryly and said, "Although the Qinghe City Textile Wholesale Mall is relatively far from the center of Qinghe, it has complete supporting transportation facilities and a large number of merchants have settled in. Of course, it cannot be a prestige project, nor is it a foreign media project.

The so-called ghost castle!

Our province also sent a special investigation team to Qinghe City to conduct on-the-spot investigation. According to our on-the-spot investigation, the wholesale mall in Qinghe City is currently operating very well, and everything is going on in an orderly manner. I also hope that all media and the general public will pay close attention to

Don’t spread rumors based on rumors!”

The next day, Director Li's response to the wholesale mall appeared in the newspaper, followed by a series of reprints.

After several reprints, the news headlines also changed, with titles such as "Relevant departments responded: "Ghost Castle" is operating well" and "Locals deny that "Ghost Castle" is a face-saving project" also appeared.

When most people see such news headlines, their first impression is disbelief. They feel that the local government must be deliberately covering up and covering up the truth for the sake of their own face.

Taking advantage of the popularity, Zhao Liang wrote a follow-up report and posted several empty photos of the wholesale mall to prove his statement.

…

Kong Zhenlong stepped off the train at Qinghe City Railway Station. He carried his luggage on his back, and then tucked a black cowhide boss bag under his arm.

In the 1990s, a kind of wallet was very popular among business people, which could hold keys, mobile phones, cash, etc. The wallet was tucked under the arm, which was the style of many bosses.

However, Kong Zhenlong is not a boss, he is a journalist, and he is also a reporter for CCTV's "Focus Talk".

The black boss bag he carried under his arm did not contain a cell phone or cash, but a small video recorder.

Journalists in the 1990s still used shoulder-type video recorders. A video recorder weighed more than ten kilograms. If you were carrying such a thing, you could tell that it was a reporter from hundreds of meters away.

"Focus Talk" is an in-depth news reporting column and often uses hidden interview methods, such as large shoulder-resistant video recorders, which naturally cannot be used.

Therefore, the program team spent a lot of money to buy a small camera from abroad, which can be placed in a boss bag and used for hidden interviews.

The purpose of Kong Zhenlong's trip was to report on the textile wholesale mall in Qinghe City.

Although the news of "Ghost Castle" became a hot news at that time, it still failed to attract top programs like "Focus Talk" to visit it in person.

However, the emergence of follow-up reports made the editor-in-chief of "Focus Talk" feel that they should investigate.

Newspapers and periodicals said that the wholesale market was a ghost town, and there were pictures that showed the truth. However, the local government denied it and said that the wholesale market was operating normally.

Who lied? Was it the media making fake news, or was the local government deliberately covering up the truth for the sake of face?

No matter what the possibility is, it is something worth reporting in depth.

So "Focus Talk" sent ace reporter Kong Zhenlong to Qinghe City to investigate the truth of the matter.

When Kong Zhenlong walked out of the train station, he was immediately surrounded by several tricycle masters, still saying the same lines as "Boss, where are you going?" and "Boss, are you taking the train?"

Kong Zhenlong looked around and chose a tricycle master who looked more reliable.

Along the way, Kong Zhenlong kept chatting with the tricycle master. In fact, he was talking to the tricycle master.

The tricycle master was also very talkative and talked about almost everything he knew. Unfortunately, the tricycle master did not have much useful information.

Driving a tricycle, I usually come into contact with various religions and religions, and all I talk about are interesting things on the streets. Things related to the Zhang family and the Li family, but the wholesale mall, are rarely mentioned. Even if they are mentioned, it is only through the eighteenth-hand information of many people.

, it is definitely not accurate.

"The people in the old district are so enthusiastic. This tricycle driver can talk a lot more than our brother in the capital! But the level is still a little lower. Our brother in the capital talks about national affairs. This tricycle driver is so talkative.

All those who show up are Widow Wang and Widow Zhao!" Kong Zhenlong thought to himself.

Just listen to the tricycle master continue to say: "That Widow Zhao, she is very handsome! There are many people in our village who have ideas about her!"

"It seems that there are still many bachelors in your village!" Kong Zhenlong said with a smile.

"It's not just bachelors who want to take advantage of Widow Zhao, there are also women in the family who want to take advantage of Widow Zhao!" the tricycle master said with a smile.

"Brother, are you also planning on Widow Zhao?" Kong Zhenlong said with a wicked smile.

"I want to, but I'm not worthy of them!" the tricycle master said, sighing, then tapped one of his legs, and continued: "Did you see this leg? It's broken, and it's a prosthetic leg.

!How can Widow Zhao like a cripple like me!"

"Prosthetic limbs?" Kong Zhenlong was startled, and then asked: "Master, how can you pass the driver's license test with such short legs?"

"Driver's license? I don't have that thing!" The master smiled slightly and continued: "I would like to take the test, but I can't pass the physical examination and they won't let me take the test."

"Still driving without a license!" Kong Zhenlong's heart tightened, and he suddenly felt like his life was hanging by a thread.

Fortunately, Kong Zhenlong is a reporter from "Focus Talk" and has seen the big world. He quickly calmed down and said: "Master, you are so courageous. You are missing a leg and you haven't even driven yet. How dare you drive on the road?

!”

"Actually, I didn't dare to drink Sanliang Er Guotou at the beginning, but after drinking Sanliang Er Guotou to strengthen my courage, I wasn't afraid anymore! From then on, every time before I got out of the car, I would drink San Liang Er Guotou first, so that I could drink it.

Ah, it's safe to drive!" the master said.

"What? Do you have to drink to be brave before you dare to drive?" Even though Kong Zhenlong had seen the world, his face turned pale with fright.

Kong Zhenlong immediately asked: "Master, before you left the car today, didn't you drink three or two Guotou?"

"No." The tricycle master immediately shook his head, and Kong Zhenlong let out a sigh of relief.

The next second, the tricycle master added: "I drank half a catty today!"

…

Finally arriving at the destination, Kong Zhenlong got off the tricycle and secretly gave himself a mouthful.

"I'm really blind, what kind of reliable master did I find?" Kong Zhenlong complained in his heart.

Kong Zhenlong then looked around, and indeed he could see the surrounding farmland, but he could also see bus stop signs on both sides of the road.

Kong Zhenlong looked towards the direction of the wholesale market again, and could see people coming in and out from a distance. It was not deserted as the newspapers said.

Kong Zhenlong tucked his boss's bag under his arm, pointed the camera lens forward, then secretly pressed the camera switch and walked towards the wholesale mall.

As soon as I entered the gate, I saw that although it was not crowded inside, there were still people walking around, which was barely considered a coming and going.

"There are obviously people here. Although it's not very lively, it's not like it's a ghost town!" Kong Zhenlong thought to himself.

"Boss, make way and don't touch you!" A voice sounded from behind Kong Zhenlong.

Kong Zhenlong turned around and saw a man coming behind him, carrying two doll models commonly used in clothing stores.

Kong Zhenlong quickly got out of the way and followed.

The man stopped in front of a bunk on the first floor and put down the model.

Kong Zhenlong looked at the shop. It was relatively empty inside, but a row of racks for hanging clothes had been nailed to the wall.

"Boss, I'm busy!" Kong Zhenlong came up to say hello with a smile and handed him a cigarette.

As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling man. The man took Kong Zhenlong's cigarette and replied: "What kind of boss am I? I'm just a wage earner. Our boss didn't come here today."

Kong Zhenlong looked at the two puppet models and asked, "Is your store selling women's clothing?"

"Yes, but it hasn't opened yet." The worker paused and then said, "Our boss has three stalls under the greenhouse in the city. This is the fourth one!"

"Since we already have three stalls in the city, why do we need to rent another one here?" Kong Zhenlong asked with a smile.

"To make money!" The wage earner continued: "The boss said that this wholesale mall has potential, and the business will definitely be booming in the future, so come early to get a good stall."

"But I heard that there weren't many people in this wholesale mall before." Kong Zhenlong said again.

"I don't know about that. But there are a lot of merchants settled here now. The first floor is already full, and more than half of the second floor is occupied. If you come late, you will have to go to the third floor." The worker replied.

Kong Zhenlong nodded, then set up a camera and walked around the first floor. Sure enough, as the wage earner said, most of the shops on the first floor have been rented out.

Kong Zhenlong then walked up to the second floor, where many shops were undergoing simple decoration.

Looking at these shops alone, although it cannot be said to be very lively, it definitely has nothing to do with the "Ghost Castle".

"It seems that what the local government said during the interview is true. This wholesale mall is operating very normally. Since so many merchants have settled in, it shouldn't be a face-saving project!"

Thinking of this, Kong Zhenlong couldn't help but snorted coldly.

As a reporter, Kong Zhenlong has always reported facts and truth, and what he can’t tolerate the most is his colleagues fabricating news to win readers’ attention. In Kong Zhenlong’s view, this kind of unprofessional thing is simply a disservice to the great journalist industry.

Discredit!

"One rat droppings ruins a pot of porridge!" Kong Zhenlong couldn't help but cursed secretly.

…

The next day, Kong Zhenlong returned to the capital and went to report to the director.

"Old Kong, you came back very quickly! Did the interview go well? Didn't you encounter any obstacles?" The director saw that Kong Zhenlong was unharmed and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It went very well." Kong Zhenlong took out the videotape of the hidden interview and said, "Director, we have to find out who reported this news first. It's all nonsense. I went to the wholesale market to check it myself.

The business is running very well, and many businesses are undergoing renovations!”

"Isn't it a ghost castle?" the director asked subconsciously.

"There's no such thing as a ghost castle. There are a lot of people inside. I took pictures of them all!" Kong Zhenlong said.

"Then the domestic media are deliberately fabricating news to gain readers' attention!" The director frowned.

As a journalist, he also hates this kind of fabrication of fake news.

"Director, since it has been proven that the Ghost Castle is fake, should we still do this program?" Kong Zhenlong asked.

"Of course!" the director continued; "I remember it was the foreign media that first said that this wholesale market is a ghost fortress, right? That article also discredited our country's economic development! It seems that these domestic newspapers and periodicals do not

After verification, use it directly!

We just took this opportunity to make a program where we speak with facts and there is no ghost castle at all. At the same time, we are also countering those foreign media and telling them that our country's economy is booming and it is a fact that cannot be discredited!"

…

Morning newspapers are often finalized at night, printed at night, transported in the early morning, and delivered to various retail outlets before dawn.

The same is true for "Nanzhou Metropolis Morning Post", so for the staff of the newspaper, their working hours are usually from afternoon to evening. The editorial meeting of the newspaper will not end the day's work until the newspaper is sent for printing.

During this special working period, dinner must be served in the canteen of the newspaper office.

At around seven o'clock in the evening, the staff of the newspaper office came to the cafeteria one after another to prepare to finish their meal.

"News Network" also started playing on the TV in the cafeteria.

Zhao Liang walked into the cafeteria carrying the lunch box and holding his head high.

The "Ghost Castle" news article he wrote was reprinted by many media outlets, and Zhao Liang was an instant success in the newspaper office and received a lot of applause.

At this time, Zhao Liang was considered a popular star of "Nanzhou Metropolis Morning News" and a focal figure in the newspaper office.

Zhao Liang made a meal, walked to the table, and ate slowly, glancing at the TV screen in the canteen from time to time.

After "Xinwen Lianbo" ended, it was the weather forecast, and then "Focus".

"Hello, audience friends, welcome to today's "Focus Talk"." The host of the program, Mr. Shui, has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his words are clear and round.

"The name Ghost Castle will make many people shudder after hearing it. However, in Qinghe City, there is such a Ghost Castle..." Teacher Shui talked to the camera.

Everyone in the cafeteria was looking at Zhao Liang.

"Xiao Zhao, that report of yours is on "Focus Talk"!" someone said.

The next second, applause broke out in the cafeteria, and everyone was cheering for Zhao Liang.

Zhao Liang was so excited that he couldn't even speak!

"Oh my god, I'm actually on "Focus Talk". I, Zhao Liang, am going to become rich!"