Chapter 43: The Deputy Director Who Wants to Appear on TV
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The main urban highway during rush hour is really too congested. If there were no traffic lights to separate them, Xiaoshaoge would really suspect that the flow of cars on the highway would stretch for tens of miles, forming a magnificent "steel dragon".
Just like now, he is riding a broken bicycle, but his speed and agility make many "car owners" envy him. Xiao Shuai Ge not only easily followed the main road with Gao Yan driving a small car, but also had time to carefully think about what project to perform next.
Although he had never been to or seen the performance venue of Sanxia Square, he had heard from several villagers who worked in Yuzhou that this square was extremely large and had a huge flow of people, with an average of at least hundreds of thousands of people per day.
The Aurora Land is crowded, and the flow of people is also extremely large. So, it can be imagined that once he performs very well and enthusiastically, there will definitely be more onlookers at the scene than last night in Dazu Pedestrian Street.
So this time, of course, there can't be any flaws! Otherwise, I'm afraid others will say that this "young singer" is a fake, and the loss of face will be too great.
"How should I perform, anyway? Singing alone is too monotonous, right?" Xiaosan Ge looked around at the various shops on the right side of the pedestrian street, passing by one after another, but he still had no clue.
As he was hesitating, his eyes suddenly fixed on a large rear-projection color TV displayed in an electronics store, or more precisely, he was staring at a program being played on the TV...
"This is it!" Someone's eyes lit up, and they let out a soft cry. They completely threw away their worries and asked a certain system in their heart: "Can I do this...?"
"Alright then, that's settled. I don't need to be too great anyway, and I wasn't planning on developing professionally!" The system's response truly delighted him, and he became radiant with excitement.
"He%￥#@~" had just walked a few steps when he was forced to slam on the brakes again, and Gao Yan, who was already feeling anxious and irritable, couldn't help but pound on the steering wheel and let out a loud curse. For a moment, his sedan sounded its horn along with all the other cars.
It's normally just a few minutes' drive, but now it's been almost half an hour and we still haven't arrived. Anyone would get anxious about this. Especially since he's worried that there won't be enough time, he's so eager to make progress that he'd rather abandon the car and run ahead.
"I hope Old Huang's side can be more stable, and Little Tang won't be scared by the massive crowd of at least 20,000 people!" As time ticked away second by second, Gao Yan could only pray in his heart, sincerely hoping that the upcoming performance wouldn't be messed up.
"That's right, if there are too many people coming at night, the scene may need to ask some police for help in maintaining order?" Gao Yan, who was still anxious, suddenly had a flash of worry after braking again, and then quickly picked up his phone and dialed the square police station.
"Not enough, are the 6 or 7 police officers from the local station sufficient?" Gao Yan was about to dial the number, but thinking of the "few old men" at the police station, he immediately changed his mind.
Joking, even if it's just a concert with over 10,000 people, they need more than a dozen police officers in uniform to keep the peace. According to Lao Huang's analysis, there will be at least two million people coming tonight. So, Gao Yan had no choice but to rush to live broadcast from Shapingba Public Security Bureau.
The phone connected quickly, and before he could introduce himself, Gao Yan said directly: "Hello, is this the Shapingba Branch? Oh, it's like this. I'm an owner of a store in Sanxia Square... not reporting a case, but I invited that little Tang who was widely reported on today's Chongqing Evening News to perform outside my store tonight, and coincidentally, almost a million people in Chongqing already know about this through the radio..."
"What? Why are you calling now?" On the other end of the phone was a female police officer, who initially thought Gao Yan was reporting a case and wasn't very serious. But as soon as she heard Gao Yan's words, she immediately stood up seriously. Because she herself had read the newspaper two hours ago and joked that "I don't know if this little Tang will come to our district (Shapingba) to perform", but now it's good, at least nearly a million people know he will be performing in this district?
"My god, is this going to cause a riot or what?" The policewoman anxiously shouted into the phone: "You must make preparations for cancelling the performance, I'll report to my superiors right away. However, before we dispatch our comrades to the scene, you absolutely cannot start the performance. Otherwise, if a stampede occurs, you will be held responsible."
After finishing this stern warning, the policewoman immediately hung up the phone and quickly picked up another phone to call the office of Deputy Director Zhou, who was in charge of social security.
Fortunately, Deputy Director Zhou did not "desert his post". He was still very official at first, but after listening to the policewoman's analysis, he suddenly jumped up from his big chair, scolding "nonsense" while saying in an unquestionable tone: "You immediately call that bastard and tell him to cancel the performance right away. If anything happens, no one will be able to bear the consequences."
"But Director, now that the news has already spread, if we abruptly call it off, I'm afraid everyone will blame us for not cooperating..."
"Which one of them? It doesn't matter who it is." Deputy Director Zhou slammed his hand on the table and shouted, but soon he turned around and changed his tone to a gentle inquiry: "You said it was the radio station that helped broadcast it? Then isn't it possible that the TV station will come too?"
The female police officer had already given up, but unexpectedly the director changed his tone and said with certainty: "Such a sensational news, if the TV station people aren't blind, they will definitely go."
"Oh? So that's it!" The director's face was filled with a smile, and he sat down in his large chair with a pensive tone, saying: "Ah, the plaza was built not only to increase commercial value and tax revenue for the district, but also to give citizens a place to relax and unwind. Now, the commercial value has indeed started to show its effect. However, there is still much room for improvement in terms of leisure activities!"
He talked to himself for a while, habitually paused for a moment to enjoy the flattering words, but then remembered that he was on the phone, so he immediately added: "Alright, I'll personally lead the team to escort this grand performance tonight, just to ensure the safety of the citizens' carnival!"
"Uh, uh..." The policewoman had not yet reacted, her whole brain was dizzy, and she couldn't even speak clearly.
"You immediately call and inform the owner, tell him to just follow the plan, I'll lead the team to set out to the scene right away. Rest assured that nothing will go wrong." Deputy Director Zhou said generously.
"Ah!" The policewoman finally understood what was on this "big leader's" mind. It turned out he just wanted to show his face on TV news.
Who would be willing to do something that is not beneficial and may bring trouble to themselves? But if they can appear on TV news, it's barely worth taking a trip.
No matter what the "big leader" was thinking, the female police officer immediately reported the "disposal opinion" to Gao Yan, who was trembling with fear. Then she couldn't help but think of going to the scene. "Hmm, I'll just go after handing over my shift without taking a bath."
"I was so scared, I almost died." Gao Yan put down the phone, wiped the sweat from his head, and let out a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, my buddy isn't slow-witted, otherwise who knows what might have happened, it would've been a disaster."
"Now that the security guards, equipment and band are all set, the stage construction should be no problem. OK, it's just a matter of waiting for Xiao Tang, the main character." Gao Yan carefully went through all the things to consider for a large-scale event and found that there were no omissions. As he let out a sigh of relief, he suddenly realized that the back of the main character was already soaked through.
