Chapter 1449: Chapter 1324: The Film Crew’s Schedule Confird
Marriage is the union of two surnas.
According to convention, Secretary Xiaozu is likely to marry soone within the circle, which has the advantage of mutual understanding and support. The downside is that both sides may have different political views, and at the end, she might have to make sacrifices...
In that case, it’s better to pick soone suitable on her own.
For a fleeting mont, she felt a slight affection for Qi Lin, but compared to her political career, it was insignificant.
It was just a coincidence.
But saying that is inevitably hurtful, so she should maintain basic decorum. Nonetheless, she thinks Song Tan would understand.
Indeed.
Song Tan pondered briefly and agreed: "You don’t have plans for children, do you?"
Secretary Xiaozu laughed: "In your twenties and thirties, it’s the pri ti to fight hard. According to my family’s and my plans, we’ll probably be rotating through various impoverished rural areas. If unmarried, considering various realities, I might lose many opportunities."
Once in those positions, having children wouldn’t be part of the plan.
Once she’s over thirty, her political prospects beco vaguely visible, with a stable family, solid achievents, and coincidentally a child... or perhaps no child, these are all quite tily.
Song Tan laughed: "That’s great, I think you’re capable."
She’s not flattering, she genuinely believes Secretary Xiaozu is competent.
Anyone who’s worked at the grassroots level knows that the more challenging the environnt, the harder it is to get the work done.
Rural people have the tag of being honest, simple, and hardworking, but sotis, so of them can be stubborn and short-sighted, only caring for imdiate gains. Because their whole life is spent in this small realm, what they see is always limited to this small realm.
Take for instance Song Tan’s land at Shitou Slope. Shitou Slope actually offers so opportunities for prosperity. On the outskirts of the village, there’s a household at the hillside by the road.
When the road was built back then, just having it pass through their tea fields could connect the entire village. If soone relaxed a bit and applied, it could even directly connect to the village’s hillside.
That’s an extensive hillside spanning thousands of acres, covered with wild chestnuts planted in earlier years, with each household having a designated area. But improving chestnuts is a tedious job; wild ones require manual carrying down.
As young people leave the village, the economic value of that hillside fades away.
But if the road at the top of the hillside were connected, no matter what they plant, they wouldn’t have to laboriously ride motorcycles or carry through the long mountain path.
Yet, that household was unwilling.
They asked for exorbitant compensation from the construction team, so the team took a detour, sticking strictly to the planned repair length, and the compensation for the land they wanted was gone.
Years have passed, and the cent roads connecting the villages have gradually been upgraded to asphalt, yet they continue to live as they always have.
A couple of years ago, when the household was planning to build a new house for their child’s marriage, the bricks and cent had to be slowly pushed ho by wheelbarrows.
This is the norm for many grassroots jobs.
And Secretary Xiaozu has only been here for over a year, with most villagers spending more ti working outside, yet whatever she says or does, they imdiately act, or regretfully hesitate, then miss opportunities only to act later.
Whether it was last year’s sky-high vegetable seedlings priced at 10 yuan each, or the smooth spring lease contract for the film crew’s needs under her promotion, none hit roadblocks.
Two who regretted not getting vegetable seedlings are still sulking at ho, patiently waiting for next year’s opportunity.
She’s truly skilled.
With eyes gleaming, Secretary Xiaozu said, "At first, I ca to find you to see if your family’s good stuff had any universal applicability—back then I wasn’t thinking thoroughly."
"But looking at it now, there’s no need for universality, you’re already benefiting the village."
"In a few more years, if you’re intent on developnt, you could even beco the new emblem of Yun City."
Though this is unlikely because if Song Tan was truly planning for profit, she could scale any species from ho for unified cultivation and branding, and be famous worldwide by now.
As it is, even sending a package requires stealth, with the address only filled at the local express station.
Song Tan chuckled, not directly answering but rather said to Secretary Xiaozu: "That’s my wish, fulfilled last year when work and life fell into place."
"Now I just hope that after you’re transferred, there’ll be soone reliable next."
Otherwise, there might be so troubles.
Secretary Xiaozu laughed heartily: "No rush, I haven’t achieved anything worth writing here yet! This is my first formal position, I need to settle down sincerely."
"Luckily, people from all over co to your house, let
observe more closely, and choose carefully."
"As for whoever cos after ... unless they’re foolish, no one would randomly offend the well-known local employer—if they are indeed foolish, just bring them over to your living room, let them admire your photo wall."
The two exchanged a smile, everything understood without words.
At this ti, Lun Chuan lightly knocked on the door fra and smiled as Song Tan looked over: "The filming crew’s arrival date is set, April 18."
"Because it’s an important transition scene, plus the director might have so other thoughts, there will be quite a number of people, around two hundred."
"Director Zhu, the director hopes you could liaise with the town’s hotel, they need to book it, but hope you’d say a few words, and the facilities are checked over."
After all, the town’s hotel is only one, built in three layers, even the air conditioning is old models from many years ago, and who knows if the water heaters are faulty.
Secretary Xiaozu’s spirit lifted: two hundred people!
Zhang Yanping’s hostay prepared quite a bit for the film crew reception, able to accommodate nearly half, the town will handle the rest, almost perfect!
She imdiately fingered her car keys: "Later I’ll go to the hotel, and connect with our town’s police station and town governnt."
Then, looking at Lun Chuan, thinking about the price positioning, she turned to Song Tan: "April 18, can the hostay open?"
Song Tan nodded: "Rest assured, Zhang Yanping handles things well. They actually set the trial opening for April 16."
Great, great!
Secretary Xiaozu was jubilant, then suddenly annoyed: "Oh! The news was too late, when I communicated with the villagers, asking them to plan vegetable planting, they haven’t caught up yet!"
By then, there’ll probably only be so quick-growing vegetables to supply.
Darn, this imnse wealth will be snatched by the town’s market again!
Song Tan, however, was carefree: "No worries, my cafeteria on the mountain will also be purchasing vegetables."
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