Chapter 173: Popularity
After leaving the Malatang restaurant, Dong Bai took Jiang Ningyue to a barbecue restaurant.
The kebab shop doesn't have as many customers as the spicy hot pot shop, but Dong Bai explained that this is because it's noon. If it's at night, his business is very hot and can even last until late at night.
The menu at this barbecue restaurant is very simple, with only beef and mutton. They are also sprinkled with a lot of chili peppers, but just like before, the spiciness is very mild and the aroma is very strong.
Jiang Ningyue nodded as she ate and said to her phone, "It would be a shame to come to Shannan Province and not eat beef or mutton. The skewers here are also very delicious. They're not overly marinated, and the aroma of the mutton is well preserved."
After the filming, the boss of this shop also did not want to pay and refused to accept the payment after pressing the payment code. In the end, it was only after Dong Bai explained it to him that he agreed to accept the money.
After leaving the barbecue restaurant, Dong Bai touched his bulging belly and said, "Boss, are we going to the next one?"
"I'm not going. I'm too full."
Jiang Ningyue waved her hand. "Let's sit in the car for a while, and then go to the first tourist attraction. After all, we're here to research tourist attractions."
"good."
Dong Bai nodded.
Afterwards, the two of them visited the tourist attractions in Chuanquan City.
The first stop is Dahe Ancient Town, a tourist attraction built by Chuanquan City. Tickets are 36 yuan per person.
Dong Bai took his work ID from the Department of Culture and Tourism and confiscated the money.
After the two of them went in, Jiang Ningyue's face looked a little ugly.
Simply put, the trend of building ancient towns has emerged across the country in recent years. Dahe Ancient Town was built against this backdrop.
The interior of Dahe Ancient Town is quite large. It took the two of them more than two hours to take a quick tour around it.
Perhaps because it was a weekday, there were almost no tourists in the ancient town, and there were shops everywhere on both sides - gift shops, snack bars, restaurants, and hotels.
Jiang Ningyue sat on a leisure chair and said with emotion: "What's the point of this ancient town? If you are asked to come here, will you come?"
Dong Bai smiled awkwardly, "Even if you let me come for free, I won't come."
"This kind of antique-style building has almost no core, and there are similar ones all over the country." Jiang Ningyue said calmly.
"Yeah." Dong Bai nodded.
To be honest, locals don't come to places like this. Maybe it's only during holidays when tourists from other places have nowhere else to go and might buy a ticket to come here for a visit.
After all, this ancient town is full of people selling things.
What’s the difference between this and buying tickets to go shopping in a mall?
Oh yes, there is a difference.
Things in the mall are cheaper than in the ancient town.
"Let's go, next stop."
Afterwards, the two of them visited some scenic spots in Chuanquan City, including some ancient buildings and temples, but none of them were very interesting.
That evening, after Jiang Ningyue returned to the TV station's apartment, she began editing the video and released it at around 8 p.m.
After the release, Jiang Ningyue made another video call home.
The next morning, Jiang Ningyue was woken by the alarm clock.
Seeing that it was the Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Tourism, Jiang Ningyue sat up and answered the phone, "Director Guo Tao."
"Hahaha, Director Jiang, did I bother you?"
"No, no." Jiang Ningyue felt helpless, but still said calmly, "What's the matter?"
"Nothing, just want to thank you! When I woke up and had breakfast this morning, a lot of people sent me WeChat messages. That TikTok you posted last night went viral, it has over a million likes now."
"oh oh."
Unlike Yang Guotao's excitement, Jiang Ningyue remained calm. Which of her Douyin videos didn't have millions of likes? Over a million likes was normal!
"I looked at the comments section and saw a lot of people saying they want to try the spicy hot pot! You hit that sweet spot! You used such a down-to-earth approach to capture everyone's interest! I give you a thumbs up!"
Jiang Ningyue responded calmly, "You're too polite, Director. This is what I should do. Today, I'm planning to visit other scenic spots. But I won't be posting videos for now. We need to keep some time between them."
"you're right."
Yang Guotao smiled and said, "You are an expert in this field, so I won't interfere. Oh, and there is one more thing."
At this point, Yang Guotao paused and said, "I see your Douyin certification is still 'Reporter of Haizhou TV's 'People's Livelihood 30 Minutes' column.' I'll have someone change it for you."
"Okay. I'll follow the leader's instructions."
Jiang Ningyue was helpless. The old man had good eyesight and could even check for errors.
After getting Jiang Ningyue's approval, Yang Guotao hung up the phone contentedly.
Jiang Ningyue was helpless. What a leader! He always did what he wanted.
After opening the Douyin backend, Jiang Ningyue discovered that the video had received 1.9 million likes and 67.2 million views.
Of course, this number is still rising. This is Jiang Ningyue's first time to officially promote local cuisine, so many people are very respectful.
Many people in the comment section were more focused on Jiang Ningyue's professional attire.
[Sister, kill me! ]
【This outfit is so cool! 】
[The clothes are ordinary, but the person is so beautiful! ]
[This is the first time Yueyue has worn such formal clothes! ]
[Can anyone tell me if this spicy hot pot restaurant is good? This is very important to me!]
Re: [I've been eating at this restaurant since I was a kid, the taste is super authentic! ]
On that day, many people ran to the Malatang and barbecue shops to inform the owners that they were popular.
The bosses also reciprocated by hanging a sign at the door, "Jiang Ningyue fans can get a free bottle of drink when they dine in with their Douyin or Weibo credentials."
Unexpectedly, this benefit made their store even more popular.
That morning, Dong Bai came to the TV station's apartment to look for Jiang Ningyue. As soon as they met, Dong Bai chattered non-stop, "Boss, you're amazing. Those two stores became so popular in just one night."
Jiang Ningyue said calmly, "It's easy to promote it online, but the key is that it tastes good, otherwise people will curse when they come."
"That makes sense." Dong Bai nodded.
Today, the two of them went around again, but Jiang Ningyue did not take any video.
Simply put, these attractions are not worth Jiang Ningyue's vigorous promotion at the moment.
These attractions cannot handle this wave of traffic, just like the Dahe Ancient Town, which attracted hundreds of thousands or even millions of tourists during the National Day holiday.
I guess half of the people were cursing.
The leadership group met again on Thursday morning.
As the seven members of the leadership team took their seats, Yang Guotao said with a smile, "Before the meeting, let's give Director Jiang a round of applause. A video Director Jiang casually filmed during his research has gone viral!"
Several people smiled and applauded. Su Min, director of the Cultural and Tourism Promotion Department, looked at Jiang Ningyue with a very complicated look.
Su Min, 40 years old, has served as host of the Shannan News program at Shannan TV, director of the current affairs news department, director of the news supervision department of the Provincial Radio and Television Bureau, and deputy director of the office of the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. This year, she was promoted to director of the Cultural and Tourism Publicity Division of the Department of Culture and Tourism.
Only Su Min herself knows how much she has paid to become a deputy director.
The girl sitting opposite her was only 24 years old. Her face still had a bit of girlish innocence, her eyes were clear and bright, and she didn't even have much of the air of officialdom.
How enviable!
Su Min sighed in her heart.
Over the past two days, she'd also learned a little about Director Jiang's life. It was a surprise. She'd only been working for a year, starting in September 2018, but her career had been ten times more exciting than hers, who had been working for over a decade.
Why is the gap between people so big?
"Director Su."
Yang Guotao turned to look at Su Min and said, "Let me first introduce you to the publicity plan of the Department of Culture and Tourism."
"Okay." Su Min nodded.
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PS: In a parallel world, please don’t discuss which province it is. Thank you.
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