Chapter 183 News Broadcast
Shannan Provincial TV Station also has a public opinion supervision program called "Focus on People's Livelihood." Arriving at the "Focus on People's Livelihood" program group, Director Zhang of the People's Livelihood Department was startled to see Jiang Ningyue standing at the office door. He quickly stood up and said,
"Director Jiang."
"Yeah." Jiang Ningyue nodded. "When will the program 'Focus on People's Livelihood' be broadcast?"
"It airs on the city channel at 7:30 p.m., with repeats at 7 a.m.."
"Oh, there's still time."
Jiang Ningyue took out a portable hard drive and said, "There's some material in here. Find two reporters to help me make it into a news story."
"Okay." Director Zhang called two reporters and took them to the editing room. Here, the two reporters witnessed the entire process.
It stands to reason that Jiang Ningyue's position was not suitable for recording video, but the system couldn't justify it with common sense. Besides that, there was also footage from the dashcam.
"What's going on?" a female reporter said, looking surprised. "Broad daylight, highway robbery?"
"Yes, that's how arrogant he is." Jiang Ningyue said calmly.
Director Zhang was stunned. "Even if they knew you were in the car, would they dare to do that?"
"Maybe he doesn't know me." Jiang Ningyue chuckled.
At 7:30 that evening, the "Focus on People's Livelihood" program was broadcast on the urban channel of Shannan Provincial TV Station.
This program is a provincial channel and cannot be seen outside the province. Furthermore, news from this program is rarely posted online. Therefore, its ratings are not high.
Moreover, unlike Haizhou TV, "Focus on People's Livelihood" was revamped two years ago, with only 10 minutes of reporter investigation in the one-hour program.
After the revision, the ratings of "Focus on People's Livelihood" became even lower.
However, I believe that after tonight, this program will instantly enter the public eye.
Unlike "30 Minutes on People's Livelihood", "Focus on People's Livelihood" is a recorded broadcast, which makes it less likely to make mistakes.
The female host stood in front of the large screen in the studio and said, "Next, please watch 'Reporter Investigation.'"
After a pause of one second, a picture appeared on the big screen, showing a group of villagers surrounding Jiang Ningyue's vehicle.
"Our reporter Jiang Ningyue and two staff members from the Department of Culture and Tourism were heading to a scenic spot in Minzhou City. They chose a village road instead of the designated expressway. Unexpectedly, they were stopped by villagers demanding money! Check out the detailed report."
[Dubbing] After exiting the highway early, the reporter's vehicle entered Provincial Highway 12 and turned onto the small road leading to Shitou Village. At the village entrance, an elderly woman offered the reporter a 100-yuan "guide" service. When the reporter declined, the woman said she would regret it.
Afterwards, the vehicle drove into Shitou Village, and a horrifying scene indeed occurred. More than a dozen villagers rushed out from the sidewalks on both sides and stopped the reporter's vehicle.
【Soundtrack】Villager: "Give me money, toll!"
Reporter: "Toll? What toll?"
Villager: "You're walking on our village road! You have to pay me, 500!"
Villagers: "We won't let you go unless you pay us!"
[Dubbing] Faced with the villagers' unreasonable demands, the reporter immediately refused and called the police at 110. Five minutes later, the Mingwan Town Police Station, to which Shitou Village belongs, called the reporter back. However, the staff member on the phone said that the police station was short-staffed and could not go over.
[Simultaneous sound] Staff: "Our police force is tight, it will take at least half an hour to get through!"
Reporter: "Officer, is this how you serve the people? Is this the first time that villagers from Shitou Village have gathered to block the road and demand money? Don't you know about this?"
Staff: "Don't tell me that. I'm asking you now if you still need us to go! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll arrest you!"
Reporter: "Officer, can you tell me your police number?"
[Dubbing] After hearing the reporter's legitimate request for the police number, the other party hung up. The reporter, helpless, could only wait. However, after a full 30 minutes, no police car arrived. The surrounding villagers continued to gather. The reporter had no choice but to pay to avoid the disaster. However, the villagers then told them that the price had been raised.
[Soundbite] Villager: "One thousand, it must be one thousand."
[Dubbing] After paying 1,000 yuan via WeChat, the reporter was able to leave Shitou Village. However, this type of roadblocking and demanding money is not uncommon in Mingwan Town. Within the next hour, the reporter encountered two more waves of villagers demanding money, one for 20 yuan and the other for 30 yuan.
[Studio] Female host: "In fact, during our subsequent chat, we also asked our reporter Jiang Ningyue why she didn't reveal her identity as a reporter. Wouldn't that way, these unreasonable villagers would leave? However, Jiang Ningyue righteously asked back: 'I can reveal my identity as a reporter, but what should ordinary tourists do when they come here?'
I have no answer to this question. With the National Day holiday approaching, and cities across the province actively promoting cultural tourism, there are still some people using these illegal and disorderly means to pursue personal gain, and they are going unpunished. So, all our promotion efforts are in vain!
I hope the Minzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government will address this matter immediately after seeing our column. I also hope that all tourist attractions across the province can conduct self-inspections and self-corrections, and not hinder the province's cultural and tourism industries during the National Day holiday!
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After this news was broadcast, even the TV station’s editor-in-chief and program manager did not expect that this video would become such a hit.
After fans in Shannan Province accidentally saw this news, they immediately recorded the screen and forwarded it.
Although Shannan Provincial TV Station also has a mobile app called "Audio-Visual Shannan", there really is not a single negative news on it!
Comments:
[It's a disgrace to the people of Shannan Province! ]
Why didn't the local police respond?
[Pressure is put on Shannan provincial police.]
【Isn’t this robbery? 】
[Yueyue encountered this kind of thing when she first arrived in Shannan Province.]
I was trying to promote you, but you blocked my way and asked for money.
[One thousand? How dare you ask for that!]
Mingwan Town Police Station.
A police officer on night duty saw this video and his face changed drastically. He ran to find the deputy director on duty with his phone in a trembling voice.
"Leader, please read this news."
The deputy director looked at his phone for a while, then raised his head and looked at the police officer. "When did this happen? Who answered the call?"
"I don't know! From the sound of his voice, it's Xiao Wang."
Deputy Director, "I will report this to the Director and the Bureau leaders immediately. Send people to Shitou Village immediately to arrest anyone who intercepted the money during the day."
"yes!"
"Also, call that little Wang over here!"
"yes!"
Auxiliary officer Xiao Wang soon arrived at the director's office. He knew he had gotten into trouble and said, head bowed, "Boss, I apologize. I've encountered this kind of call before, and when I went, the caller was gone. The villagers just stopped me and asked for '5 yuan' or '10 yuan'. I thought it would be the same this time, so I didn't bother to go."
"How much negative impact has your one-time lack of care brought to our institute and our city?!"
The deputy director was so angry that he slammed the table and scolded auxiliary police officer Xiao Wang for half an hour. Then he said harshly: "Wait for the processing!"
The entire Mingwan Town Police Station was in chaos, and the town government, county government, and municipal government all saw the news.
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