Chapter 253: First Issue (2) Gift Value Plus
At 8 o'clock in the evening, "Questioning Haizhou" officially began.
The moment the live broadcast started, the background display showed that the number of online people had exceeded 500,000!
After the opening credits, the camera turned to the two hosts. Li Nan picked up the microphone labeled "Questions about Haizhou" and spoke:
"Hello everyone, welcome to the live broadcast of 'Questioning Haizhou'. 'Questioning Haizhou' is Haizhou's first 'questioning politics' program, overseen by the Haizhou Provincial Party Committee! I'm the host, Li Nan."
Jiang Ningyue picked up the microphone and said, "I'm Jiang Ningyue, the head of the Haizhou Provincial Party Committee's supervisory team for the 'Questioning Haizhou' column. The leaders participating in this program are Li Chunyan, member of the Standing Committee of the Haizhou Provincial Party Committee and Minister of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Department. Welcome, Minister Li."
Li Chunyan, who was sitting on the stage, stood up and applauded with a smile.
Li Nan picked up the microphone and said, "Li Weimin, Director of the Haizhou Provincial Environmental Protection Department; Qian Shun, Director of the Provincial Transportation Department; Wei Zhiming, Director of the Provincial Water Resources Department; Xia Baohua, Mayor of Baihe City; and relevant leaders and officials from Baihe City. Welcome everyone."
Jiang Ningyue: "In addition, we also have a judging team on site composed of provincial people's congress representatives, provincial CPPCC members, and ordinary people to score the performance of various government departments."
Although the mobile client can watch the live broadcast, it cannot send barrage comments. Many people are so frustrated that they simply start a "topic" on Weibo and discuss it specifically.
After introducing everyone, Li Nan said, "Now, please watch the first short film."
The Baihe Tunnel is a riverbed tunnel that runs through the north and south sections of the Baihe River. Construction officially began in 2013, according to announcements from the construction site, and the tunnel was expected to open to traffic in 2019. However, it's already 2021, and the tunnel's opening to traffic is still nowhere in sight.
After the short film ended, Jiang Ningyue picked up the microphone and looked at Zhang Dong, the director of the Baihe Transportation Bureau. "Director Zhang, are you responsible for the Baihe Tunnel?"
Director Zhang stood up with the microphone in hand. "Hello, Supervisor. I'm responsible for this matter."
"So why hasn't this tunnel been opened for eight years?"
Zhang Dong, having known about the problem in advance, answered fluently, "Well, there were some problems during the construction of the Baihe Tunnel. Nearing completion, a leak appeared inside the tunnel. After rigorous evaluation, it was confirmed to be a major flaw, so we revoked the previous construction company's qualifications and replaced them with a new one. This slowed down the progress, but we did this for the safety of the tunnel, to prevent any problems before they occur."
"Okay, you mean the construction was stopped because of water seepage in the tunnel? Okay, let's continue watching the video."
The big screen lit up again.
Regarding this issue, the reporter contacted the tunnel's first construction company, Baisheng Engineering Co., Ltd.
[Reporter: Why hasn't this tunnel been built for so many years?]
Construction contractor (Mosaic): We didn't get paid for the tunnel project when it started. Initially, things were going well, but as the project neared completion, the leadership of Baihe City changed, and the new officials were no longer involved. Not long after, a group of people came and told us to leave. A city leader's brother-in-law wanted to take over the project. We said we could leave, but they had to pay us. We still haven't been paid, and we were even detained two years ago for this incident.
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar at the scene.
Xia Baohua's face looked extremely ugly, and Zhang Dong from the Transportation Bureau was sweating profusely.
[Reporter: Do you have any evidence?]
[Constructor: Yes! We have all the evidence. Look, it's all here. We've been fighting lawsuits for years and have won them, but we still haven't gotten our money back.]
[Reporter: So you're saying that the current construction contractor is the leader's brother-in-law. Do you have any evidence?]
[Construction company: Do we need evidence? Isn't this known to everyone?]
Voiceover: [The reporter then visited the current construction company of the Shirakawa Tunnel, Shirakawa Engineering Co., Ltd. According to online information, the company was registered in March 2018, but took over the construction of the Shirakawa Tunnel through public bidding in May 2018.]
[Reporter: Hello, we are from Haizhou TV Station and would like to interview your leader.]
[Receptionist: What do you want to interview?]
[Reporter: I'd like to ask about the Baihe Tunnel. Why hasn't it been successfully built in so many years?]
[After a long time…]
[Receptionist: Our leaders do not accept your interview. Please leave now. If you do not leave, we will call security.]
Voiceover: [The reporter reluctantly left Baihe Engineering Co., Ltd. However, before the reporter could get into the car, several people chased after him.]
Staff: You're from Haining, right? I'm warning you, stay out of Baihe's affairs.
[Reporter: Are you from Baihe Engineering Co., Ltd.?]
Staff: Stop asking questions. The Baihe River is very deep. If you bury one or two people there, no one will know. Do you understand?!
After the video finished playing, Jiang Ningyue held the microphone and looked at Zhang Dong calmly, "Director Zhang, do you understand what's going on in the video?"
Zhang Dong stood up. Although his hands were gripping the microphone, they were still trembling noticeably. "I'm not sure, but I think it must have been fabricated by the Baisheng Engineering team."
Jiang Ningyue said calmly, "I'm asking you about the company registered in March 2018, which took over the construction of the Baihe Tunnel through public bidding in May 2018."
Zhang Dong's words were already incoherent, and it was almost impossible to hear what he was saying. "I will definitely investigate this matter later. If there are any violations of law or discipline, we will punish them severely."
Zhang Dong's face immediately turned red as he realized that he had started talking nonsense.
Jiang Ningyue no longer paid any attention to Zhang Dong. She didn't care about this little idiot. Jiang Ningyue turned to look at Xia Baohua, "Mayor Xia, do you know anything about this?"
Xia Baohua took the microphone and lamented, "As the mayor, I'm deeply saddened and shocked after watching this video. The Baihe Tunnel is a key public welfare project in Baihe City and is closely related to its economic development. I'm extremely angry at the way the relevant units and responsible individuals handled it..."
Jiang Ningyue interrupted Xia Baohua directly: "Then Mayor Xia, can you take care of it?"
Xia Baohua nodded: "I can manage it."
"Do you want to control it?"
"I want to."
"How do you want to manage it?"
Jiang Ningyue continued to ask, "When will the Baihe Tunnel be open to traffic? When will this popular project you mentioned be able to truly benefit the people?"
Xia Baohua: "Well, I'll go back and supervise the various departments..."
Jiang Ningyue continued to interrupt: "Can you give us a specific time? We want to hear a precise answer, not empty words. The people are tired of waiting, and we just want a word from you!"
Xia Baohua lowered his head and flipped through the documents. "Well, Supervisor, I just looked at the documents regarding the Baihe Tunnel. Now that the construction of the tunnel is basically complete, I can assure you that the Baihe Tunnel will be open to traffic by the end of this year!"
Jiang Ningyue nodded and said, "Let me correct you. You are not promising me, but all the citizens of Baihe City."
The sharp videos, spicy questions, and officials' pale faces and trembling hands of "Questioning Haizhou" instantly made the program popular on the entire Internet and flooded the WeChat Moments of all Haizhou people.
Countless people came to watch his videos through his recommendations and editing by friends. Not only did the number of online viewers increase steadily, but the TV station's ratings also soared.
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PS: Let me tell you a joke, just for fun. Our column recently failed three times in filming a news report on public opinion supervision of a certain bureau. The reason was that by the time the reporter arrived at the scene, the bureau's personnel had also arrived and had even resolved the situation.
It's okay if it happens once or twice, but it's very strange if it happens three times in a row.
As a result, we found out today that the husband of the new deputy director of the department is a middle-level leader in a certain bureau.
Every time we reported the topic we were going to shoot today in the topic selection group, as long as it involved a certain bureau, she would secretly forward it to her husband.
It's like a novel story coming true.
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