Chapter 40: Takeaway Shop in the Basement (4)
Secretary Zhang continued, "One more thing, Reporter Jiang. I don't think this matter needs to be publicized. It could easily cause panic among residents. Wouldn't it be better if the issue is resolved?"
Jiang Ningyue's expression remained calm as she said perfunctorily, "What you said makes sense. We will consider it."
Jiang Ningyue had no intention of debating with him, so she chose to be perfunctory on the surface.
Secretary Zhang knew Jiang Ningyue was just trying to give him a hard time, but he had no other choice. He could only vent his anger on the neighborhood committee standing nearby. "What do you guys do on your daily patrols? You didn't even detect such a major safety hazard! You're derelict in your duty!"
The community workers were blasted, but they also felt incredibly wronged. They'd reported the incident countless times, and had they ever taken any action? The community has no power, yet they're shouldering the brunt of the blame. Isn't that unfair?
Jiang Ningyue turned to look at the Market Supervision Bureau staff and asked, "What's your name?"
"My last name is Chu."
"Chu?" Jiang Ningyue blinked, "That word."
"The Chu character from Chu Suiliang." The young lady said with a smile, "My name is Chu Nian."
"Oh, what a nice name." Jiang Ningyue smiled, "My name is Jiang Ningyue."
"I know you." Chu Nian said embarrassedly, "I saw you on Douyin, but I was too embarrassed to say it."
"It's normal to have problems, we just need to deal with them proactively."
Jiang Ningyue smiled and consoled him, then asked, "Didn't you just say the fine was 20,000 yuan? Do you think they'll pay it?"
Chu Nian thought for a moment and said with a wry smile, "Probably not. Not only that, but he might not even be in Haining in a few days."
Jiang Ningyue said pointedly, "Then why don't you talk to those shops and ask them to give you an interview?"
Chu Nian blinked her eyes, not understanding. A colleague pulled her aside and explained it to her. Then Chu Nian suddenly understood.
"Okay, no problem."
"One more thing, don't those platforms impose penalties?"
"This..." Chu Nian blinked, looking embarrassed. "There is no precedent in Haining City at the moment, so I don't know. I'll talk to my superiors about it when the time comes."
"Yes. Then tell those shop owners to cooperate with my interview."
"Okay." Chu Nian ran over and pulled over the woman who had initially wanted to give Tian Jun a gift. The woman was obviously very nervous, her eyes dodging, not daring to look at Jiang Ningyue.
Jiang Ningyue soothed him, "Don't worry, we will censor your voice and change it."
"oh."
The woman calmed down a little.
Jiang Ningyue asked, "Why did you choose to open a store here?"
Shop: "It's cheap. The rent in other places is several thousand, but here it's only fifteen hundred."
Jiang: “When did you start doing takeout?”
Shop: "After the Chinese New Year this year, we heard that takeout was quite profitable, so we opened the shop."
Jiang: "How did you pass the platform's review to open a store here?"
Store: "There are special agents who can help review it for 500 yuan."
Jiang: "Did you make the store so dirty on purpose?"
"No, it wasn't intentional."
The woman was startled and quickly explained, "We cleaned it up at the beginning too."
Jiang: "Then why is it so dirty now?"
The store owner said: "It has been like that for a long time. Mainly because no one is checking or managing it."
People from the Market Supervision Bureau, street, fire and other departments felt uncomfortable after hearing this.
Jiang: "Will you do this again in the future?"
Shopkeeper: "I will definitely do business honestly in the future. Actually, I am an honest person. It's just that I have too much business and am too busy to handle it. I forget..."
"Alright, alright." Jiang Ningyue signaled Tian Jun to stop recording and turned to look at the staff, "Let's go."
"Okay, Reporter Jiang, take care."
Everyone waved goodbye to Jiang Ningyue and watched her get into the car. Many people wiped the sweat from their foreheads and said, "We've finally gotten rid of this plague god."
Chu Nian said weakly: "Actually, I think we do have some responsibility in this matter."
The people around her immediately glared at her.
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Jiang Ningyue and Tian Jun got in the car and returned to the station. On the way, Tian Jun said, "Do we need to film a follow-up? We need to see if these shops have been closed. At the same time, we need to ask the relevant leaders about the new regulations for the takeout industry. At the very least, places like this that don't meet the standards won't be able to operate as restaurants."
"That makes sense." Jiang Ningyue nodded. Just as she was about to say something, her cell phone rang.
Jiang Ningyue applied for a new phone card after work, and used the new phone card as her work number. Now, her work number rang,
"Hello, who is this?"
"Hello, reporter Jiang."
A young woman's voice came from the other end of the line. She smiled and said, "We are Zhao Yiran from the company's public relations department. Do you have time to talk to me in person?"
"No time."
Jiang Ningyue responded calmly.
"Reporter Jiang, don't be so quick to refuse," Zhao Yiran said with a smile. "Our company is very sincere."
When Zhao Yiran said the word "sincerity", he deliberately added an emphasis. Jiang Ningyue could of course hear what the other party meant. He just wanted to spend money?
However, Jiang Ningyue refused without a second thought, "I don't think there's anything to talk about between us, that's it."
After saying that, Jiang Ningyue hung up the phone.
On the other side, Zhao Yiran was stunned for a few seconds, feeling a little overwhelmed. Furious, she called again, "Reporter Jiang, I hope you'll reconsider. We have quite a few connections in our company."
"Whatever, don't call me, I've blocked you."
After saying that, Jiang Ningyue hung up the phone and blocked Zhao Yiran.
"Who is it?" Tian Jun looked at Jiang Ningyue in confusion.
"It's a company." Jiang Ningyue said calmly, "They're trying to pay us to stop publishing the news."
"Psycho." Tian Jun cursed. "I don't know what's wrong with people nowadays. When they encounter a problem, the first thing they think about is not how to solve it, but some crooked ways."
"Oh."
Jiang Ningyue smiled lightly and did not comment.
Soon, Jiang Ningyue's phone rang again. Jiang Ningyue frowned and answered the phone, "Hello, who is this?"
A middle-aged man's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Jiang Ningyue, right? I'm Jia Feng from the office."
Jia Feng?
Jiang Ningyue was stunned for a second before she suddenly realized that this Jia Feng was the director of her office. "Oh, hello, Director Jia."
Tian Jun frowned and whispered, "Public release."
Jiang Ningyue nodded and turned on the loudspeaker.
"Um."
Jia Feng said calmly, "You filmed a negative news story about a takeaway shop today, right? The takeaway company just explained to me that I don't think this kind of thing needs to be reported in the news, so as not to cause unnecessary panic. Do you understand?"
Tian Jun smiled and said, "Director Jia, I'm Tian Jun."
"Oh, Xiaotian!" Jia Feng's tone became noticeably more intimate. "You and Xiao Jiang were there to get this news."
"Yes, Director Jia," Tian Jun replied with a smile. "I heard what you just said, but our news center has its own reporting regulations. You can't just make a random phone call and 'put out the fire' for us. So, I won't put you in a difficult position. Can you please talk to Director Liu or General Manager Zhou?"
Tian Jun’s meaning is very simple, that is, you don’t care about our news center, so how can you have the nerve to say this?
Jia Feng's voice immediately lowered, "I understand. I will communicate with Liu Tai."
Having said that, Jia Feng hung up the phone.
Jiang Ningyue looked at Tian Jun with some concern. Tian Jun waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. This Jia Feng is really shameless. I guess he often takes advantage of others."
"The news?"
"It's okay." Tian Jun said calmly, "Tai Liu and Mr. Zhou have both been frontline reporters for many years. They still have some professional ethics."
"That's good." Jiang Ningyue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
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