Chapter 2245
Although the original intention of the Executive Committee and the military to expand the scale of the competition was to increase the international influence of this special event, the current popularity has emerged without arranging other publicity means. This is indeed a big surprise. The expectations of Han senior officials.
The original activity plan, including publicity methods, was basically formulated based on the operating methods of previous years. If any major changes are made temporarily in one of the links, it will inevitably affect the implementation of other links. Temporarily increasing publicity efforts is indeed just a matter of a few words from senior officials. The people below will naturally follow the orders, but the subsequent adjustments that need to be made may not just be the publicity link.
"Instead of hastily adjusting, it is better to wait and see what happens." Tao Donglai said solemnly: "If you rush to increase publicity, you may make the situation uncontrollable. What we have to do now is to observe public opinion first. If it is correct, we will guide it, and if it is wrong, we will correct it.”
The propaganda machine controlled by Haihan is much stronger than that of contemporaneous countries. Both propaganda methods and relevant experience are far ahead of this era. Therefore, Tao Donglai has full confidence and chooses to wait and see the changes and confirm the direction of the situation before taking any action. measure. Even if public opinion goes wrong next, the official will have enough means to correct the error in a timely manner.
Although Yan Chujie felt a little regretful, he also understood that Tao Donglai's opinion was a prudent and prudent approach, so he did not express any objection at the moment.
Invitations are still being sent out from the Ministry of National Defense, but officials have never explained the criteria for selecting invited personnel, which has instead triggered more heated discussions among the people.
They are both well-known businessmen. Zhang San received the invitation but Li Si did not. What is the reason? Could it be that he had offended the government invisibly? Or was it simply because of his lack of strength that he was not favored by the government? These weird questions are topics that can be debated over and over again. Invisibly, public opinion will link whether someone is invited or not to their social status.
Some invitees who were originally prepared to keep a low profile on the matter had to take the initiative to disclose the information after receiving the invitation letter, taking into account their own reputation, to show that they had not lost the trust and respect of the government. Of course, such behavior further increased public attention on the matter, and the topic began to slowly shift from the invitees to the event itself.
In previous years, the competition between foreign military cadets was a non-public internal event. Although some stakeholders were invited to observe, it was rarely publicized to the outside world, and the public did not pay much attention to it, even among many local people in Sanya. I didn’t know that there was such a special event in the military that had been held for several times.
After the issuance of invitations aroused widespread public attention, some people gradually began to discuss topics related to this event. For example, what forces are participating in this year's competition, who are the traditional strong players in previous years, whether the Haihan Army will send people to participate in the competition, etc.
The discussion direction of these topics is really moving closer to the official goal - to attract people's attention to the military field by holding such activities.
The Haihan Army is also known as the Ever-Victorious Army. It has rarely suffered defeats in foreign wars over the years. This is also a major advantage that has always made the Haihan people quite proud. But just how powerful the Haihan Army is and how it compares with foreign armies is probably only known to those who have served in the Haihan Army.
If the momentum of this year's competition had not aroused public attention, many people might not have known that many countries had sent soldiers to Sanya to receive training from the Haihan Army. And this kind of popularity quickly spread from Sanya to other places through various channels, triggering attention and discussion in various parts of Hainan Island.
"Everyone, what does Siyi Binfu mean? If you look at the news in this newspaper, you will understand that these countries have sent many officers to our country to learn how to fight from our Haihan Army, and we have to evaluate the results of their training. , what kind of glory is this? The coming of all nations will eventually lead to a prosperous age! What is a prosperous age? Everyone, this is a prosperous age! ”
Zhang Jinbao, the dean of Danzhou Qiongxi Academy, passionately explained to the teachers and students present the recent situation in Sanya at the semi-monthly academy meeting.
Although Zhang Jinbao was a scholar, he was not pedantic and had a rather open mind. He not only opened Qiongxi Academy in Danzhou with vocational education as its main direction, but also established a specialized institution to study some highly technical projects. In the first two years, he even wanted to develop his own steam engine. Although he later temporarily suspended this research project due to pressure from the authorities, his investment in the research and development of new technologies was officially recognized, and was subsequently given to Qiongxi Academy. additional resources to encourage continued development in this direction.
As for what happened in Sanya, why Zhang Jinbao paid so much attention to it, of course it cannot be explained simply by patriotism.
Last night, the latest issue of "Haihan Times" was sent to Qiongxi Academy along with an invitation letter from the Ministry of National Defense, which invited Zhang Jinbao, dean of Qiongxi Academy, to Sanya to observe the upcoming event. A contest between foreign military cadets.
Before the invitation letter arrived, Zhang Jinbao had already received high-priced news via civilian telegram from a lecturer sent by the academy to Sanya for further study, and had a rough understanding of the current impact of this event in Sanya. The purpose of the lecturer's telegram was to remind Zhang Jinbao that it was said that the invitations would be extended to the entire Hainan Island, and the invitations would not be limited to the business community.
Although the message was relatively brief due to the high cost, Zhang Jinbao had already realized the importance of the matter from the concise and concise message. Zhang Jinbao also specially hosted a banquet for Zhang Xin, mayor of Danzhou, last night to ask him about whether Qiongxi Academy would also be invited.
However, Zhang Xin was unable to provide him with more detailed information on this point. Therefore, the organizer of this matter was the Ministry of National Defense and the co-organizer was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Zhang Xin has not received relevant notification yet.
This is not because Zhang Xin has no news, but because Sanya will send out invitation letters as soon as possible after confirming a batch of lists. At this time, the invitation letters sent to the Danzhou area are already on the way, and the Ministry of National Defense will not do this. Then send a special telegram to inform Zhang Xin of the specific invitation list.
However, Zhang Jinbao did not wait too long, and the invitation letter from Sanya was sent to the academy. He believed that this was also a good opportunity to promote Qiongxi Academy, so he introduced the upcoming event in Sanya to all teachers and students at the academy meeting.
Of course, in order to highlight the special treatment of Qiongxi Academy, Zhang Jinbao first spent some time to tout the significance of this martial arts competition, and raised it to the height of national strength, so that the teachers and students of the academy could fully realize The invitation was not easy to come by.
Seeing this news, teachers and students showed excitement on their faces. Zhang Jinbao was also very satisfied with the effect of his speech, and then raised the invitation letter with one hand.
"Just this morning, such a letter was sent to the academy. Everyone, this is an invitation letter from the Ministry of National Defense, inviting me to represent Qiongxi Academy to Sanya to observe this competition! This is not only my personal honor, but also It is an honor for our Qiongxi College!" As soon as these words came out, everyone present was delighted and felt proud that the college was qualified to participate in such an important event.
"Facts have proved that our Qiongxi Academy is the first-class academy in China!" Zhang Jinbao continued to speak with excitement: "When I go to Sanya this time, I will inspect the subjects related to national defense to see if I can Our academy introduces relevant studies to cultivate talents for the country! ”
Zhang Jinbao thought very clearly that what the country is vigorously developing at this stage, Qiongxi Academy must try its best to seize the opportunity and take advantage of the popularity. Although Qiongxi Academy cannot take away the work of the military cadets in Sanya and train military personnel for the country, it can use "national defense" as a gimmick to open some related majors, and maybe use this to gain official investment in resources.
The news that Qiongxi Academy received the invitation from the Ministry of National Defense spread quickly under Zhang Jinbao's control. However, what made him slightly regretful was that Qiongxi was not the only academy in Danzhou that received the invitation letter. The competitor Bailu Academy also received the invitation letter at almost the same time. It's just that Fan Changyi of White Deer Academy didn't get the news as early as he did, so he failed to make full use of this opportunity, so the publicity was naturally delayed.
In addition, several celebrities in Danzhou's cultural circles have also received invitations. These people are currently recognized as top experts in the fields of poetry, calligraphy, and painting. It is normal for them to be invited. However, Zhang Jinbao believes that the official invitation of these literati to observe the martial arts competition should have a certain purpose. Perhaps they hope that they can use their own expertise and create some cultural works to praise this event.
Danzhou's business community does not receive as many invitations as Sanya's. Although Danzhou's business development is catching up with Sanya's, the influence of local businesses is indeed not as powerful as that of their counterparts in Sanya, and some large commercial banks have established major offices in Hainan Island. Located in Sanya, in principle there will be no repeated invitations. Therefore, although the business atmosphere in Danzhou is pretty good, the business community does not receive invitations as many as the cultural community.
However, regardless of the business or cultural circles, the reaction of those who received the invitation letter was similar to that in Sanya. They believed that this was a major event that would bring glory to the family. Some people even held a banquet to celebrate, so the event soon became more popular. Danzhou has become a hot topic in the streets.
"How many invitations have we sent out? One hundred and fifty? Two hundred?" Tian Zheng stretched his sore neck and asked Lu Ting.
Lu Ting nodded and said: "One hundred and fifty, but less than two hundred. We still have to review about fifty people today, and it looks like we have to work overtime again!"
Tian Zheng sighed: "I didn't expect to be responsible for listing domestic invitations. If we hadn't asked other departments to help, it would have been difficult for the two of us to complete the task on time!"
Lu Ting smiled bitterly and said: "I can't help it. Who told you and me not to be familiar with this area of affairs?"
The superiors wanted to invite leading figures from the domestic business and cultural circles to participate in this event. These fields were not so familiar to Lu Ting and Tian Zheng, so they had to ask for help from the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Culture and Education to obtain all the information from these two departments. Candidates needed.
Although writing the invitation letter does not require the two of them to do it themselves, and they have their own special documents to take care of the copying, it is really a bit troublesome to review the information of so many candidates.
Tian Zhengdao: "The Security Department also reviews the files of so many people every day. There must be a few people who are similar to us now, staring at these files all day long."
Lu Ting said: "Then you are wrong. It is much easier for the Ministry of Security to review these lists than us. They only need to confirm that the people on the invitation list have no criminal records or other risks. Unlike us, we have to go one by one. Implement their influence and qualifications in the industry and ensure that only the top figures in the industry are invited.”
When Tian Zheng thought about it, this was indeed the truth, and he sighed: "Then it seems that we are the most tired!"
"It's almost over." Lu Ting was very calm, and there was no look of impatience on his face: "After confirming the list today, the last batch of invitations will be sent out tomorrow, and we can hand it over to our superiors!"
"After finishing this work tomorrow, I have to take a leave first and go back and have a good night's sleep!" Tian Zheng couldn't help but yawned: "I can't go back to home these days, and I hardly fall asleep at night."
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Lu Ting said: "When it's all over tomorrow, I'll let people know it. If the outside world knows that all the invitations have been sent out, there won't be many people blocking you outside your home."
"I hope so." Tian Zheng still felt a little scared when he thought of the "lively" scene he saw when he returned home that day. Although he also knew that many of them were rushing to bring him benefits, he did not dare to easily reach out to receive the benefits that came to his door. Secretly, countless eyes are staring at me. If I act carelessly and someone takes advantage of me, my career may be greatly affected.
The next day, news came from the Ministry of Defense that the last batch of invitations had been sent out, and the official would no longer replenish the invitees.
As soon as this news came out, some people were happy and some were worried. Those who have high expectations but have not received an invitation know that they have no chance to qualify, while those who have received an invitation think this is a good thing. Otherwise, if there are too many people invited, the qualifications to participate in Shanghai will become difficult. It’s valuable.
However, the public's interest in this has not been greatly affected by this. The topic of discussion has switched from invitation letters and participation qualifications to the content and reward settings of this competition. As more and more news slowly came out, the public's attention to this martial arts competition also increased, becoming the most popular event during this period.
(End of chapter)