As an important border town of the empire, Star Island has been under military management for more than 20 years since it was included in the Haihan territory. With a powerful figure like Roger in charge, even during wartime, the local social order has never been the same. There was no confusion.
Therefore, Tan Tianming, who grew up in this environment, did not realize what kind of situation this publicity event might cause before. He didn't even quite understand why Huo Dechuan had to increase a lot of expenses to hire people to maintain order. In his opinion, even if a large number of people will gather at the event in Victory Square that day, it should be in an orderly manner.
It wasn't until he came to the scene that he realized that he had thought too simply beforehand.
Sanya is not a star island. There is no military control here, and the people will not consciously abide by the rules that Tan Tianming thinks are conventional.
How many people can voluntarily give up the benefits of free and easy delivery?
Thousands of people had already gathered near the event venue, surrounding it on three levels inside and outside, fearing they would miss the opportunity to participate in the lottery.
If there weren't a large number of people working hard to maintain order and guide people to wait in line, all the furnishings at the event venue might have been collapsed.
Of course, if it just collapses the venue furnishings, it’s still a small matter. But with so many people out of order, if a stampede occurs, lives may be lost.
Huo Dechuan, who was standing on the table with a tin trumpet and giving instructions loudly, saw Tan Tianming in the distance, waved to him, jumped off the table, handed the tin trumpet to a staff member next to him, and struggled to squeeze out of the crowd. Come and meet Tan Tianming.
"Brother Tan, look, there are so many people here before this starts. Didn't you spend your money in vain?" Huo Dechuan proudly showed off to Tan Tianming.
Tan Tianming looked at more and more people pouring into the square and asked worriedly: "With so many people, can they control the situation later?"
Hodder preached: "Don't worry, brother Tan, there will be no problem... The police will come over later to help us maintain order."
This is the first time in Huo Dechuan's brokerage career to organize such a large event, and he has no experience at all. So he actually didn't have much confidence in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it in front of Tan Tianming. He had to show full confidence.
Huo Dechuan knew that the existing manpower was still insufficient, and now he was counting on the police to help quickly. He had specially called the Yamen in advance for this purpose, but for some reason it had already passed the scheduled time and he had not yet seen a large number of police officers arrive.
While the two were feeling uneasy, reinforcements finally arrived. However, in addition to dozens of police officers who came to help maintain order, there was also a troop wearing army uniforms.
Tan Tianming sighed: "Brother Huo has so many connections, he can even recruit people from the army!"
Huo De said in his heart that this is not my handiwork. You can't afford the Haihan Army to take action with that little money, but you can't expose this matter on your own initiative. At the moment, you have to continue to pretend to be inscrutable. You can't let it happen. Tan Tianming saw through his own methods.
As soon as the police and troops arrived on the scene, their effect was immediately apparent. The crowd that was still crowded was quickly separated, and those who were still trying to squeeze to the front finally queued up honestly.
When Tan Tianming and Huo Dechuan saw this, they both let out a sigh of relief, thinking that they had passed this level without any danger. Little did they know that there were two people on the tower in the Fort of Victory in the distance, silently watching everything happening in the square.
Tao Donglai said: "This boy from the Tan family is quite courageous. He can actually pull off such a big scene... You said he talked to you before and didn't reveal his plan to you at that time?"
Ning Qi responded with a wry smile: "I originally wanted him to explore on his own how to deal with the unfavorable situation in the publicity field, but I didn't expect that he would hold a big event quietly."
Tao Donglai said: "Your wording is not accurate. Even we were alarmed by such a big noise. How can we call it silent? In my opinion, this child is just silent, and he is a blockbuster." Ah!”
Ning Qi shook his head slightly and said: "The young man is inexperienced and unable to grasp the sense of proportion. If we hadn't kept an eye on him, he would have caused a big mess in his first step today!"
Tao Donglai didn't take it seriously and said: "When Ren Liang reported this matter to the executive committee two days ago, you didn't say anything to stop it. Didn't you also want to see how far he could go?"
Ning Qi responded: "It is very simple to stop the activity. It is nothing more than an order. But it is hard to say what Roger Tan Juren will think when he receives the news, but he will definitely not agree with the choice of the executive committee."
A few days ago, Huo De went to the police station to register and apply for the dispatch of police to maintain order. This matter involved a large gathering of people and may affect the normal social order in the local area. He then reported it to the head of the Police Department, Ren Liang. After Ren Liang learned about the situation, he did not dare to neglect and quickly reported the matter to the executive committee.
Ning Qi heard that the financial backer behind this matter was the Xingdao District, and knew that this matter was probably related to Tan Tianming. He had known for a long time that Tan Tianming wanted to do something for Xingdao in the field of publicity, but he did not expect that this boy would actually create such a big battle.
Taking the land management rights and long-term profits of Xingdao into a lottery was certainly not something that he could make as a young man. There must be support from his father's generation behind it. In accordance with the instructions of the Executive Committee, the Ministry of Security immediately retrieved the contents of Tan Tianming's recent telegrams sent and received from the telegraph office, so there was no secret in his plan.
The old foxes on the executive committee will know at a glance what links may cause problems. It is certainly not difficult to stop Tan Tianming from implementing his plan, but it is not worth offending the governor of the Xingdao Region.
After discussion with several members of the executive committee, they simply decided to give Tan Tianming a check first to see if this young man could really implement his plan. If we can take this opportunity to increase domestic people's understanding of the Sing Tao region and bring some immigrants and investment to the local area, that would be a good thing.
So the people who appeared in Victory Square today, in addition to the policemen who were dispatched by Huo Dechuan in advance, there was also an additional unit belonging to the First Lu Division, with a full company establishment.
With these helpers, the situation that was in danger of getting out of control suddenly returned to order.
"Brother Tan, it's almost time, it's your turn to perform on stage!"
Hearing Huo Dechuan's urging, Tan Tianming nodded resolutely and stepped forward. This was the first time he had spoken in front of so many people. It would be a lie to say that he was not panicked, but he knew that every move he made at this time represented Xingdao's face, and he had to appear calm no matter what. Let others see the joke.