The park.
A sea of people.
The first day of the Investment Promotion Culture Festival had officially begun. Half the county's staff had been pulled over to work overtime. Zhang Dongfang and the Investment Bureau staff were receiving investors, the Bureau of Culture handled publicity, Public Security Bureau officers patrolled everywhere to maintain order, while people from the County Party Committee Office and County Government Office filled in wherever needed. Some helped sell tickets, some cleared the grounds, and some carried supplies.
The atmosphere was blazing.
It felt like a New Year temple fair.
Secretary Dong! someone shouted at the top of their lungs.
Dong Xuebin heard it and squeezed through the crowd. "What is it?"
It was a County Government Office cadre, panting heavily. "County Chief Zhang asked me to find you. Some of the investors want celebrity autographs. County Chief Zhang couldn't make the call either. After all, we didn't pay the celebrities any appearance fees, so it wouldn't be very appropriate to trouble them for autographs and photos. The county chief said to ask for your opinion." He pointed over there. "The investors are all over there, eating our province's specialty snacks."
"Let's go over first." Dong Xuebin started walking.
The County Government Office cadre hurried ahead to clear a path, shielding Secretary Dong from the packed crowd all the way to the two rows of food stalls.
"Lao Zhang," Dong Xuebin called.
Zhang Dongfang, who had been accompanying the investors, immediately turned around and came over. "Xuebin."
Dong Xuebin asked, "How are the project introductions going? Does everyone have investment intentions?"
"The project brochures have been handed out, and we've been introducing them, but a lot of the investors aren't really focused on that. The moment they got here, they wanted photos and autographs from the