"Padded Channel! Padded Channel!"
"Hello, viewers! Right now, I'm standing beside a section of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon where the waters run swift and fierce. Through the camera, everyone can fully appreciate the grandeur of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon and the magnificence of the Yarlung Tsangpo River!"
It was the winter solstice, not a holiday. There were not many young people with time to watch television, and among the older generation, few knew of the obscure Red Chess River Project.
So when the television station began its livestream, the words "Red Chess River Water Diversion Livestream" beneath the title did not draw much attention at first. Many people assumed it was some local project.
Except...
Livestreams nowadays were not limited to television. More often than not, they were broadcast online simultaneously as well.
As it happened, this livestream was also being broadcast online.
While some young people slacked off at work, scrolling through public accounts or Little Break Station, they happened upon the official media's livestream icon. Curious, they clicked in.
"Red Chess River water diversion? What river is that?"
"A river needs water diverted into it? What, was it clogged up?"
"Red Chess River? Wasn't that completed decades ago? I remember it being in the Taihang Mountains. What happened, did it dry up before being renovated and reopened?"
"Upstairs, that's the Red Flag Canal!"
"The Red Flag Canal is doing just fine. It's even a national 5A scenic attraction! Ignorance really is terrifying!"
"Huh? Why are they at the Yarlung Tsangpo River? What happened to the Yarlung Tsangpo River?"
"They built a river at the Yarlung Tsangpo River? Is this a joke?"
"Holy shit?"
"No way!"
"The Red Chess River Project!?"
"Anyone who doesn't know about Red Chess River, I suggest you search for the Red Chess