Unlike the technology promotional videos commonly seen on Earth, which always opened with lofty overhead shots, this one began differently.
As the stage went dark, the footage cut in by the director unexpectedly shook. It took two or three seconds before it gradually stabilized.
Then, a plain, dark-skinned face suddenly appeared in the center of the frame. He flashed his white teeth and grinned.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Du Lingfei, an employee of Qinggang No. 17 Energy Vehicle Factory."
"This is my first entry for 'Family Weekend.' I hope you won't mind my filming skills."
"Oh, right. Thanks to the Qinggang Publicity Center for their support. This camera is really easy to use!"
Du Lingfei spoke casually in the footage, never imagining that his entry would make it onto this press conference and be broadcast under the gaze of over a billion people.
Even Du Lingfei himself, who was watching the press conference in Qinggang City at that moment, wore an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
How was this possible?
Family Weekend had been a prize-based collection campaign that started half a year ago. It solicited the weekend schedules of Qinggang City's residents to provide the municipal authorities with reference for planning.
After their applications were approved, the publicity department would provide each participant with a camera for recording.
Due to the lack of entertainment activities, the campaign had become hugely popular. Almost every household had signed up.
But Du Lingfei clearly remembered that his entry hadn't won anything. "All right, now I'm going to show everyone our family's favorite place to visit every weekend."
In the wasteland, May had already brought late autumn and early winter.
Compared with previous years, the temperature had dropped considerably, and people had already changed into thick, padded clothing ahead of time.