Hometown of a Hundred Fruits

"Power isn't the issue. Greater power would actually serve as a stronger deterrent to potential criminals.

Because they wouldn't know whether the bullets inside were ordinary coin bullets or Special Coin Bullets, which could significantly improve mission efficiency.

Or do you think, Editor-in-Chief Liang, that the Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle can't become a bestseller and won't become riot-control weaponry for police stations and companies across Great Xia in the future?!"

In theory, Editor-in-Chief Liang should not have contradicted his superior like this.

But the invention of the Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle was simply too important. It was the only invention with major practical significance since I Love Invention was founded in 2009.

Before this, every invention featured on I Love Invention had all kinds of flaws.

They either lacked market potential, had various defects, or were outright jokes.

Under such circumstances, the I Love Invention production team had actually been under tremendous pressure.

Within the vast halls of CCTV, there had always been calls to cancel the I Love Invention production team.

Those calls did not mean much to the low-ranking staff of I Love Invention.

As people with secure government jobs, even if the I Love Invention production team was finished, they would simply be transferred to another production team and keep their secure jobs.

But for the production team's middle and upper management, especially its senior executives, the pressure was immense.

Because if your program failed, then you were a failure. There were only so many positions available, and everyone wanted to climb higher. After that, you could forget about keeping your previous position in upper management.

That was why the program's senior executives had to find a way to protect I Love Invention and prevent it from being canceled by those above.

That was why Editor-in-Chief Liang and the others placed such importance on useful inventions.

"But this time, the risks are too great. There are good aspects and bad aspects. If the bad side blows up, I'm afraid I'll be removed from my post too."

Director Sun finally voiced his true concern.

Naturally, Director Sun also hoped to prove the value of I Love Invention, so that he could secure his own position.

But when it concerned the stability of his own position, it was not such an easy decision to make.

"Ah."

Editor-in-Chief Liang let out a deep sigh, then made up his mind.

"How about this? If the higher-ups really hold someone accountable, I'll step forward and take the blame.

At worst, I'll lose my position as editor-in-chief. Is that enough?"

Editor-in-Chief Liang truly loved I Love Invention.

He sincerely did not want I Love Invention to be questioned over its necessity because it had aired too many meaningless inventions, only to be canceled in the end.

Moreover, his years of work with the I Love Invention production team had filled him with deep pride in the program.

Because he knew that with the launch of I Love Invention, the word "invention" had gradually become a commonly used term among the people of Great Xia, and people had become far more enthusiastic about science and invention.

Invisibly, more and more people had come to admire and love inventions, as well as the unknown things yet to be invented.

Under the influence of this spirit, Great Xia would increasingly revere science and invention, eventually and quietly influencing the course of the nation's technological development.

Therefore, I Love Invention was useful. They too were people quietly changing the world. Editor-in-Chief Liang sincerely did not want I Love Invention to be canceled and this positive momentum to be interrupted.

"Since you've put it that way, I agree."

Faced with Editor-in-Chief Liang's willingness to take the blame, Director Sun finally agreed. This also meant that Lin Feng's Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle had finally passed the review.

Before long, the I Love Invention production team would air an episode featuring the Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle.

And the release of that episode would surely change the fate of Xingtu Technology, as well as the fate of the Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle.

Two mornings later.

Lin Feng, Qu Qiongying, the Top Leader of Xiaohe Town, and the others arrived at a flat stretch of wasteland.

"...Our Xiaohe Town is known as the Hometown of a Hundred Fruits. It once prospered because of the railway.

Back then, fruit farmers carrying basket after basket of fruit to Zhan City and Yucheng for sale—it was quite a magnificent sight.

Unfortunately, with the rise of high-speed rail and the widespread use of cars, you don't see scenes like that anymore. Though in some ways, it has also made getting on and off trains more convenient for ordinary people."

After making a self-deprecating remark, the Top Leader of Xiaohe Town clasped Lin Feng's hand and sighed.

"Lin Feng, with the Handwriting Robot and the Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle, your company will soon rise into a major enterprise. For the sake of the company's development, you'll definitely move out of Xiaohe Town in the future.

But could you build some factories here in Xiaohe Town? Our town truly needs factories. We truly need jobs.

Although Xiaohe Town is called the Hometown of a Hundred Fruits, that title sounds especially grating to my ears.

Why? How much money can one possibly make from running an orchard?!

Fruit sells for four yuan per jin in supermarkets, yet fruit farmers earn less than one yuan. The big money all goes to wholesalers and retailers.

So planting fruit only earns enough to get by, and if a natural disaster strikes, it truly means losing everything.

That is why Xiaohe Town needs industry, and the people of Xiaohe Town need employment opportunities. I sincerely hope you can establish a factory in Xiaohe Town.

Even if it can only employ several hundred people, countless residents of Xiaohe Town will remember your kindness."

Hearing the Top Leader of Xiaohe Town's heartfelt plea, Qu Qiongying shook her head slightly.

"Building a factory isn't the problem. The question is how much land you can give us, how many years the land term will be, whether you can eliminate potential risks, and what incentives you can offer us."

Although she too came from Xiaohe Town, as the company's general manager, Qu Qiongying had to secure the greatest possible benefits for Xingtu Technology.

"Whatever others can offer, Xiaohe Town can offer too. And if there's something others can't offer, then even if I have to sleep outside the offices of the higher-ups every day, I'll get it for you."

The Top Leader of Xiaohe Town spoke through gritted teeth.

In an era where the economy took precedence, if you wanted to rise through the ranks, you needed achievements. Otherwise, you could only muddle along at the bottom until the day you lost favor.

If Xingtu Technology could truly establish a factory in Xiaohe Town, even if the factory only employed a few hundred people, its high output value could still equal the investment attraction of countless factories.

So if he could make this happen, then with the achievement of bringing Xingtu Technology's factory to Xiaohe Town, his promotion would be assured. Countless residents of Xiaohe Town would even be grateful for his contribution and remember his kindness.

After all, he would have successfully created countless job opportunities for the people of Xiaohe Town. The wages of five hundred workers could support many people in the service industry.

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