At the seat of the Harmony River Commune government, another lively celebration of gongs and drums was underway.
Unfazed by the scorching August sun, people danced with boundless energy. Gongs and drums thundered, and firecrackers crackled in unison.
Reporters had come from the county, the city, even the province—and even from People's Daily—to film and conduct interviews.
People's Daily was a massive news organization, with branch offices everywhere. As early as Wang Yan's first submission, the local branch had already sent people to visit and investigate.
Over the following period, Wang Yan's articles began running as a serial in People's Daily, becoming a popular sensation that people across the country eagerly followed and urged him to update. The branch office staff naturally began paying close attention to what Wang Yan was doing.
Besides Wang Yan publishing his own articles, the branch office staff also wrote editorial commentaries and submitted them. In truth, thanks to Wang Yan, this Sun Wukong who had suddenly burst onto the scene, the staff at the local branch had all achieved excellent work results, and their lives had naturally improved as well.
Like them, Wang Yan was also taking pictures with a camera. He merely snapped a few perfunctory shots of the leaders; most of his photographs captured the smiling faces of the ordinary people...
The secretary moved quickly. After his previous inspection of the White Shop Brigade and his conversation with Wang Yan, he returned to the commune and immediately began the formal process.
First, he announced that the White Shop Brigade would be opening a factory in the commune, assigning each of the dozens of brigades attending the meeting three slots.
That was the advantage of being a superior. The secretary only had to give them the numbers, without caring how the various brigades