Zheng Jun and the others stayed at the County Guesthouse, planning to spend three to five days there.
Li Long looked over their proposed plan. It was quite detailed, and they had even asked around about everything he had done.
For example, when filming, they wanted to compare the roads in the mountains, finding an unimproved pastoral road to contrast with one that had already been improved. They also wanted to compare village roads, finding an unimproved rural dirt road to contrast with the current asphalt road, and interview some pastoralists and villagers to highlight the benefits of road construction.
Of course, they also wanted to compare villagers who had prospered under Li Long's lead with ordinary villagers, both to show the contribution of his efforts indirectly and to interview Li Long about his original intentions in doing these things.
It was a fairly traditional approach to publicity.
There was quite a bit more to it, too. Li Long could tell they wanted to mold him into an exemplary figure, great and perfect in every way. After reading it, he discussed it with Zheng Jun and, after considerable persuasion, got some things cut.
His reasoning was simple, of course. A trip into the mountains, with comparisons and filming, would take at least a full day. The village would be the same, and they still had other things to film. Not only was there insufficient time, but he could not take all that either.
Zheng Jun accepted this in principle. Mainly, he had not expected Li Long to understand what he was trying to convey, let alone offer reasoned "corrections" to a certain extent. He had originally thought he was dealing with a country bumpkin, only to discover a knowledgeable all-rounder. His sense of superiority vanished, and he began discussing things