Chapter 41: Expansion
Wang Bu's recent rounds of visits had earned him a reputation as a "people-friendly Party secretary," though public opinion was mixed. For one thing, some thought he was putting on a show. First came his televised speech at Xinghai Square, then his trips all over the city, conducting research and inspections, delivering speeches and having heart-to-heart talks. The television station followed him around every day, and he appeared on television so frequently that he almost rivaled the stars on the entertainment channels. Of course, those stars were household names everywhere, while Wang Bu was known only within Xiahai.
For another, he had also attracted plenty of praise. Some commented that compared with the previous Municipal Party Committee secretary, Liu Lan, who was rarely seen all year round, Wang Bu's actions had already sent public trust in him soaring. The successive launches of the Party secretary's hotline and the public petitions office made people genuinely feel that his administration was approachable, served the people, and got things done.
The greatest benefit all this brought Su Can's family came from the casual bit of "attention" Wang Bu had given them during one of his research visits. It left the Xiahai Cultural Supplies shop fresh in the minds of the surrounding agency heads, as well as officials of every rank in Xiahai who came down to study the footage.
It was a designated municipal supplier, and plenty of people remembered it clearly. Weren't their offices running short of paper and pens lately? They could still get the small orders from their usual places, but for larger ones, they would specifically have the Xiahai stationery shop deliver. They ought to give strong support to one of the city's star private businesses, after all.
Almost everyone at the Xiahai Stationery Wholesale Market