Chapter 508

After Ma Jinming left, Lu Fan composed himself, called the Cultural Tourism Bureau director Wang Pan in, and continued discussing work.

After coming in, Wang Pan said first, "Secretary, if there is any place where I can be useful, you may give orders at any time!"

Lu Fan waved his hand and said, "The Municipal Party Committee's resolve for Zero Tolerance of corruption is unwavering! Not to mention the messy stuff, please continue talking about that selection activity."

Wang Pan reported, "Secretary, Nanyuan is the Southern Capital Imperial Village, with a deep cultural heritage. Our Cultural Tourism Bureau plans to hold the 'Green Mountains and Clear Waters – Beautiful Nanyuan' internet celebrity check‑in spot selection activity, aimed at injecting new vitality into Nanyuan's tourism, building a health‑and‑wellness capital, uncovering scenic features, gathering internet‑celebrity check‑in sites, and showcasing the city's charm.

The activity will be divided into three phases: the collection phase, where netizens may recommend their favorite internet‑celebrity check‑in spots, combined with public recommendations, self‑nominations, and unit nominations; we will display them on Nanyuan newspapers and short‑video platforms for voting. In the voting phase, based on netizen votes and expert review, the final 20 most representative internet‑celebrity check‑in spots will be selected for awards and promotion.

The pre‑selected 30 internet‑celebrity check‑in candidates will be showcased through a newspaper plus new‑media publicity matrix, with graphic and video displays for all 30 sites.

Finally, the activity will select 20 'Green Mountains and Clear Waters – Beautiful Nanyuan' internet‑celebrity check‑in spots, publish them in the Nanyuan Daily, showcase their style and features, and widely promote them via Nanyuan Net public WeChat headline, Xinhua live cloud broadcast, Nanyuan Net Douyin short videos and other new‑media platforms using text, images and video, to act as ambassadors for Beautiful Nanyuan.

Lu Fan nodded and said, "Developing tourism needs a hook, needs attention; I think this work has potential! We must perfect the pre‑selected 30 sites, hone our internal skills, promote each site's features, uncover project highlights, plan distinctive activities, create projects that young people enjoy, and boost Nanyuan's tourism brand image. Then we will conduct full‑media promotion, attract tourists from across the country, keep the city heated and booming. No time to waste; you should hasten the planning, produce a practical proposal, pass it through the Standing Committee, and I will give my full support!"

Since the Standing Committee concluded, the people of Nanyuan have noticed major moves in the city; all departments are cooperating, everyone is mobilized, attacking tasks with full force, and every street and alley is filled with 'Urban Management Blues' and 'Volunteer Reds'.

On Zhongzhou Road, more than ten sanitation workers, coordinated with machinery, performed road cleaning and maintenance, spraying, sweeping, washing, and hosing vehicles in joint operations. To avoid disrupting citizens' daily life and traffic order, the workers staggered work away from rush hours and used a combination of machines and manual labor for comprehensive road cleaning. During the day they used 'small pressure‑wash vehicles plus manual assistance'; at night they deployed large water‑spraying trucks and high‑pressure washers to rinse the main streets.

On Guangwu Bridge, maintenance personnel on a high‑altitude platform several meters above the bridge repaired and replaced the broken streetlights.

Over 4,600 sanitation workers carried out nonstop rotating cleaning, performing net‑style sweeps of fast and slow lanes, sidewalks, tree pits, under air‑conditioning racks, etc., eliminating sanitary blind spots, promptly clearing road leaves, and wiping and emptying fruit‑peel bins on primary and secondary thoroughfares.

In the central urban area, 560 public sanitation toilets and 61 domestic waste transfer stations received round‑the‑clock cleaning, disinfection and deodorization, ensuring clean interiors and exteriors, daily waste collection and clearing, and the removal of over 1,450 tons of garbage.

River cleaning and water purification actions, night‑market stall tidying actions, double‑violation and double‑enclosure demolition actions, joint community assistance actions, and the 'Four Beauties' courtyard creation campaign have made Nanyuan's outward appearance more beautiful and its inner substance more solid.

Creating the 'Cleanest City in the Nation', the Urban Management Bureau takes the lead! To ensure all tasks are implemented, the Municipal Urban Management Bureau integrates street washing and cleaning, back‑alley garbage removal, river remediation, market stall management, double‑violation rectification, and dog‑leash enforcement into key missions, establishes a dedicated task force, refines task division, sets up a work ledger, strengthens supervision and inspection, and guarantees tangible results for the creation effort.

The city becomes cleaner day by day, embedding the creation of the 'Cleanest City in the Nation' into every corner, and Nanyuan residents' sense of happiness grows with each passing day.

In Xinye's garment park, workers line up in each workshop along the assembly line, electric sewing machines arranged in orderly rows; the workers, following their divisions, diligently sew, cut threads, change materials, and iron, with boxes of raw fabric and finished garments—a bustling, orderly scene producing school uniforms for over two million children across the city.

In the central urban area: 178 old residential community renovations, 28 shantytown redevelopment projects, 24 affordable housing projects, 65 'Cross‑plus‑Ring‑Three‑Radiation' engineering projects, 15 'Illuminate Bai River, Ignite Nanyang' projects, the 'Clear Water, Green Banks, Smooth River, Beautiful Scenery' pristine inner‑river landscape projects, 30 heating, water and gas supply projects, 105 ecological garden projects, 15 municipal supporting facility upgrade projects, 15 public parking lot construction projects, the 'Zhang Zhongjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine' project, and thousands of investment‑attraction projects…

All counties, districts, and departments, feeling the urgency that time waits for no one, strive day and night, work swiftly, overcome difficulties, and rapidly spark a new wave of infrastructure upgrades and socio‑economic development in Nanyuan, making cadres and the masses feel earth‑shaking, ever‑changing transformations.

At the same time, Nanyuan's economic and social development shows a scene of thriving prosperity. Various types of industrial projects have sprung up like bamboo shoots after rain, settling in Nanyuan and bringing unprecedented development opportunities. These projects not only create a large number of local jobs but also spur the vigorous growth of all industries; everyone in this vibrant environment has made money and tasted the 'sweetness'.

People of Nanyuan all hope to maintain this strong development momentum, forge ahead, and write a glorious chapter belonging to Nanyuan.

On July 12, at Lu Fan's invitation, Li Zihan came to Nanyuan City to inspect tourism projects.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this little sister‑in‑law is a fourth‑ or fifth‑tier star; that's merely her hobby, acting and singing are just pastimes, and she holds a large share of entertainment companies, so any industry giant must give her a little deference.

Arriving at Lu Fan's office, Li Zihan smiled and said, "Secretary brother‑in‑law, what instructions do you have for summoning me?"

You must have sufficient strength; only then will your principles and bottom line be respected. Now, Lu Fan's position in the Li family is very solid; as the Municipal Party Secretary of the thirty‑something district, this is merely his starting point, but already the endpoint for Li Zihan's parents, and she can certainly discern priorities. For someone from a prominent family, you may say she has influence, but you must never say she is foolish.

Lu Fan laughed and replied, "Of course I am inviting you, an entertainment expert, to take the pulse of Nanyuan for a consultation."

Li Zihan said, "With my modest abilities, can I still help my brother‑in‑law? As long as there is a place where I am useful, just go ahead and assign me!"

Lu Fan said, "Traveling to a city for a performance, from music festivals to concerts, from art festivals to stage plays, the performing‑arts market becomes a 'Super Golden Week' tourism spark; the combination of shows and cultural‑tourism performances becomes the 'traffic code' that drives cultural tourism consumption across regions."

The craze for cross‑city performances has realized linked consumption of transportation, accommodation, and tourism; 'one performance ignites a city' has become a breakout code and a new consumption engine. Music festivals and concerts have become the main way domestic destination cities attract young tourists, and the consumer market has further penetrated into second‑ and third‑tier cities and even tourism‑rich counties.

Nanyuan plans to revolve around the goal of 'concerts every month, boutique performances every week, street shows every day', actively using 'performing arts + tourism' to attract and retain visitors, and plans to vigorously develop the cultural performing‑arts market from multiple angles: creating diverse new performance spaces, promoting street art development, supporting boutique cultural creations, and backing large‑scale commercial shows, making watching a performance in the 'Southern Capital Imperial Village' a new Nanyuan tourism brand.

I have no connections in the entertainment circle; I can only turn to you, the 'Entertainment Diva'!

After hearing Lu Fan's words, Li Zihan bluntly said, "I may not help my brother‑in‑law with other matters; this is my old trade. As long as you have suitable venues, I can arrange music festivals and concerts for you! Brother‑in‑law, do you have a favorite singer? I promise to sort it out for you!"

Lu Fan thought for a moment and replied, "Actually there is one; I loop his few songs whenever I have free time!"

Li Zihan hurriedly asked, "Brother‑in‑law, give me the name, and I'll arrange it right now, scheduling him to be the first to hold a concert in Nanyuan, letting you 'use your authority for personal gain'!"

Lu Fan said lightly, "It's Secretary Hong Tao!"

"Ah? Brother‑in‑law, you're just teasing me; how could Secretary Hong Tao be someone I can handle? I also like him, I like every one of his songs! Want to listen? It depends on whether there's an opportunity at the double‑star gala!"

Lu Fan laughed and said, "No kidding, first arrange a music festival and ten concerts, selecting from the popular stars that everyone enjoys, to keep Nanyuan's hype high throughout the year. Zihan, I have a request: don't set ticket prices too high; even for top‑tier stars, cap the highest price at just over a thousand."

Li Zihan thought for a moment and replied, "Alright, I'll find a way. Brother‑in‑law, the ins and outs here are deep, so I won't go into detail, but you must remember the little sister‑in‑law's kindness!"

"We are family, so brother‑in‑law I won't speak to you in two different ways! Zihan, another thing: many film and TV works have become new cultural‑tourism cards for cities, and more and more people are willing to 'travel to a city for a TV drama or a movie'. Nanyuan has a long history, deep cultural heritage, and beautiful scenery everywhere. Could you select a few good scripts, produce a few TV dramas or movies, organically combine the characters and stories with Nanyuan, so that viewers' emotions are embedded in Nanyuan life, allowing audiences to more directly and deeply feel Nanyuan's charm?"