Chapter 130: Favorable Impression Increases by a Few More Points!

Ding Xiang has worked at the television station for three years and is now the lead anchor of the City Television Station, not only because of her outstanding appearance and excellent professional ability, but also because her father is a Deputy Minister of the Hanzhou Municipal Committee Propaganda Department.

Ma Rundong watched Ding Xiang grow up from a young age; in his eyes, Ding Xiang is just like his own daughter.

He also understands Ding Xiang's character and temperament very well.

When Zhu Junting suggested that Ding Xiang drink a cross-cupped wine with Tang Ye, Ma Rundong's heart began to thump, secretly worrying that Ding Xiang must not throw a young lady's tantrum and offend Zhu Junting.

If that happened, not only would the sponsorship fall through, but two major financial backers would also be offended.

It was just unexpected that Ding Xiang was not only not annoyed but also showed a cooperative side.

Ma Rundong stole a glance at the look in Ding Xiang's eyes as she gazed at Tang Ye, secretly wondering if she had taken a fancy to this young man.

Ding Xiang is 26 years old this year, and her parents are both worried about her marriage, having introduced many young talents, but they were all turned away by Ding Xiang's picky eyes.

Ding Xiang herself did not know why she was so proactive; she guessed it was because she had received help from Tang Ye downstairs just now, which created a favorable first impression, and coupled with seeing Tang Ye's articulate manner at the dinner table, she had developed a bit of a good impression, and with the effect of the alcohol, she had acted out of character in echoing Zhu Junting's suggestion.

As for Zhu Junting, she possesses a nearly uncanny sharpness in observing human psychology.

She saw that Ding Xiang had a good impression of Tang Ye, which is why she threw out such a seemingly difficult suggestion!

Zou Zhen sat at the next table, and seeing everyone egging Tang Ye and Ding Xiang on to drink the cross-cupped wine, he felt quite bitter.

Yesterday, he and Gao Yang went to Pinghu to sponge off others, and at the dinner table, he had also boisterously demanded to drink cross-cupped wine with Xu Qiao, only to be brushed off by Tang Ye later.

Now the protagonist had changed to Tang Ye, and his partner was the famous pillar of the City Television Station.

The key was that the pillar, who always had a young lady's temper, was not repulsed by it.

Tang Ye unexpectedly smiled, waved his hand, and shook his head, saying, "President Zhu, I know you actually already want to sponsor Teacher Ding's new program, you just wanted to find an excuse. Teacher Ding, my mother and I are both your loyal viewers; being able to have dinner with you today is already a dream come true. You are a public figure, and if I drink cross-cupped wine with you and it gets out, I'm afraid of being hunted down and denounced by your fans! So, let's just clink glasses like normal people; you drink as you please, and I will drink three cups."

Ma Rundong actually developed a good impression of Tang Ye, secretly thinking it was no wonder this young man could gain the trust of Xu Xiangchun and Zhu Junting.

Although he is young, he handles matters with a gentle touch and judges the situation perfectly.

Tang Ye proactively walked toward Ding Xiang, clinked glasses with her lightly, finished one cup immediately, and then poured a second.

A hint of a smile flashed in Ding Xiang's eyes, "I will accompany you for three cups."

After Tang Ye and Ding Xiang finished their three cups of wine.

Zhu Junting proactively took Ding Xiang's hand.

"I didn't expect Teacher Ding to be so unconstrained, but I like your personality. I will also state my position here: I fully support your new program."

Because she had drunk three cups in a row, a rosy flush appeared on Ding Xiang's cheeks.

Seeing Zhu Junting agree to her request, a joyful smile bloomed from the corners of her mouth.

Ding Xiang returned to her seat and subconsciously looked toward Tang Ye.

If it had been anyone else, they definitely would have taken advantage of her just now.

But Tang Ye used a humorous and graceful way to make the awkwardness vanish into thin air, which made her good impression of him increase by a few more points.

It fell into the eyes of everyone present.

Some felt that Tang Ye was quite hypocritical; such a beautiful host as Ding Xiang had proactively shown goodwill, yet he did not appreciate it.

Some felt that Tang Ye did not understand the ways of the world; it was just a bit of play-acting, why take it seriously.

Seeing Tang Ye refuse to drink the cross-cupped wine with Ding Xiang, Zou Zhen felt a burning sensation on his face.

Recalling his own proactive demand to drink cross-cupped wine yesterday, he felt as if he had been slapped in the face, and his face burned.

And, Xu Qiao felt a warmth in her heart.

Her master had used practical actions to tell her not to follow the crowd, but to stick to her own bottom line!

Tang Ye took advantage of this opportunity today to proactively strive for resources for Pinghu.

Although he could use administrative means through Du Chengfeng or others to make the television station and newspaper give Pinghu more publicity, a local official is not as effective as the person currently in charge; building a good relationship with the two officials who hold actual power is far more reliable than just issuing a document.

"Station Master Ma, Editor-in-Chief Chen. It is a pleasure to meet you both today. Now that both the city and the county have their eyes focused on Pinghu, I feel motivated, but I also feel the pressure. Local development needs the media's help with publicity; only with an external voice can we attract more enterprises to invest in our Pinghu."

Xu Xiangchun picked up his wine glass, "The Northeast Chamber of Commerce has already prepared to invest in a five-star hotel in Pinghu with the Haihua Group. I will state my position here: as long as the two of you strongly support Pinghu and help with more publicity, our promotional budget will be very sufficient!"

Ma Rundong smiled and looked at Tang Ye, "The Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department has already issued a document asking us to pay more attention to grassroots development, and it even specifically praised Pinghu by name. Now with President Xu's promise, my backbone is even stiffer, and I will certainly implement the spirit of the document more actively. Town Mayor Tang, if you have any needs, feel free to bring them up."

Chen Jinping directly called over the News Department Director who was sitting at the second table, "You are to implement one thing: Pinghu will provide the promotional material, and there must be no fewer than three promotional segments per week!"

Chen Jinping's promise could be called a grand gesture.

However, the wool comes from the sheep.

Usually, when an enterprise pays for advertisements in a newspaper, the newspaper provides free advertorial resources.

This was equivalent to taking a portion of the advertorial resources from the Northeast Chamber of Commerce and the Haihua Group and shifting them to Pinghu.

It was not a bad thing for the Northeast Chamber of Commerce and the Haihua Group; since both sides now had projects in Pinghu, promoting Pinghu was equivalent to promoting themselves.

Ma Rundong realized that he also had to get things implemented, so he beckoned to Zou Zhen at the next table, "Little Zou, come over here for a moment!"

Zou Zhen had been keeping his ears pricked, and seeing Ma Rundong beckon to him, he hurriedly squeezed out a smile and walked over.

"Station Master Ma, what are your instructions?"

Ma Rundong instructed with a serious expression, "Tomorrow, you take people to Pinghu to film material; you are to make a special report and help Pinghu promote itself well."

Tang Ye did not expect Ma Rundong to arrange for Zou Zhen to handle this matter.

Thinking of how he had acted when sponging off others last night, he was somewhat speechless.

He did not show his emotions on his face and said tactfully, "Station Master Ma, I have met Director Zou before; he had material on Pinghu in his hands, but it wasn't broadcast. Later, upon asking, I learned that it required an advertising fee to be paid. Although our Pinghu has now received attention from the province, we are still stretched thin when facing hundreds of thousands in advertising fees!"

Ma Rundong immediately knew that Tang Ye had a grievance against Zou Zhen.

"According to the spirit of the document conveyed by our superiors, how can we still ask for advertising fees when helping key towns with publicity?" Ma Rundong glared at Zou Zhen.

Ma Rundong guessed that Zou Zhen must have gone to sponge off them privately, which was why he had made Tang Ye unhappy!

Zou Zhen was stunned for a moment, secretly thinking that if it weren't for you scolding me every day and pushing me hard on performance, how could I have gone all the way to Pinghu to sponge off them?

Zou Zhen smiled sheepishly, "Station Master Ma, there were some misunderstandings before. I guarantee that the report will definitely be broadcast tomorrow; please rest assured, Town Mayor Tang."

"Thank you, Director Zou!"

With so many people present, Tang Ye looked after Ma Rundong's face and did not expose Zou Zhen's true colors!

In officialdom, most of the time one must act according to the rules.

Sometimes you clearly dislike a person, but you cannot show it completely.

It can be called hypocrisy, but it can also be called having depth of character.

Ma Rundong's expression improved slightly then, as if he wanted to compete with Chen Jinping to see who could provide a greater intensity of resources!

"Remember, in the future, you must promote Pinghu more!"