Chapter 399

Jian Mingli said, "Then Little Su, you take good care of the two great reporters. I'll go over there; I still have a few friends to greet."

Su Xinghui nodded and agreed. Jian Mingli waved at the two reporters and walked toward several other reporters.

Jiang Chaoyang said, "I went to Shangjun once last year. At that time, the propaganda director of your Shangjun County didn't seem to be Director Jian, right?"

Su Xinghui shook his head and said, "Come to think of it, it's a shame for Shangjun. The previous propaganda director was unlearned and incompetent, and has now been 'double-regulated' because of serious violations of discipline and law. Director Jian has only been in office for ten days."

Jiang Chaoyang said, "That's it. Your previous propaganda director was indeed unlearned and incompetent, and I don't know how he became propaganda director. Not only did he make a fool of himself, but he also offended people. If it weren't for your face this time, I wouldn't have helped your county. But now with Director Jian, your county's propaganda work will definitely be no problem."

Su Xinghui laughed and said, "Then please support the work of Shangjun County more in the future, Senior Brother."

Jiang Chaoyang said, "No problem."

While speaking, Professor Qin Jie, Qu Ziqing, Chen Hanxiu, Long Kangrong, Ye Ji, Yi Mingda, and others had all arrived. Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya quickly went up to pay their respects, and Jiang Chaoyang also greeted Professor Qin.

Although Jiang Chaoyang was not from the Chinese department, he had also taken Professor Qin's ancient Chinese course when he was at school. Naturally, he had to serve Professor Qin with the etiquette of a teacher.

Except for these people, the calligraphy and painting artists with some reputation in Hudong Province had basically all arrived. The scene could be described as a gathering of the wise and a full house.

The calligraphy and painting exhibition opened at nine o'clock. Around eight-fifty, the provincial leaders finally arrived. Those who came to participate in this activity included several provincial leaders including Provincial Party Committee Secretary Gu Shanmin, Governor Tian Chengzu, Vice Governor Yang Xianglin in charge of culture, and leaders of the People's Congress, CPPCC, and various relevant provincial departments.

This was the highest standard in the province. It is absolutely rare for the Provincial Party Committee Secretary and the Governor to attend a calligraphy and painting exhibition at the same time.

After Gu Shanmin and Tian Chengzu delivered short speeches one after another, the calligraphy and painting exhibition officially opened.

There were more than two hundred works in this calligraphy and painting exhibition, including calligraphy works and paintings. The paintings included Chinese paintings and oil paintings, reflecting the achievements of Hudong Province in the ten-plus years of reform and opening up.

Among them, some painted the urban construction of Jiangcheng. The urban construction of Jiangcheng had developed quite rapidly in the past ten-plus years, with high-rise buildings standing in great numbers, roads becoming wider and wider, and the Yangtze River Second Bridge also under construction.

In addition to urban construction, there were more and more factories in Jiangcheng, especially many large foreign-funded enterprises that had built factories in Jiangcheng. This was also the part that this calligraphy and painting exhibition focused on reflecting.

Among the more than two hundred works this time, the vast majority depicted the urban construction and industrial achievements of Hudong Province. There were very few depicting agricultural achievements, only a few dozen, which is also easy to understand. Now, Hudong Province's agriculture didn't have many achievements worth depicting.

Like that kind of painting where farmers stand in the autumn rice fields holding a bunch of golden rice ears, everyone had seen it many times decades ago. They couldn't always paint this, right? So many calligraphy and painting artists simply didn't go to the countryside, and it was easier to paint the city.

Under these circumstances, some works by Qu Ziqing and others depicting Meng Hu Ling became a precious clear stream.

These works included the scenery of Meng Hu Ling, the special breeding farm in Wild Boar Ditch, the bamboo weaving there, the large forest of fruit trees, the new houses built by farmers, the children reading in the classroom, and of course, the reading rooms in each village of Meng Hu Ling.

In front of this group of works, quite a few reporters were concentrated. Some were holding cameras to photograph these works, some were interviewing the authors, and some were recording something.