Riverside police

After Han Yu hosted a banquet for some officers and soldiers of the Binjiang ship, he took a bus rented by the "command headquarters" from the long-distance passenger transport company and returned to Binjiang Port Pier 4 with Vice Mayor Qin, Yang Zhi and other leaders. As soon as he got off the bus, he was fascinated by everything in front of him. I was shocked.

The pier closed to the public at five o'clock in the afternoon. Only two and a half hours later, a super large stage with a length of nearly 40 meters from east to west was set up next to the berth!

Above the stage covered with a red carpet, there is a gantry more than ten meters high. There are huge speakers piled next to the pillars of the gantry, and it is covered with various lights. The riverside ship as the background of the stage is illuminated by the lights more than during the day. More powerful and domineering.

What surprised Han Yu the most was that there were actually two large screens at least two stories high on both sides of the stage, which were showing Secretary Lu, Mayor Wang, Commander Wang and other Binjiang party, government and military leaders like a movie. Videos and photos of visits to Binjiang Ship over the years.

The large square below the stage is divided into several areas. The ones at the front are the positions of the PLA garrison in Binjiang, the Armed Police Force and the officers and soldiers of the Binjiang ship. They are all in uniform. It is estimated that there are nearly a thousand people, and they are all sitting in small seats. Bench, so that it will not affect the view of the audience behind.

White plastic chairs are used in the middle and two sides of the middle. The nearly 100 seats in the first, second and third rows with the best views are mostly empty now, obviously reserved for leaders. The seats in the back were all full, and it was dark and crowded with spectators. There were even people standing on both sides of the audience area.

The long arm specially used for filming is like a crane. Operated by the staff on the sidelines, the suspended camera passes overhead.

There are two cameras under the stage. Looking up, there are also seats on the tall crane. There was also a dedicated person carrying a camera and running around the viewing area where the officers and soldiers were busy playing songs.

…

The literary evening is the responsibility of the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Culture Bureau, the Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Binjiang TV Station. How to arrange the stage, what programs will be performed, and how to conduct live broadcasts are not the responsibility of the "command".

The "command" in turn must cooperate with their work and arrange time, venue and security for them during the party.

Han Yu had never seen this scene before. He stared blankly for a while before turning around and said, "Minister Yang, they are very efficient!"

"We have been preparing for a long time, and others have also prepared in a short time. A lot of racks and equipment have been installed and debugged in the cargo yard in the morning. As soon as we cleared the yard in the afternoon, they brought the equipment in to build and assemble it. More than a hundred people worked together, and in less than It was set up in an hour and a half.”

“I didn’t expect there would be a big screen!”

Minister Yang was as helpless as Han Yu. He held a walkie-talkie and said with emotion: "I had nothing to do just now, so I went to ask. It turns out that these two big screens are similar to the big screens outside Wenfeng Shopping Mall, and each one is worth several million. What is it called an outdoor advertising machine?"

"How many millions is a big screen worth?"

"A large color TV costs several thousand more."

Minister Yang subconsciously looked at the busy staff of the Propaganda Department, and whispered into Han Yu's ear: "It will scare you to death. Just renting these two big screens costs 200,000! The stage, lighting, Sound and personnel salaries are calculated separately.”

Renting two large screens costs 200,000, and it only takes one night, or a few hours to be exact.

Han Yu was startled and exclaimed: "So a party costs at least 500,000 to 600,000 yuan!"

"I don't think five or six hundred thousand is enough."

Minister Yang was also shocked by the city's generosity. He crossed his arms and said with a wry smile: "To ensure the safety during the opening period to the public, we have invested so many people here. I still think about how much mineral water so many people drink in a day. , How many box lunches do we need to eat in a day, it’s like a waste of money. I didn’t expect that compared with others, all we spend here is small money, which may not be worth a fraction of what others spend on partying.”

The two were chatting when the voice of Vice Mayor Qin came from behind.

"What are you talking about? Publicity work is very important, and besides, it will be broadcast live later! We don't hold activities every day. The Binjiang ship only comes back once every few years. Why spend some money?"

"Mayor Qin, we have no other intentions. I have never seen the world..."

While Han Yu was busy explaining, Vice Mayor Qin turned sideways and smiled: "No kidding, Xianyu, look who this is?"

Han Yu was surprised when a familiar figure appeared in front of him, and asked happily: "Old Feng, why are you here? When did you come to Binjiang?"

He was equally happy to see his comrade Feng Qingshan from the Naval Engineering College. He smiled and explained: "Mayor Qin asked me to come. I will arrive in Binjiang in the afternoon."

"Mayor Qin..."

Before Han Yu could finish asking, Vice Mayor Qin smiled and said, "I was entrusted by the Propaganda Department to invite Captain Feng to attend the evening party as a guest. There is no direct flight from Hanwu to Binjiang, so Captain Feng took a flight to Donghai first. It was also the Propaganda Department who arranged a car to pick us up at Donghai Airport."

"Guests at the party?"

"You too, hurry up and go to rehearsal."

"When did I become a guest? What rehearsal should I go to?"

"The director couldn't find you, so he had to go to the Propaganda Department. The Propaganda Department found me, and I informed them on my behalf."

"Where to rehearse?" Han Yu was confused.

Vice Mayor Qin did not answer, but looked at a young woman standing next to her with a work permit.

"Han Bureau, Colonel Feng, I am Xiao Chen from the Cultural Bureau. Time is urgent. Please follow me."

"This is a political mission, obey orders and command."

"Mayor Qin..."

"Time is urgent, the performance starts at 8 o'clock, so hurry up."

"All right."

Han Yu had no choice but to follow the staff to the temporary backstage with Feng Qingshan.

Xiao Chen shook off his ponytail, opened the program he had just held in his arms, and said eagerly as he walked: "Han Bureau, you will be on stage twice later. The first time is at 8:35, with the dance "Voyage" "After the end, we will go on stage from the left with Teacher Xia and Teacher Wang from the Shipping College."

"What are you doing on stage?" Han Yu asked dumbfounded.

"The host will introduce to the big screen that three of our Binjiang comrades were selected by the Ministry of Transportation as 'escort captains', boarded naval ships, and carried out long-distance voyages with naval officers and soldiers. Then they will invite Teacher Wang and Teacher Xia to join you on stage. , meet the audience.”

Xiao Chen greeted Teacher Xia who was reciting his lines from a distance, and then said: "There will be a small interview after I go on stage. Teacher Wang will say three sentences, Teacher Xia will say two sentences, and you will also say two sentences. After you say it, you will salute, and then from there. Walk off stage right.”

"What two words should I say?"

"The host will come over later to review your lines with you. Let's put on makeup first."

"You also need to put on makeup!"

"Make it simple, please."

Xiao Chen smiled and added: "The second time I went on stage was at 9:45, after the sketch "Visiting Relatives" and before the song and dance "Who Are You". The theme of the first time on stage was our Binjiang and the People's Navy. Origin, the theme of the second time on stage was the 1998 flood relief.

When the time comes, you have to put on your camouflage uniform and go on stage with Team Feng, Chief of Staff Li Shousong of the Air Force, Instructor Sun Youyi of the Linghai Reserve Battalion, Chief of Staff Li Jun of the Border Inspection Station and other comrades who have participated in the flood fight. There will also be a short interview at that time, and the host in charge of this segment will come over immediately to review your lines with you. "

Following Xiao Chen into the temporary make-up area made of several containers with open doors, Han Yu suddenly became happy. Li Jun, Li Shousong, Counselor Dai, Yang Jianbo, Sun Youyi, Xiao Yu, Guo Weitao...all the people doing make-up were old friends. !

"Dried salted fish, I'll be ready soon. You can sit here with me later."

"Team Feng!!"

"Morematsu, Xiaoyu, you didn't expect it to be me, did you?"

Feng Qingshan was equally happy to see so many old friends who had fought side by side and was busy greeting everyone.

What made Han Yu want to laugh even more was that Jiang Shengqi and other retired officers and soldiers who had worked on the Binjiang ship were actually "caught" by the staff. They also had to put on makeup and would go on stage later.

You don’t need to ask to know that the theme of their performance was the relationship between Binjiang and Binjiang ships.

There were several seniors who were doing their makeup that they didn't know. As for the dancers, they were all doing their makeup outside. I really don't know where the director team found so many makeup artists.

…

At the same time, as a member of the "Changzhou Representative Team", Han Xiangning followed Secretary Wei and other six city leaders and found his position under the guidance of the staff.

As soon as she sat down, she heard a familiar voice coming from behind her.

"Mayor Han, where is your salted fish?"

"Secretary Qian!"

"Keep your voice down, there are many people watching."

The organizer didn't know how they arranged it. They actually asked Linghai Secretary Qian, Mayor Shen and other leaders to sit in the back. Han Xiangning said quickly: "Secretary Qian, let's change seats. You sit in front and chat with our Secretary Wei. I Sit where you are."

"What are you going to do? We'll evacuate later. Besides, Secretary Wei and I have nothing to talk about."

"Secretary Qian, what do you mean by this?" Secretary Wei turned around and asked with a smile.

Secretary Qian looked at the left front and said with an air of displeasure: "It seems that Lao Ge and the Hong Kong boss are here too, sitting there. You dig into our corner in Linghai and let our old comrades in Linghai help you attract investment." , what do I have to say to you? I'm afraid that if I change positions, I won't be able to help but fight with you."

Secretary Wei laughed and said, "That's not true."

"Why not? Because Mayor Shen and I were criticized by Boss Lu for this matter, so we just had to write an inspection."

"It's normal for people to go to higher places and water to flow to lower places. It's true that Secretary Lu actually criticized you for this."

"Your Changzhou is one head higher than our Linghai, and the positions are all arranged in front of us." Secretary Qian smiled and looked back: "Fortunately, we are not at the bottom, at least there is a development zone behind us. Director Luo, we all want it Learn from Changzhou.”

"Secretary Qian, what does your fight with Secretary Wei have to do with our development zone?"

Luo Hongxin was not very interested in such an activity, but he couldn't come even after "Boss Lu" said something. He laughed, held the back of Secretary Qian's chair and said with a smile: "As for the position, sitting in the front or in the back is about the same. Besides, I I have something to do tonight, I just signed in, I will give the leaders a round of applause later, and I will leave when the performance officially starts."

"Today's party was very good, and there were two big screens. You really don't want to watch it?"

"I have something to do."

"Then you wait until we leave before leaving. Otherwise, if we leave together, it would be bad if Boss Lu sees us."

"Okay, let's go off at the wrong time."

He only likes to participate in activities where he is the "protagonist" and is not interested in activities where he serves as the background for Secretary Lu and Mayor Wang, and sits in the back and applauds Secretary Lu and Mayor Wang. This is Binjiang's tradition.

Just as Han Xiangning thought it was funny, her phone suddenly rang.

"Sister, I, Hongmei, I saw you!"

"Where are you?" Han Xiangning held up her phone and looked up, but there were too many people and the lights in front were too bright to see clearly.

The eldest cousin is indeed a city leader. Not only does she have a seat, but she also sits in the leadership area.

Zhang Hongmei was extremely excited. She held her cell phone tightly and said eagerly: "I'm in the east. Director Huang, who went to the dock with you to pick us up that day, brought us here."

Han Xiangning asked: "Where to the east?"

"I have several red containers here, and I'm standing right here in the container!"

"No place?"

"No, Director Huang said that only with tickets can you get a seat. If we don't have tickets, we won't have a seat. But it doesn't matter. It's great if we can come in. We can see clearly here. Besides, there are many people standing, so we are still standing It’s in front!”

"How many people?"

"Second brother and Sister Wang brought us here. Everyone from our store came, nine people in total."

Leaders have positions but are not interested in theatrical performances.

My little cousin and his little girlfriend like to watch theatrical performances, but they can’t get a seat because they don’t have tickets.

Han Xiangning felt that it could be "adjusted", so she couldn't help holding her phone and laughing: "Boss leaders, you will have to leave later, so the seat cannot be left empty. It would be too unsightly to leave it empty. How about I find a few people to help you occupy it later?" seat?"

If someone leaves, Secretary Lu will definitely not be happy when he looks back and finds that the seat is empty. As long as someone is occupying a seat, there is no need to worry about being discovered by Secretary Lu. After all, it is impossible to see who is who from this distance.

Secretary Wei really had something to do later, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "Okay, that's it!"

Secretary Linghai Qian also had no worries and said with a smile: "Mayor Han, you are very thoughtful. No wonder your work in Changzhou is going so well."