Under Yu Ben's strong promotion, the renovation of Intangible Cultural Heritage Street was completed as quickly as possible. Once the merchants have settled in, the coldest weeks have finally passed. The climate has warmed up.
When she got up in the morning, Chen Jiaxian took off her down jacket and changed back into her coat.
Even so, I was a little sweaty walking on the road.
At 8 o'clock there will be a conference call regarding the entry of merchants on Intangible Cultural Heritage Street. She attended the meeting while washing up, holding a cup of coffee in one hand and pressing her earphones in the other. She finally confirmed that the last merchant had successfully settled in last night and could open today.
Before Chen Jiaxian even reached the project office building, she already noticed that the road was much quieter than usual.
Thin and long beige warning tapes were drawn up in many places.
She turned on her mobile phone and received a group message from the collaborative office: Zhuoxiu Group's employees working on several Xiguan urban renewal projects will not be working in the field today, and no leave will be granted. All employees will be on duty, and specific positions and personnel will be assigned, as well as specific notices such as the end time.
Chen Jiaxian looked around and suddenly realized:
The leader came to Yuecheng.
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For Chen Jiaxian, the visit of a big boss has nothing to do with a small white-collar worker like her. But it was major gossip after all. Everyone in the company was secretly paying attention to the news, and the atmosphere was full of excitement and anticipation.
She stood up and went to the tea room to wash the cups.
"So which big leader is it?"
"...I don't know. I won't know until after the leader leaves and watching the news."
"Work, work."
Having said that, people in the office are agitated.
Everyone knows that the leader’s car is going to pass through Xiguan, just like their own child is going to compete on stage. Although they don’t know whether they can be on stage, who is not nervous, who is not looking forward to it, and who is not secretly proud?
"Hush, look, the group said, it's coming."
"The work group wasn't notified?"
"Roadside Club! Go see Roadside Club!"
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Chen Jiaxian turned on her phone and scrolled through her circle of friends nervously. She thought absentmindedly, was the project a little too small? Can that leader see it?
In the face of huge and trendy urban renewal, Changlefang is too old. People's lives are simple and routine, unremarkable. Is it worthy of being seen?
While she was scrolling through her circle of friends, a photo posted by Grandma Jin caught her eye.
Chen Jiaxian's eyes widened and her voice was out of tune:
"——Look!" She clicked on the photo in her circle of friends, "Is this a photo of our country's top leaders and the indigenous people?!"
Zhou Yixing grabbed the phone and said, "What are you crazy about?! What big boss? What are the neighbors doing?! How did we meet by chance?!"
Chen Jiaxian's words were incoherent: "They are watching Cantonese opera on the Intangible Cultural Heritage Street in Changlefang! They go to watch Cantonese opera every day! It's the one I sang before! The sky is full of falling flowers, blocking the spring sunshine! The emperor's flower! The big boss came to our Changlefang! Just came from Come out of the Cantonese Opera House!”
Grandma Jin’s circle of friends wrote: “Whether it is our Cantonese opera or China’s excellent traditional culture, it should be like the Intangible Cultural Heritage Street, where old trees sprout new branches, and the more prosperous the better!”
Every word and every sentence is sonorous and powerful.
The people in the office looked at Chen Jiaxian's cell phone and were all quiet for several seconds.
Then, with a bang, it exploded.
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Soon, the special report "Let the city leave memories and let people remember nostalgia" was publicly released.
A big leader actually came to Yuecheng?
The folk roadside community in Yuecheng was in a state of excitement.
No one expected that the leader's motorcade drove into Xiguan District, suddenly turned a corner and stopped. The leader watched for a long time in front of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Street, then walked into the Cantonese Opera House and met the neighbors by chance, and spoke happily before leaving.
I heard that you can meet big leaders by chance when you go to the intangible cultural heritage street. How many people stomped their feet in regret!
On the Internet, some people have already begun to form a team: "Brothers and sisters, set off now, two hours away by high-speed train, form a group to go to Changlefang, and destroy the intangible cultural heritage projects!"
IP Yuecheng: "? No, I was born and raised in Yuecheng. When did we open the Intangible Cultural Heritage Street? Why didn't we know?"
Netizen: "The Northern Carrots have just arrived in Yuecheng and now they are capturing Changlefang!"
IP Yuecheng: "...Mom, you have never sung me such a song to coax a child."
Netizen: "Friends from Yuecheng! You~Mom~don't~want~you~~"
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In the afternoon of that day, tourists poured into Changlefang, shouting "Northern Big Carrots Conquer Intangible Cultural Heritage Street".
Netizens joked that Changlefang ushered in overwhelming wealth.
Everyone didn't even have time to eat lunch, so Yu Ben pulled him into the conference room for a strategic mobilization meeting. He urgently contacted various performance teams to survive the tourist wave in the first three days, and then planned and implemented the subsequent performance plan for the scenic spot within three days.
Guan Xi multitasked, arranging media interviews and drafting a speech for Shi Yuan with his new assistant.
Guan Xi read out the special report "Let the city leave memories and let people remember nostalgia": "Urban planning and construction must attach great importance to the protection of historical culture, not be eager for quick success, and not demolish large buildings. We must highlight local characteristics and pay attention to human settlements. To improve the environment, we should use more 'embroidery' skills such as micro-modification, pay attention to the inheritance of civilization and cultural continuation, so that the city can leave memories and let people remember their nostalgia."
"...So why did the big leader come to our Changlefang?"
Guan Xi asked back: "The senior leader chose Xiguan in the old city. He saw the introduction of our intangible cultural heritage store, watched handmade copper, watched Cantonese opera, and chatted with the neighbors... Why do you think the senior leader chose us?"
"For culture? But Changlefang is not even fully built."
Guan Xi asked, "But who is culture for? Is it for consumers? Is it for tourists?" She smiled slightly, "Why did the leader choose old cities and cultural heritage? Is he doing it to see exquisite scenic spots?"
"……no."
Guan Xi said: "He came to see the people. Because cultural heritage comes from people's most daily and splendid lives. Culture comes from people themselves, and the essence of culture is how people live better."
“What about the essence of how we build cities?”
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In the evening, Chen Jiaxian saw Shi Yuan's face on the local news. She changed the channel and saw Li Zhuoxiu's face again.
She is being interviewed.
"About the essence of our city construction? The essence of urban renewal is to transform the city according to the wishes of the people, and at the same time transform the people. When we incorporate humanities into urban construction, we can truly revitalize traditional culture and enrich Chinese civilization. Plant it in people’s hearts.”
Chen Jiaxian heard her declaration and paused with the instant noodles fork in her hand.
It was obviously written by Guan Xi.
Sitting in the tea room, Chen Jiaxian looked at the unreachable big shots on TV. They said what she wanted to say, although they may not understand the real meaning behind the words; behind them was the intangible cultural heritage street that they planned and completed. Although she does not yet have the ability to make a voice, this platform amplifies her personal will indefinitely.
Even if she is just an unknown person in this industry.
She looked at the shining elites in front of the stage, her brown eyes unblinking.
Everyone helps in the Intangible Cultural Heritage Street, even taking shifts during meals. At this moment, the company was extremely quiet. Because of cost reduction and efficiency improvement, the lights in the office area were also dimmed. Only the light in the pantry was on.
She was the only one sitting in the tea room.
Listening to the excitement and cheers on the TV, in the endless quiet night, she held the instant noodles and smiled with her lips pursed.
She is such a small being, but she has such a big and absurd vision.
In a grand and gorgeous era, in an era as fast and furious as a big river, in the inevitable decadence and decline of the industry, she, who is as small as a mayfly, has also made small achievements by going upstream.
The light from the TV fell on her face.
