Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

Chapter 384 A single order from the martial world garners a city-wide response!
"This National Day holiday, businesses shouldn't expect to make a fortune. Instead, they should give back to society, especially to the veterans who are currently the subject of much online discussion."

I personally propose that all veterans who travel to Jiangnan City during the National Day holiday enjoy free meals.

Of course, this will be determined based on each merchant's own circumstances; not everyone is required to participate in the activity.

If the social response is positive this time, the free meal program will continue from next year on holidays such as July 1st and National Day.

In internet parlance, our public image has collapsed, and to rebuild it, we need to address the root cause.

"We must genuinely respect our veterans." Jiang Beicheng expressed this very directly.

"President Jiang, I'll follow your instructions and print out the slogans and put them up tomorrow."

"Now that things are urgent, reputation is of utmost importance, so let's do as President Jiang says."

"Actually, it's not a big investment. With such a huge traffic during the National Day holiday, it just means earning a little less. Now we need to improve our reputation so we can make a good living at the end of the year."

"President Jiang, we will implement this immediately after we go down today."

Jiangbei City was very pleased that, at this critical moment, these restaurant owners did not stand on the opposite side for personal gain.

"President Peng, what do you think of the suggestion I just made to offer free admission to veterans at red tourism sites?" Jiang Beicheng asked Peng Jun, president of the Tourism Association.

"Of course. Even if this public opinion incident hadn't happened, we were still discussing and implementing relevant business plans. Mr. Jiang, the Tourism Association will actively cooperate with your decisions and those of the Radio, Television, Culture and Tourism Commission, and we will never hold you back," Peng Jun stated.

The Peng family holds a pivotal position in the cultural and tourism industry of Jiangnan City.

He said that Jiangbei City need not worry about other businesses not being united.

"Besides the parties involved in this incident, we also treat the veterans of the Veterans Club and all tourists who come to Jiangnan City with great care, showing them enthusiasm and service so that they come with high spirits and leave satisfied. We use the word-of-mouth of the people to cover up the negative public opinion online."

Social forces need to be mobilized.

Chamber of Commerce members also need to take action.

It is both a challenge and an opportunity.

Jiang Beicheng emphasized: "With six days left in the National Day holiday, the number of tourists received in Jiangnan City will be at least ten million."

Now we must mobilize the entire city to work with the municipal government to serve the millions of tourists.

We will launch a series of coordinated efforts to bring back Jiangnan City's prestigious cultural and tourism brand.

Jiang Beicheng personally took charge of this operation; apart from "Little Boss Jiang," no one else could mobilize such a massive social force.

The government departments do their jobs, and he plays a supporting role.

His few words at the meeting inspired a sense of honor in several associations.

He exudes a strong sense of pride in his hometown.

We must win this battle to turn things around.

"A few association leaders stayed behind, the rest of you can leave now. The evening rush hour isn't over yet, so we won't disturb your time to make money any longer."

Jiang Beicheng then talked with the heads of various associations for more than an hour, trying to do the work as thoroughly as possible.

When I got home that evening, the municipal public security bureau released a very detailed police report on its short video account.

The conflict between the veterans' club and the hot pot restaurant was mediated, and the foreigners who caused the trouble were given relevant administrative penalties.

While this announcement could not completely stop the escalation of public opinion and regional attacks online, it demonstrated the attitude of the Jiangnan Municipal Government.

This will help improve the city image of Jiangnan.

After the police report was issued, several shareholders of the hot pot restaurant also released a video to publicly apologize, expressing their shame for their disrespectful behavior towards veterans and accepting public criticism.

The two videos instantly became trending topics.

The official account of the Culture and Tourism Commission first reposted the police report from the Municipal Public Security Bureau, allowing netizens and the public who were concerned about the matter to understand the details.

Then, a promotional video for Jiangnan City was released to help netizens learn more about the city, remain rational, and avoid blindly following trends.

Both Jiangbei City's personal account and Beicheng Hotel's account reposted the city's promotional video.

Caption: "All industries should provide excellent service!"

Within ten minutes of the message being sent out, all the social organizations in Jiangnan City had come to report for duty.

Leave a comment in the comment section to let tourists see the hospitality of Gangnam City and its determination to serve them well.

Jiangnan City Catering Association: On duty!

Jiangnan City Tourism Industry Association: On duty!

Jiangnan City Hotel Industry Association: On duty!

Jiangnan City Taxi Industry Association: On duty!
Jiangnan Blue Sky Rescue Team: On duty!
Jiangnan City University Student Volunteer Service Team: On duty!
Jiangnan City Self-Media Association: On duty!
Jiangnan City Photography Association, Jiangnan City Veterans Resource Center, Jiangnan City Youth Chamber of Commerce...

Official forces followed suit.

Jiangnan City Police: On duty!

Jiangnan City Fire Department: On duty!

Jiangnan City Market Supervision Bureau: On duty!
Jiangnan City Communist Youth League: On duty!
...On duty! On duty! On duty!
...The power of the entire society was gathered under a single city promotional video.

This service attitude puts tourists at ease.

In just one night, the video garnered over 100 million views.

The hashtag #Unable to resist the enthusiasm of Gangnam City# has garnered over 50 million views.

Everyone is a self-media outlet.

Residents of Jiangnan City began to stand up, film videos, and leave comments to protect the image of their hometown.

Unprecedented unity.

This is the effect Jiangbei City wants to see: generate more traffic to drown out negative public opinion.

"What's going on? Are the Sichuan Army about to leave Sichuan again?"

"It got me so excited, I had to go out and volunteer."

"This is a city of heroes, and we will not tolerate any unwarranted slander."

"We may have fallen short in our hospitality, but we cannot deny the efforts made by the people of the city."

"You regional dog, get the hell out of here."

"Welcome to my hometown! I hope you enjoy the food, the fun, and the drinks."

"..."

Jiang Beicheng got up early and glanced at the situation. It was developing in a positive direction, with significantly less negative information.

If this combination of moves works today, it will be a complete turnaround.

On his way to the district government, red banners with slogans respecting and caring for veterans were displayed at bus stops, subway stations, large screens in the financial center, and even LED screens in hotels and restaurants in Jiangnan City.

Meanwhile, the municipal cultural and tourism accounts and district and county cultural and tourism accounts successively released information about free admission to red tourism sites in the city for veterans.

Catering associations, major catering chains, and numerous individual catering businesses have also followed suit, launching promotional activities offering free meals to veterans during the National Day holiday.

The online buzz is still soaring.

This scared many marketing accounts and self-media outlets, who started deleting videos and comments.

They realized that this force was too powerful for them to handle.

Those who previously engaged in regional discrimination have become more cautious and dare not make mindless attacks anymore.

The entire society of Jiangnan City has demonstrated its respect for veterans.

They can no longer make a fuss about this topic.

After seeing the news that the leaders of the Veterans Affairs Department had visited the veterans' club, the remaining few extremists and trolls also shut up one after another.

After visiting the veterans' club members from the Culture and Tourism Commission, Radio and Television Bureau, and the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, Jiang Beicheng and the deputy district head of the local government took an official vehicle to pick up the veterans for a hot pot meal.

Yesterday's incident prevented them from having a peaceful meal.

When Jiang Beicheng and his group arrived, the veterans of the Veterans Club were somewhat embarrassed.

Team leader Wan Jianguo said, "To be honest, I feel very guilty now."

I never expected that yesterday's events would have such a huge social impact on the internet, affecting all walks of life in Jiangnan City, and even the city's image.

The residents of Jiangnan City were insulted for no reason.

President Jiang, we can understand that there are always some people with bad intentions and some bad social phenomena everywhere.

I really didn't expect you to care so much about this matter. The city leaders had just left when the comrades from the district and the business community came over.

I also saw the news headlines this morning. The whole city is showing care and respect for veterans, and all the elderly people in the city are protecting their beloved hometown.

This respect and affection for their hometown deeply moved the comrades in our veterans' club.

No wonder they are descendants of the Sichuan Army.

"Mr. Jiang, we also want to apologize for causing you trouble this time."

"I can't accept that, Brother Wan," Jiang Beicheng greeted him politely. "I came here today mainly to make up for the hot pot we had yesterday. Everything's arranged over there. Everyone, let's move to the restaurant and talk more."

On the way to the hot pot restaurant, Jiang Beicheng deliberately sat in a car with several veterans of the Sino-Vietnamese War.

Talk to them about things on the battlefield and about the construction of our motherland.

Jiang Beicheng's approachable personality made the veterans feel comfortable around him.

Having shaken off yesterday's unpleasantness, I'm happily going out for hot pot today.

After enjoying hot pot, volunteer guides arranged by the tourism association led them to learn more about the city's revolutionary history, experience its local customs and the charm of a modern metropolis.

Before dinner, all the members of the Veterans Club took photos and recorded a video in the square of the Jiangnan City Auditorium.

They recounted the respect and warmth they received in Gangnam City, and praised the government departments and business community of Gangnam City.

This is a very welcoming city; they will come again.

The person involved personally stepped forward to clear Jiangnan City's name, silencing the regional stigmatizers.

Previously, the pressure was too great, and the situation was unclear, so everyone kept quiet and dared not utter a word.

If anyone tries to smear us now, we'll immediately shut them down.

Originally, it was thought that the matter was over. The people of Jiangnan City had fought a decisive battle and protected the honor of their hometown.

However, the social forces mobilized by Jiangbei City have only just begun to take effect, and the veterans have received the respect they deserve. Now, the goal is to ensure that all tourists visiting Jiangnan City experience meticulous service and a strong sense of human warmth.

Jiang Beicheng asked Shen Jun, "How many businesses have signed up to help customers get rid of their guests after the holiday?"

Shen Jun truthfully stated, "There were only twenty or thirty businesses at noon, but the number surged in the afternoon and evening, and now there are over a hundred businesses that have signed up to participate."

“They saw the advertising value,” Jiang Beicheng said, understanding the mindset of the merchants. Not all businessmen have such a broad perspective and are willing to take a holistic view of the issue, nor do all businesses have the financial strength to spend money to participate in the event.

The shift in public opinion and the massive influx of traffic have made businesses realize the value of advertising, which is why they are actively participating.

"Select manufacturers of food, fast-moving consumer goods, intangible cultural heritage products, cultural and creative products, and daily necessities, and report them to the government so that the government can coordinate and the society can contribute its efforts and money," Jiang Beicheng instructed Shen Jun.

The second set of punches in this combination has only just been thrown out.

(End of this chapter)