This director is vindictive.

Chapter 598 Drone's Announcement: Chen Mo, Don't Run, Your Wife Stays!

However, this wave of popularity has even attracted international players from overseas to try and capitalize on it.

The official Weibo account of the German Tourist Board of Taylan posted in broken Chinese: "Teacher Chen Mo, Sawasdee ka! Come to Bangkok, we'll give you an elephant driver's license (fake)!"

The accompanying image shows an elephant using its trunk to hold up a movie poster for "Domestic Violence".

The Indian tourism board went even further, photoshopping a poster of Chen Mo's Bollywood musical film: "Come to Mumbai and enter a lucky draw to win a Ganges River rafting experience (guaranteed)!"

Although these are mostly just riding the wave of popularity, they also illustrate the point.

Even Dubai's tycoons got involved.

"Come to Dubai, as long as you come, Dubai will cover everything else!"

Its main selling point is its outrageously extravagant spending.

For a time, Dali's cultural tourism sector and local netizens were left in a dilemma.

As local cultural and tourism bureaus and netizens intensified their efforts to poach talent, local netizens in Dali finally couldn't sit still any longer. They jumped out to defend their hometown, attempting to salvage this windfall.

The user with the ID "Erhai Fishing Guy" immediately posted a video: "98 yuan for rice noodles? You must be eating gold noodles! My shop is right at the south gate of the ancient city. My signature braised rice noodles are 12 yuan a bowl, and even with a topping, it's only 20! Anyone who overcharges customers and posts their location, I'll take the Industry and Commerce Bureau to raid their place!"

Picture:

Price list for our own rice noodle shop (circled in red: "Braised Rice Noodles 12 yuan")
A candid photo of someone rushing out of the store with a broom (Caption: Cleaning up Chen Mo's house today!).

Hot comments:

"Hilarious! Is this broom specifically for beating up unscrupulous merchants?"

"Need directions! I'm going to eat your place out of business tomorrow!"

"Actually, I still prefer your previous unruly self! How about we go back to how you were?"

A user with the ID "Dali Duan Gongzi" posted a long article titled: "Sorry, we're too famous."

"First of all, I bow to all the tourists! But it's really not entirely our fault—who knew Chen Mo would be so powerful? The last time it was this crowded was when Liu Yifei came to film 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils' (although she's the boss now). I suggest Brother Mo give us advance notice next time, so we can demolish Cangshan Mountain and widen it up a bit."

ID "风花雪月打工狗" started the hashtag: #DaliPeopleWorkOvernightForChenMo#
Show off:

A sanitation worker sweeps the streets at 3 a.m. (Caption: Sweeping a flower path for Mo Ge's fans)
A traffic policeman shouted "Don't push!" in Bai language. (Subtitle: Dali version of "Keep Connected")
The guesthouse owner is giving away free Liangxia (a type of cold noodle dish). (Caption: Just like Brother Mo, I spoil my fans!)

Local business alliance exposes its own dirty laundry:

The Ancient City Chamber of Commerce collectively posted a "Chen Mo Fan Exclusive Price" (Comparison image: Original price 38 for milk fan, now 15; Note: The unscrupulous boss has been kicked out of the group chat).
Dali Culture and Tourism Bureau also quickly came out to patch the issue:

Official Weibo account's urgent announcement:
A 24-hour complaint hotline has been opened (phone number ending in 814).

All businesses that violate the rules will be blacklisted and fined three days of cleaning Erhai Lake.
One hundred tourists will be randomly selected to serve as "price monitors" (reward: a joint work pass for the meet-and-greet with Chen Mo).

Meanwhile, an emergency meeting was held overnight, and relevant departments such as the Price Bureau acted swiftly to severely punish those merchants who charged exorbitant prices.

They still wouldn't let it go when they saw cultural and tourism features in other places.

Dali's cultural and tourism authorities panicked and released a video overnight: drones spelled out "Chen Mo, don't run away" on the shore of Erhai Lake, with a heartbreaking caption: "You were the one who wanted to break up, and you just broke up like that? Now you want to use true love to coax me back?"

PS: The restaurant has already posted the "yin-yang menu" notice, and the price-increasing guesthouse is currently taking a bath in Erhai Lake (physically). Can't you give me another chance? @ChenMo

Netizens burst into laughter: "The entire Literature Department of the Culture and Tourism Bureau is full of comedians!"

"Hilarious! The local auntie who yelled at tourists for being too noisy yesterday is now dancing around the ancient city with a sign that says 'Chen Mo is back!'" (Video link: Bai ethnic auntie dancing Yangko.avi)

"I suggest next time you display drones with the tagline 'You can retire, but your wife can stay.' #We'll raise your seven sisters for you#"

The people of Dali still love their hometown very much, especially since they have been so embarrassed this time. Therefore, the entire city is united in a rare display of solidarity.

Dali taxis collectively put up stickers that read: "Regular tourists get a 20% discount, Chen Mo fans get a full 50% discount!"

A banner appeared in a farmers' market that read: "Milk fan, 10 yuan all you can eat; the unscrupulous vendor has had his legs broken by Brother Apeng" (Note: a Bai ethnic legend hero).

The sincerity shown by Dali's cultural tourism sector and Dali netizens is quite impressive.

Netizens commented: "I give this whitewash a perfect score—it proves with actions that Dali people don't rip off tourists, they just haven't learned how to handle top-tier trends yet! #National cultural and tourism authorities should copy this!"

Chen Mo certainly wouldn't easily change the location of the event.

After the incident, the Dali Culture and Tourism Bureau and the local government called one after another, their attitude so sincere that they almost bowed over the phone line—if this immense wealth were to be snatched away by other cities due to mismanagement, not only would the Culture and Tourism Bureau have to write a collective self-criticism, but even the local leaders would probably have to resign overnight to apologize.

"Director Chen, don't worry! We have set up a special task force, which is on standby 24 hours a day!"

The voice on the other end of the phone was resolute: "All hotels and guesthouses must display their prices clearly. Any hotel found overcharging tourists will be shut down immediately! Plainclothes police officers will be dispatched to keep a close eye on scalpers; arrest them one by one!"

Chen Mo chuckled, holding his phone. He completely understood the panic—back when Fan Binbin retired from the entertainment industry during the "Dreaming Back to the Tang Dynasty" themed event in Chang'an, there were also exorbitantly priced paomo (pita bread soaked in mutton soup) stalls on the first day. As a result, city leaders personally led an inspection team and fined the unscrupulous merchants into bankruptcy on the spot. Later, during the 814 Welfare Week and the Millennium Hanfu Show, the Culture and Tourism Bureau trained taxi drivers in English well in advance, and even public restrooms were equipped with bilingual signage.

"I understand, I understand. With so many people, things are bound to get chaotic." Chen Mo glanced at the trending topic #DaliTourismGetOutAndTakeAgainstTheBeating# on his tablet and casually offered a suggestion: "The key is to react quickly. For example, if tourists are complaining about the slow garbage collection, we can easily mobilize university student volunteers."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard the whirring of recording on the other end of the phone, followed by a firm and resolute guarantee: "We'll get it done right away! We've already brought in two hundred sanitation vehicles, and we're also recruiting volunteers! By the way, how about we set up a 'Chen Mo Fan Exclusive Channel'? We can set up ten service stations in the ancient city!"

This efficiency surprised Chen Mo.

Less than half an hour after hanging up the phone, the official Weibo account of the Dali Culture and Tourism Bureau posted a "Guarantee to Tourists Nationwide," accompanied by a picture of patrol teams wearing red armbands and a brightly lit hotline for reporting violations.

The latest pinned Weibo post is even more outrageous—it directly shows the penalty notice for the revocation of the license of a homestay due to excessive price increases. Looking at that long list of penalty notices, it can be said to have set a record for the most severe penalties in the area. The comment section was instantly flooded with 20,000 exclamations of "Dali's tourism industry has gone crazy".

The cultural and tourism conference room was brightly lit that evening.

The director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau roared, pointing at the real-time monitoring screen: "See that? The number of likes on Chang'an Culture and Tourism's official Weibo account has surpassed ours! If there's another mistake, you guys can just go mushroom digging in Cangshan!"

The local cultural and tourism officials and the top two leaders personally came to apologize and expressed their sincerity.

Chen Mo naturally wouldn't refuse.

They issued a statement immediately to set the tone.

"Thank you for the attention from leaders at all levels in Dali! Cultural tourism development requires a period of adjustment, and the problems that are exposed are actually opportunities for improvement. My team and I will fully cooperate to ensure the success of the event, and we believe that Dali can truly showcase its romantic charm. The meeting will still be held at Erhai Lake!"

(Photo: Chen Mo shaking hands with leaders of the Culture and Tourism Bureau, with the Erhai Lake restoration plan meeting in the background)

Netizens joked: "This isn't an apology, it's a marketing tutorial!"

Some tourists who participated in local tourism live streams conducted on-site investigations and discovered that Dali guesthouse owners changed their "Chen Mo Partner Merchant" light boxes overnight, and prices instantly returned to normal levels.

Meanwhile, the owner of the guesthouse he booked refunded the price difference immediately.

This incident has finally been brought to a smooth conclusion.

While other cultural and tourism sectors may be envious, they also know that the tide has turned.

However, they hadn't really expected to find anything. They swung their hoes and didn't find anything, but they still made their intentions clear.

At the same time, he also gained a lot of traffic. Of course, people are envious, after all, Chen Mo's influence and ability to attract customers are something that anyone who uses him knows. He is the most authoritative voice in places like Jinling, Chang'an, and Bianliang.

The winners of the offline prize draw for Chen Mo's fan meeting have finally been announced, causing an instant sensation across the internet!
Over 1 million people registered for just 1000 spots, making the odds of winning lower than being struck by lightning. The lucky winners excitedly shared screenshots everywhere, while those who didn't win were green with envy.

"It's so sour! Why him?"

"Did this guy save the galaxy in his past life?"

"Holy crap, I recognize this ID! It's the lucky winner who got the villa during the last 814 Welfare Festival!"

"These people are incredibly lucky! My whole family pitched in, and not a single one of us won!"

"I'm so envious! If Chen Mo really is going to retire from the entertainment industry, then this will definitely be the only and last time!"

However, as the saying goes, "a large forest has all kinds of birds," and soon a few professional trolls jumped out to stir up trouble; they certainly had the ability to nitpick.

"This lottery is definitely rigged!"

"Exactly, they didn't even hire a notary public. Who are they trying to fool?"

"Are all the winning accounts managed by Chen Mo's studio?"

But the backlash came faster than lightning. The ordinary netizen who won the prize immediately produced their ID card to prove their innocence:

[Screenshot 1] A construction worker shows off his work badge: "I work 007 every day, I only got a day off because I won the lottery!"

[Screenshot 2] A college student posted his student ID: "I can't even afford to pay back my Alipay bills, where would I get the money to pull strings?"

[Screenshot 3] A fishmonger at the market is live-streaming while holding a fish-killing knife: "If I had connections, why would I be selling fish!"

The most amazing one was from the Vietnamese netizen "Ruan Xiaoyu," who won the prize and filmed a video of a simple rented room:
"Brothers, look! (Camera shakes) My electric fan is secondhand! (Switches to close-up of ripped socks) If I hadn't won the lottery, I would never have been able to afford to fly! (Suddenly kneels down and kowtows) Thank you, Father Chen!"

This move made netizens burst out laughing:

"Wow, this level of poverty is so realistic, it must be a real lottery!"

"I suggest the haters learn from this; this is what you call a textbook example of being slapped in the face!"

"Next time you're trying to cause trouble, be more professional! Notarization? Notarization my ass! If it were you guys who got picked, you'd be kneeling down and begging for mercy, wouldn't you?"

(End of this chapter)