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Chapter 925 - 509: Journalism students investigate Northwestern Forestry (Subscribe please)

Chapter 925: Chapter 509: Journalism students investigate Northwestern Forestry (Subscribe please)

Ding Yue saw how flustered Director Jia Nong was and wondered if something had gone wrong at the College of Agriculture and Forestry.

Could it be?

They had just dealt with an incident at the Film and Television College, which Ding Yue had successfully resolved.

Now was there going to be another issue at the College of Agriculture and Forestry?

Anyway.

Ding Yue noticed how quickly the expressions of his subordinates had changed and knew for certain that it wasn’t going to be good news.

"Director Jia, has something happened?"

Ding Yue looked at Director Jia Nong with a puzzled expression and asked.

"Principal Ding, there is something. Just now, a student from our College of Agriculture and Forestry reported to me that, although it doesn’t have much to do with our Mist City Arts and Science University, it was, after all, discovered by a student from our university..."

Director Jia Nong wasn’t sure whether to bring up the issue.

If he did, it might just add to Principal Ding’s troubles, but as the director of the College of Agriculture and Forestry, he felt it would be inappropriate not to intervene, especially since the student, Zhang Dehou, had already discovered it.

"Let’s hear it."

Ding Yue knew that whatever Director Jia Nong was about to say, it would likely be unrelated to the topic of today’s meeting.

It was probably something unexpected.

"We have an outstanding student in the College of Agriculture and Forestry named Zhang Dehou, who had previously participated in the Rural Support Project. He returned after the summer break, then went to the northwest to learn about the sand prevention and control forests. But when he arrived at the Northwest Huangcheng Forest Farm, he found that it had been massively cut down and burned, with the land used for planting grapes!"

Director Jia Nong said passionately.

Such news was heartbreaking to anyone involved in the academic work of agriculture and forestry.

"There’s such a thing?"

Ding Yue was quite shocked to hear this.

As a major project for sand prevention and control in Xia Country, the northwest timber farms represented a significant undertaking in the field of forestry. The hard work of several generations over decades was finally showing results, but the task remained arduous.

And yet!

The timber farms that were meant to combat desertification had been massively cut down to plant an economic crop like grapes?

"This is unbelievable!"

Director Zhu Youzhao from the Film and Television College was also alarmed upon hearing what Director Jia Nong said.

"Director Jia, as you said, this matter indeed doesn’t concern our Mist City Arts and Science University directly, but it is related to a significant issue of sand prevention and control in Xia Country. Plus, I understand the feelings of someone from the field of agriculture and forestry. Since this matter was discovered by a student from our university, we must pay attention to it."

Ding Yue’s gaze burned with intensity as he spoke to Jia Nong.

At Principal Ding’s words, a surge of passion welled up inside Director Jia Nong.

"Yes, Principal Ding, cutting down the timber farm meant for sand prevention is an enormous sin. We must expose them!" exclaimed Jia Nong, filled with righteous indignation.

"Right."

Ding Yue nodded and said, "It definitely should be exposed, to let the public, the whole country, know about the actions of the Northwest Huangcheng Timber Farm. Oh, and Director Zhu, I recall that our journalism and media majors had set up a news media platform for our university, didn’t they?"

Speaking of exposure,

Ding Yue immediately thought of the news media platform that some of the students from the journalism and media major had established within the school.

The journalism and media major, being part of the media and communications field, was under the same umbrella as the Film and Television College at Mist City Arts and Science University. Usually, Ding Yue paid more attention to the film and television side, which was why he often referred to it as the Film and Television College.

Actually, there were quite a few students in the media and communications major within the Film and Television College.

Judged by numbers alone, journalism and media accounted for a higher proportion within the media field, attracting many students to Mist City Arts and Science University.

"Yes, yes, we have our own news media team. Principal Ding, are you suggesting that we let our journalism and media students interview and report on this matter, to expose the Northwest Huangcheng Timber Farm?"

Director Zhu Youzhao understood Principal Ding’s intention and asked immediately.

"Exactly."

Ding Yue nodded. "Director Zhu, after you meet with those students from the screenwriting major of the Film and Television College, call over our news media team."

"Understood, Principal Ding."

Hearing this, Zhu Youzhao immediately stood up and left the meeting room with his phone, ready to notify the journalism student team of Mist City Arts and Science University.

At that moment, the previously mentioned screenwriting students arrived.

"Director Zhu."

The students approached Director Zhu upon seeing him.

"You’re here, the meeting room is this way, go on in. Principal Ding is inside waiting for you," Zhu Youzhao directed the students to enter the meeting room, while he dialed the phone to contact the journalism and media major’s advisor.

Inside the conference room,

Ding Yue and Director Jia Nong were discussing the issue of the Northwest Huangcheng Timber Farm when the students pushed the door open and entered.

"Principal Ding."

The three students greeted Principal Ding upon seeing him.

"Come, have a seat."

Ding Yue knew that these three were likely the excellent screenwriting students Director Zhu Youzhao had mentioned.

Two men and one woman.

Zhu Youzhao had told Ding Yue that these three students were named Liu Tonghua, Cai Shun, and Yuan Pingya.

"The three of you, Director Zhu mentioned that you are the three most outstanding students of the screenwriting major. Well, introduce yourselves."