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Chapter 946 - 519: Effort in Vain (Please Subscribe)_2

Chapter 946: Chapter 519: Effort in Vain (Please Subscribe)_2

"Why do I see nothing but grape plantations everywhere I look as soon as I arrive?"

The journalist from NTS quickly noticed the discrepancy inside Huangcheng Forest Farm, which indeed matched the material provided by the news team from Mist City Arts and Science University.

"Ah, this, actually, because the forest farm operates on a self-financing basis, we usually have to allocate some land to grow cash crops. Here in the northwest, it’s either watermelons or, like, grapes to increase revenue."

The staff member from Huangcheng Forest Farm seemed to stutter and stammer in response.

"Is that so?"

The NTS journalist asked.

"Yes, the state has documentation allowing us to do this, there’s documentation."

The Huangcheng Forest Farm staff member answered again.

"There may be documentation, but have you followed the regulations stipulated in it? Surely it specifies what proportion of the forest farm’s land can be used for growing cash crops, right? But from what I can see, a vast area is planted entirely with grapes and trellises. There are hardly any trees in the farm, what happened to the original trees? Were they chopped down by you all?"

The NTS journalist asked assertively.

"This... we are not at liberty to reveal that!"

The Huangcheng Forest Farm staff member replied, hesitatingly.

At this point, they really didn’t know how to answer the question. If they did, they would essentially confirm NTS’s suspicions about the deforestation and burning of trees within Huangcheng Forest Farm.

"From what we see here, are these tree stumps from trees that have been cut down? Why would the trees in the forest farm be chopped down?"

The NTS journalist interrogated once again.

At this, all the staff members of Huangcheng Forest Farm fell silent.

They remained quiet without a word.

As the NTS journalist saw more and more cut tree stumps and a larger expanse of grapevines, his heart sank.

The vast Huangcheng Forest Farm, just like that, was "destroyed," replaced with grapevines for winemaking?

How sad!

"Xiao Zhang, get ready, we’re going to go live with the newsroom."

The female reporter immediately said to her colleague nearby.

"Okay!"

The NTS news team prepared to go live directly with the news channel’s newsroom. Once connected, the situation at Huangcheng Forest Farm would be broadcast live on the news channel.

While Xiao Zhang was preparing for the live connection, the female reporter immediately made a phone call to Director Liu at NTS’s Channel One.

"Director Liu, we have now arrived at Huangcheng Forest Farm, and after reviewing the situation here, it is exactly as Mist City Arts and Science University described. We request to go live directly with the news channel’s newsroom, do you think that’s possible, Director Liu?"

The female reporter asked Director Liu Mei directly.

"Okay, okay, just confirming it is enough. I’ll go coordinate with the news channel, and once we confirm that we can go live, I’ll let you know."

Director Liu Mei replied.

Now that her reporters had confirmed the incident at Huangcheng Forest Farm, they could proceed with the report.

It was not yet time for the evening news on NTS Channel One, which was still showing TV dramas at this time, but the news channel could take the lead, and then Channel One would follow up during the evening news broadcast.

So.

Director Liu Mei immediately approached the person in charge at the news channel, and after some discussion, they rescheduled a news segment for fifteen minutes later, inserting the live broadcast from Huangcheng Forest Farm to air in the news channel’s newsroom.

Once confirmed by NTS, Director Liu Mei gave Principal Ding of Mist City Arts and Science University another call.

"Hello, Principal Ding."

"Director Liu, hello. Has there been any progress on your side, NTS?"

Ding Yue asked.

We’re just waiting for the news from NTS now.

The media exposure sparked by Mist City Arts and Science University has been completely suppressed by the Jiangjiu Group and Q Entertainment Media with their money.

This round must have cost Chen Xueming and his brother Chen Xuejun quite a sum, right?

You might be able to suppress the news exposure initiated by our Mist City Arts and Science University, but I don’t believe you can do the same with the NTS news coverage, can you?

"Principal Ding, our reporters at Huangcheng Forest Farm have confirmed the deforestation and burning of the forest, as well as the planting of grapevines. In fifteen minutes, on our NTS news channel, we will connect with the reporters for the coverage."

Director Liu Mei informed Principal Ding of the arrangements from NTS.

"Good, good, that’s just wonderful. We at Mist City Arts and Science University have done all we could, but the exposure has been suppressed. I hope that both you and we take this matter seriously. After all, it concerns our Xia Country’s sand prevention and control ecosystem project and is not to be taken lightly."

Ding Yue said earnestly.

"Yes, Principal Ding, let’s keep in contact about this news event. NTS will definitely want to do follow-up interviews with your university," responded Director Liu Mei.

"Alright, no problem."

After hanging up, a smile appeared on Ding Yue’s face, and he muttered, "I guess that Chen Xuejun from the Jiangjiu Group is about to cough up blood, hahaha."

As he spoke, Ding Yue couldn’t help but laugh.

"Yue, why would he be coughing up blood?" asked Huang Youjie curiously from the side.

"Hahaha, just think about it. Chen Xuejun from the Jiangjiu Group spent a lot of money to manipulate the exposure we initiated at Mist City Arts and Science University, but in the end, NTS still reported it. His previous investments in public relations have gone up in smoke, and his efforts were in vain as the incident was exposed. Wouldn’t that make him furious?" Ding Yue said, laughing heartily.

"Hahahaha, right, that’s true!"

Hearing this, Huang Youjie nodded again and again, also laughing loudly.

Fifteen minutes quickly passed.

At this moment, online discussions about the "Huangcheng Forest Farm Incident" were still ongoing, but there was no longer any exposure.

Whether it was Twitter or TikTok, discussions had been restricted and no comments could be displayed or recommended unless they came from official media. However, it was clear that the official media had not yet noticed the issue.

At this time, Chen Xuejun of the Jiangjiu Group was still secretly pleased.

He had spent ninety-five million to finally smooth over the matter.

"Brother, this feud with Mist City Arts and Science University is now set. I’ll make sure they pay for this!" Chen Xuejun said through clenched teeth to his brother Chen Xueming.

"Little brother, don’t worry. I already had plans against Mist City Arts and Science University, and after your incident, we at Q Entertainment Media will definitely need to teach them a lesson," Chen Xueming nodded and said.

However, just at that moment.

On the news channel of NTS, the program "Newsroom" began reporting on the "Huangcheng Forest Farm Incident."

"Let’s connect to our reporter on the scene at Huangcheng Forest Farm..."

The reporter’s live feed began.

Simultaneously, NTS’s Twitter and TikTok platforms also started to release news reports about the "Huangcheng Forest Farm Incident."

On the reporter’s live feed, the connection was successful.

"Alright, host, as we can see, at the moment, more than 20,000 acres of Huangcheng Forest Farm, over sixty percent of its area, have been planted with grapevine crops. The forest farm’s anti-desertification barrier has dwindled over the past twenty years due to deforestation and burning... After our confirmation with the Huangcheng Forestry Department, we learned that due to management issues, the forest farm had been leased to the Jiangjiu Group several years ago."

The female reporter, after establishing the connection, started briefing the situation at Huangcheng Forest Farm.

Once NTS mentioned the incident in their report, viewers immediately became agitated...

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