Chapter 266 - 265: A Heaven-Sent Opportunity
The leadership team of Cyan Mountain Town had been searching for a long time.
They finally confirmed that the blogger behind that photo was Liu Bowen.
They even managed to find out that Liu Bowen had attended middle school in Cyan Mountain Town.
However, they just couldn’t find Liu Bowen himself.
After all, no one expected that Liu Bowen would choose to go hiking today.
The staff members were scouring the streets for Liu Bowen.
But as it turned out, he had gone up the mountain.
The leader of the search team was a man named Wang Hong.
When Wang Hong first received the assignment, he didn’t think it would be too difficult.
After all, in a small place like Cyan Mountain Town, a newcomer should have been pretty easy to find.
And in the beginning, that was indeed the case.
It didn’t take long for Wang Hong to identify the newcomer as Liu Bowen.
But unexpectedly, the man was nowhere to be found on the streets.
’Logically speaking, Cyan Mountain Town isn’t that big. How could he have just disappeared?’
Wang Hong wiped the sweat from his face and sighed.
Fortunately, Wang Hong’s team members were competent and discovered that Liu Bowen was currently staying with his old middle school classmate, Hu Dawei.
So, Wang Hong gave up searching the streets.
He went straight to Hu Dawei’s house.
Wang Hong was still in his uniform.
When Hu Dawei opened the door, he froze.
His mind raced as he frantically tried to recall if he had ever done anything inappropriate.
Drenched in sweat from running around all day, Wang Hong clearly didn’t realize what a shock his appearance was to the man standing before him, Hu Dawei.
"Hello, is someone named Liu Bowen staying here with you?"
Wang Hong asked politely.
Hu Dawei noticed Wang Hong’s attitude didn’t seem like he was here to cause trouble.
"Yes, there is a Liu Bowen staying here."
"But he’s just a guest. There’s no commercial transaction involved."
Hu Dawei thought he was a law enforcement officer here for an inspection.
Wang Hong finally realized that Hu Dawei had misunderstood him.
"You’ve misunderstood. We’re not here to investigate that. We just have a few things we need to discuss with Liu Bowen."
Hu Dawei welcomed him into the house.
Seeing Wang Hong drenched in sweat, he poured him a glass of water.
"But he’s not home right now... Why don’t you leave your contact information, and I’ll pass it on to him when he gets back?"
Hu Dawei had no other choice but to suggest a compromise.
However, Wang Hong knew perfectly well that his superiors had given him a strict order.
He had to contact the blogger today.
So, Wang Hong said, awkwardly but politely, "That’s alright. I can wait for him here. He should be back tonight, right?"
Hu Dawei was confident about that.
After all, Liu Bowen didn’t know anyone else in Cyan Mountain Town.
His luggage was still in his room.
Wang Hong and Hu Dawei sat on the sofa, staring blankly at each other.
To break the awkward silence, Hu Dawei coughed and asked, "May I ask your name, sir?"
Wang Hong had been running all over the place all day, and his brain was fried.
If Hu Dawei hadn’t asked, Wang Hong wouldn’t have even realized he hadn’t introduced himself.
"Ah, I forgot to say earlier. My name is Wang Hong, and I’m a staff member at our Cyan Mountain Town’s tourism office."
Hu Dawei was a little confused when he heard "tourism office."
"A tourism office?"
Hu Dawei’s confused expression must have been too obvious.
Wang Hong said a bit sheepishly, "The tourism office is actually an official department. It was just established this month."
Wang Hong didn’t mind revealing a few things about what was about to happen to Hu Dawei.
After all, it was a good thing for Cyan Mountain Town.
"The higher-ups want Cyan Mountain Town to develop its tourism, so they’re putting a lot of support behind it right now!"
"The town’s tourism office was created specifically to develop our tourism industry."
Hu Dawei was a bit surprised to hear this.
"Our town is getting into tourism?"
Wang Hong nodded.
Hu Dawei hesitated for a moment before saying, "But our town is pretty remote, and the economy isn’t doing so well. Can it really succeed?"
Wang Hong asked with a smile, "Did you happen to see Cyan Mountain Town on the trending topics list yesterday?"
Hu Dawei knew about that.
"I did see that. It really helped more people learn about our town."
At this point, it suddenly clicked for Hu Dawei. He slapped his thigh and said, "No wonder you’re looking for Liu Bowen! He’s the blogger who posted it!"
Wang Hong chuckled and nodded. "That’s right. Right now, our superiors are hoping to discuss a potential collaboration with Mr. Liu."
"The photos he took this time were so authentic. They really showcased the scenery of Cyan Mountain Town and brought us a surprising amount of traffic!"
"This traffic can be properly channeled to develop our tourism industry!"
Hearing Wang Hong’s explanation, Hu Dawei understood.
In fact, when he had first seen Liu Bowen’s photos online,
even though Hu Dawei was very familiar with the scenes in the pictures,
he was still captivated by the serene and expansive atmosphere the photos conveyed.
’Liu Bowen really knows how to take a picture!’
At the same time, as someone who had received a higher education, Hu Dawei had a certain amount of foresight.
He suddenly realized something that was directly related to his own interests:
If Cyan Mountain Town really managed to build up its tourism industry, it would mean more job opportunities in this small town.
His father, Hu Zhanyong, wasn’t in good health right now.
After his surgery, he really needed someone by his side to take care of him.
It would definitely be too much for his mother to handle alone.
Hu Dawei was the only son. If he could find a job right here at home,
it would be the best possible choice for his family’s current situation.
With this in mind, Hu Dawei was delighted to hear about Cyan Mountain Town developing its tourism industry.
But he didn’t know the specific details of the situation.
So, while chatting with Wang Hong, he tried to probe for more information on the matter.
Might as well, he thought. They were just waiting anyway.
Wang Hong was very clear about how determined the officials were.
The Cyan Mountain Town tourism project was definitely going to happen.
This certainty was reflected in the way he spoke.
Hu Dawei also pieced it together from Wang Hong’s words.
It seemed that this time, Cyan Mountain Town’s tourism industry was really going to take off.
Moreover, Hu Dawei also caught a very crucial piece of information from what Wang Hong said:
The higher-ups intended for that plot of land belonging to Boss Tian to be developed for tourism.
If the new owner who bought that land actually went through with it,
a place that large would surely have many job openings.
And the land was very close to Cyan Mountain Town.
This was an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Although Hu Dawei hadn’t seen any commercial districts built yet,
he was already thrilled.
One of his old classmates was currently working in the tertiary sector, in the tourism industry.
During peak season, it was normal for them to make tens of thousands a month.
Even during the off-season, there was still enough income to support a household.
Doing the math, it was even more than what he had earned as a technical specialist.
If he could also earn that kind of income, just like his classmate,
Hu Dawei definitely wouldn’t choose to leave home to struggle elsewhere.
Wang Hong and Hu Dawei gradually fell into conversation.
Hu Dawei was thinking from a resident’s perspective, while Wang Hong was thinking as a member of the tourism office.
For a time, the two got along quite well.
So much so that when Liu Bowen came in using his spare key, he was quite puzzled.
’Hu Dawei has another friend visiting?’
Seeing the two of them chatting so enthusiastically, Liu Bowen had originally planned to slip into his room quietly without disturbing them.
But the sharp-eyed Hu Dawei spotted him.
Although Hu Dawei was enjoying his chat with Wang Hong, he hadn’t forgotten for a moment that Wang Hong’s main reason for being there was to find Liu Bowen.
Besides, Hu Dawei was now also very hopeful that Cyan Mountain Town’s tourism industry would develop.
This was something that was closely related to every single resident of Cyan Mountain Town.
Therefore, Hu Dawei was now completely on Wang Hong’s side.
When he saw Liu Bowen walk in, his eyes lit up, and he immediately "sold out" Liu Bowen without a second thought.
"This is the Liu Bowen you’re looking for! He’s finally back!"
Hu Dawei enthusiastically pulled over Liu Bowen, who was carrying his camera bag.
Liu Bowen had originally thought Hu Dawei was just chatting with a friend.
He never expected to be pulled into the middle of it the moment he turned around.
Now he was a little lost, with no idea what was going on!