Chapter 1226 - 1225: Winter Solstice
"Install pad station! Install pad station!"
"Hello, viewers! Right now, I’m standing at a swift-flowing section of the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon. Through the lens, everyone can fully experience the grandeur of the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon and the majesty of the Yarlung Zangbo River!"
On Winter Solstice, there’s no holiday, so there aren’t many young people watching TV. And among the older crowd, few even know about the little-known Red Chess River Project.
So, when the television broadcast live with the subtitle "Red Chess River Water Flow Live Broadcast," it didn’t immediately catch many people’s attention. Many thought it was just some local project.
But then...
Today’s live broadcasts aren’t only on TV; often, they stream simultaneously online.
By coincidence, this particular broadcast was also streaming online.
Some young people, while goofing off at work, scrolling through public accounts or Bilibili, inadvertently saw the official media’s live broadcast icon, got curious, and clicked in.
"Red Chess River Water Flow? Which river is this?"
"A river needs flowing? What, is it clogged?"
"Red Chess River? Wasn’t it completed decades ago? I remember it was in Taihang Mountain, what’s going on, did it dry up before and now it’s being restored for water flow?"
"The one upstairs, that’s Red Chess Channel!"
"Red Chess Channel is perfectly fine, it’s even a national 5A-rated scenic spot! Having no culture is really scary!"
"Hey? What’s going on with the Yarlung Zangbo River? What’s happening to the Yarlung Zangbo River?"
"They built a river on the Yarlung Zangbo River? Is this a joke?"
"Damn?"
"No way!"
"Red Chess River Project!?"
"For all those unfamiliar with Red Chess River, I recommend searching online first about the Red Chess River Project. It will blow your mind; just the idea can get you excited."
"Is this true?"
"It can’t be true, what kind of project is Red Chess River, isn’t it a joke? I guess it’s the groundbreaking ceremony."
"That would be impressive too; I always thought it would take a long time."
"Yeah right, starting now indicates initiation, doesn’t that mean it could be completed and flowing in ten to fifteen years?"
"Exactly, just reading the introduction sounds phenomenal, only our country can undertake such a monumental project in the world."
"Like the planetary engines in The Wandering Earth, only we can lead in initiating. Even the Noah’s Ark in 2012 was constructed here; in this sphere, no one doubts our ability to focus forces for grand accomplishments."
"But isn’t this a long-term project?"
"Yeah, isn’t it still just on the PPT?"
"Reportedly, there are many challenges within!"
"I’ve heard that the pre-project Motuo Hydropower Station has just begun."
"It’s rumored to cost four trillion!"
"Haven’t heard anything at all before?"
"Heard it! While browsing my phone, I’ve come across news on Red Chess River several times; I specially searched and got to know this project."
"I even found news on South Celestial Gate, Emperor Bai, and Simurgh, does that mean they have ascended to heaven?"
...
The TV host clearly can’t see the live room’s comments and live chat. She’s still excitedly narrating the story’s beginning and end.
"The Red Chess River Project initially formed seven years ago, under scientific, rational, environmental, feasible, and economic conditions, as the only feasible plan to divert water resources from Southwest Region to Northwest.
After numerous studies and practical investigations, the expert group solved all foreseeable problems in ecological environment and geographical conditions, with the overall project breaking ground three years ago!
For three years, countless workers battled at the forefront, and countless scientists and engineers ventured deep into forests, in Southern Tibet, Qinling, in the uninhabited zones of Taklamakan, tackling various issues during construction!
Due to the project’s high difficulty, impact, and being mostly in remote locations with urgent timelines, the entire project was quietly managed during construction, unknown to the outside world.
However, today! On the traditional Winter Solstice, the project has been fully completed, leaving only the final water flow!
Most frontline personnel have already returned home to reunite with their families for dumpling gatherings. They’re also watching us on TV, witnessing the results of their three years of hard work, about to be inspected!"
...
Hai City, in a flat.
True to form, Lu Zheng and others are really sitting in the living room, eating dumplings while watching TV.
Xiao Yuya had communicated with Lin Wan before, so Lu Zheng was considerate and watched the broadcast. Si Lingxi and the other three ladies were present, eating dumpling fillings prepared by Lu Zheng, but the dumplings were handmade by them.
Leek beef filling, leek lamb filling, cabbage pork filling, mushroom chicken filling, seaweed shrimp filling, chopped pepper fish filling.
Six varieties in total, eat whichever you fancy.
"The introduction is quite convincing; without knowing, I might actually believe it," Shen Ying laughed.
Liu Qingyan delicately picked up a mushroom chicken dumpling, elegantly delivered it to her mouth, gracefully chewed twice, gently swallowed, and nodded, "It also sounds logical."
Lin Wan rubbed her forehead in a pained chuckle, what logic fits here? They’re merely fooling the ordinary folks who only see logic without evidence. Anybody who thinks a bit more would see how many holes lie within.
This deal is unlike building a nuclear bomb, hidden at a single point, not interacting with outsiders for decades. This project stretches six thousand kilometers as a canal; how could it be concealed for three years, especially when positions near cities were only barricaded a few months ago.
The time has come to test the media control capabilities.
Lin Wan: ヾ(Ő∀Ő)ﾉ Keep! Going!
As Lin Wan was contemplating this and eating, she suddenly felt a tightness under her tooth, and then she reached into her mouth and pulled out a coin, which the group had wrapped inside a dumpling beforehand. The purpose was...
The girls all glanced at Lu Zheng, setting the first arrangement for tonight.
Only, Lin Wan’s combat power is rather average...
...
In the live room, after hearing the hostess’s introduction, the comment area and live chat were directly boiling.
"Damn?"
"Damn!"
"From her introduction, does this mean the Red Chess River Project... is completed?"
"Are you joking? The Motuo Hydropower Station has just commenced!"
"Isn’t the Motuo Hydropower Station the pre-project for the Red Chess River Project?"
"Damn! I understand! Building bridges openly, hiding paths secretly, high! Really high!"
"Makes sense, we’ve always regarded the hydropower station as a pre-project, but whether it is or not, don’t we decide? Using Motuo Hydropower Station to attract outside attention, but the canal project quietly proceeded, three years of silence, one astonishing roar!"
"Asking if unclear: why the subtle commencement?"
"Check a map, look at which country lies downstream of the Yarlung Zangbo River."
"Oh oh, the newbie understands!"