CH 110

However, Xu Fan was unaware that by saying “Second Grandpa Cui” and “big car” one after the other, and looking so pleased with himself, he looked so adorable that Cui Dingchen and Xu Zhao didn’t have the heart to scold him and let Xu Fan have his way.

However, when Xu Zhao turned on the TV, he asked Xu Fan to calm down a bit so that the people from the village could watch in peace.However, after Xu Zhao

The villagers were too curious about the TV. When they saw the small images of people moving on the TV, they couldn’t help but chat and discuss them. This wasn’t only the children, but the adults as well.

Knowing that these people lived in poverty and lacked information, Xu Zhao didn’t force the villagers to quiet down. In any case, they had gathered to watch the segment together. It wasn’t like it was something very important.

And so, Xu Zhao, Cui Dingchen, and the villagers watched the TV together. The villagers even watched the commercials with relish all the way until ten minutes later when the image of South Bay Village appeared. The villagers acted as if they’d seen something rare and were boiling with excitement, shiness, and an indescribable feeling. They made comments as they pointed at the image of South Bay Village. There was a sense of novelness and excitement as they were reacquainted with South Bay Village.

“That’s Qiangqiang’s house.”

“My family’s latrine is on TV.”

“Haha, Old Wang is shaving people’s heads over there.”

“I see Sanwa.”

“Look at Sanwa running. Haha. Sanwa looks good even when he’s running.”

“…”

While everyone pointed out Xu Fan, Xu Fan looked at the TV in a daze. He was a bit unable to believe that the little fat kid was himself. He was stunned for a while until he saw Xu Zhao appear.

“Daddy! That’s my daddy! My daddy is on TB! So handsome!”

Xu Fan shouted excitedly, causing the group of people to laugh. Even Cui Dingchen, the village chief, and the others laughed. Xu Zhao embarrassedly pulled Xu Fan into his arms and pointed to the chubby little boy on the TV. “Do you see?  You’re also on TV.”

“I’m also on TV?” Xu Fan questioned.

“That’s right. That little man is you.”

“That little man is me.”

“Yes, it’s you,” Xu Zhao softly said.

It was only then that Xu Fan finally believed the little chubby kid on TV was actually him. And so, he used his little meaty hands to rub his little face and whispered, “Daddy, I look so, so good.”

Of course!

Of course he would be narcissistic!

Xu Zhao didn’t plan on replying to Xu Fan’s words. He continued to watch West Prefecture TV intently. He thought that it would be a short interview. IT didn’t matter how long they filmed for, in the end, they would cut it down to two to three minutes. He never expected that they would air the big vegetable greenhouses for a full fifteen minutes. All the villagers who helped out in the greenhouse were on TV, that included Cui Dingchen.

After careful questioning, they learn that they all found out about their vegetables from West Prefecture TV. There weren’t many entertainment channels in this era, so TV, newspapers, and other channels became the focus of everyone’s attention. Therefore, using TV and newspapers were really effective.

Especially during this era, there were very few TV programs, so ads had a high rate of being replayed. There was even a high reposting rate in the newspaper. This was especially so for Xu Zhao’s Zhaoyang Agricultural Ecology Limited. In the short period of a day, he was put in the previews five times and his segment replayed three times. This made Xu Zhao a sensation overnight, driving the sales of the greenhouse vegetables. This made all the employees of Zhaoyang Agricultural Ecology Limited very busy.

However, the busiest of them all was Xu Zhao.

Xu Zhao not only had to welcome the customers, take care of old customers, but also had to deal with scheduling, financing, and arranging the helpers. He wasn’t against making a quick buck, but he wanted to also make the greenhouses profitable for a very long time. Therefore, not only did he take care of the new customers, he also specifically went to West Prefecture City to print two boxes of business cards so that he could give them out when he visited others. He also recorded some customer information in a small notebook.

It could be said that Xu Zhao did a very thorough job. Not only did he raise Zhaoyang Agricultural Ecology Limited’s reputation, he also brought fame to South Bay Village. At the tail end of Xu Zhao’s greenhouse vegetable sales, the village chief of South Bay Village received a pennant from the higher ups that said—Village With the most growth this year in Jiang Ping County: South Bay Village.

The village chief was ecstatic. He had been the village chief for many years, and this was the first time he’d received a pennant, and he even received fifty Yuan as well. This was all thanks for Xu Zhao’s hard work. The village chief excitedly invited Xu Zhao to the village committee to take photos.

“Photos? I’m not used to having my photos taken,” Xu Zhao said.

“Why wouldn’t you be used to it?” the village chief said. “When you were on TV, you looked very photogenic and natural. Don’t lie to me.”

“That was because I was trying to spread the word, so I summoned up the courage to do it.” It truly was because of publicity. That was why he was in a good state and, and the results of the shoot came out good as well.

“This is also to spread the word of our South Bay Village. Alright, enough nonsense. What about Sanwa? Bring Sanwa over, and let’s take a picture together.”

Xu Fan, who was currently playing with marbles in the courtyard, heard the two words “Sanwa”. He immediately lifted his head and asked, “Who’s calling me?”

The village chief turned his head and said, “I called you.”

“Call me for what?”

“Let’s go take a picture.”

“Okay!”