Phi-Fic Chapter 221 Meetings in the Circle, Eating Memoirs Outside the Circle
Chapter 221 Meetings in the Circle, Eating Memoirs Outside the Circle
Although all the wealthy families were looking forward to it, the first party Bai Yuan attended was not the extravagant celebrity banquet.
Instead, he followed his father and took a tour of the officialdom and political circles in Haikou.
For people in Beijing, it is undeniable that politics is more important than business.
Power always trumps financial resources.
The first people I got to know were the young masters and young ladies of official families.
These occasions cannot be called banquets.
Instead, it was an exchange conference held in the name of team building.
At the conference, there was neither the extravagance and decadence of Haikou's upper class nor the lavish spending of money.
Even the event time is set on weekdays, during working hours from 10 am to 4 pm.
The reason used was naturally not to welcome the eldest daughter of the Bai family.
Instead, it is done in the name of communication between government officials within the system.
Each family brought their wives and children.
Find a private park with a good environment and pleasant scenery.
Everyone gathered together to enjoy nature and have a picnic in the breeze.
Indoor team building is also interspersed among them.
Various teaching courses including illustration, cooking, wine tasting, calligraphy, etc. are organized by leaders of various departments.
The only requirement is not to exceed the specifications and make mistakes.
Those who are qualified to participate in the event are naturally of high official positions. In addition to mayors, department heads, and senior and deputy senior officials, there are also the top and second-in-command, key cultivation targets, and so on.
When the adults get together, they either discuss current affairs or praise each other subtly.
The smell is very strong.
The children gathered together separately, greeted Bai Yuan, introduced each other, and then found something to do together to get to know each other quickly and build closer relationships.
This is the main purpose of holding this event.
These children of officials were also dressed formally.
Although she doesn’t have private high-end couture items that cost millions, she also doesn’t wear jewelry that costs tens of millions.
There are no big-brand bags, watches or luxury cars to embellish it.
But each of them has an excellent temperament, extraordinary conversation, and they focus on low-key luxury and connotation.
When you go to that station, you will feel the aura of a superior who is convinced.
It can be said that it is completely two tracks from the business world.
Bai Yuan and his childhood friend in Beijing are two different types of people, but their styles are also different from those of officials below them.
There is less leisure and relaxation, and more solemnity of being ready for battle.
After you have participated in most of these activities, the next step is to attend political and business exchange meetings.
For various reasons, some families are not completely involved in politics or business.
Some families have many children, and many of them have made a name for themselves, and there are also many who have something to do with both.
Previously, gatherings within the system required that only direct descendants could attend.
This kind of political and business exchange meeting has been much more relaxed, and as long as you have the connections, almost anyone can squeeze in.
At this time, the benefits of having many children and a wide network of contacts in the family will be reflected.
Bai Yuan had just taken his seat when he saw many familiar faces he had seen before.
Although the big families in the political and business circles have close relationships in private and their children often play together, they are separated when attending parties.
Sometimes, in order to avoid suspicion but having to interact with each other, people from both the business and political sides will organize such activities in the name of business and political exchanges to provide children from both sides with opportunities and platforms to build connections.
But even so, only a tiny number of people can attend.
The whole event was quite standard and formulaic, creating a peaceful scene.
At the end, the adults took a group photo together, and then sent a few reporters to capture the famous handshake scene and publish it in newspapers and on the news website.
It's just another piece of publicity.
Because it involves officials, the reporters are all carefully selected. They don't look at what they shouldn't look at, don't say what they shouldn't say, and don't shoot what they shouldn't shoot.
Although the level of confidentiality is not as high as that in Beijing, the list of names of family members and photos participating in the event will not be leaked.
Haikou has been hosting various activities in succession in recent days.
Some media outlets have smelled something and suspect that a new trend is about to sweep across the political and business circles and that some big move is about to take place.
But due to the threshold, everyone was stopped outside and could only watch anxiously.
But we can't send a few paparazzi to scout and keep watch like in the entertainment industry.
You can't just put on some clothes and sneak in like they do in TV dramas.
After all, these people here are not ordinary people.
If you get caught, the best chance is that your license will be revoked, you will be kicked out of the media industry, expelled from Haikou, and will never be hired again.
If you are unlucky, you may be arrested on suspicion of espionage and leaking important state secrets.
It is said that the Haikou media initially adopted the style of Western media. Forty or fifty years ago, each media was more powerful than the other, and there were many battles of wits and courage, and they did things that would get to the bottom of things.
Later, in order to compete for popularity and sales and to get first-hand information, no matter whether it was true or false, they would just write it down on paper.
After several major blunders occurred, which caused extremely bad social impacts, drastic rectification measures were initiated.
More than a decade ago, many people with bad work styles were arrested to serve as a warning to others, and only then was this unhealthy trend curbed.
This also led to many capable current affairs reporters taking a different path and switching careers to become entertainment reporters.
He used all the previous methods to dig up the artist's negative information and inquire about the artist's gossip.
Instead, he became very successful and his status rose rapidly.
To this day, Haikou reporters are still a feared presence in the domestic entertainment industry.
No matter how well you keep confidential information, there is no wall that is impenetrable.
As the political and business exchange meeting progresses and more people participate, it is inevitable that one or two pieces of information will leak out.
This group of eagerly waiting reporters were keeping their eyes and ears open.
Not only is the news well-informed, it also spreads quickly.
Many top journalists in the industry were the first to hear the news and learned that there would be a business banquet in Haikou at the end of August.
All the participants were top celebrities in Haikou, and even big shots who you normally wouldn't meet were invited to attend.
Even many people who were abroad rushed back specifically for this purpose.
The scale of this event is so huge that it is estimated to be the largest industry carnival in the past decade.
The list of invited guests naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.
Who can go and who cannot go has become a topic of discussion and a capital for demonstrating one's status and position.
The first to be affected was naturally the domestic entertainment industry, which is full of celebrities.
In the past, this group of stars have created various personalities on the Internet, many of which use their prominent family background as a selling point, but few people have any concept or understanding of the extent to which this has happened.
In this case, whether or not one can attend the banquet and whether or not one is on the invitation list becomes one of the evaluation criteria.
The entertainment industry has always been a place where the culture of comparison is most prevalent.
From hit dramas, variety shows, movies, box office and ratings; to celebrity status, pay, and fan base; to high-end luxury and haute couture endorsements, world's first wears, and the same style as certain international celebrities.
They can all cause a bloody storm, a fight to the death, and a fierce fight.
Now that the top commercial banquets have been announced, naturally many fans are concerned about whether their brothers and sisters can participate in them, in order to demonstrate their strength and status.
Being noticed by a few big guys can bring you many new cooperation opportunities and endorsements.