A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

Upon hearing this, everyone finally understood Lin Xiangyu's plan completely.

Ningxia Province never intended to compete with Sichuan Province in terms of resources.

What they're competing for is people's hearts and minds.

When others campaign for votes, they want to show all their strengths to netizens.

Ning Province, however, did the opposite. First, it admitted that it could not win the competition, and then it quietly took back what it had prepared.

This kind of concession is itself the most effective way to garner votes.

The arrangements were quickly implemented.

Before long, topics such as "Small places should also be seen" and "Don't let Ning Province hide its routes" began to appear online.

Meanwhile, Ningxia Province, which was originally far behind Sichuan Province, has seen its vote count increase at a rapid pace without anyone noticing.

At this moment, Qi Tongwei was still sitting in his office, leisurely drinking tea.

He had no idea that Ning Province, which he perceived as unassuming and unambitious, had quietly set its sights on Sichuan Province's vote bank.

As the Ningxia Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism's Weibo posts continued to spread, the sentiment in the comments section began to shift.

Initially, most netizens just found Ning Sheng's tone somewhat amusing.

"Wait, are you really not going to campaign for votes? After reading this, I suddenly feel like casting my vote for Ning Province?"

"Sichuan Province is indeed very good, but I've been there several times already. If I miss this opportunity, I really don't know when I'll get to see Ningxia again!"

"We know a little about pandas, hot pot, and Jiuzhaigou scenery, but I really didn't know anything about Ningxia before!"

"It's precisely because we don't know about it that it's worth going! If a travel program only goes to popular areas, what's the difference between it and a regular promotional program?"

"I had already decided to apply to Sichuan Province, but when I saw the message 'Put your application details aside for now,' I suddenly had second thoughts!"

……

As the discussion continued to escalate, more and more netizens flocked to the voting page on Dianping.

The number of votes in Ningxia Province also began to rise at a visible rate.

Ning Province, which was originally ranked low, quickly overtook several competitors and surged to second place.

The most popular comment in the comments section was "See you in Sichuan Province next stop".

It quietly turned into "We'll go to Sichuan Province later; this time, let's make Ningxia Province stand out first."

Inside the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Qi Tongwei was leisurely drinking tea.

In his view, this round of voting was already a foregone conclusion.

Sichuan Province is leading by hundreds of thousands of votes, and subsequent publicity plans have already been launched.

Next, all they need to do is maintain the buzz and wait patiently for the voting to end.

Just then, the office door was suddenly pushed open.

The assistant rushed in, phone in hand, looking somewhat anxious: "Director Qi, something seems amiss."

Qi Tongwei put down his teacup, frowned, and glanced at him: "What's the matter that you're in such a hurry?"

"We're being overtaken." The assistant quickly handed over the phone. "Ning Province has now surpassed several other provinces and surged to second place, and their vote growth rate is almost twice as fast as ours."

Qi Tongwei's smile froze instantly.

He took the phone and looked down at the voting page.

Just one day later, Ningxia Province, which had been far behind Sichuan Province, had quietly caught up.

Although there is still a gap between the two sides, if the current growth rate continues, Ningxia Province may very well overtake Ningxia before the voting ends.

Qi Tongwei stared at the screen for a long time, still somewhat incredulous: "Didn't they already give up? They didn't even campaign anymore, how could their votes increase so quickly?"

The assistant pointed out, "The problem is that they didn't campaign for votes. Now everyone online thinks it's pathetic that Ning Province doesn't fight for votes."

"Pitiful?" Qi Tongwei's eyes widened. "What's pitiful about them? Did we stop them from releasing promotional videos, or did we stop netizens from voting for them?"

The assistant didn't answer, but silently clicked on a few trending topics.

"Don't let Ning Province shut down the route."

"Small places should also be seen."

"I'll go to Sichuan Province later; this time, I'll go to Ningxia Province first."

……

As Qi Tongwei looked at these topics, his expression gradually turned ugly.

It was only then that he finally realized that Ning Sheng's Weibo post was not a voluntary admission of defeat at all.

It was a carefully crafted campaign message from beginning to end.

On the surface, every sentence praises Sichuan Province.

In reality, they are using Sichuan Province's strength to highlight Ningxia Province's weakness and grievances.

Ironically, the more Sichuan Province leads, the more effective Ningxia's rhetoric becomes.

Qi Tongwei slammed his phone on the table, unable to contain himself, and cursed, "Damn it, my house's been burgled! Lin Xiangyu, that green tea b*tch, he's shameless!"

The assistant asked, "Director Qi, what do we do now? Should we post on Weibo to expose their tactics?"

Qi Tongwei was about to agree, but then swallowed his words back.

The sentiment online has clearly shifted in favor of Ningxia Province.

If Sichuan Province were to stand up and accuse Ning Province of playing the victim, it would not only fail to win back netizens' favor, but would also make it seem like they are bullying a small place by taking advantage of their lead in votes.

At that time, Ning Province will probably be in an even worse state.

Qi Tongwei's face grew darker as he thought about it: "We can't curse them, and we can't name names. They're just waiting for us to make our move. If we respond, it's like handing them free publicity."

The assistant tentatively asked, "So we're not going to do anything?"

"Of course not."

Qi Tongwei picked up his phone again, gritted his teeth, and said as he watched the vote gap between the two sides narrow. "Immediately bring out the second publicity plan. Pandas, hot pot, Sanxingdui, use everything that can be included. They're playing the victim, aren't they? Well, we won't compete with them in being pitiful. Let's just tell netizens what Sichuan Province really has to offer that's worth visiting."

The assistant immediately turned around to make the arrangements.

The office fell silent again.

Qi Tongwei watched as the number of votes in Ning Province continued to rise, and his heart still felt heavy.

He never expected that Sichuan Province had prepared so many powerful moves, but in the end, its biggest opponent would be Ning Province.

This is similar to the difference between green tea and pure love.

Sichuan Province is the universally acknowledged "white moonlight" (ideal province).

She is beautiful and has outstanding qualities, which makes her someone to admire.

Everyone knew she was a good person, and they had long assumed that she would be the final choice.

Ningxia Province, on the other hand, is much like the green tea standing on the sidelines.

She wouldn't compete head-on with her "white moonlight" (ideal love interest), nor would she claim to be superior to him in any way.

She would simply step aside, her eyes red, and very sensibly retreat.

"Sichuan Province is such a good person, it's only right that you chose her, unlike us from Ning Province, who don't get much attention."

"You don't need to worry about us. We'll just pack up the prepared route ourselves. We're used to this kind of thing anyway."

"As long as you guys have fun, it doesn't matter what happens to us."

Every word she says is meant to make you choose your "white moonlight" (ideal woman), but in reality, every word she utters is a reminder of how sensible and wronged she is.

The end result was that the "white moonlight" (the ideal woman/girlfriend) did nothing wrong, yet inexplicably became the one who bullied others by taking advantage of their power.

Green Tea didn't even try to compete for it, yet everyone willingly handed her their tickets.

(Four chapters! Please give a good review!)