Beachcombing: The beach is full of amazing seafood, but my wife won't let me get out of bed!

"Filming a TV series?"

Secretary Liang's hand holding the cigarette trembled, and he stared blankly at Wu Sui.

He really didn't dare to dream of a live-action performance costing hundreds of millions; even if the county government sold everything it owned, it couldn't raise that huge sum.

But turning the legend of Mazu into a TV series and using the opening of the fishing season for a big publicity campaign is a real breakthrough in political achievements!

"What's wrong with your brain, kid?"

Secretary Liang threw the half-smoked cigarette on the ground, stomped it out, and turned to pick up the few pages of draft paper on the table.

"Let's go back to the county!"

Chen Changgui stood there, stunned: "Secretary, it's almost dinnertime..."

"What are we having for dinner? Inform everyone immediately that there's a meeting tonight, and no one is allowed to take leave!"

Secretary Liang acted swiftly and decisively, opening the car door and getting inside.

The town leaders exchanged glances, quickly got into their car, and followed.

The courtyard fell silent, leaving only the Wu family members looking at each other in bewilderment.

Everyone thought that was the end of it.

As a result, Wu Sui's peaceful life was disrupted in the following days.

Wang, the town's official, pushed open the courtyard gate with a broad smile.

"Ah Sui, are you ready? The mayor is waiting for us to go to the meeting."

"Huh? Didn't we already talk about it? Are we still going?"

Wu Sui held the bowl and slurped down his noodles.

These past few days, the Wu family has become the focus of the village.

Vehicles from the county and town take turns parking at the gate every day, providing special transportation for Wu Sui to attend meetings in town.

In the eyes of the older generation, this is not a meeting, but a sign of good fortune coming from their ancestral graves!

Wu Jianguo has stopped smoking his pipe tobacco these past few days and now smiles and offers cigarettes to everyone he meets.

He snatched the empty bowl from Wu Sui's hand, lowered his voice, and put on a stern face.

"Stop eating, you won't starve if you skip a meal. Hurry up and go, don't keep the boss waiting."

"Dad, the wind has stopped today, I'm getting ready to go out to sea..."

"Going to sea? Is that something you should be worrying about?"

Wu Jianguo glared and pointed outside the door.

"Hurry up and follow Xiao Wang. Your task now is to cooperate with the town's work."

He patted his chest confidently, "Don't worry about going to sea, my old bones can still move."

"I'm going longline fishing with Boss Lei and the others. You can go and be the county magistrate's advisor without worry!"

Beside her, Li Cuihua was filling a basket with incense, candles, and offerings.

Seeing this, Wang Feng asked curiously, "Mother, where are you going again?"

"Let's go to the Mazu Temple!" Li Cuihua said with a beaming smile. "Our Ah Sui has made something of himself. I have to go and kowtow to Mazu a few more times."

Wu Sui was both amused and exasperated, and could only let the old couple do as they pleased.

Along the way, passing villagers stopped and pointed at the car, their eyes full of envy.

"The Wu family is really going to be rich. Look at them, they're being picked up and dropped off in cars every day."

"I heard that Ah Sui is now a high-ranking official in town?"

Wu Jianguo stood at the door with his hands behind his back, listening to the villagers' discussions. He stood up straight and walked with a swagger.

Inside the car, Officer Wang handed Wu Sui a cigarette.

"Ah Sui, the county has made up its mind." Officer Wang helped light the fire.

"Secretary Liang has spoken; we must take things one step at a time."

"The county can't afford the project worth hundreds of millions of yuan right now, so we've decided to allocate a special fund to our town to hold a small-scale fishing festival as a trial."

Wu Sui exhaled a smoke ring; this outcome was entirely within his expectations.

If Secretary Liang really dares to launch a project worth over 100 million yuan directly, then he's really out of his mind.

"The town has set up a special preparatory group, with the town mayor as the group leader and Chen Changgui as the deputy group leader."

Officer Wang produced an official document with an official seal: "The town mayor has specially approved your appointment as a special advisor, to fully assist in the overall coordination work at the dock."

Special Advisor?

Wu Sui flicked his cigarette ash. The title sounded impressive, but it actually meant he was being asked to do dirty and tiring work.

When I arrived at the town government meeting room, I could hear a huge commotion inside before I even entered.

"Village Chief Chen, it's not that I'm disrespecting you, but I really can't afford this sponsorship fee!"

"Exactly! You made us stop work for three days to cooperate with your parade? Who's going to compensate us for the losses we incurred during these days?"

Chen Changgui was sweating profusely with anxiety, and kept tapping the table with his pen.

"Everyone, please be quiet. We're not asking you to stop work, but to close your shops and participate in the opening ceremony of the fishing season..."

"That's still the same thing, they just want us to stay home and not do business, there's no room for negotiation!"

A seafood wholesaler with a beer belly slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

This man is Zhao Dalong, the biggest seafood vendor in town, who owns several large boats.

He doesn't even respect Chen Changgui, let alone the town leaders.

Wu Sui shook his head, pushed open the door, and strode inside.

The meeting room fell silent for a moment.

"Oh, isn't this Consultant Wu?" Zhao Dalong chuckled sarcastically.

"They're barely out of their teens, and they're already trying to teach us how to do business?"

Wu Sui ignored him and walked straight to Chen Changgui's side, pulling out a chair and sitting down.

He threw the official document in his hand onto the table with a crisp sound.

Wu Sui leaned back in his chair and looked around at the dozen or so merchants and ship owners present.

"Ah Sui, what do you mean by that?" Zhao Dalong frowned.

Wu Sui held up one finger.

"This fishing festival was a project personally approved by Secretary Liang of the County Party Committee."

"Don't you ever think about it? If it weren't profitable, why would the county take the lead in organizing this fishing festival?"

He looked at Zhao Dalong and shook his head.

"Don't you understand what a seafood banquet on the long street means?"

"How much seafood do you think we need for these three days?"

"Boss Zhao, I remember you have several boats and a purchasing station, right?"

"Tell me, what would happen if we explained later that none of the fish used in the seafood feast were from your company?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dalong broke out in a cold sweat.

He wasn't stupid; he instantly understood what Wu Sui meant.

If the town publicizes this, what will people think of him?

Why not use his seafood for such a big event in town?

Is his seafood not fresh? Or is his price too high?

Regardless of the type, if he leaves such an impression, he shouldn't be doing business anymore.

Wu Sui raised his second finger.

"In addition, one hundred prime locations will be set up along the newly built viewing corridor."

"All businesses that take the lead in contributing sponsorship today and cooperate with the work stoppage will have their rent waived."

Anyway, the fishing festival only lasts for 3 days, so we might as well skip it.

How the town collects the money is none of his business.

The breathing in the conference room became noticeably heavier.

The tactic of using both soft and hard approaches may be old, but it is absolutely effective.

Zhao Dalong's expression changed, and he was about to speak when Wu Sui didn't give him the chance.

"Of course, I won't force anyone to cooperate."

He stood up, placed his hands on the table, leaned forward, and exuded a powerful aura of pressure.

"However, I must remind everyone that during the fishing season opening ceremony, the county will send a joint law enforcement team down to strictly inspect the docks for hygiene, fire safety, and taxation."

Wu Sui stared at Zhao Dalong, a smirk playing on his lips.

"Boss Zhao, do you have all the necessary paperwork for those ships?"

"Has your recycling station passed fire safety inspections?"

"If the joint enforcement team finds anything wrong and shuts it down for ten days or half a month, you'll miss the whole peak season for fishing."