"It's made so quickly?"
Lu Yuanjun, who was looking at the file bag, was startled. He had only been notified three days ago, and now the promotional video was already made. That was fast.
"Let's take a look."
"Yes, Old Lu!"
The staff member opened their email and downloaded the video.
Lu Yuanjun put on his reading glasses, pulled over a stool, and sat down in front of the computer.
A moment later, the video finished downloading.
He clicked the play button. Majestic music and imposing heavy firearms gradually appeared on the screen.
As soon as the video began, the members of the review team noticed something was wrong.
The song in the video was not the one Lu Lao had personally commissioned Gao Fei to produce!
Another staff member, who was blunt and younger, pointed it out directly, "Old Lu, the song in the video, isn't that one of your old songs?"
Lu Yuanjun did not reply. Instead, he frowned with a stern face and silently watched the promotional video.
The young man, who was only about twenty, didn't notice Lu Lao's change in demeanor. He sincerely commented, "Is this a promotional video? Why does it feel more like a documentary!"
Except for Lu Lao and the two deputy team leaders, everyone else in the review team was in their twenties.
As soon as the young man spoke, they all nodded in agreement.
This was not a promotional video at all; at first glance, it was a documentary from the military channel!
Perhaps noticing Lu Lao's changing expression, everyone fell silent, watching the dull promotional video until it ended.
At the end, the producers of the video and song appeared.
Song producer: Lu Yuanjun.
Video production teams: Kyoto Military Region, the Propaganda Department of the General Staff Headquarters (Lin You), and the Propaganda Team members.
Seeing the production teams at the end, everyone was surprised.
"Wasn't it produced by the Kyoto Military Region? Why did the General Staff Headquarters Propaganda Department send people?"
Everyone couldn't help but have questions.
Lu Yuanjun took off his glasses and said with a stern face, "Withdraw the promotional video and have them re-produce it. The reason for not passing the review is what you just said."
The young people in the review team were stunned and immediately nodded with joy.
It wasn't that they disliked watching documentaries, but the recruitment season promotional video was too serious; the audience it would attract would likely only be their fathers' generation.
The youngest young man directly typed out the reasons for rejection.
Another person read it and revised the reasons for not passing, leaving only one sentence, and then sent the email.
Back at his desk, although Lu Yuanjun knew about the secret affairs in the compound, the promotional video for the recruitment season was not something to be trifled with.
He picked up the phone and called the Deputy Minister of the General Staff Headquarters Propaganda Department.
The call was quickly connected.
"Hello?"
"It's me, Lu Yuanjun!"
"Ah, Teacher, it's you. Is there anything?"
Hearing the smiling voice on the other end, Lu Yuanjun frowned and directly scolded, "Qing Mu, what are you doing? Huh? You sent a son of a high-ranking official, who has never undergone grassroots training, to direct the recruitment season promotional video, and you did it behind my back. Do you want to rebel?"
"Teacher, please calm down, don't be angry!"
Qing Mu, on the other end of the phone, shivered and said hurriedly, "You know, Old Lin's health is declining year by year. He wants to promote his grandson. I'm just doing him a favor!"
"Doing a favor?"
Lu Yuanjun's face grew colder. "This is a nationwide recruitment promotional video. For a small favor, you're deceiving your superiors and subordinates?
Alright, I think your position is about to end. Go to military discipline yourself tomorrow."
After hanging up, Old Lu made another call, to the Minister of the General Staff Headquarters Propaganda Department.
After the call was connected, they spoke for nearly ten minutes.
After discussion, the filming of the promotional video would be undertaken by the new military song production team of the Kyoto Military Region.
Lin You and others from the General Staff Headquarters Propaganda Department could only assist and not lead the work. Everything was to be under the command of the Kyoto Military Region.
After the discussion, Old Lu called the Kyoto Military Region again to inquire about the entire process of producing the promotional video.
...
Military Region Headquarters Building.
"Major Lin, the email reply is here!"
Lin You, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and quickly went to the computer. "Quick, open it and see if it passed the review!"
Everyone gathered around the computer, holding their breath as they watched the buffering file.
Ding!
The email loaded completely.
"The promotional video is not a documentary. Please reshoot!"
The reason for not passing was simple and direct.
As they looked at the words on the screen, everyone was stunned.
Because this reason for not passing was something they had heard today.
"How is this possible? It's so well-made, why didn't it pass!
And the reason for not passing is the same as what Gao Fei said."
Lin You shook his head in disbelief. "Little Chen, send the other two backup videos. I don't believe those two still won't pass."
The team members dared not say anything more and, as he instructed, sent the other two backup videos to the review team's email.
About ten minutes later, both videos were rejected again.
The reason was the same as before: the promotional video was not a documentary.
Lin You's eyes reddened, and he frowned. Just as he was about to call and ask what was going on, the minister suddenly called.
The meaning was simple: the main production of the promotional video belonged to the Kyoto Military Region, and he should not use his position in the General Staff Headquarters Propaganda Department to dictate to the production team.
At this moment, a huge reversal occurred compared to the morning when he had accused Gao Fei of dictating.
That evening, Yao Qiang, in his dormitory, was still trying to conquer the game 'Ma Le Ji'.
He had spent the entire day battling this small game made by Gao Fei.
He refused to believe that with his intelligence, he couldn't get past such a simple level!
While playing the game, he also received a call from Battalion Commander Huang.
Upon learning that the new military song production team had become the promotional video production team, he paused abruptly, guessing that the review team had something to do with it.
Because Yao Qiang knew that the current leader of the review team was Old Lu, a person of immense authority in the General Staff Headquarters.
After receiving the notification, he stopped playing the game and began to ponder the production of the promotional video.
However, in the end, he was completely clueless about the production of the promotional video.
He could write newspaper propaganda, but scriptwriting for promotional videos was not his forte.
"This kid Gao Fei should have some ideas, right? I'll ask him tomorrow!
If he has ideas, let him be in charge of the production team!"
Yao Qiang muttered to himself and stopped thinking, picking up the mouse to continue conquering the second level of 'Ma Le Ji'.
It wasn't until past midnight that he stopped, after a brief game update.
After a little over a minute of updates.
Looking at the newly arranged second level, Yao Qiang slammed the table, shut down the computer, and went back to bed to sleep.
...
The next morning.
The new students at Jingda University continued their morning runs, ate breakfast, and then began a full day of training.
Physical training had temporarily concluded, and they were now starting tactical training.
After less than two hours of low-post and high-post prone training, everyone's knees and elbows were bruised.
Even Gao Fei, whose body had been strengthened, had his knees and elbows peeling!
As he was discreetly following his squad leader's training, a figure appeared on the training ground.
Yao Qiang walked over alone. Today was his first time personally observing the new students' training.
All the squad leaders showed great respect for the renowned Major Yao, and as he arrived at the training ground, they enthusiastically greeted him.
Yao Qiang nodded in response while looking for Gao Fei training in the crowd.
After a sweep of the area, he showed a meaningful smile.
Just as Squad Leader Li Dong of the Fifth Squad was about to call for high-post prone training, Yao Qiang suddenly made a pause gesture to him and raised his voice, "Rolling while moving!"
Nineteen of the twenty new students in the Fifth Squad were stunned for a few seconds before slowly reacting.
Although they had practiced this maneuver briefly, they couldn't perform it reflexively!
Gao Fei, in the crowd, instinctively made the move and rolled over. Only then did he suddenly realize that he had only practiced this tactic twice.
Suddenly, the formation of the Fifth Squad fell silent.
Squad Leader Li Dong, watching Gao Fei quickly react and execute the tactical maneuver, was stunned.
He had only taught it twice, and this kid had already mastered it!
Yao Qiang, who had interrupted the training rhythm, scanned the stunned Fifth Squad members and said with a smile, "Do you all think Gao Fei is just amazing in terms of stamina and shooting talent, and otherwise the same as you?"
Everyone nodded in unison.
"Then you are wrong. This kid has been deliberately keeping a low profile!
Let me tell you..."
Before Yao Qiang could speak, Gao Fei quickly stepped forward and pulled him aside. "Brother, you need to talk to me, right? Let's go, let's talk somewhere else!"
"Don't you like showing off? Why are you being so modest now?"
Seeing his uncharacteristic behavior, Yao Qiang asked in confusion.
"If I were to perform even more astonishingly, do you think they would still have the heart to train?" Gao Fei said helplessly in a low voice.
He glanced at the confused members of the Fifth Squad. Yao Qiang sighed and said no more. He greeted Squad Leader Li Dong and took Gao Fei away.
On the way to the headquarters building.
Gao Fei was very surprised to learn that Headquarters had removed Lin You from leading the promotional video production.
How did it turn around overnight?
Yao Qiang did not hide anything and directly said, "The reason the review team rejected it was the same as what you told them: to film a promotional video, not a documentary.
This Young Master Lin has been greatly impacted!"
Hearing Major Yao's reply, Gao Fei couldn't help but laugh and cry. He guessed that the review team members were young, just like him.
When they arrived at the meeting room of the headquarters building, people were already seated.
Lin You and others from Headquarters were seated on the left side of the conference table, while the Military Region production team sat on the right.
Sitting in the main seat at the front was not Battalion Commander Huang, but an elder with graying hair.
Upon seeing the elder clearly, Gao Fei was stunned.
Isn't this Lu Yuanjun, Old Lu!
Seeing him enter, Old Lu's stern face revealed a kind smile. "Xiao Gao is here, come and sit, come and sit!"
"Yes!"
Gao Fei saluted and quickly took his seat.
As for the others, seeing Old Lu's expression towards him, the military region leaders, except for Lin You and his group, all showed smiles.
It seemed that Comrade Xiao Gao was a promising young man highly regarded by Old Lu.
After everyone was seated, Battalion Commander Huang, at Old Lu's instruction, began to speak. "After deliberation, it has been decided that Comrade Gao Fei will be the person in charge of this promotional video!"