Episode 3 recap: Zhang Kuang obtained the rights to plan the marathon.
In order to get the land from the circus, Dog Brother decided to have his people destroy the circus, and to make sure it went smoothly, he had his subordinates hire some unemployed individuals. When Cui Heimei saw how big of an operation he was planning, she reminded him to be careful and stay within limits. Cui Heimei and Dog Brother had known each other for years - a long time ago when Dog Brother was being chased, Cui Heimei had sent his pursuers away and treated his wounds, and since then Dog Brother had listened to her.
Dog Brother and his people went to the circus. The old circus director, seeing that the visitors had malicious intent, started fighting with them along with Yuan Yuan and the others. The circus side was clearly overwhelmed by the larger number of Dog Brother's people. When Yuan Yuan saw her father struggling and sitting on the ground to catch his breath, she told Dog Brother not to be too arrogant, and then made a few phone calls. Soon, the people who had left the circus earlier reappeared on the scene, and seeing their large statures, Dog Brother was uncertain whether to continue the fight. Suddenly, the sound of police sirens was heard outside the circus.
Dog Brother and the others were legally processed by the police for provoking trouble. After dealing with Dog Brother's group, the station chief found Officer Fan and showed him a video. Officer Fan then realized that on the day they had arrested Zhang Kuang, someone had secretly filmed it and posted it online. The station chief told Officer Fan that the city leaders were very dissatisfied with this incident, and wanted him to do a thorough self-reflection, reminding him not to be so fixated on the plagiarism case, even though the station chief also understood that Officer Fan's actions were driven by his deceased comrade.
While fending off the station chief, Officer Fan watched the video and suddenly thought of something. When Dog Brother caused a ruckus, Zhang Kuang and Liu Ming were present at the scene, and during the fight, Zhang Kuang had sustained some injuries. After Dog Brother's group was arrested, Zhang Kuang got up from the ground and tried to console Yuan Yuan, but she was still angry about the issue with Hui Ge, and turned her head away, unwilling to talk to him.
The incident where Zhang Kuang held a funeral for a dog was discovered by his colleagues in the industry. The president of the funeral industry association then gathered the prominent figures in the industry to prepare to boycott Taojiangmei Cultural Company. Before the boycott, they summoned Zhang Kuang, intending to criticize him first. But to their surprise, Zhang Kuang not only was not afraid of their boycott, but also arrogantly told them that he was very busy and could only give them five minutes. True to his word, as soon as the five minutes were up, he stood up and left.
The reason Zhang Kuang was in a hurry to leave was that the bidding was about to start. Wu Yanping told him that although the bidding had already been decided internally, they still had to go through the procedures, so he should prepare well. When Zhang Kuang arrived, it was Taojiangmei Cultural Company's turn to present. Seeing that Zhang Kuang had not shown up, Liu Ming was about to go up reluctantly, but Zhang Kuang's appearance brightened his spirits, and he enthusiastically cheered him on.
Zhang Kuang went up to the stage, projected his prepared PPT, and started from the origins of primitive humans. The judges below asked him to focus on the key points, so he skipped to the next chapter on the origins of the marathon, but when the host repeated the request, he skipped the second chapter as well, without covering the key points. As a judge, Wu Yanping deliberately steered the topic to Huigong, as Huigong was the symbol of Xiangcheng, and the other judges were also very interested in Huigong. In the end, they unanimously approved Taojiangmei Cultural Company to win the planning rights for the marathon.
After the bidding ended, to prevent Wu Yanping from scheming behind the scenes, Cui Heimei had someone keeping an eye on him. Wu Yanping called Zhang Kuang over and told him that he must focus on the work and, following Cui Heimei's instructions, hand over the company's financial seal. All the funds for the marathon event would be temporarily managed by the organizing committee, and the ticket revenue would also be under their control. After Zhang Kuang agreed, Wu Yanping first gave him 50,000 yuan as start-up capital, which boosted Zhang Kuang's confidence.
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