Super Island Tycoon

Chapter 312: Chapter 312 Sensation

Major General Xiang Dong had just finished discussing some related matters with Jiang Cheng over the phone and said, ”Brother Jiang, why don’t you join me for dinner at the Diao Xie Tai National Hotel later? I’ll send someone to pick you up.”

After saying this, Major General Xiang Dong hung up the phone.

Jiang Cheng played some games on his phone in his room, quietly waiting for Major General Xiang Dong’s arrival.

It was only ten minutes before Major General Xiang Dong arrived at the Sheraton Hotel with his entourage, knocked on Jiang Cheng’s door, and walked in.

”Brother Jiang, you really are someone our country needs to protect right now. After all, everything you’ve researched is crucial to our country’s development.” Major General Xiang Dong expressed his admiration as he walked through the door.

Jiang Cheng smiled, handing over a glass of red wine, and said, ”I’m glad to be of help to the country.”

They chatted and sipped some wine, and time slowly passed. A soldier beside Major General Xiang Dong reminded them that it was already 5:40 PM.

Even though the car sent by Major General Xiang Dong had military plates and could cut through traffic, there was nothing they could do if they encountered congestion. The traffic in the Imperial Capital was notoriously bad, and it would be a disaster if they couldn’t attend the dinner at the Diao Xie Tai National Hotel tonight. ”Let’s go,” Jiang Cheng said calmly, putting away his wine and walking downstairs with Major General Xiang Dong to head to the Diao Xie Tai National Hotel.

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At that moment, outside the Sheraton Hotel in the Imperial Capital, dozens of media vehicles were parked in various locations, waiting for Jiang Cheng to come down.

The scene was truly astonishing. Dozens of media vehicles were either parked in the underground garage or illegally parked on the sidewalk, showing a total disregard for anything.

”Damn, how did they find out Jiang Cheng was staying at the Sheraton Hotel? Wasn’t this supposed to be our exclusive news?” Reporter Sun from Wangyi News glanced at the other reporters from various media outlets and felt a surge of frustration.

Apparently, the news that Jiang Cheng was staying at the Sheraton Hotel had been leaked.

A Wangyi News higher-up happened to see Jiang Cheng at the Sheraton Hotel and learned about Jiang Cheng’s stay there. They instructed their people to position reporters at the hotel entrance to get an exclusive interview with Jiang Cheng as soon as he stepped out.

The Wangyi News reporters were, of course, eager because Jiang Cheng was one of the hottest public figures in the country.

Although not a celebrity, many, from teenagers to middle-aged fans, were fascinated by him. If Wangyi News could snag an exclusive interview, it would be quite an accomplishment.

And Wangyi News might seize the opportunity to boost the development of their current app.

However!

Just when Reporter Sun thought their stakeout would surely secure them an interview, resulting in praise from the higher-ups, the news somehow leaked out!

Once the news was out, Sun, of course, understood the consequences.

Now, at least dozens of media outlets were stationed near the Sheraton Hotel, like famished tigers ready to pounce. The moment Jiang Cheng stepped out, these media reporters would swarm toward him, eager to snatch any information about him!

”This is a disaster. Not only will the leadership not reward us, we might even get scolded,” Reporter Sun muttered, lowering his head and feeling utterly dejected. With so many media outlets at the Sheraton Hotel, Wangyi News had no advantage, so it was hard to imagine they could still dream of getting an exclusive interview like before.

The other reporters from dozens of media outlets, of course, weren’t as dispirited as Reporter Sun. They were there based on insider tips, and missing Jiang Cheng would only result in mild disappointment without any hard feelings.

Interviewing Jiang Cheng was a goal! Because they knew the difficulty involved in interviewing Jiang Cheng!

Since Jiang Cheng first appeared in the public eye until now, he had almost never accepted any interviews. Most in the industry deemed him a cold genius and did not hold much hope for getting an interview with him.

But having the chance, they still had to fight for it, and so, dozens of media outlets waited eagerly!

At 5:45 PM, a reporter from one media outlet suddenly shouted, and countless media outlets surged forward.

Jiang Cheng is out!

That was what the media reporter said.

Jiang Cheng is out!

The reporter shouted, filled with excitement, like seeing a long-lost relative, almost bringing tears to their eyes.

Dozens of media reporters and cameramen rushed forward, and the number could well exceed a hundred, which greatly startled the security guards at the hotel entrance. Though they had noticed the media staking out, they hadn’t expected so many people!

”Could there really be some big star staying here? But I haven’t heard of any coming to reside in our hotel,” a security guard wondered, scratching his head.

The massive crowd of over a hundred media personnel gathered at the Sheraton Hotel entrance was truly nerve-wracking, at least for the security, who had never seen anything like it!

Could some superstar really be residing at the hotel, and they just didn’t know?

That’s what they couldn’t help but think at the time.

Jiang Cheng was following Major General Xiang Dong, surrounded by more than a dozen plainclothes soldiers, as he walked out of the hotel entrance. Seeing roughly a hundred people rushing toward him, he was initially startled, wondering if they were terrorists. But when he realized they were media personnel, he laughed, understanding the situation: someone had leaked the news that he was staying at the Sheraton Hotel, which attracted this frenzy.

The media personnel raced towards Jiang Cheng, each pushing and shoving to get close to him for an interview.

Major General Xiang Dong frowned at the large crowd and signaled the dozen or so plainclothes soldiers with him to block the reporters.

Where did Major General Xiang Dong’s group of plainclothes soldiers come from?

They were elite members from Huaxia’s strongest special forces, even including Wang Shiyu, who had successfully undergone genetic evolution.

Although there were over a hundred media people, they didn’t seem to be a big deal in the eyes of these soldiers. So with their intervention, not even a fly could get past the few meters surrounding Jiang Cheng and Major General Xiang Dong, leaving the media workers blocked outside.