Wayne told Fang Zhao that the company would take care of it, so he didn't have to worry too much.
The next day, Silver Wing released an official announcement: Fang Zhao will be going to military service. In response to the government's call, the company has set up a donation program to aid in planet Baiji's development. The main point was that planet Baiji was Fang Zhao's military planet.
On the first day the program was released, it received donations from netizens all over Yanzhou. Gamers and a few music students donated according to their personal circumstances. Jinro, Zu Wen, and the others also donated large sums in their own names.
Now that Jinro had returned to the gaming circles, this familiar battlefield, his popularity was on the rise, no less than when he had retired. The other members of the SilverLight team also donated, and Zu Wen and the others had followed Fang Zhao all the way. Without Fang Zhao, they wouldn't be where they were now, so they all donated quite a bit.
Silver Wing's internal staff, from the company's top stars to the insignificant, more or less donated. They were not familiar with Fang Zhao, but this was clearly a project the company was focusing on, so they naturally had to support the company.
Among the five celebrities chosen, Fang Zhao was the only one from Yanzhou. Silver Wing once again used this opportunity to make its presence known, and other entertainment companies were envious.
"Fang Zhao's luck is a little too good."
"Indeed! Why can't he share some with me? I don't know how to answer multiple choice questions, and I guessed wrong all the time. "
"Who would have thought that they would actually restart Project Starlight at this time? With this label, Fang Zhao's future as a star will probably be even smoother."
"Fang Zhao probably didn't think this would happen when he applied, right?"
Silver Wing's donation program had detailed records of the source and destination of every sum of money. This was modeled after Fiery Bird. All the money received would be used to support Fang Zhao's place of military service.
Many people lamented Fang Zhao's good luck. Even Wayne said that Fang Zhao's luck was so good that it made people envious.
Fang Zhao only smiled when he heard that.
Good luck?
Maybe it was because he had been unlucky in his previous life, and he had made up for it in this one.
Soon, donations were no longer limited to Yanzhou itself. People from other continents also made donations from other continents. The amount of money and resources that could be brought back to his military service planet was increasing.
It wasn't just Silver Wing. The companies of the other four celebrities also did the same.
Continue to shine? What the army valued was not their skills, but their popularity! Look, isn't a donation a lot of money? From the looks of it, their rebooted "Project Starlight" was quite successful. However, whether or not it was truly successful would still require time to verify.
Sufficient attention and sufficient funding were the most direct goals of this plan.
On planet Baiji's transport ship that was transporting conscripts, the captain was so excited that he wanted to cry. Every year in April and October, he would be responsible for bringing the new recruits to the military base. However, in the past, when he brought the new recruits, there was a shortage of all kinds of resources. On the way to the military base, they had to scrimp and save. Other than the family members of the new recruits, probably no one would care about them.
However, it was different this year. The military had restarted Project Starlight, and these people, who were usually not good at collecting funds and were engaged in construction on distant planets with harsh environments, had benefited a lot.
The application that Fang Zhao had submitted had been personally reviewed by planet Baiji's highest-ranking military officer, Lieutenant General Shanta. He looked at the list of applicants. There was actually only one person who had taken the initiative to apply! Although he did not like having celebrities come to his base, it was rare to meet someone who had taken the initiative to apply. Logically speaking, things like military service applications did not require a person of his rank to worry about. It was Shanta who had asked the person in charge of military service to submit the application to him.
It was rare to meet someone who had taken the initiative to apply. So be it, a celebrity. After some hesitation, Shanta had still agreed. However, Shanta had not expected that this time, he would actually benefit from it!
However, while the people on planet Baiji were happy, the people on Arcturus and Fomalhaut were regretting their decision.
Why had the higher-ups decided to slow down the pace of exploration?
Because manpower, resources, and financial resources were limited!
Moreover, in the past few years, too many planets had been discovered that could be developed. The bases on each planet were trying their best to fight for more funding. As a result, the speed of development and construction on each planet was different. Some planets had sufficient funding and manpower, so their construction speed was naturally much faster than those that did not have funding or subsidies. As for some planets, even though they had been discovered early and the construction of the bases there had started early, their progress was extremely slow.
Actually, the higher-ups had originally intended to leave behind only one warship to continue exploring, but in the end, they had decided to leave behind two warships. However, even though they had left behind two exploration warships, the funding had not increased by much. This way, their pockets were a little tight. Furthermore, the exploration warships now did not receive as much attention as the Sirius had, and life on board was also tough.
Wasn't it just a celebrity? As long as they could pull in sufficient military funding, sufficient investments, and sufficient attention, when Fang Zhao arrived on planet Baiji and officially entered his military service, as long as he did not overstep the bounds, they could bear with it for a while. Baiji's highest-ranking officer thought to himself.
At the end of February, Fang Zhao boarded the flying transport that Duan Qianji had arranged for him. Besides the pilot, there was also a stranger on the flying transport. This person was wearing the logo of "First Frontline."
"First Frontline" was an electronic publication with a long history. It had been around since the founding of the New Era. After the Founding Era, mankind had once again explored outer space, discovered new power ores, and so on. This made "First Frontline" the most subscribed electronic publication in the world.
But now, when "First Frontline" was mentioned, very few people knew about it, including some old folks over 150 years old. If they did not do some research, they might not even remember it.
This time, "First Frontline" had dispatched five reporters to follow Fang Zhao, one for each celebrity. The stranger that Fang Zhao had seen in the flying transport was the one that "First Frontline" had sent to follow him. After that, he would follow Fang Zhao to the military training grounds before heading to his military service location.
This reporter was somewhat cold. It was unclear if he was "born into a prestigious family" or if he was dissatisfied with this job. When he saw Fang Zhao, he only gave him an indifferent glance and did not say a word.
At the same time, planet Baiji's highest-ranking officer was in a discussion with a few deputies.
"Entertainment celebrities. Don't expect them to be able to do much. Although our planet's conditions are tough, I am still willing to give these little celebrities who are paid for military service some special treatment," Shanta said.
"What can those little celebrities do with their skinny arms and legs? Just treat them nicely when they come." An aide shook his head, as if recalling some bad examples from the past.
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