Was it that easy to have the same name as the leaders of the Period of Destruction?
Given how much people in the New Era worshipped the heroes of the Period of Destruction, even if there was a bad side to a certain important figure, the fanatical worshippers wouldn't care.
The fanatical worshippers would think: Negative news? Character flaw?
I won't listen! I don't believe it! Anyway, my idol is number one in the world! How shameless can he be to have the same name as my idol?!
Once they saw someone with the same name as their idol, they couldn't help but look at them with sharp gazes. This created a lot of pressure for those with the same name and surname.
There were too many worshippers of the heroes of the Period of Destruction. Not in the tens of thousands, but in the hundreds of millions! And those who had the same name as the heroes would face all sorts of doubts no matter where they went.
There were also some worshippers who didn't want to see others with the same name as their idol, but they had a different request for their descendants. They gave their descendants the same name as the heroes and hoped that their descendants would become heroes like their idol.
However, many of those who had the same name as the heroes couldn't handle the pressure and changed their names.
Generally, people who could withstand the pressure and make a name for themselves weren't simple.
This was what the old consultant meant when he said, "It's rare to see people who aren't suppressed by their names." When he had seen the young fellow from the consultant team who had the same name as his idol, he had been very surprised and had paid even more attention to Fang Zhao.
Even the old consultant had the same mentality as other worshippers. When he saw the name "Fang Zhao," he couldn't help but compare and see how capable the other party was. This was human nature.
As the Revolutionary Film Project's chief consultant and head of the consultant team, the old consultant would also pay special attention to Fang Zhao's draft when he looked at everyone's submissions and would have higher expectations. However, he was very satisfied with Fang Zhao's comments from the start of the review.
No wonder he has the same name as my idol! the old consultant thought to himself.
But there was another possibility. If Fang Zhao's performance was too poor, the old consultant would surely think, What kind of joke is this? He actually has the same name as my idol!
This was a common mentality among worshippers.
Of course, Fang Zhao didn't know what the old consultant was thinking. After he sent the draft over, he flipped through the messages in the chat group that he hadn't seen yet.
According to the group's discussion, Fang Zhao's experiences during the Period of Destruction would be a tragic supporting role in a film.
In fact, that was what was written in the script.
Compared to the great generals of the founding era, Fang Zhao's influence was not as great. Furthermore, 500 years had passed, and his deeds had mainly appeared in history books. Many people outside of Yanzhou did not know much about him. Even for people from Yanzhou, other than memorizing the information for their history exams, they would not take the initiative to learn about history. What was history? Once it was in the past, they would forget it.
However, on Memorial Day every year, the peddlers selling New Year paintings at the Cemetery of Martyrs would remind everyone that other than the great generals of the Founding Era, there was still such an important hero.
Fang Zhao searched for the styles of the New Year paintings on sale at the Yanzhou Cemetery for Martyrs. Looking at his new image on the New Year paintings, Fang Zhao felt that it hurt his eyes.
I won't buy it this year. I'll draw it myself!
On the second day of the holiday, which was also Memorial Day, Kevin Lin came over and asked Fang Zhao to broadcast his blessings to his audience before leaving in a hurry.
Actually, Kevin Lin also wanted Fang Zhao to record more scenes, but the program team's editorial department had other plans.
The program team had told Kevin Lin in private that Fang Zhao was no longer important. What was important was how to find material. They had to take advantage of the important timing of Memorial Day to find material that was more meaningful. They had to highlight those low-level soldiers who were not qualified enough to bring their families back and were unable to return home on Memorial Day! Also, there was the batch of brats coming over for military service in October. They might not be used to it, so they should record more. They were also very good material!
In short, they wanted Kevin Lin to find more tear-jerking material that could ignite heated discussions and cause a huge emotional upheaval.
Since it was an order from above, Kevin Lin could only do as he was told. He had tactfully conveyed this to Fang Zhao. Seeing that Fang Zhao did not mind, Kevin Lin's psychological burden lessened a little and he did his best to handle his own matters.
His four colleagues from the other stations were also gearing up for action. Kevin Lin did not want to fall behind in the fight for attention on Memorial Day.
After sending his blessings, Kevin Lin left and Fang Zhao continued painting.
After a short while, Granny Lin told Fang Zhao that someone was looking for him.
The person was a major under Edmund in charge of the mining area. His name was Lu Yan. He lived next door and had helped out Great-Grandfather and Great-Grandmother on some small matters, so they were familiar with each other. He had even brought some small Memorial Day gifts.
Lu Yan handed the gifts to Great-Grandmother Lin. When he entered the room, he saw the brush and paper on Fang Zhao's table and asked curiously, "Drawing?" As Fang Zhao had not finished painting, Lu Yan could not tell who he was drawing.
Fang Zhao put down his brush and asked, "Just for fun. Is something the matter?"
"Cough, I do have a request," Lu Yan said sheepishly. Asking for help on Memorial Day was indeed not very nice, but he could not find anyone else at the moment, so he could only try asking Fang Zhao.
"It's like this..."
Lu Yan explained the reason for his visit. His wife was a doctor at Baiji military district hospital. Before the military district had been established, she had been a military doctor here. The couple had been on Baiji for a long time.
Lu Yan's wife was pregnant. Her due date had not been today, but because of a small accident this morning, she had been rushed to the hospital to await delivery. Lu Yan would be guarding the mining area from this afternoon until noon the next day.
He had looked for other comrades to switch shifts, but there was no time. Those who wanted to switch shifts had already submitted their applications a month in advance and had already completed their shifts. It was impossible for them to help him at the last minute. Time was too tight, and Lu Yan could not look for them one by one. When he saw Kevin Lin come over to shoot a video with Fang Zhao, he thought of asking Fang Zhao for help.
If it had been anyone else, even if their rank was higher than Lu Yan's, Lu Yan might not have felt at ease looking for them. But Fang Zhao was different. If it was Fang Zhao, Edmund would definitely be easy to talk to.
Hearing this, Fang Zhao nodded. "No problem." He still had a day off tomorrow. Even if he had to stay up all night, he would still have time to adjust.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much!" Lu Yan said emotionally. Since Fang Zhao had agreed, he immediately applied to Edmund.
Edmund was an old acquaintance. Back when Fang Zhao had first arrived on planet Baiji, he had met Edmund when he had been serving in the mining area. Although Edmund was still in charge of the power ore mine near the base, now that the power ore mine had been upgraded, it could not be compared to the previous one. Edmund had also been promoted to major general. Now, Edmund had moved his family to planet Baiji and did not wish to return to his home planet.
Indeed, when Edmund heard this, he hesitated for a while before agreeing. If it had been anyone else, Edmund would surely have thought too much and wondered if there was something fishy going on. He would surely have viewed this matter with suspicion and vigilance, but the person taking over was Fang Zhao, so his suspicions were dispelled.
Although his military rank was slightly lower, Fang Zhao was still very suitable for emergency situations and made people feel at ease.
Stealing ore?
That was impossible.
As the first discoverer of Baiji ore, Fang Zhao had received a batch of ore from the military district. Although it had not been taken out yet, when the military district had been established, Commander-in-Chief Shanta had already signed off that the ore would be given to Fang Zhao when he retired. Fang Zhao simply did not need to take the risk of losing all his merits to steal a few pieces of ore.
After receiving approval to take over, Lu Yan led Fang Zhao to the duty booth at the mining area.
"What you need to do is very simple. Just check to see if the other party's approval materials are the same as the ones in the system. If they are, stamp the other party's pass. This is a stamping machine. If the stamp is successful, an electric current will flash. If the materials are not the same, look for the guards to resolve it. But you don't have to worry. This is just a formality. Basically, there won't be any problems. "
If it was something too important or complicated, or if it involved personal safety, Lu Yan would not have looked for Fang Zhao. It was precisely because it was not a big deal and Fang Zhao was steady and trustworthy that Lu Yan had looked for Fang Zhao to take over.
"Oh, right. Remember to wear the work uniform at the side. The energy field in the mining area is stronger, 15 times stronger than when you first arrived. Even if you are in the duty booth, don't be careless. If you exceed an hour, the energy field will affect your emotions." Lu Yan explained everything to Fang Zhao in detail.
After Fang Zhao had completely mastered it, Lu Yan thanked him again before leaving.
Fang Zhao had nothing else to do in the duty booth. He looked around. There were surveillance cameras both inside and outside the duty booth, but Fang Zhao had no ulterior motives and was not afraid of being captured.
In the duty booth, he could not go online or casually chat with others. So Fang Zhao just sat there, thinking about the few pieces he had been composing recently.
In the next hour, two construction workers came over who needed to stamp their passes. Following Lu Yan's instructions, Fang Zhao verified them and stamped them using the special stamping machine at the side.
The sky gradually darkened. Just as Fang Zhao's mind was playing a symphony, someone else came over. It was three people wearing mining uniforms and protective helmets. The helmets had quite a few stains on them, so it was hard to tell what they looked like. But this kind of attire was very common here. The people who had come here to stamp their passes were all the same.
Fang Zhao looked at the materials the other party handed over and glanced at the three people outside the booth. Under their watchful eyes, he took the pass and stamped it on the stamping machine.
There was a flash of electricity on the stamp, a sign that the stamp had been successfully stamped.
"Happy Memorial Day," Fang Zhao said.
The other party was stunned when they heard Fang Zhao's words. "Thank you."
The three of them left with the stamped passes.
When they reached a place where no one was looking, one of them suppressed his excitement and said in a low voice, "Hahahaha, didn't I say that stamping was easy? The people on duty are all idlers. They definitely couldn't tell! And they even wished us a happy holiday, idiot! "
"We have already gotten the stamps here. We have all the stamps we need. We definitely won't have any problems leaving!" the other person said excitedly.
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