As Wang Yu fainted, Wu Lingling was instantly flustered. She quickly supported him and then frantically called for a doctor.
Fortunately, there was a doctor nearby. He came over, took a look, and found that there was nothing serious.
"He just overexerted himself and was under immense mental stress. When the tension suddenly released, his body's self-preservation mechanism kicked in. There's nothing to worry about."
The doctor looked at Wang Yu and then spoke to Wu Lingling, his gaze filled with admiration.
He had heard about this young man's contributions. A large number of vehicles from Jiangyang County were brought in to support disaster relief, and his own temporary lunch was delivered by Wang Yu's vehicles.
More importantly, due to his hard work, electricity had been restored to many severely affected areas.
With electricity, many things could be done!
The surrounding area consisted of low-rise buildings with dense populations, and many injured people were trapped beneath the rubble.
It was also thanks to the electricity that rescue operations were made much easier in the middle of the night, eliminating the need to search blindly with flashlights.
It was said that over twenty people had been rescued overnight, all of whom had indirectly benefited from this young man's efforts!
"It's good that he's alright, it's good that he's alright!"
Hearing the doctor's diagnosis, Wu Lingling breathed a sigh of relief, muttering continuously, "You rascal, I've bet big on you, you can't just collapse like this!"
As she muttered, her gaze shifted to the distance, where she saw a young man holding a camera, a rare sight in that era.
"Hmm, a reporter?"
Wu Lingling blinked slightly. She saw the reporter's ID card hanging on the young man's chest, which read "Jianglin Daily Reporter."
That made sense. Such a major event wouldn't happen without reporters covering it!
Suddenly, Wu Lingling seemed to have an idea. She gently helped the unconscious Wang Yu to the side, leaning him against a broken wall for rest. Then, she quickly approached and stopped the reporter.
"Excuse me, young man, I'd like to bother you for a moment. I may have some news information to provide."
Facing the young reporter, Wu Lingling offered a gentle smile.
...
Time passed quickly. Rescue teams from surrounding cities and prefectures also arrived one after another. Jiangyang County, being the closest, was among the first to arrive.
This included a large contingent of personnel and equipment from the Metallurgical General Factory.
During the earlier mobilization meeting held by the Party Secretary, the automobile factory had revealed that their factory director had immediately rushed to the disaster area to provide rescue, bringing along a large amount of equipment and technical workers.
As a key provincial support unit with considerable strength, the Metallurgical General Factory naturally could not fall behind.
They immediately arranged for a large number of equipment and relevant technical personnel.
Even more so, with their considerable financial resources, they brought far more than Wang Yu's automobile factory, including a vast array of tools and equipment, as well as excellent and experienced technical staff.
Upon arriving in Jianglin City, they quickly engaged in disaster relief and rescue efforts, integrating smoothly with the local workers.
A full 24 hours had now passed since the earthquake. The most critical and difficult period had passed, and everything was moving in a positive direction.
"Dear viewers, Jianglin City is currently undergoing an unprecedented test, but fortunately, it is not fighting alone!"
At the epicenter of the disaster area, before the most severely destroyed ruins, a beautiful host stood facing the camera, speaking with passion. Beside her stood a tall, thin middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man appeared to be in his forties, with a large mole on his cheek. He exuded a cunning and oily demeanor, instantly bringing to mind the villainous henchman "Yi Cuan Mao" from "Wisdom Teeth Excursion to Tiger Mountain."
"Now, let's interview Mr. Fang Zhongtian from the Metallurgical General Factory," the beautiful host said, extending the microphone towards the middle-aged man. "Upon learning of the disaster, your Metallurgical General Factory spared no effort in rushing to the scene to provide emergency rescue and contribute your strength!"
"Well, I... ahem, our Metallurgical General Factory, as a leading enterprise in the province, naturally shoulders social responsibility and mission," Fang Zhongtian began speaking into the microphone, but his drawn-out, greasy voice was quite uncomfortable to hear.
"...I myself am also a very righteous and helpful person. Therefore, upon learning of the earthquake, I immediately applied to the factory leadership to rush here on the front lines of disaster relief overnight."
"Wow, you say you arrived here last night?" the beautiful host asked, feigning surprise. "So you've been working here for a whole day?"
"That's right. We've been holding the line on the front lines of disaster relief all day. I personally haven't slept all night and haven't had a bite to eat or a sip of water."
Fang Zhongtian said without hesitation, as if it were the absolute truth.
In reality, the oiliness around his lips and his neat, tidy appearance said it all.
He had been sound asleep in Jiangyang County that morning. How could he have been up all night? As for not eating or drinking, that was even more preposterous. He had been out at a nightclub with Director Zhao Tao and others late into the night.
Upon hearing about the disaster relief efforts this morning, he had pulled some strings to get here.
This kind of opportunity to gain face and credit was precisely what he enjoyed most!
"Host, you see the areas behind us... these were all areas that had lost power. This is all the result of our hard work!" Fang Zhongtian pointed behind him, where many people wearing Metallurgical General Factory work uniforms were sorting out the electrical circuits.
They were electricians from the Metallurgical General Factory. Upon arriving, they discovered that the circuits here had already been powered up by someone else.
The self-made fuel generator, with its exquisite craftsmanship, had been a great learning experience for them.
However, the other party seemed to have only managed to quickly restore power and hadn't had time to finish the remaining circuits.
So, they simply took over and tidied things up.
Therefore, it wasn't wrong to say they had worked hard. After all, no one knew the truth or could say much more about it.
Thus, Fang Zhongtian unhesitatingly attributed all the credit to himself.
"I see! It's all thanks to Mr. Fang and your team! This heroic feat must have saved so many lives!" the beautiful host said with adoration, then turned to explain to the camera.
"Dear viewers, it is also thanks to the hard work of Mr. Fang that power was supplied at a critical moment, providing immense support for rescue and relief efforts! To our knowledge, over twenty trapped citizens were rescued from the rubble working in the dark last night.
This is a boundless merit!"
The beautiful host appeared very excited, speaking vividly and with great emotion.
This made the two staff members beside her wince.
"I say, Old Li, aren't we hyping this up a bit too much? We're making this second-generation rich kid out to be a savior."
One staff member offered a cigarette to another.
The one called Old Li unceremoniously took the cigarette, then glanced disdainfully at Fang Zhongtian, who was performing for the camera, his eyes like he was looking at a pile of dog shit.
"So what? Our county television station has been privatized. We can't afford the old 'iron rice bowl' anymore, and salaries and bonuses can't be paid.
Even though this guy is disgusting, trashy, and utterly lacking in character or morals, who cares? He's buddies with the deputy director.
If we help him hype things up, it not only makes the deputy director happy, but we also get red envelopes. Why not? The viewers don't know the difference anyway."
Old Li muttered, patting his bulging pants pocket, which earned a thoughtful nod from the other person.
"Nonsense, you're a big liar, falsely claiming the credit of our young factory director!"
However, at this moment, someone suddenly shouted from the crowd.