＂Poverty-stricken counties＂ have invested heavily in making water curtain films, and the bidding budget is as high as 19.98 million yuan.

The Beijing News (Reporter Li Yifan) Yesterday (June 24th), the article "How did 40 million poor counties spend" was screened on the Internet, which made Wanquan District of Zhangjiakou (originally Wanquan County, a local poor county) be pushed to the forefront.

　

Chen Xi, the author of the article, reported in real name that Wanquan District invested 40 million yuan to shoot a water curtain film, and he was the director of the film. "But after subcontracting at different levels, the actual shooting and production expenses were only 1.35 million yuan, and his project funds were owed."

　

On the evening of June 24, Chen Xi told the Beijing News reporter that the film was broadcast in August last year. After the report article was issued, it attracted attention. "The arrears were settled immediately."

　

According to the reports of official website and many local media, this project was declared to have invested more than 40 million yuan.

　

The Beijing News reporter searched the China government procurement website and found that the project "Water Curtain Film and Music Fountain Equipment Procurement", which was purchased and tendered by Wanquan District Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Sports, Radio, Film and Television, had a budget of only "19.98 million yuan".

　

Minister Xie, the propaganda department of Wanquan District Committee, responded to the Beijing News reporter last night and said that he was verifying the matter with Wanquan District Radio and Television Bureau.

　

Today (June 25th), Wanquan district government reported that the project involved has not been completed, and an investigation team has been set up on the "subcontracting of water curtain film projects at different levels", which is under further investigation and will be seriously investigated according to law after verification.

The online post titled "How did 40 million in poverty-stricken counties spend?" The author of the article, Chen Xi, said that he was involved in directing a water curtain film with a cost of 40 million and a duration of 30 minutes in the district. After subcontracting at different levels, he was in arrears with the project payment. Screenshot of the reporter’s public article

　

After the director’s real name report, the arrears have been settled.

　

Yesterday afternoon, an online post titled "How did 40 million poor counties spend it?" The author Chen Xi said that he was involved in directing a water curtain film that cost 40 million yuan and lasted for 30 minutes. After the project is subcontracted layer by layer, it is in arrears with the project payment.

　

The Beijing News reporter noted that the "poverty-stricken county" referred to in the title of the article was Wanquan District of Zhangjiakou City, and it was Wanquan County before the county was removed from the district. According to Hebei News Network, on May 5, 2019, the Hebei provincial government issued a notice officially approving 18 key poverty alleviation and development counties such as Wanquan District to withdraw from the poverty-stricken counties.

　

WeChat official account, the "Shadow Angel" who published the above article, has the account subject of "Beijing Shangwei Xiyuan Technology Co., Ltd." and the legal representative of the company is Chen Xi.

　

Chen Xi said in the article that Wanquan County (now Wanquan District), a "poverty-stricken county" in Hebei Province, invested 40 million yuan to make a water curtain film, some of which were budgeted to buy equipment, and the budget for filming was 12.6 million yuan. Then the person who got the budget outsourced the project with 4 million yuan, the contractor subcontracted it with 2.2 million yuan, and then the contractor subcontracted it with 1.65 million yuan, and finally the contractor subcontracted it with 1.35 million yuan.

　

In this paper, Chen Xi disclosed the real name of the project being subcontracted layer by layer. He said that after the project was handled by "Yan Ju, Fang Jiao, Liu Jintao, Wang Haiyang and Li Liang" in turn, the project funds were cut layer by layer. In the post, Chen Xi also published photos of contractors at all levels and their own work.

　

At the end of the article, it was written that the project was finally filmed by a team of Tsinghua graduate students and himself, but the 1.35 million yuan was not settled, so he reported all the "brokers" under his real name.

　

Last night, the Beijing News reporter contacted Chen Xi, the author of the article, who said that the water curtain film had been broadcast after it was filmed at the end of August 2018. Chen Xi said: "After the article was sent out, I paid the money in the afternoon. I worked at the bottom, and my last company asked me to delete the article." The Beijing News reporter noted that the article has been deleted.

　

Chen Xi said that as the executor of the project, he has always been in contact with the last company and has never been in contact with government departments.

On September 3, 2018, the official of the People’s Government of Wanquan District of Zhangjiakou City published an article entitled "Large-scale laser water curtain show" Youwei Wanquan Gyeonggi Pearl Dream Night Banquet ",claiming that the project" invested more than 40 million yuan ". Official website screenshot

　

Government officials and local media have declared that "the project investment is 40 million"

　

It is this water curtain film project known as "investing 40 million yuan" that involved Wanquan District of Zhangjiakou City in the whirlpool of public opinion. How did the project start? Where did the funds come from and how were they used? Aroused the attention of netizens.

　

The Beijing News reporter found that the official website of Wanquan District Government of Zhangjiakou City published an article entitled "Large Laser Water Curtain Show" on September 3, 2018.<佑卫万全·京畿明珠梦幻夜宴>"The article.

　

This paper introduces the broadcast of this "water curtain movie" in detail: On the evening of August 31, 2018, after the wonderful end of the large-scale cultural performance "Meet Wanquan", the cool and radiant large-scale laser water curtain show "Youwei Wanquan Gyeonggi Pearl Dream Banquet" bloomed in Chengxi River.

　

According to the article, the performance is a new tourism format based on the original landscape of Chengxi River. The project investment is more than 40 million yuan, and the design is based on the theme of the eagle spreading its wings, which symbolizes the booming development trend of Zhangjiakou. The musical fountain is 110m long and 20m wide. It uses the most advanced water show technology in the world, such as 3D high-definition laser projection water curtain movie, high-power full-color laser scanning numerical control rocking fountain, frequency conversion running spring and so on. Various patterns and color beams shine on the crystal clear fountain water curtain, presenting a dreamlike world.

　

According to the above article, the whole water curtain show is divided into five chapters: the foolproof Gyeonggi Fortress, the Silk Road Corridor where thousands of merchants gather, the famous cultural city where Vientiane is in full bloom, the open new area shared by all, and the ice and snow stage where thousands of people dream. "Show the historical development chapter of Zhangjiakou and Wanquan in the form of lighting stunts, and strive to present a visual feast to the people of the city."

　

According to the local information in Zhangjiakou from the media "Wanquan Life Circle", the water curtain film was broadcast on time at 8 o’clock every night for 30 minutes, which lasted until the end of September this year.

　

It is worth noting that in addition to the article of Wanquan District Government, the investment in this film project was disclosed, and many local media, including Zhangjiakou Daily, also reported on this project, all of which declared that "the investment was more than 40 million yuan".

The Beijing News reporter searched the China government procurement website and found that the project "Water Curtain Film and Music Fountain Equipment Procurement", which was purchased and tendered by the Wanquan District Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Sports, Radio, Film and Television, Zhangjiakou City, had a budget of only "19.98 million yuan". Screenshot of China Government Procurement Network

　

Water curtain film and equipment procurement bidding "budget 19.98 million"

　

In the report, Chen Xi said that of the 40 million yuan investment, "most of it was used for hardware facilities, including fountains, lighting, audio and video, observation platforms, laser projection, etc., and was responsible for finding Wuhan Chukun Culture and Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as" Chukun Company ") with the qualification of their company and signing a contract with the government, and the funds were taken from Chukun Company, and 12.8 million yuan was allocated for film shooting."

　

Today (June 25th) afternoon, the Beijing News reporter inquired about two contact numbers registered by Chukun Company in the industrial and commercial department.

　

One of the mobile phones was answered by a woman who claimed to have nothing to do with the company. Her phone has been used for more than 10 years. It is not clear why her phone was registered by the company. In addition, she has been receiving calls from the company recently. Another registered landline number was never answered.

The Beijing News reporter searched the China Municipal Government Procurement Network and found an announcement-"Public Bidding Announcement for Water Curtain Film and Music Fountain Equipment Procurement Project in Wanquan District".

　

The announcement shows that the procurement project is "Water Curtain Film and Music Fountain Equipment Procurement", and the procurement unit is "Wanquan District Culture, Tourism, Sports, Radio, Film and Television Press and Publication Bureau (hereinafter referred to as Wanquan District Radio and Television Bureau)". The announcement time is 17: 31 on May 8, 2018, and the budget amount is "19.98 million yuan (RMB)".

　

The Beijing News reporter found that the budget of the project was lower than the "investment of more than 40 million yuan" publicly declared by local officials in official website.

　

Today, the Beijing News reporter called the contact number of the project announced in the announcement, and the voice prompt "The number you dialed does not exist". The telephone number of the purchasing unit publicized is "stopped". The public notice shows that the procurement agency of this project is Zhangjiakou Mingzheng Bidding Agency Co., Ltd.. The telephone number of the advertised agency, "The number does not exist".

　

Subsequently, the Beijing News reporter inquired about the contact information of a purchaser of Wanquan Radio and Television Bureau through public channels. This afternoon, when inquiring about the bidding situation of the project, the purchasing contact person said, "This was an announcement last year, and I didn’t take care of it. I did it before I came. I didn’t come until July last year. The details are not clear." Then he hung up.

　

This afternoon, the Beijing News reporter inquired that the "Bid Announcement" published by China Government Procurement Network on May 30, 2018 showed that the bid-winning date of "Water Curtain Film and Music Fountain Equipment Procurement" was May 29, and the total bid-winning amount was "19,926,649 yuan (RMB)". However, the announcement did not announce the bidding company and the final winning company.

According to the "Announcement of Winning Bid" published by China Government Procurement Network on May 30, 2018, the date of winning the bid for "Water Curtain Film and Music Fountain Equipment Procurement" was May 29, the day before the publicity, and the total winning bid amount was "19,926,649 yuan (RMB)". Screenshot of China Government Procurement Network

　

Response: An investigation team has been set up on subcontracting.

　

Last night, the Beijing News reporter called the propaganda department of Wanquan District Committee, Minister Xie, and asked whether the district spent 40 million yuan to shoot a 30-minute water curtain film. The other party responded that there was indeed a water curtain film project, "but we still don’t know what he (Chen Xi) posted."

　

The minister surnamed Xie stressed to the Beijing News reporter, "We just saw this post, and the leaders attached great importance to it and asked our propaganda department and radio and television department to verify the situation. We are verifying it and have no results yet."

　

Minister Xie promised to the Beijing News reporter that the investigation of this matter will be notified to the outside world, and the release channel is to be determined.

Today, the Wanquan District Government of Zhangjiakou City reported that an investigation team has been set up on the "subcontracting of water curtain film projects at different levels", which will be seriously investigated and dealt with according to law after verification. Zhangjiakou released a screenshot of the public number.

　

Today (June 25) morning, the Beijing News reporter learned from Wanquan District Government that yesterday, the district immediately launched an investigation into the "subcontracting of water curtain film projects in Wanquan District". The preliminary investigation and verification are hereby reported as follows: In order to develop the suburban tourism industry, the "Water Curtain Film" project was implemented in this district in 2018, which mainly includes the infrastructure construction of Chengxi River, water curtain film shooting, etc. At present, the project has not been completed.

　

The Wanquan district government said that an investigation team has been set up to investigate the subcontracting problems reflected by the poster in the filming process, and it is being further investigated. After verification, it will be seriously investigated according to law.

　

As the director of the film, Chen Xi’s arrears of "45,000 yuan have been settled".　

　

Beijing News reporter Li Yifan Editor Bai Ben proofreads Li Xiangling.