Chapter 527: Public
"Okay." Ji Xinghuo readily agreed.
This is what I have promised before. I will do whatever the head of state tells me and I will fully cooperate.
Ji Daosheng said: "For this short video, you have to authorize your portrait so that people all over the world can see you. And in the future, you have to release the authorization and allow all media and the public to use your portrait for free."
"Completely open?" Ji Xinghuo hesitated, then he would become a real public figure.
"Yes."
Ji Daosheng nodded, "I know you don't like to be disturbed in your personal life, but this will be of great help to our plan."
"Führer, I don't understand." Ji Xinghuo scratched his head.
"The Sun King's global ranking has dropped to second place, which has greatly damaged the influence of the Sun King and the American Federation. You should also understand this." Ji Daosheng explained: "At this time, we have to go further and suppress, Weaken and replace the other party's position, firmly occupy the initiative, especially you..."
He looked at Ji Xinghuo, "There must be a strongest person on earth!"
"However, the public's impression of you is too vague." Ji Daosheng said seriously. "People know your name, your experience, and your strength. These factors are not intuitive enough to create a deep impression."
“It is human nature to judge people by their appearance.”
"A person's appearance is also the most intuitive and clearest impression humans have on others, not to mention your image is already very outstanding."
At this point, Ji Daosheng laughed and said, "At least you are much more handsome than me, on par with Huai'an."
"Thank you, Head of State, for your compliment."
Ji Xinghuo also laughed, and couldn't help but think of an old meme on the Internet. Some people like to use online names such as "The head of state praises me for being handsome" and "So handsome that shocked XXX", but he didn't expect that it would come true for him.
Marshal Wu Huaian has been dubbed the most handsome guy in the country for many years. The head of state said that he was on par with him, which was actually suspected of flattery.
Ji Daosheng continued: "You have to establish an invincible image around the world and become a symbol, a symbol."
"Like the Sun King?" Ji Xinghuo asked.
"That's right!"
Ji Daosheng nodded, "As long as everyone thinks of the Sun King, they will think of the American Federation. They subconsciously equate his personal power with the national strength of the American Federation, thereby forming hegemony and weakening the will to resist."
"This is a very simple psychological effect and the most practical publicity strategy."
"The American Federation has relied on the reputation of the Sun King to gain all the benefits and advantages for many years, and it is always unfavorable. If we don't occupy the propaganda positions, the enemy will occupy them." Ji Daosheng quoted a famous saying.
"Now, it's our turn to occupy this position."
Ji Daosheng is good at tempting.
Ji Xinghuo no longer resisted, nodded and said: "I will listen to the head of state's arrangements."
"Okay." Ji Daosheng smiled.
He suddenly sighed again, "I understand your mentality of not wanting to become a public figure. But when we are in our position, it is impossible to protect personal privacy forever. The ancients said: The emperor has no private affairs. Of course you and I are not emperors. But it is also impossible to completely separate business and private matters. I hope you can understand."
"I will accept it." Ji Xinghuo also felt helpless.
In the information age, everything people do will leave traces, and no matter how perfect the laws are, there are loopholes.
You can hide it for a while, but you can't hide it forever.
Since becoming famous, Ji Xinghuo has consciously blocked out external interference. He feels fine, but his family and friends are unbearable.
Even classmates who have not been in contact for a long time are being searched and unboxed by human flesh.
"Although countries around the world have signed the Citizens' Online Privacy Protection Act, and in the Asia-Pacific Community and most countries, the law is fully implemented, but in some more backward, remote and hostile countries, your photos have actually been leaked on a large scale."
Ji Daosheng said helplessly: "In China, no one recognizes you when you walk on the street. Overseas, you may be recognized within a few steps."
Ji Xinghuo was aware of this situation.
"After global unification, this kind of thing will not happen." Ji Xinghuo said.
the next day.
Ji Xinghuo came to the National News Agency building in Chang'an.
"Mr. Ji!" A middle-aged man with a mature appearance who had been waiting for a long time introduced himself with a smile on his face: "I am Lu Qingzhou, the president of the National News Agency. You can just call me Lao Lu."
"President Lu."
Ji Xinghuo shook hands with Lu Qingzhou and looked at the group of people behind him.
"These are the elite backbones of our company. After receiving the order from the head of state, I transferred them from all over the country overnight to form a professional team and do our best to serve Mr. Ji." Lu Qingzhou introduced.
Ji Xinghuo nodded and said, "Sorry to trouble you all."
These people include both men and women, most of whom are over thirty years old, and one of them is a nationally renowned beauty host.
They were all observing Ji Xinghuo, their eyes full of curiosity and awe.
"Do you have anything to give me, Mr. Ji?" Lu Qingzhou asked respectfully, "You can make any requests."
"I'm a layman, so I can just follow your guidance." Ji Xinghuo smiled.
"Don't dare to take it seriously."
Lu Qingzhou clapped his hands and ordered: "Let's start working."
Everyone immediately got busy. Some were responsible for the image design, while others told Ji Xinghuo about the concept of the entire video, makeup, storyboarding, shooting, copywriting, etc. The most senior people were responsible for each of them and performed their duties.
Lu Qingzhou has been away from front-line work for many years. He is only responsible for coordination and on-site supervision, and the specific shooting work is handed over to the chief director of a national media.
A director was communicating with Ji Xinghuo.
"Mr. Ji, in order to present your personal image to the global audience, we have chosen the most intuitive shooting method. The first half minute is your self-introduction..."
"In this process, you need to show a sense of confidence, but not be too sharp and make the audience think you are too arrogant."
"... emphasize that you are a public child."
"A brief review of your origins. The inspirational story of becoming a stranger only after graduating from college and being a late bloomer can touch people's hearts even more..."
"The tone is soft but not too strong, and the eyes are firm but not too sharp."
"In the second half, you turned the topic to South Asia, focusing on exposing the evidence of the crimes of the Brahma king and the elephant master, and telling our country's response."
"...From the perspective of the overall global situation, the positioning and threats of the earth in the star realm require the unity of all mankind to fight against future crises."
"Then your personal hopes for future peace..."
The video copy was written last night. After watching it, Ji Xinghuo felt the charm of journalism.
He had no objection to most of the content.
There is only one thing. Regarding the situation of the earth in the star realm, Ji Xinghuo, as a stranger who has been in the star realm for many years, knows more than ordinary people. He pointed out two errors in the copy and added some experiences from the True Dragon Dynasty.
"Mr. Ji is well-informed and admirable." The director flattered him at the right time.
Ji Xinghuo laughed.
When he was communicating with the director, the image designer was watching from the side, going around several times to observe from different angles.
In the end, this sister, who was in her forties and still had charm, showed surprise on her face.
Lu Qingzhou asked: "How?"
"Mr. Ji's image is so good!" The image designer seemed to be admiring a perfect work of art, shaking his head in admiration, "The facial features alone are not the best, but combined they are very handsome and highly recognizable. She has a tall and well-proportioned figure, well-coordinated proportions, and an impeccable overall appearance. She is more eye-catching than the first-line male models and stars. She also has a unique and domineering temperament that makes people look extraordinary at a glance, but also makes people feel. Very easy-going and full of security, no woman can refuse such a man, no wonder the sword fairy..."
Her words stopped abruptly.
The whole place fell silent, for fear of offending Ji Xinghuo, Lu Qingzhou glared at her, showing his composure.
"No wonder?" Ji Xinghuo asked with a smile.
Of course he wouldn't be angry because others were praising him for being handsome, although he didn't know if it was meant to be flattering.
"Uh..." the image designer bravely replied, "no wonder Ms. Jianxian is so discerning that she established a relationship with you the first time she met you."
This is what Ji Xinghuo said himself.
"Thank you."
Ji Xinghuo nodded.
Lu Qingzhou was relieved when he saw that he was not angry, and complimented: "Mr. Ji and Ms. Jianxian, this couple of gods and immortals, we are all envious of."
"Um."
Ji Xinghuo hummed and didn't answer any more.
He suddenly felt that it was meaningless. Every move he made, every word he spoke, and even a change in expression would trigger strong reactions from others. Some people would be wary, while others would over-interpret and constantly speculate.
In fact, this is power!
The difference is that this is not power brought by politics or organizations, but power obtained through one's own strength.
Most people may have lost their way, but Ji Xinghuo is very clear-headed, and strength is the foundation.
The professional team is very efficient.
It only took half a day for Ji Xinghuo to complete the shooting.
During the filming process, he fully followed the team's requirements. Although it was his first time to face the global public and he had no previous experience, it was just a small scene for him, almost all once.
This made the whole team wonder, thinking that Ji Xinghuo was a born actor and the best male lead.
However, Ji Xinghuo didn't even have to go out of his way to act.
He just showed his usual state naturally.
That night.
Ji Xinghuo received the edited video. The entire short film is only 3 minutes long, which is not long, but it is very well-made and rich in content, which can attract the audience to watch the whole process and leave a deep impression on themselves.
The head of state also saw it personally and asked: "Xinghuo, what do you think?"
"no problem."
"Then it will be released at 8:20 pm." Ji Daosheng looked at the time, "This is the peak period of daily network traffic."
Ji Xinghuo uploaded the video to his social account and set a scheduled release.
Then give the video a model release.
According to the pre-arranged agreement, after the video was released, he immediately lifted the online privacy protection, fully disclosed the authorization, and removed all mosaics and "random universal faces" from the photos and videos he had taken before.
Anyone on the planet can send, broadcast or forward their own photos and videos.
After doing all this, Ji Xinghuo looked out the window.
At this moment, he was sitting on the sofa at Zhao Manying's home in Weiyang Building. The night view of Chang'an was dreamlike and amazing.
Zhao Manying snuggled into his arms and teased Qinghong next to her.
She watched Ji Xinghuo's operations throughout the process and said: "From now on, you will be the most famous human being on earth. There may not be many people in the world who don't know you, so you can experience the troubles of becoming famous."
"hehe……"
Ji Xinghuo smiled and said, "I'm afraid you will be disappointed."
As he spoke, his facial features began to change, his body adjusted, and in a few seconds he became a completely strange man.
Zhao Manying was startled, and subconsciously sat up from Ji Xinghuo's arms.
Although she knew that this was still Ji Xinghuo, she had never been so close to another man in her life, and she felt very uncomfortable.
"Change back quickly!" Zhao Manying said coquettishly.
Ji Xinghuo, however, did not immediately release the deception mask's changing function. He showed a strange smile, stepped forward and asked, "Do you want to experience what it feels like?"
"don't want!"
Zhao Manying was so frightened that she quickly pushed him away.
"Hahaha..." Ji Xinghuo laughed a few times. In fact, he was just joking and didn't really want to do it.
The two became entangled while playing around, and soon had a frank and in-depth communication with each other.
Just as he was about to live, Zhao Manying suddenly said: "It's time."
"What?"
Ji Xinghuo turned around and realized that it was the scheduled release time of the video, "Don't worry about that, it's important to do things."
"No, I want to see what everyone's reaction is." Zhao Manying's eyes were as charming as silk. She gritted her teeth and projected the screen into the air in the living room. After zooming in, she opened the social platform and entered Ji Xinghuo's account page.
Ji Xinghuo has watched it many times and continues to work hard.
A video plays on the screen.
In the picture, Ji Xinghuo is sitting behind a desk. Behind him is a transparent and bright floor-to-ceiling window, showing the spectacular scene of Chang'an. On both sides are the national flag of the Asia-Pacific Community and the flag representing the unity of all mankind.
"Hello everyone!"
"I'm Ji Xinghuo."
"You should have heard of my name, and some of you may not know much about me. In this special period, please allow me to introduce myself to you. I was born in 2201, and I am a public child..."
In the video, Ji Xinghuo has a natural and sincere expression on his face and a calm and relaxed posture. He talks to the camera and introduces his background and experience.
The 3-minute long video has already exceeded 100 million views before it ends, and the numbers below are rising like crazy.
Reposts and comments increase at a rate of hundreds of thousands per second.
Instantly, the video made headlines around the world.
At this moment, almost everyone on earth who is awake and has access to the Internet has seen this video.
"So Ji Xinghuo looks like this!"
"So handsome!"
This was people's first impression after seeing the video. As the video progressed, everyone listened carefully to Ji Xinghuo's every word until the video ended, triggering a greater craze around the world and public opinion boiling.
However, no one except Zhao Manying knew that Ji Xinghuo had no intention of paying attention to the outside world's reaction.
At this time, he just wanted to go to bliss with Zhao Manying.
(End of chapter)