Chapter 1568: Recovering the Impact
Of course, the seriousness of the matter is far from the point of confrontation between the government and the private sector. Although newspapers like "Sanya Express" are private media, they must also accept the jurisdiction of the Haihan Propaganda Department, otherwise they will not even publish newspapers. Can't even get the qualifications. In this current situation, it is actually not difficult for the Propaganda Department to put a little pressure on the Express newspaper to change the direction of its reporting. Newspapers can turn white things into black, and naturally they can also turn black things into white. To restore the impact of this incident, we will probably have to rely on newspapers as a propaganda channel.
"Since there is no foreign force behind it, the matter will be easier to handle. Find out who the boss of the Express is and invite him to the Fort Victory for tea and communication. The matter will be solved." Schneider is a very pragmatic person and immediately This provides an easy-to-operate solution.
"No need to check... Just now when the Security Department went to check the verification, I went to see the information of the Express. The backstage boss of the newspaper is Li Nai." Ning Qi said helplessly.
"Li Nai? This is really a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple... It seems that I have never heard him mention investing in newspapers before!" Tao Donglai was surprised when he heard this answer.
Speaking of which, Li Nai is one of the very few Mingren who are treated as one of their own by the senior officials of the Haihan Executive Committee. As early as the early days when the Travelers came to Sanya, Li Nai had maintained very close contacts with them due to business relationships, and would even come to Sanya from Guangzhou to stay there for a long time. Li Nai himself is a person who has a strong ability to accept new things, and the various novelties of Haihan Kingdom made him obsessed with it. Later, he even became brothers with senior officials of Haihan and had a very close relationship.
As the third son of Furifeng Trading Company, Li Nai has invested in many industries in Haihan, including plantations, restaurants, various handicraft workshops and other industries, as well as special industries such as Golden Shield Transport. As Haihan's overseas colonies continue to increase, Li Nai has been following Haihan's expansion to invest in emerging areas. The total number of investment projects in Haihan's jurisdiction so far is estimated to be nearly a hundred, large and small. There are so many items, Yu Haihan is enough to be among the best among the wealthy businessmen who cooperate with him.
It is precisely because Li Nai has invested in so many business projects in Haihan that even the senior officials on the executive committee may not know all of them. No one expected that the protagonist of this news incident was actually one of Li Nai's investment targets. .
Ning Qi explained: "The founder of this newspaper is not Li Nai, he also bought it halfway. As for why he bought this newspaper, I can only ask him the next time we meet."
Li Nai was not in Sanya at this time, so of course he could not invite him to Fort Victory to explain the problem clearly in person. But since this newspaper is Li Nai's property, Tao Donglai and others naturally believe that its position will not be an enemy of Haihan. Although this news came a little late, it was better late than never. Knowing that the newspaper was Li Nai's property, it would be easier for the officials to have a sense of proportion when handling this matter.
"Since it is Li Nai's business, let this newspaper clarify it quickly. The pace must be set in the direction we have set." Tao Donglai immediately decided how to handle the matter.
The deviated rhythm of "Sanya Express" must be brought back by them again. As for the next issue of the newspaper not being published for three days, this is not an unsolvable problem. Just let the newspaper publish a special issue temporarily. Of course, a special issue of this nature will probably not have any advertising content, and the newspaper will 99% lose money in it. But this can’t be blamed on others. Who caused the Express to get into so much trouble?
Xu Zhengye, who had been so worried that he didn't even rush home, finally received the latest official instructions before midnight. The Propaganda Department asked the newspaper to publish a special issue as soon as possible to clarify and correct some of the views in the article published the previous day. This issue of the newspaper that has been published is currently being recycled as much as possible to restore the wrong impact it caused on the public. Of course, these expenses must be borne by the newspaper.
At this time, Xu Zhengye didn't even dare to say a word. He was interrogated over and over again by Xu Shiqi for several hours. He had almost finished vomiting all the stories about his eight generations of ancestors. He was afraid that the other party would take him to jail after asking questions. . But in the end it was the Propaganda Department, not the Security Department, who gave him the order. Finally, a big stone fell in his heart. Although this decision would cost the newspaper company a lot of money, at least he and the newspaper company were safe.
Of course, Xu Zhengye did not forget his subordinate Xun Pengcheng. After asking Xu Qiqi, he found out that Xun Pengcheng had not suffered much. The security department just wanted to confirm whether his actions were directed by others.
Xu Zhengye thought to himself, who else could he be instigated by? Of course it was just me. However, the things that were to be handed over to Xun Pengcheng next were not instigated by him. The Propaganda Department asked to write a new report to clarify the truth. This errand It also had to be done by Xun Pengcheng so that he could make up for his mistakes.
There are currently seven or eight kinds of newspapers and publications on the market in Sanya. On certain special days or when emergencies occur, it is not new to temporarily issue additional special issues. However, the next day I heard that there was hot news in the "Sanya Express" the day before. Citizens who wanted to buy a copy found that this newspaper was out of stock in the market, and was replaced by the "Sanya Express" today. A special issue released early in the morning. The content of the special issue is still the topic on the front page of yesterday's issue, but the viewpoint discussed has obviously changed.
"Our reporter interviewed many people familiar with the matter overnight and found that there were some incomplete details in yesterday's report. Today, we hereby issue an article to inform the general public of the inside story..."
Compared with the slightly exaggerated and ridiculing style of the previous day's newspaper, the content in this special issue seems much more rigorous, and it doesn't even look like the style that a newspaper that mainly focuses on gossip news should have. And almost all teahouses and restaurants where storytellers are stationed have received this new special issue and asked it to publicize it as soon as possible.
Of course, anyone with a discerning eye will immediately understand that something happened to the front-page article published in yesterday's newspaper, so this method was used to save the impact that had been caused. As for whether the newspaper made such a move due to official pressure or other considerations, readers have no time to care, because as long as they read it, they will find that the content in this special issue is actually Even more exciting than yesterday.
Yesterday's issue of the newspaper mainly led readers to discuss whether Haihan should sell arms to objects like the Matalan Kingdom. However, the trend in the newspaper today has changed, and it is already leading the discussion on how to sell arms to the country. Foreign arms sales are in Haihan's best interest. The article takes the Netherlands and Matalan as examples to briefly explain Haihan's considerations of not selling arms to them before. In terms of broad horizons, the quality of the citizens of Sanya is certainly unparalleled in the Far East of this era. This city brings together businessmen, navigators, and adventurers from all over the world, and even most of the citizens They are not natives. They have been to different countries and experienced various customs. In addition, as the political and economic center of Haihan, Sanya has advantages in information aggregation and dissemination speed. People here are very interested in international affairs. They understood the situation well enough to understand what the contents of this special issue meant.
The grievances between the Netherlands and Matalan are not complicated to explain. The two countries have fought several times in the past few years to compete for control of areas near Java Island. Matalan has slightly taken the initiative in the situation. But the actual result is that both sides have their own victory or defeat. When it was difficult to decide the winner, the two countries unanimously thought of upgrading their equipment, and the only country that could provide them with higher-level military equipment was of course Haihan.
Due to well-known reasons, Haihan did not agree to sell weapons to the Dutch at the beginning, and the Dutch settled for the next best thing and used other non-public political conditions in exchange for Haihan's agreement not to sell weapons and equipment to Matalan. Hence the scene where the envoy of Madalan was unable to get what he asked for, and finally transported the gold bricks to the gate of Victory Fort to show his sincerity.
Of course, the special issue did not specify what the non-public conditions used by the Dutch in exchange for this agreement with Heyhan, but it is obvious that the Matalan country is at a clear disadvantage in this regard, and they cannot come up with a more tempting offer. Haihan had more favorable conditions to negotiate, so he could only use the simplest and crudest method to try to use money to change Haihan's attitude. And this scene happened to be witnessed by the editorial reporter of "Sanya Express", and then the article from the previous day was published.
Fortunately, after communicating with people familiar with the matter, relevant people at the newspaper discovered the fallacy in their work in time, so they published a special issue overnight to correct and explain the previous day's report. At the same time, we also hope that citizens will understand that the executive committee’s cautious attitude in handling this matter is not due to problems with the internal work connection, but is based on the principle of being responsible for the country and cherishing peace. Conduct a comprehensive assessment.
This kind of rhetoric obviously comes from official instructions, but no one will think that there is anything wrong with the Express newspaper's approach of bowing its head. In the hearts of the vast majority of citizens, the Executive Committee is the supreme existence, and the newspaper's previous doubt itself is It's very disrespectful, and the official's willingness to explain the situation to the people in this way is already a very kind and generous move. Of course, what the public doesn't know is that all this is just because the Express's backstage is strong enough. If the boss behind the newspaper is someone else, it is really possible that the Propaganda Department will order it to close down before dawn.
Su Keyi saw this special issue sent by his subordinates while eating breakfast. He read the contents word for word and did not speak for a long time. To be honest, he didn't understand the true attitude that Haihan officials wanted to express with this move. Are they preparing to open the door to the arms sales ban, using this method to warm up the air first, or are they preparing to refuse to sell arms in the future? Make a statement to pave the way.
Su Keyi wanted to gain the initiative for the East India Company in this competition, just like when he signed the embargo agreement. As long as he could limit the performance of the Malta Blue Country, he would have achieved his goal. But there is a premise, that is, he must first understand what the official intention of Haihan is, and he must take the right medicine before he can gain anything.
But Su Keyi has been dealing with the senior officials of Haihan for so long, so he naturally knows how difficult this matter is. These senior officials of Haihan are all old foxes who are good at calculating, how can he easily feel the pulse. Even the clarification in the newspaper was so ambiguous that it was difficult for him, the person involved, to discern the true intention.
In the guest house not far from Victory Fort, Madalan envoy Luo Hong also saw this freshly released newspaper almost at the same time. Luo Hong was already proficient in Chinese characters, and now he didn't need anyone else to translate, so he could read by himself. After reading it once, Luo Hong shook his head and started over again from the beginning. Several of the subordinates nearby could not understand what was in the newspaper, and they were all scratching their heads and ears anxiously.
In fact, Luo Hong recognized every word in this newspaper and could read them together, but like Su Keyi, he still couldn't feel what kind of attitude Haihan official wanted to express through this special issue after reading it. . Compared with yesterday's report, today's article basically has no obvious tendency and is just stating objective facts. Luo Hong wanted to find some hints that were beneficial to his country, but he failed.
"Haihan people...what does this mean!" After reading it three times, Luo Hong finally couldn't help the anger in his heart and slammed the newspaper on the table.
"General, have the Haihan people rejected our request?" One of his subordinates asked quickly when he saw Luo Hong getting angry.
This question actually eased Luo Hong's mood a little. Yes, haven't the Haihan people expressed their intention to refuse to sell arms? As long as you haven't expressed your position, it means there is still room for negotiation, and getting angry here will not help. But the trick of transporting gold bricks stopped working once. It was impossible to transport two cars of gold bricks to the entrance of Fort Victory every day for display. Not only would this fail to make Haihan submit, it would probably be counterproductive.
Luo Hong paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, thinking about how to find a breakthrough. Suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he returned to the table and picked up the newspaper again: "This is what the people of Haihan care about!"
Luo Hong didn't have a clear understanding of newspapers as a media in the past, and it's not much better even now. But this incident made him realize that Haihan's senior management attached great importance to the news published in the newspaper, especially the content that was contrary to their opinions. The officials would even put pressure on the newspaper to clarify it in this special way. If we can grasp this key point, we may be able to find the right path.
(End of chapter)