"Today Lewinsky's interview with the New York Herald was very well arranged. I just checked Facebook's hot news list, and the news from Forbes was pushed down one place. It seems that you are getting more and more capable. Understand the method of hedging social news from entertainment news."
"The thing is, boss, the White House called me because of this and asked me about it."
"I will take the time to explain to Bill that everything is over and we are just using waste. He won't mind too much."
Los Angeles, Daenerys Studios.
Inside Simon's office.
The two parties involved in the conversation were Simon and Pat Kingsley, the head of the public relations team of Weijia. The discussion was still about the various public opinion manipulations after the release of the new annual 400 richest people in the United States on Monday.
Under Simon's personal guidance, Kingsley led the team to fully utilize a certain public opinion hedging technique in Simon's memory.
Public opinion hedging, or it can also be said to be the public opinion pacifier, is still the inspiration Simon got from his past memories. To put it simply, entertainment news is used to interfere with social news, distract public attention, and dilute the impact of events.
Many examples in my memory prove that this method is very effective. Whenever there is any bad social news, there will always be one or two celebrities breaking the scandal. It is like a sad game to grab the headlines, but the news that really deserves to be paid close attention to , often downplayed and covered up unconsciously.
The disadvantage is that it costs more to star.
Fortunately, for capital, once there are a lot of stars, this is not a problem.
Switching to North America in a new time and space, the materials used for hedging are actually much richer. In addition to entertainment news, it can also be political news, or political scandals. In the United States, politicians can also be the most indispensable consumable. Just scrap it and recycle it, a handful at a time.
Since his boss said there was no problem, Pat Kingsley was relieved and continued: "Next, Blockbuster will pass the anti-monopoly review, and the boss and his family will move into the Westeros Building. I will try my best to suppress public opinion. At the same time, we have also prepared some materials. The first one is about Leon. "Gangs of New York" will be released this week. As the male protagonist, he also has the accumulation of popularity in "Titanic". Leon's recent new relationship can be enjoyed on the weekend. When it works, it's also a promotion for Gangs of New York."
"Not bad, what else?"
"The boss's family will move into a new home at the end of the month. Correspondingly, I think the first launch of the International Space Station will attract more public attention, because it is the beginning of global joint exploration of space in a peaceful era."
Simon added: "In addition, we can also promote the 3G plan."
"OK."
The two continued to discuss for more than ten minutes before sending Kingsley off. It was past seven o'clock in the afternoon.
Simon left the office and went home from get off work. After getting in the car downstairs, he asked the girl A next to him another thing: "How was the conversation between Joseph and Newt?"
Newt Gingrich was forced to resign after taking the blame for the disastrous defeat of the Republican Party in this year's midterm elections.
It is easy to imagine how a 55-year-old veteran politician in the prime of life could voluntarily give up the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives
For this reason, on the day he announced his resignation last Sunday, Newt Gingrich prepared a very radical farewell speech in advance, intending to scold the entire Republican Party, which was almost equivalent to publicly declaring a break with the Republican Party.
The turning point came when Joseph Schlapp, the head of political affairs in the Westeros system, took the initiative to contact the other party, learned about the speech, and stopped it in advance.
Speaking of which, Newt Gingrich's background is somewhat similar to that of Clinton. Although he is not the lowest-level redneck like Clinton, his family background is average. As a political activist, Gingrich started working in politics at the age of 25. It has been 30 years now. Although he does not have the background of a political family like the Bush family or the Gore family, he has also accumulated a very rich political asset.
Without the intervention of the Westeros system, Gingrich's radical speech was not only a break with the Republican Party, but also tantamount to voluntarily giving up the political assets he had accumulated for decades, and he basically lost his position in American politics. a place.
This is also Gingrich's helplessness.
After all, it is because he lacks the background of a political family and does not have the support of strong capital that he is forced to resign as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Even if he does not vent his anger, it will be difficult for Gingrich to do anything in the future.
The contact with the Westeros system gave Gingrich new hope, and his attitude naturally changed.
As for Simon, of course, it is still a matter of betting on both sides. The Westeros system has developed to its current scale and it is impossible to simply support one side. Moreover, unlike the Bush family, who has a relatively shallow foundation and sufficient qualifications, Newt Gingrich happens to be a very good candidate to win over.
Newt Gingrich also understood what it meant to have the support of the Westeros system, and sparks flew from the first contact between the two parties. Gingrich demonstrated his role quite neatly, using his connections to help Daenerys resolve potential changes in the Blockbuster merger.
For the Blockbuster merger, Washington had planned to wait until after the midterm elections to let the deal go after settling with various studios and rivals last month. However, due to the disastrous defeat in the midterm elections, the Republican Party plans to change its competitive strategy of not doing business in the past few years and plan to do something practical.
As predicted by the Westeros family think tank, the Westeros system is an obvious target.
The Blockbuster merger bore the brunt.
The Republican Party originally planned to speak out to block the merger, and also planned to launch a congressional investigation. At the same time, it would be used as a basis to further attack the Clinton administration for allowing large companies to merge and create monopolies in recent years.
As a vote, Gingrich personally came forward, used his accumulated contacts, and cooperated with the team on the Westeros system. After some operations, the top Republicans gave up their plan to use Blockbuster's approach.
Now that Gingrich has proven his worth, Simon is not stingy and asks his team to personally tailor a plan for opening a consulting company. Then he will temporarily engage in business and earn millions of dollars every year. At the same time, he will also be able to make millions in the future. There is no shortage of opportunities for a comeback.
Newt Gingrich is obviously not satisfied with completely obeying the arrangements of the Westeros system, and has recently been discussing details with Joseph Schlapp.
After hearing Simon's question, Girl A took out a custom-made iPad, operated it, and handed it over: "This is the email Joseph just sent this afternoon. Gingrich still hopes that we can support him in running for president within 10 years."
Simon took the tablet and quickly browsed the content of Joseph's email. He shook his head and said, "My appetite is a bit big. With Gore's family background, I have tried several times without success. Newt wants to be president, unless he has Bill's luck, and , within ten years... it’s definitely impossible.”
Girl A leaned a little closer to her boss, nodded, and agreed: "I think Joseph's proposal is good. The Secretary of State is mainly responsible for foreign affairs, and our future development will become more and more international, and federal foreign policy will be needed in many cases. cooperation."
Simon shook his head slightly: "It's a good idea, but the problem is that it's not easy."
Girl A also understands why her boss said this.
The first is whether Gingrich himself is qualified.
The Westeros system pushed Gingrich to the top. If he doesn't do well, he will be kicked out in a year or two. Not only will he not look good, but he will also waste resources here.
Then there are external reasons.
If the future occupants of the White House are Democrats, they will definitely not nominate a Republican secretary of state. If it is the Republican Party, unless the other party is like Clinton who unexpectedly gained power and has a similarly shallow foundation and can only appoint others, otherwise, it will often have its own team.
Having been with her boss for so many years, even if Simon didn't say it explicitly, Girl A probably understood that her boss would favor the Bush family as the next president.
The power of the Bush family is intertwined, which means that once in office, those in the cabinet who cheated on them may not be enough, let alone an outsider like Gingrich, who still holds an important position like Secretary of State.
Thinking about this, Girl A said: "Gingrich was highly regarded by Reagan in the 1980s and participated in many foreign affairs. In addition, during the Bush era, Gingrich served as the minority whip of the House of Representatives and also led the decision to control the Panama Canal. Negotiations, and then we will train him in a targeted manner, and Gingrich’s diplomatic ability will not be a problem.”
After Girl A finished speaking, she glanced at her boss.
Simon nodded slightly, understanding the subtext of the female assistant. The only thing left was whether he was willing to force it.
After thinking for a moment, Simon made up his mind as the car entered the Dume Point Manor: "Just the Secretary of State, some of these arrangements also need to be changed. Let Joe tell Gingrich that we will give him a director position in an oil company, and then That is, MCSS, ask Celia to give the other party a consultant title. In addition to increasing his understanding of the energy and military fields, in the next two years, arrange more international exchange opportunities for Gingrich."
Girl A listened to her boss's instructions, lowered her head and quickly wrote down the matter in her pocket memo.
After talking about the matter, the car also stopped in the square in front of Shell Villa.
Simon had dinner with his family and set off again to the city at nine o'clock.
Today is November 12th.
Thursday.
The Thanksgiving schedule officially opens tomorrow.
Just yesterday, "Gangs of New York," the last of the original batch of collaborative projects that MGM was responsible for, held its premiere at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. In order to stagger the time, the premiere of Daenerys' "Assault" will be held today at the Chinese Theater.
The premiere red carpet ceremony begins at 5 p.m., with screenings from 6 to 8 p.m., followed by an after-party at the Sunset Tower Hotel.
Simon did not attend the premiere, but chose the after-party afterwards. In addition to meeting with the project leader to get feedback on the premiere, it was mainly another matter, which happened when he and Lin Su watched the sample film of "The Spies" in China. This time I made an appointment with Zhou Xingxing from Hong Kong to discuss the film project.
Simon's work schedule is so full that he can only arrange it during his leisure time in the evening.