Zhou Hong is a journalist.
Um... trainee reporter.
However, he now feels that his chance to become a regular employee or even reach the pinnacle of his career is just around the corner.
"I made a lot of money, but I didn't expect that I would encounter big news when I went out to buy something."
"Official martial arts masters fight against bat monsters. Hiss! This time it's definitely going to explode!"
Zhou Hong looked excited and was tapping the screen of his mobile phone frantically.
He was one of the witnesses of the recent battle between bats and monsters, and based on his professional sensitivity and habits, he recorded clear enough images in time.
This kind of news, which is enough to shatter the worldview of people all over the world, is bound to explode!
We must seize the opportunity, timeliness is the lifeblood of journalists.
Only first-hand exposure can bring him all the glory. He no longer has the time to go home and carefully think about writing the article. Now he has only one thought, to send it out, to send the article out first.
At this time, he had already conceived several wonderful reports and eye-catching headlines in his mind.
《Shock! The official special department appeared, and the commander was suspected to be a minor! Is he gifted or has a powerful background?》
"Batman appears in German city, is it the loss of humanity or the decline of morality?"
"The truth of the world! Do vampires and martial arts masters really exist?"
"On the issue of my country using martial arts masters to subdue vampires instead of crosses"
"Don't be shocked, brother. Now you need to go back and have tea with us."
Zhou Hong's career peak came to an abrupt end at the hands of a plainclothes logistics man who patted him on the shoulder with a smile.
He was not an exception. At this moment, there was already a large group of dejected young people waiting at the supermarket entrance to go back to the special department for tea.
After all, it's not just reporters. Even ordinary people would subconsciously post on Weibo or Moments when seeing this situation.
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"Hey, Consultant Xia, how about it? See if anyone is satisfied. If you want, it's not a big problem to let them send it out. Anyway, it's impossible to completely eliminate it. This matter mainly depends on public relations."
In the early morning, in the medical room of the special department, Xia Xu had just received some medical treatment and was about to go to sleep, but his sweet dream was disturbed by Zhang Qun who had been busy most of the night.
"What the hell is going on here?"
Xia Xu threw the tablet in his hand back to Zhang Qun with a frown on his face.
On the tablet were various 'reports' that the special department had collected during the aftermath of the incident, and each title was more exaggerated than the last.
As for the content, it was naturally the scene where he had seduced the bat man before. The description mainly focused on the shock at the real existence of monsters such as bat men or demon vampires and the curious speculation about him as a "martial arts master".
Especially the content related to him, most of which was full of awkward praise, which made him, the person involved, feel a little overwhelmed.
But it is understandable. After all, the original worldview of the Aquamarine Planet is not much different from that of the Earth. The sudden appearance of a bat monster and humans who can rival it is tantamount to a crushing blow to all three views.
In this world where looks matter, Batman is a default villain, so he naturally stands on the side of justice. It is a standard "heroic victory" and he deserves applause and honor.
And to be honest, it was also due to some official influence. The official image of Xia State is still very good among the people. Most of these reports seem to regard him as a "hero" who handled these special matters.
"Your heroic deeds."
Zhang Qun laughed.
"Then you don't have to show it to me specially. I'm not that kid Yao Fu."
Xia Xu was speechless.
"Hey, actually, it's also to let you, Advisor Xia, be mentally prepared."
Zhang Qun laughed again: "You also know that in the information age, there are too many small storage devices.
The local branches have only been established not long ago. These logistics are actually drawn from various ordinary departments. The personnel quality and equipment technology have not yet caught up. Even we cannot guarantee that everything will go wrong..."
"You mean you can't block the news? How did you do it before?"
Hearing this, Xia Xu couldn't hold it anymore.
He had never considered the possibility that a special department could not block the news, or should not block the news, so he had no scruples before and even felt like gloating.
But now you tell me you can't do it
He doesn't really want to get this kind of exposure at the moment.
It's fine for him to have a character like a top student or a business tycoon, but he has no interest in being a 'superhero'. With this title, he might attract the hatred of some villains at any time.
“That’s not the case. We have confiscated as much equipment as possible and signed confidentiality agreements. However, there are thousands of people in the supermarket. It is impossible to completely prevent the leakage of video materials. Some people may be bold enough to violate the confidentiality agreement.
We will closely monitor the relevant information and control the influence in the future. We will delete what should be deleted and arrest what should be arrested. In addition, with the help of public relations, the impact will not be that big. It is basically the same as the situation of Yao Fu recently. "
Zhang Qun explained, smiling, "There is a possibility that a small amount of news will break out in the next two days, and if some of the less extreme news is deleted, it will seem a bit obvious, so it will most likely be handled through public relations. I am here to let you, Advisor Xia, be mentally prepared in advance."
"That's fine. You guys can handle it. You're experts in this matter. Try not to expose me too much. I don't like to be in the spotlight."
Xia Xu patted his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.
If it's just a small number, it's not a big deal. After all, few people will remember you due to your temporary popularity. Otherwise, those people who work so hard to become internet celebrities wouldn't have to work so hard.
Something like superheroes fighting Batman sounds rare, but in fact there are too many supernatural events and special events on the Internet that sound like they are real and have solid evidence, and many of them can even be linked to official backgrounds.
For example, the classic "Decrypted Mi Files", a large number of super power and alien events, and even the fact that there are prevention plans for zombies on Earth. It can be as realistic and bizarre as it can be, but in the final analysis, it is only a little popular in some small circles of curiosity.
In fact, if you put yourself in their shoes, you will understand. What would be the reaction of most people if they saw a supernatural or superhero news story that sounded incredibly realistic on the Internet
Of course, they will be treated as marketing accounts. Those who are not interested will just take a quick look and not bother to verify and just treat it as a fake story. Those who are interested can only end up fighting with another wave of skeptics, and in the end no one can convince anyone.
Moreover, although the controversy may seem heated, if it does not break the circle, there are actually only a small group of people involved. Eventually, it will gradually lose attention and be completely ignored, waiting for some individuals to dig it out and take a look at it by chance.
This is actually the situation with Yao Fu recently. The name of "Batman" has become much more famous than his due to his chivalrous deeds in the past two weeks.
As a result, most people are still skeptical. Only a small number of fans and some local people in Decheng are willing to believe it. In terms of popularity, he is not even as famous as a small internet celebrity.
"Anything else?"
Xia Xu saw that Zhang Qun had not left yet and seemed to have something else to say, so he could only ask again.
"Advisor Xia... I'm afraid we've alerted the enemy this time. Although we didn't let the bat man escape in the end, they must have been on guard when they saw that they didn't come back. Will they really send people over again?"
Zhang Qun, who was originally a little hesitant, finally expressed his doubts after hearing Xia Xu's questioning.
He had promised not to question and cooperate honestly, so he had never had the courage to ask this question.
According to their thinking, they should have kept one bat man for interrogation or released him and followed him later, but the decision made by Advisor Xia was to lure the snakes out of their holes and surround and attack the reinforcements, leaving no bat men alive at all.
Five people have been killed. Even if they didn't go back to tip off the police, they would still feel strange after seeing their own people disappear inexplicably, right
"It's easy. Just put the blame on Yao Fu. It will confuse people."
Xia Xu chuckled: "Yao Fu is their perfect example now. It is basically impossible for them to give up. Moreover, the fact that Yao Fu is so powerful that he killed those bat men will not scare them to the point of giving up."
The reason why he was so confident was essentially because of the plot. Following Yao Fu, the protagonist, even if the organization behind the scenes did not come to him, Yao Fu would find their lair.
However, according to what he explained to Zhang Qun now, there is nothing wrong. If the special department comes forward, it may cause fear among the organization behind the scenes, but it is probably just fear. Yao Fu, or the perfect gene fusion technology, is too valuable, and the probability of the organization behind the scenes giving up is not high.
And if they confuse the public and make the organization behind the scenes think that it was actually Yao Fu who did it, then instead of retreating, they will become more determined. After all, the stronger Yao Fu's fighting ability is, the more his value is proved.
"Advisor Xia, you are really a shame. You have taken away all the losses on the mountain!"
Zhang Qun's eyes lit up when he heard that and he gave Xia Xu a thumbs up.
Xia Xu waved his hands in disdain: "Get lost, are you taking this as an insult or a compliment? Can't you just say I'm extremely smart or something like that?"
Zhang Qun glanced at Xia Xu's hair and said, "Hey, you haven't reached the top yet."
Chapter 198: The Aftermath