Li Mu refused without hesitation, and Paul Keane finally realized that he was in big trouble this time.
As early as when he was pretending to be cool with Li Mu, Li Mu had given him a reminder that with Paul Keane's strength, he was not qualified to show off in front of Li Mu. There was more than one level difference between him and Li Mu, but he insisted on it. He was trying to show off, but he didn't expect that Li Mu would cause him so much trouble with just a slight response.
Moreover, Paul Keane also realized that he had underestimated the temperament of Li Mu, a young Chinese man. Because of his higher social status in the United States, the Chinese people he came into contact with were overly humble, easy-going, and easy-going. People thought he had no temper, but after pretending to be aggressive with Li Mu once, he realized that Li Mu was completely different from the Chinese people he had come into contact with. Li Mu was a militant like a honey badger, and he would kill anyone who messed with him. I will definitely bite the bullet and not let go.
Paul Keane knew that there was no solution to Li Mu's side, so he hurriedly prepared to deal with it. How could the perfect image he had worked hard for his son for more than ten years withstand such a large-scale bombardment of public opinion? It was like a nuclear bomb. , not only has a huge instant strike capability, but also leaves an almost permanent radiation effect that cannot be removed.
If we don't think of ways to stop the spread and fermentation of public opinion, the name James Keene will soon become the name of "stinky street" in the United States. Once his reputation collapses, he will completely miss his successor.
The first thing Paul Keane did was to call all the media leaders related to the family, telling them not to publish any relevant news, and to be ready to help him fight back at any time.
However, every media related to the Keane family maintains the same caliber: they can not publish any relevant news for the time being, but this timeliness is very short, and it cannot even be 24 hours. Once necessary, they will publish it directly. related news.
As for the request to help him fight back in public opinion, all the media clearly rejected it. No one is willing to go against Li Mu, the entire American society, and the mainstream media for him. Not taking a stand for the time being is the limit of what they can do.
Paul Keane worked anxiously all night and made countless phone calls, but he was unable to solve any substantive problems at all. The spread of public opinion has not slowed down. James Keane is getting more and more infamy, and the public opinion is still there. As it continues to ferment, the momentum is unstoppable, like a fast-moving heavy-duty train.
After suffering all night, Paul Keane did not dare to let the public opinion continue to develop like this, so he had no choice but to ask his family for help.
However, asking the family for help is not that easy.
Although Li Mu's appearance was like a powerful computer virus that invaded the Keen family's century-old System, it did not put the entire Keen family into a state of emergency to defend themselves against foreign enemies.
This system did not work together to resist external virus invasion as set by the founder. Instead, it spawned two completely different response strategies when external enemies invaded.
One coping strategy is mainly focused on Paul Keane, hoping that the entire Keane family can work together to help James deal with this crisis;
Another response strategy is based on the eldest brother Todd and the third son Edward, hoping that through Li Mu's invasion, James will be replaced from the core successor position;
People are such a group. Even if there is only one person, there are multiple thoughts entangled and attacking each other deep in his heart, let alone a group of more than one person. The possibility of everyone sharing the same hatred is almost zero. .
When Todd received Paul's call for help, he only left him a cold message: "If you can't handle this within 24 hours, the family will handle you!"
Paul knows his brother very well. A standard person doesn't say much. If he says 24 hours, then he must only have 24 hours. If he says the family will take care of him, then his end will be ugly.
Paul understood that he could only handle this crisis by himself.
So, in a hurry, he immediately found an old friend who was very good at media public relations and asked him to help him write a weighty article as soon as possible to refute Li Mu's content. At that time, he would use his family's media resources to launch a counterattack against Li Mu.
The other party already knew the ins and outs of the matter, and only asked Paul Keane: "How can I refute Li Mu's accusation? James' attempt to control 3321, and your blocking Li Mu's plane and threatening Li Mu are all facts. You want to fight back." He must have sufficient supporting arguments, otherwise this weak refutation will only become darker and darker."
Paul Keane was also confused for a while.
So what refutes Li Mu’s article
Say he lied, framed and spewed blood? But I don't have any evidence to support this argument.
Then change the tack and defend his son, saying that he did not try to control 3321 and gain fame for it like Li Mu said.
If you can't refute it, you can only explain it.
So, Paul Keane expressed his solution, saying: "Our whole argument is to convince everyone that this is all just a misunderstanding!"
The other party's thinking and logic seemed to be more rigorous than Paul's. He thought for a while and said seriously: "Paul, this would be contradictory."
"What's the contradiction?" Paul Keane said in surprise: "Let's just say Li Mu misunderstood. James is not who he imagined. The reason why James values 3321 too much is just because he hopes to serve American students through 3321 US Station. Let’s make some contribution!”
The other party smiled helplessly and said, "Paul, you and I are both good friends, so I will say some things directly."
"Just say it."
The other party paused and then said seriously: "You still want to kill two birds with one stone at this time. Not only do you want to remove your son's responsibility, but you also want to re-establish a positive image for your son. Let's not say whether the public will accept it. What you did must be a second provocation in Li Mu's eyes. Do you know how he will fight back against you then?"
Paul Keane was speechless for a moment, and the other party said solemnly: "Paul, you must first understand the current situation. It is Li Mu who is launching an attack. What you have to do now is definitely not resistance or counterattack. Because you are no match for Li Mu. Few people in the United States can match Li Mu’s delivery ability. I believe that by next year’s presidential election, Li Mu will become the target of competition between the two major parties. How do you fight back against such a person? ?What’s the counterattack?”
These words made Paul Keane shudder.
Only then did he realize that he had always underestimated Li Mu's strength and influence. Only when he was about to go into battle did he realize how powerful the opponent was, so powerful that he had no way to fight back.
At this time, the other party said something again, which made Paul Keane feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
"Paul, there's one more thing you shouldn't forget. When you stopped Li Mu's plane, you brought a senator with you, but Li Mu didn't mention anything about the senator. This shows that Li Mu is extremely smart and has a very good judgment of the situation. Accurate, he just wants to target you now, and at the same time he doesn’t want to touch the American political arena, so he didn’t mention the senator. If you further anger him, he will definitely expose the senator’s affairs. If the people of the United States know, how can you Manipulate the senator to support you, and by then, I’m afraid the Keen family will be dragged into the abyss by you!”
senator…
When he thought about this, Paul Keane's back was instantly soaked in cold sweat.
Only then did he realize how stupid he was. He actually took the senator to stop Li Mu's plane just to show off in front of Li Mu. The American people are extremely sensitive to the use of public power. If Li Mu really exposed this matter If you come out, not only will you be doomed, but the Keen family will also be doomed.
In an instant, Paul Keane completely gave up on confronting Li Mu, and said with fear: "Then this is absolutely not advisable. How about we use a softer approach, and instead of confronting Li Mu, we just explain For a moment, just say that James actually had no such intention, it was just some kind of misunderstanding, is that okay?"
The other party sighed and said: "Paul, your statement is illogical and the people will not accept it. What you have to do now is not just to defend James, but to make the people believe what you said, otherwise everything will be It’s counterproductive.”
Paul Keane said: "Is there anything wrong with just explaining that it was a misunderstanding?"
"Of course there is a problem!" the other party said seriously: "Because according to normal logic, assuming that his son really has no evil thoughts about 3321, then even if he is kicked out of this project by Li Mu, there is no need for him to go to the project. In your heart, since your son won’t take it seriously, this matter should have ended long ago after Li Mu kicked him out of 3321. Then how do you explain your motive for stopping Li Mu’s plane later? This is not a contradiction. ?"
"I..." Paul Keane finally understood that blocking Li Mu's plane was the stupidest thing he had ever done in his life.
At the moment, all possibilities were blocked, and there was a nuclear bomb like the Senator that could explode at any time. Paul Keane suddenly ran out of ideas. He had to ask the other party: "Johnson, do you have any good ideas?" Or suggestions?”
The other party thought for a while and said: "In my opinion, there is only one solution to this matter. That is, you and your son can only protect one of them. The other one must stand up and admit all Li Mu's accusations, and tell the truth." , between you and your son, you are the most suitable to stand up and take on everything."
Paul Keane subconsciously asked: "Why?"
The other party said: "Because you were the one who escalated the incident. Li Mu kicked James out of 3321. James himself did not make any response. This is more beneficial to James. The fact that you stopped Li Mu's plane and threatened Li Mu is It cannot be denied, so the best solution to this matter is for you to stand up, admit your mistake and apologize, and then use the excuse of 'misunderstanding' to excuse James."
Paul Keen regretted that his intestines were twitching. He thought he was bullying a foreigner who had no roots in the United States, but he didn't expect that he was a fierce dragon crossing the river and had traveled across the oceans and still had superior strength. Now he really had to pretend to be cool. Already…
(End of chapter)