196 What about Japan?
When Li Daniu was backstage at the press conference, chatting with several heavyweight guests, Castro walked in and whispered in his ear what had just happened. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"I'll take care of one small thing first. After saying hello, Li Daniu left with Castro.
Burns waited at the door, and when he saw Li Daniu coming out, he immediately stepped forward and said: "Now those Japanese reporters are locked up in the police station, and many people who have received the news are also gathered at the door of the police station. ”
People gathered in front of the police station?
Li Daniu asked in surprise: "Didn't you say that no people were injured? ”
Burns replied: "Only a few Japanese journalists were injured, and the people have heard that someone has insulted you, so they hope that the police department will punish those few Japanese journalists who speak out of their way." ”
Am I so popular now?
Li Daniu did not doubt what Burns said, because he could clearly feel that the Tuvaluans had a growing respect for him over the years. However, even he did not expect that just someone who spoke disrespectfully to him would make Tuvaluans take action directly, and even gathered in front of the police station to pay attention to what happened next.
"As a king, wouldn't it be a little too weak for me to let my people stand out for me?" Li Daniu smiled and asked, "Have you figured out what happened?"
Burns pulled out a small video camera and said, "This is the whole story of what was recorded by a reporter from the Wall Street Journal." ”
Li Daniu did not ask Burns how he got the video, and the materials they filmed from the reporter were nothing more than a matter of money.
The video is not long, only about ten minutes, and after Li Daniu watched the whole story, he really didn't know what to say.
Although those reporters clearly wanted to seduce Tuvaluans and say some bad things about Li Daniu, in fact, for the journalist industry, this way of speaking is really normal, just like the "Hollywood Daily" that made a bet with Li Daniu before, and they can even reverse black and white to make something out of nothing.
The first thing a public figure needs to learn is to ignore reports about himself. There are many people who are popular, and when you are successful, there will inevitably be a lot of gossip and even personal attacks, and you can't take every one of them seriously, right?
Every time Li Daniu posts a message, there will be some abusive comments below, do you want to scold those people one by one? Of course not, this kind of thing depends on the identity of the other party.
Just as an elephant doesn't care about a group of ants showing their teeth and claws in front of him, today's Li Daniu also doesn't pay attention to the insulting remarks of some unprofessional reporters.
If there had not been any incident where the Tuvaluan people beat up these reporters, or if the Tuvaluan police had arrested them, then Li Daniu would not have to pay attention to the news that these reporters had gone back to report on how Li Daniu was dictatorial or deceived Tuvaluans.
If a dog barks in the distance, will a person rush over and kill it?
There are more reports of Li Daniu's bad and bad news, how can Li Daniu have the energy to deal with them one by one?
However, the situation is different now. This is equivalent to someone else's dog, running to his own house and barking at him, and then being beaten by his own family, and having to be locked up and prepared to stew and drink.
In such a situation, Li Daniu, as the head of the family, of course, must show the spirit of the head of the family.
The reason why Burns reported this issue to Li Daniu for decision is also because he can't call the shots at all, and for a politician, it is really difficult to deal with such a situation that can cause a diplomatic accident.
According to Burns's idea, it is natural to severely punish these journalists who dare to disrespect their king, but according to Tuvalu's national strength, Burns is very worried that if the punishment is too severe, it will cause dissatisfaction in Japan, a developed country.
Tuvalu's status in the international community could not be lower, and even the words of many multinational companies were more effective than those of the king of Tuvalu. Even a small country like Fiji next to them, they don't dare to offend easily, how dare they offend a country like Japan?
"Your Majesty, would you like me to contact the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs first?" asked Burns tentatively.
"Why do you want to contact them?" Li Daniu didn't wait for Burns to explain, because he knew Burns's concerns, so he asked directly: "I remember that the laws of our country stipulate that behaviors like this are to be imprisoned for a month, right?"
"Yes, if you are Tuvaluan, you will also be subject to a downgrading. ”
Li Daniu nodded and said, "Then just lock it up for a month." ”
Although Burns felt that this way of dealing with it was very much in line with his ideas, he was still a little hesitant.
"But...... If Japan ......"
"What about Japan?" Li Daniu waved his hand, interrupted what Burns was about to say, and said: "The current Tuvalu is no longer the Tuvalu of the past, we already have a certain degree of strength, and it is still developing rapidly. Burns, when dealing with similar diplomatic matters in the future, you have to remember one thing, and that is to keep your chest high, and we don't need to be afraid of any country in this world. Of course, when we don't have the strength to bully others, we must occupy the word of reason. ”
Do you mean that if we have the strength to bully others, then we can be unreasonable?
Burns felt that Li Daniu's remarks had completely subverted his world view, and that when dealing with diplomatic incidents, shouldn't we all be cautious? When getting along with other countries, shouldn't peace come first? As a king, how can you speak like a hooligan?
Seeing Burns's stunned expression, Li Da Niu sighed, or because Tuvalu's national strength is too weak, although Li Da Niu has a lot of hole cards, but since it is called a hole card, it cannot be easily exposed, and only he knows.
If Burns knew Li Daniu's hole cards, then, in today's matter, he would definitely not hesitate a little, let alone the Japanese, even if it is an American, Burns will definitely dare to give the penalty he deserves.
Hearing Li Daniu's sigh, Burns immediately shook his spirits and said, "I will arrange it now, and I promise that no one who dares to insult you in Tuvalu will escape the punishment of our Tuvalu law." ”
Just as Burns was about to leave and Li Daniu was about to go to host the press conference, Tuvalu's diplomats ran over.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs just called, and the wording was very harsh, asking us to release him immediately, what should we do?"
So fast? Less than half an hour after they got someone in, they already called? Don't they need to have a meeting to discuss it?
When Li Daniu thought of Tuvalu's national strength, he knew why people were able to react so quickly. However, if they think that Tuvalu is too weak to negotiate with impunity, then they are really mistaken.
"Don't let go. If they call again, and it's still harsh, then you're going to use harsher words and block them back, you know?"
The diplomat in Tuvalu, as if he couldn't believe what he had just heard, repeated Burns's expression just now, and looked at Li Daniu and Burns in amazement.
"You don't seem to understand what I mean?"
"Understood, understood, I really understood. The diplomat nodded his head a few times, but his face was full of sorrow.
Although Li Daniu has always been not very satisfied with the ability of Burns as the prime minister, but seeing the appearance of this diplomat at this time, he feels that Burns is more reliable, how can a politician keep his thoughts on his face? Even if you don't agree with my way of handling it, you shouldn't be so worried, people Burns just momentarily, there was a surprised expression on his face, and he regained his calm in the blink of an eye.
"Burns, you keep an eye on this matter. Li Daniu arranged it and said, "When I finish hosting the press conference, I don't want to hear any unpleasant news, can you do it?"
"Resolutely complete the task. Burns said impassionedly, "To insult you is to insult us as a whole of Tuvalu, and we will never give in!" )