Chapter 0336: The Magic of Turning the Tide

In response to the various scandalous reports of the San Francisco Observer, the Shennong Foundation finally responded slowly, but only issued a brief statement, "The Shennong Foundation has been operating in accordance with the regulations, those who are clean are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid, right and wrong, and their own judgment." The relevant data is too cumbersome, and in order to facilitate reference, it has been made into an electronic version and placed in PBBS. ”

Looking at such a pale reply, the Observer triumphantly shouted, "Don't be serious, we already have first-hand information about the student who suffered injustice." ”

In order to prove that what he said was true, the "Observer" quickly disclosed some information, including pictures, and tried its best to suppress the prestige of the Shennong Foundation, but the other party no longer paid attention to itself, making the "Observer" feel like it had used too much force and flashed its waist.

Although this bombardment of public opinion was not small, it was never able to make the people who were watching to enjoy themselves, because the attacked side behaved too amateurish, too passive, and too conservative.

The Shennong Foundation finally made a statement, but unfortunately it was only a superficial official article.

So much so that those elites who are relatively familiar with the style of the media can't help but ask, "Why is the trend of public opinion in this kind of dispute one-sided, and there is not even one who stands up to sing the opposite, which seems to be a bit abnormal in the American society, which has always prided itself on being civilized." ”

At a time when people are increasingly dissatisfied with the unfulfilled desire to fight the high tide, a major scandal broke out in the American media industry. Cook is suspected of fraud. CNN disclosed this in detail.

This TV media has only been established for a year. A few months ago, the Reagan assassination was covered for 48 hours. As a result, he has established a reputation for meticulous reporting, which can be regarded as a name for himself.

However, for CNN, a new competitor, ABC, CBS, and NBC, the three major television networks in the United States, have very tacitly excluded and suppressed them.

For example, when CNN was vying for a seat in the White House press corps, it encountered various obstacles from the three major television networks.

In order to gain the right to sit on an equal footing with the three major television networks, CNN founder Ted ? Turner took a tough counter, taking the case to court for "violating press freedom" and "obstructing cable news network's right to fair trade."

As a newcomer. CNN has to go all out in order to compete in a cutthroat competitive environment, so it's a constant source of ingenuity in its journalism, and this time it's no different.

CNN vs. Janet? Cook's award-winning work, JimmysWorld, Jimmy's World, did not reveal the slightest information about the young boy.

Janet? Cook quickly responded, arguing that Jimmy died after receiving help from ineffective medical treatment.

CNN was unsparing in pointing out that Janet? Cook's own academic qualifications are in question, he doesn't actually have a master's degree, and the University of Toledo has no record of that.

Janet? Cook, the Pulitzer Prize winner. He has just published an article entitled "The World of Video Game Consoles," which is a righteous critique of the dangers of this new thing. As a result, it has been praised by many parents, and it can be said that it is the time when the scenery is infinite.

But the higher you climb, the more painful it hurts, and the CNN report is absolutely ironclad evidence, and when people realize that they have been fooled, the upset in their hearts can be imagined.

With Janet? Cook's "Washington Post" has also been pointed out by thousands of people, and the credibility it has accumulated since the revelation of Watergate has begun to be questioned.

And most importantly, Janet? Cook stole the Pulitzer Prize by cheating, which meant that other honest and rule-abiding people lost the opportunity they should have.

Peers are enemies, and media colleagues suddenly felt unbalanced and launched verbal criticism.

No matter where it is, if the pen is really hurting, it will definitely hit the nail on the head and hurt the bone marrow.

A representative of magical realist literature, the author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude", Gabriel? Garcia? Márquez commented with two "unfair": "It's unfair that she won the Pulitzer Prize; And it is also unfair that she did not win the Nobel Prize for Literature. ”

Under the tremendous pressure of public opinion, Janet? Cook had to admit in public that he had fabricated "Jimmy's World" in order to cope with an errand sent by his superiors.

The Washington Post immediately kicked Janet away like a plague god? Cook, announcing his dismissal.

The scandal erupted so suddenly, but it seemed plausible, and the Washington Post was inevitably badly hurt, and its reputation hit rock bottom for a while.

As for the various reports it has issued recently, it has instantly become stinky bullshit, and those who were still around before scattered in a panic.

Naturally, CNN, the "Angel of Justice" who presents the truth to the world, has seen a rapid increase in ratings in the United States, and there are other forms of reporting on the Pulitzer Prize scandal, which has aroused great interest from the audience.

This new show, called "The X-Files", actually uses the character setting of the Hollywood movie "007", and the host is dressed as James? Bond, with the "Bond Girl" - a young and beautiful female assistant, leisurely parade to explore the secrets.

"The X-Files" struck while the iron was hot and soon launched its second issue, "James? Bond "has been given a new mandate to investigate the operation of the Shennong Foundation, as reported by the San Francisco Observer."

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"The person - that student, is he still in California?"

"No, according to the intel provided by our informant BBS, he was recently shown on a Florida resort beach."

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As soon as the TV screen turned, there was a clue to "James? Bond", with "Bond Girl", arrives on the beautiful Florida coast and discovers the target.

"That's him, that's right." "James? Bond" compared the photo published in the San Francisco Observer. He nodded in acknowledgment.

And then. A laughable scene happened. "James? "Bond" actually asked "Bond Girl" to perform beauty tricks.

After the successful accosting, the two sides immediately became close, and even came to the "James? Bond's "pre-arranged hotel, every move fell into the surveillance.

The audience soon discovered that this student was a teenager with a perverse personality.

When the "Bond Girl" made an inadvertent statement, took out a copy of the San Francisco Observer, pointed to the photo on it, and asked in surprise. He didn't even care and said, "The Shennong Foundation, which started with a windfall, is so generous, of course I want to try my luck, but they found a loophole in the materials, and then the matter went to waste." I was unwilling to accept and appealed, and the newspaper was willing to help, so I agreed. ”

"But aren't you supposed to be in California, how can you be in Florida?"

"Seeing that things are getting bigger and bigger, this newspaper said that the Shennong Foundation will definitely come to me. Let me come out and hide for a while. Anyway, they offered the fee, and here I am. Isn't the money of the Shennong Foundation coming from the undersea treasures found in the waters of Florida? Maybe I'll be lucky, too. No, I met a beautiful woman. ”

Seeing that the other party began to undress impatiently, the "Bond Girl" hurriedly coaxed him into the bathroom, and then slipped to the next door and asked, "What now?" ”

"I've reported to headquarters, and I should have completed the task." "James? Bond replied with a win, "you don't have to go back, when the kid feels bored, he'll leave automatically." ”

But they obviously underestimated each other's infatuation, and they actually lived in free rooms with peace of mind.

The audience, who was thundered by the previous divine turning plot, looked at the surprised look "James? Bond turned his head and asked "Bond Girl", "Why don't we make do with it together", but after receiving a slap, he suddenly laughed badly.

In the end, it was the hotel waiter who came to help and scared away the "crazy man", "James? Bond "had a chance to reclaim the expensive listening equipment."

At the end of the program, according to the intelligence of the informant BBS, a result was calculated that since the establishment of the Shennong Foundation, the expenditure on funding has been close to 70 million US dollars in the first year, and this year's budget has reached 120 million US dollars, far exceeding the provisions of the tax exemption clause.

"Perhaps the only thing we can say is that the Shennong Foundation's shortcomings are that its activities are mainly in California and Florida, and it should further expand its influence so that more people in need can reach it."

For CNN's ingenuity, the speed and degree of the audience's purchase, even the planners were unexpected, and their phones were blown up.

Naturally, one of the main characters in the second episode of CNN's "The X-Files", the San Francisco Observer, got the spurned end of 10,000 people, and the glass in their office was smashed one after another.

However, the "Observer" no longer has the heart to make a fuss about this kind of situation, because the lawyer team entrusted by Tang Huan has already sent a lawyer's letter to sue him for defamation infringement.

If this had been put some time ago, the "Observer" would have asked for it, and it would have taken this opportunity to further stink you.

But the problem is that now the situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse, the positions of the two sides have been completely reversed, and they have become recognized as the king of lies, and no matter what they say, they will get a sarcastic rhetorical question - "is it true?"

What made the Observer even more frightening was that Tang Huan's lawyer filed an economic claim for the decline in performance caused by the slander of the founders of Zheru, Fangyuan Computer, and EA.

As for the economic losses of Zheru and Fangyuan Computer, the "Observer" believes that there is still room for denial, but any changes in EA, a listed company, are on the bright side, and the room for maneuver has become very small.

Like the Shennong Foundation that was attacked, EA's response was extremely conservative and restrained, and CEO Hawkins only casually mentioned to the outside world, "After September, after the end of this year, EA will publish the first annual report after the listing as soon as possible." ”

is such a brief statement, EA's stock price, which was still declining before, stopped falling and rose like chicken blood, and once again entered the range of more than 40 US dollars, and it looks like the trend will rise.

The explanation given by Wall Street stock analysts for this situation is that according to EA's previous quarterly report, the annual growth rate of this leading company in the video game industry will not be less than 50%.

In the year before EA's backdoor listing, it had billions of dollars in sales worldwide.

Many people who follow the big slip and don't have their own opinions only understand at this time that EA has its own confidence and doesn't care about the ups and downs in the stock market.

For this reason, several stockbrokers on Wall Street have also been sued by their clients for the reason that EA shares were traded against their will some time ago.

With such data there, the "Observer" was instigated at that time, Nima, even if the newspaper was liquidated, it would not be able to afford to pay for it.

In fact, no one cares about the life or death of the "Observer" newspaper for a long time, and there is no good thing in the world that only enjoys glory, and everyone must be responsible for their words and deeds.

Now, the interest of the general public has been attracted by CNN, because in the next issue of "The X-Files", it plans to interview Tang Huan, a Chinese billionaire who has been at the center of the public opinion storm recently, but has not fought back, scolded and always restrained.

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"As far as I know, during this time, Tang didn't go anywhere and stayed at the company's headquarters in Silicon Valley, but Cupertino was very vigilant, for fear that his boss would be troubled by the outside media, and it was very difficult for us to get close to the target." "James?" who accepted the task again? Bond", began to complain.

"Don't be embarrassed, our informant BBS has given clear information, Don is currently at Stanford University, and he is planning to pursue a PhD."

"Doing a PhD? That master's degree of his, not ......"

"BBS explained the reason in the intelligence, and it was someone who said that Tang Huan's academic qualifications were fraudulent, and the billionaire moved his mind to continue his studies and chose Stanford University, which is located in the center of Silicon Valley and has more convenient access."

"Our informant BBS is literally omniscient, can I know its identity?"

"Of course not."

"Alright then, let's go."

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Seeing that the program team is so able to sell off, the audience's appetite is full, and they can't help but guess that the code name BBS should not be fabricated out of thin air.

Seeing CNN's pretentious showmanship, media colleagues have long been red-eyed.

Although BBS is a new thing, and the concept is relatively out of the ordinary public, there are always groups such as college students who are familiar with it and disclose it.

As a result, the BBS, which had been tempered by Zheru, was eagerly pushed to the stage by the media, and the door to this online virtual world was opened to more people. (To be continued......)