"Jonas, look at this paper!"

Zhou Nan waved his hand and continued to eat breakfast without raising his head. "I can only communicate, but I don't know French at all."

Only then did Etinny react, and said indignantly: "Le Monde actually said in the newspaper that you are a Nazi remnant, and called on all French people to boycott your book. They found a Frenchman who was said to have been in Arnhem and swore that you had been involved in a number of violent incidents against the Dutch during your time in the Netherlands. The reason why you have long hair is because of the evidence of your injuries! ”

Stolko opened the curtains, glanced outside, turned around and said, "There are a lot of reporters gathered outside now, and they should all be attracted by this news." Jonas, I need you to be honest, did you have any other proximity to the German army and against the Dutch during your time in Holland other than normal business practices? ”

Zhou Nan shook his head and asked, "Don't you believe me either?" ”

"No, I just need certain information before I can make a judgment on the next step. What we need now is clarification, otherwise this matter will definitely cause resistance from the French people. ”

Stolko looked a little anxious, walked back and forth a few steps, sat down opposite Zhou Nan and said: "Perhaps, what we need to do first is to send a letter of condemnation to the World Cup, asking them to stop the current evidenceless reporting." It's not a trivial matter, and the issue of reputation is enough to make everything we do useless. ”

Zhou Nan said with a smile: "Haven't we thought about this problem a long time ago and have a plan to deal with it?" Although the floor of Le Monde is lower, it does not affect our coping strategy. Stolko, we ourselves must not be left to our own devices in the first place. Even, we have to thank them for their bottomless ......"

There was a knock on the door, and Etinny went over to open it, and in came Favre and one of his assistants, as well as Gaston, the propaganda officer of the Strasbourg school.

"Jonas, is the news of Le Monde true or false? Although I can't believe that a scholar like you is a Nazi, we must not have anything to do with the Nazis! ”

Seeing the hotel waiter eavesdropping outside the door, Etinny went over and closed the door first. Zhou Nan then said: "The report of Le Monde is completely slanderous, although I have been in Arnhem for three years, I have not hurt a single Dutchman. This is something that can be learned as long as you go to Arnhem. Moreover, my fiancée is an Arnhem, and if I had really suppressed the Dutch, do you think she would be my fiancée? ”

Thinking that Zhou Nan's fiancée was an Arnhem, Favre believed it a little, and said to himself: "Could it be that Le Monde is making up lies?" ”

People in this era still believe in media reports, because the media represents a kind of public trust and public knowledge. But the media, from the day it was born, was full of falsehoods and lies, and it was just that it was difficult for ordinary people to distinguish them.

In the nineteenth century, American newspapers swore that the news of aliens living on the moon convinced everyone, and it was not until four days later that they published a letter of apology.

There were also reports of wild animals escaping from the New York Zoo, and as a result, the entire New York citizens either fled from New York or lived in seclusion at home, and the streets of Manhattan were empty for a while.

The most famous is the Orson Welles prank in '38, in which millions of people fled their homes by reporting that aliens were coming to attack Earth in order to promote a new book by a writer.

It is precisely because there are not many channels for the people to understand the outside world that the influence of the media today is far greater than that of future generations.

It's not that people in this era are more ignorant, it's completely an asymmetry of information. Of course, there are also limitations of the times, after all, the development of science has only gone through a century.

The development of television in this era has just started, and the most credible is radio, followed by newspapers and periodicals.

Now that Le Monde has made a move, it is also a matter of time to block the water and cover the earth. Moreover, Zhou Nan, who has experienced the media bombardment in later generations, naturally has a set of methods to deal with the media, and has reached a consensus with the Liberal Democratic Party.

In response to the media that spread rumors and caused trouble, Zhou Nan needs to grasp one point, not expand the scope of counterattack, but only carry out in-depth counterattack.

The reason for not expanding the scope of the counterattack is that it is impossible for Zhou Nan's identity to be treated fairly in Europe, and in this era, racial discrimination is a normal thing, and it is impossible to get a little sympathy if you want to make a fuss about this.

In an era of rampant racial discrimination, it is impossible for an Oriental to be treated equally. Then, you can only fight back from the fallacy of the event itself, and you must succeed in one blow.

At Favre, Zhou Nan also learned some details about Le Monde.

Le Monde, which was founded only the year before last, can be said to be the stronghold of French intellectuals and public knowledge, of course, at this time, public knowledge was not the kind of derogatory term that later generations.

The newspaper was founded with the support of Charles de Gaulle, so naturally the position was center-left. Moreover, they are also the only media in the whole of France that is not controlled by capitalists, but is completely owned by more than 200 journalists, that is, there is no capital.

The greatest influence on these people is, of course, the intellectuals they represent. Including Favre was also a fan of the newspaper, which is why he believed it in the first place.

In other words, although this newspaper has not been established for a long time and has not sold the most, it has the most firm position.

They took action against Zhou Nan, of course, it couldn't be because of their position, the only possibility was that the French scholars didn't want Zhou Nan to expand their influence in France, so they tried their best to discredit him.

Knowing this, Zhou Nan asked his guide, Pierre: "Which newspaper in France sells the most?" I needed to find a media outlet that was in opposition to Le Monde. ”

But Fèvre interjected: "How can the right-wing still have the soil for survival today, there are many media outlets that sell more than Le Monde, but their positions are relatively close. The only newspaper that could suppress Le Monde was Le Figaro. ”

Le Figaro and Le Monde were both familiar newspapers to Zhou Nan, and into the 21st century, Le Figaro remained the best-selling newspaper in France.

The more he learned about the situation, the more Zhou Nanyue felt that Le Figaro was a suitable partner to work with.

In '22, Le Figaro was bought by perfume merchant François Coti. Coty reinvigorated Le Figaro, but in '28 abandoned the newspaper in favor of another newspaper, Friends of the People.

This is because Coty has very close ties with the far-right forces in France, especially with many fascist groups in France. But because Germany tore up the World War I reparations agreement and right-wing groups were having a hard time in France, Coty was forced to abandon Le Figaro.

But in the forties, Coty re-entered Le Figaro, and by this time he had abandoned his political ideas and appointed the moderate Lucien Romière as editor-in-chief.

Le Figaro, which remained neutral, has grown rapidly in sales, and now sells more than 250,000 copies a day, making it the largest newspaper in sales and unique in the French media world.

"Etinny, go outside and see if there is a reporter from Le Figaro, and I can do an interview with him when I get to Paris, as long as they can guarantee that my words will not be misinterpreted or deleted."

"What about the others?"

"Tell them I'm going to have a press conference in Paris tonight, where I'll be interviewed and respond to Le Monde's report." Zhou Nan looked back at Favre and said, "Mr. Favre, I'm sorry, today's report has affected our arrangement, and I'm afraid it will also directly affect how the students of Strasbourg feel about me." ”

Gaston deliberately pretended not to care and said: "As long as it can be clarified in time, the students will not be deceived." ”

This is very interesting, whether it is deceived or not, who can say clearly? As soon as such a report comes out, it must be on either side, and I am afraid that they all think that they are right.

Zhou Nan couldn't confirm them one by one, there wasn't much he could do.

However, there is one thing he can do, and that is to directly take legal action and sue Le Monde.

In this day and age, fake news is not subject to legal liability, but it will be ordered to apologize and correct in the newspaper, and in serious cases, it will face the penalty of suspension of publication.

However, this is not to say that Zhou Nan does not have a more effective way. In addition to accusations against the media, it is also possible to directly target the journalist because the matter has already involved political leanings and personal attacks.

There is a law in Europe that specifically addresses this point, and that is the crime of defamation, and if the accusation can be substantiated, the journalist will face legal sanctions, and secondly, the press will face severe penalties.

Etinny went outside the hotel to deal with the reporters, and Pierre contacted the Swiss party headquarters at Zhounan's arrangement, ready to ask them to send a lawyer, or contact a lawyer who thought it was French.

Stolko, on the other hand, was in contact with Paris, and was ready to stir up the matter in public opinion after arriving in Paris.

Although this incident will affect the effect of Zhou Nan's trip to France to a certain extent, if you deliberately stir up this matter and chase it closely, it is equivalent to promoting Zhou Nan.

His biggest disadvantage now is that his fame is too small, although the Liberal Democratic Party strongly supports it, but Switzerland is a small country, and the Liberal Democratic Party is also a small party.

They can play a great role in handling specific affairs, but they still have little to do in public opinion propaganda. It is better to rely on them in this aspect of propaganda, and it is better to rely on Zhou Nan himself.

Fighting a lawsuit is always the best way to stir up the news and a person.

With fame, whether it is good or bad, the first thing is for the people to know you. At this time, no matter what Zhou Nan does, he will attract the attention of others.

Of course, these are just means, and if you want to make "Le Monde" pay for it, what is more important is to immediately arrange for someone to go to Arnhem and help Zhou Nan win the support of the public first.

So, his call was made home, and Mrs. Hemstra immediately packed her bags and prepared to return to Arnhem to play her part.

Before leaving, she thought twice and decided to ask Audrey to take a few days off work and ask Nord to send her to Paris.