Chapter 145: Press Conference (1)

"Boss, the invitations have been sent out. It's just ......" Pete, a young man from England, stood opposite Li Quan and stopped talking.

"I know what you're trying to say, Pete. We have done what needs to be done, and it is up to them how many people will come when the time comes. Li Quan smiled slightly, as if he was in control.

Atlanta, USA.

This is where the headquarters of CNN, or CNN for short, is located.

It's morning. George greeted every colleague passing by with a cup of hot coffee and a friendly smile on his face, as he usually does every morning. George is very popular, and he is one of the oldest journalists at the headquarters. In his early years, he was sent to East Africa to interview the raging Somali pirates, which was the highlight of his career.

Later, George, who was promoted to chief of staff, was transferred from the front line and sat in the upscale office of the headquarters building in Eagle City, becoming one of the many who took a back seat to make a fortune.

George walked into his office as usual, put down his coffee, and casually turned on his office computer as usual. Then, several emails popped up. As usual, he sipped a fragrant latte and read the email.

"Wow! Jim's kids are all grown up and this weekend is his birthday party? Well, what gift do you want to give him? Hasbro? Or a baseball glove? Oh...... This email has finally arrived, damn Koreans, the efficiency has been so low, this report should have been delivered to my mailbox last month! Hmph, fortunately, there is still time. Hey, what is this......"

George clicked on an email signed from Africa. That's right, from Africa, he hasn't received mail from Africa for a long time, and it's not under his control. He wondered how this email could have arrived in his mailbox, was it sent by mistake?

When you click on the email, you will see a conspicuous logo and company signature, indicating that "Heart of the Forest Company" is a strange tree.

George silently read the beginning of the email, and to his surprise it turned out to be an invitation to Burundi, a small African country, to attend a press conference.

"Oh, the press conference? Burundi? Eastern Africa? George wondered, he hadn't heard anything important going on there lately, so why would he suddenly be invited to a press conference?

George continued reading.

When he read the brief explanation of the content of the press conference in the email, the expression on his face gradually became brighter.

"What? The launch of an improved wheat variety? And what other seeding machines? Wait, this yield isn't right......" George's eyes were already completely wide, "35 tons per acre?" What the hell? Is it April Fool's Day? ”

He subconsciously looked at the date, today was obviously not April Fool's Day.

George was a little annoyed.

According to the email, the organizers of the press conference claimed that they had developed a super wheat that yielded 5.8 tons per acre, which translates to about 35 tons per acre! This yield is more than 6 to 7 times that of normal wheat. What's even more exaggerated is that the other party claims that this super wheat grows 14 times faster than normal wheat!

It's just a fantasy!

George scoffed at this. Because what is said here is simply not possible. This damn spam email wasted his precious morning time! I really don't know how this email got to his mailbox.

Select, delete, block...... George cleanly pulled off a three-hit combo.

Then, he happily continued to read the next few emails, and at the same time drank his morning coffee as accurately as usual, and began his daily routine for the new day.

And then there are journalists like George from all over the world, most of whom received a special email this morning. The email stated the same thing in different languages:

Next week, at a press conference in Bujumbura, the capital of the East African country of Burundi, the organizers of the company, Heart of Forest, will announce to the world the results of their research and development, a super wheat variety capable of producing 5.8 tonnes per mu and growing 14 times faster than normal. At that time, a fully automatic planting robot will also be released at the same time. The press conference will be open to all media from all over the world, and the cost of travel to Burundi will be borne by Heart of the Forest.

The vast majority of media reporters were stunned at first when they received the email, and then, when they understood how the output and speed described in the email compared to normal conditions, most reporters scoffed and even became angry, thinking that this was another trick by some nameless company eager to hype. They have seen too many of this kind of things.

Just like CNN's George, the BBC reporter reacted to the email by deleting it as garbage, not caring about it at all.

Journalists from other major media outlets are largely the same.

This kind of obviously unrealistic news, these regular media will not send manpower to waste time to participate. This kind of lace journalism is something that only the reporters of the small newspapers would be interested in blending into. The two sides will hit it off and take what they want, with the company getting the hype and the small newspaper getting the eyeball.

This is the huge gap between the noble press aristocracy and the roadside beggars. The disdain of the regular media for this matter has been clearly expressed by them with practical actions.

William is a reporter for the small British newspaper "Lace", and after graduating from the University of Sheffield with a degree in journalism last year, he was not able to work in the top British and even the world's top media such as "The Times", "The Guardian", "The Independent", "Daily Mail", "The Sun", Sky TV, and the BBC. There is only one reason, he is from a civilian area.

Most of the children in the civilian areas are not from good families, and it is difficult for them to get a job in the big media immediately after graduation. Positions in large media are limited, and often a position has already been set by the concerned before he leaves.

Putting that aside, William thinks he's good enough, his grades at college were pretty good, and the only thing missing is some luck.

He got up very early this morning, and he stayed up late to write the lace press release of the Kardashian sisters he tracked yesterday, and the editor-in-chief was very urgent, so he had no choice but to add a piece of aspirin to himself. Fortunately, the manuscript should be written well and has been completed smoothly and on time.

Walking into the subway station with his briefcase, boarding the subway, and standing in the carriage, William's half-confused eyes were staring at the screen of his mobile phone, casually clicking on yesterday's email.

The only email that popped up. William read the email quickly. The next moment, he was completely awake at once.

"Burundi, a small country in East Africa? Seems to have heard of it. Heart of the Forest? Haven't heard of it. William read the line repeatedly: "The company will fully reimburse you for your travel expenses, no matter where you are flying from, whether you are in first class or not. Heart of the Forest looks forward to welcoming you.

William's heart was moved. Recently, he has always thought that he should go out and move his muscles and bones, and walk around. He can't find good news when he stays in the UK, and every day he only writes about which male star the Kardashian sisters hooked up with, which disgusts him. Although the African company doesn't look so reliable – with a yield of 35 acres? My God, this is definitely the biggest joke of the year! But he didn't care, he just wanted to get out and about, even if it was to Africa.

So, when William came to the newspaper office and submitted an application for assignment to the editor-in-chief, in the face of the editor-in-chief's strange gaze, William said heroically: "I will be responsible for the travel expenses myself." Of course, he still hopes that the company in Africa will do what he says and will reimburse him for this huge expense.

The editor-in-chief agreed to William's application with a slight hesitation. This made William happy. Little did William know at this time that the trip would change his career.

Burundi, East Africa.

"Pete, how many media outlets have replied to us so far?" Li Quan sat on the black leather sofa chair, learning the posture of the presidents, with his fingers crossed on his chest, and Erlang asked on the desk with his legs on his legs.

"So far, three newspapers have responded to our invitation and said that they will come to the press conference on time." Pete looked at the iPad and said, "It's just that these three newspapers are small media and don't have enough ...... influence."

"It's okay." Li Quan smiled faintly, "We have an old saying in China called 'everything is difficult at the beginning'. I believe that after this press conference, we will not need to invite them again. They will come to us on their own initiative. ”

"I couldn't agree more." Pete laughed. Li Quan had already shown him the amazing results of Super Micro, and also showed the Wheat Field Puppet. In Pete's view, he is like a copy of those legendary professional managers in the movie, who was hit by a contract dropped by God and fell from the sky, and will be out of control from then on. Originally, he was going to New Delhi to work as an agent for a garment factory, but he changed his mind temporarily, but he didn't expect to meet such a magical company and a boss who seemed to be even more magical.

"No matter how many people come this time, the press conference must be held on time. You remember, follow the pre-arranged specifications. Even if only one reporter came in the end. Li Quan said.

"Okay, I'll arrange it." Peett nodded and walked out.

Li Quan stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, the three-story main building had just been completed, and the materials were quite strong. This will serve as his starting point in Africa. In the future, he will gradually build a base in Africa as the stall spreads. Aside from Superwheat and the Crop Golem, he has so much more to come up with.

"After the release of the Super Wheat and Crop Golem, I believe that all parties will come to take a look, and it is time to arrange some measures." "It would be a good idea to plant the whole of Burundi with trees," he thought. ”