Arasaka Tower.

Department of Public Relations.

Tang Yu was in the minister's office, turning up the panoramic electronic mirror screen behind him, waiting for the video signal to be connected to the board of directors.

He sat in his exclusive office, turned on the holographic projection of the office system, and watched the public statement of military technology.

in the TV screen.

Meredith Stott, director of public diplomacy for military science and technology, has a dignified and solemn expression, and his official suit is paired with a close-fitting uniform short skirt, showing a mature and capable temperament.

In front of many media cameras, her eyes were undaunted, and she loudly accused Arasaka of its recent provocations.

Meredith emphasized: "Military technology will not tolerate any aggression and will do whatever it takes to get justice and damage." ”

Immediately after that, a reporter at the scene asked, will military science and technology also use hot force to retaliate?

Meredith replied categorically: "We will never give up the use of force, and if the result of the negotiation does not meet expectations, we will bear the consequences." ”

A while ago, Arasaka launched an armed countermeasure against military technology, and the whole operation process was not smooth, and the other party found clues.

Military technology, which has always been extremely strong, did not play cards according to conventional routines, and directly openly picked up the matter, accused Arasaka of engaging in attack activities, and demanded that Arasaka respond positively and compensate.

The incident quickly became a breaking news, burning throughout Night City and even spreading around the world.

Many think tanks and authoritative media have predicted that this attack will become the fuse and trigger a new round of all-out war for giant companies.

Military science and technology publicly expressed a very tough position, and there was no private consultation in advance, which caught Arasaka off guard.

They had conclusive evidence that Arasaka was indirectly or directly involved in the attacks.

Meanwhile.

The municipality also held a press conference immediately, and Acting Mayor Hoult personally delivered a speech, calling on the two companies to engage in peaceful dialogue to avoid escalating into a larger hot conflict.

How the two companies handled the attack was a matter for the fate of Night City and the world, and it immediately attracted a lot of attention.

In order to respond quickly, Arasaka immediately convened an emergency board meeting to discuss how to deal with the follow-up of the attack.

In addition to the members of the board of directors, the main heads of relevant departments participated in the meeting remotely.

Tang Yu looked at all kinds of news reports, repeatedly emphasized the attitude of military science and technology, and kept exaggerating the seriousness of the situation, trying to win more ratings and traffic.

From the very beginning of his promotion, he suspected that someone would burn the fire to him after the attack, but he didn't expect the fire to burn quite strongly.

Before the Arasaka board meeting was held, Tang Yu could estimate what the result would be.

It is nothing more than that the Arasaka company has publicly stated that it is willing to sit down and negotiate peace talks, but it has its own reserve price and conditions.

And this kind of reserve price and conditions are the kind that is difficult for military science and technology to accept.

Then he began to look for a negotiator, and took advantage of the situation to draw the fire to Tang Yu and let him go head-to-head with military technology.

Tang Yu had to maneuver between the two major companies, being roasted on the fire pit, and a mistake could ruin his reputation and ruin his future.

Even if Tang Yu completed the negotiation well, he would not get any benefits.

Cleaning the tail of the Special Operations Department is a thankless job.

With that in mind.

Tang Yu felt a little funny.

Everyone thought that the most important thing for him was position, but he didn't care at all.

The powers and scope of affairs of the Public Relations Department are much smaller than those of the Counterintelligence Department.

This also means that Tang Yu will not have much impact if he does a good job.

The core factor that really determines a company's foreign relations is always the company's own strength.

Even if he collapses the negotiation between the two companies and is severely punished by demotion, salary reduction, etc., it will never be as life-threatening as the counterintelligence department.

Moreover.

The two giant companies can't fight at all, Arasaka has Saburo in charge, and Aunt Mei has in charge of military technology.

As long as Tang Yu appears on the stage, as for the face of Arasaka or military technology, it has nothing to do with him.

Soon.

The video signal of Tang Yu's office was remotely connected to the site of the board of directors.

With a teacup in hand, he sat in his office chair and slowly turned around, indifferently watching the performance of the board members.

The Board of Directors had already had a round of discussions prior to the various departments' video access meetings.

Now the faces of the board members are different, no longer speaking, and the atmosphere is a little stiff.

What caught Tang Yu's attention was Michiko-chan's performance, unlike before, she did not stand at the main end of the conference table this time, but sat quietly in her place.

Michiko clasped her hands in front of her, her eyes slightly closed, and she didn't seem to care too much about the things discussed in the boardroom.

Tang Yu couldn't help but smile when he saw her 'rotten' attitude, guessing that it should be related to Arasaka Laixuan.

He knew that Michiko deliberately pretended to be this attitude because she didn't want to be used as a gun by other people anymore.

The board members all know that she is a staunch dove, and when a conflict breaks out between the two companies, the most anxious is none other than Michiko Komiko, who has always advocated that the two major companies compete on the bottom line of peace, and will definitely be the first to stand up and ask for peace talks.

At that time, the board members can sing the opposite, keep clamoring to give the military science and technology a look, and finally push the boat down the river to pass the pressure of the peace talks to Michiko Komiko.

Michiko Komi will have to bear the main responsibility for the peace talks between the two sides, and if the peace talks succeed, they can avoid a catastrophe, and if the peace talks fail, they will face ridicule and greater pressure.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that peace talks are inevitable, but who is responsible for going to them has become the key to this board meeting.

He glanced around the board members again, and they all kept silent, not wanting to be the first bird.

Apparently.

Michiko's unconventional performance caused the board members to mess up their plans, so they had to work separately to avoid burning themselves.

Now that the attack has caused a sensation in the city, and the situation is faintly continuing to ferment and spread, Mingzhe is the best choice.

With the arrival of the main heads of relevant departments, the process of the board of directors stalemate seems to have taken a new turn.

Director Takahashi, who represents the pheasant faction, glanced at Michiko Komi and found that she was closing her eyes to recuperate, and said coldly.

"There was such a big mistake in this attack, and military technology is being denounced outside, is Arasaka just holding his breath?"

Director Yamamoto, as a member of the hawkish faction, also wanted to blow the fire on Michiko's head, and echoed: "Director Conti, do you have any opinions and opinions over there?" ”

Director Conti's tone was high, with a bit of anger: "What do I think? At the beginning, you unanimously proposed and approved of the attack, but now that the operation has gone awry, why don't you have an opinion? ”

"Whoever is in charge of this attack will be left to handle it, and even this little thing can't be done, what's the difference between sitting in this position and being a waste?"

Susan Ebnathy: "??? ”

Her originally calm face suddenly became ugly.

The situation on the board scene did not seem to be what she expected, as if no one wanted to be responsible for the attack.

Director Yamamoto looked indifferent and said disapprerovingly: "If things don't go well, naturally we have to accept the treatment, but now that the fire outside has burned to the door, we haven't negotiated a result yet, isn't it not good." ”

"Director Michiko, what do you think?" Director Yamamoto's eyes were gloomy and he looked at Michiko Komi.

Komi Chiko's eyes closed slightly, and she said softly: "Then let's focus on the heads of the relevant departments involved in this operation first, and then talk about how to respond to military technology." ”

Susan Abernathy's face became even more ugly, she never thought that the fire would burn on her head, and her previous expectations and plans were all disrupted.

She waited nervously, hoping that a director would support her.

Another director added: "Although there were flaws in this operation, it still had some results, and the R&D department got the experimental equipment they wanted, and Mr. Saburo gave instructions on this and affirmed the results of the action." ”

Susan Abernathy breathed a sigh of relief as if she had grasped a life-saving straw.

If there was no one on the board to speak for her, she had already been severely punished last time, and she would have been dealt with more severely this time.

She quickly remembered what had happened that day, when a Arasaka stronghold suddenly reported that a special agent involved in the attack on the convoy had fled back to the stronghold and brought back a box.

After dissecting, it was found that the box contained the experimental equipment needed by the R&D department.

Susan Abernasi arranged for someone to send the equipment to the R&D department, but only a little bit about the situation at that time, and did not pay much attention to it.

In her opinion, it doesn't matter if the operation fails or not.

This piece of equipment is just a favor for Tanaka, and it is dispensable.

But today, it has become the fruit of her actions.

She remembered the Secret Service, whose name was supposed to be David Martinez.

While the board was discussing matters, she brought up David's biographical information.

Newly recruited employees, initially determined G2 level treatment, graduated from Arasaka College, the company's internship rating is A-, internship department.

Counterintelligence Department?

Susan Abernathan was a little surprised, but she didn't expect that the secret service agent who brought her this result turned out to be from the Counterintelligence Department.

I don't know why.

She immediately thought of Tang Yu, and realized that there might be a deeper cat to dig into, so she put aside the conflict for the time being, and continued to watch the progress of the board of directors carefully.

Anyway, David is in the Special Operations Department, and it's no different from holding it in her hands.

The high-level board of directors is still discussing, but because Michiko Komiko is not accepting, there are still a few opinions.

The hawkish director Yamamoto was a little anxious, and he couldn't burn the fire on Michiko Arasaka, so he had to go according to the predetermined plan first.

If you can't kill two birds with one stone, you have to hit at least one.

He added: "Since I can't come up with a definite opinion, I think that the handling of accountability will be put aside for the time being, this operation was approved by the board of directors, although there were some mistakes in the implementation of the special operations department, but it is understandable, after all, the composition of the team involved in the operation is complex, and it cannot be carried out in full accordance with the plan." ”

"I suggest that the problem of military science and technology be solved urgently, I mean, on the premise of safeguarding Arasaka's honor and interests, peace talks and consultations will be conducted."

"Directors, you can also express your opinions."

Director Yamamoto looked around, and all members of the board of directors nodded their heads in agreement.

His gaze finally fell on Michiko Ko, and he asked in a deep voice, "Director Michiko, what do you think?" ”

Xiaomei Zhizi still closed her eyes slightly, and said indifferently: "I have no opinion on your proposal." ”

Director Yamamoto secretly sneered, and continued to suggest that the head of the public relations department be arranged as the main representative, and the relevant departments should arrange elites, organize legal business teams, and carry out public negotiations and consultations with military technology.

He did not name Tang Yu, but waited for the directors to express their positions.

After confirming that there was no objection, the secretary of the meeting asked the secretary of the meeting to connect the ministers remotely for two-way communication.

The first minister to appear on the live projection of the board of directors was Tang Yu of the Public Relations Department.

After Yamamoto saw Tang Yu's figure appear, he praised: "Minister Tang, you are really young and promising, it seems that you are the only one who can bear this heavy responsibility." ”

Director Takahashi added, "I am confident that the appointment of Minister Tang as the company's representative will definitely live up to the trust and win the reputation and benefits of Arasaka." ”

The higher you wear Tang Yu's hat now, the harder you can step on it when the negotiation fails.

The members of the board of directors present were all high and proud, just waiting for the rest of the matter.

As long as it doesn't offend their interests, whether it's Tang Yu or Susan Abnerdsie, it makes no difference.

Tang Yu ignored the others and said bluntly: "The arrangement of the board of directors, the public relations department has been clear, if there are no other matters, you can go through the next batch according to the process." ”

When Director Yamamoto heard this, he understood why he said that Tang Yu was a lone wolf, and he didn't take him seriously at all.

He ordered the secretary of the meeting to generate the list of actions immediately and then asked the directors sitting in the room to sign the comments.

Director Yamamoto was the first to sign the approval process, and the other board members followed his actions and signed their consent.

Komi Tomoko opened her eyes, looked at Tang Yu in the projection screen, didn't say anything, stood up directly, and left the scene under the escort of her personal bodyguard.

She neither signed her consent nor objected.

As the co-managing director, she no longer has the power to veto the previous vote.

It's just that because Lai Xuan can't get a job at Arasaka Tower, she has to handle the company's affairs on her behalf.

With the approval of the majority of the directors, this task arrangement was successfully formed, which was consolidated by the Administration Department and forwarded to the Public Relations Department.

At the end of the board meeting, Tang Yu and other heads of relevant departments withdrew from the video signal connection.

Tang Yu sat in the office and saw that the office system had received the specific details of the task.

He is responsible for leading the formation of a negotiation team, which is specifically responsible for handling the contradictory relationship with military science and technology.

Next.

Tang Yu not only had to consider whether to publicly respond to military technology, but also the time and place of the negotiations.

Judging from the current situation, the person in charge of this matter on the military technology side should be Aunt Mei.

But Tang Yu didn't plan to communicate with Aunt Mei directly about this matter, it was best to build a bridge to achieve the effect of hiding people's ears.

He was reminded of City Councilman Jefferson, who was much more likely to be elected mayor after Lucius Lane's death.

Due to the failure of the Matrix Space project, the people of Night City have become more suspicious of Jefferson's abilities.

He wants to win this election and implement his own governance philosophy, but the difficulty remains.

In addition, Jefferson was reluctant to be controlled by the company, except for the Yeshi Company, which wanted to take him down as a puppet mayor, other companies had no intention of supporting him to ascend to the throne.

But for Tang Yu, one more power against the company will also have one more hole card in his hand.

He decided to give this peace talk surprise to Jefferson, which was a preliminary meeting gift between the two.

Not tonight!

(End of chapter)