Chapter 720

"I don't think we should be so impulsive."

Where there are hardline Jews, there are naturally moderate Jews.

A Jewish tycoon on the right, wearing a casual suit and sporting a goatee, shook his head: "Nanjing also suffered a massacre, and there were 300,000 people. If we respond to the outside world with an attitude of denial and non-response, when the outside world questions us later: 'Since you don't sympathize with the Nanjing Massacre, why should we sympathize with the Jewish Holocaust?'"

"This will inevitably put us in a very passive position."

"My suggestion is to downplay it, report it lightly, and then emphasize the Jewish Holocaust to draw everyone's attention back to our own tragic history."

Next,

Arguments erupted in the conference room, with each side sticking to its own views.

Everyone had their own reasons.

Ben Stewart Resnick listened to everyone's debate and tapped the table.

"Quiet, everyone!"

Everyone quieted down one after another.

"First, we can be clear that the promotion of 'The Nanjing Massacre' is very damaging to our 'unique victim status,' and we must not actively help them promote it."

"And a blockade carries too much risk; it's very easy to become a target of public criticism. Only the choice of downplaying it is the most appropriate; it can reduce the impact without causing too much backlash."

"Let's proceed in this direction, and everyone can discuss specifically how to do it."

Ben Stewart Resnick set the tone.

Numerous Jewish businessmen began to discuss it.

30 minutes later……

After some discussion, the meeting quickly reached a consensus.

Ben Stewart Resnick began to assign tasks: "In terms of publishing, contact the HarperCollins publishing group immediately and find a way to get them to modify the book's content to weaken the influence of the Nanjing Massacre. If that doesn't work, try to delay the printing speed as much as possible……"

"In terms of media, from now on, selectively report on all content related to this book and exhibition, reduce exposure, and highlight our Jewish history more."

"The public opinion team should prepare to guide public opinion, emphasize the uniqueness and irreplaceability of the Jewish Holocaust, and pull the public's focus back."

"In addition, set up a monitoring group," Ben Stewart Resnick added,

"Keep an eye on public opinion trends in real-time. Once there is a new situation, report it immediately, and we will adjust our strategy. Everyone must handle this matter well; it concerns our core interests."

Just like a mobilization meeting,

Everyone became solemn.

"Meeting adjourned!"

Next, the Jewish organizations began to operate rapidly.

……

……

A new day,

Umbrella Corporation building, in the office.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the bustling Tang Renjie downstairs.

Checked the system,

San Francisco approval rating: 53%…… This approval rating is the result of 2 years, but it has been stuck for a long time and hasn't moved much.

Jiujinshanwan Area approval rating: 23%…… A slight increase.

Look at Los Angeles again,

Los Angeles approval rating: 12%…… In the initial stage, the growth rate is considered a bit fast.

Tap tap tap~~~

At this moment,

Li Jie walked in with a solemn expression, holding a stack of documents tightly in his hand.

"Brother Zu……"

He walked up to Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu,

"The media we previously agreed upon with the Jews basically didn't report on the news from Union Square."

"Moreover, most of the California newspapers today also don't have any relevant content."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's expression didn't change, his gaze deep: "Do you know the reason?"

Li Jie: "I arranged for people to call those TV stations and newspapers."

"The Jewish media we made deals with apologized to us, saying something about how we couldn't prove the truth of the massacre. So they didn't dare to report it randomly."

"Heh~~~"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu sneered.

"When they report things, do they ever care about the truth? It's simply a hellish joke!"

"What about those non-Jewish media? Why didn't they report it?"

Li Jie: "Those newspapers that didn't report it said it was a similar excuse."

In the office, Li Qiao, Brother Leopard, Gong Wei, and others, upon hearing this news, also showed curiosity and confusion on their faces.

Li Jie: "The media that has nothing to do with the Jews didn't report it; I guess it should be because the Japanese threatened them not to allow reporting on this matter. After all, there are still many Japanese advertisements."

"The only thing I'm curious about is why the Jews suddenly changed their minds. Didn't they say before that they wanted to link it with the Jewish Holocaust? Why didn't they report it at the critical moment?"

Brother Leopard said thoughtfully: "These Jews have always been shrewd; they definitely wouldn't do this for no reason. Could it be that there is some deal behind it that we don't know about?"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu was also thinking about this question.

It is reasonable for the Japanese to stop it, but it shouldn't be able to affect the Jews.

Could it be——

Suddenly, Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu had a flash of inspiration: "You say, is there a possibility that the Jews want to maintain the priority status of the Jewish Holocaust in the eyes of the world? They are afraid of being overshadowed by the Nanjing Massacre? And thus lose those vested interests."

As soon as Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu said this,

Everyone began to think.

"There really is this possibility."

"Eh~~~"

"It should be like this."

Li Jie nodded: "There were signs before that they are very sensitive to the allocation of attention to this type of historical subject matter. So how should we respond next?"

Brother Leopard said: "Boss, I have a way, maybe it's a bit useful."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu looked at Brother Leopard with a smile: "Let's hear it."

Brother Leopard: "The 'Mutual Aid Association' we've been running for the past two years has a method used to deal with the media, which is to have a large number of people call those newspapers and threaten them that if they don't do something, they will cancel their subscriptions."

"This is also the method the Jews have always used."

Brother Leopard grinned: "We can use the same method for this matter."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu nodded: "Good, I'll leave this matter to you."

Brother Leopard patted his chest: "No problem!"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu looked at the others: "Do you have any other ideas?"

Li Qiao raised her hand: "Our Chinatowns in San Francisco and Los Angeles are currently among the busiest places in all of San Francisco and Los Angeles. We can hold an exhibition on the Nanjing Massacre and put those cruel photos inside……"

"Then conduct a 'viewing experience'; whoever can successfully persist for 10 minutes will be rewarded with 5 US dollars, and then advertise it."

Everyone fell silent.

"Good!"

"This is a good idea!"

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu and the others were all pleasantly surprised.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu looked at Li Qiao. This woman performed well in "Comrades: Almost a Love Story," from a country girl from Guangzhou, working as a cleaner and eavesdropping on English classes, then becoming a boss herself, and then coming to the United States and mixing well. She really has her own abilities.

"Wonderful, worthy of being my wife, truly amazing!"

Brother Leopard rubbed his hands, excited: "Setting up a 'viewing experience' and giving a 5-dollar reward, using interest to drive it, greatly increases the public's enthusiasm for participation. And the 10-minute viewing duration set by the experience rules also ensures that visitors have enough time to immerse themselves in the exhibition and deeply understand the history of the Nanjing Massacre, rather than just taking a cursory look."

Gong Wei nodded: "By displaying cruel photos of the Nanjing Massacre, with intuitive and shocking visual effects, visitors can more deeply feel the cruelty of history, which is more infectious and persuasive than simple preaching and propaganda."

Li Jie also praised repeatedly: "This novel form of 'viewing experience' itself has topicality, is easy to attract media attention, further expand the scope of dissemination, and achieve the propaganda effect of using a small effort to achieve a big result."

The atmosphere in the office suddenly heated up.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu clapped his hands: "Good, let's do it!"

"After it kicks off, we will organize demonstrations and parades, go to Japantown, force them to apologize, and then create conflict……"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded one after another.

A confrontation…… against Japan.

Against the Jews.

Officially kicks off!

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu waved his hand: "Li Jie, Brother Leopard, Li Qiao, next, I'll leave it to you…… Also, notify Xiao Fu's side, Los Angeles cannot fall behind either!"

Li Jie and the others solemnly: "Yes!"

Ling ling ling~~~

At this moment, Li Jie's phone rang.

Answered.

"Mr. Cruson wants to see me? Good, I'll be there right away."

Cruson is the chairman of the San Francisco Democratic Party.

After Li Jie hung up the phone, he said to Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu: "This Cruson calling me at this time is definitely not coming with good intentions. It's possible he's acting as a lobbyist for the Japanese."

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu sneered: "It's fine, go see him, see what his attitude is. This November is the election for California Governor, State Assemblyman, San Francisco Mayor, and City Councilman. In the Jiujinshanwan Area, we have far more Chinese than Japanese. I believe he will make an important choice."

"If he really wants to stop us, you can threaten him that we can also defect to the Republican Party."

Nowadays, the coverage of the Umbrella Corporation is large enough to make many people compromise.

The political characteristic of the United States is compromise.

Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu doesn't believe Cruson would offend the Chinese community to death for the sake of Japan.

In San Francisco,

How many Japanese are there? A little over 10,000.

And the Chinese? 180,000!

And in the Jiujinshanwan Area, the Chinese population is 400,000, while the Japanese are only 20,000.

How can the Japanese compare to the Chinese?

The only thing they can show off is money.

……

……

Soon,

San Francisco Democratic Party administrative building.

Li Jie got out of the car and brought Li Qiao inside. He usually works here too, his job is Democratic Party campaign team, campaign assistant.

In the lobby, Councilman Tang Mu Armanio saw Li Jie and greeted him quickly: "Mr. Li~~ Chairman Thompson is in his office, waiting for you……"

Li Jie smiled: "Thank you."

The two of them have a pretty good personal relationship; after all, Tang Mu Armanio's successful campaign had the voting bonus of the Umbrella Corporation.

Arrived in front of the chairman's office on the fourth floor.

Knocked on the door.

"Ein~~"

Li Jie pushed open the wooden door. What came into view were political classics like "The Federalist Papers" neatly arranged on a dark brown walnut bookshelf, with biographies of Clinton and Roosevelt placed below. The bronze Democratic Party emblem ornament on the top of the bookshelf had the eagle's beak facing the door.

"Li~~~"

"Chairman!"

Cruson turned to look at Li Jie. He was tall, had a goatee, and was a typical old white face.

Drinking coffee,

Chatting about daily life.

After chatting for 10 minutes, Cruson finally started talking about the real business.

"Li, I heard you are a Singaporean Chinese."

"Yes."

"Which generation moved to Singapore?"

"In the 30s, my ancestors immigrated from the East to Malaysia because of the war, and then Malaysia expelled the Chinese, so we followed a large number of Chinese to Singapore……"

Cruson smiled: "Good, so to speak, by logic you shouldn't have anything to do with the East, right?"

Li Jie nodded: "Yes."

He glanced at Cruson: "If the Chairman has something to say, you can say it directly."

Cruson patted his thigh: "Good, then I'll say it directly…… Mr. Sato Kenjiro, the chairman of the Japantown Chamber of Commerce, wants to find me to act as a bridge for you, hoping to deal with yesterday's conflict, as well as the 'Nanjing Massacre' matter……"

He hadn't finished speaking……

"Impossible!"

Li Jie said decisively: "Japan committed such heinous crimes in the East, 300,000 were slaughtered, they don't want to admit it, and they don't want us to mention it? There is no such logic in this world."

Cruson: "But didn't you say you were Singaporean?"

Li Jie: "I am Singaporean, but my ancestors were Easterners, I am Chinese. Mr. Chairman, I hope you can forgive me, this matter is a conflict between the Chinese and the Japanese."

Cruson was a bit dissatisfied: "But you are now a member of the Democratic Party, you should understand that the Democratic Party is fighting for the rights of ethnic minorities. Chinese and Japanese are both minorities, there shouldn't be internal conflict."

Li Jie's attitude was firm: "Sorry, this matter is not up for discussion."

Cruson got angry and slapped the table directly: "November is the election month, if you conflict like this, it will affect the overall election situation of the Democratic Party."

Slapped the table?

Li Jie sneered and also slapped the table.

Peng~~~

"Mr. Chairman, in the Jiujinshanwan Area, those Japanese are only 20,000 people, my Chinese are 400,000!"

"May I ask, who is the big picture!"

Li Jie looked at Cruson coldly.

Cruson: "…………"

For a moment, he couldn't speak.

400,000 against 20,000, who is the big king and who is the small king, it is clear at a glance.

He quickly squeezed out a smiling face: "Cough cough…… actually, I have always valued the Chinese very much, and I am very disgusted by the hypocrisy of those Japanese……"

Sorry, I spoke too loudly just now!

Cruson: "Don't worry, I support the promotion of that 'Nanjing Massacre' very much, I agree very much that it can be known by more people!"

Li Jie's superficial work: "Thank you Chairman for your support!"

The two sides chatted for a few more sentences, and Li Jie left.

Cruson instantly became gloomy. This time he did a favor, wanting to help Sato Kenjiro, but didn't expect it to fail.

"Damn, damn Japanese!"

……

……

In the following days, it was calm.

That conflict at Union Square quickly lost its heat. Even if that group of 'actors' exhibited at Union Square every day, the attraction was greatly reduced.

The heat comes fast and goes fast.

Just like this, a few days passed. The Japanese Sato Kenjiro and other Japanese, as well as that group of Jews, saw that the storm had subsided and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Then sneered:

"Just this?"

"Just this?"

These Chinese are indeed weak and easy to bully.

And at this moment, the second action brewed by the Umbrella Corporation is being prepared intensively.

In the Chinatowns of San Francisco and Los Angeles, one "exhibition hall" each is being renovated rapidly and is about to "open for business"!

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PS: Recommending a good sci-fi novel: "Has the World Been Destroyed Today?"

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