[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-667":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: Creation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1887431,2510,"Chapter 667: Preparation for Interview","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-667",667,"\u003Cp>\"Does it have to be live? Can it not just be pre-recorded?\" Xiaoyun asked as a bad memory popped up in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wouldn’t be as effective if it were pre-recorded, though. But if you want it to be pre-recorded, I can do that too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s just do a live recording,\" Xiaoyun answered after a short consideration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect. Let me give you a tour of the venue right now so you can be prepared for tonight. If you aren’t busy, of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun got up from his seat and signaled him to lead the way, he couldn’t help but notice the excitement on Shen Wen’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost as if he had been waiting for this exact moment. A bad feeling started to develop in Xiaoyun’s mind, but he couldn’t pinpoint why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no reason for Shen Wen ever to defame him, considering both of their interest were aligned with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Governor, have you been on TV before?\" Shen Wen asked as he brought Xiaoyun into a parked car outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a few times in the past...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s extremely impressive. So young and already on the TV before? You’ll be perfect for this live interview.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shen Wen started up the car, Xiaoyun quickly realized he had accidentally given the wrong answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only time he had been on TV was when he was Songming, not Shen Wen’s perception of him as a twenty-year-old university student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was just some small press that came to the school dorms. I just happened to walk past and be interviewed by it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s even better... Don’t worry, Governor, I’ll have the live guests ask softball questions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wen quickly added after noticing the frown on Xiaoyun’s face, which made him think the Governor was nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need. Just have them ask whatever they want... Have you ever heard of the proverb ’the audience’s eyes are crystal clear, Shen Wen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right, Governor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shen Wens backed down from his suggestion, the two of them finally arrived at the TV station that he had been promising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Careful, Governor, you need to follow me step by step. The front entrance right now is still under repair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun nodded as he followed Shen Wen out of the car, going towards the TV station’s entrance before realizing what he was talking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The front entrance was just five planks of wood, nailed to the concrete floor with a massive hole right below the planks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn’t know. It was like this when I brought it... Probably something to do with the soldier clearing this building.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two of them carefully walked past the entrance, they soon arrived at the main lobby of the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor, I’m just a little curious, why don’t you just want to do a cold treatment for this whole drama?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wen curiously asked as two of them continued walking down the halls, going past various rooms before arriving at a door with a construction sign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cold treatment is just laying landmines in people’s heads. Just because no one talks about it in the future doesn’t mean people forget about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the door pushed open by Shen Wen, Xiaoyun could finally see the venue where he was going to be interviewed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a relatively big room, enough to fit around a hundred people at once to watch from down below the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cameras were already set up to aim directly at the stage and at the audience, with mics and speakers in each of the room’s corners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, boss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As all twenty workers wearing hard hats inside the venue turned towards the two of them, Shen Wen suddenly started winking at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, you okay?\" One of the workers curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m okay. Ahem, everyone, stop your work for a second. This is the Governor here. Can you all say hi to him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the workers froze for a second before one of them said Hello, leading everyone else to say Hello as Xiaoyun said hello back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all, make sure all the wires are properly connected. We’re going to get this working by...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wen awkwardly paused as he turned over to Xiaoyun, who already knew what he wanted to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anytime works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By Monday, then. We’ll get our first TV broadcast fully functioning by that time. Everyone, get back to work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the workers turned their attention back to setting up the venue, Xiaoyun was a little curious about what they were working on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you got the whole thing working already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I meant to say I got the signal part working... There are a lot of things my team and I still need to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me if you need any help with it... Give me a call when you finish setting up. I’m going to go back to my office and start getting ready for the interview.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As July came to an end, the weekend went by relatively uneventfully, if ignoring the drama regarding Xiaoyun’s marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news had spread even faster than he had imagined, as even Yiming and Yezi both sent a letter asking if everything was still okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone was clearly behind all these attacks on him, from the naked pictures of him to the newspaper talking about his marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it’s mostly relatively harmless in terms of actual damage to his power, it was still tainting his reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately for Xiaoyun, Yueyue’s report had also come to a dead end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two defaming events had no connections, as the first case was a calculated attack while the second case seemed to be just a genuine reporting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just so happened to remind people of his special privileges, one that makes people think whether he should be allowed to go above the law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside of the drama, Xiaoyun had been staying in the office for the entire morning and afternoon for the past two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was studying everything he could be asked in the interview\u002Fdebate, from the population statistics to battlefield reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything he could possibly think of, he was looking through them so he could remember it inside his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was not to include the most important thing. Coming up with an actual argument in defense of his marriages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the hardest part of the preparation, as for the first day, he couldn’t even think of an actual, valid reason that could be relatable to the general population.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was much better on the second day. His mind was starting to develop ideas, ones that might just be enough to convince the crowd and the general population.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now all he had to do was to wait for Monday night, as it soon arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey, you sure this interview is a good idea?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan questioned, with all nine of them standing right behind her, all looking just as concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no turning back now. Shen Wen has already spent hundreds of thousands on advertising it, and everyone in the town is anticipating it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just trust me. I got this. I had spent more than enough time to answer any kind of question they could throw at me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine then... Have a safe trip, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Leyan leaned closer to kiss him on the cheek, all of his wives immediately took turns walking up to kiss him on the cheek as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"C-Can I do it too?\" Lily shyly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course you can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily quickly walked forward, only to be a little off as she struggled to kiss him on the cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Xiaoyun didn’t play with her as he bowed down a little to let her kiss him on the cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, don’t forget to tune in to the right channel... You guys should be able to see me on the TV live tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We know... Bye!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun exited the house, all ten of them immediately headed over to the sofa, turning on the TV before tuning to the channel that had been advertised in the newspaper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to buy clothes? Brand new winter cloths that is made out of genuine goose feather? Come to Luoping’s Yuanyuan’s clothing store!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone fell into silence as the TV started playing ads. There was nothing much they could do other than to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, can you go cook dinner? I’m kind of hungry.\" Nami murmured as she rubbed her empty stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t want to miss it. You go heat some food yourself.\" Leyan murmured, rejecting Nami’s demand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go heat up some frozen pizza.\" Kate volunteered, getting up from the seat as she headed towards the kitchen by herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long is this ad going to play before the interview actually begins?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna impatiently asked as she started to get a little annoyed by the ad’s voice presenter, which felt way too high-pitched for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He just left the house. It’s probably going to be an hour or so before it actually begins.\" Yuqi answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s so long...\" Tianci murmured, looking just as impatient as Anna as they all remained seated on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>",1532,"2026-06-10T06:59:53.682Z",1,"novelbin.me","40ca2ecaf3104192ce7ece80f68e793acc089ff73282cbad49f04ac585732c13","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-622","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-816",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]