[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-823":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},1887455,2510,"Chapter 823: Making the Speech","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-823",823,"\u003Cp>\"What do I need to write?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun was sitting alone in his office, the window blinds behind him drawn tightly against the deadly laser called the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pale overhead light barely illuminated the blank sheet of paper resting on the desk, his hand holding a pen just above the page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that Xiaoyun lacked ideas on what to write. If anything, there were too many things to start with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every passing second gave birth to another thought, another possibility, each one crowding the next before he could set a single word down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck, sitting at home really did rot my brain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to make a decision, Xiaoyun started to note down every single idea he had one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After just five minutes, the whole page was filled with bullet points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A simple introduction. Then add this lighthearted joke? No, no, no, not fitting for something so serious like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking through all the possibilities he had written, it only makes his indecisiveness even worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But everyone views me as a young guy straight from college. All the young people want me to feel relatable as per usual, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sitting in his seat for another ten minutes, he finally circled the five things he was satisfied with as the starter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, now for the actual speech... Wait, how did I write my speech in the past?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun tried to dig through his past memories, the only thing that he could come up with was speeches made on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From mid-autumn celebratory speeches to going on TV, to even the press release he had just done earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them had little to no script, or went off script completely, depending on how he wanted to talk in the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mouth had always just repeated the information he knew and his own opinion that could persuade people to his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing that remotely came close to an actual formal speech was the military parade back in April, but that itself was mostly just legal jargon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no way this is good enough. People grow up over time, and I should, too. Maybe I need to think further back...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing his eyes, a flood of memories started to hit him. Things that were going as far as when he was still Songming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Formal public speeches, public speeches... A company speech is too much about drawing the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun was about to open his eyes in frustration, a strategy suddenly popped into his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly wrote down the one word. Then another. Next thing he knew, he had filled the back of the paper completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was now just one thing he needed to do to combine current relatability and old persuasiveness into one speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time for the computer to do its magic trick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After turning on the monitor, Xioayun quickly typed his username and password. Past the home screen, he moved his mouse to the secured browser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please enter your ID access code.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden loud noise made Xiaoyun flinch. He quickly muted his computer as he entered his personal ID.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please wait, the server is currently too occupied... You can’t be serious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun rolled his eyes as he waited for the temporary access page to change. A minute later, it finally refreshes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The home page of the census department, where the search bar and catalog were in the middle of the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank god they installed this connected to my computer... Now, where do I find the things I need?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a bit, Xiaoyun clicked on the sort by option, then checked the opinion surveys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, thousands of different studies pop up at once. Next, he typed in his own name into the search bar, narrowing it down to a single page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Favorability of me? When did they do this survey?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of curiosity, he clicked on the study, which immediately brought him to an extremely bare-bones article that only had a single paragraph and a table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a thousand-person anonymous yes or no survey asking one question. Conducted exactly a year ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you approve of the mayor’s work... 94% approval rating? I really have that many people approving of me before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading through the entire thing, Xiaoyun didn’t put much thought into it and went back to the search page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he picked a survey conducted by a third party, Luoping Daily. One that was surprisingly given approval from the census department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a study done to find how much the people knew about him, ranging from when he became the governor to more personal facts like his age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone really gave approval for this? Who’s responsible for this? No way someone thought this through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scrolling down to the bottom, Xiaoyun soon found the person who granted approval to be Yuqi out of all people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly scrolled back to the top, finding the study to be done last month as he began to read it line by line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"95% people know my name... Who the hell is the 5% who doesn’t know who I am? And how has only 60% people seen my face?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Xiaoyun read through the study, the more surprised he felt. He was well-known in public, but not in the direction he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overwhelming majority, or as in the absolute majority of 100%, knew of his marriages to multiple women, more than knowing his full name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More people knew of his personal affair than of his past military achievement from Luoping to Guangzhou to Foshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for the recent news story of his solo entering the red fog in Shenzhen, the survey respondent wouldn’t even know him as the Commander-in-Chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only positive thing he found out of all these negative, targeted questions was the record level of people describing him as a hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although considered a hero, there was a clear divide between the old and the new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Older citizens were viewing him as a literal selfless human savior, with stories of personally rescuing and getting people out of the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost borderline building a cult of personality, mythifying him as a god. The entrenched idea of him being perfect and could do no wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the newer citizens viewed him as a hero by the simple fact that he chose to let people in, rather than being an exclusive settlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was never a rose-tinted glass for them. They had viewed him as a complete ’individual heroism’ who was willing to bend the rules for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just so happens that his selfish demands mostly align with the goods of the people. A selfish hero whose strong-ruled fist so happened to be needed in a desperate time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm... Make myself a hero and incorporate strong imagery. A mic drop that makes people feel the aura?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a second, a thought popped up in his head. One that literally captured the definition of strong and aura at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way I’m going to do this. It’s way too cringe... But no single leader in the world had ever done this, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sitting there for five whole minutes, Xiaoyun crumbled the paper into a ball and threw it right into the bin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then took out his phone and dialed a number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fei Tian, I need you to help me with something...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the morning flew by and evening approached, Xiaoyun was standing next to with what seemed to be an improvised helicopter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked much better than the past homemade DIY helicopter, as it had a separate cockpit and transport area for three people to sit in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, are you sure this is a good idea?\" Fei Tian questioned as the two of them approached closer and closer to the helicopter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Name a single person who’s crazy enough to do this. This is the only chance I’ve got to show off in front of everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you say so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two of them entered the helicopter, Fei Tian quickly gave the instruction to the pilot, whose face looked a little dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, are you sure this is a good idea?\" The pilot questioned as he looked back at Xiaoyun, who was sitting there in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to ask the Command in Chief yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then fly a helicopter. Make sure it’s high enough. You can fly back down after the signal is given.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The helicopter began to fly up higher and higher, going closer and closer to the cloud as both Xiaoyun and Fei Tian started attaching gears to themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, we still can turn back right now. Are you really, really sure you want to do this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fei Tian asked out loud as the wind and helicopter motor made it almost impossible to hear each other’s voices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many times do I have to say yes? You won’t be in trouble if anything goes wrong! You can take my word for granted!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1503,"2026-06-10T06:59:56.420Z",1,"novelbin.me","f705b905054bd253a2887fdcfb00c5703c527514bcef9e014b53d578e389c1d0","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-631","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-675",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]