What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 358 Unexpected
"Move the fishing boat on the right side of the eighth column back a little!"

"The fishing boats on both sides said they would move back one position to focus on the aircraft carrier; this is a clear direction!"

"Those of the boats behind, please move closer together, otherwise the line will look too long in the photos..."

A CH47 marked with a "G" hovered low in the sky, and the director of Goose City TV station held a radio, directing the fleet below to arrange its positions.

With a total of 35 ships weighing over 1,000 tons and an aircraft carrier setting sail, it certainly couldn't be done hastily.

Tang Wen and Shi Juzhu both agreed to shoot a short promotional video, which would both boost the reputation of the latter's fishing alliance and enhance the prestige of the Gaijin Shipyard.

The HMS Yorktown aircraft carrier was in the middle of the formation, with Dongjiang-type fishing boats arranged in front, on both sides, and behind it, making it a very large fleet.

The positions of the carrier-based aircraft were also specially adjusted, completely copying the layout of the old US supercarriers. Although the types of aircraft are a bit mixed, it still looks very impressive.

Tang Wen felt it wasn't enough. What would it be like if all his ships were gathered together?
"Mr. Tang, is it alright if we use your song 'Pacific Rim' for our music video again this time?"

"Emm...no, let's change to a naval battle-themed song this time, called 'Attack,' which is perfect since we have an aircraft carrier to use."

After Tang Wen finished speaking, he added:

"This can serve as a trailer first. Next, once the replica battleships from Gaijin are launched, we'll gather all the warships together to film a real super naval battle movie, featuring all real warships shot on film, without any special effects!"

"If they actually make a film, I'll invest too. The Giants want to get involved as well!"

Shi Juzhu appeared out of nowhere and swung his fist fiercely:
"The name of the Fisheries Alliance Conference is too common. I plan to change it... Let's call it the National Fisheries Naval Review. Not only the North, but the whole country should participate!"

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Because it was only a few minutes long, the promotional video for the Fisheries Alliance Conference was completed in just two days, and the small fleet had already set off at a speed of 12 knots when it was released.

It was just before May Day, and not long after the launch of the Guang Sheng Hao, many people thought it was 011 appearing in the music video.

Although the Dongjiang-type is only a thousand-ton fishing boat, it looks quite large. Thirty-five of them were arranged in an arrow shape, forming a line that stretched for more than 2 kilometers around the Super Yorktown.

From the front, the dozens of ships are almost lined up in a row, like a wall approaching from a distance.

In the aerial footage taken from the helicopter, it almost completely occupies the entire frame, and if you move it away even slightly, you can't capture the whole thing.

To prove it was real footage, the helicopter filming approached from the airspace ahead, passing over the leading Dongjiang-class aircraft carrier and scanning the deck of the Super Yorktown. Dozens of carrier-based aircraft were packed together, ready to take off. A B-25 even cleared an angled deck to mimic the Doolittle Raid, with its engines running at full speed on both sides, as if it were about to take off immediately.

Whether on the aircraft carrier deck or on the thirty-odd fishing boats, the already small number of crew members briefly gathered on the deck to pose for photos. The sailors, dressed in uniform gold-plated suits, spread their legs and rose and fell with the waves, like soldiers waiting for inspection.

This long, one-and-a-half-minute, single-take shot inadvertently created a precious moment in naval warfare films, capturing an extremely spectacular fleet.

The music video was submitted directly to the Guangdong Provincial Radio and Television Bureau, and was immediately approved and scheduled for prime time. It was then handed over to the State Administration of Radio and Television, much to the surprise of the latter.

After learning that it was a super fleet actually assembled by Guy Ritchie, the advertisement was surprisingly approved for the "public service advertisement" category and was broadcast in a good time slot without being paid.

Then came the unexpected yet perfectly logical result:
Because the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television wanted to shorten the video, or perhaps intentionally wanted to boost morale, the director cut out the stern portion explaining that it was a model ship, leaving only a fleeting promotional shot of "Giant Fisheries Alliance & Gaijin Heavy Industry." When the music video aired on national television, everyone saw the awe-inspiring scene of the aircraft carrier's full-deck sortie and dozens of "destroyers." As for the fleeting image afterward... was it a sponsor trying to ride the wave of popularity?
Coupled with Tang Wen's plagiarized Hans Zimmer's hit song "Attack," the opening scene alone sends chills down your spine, making you watch the entire film without daring to blink.

The aircraft carrier was launched just a week ago, and a week later it is already on the move with a deck full of aircraft and a large number of followers. Amazing, my dear China!

This short film, which was only a few minutes long, happened to be released during the national celebration of the launch of the first aircraft carrier, and inadvertently replaced the real 011, stealing the spotlight from her.

Because it caused such a huge stir, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television's version received far more views than the uncut version released in Guangdong Province, leading to similar reactions abroad, which were immediately alarming.

It's one thing for Tokyo University to secretly build an aircraft carrier, but normal outfitting, sea trials, and radio compatibility testing would take at least a year. Yet in just a few days, they've piled up planes and assembled dozens of destroyers into a fleet. Who are they planning to fight?
With dozens of destroyers and frigates, it must be the mobilization of all the forces of the three major fleets in the country.
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"Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: We are seriously concerned about the peace situation in the surrounding region and hope that the parties concerned will not act rashly and will resolve the issue through peaceful means."

"Bangkok's Yonhap News Agency: Western Pacific security is undergoing dramatic changes, Minister Choi Hyun-ho speaks out."

"González claimed he would postpone his trip to Holland in order to negotiate on the Spratly Islands issue."

"ABC: Prism Building expresses concern about the Guangdong Provincial aircraft carrier formation."

When the last greeting reached China, the Navy realized the harm caused by cutting off the beginning and end of the video. They quickly contacted Guykin to issue a joint statement explaining that the ships in the music video were actually cement models and fishing boats, not the real Type 011 aircraft carrier.

Not only was the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television immediately ordered to replace it with the uncut version, but many details of the Dongjiang-type fishing boats and the cement aircraft carrier were also made public to prove that they were not military vessels.

However, it is easy to spread rumors but difficult to refute them. Although intelligence agencies in various countries actually discovered the problem in the first round of screening, various media outlets, always eager for a good spectacle, relentlessly fanned the flames and created all sorts of conspiracy theories:

For example, the cement model is actually the second 011, the thousand-ton fishing boat is actually a warship, which can be immediately converted into a warship when needed, and Giant Fisheries is the black glove of Tokyo University, etc.

Fortunately, major institutions in various countries have lowered their guard... except for South Korea and Japan.

Even if those dozens of boats were all fishing boats, it still raises a very important question:

These dozens of fishing boats are going to be stationed in the north, in the north!
The Dongjiang-type fishing boats lost a helicopter and three patrol boats because of the "Cui the Rat Case." Far from making Gai Jin infamous, this incident actually made him even more popular with the boat captains.

Such a sturdy fishing boat, with the ability to fight back, is practically a guarantee of freedom when venturing out into the world.

Previously, it was difficult to rent fish due to strict background checks, but Giant Fisheries solved this problem perfectly by releasing 100 fish at once.

Although there had been rumors before, most of them were considered boasts, but now more than thirty blatant northbound routes have been put forward.

Although most of them go abroad to work in the colder northern regions, that is also an important fishing area for both South Korea and Japan!
Faced with such a massive ship, the so-called economic zone rules are useless; unless warships are deployed, they simply cannot stop it.

So the rhetoric from these two media outlets quickly changed to:

"Dongjiang-type fishing vessels are classified as warships and should not be granted fishing licenses!"

(End of this chapter)