Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 372 The Game Fails! (Third Update!)

Liu Yongqiang, a competent public relations professional, naturally understood what Lin Yi meant. He grabbed the hard drive and nodded to Lin Yi:
"Don't worry, boss, I will definitely not let those Turks get their way."

He turned around and left with the hard drive.

Back in the public relations office, Liu Yongqiang didn't rush to work on the proposal. Instead, he connected the hard drive to the computer and checked the files on it.

There are two video files on the hard drive.

It was even thoughtfully labeled with 1 and 2.

He opened the first video, in which a foreigner in a suit was being dragged away by two burly men.

Seeing the clothes of the two burly men and the familiar scene, Liu Yongqiang couldn't help but roll his eyes, but he still patiently watched the video to the end.

After reading it, he couldn't help but shake his head.

This video cannot be released, or rather, it cannot be used for promotion. If this video is used, it is easy for others to label it, and in the end, it may even escalate into an international incident.

This is a situation that every public relations professional should proactively avoid.

Hopefully the second video will work!

With that thought in mind, Liu Yongqiang dragged the mouse to open the second video. The second video was also from the perspective of a surveillance camera. In the surveillance footage, several foreigners in suits were being surrounded by a dozen burly men and pushed out little by little.

Two of the men were carrying shields, looking ready to fight to the death.

These men were pushed out of the gate, while the remaining burly men went into the guardhouse, took out shields, and began patrolling around the retractable iron gate.

The people outside saw the scene inside. One of them had just taken a step out, but before he could even put his leg down, the people inside turned around and looked at him with hostility.

Upon seeing this, the person outside the door had no choice but to stop and step back to a safe distance.

After watching the two videos, Liu Yongqiang held his head in his hands and let out a long sigh.

The boss is making things difficult for me by asking me to use these two videos for promotion.

If I don't promote myself, I'll be fired tomorrow; but if I do promote myself, Xiaomi Heavy Industry might be fired.

After hesitating for a while, Liu Yongqiang picked up the phone and called Lin Yi again.

This time, he repeatedly confirmed with Lin Yi whether he really wanted to send out these videos.

Lin Yi's reply was only one sentence: "Send it out, and I'll take responsibility for whatever happens!"

That simple sentence made Liu Yongqiang breathe a sigh of relief.

The boss said he would take charge, so now it's my turn to perform.

He opened the video again and watched it from beginning to end.

After watching it, he called over a few people from the public relations department who were in charge of editing the video, and then asked them to turn on their computers and import the video.

He stood by, personally monitoring the video!

"Add a special effect here, and add a sound effect!"

"It's that kind of soft, fluffy sound you often see in anime, when something hits the ground and makes that bouncy, bouncy sound!"

"Here, when this person is being dragged out, add that audio clip... like the one from the TV series where they raid someone's house, the one where the prisoner is being dragged out and says he doesn't want to die!"

"Here, play these clips repeatedly, then play them in a circular motion!"

Under Liu Yongqiang's guidance, the employee responsible for editing the video first completed the video trimming, and then found the corresponding sound effects from the sound effects library and added them.

After adding everything, under Liu Yongqiang's watchful eye, he clicked play.

What would have been a controversial video has been transformed into a parody video after this editing.

The overall impression is that the maliciousness of the video has been greatly reduced.

But Liu Yongqiang was not satisfied because he always felt that the video was missing something.

But when I think about it carefully, I still can't figure it out.

Just as he was racking his brains trying to figure it out, a news video being watched by an employee at another workstation made him instantly realize what was missing.

Conclusion!
After the video finishes playing, here's the final summary!

He clapped his hand on the employee in charge of editing: "Find me a clip like this from the news related to diplomacy."

"It's the segment where the host says in a very serious tone that both sides have fully exchanged opinions."

“Find this video clip, cut it out, erase all the news-related parts, and only keep the relevant audio and subtitles similar to what I just mentioned.”

The editing staff were at their wits' end, but fortunately, Liu Yongqiang explained the general content of the news, so after half an hour of the editing staff mobilizing others to help, the editing was completed.

Finally, someone found such a clip.

But not as a host, but as a reporter.

The editing staff quickly handed the video to Liu Yongqiang. After watching it, Liu Yongqiang nodded in satisfaction, "Use this video clip and put it at the end of our segment!"

A few minutes later, the video was finished being edited, and Liu Yongqiang watched it again from beginning to end.

Seeing the final reporter standing in the sunlight, in front of the camera, calmly saying that both sides had fully exchanged opinions, he instantly felt that feeling.

After the video was edited, Liu Yongqiang took the exported video back to his office to write the copy.

Half an hour later, he reappeared in front of Lin Yi with the relevant videos and text.

Lin Yi calmly accepted the document and the video, calmly read through them, and then returned them to Liu Yongqiang.
"Send it out!"

"Send a copy to domestic video websites and several foreign dating websites."

"If you see anyone claiming to be from Turkey, invite them to the comments section so they can see this!"

The request was strange, but Liu Yongqiang didn't think much of it. He simply kept it in mind, took the hard drive and the plan, and turned to leave.

Back in his office, he first posted the videos on Xiaomi Heavy Industry's official website, and then registered accounts on several overseas social media websites to post the videos.

After confirming the upload was successful and that comments were allowed, he contacted several PR and social media accounts he had previously worked with and asked them to write two articles connecting the various events.

It makes people make associations!

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Brussels, European External Action Service.

This is a department established on December 1, 2009, in accordance with the Lisbon Treaty signed in 2007, and is currently under organizational restructuring review.

The purpose of this organization is to take over the foreign affairs functions of the former European Commission and the Council of the European Union, and to be responsible for the unified coordination of the EU's overall diplomacy, military cooperation, and crisis management, so as to avoid diplomatic chaos.

Under this department, there is also a strategic communications department.

The department's job is to monitor and analyze global online information, especially disinformation, online public opinion, and propaganda about war in Russia and the Middle East.

Almost immediately after Xiaomi Heavy Industries released the relevant video, the department's monitoring system detected the information.

Within minutes, the information was delivered by the head of the strategic communications department to Catherine Abbotton, the interim head of the external operations team. As a German, Catherine Abbotton excelled at assessing situations; her fingers tapped lightly on the document as she pondered how to maximize her benefits.

Eight months have passed since the establishment of the External Action Service on December 1, 2009.

The relevant EU departments have not yet completed the organizational structure review of the External Action Service. The stated intention is to ensure the integrity of the relevant organizational structure and the exercise of power with caution.

But in reality, none of the parties wanted to relinquish power.

They have been holding onto power, which means that the External Action Service cannot be formally established.

If it's dragged on until later, until those old guys decide on the distribution of profits, then whether this department is even established or not, becomes unnecessary.

There's no need for me, the head of the action agency, who is nominally at the same level as the rotating president of the European Commission.

Therefore, we must take the initiative now!
Let the European public, as well as lower-level officials, see the role of this department!

The document was pushed back to the head of the strategic communications department by Catherine Abbotton:
"You have one hour to closely monitor what you've discovered and then prepare a statement."

"The overall direction of the announcement is to refute the rumors circulating among the public regarding the European Commission's plan!"

"The announcement refuting the rumors emphasized that the cooperation between Türkiye and the Chinese company does not exist."

"Then put the link to this video in the announcement!"

"be quick!"

The head of the strategic communications department received clear instructions, picked up the documents on the table, and turned to leave.

They immediately downloaded the relevant videos and began technical repairs to make them clearer.

In less than an hour, the video was initially edited and uploaded to a separate website and stored in a separate database.

While the video was being repaired, a clarification announcement was also completed.

In the announcement, they addressed the public's questions regarding the European Commission's statements.

It looks very businesslike.

But at the end of the announcement, the topic shifted to the video.

The information released by the European Commission, as described by them, has become a propaganda campaign about Türkiye's desire to join the EU.

The European Commission's release of this information was merely a response to the media war.

It sounds a bit fake, but when combined with the video in the link, it makes it seem very real.

After the announcement was issued, Catherine Abbotton immediately went to the office building where the European Commission is located.

The two were only a few hundred meters apart, so she chose to walk instead of driving.

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Headquarters of the National Intelligence Organization in Ankara, Türkiye.

Twenty minutes after the European External Action Service issued its announcement, the announcement reached Suleiman's desk.

He looked at the link in the announcement, found a computer, and entered the link with some skepticism.

Once the video finished buffering, he saw the guy from the Army Logistics Department being dragged and thrown out the gate.

Upon seeing this, the spy chief's eyes widened instantly.

He recalled what the army logistics department had relayed to him.

Those guys said that their negotiations with Xiaomi Heavy Industry went very smoothly, and both sides had exchanged their terms and almost reached an agreement.

It now seems that it wasn't about reaching an agreement, but rather about fighting to reach an agreement!
Fueled by anger, Suleiman quickly found the announcement from Xiaomi Heavy Industry on several mainstream social media websites through the relevant video.

After reading the whole thing, he only remembered the last sentence of the announcement.

Both sides exchanged views thoroughly!

This is diplomatic jargon.

The friendly and cordial conversations signified basic exchanges, but no substantial progress was made, and no fighting broke out during the negotiations.

The conversation was frank, but there were clear differences of opinion, and no consensus was reached.

They exchanged opinions, each speaking their own mind, and failed to reach a consensus.

The fact that opinions were fully exchanged indicates that the debate was intense and may end on a sour note.

Combined with this damn video, it means that the two sides got into a fight on the spot, and the people from Xiaomi Heavy Industry simply threw this guy out the gate!
Thinking about what those guys in the army logistics department had said, Suleiman now wished he could kill them all.

A bad person's elaborate schemes are no match for a fool's quick thinking!
All the plans will be ruined because of this video and this announcement!
just now……

I don't want to play anymore, I want to give up!

Raising his hands, Suleiman rubbed his head vigorously, then picked up the phone on the table and dialed the number of the person in charge of the army logistics department.
"Those plans can already be declared a failure, so we'll withdraw now. You can explain to the president yourselves!"

"Your best solution is to reach a cooperation agreement with Xiaomi Heavy Industry and secure a minimum return!"

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Shanghai, Huangpu Hotel.

Costa stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, holding his phone. Unlike the previous two days, today he had no interest in appreciating the scenery.

The curses coming from his phone were a constant reminder that their plan had failed.

The root cause of all this failure was himself!
It was his stupidity that led Xiaomi Heavy Industry to issue announcements on several mainstream social media platforms in China and abroad, stating that their cooperation was not pleasant and the negotiations were not going smoothly.

In the end, they even released a video of themselves being kicked out of their homes.

As soon as this announcement was made, the EU, which had been frantically trying to project its stance, immediately went silent and pretended nothing had happened.

As for the other two targets of the plot, Russia and America, not a single word was released from beginning to end.

In other words, their scheme, which started with a determination to succeed, has now turned into nothing more than a clownish act.

Thinking about all this, Costa was utterly desperate. He could already imagine how his superiors and his ambitious colleagues would deal with him when he got back.

Just when he was in despair, the cursing on the phone changed, turning into gentle words:

"You only have one last option left, which is to reach this cooperation agreement with Xiaomi Heavy Industry."

"If the talks don't go through, Hakkari province will be short of a logistics officer, and we'll send you there!"

"remember!"

"Since they don't believe us, let's just negotiate a cooperation agreement and show them what we have to offer!"

"Let them know that what is real can be fake, and what is fake can be real!"

(End of this chapter)