This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 228 emphasizes that the key to propaganda is to go deep into the masses and become one with them.

Lu Ran thought about it for a moment.

He was thinking about this as he was being escorted to the police station by two special police officers today.

He enjoyed the rehearsal so much that Qin Dong Public Security Bureau lost face.

He completely dominated a drill, and the whole thing was broadcast live.

You can tell from Director Jiang's expression after the final drill.

After all, he was a police officer from my hometown, and this whole thing started because of him.

Then we definitely need to do what needs to be done.

In his memory, he had seen many propaganda videos related to the police in his previous life.

Some of these promotional videos are big-budget productions, while others are simply edited together clips.

Lu Ran has limited time and energy to produce such a large-scale production, and it is not suitable for Qin Dong Public Security Bureau.

Lu Ran was particularly impressed by a small-budget promotional video.

The entire promotional video is shot from only one perspective: inside a police car.

The footage was taken from the position of a dashcam, showing the interior of the car.

In the driver's seat, the two policemen, one old and one young, subtly revealed the plot through their conversation.

This is easy to film, and it doesn't require much acting skill; the police officers can just do it themselves.

"I need a police car, and two lead actors, one older and one younger."

Director Jiang's gaze swept over the surrounding police officers.

"Has anyone volunteered to participate?"

After he finished speaking, only Zhao Xing raised his hand.

Director Jiang said irritably, "You guys are all so enthusiastic when you're on field assignments, but now that there's an easy job, why aren't you going?"

The police officers looked at each other in bewilderment.

"You can ask me to catch a thief, but you really can't ask me to act."

"I'm so embarrassed that I can't even speak properly."

"I'm an introverted person."

Director Jiang was speechless.

"You're an introvert, so why are you chatting so enthusiastically with the aunties in the neighborhood?"

Director Jiang looked at Lu Ran: "Comrade Lu, don't worry, I'll call everyone over in a bit, and you can choose the actors."

After Director Jiang finished speaking, he noticed that Lu Ran's eyes were lingering on him.

This gave him a bad feeling.

"Comrade Xiao Lu?" Director Jiang asked tentatively.

At this moment, Lu Ran smiled and said, "Director Jiang, I think you should play the role!"

Director Jiang was immediately dumbfounded.

He waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, I can't act."

The surrounding police officers all looked over, as if they were watching a good show.

"You don't need to be an actor. You're playing a policeman in the promotional video, so just be yourself," Lu Ran advised.

As soon as he started talking, the police officers around him also began to speak.

"Director Jiang, you are the perfect choice to play this role."

"Such a good opportunity should be given to Director Jiang!"

"Director Jiang, just listen to Comrade Lu. He's a professional actor, so he must be right."

Director Jiang was immediately put on hold.

He felt as if the words he had just spoken to others had turned into bullets hitting him.

How can I refuse?

There's absolutely no way to refuse!

Lu Ran continued, "Director Jiang, you are the key figure in this promotional video. No one else has this kind of charisma."

Director Jiang has a mature and steady demeanor, which is exactly what Lu Ran wants.

In the end, Director Jiang had no choice but to nod.

"Alright, I'll act it out."

Everyone cheered.

Lu Ran: "Don't worry, I'll go over the script and shooting schedule today. We'll need a few extras later. Extras don't have lines, so anyone can act."

"Director Jiang, everyone here can sing, right?"

Director Jiang laughed and said, "That's for sure. All of us police officers, regardless of gender, can sing."

"That's good. I wrote this song for everyone, and my idea is for everyone to sing it together. I hope Director Jiang can arrange the singers."

Director Jiang asked curiously, "Comrade Lu, if I may ask, could you show us the lyrics to the song you wrote?"

"I definitely need to show you. Do you have paper and pens here?"

"I have some!"

Immediately, a policeman pulled a small notebook and a pen out of his clothes.

Lu Ran opened the notebook to a blank page and began to write.

Everyone watched curiously from the sidelines.

It's also thanks to Lu Ran practicing calligraphy that his handwriting has become much neater; otherwise, it really wouldn't be presentable.

Before long, Lu Ran finished writing the lyrics.

"Everyone, please take a look."

Everyone looked at the lyrics in the notebook, and their faces showed emotion.

This song has touched the hearts of each and every one of them.

Director Jiang laughed heartily: "Comrade Xiao Lu, just for this song you wrote, the doors of Qin Dong Public Security Bureau will always be open for you, and I believe that comrades from other units feel the same way."

Zhao Xing joked, "If you want to sit in the detention cell, you're welcome anytime."

Lu Ran stood up abruptly.

"If you're not sincere, I'm going to the Qincheng Police Station."

The police officers on both sides quickly grabbed Lu Ran's shoulders, one on each side.

"Sit down. You think you can leave? You're not going to get away!"

After lunch, Zhao Xing stayed behind. "Lu Ran, the live stream this morning was quite successful, but I feel like something's missing. Do you have any suggestions?"

Zhao Xing is not a professional in self-media; he is a self-taught individual.

In Lu Ran's view, Zhao Xing was someone who hadn't yet unleashed his true nature.

"The key to propaganda is to go deep into the masses and become one with them. You need to know what the masses want to see now," Lu Ran earnestly advised.

Zhao Xing: "Want to watch the riot control drill again?"

Lu Ran shook his head: "Watching it again is pointless. What everyone wants to know now is whether the criminals have been brought to justice. Didn't you want to make a legal education video? Here's the opportunity to educate the public about the law."

Lu Ran raised his hands and then separated them.

Zhao Xing looked puzzled: "What do you mean by that?"

Lu Ran: "Put handcuffs on me."

Why are you wearing handcuffs?

"Keep filming the video, and capture the follow-up to the riot control drill this morning."

At this point, Zhao Xing understood.

"Great idea! I understand!"

He immediately took out handcuffs and put them on Lu Ran.

The two left the cafeteria together and went off to film a video in high spirits.

While the two were filming the video, the online buzz surrounding the riot control drills continued to grow.

Some viewers who didn't have time to watch the live stream in the morning also saw clips of the live stream from marketing accounts.

Immediately, netizens exclaimed that he was a celestial being.

"I suggest you investigate Director Lu; he doesn't seem to be acting at all."

"The SWAT officer who jumped off the building with the bomb in his arms was so cool! I believe that even in a real combat situation, he would jump off the building without hesitation!"

"This is the people's police!"

"Thank you, Director Lu, for breaking the law and showing everyone the heroic image of the people's police!"

Some specialized media outlets also joined in the publicity.

Although Lu Ran plays a villain, what he does is, in a way, about popularizing the law.

Especially those final concluding remarks—everyone who hears them has to say they're great.

Several hours later, Lu Ran's Douyin account and Qin Dong Public Security Bureau's Douyin account jointly released a video.

The video's title is "Games can be restarted, but life cannot be relived."

Those who saw the update quickly clicked on it.

The video begins with footage of Lu Ran walking on the road. This is footage from the morning's live stream, showing Lu Ran heading to Qin Dong Elementary School.

This uses short video editing techniques, with very fast scene transitions.

The scene shifts, and Lu Ran has arrived at the gate of Qin Dong Elementary School. He stabs the security guard and rushes into the school.

Through a series of changing scenes, though only a few dozen seconds long, the story of Lu Ran breaking into the school with a knife is clearly told.

Later in the video, Lu Ran was arrested by the police.

The scene shifts, and he is now in a detention center, but he still has a defiant look on his face.

When the scene changes again, Lu Ran is wearing prison clothes and standing in the dock of the courtroom.

The background audio reads, "Causing multiple deaths and extremely negative social impact, the death penalty is hereby imposed and to be carried out immediately."

The scene changes again, and Lu Ran is already at the execution ground.

Tears of regret streamed down his face, but it was all too late.

A gunshot rang out, and the screen went black.

The scene appears at the beginning.

On his way to Qin Dong Elementary School, Lu Ran stopped in a daze.

He looked down at his hands, gazed at the everyday life around him, slowly exhaled, and turned to leave.

Everything seemed like a dream.

The video has almost no dialogue and doesn't follow a rigid script. The entire video is only about one minute long.

But all viewers who watched it knew what the video was about.

Don't ruin your life because of a momentary impulse.

However, the video was not over yet.

The scene changed again, and Lu Ran appeared in the video.

"Hello everyone, I'm Lu Ran. I'm grateful to Qin Dong Public Security Bureau for giving me this opportunity to break the law myself and promote legal awareness. Next, I will be filming a promotional video for Qin Dong Public Security Bureau, as well as a surprise bonus. Please stay tuned."

At this moment, the camera pans down and focuses on Lu Ran's hands, which are still handcuffed.

The video also ends here.

The audience burst into laughter.

“Director Lu, have you been threatened by the Qin Dong Public Security Bureau? If you have, change your profile picture to this.”

One netizen posted a picture, and it turned out that Lu Ran had indeed changed his profile picture to this one.

"Shocking! A celebrity was arrested by local police for breaking the law and has now been executed."

"I don't think Director Lu wanted to film this promotional video, but think about it, with so many guns pointed at his head, do you think he could refuse?"

This netizen took a screenshot of a scene from the video.

It was the scene in the infirmary where Lu Ran was being held at gunpoint by special police.

Given the situation that occurred today, many police accounts on Douyin (TikTok) joined in mocking Qin Dong Public Security Bureau.

It's rare for Lu Ran to be able to cut through an entire riot control drill.

This morning, everyone was mocking Qin Dong, the police officer, saying he should take some kidney tonics.

Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, Lu Ran was going to film a promotional video for Qin Dong Public Security Bureau, and there was some mysterious surprise inside.

"Lu Ran, don't listen to the Qin Dong Public Security Bureau. Come to Qincheng, we can spread the word there too!"

"Qin Dong Public Security Bureau, you are truly shameless! You pointed a gun at someone's head and forced them to film a propaganda video for you. You are despicable!"

“We agreed that we would only shoot promotional videos, and you are not allowed to write songs. You absolutely cannot write songs. If you do, I will hate you for the rest of my life.”

A group of verified blue-V accounts were getting anxious.

If we had known about this good thing, we could have done riot control drills too!

(End of this chapter)