Sakumui: "He... is probably dealing with the reporters now. The chaos caused by the BiLa people yesterday was not small."

……

GUYS Press Conference Hall——

Toriyama held the podium with both hands, looking at the more than one hundred reporters in front of him, with a little sweat on his forehead.

He thought that the media attack today might be fierce, but he didn't expect... there would be so many? Could it be that all the media in Japan came?

"Assistant, you can start now." Wan reminded softly from the side.

"Let's begin." Toriyama cleared his throat.

As soon as the words fell, a reporter stood up.

Reporter: "GUYS fighter jets suddenly took out last night and attacked the city. So far, three people have been killed and 19 have been seriously injured. How does GUYS respond to this?"

Toriyama: "I am very sad to hear the news. We are fully investigating the incident and there is no further information to disclose at this time."

Reporter: "You mean that there are unstable factors within GUYS, which caused the fighter jets to point their spearheads at the citizens, right?"

Toriyama: “No, it’s not…”

Reporter: "No? Then can you explain why fighter planes attack residential areas?"

Toriyama: "This may be a system failure or operator error. We are..."

Reporter: "Aren't GUYS fighters equipped with the most advanced systems in the world? Or are these systems simply unreliable and a gimmick you made up?"

Toriyama: "That's not the case. Our system has strict testing, but any technology may exist..."

Reporter: "Fatal loophole? Guys doesn't even have the ability to control his own weapon now?"

Toriyama: "We can't provide more information at this time. We are..."

Reporter: "What's going on? Covering up the truth?"

Toriyama: "That's not the case. We just need time to investigate."

Reporter: "When? Before more people are killed or injured? Are you saying that the GUYS Japanese branch of the Earth Defense Force is not only unable to resolve the monster disaster, but now it can't even resolve the internal unrest factors?"

"How can such guys protect the citizens?"

"The citizens pay so much in taxes, and you use it to attack them!?"

Seeing Toriyama fall into a slump, more than a hundred reporters attacked him like mad dogs.

As Toriyama was being chased and bitten by reporters, his face became paler and paler. He finally couldn't bear it anymore and slapped the ground so hard that the podium shook!

"Enough!"

"You should be thankful that you are in Japan. You have the most professional defense force on earth! The members here have the most experience in fighting monsters!"

"If this were not Japan but any other country, your situation would be ten thousand times worse than it is now!"

"I can tell you that we were attacked by aliens! That fighter plane was operated by aliens, do you understand? The attack was not caused by us!"

"We were almost wiped out by aliens last night! Did we want this to happen? Did we not want to protect the Earth? Who could have predicted this?"

Toriyama's rare roar made the whole audience silent, but he didn't know that some media had secretly turned on the live broadcast. His roar was broadcast on TV to Tokyo, Japan, and even the whole world!

The reporters present recorded the entire interview process, and within just one morning, Toriyama's scandal spread throughout newspapers, television, and the streets.

This was a horrible PR disaster.

……

The next day at noon, GUYS command room——

Toriyama slumped in his chair in despair. On the table was a thick stack of newspapers, and the front-page headlines were all of his bald, middle-aged, round face.

"Maru...I'm done."

“I feel like I have seen the end of my life.”

George took a newspaper and said angrily: "These bastard unscrupulous reporters just want to make us collapse so that they can publish more eye-catching reports."

"They don't care how their words will affect others!"

"The Earth is already in such a mess. Not only do we have to deal with monsters and aliens, but we also have to deal with those reporters?"

"Asshole, I've had enough!"

Yu Chen walked to George and looked at the newspaper in George's hand. He saw a line of words written on the front page headline:

"Spanish ace player George Turtledove retired due to a disagreement with his teammates."

Written by: Mitsuhiko Hirikawa.

Hiruchuan Mitsuhiko! ?

Isn't this that scumbag reporter?

The most beastly character in "Mebius", bar none! The beast that almost broke Xiao Meng's defense!

Mitsuhiko Hirikawa is the epitome of unscrupulous journalists. In order to meet performance targets and get promotions and salary increases, they will stop at nothing to find and create hot topics, compile vulgar and bad headlines that can attract readers, and ignore the truth itself, just to release the news in the shortest time possible and grab the front page.

Did he show any signs here?

Marina said slowly, "Assistant, the video of you getting angry has spread all over the streets."

"I know! Damn it...!"

The confused Future blinked his eyes: "Why are you all so worried? Will this have serious consequences?"

"We have clearly crushed the enemy's plot!"

Yu Chen explained to him: "This is terrible. We have fallen into the trap of those reporters."

"Assistant General Toriyama wanted to attribute the disaster caused by Haruzaki Okata to internal failure."

"But I didn't expect him to tell the truth. What does this mean? After the media exaggerated the story, our GUYS' security became useless, and aliens can come and go as they please. The defense force that is supposed to protect humans and the earth may become a weapon of the enemy at any time."

There are some doubts about the future, and people are adding fuel to the fire... Why do people do this?

Toriyama nodded vigorously, angrily: "Yes, that's what I wanted to say. But those reporters didn't accept it. They bombarded me with questions!"

"Assistant, you don't have to answer those reporters' questions. Who told you that you have to answer? You fell into the trap of self-incrimination."

"Uh, I, I don't know?"

Marina said "Huh" and said curiously: "That's right, we asked you questions but you never answered them. You always kept it a secret."

Teppei: "That's right, Assistant Officer, you usually don't want to bother with us."

Yu Chen said in a deep voice: "You have been avoiding questions during this period of time. Suddenly, you decided to answer all the questions today, and you told the media the truth."

"Assistant, as the official spokesperson, you are also a public relations officer. Let me ask you, what does a public relations officer do?"

Toriyama instinctively answered: "Develop countermeasures to gain public understanding and acceptance, improve public favorability, shape the image of the organization, monitor and respond to negative public opinion..."

But his voice became smaller and smaller, and in the end he could not continue speaking.

Because he totally screwed up!

Toriyama realized that he had lost face in front of a group of junior subordinates, so he frowned and questioned Yu Chen: "So what do you think we should do? I want to hear your opinion."

Yuchen replied: "I once learned this technique from a very famous British actor."

【Tribute to the legendary two-faced prime minister! 】

"You have to deal with questions like this. If you have nothing to say, say no comment. It's better to have something to say and say it, no matter what they ask. Don't fall into the trap of self-justification. Don't care about the question, just give your opinion."

"If they bring it up again, say that's not the problem, or, I think the real problem is ... and then give your opinion."

In fact, there is a simpler and more brutal way to deal with public opinion. Just buy all the mainstream media in the world, and then use dozens of self-media companies to create hype. No public opinion can influence them.

But today's GUYS obviously does not have enough financial resources, or rather, this approach is too extreme and it is best not to use it if possible.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the command room was stunned. Is there a technique to answering questions?

George, the former ace player, was also shocked at the moment. He had been asked by his coach to learn how to deal with reporters, but it was far from being so detailed.

Maru raised his hand and asked, "What if they are aggressive and keep asking questions?"

Yu Chen: "Again, don't fall into the trap of self-incrimination. Due to the confidentiality agreement, you have the right not to answer any questions."

“For example, now I’m a reporter.”

Yu Chen turned to George and took a pen from the table as a microphone: "Mr. George, you left the team rashly because you were worried that your disagreement with your teammates would cause more disputes in the team?"

This is the most classic text trap. If you answer yes, you will confirm the public's speculation. If you answer no, you will fall into an endless self-proving trap.

"What nonsense are you talking about? What does the dispute have to do with me? How could I..." George retorted instinctively, and even a fierce look appeared on his face.

Yu Chen shook his head: "No, you should say that after thinking for many days and nights, I decided to bring my talent to GUYS. I want to protect the lives of the masses and maintain peace on earth. I believe my teammates will support my choice, and I wish them all the best and a better future."

This is like choosing “or” between [yes or no]!

George was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help clapping and cheering: "Perfect answer, impeccable!"

The other team members were even more horrified, even Ryuu Aihara couldn't help but smack his lips, secretly sighing that this kid was something.

“Remember the two rules I mentioned, and be sure not to fall into the trap of self-incrimination. This way you won’t be led astray by those reporters and you can achieve your original goal.”

This is the great wisdom of the legendary British actor!

Wan couldn't help but exclaimed: "Assistant Officer, I think it would be a good idea to let Team Yuchen accept media interviews next time?"

"Maru!" Toriyama scolded hurriedly.

Yu Chen had finished his work, so what else was there for him to do? He didn't want to be sidelined by the new team members.

"Hey! What you said is very good. I will try your method next time."

Mirai still didn't understand. He thought there was nothing wrong with being honest with people. Why would he lie and hide his true feelings?

Just then, the door opened automatically and Shingo Sakomizu walked in.

Seeing this, Toriyama immediately stood up, too ashamed to face him. Although his status was much higher than Sakumui, the fact that he had brought negative impact to GUYS was already a fact, and he was really ashamed.

Pa Shui smiled and consoled him, "Don't worry, the director and the headquarters don't take this too seriously. The public opinion hasn't fermented to the level you imagine."

"Don't be so careless next time. These are the director's exact words."

"Did the Director really say that?"

After seeing Sasui nod, Toriyama shed two lines of tears from his eyes: "Thank you, Director! He is willing to forgive such a serious crime. I... I will definitely remember the Director's teachings!"

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