Blackstone Code

"Your Excellency, Frank has been shot!"

Outside the conference hall used for press releases in the presidential palace, the chief security officer in formal attire reported the situation in a low voice to the president who was reading the manuscript.

The manuscript in Mr. President's hand was slowly put down. He glanced at his security officer and wiped his face. "This is really bad news, but are the hostages safe?"

The security chief nodded solemnly, "Frank came back from the scene and refused to communicate, and attempted to harm the hostages. Our people were forced to shoot in desperation. The hostages are safe."

Only then did Mr. President nod in satisfaction, "That's very good, it's my duty to protect the safety of federal citizens..." After he finished speaking, he picked up the manuscript again, glanced at it for a while, and then nodded to the chief of security and the chief of staff. Nodding, he stepped into the meeting room.

The moment he walked into the conference room, the flashing lights almost turned the place into a silver world. Even the president who was used to the media felt a little uncomfortable with the sudden light.

He squinted his eyes slightly, and walked to the edge of the host stage, his eyes drooping, which made him feel better.

Twenty-four hours have passed since the incident broke out yesterday morning. Regardless of what others think, the media will go crazy first, and then public opinion.

The matter has already spread, and it is obviously not practical to cover it up. It will make people feel that Mr. President and his cabinet government are incompetent. The ordinary investors at the door calmed down.

A few seconds later, the flashing frequency of the flash light decreased, but all the reporters raised their arms high, and the voice of his chief of staff came from the earphone worn by Mr. President, "Second row, No. Four ladies wearing blue silk scarves..."

Mr. President looked up, and there was indeed a lady wearing a blue silk scarf in the second row. He pointed casually, "The lady wearing the blue silk scarf..."

When the female reporter stood up, the other people immediately retracted their raised hands and grabbed the pen, ready to write something at any time.

After the female reporter named by Mr. President became quieter in the conference room, she asked, "Mr. President, since yesterday people have discovered that war bonds issued abroad cannot be honored. What can we do? What can you do?"

Some reporters frowned, this question is not sharp enough, it is very common, so common that it can be said to be of little value, because even if these questions are not asked, the president or his press officer will finally say it, which is tantamount to wasting a question Opportunity.

But since you asked, let's record it.

Mr. President showed his composure and composure, and he almost opened his mouth, "We have urgently contacted the country that issued the bond, and the federal embassy abroad is also negotiating urgently with the local government."

"So far we have not come up with any effective solutions, but I can assure the people that we have not wasted every second, our ambassador, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, since yesterday until now Never rested."

"If there are any new developments, we will announce them to the public as soon as possible!"

A standard answer without any bright spots. Some reporters gave up recording halfway through the record. This answer can be directly used in the draft.

Generally speaking, a press conference like the president’s speech will have a draft, which contains relatively official answers and core ideas. The mainstream media will respect the content of this draft and make some processing without changing the core.

However, some less mainstream media dare to speak out. They will always make a serious press conference look like a conspiracy press conference. They also rely on this method to gain more readers and readers. subscription.

Immediately afterwards, some lucky reporters were named and asked questions. The questions these reporters asked were too standard, which disappointed many reporters, because the question-and-answer session of this press conference became Mr. President's alone. solo show.

This kind of situation is becoming more and more common. When Mr. President just took office, he would not arrange these reporters so old-fashionedly to hold a stable press conference. At that time, he was still very passionate, but look at it now.

Almost every press conference he personally attended was like this, full of official questions and official answers, and there would be no surprises in the entire conference.

Don't those "official media" themselves feel disgusted?

In fact, it doesn't matter whether you are disgusted or not. The important thing is how to avoid some embarrassment when the current situation is unclear.

After half an hour, the press conference ended, Mr. President left quickly, and his press officer took over his job.

Reporters still don't need to think about getting valuable answers from the press officer, because when the question becomes sharp, he will say that he is just a press officer and can only answer the prepared answers, which still makes people feel helpless. method, and a deep sense of helplessness.

After coming out of the press conference room, the president took off some electronic devices that made him feel uncomfortable. These things weigh several kilograms, and it is not a good experience to hang them on the body.

He returned to his office and brought in the chief of staff and staff. He needed some suggestions and countermeasures to solve the current problem.

Some things cannot be dragged on.

"Mr. President, we discussed for a day yesterday and finally came to a conclusion, but..." He looked at the others and then at Mr. President, "But you may not like it very much."

Mr. President frowned, "What kind of answer?" He joked in a non-joking way, "For example, let me submit my resignation to Congress?"

This is obviously not a funny joke, the chief of staff laughed dryly, "We think the most important thing to do now is to let things develop naturally, and give some simple answers as necessary, which is more in line with our current situation, and our position."

Mr. President frowned more and more tightly, and he even picked out his ears, "Sorry, I don't quite understand what you are talking about, can you explain in more detail?"

The chief of staff began to explain in more detail, "We will do nothing for the time being, because no matter what we do, it will be difficult for us to change the attitudes of those countries, and they will not be able to honor us, especially these victorious countries."

The war bonds that could not be redeemed mainly came from the victorious countries. The defeated countries were willing to exchange these bonds and made an announcement in the name of the country. They postponed the exchange of those bonds issued before the war in the international community for one year, and based on the original redemption ratio Up, up 15 percent.

But everyone knows that by the time they can cash out, the money they gave, those currencies, are already worthless.

The President nodded, knowing this, "Then your solution is to do nothing?" He leaned back, unable to see any changes in his attitude or expression, "Then how do I explain to the citizens?"

The chief of staff promptly corrected some small mistakes in his words, "It is not you who will explain to the people, but how those countries that refuse to honor will explain to ordinary people in the international community!"

"In fact, the staff agreed that this is actually a good thing, because we have inadvertently solved some very critical issues, and shifted the conflict from the different positions between the two governments to the general issues of a national government and the entire international community. among the people."

"Before this, it can be said that these victorious countries did not honor their bonds, and their target was also the Baylor Federation, which is an individual country. But now their opponents have become ordinary people, and it is a bit shameless for them to do so. .”

"We can unite some of the countries facing the same problems as us, even the defeated countries, and build momentum in international public opinion. If we can leverage one or two small countries to cash out part of their bonds in private, this will disintegrate the alliance between the victorious countries. trust."

"More importantly, we can use 'protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the people' as an excuse to unite some forces in the international community. Facts have proved that complete isolation is not advisable!"

Mr. President thought carefully while listening, and he had to say that what the Chief of Staff said was indeed meritorious. As the biggest supporter of the isolation policy, Mr. President had already realized the disadvantages of the isolation policy at this time.

When the Baylor Federation was in trouble, no one would stand up and give him some help. Because of his isolation in the international community, he had no status at all. This was also the reason why the victorious countries could manipulate the Baylor Federation at will.

His thoughts spread deeply and quickly, and he unconsciously tapped his fingers on the table, "Neutral Alliance?"

The chief of staff nodded slightly. This was the idea behind him. Since isolationism has been determined to be unfeasible, then use another relatively moderate method to change the current position of the Baylor Federation in the international community.

Considering that Mr. President came to power through this policy, they will unite some neutral countries without changing their neutral position, so that the people will not feel the failure of isolationism, and at the same time they can use the power of the people to solve some problems , can be said to be the perfect solution.

"Then what about those people who are causing trouble outside, how to solve it?" Mr. President quickly finalized his decision and asked another very sharp question.

The chief of staff said pointedly, "There must be some people who are responsible for this incident..."

Scapegoat, blame man, this kind of game has been used for many years, it is so simple that almost everyone knows this situation, but people just like it.

Mr. President nodded, "If there is no other way, let's do this. I hope we can see the result as soon as possible."