Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 327 The Miracle That Turns the World Around

The Shennong Foundation finally responded slowly to the smearing reports of the "San Francisco Observer", but only issued a brief statement, "The Shennong Foundation has always operated in accordance with the rules. It’s turbid, it’s right and wrong, and it’s its own judgment. The relevant data is too cumbersome, and for easy reference, it has been made into an electronic version and placed on the PBBS.”

Seeing such a weak reply, the "Observer" shouted triumphantly, "Don't pretend to be serious, we already have the first-hand information about the student who was treated unfairly."

In order to prove that what it said was true, the Observer quickly disclosed some information, including pictures, and tried its best to suppress the reputation of the Shennong Foundation, but the other party ignored it. This made the Observer feel that it had gone too far. A sudden jerking feeling in the waist.

Although this bombardment of public opinion caused quite a stir, it still failed to please the people watching because the party being attacked behaved too amateurishly, too passively, and too conservatively.

The Shennong Foundation finally made a statement, but unfortunately it was only a superficial official article.

So much so that those elites who are relatively familiar with the media’s behavior style can’t help asking, “Why is the public opinion in this kind of dispute all one-sided, and there is not even one who stands up to speak against it. It seems a little abnormal."

Just when people's desire for a war climax cannot be satisfied and their desires are increasingly dissatisfied, a major scandal suddenly broke out in the American media industry. This year's Pulitzer Prize winner, Janet A. . Cook suspected of fraud, CNN, a cable news network, disclosed in detail.

This TV media, which has been established for only one year, has continuously followed and reported the Reagan assassination for 48 hours a few months ago, and thus established a reputation for meticulous reporting, which can be regarded as a reputation.

However, for CNN, the new competitor, ABC, CBS and NBC of the three major US television networks have tacitly squeezed out and suppressed it.

For example, when CNN was competing for a seat in the White House press corps, it encountered various obstructions from the three major television networks.

In order to obtain the right to sit on an equal footing with the three major television networks, CNN founder Ted Turner took tough countermeasures and sued the court on the grounds of "violating press freedom_" and "impeding the cable news network's right to fair trade".

As a newcomer, CNN can only work together and go all out if it wants to take the lead in a brutal competitive environment. Therefore, it has always been ingenious in its news reports, and it is the same this time.

CNN conducted an on-the-spot investigation on the content described in Janet Cook's award-winning work "Jimmys World" - "Jimmy's World", but found no information about the little boy named Jimmy.

Janet Cook responded quickly, arguing that Jimmy died after being rescued.

CNN mercilessly pointed out that Janet Cook's own academic qualifications are problematic. In fact, she does not have a master's degree, and the University of Toledo has no relevant records at all.

Janet Cook, the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, just published an article "The World of Electronic Game Consoles", which criticized the harm of this new thing with righteous words, and thus won praise from many parents. It is the time when the scenery is infinite.

But the higher the climb, the more painful the fall. CNN's report is absolutely ironclad. When people realize that they have been fooled, they feel unhappy.

Even the "Washington Post", which worked for Janet Cook, has been criticized by thousands of people, and the credibility accumulated since the revelation of the Watergate incident has begun to be questioned.

What is more important is that Janet Cook stole the Pulitzer Prize by cheating, which means that other people who are honest and stick to the rules have lost the opportunities they should have.

Colleagues are enemies, and other media outlets suddenly felt unbalanced and began to criticize him verbally and writing.

No matter where it is, if someone who uses pens really hurts people, it will definitely hit the nail on the head and hurt the bone marrow.

Gabriel García Márquez, a representative of magical realism literature and author of One Hundred Years of Solitude, commented with two "unfair": "She won the Pulitzer Prize, which is unfair and it's not fair that she didn't win the Nobel Prize in Literature."

Under the huge pressure of public opinion, Janet Cook had to admit in public that she fabricated "Jimmy's World" in order to cope with the errands sent by her superiors.

The "Washington Post" immediately kicked Janet Cook away as if avoiding the plague, announcing her dismissal.

The scandal broke out so suddenly, but it seemed reasonable, and the "Washington Post" was inevitably seriously injured, and its reputation fell to the bottom for a while.

As for the various reports it issued recently, it instantly became stinking bullshit, and those people who were still around before dispersed in a panic.

As a matter of course, CNN, the "angel of justice" that presents the truth to the world, has rapidly increased its ratings across the United States, especially in the form of its report on the Pulitzer Prize scandal, which has aroused great interest from the audience.

This new program called "X-Files" actually uses the character setting of the Hollywood movie "007". Searching for secrets.

"X-Files" struck while the iron was hot, and soon launched the second issue. "James Bond" received a new task to investigate the operation of the Shennong Foundation reported by the "San Francisco Observer".

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"The person involved—is that student still in California?"

"No, according to the information provided by our informant BBS, he recently appeared on a beach in Florida."

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As soon as the TV screen turned, "James Bond" who had a clue, brought the "Bond Girl" to the beautiful coast of Florida, and found the target.

"It's him, that's right." "James Bond" compared the photo published in the "San Francisco Observer" and nodded in confirmation.

Then, a scene that makes people laugh and cry happened, "James Bond" actually let the "Bond Girl" perform a beauty trick.

After the successful strike-up, the two sides immediately became close, and even came to the hotel arranged by "James Bond" in advance, and their every move was monitored.

The audience quickly discovered that this student was a eccentric teenager.

When the "Bond Girl" took out a copy of the "San Francisco Observer" unintentionally, pointed to the photo on it, and asked what was going on in surprise, he said indifferently, "The Shennong Foundation, which started with windfall money Being so generous, of course I had to try my luck, but they discovered the loopholes in the material, and then the matter fell through. I was not reconciled, so I filed a complaint, and it happened that this newspaper was willing to help, so I readily agreed."

"But shouldn't you stay in California, why did you show up in Florida?"

"Seeing that things are getting worse and worse, this newspaper said that the Shennong Foundation will definitely come to me and let me come out to hide for a while. Anyway, they provide the fee, so I am here. The Shennong Foundation's money comes from the discovery in the waters of Florida. The treasure under the sea, maybe I can have good luck too. No, I met you, the beauty."

Seeing that the other party began to undress impatiently, the "Bond Girl" quickly coaxed her into the bathroom, then slipped to the next door and asked, "What should I do now?"

"I've already reported to the headquarters. It should be regarded as the completion of the task." "James Bond" replied confidently, "You don't need to go back. When the kid feels bored, he will leave automatically."

But they obviously underestimated each other's infatuation, and they actually enjoyed the free luxury room with peace of mind.

The audience, who were overwhelmed by the previous plot twist, looked at the surprised expression of "James Bond" and turned to ask "Bond Girl", "How about we make do with it together?" After a slap in the face, he suddenly laughed out of breath.

In the end, the hotel waiter came to help and frightened the "infatuated man" away. Only then did "James Bond" have the opportunity to take back the expensive monitoring equipment.

At the end of the program, based on the information of the informant BBS, a statistical result was obtained. Since the establishment of the Shennong Foundation, the expenditure on funding has been close to 7000 million US dollars in the first year, and this year's budget has reached 1.2 million US dollars. US dollars, far exceeding the tax exemption provisions.

"Perhaps the only thing we can say is that the shortcoming of the Shennong Foundation is that its activities are mainly in California and Florida. It should further expand its influence so that more people in need can benefit."

For CNN's ingenuity, the speed and degree of audience buying, even the planners were beyond expectations, and their phone calls were blown.

Naturally, one of the protagonists in the second episode of CNN's "X-Files", the "San Francisco Observer", received its due fate spurned by thousands of people, and the glass in their office was smashed one after another.

However, the "Observer" has no intention of making a fuss about such a situation, because the lawyer team entrusted by Tang Huan has already sent a letter from a lawyer suing him for defamation.

If this was placed some time ago, the "Observer" would have liked it, and it just took this opportunity to further smear you.

But the problem is that now the situation has taken a turn for the worse, and the status of both parties has been completely reversed. He has become a recognized liar. No matter what he says, he only gets sarcastic rhetorical questions - "Is it true?"

There is also something even more frightening for the "Observer". Tang Huan's lawyer filed an economic claim for the decline in performance caused by the slander against the founders of Zheru, Fangyuan Computer, and EA.

As for the economic loss of Zheru and Fangyuan Computer, the Observer thinks that there is still room for denial, but any changes in EA, a listed company, are obvious, so there is very little room for maneuver.

Like the attacked Shennong Foundation, EA's response was extremely conservative and restrained. CEO Hawkins just casually mentioned, "After September, after the end of this year, EA will announce the results of its listing as soon as possible. First Annual Report."

This is such a brief statement. EA’s stock price, which was still falling before, stopped falling and rose again like chicken blood, and once again entered the range of more than 40 US dollars, and it will continue to rise according to the trend.

Regarding this situation, the explanation given by Wall Street stock analysts is that based on EA's previous quarterly report, this leading company in the video game industry will have an annual performance growth rate of not less than 50.00%.

In the year before EA's backdoor listing, its global sales were more than one billion US dollars.

Many people who follow the crowd and don't have their own opinions only realize at this time that EA has its own confidence and doesn't care about the ups and downs in the stock market at all.

For this reason, several stockbrokers on Wall Street were also sued by their clients because the EA stock trading violated their wishes some time ago.

With such data there, the "Observer" was scared at that time. Damn it, even if the newspaper was liquidated, it would not be able to afford the compensation.

In fact, no one cares about the life and death of the "Observer" for a long time. There is no good thing in the world that only enjoys glory. Everyone must be responsible for their words and deeds.

Now, the interest of the general public has been attracted by CNN, because in the next issue of "X-Files", it plans to interview billions of Chinese Americans who have been at the center of the public opinion storm recently, but they can't fight back, they can't fight back, and they have always maintained tolerance. Millionaire Tang Huan.

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"As far as I know, during this time, Tang didn't go anywhere, and stayed at the company's headquarters in Silicon Valley, but Cupertino was very careful, for fear that his boss would be disturbed by the outside media. We wanted to get closer to the goal. It's very difficult." "James Bond", who accepted the mission again, began to complain.

"Don't be embarrassed, our informant BBS has given clear information that Tang is currently at Stanford University, and he is planning to study for a doctorate."

"PhD? That master's degree of his isn't..."

"BBS explained the reason in the information. It was someone who said that Tang Huan's academic qualifications were fraudulent. This billionaire decided to continue his studies and chose Stanford University, which is located in the center of Silicon Valley and is more convenient to travel with."

"Our informant BBS is omniscient, can I know its identity?"

"Of course not."

"Alright then, let's set off."

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Seeing that the program group is so good at keeping things a secret, the audience's appetites have been whetted, and they can't help but speculate that the code name BBS must not have been fabricated out of thin air.

Seeing CNN's pretentiousness, the media colleagues have long been envious.

Although BBS is a new thing, the concept is relatively unorthodox to the general public, but there are always college students and other groups who are familiar with it and disclose it.

As a result, BBS, which had been tempered by philosophers and scholars, was eagerly put on the stage by the media, and the door to this online virtual world was opened to more people.

(End of this chapter)