Chapter 417: One Man Army

Chapter 417: One Man Army

Chapter 417: One Man Army

China’s six core think tanks are: Development and Reform and International Cooperation Think Tank, International Environmental Protection and Environmental Regulation Think Tank, Banking and Housing Loan Think Tank, Big Finance Think Tank, International Science Development Strategy Research Think Tank, and Big Diplomacy International Think Tank.

There is a saying that there are five foreign and one domestic think tank. Apart from the Yinfang Think Tank, which conducts internal research, the other five will study overseas situations and take the advanced "overseas countries" as reference.

In recent years, efforts have been made to avoid overcoming Japan's aging population and South Korea's fertility problem. Of course, this is not the subject of the above six core studies.

To elaborate further, the other five core think tanks have close exchanges with Chinese embassies in various countries, sharing foreign data and providing strategic support on related issues.

Not long ago, the Environmental Protection Agency in Geneva held a conference to call for carbon reduction. When it comes to emission reduction, everyone knows what is going on. American citizens "happened" to "spontaneously" march and protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in the United States. On this issue, the embassy will consult with international environmental protection and environmental regulation think tanks for its handling.

For international issues, every word and every emoticon posted on Twitter is carefully considered.

Having said so much, I just want to express that the embassies stationed in the other four rogue countries basically only send consultations to think tanks, and thank-you letters are rare!
"I originally thought that the achievements I made at Da Ying were already the limit, but I didn't expect..." The knowledgeable Chairman Wen was also stunned.

If the popularity of the Tai Chi Yin Yang diagram in Da Ying and the coincidence of the hot sales of magatama can create the same effect with a small amount of money, then the discussion about Laozi in America is difficult to achieve even with money.

After all, America has cultural hegemony at its fingertips. Will it watch you spend money to buy publicity for itself? As for the popularity of this incident, it may be that the Mirror Group is behind it.

"Expert Gu..." Chairman Wen rummaged through the folder and found a report from a think tank expert.

Experts created a model to analyze the nine cultural communication methods currently used by the country. The most effective ones are listed as Chinese food culture and tea culture, whose status cannot be shaken. The next echelon is panda diplomacy, Confucius Institutes, Chinese character teaching, and tourism communication (mainly the Great Wall and the Forbidden City).

The next three are the overseas export of film and television dramas, overseas export of online literature, and archaeological excavations.

The above ranking is only based on the effect of external cultural output, not the level of importance. If we look at the national investment and the degree of attention, archaeological excavation and Chinese character teaching are undoubtedly at the top.

“Earlier I thought that the model proposed by Wei Lingshang [Gu Lu’s “general” propaganda] was too hasty.” Chairman Wen said, “Now it seems that it is not hasty at all.”

Expert Wei’s paper shows that expert Gu Lu has both “general publicity” and “specification”.

There is a large amount of theoretical support at the back, which is similar to the diplomatic trilogy. When the country asks Gu Lu to write a congratulatory article for a certain country, he can not only complete it with quality and quantity, but also often exceed the task and bring more surprises. There is no theme for general propaganda, anyway, it promotes things related to Chinese elements, and may even bring beer and Chinese rural dogs!

Three echelons - Chairman Wen thought, "It seems that there is no problem to put the Gu Lu model together with the overseas expansion of film and television dramas... exaggerated."

Speaking of the latter, Chairman Wen felt that it was an exaggeration. The nine cultural propaganda models summarized by Wei Lingshang experts are basically an industry, with countless people working hard behind them. It seems that there is no need for artificial panda diplomacy. It is also the result of the efforts of many staff members to cultivate hundreds of endangered pandas and thousands of pandas in the wild.

Gu Lu, one man is an army!
From the perspective of cultural communication, Chairman Wen feels that the other party is at least three divisions away!
Good results must be rewarded, and President Wen also arranged it in two ways. On the one hand, he applied for rewards (mostly houses or cars), and on the other hand, President Wen wrote a letter of commendation as the head of the think tank.

Generally speaking, the think tank will hand it over to the school, and the school leaders will present it in a small auditorium, which is more formal. After all, it is a contribution to the country.

But "Expert Gu still doesn't drive when he travels, and he wears black, white and gray. He must like to keep a low profile..." So Chairman Wen decided to send the commendation letter privately via email.

What a considerate chairman.

"Does this cause trouble for the experts, or does it solve the problem?" Chairman Wen suddenly thought of this question.

You say it's causing trouble, but the Chinese Embassy in the United States has already begun preparing for offline activities - the national consultation plan has not come out yet, but the activities have gone ahead.

You said you had solved the problem again. I had just finished summarizing my experience in the UK, and now there is a new situation...

Currently, Gu Lu is already at the party.

In a park, a dozen male and female freshmen were divided into groups and were venting their energy.

No wonder freshmen are said to be tough. They carried a lot of camping equipment and walked seven or eight kilometers... and they were still full of energy. They collapsed after cleaning the house. What does this prove? It proves that if you stay at home for a long time, you will have a buff of physical strength reduction.

The most energetic one was Min Guwu, who was carrying a gas stove and a pile of food in his schoolbag, weighing at least 20 kilograms. No wonder he was nicknamed "Five Limbs", as his roommates said he had well-developed limbs...

I don’t know whether it is true or not. This kind of news may have been released by myself, Gu Lu thought.

He really wanted to say "let's see your strength", but it seemed too vulgar, so Gu Lu stood up and prepared to help.

"Senior Gu, you are giving us face by coming here. We can't let you do these things yourself." Min Guwu refused.

He was fiddling with the gas stove and was going to make some instant food.

Okay, Gu Lu looked elsewhere to see if there was anything he could do.

"First, you should change your tents as soon as possible. Second, remember not to litter. Third, male classmates, now is your time to show your abilities!" Yan San spoke. Yan San is also a nickname, and he is considered the organizer of the social gathering.

"Senior Gu, you should take a good rest over there." Yan San said, "Or, Feng Zheng's place will also be fine."

Among the dozen students, some were working and some were slacking off. Those who wanted to fly the kite but failed were slacking off.

After about half an hour, the two tents were set up and a large piece of camping tablecloth was covered with snacks.

The classmates were sitting around the tablecloth, with boys on the left and girls on the right. Gu Lu sat in the middle, forming a dividing line. He seemed neither a boy nor a student - he looked like a counselor.

“The ship I’m waiting for hasn’t arrived yet, and the person I’m waiting for doesn’t understand yet…” Gu Lu felt a little out of place, and the golden finger didn’t trigger at the same time.

Why is it different from what I imagined?

At first, the students were eating and drinking just fine, but after drinking a little RIO, they no longer had that much self-control when talking.

"The children of a bank president are bank presidents, the children of a writer are writers, and most of the children of migrant workers are not as good as the migrant workers." Lu Ti said that this girl also studied Chinese, and she spoke more radically and often made such remarks.

"Oh, not necessarily. First, the child of a writer may also be a poet. Second, I am the child of a migrant worker..." Yan San was interrupted before he could finish his words.

"You worked hard to get into Peking University, but you are just an exception." Lu Ti said, "Senior Gu, don't you think so?"

Before Gu Lu could say anything, another male classmate immediately gave his affirmation, "I feel that it is correct. In today's society, we have too few opportunities to graduate."

"If you are not good enough, don't blame the road for being uneven. What's the reason for not having any opportunities? You can still make a lot of money by delivering food." Min Guwu argued, "If you don't believe me, look at Senior Gu. Excellent people are excellent no matter where they are."

So you used your connections to invite Jia Xu, and let Jia Xu ask him to come to this gathering. What is the purpose? To be the referee of the debate?

The conversations between the men and women in the two dormitories then focused on employment and the international situation, and they would occasionally cue Gu Lu, because in the eyes of King Guru, Gu Lu also predicted Da Mao and Er Mao, as well as Britain's exit from the European Union.

As for making friends - it means adding friends and chatting privately. Several classmates added Gu Lu as a friend.

But the messages I sent were all like this [Senior Gu Lu, I have been reading your books since I was a child] [Senior, I have some questions about your writing, can I ask you for advice?] [Senior’s new book "From the New World" is confirmed to be released on November 11th. Why did you choose this day? Is there any special meaning?] and so on.

A feeling of being in his forties or fifties came over him, and Gu Lu felt that the students treated him like a teacher and an elder.

Failure, big failure! Gu Lu was unhappy with the first social gathering. He also admitted that his college life would be gone without him, even if he traveled through time.

More importantly, the chat environment of the social group might be wrong and the synthesis list was not triggered.

"Yeah, even a strong sixth sense can make mistakes sometimes. I will definitely do that next time." Gu Lu comforted himself.

If I had known this earlier, I wouldn’t have bothered Brother Guo.

Originally, Guo Dafa had something to discuss with him this afternoon, but considering the social gathering, it was arranged to be after nine o'clock in the evening.

This can be considered as making Brother Guo work overtime.

Guo Dafa's case is also relatively simple -

"Look, why do you say Snow Beer can't make money?" Guo Dafa said, "Although I don't know how popular America is. But this offer is a bit contemptuous."

What's the offer? Xuehua asked Gu Lu to help forward the relevant news. Let Gu Lu drink for free for a year - drink Xuehua.

Others are gone.

"With Mr. Gu's current fame, an advertisement would cost hundreds of thousands!" Guo Dafa said, "Not to mention that Xuehua was given such a big exposure."

"Even if Da Gu drinks it every day, he can only drink a little bit in a month." Guo Dafa said, "Look at Budweiser, they are willing to spend more money."

"If Snow Flower has no overseas expansion plans and no corresponding arrangements, my promotion is just icing on the cake and has no use." Gu Lu is very open-minded. "So it's normal that I don't say anything, but the price of helping with the promotion is a bit strange."

"I just feel that the publicity departments of some domestic companies are toxic. The same thing happened with Fuling Zhacai," Guo Dafa continued to complain. "Wanwan clearly said that we mainlanders can't afford to add zhacai to instant noodles. The trend was very high at the time. As a result, they sold a few boxes of zhacai, but the trend didn't keep up at all."

Gu Lu listened to the complaints. He knew that Brother Guo had worked as a promoter for a famous time-honored brand before, so...

"I forgot to control my urge to complain again. There's nothing I can do. That job and the boss who knows nothing but wants to control everything make me feel like I'm going to be ruined." Guo Dafa's expression can't be concealed even with a filter in the video.

He paused to control his emotions and prepared to talk about serious matters.

What we are discussing overtime today is definitely not just the Snow Beer endorsement, because strictly speaking, the fact that "The Shawshank Redemption" is rampant abroad is Yao Xiaoju's business.

"It's from the New World. Some content has been deleted and modified during the review process. So will Neon release the unedited version, or will the two versions be the same?" Guo Da asked, holding out two versions of sample books in his hand.

The domestic publisher is Shanghai People's Publishing House, and the Japanese publisher is Baitong Publishing House. The cover is very different. The former is designed by Gu Lu, with a Suokouqiu God's Residence like the Peach Blossom Spring. The latter has a fancy pattern...

Because of Gu Lu's fame in China and Japan, it was possible to release it in both countries at the same time. And before it was even released, Japanese animation companies wanted to buy it for production.

Guo Dafa is very clear about how much profit foreign animation can bring to China. Thanks to the animation's popularity, the cumulative sales of "Hyouka" has approached 300 million copies in less than half a year, which is terrifying! For two months, the sales volume topped the charts of major e-commerce platforms.

From the New World has the potential to repeat this miracle. From the perspective of a book agent, the new book has a better plot than Hyouka and has more profound connotations.

"What does the publishing house suggest?" Gu Lu asked back.

"Two versions were suggested because the editors-in-chief of both sides thought the bonobo-style social reform plan was a very interesting setting and should be retained," said Guo Dafa.

"Okay, then keep it." Gu Lu replied. He could actually accept both.

After discussing the main business, both parties hung up the phone.

Gu Lu then worked busy for more than two hours before taking a break.

Gu Lu gave the short story "White Bear" to Yao Xiaoju that night and asked him to publish it in the Los Angeles Times.

He originally planned to go straight to "God Save My Lord" and be the Prime Minister X-pig. The first episode of the first season, the episode that countless fans on the planet fell into.

King Gollum has already finished writing one third of it, but think about it carefully, when people from your own country make fun of their own leaders, that may be British humor, but for foreigners to do that... it's inappropriate, brother.

Later, Gu Lu was replaced by the equally exciting short story "White Bear" in "Black Mirror".

……

The Chinese Embassy in the United States quickly organized the "Getting to Know the Chinese Philosopher Lao Tzu" event.

As the heat was on, hundreds of people gathered in Northwest Washington to watch…

The embassy staff is also in a busy phase.

On the one hand, there are many people, and on the other hand, the reason is the same as Winton, the major shareholder of the Los Angeles Times. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to promote it, it will be meaningless after the heat and the wind direction have passed.

"Hey! What's the point of doing so many things? Last year, our embassy organized a Spring Festival party to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Chinese and American students studying in China and the United States, as well as the Confucius Institute Day." Luo Yujia sighed, "It seems that there is no effect."

"You can't say that. Every event attracts hundreds of people, and even more than 300 tourists on Confucius Institute Day. It was also reposted by official websites such as Renren Daily, and I almost reported it." Another embassy staff member with glasses said.

"More than 300 is not a small number, but they are all martial arts and Peking opera." Luo Yujia said, "Our hard work is really not as good as a writer writing an article. Why not just let him write more? We can also spend our time on things that will produce better results."

(End of this chapter)