Chapter 68
Everyone present saw Warden's disbelief, but no one stood up for him - even Ye Bai wanted to speak, but was suppressed by Ye Wangxing beside him.
But Ye Bai still felt a little bit unbelievable as he sat in his seat.
How did Worden end up in this situation?
It was obvious that His Majesty had previously arranged for him to intern in other departments, but in order to allow him to carefully understand the operating procedures of government departments, he even sent several veteran ministers to come out and teach him step by step.
How come it has become like this now?
How can the Crown Prince Warden be a host?
Ye Bai's mind was a little confused, and he couldn't help muttering to himself, but fortunately not many people heard him.
However, Elina, who was sitting next to him, rolled her eyes and thought to herself that he was acting like this entirely on his own.
At the beginning, Woden was indeed trained by the emperor as his heir, and various teachers were invited to teach him knowledge in all aspects, and Woden did learn it at the beginning.
But later, as the knowledge became more and more difficult, Worden's temper also became worse and worse. He did not think that it was his problem that he could not learn the knowledge, but rather that the teacher was not attentive.
Later investigations revealed that it was the palace servants' fault. Naturally, these palace servants tried their best to please His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. When he couldn't learn the knowledge, those palace servants said it was because of his teacher, not because the Crown Prince himself couldn't learn it.
Over time, Warden really thought that he was extremely smart, but he just didn't find the right method.
This understanding continued until the emperor asked him to participate in the operations of various departments and intern there after graduating from university.
The emperor's meaning was very clear. Even if you are the future master of this country, you need to start from the grassroots level and recruit your own team.
But for the Crown Prince, letting him intern in various departments means that he can be the boss of each department.
The Crown Prince's first internship ended in failure, but the Emperor learned from his experience the second time and chose to have several senior officials teach him directly and then gave him a small department to practice and try to manage directly. After all, some people are really not good at grassroots work and can only manage others.
——Then Warden took these old ministers to go bungee jumping in space.
The third time, the emperor decided to lower his expectations of Woden and chose to let him participate in the operation of the royal industry company.
——It ended with someone defrauding him of 2 million yuan.
The 4th time, the 5th time, the 6th time...
As Woden repeatedly failed to complete his goals and demonstrated his foolishness, the Emperor's expectations of him grew lower and lower.
The emperor really couldn't understand it. It was obvious that both she and Woden's grandmother were wise and brave people. Even the eldest princess who loved to eat, drink and have fun had a strong fighting ability. She even gave birth to Elina, who was in the top 10 of the mecha department.
Why is it that in Woden...
"Oh, sister, don't overthink it. Look at those highly educated engineers and doctors online. Even think about the Chancellor of the Exchequer and then the Earl of XX. Smoke can't always be coming out of this ancestral grave."
At that time, Elena, who heard her mother comforting the emperor, nodded in agreement.
But later on, even Her Royal Highness the Princess couldn't say anything to comfort him. After all, the degree of Woden's anthropomorphism was really beyond people's imagination.
At that time, Elena went straight to the history books and found that an anthropomorphic emperor would emerge in the middle of several prosperous dynasties.
——And the degree of anthropomorphism always exceeds people's imagination.
In the end, Elena chose to hand the history books to her mother and asked her to talk to His Majesty.
Anyway, she didn't want to live under the rule of that kind of anthropomorphic emperor.
After reading the history books, His Majesty seemed to have finally given up, and the tests on Woden were gradually lowered, from something that a smart monkey could do to something that anyone who could move could do.
The royal supplier that Woden had negotiated with a few weeks ago was already the easiest task the emperor had found for him.
Unfortunately, this person still gave them a surprise.
——Or frightened.
No one knows why this person could mess up such a simple task.
However, His Majesty seemed to be ready to give up. This time, he threw him in front of everyone, probably to show off Woden's abilities.
"My foolish son is just like that. If you want to support this fool as emperor and give him real power, I will start to suspect that you have rebellious intentions."
And all the ministers who had dealt with Woden naturally understood the emperor's intentions from his words and actions.
If Worden suddenly humbly asked for advice at this time, or showed an arrogant attitude, but I was criticized, Worden was obedient, perhaps the situation could be reversed.
Can……
Elina turned her head and looked at the four men sitting in their respective seats. They were tall, broad-shouldered, long-legged, and each had their own unique looks.
——How on earth did this person offend all four of them at once?
Is he pursuing Ye Wangxing?
Elina didn't know the specific reason, but she was sure that offending these four Wardens at once made her internship life even more difficult.
Just look at the officials who are present now and remain silent.
Those who have made it to this position today either rely on the people behind them or on their own brains.
Woden already has the strongest connections in the entire galaxy, so naturally everyone else will have brains.
If it was someone else targeting Warden, or if Warden performed better, who knows, someone might still speak up for him.
but……
The people present looked at the sky and then looked at the holographic screen, as if today's PPT was a work of art.
Until Warden repeated his words again in disbelief and asked the Deputy Minister of Finance for the reason, the Deputy Minister looked at the people around him who were not as senior as him, and those who were of similar rank to him also lowered their heads and did not speak at all. He cursed in his heart before speaking sincerely.
"Your Highness, being an anchor is a job that brings you close to the people. Especially with your creative ideas, I believe that when people hear them, they will have a different opinion of you. This will fully showcase your talent."
The deputy minister said with a smile.
"But they're live streamers! They're from the entertainment industry! They're there to entertain the public!"
Warden wanted to say something like "commoner, pariah, clown" or something like that, but thinking about the person sitting there, he swallowed his words back and just kept emphasizing his identity.
but……
Warden was only 24 years old, and considering the 200-year lifespan of interstellar people, he was still a child. The old foxes present saw what Warden was thinking at a glance, but no one corrected his thoughts. On the contrary, they were all thinking about pushing Warden to the position of anchor as much as possible.
But Ye Bai was so excited that even Ye Wangxing couldn't hold back and wanted to step forward to save Warden. Fortunately, Elena next to him lent a hand. Looking at the grateful eyes of the handsome young man, Elena felt pleasing to the eye.
"No wonder she has four boyfriends."
Elina thought about it, but her hand was still firmly on Ye Bai - her ranking in the top 10 in the Mecha Department was no joke. If she hadn't had to go home to inherit the family business, she would have gone to the front line long ago.
Ye Bai didn't know what Elena was thinking, he just pleaded with Ye Wangxing in a low voice.
"Brother, Warden is the crown prince. He can't be an anchor because of his status. This will lower his public support. The people will definitely wonder what mistakes he made at the hands of His Majesty to be sent to be an anchor."
Ye Bai's words were well-reasoned and his feelings were quite sincere, but when Ye Wangxing saw such sincere feelings, he just felt a stomachache.
It felt as if someone had stuck an awl just below his ribs.
【…Why are you back again?!】
Ye Wangxing screamed at Yijiu in his mind, but whispered in reality.
"Brother, take a closer look at the app. If Prince Woden looks closely, he'll see that the anchor has two words in front of it, meaning poverty alleviation. This poverty alleviation anchor is actually the most suitable for Woden."
Ye Bai stopped struggling this time. He opened the PPT and found that these two words really existed, but...
“But she’s still a host after all…”
Ye Bai didn't dislike the poverty alleviation anchor industry. In fact, he also knew that this was a big pie that everyone wanted to grab, but the key issue was that Warden should be the one who had this piece of pie in his hand and decided who to give it to, instead of being the one who fought for the pie himself.
The responsibilities are reversed!
Hearing Ye Bai's words, Ye Wangxing sighed and spoke to Ye Bai in a low voice.
"Yes, he really shouldn't be here because of his status, but Ye Bai, you might as well ask yourself, with Woden's ability, is there any other position in this project that can be given to him besides this one?"
Ye Bai recalled all the project position arrangements.
Too high is beyond Woden's ability to handle too low, and it is also an insult to Woden's ability. However, Woden, who is neither too high nor too low, looks down on it...
For the first time, Ye Bai felt that Woden seemed really difficult to raise.
But after all, it seems normal that the prince is a little difficult to raise.
"Besides, with Woden's current abilities, it's completely useless for him to actually accomplish anything in his position. It would be better to push him before the public. When public support increases, even if officials object, they will have to accept him as the crown prince."
The young man added, "Of course, that's only if Woden can win the favor of the people."
Speaking of this, Ye Bai was not too worried. In his eyes, Woden had always been very charming. He even looked at Woden with encouragement.
Seeing the look in Ye Bai's eyes, Warden felt even more desperate. Even Ye Bai had betrayed him? No, he absolutely could not become a streamer, a clown stared at by the public. He had to resist!
As Warden thought about this, his expression became a little ferocious, as if he was about to overturn the table at any time. This made the deputy minister feel a little uneasy. As the most powerful old fox present, he immediately put on an expression of sincere request and looked at Warden.
"Your Highness, this position is truly the right one for you!"
This interrupted Woden's temper and made him look at the deputy minister with a puzzled look.
The deputy minister put on an expression as if he was canvassing for votes and said sincerely, "Your Majesty has witnessed your efforts in poverty alleviation projects over the past few years. Your Majesty values this project the most, so we must also maximize its results."
"And under the current circumstances, being a poverty alleviation anchor is of immense importance and extraordinary significance. If someone else held this position, they would have to worry about whether it would harm the country, but not you! You are the crown prince! How could a crown prince possibly harm his own country?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Warden felt immediately flattered, but his expression still contained perfunctory anger, as if he wanted the deputy minister to say a few more words.
The deputy minister lived up to expectations and really said a few more words.
"On the one hand, poverty alleviation is a major strategic task for the country, which is related to the well-being of the people and the stable development of the empire. As a prince, you have devoted yourself to the poverty alleviation anchor position and can play a powerful role in demonstration and leadership. It shows your care and responsibility for the people."
"This move will greatly encourage the public to actively participate in poverty alleviation and unite all parties to work together to eradicate poverty."
Ye Bai watched as the corners of Warden's mouth curled up, and the previous disdainful expression and angry emotions disappeared from his body.
The deputy minister also took advantage of the victory and said.
"On the other hand, the poverty alleviation anchor position shoulders the important task of conveying hope and promoting the unique products and resources of impoverished areas. This is something that only your influence can achieve."
"Through your influence, you can help more people understand the difficulties and needs of impoverished areas, bring capital, technology and market opportunities to impoverished areas, help them increase their income and achieve sustainable development."
The deputy minister's expression, as if his Highness the Crown Prince said, "This project cannot be run without you," pleased Worden very much. What finally soothed Worden's awkwardness was that the deputy minister directly linked his action to historical achievements.
"…Being an anchor is originally an ordinary position, but with your participation, it is not only a responsibility, but also a great contribution to the well-being of the empire and its people. It will surely leave a strong mark in the long river of history."
As soon as the deputy minister said this, everyone present looked at him with admiring eyes.
No wonder he was able to become a deputy minister. His ability to write essays on the spot has simply reached the pinnacle. Even though he has been in a leadership position for many years, he has not lost the basic skills he learned back then.
Even Ye Bai showed admiration towards the deputy minister. He didn't expect that his uncle, whom he had known for so many years, could be so powerful.
"In that case, the position of anchor naturally belongs to me. I am also concerned about the future of the people. But please choose your products carefully and don't pollute my influence with defective products."
Worden raised his chin and said, finally signing his name on the contract.
Elina on the side felt that the solution was a bit too simple. Besides, even if something was beneficial to him, Warden would do everything possible to make others beg him to do it so that he could feel superior.
This was a royal secret. When did the Deputy Minister even know about it? He hadn't met Worden much, and he wasn't even part of the space bungee jumping team-building event.
However, it was not until Warden walked out of the meeting room with his head held high that Elena learned the truth from Ye Wangxing who was standing beside him.
"...I'm just guessing. After all, he does act a bit like the neighbor's Chihuahua. It's just their personality, that's all."
Elina sighed again.
——As expected of a man who has had 4 boyfriends.
She has a perfect grasp of men’s psychology!
This matter quickly spread among the top management. After finding a way to control His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the progress of the project was quickly advanced. Within a few days, Warden was finally going to become the anchor and face the audience for the first time.
However, the promotional funds for this live broadcast were not very large. The official explanation was that the project funds were originally used for poverty alleviation, but now that they have exceeded the budget, they need to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
There is no need to hype up the Crown Prince's live broadcast. After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has his own traffic. When the time comes, just say hello to the official. After that, it depends on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself.
Of course, they say that, but in fact they are afraid that something might happen during Warden's live broadcast and they will have trouble handling it on the spot.
It would be better if there were fewer people at the beginning so that they could be easier to control.
Although all Warden had to do was nod and say hello to the host next to him, and read out the product parameters one by one with the script prepared in advance.
But given Warden's previous creative ideas and his experience of messing up so many projects, the people present decided to give him a safety net.
After all, this is the holographic age, and all those scripts will be typed out in the live broadcast room.
All Worden needs to do is act as a mascot.
Ye Bai also acted as the center control and midfield coordination, fearing that something might happen to Warden's live broadcast.
Worden himself was quite confident about this, looking at the manuscript and stating that he could handle the annual royal address just fine. So, a live broadcast? Wouldn't that be a piece of cake?
And thanks to Worden’s own confidence, the live broadcast was actually okay.
Although the parameters reported were very vague, the audience in the live broadcast room had all received compulsory education in interstellar technology, and the optical computer provided a variety of data parameters.
They naturally know which parameters are good and which are bad, and can buy according to their needs. What's more...
This is the live broadcast room where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally reads the parameters to them. Sometimes you can even see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince munching on snacks, which makes them even more curious.
You have to know that he is the prince. How could the prince eat such ordinary snacks?
Although the prince never ate snacks again after someone raised this question in the barrage, the snack he had eaten before, which was also a poverty alleviation project, was quickly sold out.
All of a sudden, there were rave reviews on the Internet, all of which were full of praise for this live broadcast room.
After all, poverty alleviation is still led by the royal family. In addition, the prince has personally participated in the event to promote the products. This is simply using the royal family's reputation to help the local poor people.
How can this not make netizens on the Internet excited?
Just when the people of the empire were getting excited, some changes occurred in Woden in the live broadcast room.
Zhang Qi is an ordinary worker. In the interstellar era, where labor laws have been implemented and protections are complete, she has plenty of money, so she often buys some snacks online.
The recent live broadcast led by the Crown Prince is naturally her favorite. After all, she can eat something and help the local poor people, which is a good thing no matter how you think about it.
However, Zhang Qi always felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who seemed so aloof in all the news, had become a little... irritable in the live broadcast room recently.
It seems that this is not just Zhang Qi's illusion. There are indeed people asking questions in the barrage of comments in the live broadcast room.
But His Royal Highness the Prince of Danmu would definitely not know about this. After all, everyone around him is managed by the central control, and His Royal Highness the Prince is only responsible for reading the information.
After discovering this problem, Zhang Qi felt that if she were the Crown Prince, she would also be irritable. She always felt like she had become an animal in a cage for people to admire.
As a result, public opinion began to put forward conspiracy theories, even involving the royal family.
Zhang Qi did not participate in it, but just watched the whole process. However, what made Zhang Qi a little strange was that these remarks in support of the prince were so uniform that it was a bit weird. They all let the prince speak and read the comments.
But this didn't matter to Zhang Qi. She also wanted to see what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would say and how they would react to the comments they sent.
But what is somewhat strange is that there is another group of people on the Internet who are leading the rhythm, saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should never be allowed to speak and should never be given the right to post comments.
This group of people were criticized so harshly by the public that even the cyberbullying protection button popped up.
However, the official really dotes on the fans. They actually opened up the barrage permissions to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the second day, and allowed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to comment on these foods.
——Then Zhang Qi understood that those who had previously said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should never be allowed to speak and should not be given the right to post comments were actually protecting them.
"This food is pretty good, but the marketing plan isn't great. I have a better idea..."
"What's wrong with this barrage? I've been banned. He insulted the royal family like this. Isn't he afraid of being subpoenaed?"
"What's going on with Zhongkong? Why did they bring up the next selection so quickly? I haven't even tested them on the previous food knowledge point yet."
Daddy, arrogant, violent.
Such a Crown Prince directly overturned Zhang Qi's previous beautiful imagination of the Crown Prince.
The barrage of comments was also quite unbelievable, with one incredible barrage after another appearing before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
However, the team did not end the live broadcast immediately, but continued to film the reaction of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The camera gradually zoomed out to include the staff on the side, allowing Zhang Qi to see the scene of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince pushing a staff member and finally rushing out of the live broadcast room without reading the barrage.
This violent behavior made the audience start to criticize His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. They didn't dare to use foul language, after all, that's his status, but they did have their own elegant ways of cursing.
Even after one netizen directly ridiculed the Crown Prince's creative ideas as if they were the result of reading too many exaggerated commercial novels, more ridicule followed.
Those groundbreaking marketing plans seem really bizarre and totally unfeasible in reality.
Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could no longer see the barrage of comments at this time. He could only hear him cursing as he walked in the back garden behind the office building.
Because it was afternoon and there weren't many people around, the audience in the entire live broadcast room could hear it quite clearly - after all, the holographic live broadcast ball was floating behind him, but because it was invisible, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had forgotten about it.
However, after venting their anger, the audience was a little puzzled. Why hadn't anyone turned off the live broadcast yet? Didn't the people in the live broadcast room realize that this was a live broadcast accident? Did they really not care about the image of the royal family?
But soon the audience in the live broadcast room no longer cared about this.
Because they heard a very familiar male voice questioning.
"—Your Highness Janus, I have something to ask you."
The male voice was quite elegant and mature, like a mellow red wine, but before the audience in the live broadcast room could recall where they had heard it before, the voice suddenly came out like a bombshell.
"Why did you encourage my boyfriend to break up with me when I hadn't explicitly broken up with him, and then successfully become his next partner?"
Zhang Qi immediately sat upright in the holographic space and turned on the screen recording, forgetting about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
His Majesty will take care of the Crown Prince's madness, and she just needs to cast a vote.
——How can this be as exciting as Prince Janus having sex for love!
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