76. Crisis PR
On Starnet, topics about Su Liu repeatedly became a hot search topic, but were quickly suppressed by other topics, which made the issue even more obvious.
The secretary in the principal's office asked timidly, "Principal, how should we handle public relations now?"
Yan Yi's phone had been frozen for ten minutes. After being woken up by his secretary, he cleared his throat and was about to say something when suddenly, Shu Delai, chairman of the Purification Engineers Association, sent a video call request.
Only after asking the secretary to leave did Yan Yi answer the call.
As the video popped up, Shudelai's face appeared on the screen.
"Muddy the waters, the muddier the better."
Yan Yi said, "The truth will come to light sooner or later. Since there's already a lot of discussion online, we might as well announce it directly to prevent rumors with ulterior motives from spreading."
"No," Shudelai denied it outright. "Now is not the right time. Let's suppress the situation first."
The order from the association chairman should also be the intention of the military.
Since that was the case, Yan Yi had no choice but to comply.
Soon, the online trend changed.
A post saying "It's just a joint hype by two schools, and it really scared the whole network" attracted countless replies as soon as it was published.
Posted by jkihhyy:
You guys are so stupid! This Maha student can’t stand it anymore.
This matter is actually not that complicated. It was just a show performed by the two schools before the Big Star Show to increase attention.
The main purpose, of course, is to throw a smokescreen to make investors think that Maha has produced an SSS-level purifier with a bright future, so they will invest more in order to profit from the Star Show.
Then the idiots will ask, why does the Eagle Academy cooperate so closely? What benefit will it bring to them if the S-level mutant is killed by the Purifier?
Of course there are benefits, idiots!
The Eagle Academy is now on the decline, but the military leaders, celebrities, and business elites who graduated from this academy still have a strong sense of belonging to this academy.
Now that they see their alma mater being crushed, are they anxious with their strong sense of honor?
We are so anxious that we are getting angry. Should we invest more and raise more funds for our alma mater to give our younger classmates more room for advancement?
And those nobles whose children are studying at Eagle Academy, seeing that the reputation of the academy is damaged, should they give up halfway and transfer their children to another academy?
Or should we quickly donate money and materials to greatly enhance the strength of the college, continue to maintain its glory, and gild our children's diplomas?
In this case, did Maha get the investment, and did Eagle Academy also make a profit?
I ask you, is this what we call mutual benefit? Yes or no!!!
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After the lengthy post was published, it instantly gained huge popularity.
[So complicated, I don’t understand, but it makes sense]
[What the hell is this? You're just some troll army, can't you see this obvious PR tactic?]
"No, I think that makes sense. Eagle Academy was indeed very powerful in the past, but now among the nine major military academies on the Imperial Star, it has been relegated to second place, right at the bottom of the list."
[I think so too. Don't underestimate the integrity and bottom line of businessmen. As long as they can make money, they will be on their knees licking gum.]
Those who say it doesn't make sense are the real trolls. If you insist on labeling such a simple thing as a conspiracy theory, you have a problem.
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This post is still being discussed and another post has been published.
The poster, Red-haired Old Cow, also claimed to be a student of Maha and was present at the time.
He also posted a video claiming to be the original, asking netizens to identify it.
Red-haired old cow:
Well, actually, the video circulating online is indeed fake.
Attached video.
In the video he posted, the central characters were not Su Liu and Si Mingye.
The person standing in front of the red-haired girl is a teacher of the school, an SS-level psychic.
In the picture, the teacher was so angry that he attacked the Eagle Academy students in a fit of rage.
Su Liu and Si Mingye were at the front of the crowd, watching the whole thing with expressions as if they were watching a show.
This video has no traces of PS, which makes netizens even more confused.
[Uh, is this really the original version? ]
[It’s the original version, with every angle included. It’s all out online now, so go check it out.]
[Oh my god, like mushrooms after rain, many original videos have been exposed. It turns out that one was fake]
[Damn, the more I eat this melon, the more confused I get.]
[No doubt, hype it up]
I believe the original video is real, and the coordinated publicity campaign is also true. Clearly, there was a genuine conflict, and the two schools decided to capitalize on it, leading to the subsequent fake video incident.
"Ahhh, what the hell is going on? I hate that I wasn't there!"
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All of a sudden, there were a lot of comments online.
There are theories of hype, fake videos, and drama, etc.
Since each argument is supported by evidence and reasons, it is impossible to tell which one is true.
Some private media also went to Maha Main School to interview the students, and the students had different opinions.
Some said it was a play, some said a teacher was present, and some said several senior students teamed up to kill the other party.
But there is only one point that is consistent, that is, the speculation that circulated at the beginning was indeed false.
There was a commotion online, but attention was soon diverted by other news.
After three or five days, almost no one discussed it.
Su Liu himself was not sure whether the military had fanned the flames.
During the open class, Su Liu and Si Mingye sat in the last row of the classroom and discussed in a low voice.
Si Mingye said, "You scared me to death. Afterwards, the department head called me in for a 'heart-to-heart talk'. The main point was, don't let this get out."
Su Liu smiled bitterly: "I was just so angry that I lost my mind. Now that I think about it, I don't even know how I got rid of the Eagle Academy's superpowers."
At that time, her mind was in a blank state.
The only thought in his mind was to kill the red-haired girl.
Kill her.
Kill her.
Don't let her continue to bully students in our school.
Even when the department head arrived, she was still angry, and her only thought was to kill, kill, kill.
"Tell me, am I mentally unhealthy?" Su Liu was worried.
Si Mingye comforted him, "Actually, I was so angry that I wanted to kill someone, but I couldn't kill that woman. As for you, I didn't realize you're not really an F-class purifier."
As a first-year purifier at the same school, Si Mingye had no reaction to this result.
He originally thought that he would be jealous.
As an A-level purifier, he is obviously a child of destiny.
And Su Liu not only always surpasses him in theoretical scores, but also has a purification ability that is much higher than his.
He should be jealous, angry, gnashing his teeth, and hating Su Liu for stealing his "thunderbolt".
But if you really think about it, it doesn’t seem like a big deal.
He is already an outstanding person, so why should he be jealous of a genius who is far better than him and make himself a narrow-minded and jealous villain?
Moreover, from the very beginning he had a vague feeling that Su Liu should not be the lowest level purifier.
Once he figured it out, Si Mingye accepted the result calmly and even happily.
"Our academy might be able to make a comeback in the Big Star Show."
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