Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 1227 Public Opinion War (3)

A Soviet-made Tu-154 passenger plane with military paint soared into the sky, leaving behind several private planes and their crew members waiting at the Kiev airport, confused and at a loss.

The American personnel who rushed to the scene after hearing the news were furious, while the Ukrainian personnel looked innocent, saying that no one had expected this to happen.

The whole thing happened too fast.

By the time all parties came to their senses, the Tu-154 had already entered the neighboring airspace. After all, the distance from Kiev to Moscow is only kilometers.

“This is kidnapping!”

"An organized and premeditated kidnapping!"

"Are they crazy?!"

...

The atmosphere at Kiev Airport was like a turmoil that spread rapidly. When the news reached the other side of the ocean, the Western world was in an uproar and outraged.

However, the Russian side was obviously very clear about what it was doing. A piece of news was quickly released through various media channels. The Russian side explained with confidence that this action was to invite the bosses of Western banks to Moscow to discuss how to solve the issue of "the huge amount of money owed by Western banks to the Russian Central Bank and the Russian people", and promised to guarantee the personal safety of relevant personnel.

At the same time, the Russian side mentioned that the so-called Western banking alliance, as mentioned in an earlier press release, would ignore the Russian side and adopt Western laws to declare banks in Russia bankrupt, but the Russian side refused to agree.

The Russian side solemnly stated that no one can ignore the interests of the country and its people, and it is only natural to repay debts!
However, the news released by the Russian side was not widely circulated.

Therefore, this incident, which was characterized as "kidnapping" by Western media, caused tremendous anger in the Western world.

In Russia, however, it was a completely different story. When people learned that Western capital had not only not fled, but that even the bosses behind it had been invited to Moscow, they cheered and were relieved. The society was filled with countless praises and compliments, and the support and reputation of the ruling team reached its peak.

Although the West protested strongly at the first time, how could Russia pay attention under this situation? Russia’s response was very simple: Don’t protest, just pay back the money you owe me first!
The tip of the needle is facing the wheat awn.

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"Will there be a war?"

"It's not impossible."

"what?!"

"The Russian side has limited channels to speak out. At this point, the debt has not been repaid. It's not a question of whether they want to release the people or not. The people will not agree. And those stingy Westerners only care about their own interests. With the Western people being kept in the dark, hostility continues to intensify, and nothing good will come of it."

"This..." In the office, no matter how thick-skinned Liu Jingyan was, she still felt a little frightened.

Li Jiankun, who was sitting on a single-seat sofa, took a sip of black tea and said, "It's our turn."

Liu Jingyan hurried to the mahogany desk and reached for the phone. "Arrange it right away!"

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Port city.

A flood of news came out one after another, reported in an explosive manner through all news channels including radio, print media, and television.

Although the news formats and contents vary, they all revolve around one thing.

As a result, it sparked widespread discussion in society in a very short period of time.

"It's really funny. You're doing business on someone else's territory. They don't have bankruptcy laws, but you use your country's laws. Isn't this like committing a crime in our port city and using the laws of other regions to escape punishment? A three-year-old child knows that won't work."

"To put it bluntly, Western capital just wants to default on its debts. How shameless!"

"I think there is nothing wrong with Russia's approach. The interests of the country and the people are paramount. If they don't do this, how can they get their debts back?"

"I really don't know where the West gets the anger and the face to yell. In any case, it is a fact that Western capital owes the Russian Central Bank and the Russian people a huge amount of money. Debts must be repaid. This is a universal truth!"

...

Anyone who has figured out the whole thing, even Westerners in Hong Kong, would be too embarrassed to say that their capital giants were right.

As a free port and one of the four Asian tigers, Hong Kong has developed information. News that has caused huge public opinion in Hong Kong will inevitably spread outward, not to mention that this is something that has been planned in advance. Li Jiankun's Gamma Media has developed rapidly in recent years. Through mergers and acquisitions and investments, it has become one of the largest media groups in Southeast Asia. With Gamma Media's unremitting efforts, the incident quickly spread to Southeast Asian countries and even the whole of Asia.

However, even though this big news was widely discussed throughout Asia, it did not make much of a splash in the West in the short term.

Not only that, the West is also reporting related news extensively, but the content is very different.

The core content of Western media reports, like the news release issued by the so-called Western Bank Alliance in Russia earlier, repeatedly stated that when the former Soviet Union was in an economic crisis, they were invited to provide assistance. However, when they tried their best to help the former Soviet Union solve its economic problems, they were plotted against by Eastern capital led by Jack Lee, and were thus trapped in a capital quagmire. The Russian side turned a blind eye to this and even cooperated with Jack Lee in secret.

Such news content has also sparked widespread discussion in the West.

“A real-life version of the farmer and the snake!”

"Our good intentions should not be treated like this!"

"It is right for our bank not to continue to pay. We have not earned any money from the Russians, and we have been cheated by them in collusion with Jack Lee. Only a fool would continue to pay!"

"If you need money, go to Jack Lee. Doesn't he have all the rubles?"

"Damn Jack Lee, so bad!"

"How dare the ungrateful wolves kidnap our business leaders? Who gave them the courage? Do they think there is no one in the West who can bully us?"

"Go ahead and fight me. I'll donate a year's salary!"

...

In the United States, almost all media outlets have the same opinion, but there is one exception.

This is a young and well-known media outlet founded by Wen Xianming in 1982. It has considerable newspaper sales and influence. It is now owned by an unofficial organization, the Peace Society.

It is The Washington Times.

As the name suggests, the newspaper is located in the center of power in America.

Like other media, The Washington Times was also very busy, with news being released continuously. They used all pages of the newspaper to continue reporting on this incident, which was divided into two types. The first was a series of reports written by the newspaper itself, "The Truth."

"The Truth" restores in detail what the so-called Western economic experts and bankers did after the former Soviet Union's economic crisis.

I don't know how the newspaper is so powerful, and it has produced a lot of evidence that the above-mentioned people bribed former Soviet officials and instigated the latter to do things.

The Truth was reported in serial form, with two articles published in the morning and evening. Every time a news release was released, it would cause an uproar and make the incident closer and closer to the truth.

The second category of news releases by The Washington Times is more time-saving and labor-saving, and reprints news reports from mainstream media in Eastern Europe and Asia.

Regardless of whether it is the news in the "Truth" series or the reprinted news, they are very different from the content reported by Western media. For a moment, it is like a meteorite falling into the sea. Although it cannot shake the foundation, it has stirred up thousands of waves, and each level is higher than the last.

Naturally, some people do not want the newspaper to continue speaking out.

Unexpected things keep happening.

The police station, the court...law enforcement agencies were dispatched one after another.

However, the Peace Society was not a pushover. It mobilized tens of thousands of people to guard downstairs of the newspaper office, and almost everyone held a sign with "Press Freedom" printed on it, protesting and resisting anyone or any force that wanted to destroy press freedom. The two sides had several clashes, which were so noisy that people paid more and more attention to this newspaper and the news they published. Some people are too confused.

Then the Western media began to attack the newspaper, saying that it "ignored news facts", "spoken nonsense", "was pure slander", "was a spy planted within our ranks by the enemy" and so on.

Not to be outdone, the newspaper responded in strong terms, stating that the reports in the "Truth" series were completely true and contained no fabrication or defamation. It also reminded the media outlets that had attacked them to produce evidence, otherwise they would sue them for defamation.

At the same time, the newspaper published three articles with special meanings, with the following titles:
Who doesn't want us to reveal the truth?

"Why has the news, which is known to all in Eastern Europe and Asia, not spread to the West?"

"No matter what, it is unreasonable not to pay back a debt."

The once surging and unanimous public opinion in the West gradually began to show cracks.

Because people are always willing to believe in conspiracy theories and are always willing to believe the weaker side.

Many Westerners have begun to take the initiative to investigate and look outside the West, hoping to find out the truth on their own.

Just then, a big news came, also published by The Washington Times:
As an important figure in the incident, Jack Lee, who is now strongly condemned and insulted by the Western world, is willing to hold a press conference in Moscow to tell the world how he saw through the conspiracy of Western capital and used normal business means to snipe Western capital, causing the latter to even run away without paying debts.

At the same time, Jack Lee also said that if necessary, he would even be willing to go to the West and explain this matter to the Western people. The reason was simple: he did not want to be slandered or scolded for no reason.

The incident has not happened yet, but this news has caused a great sensation in the West. No matter who you look at it from, Jack Lee's behavior seems to be a gentleman's magnanimous act.

More and more Westerners are beginning to believe that what Jack Lee, The Truth and external news say is the truth.

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A black Volga sedan roared into the high-walled courtyard of the Red House.

Liu Jingyan jumped out of the car and glanced at the guards who were stationed every three steps nearby. Among these people were not only retired special forces recruited by the boss, but also a considerable number of Russian special service personnel.

Liu Jingyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, she thought, at least it is safe here.

It’s not safe even to go out now.

Li Jiankun was reading a newspaper and drinking tea in the living room. He brought the crystal cup to his lips again, but before he touched the tea, his hand felt light and the cup was snatched away. He looked up and saw a very pretty girl with one hand on her waist, her cheeks puffed out, her chest heaving violently.

Li Jiankun smiled and said, "Why are you so generous?"

Liu Jingyan glared and said, "You didn't tell me that there was another step in the plan, going to America?!"

"I mean……"

"What did you say? Do you know that it is a dangerous place for you? If you go there, you will die! Things have developed to this point. Even if there is some noise, they will definitely kill you at all costs. Don't think that just because you have survived a disaster once, the bullets will fly away from you..."

Li Jiankun touched the tip of his nose. To this day, it is really hard to find someone who dares to teach him a lesson face to face.

Didn’t you see that Suwa, who rushed over after hearing the news, was shocked?

But a warm feeling surged in his heart, and he was not angry. He even patiently let Miss Liu finish spraying first. Then he stood up and tried to help her sit down, but was hit by an elbow. Li Jiankun pretended to be hit in the vitals and collapsed on the sofa groaning.

Liu Jingyan was shocked and immediately went over to check and asked him where it hurt.

Li Jiankun suddenly chuckled.

"Don't be so frivolous!"

"Oh."

Suwa: “?”

How dare these two people say they don’t have an affair?
Li Jiankun nudged Liu Jingyan, who had a stern face, and said, "I just said that, I didn't really do it."

"I don't know who you are. If you say so, you dare to do it."

"I dare not, not this time. Just like you said, in the past I just sent meat. Well, I'm going to be a father soon."

Liu Jingyan felt complicated for a moment, but she didn't show it. She glared at him and said, "Then tell me."

"It has an effect, and it has a significant effect." Li Jiankun said confidently, "I just said 'If necessary, I am willing to go'. Don't worry, there is no need for this. Western public opinion has been torn open, and paper cannot cover fire. This is the first reason. Second, those stingy people are now in the hands of the Russian side. They are not stupid enough to think that they can rely on public opinion alone to persuade the now poor Russian side not to release them. In fact, from the moment they were arrested, they had no chance of winning. The purpose of their struggle is just to reduce the cost as much as possible."

Liu Jingyan thought for a moment and admitted that what he said made sense.

Jack Lee did not hesitate to take huge risks and go to the West to sue. Even if he did not do it, his attitude was already quite convincing.

"So what do you think will happen next?" Liu Jingyan asked.

Li Jiankun took the crystal cup from her hand, sipped his tea, looked out the window at the gray sky, and said slowly: "The US will come forward and negotiate with the Russian side, and then the two sides will act as peacemakers to facilitate me and those Western stingy people to sit at the negotiation table. They will take the money and buy rubles from me to pay off their debts."

Liu Jingyan was surprised, "Can it be so smooth?"

Li Jiankun turned his head, looked at her and asked, "What else?"

Liu Jingyan blinked her eyes, with a hint of joy on her face, as if Western capital was indeed no longer able to make waves, the bosses were under control, and public opinion was no longer manipulated by them at will.

Ultimately, it's her boss who is awesome.

They planned well in advance and started a propaganda war with the other side at the first opportunity. Even in the West, they failed to gain the support of the whole people for Western capital. At the same time, they designed and reminded the Russian side to cut off the source of the trouble and captured the bosses of the other side.

Li Jiankun laughed and said, "If they continue to make trouble, they will lose their money and face. They will not do such a loss-making business. If we end it now, as long as we and the Russian side don't make trouble, they can turn black into white with their ability. At least they can save face. Those stingy people still love this kind of public face. For the US, this face is even more meaningful."

Liu Jingyan waved her fist and said excitedly: "Great, we can finally end it!"

"Yeah, killing two birds with one stone."

Liu Jingyan tilted her head, "Hmm?"

Li Jiankun looked at her and asked, "Why did I come to Moscow in the first place?"

Liu Jingyan's eyes rolled, and she suddenly realized, "Judy! That's right, this damn woman hasn't made any moves recently."

"No, not only did she make some noise, but it was quite loud." Facing Liu Jingyan's puzzled expression, Li Jiankun said playfully, "As the saying goes, you will suffer the consequences if you do evil. Do you know what this woman has done recently?"

"what?"

"I didn't do any business with the three banks related to Rockefeller, so they still have securities in their hands. Judy made the decision to secretly sell those securities, prepare to pay off the debts, and then withdraw from Eastern Europe."

Liu Jingyan uttered an "eh" and for a moment she couldn't figure out why he said that it's his own fault. Instead, she thought of another question, "Didn't you say it was done secretly? We've been busy with other things recently. How did you know?"

"Because the buyer is me."

Liu Jingyan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter without any image, laughing so hard that tears came down.

David, the head of the Rockefeller family, is also in Moscow now. Because of the previous situation, he is more anxious than the bosses of other chaebols. He has been staying next door to give remote commands for a long time without moving. I wonder how he will deal with his "cellmates" after the news spreads.

"Haha..." Li Jiankun also laughed.

(End of this chapter)