Chapter 125: Storytelling_1

Jiang Yu added, "Leave the affairs of countries paying lip service in public but acting differently in private to me.

"I also have a way to deal with the personnel for the immigration plan. You all just continue with your work. The Wallfacers do still have some privileges."

Bil sighed in relief, "As long as these two issues are resolved, we will be able to build Moon City within five years."

Jiang Yu nodded, "Does the project team still have lunar probes on hand?"

"We do!" Bil said somewhat embarrassingly, "There are eight of them that have been lying unused in the warehouse."

In the initial exploration for lunar resources, Bil still did not quite believe that the places Jiang Yu pointed to randomly would indeed contain the resources needed for city construction.

Therefore, more than a dozen lunar probes were built in one go, not knowing that everything Jiang Yu said would be exactly right.

If it had not been for Jiang Yu repeatedly asking Bil to keep it a secret, he would have wanted to publicize Jiang Yu's "superpower" as a Wallfacer!

The remaining eight probes had been gathering dust in the warehouse all this time; Bil felt somewhat awkward when Jiang Yu suddenly asked this.

Jiang Yu, of course, did not know about this and smiled, "Let's launch these probes tonight. Where to launch them, I will point out to you later.

"I want to use this move to play a game of chess with the PDC!"

This time, Bil did not even ask why and immediately went to make arrangements by phone.

After he finished making arrangements, Jiang Yu asked, "Do you have any other difficulties?"

Bil replied, "Although there are some technical challenges left, we are confident we will overcome them!"

Jiang Yu took a document from Di Feng Yi, "This is a reward for your group. Feng Yi will arrange for someone to assess everyone's work performance over the next five years and then distribute rewards according to the standards in the document."

Bil smiled, "We will cooperate with Mr. Di's work!"

Jiang Yu stood up, "Arrange the selection of the first batch of Moon immigrants as soon as possible."

"Selection?" Bil thought he had heard wrong. It would be good if they could gather a thousand people, but to select among them?

Then, Jiang Yu gave an inspiring speech to everyone in the "Moon City Project" team:

"I have always insisted on building an industrial base system outside Earth in order to accumulate experience and initiate the era of space colonization!

"Now you are building Moon City, and in the future, you will build Mars City!

"You are all pioneers of this great undertaking…"

The speech, lasting over ten minutes, was met with continuous applause. They seemed to see the era of space colonization that Jiang Yu had depicted for them!

Jiang Yu left among waves of applause.

At dusk, Jiang Yu and his team went to the aesthetic guidance project team, as he had a question that urgently needed to be addressed with Lu Qingfeng and the others.

However, after meeting Zhao Yun and others, Jiang Yu did not rush to ask questions but waited for them to report on their accomplishments over the past five years.

Group leader Zhao Yun introduced, "Initially, we tried to guide public aesthetics with public service advertisements and the like, hoping to use 'selection criteria in finding a partner' as the leverage.

"But the effect was not good, so we switched our approach and learned from Western propaganda techniques, using storytelling to express core values.

"Surprisingly, it was effective.

"We concluded that simply preaching does not resonate with most people.

"In the last two years, we have invested in several movies and TV series, integrating values into them.

"According to our survey, most people who have watched these films and shows have come to identify with the values presented."

Jiang Yu nodded, "Sometimes cultural transmission is a great weapon."

Lu Qingfeng said, "At the same time, we have found that education is also an important way to shape values.

"But it's difficult for school education to guide values because teachers and parents are variables within these values.

"We are exploring a path related to education, integrating values into stories, so that students are deeply impressed, and gradually we can achieve the purpose of guidance."

Jiang Yu thought for a moment, "These two paths should be pursued in parallel, making further explorations to accumulate experience.

"But don't be impatient, and certainly not blind, as everyone's role will only become apparent after a long time in the future."

Then he asked, "There seems to be an anti-escape sentiment nowadays, has anyone looked into and studied this?"

Besides searching for directions to guide aesthetics, the aesthetic guidance group also served as an advisory group for Jiang Yu.

Lu Qingfeng replied, "I've been paying attention to this, and this wave of opposition is a continuation of pessimism.

"Pessimism has been getting worse over the years, with depression and despair prevalent in all walks of life, even many PDC and Star Defense Department staff have been neglecting their duties.

"I've understood some of the pessimists' ideas; they believe that they are bound to lose in the doomsday battle, so why bother resisting? Better to enjoy these four hundred years to the fullest.

"Their thoughts are complex, ruining themselves in despair while worrying that some are secretly plotting to escape. In short, they think, no one should even think about running away!

"Thus, many people view all space endeavors as escapism and advocate abandoning aerospace projects, suggesting everyone stay on Earth to enjoy the last moments of comfort."

Jiang Yu pinched his forehead, "I don't believe ETO is not behind this."

Zhao Yun asked, "So, should we engage ETO in a battle of public opinion?"

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "It's not time yet, I'm waiting for a turning point.

"It's not always about fighting the opponent to the death. Sometimes they do their thing, I do mine, and in the end, the truth will out."

Jiang Yu paused and then added, "However, we can now subtly release some comments to disparage ETO's credibility.

"Be clever enough, just like the propaganda blind zones you've discovered. Direct insults are not well-received; we need to use subtle irony and seize every opportune moment to affect the public's view of ETO."

Zhao Yun smiled, "In this regard, I have accumulated some experience."

By the time he left the project group's office area, it was already late. On his way back, Jiang Yu briefly planned his itinerary for the next few days.

He would visit Jiang Shiliu tomorrow to see the progress of the "Star Warrior" project, and then fly across the ocean to attend a Wallfacer hearing.

This hearing would be very important and also Jiang Yu's first step in breaking away from the PDC.

Thinking this, he began to mentally rehearse, trying to perfect this first step.

The next day, after Jiang Yu got off the plane, as soon as he entered the terminal, he saw Jiang Shiliu and some of the project team's staff there to pick him up.

No one around recognized Jiang Yu with a mask and hat on. He first hugged Jiang Shiliu, just as they were about to leave.

Suddenly, someone also wearing a mask and a hat shouted in English, "Wallfacer Jiang Yu! I am your Wallbreaker!"

That shout startled everyone in the terminal, who all began to look for the legendary Wallfacer.

The person slowly removed his mask and hat, and it was Baluo!

Jiang Yu also took off his mask and hat, and a gasp went through the crowd, who quickly made space for the two men.

The two stood facing each other, like two swordsmen who had encountered each other unexpectedly and were about to duel!

But who could have known that Jiang Yu would point at Baluo's nose and say, "He's an ETO, arrest him!"