"Why don't you wait for a while? I'm already thinking of a solution."
"Alright, that's for the best. You must always rely on yourself. You can't rely on others. I'm hanging up."
After receiving Bai Zongfeng's call, Lu Yiwei felt a little relieved. No matter what, there were so many people who cared about him. Even if they did not help him, he was grateful. His last sentence was right. Relying on oneself was the only way out. No matter how hard it was, he must grit his teeth and carry on.
Back in the conference room, Lu Yiwei sat next to Xiong Zhonghua and wanted to explain why he did not report yesterday. But Xiong Zhonghua was indifferent and chatted with Liu Zhankui, leaving him aside. After a long time, he turned around and said, "Yiwei, I heard that you have a good relationship with Governor Shen?"
Lu Yiwei calmed himself down and said, "I've only met him a few times. I'm not familiar with him."
"Oh. Just now, Zhan Kui told me how to deal with it. I will not express any opinions, but we must control the scale well. We must not only report to the higher-ups, but also protect the faces of some comrades. "
This was equivalent to not saying anything. Lu Yiwei wanted to ask back, but he did not say it. "We will definitely handle it carefully."
Xiong Zhonghua said with a solemn face, "In the future, you must report to me immediately when something like this happens. You can't wait until things get out of hand before you think of me. Fortunately, I am an easy-going person and did not argue with you. If it was another leader, I would have taught you a lesson today."
He was talking to Lu Yiwei from the beginning, not Liu Zhankui. It could be seen that the two had a good relationship in private. He was using this matter to pressure Xiong Zhonghua. This was how it was to be an official. There were too many leaders to deal with. If one was not careful, they would offend someone.
Lu Yiwei did not refute and nodded in agreement. After a while, he stood up and said, "Mayor Xiong, please sit for a while. I will go to the hotel. There are a lot of reporters gathered there. I want to meet them."
"Okay, go ahead."
Lu Yiwei hurried to the hotel's conference room. Half the room was already filled with media reporters. When they saw him, they immediately became restless. They picked up their cameras and ran forward to interview him.
Lu Yiwei scanned the crowd. Most of them were media outlets that he had never heard of before. To be able to swarm over in such a short period of time, one could not help but suspect their motives.
Nowadays, what officials were most afraid of? Other than the Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Procuratorate, it was the media reporters. They spoke without thinking and added salt and vinegar to the report, using the pressure of public opinion to force the other party to submit. What did this mean? It meant that the officials did not have the confidence to stand up to public opinion and social supervision. However, it was extremely difficult to be independent in the political ecosystem. Because of this, a whole new chain of interest was born.
People were divided into different classes, and it was the same for the media. The pure-blooded party newspapers and periodicals would not focus on this kind of hot topic. Instead, they would use this point to guide the overall situation. However, some tabloid media outlets liked this kind of hot news to attract more attention. In this way, a gray industry chain was formed, and money became the most direct way to influence the direction of the news. With enough money, a bad thing could be said to be a good thing, or it could not be reported at all. If they were reluctant to spend money, these people could write against their conscience and randomly publish.
Of course, there was also a group of so-called "fake reporters" active between the regular and the irregular. You could say that he was fake, but he was not fake. They established publications under a certain newspaper group, such as the Herald, the evening newspaper, and so on. As an ordinary person, they could not tell the real from the fake. You could say that he was real, but he was not real either. The starting point of these people to interview the news was to take advantage of the weakness of the officials' reluctance to report in order to make money. They would specially arrange informants in an area. Once something happened, they would immediately know. Then, a group of people would rush over. On the surface, it was an interview, but the real purpose was clear.
Lu Yiwei hated this kind of reporters. They were like leeches that sucked blood from him, but he could not do anything to them. Flies did not bite seamless eggs. They had something on you. Choose to submit or ignore it. Many people would swallow their anger and choose the former.
When he was in the Dongcheng coal mine, Lu Yiwei had already encountered similar fake reporters. They gave some money and left happily. But these people were easily spoiled. Once they got involved, they would fall into another problem to get rid of them.
"Secretary Lu, I heard that more than 40 people died in this accident. Can you explain?"
"Secretary Lu, I heard that there was murder in this accident. Is that true?"
"Secretary Lu, are you planning to hide this accident? Otherwise, why did you only find out today about what happened yesterday …"
Faced with the questions, Lu Yiwei went around to the front and sat down. He looked around and pressed his hands down. "Sit down and talk. I will answer your questions one by one."
When he sat down, all the cameras were pointed at him. Lu Yiwei said calmly, "Everyone, calm down. It is not a big deal. Is it worth mobilizing so many people? The questions raised by the reporters just now were very good, but the way they were asked is wrong. What do you mean by heard? Did you get all the news from hearsay? As a reporter, the first thing to do is to abide by professional ethics and basic professionalism. News needs to be authentic. It needs to be conveyed objectively so that the public is familiar with it. It is not to put together news from hearsay and publish it without vetting. May I ask, do you have the basic professionalism? "
"Moreover, as a reporter, the most important job is to publicize and accurately convey valuable and meaningful news. Long 'an is an ancient cultural city with thousands of years of history. It has a deep cultural heritage, beautiful natural scenery, and simple folk customs. Have you reported these before?"
"As the secretary of the County party committee, I very much welcome you to Long 'an. As a guest, I will warmly entertain you with good food and wine. But if you want to dig up some so-called breaking news to attract attention and increase your exposure, I am sorry, but I do not welcome you. "
His words left everyone dumbfounded and speechless. They were originally here to interview, but they ended up being lectured. This was simply unheard of.
Lu Yiwei paused for a while and continued, "Regarding yesterday's accident, the provincial investigation team will immediately come down to investigate. Before the investigation is clear, I cannot answer some of your questions. The investigation should be fast. When the time comes, there will be a briefing. At that time, I will invite you to participate and answer your questions one by one. "
After that, he immediately changed his tone and said, "I am half a cultured person, and I have been dealing with reporters all year round. So when I see you guys, I am especially cordial and happy to be friends with you. If you have something else, you can leave first and come back when the briefing is held. If you are not busy, you can stay here. I will arrange for someone to bring you around Long 'an. Write down your feelings, and I will pay you. Is that okay with you? "
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