The Most Popular Strategy

Chapter 83 The Most Popular Strategy (1st/4th update)

Inside the office.

Bane pondered for a long time, but couldn't come up with a good solution.

The main issue is that this involves too many forces and organizations, including Wall Street forces led by the BlackRock Foundation, animal protection organizations represented by HSUS, and local NGOs led by the Michigan Green Association.

It's impossible to understand what these people are thinking.

It's impossible to guess what they will do next.

We can only take it one step at a time.

What if Conrad and his group can't control the HSUS members when they carry out the operation, and the incident turns into a simple "protecting the sturgeon"?

It's not impossible.

My concern is that they will wear down the public's patience and attention to "children with lead poisoning".

However, if there had been no "lead poisoning children" in this incident, there would have been no consumption of resources.

The only thing to watch out for is whether Ford will deliberately provoke a war of words between the "lead poisoning children" and "sturgeon protection" factions.

and many more!

Suddenly, Bane had a flash of inspiration and realized that he had overlooked something.

He looked up at Sofia standing beside him and said, "Weren't you surprised when I said this incident would end in a war of words?"

Sofia was taken aback by the question, then nodded and said, "Indeed, if you hadn't pointed it out, I would never have thought of it that way. I think very few people would think of it that way."

After saying that, she added, "At least the foundation and those three associations certainly wouldn't think that way. Otherwise, they wouldn't have come up with this plan."

Upon hearing her reply, Bane scratched his chin and pondered.

Since Sofia, the foundation, and the three associations are not thinking in this direction, what about Ford?

Did Ford realize that things were heading in the direction of a mudslinging match?

Not necessarily.

Perhaps they will realize this later, but at this moment, as parties involved in this incident, they are unlikely to anticipate a war of words.

Since that's the case, I can do the opposite.

They decided to take advantage of the fact that no one expected the war of words to happen, packaged the "stirring up a war of words + shifting the focus of public opinion to medical issues" into a public relations plan and sold it to Ford.

At the same time, they simply let "the most beautiful smuggler, Thea," directly become the "trigger" for the war of words.

If we had joined the fight from the very beginning, wouldn't we have avoided the risk of the attention given to children with lead poisoning being wasted on the flame war?

Furthermore, they could even make Thea a spiritual icon for the "Protect Children from Lead Poisoning" faction, thereby garnering their support and endorsement.

Based on this idea, what I need to do next is quite simple.

First, by joining the "Defend the Lake Sturgeon" protests in conjunction with the foundation, Ford's momentum was amplified, putting continued pressure on the company.

With so much pressure, it became even easier for Clarissa to sell her solutions.

In addition, one can also photograph the ugly faces of "extreme animal rights activists" and compare them with the beautiful and glamorous smuggler, Thea.

Imagine a beautiful young woman who risks her life to buy medicine for children suffering from lead poisoning;

On the other side is the demon Bo Gang, who uses animal protection as a pretext to wreak havoc and attack normal people.

[The Most Beautiful Smuggler VS. The Ugliest Animal Protection Advocate]

It's obvious which person a normal person would support more.

Damn it!

This is the strategy that generates the most traffic!

Thinking of this, Bane's eyes slowly brightened, and he turned to Sophia and instructed, "Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to listen to your father."

"Huh?" Sophia didn't understand what this seemingly random sentence meant.

"Let's gather all the unemployed staff and unpaid interns in the association, and also contact the volunteer team. Let's coordinate a 'Protect the Lake Sturgeon' protest."

"Are we really going to help with the protest?" Sofia was really reluctant.

"Otherwise what? You don't want your father to have a reputation for not following plans at the foundation, do you?" Bane said deliberately.

After saying that, he added, "Remember to settle accounts properly with the finance department. Deduct the association's management fees and other losses first, and use the remaining money for protests. Don't end up losing money."

Sofia took a deep breath, reluctantly agreed, and walked out.

But after taking only a few steps, she quickly turned back to her desk.

Then, she leaned forward slightly, resting her hands on the desk, and whispered, "Boss, why don't we just start a war of words as soon as possible and thwart Evan's plan?"

She had already made this suggestion once.

She genuinely wanted to see Evan's planned attack turn into a joke, so that her father, Twisted Fate, could gain the upper hand in the Foundation.

Bane, of course, wouldn't tell her: "Girl, we're on the same page. I would have done it even without you mentioning it."

Instead, he pretended to lower his eyes in thought and began to curry favor: "Sophia, I have to remind you, forget my analysis of how things are going."

You can't even mention this to your father. There's only one thing you and your father need to do: fully cooperate with the foundation and Evan's plan, understand?

"Why?" Sophia asked, puzzled.

"Can you guarantee that your and your father's sabotage won't be discovered? If they are, who will be held responsible for the mission's failure, you or Evan?"

"————" Sophia suddenly realized something.

"Sophia, if you've been sincere, loyal, and obedient to me these past few months, then there are some things you don't need to bring up; I'll naturally find a way to solve them for you."

Sophia was speechless for a moment, staring blankly into Bane's eyes. She really hadn't expected Bane to say that.

"You'll listen, won't you?" Bane began his discipline techniques.

"Of course—" Sophia stammered as she answered, though she didn't think she had any bad intentions.

"Good girl," Bane said in a deliberately flippant tone, then waved his hand and said, "Go and arrange the protest."

"By the way, help me contact Tessa and Reg to find a private place to meet. We need to pick 100 people from the River Rat gang to participate in the protest. They'll pay us $80 a day."

These guys are currently shut down because their waste processing plant was raided.

Perfect, let's use the BlackRock Foundation's money to subsidize them, so that Reg, the leader of the Rat Gang, can continue to obey.

More importantly, by letting these people infiltrate the protest, we might be able to use them to cause some trouble.

Sofia had no further questions about Bane's arrangements. She nodded and stomped out of the office in her low-heeled shoes.

Watching her departing figure, Bane bent down, opened the cabinet under the office, and took out a camera to fiddle with.

Currently, he has reached the level of "Top Photographer" in the "Photographer" profession, and is only one step away from the highest level of "Photography Genius".

However, this step is not easy to overcome, as it becomes increasingly difficult to improve proficiency.

Fortunately, he also had a "Photography Genius Experience Card," which would grant him better skills for 24 hours. However, he was naturally saving this "Experience Card" to photograph Thea.

Bane felt that his current photography skills were more than enough to capture those ugly, extreme animal rights grievances.

Time passed slowly.

The foundation and HSUS are also working together to continuously exert their influence.

News stories about a girl performing CPR on a lake sturgeon have also appeared online and in some traditional media.

However, the news hasn't generated much buzz yet, suggesting they're planning to focus their efforts after the protests break out.

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