LOL: Summoner of Goddess Jana

Chapter 161 Public Opinion War? (Please subscribe~)

PS: There are some problems in chapters 158-161, which are shielded for protection.The content is mainly to talk about some theories, and it will not affect the main plot if you don't read it.Everyone just keep reading.
With Li Wei presiding over the situation, Seraphine was in charge of the interrogation. In the next few days, the Leaders Association's "accurate liquidation" of the remaining Takeda party continued in an orderly manner.

Those who should be shot, those who should be executed in labor camps, none of them will go wrong.

And those small owners who were innocently affected by the chaos were released and compensated in time.

Not only did they not feel disgusted with the leader because of this unfortunate encounter, but they all had a good impression of the leader——

Because the liquidation of enemies like Leaders still needs to go through trials and investigations, and organizations that would take the initiative to compensate the common people if something goes wrong, there is almost no second one in the entire Runeterra.

And in the more than 200 years of Zaun's history, Zaun is also the first time to see such a reasonable "Alchemy Baron".

So even though the process of "change of dynasty" is also a bit chaotic, they are still full of recognition and expectations for this new "gang" that claims to be the Leaders Association.

At the same time, the leader's work of depriving the bourgeoisie of the former Takeda territory is also proceeding smoothly at an unexpected speed.

This is because Zaun's social structure is extremely deformed.

The social structure of ordinary zodiac city-states is pyramid-shaped.

The number and scale of the poor at the bottom are the largest. After the middle class, the elite and big bourgeoisie are the least, firmly occupying the top of the tower.

A well-developed volcanic city-state like Piltover is a healthy olive-shaped society if you don't count the Zaunites who actually work for Piltover.

And Zaun is awesome.

This is a "flagpole" society that is rarely seen on earth.

The ruling class standing at the top of the flagpole is very small, and the middle class is also very small.

Almost 95% of the remaining population is the lowest-end "base" of this flagpole, an absolutely destitute proletariat.

This is because, in this world of extraordinary power, the power gap between the strong and the weak is too great, and the cost of ruling the strong is too low.

Just like Takeda Saito, he can achieve iron-fisted rule over more than 10,000 territorial residents with only a few hundred prosthetic bodies to transform warriors.

Because of the pressure of the Zaun independence movement, Piltover will be rushed by the "National Alchemy Barons" like Vander and Sirko from time to time, so it still needs to rely on excess profits to buy people and cultivate stable and reliable people. basic disk.

But Takeda Saito doesn't need it.

Of course there are quite a few people who resist him, but these Zaun people have no theoretical basis, no strict organization, and the power is scattered and cannot be twisted into a single rope, and they cannot achieve any success.

Therefore, Takeda Saito doesn't even need to cultivate a solid middle class as the basic board, he just needs to hold the gun tightly and continue to do whatever he wants.

Whether it is the destitute or the middle class, they are all the targets of his wanton exploitation.

In this way, the wealth within its territory will naturally be infinitely concentrated on Takeda Saito alone.

He is not even considered an ordinary property owner, but infinitely close to a "final property owner".

Therefore, in the coastal area of ​​Zu'an, this piece of Takeda Saito's territory, apart from the various subsidiaries of the Takeda Group, there are almost no other large-scale and climate-friendly enterprises.

And because there is no government in Zaun, this giant company named Takeda Group is the de facto "government" in the coastal area.

Therefore, it is inappropriate to say that the people of Zaan have always lived in a society where the state-owned economy is absolutely dominant—it’s just that their “country” is not owned by the whole people, but only by the shareholders of the Takeda Group.

This greatly facilitates the leader's work.

Leaders don't need to catch the bourgeoisie all over the world, they only need to confiscate the land and enterprises of the Takeda Group and send staff to settle in. The deprivation of the bourgeoisie here is almost complete.

Once the remnants of the Takeda Party were liquidated, communities and factory branches were established, and the initial social transformation of the base areas was almost resolved.

So with the demise of Takeda Saito, the Leaders Association quickly completed the digestion and absorption of its territory.

The leader's career is thriving.

But new problems are also emerging:
"The thugs, instigated by the Leaders' Association, under the banner of the so-called Goddess Janna, poured into Mr. Takeda's manor like an out-of-control beast tide-they killed, set fire, robbed...and committed all kinds of things that humans can imagine All evil."

"Sandalwood from Ionia, luminous pearls from Bilgewater, rune sculptures from Demacia, treasures and relics from Shurima, clocks, pianos, and book scores from Master Piltover."

"Everything precious and civilized has been destroyed at the hands of these thugs."

"This is a retrogression of civilization, a barbaric carnival, and a shameless trampling of freedom and human rights—"

"Woohoo! Our 200-year civilization enlightenment campaign to Zaun finally failed today."

"Let us pay tribute to Mr. Takeda, the famous Zaun entrepreneur, philanthropist, scientist, and social activist, and observe a moment of silence for this poor and unfortunate gentleman."

"The following are the comments made by the orphanage children sponsored by Mr. Takeda before his death"

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In the mansion of the Myrdalda family, Ms. Mel handed such a copy of the Pilt City Daily to Li Wei.

She asked Li Wei to come here to discuss something, and this matter has something to do with this newspaper:
"This is the article published on the front page of the Pilt City Daily today."

As he said that, Mel picked up the delicate gilt porcelain cup again, and took a few sips of tea with the elegant gesture of a noble lady. After Li Wei finished reading this article, he asked in a leisurely tone:

"Mr. Li Wei, what do you think?"

"As toilet paper, it's too hard to wipe your butt." Levi smiled.

"Haha." Miss Mel, who was born in a noble family, was also amused by his vulgar Zaun words.

But she still said very seriously: "Mr. Levi, our war with them has already begun—in public opinion."

"It's okay." Li Wei was very confident.

He wasn't afraid of a public opinion war with the Piltover chaebol.

The leader's own newspaper has long been established.

The Daily Leader is distributed for free in Zaun.The people of Zaun jingle poorly, and free stuff is a must.

Even if you are not interested in reading it after buying it, it is good to use it as toilet paper.

And if you use newspapers as toilet paper, even if you are not interested, you will always have time to take a look when squatting in the toilet.

Therefore, the popularity rate of "Leader Daily" in Zaun is already very high.

In Piltover, although the "Daily Leader" is not distributed for free, a random Yu-Gi-Oh card is included with the newspaper for free.

In other words, you can also draw cards when you buy newspapers.

Getting the limited edition Blue-Eyes White Dragon is blood money.

So this newspaper is not only read by many people in Zaun, but also sold explosively in Piltover.

Even the "Daily Leader" surpassed the "Piltover Daily" which had existed in the Shuangcheng for nearly 300 years in terms of sales within just one month after its birth.

In addition, Li Wei also set up a tabloid in an unofficial name.

This tabloid was privately called by him the "Leader Shock Department".

It is not responsible for promoting Janna ideas, and the content is less serious.

Instead, they follow the routine of the free media, only responsible for collecting all kinds of dirty information about the Piltover Council, and act as an opposition party that opposes everything and professionally swears.

Not to mention the content itself is explosive, and the titles are more sensational and eye-catching.

If you catch people's attention, the sales will naturally be high.

And when the people of Piltover read this kind of newspaper that reports bad things but not good things, they will naturally dislike the Piltover Council.

When this antipathy accumulates to a certain extent, their thinking will naturally be biased towards new ideas and new systems.

In short
With these tricks, Li Wei not only won the battle of public opinion, but even made a lot of money selling newspapers.

Especially the innovative combination of entertainment and gambling, which made the veterans in Picheng say that the younger generation is formidable.

They even began to quietly imitate Levi's tricks, and began to repackage the traditional lottery tickets that have not sold very well, making them into two-dimensional krypton gold draw cards.

"But they have to create a mature, reliable and attractive big IP first."

“It’s just a blind review of our methodology, but it can’t empower the product with a cultural aura to achieve brand precipitation, and use the cultural packaging with a high sense of experience as the starting point to penetrate the user’s mind, then this combination of punches will not hit the tipping point make an impact"

"Stop, stop!" Li Wei was chatting excitedly, but Miss Mel helplessly interrupted him.

She is also very curious, where the greatest enemy of the bourgeoisie learned so many novel business ideas.

"Even if you are not selected by the goddess Janna, you will definitely become a big business owner, Mr. Levi." Mel laughed.

Li Wei is simply a natural seedling.

Not to mention her, she was born a great nobleman of the Noxus Empire.Assigned by the family to work as "coolies", all of them did the work of the Piltover family.

"I didn't expect the two of us to sit together as leaders." She said with emotion.

"Because we have ideals." Li Wei said: "Ideals are the highest pursuit of human beings, which are more fascinating than all luxurious material enjoyments."

"Yes." Miss Mel nodded in deep agreement.

Then she said: "But our ideals may soon be tested."

"This newspaper is just an appetizer. The real problem is, Mr. Li Wei, what we did to Takeda Saito in Zaan has scared the people of Piltover."

"They threw out this article, and it was just a moderate temptation. They are still hesitating."

"But next, the big families of Piltover will come to test your true attitude."

Mel has a dangerous message.

Li Wei was curious: "How do they plan to test?"

"Shares in the Takeda Group." Mel said: "You should already know that the Takeda Group is not entirely owned by Takeda Saito—behind him, there are many Picheng Capital holding shares in the Takeda Group. "

"Yes, I know that." Li Wei nodded.

Don't even think about it.

The waters of the Twin Cities are completely controlled by Piltover.

Takeda Saito was able to create such a large-scale smuggling fleet under the nose of Picheng, how could there be no Picheng chaebol platform behind it, and no support from Picheng Capital?

"Now the Leaders Association has confiscated all of Takeda Saito's property, which naturally includes their share."

"And what the Piltovers are saying is that they need you to return their stake in the Takeda Corporation and acknowledge Piltover Capital's entire vested interest in the Zaun land."

"If you don't admit it, you are realizing Zaun's independence in disguise."

"The pretense of 'non-violent non-cooperation' may not be able to scare them anymore."

　The second is later_(:з」∠)_
　　
　
(End of this chapter)