Chapter 867: Sense of Responsibility and Conspiracy Theory "Please Give Me a Monthly Pass"

Fan Wubing received Sheng Wei who came for an interview in the reception room of the company headquarters. As well as Richard, a professional writer for Time magazine from the United States, and his photographer who also visited at the same time.

It didn't take much of Fan Wubing's time to meet with Richard. As a professional writer for Time magazine, Richard was very familiar with asking questions. He knew what issues the American people were most concerned about. Whether it was the large aircraft project or the rare earth strategy, ordinary people would not care about these issues, so he asked Fan Wubing an issue that American people were most concerned about.

"Mr. Fan, you have always had a negative attitude towards the durability of the Internet economy. So how long do you think the popularity of Nasdaq can be maintained?" At the end of the visit, Richard put forward the important goals of his trip. .

As an important force in the U.S. economic intelligence community, the U.S. "Time" magazine is also relatively unique in its analysis of the economic situation. Therefore, Richard, who has been tracking domestic and foreign economic situations for a long time, also believes that Nasdaq's madness is a bit unexpected. The crash was inevitable, but no one expected that Nasdaq, which was expected to have seriously exceeded expectations in the middle of last year, was still rising crazily at this time.

This was a bit confusing, so when this opportunity came to interview Fan Wubing, of course Richard had to ask. After all, Fan Wubing is a legendary figure in the American financial world, at least everyone in the circle knows about him.

Sure enough, after hearing this question, Fan Wubing hesitated for a moment, and then said to Richard, "In three months at most, Nasdaq will definitely plummet, and it will continue to fall. "

Richard got the answer he was most concerned about, and then asked a photographer to take a series of photos of Fan Wubing, intending to choose the most perfect one as the cover character for next month's Lunar New Year.

After sending Richard and others away, Sheng Wei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sitting in the same room with internationally renowned writers is still a bit stressful."

Fan Wubing smiled and asked someone to pour her a cup of coffee, and then said, "Actually, it's nothing. It's just a difference in habits that makes you think this person is a little unpredictable. In fact, if you are alone From the perspective of China’s national conditions, Richard also had a dark eye when he arrived in China.”

"Only paying attention to others' strengths is the driving force for progress. Why do you often encourage me to discover other weaknesses?" Sheng asked with a smile. Just read the novel~

"That's right! It's about discovering the opponent's weaknesses!" Fan Wubing clapped his hands and explained, "You reporters should pay attention to problems that others don't notice. Just talk about the bright side of someone. Readers are too lazy to look at it. They must dig deep into the other party's weaknesses and dark sides to attract readers. You must know that most people's psychology is basically inclined to the dark side, even though it is in their mouths. Benevolence, justice and morality are like male thieves and female prostitutes at heart. Only when you understand the ugliness of human nature,

Only then can we create successful media. "

When Sheng Wei listened to Fan Wubing teaching her here, she even forgot to drink the coffee in her hand. After a long time, she took a shallow sip, then frowned and asked, "Are you hinting at me?" Want to write more about your dark side?"

"Oh, of course you can't say that. I am such a sunny person." Fan Wubing wisely changed the topic and then asked, "You seem to want to ask some questions about the rare earth issue?"

"Oh, there have been a lot of discussions on this topic recently, but most of them are unclear. We hope to get some more accurate information from Mr. Fan, who is the leader in China's rare earth industry." After hearing Fan Wubing's words, Sheng Wei sat upright. He stood up and said seriously.

Fan Wubing nodded and replied, "I can talk a little more about this issue, but there are some situations that are not appropriate to express. After you sort it out, let me take a look at it. You have to delete those sensitive topics before you can express it."

"That's no problem." Sheng Wei nodded and replied. She was very curious, what was different about the situation this time?

"This time overseas countries have united to put pressure on China on the rare earth issue, it is not an isolated incident." Fan Wubing first expressed his position to Sheng Wei.

Sheng Wei nodded as she listened. In fact, she probably had some sense of identity. No incident would happen in isolation. There must be a cause and effect, especially when such a major event related to international relations is made public. A little bit of insider trading is simply impossible.

It is precisely because of the existence of this kind of insider trading that the profession of journalists is full of challenges. What they desire most is to expose the unknown insider information. After satisfying the public's right to know, it also provides Maximize your reputation and interests.

It is impossible for a successful reporter to avoid the word insider trading. In fact, a reporter who only goes back to shoot some news that meets the needs of the government is not worthy of the title of reporter. The title of reporter should only belong to Those journalists who have conscience in their hearts and bear a sense of social responsibility. Just read the novel~

"Actually, as a private media, you can expose some situations that are inconvenient for the official to report, as long as they are true or basically true -" This sentence was an important reason why Fan Wubing was willing to accept the interview with Sheng Wei.

Although we are all good friends, Fan Wubing is far from being so lustful that he is unconscious. Yes, Sheng Wei is very beautiful and has a temperament, but the allure of a young woman who has just been divorced is also It's amazing. But these did not allow Fan Wubing to provide her with inside information that was not suitable for public disclosure.

"In fact, if you want to report something that others have not reported, you will often be under greater pressure -" Fan Wubing said to Sheng Wei, "It's like taking that very famous photo, "Waiting to Eat Snacks" Like Kevin Carter, the photographer of "Girl's Vulture".

Sheng Wei nodded. As an industry insider, she naturally knew about this matter.

In the photo "Vulture Waiting to Eat a Little Girl", a Sudanese girl is struggling on her way to a relief station, about to starve to death and kneeling on the ground, while a vulture is not far behind the girl, watching eagerly, waiting for prey. Picture of eating girls.

This photo won black photographer Kevin Carter the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Journalism, and he became famous overnight for this photo. This shocking photo has attracted a lot of criticism and doubts. Someone asked why the photographer didn't help the little girl at that time.

When people asked about the whereabouts of the little girl, unfortunately, Carter didn't know either. A few months later, Carter couldn't stand the pressure of public opinion. He used a piece of hose to divert the exhaust gas into the car and committed suicide. He was 33 years old. People found a note he left on the car seat. I really, really feel sorry for everyone. The pain of life far outweighs the joy.

That photo clearly showed the true situation of the famine that swept across the African continent at that time. Between 1970 and 1985, a continuous drought disaster swept across the African continent from Senegal to Ethiopia. This led to the most devastating famine in world history.

At that time, Carter successfully drew the world's attention to the Great Famine in Africa by taking this photo, and thus saved many refugees. However, he committed suicide early because of many people's doubts.

In fact, Fan Wubing was somewhat sorry for Carter's death. As a black reporter, he obviously did not have much ability to help the refugees who were starving. All he could do was to try his best to awaken those who had the ability to help these refugees. of the refugees, and in fact he drove away the vulture.

People are often like this. They don't think about how to rescue thousands of refugees who are struggling on the edge of life and death, but they are embarrassing a weak reporter who has no ability and can only use the camera in his hand to draw attention to the great famine in Africa. Human nature Morality is distorted in this moment.

"How to protect yourself. In fact, it is also an essential skill for a reporter." Fan Wubing said to Sheng Wei.

Sheng Wei nodded, and then asked, "Mr. Fan, you've been chatting with me for so long, and you haven't gotten to the point yet? What I want to know is, what is the inside story?"

"In fact, this incident is not only caused by the international community's concerns about the reduction of domestic rare earth exports, but also closely related to the large aircraft project we are planning." Fan Wubing told Sheng Wei.

"Closely related to the large aircraft project?" Sheng Wei suddenly became energetic. This is something that has not been reported by other media.

“When the Olympic Games project was about to succeed, the Americans were deeply concerned, so McDonnell Douglas sent a Chinese-American to persuade the wife of a powerful person to take the wife’s route and cancel the Project, which caused our great disaster. Aircraft manufacturing technology lags behind forty years. This was a very successful crisis public relations at the time or now," Fan Wubing told Sheng Wei, "McDonnell Douglas has gained the Chinese mainland market. When China destroys the Great Wall and discards its self-developed technology, everyone is happy. The only people who suffer are the Chinese, who no longer have the technical ability to manufacture large aircraft and have lost the basis for further development. "

Sheng Wei obviously didn't understand this situation. Although she had been in Shanghai for a long time, she had never learned about it. The official media obviously would not report this kind of thing objectively. Except for some parties involved, there was no such thing. There is no chance to know this kind of inside story. Even among the officials, this kind of topic is taboo.

"It is not a good thing to hide the secret of your honor. Some officials who are subordinates want to act based on the face of the superior and try to figure out the thoughts of the superior. This is not a phenomenon that a modern country should have." Fan Wubing said to Sheng Wei , "The reason why I chose to be interviewed by you in Shanghai instead of Beijing is because I want to avoid all kinds of official or semi-official media and use entertainment and financial magazines with a relatively better press freedom atmosphere. Let me say something ”

"Are you sure it won't cause our magazine to close down?" Sheng Wei asked a little worriedly.

Although it is said that because of relying on Fan Wubing, "Oriental News Interview" can often rely on Shengwei to obtain a lot of exclusive news materials, and sales have increased significantly, but Shengwei is also worried that if it goes too far, The press censorship department ordered him to make corrections or directly put a seal on the magazine's door, so he had to ask Fan Wubing first.

"That's not the case, I'm not the kind of person who burns bridges when crossing rivers, right?" Fan Wubing laughed when he heard this, and then he said seriously, "This time, the companies that are putting pressure on China on rare earth policy are mainly from the United States. * Industrial companies, including major arms dealers such as Raytheon, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin. One common feature of these arms dealers is that they all produce aircraft projects, whether they are large transport aircraft or Civil aircraft are considered leaders in the industry.”

"Oh, that's actually the case." Sheng Wei nodded, somewhat understanding.

"The large aircraft project is an activity aimed at civil aircraft. Naturally, it is inconvenient for them to entangle with the Chinese on this issue, so they thought of an indirect way to solve the problem. After all, the rare earth policy is not only related to the interests of the Americans. When they protest, the European Union, Japan, South Korea and other countries will also agree, which can increase their international influence." Fan Wubing explained to Sheng Wei, "In this way, their goal will be achieved, once found. After a seemingly very reasonable and self-righteous request, the Americans had an excuse to intervene in the Chinese market, and finally through insider negotiations with the government, they tried to disrupt the large aircraft project again. "

"It sounds very reasonable and a very insidious conspiracy." After hearing this, Sheng Wei expressed some doubts.

Although Fan Wubing's words are conclusive, from the standpoint of a journalist, Sheng Wei still needs to adopt a more cautious attitude to analyze these intelligence insider information. After all, as a responsible reporter, it is impossible to use those information casually. Use irresponsible remarks as the main argument for your article.

There is no doubt that Sheng Wei was able to gain Fan Wubing's discernment and achieve her current status in "Oriental News Interview" because of her professional attitude. Therefore, even if Fan Wubing said If so, she also needs to analyze and summarize it carefully so that she can safely adopt it into her own article.

Of course, Fan Wubing agrees with Sheng Wei's caution. Reporters without a sense of responsibility will only bring him a lot of trouble. God knows what will happen to those reports after they are published in the newspaper?