Shadow Empire

Chapter 92 News and Reporters and Special Topics
"On the third day of abstinence, work efficiency increased by 200%!"

The front-page headline of "Jingang Today" published a shocking piece of news, but given people's trust in newspapers at that time, after they no longer believed that the newspapers would lie, they chose to believe the nonsense they said, even though it sounded outrageous.

The reporters inside also interviewed some workers who had long-term alcoholism. They all said that before the prohibition, they could buy a lot of alcohol at a cheap price.

Alcohol made them lose their ability to work. One of them even claimed that he lost two fingers due to drinking too much at work.

But since Prohibition came into effect, they have resolutely obeyed the decisions of the city and state governments, refused to buy and drink any beverage containing alcohol, and now they feel better.

I can climb to the sixth floor in one breath, kill a cow with one punch, never feel sleepy at work, and never think about alcohol all day long.

Even on the assembly line, they still have the energy to continue working after working for eleven hours. If the capitalists did not care about their health and did not let them work overtime, they would have to work sixteen hours a day before going back to rest!
Their lives have been changed and improved because of Prohibition, and they are sincerely and heartfeltly grateful for the implementation of Prohibition...

This is politics.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s outrageous or not. What’s important is to let those who decide to implement these policies see that the policies have been implemented thoroughly and have received positive feedback.

Lance saw this report while having breakfast in the morning. It can even be said that the entire current affairs section of "Today's Jingang" is full of positive feedback on the implementation of the Prohibition.

But he scoffed at it because that's politics.

What it shows is not necessarily true, as long as someone believes it.

Whether it is the bottom or the top.

The gentlemen in Congress would hold up this newspaper and shout loudly to their political opponents who did not support Prohibition, "Open your eyes and see, Prohibition has won a new victory!"

"The reduced productivity and violent crime caused by alcohol abuse will soon be eliminated from the Commonwealth. This is a great victory for humanity!"

But for the lower-class people, they just need to eat and drink.

On the way to the company, Lance had seen more than one demonstration. Many drunkards were holding up signs such as "Alcohol is innocent" on the roadside, loudly protesting against the total ban on alcohol in Jingang City.

Many bar workers also participated in the parade.

Think about it, in the past, those drunkards could drink while watching dancers slowly take off their clothes, what do they do now?
Drink black tea or juice?
Is it milk?
Without the stimulation of alcohol, they will not be like fools who throw money on the table just to take a closer look or get close to the smelly seafood.

The income of strippers has dropped significantly, drunkards have lost their fun, and bar workers have lost their income, so they can only protest.

Perhaps this is why, despite federal prohibition, alcohol sales have skyrocketed in states that have already banned alcohol.

People don't necessarily drink because they want to drink, they drink to protest the federal government's impulsive policies.

What you drink is not alcohol, it is a questioning, a spirit!
Lance first went to a financial consulting company. Now the situation here is very stable. He earns about 10,000 yuan in interest every month, and it maintains a slowly growing trend.

On the contrary, the labor agency has entered a period of explosive growth, with monthly revenue exceeding 7,000 yuan.

Because word of mouth is spreading, more and more people who don’t want to work but still want to get paid are choosing Wanli.

They only need to sign an authorization contract and hand over their work cards to Wanli for use, and they can earn at least thirty-two yuan per month.

They don't need to worry about coming into contact with illegal immigrants, the labor agency will take care of everything, and they just need to wait to receive the money every month.

In the morning, Lance made an appointment to meet George, the reporter from "Golden Harbor Today".

George was very punctual, and he had an indescribable feeling of worship towards Lance. In his eyes, everything Lance did was like a miracle!
After a brief greeting, Lance welcomed him into his office at the firm and ordered two cups of iced coffee from the side.

"It's very lively here. I'm glad you chose such a promising industry!" George first congratulated him, and then asked why Lance asked him out this time. "So do you want me to place an advertisement for you?"

"Golden Port Today" is definitely a major media outlet in the state. Although it is only a local newspaper, it has sales outlets and fixed readers throughout the state.

For people in remote or backward small cities and towns, they would rather know what happened in Jingang today than the boring life around them.

Even many media newspapers in other regions would buy news from them to publish.

This was the only possible reason he could think of for being here.

But Lance shook his head, "Have you ever considered doing a feature?"

"What's it about?" George asked while drinking his iced coffee. Maybe it was the icy power of the iced coffee or some other reason, but he suddenly became a little interested.

"About the difficult life of illegal immigrants in the federal government." Lance looked at him. "Voting will begin next month, and we all know that the president will definitely be re-elected..."

George shook his head and complained, "This is the shittiest thing about the federation. The president's re-election can be treated as a deal. We know the result even before the vote. Capital controls everything!" "And then?" he asked.

"The president has promised to address illegal immigration, even if it's in steps, and maybe we can focus on illegal immigration before the administration shifts its focus away from other things and onto the illegal immigrant community."

"When the time comes, the Presidential Palace will thank you, illegal immigrants and immigrant groups will thank you, and everyone will."

George's heart beat fast after hearing this. Everyone wants to win the highest "Golden Newspaper Award" in the federal news industry. It is the highest honor that all media people want to obtain!
But this award is hard to get. If you want to get it, you must report a pain point that makes people want to avoid it but cannot. At the same time, you must analyze it more deeply and then seek a way to redemption.

Illegal immigration is indeed a good entry point. As the number of illegal immigrants increases, it has gradually grown from a small group of minorities to a force that cannot be ignored, a marginal force that begins to affect people's lives.

George took out a notebook and pen, "I'm interested, do you want to co-sign?"

"can."

He wrote a few words, "So where do we start?"

Lance drummed his fingers on the table. "Start here."

George immediately realized, "You're actually advertising yourself!"

He smiled and said, "But this kind of advertisement is not offensive. For a moment, I even felt that I should give you some money so that I can write my name before yours with confidence."

He paused, "So when do we start working?"

"Let me tell you what I think first." Before he starts working, Lance has to set the tone for this report, or even a series of reports.

George knew Lance's "skills" and immediately began to prepare to record.

"We can start with my labor agency, which specializes in providing job opportunities for illegal immigrants who need work. We will rent work cards to those people."

"Then their income from work is divided into three parts. The owner of the work card gets the majority, we get one dollar, and they themselves get the remaining half."

"We should start with whether our work is legal and reasonable, and then delve into the conflicts between local workers and immigrant workers, and competitiveness, to find the core issues."

"Then I'll report on the dire situation of illegal immigrants. I'll find some typical stories for you, and I guarantee that readers across the country will love to read them."

"We need to make the question of whether illegal immigrants can find jobs a federal moral issue."

"We can't just sit back and watch them starve to death or die of disease just because they don't have legal status. We can't even help them accelerate their death in the civilized world!"

"The more civilized we are, the more humane we should be. Even if we don't like them, we should still give them the most basic right to survive."

"How can the rights of local workers be guaranteed? Do illegal immigrants have the right to survive? Who will take care of their health and survival issues? There are also conflicts and contradictions."

George recorded it in great detail and added some of his own thoughts. He began to feel his blood boiling. This would definitely become a big breaking news!

"If I win the Golden Newspaper Award, I will ask them to engrave your name on the base," George said seriously, "There is also half of you in this."

"I thought you were going to give it to me." George laughed. "Don't even think about it!"

"Even if you want to have dinner with my wife, I can tolerate it, but the Golden Newspaper Award is absolutely impossible!"

Lance called Erwin, and he came over soon after. "Take Mr. George around and ask everyone to cooperate with him. Also, find some typical illegal immigrants, some who cooperate with us, and some who don't."

Alvin was smart and could understand what Lance meant, which was to find some miserable people, as there were a lot of such people among the illegal immigrants.

If it weren't for Lance, they would be having a miserable time right now too.

It rained again in Jingang City in the afternoon. After the rain, people could finally feel the chill and coolness of autumn more clearly. The old tailor happened to come with Lance's new clothes. Lance was very much looking forward to the new clothes.

Of course, the old tailor lived up to his expectations. It was completely handmade. Inside the left collar, there were the letters "G·J" hooked with thread of the same color. This was the unique mark of the old tailor.

It fits well and is not like ready-made clothes which are either a little bigger or a little smaller and you can never get the perfect one.

The others were drooling at the sight, but there was nothing they could do as handmade products were slow. Now there were only three people, the old tailor, his daughter and son-in-law, and they could only make two sets of clothes and a windbreaker for Lance in a few days, which was already the result of overtime work.

If others want to make it so quickly, they may have to wait for a while.

(End of this chapter)