Chapter 264: Lies
After hanging up the phone, Yang Guiren immediately rushed to Tomorrow Film Company.
Only after receiving Zou Shifang's manuscript did Yang Guiren feel relieved.
Zou Shifang said something to several employees in the department, and left work early to go to the restaurant with Yang Guiren. The two of them ate and drank while chatting.
Under the influence of alcohol, Yang Guiren revealed his true thoughts.
"I was so confused before! Sanlian Publishing House only withheld my bonus of more than 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, and I shouldn't have bothered Brother Liu for such a small amount of money... My wife's brother owed a debt of several million Hong Kong dollars, and one of the debts was due. My wife had been making trouble with me, and I got so angry that I did such a thing..."
Zou Shifang patted his shoulder and said, "Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Just remember this lesson."
Yang Guiren wiped his nose and tears, "I am not afraid of making mistakes, and I have the courage to bear the consequences. I just regret it! Brother Liu and I have been friends for ten years, and I ruined this ten-year friendship for just over half a million yuan."
Zou Shifang patted him on the shoulder, "Don't say that! Liu Hongmin didn't say he doesn't recognize you as his friend!"
When Yang Guiren heard this, he was stunned, and then asked in surprise: "Old Zou, are you telling the truth?"
"Of course it's true!" Zou Shifang said, "Hongmin just said that you won't have the chance to ask for manuscripts in the future, but he didn't say that you can't ask for manuscripts. If you follow the normal process, who else can he give his manuscript to if he doesn't give it to you?"
Yang Guiren was overjoyed, "I'll go through the process right away."
"Okay, let's eat first!" Zou Shifang held him down. "His new book is probably almost finished, but the subject matter is a bit sensitive. If you dare to publish it, the manuscript will definitely be yours."
Yang Guiren did not hesitate, "I have no problem at all. Even if Ming Pao Publishing House does not dare to publish it, I will find other publishers and will definitely be able to publish it."
“Not to that extent!” Zou Shifang said with a smile: “This book is the second part of the Lies series.”
"The second part of Lies? Who did Brother Liu scold again?"
"Ahem!" Zou Shifang coughed violently. "He didn't scold anyone. He just revealed a truth."
The truth? Yang Guiren looked at him in confusion. What truth was so taboo?
In Beijing, Liu Hongmin printed out the manuscript of the novel. He sorted the manuscript and placed it on the desk. On the first page of the manuscript, the name of the novel was written, "Lies: Star Wars".
Star Wars tells the story of the confrontation and military competition between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union.
Anyone in later generations knows that this military competition is a game in which both sides use each other to consume the other's military expenditures and thus drag down the enemy.
Both the US and the Soviet Union knew that the other party lied, but they didn't know what project the other party lied about. So between the truth and the lies, both sides consumed a lot of money. Many people said that the Soviet Union couldn't go on any longer, so it failed.
In fact, both parties are not stupid. If something is feasible, they will naturally invest money. If something is not feasible, no matter how much it is hyped, it will not be established. So, the two sides came to an end in a situation where you lied to me and I lied to you. Liu Hongmin wrote this book to remind Lao Su to change his focus and stick to it for a while.
As long as the Soviet Union is around, the Americans will give us benefits. Once the Soviet Union is gone, the Americans will be the first to deal with us.
Therefore, when Lao Ge came to visit, Liu Hongmin had some ideas. If the collapse of Lao Su is delayed, will the time for us to develop be shortened?
As soon as this idea came up, Liu Hongmin couldn't stop himself. He spent several days writing the outline, and then found a lot of military news about the two countries. Then he combined it with the documentary about the Star Wars plan in his mind and soon found the corresponding case.
The book begins with the Apollo moon landing. In this book, the Apollo moon landing was filmed in a studio. Not only did they create an artificial lunar environment, but they also produced a video of a lunar rover racing. This is simply nonsense. Not to mention the huge temperature difference on the moon, racing in an unfamiliar environment is not what an astronaut should do.
Even the AI in the United States said that the manned moon landing was fake. Those astronauts had accidents one after another, and a 90-year-old man died in an explosion while flying an old-fashioned plane. We don’t know what a 90-year-old man is thinking. He must fly a plane to travel. Is he trying to challenge his own limits?
Liu Hongmin didn't have a photo shoot this time, after all, the Star Wars project is still ongoing. If he directly named the person, what if he asked for the copyright?
Therefore, Liu Hongmin used pseudonyms throughout the film, and directly described the scenes of multiple manned moon landings at the beginning. Then he described the equipment around the moon landing site and the crew members. After the filming mission was completed, there were people monitoring the scene, who reported it layer by layer, and finally formed a document and handed it to the president.
The president took the document to discuss with the think tank and brought up the Star Wars plan.
The Star Wars plan combines the real and the fake. Most of the things in outer space are fake, used to confuse the Soviet Union. Everything in the atmosphere is basically real, used to enhance its own strength.
Then they deliberately announced these projects to the world one by one, and Lao Su became anxious.
So the Soviet Union also started to take action, and they also came up with a lot of projects to deal with it. However, the Soviet Union is not a fool, and the response plan is also true and false, but the watered-down part is not as much as the American one.
But these plans are just superficial. The United States also imposed an economic blockade on the Soviet Union, which was a fatal move against the Soviet Union.
However, Liu Hongmin did not emphasize the description, but only mentioned the word "economic blockade" repeatedly in the mouths of American officials when referring to Star Wars. As for whether Lao Su could see this implicit reminder, it was none of Liu Hongmin's business.
He reminded Lao Su that it was just a casual move. If it succeeded, it would be a pleasant surprise. If it failed, it would not be a big deal.
No matter how you calculate it, Liu Hongmin will not suffer any loss. Moreover, the sales of this kind of semi-decryption novel about the confrontation between the two countries will definitely not be too bad.
Liu Hongmin has a good grasp of the scale, focusing on describing the battle of wits and courage between the two superpowers. In this way, ordinary readers can only see the excitement of the confrontation between the two superpowers. But those who are smart can see the deeper level of the confrontation between the two poles, and the pits they set for each other.
Only those who are truly smart can see the killer move of economic blockade.
But the term "economic blockade" is a common tactic of the Americans. Even if the American planners saw it, they would not think much about it and would only think that Liu Hongmin had made a mistake. If Liu Hongmin really knew the American tactics, he would definitely emphasize the economic blockade.
Even so, Liu Hongmin's exposure of the Star Wars scam would still make the Americans hate him. However, the Soviet Union was already exhausted and no longer had the ability to continue investing in scientific research. The Star Wars program could be said to be a perfect success. Therefore, even if they hated him, the Americans would not kill Liu Hongmin.
(End of this chapter)
