Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 318 - 321 - No Opinion

"Ha, this is so thrilling!"

After leaving the Georgetown Gymnasium, Leonard’s mother was in a state of inexplicable excitement.

Originally, it was because of the emotional influence from the TV show "Anomalies" that she had impulsively agreed to attend this gathering with Leonard.

On the flight to Washington, she had even blamed herself for agreeing to let her child attend such a politically charged event.

However, now this mother had put those thoughts behind her.

She was pulling Leonard along, asking excitedly, "What’s next? Are there any other activities?"

After receiving a negative answer, this middle-class housewife felt a bit disappointed.

Now, she finally understood the mentality of those crazy fans who attack each other.

The process of people coming together as a team to stylistically criticize another group felt incredibly relieving!

She used to take this as a spice in her mundane housewife life on Twitter.

But unexpectedly, when the situation extended into reality, the exhilaration really doubled!

Moreover, this time it involved major figures she hadn’t even dared to think about before.

This invisibly gave the participants a sense of superiority.

Thinking of the President of the United States standing uncomfortably on the platform, Leonard’s mother almost burst out laughing.

Leonard’s father, seeing his wife’s expression, was a bit amused.

He shook his head, murmuring, "This collective participation feeling really does excite people."

The father looked around at the crowd nearby and felt it was similar to just having watched a football game.

Everyone was greeting each other happily, even planning to go to a bar for a couple of drinks.

The only difference was that, back then, people discussed the game and cursed the referees.

Now, everyone was discussing "Arcane" and "Anomalies," cursing the President of the United States and the politicians.

Oh well...

He shook his head and asked his wife, "So, are we preparing to head back to Tennessee now?"

"Of course not!" his wife shook her head, "The money saved on plane tickets will serve as our travel funds to thoroughly explore Washington, D.C."

"After we get back to the hotel, we’ll call the airline to change our tickets."

"Yay!" Leonard and his sister cheered, slapping high fives.

For their family’s financial situation, this opportunity was too rare.

The mother, seeing her children’s smiles, also couldn’t help but reveal a slight smile.

"If there is another chance like this, I’ll definitely sign up eagerly."

Similarly in the mood was the Governor from Texas.

This operation had been as perfect as it could be for Bush.

Not only had he connected with the tycoons from Silicon Valley, laying the groundwork for future networking and fundraising.

But in a way, it had also allowed his team to practice, increasing the synergy among the members.

The most crucial point was that Bush appeared at the Democrat Party’s presidential rally as an open-minded, reformative politician.

His presence nearly outshined the original protagonists, the Clintons.

This was immensely beneficial for gaining support from party bigwigs and appealing to swing voters, preparing for the election four years later.

"You Democrats often use Hollywood stars and NBA players to pull votes for yourselves."

After sipping his coffee, the Governor of Texas’s lips curved slightly.

"So, using Wang’s appeal isn’t too much, right?"

The most marvelous aspect of this matter is that it won’t affect the original electorate of the Republican Party or their perception of themselves.

Those Texans with strong redneck inclinations might disdain popular actors and singers, feeling that supporting politicians who align with them is beneath them.

However, those conservatives have a different attitude towards writers and painters, professions that inherently carry a veneer of sophistication.

He picked up the remote control and pressed it nonstop, wanting to take another look at the video where everyone was shouting his name.

Fortunately, since many media outlets were broadcasting the rally, it wasn’t long before the voice saying, "The Governor of Texas has made his stance, what are you all doing?" resounded in the office.

Little Bush felt that no other cheers could ever make him feel more refreshed.

Humming a folk song he liked, he leaned back leisurely in his office chair and started watching the video again.

...

"Bush family and Larry Elson!"

In the president’s office of Viacom Group in Los Angeles.

Media mogul Redstone furrowed his brow as he watched the TV and muttered these two names under his breath.

However, Viacom’s loyalty lay with the Democrat Party, and their coverage of the Republican Party was predominantly negative.

Thus, he didn’t have much leverage over the Bush family, stalwarts of the Republican Party.

As for that billionaire... pursuing only the spotlight to raise his stock prices.

For this, he didn’t hesitate to engage in outrageous acts like openly keeping stars as paramours or purchasing military ships.

If Viacom criticized him, would the gentleman probably call in person to thank him?

Redstone picked up his pen and wrote down the names Wang Jian, Bush, and Elson on a draft paper.

"Writer, Republican, tech maniac..." he sighed deeply, "These identities are really hard to attack!"

Indeed, Redstone had already started leveraging his political and media connections.

He was planning to push for a proposal to be quickly rejected and then have the bestselling author’s media coverage vanish swiftly.

Afterward, he intended to contact Disney, Comcast, and other media corporations with stakes in publishing to discuss how they could completely suppress this website.

For this, he even considered having everyone pay a certain price, like AT&T did with Motorola, blocking them technically.

Since they couldn’t take down the website through political means.

They might as well completely destroy it and maintain the status quo of the Six Major Publishers.

But now...

Redstone picked up the remote control and pressed it randomly a few times.

Voices discussing the "Constitution First Amendment," freedom of speech, and writers’ rights to create kept flooding in.

"Wang has become another writer publicly mentioned at a presidential rally after Hemingway?"

And even more exaggerated compared to Hemingway.

"Are the security personnel all fools?" Redstone clenched his teeth, "It almost seems like everyone at the event is questioning it, right?"

Most of the media across the United States broadcasted this rally.

Thus, this hot topic couldn’t be suppressed anymore.

Under these circumstances, all his plans became unfeasible.

"Mr. Redstone," his assistant walked in, "There’s a call from the president’s office at the White House."

He nodded, pressing the receive button while throwing the documents about Wang Jian into the shredder.

"Yes, I understand."

"Viacom’s support for the Democrat Party and Mr. Clinton will not decrease."

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