CHAPTER 874: CHAPTER 525: PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

"Alright," Ji Xinghuo agreed readily.

This was something he had already agreed to, and he would do whatever the leader said, fully cooperating.

Ji Daosheng said, "You need to authorize your likeness for this video clip, so everyone in the world can see what you look like. And from now on, you should allow all media and the public to use your likeness for free."

"Completely public?" Ji Xinghuo hesitated a bit, realizing he’d become a true public figure.

"Yes."

Ji Daosheng nodded, "I know you don’t like your personal life being disturbed, but this will greatly aid our plan."

"Leader, I don’t understand," Ji Xinghuo scratched his head.

"The Sun King’s global ranking dropped to second, which has greatly damaged the influence of the Sun King and the American Federation. You should understand this too," Ji Daosheng explained. "At this moment, we need to take it further, suppress, weaken, and replace the opposition’s position, firmly taking the initiative, especially you..."

He looked at Ji Xinghuo, "Earth must have a strongest force!"

"But the public’s impression of you is too vague," Ji Daosheng said seriously, "People know your name, your experiences, your strength, but these elements aren’t intuitive enough to create a deep impression."

"Judging people by appearance is human nature."

"A person’s appearance is the most intuitive and clear impression humans have of others, not to mention your image is already outstanding."

Saying this, Ji Daosheng laughed, "At least you’re much more handsome than I am, equal to Huai’an."

"Thank you for the compliment, leader."

Ji Xinghuo also laughed, remembering an old internet meme where some people like to take names such as "Leader says I’m handsome" or "So handsome it startled XXX," and unexpectedly it came true for him.

Marshal Wu Huai’an has been crowned the nation’s most handsome man for years, and the leader saying that he was on par with him was actually kind of flattery.

Ji Daosheng continued, "You need to establish an invincible image globally, becoming a symbol, an icon."

"Like the Sun King?" Ji Xinghuo asked.

"Exactly!"

Ji Daosheng nodded, "Whenever people think of the Sun King, they think of the American Federation, subconsciously equating his personal strength with the national power of the United States, thereby establishing hegemony, weakening the resolve to resist."

"This is a simple psychological effect, and the most practical propaganda strategy."

"The American Federation has relied on the Sun King’s reputation, taking advantage and gaining benefits for years, never failing. If we don’t occupy the propaganda field, the enemy will." Ji Daosheng quoted a famous saying.

"Now, it’s our turn to occupy this field."

Ji Daosheng coaxed gently.

Ji Xinghuo no longer resisted, nodding, "I will follow the leader’s arrangements."

"Good." Ji Daosheng smiled.

He suddenly sighed, "I totally understand your reluctance to become a public figure. But at our level, it’s impossible to always protect personal privacy. An ancient saying goes: the emperor has no private matters. You and I aren’t emperors, but we can’t completely separate public affairs from private ones, and I hope you understand."

"I will accept it," Ji Xinghuo said, somewhat helpless.

In the information age, everything people do leaves a trace, and even the most perfect laws have loopholes.

One can hide temporarily, but not forever.

Since becoming famous, Ji Xinghuo consciously blocked external interference, feeling fine himself, but his family and friends were quite troubled.

Even classmates he hadn’t contacted in ages were doxxed and dug up.

"Though countries worldwide have signed the ’Citizens’ Network Privacy Protection Act,’ in the Asia-Pacific Community and most countries, the law is well-enforced, but in less developed and hostile countries, your photo has already been widely leaked."

Ji Daosheng said helplessly, "In the country, you can walk the streets unrecognized. But abroad, you might be recognized after just a few steps."

Ji Xinghuo was aware of this situation.

"After global unification, this won’t happen," Ji Xinghuo said.

The next day.

Ji Xinghuo arrived at the national news agency building in Chang’an.

"Mr. Ji!" A middle-aged man with a mature face had been waiting for some time, introducing himself with a big smile, "I’m Lv Qingzhou, the president of the national news agency. You can just call me Old Lv."

"President Lv."

Ji Xinghuo shook hands with Lv Qingzhou and looked at the group of people behind him.

"These are the elite backbones of our agency. After receiving the leader’s order, I hurriedly pulled them from all over the country to form a professional team, going all out to serve Mr. Ji," Lv Qingzhou introduced.

Ji Xinghuo nodded, "I appreciate the trouble everyone is taking."

Among them were men and women, most aged over thirty, including a nationally recognized beautiful host.

They all observed Ji Xinghuo with eyes full of curiosity and reverence.

"Is there anything Mr. Ji needs?" Lv Qingzhou asked respectfully, "You can make any requests."

"I’m a layman, I’ll just follow your guidance," Ji Xinghuo smiled.

"I wouldn’t dare."

Lv Qingzhou clapped his hands and commanded, "Let’s get to work."

Everyone immediately got busy, some responsible for image design, some explaining the entire video’s concept to Ji Xinghuo, with makeup, shot divisions, filming, copywriting, and other tasks handled by the most experienced people, each performing their duties.

Lv Qingzhou had been away from frontline work for years; he only hosted and supervised on-site, leaving the specific filming work to a director from the national media.