Vina wanted to learn the art of rulership from Chen Qi? / Learning how to deal with the media from Chen Qi

"What? Social skills? Being an official requires knowing how to get along with people? I thought only Yan practiced this, but it turns out it's the same all over the world."

Meanwhile, on the other side, Nian was dressed as a director as always. As the technical director, she was now trying to supervise the filming of "Yes, Prime Minister" in its entirety. Because the filming of "Yes, Prime Minister" was not very difficult, Chen Qi handed the matter over to Nian so that he could save himself the trouble.

However, when she first heard that she could actually supervise the filming of the famous "Yes, Prime Minister", she was excited and immediately took on the job. However, as filming progressed, she herself became immersed in the plot of "Yes, Prime Minister".

"No system in any country exists without human relationships; people in such an environment are bound to end up in this situation."

This time, even Xi, who usually stayed inside the painting, surprisingly emerged from the painting upon hearing about the filming of the second season of her favorite drama, "Yes, Prime Minister." She held a cup of fine green tea in one hand, occasionally grabbing a pastry from the painting with the other, and casually commented:

"It's more accurate to say that blindly believing any country's system is completely mechanized is foolish. Humans create the environment, not the other way around."

"Unfortunately, there are always people who blindly believe in systems they have never experienced or even witnessed, sketching out their own imagined 'ideal world,' unaware that they are merely jumping into an abyss from which there is no bottom."

One reason why Xi loves "Yes, Prime Minister" so much is that it contains many profound meanings that she finds worth pondering. To be honest, she always feels that watching the series once is not enough; every time she rewatches "Yes, Prime Minister," she gains new insights and understandings.

Xi continued to stare intently at the large screen. Meanwhile, Manfred and the Bloodborne Archon had already left the office. Manfred immediately went to the Bloodborne Archon's side and hurriedly asked:

"What I just heard is appalling. I was completely blind; I had no idea that there was a conspiracy within the Grand Secretariat against the Prime Minister!"

"--Really? How interesting." The Bloodborne Archon seemed to have forgotten as soon as he finished speaking that he had been subtly hinting at Theresis and the Minister of Employment's plot against him, and looked on with surprise.

Manfred was speechless for a moment, but quickly continued, "But you said there were some."

"No, Bernard, I didn't say anything." Seeing that Manfred seemed about to press for answers, the Bloodborne Archon quickly gave him a look, indicating that he understood.

"You mean... oh." Manfred belatedly realized what was happening, but still seemed unable to suppress his curiosity as he asked, "Do you know if there's a conspiracy?"

"No."

"Don't know, or does it not exist?" Manfred asked again.

"Yes." The Bloodborne Archon continued to evade the question, so Manfred had no choice but to cut to the chase and ask, "Sir Humphrey, what exactly has the Secretary of Employment done?"

"Isn't his policy good?"

"To whom?" Seeing that Manfred didn't seem to understand, the Bloodborne Archon continued to guide him, asking, to which Manfred replied matter-of-factly, "To the nation."

"--That's not the point." The Bloodborne Archon succinctly dropped the most important aspect, then turned to Manfred and asked, "Bernard, where do you plan to go after you leave your post?"

"Oh, I..." The mention of leaving his job immediately made Manfred think of "retirement," and his smile involuntarily widened. But he quickly realized something, his smile turning serious as he looked at the Bloodborne Archon and spoke with much more caution:

"I have no idea..."

Manfred's cautious demeanor drew laughter from the Victoria officials. They clearly assumed this was a threat from the Bloodborne Archon, an order to "exile" Manfred for continuing his questioning.

Unexpectedly, the Bloodborne Archon continued the conversation, asking, "How about being the Deputy Secretary-General, in charge of defense procurement?"

"My God..." Manfred's mood immediately brightened upon hearing this, and even many Victoria officials' eyes lit up—this was a dream job after retirement!

However, the next moment, the Bloodborne Archon's words plunged Manfred and the others into despair. He said calmly:

"Is the region Clibraston, Depot Town, or Lossiemouth?"

"... Are these place names?" Manfred was slightly bewildered. These were place names that even he, as a Victoria official, had never heard of. This basically conveyed one message—these areas were located in extremely remote parts of Victoria.

"Lossiemouth? What do you think it is?" the Bloodborne Archon continued to ask.

"--A dog food brand." Manfred answered without hesitation, while the Bloodborne Archon, after a moment of silence, immediately replied in a straightforward and decisive way:

"That means if the employment minister succeeds, you'll be eating Lossiemouth for three years."

"So how could it possibly be beneficial to the country?"

"Absolutely impossible!"

At this moment, Manfred realized the seriousness of the situation. Even if the Employment Minister's plan was truly beneficial to Victoria, it involved the interests of civil servants like themselves, so no matter how beneficial it was to the country, it absolutely could not be implemented.

Now, Manfred, as the Prime Minister's private secretary, has no choice but to stand with the Grand Secretariat Secretary, the Bloodborne Archon.

Now that the two people closest to the prime minister have joined forces, everyone watching knows that the employment minister's fate is clearly not good, and this seemingly beneficial policy will definitely not be implemented.

"This can be considered a settled matter."

"Yes, this employment minister is in trouble."

Several Victoria officials whispered among themselves, saying that they had already gained a lot from the trip and that it was well worth the time.

However, seemingly feeling that he hadn't imparted enough experience, Manfred on the screen continued, "But why did you suggest finding the organization's secretary to confirm a non-existent conspiracy?"

"Because he can only take roundabout ways, the organization secretary can't say there's no conspiracy." The Bloodborne Archon, however, nonchalantly handed over a potentially life-saving "test point" to a large group of young civil servants and politicians, saying calmly:

"Just in case it really happens, he needs to find a way out for himself."

"Bernard, go inside and report back to me what we discussed," the Bloodborne Archon instructed. However, when Manfred indicated that this might be classified information and he couldn't divulge it, the Bloodborne Archon unusually firmly replied:

"I need to know everything! Otherwise, how can I determine whether I need to know or not!"

"Call..."

At that moment, everything the Bloodborne Archon said was recorded by the assembled civil servants and politicians after they had finished laughing. Many of them breathed a sigh of relief and looked at their full booklets with satisfaction.

This is all practical information! It might save your life in the future political arena—how can you not learn it?

However, the actions of numerous Victoria officials were enough to reassure Chen Qi that his reputation in the second season of "Yes, Prime Minister" would definitely not be low.

Perhaps it's not just Victoria officials; the content of this first episode alone is enough for politicians from top to bottom in many countries to learn from. This is practical information that can save them a lot of trouble!

Chapter 125: Vina Wants to Learn the Art of Emperorship from Chen Qi?

Meanwhile, filming in Londinium was progressing extremely smoothly for Chen Qi, but the unsealing of "Yes, Prime Minister" had already begun long ago, and had already caused some trouble for several neighboring countries.

Unfortunately, the influence of "Yes, Prime Minister" was simply too intense at the beginning. It wasn't just in Victoria and Ursus; in fact, in the area surrounding Victoria, apart from Siracusa, which didn't have internet at the time, and Iberia, which had already stopped paying attention to such matters, other countries consistently cracked down on "Yes, Prime Minister."

While not as extreme as Ursus, where it's banned outright and viewers are arrested or even exiled to mines to fend for themselves, countries like Leithania and Kazimierz still have restrictions on "Yes, Prime Minister."

For example, there might be massive cuts, even to the point where viewers have to guess what's going on, or if someone is found to have secretly kept a videotape of the original series, they might confiscate it and even detain the person.

After all, the satire in "Yes, Prime Minister" was a bit too intense, and the scope of the satire was too broad... It might have been fine before, but with the war just over and various countries still grappling with their internal problems, Victoria's lifting of the ban on "Yes, Prime Minister" made them uncomfortable.

Especially now that Victoria has publicly announced that they have invited Chen Qi to film the second season of "Yes, Prime Minister," Victoria's deliberate high-profile announcement is aimed at making it known to people in other countries as much as possible and spreading the word.

Moreover, Victoria now has the help of Sarkaz mercenaries led by Theresis to spread the word. All it takes is a team of Sarkaz mercenaries to go to key Mobile City in several countries and upload the relevant data. It will spread like wildfire, and there will be no time to stop it.

Some have even resorted to outsmarting and outmaneuvering cybersecurity agencies in various countries, hacking into backends, tampering with programs, and some Sarkaz mercenaries have even started infiltrating and bribing insiders to cause sabotage.

Basically, the goal is the same: to spread "Yes, Prime Minister" as widely as possible, at all costs, and to create as much of an impact as possible.

Cybersecurity agencies around the world are incredibly busy, and this has only been going on for two weeks...

On this day, just as cybersecurity officials from various countries were barely hanging on to their breath after two weeks of hellish ordeal, a bombshell announcement came one after another.

"Oh no! Yes, Prime Minister Season 2! They really made a second season!"

"It's all over the place now! Victoria's official channels have put the program on their central channel, there's no stopping it now! There's no way to block it!"

When cybersecurity departments in various countries received this news, it is said that many staff members collapsed and convulsed under such immense pressure. At present, one can only hope that this news won't cause them to die suddenly.

Meanwhile, in the Yan's imperial palace, news about the second season of "Yes, Prime Minister" has reached the Yan's emperor. Because Chen Qi and Nian and Xi are always together, any major news is reported to the palace immediately.

However, by sheer coincidence, Nian Yuxi's elder brother, Chongyue, is also currently in the palace.

Chongyue's reason for coming was to personally deliver the videotape of "Braveheart" to the Emperor of Yan, in order to clear the Emperor of suspicion that his two younger sisters and director Chen Qi were plotting a rebellion.

Then, Chongyue arrived at the capital city from Jade Gate with an open and aboveboard manner, having just reported his arrival all the way. He had just met the emperor when the people from the Imperial Calendar Bureau rushed over and reported that his two younger sisters were already filming the second season of "Yes, Prime Minister" with director Chen Qi in Victoria.

This is a bit awkward... Chongyue wanted to use "Braveheart" to show that his two little sisters didn't have the courage or inclination, but his two sisters went and made a major TV series.

"General Chongyue, is there anything else you wish to say to me?"

"... Although it is a work that discusses the court, His Majesty is surely aware of its value, and that the satire of the country has no connection with the Great Yan."

Although Chongyue was embarrassed, he would never reveal that his two younger sisters were plotting a rebellion. Instead, he changed the subject, saying, "I've heard that His Majesty also values the deeper meaning of this play. Since it benefits our Great Yan, why harbor unwarranted suspicions?"

Although Chongyue was one of the "Sui" being monitored, his relationship with the Yan and his importance were clearly different. It could be said that the Great Yan trusted Chongyue, especially the emperor and the Grand Tutor who knew Chongyue's inside story.

The emperor's concern wasn't so much for Nian and Xi, but rather for Chen Qi. Chongyue and the Grand Tutor actually shared the same goal: to dispel suspicions of Xi and Nian's rebellion, but in reality, to reassure the suspicious emperor and allow Chen Qi's talents to shine, perhaps even proving useful to the Great Yan in the future.

"Your Majesty, Chongyue's words are reasonable." The Grand Tutor also advised, "The broadcast of 'Yes, Prime Minister' will have a very small impact on our Great Yan, but it will be of great benefit to us. It can serve as a mirror to reflect the many flaws of our Great Yan."

"Isn't Your Majesty's dilemma precisely because you cherish Chen Qi's talent, yet fear that he cannot be of use to the Great Yan?"

"The fact that Chen Qi still dares to film 'Yes, Prime Minister' in Victoria must mean he has Victoria's support. Since even other countries are not afraid of criticism, why should our Great Yan be afraid?"

"Hmm... that makes sense." The Emperor of Yan nodded slightly upon hearing this, and Chongyue and the Grand Tutor breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

Many people know that the current emperor of Yan is somewhat jealous, but few know that this emperor is also a person who is not easily convinced of his own worth—probably because he was always suppressed by his elder brother in his childhood. He is stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat, and he has a competitive spirit whenever he hears that someone is better than him.

Although he was tricked by his own brother again by a twist of fate, after becoming emperor, he became much more restrained in his personality, but his true nature would still be revealed to some extent in his daily life.

"However... it's a bit too sharp to focus on factional infighting in the first episode... This kid really dares to make movies."

That's true... Faced with the emperor's mutterings, this time, the Grand Tutor and Chongyue also agreed with his thoughts—they were actually a little scared of Chen Qi; he was really too bold.

"Dr. Kal'tsit, I would like to apply to go to Londinium. I want to see Director Chen Qi and personally observe the filming of 'Yes, Prime Minister.'"

On Rhodes Island, however, the scene was quite different. Kal'tsit, Amiya, and the others who had returned from Little Hill County were watching the first episode of "Yes, Prime Minister" when Vina, contrary to her usual behavior, barged in and said the following to Kal'tsit.

"... Agent Vina, you should know that if someone of your status were to suddenly enter the public eye of Londinium, it would be an extremely provocative signal to the eight dukes, wouldn't it?"

Kal'tsit was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, but then quickly and calmly assessed the situation, saying, "You have already missed your best opportunity to take your place. If you were to go now, when everything is stable in Victoria, you would most likely meet a violent end."

"Furthermore, Director Chen Qi probably won't support you. He has just established a friendly relationship with Victoria, and even Rhodes Island won't interfere with your actions."

"... No, I just want to go to Londinium." However, Vina knew that if she went as the crown princess, it would cause a huge uproar. But this time, she was not going to seize power, but to Londinium in her own capacity.

"Not the crown prince, but a gang leader; not Aslan, just an ordinary Feline; and I'm not alone, Operator Młynar will be with me. I'll go as a Rhodes Island operator and disguise myself so as not to disturb anyone."

"... Could you tell me why?" Kal'tsit couldn't help but ask casually, as she always felt that Vina's thoughts were not so simple.

If Vina wanted to go to Londinium, she had many opportunities, so why did she choose to approach her only after learning that Chen Qi had filmed the second season of "Yes, Prime Minister" and watched the first episode?

You know, the first episode was about factional strife... Kal'tsit couldn't help but connect the two things and vaguely guessed Vina's next move.

It seems that Vina has no intention of returning to Victoria for the time being. She also knows that although she has experienced the hardships of ordinary people, she is still far from being a true wise ruler.

After watching the second season of "Yes, Prime Minister," she decided to go to Chen Qi's side... Perhaps Vina gleaned from this episode's political infighting what kind of significant help Chen Qi's knowledge would provide for her future return to Victoria?

"... I can let you go, but from now on, your identity will no longer be Aslan, but an ordinary Feline. Can you do that?"

Kal'tsit, observing Vina's unusually solemn gaze, agreed to Vina's choice after a moment of silence.

It wouldn't be beneficial for Rhodes Island to keep Vina Rhodes Island; it would only draw her into the conflict with Victoria Rhodes Island. Now that Victoria is clearly unshakeable and Kal'tsit isn't ready to face Theresis, sending Vina out to gain experience is a good option.

"Our collaboration with Director Chen Qi on Oripathy Suppressant and other areas requires an operator stationed by Director Chen Qi's side to maintain constant contact with Rhodes Island."

"Therefore, as an operator officially registered with Rhodes Island, I hereby dispatch operator King of Promotion to assist Director Chen Qi's film crew."

"... Thanks."

Having received Kal'tsit's permission, Vina's face flashed with joy for a moment, but she quickly suppressed her emotions and nodded.

"Okay, after you finish watching this episode, go find Closure. She will use scientific methods to hide your Aslan racial characteristics. Basically, as long as you don't take off your disguise, no one will recognize you as Aslan."

After Kal'tsit finished speaking, she turned her gaze back to the television, while Vina and Amiya also decided to watch the second episode that was airing first.

Vina's eyes sparkled, and although she was suppressing her emotions, if Chen Qi had seen her gaze at that moment, he would have noticed how similar it was to the way Ablana had stared at him back then.

Vina, however, saw things more deeply Ablana. Vina knew that it was no longer possible for her to return to Victoria as the Crown Princess, so Vina decided to make a change.

She will return to Victoria in the future with a new identity, relying on her own abilities and talents—not by blood, but by true ability—to become the true leader of Victoria in the future.

Once she reaches the pinnacle of power and has the real opportunity to fully utilize her talents, her status will no longer be an obstacle or a disadvantage that could lead to her death. All statuses are only truly effective when built upon talent!

At first, Vina couldn't find someone to teach her, but now... Vina feels like she's found them.

Chapter 126: Learning from Chen Qi how to deal with the media

The airing of the second season of "Yes, Prime Minister" will inevitably attract attention from all of Victoria and even all of Terra, because the "show effect" of the first season was so shocking that it directly elevated the show to a level that did not belong to it.

Moreover, this time, Victoria even aired the second season of "Yes, Prime Minister" on the official central channel and heavily promoted the show that had once divided their country. And this is a program that ordinary people "enjoy" during this period, so its popularity is naturally impossible to be low.

However, compared to the seriousness with which high-ranking officials in other countries take the partisan struggles in "Yes, Prime Minister," most people just laugh it off, and some are even a little confused and not particularly happy about it.

Fortunately, the second episode that followed satisfied their wish to have a good laugh. This episode mainly discussed "media," an issue that every country needs to pay attention to.

"The media... they're a tough nut to crack." At the mention of the media, Vina's eyes lit up as she murmured to herself.

"Especially the media in Victoria, they're not easy to deal with. Will Director Chen Qi talk about how to deal with the media in this episode?"

"Just keep watching and you'll find out." Even Kal'tsit knows how annoying the Victoria media can be, but she's basically stopped showing her face in public now, so she doesn't need to think about that anymore.

However... Amiya definitely has a lot to learn about dealing with the media. Kal'tsit, seeing Amiya's bright and focused eyes, silently continued to watch with Amiya.