Chapter 732, Terra Red

The triumphal team led by Gu Hang marched on the vast, complex and bloated land of Holy Terra.

The places they passed through were of different styles.

Some were ancient Gothic nest city buildings with spires piercing the sky; some were streamlined buildings full of modern technology, with glass curtain walls reflecting the sunlight, like building blocks of art, stacked into modern nest cities; there were huge factory areas lying on the surface, like steel behemoths...

Every area was inhabited by a large population.

On Holy Terra, trillions of people lived on the mother planet. The sea had long dried up, and every inch of land was built with dense nest cities.

This meant that where the triumphal team passed, there were crowds of people!

Every place was already full of cheering crowds.

Some of them were on both sides of the street, and some were looking down from the high floors of the buildings.

Children rode on the shoulders of adults, waving small flags in their hands; young girls threw flowers in their hands to the team; the old people, with tears in their eyes, silently blessed these returning heroes...

At the same time, their actions, every minute and every second, were filmed and broadcast in real time by hundreds of filming groups on hovercrafts and airships. In order to ensure sufficient viewing angles, hundreds of filming groups are not enough, and there are also a large number of servo skulls operating cameras and following the filming.

The broadcast signal can be received on Holy Terra and even the entire Solar Star Region.

People can freely choose any perspective to watch these triumphant warriors.

Among them, the most watched and most popular channel is the one that shoots Gu Hang from all angles.

The biggest reason, of course, is that Gu Hang, as the greatest hero and commander-in-chief of this war, deserves the most attention.

But in addition to this, there is another reason, which is equally important.

The people on Holy Terra regard Gu Hang as a savior.

And the reason for this is inseparable from Salihovic's work.

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At this moment, Salihovic was drinking a drink in a top-floor villa rented in a nest city on the edge of the Imperial Palace, watching the governor's heroic figure with satisfaction.

In addition to this main screen, there are many other secondary screens next to it, showing a lot of data.

The number of viewers, popularity, the staff of the Union Embassy's field visits, and the first-hand information sent back from various offices... These things all reflect the support and love of the people of Holy Terra for Governor Gu.

As the ambassador of the Union and the most outstanding diplomat of the Union government, Salihovic was sent to Holy Terra very early.

It is normal that for the Union, the most important diplomatic relationship is of course the relationship with Holy Terra.

With the help of Gallardo, the Union's investment of a lot of manpower support, resource and financial support, and most importantly, the fundamental factor that the Union has strong strength, he has established a firm foothold in Holy Terra.

The Foreign Affairs Department he led, the Holy Terra Branch, had almost the same power as the Alliance headquarters. It collected all valuable intelligence from the central empire and reported it to the Alliance regularly. At the same time, it also disseminated information that the Alliance wanted to convey to the people and officials in the central empire.

And Salihovic himself also made friends with high-ranking officials of the empire everywhere, and spared no effort to cheer for the Alliance.

Visits, conversations, local gatherings... these can only be regarded as one of the means.

More importantly, the Alliance Foreign Affairs Bureau and the embassy made full use of the media industry.

Serious academic research reports, artistic paintings and theme music creations based on the Alliance, musicals and stage plays created, were promoted to high-end people.

Based on the Alliance story, the films, simple story picture books, and popular novels created were circulated to the broadest group.

Every year, countless artists, novelists, and media workers who received funding from the Alliance created a large number of works to promote the Alliance and Gu Hang.

These were all started by Galardo. However, after Salihovic arrived, the work in this area was unprecedentedly strengthened.

His work was fruitful. All of this is the result of his work over the years with his Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the people in the embassy. People know that the Alliance is not a stranger who has won a battle in the distance and has nothing to do with them, but a "big IP" that they are familiar with.

But these can only be regarded as basic work.

It just makes the people on Holy Terra, whether they are grassroots people or middle and lower-level officials, realize that there is a beautiful, hopeful, ideal place bathed in the glory of the empire in the distant East - the Alliance.

But this understanding is a bit empty, not solid enough, and not deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The opportunity to change everything and trigger qualitative change from quantitative change comes from the assistance of Prime Minister Qi Bodu.

To be honest, will the Iron Armor War really pose a security threat to Holy Terra?

People of insight know that it is far from it.

When the Iron Armor War was at its peak, it was nothing more than just breaking through the Magre Universe. It is true that their troops have indeed entered the central territory of the empire, but in fact, there is still a long distance from the Tianwang Universe, the outermost edge of the central territory, to the Sun Universe.

It is true that the Iron Armor Rebellion had a great impact on the empire. The turmoil in the East Frontier, the huge financial pressure, and the impact of local separatist forces on the central authority of the empire...

However, these are not that relevant to the people and middle-level officials.

The more people with higher cognition, the more they can realize that the Iron Armor was a big trouble at the beginning, but it is a dream to say that they can break into Holy Terra and overthrow the empire.

However, in Holy Terra, a world with a population of one trillion, there are a lot of people with high cognition, but the proportion is not that large.

Of course, if there is no source of information, the ignorant lower-level people will not know so much.

But the one who played a big assist was Prime Minister Qi Bodu.

At that time, for political reasons, Qi Bodu highly exaggerated the threat of the Iron Armor War in order to gain support for the war.

The seriousness of the Iron Armor War was repeatedly described in consecutive radio and television speeches; the newspapers reported repeatedly; the successive defeats of the front-line wars... All of these have set off quite serious waves in the hearts of the lower-level residents.

The Empire is always at war, but on Holy Terra, in many people's lives, there has never been a war that has been repeatedly broadcast in their ears, making them feel that the war is so close to them.

And those so-called elites who can see the truth dare not say in public that this war doesn't matter.

Wouldn't that be a problem for the Prime Minister?

Do you really think that after the purge, the Ministry of Justice, which is now almost entirely the Prime Minister's dog, is eating free rice?

And Salihovic, at this time, keenly realized that this was a very good propaganda outlet.

He took advantage of the "Iron Armor Threat Theory" advocated by Prime Minister Qi Bodu to vigorously strengthen this impression.

With the help of the central government of the Empire, the relevant propaganda will be twice the result with half the effort.

Then, at great expense, the best team was found to launch a series of large-scale production films. The theme is that the alliance led by Gu Hang will participate in the war against the Iron Armor traitors and the Zerg.

Then, there was news that the alliance officially joined the war and went north to form the Southern Front Legion.

Following the trend, Salihovic released the first film in the series.

Due to the excellent production and the fact that Gu Hang, the "IP", had accumulated a certain amount of experience in the past, and Gu Hang was indeed at the forefront of the Iron Armor War, reflecting the reality to a considerable extent, the first film in the series received a very good response.

Then, with the victory of the Alliance over the Alfonzo Fleet, the second film was a big hit in Holy Terra!

Then came the third, fourth, fifth...

During the fifteen-year war, the "Alliance" series launched five films that were a big hit in Holy Terra, and even swept the entire Solar Star Region and even the entire Empire. Various derivative dramas and peripheral commercial products have been rapidly developed.

Gu Hang, the absolute protagonist, has become very well-known.

Gu Hang himself only knows about these contents, but he has no idea how popular they are. During the war, most of his time and energy were invested in the war itself. There were some extra ones to pay attention to the development of the Alliance. Sometimes, even his desk could not deliver marginal intelligence information like this. Even if it was delivered, he would just take a quick look and that was it.

So, when Gu Hang was in the triumphal procession and received the enthusiasm of the entire Holy Terra people beyond his imagination, he was unable to connect it with this matter for a while, so that he was quite puzzled.

In fact, it was not just Gu Hang, including Salihovic, the initiator, and even many bigwigs and high-ranking officials on Holy Terra, who actually did not expect it.

Who could have thought of this?

Under the system of the empire, the entertainment industry is very underdeveloped. The high pressure of the social system, the control of public opinion, and the inclination of resources to industrial production and military industry are internal factors; the continuous war outside and the high military pressure also make it difficult for the entertainment industry to develop stably.

In addition to these realistic factors, there are also surreal factors: the corruption of Slaanesh is very easy to spread through the developed enjoyment and indulgence environment.

From the Inquisition to the Ministry of Justice, they are suppressing this kind of behavior-although, in some upper classes, this suppression is in name only, and it can't stop the powerful and those with powerful backgrounds from living a life of drunkenness and dreams. However, when it comes to controlling the entertainment of the lower classes, it is quite powerful. If they don't obey, film and television works, literary publications, commercial entertainment venues and the like will need a license.

This has become a good place for the Ministry of Justice to make money, and it has also become a weapon for some producers, distributors, and casino owners with backgrounds to monopolize.

Of course, the Alliance Ambassador is not a low status. Behind this Alliance Ambassador is the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs and High Lord Gallardo, who can definitely be regarded as a top dignitary.

In addition, he has a large budget and is in an absolute leading position in all aspects of film and television industry competition.

In the past, it's not that no one has thought of using this method to make people famous. In fact, Gallardo did something similar for Gu Hang back then. It's just that the scale is a little bit small.

And now, not only is the scale large, but the film is also a hit; not only is the film a hit, but the results of Gu Hang's battle are still real.

Who can lead the team in the front and walk to the Triumphal Gate?

A great hero!

It is very rare to combine these two identities to such a high degree.

Not to mention, both aspects have been achieved to such a degree.

Just a movie star? There is no point in being the top star.

In the minds of normal people, the recognition of film and television actors is completely different from the emotion of truly worshipping heroes.

A simple hero? He is indeed well-known and widely loved by the whole nation, but it is also difficult to be as likable as the celebrity personality that is intentionally created. What's more, heroic deeds can often only be known through text and communication, unlike film and television works, which are dramatic after careful packaging.

The power of the two combined is truly amazing.

At this point, Salihovic smiled.

He now even dares to make a bold statement: In terms of popularity, none of the high lords of Holy Terra is a match for Mr. Gu!

Mr. Gu is more popular than the high lords!

I, the Alliance Ambassador, the media tycoon, Salihovic said!

After observing the triumphal parade for a month, all the statistics have proved this point.

The highest popularity is of course the day when the Arc de Triomphe is crossed in space; the second is the first day of the triumphal troops landing live broadcast.

The peak of popularity after that will definitely decrease. But in general, this incident continues to be the hottest news in almost every class in the entire Holy Terra. Especially when the triumphal troops led by Gu Hang pass through an area, the triumphal ceremony will quickly attract all the attention in the area. Those who have the conditions to watch directly will flock to it; those who don’t have the conditions will also gather on TV and radio live broadcasts to watch or listen to the news.

In the end, all the heat will be on the last day of the triumphal parade, that is, the triumphal team will meet with the Imperial Guards who left the palace in advance, and lead the way to the main gate of the Imperial Palace under the guidance of a company of 100 Imperial Guards.

After passing through here, Gu Hang will make a triumphal declaration at the top of the palace gate tower to all the triumphal soldiers, high-ranking officials of the empire, representatives of people from all walks of life in Holy Terra, and TV and radio reporters.

After he finished his speech, this grand ceremony that had been prepared for nearly two years, cost a lot of money, and lasted for more than a month, was successfully concluded.

That day came as promised.

Salihovic did not choose to go to the scene, but continued to monitor various data and watch the live broadcast in the Union Embassy.

However, an unexpected accident occurred.