Genshin Impact: I am an ordinary executive

"Isn't this clickbait? You are insulting my professional ethics and the noble profession of journalism, which analyzes the truth and presents it to the public!"

Charlotte slammed the table and stared angrily at the mysterious man in front of her who claimed to be an "insider".

What the other party said before hit the nail on the head. She thought that the people who knew about this matter at this time, even if they were not insiders, were at least spectators who had participated in the ceremony.

Anyway, she couldn't find a breakthrough now, so maybe she could get to the key of the matter by talking to someone who knew the situation.

So she took the initiative to invite the other party to dinner under the pretext of apologizing, and asked for his opinion... But the other party said something nonsense!

Thinking things like "Shock! The former queen actually did such a thing in public!", "The new Lord of Winter is actually the Ice Queen's secretly kept gigolo!", "The domineering queen has fallen in love with me! Help, I'm surrounded by the executors!"... and so on.

What the hell is going on here? At first glance, it's one of those headlines that are eye-catching, but the actual content is just a catchy headline to trick readers into buying the newspaper!

She would never do such a thing as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs and draining the pond to catch fish, which would damage the reputation of the newspaper just for the sake of a temporary popularity... She originally thought that she had dug up some insider, but she didn't expect it to be such a speculator.

Finish this meal quickly and clear the table with him. Staying with such a person will affect your professional ethics...

“People only believe what they want to believe, and this has been the case since ancient times… Believe it or not, and I won’t force you to write such a report.

Besides, it is the job of journalists to distinguish the truth from the false. When you see news that you think is fake, you start to criticize it without verifying it...Excuse me, Miss Charlotte, you still lack some qualities as a journalist."

Zuo Xi elegantly cut a piece of pork chop into his mouth, chewed it slowly and swallowed it into his stomach. Finally, he wiped his mouth before responding to Charlotte, who was somewhat indignant.

As God knows, his integrity is recognized throughout Teyvat. Although those titles just now seem a little unbelievable, at first glance they are completely made up.

But in fact, he did not say a single word nonsense, and every sentence can be verified.

Was he raised by the Queen? Was he white? Was he always surrounded by officers? Did the Queen kneel before him in public?

He didn't tell a single lie, but others just didn't believe him.

"...I'm grateful for your advice, sir. You're right. I was too impatient... I still stick to my point of view, but I won't casually deny it before I verify it."

Charlotte blushed a little after being told this by Zuo Xi, but fortunately she was the kind of person who could correct her mistakes. After being lectured, her impression of this gentleman changed a lot.

How to put it, this gentleman is just like his appearance, gentle, humble, and knowledgeable... There is a word in Liyue called "gentle as jade", and she thinks it is very appropriate to use it to describe this gentleman.

Speaking of Liyue... Judging from this gentleman's appearance, he seems to be from Liyue.

"Um... Excuse me, are you from Liyue? I see that you are well-spoken, well-educated, and behave in a refined and elegant manner. You are very similar to some of the great scholars in Liyue who are well-educated and well-read."

Charlotte knew that the most urgent thing now was the manuscript that she had abandoned countless times, to the point that she hadn't even thought of a title yet.

But these things cannot be rushed. Sometimes, instead of burying your head in typing in the office, it is more efficient to walk around and communicate more outside.

Although the advice given by this gentleman before was a bit...hard to describe, judging from his conversation, he doesn't seem like the kind of clown who is out to attract attention.

Maybe I could get some inspiration and enlightenment by talking with him... What's more, he seems to have his own unique insights on this ceremony.

"No, I was born and raised in the Winter Solstice. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to make up stories about the Queen and the Executive Officers like this... Don't you think it's strange that a Liyue person knows the Executive Officers of Winter Solstice so well?"

Zuo Xi shook his head. It was winter when he came to this world and opened his eyes. He lived and grew up in winter.

Even though he was not born here, he has already identified himself as a Solstice person... To be honest, he doesn't have much sense of belonging, after all, he doesn't belong here.

But in terms of place of belonging, it can only be the winter.

"I see. I am sorry for being rude... Then Mr. Zuo Xi, you are in Zhidong but have the same name as the executive officer. Will there be any inconvenience in your life?"

Charlotte nodded. Indeed, she didn’t say that someone who looks like a Liyue person must be a Liyue person.

But if the other party is from the Winter Solstice... from what she knows, the other party's name is the same as the last chief executive who passed away not long ago.

This should be quite inconvenient in the winter, right? Speaking of which, Zuo Xi is also a Liyue name... I heard that the executive officer also has the appearance of a Liyue person. It seems that the two of them have quite a few similarities.

For ordinary people, does it bring more convenience or more trouble to have this degree of similarity with big shots?

"…Is there a possibility that I am that executive officer?"

Zuo Xi was a little speechless. He did not hide his identity on purpose. Logically, with a job like Charlotte's, she would need to collect all kinds of information about Teyvat... He thought that the other party already knew his previous identity.

He originally just wanted to hide his new identity, but he never thought that the other party didn't even see through his old identity... Was his effort in vain?

"Hahaha, sir, you really know how to joke... Oh, I see, are you testing my professionalism?

You really underestimate me. The official news of the executive's death was just released a while ago. As a reporter, how could I not know about such a big thing? "

Charlotte laughed and didn't take it too seriously. The news released by the official Dongdong could not be a joke. They must have confirmed the death of the executive officer before releasing the relevant news.

Although there are indeed many people who do not pay attention to international news and do not understand such things, she is a reporter. This is a necessary skill for her job. How could she not know it!

"...People always... forget it, as long as you are happy."

Zuo Xi was speechless for a rare moment. He wanted to say the same thing again to express his feelings, but suddenly he remembered that he had already said it once, so he gave up.

Whatever. He didn't lie anyway. There's nothing we can do if others don't believe us.

"Hmm? Um... Never mind. Mr. Zuo Xi, do you have anything else to say? Do you have any opinions or suggestions for this ceremony?"

Zuo Xi's hesitation made Charlotte a little confused, but she didn't dwell on it and got back to the point.

Although it seems that this gentleman probably doesn't know more inside information, he has unique insights on many things, and Charlotte wants to hear more of his thoughts.

"I don't have anything special to say... But Miss Charlotte, do you know what the focus of this incident is?"

Zuo Xi approached Charlotte because he was curious about how she would describe this incident, but he never expected that she would ask for his opinion... What other opinions could he have?

The Queen asked him to lead the Winter Solstice, so he took the job. The Queen wanted to announce it to the whole of Teyvat, so he made it a bit more grand... What else could he have an opinion on?

"Well, this is obviously something like 'The Queen of Winter swears to surrender', 'The change of the ruler of Winter', 'Two gods rule together'. There has never been such a situation in the entire history of Teyvat, right?"

Charlotte thought Zuo Xi wanted to test her again, so her tone sounded a little helpless. This man didn't look very old, how could he have the habit of being a teacher?

It’s just like when your relatives came to visit when you were a kid, and the first thing they said to you was “Let me test you”… Although it’s not a big deal, it still makes people feel helpless.

"Yes, generally speaking, what you said are indeed the most critical and most eye-catching topics. However... it is difficult for most people to agree with or even resonate with articles written on these topics.

After all, only a small number of people pay attention to world events..."

Zuo Xi nodded. The historical significance of these events was enough to be recorded in history and become a timeless song sung by bards, passed down from generation to generation.

But those who can really understand these key points and key points are mostly people with high positions and long-term vision. Only they will deeply explore the meaning and value behind this matter and understand it in their own way.

As for ordinary people, they only care about having fun and their own lives. After all, only a small number of people really care about national affairs. Most people can only see and care about things that are related to themselves.

Of course, if Charlotte had focused on topics of historical significance, she could have written an epic and magnificent essay.

But the audience of such articles is destined to be only a small part...and the meaning of news is to let most people know things that they don’t know before, and to reveal unknown truths to most people.

"Um...what do you mean?"

Charlotte roughly understood what Zuo Xi was talking about. For example, in Liyue's ceremony of inviting the immortals, the ones that attracted the most attention were the foreign tourists who came here to see the ceremony, as well as the merchants who were closely related to the guidance bestowed by the Emperor.

Even in Liyue, where people are so devout in their belief in their god, to the point of being accustomed to it and believing in him is taken for granted, ordinary citizens do not care much about the ceremony itself.

The death of Geolord was considered a top international event in Teyvat, but only leaders of various countries and the locals of Liyue paid close attention to it.

People from other countries would at most sigh and leave after reading the newspapers, indicating that the attention paid to Fontaine was far less than that paid to a large trial at the Opiclay Opera House.

It seems that it is really as the other party said. Profound sentences and epic articles are not as real as the right angle.

"People's livelihood, no matter how bad it is, we must make them realize that this is closely related to their lives. Only with such a title will people be willing to read on."

As the saying goes, if you don't care about something that doesn't concern you, no one will care. If you tell them that Fengda will be half price tomorrow, the effect will be immediate the next day.

"You still remember what happened at the ceremony, right? I can give you a glimpse... The new god's power is related to machinery.

Hahaha, don't make that expression. I know this is obvious, but you haven't confirmed it yet...Okay, okay, I'll reveal a little more.

Do you know why his title is [Lord of All Machines, Lord of Divine Machines]? "

After Zuo Xi mysteriously said that power was related to machinery, he was unsurprisingly given a roll of the eyes by Charlotte. He laughed, then put on that mysterious smile again.

"Gulu...w-why?"

Charlotte was stunned by the other party's aura. She was being treated like a treasure by the other party just now, but in the blink of an eye, she couldn't help but believe what the other party said... It seemed that the other party had this kind of magic.

“There’s no special reason, it just means what it says—the Lord of All Machines, the Supreme of Divine Machinery.

He is the common lord of all machines... all of them, not just one, and not limited to Solstice. Do you realize what's going on? Which city, other than Solstice, is the first to have this title in the mechanical city-state?"

Zuo Xi's words suddenly woke Charlotte up. The mechanical city-state... Indeed, the current Zhidong can truly be regarded as a mechanical city.

But before that, the city with the highest level of mechanization was... Fontaine.

If the other party is not joking, Fontaine's various machines will no longer be convenient tools, but bombs that may explode at any time.

“Looking at your expression, I think you’ve realized something, right? Hahaha, don’t be so nervous. It’s not as scary as you think… But this is a good starting point, isn’t it?

There is no need to be alarmist, but it is always right to be prepared for danger. People with bad intentions will pay attention to your report. If you don't want to be labeled as "harmful to the stability of Fontaine", you can be a little more tactful in your wording. "

Zuo Xi shrugged and continued.

"Actually, things aren't that bad. Any god has the ability to destroy a city, but aren't all the countries in Teyvat living in peace now? There won't be any problems. You can't just write one article, right?

You can write about such a grand topic at length, but wouldn't it be nice to write a small report like this as a change? It can attract readers' attention and is a rather novel entry point... isn't it?"

Zuo Xi patiently and persuadingly spoke each word, which seemed to have an unspeakable magic, lingering in Charlotte's ears over and over again.

"I...I understand. Thank you, Mr. Zuo Xi!"