The New York Art Center was built in the late 1930s and was co-founded by three female artists. Later, it was acquired by the famous Rockefeller family. The expansion and operation of the center were also under the responsibility of the Rockefeller family. It is precisely because of the Rockefeller family's financial resources that many precious exhibits can be exhibited here.

At this time, the person in charge of managing the New York Art Center was a young member of the Rockefeller family. Chen Qiang held an exhibition at the New York Art Center, and his consent was obtained.

On this day, the young Mr. Rockefeller found Chen Qiang. After a few greetings, they got to the point.

"Mr. Chen, I'm here to find you this time. I mainly have something to tell you. I just received a notice from the New York City Government, and they asked me to stop holding a photo exhibition. Although I really want to continue, I must comply with the city government's requirements." Rockefeller Jr. replied.

"Why? What is the reason why the New York City government asked us to stop the photo exhibition?" Chen Qiang asked.

"The New York City Government believes that the content of the photos we exhibited is too bloody and violent, and will have adverse effects on minors, so it must be stopped." Rockefeller Jr. sighed, lowered his voice and continued: "But I asked someone to find out the real situation, and several major international traders put pressure on the New York City Government."

"I don't do business, I seem to have no guilt on international traders, right?" Chen Qiang asked subconsciously.

"You don't do business, but the Japanese do business. Those international traders have huge business dealings with Japanese trading companies. They make huge profits by trading with the Japanese. I think it may be the Japanese who asked them to do this." Xiao Rockefeller answered.

"So that's the case, I understand." Chen Qiang nodded. He knew that this was a foolish trick by himself, so he couldn't blame the art museum.

I heard Rockefeller continue, "Mr. Chen, I am very sorry for this matter. I deeply sympathize with the suffering of your country's civilians. So I asked the New York City government to give me more time on the grounds that it takes time to withdraw the exhibition. The New York government also promised me to give me three days, which means that the exhibition can last for this weekend, but it must be closed by next Monday." Rockefeller said.

"There are three days left, that's great, it's enough for me to do a lot of things." Chen Qiang said with a smile.

"Mr. Chen, are you planning to put pressure on the New York City government through other connections? I am frankly speaking, this may be difficult to work. The traders have very large transactions with the Japanese. For such a large business, those traders dare to do anything illegal. I would not be surprised if they betray the country." Rockefeller paused and continued: "Mr. Chen, my family started out through business. I know the greed of merchants best."

"Thank you for your reminder, Mr. Rockefeller. Since the New York City government requires us to suspend operations, I will follow it, but before that, I will let the whole of New York know that my photo exhibition will be suspended." Chen Qiang said with a smile.

"Mr. Chen, are you going to use public opinion to put pressure on the New York City government? This may be a solution, but the effect is minimal. In the face of money, the citizens' wishes are too humble." Xiao Luofeiler said.

Chen Qiang shook his head, "This is not pressure, but arousing the curiosity of the people."

"I don't quite understand." Rockefeller replied.

Chen Qiang asked a seemingly irrelevant question: "Mr. Rockefeller, do you know what kind of books are most popular among readers?"

"Celebrity Famous Works?" Rockefeller guessed, but Chen Qiang shook his head.

"A very absurd novel? Textbook? Could it be a dictionary!" Xiao Rockefeller guessed several times in a row, and Chen Qiang shook his head.

"I can't guess. You'd better reveal the answer!" Xiao Rockefeller said.

"The most popular book among readers is of course the forbidden book!" Chen Qiang smiled slightly and replied: "About 200 years ago, a Chinese writer wrote a book, which describes the rise and fall of several large families. This book was listed as a forbidden book because it was disliked by the emperors at that time. However, this book is regarded as the greatest classic in China, the pinnacle of Chinese classical novels, and even a discipline dedicated to this book is born."

"I understand!" Little Rockefeller had guessed what Chen Qiang meant, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "Mr. Chen, I have to say, you are such a genius!"

...

The next day, a message appeared in a newspaper in New York that the New York Art Center photo exhibition was banned due to its large scale, and the exhibition will be stopped in three days.

This "size is too large and is banned" instantly aroused the curiosity of countless New York citizens. Those who did not pay attention to the photo exhibition at all began to pay attention to and understand the photo exhibition after seeing the words "size is too large and is banned". Those who did not intend to go to see the photo exhibition immediately had the urge to go to see the exhibition; those who originally wanted to go to see the exhibition saw the words "size is too large and is banned", and immediately chose to show the exhibition while they had not been banned.

It can be said that "the scale is too large and is forbidden" instantly ignited the curiosity of New Yorkers.

This is like a movie that will be released in later generations, and the content has been deleted for 20 minutes. If this kind of deletion is because the content is not compact, or because the actors have problems, then no one will care about the deletion of these 20 minutes. But if it is deleted because the content size is too large, then there will probably be many people on the Internet begging for uncut versions of resources.

Those who have already seen the photo exhibition began to brag about how shocking the content of the exhibition they have seen was.

If the exhibition is not banned, I guess those who have watched the exhibition will not be able to brag about it, but now the exhibition is going to be banned, so it would be awesome to say that you have seen it.

It's probably like a music lovers party bragging, someone boasting that he's seen Mike Jackson's concert, which is definitely more famous than watching Justin Bieber or Taylor Swift's concert, because Mike Jackson is dead, his concert is out of print, and Bieber and Swift are still alive and can still be heard in their concerts.

While watching the photo exhibition, people bragging, they immediately aroused the envy of others. People always have a competing heart. They don’t have the things they have. Even if they don’t have half a cent of money, they have to make one, or even make one of the same ones, they have to make a better one!

So in the last three days of the photo exhibition, the entire New York Art Center was unprecedentedly popular, and there were endless people coming to watch the exhibition. Even when the door was closed at night, there were still spectators lined up to enter. In the end, the New York Art Center had to extend its business hours.

Three days later, the photo exhibition ended completely, but the discussion on related topics has just begun. It is not just because of anything else, but because this photo exhibition was banned due to "too large scale".

This is like some online dramas in later generations. They may not be well filmed, and they are more ordinary when they are released on major video websites. But once they are banned, they will become popular immediately. Those who have never watched them are looking for pirated resources. The more thoroughly the ban, the less it is easier to find resources, the more people will look for resources.

Chen Qiang wants this effect. Although the photo exhibition has been banned, the topic of the photo exhibition will not stop. Moreover, using the "large scale" gimmick can also arouse the curiosity of countless people.

Finally, Chen Qiang received a call from Washington, and the Central Convention and Exhibition Center in Washington invited Chen Qiang to hold a photo exhibition.

In New York, although Chen Qiang's photo exhibition was banned, those photos can still be exhibited elsewhere in the United States. The Washington Convention and Exhibition Center noticed that many people were discussing the photo exhibition, so it decided to invite Chen Qiang to the exhibition.

Those big traders who do business with the Japanese are obviously not under the consideration of the Washington City Government. These traders are all in New York, and their goods are also carried out in New York ports, and they have no connection with Washington. The Washington City Government cannot receive their taxes, so naturally there is no need to look at their faces.

Moreover, the United States is a commercial society, and the exhibition centers also want to make profits. Nowadays, Chen Qiang’s photo exhibition is so topical, so the exhibition center in Washington will of course try to invite Chen Qiang to conduct exhibitions to get higher returns.

This time, the Washington Convention and Exhibition Center took the initiative to invite Chen Qiang. The Washington Convention and Exhibition Center held a photo exhibition to make money. It is definitely impossible for others to work in vain, so the photo exhibition in Washington is charged. However, the previous topic of "the scale is too large and banned" has been hyped, so even if the Washington Convention and Exhibition Center charges tens of cents, the audience who come to watch the exhibition is still flocking to it.

The sudden release of the banned thing will inevitably spark heat in a short period of time. Imagine if Mike Jackson is resurrected and then holds another concert, no matter how expensive the tickets are, people will watch it.

In this case, the popularity of the photo exhibition not only did not weaken, but it spread from New York to Washington.

...

Kikujiro Ishii never expected that the matter of banning the photo exhibition was ultimately backfiring. Chen Qiang's photo exhibition became more and more popular, and eventually he rekindled in Washington!

However, Kikujiro Ishii now has no time to deal with Chen Qiang's photo exhibition. As the Japanese ambassador to the United States, Kikujiro Ishii is facing another extremely bad thing.

US President Roosevelt proposed to Congress to give China a loan of 25 million US dollars! This is obviously a terrible news for Japan.

"25 million US dollars, how much supplies can you buy! How much difficulty will this cause to the imperial army of the empire? No, we must stop the proposal from being passed!" Matsuoka Yoyu said firmly.

"Matsuoka-kun, do you think with Roosevelt's momentum, can anyone really stop President Roosevelt's proposal? Since Roosevelt dared to submit this proposal to Congress, he should be sure to pass the proposal." Kikujiro Ishii was a man of labor and he had already seen the essence of the matter.

"Do we just let the US Congress pass this proposal? That's $25 million. If this money comes to China, it will become a good medicine for Chinese people to extend their lives! It will take longer for us to destroy China!" Matsuoka Yoyu said.

"Maybe the Americans hope that the Chinese can last longer?" Kikujiro Ishii paused and continued. "Matsuoka-kun, thinking that for the war, the Empire purchased a large amount of supplies from the United States, including steel, oil, medicine, and other industrial products. And as long as the battlefield continues, the Empire has to continue to buy these things from the Americans! In this regard, the Americans are the people who least want the end of the war. Once the war is over, their industrial products will lose a big customer!"

"Damn American ghost animals, they are actually plotting against us!" Matsuoka Yosui said with an irritable look on his face.

Kikujiro Ishii sighed: "Hey, there is no way to do this. Japan had just completed industrialization more than ten years ago. Our industrial capacity was far worse than that of the United States. Moreover, Japan is an island country with scarce resources. Even North Korea and Taiwan are not comparable to the United States. If we had not occupied Manchuria early, we might not have been able to fight this war at all!"

"You are right, but when we completely occupy China, the problem will be solved. China has a vast territory and wealth, and its resources are enough to compete with the United States. There are 400 million Chinese people who can act as our slaves. This will make our industrial capabilities surpass the United States, and then we, Japan, will become the most powerful country in the world!" Matsuoka Yoyu said.

Kikujiro Ishii continued: "Although we cannot prevent the proposal from passing, we can find ways to delay the proposal. Every time this proposal is delayed by one day, the Chinese will receive the 25 million US dollars of supplies one day later, and the Imperial Army will go further away from victory!"

"Sir, you have a solution, right?" Matsuoka Yosuke asked.

"Americans are not a monolithic person. We can go to Republican lawmakers and oppose Roosevelt's proposal in the US Congress. I think it is necessary for us to personally visit Republican leader Arthur Vandenberg. Over the years, he has been opposing Roosevelt. I think if he is willing to come forward, Republican lawmakers will inevitably collectively obstruct the adoption of the proposal!" Kikujiro Ishii said.

...

Kikujiro Ishii didn't know that Arthur Vandenberg was watching the photo exhibition at the Washington Convention and Exhibition Center.

"Not long ago, when the book was published, I heard that the content inside was terrifying, but now, these photos simply suffocate me! It is really hard for me to imagine that the dark side of human nature would be so terrifying that humans would do such things to their own kind! After seeing these photos, I even wondered whether the Japanese were cold-blooded animals, because only cold-blooded animals would kill their own kind so cruelly!"

Arthur Vandenberg said, taking off his hat, as if he was watching silence for the victims in the photo.

After a moment, Arthur Vandenberg raised his head and then sighed helplessly.

"Roosevelt really knows how to choose the opportunity. He actually took advantage of this time to send the loan proposal to Congress! Or rather, he took this opportunity and deliberately dug a hole for our Republican Party!"

...

White House, Oval Office.

"Mr. President, the Senate will review your loan proposal next week. I wonder if Member Vandenberg will block us this time!" said the staff member.

"I hope Vandenberg will lead the Republican Party to block us!" Roosevelt smiled slightly and continued: "At that time, we can say that they are a group of bastards without conscience and morality. They will only serve money and capital, ignore so many innocent lives and are brutally killed, and refuse to help them. The Republican Party will definitely lose more voters!"
Chapter completed!