Public opinion
A good night’s sleep.
When he woke up the next day, Su Mo was already dressed and sitting on the sofa reading the official documents. Lu Yan was a little regretful and missed the opportunity to look at the convenient clothes.
Su Mo saw that Lu Yan was awake, and quickly brought a toothbrush and hot water, and asked Lu Yan to wash up first.
After a while, the old nurse who changed the dressing came. This time the special care was also there, so Su Mo was not asked to help.
Before eight o’clock, Song Hui also returned to the hospital, before Aunt Fang brought breakfast.
After Song Hui arrived, Su Mo was about to go to the company. He whispered to Lu Yan to have a good rest, he would come back in the evening, and left.
Lu Yan watched him leave with a smile, and after the figure disappeared from the door, he turned to look out the window. Lu Yan’s hospital bed was right by the window. As long as he turned his head, he could see the entire layout of the hospital, and the parking lot was also within sight. Sure enough, Su Mo’s figure soon reappeared in the field of vision. Lu Yan watched him get into the car calmly and gracefully, back up neatly, and finally drive away in a dashing manner. It was not until he was completely invisible that Lu Yan retracted his reluctant gaze.
Song Hui watched the two people go through the night, and their relationship warmed up a lot. He wanted to gossip about it. Since both of them were bosses, neither could be ridiculed, so he had to hold back his commotion and give up.
Qin Feng came after ten o’clock, and brought several newspapers from today, and the news on the Internet was also broadcast simultaneously. Basically, as soon as the mobile phone or computer was turned on, Tencent and Sina1 would pop up today’s headlines.
As expected after their interview yesterday, when the report came out, there was an uproar in public opinion.
Most of them, of course, praised Lu Yan’s heroic act of saving people, and the rest of the people had a heated discussion about Lu Yan’s answer in the interview.
Some people say that Lu Yan had to choose someone to save people, which was really tsk tsk tsk; some people argue that it was all men who should sacrifice themselves to save you; an adult man said that being shot in the knee hurts a little.
Some people say that Lu Yan’s remarks were too irresponsible. Even if he really thought that way, as a public figure, he should pay attention to the influence, and he should not say it directly; some people argue that they liked Lu Yan’s true temperament. If people couldn’t tell the truth, the world shouldn’t be too fake, okay?
Some people even jumped out to accuse Lu Yan of being too macho, looking down on women, and despising women’s rights; others were too lazy to refute and only complained that Lu Yan was a gentleman. It was really weird to protect women’s rights to this point. It was wrong for people to give priority to helping women. Now, you have to treat a woman as a man to make you happy?!
Soon the discussion became a hot topic on Weibo, and more and more people participated.
The remarks at the beginning were quite rational, and even those who questioned Lu Yan could find a valid reason. Later, the gangsters started to intrude, some who said that Lu Yan was hypocritical, some who said that Lu Yan was actually saving people to hold their thighs, and even later said that Lu Yan was throwing big names, bullying newcomers, and disrespecting seniors, what? The false accusations were put on him.
Lu Yan’s fans were naturally angry, how could the male god be so black, and naturally they had to vigorously refute. But when there were more fans, the quality would inevitably be mixed, and the rational ones could refute them one by one with good reason. They were criticized hard, directly linking the quality of fans to the quality of artists, and saying that there were fans like this, it could be seen that Lu Yan’s personality was not very good. Who knows how many of these gangsters were professional gangsters who collected money and do things? The methods were naturally clever. The number of fans who lose money was strong, and the combat effectiveness was also strong. So, after a few days of scolding, passers-by shook their heads and expressing tiredness and dislike.
Of course, these scolding battles were all carried out on the Internet. The print media had a much bigger relationship. In addition, most of the people in the circle knew that Lu Yan had a good relationship with He Shao, so they naturally dare not blatantly slander him. It was just that it was unknown how many people secretly support the gangsters on the Internet.
Although the remarks on the Internet were not as conclusive and convincing as the evidence from the print media, it was just like the so-called public speaking, accumulating and destroying bones, and saying too much will inevitably damage Lu Yan’s image.
The topic was aroused as Lu Yan and Qin Feng expected, and the impact was not small, but the trend gradually began to move in the opposite direction, and it felt like a bit of fun. Seeing that the fighting strength of the fans could no longer be sustained, Qin Feng was considering whether to hire some professional sailors2 to guide the trend of public opinion, but the appearance of an article changed the whole battle situation.
This article was not simple, it was full of thousands of words, discussing the past and the present, citing classics, from the thoughts of ancient sages to the moral concepts of modern people, from the freedom of public opinion to the killer of speech, and finally fell on Lu Yan’s behavior of saving people and the Internet’s treatment of him. There was a meaning inside and outside the words: Lu Yan had a noble personality, could sacrifice himself to save others, and could speak frankly, the blacks would only distort the facts and pour sewage on people. And punish it. What was rare was that the article was well-written, but it was easy to understand, and the full text didn´t contain a single dirty word, but it was so sharp that it made people feel like a knife.
Yes, the author of this article was Qu Shuanghua.
The article was published on the largest community website in China, and it was also the place where the scolding was fierce. Once it came out, it attracted a lot of attention. Not to mention other websites, even major print media also reprinted it one after another.
Qu Shuanghua, as a Ph.D. of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, the most powerful contender for the next Nobel Prize in Literature, could be regarded as a typical example of domestic literati. And literati had high regard for their self-esteem, and they feel blasphemous when they hear too much about the entertainment industry, let alone blending. Therefore, it could be said that it was unprecedented for someone like Qu Shuanghua to speak openly for a star artist, coupled with his own influence, the weight was naturally not light.
Originally, if there was only one Qu Shuanghua, the impact would be limited no matter how big it was. After all, two fists could not match four hands.
However, Qu Shuanghua was not just a Ph.D. from the Academy of Arts and Sciences. He graduated from the highest institution in China. During his school days, he was extremely popular because of his outstanding knowledge and elegant demeanor. The male god in brother and sister’s heart. After he went to the Academy of Arts and Sciences, he also served as a part-time lecturer at the invitation of his alma mater. It was said that all his classes were full.
Now that the male god had made some moves, the juniors naturally couldn’t sit back and watch, not to mention that many of them were also Lu Yan’s passers-by fans, and of course most of them were girls.
Girls have a natural advantage in scolding, not to mention that these were highly educated. They all swear without swearing, and they had different styles. There were those who were witty and humorous, there were those who were eloquent, there were those who sold cutesy, there were those who were logically rigorous, and there were those who spoke facts.
Although the black people were professional, but they weren´t comparable to such combat power, they would soon be defeated. For a time, all major forums were occupied. Not to mention that Lu Yan had always been able to sit upright, and there was nothing to say to others, even if he was a heinous and wicked person, he would be whitewashed and become the number one good person.
Therefore, sometimes the truth of the facts was not so important, and who could guide the direction of the discourse was the key.
Lu Yan was watching this big debate. Lying in the hospital bed all day, unable to move, bored and tired, watching these was also to pass the time. During the period, he also posted a few Weibo to express that he was delighted, and the number of retweets was tens of thousands in an instant. He couldn’t help but marvel at the combat effectiveness of netizens.
When Shan Chuyu came to visit Lu Yan, when he saw that he was looking at the post, he couldn’t understand, “I said, don’t you get angry when others hate you so much?”
Lu Yan was extraordinarily serious, “Someone hacks me, it means I’m popular. It’s mediocre not to be envied by others. Haven’t you been hacked before?”
Shan Chuyu immediately stabbed his neck, “How could it be possible! I think back then, my brother was also a man who caused a bloodbath when he appeared in the arena. What battles have you never seen before? These are just small cases.”
“Well,” Lu Yan nodded and followed him, “Then how did Chu Yu mostly deal with it back then?”
Shan Chuyu waved his hand in a particularly dashing manner, “Soldiers will block, water will cover. All reactionaries are paper tigers. Time will tell what kind of man I am, so don’t bother.”
“High opinion, admire.” Lu Yan was in a good mood and jokingly cooperated.
Shan Chuyu picked out an apple that Song Hui had washed and put on the plate, took a big bite, looked around, and said vaguely, “But I said, your treatment is too good. It’s so good. I’ve never lived in a single ward.”
Lu Yan pointed to the page on the iPad that had not been closed, and took it for granted, “This is a work-related injury. Look at Dr. Qu’s fighting ability and appealing power, this really hurts his mother, so I can give up with you. I am saving the company.”
Shan Chuyu thought about it and thought it was very reasonable, and gave a thumbs up, “Hero, warrior, hero! It should be. It’s better for the company to give you another medal.”
“This can be done,” Lu Yan mused, “Then please ask Chu Yu to apply for it for me.”
“But speaking of it, you are a blessing in disguise. How does it feel to gain such a high-end fan?”
“It feels very good,” Lu Yan said with a smile, “Look at the rivers and lakes in the future to see who dares to black me!”
“I said, this is not all designed by you. You must have investigated Jiang Peiwen’s family and knew that she has such an excellent son, and then designed such an accident to let the family accept your love, and finally let others speak for you. Say, are you looking for those gangsters too?” Shan Chuyu said more and more like that, pretending to suddenly realize, “You have a black belly.”
“I think too much about the best screenwriter Shan Chuyu,” Lu Yan gave him a sideways look, “If I could predict everything so accurately, what kind of actor would I be, more like a half-immortal.”
Shan Chuyu smiled, “Just kidding, but your luck is really good. You see this is a miracle. At first, I wanted to see how you ended, and I was going to laugh at you, but I didn’t expect… tsk tsk.”
Lu Yan raised his eyebrows, “Luck is also a kind of strength. Fight if you refuse to accept it!”
Thinking of the experience of being reborn once, who said it wasn’t, what could be more bizarre and lucky?
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Notes
1Tencent –> Tencent Holdings Limited (developers of the QQ instant messaging platform)
Sina –> Chinese web portal and online media company
2 Sailor or water army, a group of people paid to comment in mass about something in order to guide public opinion.
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