Public intellectuals, as the name suggests, are public intellectuals. They are defined as intellectuals with academic background and professional qualities, actors who contribute to society and participate in public affairs, and idealists with critical spirit and moral responsibility.
In China, the word "public intellectuals" refers to those intellectuals who appear to be impartial and knowledgeable, but are actually wavering, have a very high self-esteem, take it as their responsibility to judge the world, see the government and the people as having many problems, consider themselves responsible for enlightenment, and are tireless in teaching others.
They scold the government, and there is no aspect in the country that they don’t criticize.
Especially in the Internet age, company has completely become a derogatory term.
In the past, public intellectuals were all intellectuals, and the channels through which they expressed their opinions were on television stations and newspapers. Without certain cultural and social status, they could not become public intellectuals even if they wanted to.
But in the Internet age, the place to receive information has become the Internet. In addition to the early public intellectuals, it is becoming easier and easier for ordinary people to become public intellectuals.
There is no need for education or social status, as long as you can complain and curse.
The competitive pressure of public intellectuals has increased. After all, public intellectuals also need the public to hear their voices.
Naturally, the comments are getting more and more outrageous, and there is nothing that cannot be scolded, and the water meter will not be checked.
If public knowledge can survive, there is a certain market, and there are quite a few supporters on the Internet.
Now the public intellectuals have begun to criticize Tang An for taking advantage of the suffering of overseas Chinese to enrich the country and "Operation Red Sea".
What he said was true and true, and those who gathered around him also followed suit and scolded him.
"The rubbish "Operation Red Sea" even rubs off the heat of our compatriots who are suffering!"
"Don't Tang An's conscience hurt? Every penny you earn is based on the suffering of your compatriots. Last year was stained with blood!"
"Boycott Tang An, boycott "Operation Red Sea"! Nowadays, people in the entertainment industry don't care about anything just for money, they have no moral integrity at all!"
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There are trolls everywhere, some are not like Tang An in the first place, and some have their own ideological problems, and they fall into the trap once they are fooled by public intellectuals.
However, these voices are just a minority within a minority, after all, most people are normal.
Later, "Wolf Warrior 2" and "The Wandering Earth" were criticized by so many people. In addition to some trolls, there were more forces behind them that were fueling the flames.
Otherwise, just some sand sculptures can cause such a big stir, and the country's public opinion will be ruined.
Those who spoke out this time were just these idiots, and no one in the entertainment industry intervened. After all, the costs of engaging Wu Jing and engaging Tang An are completely different. Even if you pay a hundred times the price, it may not be effective.
Moreover, there were no hot movies released by other companies during the summer. In addition, after Cao Guowei killed the entertainment director, with the support of the major directors, he carried out a major purge on Weibo, directly ousting all the Baodao forces.
Even if Xinlang is still Weibo's major shareholder, Cao Guowei doesn't have much concern.
In the absence of external force, the disharmonious factors within Weibo have been eliminated, and these remarks cannot shake the overall public opinion.
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On this day, Tang An walked out of the editor again, and the director of the publicity and marketing department also came to ask Tang An repeatedly about this matter.
"Don't worry about them. Netizens can drown them in their saliva. There won't be any trouble. Everything will go as planned."
"Okay Chairman, I understand." The publicity director nodded in agreement. He had no choice but to ask Tang An. After all, he had been scolded for making the country poor and had to take it seriously.
"Go and get busy. It's due to be released in a few months, and the preliminary publicity needs to be prepared."
Being interrupted again and again, Tang An simply took a two-day break. It just so happened that there would be a Producers Association and the Distribution and Exhibition Association’s General Board of Directors tomorrow. It was an annual gathering of the production, distribution, and exhibition industries, and it was broadcast by the TV station. As the vice-chairman of the two associations, An still had to go.
After finishing work and going home, Yang Mi also came over today. When he saw Tang An coming back, he got up from the sofa and came over to greet him.
"Brother An, why are you back so early? Have you finished editing "Operation Red Sea"?"
Tang An smiled and said, "Come on, take two days off. Why are you here today? Aren't you recording a show?"
Yang Mi went to pour a glass of water and handed it to Tang An, "I have a flight in the afternoon. This place is close to the airport. I will wait here for the time."
Tang An said, "My Gulfstream is still parked at the airport collecting dust. If the flight is a little longer, I'll use it. It's always more comfortable than flying on a passenger plane."
"No need, Brother An."
Yang Mi said helplessly, "If I travel by private plane, it will make headlines, and a large group of people will come out to scold me."
Tang An thought the same thing. As a public figure, every move he makes, including his travels, attracts attention.
Just like the two lyrics in Jay Chou's song "Superman Can't Fly".
The car you drive cannot be too good.
The building you live in shouldn’t be too high
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It’s not easy to be a star either.
Yang Mi added, "By the way, Brother An, some people on the Internet are now criticizing you for making it difficult for the country to make money."
"I know."
Tang An looked indifferent and took out his tablet to read the news.
"Brother An, you are so calm. If someone scolded me like this, I would be worried to death."
Tang An shrugged, "Just treat it like a dog barking at you when you are walking on the road. Why don't you yell at it? Just ignore it. Don't waste your energy. It's not worth it."
"Pfft...Brother An, your metaphor..."
Yang Mi almost laughed out loud and asked curiously, "What if I chase you and keep barking?"
"Beat the hot pot cook to death with a stick."
Tang An said without looking back, and clicked on the recently popular news to read it.
"..."
Yang Mi was speechless now. He came over and lay on Tang An's shoulder while looking at the computer screen.
Tang An looked at Yu Pengfei, the person who first scolded him for his country's financial difficulties on Weibo. His name seemed familiar, so he thought about it and searched it using Baidu.
It's always right to ask Du Niang if you have anything.
"It's him. I've heard of this guy. He's quite famous on Weibo. He scolded *** in public a few years ago."
This guy is also a big celebrity on Weibo, and can be said to be one of the most famous public figures.
"He dares to curse ***?"
Yang Mi looked in disbelief, "Then why are you still so active? Even Bi Fujian has been banned."
"The situation is a little different. Director Nie officially took office as the director of CCTV at the beginning of this year. The new official took office with three firepowers. Bi Fujian is also the host of CCTV, so he got involved." Tang An explained.
They are all of a similar nature. If Bi Fujian hadn't happened to meet the new station director, he probably would have had a chance.
"Brother An, why don't you just block this person's Weibo, so that he doesn't keep shouting?" Yang Mi suggested again.
"Don't worry, just wait for a while and let him call you for two days."
Tang An flipped through other news, but there was nothing new, so he put down the tablet.
"Mi Mi, what time is your flight?"
"Ah? It's around five o'clock in the afternoon."
Tang An looked at the time, it was one o'clock in the afternoon.
Tang An chuckled, turned around and pressed Yang Mi on the sofa. Tang An moved his hands up and down.
"There are still three hours left, it's still early."