Chapter 2249: Public Opinion

Zhao Fusheng, as a person, didn't really like to join in the excitement.

Especially the excitement on the internet held little appeal for him.

After all, he had experienced various internet incidents and had seen all kinds of messy news in his previous life. Now, when encountering such news, his first reaction was always to let the dust settle...

Because he knew very well that it might not be long before these things took a turn.

This time was no different.

To be honest, he was already a bit tired of it.

"A doctor from a major hospital in the capital, when interviewed by a reporter about a patient's family member's condition, was evasive and responded with so-called professional knowledge that couldn't be explained. Where is his medical ethics?"

Accompanying this headline was a clearly edited video.

It seemed to have been filmed covertly.

Zhao Fusheng clicked on the video and took a look, immediately furrowing his brow.

Because he felt that the location where the video was shot looked familiar.

"Interesting."

Rubbing his chin, Zhao Fusheng muttered to himself.

Then he began to check the comments under this Weibo post.

"These doctors, they're all like this."

"Too much! Where is their medical ethics? How can such a person be called a doctor?"

"Technical terms? If you don't explain, how are we supposed to know they're technical terms?"

"These doctors nowadays really don't deserve..."

"Disgusting, really!"

"Report him!"

"Such a black sheep should be fired!"

All kinds of comments, all insulting the doctor from the reporter's perspective.

"Something's off."

Zhao Fusheng frowned: "These comments..."

As someone from the internet age, he naturally knew that this kind of so-called public opinion online was the easiest to incite and manipulate.

The reasons behind it were complex.

Public opinion is the sum of opinions, attitudes, emotions, and the will to intervene that the public collectively expresses on a social issue or phenomenon, characterized by majority consistency, temporal persistence, and a strong impact on the situation.

In China, traditional channels for expressing public opinion are roughly divided into several levels.

First, deputies to the People's Congress and members of the Political Consultative Conference collect public opinion to form proposals and motions, and convey the concerns of the masses through consultations and inquiries with relevant departments.

Second, the masses reflect their voices on specific issues through letters, petitions, and leaders' visits and receptions.

Third, various forms of hearings are held to listen to the opinions of stakeholders on a particular matter.

Additionally, traditional media are also important channels for expressing the public's aspirations.

However, in the eyes of many, these conventional channels for expressing public opinion often fail to convey their own thoughts.

They feel that they are being represented.

The rise of the internet has made these people feel that they can openly express their will.

They believe that through online forums, blogs, Weibo, chat groups, and news comments, anyone can directly express their views, ideas, and suggestions online, and the power of the internet allows the once neglected or even dismissed scattered public opinion to be concentrated and expressed.

Once upon a time, Zhao Fusheng thought the same way.

But as his experience grew, he gradually realized that this was actually a joke!

Anyone who masters the techniques of manipulating the internet can fill it with one-sided voices, causing real public opinion to deviate or even be manipulated. From 'promoters' to 'enforcers,' from 'fifty-centers' to 'thirty-centers,' as the number of internet users surges, more and more interest groups fabricate massive amounts of so-called public opinion online. Especially powerful groups find it easier to manufacture online public opinion through their advantages.

Some interest groups even use tactics like hiring 'fifty-centers' to fabricate public opinion, inciting online and offline mass incidents to interfere with government decisions. However, faced with the constant bombardment of massive information on the internet, many people lack the ability to handle it and often become the silent majority.

Irrational, emotional, even extreme, or resorting to doxxing, or simply spreading rumors.

This is what the so-called 'public opinion' online often amounts to.

Think about it: if some people can even use national heroes as tools to achieve their goals, what wouldn't they dare to do?

In his previous life, Zhao Fusheng had seen too many such things.

So much so that now, when faced with such news, he simply didn't believe it.

It wasn't that he sympathized with the doctor; he just felt that the doctor-patient conflict couldn't be judged by listening to only one side.

After all, doctors have their hardships, and patients have their difficulties. The conflict between them cannot be simply resolved by saying one side is right and the other is wrong.

If the doctor-patient conflict could be so easily distinguished by right and wrong, there might not be so many tragedies.

With that thought, Zhao Fusheng sighed heavily and casually closed the Weibo page.

Some things were beyond his control.

Or rather, Zhao Fusheng wasn't interested in these matters.

There were many wronged people in the world, and he didn't have to care about every single one.

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Zhao Fusheng himself didn't expect that things would develop beyond his anticipation.

The reposts on Weibo kept increasing, and news about the incident grew more and more.

Some media outlets had even started discussing it.

At this point, someone no one expected stepped forward.

Liu Yan.

The female host under Future Film and Television spoke up on Weibo.

"That doctor was wronged. He's a good doctor, not what the reporter said. That day, he did say several times that he had other things to do and also mentioned that the specific situation couldn't be explained in a few words."

As soon as Liu Yan's Weibo was posted, it quickly caused a stir.

No one expected that she would come forward to speak for the doctor under such circumstances.

"Who is that woman?"

"A host?"

"Heh, besides being pretty and having a chest, what does she have?"

"Showing up now, isn't it just to grab attention!"

"She's crazy. What the hell does she know?"

Online, people said all sorts of things, but unanimously, everyone disliked Liu Yan's actions.

In their view, this entertainer was just trying to get attention.

Just an entertainer, a third- or fourth-tier female host. No one would believe what she said.

Soon, the two reporters openly stated: "Since you think we're spreading rumors, then please provide evidence!"

As soon as this news came out, Liu Yan immediately found herself in a passive position.