This star is from the earth

The prime minister's team made two preparations. On the one hand, they went to arrest the kidnappers, and on the other hand, they recruited stuntmen and special effects artists, preparing to cheat during the live broadcast at 4 pm. As a result, on the way to transport the stuntman, a passer-by accidentally saw him, took a photo and posted it on the Internet, and the plan was exposed.

The kidnappers responded by sending a finger and another video to the TV station. In the video, the kidnappers cut off the princess' finger.

After the TV station released this video to the public, the originally peaceful society suddenly boiled.

Reason and civilization are almost squeezed into invisible corners, and there is no room for discussion on the Internet. Everyone is worried about the Internet celebrity princess. Someone mocked the prime minister's partner online. The public opinion has reversed. Only 28% of the public thought that the prime minister should compromise, but it rose to 80% in an instant.

Public opinion bared its fangs at this moment.

When they first heard about the prime minister, they expressed sympathy, and later they heard that the princess had her finger cut off, and they also expressed sympathy. They don't care if it's contradictory or not, and they don't. Because they are not at the center of public opinion. They will only make comments based on their own feelings. For them, what the future holds is not important, but the emotion at that moment is important.

Public opinion is never indifferent, nor rational.

Ah Mei stared blankly at the screen, as if she had once again witnessed the changes in public opinion after the Han Jue hacking incident.

At that time, Han Jue and Weng Nanxi teamed up to expose Li Zebin's true face, and the public regarded Weng Nanxi as a goddess, and regarded Han Jue as his true temperament, which was a big compliment. As a result, after the hacker sent out the so-called video found on Han Jue's computer, because it involved minors, everyone lost their reason and wished that Han Jue would die immediately. Someone cursed Han Jue, and even mocked Zhang Yiman. Some people gloat, while others fish in troubled waters. What is the truth, does anyone care?

Amei looked at the computer screen, at "Black Mirror", and at the screen where "Black Mirror" was projected. She kept asking in her heart, what is media and what is new media? Relying on the development of science and technology, what kind of existence do these journalists, who have changed along with it, exist, and what is the difference between them and traditional reporters in the past.

"Black Mirror" [National Anthem] continues.

The prime minister was cornered by public opinion, and he finally pinned all his hopes on catching the robbers and ending the farce. However, when the action team followed the clues to arrest the robbers, they failed to catch the robbers in the end. The only thing they got was a reporter who was brave and not afraid of death to take pictures secretly.

The arrest operation, which the Prime Minister had placed high hopes on, also failed miserably. Under the persecution of public opinion and the threat of party factions, he finally had only one way to compromise.

When the official announced on TV that the prime minister would act indecently according to the request of the kidnappers, people seemed to have jointly contributed to a happy event of anticipation and joy, and they all gathered in front of the TV, waiting to watch this unprecedented thing. Officials advised people to turn off the TV and not watch it, but no one turned off the TV.

The shots of several exterior scenes were switched, and those bustling areas and lively scenic spots were all empty.

The whole country seemed dead quiet.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Prime Minister appeared on thousands of TV screens on time amidst the cheers that sounded from all over the country.

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When he saw the prime minister in the story begin to follow the kidnapper's request, Wang Qingjun felt his heart was tightly clenched.

This is the power of art, the power of pictures, and the power of stories.

Because he felt that there were other uglier things in the film.

What shocked Wang Qingjun the most was not the images of the police, but the faces of the people who witnessed the images.

Han Jue did not carefully present the highly topical scene like other graded movies, but slowly swept the camera over the faces of the crowd, twice. The picture in this section is gloomy, and the sad orchestral music is playing slowly, as if mourning a national death. The camera focused on the faces of the audience and swept slowly. Some people stared at the TV fanatically, some turned their heads but could not help but look at the TV, some had flat eyes, some Some of them had twinkling smiles, some couldn't bear to look straight at them, and some were dumbfounded...

Such a picture makes people shudder, and I feel extremely desolate in my heart.

The so-called [national anthem] is actually the voice of the people. Public opinion is anonymous, composed of thousands of voices, and the person in it does not need to take responsibility for anything he does. Since there is no name, there is no basis for accusation.

But what's ridiculous is that the princess was released half an hour before the Prime Minister started the live broadcast, but no one found out. Because almost all the people across the country flocked in front of the TV and waited to watch the prime minister carry out this ugly and wretched prank rescue.

Then all the truth came out: the kidnapper was an artist, and what he kidnapped was not a princess, but people from the whole country to accompany him in a test, a performance art. The princess did not have her finger cut off either, the amputated finger belonged to the artist himself.

Throughout the story, the public satisfied their curiosity, the royal family found the precious princess, and the government officials lived in peace. Get up and running. Even the kidnapping of the artist was dubbed "the first great work of art of the 21st century".

And the purest victim of the whole incident is the prime minister. And the poor Prime Minister was quickly dumped after this incident - a year later his approval rating was only 3% higher than in previous years.

The ending of the story is that the prime minister and his wife returned home hand in hand. As soon as the door closed, the wife ignored her husband's persuasion and went upstairs indifferently alone, leaving the prime minister standing blankly in front of the stairs with his shoulders slumped.

Wang Qingjun didn't have time to recollect his emotional back on the screen. He lay on the sofa reminiscing about the "National Anthem", and counted how many opportunities in the film could actually prevent the Prime Minister from going to the end.

Once it was announced by the media. Without massive retweeting, there would be no collective emotion. If it arouses collective emotion, the official mainstream media will try its best to guide it, and then it will not cause barbaric onlookers.

Once was the exposure of the substitute. If the stuntman hadn't been photographed and posted on the Internet to cause exposure, then the fake video of the princess's finger being cut would not have come out, and the public's emotions would not have been ignited.

One time is thirty minutes before the broadcast. If people focus on useful actions instead of watching, then the princess who is released early will be discovered and the prime minister can be saved from humiliation in the end.

Obviously there are so many chances to save him, but why, why did he reach the last step?

Wang Qingjun sighed, and then thought of Han Jue, and then thought of Han Jue's "Black Mirror".

His performance in "Black Mirror" was unprecedentedly good, Wang Qingjun asked himself is it a pity?

I felt it was a pity in the first five minutes of watching it, but after watching it now, it doesn't seem so pity.

He was faintly grateful, and felt that it was great that he could participate in such a film. Not to mention that "Black Mirror" will inevitably become a classic, and the prime minister who is a pig will also become a representative role.

Wang Qingjun began to think about the meaning of acting and what is the meaning of being an actor like never before. The first thing that jumped out was the obsession for many years - [Participating in the show is to prove myself again]. But before today, Wang Qingjun never thought about: what happens after proving himself?

If he really reached the top and won the best actor, what would happen after that?

Stop acting?

It should be impossible, he can do nothing but acting.

If he wants to act, then why should he act?

Wang Qingjun looked at the list of employees who were suspended after the first episode of "Black Mirror" [National Anthem], and looked at the name with the prefix of the director and screenwriter on it - Han Jue. Wang Qingjun remembered a scene when he had dinner with Han Jue on the set. He flattered Han Jue, praising a film like "Black Mirror" that criticizes human nature and its strength. Han Jue's answer at the time was: "I don't criticize human nature, I never have any expectations for human nature, I only show human nature." After Wang Qingjun restrained himself, he asked Han Jue why he wanted to make a movie. Han Jue smiled and said, "I made the movie because it made me feel like I lived twice."

"Ding—" Wang Qingjun's memories were interrupted by the news.

He looked down and saw that it was a copy prepared by his agent.

The copywriting was just like what the manager said before, the wording was harsh, even if it was placed in a bunch of "voting certificates" on the Internet, it was still full of color.

Wang Qingjun looked down at the copywriting, and finally lay down on the back of the sofa with his eyes closed, thinking.

The viewer looking at the TV at the end of "Black Mirror" comes to mind. Those audiences with indifferent, helpless, funny, sad eyes, but no one went outside.

He opened his eyes and looked at his hands. The phone in his hand had turned off, and his face was reflected on the black screen. Wang Qingjun saw his face. That "Prime Minister" face.

In the film, he is the prime minister who was sacrificed on TV, but what about outside the film?

Today, when Han Jue is under the influence of public opinion and public opinion, he is clearly capable of doing something but he doesn't do it now. What is the difference between this kind of self and the lively audience in the film?

Holding the mobile phone, Wang Qingjun looked at himself carefully as if facing a black mirror.

After a long time, he put down his phone and made a decision.

【no……】

Wang Qingjun suddenly sat up, turned on the phone, closed the page showing the copy, and apologized to the agent in his heart. [I don't want to be one of those people. 】

Turning on Weite, Wang Qingjun took a deep breath and typed each word.

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When Amei finished watching "Black Mirror", a person fell into a long daze in his position.

The senior came up behind her and asked her how her work was going.

Amei looked at the notebook spread out on the table, it was blank, nothing.

The senior asked Amei what was going on, but Amei didn't move and didn't answer. The senior was silent for a moment, shook his head and left.

Amei continued to post for a while, then searched the Internet for Weibo related to "Black Mirror".

There are exaggerations and derogations, the exaggerations are extremely exaggerated, real materials, but the derogations are particularly empty, like a template prepared in advance.

Amei found out that there was a Weibo related to "Black Mirror" on the trending website, which was actually posted by Wang Qingjun, the protagonist of the first episode of "Black Mirror" [National Anthem].

Wang Qingjun said:

[Nowadays, the ethos of dignitaries standing in line is very popular online, and I was also forced to ask where to stand. In fact, I don't want to stand on either side, I just want to stand on the side of the truth. If Han Jue really committed a crime, he will go through legal procedures and be determined by the law. But before the truth came out, there was a crowd attacking them because of hearsay. This bad behavior is no different from a crime. The only difference is that they mixed in with the crowd and committed crimes together.

If Han Jue is innocent, then all of us have been played. Like in "Black Mirror", we are all used, kidnapped, and played with.

When someone asked me what kind of drama "Black Mirror" was, I didn't have a clear definition of the drama at the time, so I used a joke to ambiguously. Because this kind of episode has never been seen before, the content is absurd, but it is scary when you think about it a little bit. Now I'm sure it's an allegorical play.

Now the same thing happens, we sit back and watch the film become reality, one of the stupid mediocrity. Or pursue the truth and become a sober person?

So, don't let Black Mirror come true.

Before the truth comes out, I will not criticize, support, or take sides. Most of the time, too intense emotions are not conducive to the discussion and communication of topics.

At any time, we should remember that if evil forces win in the world, the ones to be held accountable are not the tame executors of the evil side, but the sober servants of the good side. 】

Wang Qingjun's remarks made him like a banner, and in the chaotic and irrational environment of public opinion, with "Black Mirror" as his salary, he ignited a handful of flames.

He made those who lost their way in the chaotic and disorderly environment seem to have found their way, and moved closer to the flame little by little.

He wants to tell the world that this society will not be as bad as in the movie.

[Don't let "Black Mirror" become a reality...] Amei said silently in her heart, suddenly made up her mind, put the waste manuscript in her bag carefully, then pushed away the chair, and strode to the deputy editor .

The deputy editor raised his glasses and asked, "What? Finished writing?"

Amei could feel that besides the deputy editor in front of her, the eyes of other colleagues were also focused on her. Amei blushed and almost ran away, but despite this, she still said what she wanted to say firmly and clearly:

"I, I want to resign...!"