Chapter 386 We don't need the ants to listen to us, we just need.
Perhaps it was a coincidence of fate. Just as Qian Huan closed the webpage, in the office of the general manager of Guangming Group, Lu Chenjia also gently loosened his hand holding the mouse.
He leaned back in the leather seat, looking through the floor-to-ceiling windows at the densely packed crowd below that was flowing like ants.
The lights of the city flickered in his eyes, like a galaxy, and he was standing above the galaxy, looking down at all living beings.
"That's enough. Public opinion has reached this point."
Lu Chenjia said lightly, with a hint of nonchalance in his tone, as if all this was just a chess game he was playing casually.
The man dressed as a secretary standing nearby nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Right now, the public opinion on the Internet about the Second Prison has only reached 53% support for Qian Huan. Public opinion has not completely reversed. Shouldn't President Lu continue to add fuel to the fire?"
Lu Chenjia did not answer immediately, but continued to look out the window with a deep and cold gaze.
After a while, he spoke quietly: "We don't need to make the public believe in anything, nor do we need to make the public oppose anything. That way, the cost is too high."
The secretary frowned, seeming a little puzzled: "So...what does Mr. Lu mean?"
Lu Chenjia chuckled, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone:
"The power of the people comes from their large numbers, but their weakness is also their large numbers. Therefore, it is difficult to unify them, but it is very easy to divide them."
He turned around, no longer looking at the ants below, and said quietly:
"We don't need the ants to obey us completely, we just need them not to reach a consensus."
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At the same time.
In the round table conference room of the Executive Yuan, around the heavy mahogany table, more than a dozen congressmen sat upright.
The crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling cast a cold white light, reflecting on everyone's face, making them look particularly solemn.
A huge electronic screen was hung in the center of the main wall of the conference hall. Cold white light poured down like a surgical light. On the screen, the real-time scrolling data stream was like an invisible giant net, carrying hot words such as #Second Prison Riot#, #Qian Huan Reform#, and #Palace Labor's Suicide Note#.
The two lines, one red and one black, are like two strange snakes, swallowing up all kinds of data.
In this solemn room, the wills of the ants are most intuitively transformed into cold digital graphics.
Red bar graph: 53% Black bar graph: 47% Downstairs in the Executive Yuan, families of the deceased prison guards held up black-and-white photos and banners, and their cries and protests could be faintly heard through the thick glass windows.
"The constant noise is really a pain in the ears."
The most senior councillor, Zhang Deming, spoke first, his tone was as calm as if he was discussing the weather.
"It seems necessary to renovate the Executive Yuan building this year and add two layers of soundproof walls to the exterior."
"agree!"
"agree!"
"agree!"
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The first agenda item of today's meeting was passed unanimously.
The Chief Councillor then slowly scanned the area and spoke slowly:
"The Second Prison incident still had a very bad impact. It has been delayed for a few days, and everyone has been waiting and watching for a few days. Today is the time for everyone to take a stand."
The congressmen present exchanged knowing glances.
They may not know all the inside stories of the Second Prison Incident, but the charts on the big screen have already made the situation clear at a glance.
The red and black bar chart coldly and accurately reveals the direction of public opinion and the traces of manipulation behind it.
These tricks may be able to deceive the angry public, but they will definitely not escape the sharp eyes of these experienced politicians.
In fact, before entering the meeting room this morning, the teams under each member of parliament had already compiled detailed analysis and predictions for their own members.
Of course, these analyses have nothing to do with who the public opinion is leaning towards or what the truth is - those are just superficial issues.
The conclusions they dug out went straight to the core: Guangming Group was finished, and it showed a determined attitude towards the Second Prison.
The suggestions they compiled for their own congressmen are divided into two types: the first is obstruction.
While the Guangming Group has not yet completely taken control of the situation, try to find a way to get a piece of meat out of them, for example, ask the Guangming Group to make concessions on a key project, or directly ask for a "benefits fee".
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The second option is to agree.
Make friends with the Guangming Group in order to gain support for further progress in the future. After all, the resources and connections of the Guangming Group are enough to allow any member of parliament to take a step forward at an important node.
As for which one to choose, it depends on the attitudes of the members of parliament themselves.
As for which strategy to choose, it depends on the attitudes of the individual members of parliament.
The trade-offs behind this tendency are extremely complicated: the conflicts of factional interests, the strength of the position of power, the depth of the relationship with the Guangming Group, personal character and likes and dislikes, and even one's own age and qualifications. All these factors need to be carefully considered.
But one thing is obvious, the least important thing is the attitude of the prison system, the so-called truth of the incident, or the heart-wrenching cries downstairs.
Originally, they had to consider public opinion, but now, they no longer have to worry about this aspect.
Then, the interesting part is that when these congressmen really got to the stage of verbal sparring, every word they uttered, even every punctuation mark, without exception, revolved around "public opinion", "truth", "the tragic fate of the victims", and "the attitude of the prison system".
"Qian Huan cannot escape the blame for this tragedy that happened in the Second Prison."
Zhang Deming coughed lightly and spoke steadily, his voice carrying a hint of heaviness. "This incident fully demonstrates that prisons cannot be privatized. Using the methods of capital enterprises to run prisons is insane and is the most cruel trampling on life and human rights. We, the executive government, must not continue to sit idly by."
"human rights?"
Another younger congressman sneered and interrupted, "What human rights do a bunch of prison scum want? The Executive Government subsidizes the prisons with so much money every year and supports a bunch of prisoners. This is the most irresponsible thing to do to the people. Privatization reform is a necessary measure to reduce the financial burden!"
As soon as these words were spoken, a few quiet discussions arose on one side of the conference table. Some people lowered their heads to look through the documents in front of them, while others frowned slightly, as if they were choosing their words.
A middle-aged councillor who had been silent all this time slowly raised his head and said in a deep voice: "There is no problem with privatization reform. The key issue lies in who will be in charge of the reform of the Second Prison. It is not necessary to choose Guangming Group alone. I think this matter needs to be discussed. In fact, re-bidding is a fairer choice..."
Councillor Wang sat at the table, watching the performances of the other councillors with cold eyes. He looked at them arguing endlessly with all kinds of high-sounding reasons, with a scornful arc on his lips.
He suddenly said to the chief councillor: "After all that talk, why not let the people from the prison system come in and speak for themselves?"
(End of this chapter)
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