What exactly is the witch's halo?
At this stage, Jiang Chuan is powerless in the overall environment. Even though he possesses many magical abilities beyond ordinary people, he is still powerless to do anything about many things.
No change happens overnight.
National policies, social culture, values, the thoughts of young people, including the thoughts of entrepreneurs, the online atmosphere, and so on—all of these will gradually give workers the courage to stand up and say "no."
The saying "the law does not punish the masses" applies not only to the exploitative party: the company's privilege can also be that of the employees.
The earliest unit of a company is its employees, and countless employees united together form a force to be reckoned with.
As is the case now, ever since @FreeArtist posted his analysis, bloggers across the internet have quickly followed suit, releasing all sorts of familiar analyses, future predictions, hilarious meme images, solutions, and so on.
Future predictions: If things continue this way, the mid-life unemployment crisis will worsen, the birth rate will decline, and the national happiness index will fall to the bottom, among other things.
Hell jokes are much funnier.
Talented netizens have created a "Capitalist" series based on the classic panda head emoji, a popular Chinese meme: "How much of your commission did the King of Hell ditch? Were his words driving you to despair?"
"Economists are warning us that further reductions in workers' wages will lead to insufficient consumption!"
"What?! There's such a good thing as further reducing workers' wages?"
"Don't blame me. You're poor because you're lazy. If working 16 hours a day isn't enough to cover your expenses, wouldn't you voluntarily work overtime to 24 hours a day?"
"Since everyone is going to die anyway, I might as well work for free until I die."
Among them are some self-proclaimed "spiritual capitalists," who have been provoked into jumping up and down in anger. These so-called spiritual capitalists are simply people who do the work of laborers, but whose minds are filled with the exploitative mindset of capitalism.
Commonly found in corporate management.
The reason these people behave this way is simply because they tasted some petty profits from capital when they were exploiting workers, and then they became complacent and embraced capital in its entirety.
For example, some people, after getting job opportunities at so-called big companies, start to think highly of themselves, calling themselves petty bourgeoisie and middle class, and believing that they have already escaped the proletariat.
In reality, the petty bourgeoisie and the middle class are merely concepts fabricated by capitalists to whitewash reality.
The reason these people have this kind of thinking is because they have become completely intoxicated by this sense of superiority.
Previously, [Streetlight] had planned to compile a so-called "list of outstanding enterprises," but it was abandoned after the public announcement system was launched.
However, the people who had been gathered to compile this list of outstanding companies were still together, and everyone's hearts were united.
As the saying goes, "When gathered together, they are a blazing fire; when scattered, they are countless stars." It's time for a strategic shift, to fully mobilize the masses and turn unfavorable factors into favorable ones!
Those with money contribute money, and those with strength contribute strength.
Register a domain name and set up a website at lightning speed. The name of this website is the Workers' Union Website.
His name reflects his character.
However, its function does not overlap with that of the streetlights and public notice system; rather, it is a memorial specifically for the victims who were exploited by the company.
For example, the young programmer who died suddenly from overwork.
There are many more industry-specific scandals outside of internet companies.
They specifically compiled a list of business owners with various bad records, and of course, to avoid being accused of defamation, they used some excellent copywriting techniques.
Among them were many former members of the anti-French alliance, who were "praised" for being highly ambitious and skilled in managing people, adept at time management, knowledgeable in labor law, and having fluent and clear verbal communication skills, etc.
They all look like good words, but a quick internal translation reveals the truth.
He is very ambitious and skilled at managing people, but he always makes empty promises to his employees.
Mastering time management means getting an employee to do the work of 10 hours in 8 hours.
Having a thorough understanding of the Labor Law means that whenever an employee can't take it anymore and tries to go through labor mediation or arbitration, there will always be various unexpected obstacles preventing them from doing so.
He has clear and fluent language skills, but when he's in a meeting, he rambles on and on, emphasizing meaningless things over and over again.
As an official reference, the public disclosure system should not be too radical, and the forms of expression should be relatively mild.
But websites like the Workers' Union website are different.
In the words of the bosses, they are extremely aggressive.
Not very friendly.
This includes not only business owners, but also some unethical managers at various levels. These lists can be uploaded simply by submitting relevant evidence and proof through the workers' online system.
So it's really a diverse mix, with everything from all walks of life.
These netizens really know how to create entertaining content; they come up with things that the public enjoys.
If strikes aren't allowed in real life, then let's organize team building activities online. It's a new era now; striking to protect rights doesn't have to be limited to offline methods.
The count happily showed the website to Jiang Chuan: "Isn't this just a work list? That's great! Now you don't have to go through the trouble of choosing tasks anymore."
As He spoke these words, a few eerie glints flashed in His pupils, which had shrunk in the daytime.
The scene was like finding a death list, just waiting for Jiang Chuan, this embodiment of the Black and White Impermanence, to go and complete the KPIs one by one...
In short, something doesn't seem right.
Jiang Chuan had no time to pay attention to the Earl, but he felt a little regretful.
If only I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place.
We shouldn't have let Zhuang Xu record the footage in the first place, even though he did set an industry benchmark.
Who would have known that the signpost was for the boss?
Jiang Chuan remained deeply grieved.
The count was puzzled: "You don't like going out, so why are you so insistent on going to work?"
Several days have passed, why are you still dwelling on this? He's flown far away from S City, what's there to worry about? This isn't the Jiang Chuan he usually knows, the one who's calm and collected, unfazed even if Mount Tai collapses before him.
"I just..."
Jiang Chuan forced himself to revise his schedule, a move reminiscent of his belated attempt to make Zhixing Games disappear from the workplace.
"It's just some...habitual behavior; I like to do things according to plan."
Well, speaking of which...
Jiang Chuan suddenly shifted his gaze from the screen to the Earl, his expression turning serious: "What exactly do you mean by 'words become law'?"
One or two times could be considered a coincidence, but so many times, hitting the bullseye every time, and still calling it a coincidence is a bit outrageous, isn't it?
The count was pretending to be stupid at first, but he really didn't understand what Jiang Chuan was saying.
"This is easy to understand. It's like you were just an ordinary person among countless humans, but now you've been blessed with magical power, and you've become a butterfly, freed from the passive drift of the timeline."
You've probably heard of the butterfly effect, right?
"This is actually another manifestation of the butterfly effect."
The count paused, then suddenly thought of a brilliant idea that would go down in history: "...Hmm...we could also rename it the Black Cat Effect."
"Your words and actions have an impact in themselves, but now they are being amplified by magic."
"This won't bring any bad things. You know, in our magical world, the consistent belief is that evil will be punished and good will be rewarded."
"Your Weibo posts may have only hastened the arrival of your retribution."
“When they do bad things, they should think about the day they will be punished. The world is a cycle of cause and effect.”
"Then these..." Jiang Chuan shook his phone screen; the message notifications were still at 99+. "...these people who gather to make wishes...?"
The Earl shook his head: "This effect spreads outward from you as the center, with the outermost areas being less affected. Even through a medium like Weibo, the impact is negligible."
Jiang Chuan understood.
Seeing that Jiang Chuan still had a slight frown, the Earl asked in confusion, "Didn't this greatly reduce your workload? But you don't seem very happy?"
“I’m just worried because it’s not something I can control.”
The count rubbed his lips: "It's alright, it has nothing to do with you. Can you blame a butterfly in the Pacific for a tornado on the North American continent?"
His comfort did not bring any good results...
Instead, it seemed to remind Jiang Chuan of something. He reached out and pressed the kitten's head down, then asked, "I remember when we first met and signed the contract, besides the magic wand, there was another term called witch's halo."
“I originally wanted you to explain, but you changed the subject.”
"Can you tell me now?"
The count paused subtly, finding it difficult to speak. But then he thought about how much affection they had cultivated over the years; even if Jiang Chuan knew, he wouldn't necessarily execute him on the spot.
Life safety is still basically guaranteed.
There's nothing to worry about!
"When you are being looked at by more than 5 people, it automatically activates some of the beauty filters and other effects that come with your phone when you take a selfie."
"However, the witch's aura is more advanced, changing the lighting and atmosphere."
"If you've watched anime, it's like a really cool protagonist making their entrance, with a close-up and a specific background music. How many people can only dream of such an experience?"
The count spoke rapidly, and immediately struggled free from Jiang Chuan's grasp after he finished speaking: "Let me make it clear beforehand, this halo is definitely useless to you, you don't even communicate with others."
The only human being with this honor was Song Zhiming.
But on the 16th floor, there are only two people and a cat all year round, so there is no room for the witch's aura to be used.
Jiang Chuan didn't suddenly remember this thing. When he left the company, he had a strange... abnormal feeling in his senses.
It's hard to describe.
After thinking for a long time, Jiang Chuan finally remembered this seemingly insignificant "witch halo".
It took him a moment to comprehend the count's description, and he belatedly felt a chill run down his spine at the time he had appeared before the reporters.
I hope... everything's alright.
This incident further solidified Jiang Chuan's determination to never appear in public again, and he decided to live a secluded life away from the world.
When the Earl heard that Jiang Chuan hadn't replied for a long time, he tentatively looked up and saw that his human had a determined look in his eyes, as if he wanted to join the Party.
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