At first, Lu PingAn might have been joking.
But when he actually thought about it, he realized... this really might work.
"One of the hallmarks of the internet age—especially the mobile internet age—is internet-famous politicians, isn't it? So many people travel thousands of miles to Shu Land to see pandas. Why not make proper use of that attention?!"
Most people thought Lu PingAn was joking or talking nonsense. A small number thought he had probably lost his mind. This time, though, he was truly the only one who knew it was possible.
After all, if back in the early 2000s you said an actor could become president and even become one of the key figures in a war, people would have called you crazy. Of course, it was hard to say which was more worldview-shattering: a real estate developer suddenly becoming president, or an actor becoming president.
Before something happened, you thought it was absolutely impossible. When it really happened, your three views shattered as though the sky had fallen. After a while, though, you felt it was nothing much. In the end, life went on as it always had, and once the gimmick passed, nothing had really changed.
"But with the internet age, traffic can indeed become a means of guiding public opinion."
Lu PingAn had actually considered sending Cat Cat out to become an idol. After all, who could refuse an adorable Cat Cat? But after thinking it over, beneath that cute exterior was a genuine unspeakable entity. If even a little of her dirty work were exposed, she could experience this era's earliest idol scandal.
Ahem. Back to the point—Lu PingAn was also doing everything he could to push Panda Man's transition from the military into politics.
When Lu PingAn retired from his military post, Panda Man