Arranging the World's Game (Revised)

Public opinion was neither that frightening nor that simple.

It was the "air" of human society. While some people could live easily in places where air was scarce, ignoring all the gravity of reality, more people lived in places with suitable air. Air was both their medicine and their poison, and together they formed the "air" known as society.

From families to classrooms to society at large, public opinion was everywhere. Everyone became a force within it; no one could avoid it, and no one could resist it. After all, the essence of a person was the sum of all social relationships.

But that did not mean public opinion was bad. On the contrary, it more often fed back into society in positive, constructive ways. In fact, nearly all public opinion was positive and constructive when it arose—for example, providing disaster relief, mourning great figures, or condemning harmful social phenomena.

Because it was a double-edged sword wielded jointly by the overwhelming majority, it only struck at the few: the evil, the negative examples that stood against the majority.

Many people would never become victims of public opinion in their entire lives. An ordinary person smoking would not be secretly photographed and uploaded online, but it would be another matter if it were a highly influential teenage idol. Ordinary people would always be spectators munching on popcorn; only stars under the spotlight became targets of public opinion.

Zhao Huo had always thought he was just a spectator, but less than a few days after becoming a star, he had become a Public Enemy rejected by the people.

It could only be said that the timing was terrible. He and the other three women had only just rebuilt a harmonious, friendly relationship. Their feelings had yet to stabilize, and Plan B—showing off