At noon last Sunday, on a whim, I went to a nearby movie theater to watch the just-released movie “Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore Mystery.” When I bought the tickets, I saw that there were still many shows to choose from that day, but when I got to the cinema, I found that all the shows in the afternoon and evening after the show I bought, including the pre-sale shows the next day, were all locked. , and then watched those locked scenes fade away. I watched other movie screenings and the same thing happened. Could it be that something happened? Could it be that this mall has tested positive? Is it too late for me to refund the ticket… Suddenly, I have no interest in watching movies. However, when I watched the movie theater, the doors were still open, and there were not many people with me, so I chose to go to see it.
In the evening, I saw Ningbo City issue an emergency notice to close public closed places. Only then did I know that it turned out that the new epidemic prevention policy was issued, and movie theaters in the city were going to be closed. But I still have a question. Isn’t there a large-scale epidemic in Ningbo? Why did it suddenly happen? In the next few days, the company also started all nucleic acid testing, launched the site code, and strengthened the control of personnel movement. I used to be able to enter and exit the company gate at will, but now it is forbidden to go out during commute time. Alas, when will these days end?
Since last month, the epidemic in Shanghai has become more and more serious. At the same time, the closure of the city has also affected the pace of life in the surrounding areas. The biggest change I felt was that more than 50% of the daily necessities I wanted to buy online were not available, because the stores I used to frequent were all from Shanghai. Also, I can’t easily travel to other cities or even go home on vacation. I haven’t been home once since I came here to work last year. I know of some people who have had lower incomes, lost jobs, etc. due to strict epidemic control measures. Therefore, there are those voices that advocate “coexistence” mentioned on the Internet. Life is bad enough because of various restrictions. Most people have been vaccinated, and the probability of severe illness has dropped significantly. What is the virus infection?
Then came the debate between the so-called “coexistence” and “zeroing”. I think that in today’s increasingly polarized speech, whether it is “coexistence” or “clearing”, both sides have some misunderstandings about the other’s views. In terms of “coexistence”, “coexistence” does not mean “lying flat”, but those who consider themselves to be “cleaners” believe that coexisting with the virus is to follow the Western countries’ policy of “lying flat”. And the “clearing” policy implemented by the state is by no means a permanent closure. There is no absolute “coexistence” and “clearing”, and their ultimate goals are the same: to restore society to normal operation and reduce the pressure on medical staff in epidemic prevention. If the virus cannot be eliminated for a long period of time in the future, the policy of zero-removal has been carried out, which many people cannot afford. Looking at a place in Yunnan where there have been many transmission incidents, the city has been closed many times. I can’t imagine what life is like for people in that area now. Probably many people have left there.
A friend I know is a doctor working in a hospital in Dalian. Whenever an epidemic occurs in a certain place in the three northeastern provinces, he will lead a team to the local area for support. There are less than five hours of rest in a day. He said their leaders had even less time off. There is also a friend who lives in Shanghai and the community is closed, so he volunteers to help doctors test nucleic acid and distribute daily necessities every day. Once, an old man chased and beat him with a stick inexplicably. After going downstairs, started blaming abusive doctors and volunteers for being inefficient. He finally couldn’t bear it anymore, picked up a chair and threw it at the person who attacked him, and decided not to be a volunteer anymore… Everyone under the epidemic is extremely depressed, both physically and mentally, they are all affected by an invisible Cage imprisoned.
Under the fact that Shanghai is closed, many ordinary people have to grab food every day, and some relatively wealthy people have started to “support” people who can run errands. In addition to the normal errand fees, an extra trip will be given. He tipped over $200. In a financial metropolis, the pace of progress suddenly came to a standstill. However, the Shanghai government is carrying out some meaningless false rumors. The news broadcast is still conveying to people outside that the people of Shanghai are gradually returning to normal. The picture shows that people in the mall are shopping in an orderly manner. Why are people complaining more and more online? Because people did not see the real reports, the official media only promoted the good side, but the real people were missing. The most speechless incident was the singing party that was originally planned to be held but was cancelled. It was performed using some songs that were not authorized by the original author, “opening champagne halfway”…
The Weibo Square in the middle of the night a few days ago was very lively. Because Sina’s staff are off work, and the degree of supervision of speech has decreased, everyone speaks freely in the square, jokingly calling this period a “cyber parade.” Since it is impossible to hold a real demonstration to protest some unreasonable policies, it can only make some vague complaints online. The hottest night happened when CCTV posted a topic called “The United States is the country with the largest human rights deficit in the world”. Netizens are under this topic, complaining that the official media does not care about the lives of ordinary people in the epidemic area, and they are still posting these meaningless things accusing the United States. If you want to criticize the United States, then go to the American media and use Chinese to criticize the United States on Weibo. Who is it for? Someone turned to the remarks made by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs some time ago, “If you live in China during the epidemic, you can have fun.” In the daytime, these remarks have disappeared. Searching for the topic of “human rights deficit country”, you can only see the exact same remarks accusing the United States made by various blue big V, accompanied by the exact same CCTV anchor’s video. Everyone said that this is Call Me By Your Name. Subsequently, the topic of Call Me By Your Name was deleted by Sina. Following the topic of “Stealing Fun”, everyone joked that Shanghai was La La Land, and then the topic of La La Land was deleted by Sina… This is the topic of two movies, why can’t people discuss it… But let I think there’s a point of hope that, at least in the middle of the night, I’m seeing the most authentic voices on the internet.
In the school forum, posts discussing current affairs are also appearing more and more frequently. It is generally accepted that for a long time in the past, the development of society has been too rapid, and the high level of development has caused people to ignore certain ills. With the emergence of the epidemic, the pace of development has slowed down, and everyone finally sees many problems. Along with it, the cultural and entertainment industry has been shrinking, and people’s thinking has become more and more conservative. I don’t know if this is a bad thing or a good thing. Now that we have found the problem, we still have plenty of time to set goals and solve the problem. I believe this is also the government’s plan. But whether there is still a chance to relax the development of entertainment, and when the epidemic will end completely, only future talents can make judgments…
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