Chapter Eighty: The Son of Heaven's Mandate

  Su Xingfeng's eyes flashed with a hint of comfort, saying: "It seems that you have indeed made some progress during this period, and can already initially discover some crises."

  Su Jing had a stunned expression, looking at Su Xingfeng and saying: "Can it really be that just because of this article, online literature will become the target of national criticism?"

  "Of course not, but since there is this sign, naturally there will be a series of corresponding measures. If nothing unexpected happens, in the next few days, newspapers will continue to report on the Internet, and for now, it won't expand the problem to the entire internet culture. It will only be limited to the aspect of the internet. The newspaper's reports on the internet are not unfounded, I believe many parents will have the same feeling, and even some traditional cultural scholars will hold the same opinion. At that time, it will trigger more widespread attention and discussion."

  With the support of parents and scholars in the cultural circle, it is very likely that the internet will be defined as an obstacle to the construction of spiritual civilization. At that time, it will not be difficult to extend from a single point to the entire network culture. It seems that there are high-ranking officials behind this incident." Su Xingfeng said calmly.

  Su Jin was completely numb and said stupidly: "What kind of high-ranking official, I don't think I've offended anyone?" This sentence is not wrong, in the current situation, Su Jin can be considered a iconic figure in domestic network culture. Mengxiang Network and Rongshuxia are also leading cultural websites in China, aiming at network culture or aiming at himself makes no difference!

  Su Xingfeng's smile froze, and he said: "Do you have to offend others before someone will plot against you? You're too naive. In this life, no one can escape the word 'struggle'! Struggles for interests, struggles for ideals, struggles for beliefs! All are possible. In this world, struggles for interests are most common, struggles for ideals are most noble, and struggles for beliefs are most cruel. Currently, the situation you're facing is likely a combination of struggles for interests and ideals!"

  "Is it a struggle for interests? A struggle of ideas? Or a struggle of faith?" Su Jin murmured to himself, asking, "The most common struggle for interests and the cruelest struggle of faith are understandable, but what does the highest struggle of ideas mean?"

  Su Xingfeng said faintly, "Ideology is usually placed under faith, and ideological disputes are often used in the struggle within the same camp. For current high-level politics, many times it's just an ideological dispute. Generally speaking, everyone is a communist believer, which is unquestionable, but there are differences in specific understanding, so ideological disputes arise."

  Unlike conflicts of interest and conflicts of faith, ideological conflicts are often coexistent. Just like the concept of one country, two systems. Ideological conflicts usually maintain a situation of fighting without breaking, sometimes even because of long-term coexistence, they will absorb each other's strengths, abandon their own weaknesses, and finally merge into one. That's why ideological struggle is the most noble.

  The rise of internet culture inevitably affects the interests of some people, and conflicts over interests are unavoidable. However, if it's just a matter of conflicting interests, it's not worth paying attention to, after all, people in the cultural circle have to save face. Although there may be some troublemakers, most people still behave well.

  In this circle, the struggle for interests will only be limited to a small range. In comparison, the harm of ideological struggles is much greater. Network culture is a new type of culture, which has its own characteristics compared with traditional culture. Any circle has conservatives who reject all new things.

  This phenomenon is even more pronounced in the cultural circle! From the current situation, many traditional cultural scholars do not have a good impression of network culture. Of course, they may not intentionally calculate network culture, but when there is an opportunity, they will also suppress network culture.

  For this incident, my point is that those who have conflicting interests with you will first launch an attack, and those who have ideological conflicts with you will take advantage of the incident to stir up trouble and suppress you. Afterwards, it will still be these people with conflicting interests who will use their suppression of you to thoroughly crush you into a state of no return!

  Su Jing's eyes widened in disbelief, and he said: "You mean to say that these people who have ideological disputes with us are being used by those who have interests at stake, and they're being manipulated like pawns?"

  "It can't be said to be taking advantage of each other, at most it's just mutual cooperation." Su Xingfeng said calmly after taking a sip of tea.

  Su Jing's lips opened and closed several times, unsure of what to say. He didn't doubt Su Xingfeng's words; he believed that even if everyone in the world deceived him, Su Xingfeng wouldn't deceive him, because he was his father.

  After all, even if he had lived two lifetimes, he was just an administrative staff member in his thirties at a newspaper company. With his experience and ability, it was really hard to understand these deceitful things, and even harder to see through the inside story like Su Xingfeng did at a glance. After all, this world was still too far away from him back then.

  "What should I do?" Su Jinkou looked at Su Xingfeng with a pitiful expression.

  "What to do?" Su Xingfeng gazed at Su Jian with a pitiful and strange smile, saying leisurely: "This is your matter, how would I know what to do? Today I called you over just because the Central Government issued a document about strengthening spiritual civilization construction, and your Dream Technology Company happens to be in the cultural industry. As the Vice Mayor of Ancient City's Economic Construction, I naturally have the responsibility to convey the central government's instructions to you. As for the words earlier, it was just my personal understanding of the central government's document. As for what to do, of course, it is up to you to decide. Alright, I still have things to attend to, you can leave first."

  Su Jian stared blankly, looking at Su Xingfeng's calm demeanor, and suddenly felt bewildered! What was going on? It seemed like Dad wanted to draw a clear line between them? Seeing Su Xingfeng lower his head again, he didn't seem to care about his own meaning. Su Jian was momentarily unsure of what to do. After thinking for a while, he could only helplessly walk out.

  As he walked out of the office, Su Jian didn't notice that when he turned around to leave, Su Xingfeng had already looked up at him. Seeing Su Jian walking out of the office with a lost and dejected look, a hint of concern flashed in Su Xingfeng's eyes. "Little Jian, don't blame your old man. Since you've already taken this path, you have to face these things yourself. I can help you once, but how can I help you every time? Moreover, what if one day I'm not by your side? A young eagle must leave the old eagle's wings to soar high, and if you want to fly high in the sky, you have to face the harsh winds and cold rains yourself!"

  Su Jian felt somewhat at a loss as he walked out of the municipal government, his father's attitude clearly indicated that he would not intervene in this matter. Even if he did intervene, it would probably only be to provide some support for his own enterprise at critical moments as the local government. The main work still had to be done by himself, and perhaps when he had done everything well, his father wouldn't mind giving him a push, but at least he had to lay a solid foundation first.

  This made Su Jin, who had always regarded Su Xingfeng as his backing, somewhat bewildered. It wasn't until now that he suddenly felt that in his own heart, his usually taciturn father actually held such an important position. He realized that he had been fearless all along because deep down, he knew that no matter what, he still had his father to help him handle everything. But when his father suddenly said he wouldn't intervene anymore, Su Jin suddenly felt that without his father, he was so weak and useless.

  "Yes, it turns out that I'm still so useless, it turns out that I've always been a waste of space!" Su Jin suddenly felt a wave of despair wash over him. He suddenly felt that he was so useless, if he lost his father, lost the system, and lost the experience of rebirth, what would be left of him? Absolutely nothing!

  "Hehe, if it wasn't for my father arranging for me to enter the newspaper company as an administrative personnel in my past life, I might have starved to death on the streets!" Su Jin said with some self-pity. Suddenly, a strong sense of unwillingness surged up in his heart. Am I really born to be a useless person? Am I destined to be a useless person?

  Since the heavens have given me a chance to be reborn, and since they've given me this system, it means I'm different from everyone else. Would the heavens give such an opportunity to a useless person? I don't believe it! Fine, if Father won't help me, then I'll rely on myself. Relying on heaven, earth, or parents is not as good as relying on oneself! I will use my own strength to prove that I am not a useless person, and that I am worthy of the opportunity given by the heavens. I want to become a true Child of Destiny!