136: Chapter 136 Answering Reporters' Questions, in the Prime of Life

"Representative Bai, may I ask what the topic you proposed at the meeting was?"

"Little Representative Bai, statistics show that you are currently the youngest NPC Deputy."

"May I ask how you were elected?"

"Mr. Bai, you are very popular among the younger generation."

"We at Phoenix News would like to schedule an exclusive interview program with you."

"I wonder if you would be interested?"

"Representative Bai, what problems do you think currently exist in our Dragon Kingdom regarding the future development of the Internet and mobile phones?"

"And how should we go about improving them?"

"..."

A crowd of reporters, like a school of carp crossing a river,

saw Bai Jingqing coming out,

and immediately surrounded him.

They all spoke at once, throwing out their questions,

and then thrust their 'long guns and short cannons' (cameras and microphones) in front of Bai Jingqing,

hoping he would answer them.

He was the hottest NPC Deputy at this year's Two Sessions.

If they could get a scoop on him,

the traffic would definitely explode,

so none of these reporters were willing to miss out.

Seeing Bai Jingqing surrounded by so many reporters,

other nearby NPC Deputies felt either envious or jealous,

and many couldn't help but stop and watch.

Bai Jingqing gave a slight smile.

Although he was young,

he had seen many big scenes before.

Facing so many reporters,

he didn't seem flustered at all.

He casually took a microphone

and began to speak.

"Friends from the media,

Hello everyone!"

"I am honored today to stand before the Great Hall of the People as a proud NPC Deputy to speak for the people."

"I know you all indeed have many questions you want to ask."

"As an NPC Deputy,

I am also willing to report on my work regarding these questions you've raised."

"However, due to time constraints,

I can't answer all of them,

so I'll just answer a few for now."

"First, regarding my proposal at the meeting,

it concerns the penetration rate of 4G networks and the issue of the online environment..."

Bai Jingqing spent some effort

briefly recounting the contents of his proposal from the meeting.

Then, he turned to another question.

"Just now, a media friend asked about the current problems with the Internet."

"I have already made some statements regarding this earlier."

"What I want to say is that,

under the support of the state and the leadership of the government,

the Internet penetration rate in our Dragon Kingdom is getting higher and higher,"

"it is even growing in an almost barbaric fashion."

"To a certain extent, this is a good thing;"

"it represents the vigorous development of our country in emerging technology fields,"

"and signifies that our country has taken another step toward becoming a technological powerhouse."

"However, the lack of supervision in the online environment absolutely cannot be ignored."

"According to my investigation,

there are currently 695 million internet users in Dragon Kingdom,"

"of which minors account for 45.8%."

"This is a very large number,"

"and it is worth serious consideration and treatment by all of us."

"Because minors are not mentally mature enough,"

"excessive exposure to harmful online information will be detrimental to their growth,"

"so I am actively proposing to the government to implement an age-rating system,"

"or to increase the auditing of content on major online platforms by regulatory departments."

At this point,

Bai Jingqing's eyes flickered,

and a good idea flashed into his mind.

Previously, he had wanted to target Panda Live

by strengthening government supervision to restrict Panda Live's content,

thereby annoying Li Xiang Technology and Wang Sicong.

But in order to prepare for these Two Sessions,

he had temporarily set that thought aside

and hadn't had the time to execute it yet.

But now,

facing so many reporters and media interviews,

what he said would be broadcast to the entire Dragon Kingdom,

and even the whole world.

This seemed like an even better opportunity.

Bai Jingqing said with righteous indignation in front of the camera, "Here,"

"I want to single out one specific field:"

"Online live streaming."

"Due to the entry of a certain well-known figure,"

"this field has become extremely hot recently,"

"perhaps even the hottest field in the Internet-related industry right now."

"Currently, the scale of live streaming in our Dragon Kingdom is enormous,"

"with users reaching 344 million,"

"which is also a very large group."

"But supervision of online live streaming has always been lacking,"

"even close to non-existent."

"Among the users of these live streaming platforms,"

"the proportion of underage users also accounts for a large part."

"Yet live streaming platforms are filled with all kinds of chaos."

"To attract more attention,"

"there is all sorts of vulgarity, pornography, violence, and even gambling."

"Clearly, this is not conducive to the growth and physical and mental health of minors."

"I want to urge the relevant departments to improve the relevant laws and regulations as soon as possible,"

"increase the intensity of supervision over live streaming platforms,"

"and increase the cost of making mistakes for these platforms,"

"to make them realize that some red lines cannot be crossed!"

"In this regard, I also hope that our media friends will promote this more to society."

"I believe that with our joint efforts,"

"we will definitely create a healthy, clean, and positive online environment"

"for minors and all internet users!"

Bai Jingqing's words were spoken with stern justice,

making him look truly worried about the chaos on the Internet,

which caused many other NPC Deputies and reporters at the scene to nod in agreement.

After this speech of Bai Jingqing's leaked online,

it quickly attracted widespread attention.

Some netizens advised Bai Jingqing not to meddle in other people's business,

but others felt that what Bai Jingqing said indeed made a lot of sense.

"Little Boss Bai said it well."

"Minors who don't even have the basic ability to distinguish right from wrong,"

"after being influenced by bad information on the Internet,"

"really can easily fall into the abyss of crime."

"My younger brother used to always watch a short-tempered streamer"

"who relied on his big muscles to frequently bully passersby for the sake of live stream effects."

"Later, my brother also learned from him and fought with others,"

"and ended up in a juvenile detention center."

"Some people will definitely say that we parents and schools didn't fulfill our educational duties"

"and instead shift the blame to live streaming platforms."

"The problem is, if there wasn't this live streaming content,"

"he definitely wouldn't have so easily learned to fight like those streamers, right?"

"The influence of these platforms on minors is huge!"

"My 'second brother' is the same way."

"He often watches female streamers in the middle of the night."

"The platform's supervision is much weaker late at night,"

"and those female streamers are also much more open."

"Over time, his body has gotten worse day by day,"

"to the point where he can't even 'get it up' anymore."

"Now he's completely become a useless person."

"To the person above, that 'second brother' you mentioned..."

"it wouldn't happen to be your 'little brother' (penis), would it?"

"Isn't that obvious?"

"He said it was his own 'second brother',"

"so of course it's his 'little brother'!"

"..."

Along with the extensive discussion of this topic on the Internet,

the relevant regulatory departments also got anxious.

This matter had been brought all the way to the Two Sessions;

that really wasn't a small matter anymore!

So, regulatory departments at all levels held meetings overnight,

and for the coming period, they would crack down on vulgarity on the Internet.

And with the actions of governments at all levels,

the financial market also quickly responded.

For several consecutive days, the stocks of major listed live streaming platforms hit their downward limit,

turning the entire sector green!

Investors lacked confidence in the future of live streaming platforms,

and stock sell-offs led to a significant shrinkage in circulating capital.

And it just so happened that Panda Live was about to start its Series B financing!