Small things become "big things", does Li Jiaqi still have a chance?

Since the live broadcast of goods delivery was interrupted on June 3, Li Jiaqi, the former mainland "brother with goods", has not made any public appearances. Entering "Li Jiaqi" in Taobao can still display the products he recommended earlier as a means of publicity. There are also many shops in use.

Many groups who know the story behind "what happened to Li Jiaqi", especially those who are well versed in China's political red lines, have already made judgments based on past experience: Li Jiaqi is basically "cool".

And another group of young people who don't know what to do, especially Li Jiaqi's fans, are still trying to figure out the ins and outs of things.

At around 9 p.m. on June 3, Li Jiaqi promoted Viennetta, a British brand of ice cream produced by Unilever, in the live broadcast room.

During the period, the assistant brought out a "tank-shaped cake", and the two looked relaxed, but the live broadcast signal was interrupted immediately.

Li Jiaqi posted on Weibo for the first time, saying that the live broadcast encountered a "background technical failure", and two hours later he posted an apology again, saying "the live broadcast cannot continue tonight because of our internal equipment failure", "For products that have not yet been broadcast, we It will be brought to you in subsequent live broadcasts.”

After this Weibo post, Li Jiaqi has not updated his status so far. The Weibo display is normal, but the live broadcast can no longer be viewed as before.

Li Jiaqi suspected that he had violated the taboo during the live broadcast on the evening of June 3, and brought out a tank-shaped cake. The live broadcast was immediately interrupted, and he immediately apologized.

(Weibo @李嘉奇)

Anyone familiar with Chinese politics knows what "tank shape" means, especially since the live broadcast took place the day before the anniversary of the June 4th turmoil, which further exacerbated the seriousness of the matter.

Every year around the June 4th anniversary, Chinese officials will increase the censorship of relevant information. Although 33 years have passed since the June 4th turmoil, in the eyes of Chinese officials, this is still a hot potato that cannot be touched. Memorial” could be seen as a destabilizing factor and a challenge to the existing regime.

This year's June 4th anniversary, not only is the mainland's censorship more severe, but Hong Kong, which has a tradition of mourning the June 4th anniversary, has also increased its control over related mourning activities.

Especially after the "National Security Law" in Hong Kong was finalized, many people are also worried about touching the red line of national security.

When the annual mourning activities come to an end, whether Hong Kong people's perception of June 4th will change will become an aspect to observe the changes in Hong Kong society next.

What is certain at present is that the June 4 incident will still be brought up again on the anniversary every year as a reason for some countries, regions and groups to question China and the CCP for a long time.

For the younger generation in China, many people are very unfamiliar with June 4th, not only because of the asymmetry of information, but also because of different growth backgrounds. The post-00s are no longer concerned about these historical issues.

After all, compared to the repeated entanglement and questioning of historical issues, the pressure brought by more realistic issues is more direct. "This group of young people is too difficult", which has become the common emotion of different classes after the epidemic.

Coupled with the continuous outbreak of social movements and even conflicts in various places in the past few years, such as the Hong Kong amendment scandal in 2019, the riots on Capitol Hill in the United States in 2021, and the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022, such incidents are displayed on the Internet with pictures, texts, videos, etc. The rapid spread of the method has made many young people more certain that "stability is the most important thing" in today's China is still very urgent and very important.

Back to the question at the beginning: Does Li Jiaqi still have a chance?

If Li Jiaqi is really as speculated by the outside world, he will be completely blocked and completely "cool". Although the public opinion level is not unexpected, after all, this "brother with goods" touched the most sensitive political nerves of the government, but it is not conducive to the society. The information conveyed is extremely negative, because few people in the group concerned about the "Li Jiaqi incident" think that he did it on purpose; if Li Jiaqi really did it unintentionally, he made a low-key comeback after a period of silence, and there is still a chance, then undoubtedly It is a landmark event for the Chinese government to flexibly respond to such sensitive issues. It is a great progress. We are also happy to see such flexibility. At least the current indications show that the official has not completely blocked Li Jiaqi's back path. Li Jiaqi himself is also a warning.

On June 8, Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of the Global Times, called on his personal platform to “make our society more tolerant and relaxed while maintaining principles and correctness.” events”, but some of these statements still apply to the “Li Jiaqi Incident.”

Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of the Global Times, called on Chinese society to be more tolerant and relaxed.

(Hong Kong 01)

For example, Hu Xijin said, "Our society seems to be a little too rigid now, that is, we are very serious about various 'principles'. This has a good side, but it is a bit too much in terms of degree, and some of the vague space that should be squeezed is squeezed." , "Of course, a society must talk about principles and have a fighting spirit. Principles constitute the basic framework for the operation of the society, and the fighting spirit will provide the society's spirit. But this does not mean that society should continue to make limits in the direction of "absolutely correct" Effort and adjustment of degree are very important", "Society is too serious and rigid, and it will do more harm than good to development, to creating a sense of happiness in life, and to the long-term stability of the country. It will reduce society's ability to bear various problems and lose society's benefits. Resilience and calmness have caused tensions in all aspects, and small things have turned into big things, as if crises are looming, and will also increase internal friction and introversion, distracting the country’s strategic attention.”

In the end, Hu Xijin suggested, "The explanation of fault tolerance might as well be expanded. Chairman Mao advocated that the former should be punished and the latter should be treated to save people. Some people and institutions who have done wrong things and said the wrong things in the past, as long as they truly show their willingness to make corrections, can give a way to let them go. Wherever they fell, they got up."

So, does Li Jiaqi, who has touched the red line on political issues, still have a chance?

Of course, this question can be further extended: Does Wei Ya, who was punished for tax evasion and then completely banned, still have a chance?

After all, as the most representative head anchors, although Li Jiaqi and Wei Ya fell from the altar to the bottom for different reasons, their follow-up treatment tests the tolerance and fault tolerance of the entire society.

For Chinese officials, in addition to sticking to the old methods, how to avoid excessive politicization of some issues and create an increasingly relaxed social ecology is a greater challenge and test.

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