Introduction to the work "Silent Praise"
The work is an urban light science fiction dystopian novel. The story constructs a society dominated by the "National Likes" system. Everyone has a "like value" score, and the score directly determines public service permissions. Only good deeds that are recorded and spread by the camera can get bonus points, and silent efforts will not be recognized.
Qian Dayong, a 42-year-old tally clerk at Wanjiafu Supermarket, is honest and reserved, meticulous in his work, and is used to arranging goods on the shelves neatly. He is not good at expressing himself on camera, and his likes have stayed at 48 points for a long time. In order to satisfy his daughter Qian Duoduo's participation in the painting competition, the guardian's likes must reach 60 points, so he had to step into the world of traffic.
The few simple and short posts he posted casually, without any deliberate performance, unexpectedly gained the love of netizens and were noticed by the platform staff. Traffic came one after another, and the number of customers in the supermarket soared. However, Qian Dayong gradually lost his way in the spotlight. Facing the camera, his original natural work became stiff, and he could not tell whether he was working or performing. The platform invited him to participate in the traffic sprint plan, trying to package and create a popular character.
A sketch of his daughter Duoduo was praised by Qian Dayong for meeting the standard. But what followed was skepticism on the Internet, with people accusing him of being a false persona created by the platform. In order to gain popularity, the platform planned a live broadcast of "Encountering a Stray Cat". Unexpectedly, the live performance of renting a cat completely overturned. Qian Dayong suffered from online violence and his likes dropped sharply.
After the hustle and bustle, the traffic dissipated, and Qian Dayong returned to his ordinary tallying life. He is no longer obsessed with scores and sticks to his true intention of doing things down-to-earth.
