[Reporter Qiu Yiqin/Reporting from Taipei] Shen Boyang, the Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, recently accepted the China Broadcasting Network program "Hey!" hosted by "Variety Godfather" Wang Weizhong. Where did I say it? 》Exclusive interview, the YouTube video has continued to ferment since it was put on the shelves on September 10. As of 11:02 midnight yesterday (23rd), the number of views in 13 days has exceeded the 3 million mark, reaching 3 million,953 times. In comparison, the current Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan also accepted an exclusive interview with Wang Weizhong in 2022, and has accumulated about 310,000 views so far. The difference between the two videos is nearly 10 times, which has once again attracted attention from the outside world.
Shen Boyang (right) recently accepted an exclusive interview with Wang Weizhong (left) and received a lot of positive comments. (Reproduced from YouTube)
Shen Boyang has recently actively participated in the Taipei mayoral election. In addition to running at the grassroots and sweeping the streets to solicit votes, he has also continued to accumulate publicity through social platforms and various programs. This time I was invited to appear on "Hey! Where did I say it? ", he and Wang Weizhong talked about Taipei's municipal administration, technology governance and election campaign issues. The number of views has been rising since the video was released. It exceeded 3 million views in just 13 days, and has become one of the most watched online programs in the recent political arena.
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It is worth noting that Chiang Wanan also accepted an exclusive interview with Wang Weizhong during the 2022 Taipei mayoral election. At that time, the length of the program video was more than 50 minutes, and the live streaming date was September 12, 2022. The cumulative number of views so far is approximately 314,797 times. Both hosted by Wang Weizhong and an interview with a candidate for mayor of Taipei, there is a significant gap in the number of views between the two videos, which has triggered a lot of discussion among netizens. Some people believe that Shen Boyang's recent popularity and the rising popularity of the election have successfully attracted ethnic groups that originally pay less attention to political issues; others point out that the diffusion effect of social platforms and the popularity of online discussions are also important factors in boosting the number of views.
The video of Shen Boyang (right) being interviewed by Wang Weizhong has been viewed 3 million, 953 times as of 11:02 last night. (Reproduced from YouTube)
Regarding the gap in viewing numbers, Deputy Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party He Bowen recently mentioned relevant data in the political commentary program "News Face to Face", believing that Shen Boyang's exclusive interview can attract a large number of people to watch, which shows that he has indeed attracted the attention of Taipei citizens. He even said bluntly: "I think he has indeed shaken the hearts of Taipei citizens!" In addition, veteran media person and TV celebrity Huang Weihan recently visited "Election Mirror", He also further analyzed that if Wang Weizhong was criticized by a large number of blue camp supporters for his visit to Shen Boyang, and was even labeled as "Green Weizhong", he believed that Wang Weizhong would definitely feel something. He pointed out that Wang Weizhong had interviewed Chiang Wanan four years ago, but now he only interviewed politicians from different political parties. However, being scolded for this will inevitably make people think: "Can't democratic countries interview politicians from different parties?"
Huang Weihan said that if he faces this kind of criticism for a long time, Wang Weizhong may start to question the current atmosphere of high opposition between blue and green, and even rethink whether Taipei City must be governed by the same political party. He bluntly said that if he looked at it from Wang Weizhong's perspective, "he will start to loosen his heart." However, some netizens believe that the number of views is not necessarily the same as support, and the final voting results of returning voters still need to be observed. In any case, it quickly exceeded one million views after it was released, and now it has crossed the 3 million threshold. The relevant figures continue to rise, making this interview an important Internet topic during the Taipei mayoral election.
