"One Topic a Week" Episode 19: The Webmaster's 'Where Did the Time Go?'

Recently, the official news website released an article titled 'How Xi Jinping Spends a Day,' which, focusing on the daily schedule of Chairman Xi, attracted considerable attention from netizens. This can be seen as a somewhat approachable and 'down-to-earth' measure by the new generation of Chinese leaders. It allows the public to get to know national leaders from a more relatable perspective and also helps enhance the leaders' image in the eyes of the people. This type of publicity is undoubtedly very successful.

As a result, Little Ji whimsically thought that 7723, which is stuck in a situation of weak publicity, might also need to draw some inspiration.

For example, for a benchmark like Lao Ma—something like a 'mascot'—should he proactively reveal 'where exactly the webmaster spends his day'?

This way, people could have better speculations—(the following content is purely for humor)

Lao Ma's day goes like this:

Morning 7:30

Since the sunlight had already shone through the balcony window, Lao Ma, who went to bed quite late last night, woke up inexplicably. Feeling a bit dizzy, Lao Ma casually grabbed one of the many phones on the bedside table—ah, it was the HTC usually used for game testing—and upon seeing that the time was 7:30, the webmaster scratched his hair, which had been pushed up awkwardly by his sleeping position.

"Uh... it's only 7:30... let me sleep a bit longer." After mumbling a few words, Lao Ma covered his head with the blanket and, with his feet dangling off the bed, fell asleep again...

Morning 8:25

After a snooze of more than ten minutes, the alarm rang again, finally waking up Lao Ma. Upon waking, he suddenly realized something and kicked the blanket away vigorously, sitting upright: "Oh no! I'm going to be late for work!" Then, Lao Ma almost stuffed himself into a shirt still hanging on the hanger, and while casually removing the hanger from the shirt, he simultaneously put half of his pants leg on. Because time was tight, Lao Ma hastily finished dressing and even hurried down the breakfast that his wife had prepared. Noticing his wife's slightly disapproving look, with some crumbs still stuck to his face, Lao Ma forced a very awkward smile: "Xiao Ma hasn't woken up yet, right?"

"He wouldn't be lazy like you, Dad. After I woke him up, he brushed his teeth on his own and happily went to school. The laziest one in the house is always you!"Seeing his wife standing with her hands tied at her chest with a pink apron, Lao Ma had already figured it out. He slowly picked up a piece of bread. "You're not young anymore, right? Work is exhausting, yet you still like to stay up late like when you were younger, and you're glued to your phone all day... mmph—" The bread was perfectly stuffed into her open mouth. Lao Ma still had that smile: "I understand all of that, but it's all my job. And that was my youth; I hope you can understand, my dear wife." After saying this, Lao Ma picked a phone in the bedroom and dashed out the door.
12:00 PM
Lao Ma chewed his work meal, fingers sliding across his phone screen. The forum was as peaceful as usual. Which game cracks should be posted? Although the forum is stable now, this kind of stability is not necessarily good because there's a lack of highlights or freshness. Active members seem to be decreasing; hmm, this is really a troublesome issue that has plagued me for a while... Maybe I should plan some activities again. Should there be rewards for game reviews... and the app issues, those also seem urgent... Lao Ma was lost in thought, and the meal took about 20 minutes.
6:30 PM
Lao Ma returned home and opened the door, finding Xiao Ma intently watching TV. He quickly adjusted from his serious work mode. Taking off his coat, he draped it over his head, made a funny face, and squeaked in a high voice: "Xiao Ma! The alpaca is back! I'm going to eat you!" As soon as Xiao Ma saw his dad, he jumped and hugged Lao Ma's stomach like he had just seen Bear Big running out of the TV. "Da—Dad—" But immediately let go and struck a pose, "Hmph! No way I'd let you eat me! I'll defeat you!" Then, he shouted while swinging his little fists and ran at Lao Ma. Lao Ma took a "fatal hit" and collapsed to the floor, clutching his stomach. Xiao Ma joyfully patted Lao Ma with his hands: "Haha! How about that, Dad, you lost!" "Not so fast, Xiao Ma, you were too careless." Lao Ma suddenly "resurrected," reaching both hands for Xiao Ma's armpits. "Hahaha—Dad is cheating..." "Are you giving up?" "Never! Hahaha—you can't attack the armpits!"
During dinner.
"Xiao Ma, if you finish your homework early today, Dad will have lots of fun games for you to play." "Really? Awesome!"“Hey, I say, Old Ma, how can you let our son think about playing games all day?” His wife squinted at him. Old Ma gave his son a look and smiled, saying, “Not at all, after finishing his homework, he deserves some entertainment time. You didn't object back then, did you?” “Yeah, Mom, I study really well!” Their wife looked at the two of them putting on a show together and chuckled awkwardly a few times. “After all, that's also part of the job. If you do it, you should do it well. What matters most for a website? Reputation and quality. If the games chosen aren't even fun for your own son, how could you put them up?”

Midnight 23:48

Sitting at the computer, Old Ma faced a pile of programming code. The blue glow of the screen made his face look somewhat pale. The daily maintenance work for 7723 must be done well. I have to do my best to maintain everything… Old Ma rubbed his eyes, picked up the now-cold 'hot' milk that his wife had poured for him before bed, and took a few sips. Turning his head, the dark room was quiet. His wife's blanket seemed slightly off, so Old Ma leaned over to straighten it and then sat back at the computer. “Alright, let's finish the subtle work properly before going to sleep.”

Old Ma (Site Admin) (ID:1) said: “Uh, vividly described!”
(Thanks for Old Ma's recognition. You've done so much for 7723, you really need to make sure to rest.)

Final question: What's your opinion on where the site admin's 'time goes'?

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