The microphone symbolizes successful exposure, and also power and profit, "says incisive cultural commentator Nanfang Shuo, editor-in-chief of The Journalist." The result is that everyone aims for the bizarre, thinking only about putting on a show. They talk only about strategy and power, and fight only for what they can see in front of them, never thinking long-term. "
麥克風代表曝光成功，也代表權力，代表利益，」文化評論犀利的新新聞週報主筆南方朔從另一個角度剖析，「結果就是各出奇招，只顧作秀，只講權謀，只爭眼前的輸贏，看不到長遠的未來。」