Chapter 915 - 647: War of Words
"Back again? I didn't expect our Dragon Country to have such allure for foreigners."
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Seeing the beautiful scenery of Dragon Country again climb the trending list on foreign platforms, people from Dragon Country felt a sense of pride.
Moreover, upon discovering that many foreigners were interested in Hanfu, individuals from Dragon Country eagerly left comments explaining Hanfu culture, with some even considering expanding into international business, given they were in the Hanfu industry themselves.
The comments section was generally harmonious, but the arrival of people from Stick Country disrupted this harmony once again.
[Kimchi is Number One in the World]: Dragon Country people are so shameless, stealing our hanbok. Don't you have your own traditional clothing, so you come to steal our hanbok?
This comment quickly gained a lot of likes, rising to the top, and there were many comments from people from Stick Country below.
"Dragon Country people don't have their own clothing culture and only know how to steal from our Stick Country, how embarrassing!"
"Dragon Country people are getting more ridiculous. Can you not steal our Stick Country's traditional costumes? Otherwise, you have nothing to wear?"
"Dragon Country is just a vassal state of our Stick Country, only knowing how to plagiarize our culture. Without our Stick Country, Dragon Country people would still be living in caves."
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One comment after another appeared, dampening the previously happy mood of Dragon Country people.
"Why are you Stick Country people everywhere? The image shows a Tang suit, from our Dragon Country's Tang Dynasty, during which your Stick Country didn't even exist, so how is it your hanbok?"
"Damn, how are these Stick Country folks being so annoying again? Weren't you harshly rebuked just days ago? Now they dare claim our Hanfu is plagiarized from them."
"Stick Country became a vassal state during our Dragon Country's Northern Song period. Your culture was merely stolen from ours."
"Speaking of which, Stick Country people were actually created by us Dragon Country folks. We should have heartlessly stuck these guys on a wall back then."
"The biggest scourge in the world must be Stick Country people, despicable ones who didn't even know Qu Yuan, yet dared to claim the Dragon Boat Festival as theirs."
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Dragon Country people were angered and amused by Stick Country folks. All Stick Country culture originally came from the Central Plains, and now, what used to be their vassal state dared to ride on top of them.
In an instant, the verbal battle resumed, yet this time Stick Country folks appeared prepared, led by [Kimchi is Number One in the World]. For over an hour, they didn't budge.
Luckily, Dragon Country folks weren't novices either. In terms of eloquence, they'd never feared anyone.
Meanwhile, on a certain live streaming platform in Stick Country, a streamer with the ID [Delicious Kimchi] was live-streaming.
"Dear fans, those Dragon Country people are shameless, stealing our hanbok. This I cannot tolerate, and everyone must be aware of Dragon Country people's despicable conduct."
"Fans who have the time, please help the streamer refute them. We absolutely cannot let them steal our hanbok without a fight."
"Our own culture requires everyone's protection; we must not let Dragon Country people sully it!"
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While speaking, the streamer also used their account to berate individuals from Dragon Country, with the ID [Kimchi is Number One in the World].
"That's right, Dragon Country people are disgusting. They don't have their own culture, why steal ours? If we tolerate this time, who knows what culture they'll steal next?"
"The streamer put it excellently. Our culture requires collective protection from us; we must not let Dragon Country people succeed."
"Despicable Dragon Country people, they've got plenty of culture themselves, yet still come to steal Stick Country's. I suspect their other cultures were stolen too."
"Please wait a moment, streamer; I'm logging in now to join you in confronting these vile Dragon Country folks."
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Looking at the numerous comments in the livestream, on the surface, Han Jie seemed furious, yet inwardly, he was overjoyed.
Originally, he was just a small streamer in Stick Country, who, though having some fans, wasn't particularly famous.
Yesterday, a foreign influencer he followed named Aeiri posted a video about the Great Wall of Dragon Country, casually mentioning that Dragon Country's culture was pilfered from their Stick Country.
Who could have imagined that this would ignite a massive response, and countless Stick Country people rallied to support him, attracting Dragon Country folks, igniting a verbal feud lasting day and night. Even now, the argument under the video continued.
This surprise revealed a major opportunity to him.
If he established himself as a staunch opponent of Dragon Country folks, perhaps his follower count would receive a significant boost.
Just today, seeing Dragon Country trending again, he intended to test whether his idea would work.
The result pleasantly surprised him; a single sentence sparked a great response from Stick Country folks, rekindling the argument.
Normally, his streams attracted only a few hundred viewers, but now they reached over ten thousand, and the count was still rising.
If this trend continues, his status as a small streamer would soon elevate to a major broadcaster, making money an easy affair.
So he's decided, anytime anything related to Dragon Country pops up, he'll immediately step forth to attract numerous fans.
With his orchestration, more Stick Country folks joined the verbal battle, and his livestream viewership skyrocketed.
"Foolish Dragon Country people, you'll be my stepping stone to becoming a top streamer."
Han Jie chuckled to himself coldly, but he kept typing relentlessly, knowing the harsher he insulted, the more fans he'd gain.
He didn't care what the real truth was; only his increasing fan count mattered.
This verbal battle persisted throughout the night, accumulating over three hundred thousand comments, propelling it into the top five trending topics.
Even Tina didn't anticipate that a random post would lead to such consequences.
Early next morning, Tina woke up early, excited to visit Dragon Country's beautiful scenery under Mr. Xia Liang's guidance.
"Hmm? Why so many missed calls?"
When she opened her phone, Tina frowned. She saw dozens of missed calls, all from her manager.
"Did something happen?"
Confused, Tina returned the call, and her manager quickly answered.
"Oh, my little angel Tina, you finally picked up the phone."