Too bad his refining was only at the basic level, thus limiting him to simple formations on the pendants. By the time his Formation and refining skills gets upgraded further, he would be able to imprint some defensive or even offensive formations on them in the future.
Just imagine having a protective amulet equivalent to having a bulletproof vest and a gun. How amazing would that be?
Matters at home were settled that day, so Ye Jin and Xu Zhen were going back to work. Ye Lingchen also got ready to return to Capital City.
âSon, you mustnât fight with others again. Stop making me worried,â Xu Zhen reminded him.
âYes mom, donât worry.â Ye Lingchen naturally nodded along.
âMind your image as a celebrity. Meanwhile, donât let your studies fall behind,â Ye Jin could not help adding on.
âDad, with my results, Iâll be the top scorer in university,â Ye Lingchen answered with a smile.
âEnough showing off. Keep it up.â Ye Jin laughed along.
...
Within Spring Hill Residences...
Ye Lingchen was browsing online. By then, five days had gone by since the Spring Festival Gala incident. Nevertheless, public discussions online had not died down.
There were many reasons for it, the main one being the hyperactivity of those die-hard fans of the Stick Nation. Meanwhile, a small group of celebrities from the Stick Nation would also occasionally voice out their misery.
[Thatâs inhumane. How can they do this?]
[F*ck, whatâs going on with this world? Whatâs wrong with me liking celebrities from the Stick Nation?]
[My poor Fanfan. I need to voice out the injustice for my poor Fanfan, sob sob sob...]
[They just announced the ban and left it at that? Give us an explanation!]
[Are they forcing us to watch Chinaâs terrible TV series by stopping us from watching Stick Nationâs TV series? Do you know why the Stick Nationâs programs are popular? Thatâs because theyâre good and we love watching it!]
[Thatâs too overbearing. Weâre not buying it. I demand the abolishment of Stick Nationâs celebrity restriction order!]
Similar comments kept popping up every day, triggering everyone else to discuss the matter. Although there were some dissenting voices, they were quickly drowned out by the crowd.
[Did the Stick Nationâs celebrities bribe you? Why do you like them so much?]
[You donât support your own country and end up supporting the celebrities from the Stick Nation. Just what are you thinking?]
[The Stick Nationâs TV series are good? Did you forget that in their TV series, many belittle us Chinese people?]
[Theyâre too fanatical. Our country has so many celebrities, yet they have to like those sissies.]
There were comments along those lines as well, but the ratio was much smaller.
It was obvious that someone was controlling the discussion and direction of the discussions.
âHehe, they sure are stubborn.â
Ye Lingchenâs brows twitched as he had a pensive look in his eyes. The one pulling the string was quite obvious. It should be orchestrated by the various celebrities from Stick Nationâs entertainment industry.
It seemed that they were still dreaming of expanding their career in China.
Some time ago, the Stick Nationâs entertainment industry even made an announcement claiming that it hoped to improve relationships with Chinaâs entertainment industry. They hoped to have more exchange networking between the celebrities and not let minor matters affect their connections, urging for the matter to be forgotten.
They were compromising.
They felt they had conveyed their sincerity and stroke the ego of Chinaâs entertainment industry. That should be sufficient to have them let bygones be bygones and lift their restriction order shortly.
The arrangement of both incidents was impeccably controlled, involving multiple approaches. One was to compromise while the other made demands. First, they gave the Chinese entertainment industry a way out and stroked their ego, then followed by controlling the discussions online.
âHehe, how naive. They really live up to their shamelessness.â
Ye Lingchen shook his head as his lips curled into a smirk.
âYou think you can get out of this scot-free with some petty tricks?â
If they were truly sincere, they should first punish Hyun-Min Kim for his actions, then have him make a public apology to China and its people. After that, they should take the initiative to curb disrespectful behavior from their celebrities. Moreover, they need to have their entertainment industry representative to offer an apology to Chinaâs people and recognize China as a great nation!
Unfortunately, they did none of that!
Petty tricks would only increase the disdain Ye Lingchen had for them. âWhat do you take me for? Someone you can just boss around?â
Although Chinaâs entertainment industry made no reply to the Stick Nationâs entertainment, Ye Lingchen could!
Ye Lingchen took out his phone and gave Dong Miaomiao a call.
âHello, Director Ye.â
âMiaomiao, take note of these herbs Iâm telling you. Pick those that are well grown. Iâm planning to make a small batch of medicine by hand,â Ye Lingchen instructed calmly. He was able to make his own medicine, but it was limited to a small portion. Having machines was still much more convenient.
âSure thing. Go ahead.â
âGromwell, red ginseng, jimsonweed...â
Ye Lingchen ended the call, then logged onto Miracle Doctor Yâs official account and made an open announcement.
[Iâve just developed a new medicine that can subdue rabies. It will hit the shelves soon and eventually sell all over the world. However, I heard that Hyun-Min Kim is looking down on us Chinese people? Since thatâs the case, this medicine will not be sold to the Stick Nation.]
It was just a simple announcement that gained hardly any traction in the beginning.
Miracle Doctor Y rarely made public appearances or online statements, therefore his following was quite low.
However, when people eventually noticed it, the reaction was explosive.
As explosive as a volcanic eruption! A deafeningly loud response!
Everyone was stunned.
Nobody expected Miracle Doctor Y, who was quiet all the while, to make such a grand statement out of the blueâone that got their hearts racing.
[F*ck! F*ck! F*ck!]
[Thatâs amazing!]n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
[Ahhh, so cool. Miracle Doctor Y really developed medicine for rabies. My respect for you is like the great riverâs unending torrents!]
[Please receive my knee.]
[What a mighty display! Previously I thought Miracle Doctor Y was just a great healer. Never did I expect him to be the protector of our countrymen too.]
[Thatâs right. Those die-hard fans are useless, yet would constantly take the moral high ground and think so highly of themselves, when theyâre in fact, pitiable trash.]
[Hahaha, this feels great! Take that! Go on, continue your sh*t show! Our people have ways to handle you!]
[I can truly feel our country growing stronger. This is such an encouraging and touching sight. Sob sob sob...]
[Even Miracle Doctor Y is offended. This time, the Stick Nation will suffer a great loss!]
...
That news spread all over the internet. It was just a simple statement, yet it went viral on Weibo, TikTok, Jinri Toutiao, and other major news networks. In fact, it even alerted the foreign media!
People from the Stick Nation naturally got wind of this news as well. âAnother restriction out of the blue?â
To that, they could only laugh at it disdainfully. âMiracle Doctor Y? Whoâs this?â