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Xu Jiang finally made his appearance.

It wasn't a prelude to an entrance, nor was it a slow-burn entrance.

It's a direct bombing.

That night at 8 p.m., CCTV-8 broadcast the scene where Xu Jiang led his men to storm into Tang Xiaolong's house and cause a scene.

The moment Jia Bing stood in the living room, his gaze alone sent chills down one's spine.

He hit someone, cursed at someone, and glanced at the television before leaving.

Then he said, "When you leave, smash the TV."

He paused for a moment.

"What level is it? It's the same as mine."

After saying that, he turned and left, the sound of his leather shoes clicking away, growing fainter and fainter.

This one line alone caused an uproar online.

On Douyin, this clip was edited into a short video of about ten seconds, and it garnered over ten million views in half an hour.

The comments were all:

"What level are you talking about? Using the same thing as me!"

"I could laugh at that for a year."

Xu Jiang: You think you're worthy to watch TV?

"Jia Bing has brought Xu Jiang to life."

"Director Lin's skill in writing dialogue is absolutely amazing."

It went viral on Weibo.

The hashtag #WhatClassUsesTheSameAsMe# immediately went viral, trending at number one on Weibo.

The topic garnered over 300 million views in just one hour.

The comments section is bizarrely unique.

"My colleague asked me why I was late today, and I said, 'What level are you at? As punctual as you?'"

"My mom asked me why I wasn't eating breakfast, and I said, 'What kind of food do I eat, the same as you?'"

"You're really brave, upstairs."

"I went to buy milk tea and told the clerk to give me one cup. I don't want the same kind as everyone else's."

"Clerk: Take it or leave it."

Emojis have also emerged.

The screenshot of Xu Jiang tilting his head to look at the TV has been photoshopped into various versions—

Xu Jiang looked at his phone: "What kind of class is this? Using the same phone as me."

Xu Jiang looked at the car: "What class is it? It drives the same model as me."

Xu Jiang looked at the food delivery app: "What kind of place is this? They ordered from the same restaurant as me."

Some people even photoshopped Xu Jiang into famous paintings, standing next to the Mona Lisa: "What kind of class is this? He's smiling the same way I am."

Jia Bing's own Weibo account was also attacked.

He previously had only a few hundred thousand followers, but overnight his follower count jumped to two million.

The comments section was full of:

"Hello, Mr. Xu!"

"Mr. Xu, do you need any more underlings?"

"Mr. Xu, what level of TV do I have? Could you please take a look?"

Jia Bing posted a message in the group: "@Director Lin Mo, I'm famous now."

Lin Mo replied, "You're bound to become famous sooner or later."

Jia Bing posted another message: "But I'm playing a villain!"

Wu Gang chimed in: "So what if he's a villain? Gao Yuliang disagrees."

Zhang Zhijian added: "+1".

The group chat was in stitches.

The next day, something even more outrageous happened.

Some netizens discovered that the suit Jia Bing wore in the drama has become a bestseller on Taobao.

It's not the same style, it's "Xu Jiang's same style suit".

Searching for "Xu Jiang's suit" brings up hundreds of links, with the top-selling one having sold over 20,000 pieces.

The comments section was absolutely hilarious:

"Wearing this suit, what class are you? Wearing the same one as me?"

"The quality is good, but wearing them makes me want to smash the TV."

"I smashed the TV on the first day I bought it, and now I'm watching my phone."

"Are you serious, upstairs?"

"Of course it's fake. I only smashed a remote control."

It's not just suits.

The sunglasses and leather shoes that Xu Jiang wore in the drama have all been exposed.

Taobao has even seen "Xu Jiang's TV-smashing package" available.

A suit paired with an inflatable hammer, captioned: "Smashing it is impressive."

Sales were surprisingly good.

Jia Bing was having dinner at home when he saw it.

His wife shoved her phone in front of him: "Look, you're a top influencer on Taobao now."

Jia Bing glanced at it twice, and almost dropped his chopsticks.

"What are all these things?"

His wife laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight: "What kind of class are you talking about? That's become a common phrase among netizens now."

Jia Bing shook his head and picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks: "Director Lin's lines were better than my acting."

......

Before the buzz surrounding Xu Jiang had died down, Gao Qiqiang stirred up another controversy.

This time it wasn't because of the lines, but because of a book.

The Art of War by Sun Tzu.

When the plot reached the point where Gao Qiqiang was selling fish on Old Factory Street, he loved reading "The Art of War." Later, when he became a boss, he still kept a copy in his office. When his younger brother Gao Qisheng asked him why he always read this book, Gao Qiqiang said, "Doing business is like fighting a war."

Just this one sentence.

Searches for "The Art of War" on Taobao have surged dozens of times.

It started with someone asking in the comments section, "Which version of 'The Art of War' did Gao Qiqiang read?"

Someone took a screenshot and zoomed in, finding that version—the hardcover edition published by Zhonghua Book Company.

Then, the book's sales skyrocketed.

The customer service at the Zhonghua Book Company flagship store didn't know what was going on at first.

When I started work at 8 a.m. and checked the backend system, I found that the number of orders was several hundred times higher than usual.

The customer service representative, thinking it was a system bug, called their manager: "Boss, has our 'The Art of War' copy been flagged for fraudulent orders?"

The leader was also confused and quickly checked the data.

After checking, it turned out that it wasn't fake orders, it was real.

All of these are genuine orders.

Moreover, the comments section was uniformly filled with:

"Recommended by Gao Qiqiang".

"Buying it to learn how to do business is like fighting a war."

"I bought it, and after learning it, I can become a mob boss—no, after learning it, I can run a business."

"The same style as Gao Qiqiang's, the quality is good, but after seeing it, I still don't know how to sell fish."

In less than three days, "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu sold out.

It's not just a particular version that's out of stock; almost all versions of "The Art of War" are out of stock.

Dangdang, JD.com, Taobao, Pinduoduo – all platforms are out of stock.

Zhonghua Book Company urgently printed an additional 500,000 copies, which sold out in less than two days after being released online.

When interviewed, the head of the publishing house said, "I've been in publishing for over 20 years, and this is the first time I've seen a book sell out because of a TV series. I'm grateful to director Lin Mo and teacher Zhang Songwen."

Zhang Songwen was eating noodles at home when he saw this news.

He was scrolling through his phone when he saw the trending topic #SunTzu'sArtofWarfareIsPopularizedbyGaoQiqiang# and almost choked on his noodles.

He forwarded a screenshot of a news article with the caption: "Gao Qiqiang recommends 'The Art of War' to everyone, but please consume it rationally—reading it may not make you a boss, but it will definitely increase your wisdom."

The Weibo post garnered over 10,000 comments in seconds.

"Teacher Songwen, you don't need to explain, I've already bought it."

"I bought three books: one for myself, one to give to a friend, and one to keep as a keepsake."

"If Gao Qiqiang has already said it's good, then it must be good."

"Mr. Songwen, what's your next project? I'd like to buy things in advance."

Zhou Yiwei sent him a message: "Songwen, your sales ability is now stronger than Li Jiaqi's."

Zhang Songwen replied with a facepalm emoji.