2003: The Opening Sniper Against the Financial Tycoon

"Boss, give me two temporary cards, each costing ten yuan."

After the meal.

The patron Xie Feiji led Qin Hanyang on a spending spree at the bar, ordering, "Get two more bottles of iced tea, the kind that's slightly icy on the outside."

The internet cafe manager, a middle-aged man, took drinks from the refrigerator behind him and handed two IC cards to the two men.

"The card number is above, and the password is 123456."

"Thanks."

Qin Hanyang felt a pang of nostalgia upon seeing these old objects.

These days, internet cafes haven't fully implemented real-name registration, so people don't need ID cards to access the internet.

Better internet cafes use this type of IC card swiping management.

In less reputable internet cafes, people simply use laptops to write the answers, with manual timing!

Upon hearing Qin Hanyang's words of thanks, both Xie Feiji and the network administrator were visibly taken aback.

Xie Feiji joked, "Wow, you've become more polite after just two days in the big city."

"Ha ha."

Qin Hanyang was too lazy to argue.

These are things that seem somewhat embarrassing to talk about for teenagers who refuse to admit their mistakes.

But he didn't care at all at the time; it had become a habit.

Xie Feiji walked ahead, looking for an available machine.

Qin Hanyang was still somewhat unaccustomed to it.

Not only does it have a pungent smell of smoke, but it also contains a very high amount of toxic substances, yet almost all of it comes from players of "Legend".

"Fuck him, chop him up!"

"Damn it, my gear exploded!"

"..."

Qin Hanyang surveyed his surroundings.

These days, VIP areas are equipped with high-spec LCD monitors and webcams that can be used for QQ video calls.

Hmm... the camera also has a flash that can provide light.

At that time, many real-life portraits were taken using this thing.

Although the majority of players are Legendary.

However, there are also complete beginners who are enjoying playing single-player games like Road Rash.

There were even people who openly watched porn...

Even Xie Feiji couldn't help but turn around and glance at him a few more times after passing by.

After Qin Hanyang caught it, he laughed and said, "Go ahead and look, why are you sneaking around? It's not shameful to do this."

"Who watched that? I don't like watching that stuff."

Xie Feiji vehemently denied it, saying, "Besides, if I really wanted to see it, I wouldn't be here. How thick-skinned would I be?"

"This isn't about being thick-skinned, it's about having a strong heart and being able to handle things. You'll definitely be able to make money if you go out to work."

Qin Hanyang laughed and said, "One of the signs of a mature man is that he can watch porn in public, and from what I've observed, this guy is definitely very tolerant."

Xie Feiji glanced at it again, puzzled, and asked, "How did you figure that out?"

Qin Hanyang said, "He doesn't fast-forward, so how can you resist the urge to not fast-forward?"

"That was definitely a remarkable person."

Xie Feiji was speechless for a moment, but he couldn't help but admire him.

After logging on, he didn't have time to listen to Qin Hanyang's boasting; he immediately started logging into QQ and playing games.

Didn't you see the QQ message I sent you a few days ago asking where you were?

"Oh, I changed my QQ account."

Seeing this, Qin Hanyang specifically checked his phone's contacts, where his new QQ account was saved.

Then I added them back as friends.

A moment later, Xie Feiji urged him:

"Log in quickly, I'll help you level up today."

"You play, I'll browse the forums."

Qin Hanyang had played all sorts of private servers in his previous life, and had even been a GM himself. Now he really had no interest in playing Legend of Mir.

So I opened Tianya Forum and started browsing around.

"Hey, it's been days, and they're still arguing."

Unexpectedly, three or four days have passed, and the controversy surrounding "Starbucks" has not yet subsided.

My post, "I struggled for 18 years to finally sit down and have coffee with you," has been met with constant replies and flame wars from netizens, and it's still stuck on the first page of the Tianya Miscellaneous Forum.

He observed the situation for a while longer.

The reason this topic is still trending is that other forum bigwigs have actually gotten involved.

One netizen even wrote a post to support the cause, titled "It's getting harder for children from poor families to succeed."

The content reads like a self-narrative post.

The author is an HR professional at a bank who has recently been in charge of recruiting interns and has encountered three different types of interns.

The examples show the performance of hardworking rural families, county town families, and so-called big city families.

Some are very tactful, have a sweet tongue, and will even offer to refill tea or water; they can even make cheerful and generous jokes.

However, the few people from rural backgrounds were nervous and reserved, and dared not communicate much.

As a result, the internship positions that were offered to students from rural families did not go to them.

This post also sparked heated discussions.

This coincided perfectly with Qin Hanyang's coffee post, which amplified its popularity, resulting in the fact that although several days have passed, the hype has actually decreased instead of increased.

Not long after I started browsing, a groundbreaking new post popped up on the forum.

"Insider information: The Palace Museum Café is about to close!"

"Really?"

"Are you bragging?"

"Are you kidding me? At nine o'clock this morning, a CCTV host posted on his blog saying that the Starbucks in the Forbidden City is eroding Chinese cultural symbols!"

This netizen is some kind of expert, because as soon as the post was published, it immediately received a lot of replies.

"Tsk tsk, isn't this the official stance?"

"I don't believe it unless there's an official announcement. Besides, Starbucks has been there for three years without closing down, so what's the point of closing it now?"

"The guy upstairs is really stubborn, he still doesn't believe it. The Palace Museum just issued a notice, and the blog also followed up, saying that they respect public opinion and will avoid introducing foreign commercial brands in the future."

"I am an employee of Starbucks China Regional Operations Department. The news is true, and we will release an announcement immediately."

"..."

Not long after.

Starbucks officially released a statement on its blog: "We understand cultural sensitivities and cooperate with the decision to withdraw."

Once this statement was released, Tianya (a Chinese online forum) reacted as if it were New Year's Day.

"Close down for business!"

"Well done!"

"The entire group of Western-worshipping dogs has fallen silent!"

"..."

Qin Hanyang found it somewhat coincidental; he had fired the first shot in this farce, and now he was witnessing its end.

But to his surprise, the coffee shop was originally supposed to have about four more years of life left.

It was ended prematurely by myself.

"I never imagined I'd become the executioner..."

He found this both amusing and exasperating.

However, Qin Hanyang didn't care. He had already moved to the "Lotus Pond Ghost Stories" section and started updating the second part of the "Tomb Raiders Notes" story.

There's just too much criticism from netizens.

He had to pick it up while he had the chance.

To be honest, the main plot of the original work is actually quite messy; it's basically just writing whatever comes to mind.

The second plot was originally about the raging sea and the sand, but Qin Hanyang stitched it together into the Qinling Divine Tree.

"My friend Lao Yang has been released from prison, bringing with him a strange hexagonal bell..."

Qin Hanyang streamlined many things.

He didn't even deliberately try to create a bromance dynamic in the book; Zhang Qiling is simply a mysterious second male lead.

In terms of writing style, it is more like "Ghost Blows Out the Light", which focuses on a supernatural atmosphere and perfectly hits the sweet spot of forum users.

This is a continuation of the update within the original post.

Many netizens discovered the situation immediately and spread the word. Even netizens on other sections and some external forums were notified and came to watch.

"Quick! The Tomb Raider post has been updated!"

"Wang Luffy has been resurrected!"

"I thought he was dead!"

"He's dead, and you're going to write it?"

"..."