I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 145 I Didn't Blow Down the Twin Towers

Zhang Da'an was having a great time arguing with the owners and families of those animation subcontracting companies and comic studios, but he got so caught up in the argument that he forgot about September 11th.

When Zhang Da'an wanted to do something, the propaganda department gave him a task first: to go on a trip, either to Zijin Mountain or Niushou Mountain, as long as Coach Zhang agreed, he would receive a lot of money.

There's no way around it; Zhang Da'an can be made into an entertaining story, but the propaganda department can't afford to mess around with him.

To please Coach Zhang, they even sent gifts in reverse, providing all the coaches at Xindongweigang Middle School with newly launched Ericsson T39mc mobile phones.

This phone is hard to say about other aspects; its design isn't particularly special. However, it integrates several pioneering technologies such as Bluetooth wireless technology, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), and WAP. In the official technical promotional materials, it's described as "creating a milestone from technology to practical application," which sounds very impressive.

Actually, this isn't the only phone that will feature new technology, but why would the province give this phone to the coaches of "Zhang An Education"?

The reason is simple: it can currently be paired with Ericsson Bluetooth headsets for wireless calls.

This feature won't be a big deal in the future; ride-hailing drivers use it every day.

But these days, this is a rather expensive feature.

Since the province was so accommodating, Coach Zhang couldn't say anything, so he took "Little Xi Shi" on a trip to a larger city, such as Luzhou.

As for Jiangning, Shi Yelu had been there too many times and had no expectations. However, she was very interested in the "Bund" in Luzhou and wanted to take more maid photos there.

This relieved the comrades in Shazhou City who were always ready to interview Coach Zhang. They paid tribute to their superiors, saying, "The world is at peace. Long live peace!"

However, the internet exploded overnight, and traffic everywhere was no exception. Some forum "experts" also got to enjoy the internet boom and earn some bonuses from the website's incentive policies after opening their personal blogs on "Jinbang Blog".

Many international political "experts" who wanted to climb the "golden list" immediately went to great lengths to find reports on foreign websites.

The comments section is extremely chaotic.

This is also Zhang Da'an's fault. Ever since he had Lao Fangtou and his team develop the @user function, the first batch of people who liked this were born instantly. Before the review team increased their efforts, "Gou An Shaonian" and "Zu An Shaonian" were indistinguishable in style.

The @user nickname function has also applied for an application patent, and some companies have wanted to use # to call users, but due to counterintuitive logic, they ultimately felt that the @user nickname function was the most suitable to try.

The reason is simple: email addresses have an "@" sign.

Political blog posts that are related to 911 quickly gain popularity. One blogger, "Hanjiang Guying," translated a report by a London correspondent and was immediately pushed into the top 20 of the category's "Gold List."

The British Prime Minister strongly condemned the terrorist bombings in New York, Washington, and other cities in the United States, expressing "deep shock." He cancelled a scheduled important speech at the British Trades Union Congress in Brighton, a seaside city in southeast England, and rushed back to London to convene an emergency cabinet security meeting to discuss countermeasures.

I only translated this short passage, and it made it into the top twenty.

The comments section is full of people tagging @LiMeiTokyoBBQ, which is Zhang Da'an's personal nickname on "Jinbang Blog," completely different from his personal blog account name.

At first, many people didn't know what it meant. Then one day, some idiots from the military enthusiast group came to "Brother An" to learn how to surf the internet. Suddenly, this nickname became a famous meme on "Jinbang Blog".

Things like "Emperor MacArthur of the Five Stars", "Hiroshima's historical temperature of 6,000 degrees", and "The fat man never went to Japan for tourism"... sprang up like mushrooms after rain, showcasing all sorts of inspiration.

But without a doubt, Zhang Da'an's "Li Mei Tokyo Barbecue" is the most flavorful, with an irresistible aroma.

"Brother An, we all came to 'Golden List Blog' because we wanted to be your fans. What's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything now?"

"How dare you publicly threaten to destroy the World Trade Center Twin Towers in front of such a high-ranking country as the United States of America?! You are utterly lawless!"

“We used to follow Brother An, and now that the Petronas Towers are gone, we don’t care; but Brother An, you don’t even have the guts anymore?!”

"Brother An, it's easy for you to relax in your office with the air conditioning on and typing away, but it's different for us brothers. We all have to go out and find an internet cafe to snag a computer just to go online... It's tough work. We finally get to go online, and you're not going to do your water-spraying act? A lot of people pay ten yuan an hour for internet access! If you're going to perform your water-spraying act today, you have to come out and do it!"

"That 'Zhang An's Personal Blog' looks kind of familiar, doesn't it?"

"He looks like a dog."

"There was once a sincere friendship placed before me, but I didn't cherish it. Only when I lost it did I realize my regret. Nothing in this world is more painful than this. If God gave me another chance, I would say to that friend: An Gou, why don't you stand up for yourself?!"

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The sheer scale of this internet frenzy put immense pressure on the operators of "Jinbang Blog," while the original "masters" of political commentary reaped the benefits of the traffic.

It's a pity there's no feature for creating and sharing personal videos, otherwise the traffic would be maximized.

However, even though it was just personal political commentary, the charm of the writing still drew many netizens into the fray.

Unlike BBS forums, "Jinbang Blog" has many really good features, such as link sharing between users, @user nicknames, emoticon replies, and image insertion. With the addition of the "Wangtu 1.0" tool, netizens create their own GIFs and then engage in fierce GIF battles in the comment sections of multiple blogs.

That vibrant and thriving atmosphere made Jiangkou Province even more vigilant in monitoring the public opinion shifts surrounding the "Golden List Blog".

The benefits of keeping Zhang Da'an silent for a day are self-evident; otherwise, if he were to come out and bark like a dog, public opinion would be overwhelmingly against him.

Currently, there is a large-scale battle among various parties. Although the group that always mentions Hero is huge, the "domestic Predator" of the old-school type should not be underestimated.

Unlike other websites where it's still a battle between maggots and caterpillars, "Jinbang Blog" features many popular bloggers who are relatively professional. They come prepared with various pictures, texts, links, and sources, making their arguments very well-founded.

Students in schools across the country are genuinely happy about this scene, but naturally, there are also some people who are making wild comments about what kind of education students are receiving in schools these days. Is it an education of hatred?

Meanwhile, the animation and comic book contract manufacturers whose businesses were ruined and whose careers were destroyed by Zhang Da'an all reported "Jinbang Blog" for spreading hate speech.

Originally, this wouldn't have been a big deal, but after "Jinbang Blog" received the notification, they mentioned it to the owner of the steamed bun shop in Luzhou.

This was intolerable! Zhang Da'an carried the maid back to his residence, turned on the computer, played some music, and after warming up with the maid for a bit, he placed the keyboard on her back and started playing. "Can't you tone it down? Someone else's building collapsed and you're wailing across the Pacific Ocean? What's wrong? Your house is so big, you have room for your own coffin? You have to carry someone else's coffin back to your house to cry?"

"You even reported 'Jinbang Blog' for spreading hate speech? Who the hell do you think you are? When you were barking at me like a madman, why didn't you remember not to spread hate speech? Now that your 'beacon of the world' has been scratched, you're all panicked? You know you should be rational and give up hatred?"

"And then there are those who bring up my nickname, 'Li Mei Tokyo Barbecue,' what's wrong with that? My English textbook has Li Lei and Han Meimei in it, childhood sweethearts together called 'Li Mei,' isn't that a bit much? What's wrong with going to Tokyo to eat some barbecue? Many people from Northeast China work in the catering industry in Tokyo, it's perfectly reasonable for them to want to eat some hometown food, right? You guys are just overthinking things, so what? Japan is your hometown, does the blooming of Sakura make you homesick?"

"Hereby, I solemnly declare that I did not cause the World Trade Center Twin Towers to collapse. Is that acceptable?"

"Meeting dismissed."

I was going to continue increasing the intensity of my keyboard workout, but the nanny said that the "plank" was a bit sore, and I felt that the two grapefruits hanging on the keyboard were generating more gravitational potential energy than before, and my well-trained lower back was a little unable to support it.

There was no other way but to throw the keyboard aside and let the nanny rest for a while.

Every time Shi Yelu said she couldn't hold on any longer, Zhang Da'an would say he wanted to go back to Shazhou to see what kind of girl Wang Douyan really was.

Then the nanny gritted her teeth and persevered.

The babysitter team doesn't need a "twin tower" for now; one of her is enough!

However, Shi Yelu eventually couldn't hold on any longer and went to take a bath. At that time, Zhang Da'an was on the phone with someone.

"What do you mean I should stop posting extreme opinions online? If I've incited anyone, tell me. I'm listening."

"Let others do whatever they want. I don't owe the Americans any money, so why should I take a stand? How about this: you talk to the British Prime Minister and ask me to be acting prime minister for two days. I promise I'll carry the Queen to New York and kowtow to her."

"Don't give me that crap. Either you shut down 'Jinbang Blog,' or I'll sell it to the Americans. They'll definitely give me a response, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied. Okay, that's it. Don't do it again."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Da'an posted another blog entry: "Tonight, some people are Americans, but that certainly doesn't include me. Here, I reiterate that I did not cause the collapse of the World Trade Center Twin Towers; at the same time, I have never, do not now, and will never agree to anyone representing me at any time or place to express any emotion to any foreign country, just as I do not want anyone to represent me as an American tonight."

Just as the previous blog post was gaining popularity, the second statement post immediately surpassed it in popularity.

The user nicknamed "Pacific Ocean Without a Cover" grabbed the first comment and then peed: "I can't say much about Gou An, but he's definitely like a rock in a latrine—stinky and hard."

The user with the nickname "Jinggangshan Still Stands" picked up a stool, then waved their hand, selected "Zhang Xiaobai emoji", sent a "coffin board surfing" emoji, and added: I want to say that I only came here for this hot dog An?

The user nicknamed "Washington's Axe" could only sit on the floor, then asked with regret: "Speaking of which, Dog An's mouth is practically poisoned; I'm really watching his building collapse. Grandma Liu doesn't need to go to the Grand View Garden; she needs to go to Manhattan."

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The "team building" of the original members of Lezi has led to an even larger-scale team building. Fortunately, "Jinbang Blog" has many backup servers, otherwise we would not have been prepared.

However, compared to traffic, directly attacking the "Jinbang Blog" official website was more cost-effective. After two or three hours of tinkering, the programmers who had already gone to bed got up to work overtime, while Lao Fangtou also called the police.

Major domestic antivirus software companies immediately issued strong condemnations of this "hacking attack," much like a large number of national political figures subsequently issuing statements.

There's no way I can stay silent; otherwise, it would mean I have something to hide.

The German Chancellor expressed strong shock at the bombings in the United States and offered his deepest condolences to the victims. In a cable to the US President, he stated: "I am deeply saddened to learn of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., which have caused numerous casualties. Germany strongly condemns the bombings."

The Russian presidential press secretary said that the Russian president expressed his deepest sympathy to the American people for the tragedy that occurred that day.

The Palestinian National Authority strongly condemned the series of serious terrorist attacks that occurred in the United States that day. The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine also denied any involvement in the attacks.

The Japanese Prime Minister called the US President, expressing his shock at the tragic incident and stating that he would do everything in his power to help the United States.

The wording of these international political figures is almost identical to the statements made by major domestic antivirus software companies.

This gave Coach Zhang a strange feeling: Dude, in the internet field... am I already showing some signs of being associated with the US?

Coach Zhang soon realized he was overthinking things, because just one day later, almost all three major portal websites officially announced their plans to launch new blog services.

One focuses on "celebrity blogs"; another on "professional blogs"; and yet another on "general public blogs"...

Regardless of which one it is, they all emphasize that their blogs are stable, easy to use, and offer a smooth experience—absolutely silky smooth.

Package.

At the same time, taking advantage of the opportunity presented by the Middle Eastern boy losing his ace pilot uncle, the company also launched content planning for political commentary and hot topic tracking, building upon its existing personal blog business.

Several "experts" who had just joined the "Golden List Blog" left with their fans the very next day.

This left Coach Zhang a bit bewildered. Dude, why does this move look so familiar to me?

In a daze, Coach Zhang recalled the rise of Xindongwei Port Middle School, which was entirely due to his own rapid swinging of the hoe. At that moment, Coach Zhang felt relieved.

Poaching talent is a reasonable thing to do.

As long as they don't poach their own maids, there's nothing they can do if others are poached.

However, this wave of traffic from 911 was incredibly massive, with everyone trying to attract traffic. People who didn't use the internet before were now flocking to internet cafes to ask the owners to extend their hours, and many were even buying membership cards.

With their complementary and mutually reinforcing relationship, other previously struggling personal blogs have actually gained the potential to catch up with "Golden List Blog".

Coach Zhang didn't care, but Lao Fangtou couldn't sleep well. For three days in a row, he went to the boss to demand an explanation.

(End of this chapter)