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"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit! Did I hear that right? An online New Year's Eve bonfire party? And the young master is going to be there the whole time?"

"My goodness! What kind of amazing perk is this?! Has Strawberry TV gone mad?! Young Master is spoiling his fans so much!"

"We're all here together under the same sky! Waaah, I'm crying! I'm just a construction worker who can't go home for Chinese New Year this year, and hearing these words instantly broke me down!"

"Me too! I'm studying abroad and haven't been home for Chinese New Year for three years. Every New Year's Eve, seeing everyone posting pictures of their reunion dinners on social media while I'm eating instant noodles alone in my dorm, that loneliness is driving me crazy. Today, finally, someone can spend New Year's Eve with me!"

"Brother! Don't cry! Tonight, we'll get through this together! With your little master here, with tens of millions of brothers and sisters here, we're not alone!"

"Yes! I'm not alone! Thank you, Master! Thank you, Strawberry TV! You are my gods!"

The news announced by Su Qinghuan was like a nuclear bomb dropped into a calm lake, instantly igniting the entire internet.

Countless people who were unable to reunite with their families on New Year's Eve for various reasons were moved to tears the moment they saw this message.

It was a tremendous sense of happiness—to be understood, cared for, and warmed.

They felt that they were no longer a forgotten, lonely individual in a corner.

They are a part of this huge group that is remembered and cared for.

Huaxia, the northwestern border region.

Inside a border outpost standing amidst snow-capped mountains.

Li Hu, a young soldier in his early twenties, was wrapped in a thick military overcoat, intently staring at the small mobile phone screen in front of him.

On the screen, Strawberry TV's live broadcast was playing.

The biting wind howled in through the cracks in the sentry post's windows, causing the candlelight on the table to flicker.

Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, and it's also his third year guarding the border here.

In his pocket was a family photo that had turned slightly yellow.

In the photo, the parents are smiling kindly, and the little sister is making a cute peace sign at the camera.

He was homesick.

I miss my mother's steaming bowl of dumplings.

I miss my father's stern yet loving gaze.

He took out his phone, intending to make a video call home.

But he didn't want his phone call to disturb the lively atmosphere at home.

He could only silently bear this deep-seated longing and loneliness alone.

Just then, he saw the news that Su Qinghuan announced in the live broadcast room.

Online New Year's Eve Gala.

The young master accompanied him throughout the entire process.

Though we are far apart, we share this moment.

Li Hu's eyes instantly turned red.

He felt that the hardest ice in his heart had melted away at that moment by an incomparably warm force.

He is no longer alone.

With trembling hands, he picked up his phone and wrote down his name and story on the newly opened online application channel.

"My name is Li Hu, and I am a border guard stationed in the Kunlun Mountains. Here, I wish my parents, who are far away in my hometown in Henan Province, good health and a happy new year. I also wish our great motherland prosperity and peace."

"Dad, Mom, your son is unfilial; I can't be with you for the New Year again."

"But my son has no regrets."

"Because, behind me lies my motherland."

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Wu City, First People's Hospital.

The emergency room was still brightly lit and bustling with activity.

Zhang Jing, a young nurse, has just finished a three-hour emergency rescue.

She dragged her tired body into the lounge.

He pulled out the now-cold lunchbox he had brought from home that morning from his pocket.

Inside the lunchbox was her favorite dish: braised pork.

Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, and she should have been having New Year's Eve dinner at home with her family.

But suddenly, a critically ill patient who had been in a car accident was brought to the hospital.

As the head nurse of the emergency department, she stayed without hesitation.

She opened her phone to see messages from her family.

But at first glance, I saw the live broadcast from Strawberry TV that went viral across the internet.

When she saw the words "We are all under the same sky at this moment," she could no longer hold back her tears.

It dripped onto the cold lunchbox.

She also clicked on that connection channel.

"I'm an emergency room nurse. Today, we snatched another life back from the jaws of death. Although I'm exhausted, I feel it's all worth it."

"I hope that everyone will be healthy and safe in the new year."

……

On the other side of the ocean, in a student dormitory at an Ivy League university.

Liu Yang, a 22-year-old international student, is alone in front of his computer screen, facing his half-finished graduation thesis.

Outside the window, there is an unfamiliar city and unfamiliar lights.

He glanced at the clock on the wall.

He knew that it was almost New Year's Eve in China.

A deep, overwhelming homesickness welled up in his heart.

He opened the live stream room he had been watching all day.

When he heard that the young master was going to spend New Year's Eve with them.

He felt as if he had found his people.

He also left his wish on that connection channel.

"I'm an international student, studying abroad is really tough and lonely. But I know I'm not fighting for myself alone."

"I hope that I can return to China as soon as possible after completing my studies and use the knowledge I have gained to contribute my own strength to our country's chip industry."

"Young Master is right! Those who offend China, no matter how far away, will be punished! Those who steal from China, no matter how powerful, will perish!"

"We, the young people of China, must strive to be strong!"

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Border guards, doctors and nurses, overseas students, factory workers, delivery drivers...

Countless ordinary Chinese people are unable to reunite with their families on New Year's Eve for various reasons.

At this moment, everyone found a warm harbor where they could confide and find solace through the live broadcast room of Caoming TV.

That small online application channel received over a million applications in just half an hour!

Behind every application lies a vivid story.

They are all a heavy burden of longing.

They are all expressions of the most beautiful hopes for the future.

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