Yes, Prime Minister of Japan
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While Britain is America's father, America is also Britain's father. While China is Japan's father, Japan also had a period of rebellion. In its script, "It's the Prime Minister" satirizes Britain's international political status, while this drama uses a satirical portrayal of future Sino-Japanese relations to illustrate life outside the American system.
The relationship between the two is actually quite similar.
Li Xinghe nodded affirmatively and said:
"Yes, that's right. In this scenario, China is the world's ultimate villain, while Japan is the number two player in the Chinese system. We use humor and satire to depict a model of China, Japan, and South Korea governing the world. Although it's ironic, you should realize that it's actually showing the world a framework for a possible future."
Is this a smear campaign against China?
Actually not.
Just as "I Am the Prime Minister" is full of satire on the British political system, mocking foolish elected politicians and shrewd but selfish elite bureaucrats, it actually creates a British model of elite governance for the world from another angle through irony, making people mistakenly believe that Britain under Jim Hack and Humphrey still has the lingering imperial charm.
But as we all know, after Thatcher dismantled the civil service system, people discovered that Britain didn't actually have a high-ranking politician with a killer instinct like Jim Hack, nor did it have shrewd ruthless strategists like Humphrey and Arnold.
What truly exists are a bunch of mediocre and incompetent individuals who either messed things up, had a breakdown in relations, or simply became completely incompetent due to Brexit failures, such as the ill-mannered Johnson and Sunak who were ousted from governing.
"I Am the Prime Minister" appears to be satirical through the portrayal of three main characters, but in fact it elevates British politics.
Sato continued to ask questions, and Li Xinghe then recounted:
"We are exploring the future of Japan and South Korea within a multipolar world architecture centered on China and supported by multiple international organizations. We use lighthearted and humorous satire and wit to indirectly tell the audience what kind of future we are heading towards. To put it more directly, we want to make the public feel 'reassured'."
This is the story he envisioned for the TV series.
"The Story of a Female Prime Minister" will not only explain the future world order framework, the relationship between Japan and China, and Japan's position in the multipolar world order dominated by China, but will also explain topics such as domestic immigration, Chinese language learning, cultural spheres, the Papuan Liberation War, the dismemberment of Indonesia, the collapse of Malaysia, and the Myanmar issue.
To make it appealing to the public, we have to include some humor.
Misato glanced at the time and clapped her hands, saying:
"Audition begins. I hope the three of you don't treat this like a romantic script. Don't let me see even a hint of tenderness or affection between the three of you on camera!"
It wasn't that Mom was jealous, but rather it was a genuine requirement of the theater.
As a political satire comedy, the fact that the characters cannot be affectionate at the beginning of the serious part of the play is a real test of theatrical acting skills.
So, Haru walked into the office dressed in a formal men's suit, and Li Xinghe greeted her with a smile:
"Good morning, Your Excellency Prime Minister. I am your humble Under-Secretary of State for Cabinet Affairs."
As Vice Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Li Xinghe was the leader of all elite Japanese bureaucrats at this time, serving as Humphrey's assistant.
As a female prime minister, Haru entered the office. As a female prime minister who rose to power through a populist election, she was Jim Hacker's assistant.
Then, Nozomi Sasaki, as a strategist who helped the populists win the election, served as the female prime minister's private secretary, working for Bernard.
Then, Sasaki Nozomi's secretary, who plays the populist card, pointed to the Chinese characters in the office with dissatisfaction and said:
Why are there only Chinese characters in the office?
Prime Minister Haru also proposed:
"We should use more katakana (Japanese pseudonyms)."
Li Xinghe slightly pursed his lips, then flashed a classic Humphrey smile, stamped his foot, and then exaggeratedly spread his arms to explain to the Prime Minister:
"Haha, Your Excellency Prime Minister, we are merely marginal figures within the Chinese cultural sphere. Under China's global dominance, we cannot resist their cultural demands, especially since they cannot understand kana. For instance, the Fuji Group has now changed its name back from 'Subaru' to 'Fuji' in Chinese characters, Mazda changed its kana to 'Kami-shin' in Chinese characters, and even the Sally ride-hailing group changed its name to 'Smiling Sunshine,' which sounds like some kind of smiling emoji that young people find offensive."
"Just as we shouldn't say 'danger' (in English, translated into kana), 'system' (in English), or 'difficulty' (in English), the Japanese need to rediscover the existence of their own kanji. Otherwise, we will be abandoned by the civilized world."
Haru and Nozomi Sasaki exchanged bewildered glances. As populist politicians, they were experiencing for the first time the stubbornness of the bureaucratic system.
Then, Haru teased Li Xinghe:
"So, what about my smartphone?"
Li Xinghe gave the official response:
"In fact, we generally call it a 'cell phone.' As an official, you must be aware that the English name 'Smartphone,' which is used in second-rate countries and does not exist in the Chinese cultural sphere, cannot be casually uttered in official public settings. We must conform to the social order in a country with a Chinese character culture, just like father, mother, son, and daughter, all neatly arranged."
"Don't I even have the right to use a pseudonym?"
"Never say that in public. It will make China think you're plotting a rebellion, cough cough... it will make you seem very uncultured," Li Xinghe hurriedly stopped the female prime minister from speaking.
Haru feigned annoyance, as if complaining about the pervasive cultural constraints in China, which forbade them from using various commonly used kana words translated from English.
This wave consists of three black balls.
It satirizes the Japanese penchant for using various English words in kana, leading to the replacement of their native vocabulary with English and making the current situation less desirable than simply speaking English. It also mocks the rigidity and absolute obedience of the Japanese bureaucratic system. Finally, it humorously criticizes the Chinese tradition of managing the country like a family, with a paternalistic approach. (The last line appears to be unrelated and possibly a separate comment: "You Lin Lin Lin Mei Mei Kong You Lin Zai Zai Mei Ne...")
The audition performance is over.
Misato watched their seamless performance and ended the first filming audition with great satisfaction:
"OK, great. We'll transcribe this part right away and release it as our teaser trailer."
Shang Qiujia once starred in the second season of "The Story of a Female Civil Servant," which was the season that proposed the socialist path under the female emperor system, providing a public opinion foundation for the emergence of the Ryukyu Autonomous Prefecture.
So she will also make a cameo appearance as the Empress in the script, and there will even be a funny scene where Haru plays the female Prime Minister who goes to pay homage to the Empress and shouts "Long live the Empress" three times (in Mandarin pronunciation).
She whispered to her darling:
Is there really a market for this?
Li Xinghe thought about it and decided that he didn't expect it to become a huge hit. Those who were interested would naturally watch it in detail and dissect it as a future political guideline, while ordinary people could just enjoy it.
He replied:
"It's alright. The main draw is our good looks and the funny storyline. Actually, I'm not aiming for high ratings, since political dramas are already pretty boring. Satirical political dramas are the second most boring TV shows in the world."
Speaking of this joke, the Japanese don't really understand it, but Duchess Olympia is a real Briton who had seen "The Prime Minister," so she humorously chimed in:
"And the first one? Praising political drama?"
Li Xinghe also turned around and answered humorously:
"No, it's Lgbt's stereotypical drama."
People burst into laughter.
Perhaps companies in Europe and America across the ocean are astonished that they can even call us?
Chapter 898: Li Xinghe, the Reproductive Machine; Repaying Injustice with Justice and Wanting to Kill (4700 words)
"The Papuan liberation war is in full swing, and the mother of a thousand generations of stars is filming a TV series."
Japanese newspapers were somewhat at a loss as to what was happening, and didn't even know how to describe it, so they could only write it truthfully in the newspaper headlines.
How can a prime minister neglect his duties and instead, amidst a territorial conflict with Indonesia, be filming a TV drama?
As someone whose popularity in recent years rivals that of Trump and Vance, Li Xinghe is indeed a master of generating buzz, capable of swaying global newspaper headlines with a single move. He released a teaser trailer, instantly sending countless film and television analysis bloggers into a frenzy of all-nighters.
Different countries have interpreted this TV series in quite different ways.
Short-sighted Europeans viewed it as an anti-China drama:
"This is an anti-China and anti-communist drama!"
The reason is simple: they felt that this TV series was similar to the famous French series "The People's Liberation Army Occupies Paris," both being short-sighted, anti-China nonsense.
East Asian countries, however, have different views.
For example, Chinese and South Korean bloggers are very familiar with the humorous political scenes in the script, and they can see that Li Xinghe is actually satirizing Japan's conservatism, slow transformation, and its past predicament under the conflict between China and the United States.
Bloggers in Southeast Asian countries, given the current war situation, believe that Li Xinghe is intimidating Southeast Asian countries.
The Kuala Lumpur Daily commented: "China will become the world's number one power in the future, with Japan and South Korea as its loyal right and left hands. So he made this short film to intimidate us into accepting the new international order."
Americans offered a unique explanation:
"He's imitating Ronald Reagan!"
Despite making numerous mistakes and being the first to launch the 'Maga' movement, Ronald Reagan, as Trump's spiritual idol, has a huge following of die-hard fans in the United States. Everyone believes his reforms outlasted the Cold War, and he is a great hero.
Therefore, the problems he caused, such as the regional collapse and loss of control, the widening gap between the rich and poor, economic hardship, and neglect of education, which led to a continuous decline in the average IQ of Americans, are ignored.
In light of this, American media believe that Li Xinghe's decision to film this kind of script is not about being anti-China or pro-China, but rather about building his own personal political image and shaping himself within the framework of a new future world.
In short, everyone has their own perspective, and each country and blogger interprets Li Xinghe's teaser trailer based on their own life experiences and national characteristics.
However, Li Xinghe's original intention was actually very simple.
At the cabinet meeting, Li Xinghe complained:
"We want to brainwash the Japanese and help them understand the world situation correctly."
He emphasized the need to break free from information cocoons:
“We must break the information cocoon of the Japanese people. This is certainly painful, but if we don’t continue, we will find that there are still fools outside holding up signs and shouting the absurd rumor that ‘Chinese goods are not safe, Japanese goods are the safest,’ thinking that they are the only ones who are sober when everyone else is drunk. In fact, everyone thinks they are idiots.”
The cabinet ministers remained silent.
Because they were once part of this Sabbie too.
In fact, it can be observed that all countries with developed media will experience information cocoons to some extent.
Because the public naturally dislikes seeing discouraging news that prevents them from "winning," the more developed the media becomes, the better it is at creating an unbreakable "winning philosophy" information cocoon for the public. This is a safe zone that the media and the public create for themselves through two-way interaction.
This includes, but is not limited to, various safety myths about Japan, such as "Japanese food is very safe (in reality, accidents are frequent)," "Japanese health products are particularly safe (in reality, they lack regulation)," and "Japan has a special spirit of craftsmanship (Fukushima nuclear accident)." These self-deceptive information cocoons have not only brainwashed the media and readers, but even after being exposed by countless safety incidents, they continue to deceive themselves.
Now, Japan has truly lost the race to win, and has even created a propaganda campaign claiming that "the Akagi carrier-based aircraft has more aircraft than the Liaoning and Shandong combined." They themselves know this comparison is utterly foolish, so after broadcasting it, they didn't dare edit it out for broadcast. However, their friends, who enjoy recording news programs, caught them red-handed, and the postings have been used to further embarrass them online.
The strongest in winning strategies is undoubtedly the United States.
In this mountain-top nation, the strongest on earth, the sheer power of propaganda and brainwashing has rendered Americans themselves unable to find a path for social struggle, ultimately leading to recurring "Maga" movements. From Reagan to Trump, there have been attempts to recapture the golden age in a dreamlike manner.
Li Xinghe simply wanted to break out of the information cocoon and let people see a new world.
As for the explanations from other countries, they seem to be looking at themselves in a mirror.
The cabinet was given a holiday before the morning meeting was even over.
Because of Lee Ju-yeon's mother, Seon Ji-hwa gave birth to a girl in the hospital.
When Li Xinghe arrived, his family members had almost all arrived as well.
Grandma Hongzi was casually showing off to her relatives downstairs:
"I had four daughters in 2028, four boys in 2029, two boys and four girls in 2030. I wonder how many children I'll have this year."
Despite his seemingly disdainful tone, Li Xinghe's fertility is explosive among families where having children is a major challenge. He consistently produces 4-6 babies a year, far exceeding the combined total of all other families.
Li Xinghe silently bypassed the group of old ladies and went inside. Xuan Zhihua was indeed as beautiful as a painting today; she had even put on makeup before giving birth.
Holding her newborn daughter, surrounded by a crowd, Xuan Zhihua took the "Zhi" from her own name and the "Yan" from her eldest daughter Li Juyan's name to spell out her newborn daughter's name: "Let's call her Zhiyan."
Throughout the process, Li Xinghe didn't offer many opinions, but he did provide some minor assistance.
Suddenly, someone tugged at his sleeve.
Nan Hao stood on tiptoe and whispered to him:
"It is said that South Korean democratic factions have a tendency to secretly contact China and North Korea. Those who went to the Chinese were directly rejected, while those who went to the North Koreans were notified and asked to come and tell you."
Li Xinghe was speechless for a moment.
These South Korean leftists are truly both laughable and pathetic.
However, it's not entirely their fault; indeed, Lee Sung-ha's current justification for ruling South Korea is still too weak.
So Li Xinghe thought for a moment and said:
"Let's take the Papuan liberation war a step further and launch a fierce attack. Capture the former capital of Papua province this month to intimidate these fools. I will personally go to Seoul this year to resolve the issue."
……
Papua Island.
Throughout January, more than 50,000 volunteers poured into Papua province by boat, launching simultaneous attacks on Indonesia's Bird of Paradise and Cassava military districts on two fronts, north and south.
Rainforest warfare is unlike anything else. The white Chinese People's Volunteer Army, the Viet Cong People's Army, the South Korean Army, and the UN Command put a lot of effort into integrating their forces to prevent them from being defeated by the rainforest environment.
Upon receiving Li Xinghe's order, He Yang excitedly rallied his troops to march north:
“It’s time to take action against Jayapura, the capital of its Papua province.”
Jayapura was the former capital of Papua province, and was the capital of the entire Papua before the Indonesian government split this half-island into several provinces.
Its name comes from Sanskrit, meaning "city of victory," and was personally named by the great Suharto. Later, not content with this, he renamed it "Suharto City," but soon changed it back to its original name. When the Dutch colonists were there, they called it "Hollandia."
Because it was entirely the colonial center of Indonesia on the island of Papua, the capital city has 200,000 residents, but a full 150,000 of them are Javanese who migrated there later, while the original inhabitants number only 50,000.
Locals actually call it 'Nobe', but its exact meaning is no longer verifiable.
Leading his troops to the north-central coast of Papua Island, He Yang began assigning tasks:
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