Pokémon, but cultural invasion

"Herbivore Swampert: Waiting for the poster."

"I've tried the Goldenrod Gym eight times: Urgent!"

"Introverted Big Tongue Shell: +1."

"Super lucky: It's here! I was in a daze for a long time after leaving the movie theater, and I only remembered to reply while waiting for my beef noodles."

"Super lucky: I can only describe this movie in two words - awesome. This is absolutely the best movie I've ever seen in my life, bar none."

"Super lucky: First, let me check my background. I've played two of Tingxiang's games, spending a total of 70 hours on them, so I'm a small fan. But I definitely didn't have any fan bias when watching this movie."

"Super lucky: Due to confidentiality agreements, I can't reveal the plot, but it's really good. Take my advice, just go for it."

"Herbivore Swampert: Case solved, the poster was a shill."

"Super lucky: If you go to see the movie when it's released and still say it's bad, I'll livestream myself swallowing three pounds of feces."

"Introverted Big Tongue: I suspect the poster is just trying to freeload."

"Herbivorous Swampert: @SuperLucky, it's a deal!"

...

[Seeking Help: Were all the people at the premiere of Tingxiang Film Festival shills?]

"The Phantom Thief of Magnum: The streamers who went to the premiere were like they'd been brainwashed, just kept praising it. And the players who were randomly selected, are you sure they weren't bribed by Tingxiang and then had their online trolls whitewash it?"

"Super lucky: I vouch for it with my integrity, this is definitely not a shill."

"The Phantom Thief Magnum: You're everywhere on the forum, defending every post. I think you're the head of the shills."

"Super lucky: You don't understand, the feeling of watching an absolutely amazing movie and having no one to share it with is no different from being constipated for three months."

"Super lucky: Do you think I want to spam the thread? I'm desperate because there's no one to share with! If this movie doesn't become popular, I'll eat three pounds of shit."

"Snorlax's big stomach: I'm very hungry."

......

On the taxi back to the villa.

As Quan Shu swiped the screen, the audience's excitement after the premiere, with nowhere to go, transformed into the tap water of Tingxiang.

This group of people who suddenly appeared and heavily promoted the movie were automatically labeled as paid trolls, causing a huge uproar on the Tingxiang Forum, not to mention other places.

The more anecdotes and criticisms are directed at the videos and articles posted by aspiring anchors, journalists, and media outlets about their movie reviews, the louder the questions become.

"Play games!"

Upon returning to the villa and entering the house, Qi Shu took out his phone and looked at him intently.

"Isn't this a tour of the studio?"

Quanshu didn't want to fight someone who got arrogant when he won and wouldn't let him leave when he lost, so he carried a wooden box out of Guangtai's workshop.

Lifting the cover, the strange and wonderful little toys inside immediately caught Qishu's eye.

"what is this?"

She picked up a round, inverted pyramid-shaped sphere, finely crafted, with a Pikachu sticker on top.

"Want to play with this spinning top?"

"How to play?"

"It needs to be used in conjunction with the launcher."

Quanshu secured the spinning top in the launch slot and pulled the chain.

The Pikachu spinning top spun rapidly on the ground, its outer electric grid pattern creating a continuous visual afterimage.

Wow, it's so beautiful, and it even spins!

Qishu's pale blue eyes sparkled as she bent down to admire the cascading yellow lightning from every angle.

A spinning top will spin when it's whipped by a chain, but it would be terrifying if the top spun on its own.

Quanshu pulled out a plastic battle tray from under the table.

"It looks nice, but you'll get tired of staring at it after a while, right?"

Qi Shu squatted down, hugging her knees, her knees pressing against the unripe flower buds, and a snow-white cleavage was squeezed out through her collar.

She muttered to herself, the spinning top's speed decreased, and it wobbled and fell over.

"You can try it too."

Quanshu handed her the launcher, then took out another set with a Guyue bird pattern on it and said, "This time, we'll launch the spinning tops into the battle disk, and the side that stops spinning last wins."

"Interesting, I won't lose."

Qishu picked up the Pikachu spinning top and clumsily attached it to the launcher.

The large, round, sunken battle disc immediately made her realize what made this spinning top interesting.

Under the pull of gravity, the two spinning tops are bound to collide, and the winner is determined in a brutal fight, which is the violent aesthetic that Qi Shu likes.

"Go, Pikachu!"

Qi Shu exerted all his strength and pulled the chain hard, causing the launcher to automatically disengage.

On the battle platform, a rapidly spinning top falls from the sky.

Landing at almost the same time as the Ancient Moon Bird, the two spinning tops, neither giving way, crashed into the lowest point of the battle disc.

"Crack!"

A crisp collision sound rang out, and the kinetic energy released by the impact propelled the two gyroscopes toward the highest edge of the battle disc, where they slid out in a large arc before meeting again at the lowest point.

Go Pikachu!

After three rounds of collisions, Qishu's spinning top showed obvious signs of weakness, and the originally continuous lightning stripes became intermittent, spinning with only a breath left.

"It's over!"

Qishu couldn't bear to watch. Her little spinning top was hit hard by Quanshu, and after a series of clicking sounds, it was exhausted and defeated in a sorry state.

My advice is to practice more.

"Come again!"

Discovering the fun in spinning tops, she played with them with great enthusiasm.

After several rounds, Qishu suffered a crushing defeat.

"I won't play anymore!"

She put down the spinning top and took out a small round cake with a string attached from the box.

"What is this?"

"Yo-yo."

Faced with Kiju's intense gaze, Izumi had no choice but to demonstrate for her.

"First, put the coil on your finger, then wind the thread around the central spool, and then..."

He flicked his finger, and the yo-yo hovered in mid-air, making a whooshing sound.

"Amazing!"

Qi Shu leaned closer to take a look and confirmed that nothing had been done; a single string and a ball could achieve such an effect.

"Don't worry, I have another trick up my sleeve."

Quanshu lowered the rope, and the suspended yo-yo touched the ground, rubbing against it and automatically bouncing forward.

He adjusted the speed of the yo-yo and walked with it in small steps, much like walking a dog.

Sensing the time was right, Izumi lifted his index finger, and the yo-yo seemed to come alive, rolling back into his hand.

"This move is called 'Dog Walking,' and it is extremely difficult to learn. I had to pay the price of copying more than a dozen books to learn it from my peers."

"Coach, I want to learn how to play yo-yo!"

Qi Shu saluted in perfect unison.

"Don't worry, I, the coach, can handle this with ease."

As a result, the first step went wrong; the yo-yo with the slipknot on his finger was something he couldn't figure out how to play.

She was still completely confused even after the demonstration was repeated twice.

Quanshu pondered, resting his chin on his hand: This knot is just right for elementary school students, but it might be too difficult for Qishu.

He tied it for Qishu and helped her put it on her index finger.

"Hoohoo!"

Qi Shu swung the yo-yo aggressively, the string snapped, and the stopped yo-yo hung in mid-air, as if it were hanging itself.

"Something's wrong."

The stubborn tree tried many times, but with no exceptions.

"The knot must be in the wrong position."

Qi Shu shook his hand, as if testing the feel of it: "I don't feel comfortable using my index finger, I need to switch to another finger."

Where would you like to move to?

Quanshu pouted. "It's just a dish, no excuses."

"here!"

Qi Shu smiled and extended the ring finger of his right hand.

Her hands were like willow branches just sprouting in early spring, with delicate joints and naturally rounded fingertips.

"It's easy to use here, it'll definitely work."

Qi Shu made a solemn vow, full of confidence.

Chapter Sixty-Eight: Burned Out

"Damn it, in the end, I just can't do it?"

The yo-yo got stuck on Qishu's ring finger again, and she huffed, "Next!"

......

"You can't win. You can't win at all."

Qi Shu slumped in her chair, utterly dejected. She hadn't won against any of the various strange and wonderful little toys.

Ultimately, what is the point of creating a spinning top? Is it just to watch two plastic rings collide with each other?

She sprang to her feet and asked curiously, "Are these props related to Tingxiang's next game?"

"It's related to the next TV series."

Izumi said hesitantly, "But I haven't decided yet whether to become light and save the world first, or to collect the sacred beast spinning tops to defeat the darkness."

"What are you babbling about?"

Qi Shu pressed his fingertip to his lower lip, slowed his speech, and said, "As expected... let's play a game!"

"sure."

Quanshu's attitude changed, and Qishu exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"

"But before you can challenge me, you must first defeat my follower, Blank Cloth."

Izumi released Eevee, grabbed her little paws, and lifted her up.