This small gesture almost caused a diplomatic incident.
The announcement posted by Huasuan Pay showed that out of the ten winners of the 8888 yuan red envelope prize, seven were from South Korea and only three were from Xiao Rizi.
This is going to ruin my peaceful life.
Why? South Korea only has 50 million people, while we have over 100 million, twice the population of South Korea.
Statistically speaking, there should be more people like us who win big prizes. What makes those damn Koreans think they have more than twice as many as us?
So these past few days, on Facebook and TikTok, Xiao Rizi has been like a mad dog, going crazy with Koreans whenever she sees them, and her replies are full of profanity.
But the Koreans weren't going to back down either.
Pshaw, you're talking to me about probability? Is that how you calculate probability?
Even the smallest probability can happen, okay? You bought a lottery ticket and didn't win, so you questioned whether the lottery was rigged?
You're so petty, unlike us Koreans, who are truly magnanimous.
Even some minor singers in South Korea wrote a few K-Pop diss tracks to capitalize on the trend and posted them on Facebook and TikTok.
The two sides went back and forth, neither willing to give an inch, which affected the economic and trade relations between the two countries.
Meanwhile, Chinese netizens are just watching the show, and the business of selling melon seeds on Douyin Mall has improved a lot in the past two days.
Officials from both countries couldn't stand it anymore. "It's just a little money, why are you people making such a fuss?"
However, the one who tied the knot must untie it. Helpless, the officials of both countries turned to Zhang San, the person in charge of the overseas version of Huasuan Pay.
Zhang San answered the phone without panicking at all.
"Hey, what? You want us to give out another round of red envelopes? Why should we? Do you think our money comes from thin air?!"
After saying that, he hung up abruptly.
Sure enough, his boss had predicted it all.
It turned out that Lin Chen had already told him beforehand that if the two countries argued too fiercely, the authorities would definitely ask us to pay for it.
As long as we firmly disagree, the other party won't push us too far. After all, this is our legitimate business activity, and most importantly, we have the support of the Chinese government.
After we refuse them, they will definitely call us again, saying that they can cover the cost, as long as we organize another event.
We shouldn't refuse when the time comes. Why not take the money that's offered to us? Let's ask for more and hold a Three Kingdoms red envelope rain event to give some benefits to netizens in China.
Upon hearing this, Zhang San was overjoyed; the feeling of robbing money from two countries was incredibly exciting.
Not long after, the other party called again, saying exactly the same thing as Lin Chen: they would pay for it.
Zhang San pretended to be puzzled.
"This is too deliberate. Anyone can tell that it was the official team who asked us to send out this red envelope rain."
Moreover, and most importantly, we are, after all, a Chinese company. If we obey your government, we will be condemned by the Chinese people, and our parent company will be severely affected.
Upon hearing this, the other party, though unwilling to admit it, acknowledged that it was indeed true.
Especially the officials of Xiao Rizi, right now they really want to smash up the sacred toilet in the capital!
You bunch of good-for-nothings, is your brain full of shit? How dare you provoke the Celestial Empire?
Did you know that in the 2500 years of recorded history, our country was beaten by the Celestial Empire for 2400 years?
The Celestial Empire was just a little careless, and you rushed in and took a bite. Well, you feel good about it, but do you know how miserable our descendants are now?
It's only because we've lost all sense of shame and become mere accessories to the Americans that we've been beaten to a pulp by China and sunk our islands long ago.
Oh, how pathetic! The Americans dropped two nuclear bombs on me, and now I have to call them "daddy."
Isn't it all because of you bastards in the capital's sacred toilets that this happened? How dare you still enjoy the offerings there?
They might curse in their hearts, but life had to go on. Considering the actual situation, they knew that what Zhang San said was true.
So he asked.
"So, Zhang Sang, what do you think we should do?"
"I do have a plan, but I'm afraid you won't agree."
"Zhang Sang, what do you say?"
“When we organize events, we include China. This way, the three countries can participate together, so we don’t have to worry about the people of China having opinions about us, nor do we have to worry about the people of the other two countries realizing that you are the ones pulling the strings behind the scenes.”
The personnel from both countries who were in charge of the project agreed that it made sense. Although it cost a little more money, it was the best solution they could think of at the moment.
"Okay, we agree. So how much will it cost?"
"One hundred million."
"Duo Shao? You mean Duo Shao? Wasn't it only 20 million before? The two countries combined should only have 40 million!"
"That's because the population was smaller before. South Korea only has 50 million people, and China has 100 million, but China has 1.4 billion people! Have you ever calculated how many times that is?"
That's 28 times that of South Korea! And 14 times that of a poor family!
I only asked you for 100 million, and of that 40 million belonged to your two countries, while China only received 60 million! That's less than double!
Upon hearing this, both countries realized that Zhang San's explanation was reasonable and well-founded, and that the Celestial Empire had suffered a great loss.
"Ahem, we misunderstood you, Zhang Sang. Let's do as you say. We'll transfer the money to you later."
The two countries' officials discussed how much each side should contribute.
I didn't expect we almost got into a fight again.
Koreans believe that since small families have many members, they should contribute more money.
The author believes that this incident was mainly caused by the Koreans getting a good deal and then complaining, so the Koreans should bear the main responsibility and pay even more money.
Fortunately, both sides were unscrupulous politicians, and they eventually reached an agreement.
The Koreans spent 40 million, and the young people spent 60 million.
Zhang San didn't care about that. After confirming that he had received a transfer of 100 million yuan into his account, he told Lin Chen the news.
The previous two-country red envelope rain was initiated by his side, but this time the three-country red envelope rain needs to be initiated by the parent company.
Upon receiving the message, Lin Chen didn't hesitate and immediately selected an event on Douyin. Two days later, the Three Kingdoms Red Envelope Rain Carnival was launched.
This includes twenty grand prize red envelopes worth 8888 each!
This immediately caused an uproar among Douyin users across the three countries.
"Lin Gou is handing out money! Everyone assemble!"
"No, I need to go to Xiao Rizi's teacher for some extra lessons these next couple of days to practice my hand speed!"
"8888 is mine now, and nobody can take it from me!"
Soon, it was time for the Three Kingdoms Red Envelope Rain event.
Unexpectedly, at 8 o'clock sharp, the overseas version of TikTok crashed!
Douyin officials quickly investigated, and to everyone's amusement and dismay, it turned out that a large number of Chinese netizens had bypassed the Great Firewall to compete for red envelopes with Koreans and other users.
The servers of Bangzi and Xiaorizi have limited bandwidth, and with so many people flooding in at once, it unsurprisingly crashed.
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