As the "little Koreans" engaged in widespread mockery on entertainment news forums and film festival comment sections, targeting three films from the Dragon Country.
Netizens from the Dragon Country soon discovered anomalies in the edited videos and screenshots.
The screenshots appeared pixelated, with blurry image quality, and human-shaped shadows were visible in the photos.
The edited videos were even clearer, distinctly showing that the footage was filmed within a movie theater.
Upon identifying the discrepancies between the screenshots, videos, and the actual footage, Dragon Country netizens immediately responded online.
"Please, netizens from the Little Stick Country, calm down. Didn't you clearly see that these videos and screenshots were produced through clandestine filming and recording? What exactly are you celebrating so wildly for?"
"First, I admit that our country's film standards need improvement.
Furthermore, I haven't seen the three films yet, so I won't comment for now.
However, your Little Stick Country is resorting to despicable actions again. Filming and recording secretly in theaters, isn't this a violation of the laws of the Great Jia Country's film festival?
Definitely, the film festival organizers should thoroughly investigate the individuals posting on the forums. People from the Little Stick Country must have stolen again!"
"Our Dragon Country's cinematic strength and quality may be lacking, but this can be rectified. However, your Little Stick Country is 'stealing' again, using stolen material to mock us on international web pages. Are you aiming to be nailed to the global pillory of shame!"
While commenting, Dragon Country netizens marked the secretly filmed and recorded videos.
Simultaneously, they used red markers to highlight the film festival's official logo.
Then, they posted the images and other materials to entertainment news forums and the official film festival website.
In fact, the "little Koreans" had already realized that the screenshots and edited videos were obtained through clandestine filming at the scene.
But at this point, having finally achieved a successful counterattack, how could they possibly admit it?
All the netizens from the Little Stick Country feigned blindness, continuing to mock the Dragon Country's films.
They directly ignored and turned a blind eye to the doubts raised by the Dragon Country netizens.
Seeing the "little Koreans" pretend to be foolish and blind, the Dragon Country netizens couldn't help but admire their character.
When it came to negative aspects about them, these "little Koreans" truly knew how to play dead.
Fortunately, there were many sensible people online.
Upon seeing the Dragon Country netizens' markings indicating that the screenshots and edited videos were clandestinely filmed and recorded within the film festival's screening hall, they immediately began to support the Dragon Country.
The first to come forward were netizens from the White Elephant Country, accusing the Little Stick Country of needing to admit its mistakes.
Since the Dragon Country netizens had already acknowledged the need for improvement in their film standards, the Little Stick Country should not feign ignorance but should bravely admit their despicable act of clandestine filming and recording.
Following them were netizens from the Cherry Blossom Country.
They mocked the Little Stick Country for having mastered the essence of the word 'steal,' ridiculing the Dragon Country's films while simultaneously refusing to admit their own shameless clandestine filming, thus exporting the Little Stick Country's 'thieving' culture internationally and becoming a global laughingstock.
The White Elephant Country and the Cherry Blossom Country, who were allies just moments before, immediately turned against the Little Stick Country.
The scene of three countries' netizens shifting from alliance to division and betrayal was nothing new to netizens from various countries.
Facing the onslaught of netizens from multiple countries, the Little Stick Country showed no intention of admitting any wrongdoing.
They continued their self-congratulatory revelry, simultaneously challenging the film festival organizers to reinstate their country's films to the second tier of screening slots.
As the verbal battles on entertainment news forums and web comment sections continued to escalate,
The organizers of the Great Jia Film Festival finally intervened in the matter.
The organizers first cleared inappropriate comments from the comment sections and forums, and then began investigating the incident of clandestine filming and recording at the film festival exhibition.
If it were in the past, the film festival organizers would have likely first verified the IP addresses of the users posting the comments.
Upon learning that these individuals were from different countries, the organizers would have glossed over the clandestine recording incident.
After the film festival concluded, they would have simply offered a perfunctory excuse.
However, things were different now.
The Great Jia Country and the film festival had recently suffered an invasion by an unknown super hacker.
If they dared to be perfunctory about the clandestine recording incident and failed to uncover the truth,
The Great Jia Country was certain that those super hackers would return and invade again.
Therefore, as soon as the clandestine recording incident surfaced, the film festival organizers received a reminder from the Great Jia Country's security bureau, urging them to find the culprits and restore the truth.
With the security bureau's prompt, the organizers immediately became serious and swiftly commenced their investigation.
Fortunately, with the marked clues provided by the Dragon Country netizens, the organizers' investigation proceeded very quickly.
The organizers first initiated investigations by focusing on the audience, limiting the scope to the three screening halls where the Dragon Country's three films were being shown.
After filtering through the tourists and audience members who watched the movies,
The records of Park Guk-chang and his group quickly appeared on the investigation team's desk.
Following this, the organizers' investigation team began reviewing the surveillance footage from the three screening halls.
Because in previous years, many pirated films would appear online during the film festival. Bird Laiwu's pirated films constituted the largest proportion, suffering the most severe losses.
Therefore, this year, before the Great Jia Film Festival commenced, the organizers installed the world's most advanced infrared cameras in all screening halls.
This would allow them to quickly identify the perpetrators of pirated film leaks using surveillance footage.
However, the organizers did not expect that this advanced surveillance equipment would first solve the case of who secretly filmed and recorded movies, instigating the online public opinion war, rather than pirated films.
As the temporarily formed investigation team painstakingly reviewed the footage frame by frame, Park Guk-chang and his group from the Stick Country's Xunwei Group came into view.
Observing their peculiar behavior and the camera lenses hidden near their chests,
The investigation team immediately preserved the evidence and uploaded it to the organizer's committee.
Following this, Committee Chairman Chris personally escorted the evidence to the headquarters of the Great Jia Country's security bureau.
...
At eleven-thirty PM.
Park Guk-chang, along with his secretary, assistant, Director Kim, and other core members of the group, was hosting a welcome reception for the public relations team that had just landed in Ou Lin City.
While it was called a welcome reception, it was essentially President Park's inspection of the new recruits who had joined the public relations team.
The female members of the Xunwei Group's public relations team were recruited according to the standards of the Little Stick Country's girl groups.
Upon meeting the three new female members, all eighteen years old, President Park set aside his secretary and assistant, engaging in conversation with the three newcomers.
Throughout the entire process, he used his status as the boss to provide special attention to the three recruits.
From the car ride to the hotel to the meal, the three newcomers received special care by his side.
The secretary was accustomed to this, only the assistant felt slightly disappointed.
At the rooftop restaurant of the Bolek Hotel.
After several rounds of drinks, Park Guk-chang's face was flushed. With a woman from the newly hired public relations team on each arm, he staggered towards the suites downstairs.
Although the two female public relations officers were unwilling in their hearts, thinking of promotions and salary increases, they could only silently endure the paws on their chests.
Director Kim and the others in the restaurant were well aware of what President Park would do next.
Therefore, they continued drinking and chatting, not daring to get too involved in President Park's post-drinking activities.
However, before Park Guk-chang could lead his entourage downstairs, while Director Kim and the others were still chatting at the dining table,
The door to the rooftop restaurant was abruptly pushed open.
"Everyone, heads down, squat down!"
More than ten police officers in uniform from the Great Jia Country rushed into the restaurant.
Two security bureau agents in suits approached Park Guk-chang, displaying their badges.
"Xibah... you guys...."
President Park, still somewhat intoxicated, had just opened his mouth when the police officers' guns were pointed at him, and he immediately fell silent.
Moments later, Park Guk-chang and the group from the Xunwei Group were all stuffed into police cars and taken away.
At midnight.
Netizens from the Little Stick Country were still clamoring in the film festival's comment section, demanding that the organizers remove the Dragon Country's films and reinstate their own slots.
As for the denunciations from Dragon Country netizens, White Elephant Country netizens, Cherry Blossom Country netizens, and netizens from various countries, they continued to be ignored.
They continued to feign ignorance regarding the clandestine filming and recording,
Exhibiting their shamelessness to the fullest.
Just as the netizens from the Little Stick Country were discussing whether to enlist the help of the United States to mediate,
The film festival organizers released their latest announcement, pinning it to the top of the webpage.
The announcement stated that
Due to Park Guk-chang, Kim Hyo-gil, and others from the Little Stick Country's Xunwei Group deliberately filming and recording movies in the exhibition hall theaters, instigating international public opinion online, they have now been arrested by the Great Jia Country police.
Lawsuits will be filed against all personnel of the Xunwei Group within five working days.
The announcement included not only a brief text but also photographic evidence of Park Guk-chang and others secretly filming and recording in the theaters.
The Great Jia Country even used red circles to highlight their tools of the crime.
After reading the new announcement, netizens from all countries were overjoyed, while the netizens from the Little Stick Country collectively fell silent.
The comment section immediately exploded with celebratory remarks.
Netizen from White Elephant Country (IP address): "The truth about secretly filming and recording movies has been revealed. A bunch of little Koreans, why aren't you still yapping? Weren't you quite powerful just now? Keep yapping!"
Netizen from Cherry Blossom Country (IP address): "Keep saying 'Xibah, Xibah,' why have you stopped? Xunwei Group is still your Little Stick Country's chaebol group. I didn't expect the president himself would lead the clandestine filming. Your application of the word 'steal' has permeated the entire nation!"
Netizen from United States (IP address): "Secret filming is shameful and hateful. I hope the people of the Little Stick Country will reflect properly and not continue to propagate the concept of 'stealing.' As for your President Park, let the law take its course."
Netizens from various countries were posting their comments.
As for the Dragon Country netizens studying abroad, their comments were even more lively.
"Disgusting comments towards those trashy little Koreans. I disdain to speak. If you are from the Dragon Country, spit first and leave! I'll go first, he—tui!"
"After the announcement, the air in the comment section instantly became much cleaner. A bunch of little Koreans, even your own father isn't supporting you. You've really messed up this time!"
"I won't comment on the shameful behavior of the Little Stick Country. Brothers, pop the champagne to celebrate!"
Netizens from all over the world were posting various comments, while the netizens from the Little Stick Country had completely disappeared, successfully playing dead.
Similarly, the Little Stick Country, due to the despicable actions of Park Guk-chang and his group, had completely become the international laughingstock of this film festival.
...
In the days that followed, there was a period of calm. Netizens from various countries no longer taunted each other.
As for the "little Koreans" from the Little Stick Country, after the clandestine recording incident, their statements were only made in the dead of night, and they dared not speak up in large numbers.
However, it was also because the "little Koreans" had smeared the Dragon Country's three films.
That "Black and White Edge," "Breaking Through," and "The Last Battle" all received considerable attention.
During their three-day screening period, the three films attracted viewers from many countries.
In the past couple of days, a trending topic suddenly emerged online:
"Dragon Country Novel 'The Double-Faced Man.'"
Once people understood why the novel had become popular, ticket sales for "Black and White Edge" surged dramatically in the last two days, catching up to the ticket sales of the three films from Bird Laiwu.
On May 5th, with only three days remaining until the film festival's awards ceremony.