usatvline Chapter 213 The State Takes Action
Chapter 213 The State Takes Action
Muzi Country.
In a conference room that is magnificent but filled with a narrow atmosphere.
Several officials gathered together with disgusting and ugly expressions on their faces, and they were planning a cultural plunder at this moment.
"I've already put pressure on them. The activities, culture, and skills related to the four sacred beasts will all belong to Muzi Nation in a couple of days, unless something unexpected happens."
"Haha, that's great! As long as the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise are successfully registered as intangible cultural heritage, there will be a lot of things we can do."
An official wearing gold-rimmed glasses and with a cunning look in his eyes spoke first, "First, publicize it internationally, saying that these four mythical beasts are the core symbols of Muzi Kingdom's ancient mythology and the root of our national spirit."
"We will build giant statues of the Four Divine Beasts in all major cities. They will be taller and more magnificent than any building in the Flower Country, so that everyone will think of the Muzi Country when they mention the Four Divine Beasts."
"That's right. We need to fully infiltrate the education system," a ferocious-faced official continued. "Start writing stories about the four mythical beasts originating from Muzi Country in elementary school textbooks. Let our children learn from a young age that this is our cultural heritage. When they grow up, they'll be able to confidently confront the Flower Country."
"Hold a global Four Divine Beasts Cultural Festival, invite dignitaries and celebrities from around the world to attend, and showcase the unique charm of the so-called 'Muzi Country's Four Divine Beasts Culture,' while completely excluding the Flower Country, leaving them helpless to watch."
"Also, we'll leverage the film, television, and animation industries," a sleek-haired official said, unwilling to be outdone. "We'll produce a series of blockbuster films and popular anime featuring the Four Divine Beasts. We'll broadcast them worldwide, spreading our fabricated history and legends about the Four Divine Beasts and distorting their original significance in Flower Country culture."
"Audiences around the world have been misled into believing that the Four Divine Beasts are truly our Muzi Nation's unique cultural treasures, leaving the people of Flower Country furious yet helpless."
"Also, we can collaborate with internationally renowned museums and art galleries," a tall, thin official added. "We could exhibit our forged artifacts related to the Four Mythical Beasts, complemented by carefully fabricated origin stories and cultural interpretations. We'd convince those so-called cultural elites to accept our claims. This way, we could completely claim the Four Mythical Beasts as our own within the cultural world and severely undermine the cultural pride of Flower Country."
After saying that, the group of people burst into wild laughter.
At this moment, an impatient official slapped his thigh, stood up suddenly, and shouted: "What are you waiting for!"
"We must immediately dispatch people to organize and arrange these activities. We must fully launch them on the day our intangible cultural heritage application is approved. We must instantly focus the world's attention on our Muzi Nation and let them all know that the four sacred beasts belong to us!"
When everyone heard this, they cheered in unison, rubbing their hands and eager to start preparing.
Afterwards, the Muzi Kingdom went completely crazy and invested the entire country's strength and a lot of manpower and energy.
Their news media seemed to be energized, conducting pre-event reports day and night.
Various related programs and activities are promoted everywhere, with titles such as "Exploring the Ancient Origins of the Four Divine Beasts of Muzi Kingdom" and "The Four Divine Beasts: The Shining Pearls of Muzi Kingdom's Culture" flooding the streets and the Internet.
For a time, the enthusiasm at home and abroad was quickly raised to a climax.
When netizens in the Flower-Growing Country learned about this, they were instantly furious and filled with righteous indignation.
"Muziguo is absolutely shameless! This is blatant cultural theft and shameless banditry!"
"The Four Divine Beasts are clearly cultural symbols of our Flower Country, passed down for millennia. How dare they so brazenly claim them as their own? This is truly unforgivable!"
"This behavior is like a clown making a fool of himself on the international stage, yet they are still so proud of themselves. It's really disgusting!"
"Muzi Nation, don't try to get away with this despicable trick. History will not be tampered with by you, and the truth about our culture will eventually be revealed to the world!"
Everyone was outraged on the Internet, and all kinds of angry and condemning words continued to emerge like a surging tide, but it was useless for netizens in the Flower-Growing Country to oppose it, as Muziguo’s application for intangible cultural heritage was about to be approved.
Someone sighed helplessly and asked, "Can we, the Flower Country, just watch helplessly and do nothing?"
"There's nothing we can do. Muzi Country is just so shameless. We can't compare to them."
Someone immediately responded angrily: "Are we just going to let them do what they want? Does anyone have any advice on how to prevent the intangible cultural heritage application from being successful?"
"Great God? Even if we perform shaman dances now, it will be useless unless the four divine beasts are truly born in our Flower Country and prove to the world that the four divine beasts belong to our Flower Country."
Obviously, that was impossible, which was something all netizens understood. For a while, netizens' online status was very low.
……
The day when the result of Muziguo’s intangible cultural heritage application was announced.
Muzi Country started a live broadcast, and they will broadcast the certificates of intangible cultural heritage obtained to the world.
The streets and alleys of Muzi Kingdom were quiet, and all the people sat in front of the TV or stared at the screens of their mobile phones, their faces full of excitement and anticipation, as if they were about to witness a great victory.
At the same time, the flower-growing country also launched a global live broadcast.
A young, handsome male reporter, dressed in a sharp suit and smiling, quickly captured the audience's attention with a calm and appropriate opening statement: "Dear audience friends, hello everyone. Today, due to some special reasons, we have to disclose the living conditions of the four mythical beasts of the Flower Country."
"Next, please follow our camera and experience the pristine and spiritual wonders of Lingyu Mountain."
The news was not only broadcast live on major television stations, but hundreds of thousands of netizens instantly flocked to the live streaming platform.
"No way, our country really has four sacred beasts? This is too shocking!"
"That's free-range breeding, how can it be called feeding? There's a fundamental difference. How could our divine beasts be artificially fed?"
"Haha, no matter what, if this is true, it would be a huge slap in the face of Muzi Country."
"National V587, if they really release the four divine beasts, that would be amazing!"
……
The screen turned and the camera slowly fell on Nan Qiao.
She was wearing a moon-white new Chinese-style long skirt, which was embroidered with delicate light blue bamboo leaf patterns. A ribbon of the same color was tied around her waist, which perfectly outlined her slender waist.
Her long black hair was softly draped over her shoulders, with only a mutton-fat jade plum blossom hairpin pinned in her hair. She looked fresh and well-behaved, yet simple and elegant, and was stunning at first glance.