Chapter 002: Luo Jia, you have changed

Through these short videos, foreigners are astonished to discover that China is completely different from what they had imagined, and this serves as the best promotion for our country

Gao Feng scrutinized Luo Jia and said earnestly, "Luo Jia, you seem to have changed."

Through the overseas version of Douyin, foreigners have come to know the magical city of Chongqing, have seen the beautiful and magnificent Zhangjiajie, and are amazed by the nightly light shows in major cities, as well as the creative costumes of the Chinese people.

Has it changed

In the past, I only knew that you were quite clever, but I did not expect your cognitive abilities to be so strong. Just a Douyin, and you have connected it to cultural invasion. Moreover, from what you have said, it seems to make quite a bit of sense.

Isn't it a bit too low? Gao Feng said, "Although Douyin is fun, it is not something that can be taken seriously."

If we were to connect all the short videos from Douyin both domestically and internationally and create a global ranking...

Suddenly

However, the situation is different in neon-lit cities. How many young people read Haruki Murakami? How many fans are there of Keigo Higashino?

Then create a ranking list

Jiang Lei often mumbles that Gao Feng does not play basketball, which is truly a significant loss for the campus basketball community

After anime carved out a niche in China, it was then that Haruki Murakami, Kenzaburo Oe, and Edogawa Rampo emerged

Can you imagine a group of foreigners watching our commonplace fashion shows, utterly astonished? They are even clamoring to visit the famous internet celebrity city of Chongqing in China. The maze-like layout and streets of Chongqing, along with the subway that weaves through buildings and books, deeply captivate these foreigners. Whenever there is a new trend on domestic Douyin, it is immediately imitated on TikTok.

It is the path to anime

In comparison, the culture of Huaxia, which has a heritage spanning five thousand years, is indeed very robust. Unfortunately, the approach taken has been misguided, as there is a constant attempt to use forms such as Peking opera and classical literature for cultural invasion, which ultimately leads to a situation where no one cares.

Too simple, lacking sufficient appeal

I have truly never heard of what you are saying; it seems quite interesting. Please continue.

These profound matters had indeed never crossed Gao Feng's mind. He was taken aback by Luo Jia's words, hurriedly jumped out of bed, put on his slippers, and moved a chair to sit beside Luo Jia

Luo Jiaxin had a thought and said to Gao Feng, "Douyin has already become a very popular app. What do you think, if we create a ranking or something similar to gather all the popular resources on Douyin, would there be a potential for profit?"

However, nowadays, he naturally associates Douyin with cultural invasion, and it comes out of his mouth quite logically. This is perhaps the greatest change that the golden dome has brought to him, allowing him to possess greater depth and breadth of thought

In our country, there exists a misconception. In the past, the authorities traveled around the world to establish Confucius Institutes, teaching foreigners to read the Four Books and Five Classics, learn about benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and moral values, as well as skills in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and the art of Peking opera face painting

Gao Feng stroked his chin and said, "Hearing you say that, Douyin really does seem to have great potential."

The cultural invasion of South Korea into our country is also led by idol stars, as well as by Korean dramas and films

For an entire day, Luo Jia was distracted, contemplating the issue of monetizing knowledge

Global sensation

If I am not mistaken, Douyin will surely surpass Baidu and in the future will stand on the same level as Tencent and Alibaba as a competitor of equal stature

And this is a typical example of cultural invasion

This is a typical case of cultural invasion. It is something that even WeChat and Alipay have not been able to achieve, yet Douyin has succeeded. As students of computer science, we cannot hastily conclude that Douyin is low-quality; we must study the cultural phenomena behind it

If a platform were to be created that allows for the mutual conversion of content from both sides

Do you know about TikTok

Parents always hope that their children will study hard and achieve success in the future, but little do they know that in the real world, choice is far more important than effort. The mindset determines the path, and the starting point determines the height.

Another student, Gao Feng, has always been very quiet and does not enjoy intense competition with opponents on the court

Of course, Luo Jia is not a fool. Among the four brothers in the dormitory, Luo Jia has always been known as a know-it-all. He has loved reading various books since childhood and has looked at many random things, making him a person with a very broad range of interests

It has reached a level of popularity comparable to Huawei, facing similar levels of boycott and suppression overseas

Gao Feng stared blankly at Luo Jia, unable to believe that such a set of theories could come from Luo Jia's mouth. He really wanted to open up his head and see whether it contained a human brain or a quantum computer.

For instance, Luo Jia had long been aware that the overseas version of Douyin was making inroads globally, but he had never considered that this was, in fact, a form of cultural invasion

Gao Feng listened to Luo Jia's words, adjusted his glasses, and put down his phone

Therefore, Luo Jia would never tell others that she is receiving the legacy of extraterrestrial civilizations

Luo Jia wishes to choose a suitable starting point, after all, he currently has no capital at hand. Creating a CPU all at once and defeating Intel would indeed be quite exhilarating

What paved the way for the invasion of neon culture in our time

Luo Jia was merely contemplating how to leverage the global popularity of Douyin to ride the wave and earn some money

How popular is TikTok

After the afternoon class, Wang Tianwen and Jiang Lei went to play basketball. However, a sudden upheaval caused Luo Jia to lose interest in playing, so he casually found an excuse to stay in the dormitory

It seems that the imagination has become more expansive, gradually connecting some details from the past that Luo Jia had not noticed, as well as some seemingly unrelated matters

Of course. Luo Jia said, "What is important is not Douyin, but the cultural phenomenon behind Douyin, and the parent company of Douyin is ByteDance, which also owns the app Jinri Toutiao."

This quiet man from Shandong lives up to his name, standing nearly 1.9 meters tall, with a physique as strong as an ox, yet he surprisingly does not enjoy sports

Teenagers around the world are using Douyin, this seemingly trivial and somewhat low-quality short video app has already instilled fear in foreign governments, who mumble about how excessive use of Douyin hinders learning and so on

Indeed, South Korea is somewhat lacking in cultural depth. After the rise of idols, the market has opened up, but they have not taken the opportunity to produce culturally profound works. As a result, the impression of South Korea among our people is not very high, and they perceive it as somewhat superficial

At this moment, laughter from Gao Feng came from behind. Luo Jia turned around to see that he was scrolling through Douyin, perhaps having come across an amusing short video

Gao Feng furrowed his brows, "It seems I have heard this somewhere."

Sipping a cup of unsweetened Nestlé coffee, Luo Jia sat at the table, staring blankly at the notebook screen. He opened Bilibili to watch an anime, catching up on last week's "Cells at Work," his eyes fixed on the screen while his mind wandered elsewhere

On the contrary, in the Chinese community, whether it be online novels, Douyin, or variety shows, they have forged a path abroad with great difficulty, all without any support from the authorities

Moreover, Luo Jia does not intend to sell knowledge or seek venture capital financing. As the ancients wisely said, if the ruler is not discreet, he will lose his ministers; if the ministers are not discreet, they will lose their lives; if matters are not kept confidential, they will lead to harm

Luo Jia curled her lips and said, "While we were still mocking Douyin for being low-quality, its overseas version, TikTok, had already been conquering markets around the world. In just one year, it captured countless markets globally, becoming the most favored short video app among foreigners"

Although Luo Jiahua says this, he does not actually care much about whether Douyin can truly become a giant. After all, no matter how strong Douyin and Jinri Toutiao are, their owner Zhang Yiming will not allocate even a single cent to himself.

Last year, what you considered to be very lowly, Douyin, also known as TikTok, swept through the two major application markets of Apple and Android, launching a fierce and bloody offensive globally. It conquered territories around the world, surpassing established applications like Facebook and Twitter, and secured the top position as the most downloaded application worldwide

To be honest, doing this really seems a bit unreasonable. Cultural invasion is not carried out in this manner. The Four Books and Five Classics do not even interest the children of Huaxia, let alone a group of foreigners who understand nothing.

However, apart from online novels, where in reality can such a scenario be found? Merely a semiconductor factory that manufactures CPUs requires an investment of over one hundred billion US dollars

It can be seen that culture must be grounded in reality to have a market. As the old saying goes, "highbrow art is seldom appreciated." If we cannot even penetrate popular culture abroad, how can foreigners be expected to listen to us discuss the Four Books and Five Classics

Luo Jia suddenly froze, realizing that Douyin in China and TikTok abroad are not interconnected. This means that foreigners cannot see the content on Douyin, and Douyin users in China cannot access content from abroad

Luo Jia is not very clear; he just feels that the beeping sound in his head is likely quite complex

Luo Jia forced a smile and said, "How could even you, a heavy user of Douyin, think this way?"

Not acceptable

Luo Jia said, "You must have heard of it, because TIKTOK is the name of Douyin abroad"