Recently, I saw news about a mother who, upon learning her child was obsessed with romance and tomb-raiding novels, hysterically berated a bookstore owner and even threatened to burn it down. It truly gave me indigestion!
I saw that news too. It's baffling. Parents can't manage their own children and instead push the blame onto others. I don't see any maternal love in this mother, only suffocation.
Parents nowadays report this and that for the slightest reason, acting like rabid dogs biting at everyone. What's most frustrating is that after all this, they still see themselves as martyrs. "For my child, I'll sacrifice my dignity and reputation! I only care about my child. As long as they succeed, I'll give up anything!"
Damn it, why are other people's parents so open-minded while mine are so bizarre? They forbid me from doing anything besides studying, claiming that playing leads to ruin. They don't let me play, so I'll play even more! I'll infuriate them to death!
These parents are so desperate for their children to succeed that they've gone mad. It's useless to reason with them. In the end, "The Swordsmen of the Celestial Sword" might be the only show that gets taken down. We should hurry up and download it, just in case it really is removed and we can't find it anywhere!
Right, right, right, hurry and download it! If we're late, we won't even get a high-definition version. It's rare to encounter such a novel Wuxia drama. We'll need to rewatch this classic later, we can't lose it!
Many rational netizens in the comment section understood that trying to reason with unreasonable people was futile. Faced with these illogical and overreacting parents, further arguments were pointless. It was better to download all their favorite shows as soon as possible, so they wouldn't have to worry about not having anything to watch if it were taken down.
With this mindset, the online download volume of "The Swordsmen of the Celestial Sword" surged.
Everyone feared that after the show was removed, they wouldn't be able to find a high-definition version, so they acted quickly.
However, there were quite a few stubborn individuals who were extremely resentful and hateful towards the hysterical parents' overbearing and unreasonable behavior.
"If you forbid everything, I'll defy you to the end."
Many of these stubborn individuals were masters at creating memes and editing footage.
They put their minds to work, breaking down the scenes from "The Swordsmen of the Celestial Sword," incorporating the most popular internet slang, and creating meme after meme, which they then shared everywhere.
And surprisingly, some of the show's scenes were indeed very suitable for making memes.
For instance, Xiao Ting's charming smile when flirting could be widely used in conversations between couples.
As for Tang Ruoxuan's crying scenes, the scenarios were even more numerous: crying over failing an exam, receiving year-end bonuses, parents urging marriage—they fit perfectly in any situation.
These hilarious memes spread like a virus across the internet.
Many netizens, wanting to provoke these bizarre parents, not only joined the meme-making ranks but also posted these images in their WeChat groups, such as "Loving Family."
This infuriated the parents immensely.
They had tried to boycott and ban the show, so why were so many people still sharing it? Wasn't this intentionally going against them?
In their rage, the parents intensified their complaints and boycotts.
However, the more they complained and boycotted, the stronger the rebellious spirit of the younger generation became, and the fiercer their counterattacks.
Netizens not only created and shared memes but also posted parody videos on various short video platforms.