In Sea City, a young woman sat by her bed, staring blankly at the webpage open on her computer screen.
She had delicate, gentle features and a graceful, elegant appearance. Her name was He Rou, and she was a somewhat well-known Hanfu model.
At that moment, she was browsing the three-way online brawl over the "squinty-eye" aesthetic.
As she read, she could not help recalling her own past experiences. Her emotions surged, and she felt an urge to speak out online—to give voice to girls who had gone through the same things.
Because what she had encountered was not something directed at her alone. It was the unfair treatment suffered by most girls in this industry.
With public attention at its peak, this was an opportunity to expose the injustices that had been buried for so long, make them known to everyone, draw people's attention, and gain their sympathy and support.
Although she had already switched from fashion modeling to Hanfu modeling and found a field better suited to her, there were still many other girls in the industry who needed fairer work opportunities.
She hoped that from now on, Eastern girls like herself could have a place in China's fashion world.
That way, she would be fulfilling both her own dream and the dream of the previous generation.
At that thought, she took an old photograph from a drawer and studied it carefully for a moment. She let out a deep sigh before gently putting it back.
Then her fingers flew over the keyboard as she excitedly typed paragraph after paragraph and posted them on Langbo.
"Recent events have reminded me of my experience working as a model in Sea City two years ago. When I first entered the industry, I wasn't actually a Hanfu model. I was what