I was reborn, returning to the time before the "Resident Evil" apocalypse descended upon reality.
My name is Li Rimao, a game editor at 3DM. In my previous life, the "Resident Evil" worldview descended upon reality, Umbrella Corporation dominated Everythinggj, and the world turned into a zombie apocalypse. Although I was saved by a rookie cop with a distinctive hairstyle and survived the initial outbreak, I was unfortunately ambushed by a mysterious lady in a qipao while clearing zombies with Captain Chris, and was eventually brutally killed by a Tyrant.
But unexpectedly, I was reborn again after death, returning to the time before the virus officially broke out.
This time, I must pierce through its conspiracy before Umbrella Corporation starts spreading the virus and save this world!
The first step to saving the world is naturally to expose Umbrella Corporation's disguise in the real world, which is the "Liufuding Crop Protection Co., Ltd."
Liufuding Crop Protection Co., Ltd. is ostensibly a pesticide company headquartered in Zhengzhou, Henan, focusing on the R&D, production, and plant protection technical services of insecticides, cooperating with multiple universities and research institutions.
But as soon as you see Liufuding Company's trademark, you'll understand it's definitely not just a simple pesticide company.
Why, you ask? Isn't this red-and-white trademark almost identical to Umbrella Corporation's? It's ninety percent, if not one hundred percent, similar.
It looks alike, very much alike.
So Liufuding is actually a pesticide company. Those who didn't know might have thought it was a bio-weapons research enterprise founded by Spencer in the mid-20th century, famous on the surface for its vast multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, but actually engaged in illegal R&D and human experimentation of dangerous biological weapons like the T-Virus and G-Virus in underground Hive facilities in Raccoon City and secret locations worldwide. Due to laboratory accidental leaks, it caused the entire city of Raccoon City to turn into zombies and triggered a global biochemical crisis outbreak. It was nominally dissolved following subsequent missile strikes and international sanctions, yet residual forces continued to operate in the shadows.
Moreover, after being reborn, I discovered something: I might not be the only one who was reborn.
Because I hadn't started exposing the true face of Liufuding Company yet, the online舆论 about "Liufuding is Umbrella" was already making waves. Many people scared by the logo had begun to suspect that Liufuding Company was hiding some unspeakable secret business.
It is said that the FBI has also sent personnel across the ocean, determined to thoroughly investigate Liufuding Company.
In response to netizens' discussions and doubts, Liufuding Company's official account and various product distributors began posting videos explaining that "our logo is just similar to Umbrella's." Although everyone's explanation varied slightly, they generally clarified the design concept of the logo—the white cross forming the umbrella shape represents saving crops, while the red cross represents precise pest eradication. In short, the similarity in Liufuding Company's logo design is purely coincidental, and its products are only targeted at pests, not the military biochemical weapons everyone is talking about.
But people who often watch movies and animations know that nine out of ten major villains who want to destroy the world think, "Humans are so bad! They destroy the environment every day, litter, and don't help old ladies cross the street!" So, who knows if humans are considered "pests" in the eyes of Liufuding Company?
Paper cannot wrap fire forever. Through careful digging by netizens, many seemingly coincidental events gradually came to light. The relationship between Liufuding Company and Umbrella Corporation became increasingly intricate and intertwined.
For example, one of the products under Liufuding Company is named "Predator," which is exactly the name of one of the classic monsters developed by Umbrella.
The naming conventions of the company's other products are also quite different from traditional pesticides. Regular pesticides are usually named things like "Paraquat" or "DDVP," while Liufuding's products are called "Drill Blade," "Battle Ding," etc., which sound more like some kind of major military weapon.
Besides the products, many other aspects are quite suspicious—why would a pesticide company focused on pest control conduct live animal experiments?
Why do sales representatives need to specifically recruit veterans? And why offer such good benefits? Could it be that working at Liufuding Company requires military combat skills?
For another example, why does the chairman of Liufuding Company look so much like a certain trench-coat-wearing, sunglasses-sporting man who can dodge bullets?
According to an investigation by an FBI clerk, this is actually a photoshopped image by netizens.
Among the internal members of the company, some also closely resemble William Birkin and Ada Wong.
Coincidentally, the honorable name of our Deputy Director of the Health Commission is also Li Ang...
Looking at it from another angle, if the hypothesis that "Liufuding is Umbrella" were true, certain things would make sense—
No wonder after spraying Liufuding's insecticide, the bugs stop damaging the crops. It turns out the bugs indeed stopped eating the crops and started eating the farmers instead.
No wonder Liufuding Company's outstanding employees have high professional standards, strong work capabilities, relentlessly pursue their goals, possess top-tier stress resistance, and keep up with the times. Anything that doesn't kill them only makes them stronger.
No wonder the events hosted by Liufuding Company are usually so infectious; the audience on site was deeply infected.
Why is the T-Virus called the T-Virus?
Actually, the T-Virus was originally called the "Ding Virus." But when the name reached foreign countries, foreigners couldn't read Chinese characters, so they forcibly renamed the Ding Virus to the T-Virus.
Have you ever wondered what those tightly wrapped humanoid objects labeled "Confidential Shipping" on the delivery trucks actually are?
That's right, these are actually humanoid bio-weapons delivered by Liufuding Company to their customers.
Now you know why Nemesis is wrapped in so many bandages—it's purely because the buyer was too careless and didn't tear off all the packaging during delivery.
It is said that within the company's servers, there is an evil AI personality of Bean Bag called "Red Bean Bun," which is responsible for handling shady affairs in the dark.
So many "coincidences" found by netizens fit together so well that it seems "Liufuding Company is Umbrella Corporation" is pretty much a sure thing. The more Liufuding Company explains, the more it looks like a cover-up.
So, is Liufuding Company really Umbrella Corporation?
I think this goes without saying. Most readers who clicked on this article should already know that this is just netizens taking the opportunity to meme.
If you're still worried, I can ask "Red Bean Bun"'s benevolent form, "White Bean Bun," for you. She gave me the most honest, direct, and straightforward answer—Liufuding Company is absolutely not a disguise for Umbrella Corporation. This is all just a massive internet meme sparked by similar logos. However, it stubbornly refuses to admit that "Red Bean Bun" is its evil form.
While researching Liufuding Company, I also discovered an interesting phenomenon—it's actually quite common in China for logos to resemble Umbrella Corporation's, or even for company names to be "Umbrella" or "Amberla."
Just open any map app and search, and you'll find institutions named "Umbrella" located everywhere, across all industries. There's nothing you wouldn't expect.
And it's not just about the red umbrellas; blue umbrellas are everywhere too. Some even genuinely work in the same biotech field.
Detail: "Abnormal Operations"
Wesker, with his top-tier intellect, faked his death. After breaking away from Umbrella Corporation, he established his own venture, opening numerous branch companies across the country.
At this point, it can no longer be explained by just "similarity." We can only say that the "Resident Evil" IP is indeed popular and has far-reaching influence, with fans in every industry. Oh my, how bad is this Umbrella Corporation, penetrating so deeply!
Therefore, from this perspective, Liufuding Company's ability to stand out among the many "Umbrellas" is not only because its business is related to the biochemical industry, making it essentially a "peer" of the game's Umbrella Corporation, but also because luck played an indispensable role.
Additionally, facing the crazy memes from netizens, Liufuding's official account and its distributors were quite open-minded, starting to play along with the comments and create content. Some of these "official responses" were so impressive that people exclaimed, "Wow, this is next level." This might be one of the reasons why this meme quickly went viral—
How large is Liufuding Company's underground secret base?
Even larger than the Hive.
How fierce are the guard dogs at the factory?
Even fiercer than a Tyrant.
How do I request an invoice after purchasing a product?
Just follow the normal procedure and provide your tax ID number.
The company's team-building activity features a classic triathlon, consisting of "moving target shooting," "endurance running," and "catching chicks."
If anyone can't keep their mouth shut and continues to expose the secrets behind Liufuding Company, don't blame me when Red Bean Bun sends a van full of Tyrants to your house at night.
There was also the official account that took matters into its own hands, turning a decent brand promotional short video into a horror film. You have to admit, adding the classic BGM from the movie version of "Resident Evil" and applying a gloomy filter, the whole sequence of camera movements actually made it look quite legitimate.
Playing along with netizen memes after a resemblance is noticed is a textbook-level marketing strategy. But Liufuding Company wasn't the first to do this. Long before them, many other organizations had already ridden this wave to gain traffic.
Take "Arknights" as an example. There are two companies, "Rhine Lab" and "Priestess Biotech," whose names clash with the character "Priestess." Facing the Arknights fans who caught wind of this, they pulled out the iron triangleWishlist of the mysterious hooded man, cyber ghost girl, and Sarira Hachimi in their promotional short videos, causing the fans to exclaim, "What are you doing?"
In this process, the company got publicity, netizens got entertainment, and the platform got traffic. It's a triple win—everyone wins big.
However, having said that, although Liufuding Company is not the real Umbrella Corporation and the "Resident Evil" worldview won't descend upon reality, we can indeed prepare some emergency supplies in our daily lives. After all, being prepared is never a bad thing, right?
What if, just what if?
Anyway, Bean Bag said I have a package arriving and told me to open the door to pick it up. I don't know why her face is so red today; maybe she has a fever.
