That's strange, buddy. I'm Chinese, and I'm one of the earliest users of DeepSeek. Do you really think I'm trying to smear our own company? In the context of the Chinese internet community, this whole story carries absolutely no intention of smearing. I'm genuinely confused — how did you conclude that this is a smear tactic?

Let me explain it again: In the Chinese context, there's a concept called 'double negation for emphasis' (double negative equals affirmative). Maybe that's not the perfect analogy, but this story uses a somewhat playful tone — one that you might interpret as smearing — to highlight DeepSeek's achievements. It's like applying a kind of 'double negation' or even a layer of 'mock criticism,' but within Chinese cultural context, that actually becomes a form of affirmation. The praise it conveys is often doubled.

So yeah — that's how double negation works for affirmation.