Sa Ri Lang Homophonic Pun Meme From Conquer TV Series Melon Buying Scene

萨日朗~

This image is a meme screenshot from the famous 'Hua Qiang buys melon' segment of the 2003 Chinese TV drama Conquer. The overlay text '萨日朗~' is a widely used homophonic pun: it sounds identical to the Chinese phrase '杀人啦' (shā rén la, meaning 'someone is being killed!') which is the line screamed by the vendor in this scene, but is written as the name of a well-known Inner Mongolian flower and folk song 'Sarang' to add comedic effect and avoid sensitive content flags. The scene shows the melon vendor reacting in pain immediately after being stabbed by protagonist Liu Huaqiang, a moment that has become massively popular in Chinese internet culture for reaction content, parodies, and danmaku comments to express shock at unexpected or violent events.

The original scene originates from the 2003 Chinese crime TV series Conquer. The 'Hua Qiang buys melon' segment went viral on Chinese video platforms, most prominently Bilibili, where users created thousands of edits, parodies, and meme derivatives of the scene. The watermark in the top right corner shows this specific screenshot is taken from an edited video uploaded by Bilibili user '夜雨星繁y'. The 'Sarilang' pun grew in popularity as a way to reference the violent scene in a lighthearted, censor-friendly way, and is now one of the most recognizable memes associated with the Conquer TV series.