I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 653: From Hit to Explosion! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Jinli asked with interest, "Are all the anti-fraud campaigns about common types of fraud?"

Common scams include friends selling fund investments, claiming they can earn three or four times the return; middle-aged people are more likely to fall for these scams.

There are also all sorts of investments, such as setting up a fake website and claiming that investing money will generate more money.

This type of scam still primarily targets middle-aged people.

But if you think about these scams carefully, you'll find that almost all of them have loopholes.

For example, why would a billionaire with hundreds of millions of dollars bring someone with only tens of thousands or thousands of dollars to hang out?

You think you've been blessed by heaven to meet someone willing to introduce you to this scam, but in reality, you've encountered a predatory scam targeting you.

Besides this type of scam, there are many sophisticated scams that utilize AI technology.

This kind of scam is quite sophisticated; it can generate profile pictures, photos, and videos of relatives to ask them for money.

However, this is also easy to detect.

Simply make a phone call (not a WeChat video call) or meet the person in person to ask them in detail, and you'll know it's a scam.

This type of scam often targets international students because they don't have easy time meeting their parents and don't have much daily contact with them.

Moreover, when studying abroad, there are many places where money is needed urgently, so it is common to ask parents for more money.

Jinli thought that the anti-fraud apps that asked her to film were all common types of scams.

Because of the recent popularity of the TV series "The Ordinary Road", her image as a female village official has been recognized by the vast rural people. Her blog has seen a surge in middle-aged fans who come to check in and affectionately call her "Xiaoxiao".

Jinli plays a female village official named Yuan Xiaoxiao in this drama.

Besides her, Xu Wenwen, Wang Hongdou, and Ma Mingqi's blogs were also visited and left as souvenirs by this group of special middle-aged fans.

Netizens jokingly refer to this phenomenon as "middle-aged people going online".

Jinli and others also used blogs and other social media platforms to interact with fans, all according to the broadcast schedule.

For example, today the drama aired a storyline about exchanging old items for new ones, and bloggers like Jinli posted promotional articles related to the exchange program.

Previously, it was rare for a popular celebrity to go to such lengths for a film crew.

Jinli had never promoted herself on social media platforms so frequently before.

This time, "The Ordinary Road" has created a novel way of promoting the show, allowing the main cast members to watch the show with the public and then express their feelings together.

This led to a surge in the publicity surrounding "The Ordinary Road," which became a hit series by the sixth episode.

Everyone predicted that this drama would not become the king of dramas, but it is already quite good that it turned from a popular drama to a hit.

After all, how many hit dramas are there in a whole year?

Jinli also gained a large number of middle-aged and elderly fans thanks to her image as a village official.

She felt that anti-fraud apps recognized this, which was why they wanted her to film anti-fraud advertisements.

However, Sui Lingfang shook her head and said with an indescribable expression, "No, they want you to film it; it involves fraud against young people."

Jinli raised an eyebrow. "Online loans? Or were you tricked into doing a high-paying job, but actually lured to Southeast Asia to commit telecom fraud?"

These two types of scams are the most common targeting young people.

Needless to say, online lending is another issue, as many young people's consumption philosophy is "live for today, for tomorrow we die."

They lack the mindset of saving money and spend as much as they have.

Coupled with the bombardment of various online information, they often pay for the future ahead of time in order to satisfy themselves.

As for the latter, it's because they're taking advantage of young people's high aspirations but low abilities.

Many young people only realize they've been scammed after going abroad, and these scams don't target naive young people, but rather skilled internet users.

I thought the foreign company was genuinely trying to recruit people, but it turned out to be another pig butchering scam.

However, it's unlikely that a scam involving going abroad would warrant a dedicated advertisement, given that the number of people targeted is relatively small.

Sui Lingfang sighed and handed Jinli a script.

"At first I knew this was a scam targeting young people, and I thought it was just one of these two types of scams, but I didn't expect there to be an even simpler one that has fooled many recent graduates."

Some young people, in their pursuit of a better job, have maxed out their credit cards on Alipay and JD Pay Later, accumulating massive debts.

Jinli lowered her head, quickly glanced at the plot, and was taken aback.

How could someone be fooled like that?
Okay, it seems like it's really easy to be fooled!
Jinli immediately agreed, wanting to finish filming over the weekend. After communicating with the anti-fraud department, filming could begin the next day.

This is just a short anti-fraud video, which takes less than three minutes to film.

Jinli's scene was filmed in just half an hour because the director was shooting in portrait mode, not landscape. This saved a lot of scenes and focused only on the character of Jinli, which made the filming much faster.

After the public security department approved the application, Jinli returned to school and soon after, the relevant information became a trending topic on many social media platforms.

#Several college students scammed out of high-paying job offers!#
At first, netizens thought this trending topic referred to innocent college students who were lured abroad by various high-paying job advertisements, only to be imprisoned and forced into telecom fraud.

After clicking through, everyone was speechless.

No, brothers and sisters, what are you thinking?
A job that pays four or five thousand a month actually requires spending thirty or forty thousand to buy a guaranteed position!!
After spending the money, they discovered that all they had bought was an interview opportunity, with no guarantee of passing.

This anti-fraud advertisement features Jinli in a special appearance.

It tells the story of a college graduate who, due to the brutal job market, wants to buy a job like a civil servant or a public institution employee—a job he will never be fired from.

The scammers offered these students temporary and permanent jobs in state-owned enterprises and government agencies, and some even sold outsourced third-party positions.

The scammers confidently assured the victims that they could become third-party dispatched workers for government agencies.

Finally, the bubble burst, and the protagonist, played by Jinli, was fired. She angrily sought a refund, only to find that the entire group had vanished.

As for the company?

This company doesn't exist at all; it was a scam from the very beginning.

Didn't a notice issued this year prohibit government agencies and enterprises, including private companies, from signing labor dispatch agreements with third parties?

My friend worked as a cashier at a hospital a few years ago. She was reassigned to a third-party labor dispatch company. This year, with the new regulations, I specifically asked her if she had any chance of becoming a contract worker. She said no, because the hospital isn't public; it's privately owned and she doesn't care about this news at all. So what do you think?

[Leaving aside the issue of whether it's a three-party agreement or not, what are they thinking, spending 20,000 to 30,000 yuan to buy a job that pays only 4,000 to 5,000 yuan a month?]

[They'll never quit their jobs; isn't that like having a secure, guaranteed job? I can understand their thinking.]

No wonder I got scammed... There are plenty of people who can replace a job that pays four or five thousand a month!

[Reject ineffective competition and cherish yourself more (facepalm)]

I've stopped valuing myself. I've turned down so many jobs, choosing to be a white-collar worker in the city, only to find that my income can't cover my expenses at all!

To be honest, if paying 20,000 yuan could buy me a job I'd never be fired from, even if it only paid 4,000 yuan a month, I'd be okay with it. It's just working for free for five months...

Some jobs now require you to pay for training in advance just to join, costing thousands of dollars each time, which adds up to more than 20,000! Jinli's short film went viral and sparked a lot of social discussion.

This popularity, in turn, boosted the popularity of "The Ordinary Road".

It just so happens that the TV series "The Ordinary Road" has recently aired an episode where Jinli, as a village official, asks the villagers if they have any thoughts about leaving the village.

This village has many able-bodied men. If they go out and make money, they can come back and help build their hometown.

One of the able-bodied men said, "No, I don't want to go to the city at all. I ran away from the city."

Jinli, playing Yuan Xiaoxiao, asked, "What's wrong? Is the competition in the city too fierce?"

The strong laborer said, "It's fierce, how could it not be fierce? Several people are fighting over a job with a monthly salary of three or four thousand. The cost of living in the city is high. I don't understand what's so good about this kind of job. I'm broke every month."

He then changed the subject, saying, "But the wages for city cleaners are pretty good, reaching four or five thousand yuan a month."

One year I was thinking of hiring a cleaner, but I found that several young people younger than me were also hiring cleaners.

They had experience in housekeeping and cleaning, and they even offered to lower their prices by 500 yuan, which was less than the salary offered by the company. I couldn't stand it, so I simply went back to the countryside.

I think I could be better off than them by honestly farming at home and running a small business.

Yuan Xiaoxiao choked on her words, speechless.

It's quite a coincidence that, because the chances of becoming a civil servant in the city are so low, she turned to the village official route, hoping to become a civil servant through a recommendation.

These words, combined with Jinli's recent anti-fraud short film, successfully went viral and brought another small surge in the ratings of "The Ordinary Road".

A month and a half later, "The Ordinary Road" came to a complete end. The local TV station's ratings broke 2.2% during the finale, the total number of views on the Internet exceeded 3 billion, the platform popularity exceeded 15,000, it was on the hot search 15 times, and the Douyin video clips were viewed more than 15 billion times.

It concluded perfectly as a blockbuster!

This drama also sparked interest in many rural-related assistance programs, including "live streaming to help farmers."

Many young people have switched from livestreaming e-commerce to "livestreaming to help farmers" channels, placing orders directly with farmers and eliminating middlemen who take a cut.

In addition, the popularity of the show has also boosted the local tourism industry.

Initially, many tourists were hesitant about the film, but after the director's clarification, everyone felt reassured about the place.

Traveling during this period is actually safer.

Besides, this is China, and domestic tourism is much safer than overseas.

Even if everyone complains and curses, it's limited to cursing and swearing.

They won't use personal attacks on you; at most, they'll use their ears to attack you.

Oh, let me tell you a joke.

Because of various warning posts, there has been a wave of order cancellations in that area recently, with total losses exceeding five million. They also said they would sue the platform that posted the warning posts, saying that it failed to fulfill its supervisory responsibilities.

Netizens have a keen eye for this.

It's obvious who's at fault.

As we all know, the local tourism industry was ruined over a long period of time; it's not something that can be done overnight and cause such a terrible reputation.

Pond Village became an overnight sensation after being filmed in its natural setting by the TV program, and has been receiving more than 30,000 visitors every day since.

The village chief had prepared many cultural and creative products in advance, and they were all sold.

Furthermore, the exquisite products sold have led many netizens to repurchase them, and they believe that Chitang Village is dedicated to making quality products and is seriously committed to developing tourism.

The village of Chitang has become more popular, with young people returning to start businesses.

Making money outside is difficult; they want to go back to their happy hometown.

Driven by a massive influx of people, my hometown now offers more business opportunities than other places.

"The sales of 'Fashion Trends' magazine are quite good. Although it doesn't reach the sales volume of the 'Jinse' magazine featuring you and Gu Cheng on the cover, its sales volume is definitely in the top three this year. So I've been asking you recently if you have any spare time."

Fangjie arrived on campus and, led by Jinli, toured the campus while discussing work.

During the airing of "The Ordinary Road," Jinli did nothing else. Apart from promoting it on her blog, she turned down other engagements, focused on self-cultivation, and studied diligently.

The drama "The Ordinary Road" has finished airing, and Jinli has yet to join a new production. Fangjie couldn't sit still any longer and flew to the capital to talk to her about the next drama.

Jinli said, "I don't participate in Fashion Trends' events. Their events are too troublesome. I am Fangfei's global spokesperson, and I have never participated in such troublesome announcements."

Sui Lingfang: "I also thought you wouldn't participate, but they offered very good terms, so I asked you."

Jinli ignored him completely.

It seems the last undisciplined activity scared her.

Sui Lingfang: "What about your new movie?"

Jinli pondered for a moment and shook her head: "I've been looking at scripts recently, but they don't seem very good. These scripts aren't what I want. I hope to film a good story, not just a gimmick."

Those scripts are all too formulaic.

While routines have always been popular, they can become tiresome if they lack originality.

She didn't want to be criticized because of the plot.

They walked through a long corridor and unknowingly arrived at the philosophy department floor.

Just as Sui Lingfang was about to speak, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the photos hanging on the honor roll out of the corner of her eye.

"Is this your photo?" she asked in surprise. "You won Best Debater?"

Jinli smiled and said, "Yes, and for two consecutive months."

She explained: "Our philosophy department's debate competition is different from the one held by the university. It mainly uses the ideas of the doctrine to clarify the topic, find our own propositions from the doctrine, and use the doctrine to debate the doctrines of others."

I was lucky; the first time I drew a Taoist doctrine, the second time a Buddhist doctrine. Both were popular doctrines, so the information was easy to find and the concepts were easy to apply.

I plan to participate in next month's debate. I've heard that the arguments I win don't go into the prize pool, so I might get a less popular one.

After listening for a while, Sui Lingfang looked at Jinli's expression and said, "You're having a great time at school."

The tone is affirmative, not a rhetorical question.

Jinli smiled faintly, "Interpersonal relationships at school are simple and uncomplicated, so you don't need to think too much about them."

Sui Lingfang hesitated for a moment and said, "I came here this time to talk to you about your next project. There is one project that is quite suitable for you. It is a campus drama, but it may overlap with the ideas of netizens. So I am wondering whether to give it to you."

If you prefer other dramas, I won't recommend them, but since you like school settings so much, why don't you give it a try? If you don't think it's suitable, we'll turn it down.

Jinli asked curiously, "What show is it?"

Sui Lingfang: "The movie adapted from your own learning experience is tentatively titled 'The Underachiever's Rush Forward'."