People often said that assassins and prostitutes were the oldest professions. That was obviously wrong. Hunters were.
Only after humans learned to farm did all kinds of professions begin to flourish, while the status of hunters gradually declined. The work of assassins and prostitutes then went from occasional acts to professional occupations.
When everyone was barely getting enough to eat and spent every day figuring out where to find their next meal, how could assassins and prostitutes possibly become professions?
At the same time that assassins and prostitutes became professions, con artists became an equally ancient profession.
Lying was human nature, a necessary act for maintaining stable social relationships and the foundations of rule. As the saying went, "He who steals a hook is executed; he who steals a state becomes a lord." This fully demonstrated just how high the ceiling was for the profession of con artist, and how many people pursued it.
The idiom "deceiving oneself and others" further showed that even if people did not deceive others, they would deceive themselves. Though its original meaning was: I bully myself in order to bully others. When I want to bully someone, I stab myself first. So, are you scared or not?
Learned something new, didn't you?
Strictly speaking, Shangguan Dandan's actions just now did not count as fraud. Her diamond phone might have been a knockoff, and those so-called diamonds might not have been worth anything even with certificates. But the VIP guest status that came with it was genuinely valuable to everyone except Bai Hui, Yan Qingcheng, Zhou Shuling, and Zhou Dongdong.
For example, there were senior executives from Baoqing Branch Company present. If they could become Zhu Juntang's VIP guests and be invited to tour Third Miss's luxurious high-rise residence, their treatment and status within the