Yu Liqi went to film a video, Cheng Qin went out to gather inspiration, and Su Mian wandered around by herself.
The walls of this base are covered with hundreds of photos of volunteer teachers and students.
In Su Mian's memory, teaching in rural areas has always been a very difficult thing.
However, the volunteer teachers in these photos, regardless of gender, all have delicate features, are elegantly dressed, and wear very uniform "internet celebrity" makeup, and are spotless.
The children wore mechanical smiles.
Soon, Su Mian found the qualification certificate for this place.
She looked it up online... and then she understood what this place was for.
It turns out that this is a mass-production-style volunteer teaching company.
This place is their base in the village; their headquarters are in the Beijing.
Customers need to pay 10,000 yuan to participate in the "teaching support program".
We'll interact with the children, play games, give them storybooks and snacks, and take some photos.
After the event, the organization can issue them a professional "Teaching Support Certificate".
This could easily fool some top foreign schools, which highly value students' social practice experience.
Su Mian finally understood what the driver meant by "studying abroad".
Su Mian also saw some online celebrities on the photo wall.
These internet celebrities all had their careers ruined due to various issues.
He later cleared his name by participating in rural teaching programs.
Unexpectedly, they were participating in this kind of assembly-line teaching program?
Su Mian found it too unbelievable when she first saw it, so she took a picture with her phone.
The company said they didn't allow filming.
But Su Mian took the picture, and the staff saw it but did nothing about it.
They seem quite reckless.
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Three hours later, Yu Liqi came out.
Su Mian sat on the bench outside waiting for her, then looked up and asked, "Have you finished your work?"
Yu Liqi nodded, and the two left together.
We got outside.
There was no one around on the road, and the photographer was still setting up his equipment; he hadn't started the live stream yet.
Yu Liqi immediately asked, " Su Mian, did you take a lot of photos of that place just now?"
Su Mian nodded. "Mm."
"Can you send it to me?" Yu Liqi took out an ID card from her bag. "Actually, I also have another identity as a reporter for ' New Youth of the Times.' I came here to conduct an undercover investigation into the assembly line teaching program. I secretly investigated a lot of information just now, but I was discovered at the last moment, and they kicked me out."
Su Mian guessed that there was something going on with her identity...
She sent the photo to Yu Liqi.
Yu Liqi sent these photos, along with the video she had taken that day, to the company.
Su Mian was very curious. "Looking at those photos, those internet celebrities who use teaching in rural areas to gild their own image, it all looks so fake, why doesn't anyone suspect anything?"
Yu Liqi showed her the video she had just taken.
"Because these organizations will pay a few locals to help them clarify things. That's what I did for them today."
In the video, Yu Liqi asked the interviewees, "There are many online criticisms that XX's volunteer teaching is just a publicity stunt. What's your opinion?"
The villagers said, "No, Teacher XX is a good person, and we all respect him very much."
The child said, "Teacher XX is really good to us, you're not allowed to bully Teacher XX!"
A teacher from the same school said, "It's already quite remarkable that Teacher XX came to teach in this rural area. You have no right to criticize him since you didn't come! It's easy for you to say that when you're not in his shoes!"
Once the video recording is finished, the staff will give them some payment.
This way, the public can be completely fooled.
The news agency where Yu Liqi works has wanted to do this feature for a long time.
So they started posting videos on their official website two weeks in advance.
One type is like Principal Zhang Guimei, a teacher who truly helps countless children leave the mountains.
One type is where certain individuals use children from the mountains to put on a show and enhance their own image.
Yu Liqi sent all the materials over today.
The organization compiled and released the information as soon as possible.
This immediately sparked discussion.
[Oh my god! A social media influencer I follow claimed he gave up his comfortable life to teach in the mountains, but after seeing his photos, I found out he's just like everyone else, mass-produced on an assembly line! What in this world is real?!]
No wonder the children in the video are so stiff and unresponsive. How can they learn anything from being constantly observed, fed, and interacted with?
[ Goddess Fang, also participated in this kind of assembly line! Her teaching style is almost identical to that of other internet celebrities; they're all from the same assembly line!]
Who is Goddess Fang?
[She's a female guest on a dating reality show, which is the best crime drama variety show this year! It's already sent so many people to jail! Highly recommend watching!]
[Recently, the "assembly line" style of Agriculture, Rural Areas and Farmers Channel education has once again sparked controversy. This superficial approach to rural education cannot provide much help to children and may even disrupt the school's original teaching plan.]
Ultimately, the company gained economic benefits, the participants were rewarded, and the local villagers also benefited to varying degrees.
Only the children became the tools sacrificed in this business deal.
Are there any certificates for teaching in rural areas for two years? I'm willing to pay more to buy one!
[After reading the comments above, I finally understand why these assembly lines are so rampant and growing larger. It's because many people don't care if poor children are just tools for capital to make money; they only care about getting them registered, obtaining a certificate to boost their chances of passing the civil service exam. Sure enough, the money flows to those who don't lack it.]
night.
Fang Nuonuo posed for photos all afternoon.
I was convinced that all the trending topics right now were praising her for being beautiful and kind-hearted.
Upon opening it, they were shocked to find that the entire production line had been exposed!
I'm so angry! How could I be so unlucky!
Other online celebrities have done this kind of thing for years and nothing has happened to them; many people believe them.
Even if things collapse now, they've already made enough money; they can just delete their accounts and run away.
She was exposed the first time she tried!
However, the entire trending topic did not reveal who leaked it, and she could not possibly suspect Yu Liqi, whom she had always looked down upon.
She could only slink back home, and then send a message to her wealthy and powerful elders, asking them to step in and smooth things over.
The three female guests from Su Mian's side also planned to go back together.
While waiting for the bus, Yu Liqi saw that her parents had sent her more messages.
She was useless, and her cousin, though getting scolded again, at least knew how to take initiative, unlike her who was spineless...
Yu Liqi, feeling heavy-hearted, replied, "What if I was the one who revealed this?"
She secretly hoped that her father would see her work ability, be proud of her, and feel that she had done a righteous thing.
Her father retorted, "Then I'll definitely beat you to death! You're just jealous that your cousin is better than you, so you're doing this to harm her! You have no sense of family honor whatsoever!"
Yu Liqi really didn't know why.
She's clearly the biological daughter, Fang Nuonuo is just her niece.
Why can parents have such strong prejudices against their own children?
The photographer suddenly leaned over and said to Yu Liqi, " Teacher Yu, actually I also secretly took some photos and recorded some things, especially your undercover investigation of the assembly line. May I release these materials?"
Yu Liqi panicked and shook her head repeatedly, "Can you not send it? Please don't send it."
The photographer said, " Teacher Yu, this is your highlight moment. Posting it will definitely gain you a lot of fans. Besides, the more public you are about these things, the safer it is."
Yu Liqi shook her head even faster. "No, no, no, I don't want the spotlight, I just want the truth."
The photographer didn't insist any further.
Su Mian squatted by the roadside, propped her chin up, and looked up at her, sincerely praising her. "You're amazing!"
Although she was just an ordinary person who wanted to get rich quick and live a comfortable life at home, it didn't stop her from admiring people who didn't care about fame or fortune but had ideals and beliefs!
Cheng Qin took out a red camellia she had picked in the valley and handed it to Yu Liqi: "A little red flower for the outstanding Ms. Yu Liqi!"
"Thank you..." Yu Liqi accepted the flowers, her eyes stinging, her throat choked with emotion, unable to speak.
She was never recognized or praised by her family.
But there were two people here who had only known her for a short time, and they sincerely praised her.
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The taxi arrived quickly.
Everyone got on the bus.
The photographer restarted the live stream and relayed the director's message: "Thank you all for your hard work today! The male guests have prepared a surprise for you!"
A mysterious surprise?
Su Mian tentatively asked, "Is it the kind of mysterious surprise where they decorate the house, prepare some flowers, and cook a meal?"
What she wanted most was this simplicity; she was just too tired today.
Photographer: "No! The production team doesn't know what the surprise is, where it's placed, or when it will appear..."