The People's Court of Zhaojue County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, recently released a piece of news, which involved Internet celebrities Zhao Ling'er, Qu Bu and Zhang, the legal person of a well-known Internet celebrity operating company. The outcome of the court trial was a shocking shock, with a total of nine people punished, the longest being sentenced to three years and two months, and the youngest to eight months.
Looking at it now, the industry of Internet celebrities seems to make a lot of money, and many people are excited to try it. But I want to ask, why is it possible for Internet celebrities to get into legal trouble now?Is it because they have done something so serious that they have been sentenced for such a long time?
Some netizens told me that she has always liked Zhao Linger very much, and even bought a lot of her products. But later I learned that her life was actually a designed script. Why they have come to this point today starts from August 2022.
At that time, Zhao Linger was traveling in Liangshan, Sichuan, and unexpectedly met a local young man, Qu Bu. As soon as this matter was uploaded to the online platform, it immediately attracted widespread attention. Ladies and gentlemen, if you think about it, such things are very rare in our daily lives.
Zhao Linger was thirsty when she went to Liangshan to play, but the bottle in her hand couldn't be opened. Just then, Qu Bu appeared and helped her open the bottle. After the two chatted for a few words, Qu Bu warmly invited Zhao Ling'er to his house to sit.
We can see through ** that Zhao Linger is quite bold. And in an unfamiliar place, in the face of the invitation of strangers, he did not hesitate to follow.
After coming to Qu Bu's house, Zhao Linger found that his family was very difficult. Qubu began to tell about his misfortunes. He said that his father has been gone for 15 years, and in addition to him, he has three younger sisters, and his mother has raised four children alone. The reason why he doesn't go out to work is to help with farm work at home.
Hearing this, many netizens felt particularly sad. Look at Qu Bu's swarthy face, white teeth, and his honest smile.
So after this ** became popular, the number of fans of Zhao Linger and Qu Bu increased by leaps and bounds, and the number of fans soon exceeded 2 million.
After having a large number of followers, they naturally started selling goods on live streams.
The goods they sell are not beautifully packaged and expensive, but mostly produce that looks like they come from the mountains. It also portrays this kind of livestreaming activities as helping farmers, encouraging entrepreneurship and promoting positive energy.
Seeing the agricultural products promoted by those Internet celebrities, the bland packaging made many people believe that it was simply the crystallization of pure organic farming. But after buying it at home and tasting it, few consumers can be happy, and they find that the quality of the actual food is much inferior to the advertised!Especially when it comes to honey, some people even find that what they sell is not pure and natural, but adulterated with other artificial honeys. And this Internet celebrity named Zhao Linger said unashamedly during the live broadcast that his own honey children can drink it with confidence, which is really jaw-dropping.
Some people may say that these Internet celebrities sell so cheaply, it's not too much to make some money. But this is not the case, they not only harvest the pocket share of consumers, but also harm the health interests of consumers, which is the most unacceptable place for everyone. This has also caused a lot of dissatisfaction, and it has affected some Liangshan farmers who sincerely speak for local agricultural products.
Those netizens who bought things in Zhao Ling'er or Qu Bu's live broadcast room said that they bought it with sympathy and love at first, but they didn't expect that the products made by farmers in Liangshan were too thin and shocking. This has led to a more difficult market for high-quality agricultural products from Liangshan, which has also attracted the attention of many industry insiders and relevant regulatory authorities.
After careful investigation and analysis, the avalanche-like truth finally came out: it turned out that the goods displayed by Zhao Linger and Qu Bu in the live broadcast were not agricultural products that were picked and sold at present, but hoarded ordinary goods at a very low price, and then sold them. Even some so-called green products are fake.
They deceived not only the fans who paid their wallets, but also the viewers who poured their sincere emotions into watching the live broadcast. In addition, the news about their claim that live streaming will help agricultural development is completely unfounded, and even Qubu's family background is fabricated out of thin air.
In short, they make money by creating poverty scenes, selling poor products, and consuming public love. In addition to the innocent Liangshan farmers and the unsellable Liangshan agricultural products, the final sufferers are of course those consumers who are easily deceived and lose confidence.
The impact of this incident was very serious, and the relevant departments immediately cracked down, but these two Internet celebrities earned more than 3 million in just a few months, and their sales exceeded 10 million, which is really shocking. There is no doubt that these profits they have made are illegal gains. The net income of the two anchors, Zhao Linger and Qu Bu, is as high as 700,000 yuan per capita.
As a result, a total of nine people involved in the case, including these two people, were all investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law, and they were arrested on suspicion of price gouging, counterfeiting and selling counterfeits, and what awaits them will be severely punished by the law.
Of all the deceptions, the use of other people's goodwill and poor propaganda to commit fraud is undoubtedly the most despicable and shameless of all. If all our love is consumed by those fake Internet celebrities, then where do we go in front of those who really need help?