Two days ago, Ah Si posted on Moments that he almost accidentally joined an MLM organization. Many friends asked what happened. Today I will sort out the whole thing, hoping it will be helpful to everyone. It's true, I still feel a little scared when I think about it now. I also checked a lot of insider information and marketing methods about MLM organizations on the Internet. Every time I think about what happened two days ago, I'm secretly glad I didn't step into it. I also gained some insights of my own, the biggest one being that you must contact your friends around you. No matter what you do, at least let one friend or family member know what you are doing recently. Bystanders know better and can often help you at critical moments.

We still have to start from the beginning.

Last week, Lanlan, a college classmate of Ah Si whom he had not contacted for a long time, sent a WeChat message asking about Ah Si’s current situation.

We didn’t get in touch suddenly. We would occasionally leave messages to each other in our Moments. I met her in the school's street dance club before. We didn't practice together for a long time, but we still got along well and would talk about dancing together.

She asked me last Monday if I was free to have a meal together last Saturday. He said that he now travels back and forth between Hong Kong and Guangzhou and has not seen his old friends for a long time.

The enthusiastic Ah Si was very happy when he heard about the meal and said yes. So we made an appointment for dinner last Saturday night.

But last Wednesday, Ah Si went on a business trip to Chimelong, Panyu. It was drizzling coldly that day. Ah Si wore only two clothes, and his jacket was a knitted breathable sweater. He followed the media to write news in the Chimelong Hotel. The manuscript was written until half past eight in the evening. I thought it was so pitiful. It started raining before I even finished eating. How could I be so pitiful? I had to find someone to eat with me.

Thinking of the people I had contacted recently, I asked Lan Lan on WeChat if she had eaten and if she wanted to eat together.

In fact, it is just asking. If not, I will go home. After a while, Lanlan said that she had just returned from Hong Kong and could eat with me.

So we made an appointment in Jiangnanxi. I especially want to eat the waffles from Salted Fish Dessert House and the red bean, wolfberry and longan milk.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier when we just left the subway entrance. I stood at the door of M's door at Exit A and waited for Lan Lan to come over.

I almost didn’t recognize her when she walked over, wearing red high heels, black stockings, and heavy makeup with flaming red lips. It's a rainy day...well...but now I feel that she has become more beautiful and thinner. When she was in college, she often wore sportswear and looked strong. People change, I appreciate that.

When they met that day, Lanlan said that she had just taken her father to Hong Kong. Just came back, what a coincidence.

I was actually quite touched. She still had the energy to eat with me when she came back from Hong Kong, and she had already eaten, so she just watched me eat. I really love her.

While at the Salted Fish Dessert Shop, Ah Si ordered a lot of things, including waffles, ham pancakes, corn salad, and braised chicken legs. Lan Lan barely ate and kept telling me about her situation over the past year. He said that he opened a music store, and it was very hard at the beginning. He had no money to hire someone to paint the walls, so he bought two buckets of paint himself. He painted for two whole days, and his neck almost stiffened. Even in the most miserable times, I have to clear the sewers myself. Although it was not appropriate to say this while I was eating, at that time I just thought that this girl was so hardworking.

After opening a music store, it is now her side business. She is following her Hong Kong cousin in the Australian skin care product business. I was very interested after hearing this because Australian skin care products are so easy to use. It was interesting to ask her to sell a few sets internally for use... If the supply is large, we can also do some speculation and exchange Gulu for better cat food...

So I asked her, I wonder if these sources of goods are sold through small channels.

Lanlan said, if you want to know more, I can introduce you to some elders.

At that time, I didn’t hear any clues in this sentence. I thought I just met a few friends, so I agreed casually.

At noon the next day, Lanlan sent me a message asking me, when will I get off work today and will I go fishing for shrimp?

Shrimp fishing?

Is this really an activity that young communist successors should have...

However, at the time, I felt that I was too unfashionable, and I didn’t know. Shrimp fishing is an activity suitable for all ages.

So I searched on Baidu...

That night, I went to the first shrimp fishing spot in my life... Actually, the shrimp fishing was an open-air BBQ, right next to the Pearl River, grilled in the sea breeze. It feels good to eat crayfish. It was then that she met Tim, the eldest cousin Lan Lan mentioned, and a group of her friends. Everyone was busy with their own things and seemed very happy. Lan introduced them to me, this is Brother Qiang, this is Sister Kelly, this is Brother Aji... Actually, I only care about whether my crayfish is roasted or not.

There is one boy who impressed me deeply because he is very humorous. He showed up when the party was almost over, eating roasted sweet potatoes. Lanlan pointed at him and introduced me to him, saying that this was Ajun, with a wide body. When I looked over, he happened to look over, then lowered his head to peel the sweet potatoes and eat them. He looked up and saw Lanlan still talking about him, so he walked over.

Lanlan asked him, why did he come so late?

He said, stop talking, someone put a sticker on my car and they tore it off all night long. So angry.

Lanlan said, no, don’t adjust the monitoring to see who did it.

He said, hum, if I catch who did it, I will definitely not let him go.

Lanlan said, haha, why don’t you let it go?

He said, I would catch him and tell him not to be so clingy in the future.

After chatting for a while, Lanlan walked away, and he started chatting with me. He is a very talkative boy. He started talking about starting a business in college. He said that he is a native of Guangzhou, but his family was very poor when he was young, and his father had to go to the construction site very early every day. He made his own money to pay for college. He started a lot of small businesses, selling stickers, class uniforms, and women's clothing. Later, he lost thousands of dollars selling women's clothing. He hid in the dormitory and cried for a week, just missing him. Mom, I haven’t even fallen in love yet in college, so I’m going to fall in love. Later, I wanted to fall in love but still had no money, so I went into business with my eldest cousin. Until now.

He said in Cantonese, are you free on the weekend?

I burst out laughing. In Cantonese, "empty" and "chest" have the same pronunciation.

I said you can’t just ask a girl if she has breasts.

He burst into laughter and said, oh, the space is just like the chest, it is being squeezed out.

Chatting with him is very relaxing and a good understanding. Some people are like this. The laughter that is difficult for others to get becomes a spiritual connection between the two of you. When we were chatting again, Lanlan came over, and I walked away to chat with another girl. The girl’s name is Tangtang and she is from Chaoshan. She also told me about her difficult work and entrepreneurial history, and said that luckily Sister Lili took her out of her (Sister Lili should be the biggest in the group, I heard from Lanlan) Her eldest cousin's master started working at the age of 16 and now owns two gold shops on Beijing Road. Now he has bought a second car, this time a pink Mercedes-Benz)

As we chatted, I started to lose focus. The river view was so beautiful when the night got dark, which made me want to go home and sleep.

When Sister Lily was leaving, everyone got up to see her off. Arjun also came. He glanced at me, took out his mobile phone and came over. Just as Lanlan came over to pull me, he stopped again and got into Sister Lily's car.

The next day, Saturday, Lan Lan sent another WeChat message asking if Ah Si was free. Can we go to Xianyu’s house for dinner together in the evening?

I didn’t want to go out at first, but going to Xianyu’s house for dinner gave me motivation. I agreed.

After I finished packing in the evening, before going out, Lanlan asked if she would mind if she had a female friend to eat with her tonight. I said I didn't mind. I got on the bus, and she sent another message saying that she suddenly wanted to try that secret travel company in Jiangnanxi.

In my heart, I want to eat waffles from Xianyu’s, but I think since they want to eat something else, let’s go together.

Finally, we went to Secret Travel. After waiting for a long time, we didn’t get a seat, so we went to Zhang San next to Secret Travel.

A domineering handmade dessert shop with the slogan "make it when you order it, if you are afraid of waiting too long, go to another dessert shop".

I sat down and ordered my meal, and then started waiting for the friend Lan Lan was talking about.

It wasn’t until half past eight that my friend came.

That friend Lanlan calls her sister. Lanlan said before that this sister is very powerful and her family is well off. Her father is running a company and has a net worth of over 100 million. But not a penny was left to the daughter, all was given to the son. My sister can only fight on her own.

I pretended to listen attentively while keeping an eye on when the longan tea I ordered would be served.

At first, I thought it was my problem, because chatting with Lanlan was not particularly comfortable. I always felt like something was wrong. It didn’t feel like a chat between friends, but more like I was chatting with you all the time. Talk about success. However, I realized later that I was in a trap and still felt that she was very positive and I needed to learn more from her.

That sister’s surname is Ouyang. He is the second person who impressed me most after Arjun.

She is the same year as me, born in December of 1992, four days younger than me, and both are Capricorns. She didn't talk much about her entrepreneurial history, but more about her family history and love history. She has beautiful double eyelids and beautiful corners of her eyes. Ouyang said that she has a gym at home and practices for an hour every day. Abdominal muscle tearing is her favorite, and she can practice waistline. I love cooking and can cook any dish. I often go to various places to try delicious food and then come back home to make my own. In my free time, I do volunteer work, visit lonely elderly people, wash their clothes, and take them out to bask in the sun. I planted papaya seeds in my neighbor’s garden. After four years, the papayas are now growing in swarms. She picked them to make papaya and snow clams. She was so handy that she made two nests for her two parrots. When I go out to sea, I like to take cool pictures and do my splits on the cruise ship. She loves a man. A 32-year-old entrepreneur. Three months together. She originally came to him to discuss business, but later the business failed and she fell in love instead. They went to the beach to play, and my sister's thigh was cut by a rock, with a long gash oozing blood. The boy cleaned her wounds with a very serious expression. She took a picture of him. I remembered that when I was with Xiaoyan, I had a big bubble on my toe bitten by a mosquito. Xiaoyan put my feet on his thigh and applied medicine carefully. Very cute too.

Let’s talk about it again. Then one day, my sister’s boyfriend went on a trip to Guilin. Drunk. I called my sister late at night and said, thank you for staying with me during this time. Then my sister understood that he was here to break up. My sister said, I just want you to be safe and happy. Let me tell you when I get home. Silly boy, how can you not feel sad when you are broken up in love? What is rare is this generous amount. My sister said, there are many people chasing me, but I only like him. My sister said that when she kissed him, she felt that he was getting angry. I asked my family doctor to prescribe some Chinese medicine. My sister divided the daily amount, and along with the bottles, she asked her pursuer, who was her ex-boyfriend’s colleague, to give them to her ex-boyfriend. Let him drink it every day. Later, my ex-boyfriend found someone to talk to and said he felt much better. Thanks. The two of them stopped talking. But they still have their own circles of friends. My sister said, but I still like him, I like him very much. But now that we are separated, I can think about taking care of my career. When I'm with him, my whole head and heart are focused on him, and I can't take my eyes off him for a moment. Capricorns are like this, they use their feelings too deeply and dive in head first.

I am easily fascinated by love stories.

When I got home that night, I wrote this story on my Weibo. But now I don’t know whether this story is true or not. But why pursue it.

Lanlan is still following up step by step. When I got home on Saturday night, she sent me a message and told me that Sister Ouyang has a very good relationship with her eldest cousin. She can help us make an appointment with our eldest cousin and treat him to a meal. In this way, if you want to do business, you can directly I talked to my eldest cousin.

I replied to her that I was not ready yet and would wait until the next time my cousin came to Guangzhou to invite him to dinner. Lanlan said that my cousin is having a new product launch conference in Hong Kong in December, and I want to see if I can bring you along. You don’t have an appointment tomorrow? Just meet up?

I really wanted to refuse, but it seems that there is really nothing to do tomorrow night... I really can't refuse, so I agreed... Lan Lan said that she would buy some small gifts for Da Biao when we meet. Brother, if the etiquette is light but the affection is heavy, it will be easier to do things in the future.

My head must have been caught in the door at that time... I spent the whole afternoon on Sunday taking photos in Shamian. After taking the photos, I went directly to BC to pick out gifts... I picked a Lucky Cat... .Can be attached to the car...

Well, if you have the patience to read this, then the focus of this article is coming. It was Sunday night that it became very clear to me that this was a pyramid scheme.

We originally made an appointment to have dinner, but around six o'clock in the evening, Lanlan said that her eldest cousin said that she didn't need to treat him to dinner, so she could just go to Budweiser KTV to chat with him at nine o'clock.

At the end, I added that my eldest cousin has been so kind to us, and we must repay him well if we have the opportunity in the future.

I have a question about being a black man. We just don’t need to eat. Do we need to use such serious words as repay...

And do we go to KTV to chat? I didn’t go to bully me. Have you ever been to a KTV...

I told my friend L, whom I had been in contact with, about my concerns, and he told me, don’t go. Said it was unsafe.

I thought about it, so I told Lanlan that nine o'clock was too late, and I had to go to work on Monday. Maybe another day.

Lanlan immediately said, just meet him and leave soon. You don’t want to miss this opportunity, right?

What opportunity am I thinking about? Meow?

Lanlan said again, just come, don’t break your promise.

I wonder when my dignified Ah Si stopped being honest. I said, OK, wait a minute, I'll go there now.

Now that I think about it, sometimes people really have to give in and cannot just watch themselves die.

I told my friend L that I have decided to go. If I don’t reply to your message at 10:30, just call me.

Going to the first floor of the KTV, Lanlan said it was because her friend’s birthday happened to be tonight, and her eldest cousin held a birthday party for her here. As she said that, she led me past a row of wine cabinets, past a row of men and women playing pool, and led me to my cousin who was sitting on the black sofa in the deepest part of the hall, and said, "Cousin, we are here."

At that time, I was a little upset.

My eldest cousin asked me to sit down. Then started asking me why I wanted to do business.

My brain was running rapidly, and now I could only follow their wishes.

I said that working is hard and makes no money, and girls need to have their own careers.

The eldest cousin expressed his appreciation very much. Then he started talking for twenty minutes about why he wanted to start a career on his own because his mother was sick and he had no money to treat her. I thought that I was really useless. So I worked hard, found my own platform, jumped up to the top, and finally embarked on the road to success today.

I understand the truth, but what platform did you find, what business did you do, and what business methods did you use? Can you be more specific? Maybe it’s because I usually listen to colleagues submit too many topics, and I have higher requirements for details...

But can I question him now? No, if he knocks me out and drags me into Xiaohei What if the house is closed?

I said, my eldest cousin is so enlightened! How many people live into their thirties or forties without this realization!

The eldest cousin smiled. Then he talked for another 20 minutes about how he helped other brothers and sisters find their own platform, jumped up to the top, and embarked on the road to success today.

I said, eldest cousin, benefactor! How many lost people have been saved. I am also in a period of confusion now, and I really need my cousin’s guidance.

The eldest cousin smiled. Say, you have a future. Then he talked for twenty minutes about what young people like me should do. Remember to ask for leave from your boss in December and go to Hong Kong with him to attend the press conference. Tickets are hard to come by, so take advantage of this opportunity.

I said I would definitely do it, and I would write a leave request form when I return to the company tomorrow.

The eldest cousin smiled and said, OK, it will take five days this time, and it will be a bit harder in the early stage. You have to pay for food and accommodation by yourself, which costs 5,500 per person. Are you giving me Alipay or WeChat?

I was shocked because he directly used his mobile phone and wanted me to scan the QR code to pay. I glanced at Lanlan, who was sitting next to me, and she said, thank you cousin.

I really want to slap her in the mouth.

I choked up and said, "My eldest cousin is really embarrassed. I don't have that much money. We all get paid at the end of the month."

The eldest cousin said that it is the end of the month.

I really want to slap myself in the mouth.

I said, the company does not pay wages on Saturdays and Sundays. Hey, working for others is very hard, but it will be different if you hang out with your eldest cousin in the future.

The eldest cousin laughed and said, let’s add friends first, and just send me the money before six o’clock tomorrow afternoon.

I promised to pay you as soon as my salary is paid. Thank you, cousin. Then he looked at Lanlan and shook his hand to express his gratitude.

Then, the eldest cousin said, by the way, have you brought your Hong Kong pass? Let Lanlan help you go through multiple renewals in one place, so you don’t have to bother signing again next time.

I was so frightened that I broke out in a sweat. My pass is in my bag.

I said, I forgot to bring it. Lanlan said I would bring it when I go.

The eldest cousin said, that’s okay, Lanlan can go to your company to get it tomorrow. The certificate was issued quickly, I have someone at the police station. In today's society, connections are money connections.

I said, yes, my eldest cousin is so awesome. (The saying "people connections are money connections" was what Lanlan told me. Haha, the brainwashing was really successful.)

Lanlan said to her eldest cousin, "Thank you, eldest cousin. Let's go up and play first." . Then he held my hand tightly and dragged me away.

I knew I still wanted to continue acting.

I went to the thirteenth floor, and the entire floor was full of their people, and everyone was dressed brightly. In Lanlan's words, everyone is a successful person. Some have good family backgrounds, some started from scratch, and now they all live a wonderful life like a paradise.

I watched with cold eyes, suddenly I could see clearly in my heart than anyone else.

Oh my god, I'm in a pyramid scheme... Just make peace with it now...

Lan Lan said you have fun on your own first, I'll go greet you. Check out other friends. So I found a sofa and sat down, watching the handsome guys walking among the crowd. Don't tell me, there are really handsome boys...

As soon as I sat down, a boy came over to chat with me, and then we happily played dice together... Then people gathered around More and more, from two people to four people, then to six or seven... We didn't even introduce ourselves and just started playing... I don't know why I like this... Someone drank Budweiser, some people drink soda, I just drink monk fruit tea. No one smoked, and the beer was a light sip, without the smell of alcohol. There is the scent of men's eau de toilette floating in the air. It feels quite comfortable. I think this is the quality of a high-end MLM person... Since you are here, let's play a few games before going home... So I was worried about my situation while shouting "Get on you!"

< p> After playing for a while, the girl whose birthday was tonight and I was so envious came in with a boy. I saw him at a glance because he was dressed simply and looked very timid. Shy. The girl introduced the boy to the Vietnamese girl sitting next to me and told her to help me greet him, my high school classmate. (At that time, I thought, this is a profession that you really don’t know if you are unfamiliar with it!)

The boy didn’t even know how to play dice, but the Vietnamese girl taught him how to play and he got very excited. Just say you can watch us play.

Then the eight of us happily divided into two groups and started fighting.

Hey.. It sounds like I am about to become one of them...

Anyway, we are here, right...

When I After being killed in two games in a row, Lanlan came over to me and told me not to play too late tonight as I have to go to work tomorrow.

I looked at her and nodded. This may be the last time I see you in this life.

Lanlan asked me to sing a duet with her. I walked out and saw a few unfamiliar people coming in. There was also a fat girl wearing a black skirt sitting in the corner by herself. No one was greeting her and she didn't know what she was doing.

Sister Ouyang also came that day and said hello to her. We also sang "Who Knows the Prodigal's Heart" together...

Later, my friend L said, you didn't lose much, you also ate the fruit plate, K also sang and played dice...< /p>

It seems to make sense...

But when I think about the other people who went in with me, I wonder if they can come out.

When my eldest cousin was brainwashing me, he said, don’t tell your family to make money with me, just say that you want the money to go out and play, don’t let your family worry, you know?

I wonder if these people were deceived step by step like this.

As long as you are a little careless, you may be deceived at any time. Because everyone inside is so polite, well-dressed, and has a wonderful life. Don't you yearn for this kind of life?

After I finished singing with Sister Ouyang, I heard someone calling me.

Turning around, it turned out to be Ajun.

He was teaching a girl how to play dice. The girl looks like a college student.

He said, come and play together.

I said, no, I’m going home.

He said, it’s so early, I just arrived.

I said, yes, you come only after I leave every time.

Of course I didn’t say shit. Just when I looked at him, I felt that a good young man had just disappeared. In life, maybe I can take a dip in you.

But goodbye, take care.

Lanlan said, go and tell your eldest cousin that we will leave first. My phone was vibrating in my bag. I think it's half past ten.

So I told my eldest cousin, I will go back to my eldest cousin first, and I will send you money when I go back tomorrow. Remember to add me as a friend.

When we walked out of the KTV, the night was already cold. The cold wind made me particularly awake. This night of intoxication and revelry. I took out my phone and it was L calling me. I called him back and said I was waiting for a taxi. He understood.

Lanlan is waiting for the taxi driver to come with me. Then he pointed to a row of cars in the open-air basement and said, look, these are all their cars.

I said, it’s really awesome, you have to work hard.

She said, we should work hard together. Then repay your eldest cousin well.

Lanlan probably completely believes that I have been brainwashed by her.

I hugged her.

You can never wake up a person who is pretending to sleep, and you can never wake up a brainwashed person.

After getting into the taxi, I realized that I had successfully escaped.

Maybe they never wanted to imprison me from the beginning. They use mental brainwashing to prevent you from leaving.

If my pass had been obtained, maybe it wouldn't be that simple.

Looking back, I was really shocked every step of the way.

Fortunately, I have never brought Lanlan to my home or company, otherwise I don’t dare to think about how things will develop in the future.

Thinking about it now, in fact, many pyramid schemes are really difficult to guard against. I heard Xiaoyu say before that after a friend of hers joined a MLM organization, she refused to go home. She also told her family that she was doing well and there was no need to look for her. I was wondering how there could be such stupid people, and I always felt that MLM was far away from me and would definitely not happen to me.

But the reality is that danger will sneak in when you are unprepared.

Therefore, no matter who you treat, you must be careful, babies. Lanlan is her eldest cousin's cousin, word god.

If you want to prevent MLM people around you from targeting you, I have some tips.

1. We haven’t seen each other for a long time. When we meet, we talk about how well our business is doing. Danger+

2. Very enthusiastic. He will take you to various places to meet friends and tell you how good his business is. Danger++

3. She and her friend have the same benefactor, and their tone of voice is surprisingly consistent (Thanks to XX, I must repay XXX well. If it weren't for him, I have already XXX). Danger+++

4. Ask you to pay. In any way. Danger++++

Finally, be sure to be smart when going out. Don't complain about your life. Only by living your life down to earth will you not be fooled. They are nothing more than exploiting the weaknesses of human nature.

Finally, there must be friends who know what you are doing every day. Even if you are single, you still need single friends. After I met Lanlan, I told my brother and friend L, and they were more judgmental.

Girls should not go out alone at night to meet people they don’t know. Not everyone is as lucky as Ah Si...

I wish everyone will be safe and have more good people like Ah Si around.