0 1

It was not until I saw several influential tubas paying attention to the "Li Wenxing incident" that I discovered that after more than ten years, MLM, a sales model similar to viral marketing and brainwashing, still existed, and the scale was still very large.

About ten years ago, I heard about pyramid schemes, and my relatives and friends around me were also harmed by pyramid schemes. I was angry when I heard their stories, but angry? What we have to do is to learn to protect ourselves, to avoid interests, to know people and things, and more importantly, not to be greedy, so as not to fall into the trap of illegal money-making organizations such as pyramid schemes.

Then the question is, why are many people trapped in such illegal organizations as pyramid schemes and unable to get out? I think the biggest reason is not only greed and the desire to get rich overnight, but also the reason why MLM organizations strictly control participants.

My friend once told me about his personal experience of being cheated into pyramid schemes. It was at the end of 2002, when he was going to practice. In order to find a good job in the future, my friend chose not to go home during the winter vacation. He intends to use this time to get familiar with a company and prepare for future employment.

Perhaps his friend was eager to find a job, which caught him off guard. At this time, his classmates called and said that he was working in an enterprise in Guangzhou and just needed computer talents. It happens that his friend graduated from this major. Based on his trust in his classmates, his friend rushed to Guangzhou without much thought.

When I arrived in Guangzhou, after a short rest and settlement, my friend discovered that the so-called enterprise is a lot of people's "class training" every day, all about how to get off the assembly line and how to expand the assembly line one by one to make money. My friend realized that this was wrong.

But it was too late. My friend is a poor student and doesn't have much money. When I arrived in Guangzhou, my classmates vowed to help me, but at this time, except for a few hundred dollars on me, not only did I travel with people, but I didn't even have a chance to contact the outside world.

02

The so-called offline development of MLM organizations mainly depends on relatives and friends. Because relatives and friends have natural close trust, they are easy to be cheated. Once brought in, every day, except for brainwashing classes, the content of lectures is to get rich and tell members about the beautiful scenery of future prosperity, and many times they are actually doing nothing.

But I can't leave without doing anything, because no matter whether I go out to eat or go to the toilet, someone follows me. Even if you go to the small shop at the door to buy a pack of snacks, several members will follow, in order not to let those who have been cheated into the group escape.

At the beginning, my friend also went through the stage of sadness and disappointment (disappointment is disappointment with his classmates who cheated him) before he rose up and tried to leave.

When he made up his mind to leave, his friends stopped resisting and escaping as before, because he knew it was useless to escape. Many times, he pretends that he has been brainwashed successfully and "stays at ease."

In this way, my friend determined the escape route in a small amount of time and paralyzed the MLM members with half a month of "cooperation". With the only 200 yuan money on him, when he went out to buy cigarettes, his friend took advantage of his followers' negligence and successfully jumped into a taxi. Finally, he bought a ticket back to his hometown and county with only 100 yuan left, and finally escaped.

Later, my friend told me about the thrilling escape experience. When I got on the taxi, I saw MLM chasing after me. At that time, he had to urge the taxi driver to drive faster. As soon as he arrived at the bus station, he immediately bought the fastest bus ticket and got on the bus, so it was already one or two in the middle of the night when he arrived at his hometown county.

It was just after the New Year and it was very cold. My friend persisted in the cold wind until the next morning and borrowed two dollars from passers-by to call home.

It is precisely because my friends know me like the palm of their hand that they tell me in detail what the MLM organization looks like, including the majestic movements of dozens and hundreds of people in class, the crazy desire to get rich, and even the poor living environment and eating environment of the MLM organization. When I heard a similar MLM story later, I felt both sympathy and sadness for those who were deeply involved.

Fortunately, my friend left the MLM organization long ago, but another acquaintance was not so lucky. For some personal reasons, after being deeply involved in the MLM organization for several years, he suddenly woke up and finally escaped.

03

I was a senior in my school days. I brought a group of sisters to school, so everyone had a good impression on Brother L, so I was surprised to learn from others that Brother L had been cheated into pyramid schemes for two or three years.

Brother l was tricked into pyramid selling by my cousin. Similar to my friend's experience, Brother L didn't have a smooth job after graduation. After changing jobs, Brother L's cousin told him that there was a good position in her company that was quite suitable for Brother L, and advised him to come and have a look.

Based on my trust in my cousin and my desire for work, it is important that the position described by my cousin also meets the expectations of Brother L, so Brother L went excitedly.

In Guangzhou, the car drove all the way to Panyu. Brother l paid the registration fee of 3800 yuan, and didn't know he was cheated until he attended several so-called wealth growth courses.

But unlike friends, brother l is very unwilling. In 2004, 3,800 yuan was not a small sum. Brother l wanted to get back 3800 yuan, so he stayed in the organization. Class with my cousin every day, class is over. At first, perhaps Brother L just wanted to get the cheated 3800 yuan back, but after a long time, Brother L, who was increasingly unbalanced psychologically, began to contact more acquaintances and friends.

I don't know if Brother L's conscience is still alive, or if more people are more alert after all. After discovering that the job introduced by Brother L was wrong, many people left immediately.

Needless to say, brother l is naturally a rebel.

When Brother L stayed in the organization for several years and didn't get the first investment of 3,800 yuan, he finally woke up. Sometimes in life, you have to pay tuition. You should miss it if you miss it. After all, you have learned a valuable lesson.

At this time, the classmates who graduated with him have made their mark in all walks of life.

Brother l, it's no use regretting.

No wonder a senior with good investment and financial management once talked about buying the wrong stock, saying that sometimes it is better to stop loss in time than wait in a dead end.

After many years, I can only say that everyone has experiences and lessons worth learning when I think of my friends and brother L.

The society is complex and people's hearts are changeable. Facing the temptation of fame and fortune, what we can do is to be more cautious. After all, there has never been anything for nothing in this world, and everything has a price.

Zweig has a classic saying: She was too young to know that all the gifts given by fate had already been priced in the dark.

"