Fake Rich of China: The Secret Lives and Lies of 'Shanghai Socialites' | China Economy | Internet 

Being trained so that they can marry a celebrity? This alone sounds like an episode of Black Mirror. Wtf...

The real wealthy ppl i know would never show off their wealth in such a superficial way for their security comes first

At the end you say “rather than working hard”... this is a fallacy in a capitalist society. Especially with a population as high as China. They can work to death and still not make it. The system isn’t built for the majority to thrive, so it makes sense why they would go to extreme levels to be validated. Great insight in this video though.

If men are allowed to capitalise off of shallow standards in women then women should be equally able to capitalise off of it as well. These rich men need to hold themselves accountable for being that shallow and only seeking young women for these shallow traits. But for anyone it’s just terrible to be lied into a relationship.

“She used the pregnancy to sabotage the family happiness” NO!!!!!!!!! NOOO!!!!!!! A married man betrayed his wife and destroyed the happiness of his own family.

I assumed most of those luxury girls just had rich boyfriends or parents. Had no idea they were forming highly structured scamming organisations. That's next level.

Thanks. Good video. I'm never 100% sure I can make money. Never place 100% of your savings in just one type or type of investment

To be fair, all of these has been happening before the age of social media. People have always wanted to be a celebrity over being a scientist or engineer. It is just a lot more accessable and more apperent with the power of internet.

Damn, China is just another planet to me at this point

They take the "fake it until you make it" into a whole different level 😂😂

Jobs will pay your bills, business will make you rich, but investment makes and keeps you wealthy lifetime, faking it, till you make it is not always the key.

Can't blame these influencers too. It's all about money. When the society has such inequality people resort to all sort of tricks.

If you see a man with unbranded polo with shorts that have 4 pockets with glasses in the pocket and a pen look again because that's probably a billionaire in a camo

like all those billionaire families with army of lawyers and advisors, will allow their sons to marry some random gal without checking her background starting all the way from her conception date 😐

Successful people don't become that way overnight, most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career purpose is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life.

While the value of one's home typically accounts for most of the net worth of the average individual, most of the affluent and very rich generally have the majority of their wealth invested.

American: Influencers here are so fake. Chinese: Hold my Gucci second hand panty hose.

The finding a husband camp steps is just a modern version of the old times when women went to ‘school’ to train as good wives and stuff. No?

"Work hard" is a mentality that is no longer valid in this era. Maybe it would have been in the 80's or 90's where you'd get more money if you worked more hours, or you were rewarded with bonuses for doing more work. Nowadays it's "work smart" that gets the money. Also, I kind of dislike the fact that the speaker claims that you don't need to have a skill to become famous and I think that's not true because you still need to have an idea/concept and convey it in a way that makes it appealing/relatable to many people, maybe it's not an obvious skill such as a physical one (singing, playing an instrument, drawing...) but it's still a skill. Plus, you need to be consistent and put in quite a lot of effort to keep the audience with you for more than a couple of videos and once you're more famous, it's even more demanding. But I guess to the older generations, influencers will always be considered "the ones who got easy money for doing a couple of videos".

"... when young people aspire to get rich quickly how far can the country go." Me: LMFAO! Ppl don't CARE about the state of the country so long as they can live comfortably with money in their pockets. Nobody has time to worry about every little detail that goes on in a country when we only have a short life to live on this miserable planet. 😒

Trying to get a billionaire husband? Only to find out he also came out of a training camp.... LOL!

I’m sorry... that influencer “used a pregnancy” to ruin the happiness of that CEO’s family? Was it immaculate conception? Did the CEO not choose to cheat on his wife?

"And quickly went viral" shows numbers slowly, slowly increasing from 250 to 263

What really bothers me is, I can understand if you can't teach 14 children manners or your values, but how hard can it be to teach one child good, useful, universal life values

The training camp was literally like "How to have a Sugar Daddy"

"young people want to be rich quickly" I think it's not only happened in china

"when young people aspire to get rich quicky how far can the country go?" The real question is WHY do young people want to get money 'quickly'? Is it because the country made it impossible to live a normal life without big amounts of money, and because there is no actually way to get rich by 'working hard'? The goverment should really think about it instead of blaming citizens for not having what they have

Our CEO from a well known company dont ever flaunt his wealth, he wears pretty much the same set of clothes every week eats fastfood for lunch yet hes the richest guy on the building.

That influencer didn't get herself pregnant and she's not the one that made the CEO's family unhappy. The CEO did that.

i’m legit surprised the gold diggers bootcamp did not turn out to be a ponzi scam, or sex trafficking rings, and with some success stories o.O

Same thing is happening here though. You ask kids what do they wanna do and most of them will say something along the lines of being an ‘influencer.’

I really like what @YungTokyo and their replies say about the whole “working hard” concept because yea dude we don’t wanna be like our parents who suffered and struggled to provide us with the bare minimum. College is expensive and hiring practices are becoming more and more unfair. So many of us are “working hard” for a dead end, undignified pay, slave ethics job that can replace you in a heartbeat, so you tell me, would you rather “get rich quick” or suffer like those around you?

Can you really blame the young generation for looking for an easy way out of life? They already know how difficult and competetive the traditional route is, they're merely trying their luck for the easier way.

"Second hand gucci panty hose" I don't know why i laughed at this.

Social media is fake . Unless an influencer actually shares a skill that will help you in real life( for example gardening, books , architect, paintings) , I would skip others who just showcase materialistic desires. Atleast for me it is all a mirage and would rather use my time on earth to enrich my mind and body...

Opportunies comes daily but many are scared of embracing it due to the high rate of fraud and scams. Let's be reminded that each opportunity we let go carried a change for a life time.

“Instead of working hard” I’m sorry that part stuck with me- because the sentiment of working hard is usually OVER working for the bare essentials. My mom worked hard for 30 years and is just now living comfortable and middle class. I don’t wanna condemn people who don’t want to slave away at jobs they’ll hate that only provide the bare minimum to survival and not living. This is not to say internet culture is heavy but the aspirations are completely understandable

Ah, Chinese photo apps...the ones where you can literally turn a goat into a Victoria Secret model.

I’d rather be with someone I love and loves me in return for who I am not for what I post or the lies that I have told. How can it ever last on lies?

There has to be a TV show about these people. Absolutely fascinating.

6:00 are we just gonna pretend the cheating husband is innocent? “Sabotage the happiness of his family” my ass, he’s the one who got her pregnant

When young people aspire to get rich quickly.. how far can a country go.

Without the workers in factories and supply lines from other cities,Shanghai can never achieve this.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was popular in America, especially for rappers. Sharing expensive cars, rooms, views, etc. Honestly it's pretty smart.

Remember kids, the secrets of being truly happiness is being good looking. I'm amazed that people take this joke seriously.

The modern day “influencer” is such a strange concept. It seems like every young person wants to become internet-famous / appear rich / appear like the kardashians online...it’s such an empty goal

"Something inside you refuses to settle for average" exact feelings of someone who will become a millionaire

When you compare the fact that they have the option of working 9-9-6 for $4,900/yr vs. 20 secs for $50,000, it's honestly understandable why people choose the latter because you are pretty much working yourself to death for a system for someone else's lambo. If people had real hope in improving their situation then they wouldn't be looking at scams or fast money.

Imagine 40 people sharing a MacBook Pro 💻

The finding a husband camp is scary...wow

"Gen z prefers flexible working situations and holidays" lol. Who would prefer strict work and no holidays?

"when young people aspire to get rich quickly, how far can the country go?"

I didnt like the way u said "she was sabotaging a happy family" if the affair is true then he stepped out of the marriage he shoulf be blamed

“Become internet celebrity to get richer fast instead of working hard” - And they will soon realize that being a successful Internet celebrity requires hard work!

And they told me to love myself more, i take that advise anyday

In Japan in the 80s, many Japanese wanted to get rich quickly through real estate and stock market gambling. Then came the ultimate crash from which we have not yet recovered! As for China, it will be even worse than Japan. The only thing that has no limits is the stupidity of repeating it until you are completely exhausted. Then the person asks themselves, why am I lying on the ground?

You’re not talking about Chinese only, you’re telling how the internet platforms work. Million of people going to extreme to compete themselves while the platforms push more and more.

Moral of the story: Avoid social media.

Truly excellent video from beginning to end. Thank you!

This kind of work very suitable for young but when they're reach certain age they will start to see reality

"Chinese generation Z prefers jobs with flexible working system AND vacations..." Ah? Who doesn't??? Not a single Boomer: "I hate to have paid vacations"

That's how you train Gold Diggers.

"when mukbang reached china, it became something else where people mostly ended up overeating. One male mukbanger even died on air" ah I fear nlthis is wear Nikocado got his inspiration from..

"Second hand Gucci pantyhose".😂😂 God damn

This business is going very well. Billions are brain-damaged.

I knew a guy just like this in my first year of college. It was such a culture shock. Like I'm a middle class southerner, wasnt raised to waste food, clothes, or anything of value, never been into name brand stuff. So running into this guy who everyday he had on name brand clothing, only shopped at like gucci and other luxury brands was so wild. Ofcourse I didnt want to pass judgement just cuz he was rich. So I befriended him...bruh he was exactly what I thought. He was so shallow. Literally only kept me around as like a weird sorta achievement like "check out my black friend"

it’s an awful thing to do but, be honest, if you were lower class, desperate to earn money in a society that forces you to overwork and earn so little, you’d turn to being and internet star too.

I like your hard-work in making this video 👌🏼👌🏼 very nicely explained

I dont know chinese internet celebrity other than Liziqi and Dianxi Xiaoge. And their internet content is really on another level.

I don’t think the US is any different, a lot of people especially young people aspire to get rich fast. I think you see more cases in China because they have a larger population.

They give new meaning to “ballin’ on a budget”

I don't why but I find it it's a great idea, share expenses and enjoy luxury.... (not specifically to show of just to have little fun)

I'd rather commend these people for the smarts they put into climbing the social ladder. If you wanna be mad at someone be mad at the system and the people at the top exploiting you. You have more in common with the climbers than the ones at the top.

The wanna be rich is only a wanna be. This goes to everyone.

I watched this when it 1st came out. Now the RU-vid algorithm has blessed it a year later or so.

Great! That's called civic unity and community spirit. They are helping each other in a modern day commune.

He wasn't sabotaged. He received consequences for his own actions. Don't use your platform to push/support/share irrational perspectives, please.

423million Internet celebrities, really that mean 1/3 of China whole population is an Internet celebrity

I love the ending part (conclusion about youth).

Your channel is amazing!!!!!

The lady whos teaching that class deserves some kind of medal. Shes helping girls do something thats nearly impossible, thats impressive as hell. I wonder who shes married to and if she teaches classes for guys ; )

It’s Basically like the red room but with no fighting and spies just trying to get married to a sugar daddy who’s young.

“Being an internet celebrity instead of working hard” i mean you cant say they dont work hard too, it’s not easy to just become famous

I like some of Mrs. Fengtimo songs. It was like a more modernized version of the classics I used to heard.

China is a country where its people are so committed to their goals they are totally brazen about it, with zero inhibitions.

Well I don't really blame those people.. it's their way to gain money and get out of their miserable life.. although life is not just about fame and money.

This is awesome info.. 🙏🏼 thanks

Who is here watching his news to make yourself feel better? Even true or not.?

It’s not just the young of China who want to get rich quick. The young of most nations, especially those “connected” online who want to get rich quick.

"Now I'm not saying she's a gold digger...but she ain't messing with no broke...."

😂LOL this is like when Mulan goes to meet the matchmaker I can't

Great video, although I just wanna share that getting rich quickly isn't the problem, it's the getting rich easy that is the problem.

Most countries seems to be suffering from this developing world phenomenon where the youth aspire to something of little real world value.

I never understand how overeating can attract fans, it's offputting

I swear most of my neighbors are doing this same exact thing… very often,at least a few times a week, my apartment will have people arrive in the early mornings ,with a few suitcases and luggage come to the concierge desk and if you did not know better, you’d think this building was some sort of private luxury boutique hotel, especially since it’s right in the middle of downtown La , and next to another fancy boutique hotel called the Conrad, it’s also in the arts district ,right next door to 2 of the most famous contemporary art museums and the Disney concert hall ! i know for a fact that these people are Chinese , and they come in pairs or alone, and as one pair(the “tenants” )greets the incoming guests and escorts them up into the elevator with their luggage , you will see the “tenants” leaving with their bags packed shortly after! Once i was being nosy and took mental note of the unit # and i have noticed it’s new people coming in /leaving damn near biweekly!. I took notice when my neighbors across from me seemed to change every couple of weeks… but i believe they’re using this as a hotel or Airbnb type of thing rather than living here permanently… this is a very expensive place to live but the amenities are gorgeous and i can definitely see this being a gold mine for a “luxury living” influencer …

Well that problem is not only in China but also in the U.S. as well.

On a lesser scale, it's the same for "influencers" in France. The agencies rent some apartment in Paris with a good view on the famous parisian roofs or on the Eiffel tower and that's how you have this typical "posing at the window over Paris" on hundreds of instagram accounts.

My heart wrenched looking at the less fortunate ;(... some just forget their roots. I’m 27 now and going to pursue my undergrad studies in sociology. I hope by 30 i can apply to some humanitarian organisations and volunteer. Wish me the best please. And i wish you guys the best too.

*It's not working harder, it's working smarter that makes one extremely successful in a short amount of time.*