Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 712 "Bad Genius": Is cheating the only way to succeed in life?
To be able to film a cheating scandal in such a gripping, suspenseful, and well-paced way... that's just amazing!

And this is actually the most important factor in the success of "Bad Genius"!
This is also Ma Xun's most important 'method'!
To put it bluntly, if you want to market a movie, at the very least, the movie's quality has to be up to par.

The movie itself wasn't very good, but they kept hyping it up, and then when it failed at the box office, they blamed moviegoers for not understanding it. How can that be acceptable?

To put it bluntly, if there are too many movies like this that rely on hype, it could negatively impact the entire industry.

Although Ma Xun is a capitalist who makes money, at least he still has some conscience.

If the movie itself is bad, then let it be bad.

Now, sitting in the screening room, Nazar has many thoughts on her mind.

On one hand, I'm jealous of Dilraba. She's so lucky. She met someone like Ma Xun right after her debut and immediately got the role in this movie.

On the other hand, she will definitely act in such excellent movies in the future, after all, she and Ma Xun have a shared destiny.

But on the other hand, there are actually some minor issues, and Nazar has heard those rumors before.

Ma Xun is no saint; he's been with many women and made many actresses famous, so he's almost certainly not faithful to any one woman.

What Naza wants is exclusive love, and from that perspective, it seems that Ma Xun cannot give her that.

This girl is definitely love-struck.

Of course, someone who is obsessed with love wouldn't think of themselves as being obsessed with love.

Huh? This movie seems to be getting tense again!

Naza was lost in thought, but before the movie could finish, our classmate Lin Xiao'e had already entered another 'world'.

Because she helped her friend Yang cheat, Yang brought Lin Xiao'e to her boyfriend's party.

This is the world of the rich kids; they're having a blast in the heated swimming pool.

Although Quan Yuan and his classmates are all academically weak, it doesn't matter. Studying doesn't affect their lives; they only care about whether they can pass the exams.

Because the exams are for their parents to see, and some exams can help them get into very good schools.

When Lin Xiao'e saw one of the people's faces, she immediately turned to leave.

However, Yang's boyfriend, Aken, called her over.

"For regular exams, we can give you 1,000 Hong Kong dollars each."

Huh? This is how it is for a regular exam?

Lin Xiao'e couldn't stop walking, "..." but still didn't say anything.

"There are probably a dozen or so people here. Think about it carefully."

"This is just a regular exam. If it were a final exam, I'd add two thousand. Also, do you know about the SWT exam?"

Hmm? What kind of exam is this?

Of course, we can't just use SAT; we definitely need to change the name!
However, with a little explanation in the movie, everyone can understand it.

And such an important exam...

“We’ll give each of you HK$10,000, and there might be more than just us by then.”

This offer is just too tempting!
Moreover, one of the boys said something crucial.

"You paid the sponsorship fee too, right?"

What is a sponsorship fee?
"I don't!"

"impossible."

"I received the highest scholarship!"

"But you still have to pay the sponsorship fee, it's mandatory, you just probably pay a little less."

This left Lin Xiao'e with no choice but to agree. Although she wasn't entirely sure about the sponsorship, she was well aware of her family's urgent situation.

As a top student, one can easily make a decision. Even without the sponsorship fee, one should still accept the 'order'.

"Okay! I'll help you!"

After that, everyone reached a deal.

But who exactly is that guy that Lin Xiao'e was paying close attention to?
It's still unclear, but that person is a second-generation rich kid.

Thus, after returning home from the party, Lin Xiao'e quickly came to a conclusion.

"The sponsorship fee... is very small. The principal is very kind to us; he only asked us to contribute a little bit of money."

Alright, no need to ask any more questions. That's what Dad said... Lin Xiao'e is very understanding of her father's difficulties.

Next, let's work hard to make money!

From now on, cheating has changed. Before, cheating was just an ordinary, improper act. Everyone could understand that. But now, cheating to pass exams has become the female protagonist's 'career'.

That's right, that's how it became a career!

Don't underestimate this change, because it gives people the feeling that... even Naza felt that it wasn't so bad for the female lead to help these rich kids cheat.

Well, there's nothing wrong with that. If we were to translate it a little more deeply, could we say: justice?

Cheating has become a form of justice? Is that a good thing?

Naza felt like she had developed a brain, but the following plot made her temporarily forget about it.

In the movie, Lin Xiao'e found a completely new way to cheat!

Clever people are truly ingenious. When Lin Xiao'e was playing the piano, she discovered that she could combine sheet music with Morse code to create a very special cheating method.

If you remember the rhythm of her tapping her fingers on her lap or the table, you can find the correct answer. Of course, she will leave some questions blank without giving the answers to prevent the teacher from picking up duplicate papers.

Regardless, this is a form of encryption.

Cheating has become technologically advanced!
And indeed, it was a great success!
Of course, the process of cheating was still very tense. The original plan was in place, but something went wrong in the middle, but in the end, we managed to adapt and succeed.

This is a success... Awesome!

Naza actually felt a sense of pleasure; was she completely immersed in the experience?
Just then, another person arrived.

The female lead's rival has arrived; it's a man named Aben.

This guy is also a top student; he was the top student at this school before Lin Xiao'e enrolled.

He had competed with Lin Xiao'e, and Lin Xiao'e won that competition, which is why she was able to get into this high school.

So that's how it relates to the beginning!
Naza increasingly felt that Ma Xun's script was amazing. But what happened next...

"There will be someone stronger than you! He will replace you!"

What Aben said makes a lot of sense.

Didn't Lin Xiao'e know?
She knew, of course, that the principal, though seemingly kind and approachable, was actually just recruiting top students to the school.

This is the only way to maintain the school's competitiveness.

In other words, having these top students will attract more wealthy but academically weak students.

This principle is easy to understand if you think about it.

So……

I know you're cheating!

Is this guy, Aben, going to file a righteous report?

The results came out quickly: he got beaten up, and then...

"I'll join you!"

Alright, if you can't beat them, join them and let's all cheat together.

Such a change is really...uncomfortable to watch.

But for some reason, it feels like this is a very real situation...

Naza couldn't figure it out for a moment, but the movie's pacing was so good that she didn't have much time to think about it.

The truly awesome exam is here!

"The SWT exam is a worldwide exam..."

That's right, this exam is definitely a big boss!

So how much could Lin Xiao'e and her friends get by cheating on such an exam?
"If it succeeds, everyone will receive 10 yuan! Based on the current calculations... Xiao'e, you should receive more than 300 million yuan!"

HK$300 million?!

Cheating once... Wow! That's so challenging!

Honestly, watching people cheat on exams can be incredibly exciting, it's unbelievable!

Naza felt something was off, but the movie compelled her to keep watching; she just couldn't stop.

Whether it's normal or not, I just have to pass this SWT exam!
So, what should we do?
Soon, Xiao'e found a starting point, which was...

"The time is the same, but there is a time difference!"

Yes, this exam is administered globally, but there are time differences between different regions, a fact that wasn't considered during the initial design.

There is one exam paper for the whole world, and exam venues are located all over the world.

And so... our Masami Nagasawa has made her appearance!
She's a seasoned cheater from Japan!

Goodness, is there going to be competition now?
No, no, of course I've joined!
This time they're going to use the best methods possible to make sure the teachers can't tell.

The fact that Masami Nagasawa has joined means that many other people are joining as well. If the cheating is successful, the prize money will increase!

500?
It's just very exciting.

But the method is... barcodes?!
It uses Morse code and barcodes, and initially, it was transmitted via mobile phone text messages.

How can I bring my phone into the exam room?

Don't bring it into your mind. There's a time difference in exams, so just find an opportunity to leave the exam room.

This was truly... fraught with danger!
Naza's palms were sweating as he watched, while Xiao'e, Aben, and Yamei worked together so well that Aben was even captured.

But Yami still delivered the final answer.

Goodness gracious, really goodness gracious! Who would have thought that cheating could be filmed like this!
But what happens in the end?

SWT launched an investigation, and Aben's eligibility was revoked.

But everyone kept quiet. However, do you remember the person Xiao'e saw at Yang's boyfriend's party?

"It was his father's company that killed your mother! And now you're helping him cheat?!"

That's right, although the father is a coward, he has already seen through his daughter's behavior.

The daughter, Xiao'e, went astray and did such a thing, but the most crucial point is that she helped the son of her enemy!

This was indeed hard for the father to accept, but Xiao'e's answer still shocked many people!

"Didn't his father cheat back then?"

Um? What does it mean?
Lin's father was stunned.

Xiao'e continued, "How can ordinary people like us turn our lives around? Dad, you've worked diligently your whole life, have you succeeded?"
Yes, you do the right thing, you work hard, and you work very late every day!
But is there any chance of success?
Conversely, which of those guys who are now living the high life, with sports cars, beautiful women, mansions, and swimming pools, are actually working diligently and doing the right thing?

Which one of them didn't get their fortune through deception and fraud?

In an instant, the entire movie theater fell silent.

Can you say this?

But it seems to be the absolute truth!

The key issue is Hong Kong... well, thankfully the story takes place in Hong Kong.

So, what was the final outcome?
Xiao'e promised her father she would no longer help others cheat, but then Aben extended an invitation to her.

"There are even more important exams to take..."

Aben has turned evil!
Where is Xiao'e?
She decided to make what had happened public, with her father's help, of course.

Naza felt something was off when she saw this, because the ending was really positive!
The movie ended, but at that moment, some people around me said this.

"I heard the Hong Kong version is different."

"Really?"

"The Hong Kong version was not subsequently released."

Wow, this is amazing!

(End of this chapter)