Live Stream: Overly Pampered Education Creates Three Superstars in One Family

Chen Chu's words were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, and the ripples spread across the internet at an astonishing speed.

The first to react were a group of short video bloggers with keen sense of smell.

They almost immediately extracted the clip from Chen Chu's live stream where he said, "Why should you all speak up for my own good?", added subtitles and background music, and posted it on various platforms.

The titles were all eye-catching.

How many Chinese people have been ruined by the phrase "For your own good"?

Education experts were left speechless! I watched this video ten times!

Chen Chu: Are your lips inlaid with gold?

The number of views for the sliced ​​videos is growing at an almost insane rate.

Millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions—the discussions in the comments section grew louder and louder.

Finally, someone said it out loud. I've heard the phrase "for your own good" for over twenty years, and now just seeing it makes me feel nauseous.

My mom is the same way. She's controlled everything I do since I was little. When I asked her why, she said, "It's for your own good." When I asked her if she knew what I wanted, she said, "What do you know, you're just a kid."

I'm the guy with the three million mortgage. I watched the video and cried for a long time. Not because I was sad, but because finally someone spoke up for me.

[But some people think Chen Chu is wrong. How can you not spoil a child? Look at those spoiled children, don't they all turn out to be useless when they grow up?]

[Upstairs, you didn't understand what Chen Chu was saying at all. He wasn't saying he wouldn't care, but rather that you shouldn't use "for your own good" to justify all control. These are two different things.]

The internet is in complete chaos.

Those who support Chen Chu and those who support traditional disciplinary methods each hold their own opinions, and neither can convince the other.

But one fact cannot be denied: in just a few hours, the name Chen Chu went from being an ordinary program guest to becoming a wildly popular topic of discussion across the internet.

Xu Ziang, who had just been scolded, was curled up on his bed in his room, the light from his phone screen reflecting on his thin face.

He was wearing headphones, and the video clip of Chen Chu that had gone viral was playing on the screen. He watched it once, then again, and then again.

In the video, Chen Chu's voice was like a key, inserted into a lock in his heart that he had never dared to touch.

"Why should you think that just because you say something you're doing it for my own good? Why can you erase all my pain with a simple 'it's for my own good'?"

Xu Ziang's throat bobbed.

He turned off his phone screen, lay on the bed, and stared intently at the chandelier on the ceiling.

The light from the chandelier was a bit too bright.

"Why... can other people's parents understand their children so well?"

His voice was so low it was like a mosquito's hum, echoing softly in the empty bedroom, "Why doesn't my father understand?"

He turned over and buried his face in the pillow.

The pillowcase still bore traces of makeup from the live stream; foundation and tears had mixed together and dried into a dark yellow stain.

He closed his eyes, his mind replaying the words his father had spoken that afternoon.

"I'm only doing this for your own good!"

"Isn't my goal to help you save more money and have more options?"

"Don't be ungrateful!"

He said it was for my own good.

Xu Ziang pondered this question silently in his heart.

He imagined being dragged into the live stream room every day after school, facing those cold cameras and fill lights, repeatedly shouting "Family members, please follow me!" "Thank you for the rocket, big brother!" "This product is really a super deal!"

He thought about how his classmates could play ball, go shopping, do homework, and date after school, while he could only sit in the live broadcast room, like a monkey tied to a post, forcing one standard smile after another at the screen.

He imagined the beaming expression on his father's face as he tallied the back-end earnings after the live stream ended.

That money never passed through his hands.

His father said he would save it for him and give it to him to use later, saying that he was still young and didn't need to worry about money.

But if it was really for his own good, why did he never get a single penny of that money?

Xu Ziang lifted his face from the pillow and looked at his reflection on the phone screen in the darkness.

That face was young and still quite immature, but it already carried a weariness that didn't belong to someone that age.

He stared at that face for a long time, and then said in his heart something he had never said to anyone before.

Ultimately, it's all for his own sake. For his own retirement.

He swiped his finger across the phone screen a few times, then tapped the video again and watched it once more.

At the same time, a long-running education commentary program called "Today's Teaching Points" was being recorded.

This program is quite authoritative in the industry, and it frequently invites nationally renowned education experts to comment on current hot topics in education.

Today's program team has obviously also noticed the Chen Chu video clips that are going viral online, so they invited a heavyweight figure, Wei Zhilin, the winner of the first prize of the National Education Master Award.

The host sat opposite Wei Zhilin, with a tablet computer in front of him and clips of Chen Chu playing on the large screen behind him.

After the video finished playing, the host put down his tablet, looked at Wei Zhilin, and spoke with a respectful tone but with a hint of provocation.

"Professor Wei, what are your thoughts on some of the views expressed by Mr. Chen Chu recently on the program 'Effective Parenting,' especially his remarks about 'for your own good'?"

Wei Zhilin sat on the sofa.

His hair was neatly combed, and he wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. Behind the lenses, his gaze carried a condescending and scrutinizing air.

Then he spoke.

"Chen Chu is a despicable person who doesn't understand education and only knows how to put on a show. He is poisoning the minds of a large number of educators and parents with a seemingly correct educational approach."

His remarks, ostensibly opposing the inappropriate educational expression of "for your own good," actually deconstruct the legitimacy of parental authority and dismantle the fundamental structure of family education.

He leaned forward slightly, his gaze sharpening: "If every child reacts with resistance and feels controlled whenever they hear 'it's for your own good,' as he says, how can parents discipline their children? How can teachers educate their students? How can the entire education system function? What he says sounds touching, but in reality, he's harming the next generation."

Wei Zhilin's words were like a new depth charge, thrown into an already turbulent sea.

Less than half an hour after the program aired, clips from "Today's Teaching Tips" were edited out and placed side by side with Chen Chu's video clips, creating a virtual showdown.

The comments section exploded again, with some supporting Wei Zhilin, saying he was a true expert in education, and others calling Chen Chu a clown trying to attract attention.

Some people support Chen Chu, saying that Wei Zhilin's ideas should have been eliminated long ago, and that he simply doesn't understand the suffering of ordinary people.

The two factions were locked in a fierce battle in the comments section, neither able to convince the other.

In the midst of this chaotic battle, another person stepped forward.

Xu Danian turned on the live stream, his face showing undisguised excitement.

He had just come across a video of Wei Zhilin angrily berating Chen Chu, and felt that his words resonated deeply with him.

He adjusted the camera position, cleared his throat, and began his live stream for the day.

"I just saw the video of Professor Wei Zhilin commenting on Chen Chu, and I have to say, Professor Wei's comments were excellent!"

Xu Danian's voice was full of energy, carrying the joy of finding a kindred spirit.

"Chen Chu's approach, to put it bluntly, is just spoiling the child. What good can spoiling a child do? You think you're giving the child freedom, but in reality, you're harming him!"

He became increasingly agitated as he spoke, leaning slightly forward in his chair: "A child's efforts are like a sponge. You may think you've squeezed it dry, but if you squeeze harder, you can always get a few more drops. You think he's reached his limit? No, he still has potential! If you ignore him, he'll stagnate; if you push him, he'll rise to the top!"

A chorus of cheers swept across the screen, but some voices expressed dissenting opinions.

[Is Xu Danian targeting Chen Chu? Well, it makes sense. One became an educational guru on the show, while the other became a negative example. I'd hate him too.]

[But to be honest... I feel really uncomfortable with Xu Danian's "sponge theory." Children are sponges, not people, right?]

[Upstairs, what do you know? A strict teacher produces outstanding students, a strict father produces filial sons. How could these old sayings be wrong?]

Xu Danian looked at the supportive comments in the live chat and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He picked up the thermos on the table, took a sip of tea, and moistened his throat.

"That's why when it comes to educating children, you can't listen to those fancy theories. You have to discipline them, be strict, and set rules!"