Chapter 39

Jia Hongjian put on his sunglasses and baseball cap in the guesthouse room. At this moment, his mother suddenly asked out of curiosity, "Why are you wearing these things? I thought it was quite strange when I saw you do this last time."

"Can't be too careful, right? Shanghai is still okay, but in the future, there might be no fake goods in Shanghai, and I'll have to go to other places to buy them. When I'm in an unfamiliar place, what if the mall staff find someone to beat me up?" Jia Hongjian shrugged and asked casually. His words shocked his mother, "Then don't buy fake goods? I only have one son. What will your father and I do if something happens to you?"

"Ha, I was just kidding. I don't want the media to capture my full face. Although the TV station can help blur my face, I'm not sure if there will be viewers who secretly take photos. If they send the photos to the salespeople and tell them not to sell me anything, what will I do?" Jia Hongjian said with a grin.

"Really no safety issues?" Su Ping was still a bit worried. "Really, think about it, Mom. My main job is being a student. Where do I have the time to buy fake goods all day? Buying fake goods is just a part-time job. I only do it when I have free time and want to make some pocket money."

However, these were all excuses from Jia Hongjian. The real reason he was in disguise was that he had long planned to be the mastermind, the ultimate villain! He wanted to cultivate his father to be the front man while he himself would be the wasteful rich second generation!

If he became famous too early, or even more famous than his father in the future, would he still be the wasteful rich second generation? At that point, people would only introduce Jia Gang as "Jia Hongjian's father"... This didn't fit Jia Hongjian's low-key style! The ultimate hidden boss must remain hidden in the mist! He wanted others to think he was a useless rich second generation, so that when he encountered some particularly arrogant girls, they would look down on him and ignore him. Then, when they learned about his true abilities, the guilt and remorse for misunderstanding him would be... "Tsk, tsk, I'm really evil." Jia Hongjian even wanted to praise himself.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Su Ping opened it to find Ma Li, the girl who had picked them up from the train station the day before. "Are you two ready? We're about to leave."

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of CCTV, where armed police were on guard. Jia Hongjian and his mother followed Ma Li to the studio. As soon as they entered, Jia Hongjian saw a rather young Shui Junyi. Seeing this future famous CCTV host, he couldn't help but think of the Kosovo War in Yugoslavia, when he had seen Shui Junyi wearing a steel helmet as a war correspondent on the front lines.

Even now, Jia Hongjian still remembered the scene from his previous life in college, where this man was squatting at a window, reporting to the nation, while behind him, the dark night was filled with NATO bombings and the tracer rounds from the Yugoslav air defense. It was after seeing this scene that Jia Hongjian realized there was a crazy profession called a war correspondent.

"Teacher Shui, this is Jia Hongjian, and this is his mother," Ma Li introduced.

"Hello, Jia Hongjian," the war correspondent extended a large hand before Jia Hongjian could react. "Hello, Teacher Shui," Jia Hongjian shook his hand. "Well, Ma Li will take you to the makeup room to get ready. The director will find you for a rehearsal soon. Just act naturally on TV, don't be nervous..."

Wow, Jia Hongjian didn't expect the war correspondent to be so concerned about him.

"Ha ha..." Jia Hongjian instinctively wanted to say, "Only others get nervous, not me," but he changed his mind at the last moment, thinking of the legendary womanizer, Guo Jing. Guo Jing was so cool, yet he always pretended to be foolish and inarticulate! This was a new environment, and he needed to be low-key. Being too high-profile could lead to embarrassment, while being low-key could help him gain the upper hand.

So, after a couple of "ha ha"s, Jia Hongjian didn't say anything, looking as simple and honest as a peasant's son.

A mother knows her son best. Su Ping couldn't help but steal a glance at her son. She knew the character of this son she had carried for ten months. He was always the one who loved chaos and was always high-profile. How could such a person, who could secretly buy fake goods and make it into the news, suddenly become so obedient? There must be something fishy!

Jia Hongjian followed Ma Li to the makeup room and sat down. Soon, a female makeup artist stood behind him. "Jia classmate, take off your glasses, please? I need to do your makeup." The makeup artist, fearing he might not understand, explained, "The makeup is to make your skin look normal under the strong studio lights. Without makeup, your skin might look darker..."

Darker? Jia Hongjian had an idea. "Sister, how about you give me a smoky makeup? Just make my skin darker, like a lighter-skinned African?" Jia Hongjian took off his sunglasses, his eyes sparkling like those of an innocent, pure, and naive young boy.

"African?" "Yes, sister, you see, I bought fake goods, and if people see my real face, the retaliation might be minor, but the scary part is that malls all over the country might refuse to sell me fake goods... What would the people do then? They would be deceived by the malls and end up buying fake goods!" Jia Hongjian said sincerely, his eyes full of righteousness.

Su Ping watched coldly. She thought her son should be given an Oscar. "How can this kid be so good at pretending? And he does it so convincingly. Where did he learn this? He's so young, and he already knows how to deceive girls... But this girl isn't even that pretty. He should have deceived a prettier one." As a mother who was a natural actress, Su Ping thought.

The makeup artist, unaware of all this, was stunned by Jia Hongjian's righteousness. She immediately thought of her family possibly buying fake goods, the people of the country possibly buying fake goods, the four modernizations, and socialism... "Okay, I'll do it! You must be strong, Hongjian, I support you!"

"Thank you, sister." Jia Hongjian smiled sweetly, but in his heart, he thought, "Girls in this era are indeed very innocent and easy to deceive..."

Skipping the director's rehearsal, when Jia Hongjian appeared in the studio with a face as dark as Kobe Bryant's, Shui Junyi couldn't recognize him at all! He tried hard to recall, but he didn't remember inviting any international guests today. However, the black man's attire seemed familiar...

"Hello, Teacher Shui."

Hearing the voice, Shui Junyi suddenly realized the international guest was Jia Hongjian. He was stunned for a moment, then his eyes moistened, "You've worked hard, to have to disguise yourself like this... It's a tragedy of our society that we can't let a student who fights against fake goods appear on TV openly..." He thought Jia Hongjian must be afraid of retaliation, so he immediately turned to Su Ping, "Sister, why don't you go to the control room upstairs? You can see everything in the studio, but others won't see you..."

"Okay..." Su Ping nodded. Before leaving, she glared at her son. She knew all this was his doing. He wasn't doing this to avoid retaliation; wearing sunglasses would have been enough. Painting his face black was definitely a prank!

After sending his mother away, Jia Hongjian waited in the corridor behind the studio. According to the program's flow, Shui Junyi would first review the event for the audience, then discuss it with some experts, and finally bring him, the main character, on stage at the most heated moment.

Soon, the program began. After Shui Junyi introduced the event, he said, "Next, we invite Professor Wang Changshou from Yanjin University to share his opinion."

"My opinion is this: Jia Hongjian's behavior of knowingly buying fake goods should not be supported by the law! Why? According to Article 49 of the 'Consumer Rights Protection Law of China,' only consumers are entitled to compensation. In the 'Consumer Rights Protection Law,' a consumer is defined as a person, group, or organization that purchases goods or services for the purpose of living or working. Was Jia Hongjian buying for his living or working needs? No, he was buying for profit. According to the legal interpretation, he is not a consumer. If he is not a consumer, he does not enjoy consumer rights protection! Therefore, from a purely legal perspective, I personally believe that the mall does not need to compensate Jia Hongjian for knowingly buying fake goods!"

Sigh... Did this guy get paid, or did he get paid, or did he get paid? Jia Hongjian pondered.

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