Starting Sign-In from a Billionaire God-Chapter 1067 - 1066: The Storm Over Education Credentials

"President Lin, you have a meeting at nine in the morning, and at ten, President Jiang will come to report on work..."

This morning, as soon as Lin Fan returned to the company, his secretary Zhao Jiayi rushed over to hand Lin Fan his schedule for the day.

As the boss of Mortal Group, Lin Fan’s day had been meticulously arranged by his secretary Zhao Jiayi, busy yet fulfilling, enough to occupy him from morning till night.

Lin Fan sighed, all he wanted was to be a boring wealthy man...

Ring ring ring...

Suddenly, Lin Fan’s phone rang. Upon seeing the caller, Lin Fan said to Zhao Jiayi, "Hmm, put the schedule down. I’ll look at it later; let me take this call first."

Zhao Jiayi then put down the schedule and left.

Lin Fan immediately answered the call, "Old Wang? Why are you calling me this early?"

The caller was Wang Xiangqian.

If Wang Xiangqian called him, it certainly wasn’t good news; Lin Fan guessed it might be something about Ning Xiaoyue again.

Wang Xiangqian said, "Brother Fan, Xiaoyue is trending again, and this time it’s negative. I suspect she’s being targeted."

Lin Fan frowned and asked, "What’s the situation?"

Wang Xiangqian explained, "Since last night, suddenly people have started making a fuss about Xiaoyue’s education. A lot of marketing accounts have joined in, all criticizing Xiaoyue’s educational background, and now she’s trending. Basically, the online criticism is scolding Xiaoyue for her low education, saying she doesn’t deserve to be a celebrity and calling for her to be banned. I’ve done some PR, but it’s ineffective, so I called to ask if Brother Fan has any suggestions?"

Lin Fan said, "Xiaoyue’s education? Haha, who is so bored that they would make a fuss about her education? Can’t they think of any other dirt? No worries, I’ll take a look later."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Fan opened his phone and browsed the internet.

Indeed, Ning Xiaoyue was trending again, and this time because of her education, it sparked a huge controversy, with criticisms against Ning Xiaoyue dominating public opinion.

"The threshold for entering the entertainment industry is really low now, anyone can become a celebrity!"

"Someone like Ning Xiaoyue, with her low education, should be banned!"

"Isn’t that right? She totally sets a bad example for children; soon kids won’t want to study anymore and just want to become celebrities."

"At the very least, complete nine years of compulsory education. No more dropout fish!"

Netizens were indignantly condemning Ning Xiaoyue. Of course, this wave of condemnation was also driven by marketing accounts, as a large number suddenly appeared, with almost identical content, clearly indicating someone was deliberately targeting Ning Xiaoyue.

The term "dropout fish" is a word coined by netizens, meaning those who slip through the net of nine years of compulsory education, used to mock and discriminate against those who didn’t complete nine years of compulsory education.

As public figures, celebrities live under the spotlight and receive public attention. Their behavior and backgrounds are scrutinized and turned into gossip for leisure conversations by the public.

The resources in the entertainment industry are limited. Celebrities compete for limited resources like fish in a pond, naturally forming competitive relationships. Therefore, competitors often dig into others’ flaws or scandals to attack them, as celebrities with their special status easily become hot topics.

For instance, when a new TV drama is about to shoot, it’s a big investment and is likely to become popular. Two popular male celebrities compete for the leading role. To secure this opportunity, one party tries to discredit the other by digging up scandals, finally finding an indecent photo of the opponent, promptly purchasing trending topics and causing public uproar. Due to this photo, the opponent not only loses this opportunity but almost faces a ban.

It’s safe to say such plots happen almost every day in the entertainment industry. Sometimes, if no dirt can be found, they might even resort to fabricating scandals, all aiming to sabotage the other party.

People say "the entertainment industry is really messy," and it is indeed true.

This time, Ning Xiaoyue was targeted for her education, regardless of who’s behind it, they were obviously prepared. It’s quite amusing; Ning Xiaoyue truly has little dirt, so the opponent resorted to making a fuss about her education.

However, this move still had some impact, as netizens have started to massively attack Ning Xiaoyue online.

Ning Xiaoyue’s education is indeed low; she finished junior high but didn’t take the entrance exams before leaving school to work. Ning Xiaoyue made this decision because she knew she couldn’t attend high school, so she simply didn’t take the exams. Since the exams are for entering high school, and if she already decided not to attend high school, there was no need to take them.

Just like college entrance exams are for entering college; if one knows they won’t attend college, whether or not to take the exams makes no difference.

This decision was made by Ning Xiaoyue herself when she was still just a ninth-grade girl, considering her future prospects. Now when people criticize her, it seems like they are criticizing her current self, but in reality, they are criticizing that ninth-grade girl.

A ninth-grade girl, can you really expect her to think like a mature adult, making high-minded decisions?

In reality, back then Ning Xiaoyue decided not to take the entrance exams to start working because she believed it was the right decision based on her awareness at that time.

Her reason was simple; nine-year compulsory education is free, but for high school, her family would need to pay school fees. Due to financial difficulties, she didn’t want to burden her family.

There’s a saying "children from poor families grow up early." Whenever this phrase is mentioned, it seems to praise these children for being sensible. But strangely, when it comes to Ning Xiaoyue, it becomes wrong, not just ordinary wrong, but magnified into negative meanings, as if it’s a major sin that everyone must punish. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

The ninth-grade girl surely didn’t expect that her decision back then, made for her future, would, years later, lead to accusations of her corrupting children.

As the saying goes, if you’re determined to blame someone, you don’t worry about the lack of excuses. Someone took hold of this issue, magnified it, and put various labels to drive narratives, making it impossible for her to avoid being seen as a historical villain.

Lin Fan watched the various criticisms online, feeling both amused and frustrated.

To Lin Fan, life is one’s own; the future is one’s own. If someone decides their own future, as long as it’s not illegal or against public morality, what’s it got to do with others? Is it really their business?

These netizens, each one like the gossiping aunties at the village entrance, using educational discrimination does not make them look noble; instead, it exposes their narrow-minded and ugly faces.

Ironically, these people, even after graduating from college themselves, haven’t achieved anything remarkable—just life’s losers, relying on tapping keyboards online to gain a shred of pathetic superiority from belittling others.

Asking whether a junior high student can become a celebrity is as ridiculous as questioning if a junior high student qualifies to be a boss. You might as well ask your boss with a junior high education if they qualify to be a boss. See how they react; do you dare? Do you still want that three thousand a month job?

Attempting to use education against Ning Xiaoyue is destined to be futile. Lin Fan simply laughs it off, now wanting to find out who exactly is stirring up trouble?