Big event in Guangzhou, the whole city is terrified!! The actual situation is even worse, is the cancellation of the Mid-Autumn Festival schedule adjustment true or not? Qi Qi Ba Ba TALK Episode 973 20260918

This episode mainly discusses the extreme random attacks targeting eyes that occurred in Guangdong and the current state of social pressure. Combined with the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, it analyzes the sharp decline in mooncake sales, consumption downgrading under economic downturn, merchants clearing inventory, and the true situation regarding the Mid-Autumn Festival compensatory leave policy.

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Hello everyone, welcome to Qiqi 88, I am Qiqi. I actually haven't known how to talk about this matter, because we all know that a couple of days ago, there was a very, very, very, very terrifying incident in Guangdong, which was allegedly a group crime. They were randomly, friends should understand, attacking people like this, and they were targeting the eye area. So, after watching the surveillance footage from the scene, I truly felt uncomfortable, very uncomfortable, and I think it was extremely horrific. It almost caused a state of panic throughout the entire local area. So, after I finished watching it, my scalp was tingling because I don't know why you would want to take revenge on society, right? If you want to take revenge on society, why must you choose these ordinary people who are still struggling and trying hard to live? They don't even know what happened, and then they have to be treated like this. I just think that this is a bit shameless. In addition, friends can also see what level the pressure of the entire society has reached. It is crazy to have such an operation; it is very terrifying. The means and methods they use to take revenge on society have already exceeded our understanding. Their mental state, I think, is not normal to commit such acts. After watching it, my scalp was tingling and it was very terrifying, but I am not at all surprised that such things would happen. To be honest, I think there might be more incidents of revenge on society in the future. However, of course, regarding this matter, it is being suppressed tightly within the Great Firewall, suppressed very tightly. You basically cannot see any related information, even if it is a very obscure expression, because it is impossible to say it completely, and it won't be shown to people. And then, those internal details and some other things, they are all hidden. And even if they release a report or something later, they will definitely not say it is revenge on society or anything like that. They will definitely say it was a mental issue, or some personal vendetta, or that the rumors online were too exaggerated, and so on. But friends, just know that such incidents will definitely happen again in the future, but they will definitely suppress the news even more tightly. We just need to know the current situation inside the Chinese Great Firewall.

Why do people have to eat mooncakes? Some say that everyone is becoming quick to check the ingredient labels. Others say that the pricing here is not transparent. Let's talk about it: a 15-yuan mooncake costs 16 yuan, a 16-yuan mooncake costs one yuan. It's the same mooncake, the same sweetness, so why should I pay more? Because netizens have started to speak up, and it might still be sold next year. Manufacturers producing mooncakes this year should be cautious. Nowadays, ordinary people don't visit relatives, sales representatives don't send gifts to clients, and leaders don't dare to accept gifts. You tell me, who actually eats mooncakes on a regular basis? Oh my god, look, there isn't even a soul on the street. Look at these mooncakes displayed for dozens of meters, piled up like small hills, yet no one is buying. The stall owners are baking under the scorching sun. Does this mean no one is eating mooncakes this year, or is it just not the right time yet? Gift boxes priced at 298 yuan are being sold at half price, and 98-yuan boxes have dropped to 29.9 yuan. With 9 days left until the Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes have already started being promoted. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, I went to the supermarket and bought a 15-yuan mooncake; I had already eaten more than half of it, and it was full of mold. Today after work, I ate more than half of another mooncake and found a hair. I looked closely, and oh my, it was a curly hair, a huge strand of hair! I was starving, I helped myself, and then I felt sick. Damn it, you tell me, isn't this disgusting? It's full of mold. Look at the high blood sugar, I don't dare to eat it anymore. Look, all of these are expired; check them, they are all dated 2025. He asked me to eat one, I took three or four bites, and then I flipped the mooncake over and saw a nail in it. The mooncake was just made, and now the bottom part is definitely dangerous, especially for children—it's very dangerous. I estimate that mooncake sales will plummet this year for the following reasons. See if you think they are reasonable. First, the overall economic environment: ordinary people are becoming increasingly cautious with their spending, and the entire social consumption is sliding. Second, people are paying more attention to health. Consumption of sugary drinks dropped by nearly half this summer compared to last year. We have to thank bloggers in the nutrition and health sector, like Dr. Tian Kouyu and others, for setting a good example. Many people have realized that much of what they eat and drink is unhealthy. Plus, money is hard to earn now, and if you ruin your health and end up in the hospital with an illness, life becomes even harder. Third, social activities have decreased. A few years ago, during the Spring Festival, everyone was constantly sending greetings on their phones—you'd send hundreds and receive hundreds. Last Spring Festival, almost no one sent them. People are increasingly disliking these formalistic things. Furthermore, the phenomenon of gift-giving in business or official circles is now being strictly prohibited or discouraged, and relatives and friends hardly exchange gifts anymore. Also, I often talk about healthy eating: friends, don't eat even a single bite of mooncake. It's a mixture of sugar and oil with extremely high caloric density, and it's very unhealthy. By the time it's made and reaches your mouth, it might have been months. Think about it—the cheap ones might even be from last year. Don't eat a single bite.

Regarding the scene of mooncake production, let me tell you, you have to burn the mooncakes being produced today. Look, the post-00s and post-10s generation simply don't like eating mooncakes; they don't eat them at all. Even if you give them away for free, they won't eat them. The post-50s and post-60s generation don't dare to eat mooncakes because of high blood sugar. Only the post-70s, 80s, and 90s like to eat them. At the same time, companies no longer give mooncakes to employees, and during the Mid-Autumn Festival, companies don't provide mooncake benefits either. If you give them to leaders, leaders aren't used to eating mooncakes. If you produce too many, you definitely won't sell them all, and it would be a pity to throw them away to feed pigs. How many mooncakes can you eat in a day? Let's count by the year: at most, you eat one mooncake a year. I'm telling you, you can eat one on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, enjoy the moon with your family, and eat one or half of one—that's enough. I'll say it again: the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. I haven't eaten a mooncake in three or four years. It's a classic mixture of sugar and oil, and to be honest, it really doesn't taste good. How can it compare to the aroma of mutton? Let's be honest, how can it compare to mutton? You'd be better off eating some meat. It's a classic mixture of sugar and oil. It's not that you aren't allowed to eat it; it's fine to eat a little during the holidays. It's just sugar and oil, so one a year is enough. Just buy one box for the whole family to have one each for the year, and that's it. Don't eat any more. Why eat several a day? If you eat this stuff, do you still eat regular meals? Are you still eating mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, my friend? Mooncake fillings are frozen year after year; what isn't sold is kept frozen and sold the following year. The filling contains shortening, vegetable oil, peanut oil, and various sugars, fructose, and white sugar. Eating them makes you happy and joyful. Why not buy a box of mooncakes for your relatives and friends, my friend? I ate one and it gave me a boost of energy, it was very effective. Hurry up and buy two boxes of mooncakes at the supermarket to give to friends and family, especially since it's a holiday and you need to give gifts. The key is that the packaging is more expensive than the mooncake itself. I can't sell them, so here I urge the owners of mooncake factories: don't produce too much. I'm afraid that when the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, you'll bring them all to me to clear the stock, and then the losses will be even greater.

Look at these mooncakes, how luxurious the boxes are, and these are the cheap, iron-stone ones, there are so many. And the bottom, it was originally like this, and then I used a heat gun to blow it up. Look at this box, six years old, freshly produced. Look at the bottom of this box, September 15, 1965. I'm reading it, produced on September 15. The key point is, it's wrapped and written, the shelf life is 90 days. And this mooncake, no problem at all, not a single worry. Just now, a year has passed, not a single worry, it's still fine. It's all out, gold is finished, no problem at all. I know business is bad this summer, people aren't drinking, even during the Mid-Autumn Festival, people aren't drinking. If the price of alcohol is high and people don't buy it, that's fine, but mooncakes, mooncakes aren't moving either. Just now, a merchant in the market said, 'Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, I'm telling you, it's a total bust. People aren't even touching the alcohol.' He said people aren't even touching the alcohol. It looks like there's no Mid-Autumn Festival, and mooncakes aren't moving either. I've concluded from experience, why aren't mooncakes moving? People say, 'The moon is brightest on the 16th, mooncakes are one yuan.' It's the same moon, the same day, but the price can go up more than ten times. You can afford a one-yuan mooncake, it tastes the same. So brothers, if you don't sell alcohol on the 15th, and you don't sell mooncakes, is it like waiting to sell them on the 16th? Is it like eating one-yuan mooncakes? This Mid-Autumn Festival, I suggest you don't buy mooncakes to give as gifts. Even I, who sells mooncakes, don't suggest you buy them. And all of us colleagues, when we send Mid-Autumn gifts, we have all switched to rice and oil, sending things that are more essential and practical for the family, right? Every year, these mooncakes are carried around and never eaten; most of them are wasted and end up expiring, right? Especially in the current economic environment, you can clearly feel it. Although there is still half a month until the Mid-Autumn Festival, the atmosphere is far from what it was last year, right? Right now, people probably don't have money in their pockets, whether it's companies or individuals, everyone's budget is limited, basically tightening their belts to get by, right? So since our budget is limited, we should care even less about this 'face.' Let's buy something practical, something that can be used at home, something that can actually be eaten, instead of carrying these cakes around.

Actually, to be honest, how much are these mooncakes worth? 80% of the price is in the packaging box. A box with cakes this big, and only a few inside, how much could it cost, right? So all this cost is spent on packaging, spent on the appearance. In the past, when people went to buy gift boxes, they would choose ones with very grand packaging because they felt it gave them 'face,' right? But now, with this economic situation, many people pursue practicality, right? So when our budget is reduced, we should start from a practical perspective. I sell mooncakes, right? Every festival, especially the 15th of the 8th lunar month, is a relatively grand festival for retailers like us, but I don't suggest it. I hope you look at it from a practical perspective, isn't it better to send some oil and rice? It can be eaten and used, and it won't be wasted. Every year in my home, sometimes when the 15th of the 8th lunar month arrives, there are some mooncakes left there, no one eats them, the children don't eat them, we don't eat them ourselves, and then when the time comes, they are thrown away. Especially with the elderly, look at my grandfather's house, every year there are many expired things. Why do some things expire and others don't? The ones that expire are things that you can eat or not eat, so they just sit there and don't get eaten. But the ones that don't expire are often oil and rice, which are essential and used every day, right? So from this perspective, everyone should be more practical. If you still want to give gifts to friends and elders this year and want to give mooncakes, I suggest buying some rice and oil, that's the best plan.

What the dog eats, I eat. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, let's taste some mooncakes, see if they are good or not. Today we have prepared two kinds of mooncakes, one is the bagged mooncake bought from the supermarket, and the other is a handmade mooncake. Let's try this bagged mooncake first. Badao, today you are being treated well, he turned around and left, completely indifferent, brothers. It seems Badao is not very interested. Let's try this pork floss one, he should eat the pork floss one, after all, there is meat inside. Let's crush it to prevent it from being too big for him to eat. Come on, Badao, good stuff. Wait, no, Badao, you won't even sniff it? This is the pork floss one, it's delicious. Take a bite, there's meat inside. Still unmoved, he didn't eat it. Let's try the handmade one and see if he eats it. To prevent it from being too big to eat, let's break it open. Badao, you try it, Badao, this is handmade, no additives. When I bought it, I specifically asked the aunt, the aunt said they all use good ingredients, no additives. You take a bite, it's delicious, you'll know once you taste it. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, how can you not eat mooncakes? Come, I'll change it to a pork floss one for you, the pork floss one is delicious, there's meat inside. You take a bite, this is handmade, all good ingredients are used. Come, take a bite, take a small bite. Come on, Badao, it's delicious. Resisting? He doesn't even want to sniff it anymore. I don't understand at all, what's wrong with the handmade one? Come on, goose, extra meal.

First of all, let me wish everyone an early Happy Mid-Autumn Festival and family reunion. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time to be together with family, a day of joy and harmony for the whole family. But I believe that with each passing year, the level of joy, or happiness and fulfillment, for Chinese people during the Mid-Autumn Festival is likely decreasing. Even if they grant a holiday, there is simply no way around it. Many people say, "It's fantastic that there's no readjustment of days off for the Mid-Autumn Festival this year!" But that's not quite right. Some places don't readjust the days off—responding to the call not to—while others still have to. There is no mandatory enforcement for this; it still depends on the different companies and their respective response policies. Sometimes I feel that Chinese people are pushed into school right from birth, with their heads forcibly held down to study. Once they finish school and enter the workforce, their heads are held down to work again, and throughout this entire process, they have no opportunity to make a choice. For the vast majority, there is only one goal: how can I find a good job, how can I manage to survive? They never truly live a day for their own interests. It's very rare. But of course, more and more people are realizing this problem now, and as more people want to live for themselves, the Chinese Communist Party probably won't be happy about it. Because if you want to live for yourself, it means the possibility of the authoritarian government exploiting you becomes lower, and naturally, they won't be happy. Alright, that is all for this episode. If you would like to support me, please join the membership channel. If you have any other questions you'd like to ask me, please join as well. I hope to be able to chat with everyone in real-time during the member livestream. That's all for this episode, see you next time.