Erinome: Hello dear friends! Welcome to our podcast. Today we’re going to talk about something really interesting and a bit funny—“the busiest five people on the internet”. Have you heard about them, Enceladus?
Enceladus: Oh, “busiest five people”? That sounds cool! Who are they? Are they famous stars or hardworking workers?
Erinome: Haha, no, they’re not real people! Their names are Zhang Jiwei, Lin Guorui, Lin Minshu, Lin Yanan, Jiang Yiyun.网友 (wangyou - internet users) call them “the busiest five” because their names appear in so many different documents!
Enceladus: Wait, not real people? Then where do their names come from?
Erinome: Oh right! Their names are from a Baidu Wenku (Baidu Library) file called “10000 Common Chinese Names”. They are the first five names on that list, so they show up the most—even in the same order!
Enceladus: Wow, that’s strange! What kind of documents have their names?
Erinome: So many places! Like, in a calligraphy competition, they won top prizes—adult group特等奖 (tezhuangjiang - special award) and一等奖 (yijiang - first prize)! The order of names was almost the same as the name list.
Enceladus: No way! Did they really write good calligraphy?
Erinome: No, because they’re fake! Some网友 found the student group winners’ names even copied from a 1994 school student list. So funny, right?
Enceladus: Sad for real calligraphy lovers. Did the competition organizers get in trouble?
Erinome: Yes! The organizer is called Huaxia Dashufa Wenhua Yishu Yanjiuyuan (Huaxia Calligraphy Research Institute). This October, it was put on the “abnormal business list” because people couldn’t find its office. Some calligraphy lovers even called the police!
Enceladus: Oh no! What did the police say?
Erinome: The police station in Kaifeng said they got reports—people paid money to join the competition, but the institute wasn’t at the address. Now they’re investigating.
Enceladus: That’s bad. Are there other documents with their names?
Erinome: So many! In 2021, a music competition’s winners list had them too—first, second, third prizes! All from the name list.
Enceladus: Hahaha, they’re “music stars” now? What else?
Erinome: In 2022, three of them—Zhang Jiwei, Lin Guorui, Jiang Yiyun—became “lawbreakers”! A government website in Liaoning said they were fined 50 yuan each for “占道经营” (zhandao jingying - selling things on the street illegally).
Enceladus: Oh! From winners to lawbreakers? That’s a big change! Did the government know?
Erinome: When reporters called the government, they said “not sure” at first. Later, the discipline inspection commission started investigating.
Enceladus: And more?
Erinome: In 2023, they even joined a Shandong children’s Spring Festival Gala! Their names were on the报名名单 (baoming mingdan - registration list) of a kids’ training机构.
Enceladus: Wow, they’re “kids” now? So busy—calligraphy, music, selling on street, kids’ gala… They really are the “busiest five”!
Erinome: Right!网友 joke they’re “old actors” because they’re in so many “shows”. But why do people use fake names?
Enceladus: Maybe some people are lazy? They don’t want to find real names, so copy from the list.
Erinome: Yes! One网友 said: “These five are ‘busy’ because some people are ‘too free’—not careful, hiding something fishy.”
Enceladus: Fishy? Like, maybe the competitions are fake to get money? Or government files are not real?
Erinome: Exactly! For example, a government purchase review team had these five as members. If the review team is fake, can we trust the purchase result?
Enceladus: That’s a problem. It hurts people’s trust. Like, if a competition’s winners are fake, real participants waste time and money.
Erinome: Yes! Some网友 are angry. They say we need to investigate thoroughly. Now, some departments are checking—like the government in Hubei stopped the purchase project, and the calligraphy competition apologized and returned money.
Enceladus: Good they’re fixing it. But why do so many places copy the same names? Don’t they worry about being caught?
Erinome: Maybe they’re too lazy to change even the order! The same five names, same order—so easy for网友 to find.
Enceladus: Hahaha, so careless! It’s like doing homework and copying answers without changing names.
Erinome: Exactly! A评论 (pinglun - comment) said: “This shows some people don’t care about rules—they just copy and paste, not thinking about trust.”
Enceladus: So, what can we learn from this?
Erinome: We need to be careful with public documents. Fake names make people not trust governments or organizations. Hope after this, people will work harder and not use fake names!
Enceladus: Yes! No more “busy five”—let real people and real work shine.
Erinome: Okay, that’s it for today. Thanks for listening, dear friends. Let’s hope for more honest work and less copy-paste fakes! See you next time!
Enceladus: Bye bye!
