Investigation on the industrial chain of writing papers： online stores with different grades of writers scratch the edge
In March, colleges and universities all over the country successively issued self-enrollment brochures. According to media reports, nearly half of the nearly 100 self-enrollment pilot universities have listed "publishing articles or papers in journals" as one of the qualifications for self-enrollment registration. In order to achieve this condition, some high school students spend thousands of dollars to buy the layout of provincial journals, and even hire ghostwriters.
High school students also began to find someone to write papers on their behalf, which once again brought the "business" of writing papers back to the public eye. Who needs to write a paper? Who is ghostwriting? The "Legal Daily" reporter conducted an in-depth investigation.
□ Our reporter Han Dandong
□ Intern of this newspaper Wu Shuang Meng Yujia
It’s nothing new to catch a ghost.
However, when the alienation of ghostwriting becomes money for articles or even a stepping stone, it becomes an open secret — — Paper trading.
What is this open and secret market?
There is a strong demand for writing papers
Xiao Wang is a senior in a normal university, and his grades rank first in his class. According to the regulations of the school, each class has 4 graduate students. It stands to reason that it should be easy for Xiao Wang to obtain the qualification for insurance research. However, Xiao Wang ranked sixth in the initial comprehensive evaluation of the college.
"I usually participate in a lot of extracurricular activities. I thought that the comprehensive evaluation would be the top three, but other students published more papers and awards, so my ranking naturally fell behind. The student who ranked first in comprehensive evaluation, his score ranked only 20. " Xiao Wang feels particularly wronged.
Under the guidance of senior sister, Xiao Wang found a shortcut to improve the comprehensive evaluation score — — Write papers on behalf of others.
To this end, Xiao Wang has spent a lot of time.
"On campus, someone advertised that they could send papers. I asked several campus agents, and a page cost more than 1000 yuan. I thought it was too expensive, so I looked online. On Taobao, the price of a shop is to write and send a 3000-word paper, 1000 yuan. " Xiao Wang said.
After some weighing, Xiao Wang chose the "acquaintance" recommended by his senior sister to write and send three papers. "The price is similar to that on the Internet. The key is that the school sister has sent it and has high credibility." Xiao Wang said, "Originally, I prepared for the postgraduate entrance examination and the postgraduate study. Later, I thought about how to improve the comprehensive evaluation and gave up the postgraduate entrance examination."
In the last comprehensive evaluation, Xiao Wang ranked third with three papers published in provincial journals, obtained the qualification of walking, and successfully walked to a "211 Project" university.
There are different reasons for finding someone to write a paper. Xiao Zhang, who is studying in Beijing, asked someone to write a paper for him in order to hand in his homework.
"There are too many subjects for the final exam, and I am completely busy. The final requirement of an elective course is to write a 3500-word paper. The teacher’s requirements are not high, so I found someone to write it for me. " Xiao Zhang told reporters that he added the other party’s QQ according to the contact information on the small advertisement in the teaching building. After contact and inquiry, he found that this was an intermediary. They will ask you which grade of writer you want, and the fees are different for different grades. Then according to your request, they contacted the writer to write for them.
"Because the teacher’s requirements are not high, I am looking for the lowest-grade writer and started to pay 100 yuan. A few days later, the other party sent the paper, and the writing was OK, and I paid the last payment of 200 yuan. I didn’t know who the writer was during the whole process, and I didn’t disclose personal information. " Xiao Zhang said.
Mao, a student studying in a self-taught class in a university in Beijing, has a superior family environment, and the graduation season is approaching, but his graduation thesis has not yet landed.
Mao told reporters: "My level is not good. If I write it myself, I will definitely not be able to graduate in the end. My friend introduced a writer to me. I sent the paper requirements to the other party, and finally it was 1800 yuan. From the opening of the topic to the final check, she was fully responsible. "
"I have already paid 600 yuan as a deposit, and then I will pay the balance when the paper is finally passed. We pay through the online shopping platform to guarantee the transaction, and we are not afraid that she will lie to me." Mao said.
The demand for papers not only appears on college campuses, but also is very strong in society.
Ms. Liu, who works in a public institution in Beijing, once paid a high price to find someone to write two papers for her. "Looking for someone to write a paper is to evaluate the title. Busy with work and many things at home, I really didn’t have time to write a thesis, so I found a famous writer through a friend. The other party is a Ph.D. student in a university. " Ms. Liu told reporters that the reason why she was looking for a doctor to write on her behalf was because the paper was required to be published in a core journal, and the quality of the paper was high and the price was not cheap. A paper was 8,000 yuan.
Most of the writers are students at school.
Who are writing papers for others?
After a lot of contact, the reporter found Liu Tongxue who was studying for a master’s degree in a university in Beijing. Since junior year, Xiao Liu has helped people write papers and has a certain understanding of this market.
"The first time, my classmates asked me to write a course paper, and I got 300 yuan in more than 3,000 words. I was so excited at that time that my knowledge finally realized." Xiao Liu said, "This kind of thing can be addictive. It can be said that it is a matter of sending money to the door, and it doesn’t take much effort. Just check and copy the information, and don’t do it for nothing."
As a result, from junior year, Xiao Liu has completely embarked on the road of ghostwriting. It has been nearly four years now, and it can be regarded as an "old hand" in the industry. Liu Xue Jr. majored in law, but according to her memory, she wrote papers all over management, sociology and administration … …
According to Xiao Liu, most people who ask her to write for them are recommended by acquaintances, such as classmates, classmates or friends of friends, and some people even come here. From the original QQ and SMS contact to the current WeChat contact and Alipay transfer. "At first, some people didn’t believe me. I also opened a shop on Taobao, and there was a third-party platform as a guarantee. When customers were satisfied, they confirmed the receipt." Xiao Liu said.
According to Xiao Liu, there are two ways to write a paper. One is that the "customer" sets a good topic; One is to choose the scope of the topic and decide the topic by yourself. When the other party thinks it is feasible, they start writing. The main basis for charging is the number of words and the difficulty of the topic.
Xiao Liu told the reporter of the Legal Daily that she usually doesn’t accept graduation thesis. "Some require that the price of a master’s graduation thesis can reach 3,000 yuan. Although there is a lot of money, it is very troublesome and takes a lot of energy. She usually only accepts some simple course papers. The course papers with more than 5,000 words for undergraduate students are between 400 and 600 yuan, and the course papers with more than 5,000 words for master students are around 800 yuan. If the duplicate checking rate is still required, it will be 1000 yuan. "
"The other party generally pays a deposit of 40% first, and the rest is all in place after the delivery and satisfaction. Sometimes, the other party is not satisfied with the paper and will continue to change it when it is taken back. " Xiao Liu said, "Sometimes you have to check the duplicate first, because most papers are copied from the Internet, so edit the text yourself."
There are also intermediaries who have found Xiao Liu, but she believes that although the "customer source" is stable, it is too inappropriate for the intermediary to "black out" too much money.
Xiao Liu said that as far as she knows, writers are mostly college students, ranging from undergraduates to master’s and doctoral students.
The network channel has matured.
The introduction of acquaintances and the recommendation of friends are common ways to find paper writers, especially in colleges and universities. However, for some people who need papers in society, this road is not always smooth. At this time, the omnipotent internet came on stage.
The reporter of "Legal Daily" searched a shopping website with "writing papers on behalf of others" as the key word, and found that the website showed "According to relevant laws, regulations and policies, it cannot be displayed ‘ Write a paper ’ Related baby. " Subsequently, when the reporter changed the key words and searched for words such as "ghostwriting", "ghostwriting" and "thesis", a lot of information appeared, which can be roughly divided into four categories: ghostwriting, ghostwriting, duplicate checking and revision.
The reporter asked the customer service of several online stores who wrote articles and revised papers, and the other party said that they could write papers on their behalf.
In this regard, the customer service staff of the platform told the reporter, "We generally check whether the actual meaning of the product description is to write a paper through the preliminary examination of system keywords and manual review. If we find out about ‘ Paper ’ Some goods can write papers on their behalf, so it is illegal goods and will be deleted from the shelves. For the seller to do it privately ‘ Write a paper ’ The transaction is generally checked and verified through complaints and reports from buyers. "
However, the reporter’s investigation found that in order to avoid being removed from the platform, some online stores will make a fuss about the description of goods, but indicate that they will write papers in communication with buyers.
The reporter asked the customer service of a shop named "A Professional Tutor Team", and the customer service staff sent the price list for the papers: 120 yuan/thousand words for junior college and adult undergraduate papers, 140 yuan/thousand words for full-time undergraduate papers, 220 yuan/thousand words for in-service master’s papers and 260 yuan/thousand words for full-time master’s papers. Science and engineering papers, law, medicine, architecture, data analysis, system design papers and other calculations.
The customer service staff said that the thesis was written by a master or a doctor, and the minimum repetition rate can be guaranteed to be below 15%. The website page shows that the monthly sales volume of this store is 15,365, and the unit price is 1 yuan. The reporter found that there are thousands of similar stores, and the reporter failed to find a button to report goods and stores on the trading platform App.
Subsequently, the reporter randomly opened an online shop with the name of "Main Store of a certain culture", and its brief introduction read "Taobao Store founded by two graduate students". There are only two items linked online in this shop, and one title is "[A cultural head office] Customized literature inspection of various articles", and 622 pieces have been sold; One title is "Customized Text Service for Articles, Magazines and Periodicals in a Cultural Main Store", and 13,299 pieces have been sold. The prices of both links are in 10 yuan.
Subsequently, the reporter clicked on one of the links at will, only to see it introduced in the content: "Founded in 2011, it is a service organization initiated by two graduate students, and has now developed into a well-known brand of domestic text service. In order to facilitate payment, the commodity is priced as 10 yuan, which does not mean that the writing cost of each article is 10 yuan, which is subject to negotiation between the two parties. Erudite culture is the only academic service institution in China that receives articles and then gives money to sellers. First, you pay the money to Taobao for guarantee. You don’t need to receive goods or praise. I will give you the article directly. When I give it to you, I won’t take screenshots or send it remotely. It is very safe. "
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