13-year-old boy in China claims to own a tech company, pays salary to 6 employees
A 13-year-old boy in China told his teacher that his owns a tech company, he also says that he pays salary to all six employees
Nowadays, kids are exploring their creative side and making money at such a young age. It is both fascinating and scary as this takes up their innocence and forbids them from enjoying their childhood. This is why when a 13-year-old boy in China told his teacher about his tech company, the reaction was expectedly surprising. A video of the same has surfaced online, and netizens have shown the utmost attention to his story.
According to a post by South China Morning, the boy also revealed that his company has 5 to 6 employees and he even pays salaries to the staff.
The viral video was posted by the teacher surnamed Bai. The clip showed her assigning homework exercises to students asking them to write a summary on a classmate they see as accomplished and successful.
The teacher was surprised when some students chose a classmate who allegedly already runs a company.
When Bai asked the students on whom their summary is based, everyone turned to a bespectacled teenage boy wearing a facial mask.
“It’s you, Boss Chen,” the teacher told the boy. “What kind of business is your company engaged in?”
The boy answered that he owns an “Internet technology” company and has five to six employees working for him.
He also reveals that he pays his staff. “How outstanding you are!” the teacher said.
Shared on Douyin, the video has garnered more than 26 million views and a lot of comments from curious netizens wondering how a minor can run a business. In China, a person must be 18 or above to own a business.
“He is definitely not the legal head of a company, and it’s impossible for him to be that. We are still trying to get more details,” South China Morning Post quoted a school spokesperson as saying. The school is further probing the boy’s claims following the video becoming viral.
Ms Kalinga