India, Feb. 23 -- A Chinese influencer has ignited widespread outrage after bragging about making 300,000 yuan (approximately US$41,000 or Rs.35 lakh) in a single day by simply lying in bed. During a live stream, Gu Xixi described this substantial sum as "hard-earned money," claiming her earnings between February 8 and 16 amounted to 10.39 million yuan (US$1.4 million) on one platform, with an estimated commission of 2.79 million yuan. On another platform, her sales reached 8.94 million yuan (US$1.2 million) over a week, as reported by the South China Morning Post.

Gu Xixi stated, "Today, I spent the entire day lying in bed, did nothing, and still made 1.16 million yuan in sales on my Douyin shop, with an estimated commission of 303,200 ...