As the end of the summer holiday approaches, Chinese elementary and junior high school students increasingly find themselves bogged down with too many school assignments.

随着暑假接近尾声，我国中小学生越来越觉得自己深陷在堆积如山的学校作业中。

However, emerging illegal ghostwriting services offered on different online platforms seem like a great "help" to them.

然而，各大网络平台提供的新兴非法代写服务对他们来说似乎“大有帮助”。

"Contact customer service -- tell the requirements -- set the price -- mail the notebook -- pay the agreed fee -- get the returned manuscript," that's the chain of the ghostwriting industry, according to a report.

有报道称，代写行业的服务链是“联系客服——告知要求——确定价格——邮寄作业——支付议价——收到成品”。

On Taobao, China's largest e-commerce platform, you can find shops undertaking such services.

中国最大的电子商务平台淘宝网上有不少提供代写服务的网店。

Ghostwriting advertisements can also be seen on some social media platforms such as Weibo.

微博等社交媒体平台上也能看到代写广告。

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