Rachel Abrams

Oh, wow. So it sounds like he's basically made himself into like a godlike figure.

So what is daily life actually like for these young students who end up living at the compound?

So what is daily life actually like for these young students who end up living at the compound?

The conditions sound so extreme. Some of the injuries that you just described, having to dance through a busted kneecap. Why do people put up with this or why do their parents let them stay?

The conditions sound so extreme. Some of the injuries that you just described, having to dance through a busted kneecap. Why do people put up with this or why do their parents let them stay?

So these young people aren't just performing. They actually believe they are responsible for people's salvation.

So these young people aren't just performing. They actually believe they are responsible for people's salvation.

So basically, all of these different incentives, all of these different pressures are allowing Lee to get cheap or free labor from these young people.

So basically, all of these different incentives, all of these different pressures are allowing Lee to get cheap or free labor from these young people.

So the followers are actually putting up the money for the production costs of the show.

So the followers are actually putting up the money for the production costs of the show.

So they're in a very vulnerable position.

So they're in a very vulnerable position.

And all of this helps explain why they could be so incredibly profitable. Right. But where is the money going? Like, how is it being used?

And all of this helps explain why they could be so incredibly profitable. Right. But where is the money going? Like, how is it being used?

So the purchases, the fact that she didn't seek medical treatment, the fact that she didn't have money when she did seek medical treatment, it seems like this bookkeeper is emblematic of how much these followers are giving to Falun Gong, whether it's their money or their labor.

So the purchases, the fact that she didn't seek medical treatment, the fact that she didn't have money when she did seek medical treatment, it seems like this bookkeeper is emblematic of how much these followers are giving to Falun Gong, whether it's their money or their labor.

And it also shows the extent to which this institution and maybe even the lifestyle of the Li family is made possible by these sacrifices.

And it also shows the extent to which this institution and maybe even the lifestyle of the Li family is made possible by these sacrifices.

I also want to come back to something you said earlier because you mentioned that even beyond all of that, there's actually a third piece of this puzzle.