You have a friend who had something confiscated by the mayor due to alleged embezzlement. He found out that this item was in the mayor’s family basement in the old home.

So he organized a team and went to the mayor’s house to steal the item. Others originally didn’t plan to go, but once they heard there were lots of money in the mayor’s basement, they took it too—since no one would dare to say anything afterward. Anyway, it was stolen money. Everyone’s eyes lit up and they decided to get money.
After they got to the mayor’s house, they discovered the mayor’s secret. The mayor planned to drain the water from the reservoir, drowning many people, to carry out an unspeakable secret.
These people decided to restrain the mayor and stop him from blowing up the reservoir.
The whole society praised these eight people, calling them the Eight Immortals. Even a director made a film to praise them, with great music and cinema.
To get more people to watch the story, the publicity heavily emphasized “positive energy” and saving the world’s people, and also sent out several propagandists. They specifically targeted the hard flaws in the “magic artifact” mentioned in the film, and focused on emphasizing that although this is not a traditional “positive energy” story, it still prompts people to think about positive energy. After going home, the children all looked up information to find out what “positive energy” is.