'Internet Physical Exam' is on fire, how many Internet traps are involved in the play? Netizen: I am playing the role of me in front of the screen

Author of this article Times Weekly: Zheng Xutong

On May 16, the sketch “Internet Physical Examination” suddenly became popular.

This sketch comes from iQIYI’s self-produced variety show “Annual Comedy Contest”. The protagonist of the sketch is a little brother who just wants to do an entry medical examination. As soon as he arrived at the front desk, he experienced a face recognition, and his height, weight and bank card password were instantly exposed. Since then, the sketch has also exposed Internet chaos such as web page pop-up window planning, video website advance on-demand, and acting-like appearances with goods.

“Half laughing and half mad.” Some netizens commented.

The producer of the variety show, iQIYI, did not avoid self-pitying. After the sketch became popular, “iQiyi Tucao iQiyi” also became a hot topic.

Netizens suffer from Internet chaos for a long time

How funny are the stalks of “Internet Physical Examination”, how painful the face of the Internet platform is.

Screenshot of “Internet Physical Examination”, source: Sina Weibo

Before the physical examination, the younger brother was forced to read the 360-second plan, skip the plan, and recharge the membership; to verify the physical examination, the picture must be moved to the correct position; after the needle is inserted, the APP needs to be downloaded before the blood draws; Speed ​​up the package; before taking a body film, click the pop-up window plan before you can get one-sixtieth of the body film; to get the full body film, you need to buy it piece by piece. The trap of anchor-induced purchases.

The sketches appeared on social platforms. Many netizens said that the phenomenon of sketch satire is common in daily life: shopping platforms can always magically predict your purchase needs; fraudulent calls can always accurately report personal ID numbers; click on the video platform, and plan before, during and after the movie. Repeated harassment; full of video website members, but still need to advance on demand; seeing the mirror, unknowingly bought a lot of products.

“This work is just like me surfing the Internet in front of the screen. I have plans for everything, and now the Internet experience is really not good at all.” Some netizens said so.

Screenshot of “Internet Physical Examination”, source: Sina Weibo

Netizens have been suffering from chaos on the Internet for a long time.

In 2022, Facebook confirmed that the database of more than 400 million phone numbers associated with Facebook accounts was exposed; on May 13 this year, a report released by Apple listed various reasons such as privacy leaks, security threats, etc., to declare a fashionable third party Risk of app uninstallation. According to the report, Android, which is more fashionable for third-party apps, has been infected 15-47 times more frequently than iOS over the past four years, with Android mobile devices receiving an average of about 6 million attacks per month.

In May of this year, the Jiangsu Provincial Consumer Protection Committee notified the problem of the PC-side application software network pop-up window, naming 11 software such as Xunlei, 360 Security Browser, and Baofengyingyin.

Many Internet platforms have begun to rectify. On May 4, iQIYI announced the cancellation of the advance on-demand service and content promotion posters visible to members, followed by Tencent Video and Youku Video to cancel the advance on-demand service. However, there are still disputes over the video platform planning time is too long, membership price increases, membership automatic renewal and other issues.

iQIYI Tucao iQIYI

Many netizens also regard the sketch as iQiyi’s self-irony, reshaping the image of respecting artists, continuous innovation, and respecting members.

A screenwriter of the sketch said that he thanked iQIYI for allowing them to complain about iQIYI on iQIYI. The host Ma Dong emphasized, “Please believe in the pattern of video websites.” The topic of “iQiyi Tucao iQiyi” has reached 150 million views on Weibo.

The Times Weekly reporter noticed that after the cancellation of the advance on-demand service, iQiyi is releasing a signal to improve service quality.

On May 15th, iQIYI founder and CEO Gong Yu said at the iJOY conference that iQIYI invests over 20 billion yuan every year to produce professional entertainment content such as dramas, movies, and comics. It is supported by five aspects: seizing the trend of focusing, creating high-quality products in the circle, and improving the level of intelligent production, to create more excellent works for users.

Gong Yu said that at present, iQIYI has canceled advance on-demand, and at the same time is exploring to improve planning technology and operations, so that users can more accurately obtain the business information they need. The cloud cinema model is also being promoted to explore a fairer trading method for movies broadcast online.

At this event, iQIYI released 260 new contents in one go, covering variety shows, drama series, movies, etc. Among them, variety shows include “Annual Drama Competition” and “Wonderful Flowers 8”, and film and television dramas include “Who is the Murderer” to be launched by “Mist Theater”.