2024-04-12 12:54:43
In February 2024, Maobeipip released a video “Picking up primary school student Qin Lang’s lost homework book in Paris, France” and became a topic of Internet traffic. (Picture/Recap of Douyin/Thurman cat cup)
The well-known Chinese Douyin internet celebrity “Cat Cup” has become a super internet celebrity followed by nearly 20 million users on Douyin due to her proficiency in French, Cantonese and Chinese, as well as her humorous and hilarious camera performance. During the 2024 Lunar New Year, Maobeipip released a video of “The lost winter vacation homework book of primary school student Qin Lang was found in Paris”, which became a hot topic on the Internet that attracted great attention. However, the Xihu District Branch of the Hangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau issued a police information report on the 12th, stating that the video was planned and fabricated by Mao Beipin and his colleague Xue. Mao Beipin himself also released a short apology video, saying that the popularity of the film was completely unexpected. He also expressed “deep reflection and apology” for his behavior that disrupted the order of the Internet and caused negative impacts.
In February 2024, “Cat Cup” released a video, saying that he was handed a Chinese winter vacation homework by a Frenchman in a street cafe in Paris. After asking, he learned that it was a mainland primary school student who had forgotten his homework in Paris during his trip. He hurriedly took a video to find the person in the toilet, and shouted to the camera, “Qin Lang from Class 1, Grade 8 of XX Elementary School, you forgot your winter vacation homework in the Paris toilet!”
After the video was exposed, it sparked a frenzy among netizens to search for him, and it was once a hot search topic on Weibo. However, many primary schools where Qin Lang was suspected to have attended came forward and said that they did not have such a person in their schools, which once raised suspicions of fraud. Mao Beipipip also made a video saying that he had contacted the primary school student’s mother and the matter had come to an end for the time being.
A few days following the first video was released, suspicions of the video being fake appeared on the Internet. Seeing that the situation was out of control, Mao Beipipi took the initiative to say that he had contacted the primary school student’s mother. (Picture/Recap of Douyin/Thurman cat cup)
However, the West Lake District Branch of the Hangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau issued a police report on the 12th, stating that it had recently received a report that a self-media account had posted a video on the Internet “finding primary school student Qin Lang’s lost homework book in Paris, France”, suspected of spreading Internet rumors. . After investigation by relevant units, Xu Moumou (female, 29 years old, online name “Thurman Cat Cup”) and her colleague Xue Mou (male, 30 years old) jointly planned and compiled a series of video scripts to attract fans and attract fans, and then went shopping online during the winter vacation. Workbook, use mobile phone to take selfies, make related videos, and spread them to multiple online platforms, causing negative impact. It was also stated that the public security organs had imposed administrative penalties on Xu, Xue and the company where they worked in accordance with the law, and Mao Beipin’s Douyin account was also prohibited from following and sending private messages due to violation of relevant regulations.
Mao Beipi herself also posted an apology video online, saying that she originally planned to release the video because she had weak legal awareness, and the subsequent development of the matter was completely beyond her expectations. I also expressed my deep remorse and apology for the fact that the series of videos I planned caused a large number of reposts and discussions, disrupted the order of the Internet, and caused a lot of negative impact.
On April 12, the West Lake District Branch of the Hangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau issued an announcement announcing that Mao Beipin’s video was fake. Mao Beipin also released an apology video at the same time. (Picture/Recap of Douyin/Thurman cat cup)
After the news came out, Chinese netizens fiercely criticized, saying, “Are you even disregarding the bottom line for traffic? It’s true that money can make all the difference” and “Oh my God, what else is true regarding Internet celebrities?” But some people also defended her. Xu Zhi: “Who are you provoking? He’s just an ordinary funny blogger. Is he really fake and doesn’t care regarding funny videos?”
Others analyzed: “Don’t say that she already has so many fans and makes so much money that she doesn’t need to fake it! In an era when traffic is king, any blogger will have traffic anxiety, worry regarding traffic decline, worry regarding being outdated, worry regarding user aesthetic fatigue… She just I didn’t expect that this matter would get so out of control.” “It can only be said that many self-media bloggers today still lack awe of traffic! In recent years, it is not uncommon for self-media to be counterattacked by traffic. It is true that success depends on traffic, and failure also depends on traffic. !」
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