Actually, Aiyi Video's subscription and advertising chaos was not the first time during The Wandering Earth.
In many popular TV series prior to this, Aiyi had used tricky methods like upgrading membership tiers for early on-demand access or outright paid early on-demand, as well as forcing users to watch inserted advertisements even after upgrading to the highest-level membership.
In truth, this phenomenon was not unique to Aiyi Video alone.
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