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A short seller firm has accused Chinese video-streaming platform Iqiyi of reporting inflated revenue figures and user numbers in 2019, following just days after US-listed Luckin Coffee’s explosive revenue fraud disclosure last Thursday. 一家做空公司控告中国的视频流媒体平台爱奇艺在2019年报告虚增收入和用户数量。而不久前的上周四，在美国上市的瑞幸咖啡刚被披露收入欺诈，成为爆炸性资讯。 The Beijing-based company often referred to as the “Netflix of China” is another high-profile target for short sellers following beverage chain Luckin Coffee’s spectacular downfall, as US-listed Chinese companies find themselves under increasing scrutiny. 这家总部位于北京的公司经常被称为“中国的网飞”，继饮品连锁品牌瑞幸咖啡轰然倒台之后，它成了做空公司又一高调目标。在美国上市的中国公司都发现受到的监视越来越多。 Muddy Waters Research tweeted a link to a Wolfpack Research report on Tuesday, alleging that Iqiyi had inflated its 2019 revenue by 27% to 44% and overstated user numbers by 42% to 60%. 浑水调研公司在推特上发了周二的一份Wolfpack Research报告的链接，指控爱奇艺2019年的收益报告虚增了27%，变成了44%，用户增长率虚增了42%，变成了60%。 The Wolfpack report claimed Iqiyi had also blown up its expenses, the prices it pays for content, other assets, and acquisitions “in order to burn off fake cash to hide the fraud from its auditor and investors.” | 
