Why is there a hidden industrial chain behind the blind date angle?

The fast-paced city life has spawned many older young men and women, and many "single aristocrats" hope to find "suitable people" to get married through matchmaking agencies. At the same time, all kinds of disputes in the matchmaking service industry are on the rise.

Parents to parents, become parents to matchmaker.

● There are at least 10 "matchmakers" in the matchmaking corner, most of whom are women around 50 years old.

● Every "matchmaker" has a "territory", and there are as many as twenty or thirty pieces of A4 paper to record the information of the blind date.

The Mystery of "Marriage Support"

Business 1: Invite you to attend the blind date meeting in the park, hold blind date activities outside the park, and charge information fees or venue fees and tea fees.

Business 2: Take people to the matchmaking company, first submit the information of 200 yuan, and then pay the introduction fee according to their academic qualifications.

The mystery of truth and falsehood

Parents reported: "Intermediaries don't have so many resources, they all copy information from each other, and some parents also hide some information from their children."

Yesterday afternoon, the sun was shining, and the blind date corner of Chengdu People's Park was very lively. Parents who came to "find an object" for their children lined up. On both sides of the path in the dense forest area, rows of signs are filled with the personal information of the blind date, including income, occupation, gender, age, garage, contact information of parents and so on. The scene is quite spectacular. Who put these personal information? Who are the blind dates here? Are there any matchmaking agencies involved? The dating corner of People's Park has existed for many years. How does the park management manage it?

If you want to read the "little book", you have to pay for registration first.

At about 10 in the morning, the reporter saw in the blind date corner of People's Park that "matchmaker" has been listed one after another. Signs are full of personal information of single men and women, either hung up or put on the ground. "Every afternoon is the peak at three or four, and there are more people on weekends." Aunt Zhao, a citizen who often comes to the park to exercise, told reporters that the impression of the blind date angle was spontaneously formed around 2005. At first, it was for parents to get together in twos and threes to solve their children's marriage problems, look at each other, discuss with each other and bridge the gap for their children's marriage. "I can't do it now. Some matchmaking agencies are mixed with wedding care. A lot of information is false and unreliable. " Aunt Zhao also reminded reporters "Don't be cheated".

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the number of people in the blind date angle gradually increased. The reporter found that "matchmaker" has at least 10 people, mostly women around 50 years old. Almost every "matchmaker" has a "territory". There are as many as twenty or thirty pieces of A4 paper in front of her, and as few as seven or eight pieces of A4 paper recording the information of the blind date, so everyone will have a conversation.

Teacher Chen, the matchmaker, has 18 personal data in front of her. She opened her handbag and revealed a pile of A4 paper. There were more than a dozen yellow notebooks, one male and one female, separated by "graduate students and above", "undergraduate", "junior college" and "high school and below". However, reading these notebooks is not easy. "Charge 1 10 yuan for three months".

Invite you to enter the park and have a blind date outside the park.

"I have thousands of resources here, and there are always suitable ones." In another "matchmaker" teacher's place, the cost of reading materials is 2 10 yuan for half a year and 3 10 yuan for one year. "You can print out your information, put it on the ground, or write it down in a notebook. I'll call you if it's appropriate to inform you of the meeting. " Teacher Fang said that she used to work in a blind date website, only came to People's Park five or six years ago, and spent five days a week in the blind date corner.

During the conversation, Mr. Fang constantly urged the reporter to provide personal information and gave the reporter a small note of "tea party". "This is our activity, and we are in the teahouse outside every Thursday." Teacher Fang said that participants can browse materials, copy mobile phones, attend parties and distribute wires for free, but they have to pay a fee, 35 yuan. "If you register the information and pay it for half a year or a year, this will be exempted for you."

"We are different. We are completely organized by parents spontaneously, and we don't charge matchmaking fees or agency fees. " Teacher Lei, the "matchmaker", said that she was familiar with this circle because she gave her daughter a blind date and held dating activities in the tea garden outside the park every Sunday. While communicating with reporters, Mr. Lei distributed pieces of paper to passers-by. The reporter saw that the paper clearly stated that everyone had to pay the venue fee and tea fee 13 yuan.

Matchmaking agencies pay attention to strangers' faces and drag them to the matchmaking agency to collect registration fees.

Next, the reporter met Aunt Li from Luzhou. In the past four or five years, Aunt Li has come to the blind date corner many times to find someone for her 33-year-old daughter. "I was cheated by a matchmaking agency three times." Aunt Li complained to reporters that she was taken to a matchmaking company for the first time. She submitted the information first. 200 yuan, the matchmaking agency recommended three men. "Either you don't want to see it, or you have a high degree, are handsome, have a good job, and are embarrassed to contact after reading it. Sometimes, after eating a meal, there is no following. " Aunt Li said that she has been cheated in recent years 1000 yuan. "Those who follow you everywhere are the childcare of the matchmaking agency." Aunt Li pointed to several women holding leaflets of matchmaking agencies and said that they only picked unfamiliar faces.

A few minutes later, a woman who claimed to be Ms. Huang came to the reporter. "We have more than 65,438+04,000 resources there. Please have a look. " Ms. Huang took the reporter to the matchmaking agency on the 1 1 floor of an upscale office building on the west side of the park. Ms Huang then went to the office to call out "Ye Jie" and disappeared. Ye Jie heard that the reporter was going to find someone for her 32-year-old cousin, so she began to introduce: "We can recommend four matching objects for you by paying 2,000 yuan here." Ye Jie repeatedly stressed, "We are professional and much more formal than those stalls in People's Park."

"Everything inside is a lie. You can't find it here for years. " Another reporter of this newspaper was taken to a residential building in Xiaonan Street by a lady surnamed Yu. According to the conditions put forward by the reporter, the staff found two "suitable" materials from piles, saying that as long as they paid 1000 yuan, they could contact and meet immediately.

After the information is false, take the opportunity to "eat"

"A lot of this information is false, or outdated and deceptive." Experienced Aunt Li said that once she called, the man said that he was married.

Xia, who has been in the dating corner for five or six years, told reporters that not all dating information is true. "Intermediaries don't have so many resources, they all copy information from each other, and some parents also hide some information from their children."

Uncle Sun of Mianyang is looking for a partner for his son in his early 30s. Once, a girl read her son's information and wanted to know more about him. "As soon as I hear that there is a play, I will take her to the teahouse to understand." Uncle Sun said that the girl was born in 1990 and is a junior college student. Both sides feel good. While eating, he asked his son to see the girl. "Meet a few words, she said she was hungry. We went to a nearby restaurant to eat and chat and spent more than 500 yuan. " Uncle Sun said that later, the two exchanged phone calls and said that they would keep in touch. "Who knows, I can't contact you anymore."

This "eating" situation is not only happening to Uncle Sun. Zhang, 65, said that she found a date for her son and invited others to dinner and talked while eating. "I left the phone number for the other party. I gave the girl a red envelope of 400 yuan when I left. As a result, she could not be contacted the next day. "

Management of People's Park: occupying the site to engage in business, refusing to correct, the maximum penalty is 500.

"After countless rectifications, there will always be a rebound." Before Feng Huiling 20 12, secretary of the Party branch of the People's Park Management Office, was transferred to the management office, the blind date corner already existed. When Feng Huiling first arrived, some tourists reported that matchmakers and matchmakers in the matchmaking corner often occupied park roads, trampled on park green spaces and destroyed trees. Later, tourists complained that they had been cheated by the matchmaker. Therefore, the security department of the management office often goes to rectify. "If we see a matchmaking agency, we will take back all the information and destroy it. If we see a person, we will immediately persuade him to leave. "

The Consumer Council reminds consumers who choose matchmaking agencies to make friends to be more careful before "making promises" and beware of falling into the "gentle trap":

First, don't trust the advertisements of dating sites and the verbal promises of staff. In order to achieve the goal of developing membership, some staff members often make various promises to consumers verbally, and then do not take the initiative to reflect them in the contract to avoid fulfilling their responsibilities. Therefore, as long as consumers get some promises from the other party, they must ask to write down the terms of their promises in black and white in the contract.

Second, the contract should be as detailed as possible. Consumers should sign a formal contract after determining the service and verify the authenticity of the official seal when necessary. You can refer to the appendix "Marriage Introduction Service Contract" of the national standard marriage introduction service, and make a clear agreement on the content, service quality, introduction times, time and liability for breach of contract of both parties to protect your legitimate rights and interests.

Third, pay attention to retaining evidence. Consumers should bring their own copies after signing the contract. If necessary, they can record the verbal promises of the staff, verify the personal information of the date or take photos for preservation. Remember to ask for a formal invoice when paying the fee, and keep the advertisement at that time for future rights protection.