I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Meng Chengjiao and his friends sat on the sofa, watching "If You Are the One" on the LCD TV, and were thoroughly enjoying themselves.

But as I watched, especially seeing the audience interaction area with the constantly scrolling subtitles, it seemed that just watching without participating wasn't enough, so I simply brought out all the laptops in the room.

This house belongs to Meng Chengjiao.

Although he was wealthy, he wasn't an octopus, so he only had one desktop computer and two laptops. One of the laptops was new, and the other was old.

The new laptop was being used by Tong Enkang, and it was also connected to the LCD TV. Tong Enkang was typing rapidly on the keyboard, bragging in the audience interaction area.

The desktop computer was occupied by Zong Shijie, who was waiting for his turn.

So Meng Chengjiao and the others could only take turns typing and speaking in the audience interaction area around that old laptop.

Many things are less fun to play by yourself; they're more interesting when you're fighting over them.

They're starting to get that idea now.

Zong Shijie sat in front of the desktop computer, lit a cigarette, and looked somewhat worried.

"I thought my used Fit would steal the show and make me the star of the night. But who knew this guy would show up like this right away..."

On the computer screen in front of him.

Chen Ziyi has finished telling the story.

The host, Jin Bo, finally spoke at this point.

Jin Bo: So you came here tonight to find that girl, which is why you refused to choose the female guest you were interested in?

My heart longs for home: Yes.

……

Meanwhile, in the audience chat area below, some people started stirring things up, posting subtitles saying "Make him refuse."

The first male guest brought a lot of joy to everyone when he told his story. And people tend to have a good impression of those who bring them happiness.

Many viewers now have a strong liking for the first male guest. With some encouragement, they've started displaying "Let him refuse" messages in the audience chat area.

Soon, someone started posting "Let him have the baby" without anyone knowing who started it.

Stephen Chow's movies are still very popular among college students. Everyone knows this meme, and immediately some people found it funny and started posting it jokingly.

Before long, the audience interaction area had become the domain of copycats, with very uniform subtitles.

"Let him have the baby! Let him have the baby!"

"Let him have the baby! Let him have the baby! Let him have the baby!"

……

In the 211 Entrepreneurship Base, everyone is busy, each doing their own job.

The two mentors, Yu Jinping and Lan Lan, each had a laptop in front of them, but since they didn't have a segment to cover at the moment, they were quite free.

But they weren't completely idle either.

Yu Jinping's right hand was pointing at the audience interaction area on the computer screen in front of him. He said with great interest, "Professor Lan, look at this phenomenon. It's just like the group polarization that Le Bon talked about."

"According to the rules, regardless of his purpose, the male guest number one should have chosen the female guest he was interested in. But the students couldn't see that. In an anonymous environment, their emotions spread rapidly, and rational judgment was overwhelmed by group consciousness. In this state of collective unconsciousness, individuals easily give up independent thinking."

He's increasingly convinced that he made the right decision to join this show.

It's not just about money; it also helps with the content of one's work.

Lan Lan took a sip of water from her thermos, put it down, and nodded. "This reminds me of Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment. Once the framework of rules is challenged, the group will automatically take sides. They didn't simply support the male guest; they voted using subtitles, essentially pitting the program's rules against the free will of individuals."

Yu Jinping thought for a moment and shook his head: "I don't think so. This isn't confrontation, but projection. Contemporary college students live in an era of fragmented interpersonal relationships, and the convenience of online social networking has actually exacerbated their sense of lack of intimate relationships. The male guest's persistence precisely hits their desire for deep emotional connection. This collective resonance, in Jungian terms, touches on the emotional archetypes in the 'collective unconscious'..."

While the two teachers were discussing, Shen Kang was inspecting everyone's work and happened to wander over here. He Qiuzhu followed closely behind him.

He Qiuzhu wore a Hermes belt today, which she used to tie her clothes around her waist. One end was quite long, and Shen Kang was holding it in his hand, swinging it around like a little kid.

This made He Qiuzhu mutter "childish" to herself. Her head was a little itchy, and she wanted to use her "Iron Head Kung Fu" to headbutt her little brother's chest, but there were too many people around, so she was too scared to do it. She could only keep a cool and aloof expression, completely like a cold and mature goddess who let her little brother do whatever he wanted.

This pair of mature, sophisticated older sister and childish younger brother happened to overhear the two teachers' discussion.

Shen Kang found it quite interesting, so he stopped and listened for a while, without letting go of the belt he was holding, and kept swinging the windmill around in his hand.

Yu Jinping and Lan Lan also noticed that the college student boss had come over.

After telling Lan Lan his thoughts, Yu Jinping looked at Shen Kang, especially at the scene of the mature older sister and the childish younger brother.

Judging from the scene before him, Shen Kang seemed somewhat naive, like a child. However, the program that Yu Jinping was becoming increasingly interested in was planned and operated entirely by this naive younger brother.

This contrast made Yu Jinping even more interested.

He then spoke up, "Shen Kang, you've heard what we said. What are your thoughts on it?"

Shen Kang grinned. "What opinion could I, a freshman, possibly have?"

Lan Lan smiled and encouraged, "Just saying."

Shen Kang was still swinging He Qiuzhu's belt in his hand when he said, "Then I'll just say a few words. I feel that, from a social psychology perspective, this is like a living sample of online public opinion, and it's a decentralized environment."

Decentralization... Yu Jinping and Lan Lan seemed thoughtful when they heard this word.

Shen Kang continued, "In such a decentralized environment, emotions are more contagious than logic, and public opinion in this state exhibits liquid-like characteristics, which can be changed at any time by new stimuli."

"As for the so-called 'new stimulus',"

As Shen Kang spoke, he pointed to the members of the Singles Association who were typing away furiously on their keyboards on both sides of the long table.

"These are the people I call 'internet trolls.' They race through this liquefied river of 'public opinion,' acting as a new stimulus to guide the flow in the direction they desire."

The two teachers began to ponder.

The cool and mature woman looked at Shen Kang's profile, her eyes sparkling with tenderness, and even showing some signs of being liquid. She always found her little brother so handsome that she would swoon at him.

After a moment's thought, Yu Jinping also came to his senses and looked at Shen Kang.

His gaze sharpened, and he asked with a hint of consideration, "Shen Kang, your show simplifies emotions into selection and pairing, essentially cramming people into an industrial assembly line. So when the male guests reject your rules, the audience doesn't see rule-breakers, but rather symbols of resistance against alienation. What do you think?"

Shen Kang felt deeply wronged and complained bitterly, "Teacher Yu, how come we've become symbols of evil in your eyes? Actually, they're overthinking it. Our program has been clearly stated from beginning to end that it's a stage for buying and selling secondhand goods, so what's wrong with using industrialized processes?"

Lan Lan laughed too, "You're playing word games."

Shen Kang: "At most, it's a concept game."...

After they talked for a while, Yu Jinping stopped questioning them and his eyes lit up with interest: "Shen Kang, what did you study again?"

Shen Kang replied, "E-commerce."

"E-commerce? There are psychology courses in those too," Yu Jinping said. "Have you thought about taking the postgraduate entrance exam? I think it's a good idea for you to develop in the direction of psychology. I can be your mentor then."

Before Shen Kang could speak, Lan Lan said, "Teacher Yu, he started working on his career in his freshman year. Do you think he'd be content to take the postgraduate entrance exam? He probably doesn't even need a postgraduate degree."

Yu Jinping shook his head: "That's not how it works. For ordinary people, studying is just about getting a good diploma and finding a good job, but for Shen Kang, he's already beyond that stage. But does that mean studying is meaningless? On the contrary, it makes studying even more meaningful."

"He no longer needs to study for work purposes; he can truly learn based on his own interests. Generally, it's only in this way that one can truly learn well and deeply. Besides, there's never a bad thing to learn more. Shen Kang is also a boss, and psychology plays a significant role in company management, such as organizational behavior. So, pursuing a master's degree in psychology is always beneficial."

After listening, Lan Lan nodded, "That's true."

Shen Kang watched the two of them singing in unison, their smiles forced and insincere. "I'll pass," he said. "I don't even know what I'm going to do with my final exams this semester, let alone take the postgraduate entrance exam."

Seeing that he said that, Yu Jinping became more energetic. "What does the final exam have to do with the postgraduate entrance exam? If you're too busy and don't have time to study, you can also take the route of being recommended for postgraduate studies."

Shen Kang perked up and looked at Yu Jinping, "Professor Yu, do you mean you can help me get a guaranteed admission to graduate school? And you can also help me pass my final exams?"

Yu Jinping's face twitched. After a moment of silence, he turned to Lan Lan and said, "Teacher Lan, I think this male guest is quite an interesting case. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, when safety needs are squeezed by academic pressure, a sudden warm connection will form a strong emotional compensation mechanism..."

Shen Kang inwardly scoffed, feeling somewhat regretful, but still asked again, "Professor Yu, if you were to teach our psychology courses later, could I pass? Just this one; I don't care about anything else."

Yu Jinping paused the discussion, thought for a moment, and then said, "Okay."

Shen Kang felt better; he finally felt like he had found something to look forward to, so the trip wasn't in vain.

As for He Qiuzhu, I won't ask for her, since computer science students at Yang University of Science and Technology don't study psychology.

While a few idle people were chatting, the "If You Are the One" event was still going on on their computer screens.