I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

"13,829."

Shen Kang then wandered up behind Ye Jintong and looked at the numbers on the screen, feeling quite emotional.

This "If You Are the One" event has truly gotten off to a good start, even exceeding his most optimistic expectations.

He originally thought that this format of "If You Are the One," without visuals or sound and relying solely on typing, would be less appealing, but to his surprise, it was still very popular.

But on second thought, it's understandable. After all, this was an era when entertainment options were relatively limited, and some people even watched sports games through text-based broadcasts.

Number 12 dribbled past number 8! ...Number 12 was tackled on the edge of the penalty area...The referee awarded a free kick...

People in this era could enjoy watching these live sports broadcasts with great interest; those who didn't experience it in later generations can't imagine it.

Therefore, it's understandable why the text-based version of "If You Are the One" with some bullet comments is so popular.

Moreover, this was greatly enhanced by Chen Ziyi's story.

As Shen Kang was sighing with emotion, Ye Jintong finally breathed a sigh of relief after the tense and exciting part.

Sensing someone behind her, Ye Jintong turned around and saw Shen Kang and He Qiuzhu standing behind her. Boss Shen was even grabbing He Qiuzhu's belt and swinging it around like a windmill.

Ye Jintong was about to turn back to her work, but thinking about the drama that had just unfolded, a sudden idea struck her. She put on a good face and asked, "Boss, if you were Chen Ziyi, in this situation, which of these two people would you choose?"

Shen Kang glanced at her and said, "I would never stand on this stage."

"..."

This answer was unexpected for Ye Jintong. Unwilling to accept it, she continued, "I meant, if!"

"There are no ifs."

Ye Jintong persisted for a while, but Shen Kang wouldn't take the bait. Finally, Ye Jintong turned her attention directly to He Qiuzhu: "Qiuzhu, you talk to him, let him make an assumption, and answer it. He'll definitely listen to you. You should be interested in this question too, right?"

He Qiuzhu said, "He did say that he won't stand on this stage."

Ye Jintong explained, "What I mean is, you should force him to make an assumption."

He Qiuzhu said, "Jintong, I won't force him."

"..."

Ye Jintong almost spat out a mouthful of blood, looking at the two people in front of her with resentment—these two people were practically treating her like a dog.

Shen Kang chuckled: "Jin Tong, look at you, why do you have to ask so many questions?"

Ye Jintong was too lazy to talk to the two of them anymore, so she turned around and said, "I'm going to work, don't bother me."

Shen Kang then pulled He Qiuzhu away again, and continued to stroll around Man 211.

While they were chatting idly, the dating show "If You Are the One" continued.

After Chen Ziyi chose Mao Cancan, host Jin Bo congratulated the two on their successful match.

In Mao Cancan's dormitory, several girls burst into cheers of victory. They felt a sense of exhilaration, as if they had driven away the mistress and that justice had been served, as well as a sense of satisfaction that "lovers finally got together."

The atmosphere in Liu Wenjing's dormitory was much more somber.

Several girls sighed silently, while others sighed out loud...

After announcing that Chen Ziyi and Mao Cancan had successfully matched, host Jin Bo also made a separate announcement about GG.

Jinbo: The two will receive a mystery reward – a "Friendship Dinner" worth 688 yuan sponsored by Zhongtanghui. This dinner was specially created and customized by Zhongtanghui for the "If You Are the One" program. It can only be enjoyed for free if the couple is successfully matched on the show. You cannot purchase any dishes in this set meal if you go to Zhongtanghui on your own. Please be reminded of this to avoid making a wasted trip.

A meal costing 688 yuan is already luxurious enough, but what's even more luxurious is that you can't buy this meal with money; you can only enjoy it by successfully matching someone on the dating show "If You Are the One".

Things are rare.

This scarcity greatly enhances the perceived value of this mysterious reward among viewers.

After the first male guest's story ended, the second male guest came up.

The second male guest is Feng Moquan.

He's in his dorm room right now, using Shen Kang's laptop to connect online, feeling extremely nervous and anxious.

Wang Pan and Jin Chao, like the two generals, each carried a stool and sat on either side of him to supervise the battle.

The two were still buzzing with excitement about the first male guest's dramatic turn of events, and when they saw Feng Mo go on stage, they quickly said, "Old Feng, don't be nervous, just do your best." "Yeah, it'll be great, try to overshadow that number one!"

Meanwhile, viewers in front of their computers were also eagerly anticipating what exciting developments the second male guest would bring.

Unfortunately, Feng Moquan disappointed everyone.

Feng Moquan followed the standard procedure, first showing off what he was selling—a very new MP4 player. Then he quoted a reasonable price—originally 699, practically unused, now 530 for secondhand use.

Everything was so logical that there wasn't much dramatic conflict.

This caused the number of concurrent users on the Beiming community to stop increasing and instead begin to decline.

13247

12753

11821

……

"The number of cases keeps declining!"

In the 211 startup base, a voice rang out from somewhere on the long desk.

Shen Kang, who was wandering around the room, didn't even realize who had shouted, but he didn't pay much attention. He simply replied loudly, "This is normal. After all, cases like Chen Ziyi's are rare; they're scarce resources. It's impossible for everyone to be like that. Everyone just needs to do their job according to our previous plan."

Hearing Shen Kang's voice still calm and composed, and then glancing at him again, everyone gradually calmed down and focused on their work. They saw that Shen Kang, the boss, was still holding his girlfriend's belt and swinging it around like a childish hooligan.

Although the plot lacks the explosive elements of Chen Ziyi's storyline, the core essence of "If You Are the One" remains.

When Feng Moquan appeared and chose his preferred female guest, the subtitles in the audience chat area kept scrolling, guessing which number he would choose.

In the audience discussion area, people were speculating about how many lights Feng Moquan would keep in the first round of the "keep your light on" segment.

Even Feng Moquan has his own explosive moments.

Feng Moquan's breaking point came in the second round of "re-judgment".

Perhaps because the previous male guest had kept all 12 lights on the table the whole time, there was a bit of inertia, so Feng Moquan actually managed to get a respectable 10 lights on the table in the first round.

Unexpectedly, during the final lights-out moment of the second round, the 10 female guests who had kept their lights on in the previous round all turned off their lights as quickly as possible as soon as the lights-out time began.

This was something the audience hadn't expected.

After all, in the first round just now, there were still 10 female guests with their lights on. How come they all turned off their lights after just one round, leaving none behind?

However, some people quickly figured out the key point – according to the program rules explained by host Jin Bo, after the first round, the production team would give each other photos of the male and female guests.

In other words...

In the audience interaction area, the subtitles scrolled rapidly.

"This guy is so pitiful. He's probably not good-looking, which is why the female guests' attitudes changed so quickly."

"Seriously, just how ugly is this guy? All the female guests turned off their lights?"

"I'm actually starting to like the looks of this second male guest now."

"Hahahaha, although I know it's not very nice, I really want to laugh."

+1.

……

In Shen Kang's dormitory

Feng Moquan and his two brothers looked at the subtitles in the audience interaction area.

Wang Pan had his head down, his shoulders trembling as if he were crying, but if you looked down, you could see that he was trying hard to suppress a laugh.

"Wang Pan".

Wang Pan heard Feng Moquan's voice coming from there.

This made him quickly pinch his thigh to control his expression, making him serious and solemn before raising his head to look at Feng Moquan.

And so he saw Feng Moquan looking at him with a face full of self-doubt and despair.

"Am I really that ugly?" Feng Moquan asked.

Wang Pan's expression was tense and very serious: "Actually, it's alright. I'm not ugly. I just look like a normal person."

"Then why did you...?"

Wang Pan patted Feng Moquan on the shoulder, his hand still trembling slightly—suppressing a laugh—and comforted him, "Maybe it's just that you just don't fit their aesthetic standards..."

Actually, Feng Moquan isn't ugly at all.

However, his previous male guest was Chen Ziyi. Chen Ziyi is the clean-cut type, a bit handsome, otherwise Mao Cancan wouldn't have been so proactive and wouldn't have attracted Liu Wenjing to keep her light on for him.

Compared to these two, Feng Mo seems rather inadequate.

The female guests were also participating in this kind of program for the first time and had no experience. As soon as they saw Feng Moquan's photo, they felt no attraction to him and thought about turning off their lights.

At the same time, he was also thinking that even if he turned off his light, judging from the situation in the first round, there would probably be other people who would leave their lights on for him, so he wouldn't be too embarrassed.

Unexpectedly, everyone thought the same way, so everyone turned off their lights, marking the first time that "If You Are the One" had its first complete elimination.

After Feng Moquan, the third male guest came up, Zheng Yaosheng from the basketball club.

It was through him that Shen Kang played a few business basketball games and demonstrated his basketball financial power.

The reason Zheng Yaosheng and the others were willing to cooperate was because Yin Zhiqian had told them about "If You Are the One," and Shen Kang had even promised to arrange for them to appear on stage.

For the first episode, Zheng Yaosheng has been brought on.

The secondhand item Zheng Yaosheng was selling was an ordinary basketball.

He is the exact opposite of Feng Moquan in this respect.

The girls really wanted Feng Moquan's MP4 player; they initially reserved 10 lights for it.

The girls weren't interested in Zheng Yaosheng's basketball game, so they only left four lights on at first.

However, after exchanging photos at the end of the first round, in the second round, a female guest started asking questions, such as whether the male guest opposite her was from the basketball club and how tall he was.

The photo Zheng Yaosheng submitted to the program team was a picture of him wearing a basketball uniform.

That's why the female guests asked such questions.

Zheng Yaosheng naturally answered truthfully.

After that, the man and woman went back to asking and answering questions, and then it was time for the second round of turning off the lights.

In the second round of the lights-out process, Feng Moquan turned off all 10 lights.

On Zheng Yaosheng's side, all four lights were left on.

This naturally sparked a lively discussion in the audience's chat area.

"Winning first doesn't mean you've won; the one who laughs last laughs best!"

"None of the lights went out, so it seems that number 3 is quite good-looking."

"I don't think it has much to do with looks. Didn't you see? He plays basketball, and he's over 1.9 meters tall. Girls all like tall guys."

"This guy seems pretty good, it's just that what he sells isn't very good. What girl likes basketballs? If he sold something else, I bet even more people would keep their lights on by now."

"Indeed, it seems that you can't just participate in this show randomly. You have to carefully select a second-hand item to have a better chance of making it to the end."

……

In Zheng Yaosheng's case, viewers also saw another possible ending for "If You Are the One".

Even at the very last moment, three female guests still kept their lights on for Zheng Yaosheng.

Zheng Yaosheng typed and then turned off one of the lamps.

Afterwards, these two female guests, along with the female guests that Zheng Yaosheng initially selected, entered the male reverse selection round.

Zheng Yaosheng was very bold; instead of choosing the two girls who kept their lights on, he took the risk and chose the female guest he was interested in.

This decision naturally sparked a heated discussion among viewers in the chat area. Some said it was hopeless, since the other person hadn't even left their light on for him in the first place, and definitely wouldn't choose him in the end. Others said that maybe the other person simply turned off their light because they didn't want the basketball, and now they regretted it, realizing that buying a basketball wasn't out of the question.

Amidst the enthusiastic discussion among the audience, Zheng Yaosheng's female guest actually agreed to buy his secondhand basketball, and the two were successfully matched.

This naturally sparked a heated discussion in the audience's chat area.

The next two male guests were essentially the same. Due to the program's rules and the selection process, each guest had a certain "explosive" quality. Although not particularly remarkable, it was still quite entertaining.

This allowed "If You Are the One" to maintain its core audience. The number of concurrent online viewers dropped to around 8000 and then stopped falling significantly, remaining at roughly that level.

In the 211 startup base, Shen Kang stood behind Ma Liang and was quite satisfied with the number: "That's good, this number is not bad, it has exceeded our expectations."

When they made their initial estimates, they considered various data points and guessed that the number of concurrent online users might stabilize at around 6000—this was even after taking the "Chen Ziyi incident" into account.

In retrospect, the "Chen Ziyi incident" proved to be more effective than they had imagined.

It is estimated that by the end of tonight, the number of regular users on the Beiming Community will reach a new level.