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Chapter 280: To Defend the River, One Must Defend the Gulf of Mexico

"Hey, Lao Feng, not studying today? That's rare."

Shen Kang shouted and walked up behind Feng Mo.

"We can't study every day; we need to balance work and rest," Feng Moquan said, putting down his mouse, turning around, and hesitatingly asking, "Do you need to use the computer?"

"No need, you play first."

As Shen Kang spoke, he stood behind Feng Mo and looked at him.

On the computer screen, the Beiming Community page was displayed. At this moment, Feng Moquan clicked on a post. From the title information line at the top of the webpage, it can be seen that the title of this post is "Hot Review of the Male and Female Guests in the First Episode of <If You Are the One>".

Feng Moquan seemed to have finished reading the main text and was now reading the comments below.

Obviously, all that talk about "work-life balance" is nonsense. Feng Moquan probably just wanted to see how others evaluated his performance on the show last night.

Upon hearing that Shen Kang was not going to play, Feng Moquan felt relieved and continued watching.

While watching, he chatted with Shen Kang: "Old Shen, I remember you told me last time that even if I didn't make it on your show the first time, there was always a revival round or a comeback, right?"

"Yes, I did say that."

"When will it be available?"

Shen Kang glanced at him sideways. "Weren't you uninterested in this before?"

Feng Mo didn't even turn his head, just chuckled dryly, "I'm really not interested in your 'friendship' aspect. But I do need the 'trading' aspect—I need to sell my MP4 player."

"Oh, I see. No rush. We need to do a few regular episodes first before we can start doing revival matches, encores, and stuff like that. But don't worry, it'll definitely happen."

"Let me know when you get it."

Just as I finished chatting with Feng Moquan, Wang Pan called out again, "Old Shen, what do you think should be the best thing to sell when I go online?"

"Whatever. We don't control what the guests sell; it's all voluntary."

Seeing that Shen Kang hadn't grasped his meaning, Wang Pan turned around in his chair and looked over, saying something even more blunt: "What do you think I could sell to create a sensation like that 'Fit Bro'?"

Wang Pan spent a long time studying this topic last night, even lying in bed thinking about it.

Given his personality, since he's going to be on "If You Are the One," he absolutely cannot be mediocre or ordinary.

Therefore, the first male guest, "the lovestruck guy," and the "Fit guy" became the subjects of Wang Pan's research last night.

After thinking about it for a long time, Wang Pan felt that the "Infatuated Brother" style was too difficult for him to learn, as it relied too much on fate. He thought the "Fit Brother" style was easier to learn.

"Hello, Honda Fit?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Kang immediately understood that this was the nickname they had given Zong Shijie, and laughed, "Brother Pan, you're quite good at coming up with nicknames."

Before Wang Pan could speak, Feng Moquan said, "It wasn't Wang Pan who started it; that's what everyone online is calling him now."

As he spoke, he scrolled to the top of the webpage he was currently viewing and showed Shen Kang the author's comments on "Brother Fit".

"...'Brother Fit' became famous overnight for 'selling a Fit for one dollar.' According to a source who wished to remain anonymous, Brother Fit is not a student at Yangcheng University of Science and Technology, but rather at Yangcheng Business School. His real name is Zong Shijie, male, 21 years old, unmarried, handsome, dashing, and unrestrained..."

Upon seeing this, Shen Kang tried his best to apply the words "handsome," "elegant," and "unrestrained" to Zong Shijie. However, apart from "unrestrained," which barely made sense, the other two words seemed to have nothing to do with Zong Shijie.

This "person who declined to be named" might very well be Zong Shijie himself.

After commenting on the Honda Fit in the post, the poster also mentioned the many posts about the Honda Fit that appeared on the Beiming Community after the show ended last night.

The most common topic in these posts is speculation about whether the "Fit Guy" will actually sell his used Fit for just one dollar.

The poster speculated that the Fit owner would most likely sell it, because for a rich second-generation like him, a used Fit is only worth a couple of thousand yuan, far less than his prestige. Going back on his word to save that little bit of money would be a loss of face for him, not worth it.

At this moment, Wang Pan spoke again, returning to the same question: "Old Shen, what do you think I should sell?"

Shen Kang then analyzed it for him: "Actually, the reason why the Fit Brother was so popular is because the things he sells are very expensive, but he sells them for one dollar, which is equivalent to giving away a very expensive item."

He felt that Wang Pan, with his intelligence, should be able to understand this. The reason Wang Pan was still hesitant was simply because he wasn't wealthy enough and couldn't bear to part with it.

He didn't point that out.

Wang questioned him, most likely wanting to know if there was a different method that could still cause a sensation.

Shen Kang's answer to this was: "Brother Pan, if you want to use a method other than this, then I really can't think of one for the time being."

Upon hearing this, Wang Pan fell silent and turned away, pondering quietly. The most expensive thing he could sell right now was this laptop, but he couldn't bear to sell it for a dollar. Besides, his father would definitely beat him to death if he found out...

After Wang Pan stopped talking, Feng Moquan continued browsing the Beiming Community and even showed Shen Kang one of his most frequently visited interest sections recently—the "Military Section".

When Shen Kang used the Yangbei Forum, he would occasionally see posts discussing military topics. However, the military discussion posts on the Yangbei Forum were too few and too scattered, failing to form a significant atmosphere. Therefore, it was a very niche discussion topic, and posts were always scarce.

But it's different on the Beiming Community.

A dedicated "Military" interest section allows students interested in this topic to gather here, and the posts are all focused on the military field, instantly creating a lively atmosphere. As a result, the frequency, quantity, and popularity of posts in the Beiming Community's military section are significantly higher than those in the Yangbei Forum.

Everyone was very enthusiastic about participating in the discussion.

For example, the post about the South China Sea that Feng Moquan is currently looking at has a lot of comments, far more than the number of comments in similar military discussion posts that Shen Kang had seen on the Yangbei Forum.

Shen Kang got interested and immediately posted a comment using Feng Moquan's account.

"To defend the Yangtze River, one must defend the Huai River; to defend the Huai River, one must defend the Xuzhou region; to defend the Xuzhou region, one must defend the Central Plains; to defend the Central Plains, one must defend the Bohai Sea; to defend the Bohai Sea, one must defend the East China Sea; to defend the East China Sea, one must defend the Taiwan Strait; to defend the Taiwan Strait, one must defend the South China Sea; to defend the South China Sea, one must defend the Strait of Malacca; to defend the Strait of Malacca, one must defend the Indian Ocean; to defend the Indian Ocean, one must defend the Suez Canal; to defend the Suez Canal, one must defend the Atlantic Ocean; to defend the Atlantic Ocean, one must defend the Caribbean Sea; to defend the Caribbean Sea, one must defend the Gulf of Mexico. Therefore, to defend the Yangtze River, one must defend the Gulf of Mexico."

After this comment was posted, its popularity began to soar rapidly. A little while later, it had already climbed into the top three replies to the post, thanks to its popularity.

Besides liking the post, many people also left comments under Shen Kang's comment.

"Hahaha, awesome, bro. I thought I was aggressive enough, but I didn't expect you to be even more aggressive than me. You've gone all the way to the Gulf of Mexico."

"I've looked at some of your previous replies, and it seems you're a conservative? You're either a conservative who thinks the radicals are too conservative, or a radical who thinks the conservatives are too radical."

"Well-reasoned and logically sound, I agree!"

Feng Moquan kept refreshing the page, and with each refresh, he saw that the number of likes and replies to this comment had increased, and it was about to reach the top spot among the hot comments.

This made Feng Moquan very envious: "Old Shen, you really know how to talk trash."

"I've been here for a while now, and I've posted and commented on some things, but none of them have gotten as much attention as your comment in such a short time."

Feng Moquan turned around, genuinely seeking guidance: "Why don't you teach me how to be as flirtatious as you?"

Shen Kang sighed, "I just spent the time you guys used to study surfing the internet and learning slang. If you can do that, you can too."

The two chatted idly while Feng Moquan browsed the internet.

Shen Kang discovered that in this military section, in addition to discussions, people were also trading second-hand items.

Those secondhand items are often things like military models and ship models.

The trading and exchange of these items further strengthened the close connection between users and this section.

The military section is just a microcosm of the whole picture.

Within the Beiming Community, there are many more smaller sections that are bringing together like-minded students to this website.

After browsing the military section for a while, Feng Moquan started browsing the Beiming Community's plaza, where Shen Kang also saw the reactions to last night's "If You Are the One".

Is it a real romantic story or a scripted drama? An analysis of last night's "lovestruck guy incident" from multiple perspectives.

Shocking revelation: The true identity of the "lovestruck guy" has been found!

Feasibility Analysis of "Brother Fit's" Selling a Honda Fit for One Dollar: A Plan That Will Ultimately Come True

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Today, most of the posts on the forum are discussing last night's episode of "If You Are the One." Participation is high, and many posts have become trending topics.

In layman's terms, "If You Are the One" has become the key to generating buzz on the Beiming Community. Any discussion about "If You Are the One" is bound to attract attention.

As a result, due to the "popularity = money" formula of Beiming Community, even some users who were not that interested in "If You Are the One" started making posts in order to get traffic.

This further fueled the buzz surrounding "If You Are the One".

Shen Kang was looking at it when Feng Moquan, perhaps feeling a little embarrassed, wanted to give the seat back to Shen Kang. "Old Shen, it's almost time for me to study..."

Just then, Shen Kang's phone rang.

He picked it up and saw it was a call from Qian Ming'en. "Hello, Dean Qian... Ah? Oh... I see."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Kang said, "Alright, you can continue playing. I have to go out."

Upon hearing that Shen Kang had something to say again, Feng Moquan was somewhat pleased and casually asked, "What is it?"

Shen Kang casually replied, "Oh, it's nothing. They said someone from Yangcheng TV is coming to interview me, apparently for some news program."

"..."

Although they had gradually gotten used to it, when Shen Kang uttered those words, the three people in the dormitory were still startled and turned to look at him with complicated expressions.

"Alright, I'm leaving now," Shen Kang said, and left the dormitory.

The three of them remained silent, staring in the direction of the dormitory door.

After a long pause, Wang Pan finally spoke, breaking the silence: "Do you think we'll have a chance to be interviewed during the interviews?"

Jin Chao's heart skipped a beat.

When he first heard the news, he had practically stuck his head out of bed, half his body hanging over the edge. Now, he pulled himself back in, his tone calm: "I don't know. But if they really want to interview me, I'll probably refuse."

"What I told you before about using royalties for disaster relief is indeed false, but I did refuse interviews before. It's probably because of my personality; I don't really like that kind of thing."

Jin Chaojue knew the chances of interviewing his roommates were slim, so he decided to put on a show of "it's not that I won't be interviewed, it's that I don't accept interviews" and put on airs first.

Upon hearing Wang Pan's words, Feng Moquan had wanted to discuss with Wang Pan the possibility of his roommates also being interviewed.

Upon hearing Jin Chao's words, Feng Moquan tensed up as well, saying casually, "I can actually accept interviews, but I was tricked by a TV station back in my hometown. They edited my words into fragments, which left me with some psychological trauma. If they wanted to interview me, I would probably refuse."

When Wang Pan heard what these two idiots said, he cursed inwardly. They'd been roommates for months, who didn't know who? What were they pretending for?

However, he didn't expose it. Instead, he remained calm and nodded, saying, "I was so composed just now because I was worried they might actually come to interview us. I wanted to let you know in advance that I would most likely decline the interview."

Jin Chao and Feng Moquan had already stated that they would refuse interviews, so it would seem too much for him to still be so eager to accept one.

After they finished speaking, the three of them remained silent for a while.

Jin Chao suddenly spoke up: "Brother Pan, one of us has a personality issue, and the other has psychological trauma. Why are you refusing the interview?"

Wang Pan cursed inwardly, "Jin Chao, why are you making such a fuss?"

But her mind raced. "Well... I do have some reasons, but it's not convenient to talk about them, you know what I mean."

The three of them fell silent again.

In their minds, they imagined Shen Kang being interviewed right now, filled with envy—he was on TV news, and on the provincial capital's TV station no less! They had never been on one before.

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