Chapter 170 - 131: Album of Happiness

"Good afternoon, viewers, and welcome to the midday news!"

"’Guan Guan Cry Ospreys, on the islet in the river. Gentle and graceful lady, a fine match for the gentleman.’ For thousands of years, beautiful love has always been the goal people pursue and the subject of their praise..."

"Next, let’s turn our focus to the views on marriage and love held by young people, and follow our station’s reporter Yu Wenbo as he heads to Hui Province to attend an extraordinary wedding!"

"Wenbo, can you hear me? Could you introduce the two newlyweds getting married today to our viewers in front of the TV?"

"Sure, Guangquan!"

Holding a microphone, reporter Yu Wenbo was standing outside a small farmhouse yard, talking to the camera: "Dear viewers, I’m currently located in Fengming Village in Qing’an City of Hui Province."

"Today, there will be a special wedding here. To my left is today’s groom, Zhang Pengfei! Hello, Pengfei. Can you tell everyone where the bride is from?"

"Hello everyone, I’m Zhang Pengfei!"

Wearing his groom’s attire, Zhang Pengfei smiled and said, "Of course, my wife is from Qiong Province, which is about 1,850 kilometers from here..."

"With a distance of 1,800 kilometers, how did you meet and fall in love?"

"Um, we met online, through a game, what people commonly refer to as internet dating!"

At this point, Zhang Pengfei seemed a bit embarrassed, but reporter Yu Wenbo didn’t let him off the hook and continued to ask.

"Do you think online dating is reliable?"

"Not reliable!"

Although he found his wife through online dating, Zhang Pengfei knew this was not the time to speak carelessly, so he stated affirmatively.

"It’s because my social circle is relatively narrow, that I used the internet to find the person I like..."

Zhang Pengfei chatted for a while about how he met his wife and mentioned the game "Love Advisor Department."

Soon, the car convoy for picking up the bride returned.

As the groom, Zhang Pengfei was undoubtedly busy today, and the central station reporter Yu Wenbo didn’t make things difficult for him, instead interviewing several other guests.

"Pengfei, this kid, has been smart since he was little! But unfortunately, his family’s conditions are average, making it hard to find a partner!"

"Nowadays, the internet is so advanced that the kid found a partner online, and our family supports it..."

Aunts and uncles each shared their views, and then the camera shifted back to the studio.

News anchor Guangquan nodded and said, "The youth marriage rate has been declining year by year, making marriage a big, difficult problem. In response, a company in Jiangning has come up with a solution."

"Through data analysis and matching, young people can meet peers from all over the world online. The game ’Love Advisor Department’ has become a new force in the marriage market..."

The camera switched back to Zhang Pengfei’s wedding scene, and in a quieter corner, the station’s reporter Yu Wenbo interviewed Chen Ba, the president of Tianba Technology Co., Ltd., up close.

"... Up to now, our platform has facilitated 721 couples, and this number is still growing."

Faced with the station’s interview, Chen Ba was uncharacteristically serious: "We plan to provide convenient marriage services to over 500,000 eligible single players in the coming year, dedicated to solving issues like young people finding partners and the difficulties of marriage."

"Tianba Technology has always been committed to serving the broad player base with the aim of creating an internationally renowned gaming brand through independent development, unflaggingly providing quality experiences for players..."

Actually, Chen Ba was quite surprised.

He never thought that one day he would be featured on the central station and become the protagonist of the news.

Even more unexpected was that the station seemed to have no particular prejudice against the game ’Love Advisor Department’, but rather held a relatively "encouraging" attitude.

After all, this is a video game!

In a domestic environment where parents and teachers generally view video games as a disaster, he found it hard to believe that a game could be featured on the central station and become the subject of a news broadcast.

It’s truly unexpected!

However, upon reflection, given the current loose three-child policy and negative population growth, with marriage rates halving year after year, the emergence of ’Love Advisor Department’ does indeed seem timely.

There’s a certain feeling of "heroes emerging from circumstances."

If this were ten or twenty years ago, such a thing would be unthinkable. How could official media possibly promote a video game? How could a video game make it on the news?

But now it’s feasible.

Because although ’Love Advisor Department’ is a game, it makes a significant contribution to changing young people’s views on marriage and love, raising marriage and birth rates.

With just a few players, this game already leads to so many couples and marriages?

If there were more players, to be blunt, both marriage and birth rates might soar because of this game.

...

Zhang Pengfei’s wedding was very lively.

Not only because reporters came to interview, but also because his matchmaker was quite significant!

This was the second time Chen Ba received a matchmaker gift.

A left hind leg of a 400-pound pig, including half a rump, was all given to him.

Ha!

Came with a mournful face, feeling like selling the game for 68 yuan to Zhang Pengfei was a huge loss, and wishing to poke a voodoo doll, Chen Ba was all smiles like a blooming flower on his way back.

Not a loss, not a loss!

Zhang Pengfei is a good kid; I’ll never speak ill of him again.

If everyone did this, Tianba Studio wouldn’t need to do anything else. Just collecting matchmaker gifts might be enough to get rich.