This director is vindictive.

Chapter 446 AI Version of "The Truman Show"

Just then, the live stream suddenly stopped.

More than 3 million online viewers around the world watched the live stream with some confusion.

Because the live stream is replaying the footage from when the live stream just started.

The video includes scenes of AI Chen Mo appearing, a love letter being written with a beautiful woman by a red sleeve, and Chen Mo answering questions from guest hosts Dilraba and Gulnazar.

At first, netizens thought there might be a problem with the live stream.

"What's going on? Why is it looping the previous content? Is there something wrong with the live stream?"

"Douyin's servers crashed? I just finished praising Hongxiu Tianxiang and it froze like a PowerPoint presentation? (Throws phone)"

"Programmers are out of chicken drumsticks tonight! 3 million people are watching the same replay?"

"Got it, the ultimate form of Chen's romance—to let hundreds of millions of people around the world collectively experience 'The Truman Show'!"

Overseas netizens were also baffled.

"Chinese livestream glitch or performance art?"

How could TikTok make such a basic mistake?

"There wasn't a huge data spike just now!"

"Did a hacker attack the live stream?"

For a time, hundreds of millions of people were completely bewildered.

Just then, the live stream suddenly switched to a blue screen indicating a technical malfunction, with a line of white text appearing on it:
[The system has detected an abnormal data stream and is initiating Truth Mode.]

Three seconds later, the screen lit up again, but the view changed to the perspective of the background monitoring: on the left was the real Chen Mo, who was on vacation in the Maldives, laughing so hard he was doubled over while holding a laptop; on the right was the AI ​​avatar in the live broadcast room, who was frozen in a pose holding a love letter, with the blue light of flowing data code faintly visible on his neck.

"Surprise!" Chen Mo suddenly waved to the camera, "Now, let's officially reveal the keyword for this year's 814 - as you can see, tonight's 'me' is indeed AI!"

The barrage exploded instantly:

"What?! I watched AI stunt doubles for half an hour?"

"Holy crap! So just now, 'Adding Fragrance to Red Sleeves' was AI teasing AI? (Dilraba grinding ink.jpg)"

"The biggest scam of the century! Refunds! (Even though I didn't spend any money at all)"

A data panel pops up in the upper right corner of the live stream: [AI Impersonator Live Stream Experiment Data] · Number of people scammed globally: 3.2 million · Average recognition time: 0 seconds (99.9% of viewers did not notice) · The most accurate comment: "Mr. Chen's blinking frequency seems a bit strange today!" (Sent 23 minutes ago)
The expressions of Dilraba and Gulnazar at this moment have been turned into memes and gone viral online: the GIF of the two staring wide-eyed at the AI ​​stand-in, captioned "When we found out that we had been flirting with a robot for half an hour."

Chen Mo smiled slyly at the camera from his vacation villa: "Now you know why the theme this year is AI, right? This may be the first time in human history that hundreds of millions of people have been completely fooled by AI and are praising it as cool."

The camera switched back to the live stream.

When Chinese netizens saw "AI Chen Mo" in the live stream, the chat exploded again.

"Holy crap! Is this really AI? Chen Mo has really gone all out this time!"

"So now, is idol worship so intense that we're even competing with AI for our husbands? (doge)"

"President Chen's move is simply a perfect combination of technology and romance, I'm so jealous!"

"This AI can even mimic micro-expressions so perfectly. Will it be able to substitute for people at offline meetups in the future? (Leans back)"

"Holy crap! This is ridiculous! Chen Mo said before that AI was the main character tonight. Good grief, it really was a foreshadowing, but hundreds of millions of people didn't even realize it. Is AI technology really that amazing?"

The reactions from overseas netizens were even more exaggerated, quickly sparking heated discussions on Twitter and Reddit.

Japanese netizens commented: "Wow! (Amazing!) Chen Mo's AI avatar is just like the cyborg in Ghost in the Shell, even the eyes are so realistic! Is this the technological prowess of China?"

"This 'Chen-style Aesthetics' live stream! The Japanese-style host only bows and says 'Arigato,' while the Chinese AI's tea-pouring movements are like something out of an ancient drama (image: screenshot of AI Chen Mo holding a teacup) – so 'adding fragrance to the room' is high-tech?"

South Korean netizens: "AI can be this 'atmospheric'? The AI ​​version of Chen Mo oppa looks more like a real person than our local idols! (Shocking!)"

"Oppas, take note! While we're still dancing to 'Gangnam Style' on our live stream, they're using AI to recreate the classical romance of 'drawing eyebrows in the study'! (Attached is a GIF comparison of the scene from 'Empresses in the Palace' where the Fourth Prince draws Zhen Huan's eyebrows)"

Western netizens commented: "Wait...this is NOT real? The AI's micro-expressions and body language are so natural! Even Hollywood special effects teams would be in awe!"

"WTF?! I just subscribed to this AI! It's even gentler than my Tinder date—can anyone explain why a digital human has a 'doting gaze' setting? (Frustrated)"

Indian netizens: "Bro, this is next level! When will Bollywood be able to create AI stars like this?"

Even more interestingly, overseas netizens were once again amazed by the Chinese romance of "a beautiful woman adding fragrance to one's sleeves"—a French netizen exclaimed: "Mon Dieu! (My God!) China's 'digital lover' can actually write calligraphy? This is much more sophisticated than our virtual idols!"

"The flirting in Parisian cafes is so weak! This AI even makes adjusting its cuffs look like it's dancing the tango—so do Chinese men really talk about love while lighting incense in their studies? (Seriously)"

American netizens: "So romantic! AI double + love letter + classical aesthetics, Chen Mo has taken the subtle aesthetics of the East to the extreme!"

A German netizen commented: "Wunderbar! (Awesome!) This combination of technology and tradition is the true future of entertainment!"

Soon, #ChineseAILover (Chinese AI Lover) became a trending topic in many countries, and overseas media rushed to report on it.

BBC: "Chinese director Chen Mo used an AI body double to livestream, fooling 5 million viewers worldwide! Experts call it a milestone in 'emotional technology'."

The New York Times: "While the West is still debating whether AI will replace humans, China has already made AI a 'synonym for romance'."

Japan's NHK: "Chen Mo's AI stand-in livestream is a hot topic! The Eastern romance of 'Hongxiu Tianxiang' has netizens buzzing."

Seeing this, Chinese netizens even joked—

"Good heavens, is Chen Mo using AI avatars for reverse cultural export?"

"Foreign netizens: So Chinese AI can not only write code, but also love letters? (laughing and crying)"

"I suggest Mr. Chen start an 'AI love letter writing' service and make a fortune globally!"

By this point in the live stream, it was safe to say that this broadcast had not only aroused envy and jealousy among domestic netizens, but also completely stunned overseas viewers with its unique blend of "technology and classicism" and romance. Chen Mo, through this "deception of the century," successfully showcased the boundless possibilities of Chinese-style romance to a global audience.

The capital market erupted in chaos!

Especially those stock investors who were previously "tricked" by Chen Mo are now all like they've been injected with chicken blood—those who were previously cursing and saying that "AI concept is pure hype" are now eager to buy in!

Unfortunately, the domestic A-shares market is not open at the moment!
Look at the effect of this live stream: 5 million people around the world stared at AI Chen Mo for half an hour and didn't realize it was fake. Even difficult actions like writing love letters with a beautiful woman in a red sleeve were performed as if they were real.

Brokerage firms revised the title of their research reports overnight: "From Love Letters to Capital Feast - AI-Powered Live Streaming Opens Up a Hundred-Billion-Yuan-Level Scenarios."

The joke writers on the stock forum have gone crazy: "During the day, I cursed the A-share market as a scumbag, but at night I realized that I was the scumbag myself—those who missed the first train of AI are now crying in the toilet!"

Tech enthusiasts are still arguing that "it's just motion capture and real-time rendering," but who cares about that for retail investors?
They only saw three things:

First, Chen Mo fooled all of humanity with AI;

Second, the number of people watching the live stream simultaneously exceeded 3 million.
Third, it dominated the trending topics both domestically and internationally.

That's not enough? AI concept stocks are definitely going to surge tomorrow when the market opens – after all, the last "short letter, long message" event made the AI ​​sector in the A-share market rise by 20%, this time it's a real global-level technology show!

The most brilliant thing was Chen Mo's statement, "AI is the main character tonight." Looking back now, it was like he was openly telling you: I'm going to use this live broadcast to ignite the AI ​​field!

Those institutional traders who sold their shares early are probably cursing the analysts right now: "Didn't you say there were no application scenarios for AI? They've even replaced top celebrities with AI, so isn't it time for fund managers to be laid off next?"

The super-generous live stream is still ongoing.

However, at this moment, the most shocked people are not actually the netizens.

Instead, it was two female celebrities, Dilraba and Gulnazar, who were closest to Chen Mo in the live stream.

They were both completely dumbfounded by now.

The expressions of Dilraba and Gulnazar at this moment can be described as the pinnacle of "human shock studies" - their wide-eyed eyes almost took up half of their faces, their red lips were slightly open but they could not make a sound, like Western beauties who had been frozen in place.

Dilraba's fingers were still suspended in mid-air, the ink scent lingering on her fingertips from grinding the ink. She mechanically turned to look at the AI ​​Chen Mo, her pupils dilating in shock: "So...so the thing that stared at me for three seconds just now...was a program?!"

Naza went even further, directly reaching out to poke AI Chen Mo's cheek. Upon touching the slightly cool "skin," she recoiled as if electrocuted, blurting out in her dialect, "Oh my god, this skin is smoother than a baked bun?!" (The subtitle team quickly translated it as, "My god, this material is so realistic!")
The live stream chat instantly turned into a joke-telling frenzy:
"Dilraba: Family, who understands this?! I've turned ink grinding into a cyber-loving saint!"

"Nazha's reaction is hilarious! I suggest including it as the first rule in the 'Guidelines for Humans to Identify AI Behavior': Touch it first!"

"Hahaha! So what Dilraba was thinking just now was, oh my god, Chen Mo actually stared at me for so long, does he have something going on with me? Hehe."
Then the truth is, AI Chen Mo is analyzing whether Dilraba's face shows signs of using foundation to cover blemishes!

"I can't laugh anymore! Fatty Di is really dumbfounded this time. She was secretly pleased that she might become the eighth oldest, but good heavens, she actually stared at the robot for a long time! Hahaha!"

However, the reaction in overseas live streams was different.

Japanese netizen: "This plot suggests that the 2D world is taking over the 3D world?"

French netizen: "Mon Dieu! Even AI comes with a 'romantic gene,' this is unfair! (Angrily throws cheese)"

Indian netizens commented: "Bro's AI is absolutely overpowered! Our Bollywood robots are still doing robotic dances!"

(End of this chapter)