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Chapter 148 0145 [Too much popularity, the server crashed]

A campus love story relay activity should not be too monotonous in its content.

Chen Guiliang plans to combine the suggestions of his employees to launch a series of attacks against the opponent.

Step 1: Invite handsome men and beautiful women to take three photos and upload them, along with short text, to encourage users to continue writing their stories.

Step 2: Hold an online poetry gathering on campus to complement this story and encourage users to create three-line poems.

Step 3: After recording "The Wind Rises," upload it as the theme music for this story.

Step 4: Host a "Love Photo Contest" to encourage users to upload couple photos and select the best photo.

The employee's suggestion to make predictions about the Champions League matches is certainly possible, but the promotional efforts should be minimal, leaving it to football fans to figure out on their own.

It's not good to hire handsome men and beautiful women from any school, because once their identities are exposed, it will be awkward for students from that school to create stories.

Chen Guiliang decided to hold auditions at the Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy.

And they have to be freshmen who haven't acted in movies or TV shows before.

Renren (a Chinese social networking site) is doing quite well among students at the Central Academy of Drama and Beijing Film Academy, who are very receptive to this type of social media tool. After registering an account, they don't update their diaries frequently, but they update their photo albums every few days.

Chen Guiliang searched for the 04 class of the Beijing Film Academy's acting department on the website, clicked in to take a closer look, and found that he didn't recognize most of them.

After browsing through the photo album, he selected the most pleasing male and female photos and sent them to the official Renren (校内网) message saying: "Renren.com is about to launch a large-scale event and needs one male and one female actor. Only three photos are required, and the payment is 200 yuan per photo. If you agree, please send a message to this email address."

Earning 600 yuan for taking a few photos isn't actually that stingy for a freshman at the Beijing Film Academy.

Moreover, participating in activities on the school's intranet might be helpful for them in the future.

Next, Chen Guiliang went to find the 04 class of the Central Academy of Drama's acting program.

Yes, there are familiar faces.

……

Central Academy of Drama.

Wang Zhi and Ma Li took a shower together and returned to their dormitory, each going into their own room.

"What are you spacing out about?" Wang Zhi asked his roommate, Tong Liya.

Tong Liya pointed to the laptop screen and said, "Someone asked me to take photos. Three photos would cost 600 yuan."

Wang Zhi said, "Although it's a bit low, it's still considered having some business. Shooting print ads?"

"It was an official internal text message sent out by the school's intranet for an event," Tong Liya said.

"Is that so? I should have registered too." Wang Zhi didn't register because he thought it was too much trouble.

Tong Liya said, "I just sent an email agreeing to this, and they told me I must be at Peking University Science Park by noon tomorrow."

"It's not too far, I can get there in a little while," Wang Zhi said.

Tong Liya said, "It's strange. They said it would only take half an hour to film. They even told me to bring three dresses and dress up in a more innocent way."

"Half an hour? You've really struck gold! Freshmen who shoot print ads all day only get a thousand, and you can get six hundred in half an hour!" Wang Zhi was incredibly envious.

The following day at noon, Tong Liya arrived at the Peking University Science Park Building 20 minutes early.

The male actor has arrived; he is Huai Wen, a freshman at the Beijing Film Academy.

Chen Guiliang tossed Huaiwen a T-shirt and jeans: "Go to the bathroom and change. Also, take off your makeup. Don't make yourself look so polished; you're handsome enough already."

This outfit was worn by Senior Brother Min.

Tong Liya asked, "What about me? Do I need to put on makeup again?"

Chen Guiliang glanced at it and said, "No need, just take off your earrings. When we take the photos, you can change into your dress; we're taking pictures of freshmen just starting school."

Tong Liya asked, "Shall we start filming now?"

"Yes, we'll take the photos after you change your clothes, and then I'll treat you to a meal at the cafeteria," Chen Guiliang said.

Tong Liya glanced into the office and noticed several employees peeking at her.

She asked for directions to the restroom, ran to change into a dress, and put on her coat to keep warm.

The three of them soon arrived at the south gate of Peking University.

Chen Guiliang said, "Male protagonist, go ask the gatekeeper for directions. Female protagonist, stand by the roadside with your suitcase and wait for your friend."

The male lead, Huaiwen, exclaimed in surprise, "Using this digital camera to take pictures?"

"The more authentic, the better," Chen Guiliang said.

The gatekeeper at the North Gate was quite cooperative; he just slipped a pack of cigarettes to them and that was it.

"The guy should turn his face in a little more, don't even try to show his face, this shot of your profile is enough. The girl should move closer, standing too far away is almost out of frame. Great, that's the expression..."

After snapping a few photos, Chen Guiliang was quite satisfied and then led them to the dormitory area.

Tong Liya borrowed a girl's dormitory to change into a skirt, while Huaiwen was still wearing that worn-out T-shirt and jeans.

They even borrowed two thermos flasks from the girls' dormitory as props.

Then we went to take photos outside the teaching building.

After filming was completed, payment was settled immediately, and Chen Guiliang treated them to a meal at the canteen.

It was their first time visiting Peking University, and they looked around curiously, finding that it wasn't much different from their own school, except for its size.

He earned the six hundred yuan easily. As he left, Huaiwen said, "Mr. Chen, if there are any more events in the future, just give me a call. I promise I'll be there whenever you need me."

“Okay, I’ve saved your phone number,” Chen Guiliang said.

Tong Liya also said, "President Chen, don't forget me for this kind of work in the future."

"Definitely not," Chen Guiliang said with a smile.

After a few casual words, Chen Guiliang ran back to the company and picked out three photos to do some simple Photoshop editing.

Huaiwen and Tong Liya chatted while waiting for a car by the roadside.

What kind of event is this?

"I don't know either. Earning 600 yuan in a few tens of minutes, the more of these kinds of activities, the better."

"Haha, you guys from Beijing Film Academy, can you get acting roles in your first year?"

"It is not allowed in principle, but there are exceptions."

"So are we."

"..."

They returned to their respective schools, and when they logged onto the school's intranet that evening, they were surprised to find eye-catching text on the homepage: "My Campus Romance: Story Relay - Your Pure Student Days Await Your Writing!"
When I clicked on it, all three pictures were there.

The caption under the first picture reads: "In late summer and early autumn, I arrived at my dream university and met 'TA' for the first time. But we passed each other without noticing each other."

To enhance the sense of immersion for students from various schools, only the gatekeeper of Peking University was filmed, without revealing the school's name.

The caption for the second picture reads: "My TA and I were so close outside the teaching building, yet we still missed each other."

The caption for the third picture reads: "Our first encounter, which seemed destined, happened outside the school's boiler room."

He and she are like you and me in our ivory tower. Let your imagination run wild and write about everyone's most beautiful campus romance...

"Wow, this girl is so pretty! Does anyone know which school she goes to?"

"The guy is handsome too, okay?" "Are you continuing the story in your personal diary?"

"Check the event announcement yourself."

"..."

……

At this time, Yiyou's company address was on Zhongguancun Street.

Chen Guiliang's company address is on Zhongguancun North Street.

The two sides are only 4 kilometers apart.

"Mr. Zhang, Renren.com has made a move," reported Ji Jiasheng, a graduate of Nankai University.

Zhang Fan exclaimed in surprise, "Such a quick reaction?"

He prepared for more than two months, invited administrators from various university BBS sites, conducted internal testing for more than a week, and even made early contact with the Communist Youth League and China Youth Daily.

It was launched just two days ago, and the competition has already reacted tonight!

The advertising campaign by Zhanzuo.com was very aggressive. On the first day, more than 800 users registered, the number increased to 2000 on the second day, and more than 4000 on the third day.

It's even faster than 5Q's on-the-ground promotion on campus!

Because a large number of Yiyou email users were directly converted into Zhanzuo.com users.

The promotional posts on the BBS of various universities also attracted a large number of students.

Based on this development trend, even if it can't catch up with Renren.com, it can still firmly hold the second position and compete with it.

Zhang Fan bent down in front of the computer: "How's the response?"

Ji Jiasheng said, "There are many replies. People are registered with their real names on Renren.com, so there shouldn't be any paid trolls. However, the event has just started, and no one has written the follow-up story yet."

“We’ll continue to observe,” Zhang Fan said. “We should also speed up our activities and try to contact student unions at various universities to help them discover inspiring stories around them. After all, this event is sponsored by the Communist Youth League and China Youth Daily, which will be helpful to student union leaders!”

Another day passes.

Some users on Renren.com have already continued their love stories.

But it's not very well written.

It was evening again when Ji Jiasheng reported to Zhang Fan: "The follow-up activities for Renren.com are coming up."

"Follow-up activities?" Zhang Fan quickly sat down in front of the computer.

Ji Jiasheng said, "Novels are too long, and there are many people who just watch the spectacle but few who actually write articles. This time, they came up with three-line love poems."

The Three-Line Love Poem activity is officially launched. Please write three lines to express the love in your heart.

[This is a preliminary suggestion from Chen Guiliang, the founder of this website; we eagerly await your contributions.]

"First Time I Saw You"

No wind,

The flag fluttered.

It's love at first sight! —Chen Guiliang.

Upon seeing the poem and the format of the event, Zhang Fan knew the situation was going to be terrible.

As expected, user participation was explosive.

Some were seriously writing three-line love poems, while others were making jokes and pranks.

This event had a large number of participants, with even company employees joining in.

"Programmer's Love"

You are the only bug in my code.

It can't be deleted, and it can't be completely edited.

It even made me willingly stay up all night debugging.

——Dong Qianqiu. "

Guo Fengzi (a nickname) truly lives up to his reputation as a former biology student. (The following is a summary):
"Microcosm of Romance"

Our palm prints under a microscope
Originally, they were two trees with opposite growth rings.

Deep within the cells, they are intricately intertwined.

—Guo Feng.

Senior Sister Ao hadn't returned to her dorm by 9 p.m., so she sat in her office laughing out loud: "These netizens are so talented, they can write all sorts of weird poems."

Xie Yang and his cronies posted a flurry of messages: "This event has already gone viral."

The term "breaking the circle" was coined by Chen Guiliang.

Mr. Chen often comes out with new words, so everyone is used to it.

When the school's intranet held events, Xie Yang was in charge of leading his followers and online trolls to forward the three-line poem to various BBS, forums, and Tieba.

This thing is very popular in Xiao Rizhi. Every year, there is an offline essay contest, and people of all ages, from 10-year-old children to 90-year-old seniors, participate in submitting three-line love poems.

It wasn't until 2010 that it reached China.

Now that Chen Guiliang has produced this ahead of time, Chinese netizens have never seen anything like it before.

Xie Yang casually reposted a few three-line poems in a forum, and that forum started following suit.

The highly active "Legend Bar" has seen an explosion in the number of posts.

"The Saint of Love"

I spent three days in the Corpse King's Palace.
I finally understand.

You're even harder to appear than the novel *Half-Moon Scimitar*.

As a result, a bunch of players congratulated him on getting the "Half-Moon Scimitar".

On Tianya Forum, the number of posts also surged.

There's no writing barrier to this; anyone can put together a poem.

Xie Yang always credits the source as Renren.com when reposting any of his three-line love poems.

Many college students who hadn't registered also came to join in the fun, specifically registering accounts on the school's intranet to read the three-line poems.

Then, they naturally noticed the story relay activity.

This is only the second step.

The traffic has already reached an incredible level.

In just three days, the number of registered users on Renren.com surged by 16.

"Damn it, the server crashed!" Guo Feng shouted at Chen Guiliang.

Chen Guiliang said, "Didn't I tell you to upgrade the server and bandwidth?"

Guo Feng looked constipated: "How could I have imagined it would become so popular? There are just too many people online at the same time!"

(End of this chapter)