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Chapter 197 Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?

"Brother Zhang, you must have misunderstood. I'm looking for a decent person, not some country bumpkin using cosplay as an excuse."

"Your idea is wonderful," Zhang Zhe said with a smile, "but reality is harsh."

"Let me give you an example."

"Now, you've met a cosplayer who's great in every way."

"She gets along well with you, can tolerate all your strange ideas, and won't even get angry if you act up sometimes."

“She is willing to have in-depth conversations with you, does not mind your clumsiness at all, and even encourages you to say that even one minute is great.”

"She lets you see her phone, lets you check her social circle, and even tells you how many boyfriends she's had."

"And so, two months after we met, she proposed to you."

"Brother, look me in the eye and tell me, will you get engaged to her?"

"Of course I would," the boy on the video call said decisively. "If there really is a girl like that, even if she has some unpleasant past, as long as she is willing to change, I can accept her."

Brotherly love is truly boundless!

I can accept it as long as she hasn't had children.

To be fair, we in the anime/manga community value soul more.

To be honest, this kind of behavior is already quite respectable within the cosplay community.

“That’s great.” Zhang Zhe still smiled. “Then, just as you were starting to prepare for the engagement, she ran away.”

"She messaged you to tell you that everything was the master's task."

"She is a contracted beast."

"!!!" The boy exclaimed in shock, "Isn't this something from a novel? How could this happen in real life?"

"Reality can be even more outrageous than this."

"Even this kind of girl is considered good; at least she's mentally sound."

"You'll behave yourself when you run into someone who plays the violin."

"What does 'playing the violin' mean?" the boy asked, confused. "Brother Zhang, have you been involved in this circle before?"

"I didn't, don't talk nonsense."

"Playing the violin is like using a knife to cut your legs and arms. Whoever makes the most cuts is the coolest."

"You've been to comic conventions, didn't you notice?"

"No."

“You must have seen it before, think carefully.” Zhang Zhe helped explain: “Don’t some people wear flesh-colored stickers on their bodies?”

"Oh," the boy said with a sudden realization, "I thought that was to cover a tattoo."

"Some are, some aren't."

"Next time you go to a comic convention, if you see something covered up, just go over and tear it off to take a look."

Zhang Zhe roughly understood this guy's skill level.

He's probably the kind of otaku who only dares to watch silently at comic conventions, not even daring to take photos or collect stamps, and at most buys some merchandise.

"Brother, let me put it this way, the cosplay community is second only to the BDSM community."

"They played it very elaborately."

That's true, I see melon strips all the time.

Many of them are just little kids; they have no self-control and no rationality whatsoever.

[Brother Zhang, you must have actually played this before, right?]

[Isn't that a bit much? I cosplay too, and I've never encountered anything like this.]

"Let me clarify, all of this was told to me by a friend who used to love photography."

"I haven't had any contact with it, I've only seen it."

"Sometimes there's nothing I can do. People post it in the group, and because I'm a very fast typist, by the time I realize what I've clicked on, it's already too late."

"Let me answer the audience's questions again."

"Why haven't you encountered this problem when you also do cosplay? Is it because you're not involved in the cosplay community?"

"What kind of insider is someone who can't even get enough likes to go to a comic convention?" Zhang Zhe said, spreading his hands.

Actually, it's quite simple to tell if someone is part of the cosplay community: just see if they pay for their own tickets to anime conventions.

The easiest way to get into a comic convention for free is to book a self-guided tour. Take screenshots of the convention and post them on QQ Space to collect likes and shares; once you reach a certain number, you can apply for free entry.

People who don't socialize, don't network, and don't add a lot of friends will find it difficult to get enough likes and shares.

Those who need to pay for their own tickets are basically just doing it for fun.

These amateur enthusiasts are all different, so there's no point in discussing them. Zhang Zhe has seen many rich kids who like to cosplay, and they're perfectly normal.

The guy on the live stream was looking for a girl from within the entertainment circle.

He believed that the girls in the community would be tolerant of his anime/manga obsession.

This line of thinking is correct. Not to mention the anime community, people in this circle can even tolerate Ryoko's big appetite, as long as you are willing to buy her beautiful clothes.

However, it's uncertain whether the man can be tolerant of the women in his social circle.

"Brother, take my advice, you should forget about marrying a cosplayer. You can spend money to find a contracted beast, though."

"This is the mainstream way of doing things in their circle."

"It didn't cost much."

"If you don't even want to spend this money, then go learn photography."

"Photography is good, you have to learn photography, get a photographer's certificate, spend some time in the industry, and you'll lose your fascination with it."

"That way, you'll have another skill after you leave the industry."

Thank you, Brother Zhang. I'll go learn photography right now.

Photography is great in every way, except it's too physically demanding.

[Actually, it's not that interesting. If you do it too much, you'll easily lose interest in the opposite sex.]

"Then I..." The boy hesitated for a moment after hearing Zhang Zhe's words, as if he was organizing his thoughts.

After a long pause, he finally replied, "Then what if I find a girl who isn't into anime/manga?"

“I don’t think you can find it.” Zhang Zhe shook his head responsibly and said, “If you could find it on your own, you would have already done so.”

"There are so many girls at the anime convention. As long as you're a little outgoing, it's no problem to add them on WeChat and chat."

"You...you probably can't take that step, can you?"

"Yes." The boy admitted this with great distress: "I paid a matchmaker to help me find girls who also liked anime, but they thought I was boring."

"You're counting on traditional matchmakers?" Zhang Zhe shook his head.

"What do matchmakers know about anime and manga? Even someone like me wouldn't dare say I understand it."

"Your chances of finding a partner are much higher if you leave a comment in the comment section of Bilibili than if you ask a matchmaker to help you find one."

"If you ask me, you should ask your classmates, alumni, and people in the industry for help."

"Send them a red envelope and they'll help you find a partner."

"Have two serious relationships first," Zhang Zhe suggested. "Your current state is still too far from marriage."

"To be honest, unless it's a mission from the master, or she's just looking for you to collect gold coins, I really can't think of any girl who would want to be with you."

That really hurts, Brother Zhang.

He's so young, he shouldn't have gotten married so early in the first place.

[Just find a girl who's tolerant; why does she have to be into anime? Everyone likes different kinds of anime.]

[A happy marriage requires shared interests, and I think it's fine for this guy to date a girl who also loves anime and manga.]

If you ask me, it's fine to spend the money and enjoy yourself, but it's better to marry someone from a similar social standing.

Perhaps prompted by the comments, the boy on the live stream suddenly adjusted his train of thought and asked Zhang Zhe:

"Brother Zhang, if I'm looking for a normal marriage partner, what kind of person can I look for?"

"Do you want to hear the truth?" Zhang Zhe countered.

"Of course, but I'd also like to hear a lie."

"Okay, let me ask you first, are you more into anime and manga, or more of an otaku?"

"I guess I'm a homebody." The boy thought for a moment and replied, "I wasn't into anime and manga before; this is a hobby I developed later."

"Then I understand."

"If you want to hear a lie, it's simple: find a girl whose family situation is similar to yours and who also likes to stay at home."

“But if you want to hear the truth,” Zhang Zhe cleared his throat and said, “if you really plan to stay at home for the rest of your life, you’d better not get married.”

(End of this chapter)