This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 171 - 131: Happiness Album (Part 2)

Unfortunately, it’s not realistic.

After all, Zhang Pengfei was the first person to find a girlfriend through the "Love Advisor Department," making his wedding highly representative, so that’s why Chen Ba made the special effort to attend.

If it were other players, there would be no need to attend in person.

Of course!

Even though they may not attend in person, Tianba Studio will still hold special events to give couples who met through the "Love Advisor Department" and stepped into matrimony a unique gift.

Lu had an idea.

He told Chen Ba that as more couples are matched through the "Love Advisor Department," slowly, there will certainly be many registering for marriage.

So, as game developers, shouldn’t they gather the addresses of these players, and then arrange for those in the same city to set a date to get their marriage certificates together and have a collective wedding celebration?

"This is feasible!"

Chen Ba agreed wholeheartedly. After all, as the number of players grows, so does the number of matched couples, and there are bound to be some living in the same city.

At that time, they can discuss and have several families hold a collective wedding together. This not only makes it more lively and prestigious but also shows how united the "Love Advisor Department" players are.

"Not just a collective wedding,"

Zhong Shengwei also suggested, "We could ask players for their wedding photos and create a happiness album within the game."

"Each couple can share their wedding photos with the wider player base. If the number grows large enough, it would be quite stunning..."

More than stunning!

Given the efficiency of "Love Advisor Department" at the moment, with thousands of wedding photos sitting there, just imagining it makes the scalp go numb.

But there’s also a problem.

These people are very happy now; after all, they are either still in a relationship or newlyweds in their honeymoon phase.

But in a few years?

Perhaps Zhong Shengwei’s idea is a good one, sharing the players’ joy to let more players experience this happiness.

But over time, if these couples experience relationship breakdowns or divorces, won’t that "happiness album" become a joke?

"We can’t rule out this possibility."

Zhong Shengwei insisted, "But who knows what the future holds? At least for now, they are happy with each other, isn’t that enough?"

No one can guarantee that each couple will grow old together, nor can anyone guarantee that they will remain as happy as they are now after marriage.

But life is for the living.

There’s no need to worry about the future, just focus on the present. Every couple matched by the "Love Advisor Department" marks an important moment in the game. Not commemorating it would be unreasonable.

"Makes sense..."

Chen Ba pondered and realized that they shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Though creating such a happiness album might backfire in the future, as Zhong Shengwei said, the fact that players have made it to the point of marriage means each couple deserves blessings and commemoration.

"Then let’s make a happiness album."

Chen Ba instructed, "Seek players’ consent and prioritize voluntary uploads. We shouldn’t force players who don’t want to share."

After uploading wedding photos, players can receive likes and blessings from others. The couples with the most likes will receive a mysterious gift prepared by Tianba Studio.

In addition,

the game will have a new museum building, where the exhibits won’t be various artifacts, but instead, commemorative stones engraved with each couple’s nickname.

Through this method, those who met and fell in love through the "Love Advisor Department" and eventually stepped into matrimony can be eternally remembered in the game.

Number 001 is Zhang Pengfei and Lin Juan.

Although they weren’t the first couple to marry in the game, they were the first couple to fall in love, making them representative, and their position as number 001 is accepted by others.

"By the way, Ba!"

Zhong Shengwei seemed to have remembered something, suddenly adding, "After the main station aired our advertisement, game sales went up again. It’s now at 1.2 million copies."

"Risen so much in one go?"

Chen Ba was a bit surprised.

He suspected the main station’s influence was significant, but he didn’t think it would be this significant. In one night, the game sales increased by more than 200,000 copies.

This capacity to move products is absolutely amazing!

"However, I noticed there’s a seeming increase in intermediary players..."

"What are intermediary players?"

Chen Ba was immediately intrigued. He had heard of real estate and workforce brokers, but how could the "Love Advisor Department" have intermediaries?

"They’re basically those matchmakers and marriage agencies using our matching mechanism to introduce partners,"

Zhong Shengwei explained, "If we are the employing entity, then these people are third-party human resource outsourcing companies, specifically supplying us with players..."

Take Mrs. Wang for instance!

Since she reaped rewards, she now advises people to buy a copy of "Love Advisor Department" and play it themselves when introducing potential matches.

Generally speaking, as long as one’s personality doesn’t have major flaws or issues, problems are usually resolved. Then Mrs. Wang arranges for the parties to meet face-to-face afterward.

If the match is successful, Mrs. Wang is still considered the matchmaker.

Additionally, this "Internet +" matchmaking service is more convenient than traditional matchmaking.

No need to worry about much, just throw potential dates into the "Love Advisor Department," teach them how to play, and then sit back and watch it work.

The main reason for this is that "Love Advisor Department" is not yet well-known, not everyone knows about the game, and not everyone is willing to play it.

You’d listen to a matchmaker, wouldn’t you?

If she suggests you play this game, saying it will help you find a partner, others might try it out, even if they don’t believe it.

Playing it reveals that the matchmaker wasn’t lying.

"No need to worry about..."

Chen Ba shook his head and said, "These matchmakers and marriage agencies, in the end, are still bringing us new players."

The more intermediaries, the better.

Although it seems they’re profiting without doing much now, over time, as more people are aware of the "Love Advisor Department," their business will suffer.

After all, if I came to you to introduce me to someone, but you just told me to play the "Love Advisor Department," what would that do?

For those unaware of the game, it might be fine, but for those who know it, who would go to matchmakers or marriage agencies when they can just play "Love Advisor Department?"

They’re biting the bullet.

The unique marriage views of young people already impact their business negatively, and by doing this, their reputation will only worsen.

On a future day, when all young people know about the "Love Advisor Department," no one will go looking for them.

"Young people?"

Just returning from picking up a package, Yang Dong couldn’t help but laugh at this, "Who says the ’Love Advisor Department’ only serves young people?"

"What do you mean?" 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"I mean, who says players of ’Love Advisor Department’ can’t be divorced or widowed?"

Yang Dong chuckled and said, "As far as I know, there seems to be a middle-aged divorced man who paired up with a girl 20 years his junior."

"Damn!"

Lu and Zhong Shengwei were shocked, "20 years younger? Isn’t that like a son-in-law being as old as a father-in-law?"

"What’s so strange about that..."

Yang Dong put down the package and dusted off his hands, "Seriously consider the matching mechanism of the ’Love Advisor Department,’ does this game have an age limit?"

No, it doesn’t!

Chen Ba suddenly realized.

It’s exactly as Dong said, in this "Love Advisor Department" game, the matching mechanism finds the best, most compatible partners for each other.

But does that partner have to be of the same age?

Not necessarily!

You might meet an older, understanding sister figure, or a younger, inexperienced girl...

It’s all unknown.

The matching mechanism only considers compatibility and complementary personalities, as well as whether the two can get along and share similar values.

As for age, some may mind it, but if you meet a "soulmate," it’s likely to be overlooked.

After all, love can be rational until emotions take over; then all rationale goes out the window...