[Community 9: Xue Qi broadcasts a piece of data to all players.]

[As of now, the proportion of players voluntarily entering the meeting room with props is: '55%'.]

The data has indeed increased again.

[Community 12: Zhao Duo broadcasts a piece of data to all players.]

[In the last meeting, the proportion of male players who did not press the 'I'll Pay' button was: '20%'.]

Zheng Jie marvels that there are still bros as stubborn as he is, though not many left.

[Community 9: Zhang Shichao broadcasts a piece of data to all players.]

[As of now, the proportion of male players who voluntarily pressed 'I'll Pay' in the same meeting but did not receive a like is: '75%'.]

Finally, a counter-broadcast from the male players.

But so far, it seems to have little effect.

In this mechanism, female players are more likely to receive 'likes,' and broadcasting can promote this positive cycle, so with the first broadcast being free, they are very eager.

Male players, however, find it hard to get 'likes,' and even using their free opportunity to broadcast yields little result.

Take Zhang Shichao's data as an example—knowing that "male players voluntarily paying room fees is unlikely to be liked," doesn't change much.

Likes are scarce anyway, and if you stop paying room fees because of this, the slim chance of getting a like disappears entirely.

...

With a bit of time before the next meeting, Zheng Jie visits the vending machine, reviewing the items in the coupon listings.

"I don't want to engage in this meaningless internal competition, but for visa time, it's unavoidable.

"Exchange coupons... does this mean I spend 1,200 minutes of visa time to buy an exchange coupon, then gift it to the other person, who can redeem 1,000 minutes of visa time at the vending machine?

"This accomplishes the transfer of visa time, but Walkway takes a 20% fee.

"Hmm..."

Zheng Jie is conflicted.

He instinctively resists this behavior, but the long-haired woman does have a point.

This 'Matchmaking Game' involves 20 men and 20 women.

In numbers, the male-to-female ratio is 1:1, theoretically allowing everyone to get the final pairing's 30,000 minutes of visa time.

But that's just in theory.

During the actual game, meeting times are limited, and there could be meetings with the same gender or repeated partners.

If certain players form fixed pairs and continue meeting, others may end up match with players they've already met or had past conflicts with.

In such cases, it is very likely that the 'final selection vote' in the last meeting fails if one party is unwilling to like, and neither gets the visa time.

This scenario isn't highly likely, but what if it happens? You'd suffer a great loss.

To ensure finding a female player willing to mutually like in the end, it does make sense to offer incentives early on.

After all, the 30,000 minutes of visa time received when leaving is specified in the game rules for each male player.

If you're too stingy, it's hard to make a good impression on female players.

The broadcasts scrolling across the big screen keep raising the standard of 'likes' for male players.

Zheng Jie can't play heavily model-dependent strategies, so he has to face the consequences pragmatically.

After a brief mental struggle, he decides to only buy a bottle of water from the vending machine, not the exchange coupon.

"I'll start with mineral water for a simple test.

"If the person, like that long-haired woman, rolls her eyes at the sight of mineral water, I can immediately rule them out.

"If they happily accept the water and show basic gratitude, I could try to talk further and see if mutual likes are possible.

"If mutual likes succeed, it means they're quite trustworthy, and during the next meeting, I'll use the 10,000-minute visa time coupon to agree on mutual likes in the last meeting.

Zheng Jie isn't sure if this plan is reliable, but with his wisdom, he couldn't think of a better strategy for now.

...

As Zheng Jie continues to attend meetings, other players also engage in their own meetings.

Ten minutes ago.

The third meeting of Lin Sizhi.

He comes to the table empty-handed and sits down.

"Hello."

A questioning voice comes from across the table, as a petite woman with a slight smile on her face pushes open the door and sits opposite him.

[Community 12 - Zhao Duo].

She looks Lin Sizhi over, and upon noticing his empty hands, her eyebrows furrow involuntarily.

She refrains from reacting immediately only because Lin Sizhi's appearance is decent.

However, in the next second, Lin Sizhi politely gestures to the payment button on the table.

"Hi, to show your sincerity, could you pay the room fee first?"

Zhao Duo was shocked, even doubting her own ears.

"What did you say?

"I pay??

"You're really amusing, looking decent yet speaking so shamelessly.

"What do you mean 'to show my sincerity'? Where's your sincerity?"

Apparently, Zhao Duo had encountered 'polite' male players in her previous meetings, so she was used to them voluntarily paying room fees and bringing drinks and snacks.

Already displeased seeing Lin Sizhi empty-handed, asking her to pay was simply outrageous.

However, Lin Sizhi didn't get angry; he merely reached into his pocket and took out a stack of exchange coupons.

"My sincerity is here."

Seeing the thick stack of exchange coupons in Lin Sizhi's hand, Zhao Duo was taken aback.

Exchange coupons come in three amounts: 1000, 5000, and 10,000, each easily distinguishable.

Lin Sizhi held 1000-minute exchange coupons, though the individual denomination wasn't high, such a thick stack appeared visually impressive.

Zhao Duo tentatively asked, "Is this... for me?"

Lin Sizhi shook his head: "It could be, or it couldn't be; as I said, it depends on your sincerity."

Zhao Duo frowned, "Do you intend to trick me into paying the room fee with a bunch of empty promises?"

Lin Sizhi put away the exchange coupons: "You should know the vending machines clearly state that these exchange coupons have special usage rules; buyers can't exchange them back into visa time.

"They can only be transferred to others.

"These exchange coupons have to be given away and can't be treated as empty promises.

"But I won't give them to just anyone; I only give them to trustworthy people in exchange for 'likes.'

"So, in this meeting, I need you to pay the room fee to demonstrate sincerity. Afterward, I'll give you a 1000-minute visa time exchange coupon for your like."

Zhao Duo, after a moment's hesitation, finally relaxed her expression and pressed [I'll Pay].

Lin Sizhi also pressed [You Pay]: "Not bad, you're a smart person. Why weren't you worried I might deceive you?"

Zhao Duo shook her head: "You're willing to exchange so many non-refundable coupons at once, which shows you don't lack visa time—there's no need to trick me over a mere 200-minute room fee."

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