大陸相親節目《非誠勿擾》的奇葩故事.

大陸早期相親節目非常流行，其中最受歡迎的當屬由孟飛主持的。對於這個節目，小江真的非常愛看，甚至幻想自己有朝一日能站上舞台被所有女生留燈。現實卻是相當殘酷的，隨著他與更多下台後的女嘉賓互動，發現節目中呈現的情況似乎並不如他所想像的那麼真實。此外，他也常在大陸新聞中看到節目被揭露疑似造假的視頻。

儘管如此，這一切並未減弱小江對該節目的熱愛。他認為孟飛實在太搞笑了，能夠獨撐全場。但也開始慢慢注意到，女生站的位置似乎是刻意安排的，有些位置是給外國人或運動選手，而中間走道的女生特別美麗。有些女生則似乎是來進行置入性行銷，以吸引更多粉絲追蹤後推廣產品。

經過長時間觀賞研究，發現一些女生似乎只是想一直留在台上不願下去。有一次，一位女生留燈後發現選她的男生也有選她，按照規定他們是配對成功後離場。女生卻聲稱無法跟男生走下台，因為過去的感情創傷至今仍困擾著她。這場插曲引來導演的斥責，孟飛也提出質疑，最終節目組要求女生離開，並向男生道歉，整個過程都被播放出去，以證明節目不是為了不真心尋找愛情而存在的。

小江後來再與其他下台的女嘉賓交談，得知有一位外國女生在台上待得太久，因中文不流利而無法與男生互動，網路上的關注度極低。這時有人告訴她只要留燈，就會有特寫鏡頭，於是她照做了，但發現當下男生也選擇她時，她當然不願意假戲真作。這讓男生感到自己可能被愚弄了。最終導演宣佈暫停拍攝，重新排練，讓男生成功再次牽手女生離場。

儘管節目中確實產生一些成功的婚姻和愛情故事，但也有一些本來就是情侶，最終是讓男友上台後牽走並獲得旅行贊助。小江認為，如果沒有男生的個人介紹和孟飛的詼諧幽默，節目的趣味性就會大打折扣。他也觀看其他類似節目，發現它們全部都是虛假的。總結來說，他仍認為《非誠勿擾》最有看頭，只是近年來節目方式變得有些奇怪，因此他已不再追看。

"The Bizarre Stories of the Chinese Dating Show 'If You Are the One.'"

In the early days of China, dating shows became immensely popular, with one of the most beloved being hosted by Meng Fei. Small Jiang was a huge fan of this show, even daydreaming about standing on the stage and having all the girls leave their lights on for him. However, reality proved to be quite cruel, as he interacted with more female guests who had left the stage, realizing that the situations presented on the show were not as genuine as he had imagined. Additionally, he frequently saw videos in Chinese news revealing suspected fakery in the program.

Despite this, Small Jiang's love for the show remained undiminished. He found Meng Fei hilarious and a one-man show. However, he began to notice that the positions where the female contestants stood seemed deliberately arranged, with some spots reserved for foreigners or athletes, while exceptionally beautiful women were strategically placed in the middle aisle. Some female contestants appeared to be there for product placement, aiming to attract more followers for product promotion.

After extensive observation and analysis, Small Jiang discovered that some female contestants seemed unwilling to leave the stage. In one instance, a girl who had left her light on discovered that the male contestant who chose her had also been chosen by her. According to the rules, they were supposed to leave together as a successful match. However, she claimed that she couldn't leave the stage with the male contestant due to past emotional trauma that still haunted her. This incident drew criticism from the director, and Meng Fei raised questions. Eventually, the show's production team asked the female contestant to leave and apologized to the male contestant. The entire process was broadcast to prove that the show was not staged for insincere love.

Later, Small Jiang spoke to other female contestants who had left the stage. He learned that a foreign girl had stayed on the stage for too long, unable to interact with the male contestants due to her limited Chinese proficiency, resulting in low online attention. Someone suggested to her that if she left her light on, there would be a close-up shot of her. She followed the advice but, when the male contestant chose her, she was naturally unwilling to play along. This left the male contestant feeling duped. The director announced a temporary halt to filming, rehearsed the scene, and successfully had the male contestant hold hands with the female contestant again as they left the stage.

While the show has indeed produced some successful marriages and love stories, there have also been instances where couples were already together, and the boyfriend was brought on stage to win sponsored trips. Small Jiang believes that the show's entertainment value heavily relies on the personal introductions by the male contestants and Meng Fei's witty humor. He has watched other similar programs and found them all to be fabricated. In conclusion, he still thinks "If You Are the One" is the most entertaining, but in recent years, the show's format has become somewhat peculiar, leading him to stop watching it.