From the content of the performance, Hu Yingxu is acting out a private conversation with Gong Zheng, discussing issues related to residency and home-buying qualifications.
Hu Yingxu seems to be deliberately portraying a certain stereotype, speaking with an exaggerated tone.
Even though it’s just him talking, the audience can also feel that this small leader didn’t give Gong Zheng much of a chance to speak and kept leading the pace of the conversation.
Soon, the curtain closes.
[Calculating the score for this performance...]
[Hu Yingxu’s score for this performance is: 46 points (Moderate Fit)]
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[First Act, Scene Five]
[Mediator - Li Kan]
The scene seems to be located in a certain real estate agency store.
Actor Li Kan is a player from Community 12. He seems to be about the same age as Chen Guangming, or perhaps two or three years younger.
As soon as the curtain opens, he’s seen in a neat suit with a professional smile on his face.
"Bro, you’re here?
"Please sit down. That house you saw last time, are you happy with it?
"To be honest with you, bro, this house is really nice. The layout is also square and faces both south and north, the location is great, plus it comes with a school zone.
"And let’s be honest here, lots of people have their eyes on this house, and the price might rise soon. If you like it, you have to act quickly.
"Ah, just look at what you said. Other houses are also going up! It’s just that this house has a special location, so it might go up even more.
"You really have to think about it. Of course, you can consider other houses later, but with the same money, you’ll get a much worse location. Can you be satisfied with that?
"Alright, then take your time to look more. After all, buying a house is indeed a big deal in life and requires caution. I’m just reminding you, you can always gather more information from other channels and reconsider.
"The information I have from my channels definitely shows it will go up, and by quite a lot.
"Alright, bro. Contact me anytime if there are any problems."
Li Kan still maintains a full smile as he gets up, seemingly escorting Gong Zheng out of the agency store, keeping the warm send-off posture until the curtain closes.
[Calculating the score for this performance...]
[Li Kan’s score for this performance is: 51 points (High Fit)]
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[First Act, Scene Six]
[Lovers - Bai Zilan]
This time the scene appears to be in a high-end café.
Bai Zilan sits on the side facing the audience at a double seat, sipping coffee and smiling, seemingly listening intently to what’s being said across.
"Alright, alright, I know.
"I feel like the housing issue isn’t that important. Your work is already tough, and I don’t want you to bear too much pressure.
"I’m about to graduate soon, and I can have income too.
"The house situation can be left to fate. We can still get married while renting.
"No, I think it’s perfectly okay. Anyway, we can talk about it again when we have kids. We’ll have plenty of time.
"As for school, we’ll find a way when the time comes.
"Mm mm, I understand, I understand. You don’t need to explain so much. In any case, I believe that with your excellence, you’ll definitely get the residency and buying qualifications. Rest assured.
"My mom?
"She’s just fine. She really likes you.
"If anything, she might think you have a younger brother, so there’s a bit of... but don’t worry, I think these are small matters. Your brother is a really good person too.
"Alright, let’s not think too much about it. How about we go for a big dinner tonight? Follow my treat this time!"
[Calculating the score for this performance...]
[Bai Zilan’s score for this performance is: 52 points (High Fit)]
[The first act has ended, please return to your respective community’s lounge for intermission activities.]
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The information on the curtain continues to display, with a countdown of 30 minutes.
Qin Cheng, Huang Shengjie, and Zhou Wanlin each stand up and return to Community 2’s lounge.
However, Lin Sizhi didn’t return, and the door leading to the actor’s dressing room couldn’t be opened.
Clearly, during intermission, the ordinary audience members still couldn’t communicate with actors and VIP Audience.
Zhou Wanlin is somewhat confused: "So what should we do now?"
Qin Cheng thought for a moment: "First, let’s sort out the information we have and then decide which community to communicate with specifically."
According to the rules of the game, audience members can engage in three different activities during intermission.
These are communication, inquiry, and questioning.
If you suspect an actor is hiding something, you can choose inquiry, forcing him to answer honestly the content that exists in the setting book but he hasn’t performed truthfully.
Questions are aimed at all communities and must be designed so that other communities are likely to answer incorrectly to further widen the score gap and win the game.
While communication involves choosing a community to gather intelligence or establish cooperation.
But the premise of all three actions is to have some guess about the truth of this performance or have clear doubts and breakthroughs.
So in a short time, other communities haven’t conducted inquiries or questions.
Both inquiry and question functions are aimed at all communities, so as long as another community proposes them, Community 2 can also hear.
As for whether other communities have communicated with each other, it’s unknown.
Qin Cheng swiftly organized his thoughts: "We first assume all actors’ performances are true; then the six scenes of the first act can be roughly sorted to outline Gong Zheng’s life trajectory.
"His parents are both farmers. He successfully passed the exams from the county middle school to a key university and furthered his studies all the way, eventually securing a decent job in a big city.
"—Settling in this city is very difficult, and the chance to obtain precious residency metrics from this company proves this.
"At the same time, he and his lover have reached the stage of discussing marriage, but they still need a house to get married.
"They have already started looking at houses, and the real estate agent has provided introductions. It’s just unclear about the specific time frame, so it’s hard to say whether the agent’s claim that ’house prices will rise’ is true information or a deceitful pitch.
"At the company side, the supervisor seems to promise to provide residency and housing quotas next year, but not this year. It’s still difficult to say whether this is a promise or an empty promise."
Huang Shengjie adds: "What we mentioned earlier, the different attitudes of high school teachers and university professors towards Gong Zheng, is also a point of doubt."
Qin Cheng nods: "Indeed, there’s more.
"Actually, the company supervisor’s evaluation of Gong Zheng is also somewhat different.
"The supervisor’s comment is ’average work ability but clever at handling matters,’ which doesn’t quite align with our perception of Gong Zheng.
"Since our impression of Gong Zheng is still at the county middle school stage, back then he was quiet and not very adept at dealing with relationships, but he was very good academically, fitting the standard ’small-town quiz taker’ image."