noveldepot Chapter 56 The Smell of Shit is Too Strong
Chapter 56 The Smell of Shit is Too Strong
The Anonymous Couple Ranking was a marketing plan specially designed by Sun Xiaowen after she joined the team, in order to ensure that the "If You Are the One" event would become a hit.
After the college students registered, Sun Xiaowen extracted dozens of parameters from their personal information, covering basic characteristics, values, lifestyle habits, social patterns, and even potential interaction dimensions between the two.
These parameters, after undergoing a complex set of weight calculations, are input into her meticulously constructed "soul matching model" based on deep neural networks.
Each boy and each girl will be virtually paired up once, ultimately generating a "CP value" from 0 to 100.
The higher the score, the more compatible the two people are in theory.
Then, based on the interactions and mutual selections between male and female participants in the "If You Are the One" event, the model parameters were continuously adjusted and the model was optimized.
The "anonymous CP ranking" that is open to the public has a much more straightforward gameplay:
Sun Xiaowen first scientifically paired the 32 male and 32 female applicants into 32 "potential couples" based on the CP value calculated by the model.
The information of these 32 couples was made into exquisite electronic cards and published on the ranking page of the "NCTU Matchmaker" official website, open to voting by all enthusiastic members of the public.
To protect participants' privacy, their real names and photos will not be displayed on the cards. Other information, such as place of origin, age, major, hobbies, and views on marriage and relationships, is optional for applicants.
However, two pieces of information must be made public: one is each person's self-introduction, and the other is their criteria for choosing a partner.
Enthusiastic viewers across the school can vote for their favorite couples once a day based on the information on the cards. Each person can vote for a maximum of 3 couples per day.
The more votes a pair receives, the higher their perceived "compatibility" with each other.
投票时间截止到11月10日23:59:59，之后会根据投票结果，选取排名前8对组合，作为获奖CP。
The brilliance of this anonymous CP ranking system lies in the fact that it creates a win-win situation:
For the participants, ranking in the top 8 not only brings them physical rewards from sponsors, but also a huge amount of attention and a sense of "recognition," which might even lead to a good match.
For sponsors, the voting page provides continuous brand exposure even before the event officially begins, offering excellent value for money.
For the "Jiaotong University Matchmaker" platform, the benefits are even more obvious.
On the surface, it was an event with only 64 participants, but through the voting mechanism, it successfully brought in tens of thousands of off-site viewers, allowing the brand influence of "Jiaotong University Matchmaker" to break out of its circle.
Meanwhile, the CP pairing based on the model algorithm before the event can also be verified by real data after the event, which in turn can optimize Sun Xiaowen's soul matching model.
As it turns out, Geng Zhi's prediction about this "anonymous CP ranking" gameplay was quite accurate.
Riding on the huge buzz generated by the "Jiaotong University Matchmaker" pre-launch marketing campaign, the release of the anonymous CP list immediately sparked a new wave of discussion both on and off campus.
Countless curious onlookers flocked to the "Jiaotong University Matchmaker" official website, browsing the list with great interest, voting for their favorite couples, and engaging in heated debates on the BBS, having a great time.
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As soon as Geng Zhi pushed open the door to office 401, several pairs of eyes immediately fixed on him.
Before he could even speak, Song Qing, Yang Mingxia, and Sun Xiaowen almost simultaneously rushed to speak.
Yang Mingxia: "Boss!"
Song Qing: "Junior brother!"
Sun Xiaowen: "Junior!"
The three of them were taken aback for a moment, then looked at each other and laughed.
Song Qing and Yang Mingxia nodded to Sun Xiaowen in unison, signaling her to speak first.
Sun Xiaowen spoke quickly: "Junior, the matching of 32 couples has been completed! You were just away, so we launched the 'Anonymous Couple Ranking' at 6:30 sharp."
"OK, how's the CP value of these 32 pairs of combinations? Are the scores ideal?" Geng Zhi asked.
Sun Xiaowen said, "According to my version of the model, there are 12 pairs of combinations with a CP value greater than 60 points, of which 4 pairs are high simulation combinations with a score greater than 80 points."
"The remaining 20 pairs generally scored 30 or 40 points, and were only paired together based on their CP value and compatibility."
Geng Zhi nodded slightly: "Out of 64 people, it's already quite good that we've been able to find 12 relatively compatible couples. Fate is a low-probability event."
"Yes," Sun Xiaowen agreed, sighing softly, "I just don't know if this model is reliable. If two out of these 12 pairs can actually work, that would be a huge success."
Yang Mingxia finally seized the opportunity, quickly refreshing the backend while interjecting:
"There are already... over six hundred people voting! And, of the 12 high-CP value couples that Sister Xiaowen mentioned, several have already broken into the top eight of the rankings!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Xiaowen immediately went to the computer to refresh the page. Upon closer inspection, she found that only 5 couples had made it into the top eight, with the worst-performing couple ranking 27th.
She looked at it for a while, then her shoulders slumped slightly: "It seems the public's voting trends and the results of my algorithm... are quite different. My model still has a long way to go..."
"Xiaowen, don't be so anxious!" Huang Haitang gently comforted her, "The voting has only just begun. A considerable proportion of the audience has already accepted your predictions, so let's just treat this as an interesting academic verification."
"Thank you, Haitang." Sun Xiaowen smiled, but her brows weren't completely relaxed. "I'm just worried that the percentage might drop even further after the voting is over..."
Seeing this, Geng Zhi smiled and comforted her, "Senior, model-based pairings and public opinion-based pairings are two different evaluation systems. Model-based pairings focus on intrinsic compatibility, with the ultimate goal of a successful pairing. As for public opinion-based pairings..."
He paused, then said in a relaxed tone, "I value the story and the chemistry between the couple more. People vote for the fun of watching the drama unfold and the thrill of 'getting to ship them.'"
"Love is a complex system engineering project. Even if two people are perfect in terms of their model and public opinion, they may not necessarily end up together, right?" He looked at Sun Xiaowen.
"Hmm...that's true." Sun Xiaowen said thoughtfully.
"If you ask me," Song Qing interjected, "if your model is as accurate as the matchmaker's red thread right now, why bother with offline events? Just open a 'Sun the Fortune Teller's Precise Matchmaking' studio, and you'll be the number one matchmaker in the country, and we'll all follow you!"
This joke successfully made Sun Xiaowen laugh, and the atmosphere in the office became much more relaxed.
"If those large dating platforms also developed a soul-matching model, they would definitely be much better than me," she said, shaking her head.
"Pfft..." Geng Zhi burst out laughing upon hearing this, and looked meaningfully at Li Haipeng beside him.
Li Haipeng curled his lip and silently looked out the window.
"What's wrong, junior? Did I say something wrong?" Sun Xiaowen looked confused.
Geng Zhi smiled and shook his head: "Actually, Baihe.com also has a soulmate matching model, which is used to help paid members match so-called suitable partners."
"Huh?" Sun Xiaowen looked surprised. "Why didn't you tell me sooner, junior?"
Not only her, but Shu Beibei, Yang Mingxia, Song Qing, and Huang Haitang also looked at Geng Zhi, as it was the first time they had heard of him.
"The reason I didn't tell you is because their models are just too disgusting, far inferior to the senior's models. Telling you would only mislead you."