Text: Tsuruo
Editor|Uncle Yu
It's another year of Qingming Festival, and Kaifeng Long Live Mountain is still full of tourists.
Some tourists drag their families to see attractions and eat snacks;
Some tourists call friends to play games and interact;
There are also tourists who drive thousands of miles, just to let the "Wang Po" talk to themselves as a matchmaker......
Yes, you read that right.
On this year's Qingming Festival, Wang Po returned to Long Live Mountain.
On the eve of Qingming last year, the scene of her being reported by Li Yuchan with her real name is still vivid.
Now that a year has passed, how is she doing now?
The whole network became popular
In recent years, with the rise of entertainment activities such as script killing, immersive tourism has begun to become the development direction of major scenic spots.
For example, the 12 Hours Block of Chang'an in Xi'an:
reproduces the scene of the film and television drama "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", allowing tourists to immerse themselves in the life of the Tang Dynasty;
For example, Zhengzhou's only Henan Drama Fantasy City:
21 theaters with different themes have been built, allowing visitors to have an in-depth understanding of the history of Henan while watching the plays;
Another example is Kaifeng's Long Live Mountain Martial Arts City:
It has created a city full of "rivers and lakes", allowing tourists to experience the fun of being a hero.
In Kaifeng's Long Live Mountain Martial Arts City, as soon as you enter, you can hear the ups and downs of "young heroes, please stay".
And this voice of young heroes is coming from those NPCs who can be seen everywhere.
Some of these NPCs are unkempt beggars who chase after people's butts and beg for food;
Some are fairy wind bones, white-bearded old people who sit on big stones and meditate;
Some are serious officials, wearing shackles everywhere to arrest people and parade through the streets......
But if you want to say that the NPC in Banzai Mountain that is the most fanatical to the "young heroes", it has to be the princess who loves to talk about matchmaking.
Wang Po's real name is Zhao Mei, and she is an ordinary middle-aged aunt.
She was originally one of the many unknown NPCs in Banzai Mountain, and her daily job was to play the warm-hearted matchmaker Wang Po, "talking to the matchmaker" for tourists.
"Talking Media" was originally just a fixed interactive program in the scenic area.
It's like the official NPCs catch people and parade the streets from time to time, just to amuse the tourists.
But what is surprising is that in March 2024, "Wang Po Said Media" suddenly became popular on the Internet.
Zhao Mei, who played the role of Wang Po, became popular overnight, from a "fake matchmaker" to a "real moon old";
And the small pavilion where she said the matchmaker has also become a "big stage" for thousands of people to compete for......
When I first saw Zhao Mei, she was wearing a red and blue dress, with her hair combed in a bun, and red flowers in her ears, showing off the appearance of an ancient matchmaker.
Not only is she dressed like a matchmaker, but when she speaks, she is no different from a real matchmaker.
As soon as the tourists came on stage, she made the other party's conditions and mate selection clear in a few words.
Then you can find a suitable person of the opposite sex to look at people on stage.
Not only that, but she can also control the field and make the audience laugh without embarrassing the people on stage.
Zhao Mei's way of talking about the matchmaker, whether it succeeds or not, is another matter, and the emotions and experiences are definitely in place.
So, a large number of netizens came to hear the news, just to let her draw a red line for herself.
In just over 20 days of popularity, Zhao Mei has gained 6 million fans.
During that time, whenever she performed, whether online or offline, it was all overcrowded.
Even with Banzai Mountain, it has become a popular attraction in the country.
However, there are many popular people, and Zhao Mei, who was deeply trapped in the "traffic whirlpool", soon encountered "trouble".
The rapids retreated
On March 30, 2024, Zhao Mei spoke in the small pavilion as usual.
This time, she called a tall Sichuan girl with a delicate face.
This girl is twenty-eight years old and has no partner, so she wants to come to Wang Po to try it.
After listening to her say her request for a mate, Wang Po greeted the audience, and instantly a large number of men raised their hands.
Among them, a man in black short sleeves was particularly excited, and ran directly across the sea of people all the way to the stage.
The man in black short sleeves, surnamed Liu, claimed to work in Zhengzhou and said he was willing to "go to Sichuan for love."
After this "true confession", the blind date girl was also quite satisfied.
So the two sides added WeChat, intending to continue to develop their relationship.
It stands to reason that this was a "beautiful marriage".
But what people didn't expect was that this man surnamed Liu was actually married!
On the night of the man's "successful blind date", a female netizen with IP overseas posted a wedding photo of the two of them.
It turned out that this female netizen and the man surnamed Liu were childhood sweethearts and had been in love for a long time, and the two had just received a marriage certificate half a year ago.
As a result, she went abroad with her front foot, and the man went on a blind date with the back foot.
The final result of the man surnamed Liu can be imagined.
After the incident was exposed, the woman immediately bought a ticket back to China and prepared to divorce him.
On the blind date's side, he also has to explain and apologize.
It's really a recipe for stealing chickens.
However, the man surnamed Liu is not the worst, the worst is Wang Po.
She was obviously just kind enough to draw a red line for tourists, but because the man surnamed Liu concealed her marriage history, she suffered many doubts for no reason.
A wave has not settled, and another wave has risen.
The incident of the man surnamed Liu has not yet settled, and an Internet celebrity named Li Yuchan has "targeted" Wang Po again.
Li Yuchan said that he was an Internet celebrity, but he did not rely on beauty or funny "eating".
She can become popular by relying on the word "report".
Since she went online, she has reported countless Internet celebrities.
From intellectual Internet celebrity Xiang Yi, to emotional master Tu Lei, and even the famous singer Tian Fuzhen, she has been reported.
And Wang Po, who suddenly became popular, is her new "reporting object".
On April 2, 2024, as the Qingming holiday was approaching, Li Yuchan reported Wang Po with his real name.
Although the evidence of her report was not sufficient, Wang Po was really woken up.
So she chose to retreat bravely, and when she was at her most popular, she called sick leave.
This month's vacation, for Wang Po, is not only a physical recuperation, but also a spiritual precipitation.
Don't forget the original intention
After the vacation, Zhao Mei kept the agreement and returned to Banzai Mountain again.
I haven't seen her for a month, but her popularity is still undiminished, and there are cheers and cheers everywhere she goes.
In the face of countless "traffic", Zhao Mei did not lose herself, but always adhered to her original intention.
She doesn't bring goods, doesn't accept advertisements, just performs all over the country, and builds a bridge for men and women who have "finding a partner".
As she said when she performed in Wuhan some time ago:
"When I heard the news of the marriage of the young people I matched before, I was happier than my 5 million."
On this year's Qingming Festival, Zhao Mei returned to Wansui Mountain again and returned to her old post.
This year, however, her workplace has changed a lot.
Not only has the previous small pavilion been replaced by a large square, but also a large real-time broadcast screen has been installed, which is not magnificent.
The only thing that remains unchanged is that the scene is still crowded and lively.
epilogue
In today's society, young people live under great pressure, and many people are reluctant to spend time in love and get married.
And the emergence of people like Wang Po has invisibly changed the minds of many young people.
So even if she only succeeds in matching a couple of newcomers, it can be regarded as a great achievement.
What do you think?
Some references:
1. "Kaifeng Wang Po" appeared in Wuhan: said that there was no traffic anxiety, and she was happier when she heard the news of marriage than 5 million. Poster News
2. The married man went on a blind date on the stage of "Wang Po Said Matchmaker", and now the two parties are divorced, don't be the fault of the traffic. Jimu News