[Explanation] Every year during the Spring Festival, topics such as "marriage" and "blind date" are constantly emerging. And a sudden outbreak disrupted the public's plans during the Spring Festival in 2020, making single men and women's annual "blind show" had to be postponed or cancelled. At this time, many marriage and love industries have launched "cloud blind dates" in time to meet the marriage needs of single men and women through online dating.
On April 3, the reporter came to an offline store in a marriage platform in Xianan Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu, Sichuan. It is understood that the shop's main dating mode is to meet face to face below the line. Due to the impact of the quarantine and quarantine, the store also timely launched a unique online video live dating mode during the epidemic, attracting many single men and women in the "home". Ye Xuan, the person in charge of the store, told reporters that users participating in a video blind date can choose different video communication methods according to their spouse selection needs, and under the guidance of "matchmaker", conduct preliminary communication and understanding with each other online.
[Contemporary] (Ye Xuan, person in charge of Chengdu store of a dating platform) From January 22, the flow of blind date on our side is relatively small, because of security considerations. In this regard, we also made some online appointments. Is a website for video dating. A video blind date, one is to have the "matchmaker" guide to be the host of the show, to communicate and communicate with members. The frequency of meeting online is not so high (high), that is, you don't need to meet (offline). The first is to reduce the risk of infection. The second is that they have some basic understanding.
[Explanation] Ye Xuan told reporters that although offline stores were closed during the epidemic, online attracted a lot of customers. Mr. Citizen Wang is a registered member during the outbreak. Mr. Wang said that online video can make him feel more comfortable and safer than making friends online.
[Contemporary] (Mr. Wang) By online, because you also have some communication, and then also some communication, you also understand the other party ’s thoughts, and then when one face to face of the video, you also saw some of the other party ’s looks, so With a certain understanding later. Then when I come to meet offline, I feel that I have some basics of acquaintance and a process of understanding communication. I think it may be that two people come face-to-face into reality, and then contact and then If you understand, I think the effect will be better.
[Explanation] As the emergency response level of the Sichuan epidemic prevention and control has been reduced, the platform ’s physical stores have gradually resumed offline business on February 24. On the morning of the same day, Mr. Wang came to the store early to wait for "netizens". This is also the first time he has met the other party offline since his blind date. Ye Xuan told reporters that in order to ensure the privacy of members, offline blind dates are performed in private rooms. During the epidemic, in order to ensure the safety of customers, the rooms are all "separated from each other."
[Contemporary] (Ye Xuan, person in charge of Chengdu store of a dating platform) Because we have a space between each private room, and then the distance between members is also a private room. There is only one pair of members inside, then you must wear a mask, and then come You should also take your temperature again and disinfect it with disinfectant.
[Explanation] Although the epidemic affected the offline business of the stores, it did not affect the people's marriage and love needs. Since the outbreak began, the store has successfully "matched" more than 20 pairs of users. At the same time, the launch of the video dating service also allowed them to gain a new batch of customers. Ye Xuan said that the "cloud blind date" dating model has become a development trend. In the future, while the offline normal business is gradually restored, they will also continue to expand and optimize online business.
Yang Yuzheng reports from Chengdu, Sichuan
Editor-in-chief: [Ji Xiang]