ROAMING FOR ROMANCE
In January 2010, Jiangsu TV released a dating show called You Are the One. A ratings success, the program featured 24 single women vying for the attention of one bachelor all at the same time. After three selection rounds, whittling down the contestants according to his taste, the man could opt to leave alone or with a female guest on his arm. The program, as well as its participants’ opinions, soon became the talk of the nation.
Back then, 18-year-old Liu Chen was preparing for her high school entrance examination, and her mother was one of the show’s loyal viewers. “My mother said I should partake in.
