On October 14, 2023, in Quanzhou, a city in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian, a couple was preparing to celebrate a birthday. They had set up a birthday cake and lit a candle, ready for the celebration.

Amusingly, just as they were about to enjoy the moment, an actor on the television behind them blowing towards the candle in a scene.

At the very same moment, the candles on their own cake dramatically went out. The perfect timing and the reactions of the characters on the TV combined to create a masterful virtual-reality interaction.

Netizens marveled at the ingenious filming idea, and some concluded after careful analysis that there should be another person blowing out candles in the video who was not in the picture.