Survival Game (Part 2)
"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, countdown over, challenge successful."
"Congratulations to the Survivors team for successfully building a house on the third tile."
Wang Lei rushed over to catch him, asking him with concern, "Ruoqian, how are you? Have some water and rest for a bit."
He took the water, and his senior asked him to sit down and rest. It was now the Destroyer Team's turn, but he politely declined.
When recording a show, you should naturally give it your all. If the audience sees your attempts to gain sympathy, your recklessness and casualness, that's not the behavior of a qualified idol.
The other team drew a "peaceful" number, nothing happened, and then it was their turn again.
Wang Lei jogged over to the dice. He didn't want Ruoqian to worry about such a small matter; he could trust his luck.
This time, they drew the Fate Card.
There are twenty Destiny Cards and twenty Chance Cards. The opposing team draws cards for them to determine their fate.
Before coming here, Zheng Ruoqian had heard that he was a man who was favored by variety shows, and that the effect of the variety shows was more real than acting.
He was just thinking to himself, "Could it be that they want him to draw this fate card?"
Sure enough, the next second the host announced his name, "Okay, I see that the Destroyer Team has put forward Yuan Ming to draw this card that will determine the fate of the survivors."
"Let's get the Fate cards rolling, come on, three, two, one, start rolling on the big screen."
Yuan Ming immediately called a halt. The answer he drew for the survivors was: "A typhoon has passed, houses have collapsed. Please destroy any house you own."
Zheng Ruoqian helplessly shrugged. The 300-second challenge he had just completed was for nothing, and he was back to square one.
Wang Lei didn't want his teammates' hard work to go to waste, so he confirmed with the host that they would destroy the house they had initially placed at number 28.
Team Destroyer was also lucky; they rolled the dice four or five times in a row without touching any game or challenge.
Even the Opportunity Card favored them, increasing their funds by another two thousand.
By the tenth round of the game, the survivor team had completed the first 30-square round of the board, successfully completing one physical game and two psychological games, failing one strategy game, and successfully building three houses on the board.
Their game strategy is to build as many houses as possible on the board.
Because building hotels is too difficult, most houses are one-star or two-star difficulty, while hotels are randomly four-star or five-star.
Let's play it safe for the first game.
The Destroyers, on the other hand, had nothing to do along the way, with the occasional Chance Card and Fate Card giving them some extra chips.
Most importantly, they also successfully destroyed two of their houses, one of which was destroyed without even using an excavator.
They had a one-hour break before the start of the second lap.
The other team members also gathered around, looking Zheng Ruoqian up and down, praising his stamina in every way they could.
He carried those twenty pounds of rice without a word, and even when the weight was increased to seventy or eighty pounds, he didn't utter a sound.
If it were another director, such a highlight might have been cut entirely.
But Director Gao is different. His variety shows are all about authenticity. Not only does he not fake anything, but the scripts are also updated on Weibo after the show airs.
This one-hour break was perfect for the members to do some pre-interviews, asking them about their first impressions of the members and how they felt after spending half a day together.
When talking about Zheng Ruoqian, most people think of him as someone who can't endure hardship, the kind of refined boy band idol.
After spending time with him, his act of carrying a large load of rice completely changed their opinion of him, and they all praised him highly.
The subsequent recordings became much simpler after the icebreakers of the first half.
After playing a Monopoly game in a faction battle mode, everyone was still eager for more and looked forward to the individual battle recording the next day.
Zheng Ruoqian was the first to arrive. After chatting with several senior colleagues he had worked with on stage, he went to talk to the director and others before leaving last.
He took his phone from his assistant and saw the message Xu Changjia had sent him:
I've finished my classes today, so I'm coming over to have dinner with you.
The message was sent just as they were preparing the data; it should have arrived by now.
He quickened his pace, and his assistant caught up to tell him that Miss Xu was waiting for him in the van.
Miss Xu?
It turns out that she has already reached the point where others respectfully address her as "Miss Xu".
Once inside the van, he realized that there were other people besides his girlfriend.
Zhang Yuning tossed her a tote bag. "Here, this is a gift for you."
He sat down between the two people, putting his arm around each of them, and began to share his feelings about recording the variety show today.
Zhang Yuning knew from the first listen that this was a brain-training variety show.
Not to mention a few years ago, even now he is still participating in some brain-teasing programs, and he has some insights into these.
He tricked Zheng Ruoqian out of a meal and then generously shared his experience.
Although Xu Changjia didn't understand some of the things, considering that they also needed to have a comprehensive knowledge base, he also gave him a reading list.
If you have time, you can take a look and accumulate some knowledge. Anyway, it's never a bad thing to learn more.
The three people chatted about their views on brain syndromes while eating, and came to a conclusion.
Anyone who reaches the pinnacle of intellectualism will inevitably gain fans.
Despite the numerous programs launched in the entertainment industry, no one has yet been found suitable to bestow this title upon him.
Xu Changjia's eyes kept glancing at Zhang Yuning.
In her opinion, Zhang Yuning is truly a perfect fit for this word all these years from childhood to adulthood.
Whether it was being able to apply what the teacher explained to other problems after just one explanation in high school, easily getting first place in the entire grade without doing homework, or playing with everyone, reading comics and playing games before exams without studying and never losing points or failing a course, these are all his most insignificant aspects.
His personal charm lies in his ethereal, otherworldly presence, like a character straight out of a novel, making him seem unreal.
When all the wonderful words about academic geniuses and academic prodigies are piled up on him, it doesn't feel like too many.
Sitting next to her, Zheng Ruoqian seemed to see through her thoughts through her eyes and took the initiative to ask, "Yu Ning, have you never thought about getting closer to the entertainment industry? I think 'the ceiling of intellectualism' would suit you very well."
He leaned back lazily in his chair and waved his hand in refusal.
These days, being able to spare one or two weekends a month to participate in brain-training variety show recordings to earn some extra money is already the limit for him.
He has his own life to live and many ways of living that he hasn't tried yet, so he doesn't want to confine himself to a single framework.
He then turned around and advised them, "You two are like this: one is in the deep ocean, and the other has one foot in the seabed. You should think carefully about how to walk the road ahead and not lose sight of the original intentions you came from."
The following day, Zheng Ruoqian abandoned his carefully cultivated persona and fought fiercely against teacher Wang Lei in the individual battle, winning first place in the first episode of "Survivor Game".
In addition, Qiu Tianpeng, who participated in betting on him to win in the Destroyer game, also made an appearance.
Zheng Ruoqian accumulated a personal prize pool of 10,000 yuan, and he also accumulated a prize pool of 5,000 yuan.
After all twelve episodes have ended, participants can take away the corresponding amount of RMB accumulated in their individual prize pool, while the member with the highest accumulated prize pool will donate a corresponding amount of books to children in mountainous areas in their name.
After the first episode was filmed, Director Gao specially arranged a hot pot dinner to help everyone relax.
Qiu Tianpeng also successfully added him on WeChat at this dinner party. When no one was paying attention, he glanced at his phone and browsed his Moments.
Unexpectedly, he saw the network of people he wanted to connect with in Zheng Ruoqian's WeChat Moments, which made him extremely excited.
After everyone finished eating hotpot and came out, he lingered behind Zheng Ruoqian, hoping to hitch a ride back together.
Once in the car, we started talking about his hobbies and interests, and then asked about his previous life abroad.
Even the most dull-witted person could understand the hidden meaning in his words.
He stopped beating around the bush and asked him directly, "Brother Tianpeng, what do you want to ask me?"
The question was so direct that it made him a little uncomfortable, but that didn't stop him from liking his honesty.
He was fiddling with his phone with his head down, and found a photo in his WeChat Moments. He put it in front of him and said, "Hey, Ruoqian, I saw this photo in your WeChat Moments. It's a picture of you having dinner together with so many people on New Year's Eve. I wanted to ask if you and this person are friends?"
The person Qiu Tianpeng was pointing to was none other than Zhang Yuning, who had dinner with him last night.
He was a little curious. One was a rising star in variety shows who had been working in the entertainment industry for several years, and the other was a top student from a law family he had known for many years. How could two people who were completely unrelated be connected?
"Yes, Zhang Yuning is a friend of mine for many years. Why would you want to get to know him?"
It's a little embarrassing to admit, but of all the variety shows he's recorded, the only one he's hesitant to touch is brain-based competitive variety shows. This is because he didn't do well academically growing up and his brain isn't very sharp, so even though he's done a lot of research in this area, he's still hesitant to participate.
He only dared to come to "Survivor Game" after his agent and director repeatedly persuaded him, but deep down he was still nervous.
His connection with Zhang Yuning dates back to a brain-training competition called "Smart People, Please Raise Your Hands" a few years ago. He was sitting in the audience, watching the people on stage shining brightly, and really wanted to make friends with them, but he never had the chance.
He followed Zhang Yuning on Weibo and learned that he had gone abroad to study. He felt a little regretful that he would never have the chance to meet him again and they became friends. Until today, he saw that familiar figure on Zheng Ruoqian's phone again and started to feel restless again.
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