Chapter 219 Showdown! Million Heroes Ratings! (S Alliance Leader Congratulations)
(Congratulations to Ssssssssolo for becoming the new leader of this book, thank you)
It is said that South Korea is an economic colony of the United States, which is true, but even in front of Columbia, CJ Entertainment Group is still in a relatively strong position.
Its helmsman, Lee Mi-kyung, can be called a legendary figure.
When her father failed in the competition for the position of crown prince of Samsung, the whole family was expelled from Samsung, leaving only a small amount of scraps of industry. Under the management of her family, this scrap of industry became CJ Group, which also became one of the top 500 companies in the world.
CJ Entertainment, headed by Lee Mi-kyung, invested $300 million in DreamWorks in 1995, becoming a major shareholder and monopolizing DreamWorks' distribution rights in Asia.
And to some extent, her ideal is somewhat similar to Lin Xiao's, which is to promote Korean entertainment to the world and to Hollywood.
In this regard, she was quite successful.
Memories of Murder, Snowpiercer, and Parasite are all works of this company.
Of course, she also once promoted Miss Tang Wei.
This is a real chaebol. And Bong Joon-ho is also the most favored director of CJ Group, an absolute direct descendant.
Since last year, CJ Entertainment has transformed itself and no longer focused on distribution rights, but has also vigorously promoted film production. So after seeing the project of "The Last Days", it couldn't wait to seize the leading rights, but was slapped back by Lin Xiao, who directly drove Bong Joon-ho back to South Korea. CJ Entertainment was extremely angry.
How dare you, a small Chinese company, be so rude and unreasonable to our CJ Entertainment, which has a market value of several billion dollars?
Therefore, Vice President Park filed a severe complaint to Lee Mi-kyung.
Not only should they cancel this cooperation, but they should also warn other production companies in Korea not to cooperate with Huanmeng Vision and China's Lightning Entertainment. Unless the leader Ergou comes to Korea in person to apologize and publicly apologize.
However, Li Meijing did not behave very aggressively. Instead, she carefully read the relevant information about the Ergou Sect Leader.
When she learned that the leader Ergou actually recommended a complete newcomer Yeon Sang-ho as the co-director of the film, she was even more surprised and puzzled.
"I think we should give up this cooperation. This Chinese person is so rude and ignorant. It's ridiculous."
"I've read the script. It's just a zombie movie. Even in Hollywood, this is a completely outdated theme. Even the most successful movies, Dawn of the Dead and 72 Hours Later, are just typical B-grade movies."
"The most important thing is that Zack Snyder's remake of Dawn of the Dead has just been released worldwide. Can his The Walking Dead surpass Hollywood's blockbusters?"
"The global box office of Dawn of the Dead is only around $100 million."
Lin Xiao has seen "Dawn of the Dead", even more than once. Apart from Peter Jackson's extremely niche cult film "Out of the Blue", Lin Xiao thinks that the 2004 "Dawn of the Dead" is almost the best zombie movie.
The 1978 version is certainly good, but it is really too old.
But no matter how much Lin Xiao likes "Dawn of the Dead", he has to admit that it is not as good as "Train to Busan".
Whether in terms of popularity, commerciality, or rhythmic clarity, it is not as good as "Train to Busan".
It can also be seen from the ratings that "Train to Busan" surpasses "Dawn of the Dead" both on Douban in China and on IMDB in the United States.
The most important point is that no matter how good Dawn of the Dead is, it is still a niche horror film, while Train to Busan is a mass-market commercial blockbuster.
Vice President Park: "And don't you think it's ridiculous? A Chinese businessman wrote a zombie horror movie, and the location is in our South Korea?"
"With the classic Hollywood blockbuster Dawn of the Dead in the lead, I think Er Gou's The Last Days is doomed to fail, so we shouldn't stand on the side of the loser."
Lee Mi-kyung: "Last year, we also had "Memories of Murder", which created amazing results. But this year, what can we use to compete with "Taegukgi"? We need a successful movie to maintain our position in CJ Entertainment."
Although "Taegukgi: Rise of the Taegukgi" has not yet been released and has not even been completed, everyone knows that it will definitely be the biggest bombshell in the Korean film market this year, and other films will find it difficult to compete.
Because its investment amount reached 14.8 billion won, and the cast is extremely strong, directed by Kang Je-kyu, starring Jang Dong-gun and Won Bin.
Vice President Park: "Are we going to use this Chinese-led film, 'The Last Days', as a brand for CJ Entertainment to compete with 'Does the Taegukgi Fly?'"
"And that Chinese guy actually sent a new director, Director Yeon Sang-ho, who has absolutely no representative works, to drive our Director Bong Joon-ho back. He has no understanding of our Korean film market. For a production worth tens of millions of dollars, he actually took such a ridiculous risk. He is just ignorant and barbaric."
Lee Mi-kyung: "My goal is to promote Korean films and TV shows to the world, and the Chinese market is the most important part, so we also need allies in China."
Vice President Park: "We are backed by CJ Group, a Fortune 500 company. Even if we look for allies in the film and television industry in China, it is not the turn of a small, ignorant and arrogant company like Lightning Entertainment. We can look for China Film Group, Huayi Brothers, or those big film companies in Hong Kong."
Li Meijing: "I know what you mean, let me think about it."
Vice President Park: "In addition, I think we should use diplomatic channels to express our CJ Group's dissatisfaction to the authorities there. We cannot allow a small Chinese company to humiliate us like this. I am very familiar with this channel."
Li Meijing: "You have been working in Hong Kong since 1984, and even for more than ten years. Why are you more angry than me about this matter?"
Vice President Park: "Because I was fawned over too much over there. They all bully the weak and fear the strong, and they are fawning on us."
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Before meeting Lee Jung-jae and Yeon Sang-ho, Lin Xiao welcomed another guest, Yin Daoxuan, a senior executive of CJ Group in China. He would later become the global vice president of CJ Group and also serve as the president of the Korean Chamber of Commerce in China.
"Mr. Lin Xiao, your rude attitude last time deeply hurt the dignity of our CJ Group."
"Not only CJ Entertainment, but even CJ Group has expressed strong indignation."
“Whether it’s within the group or CJ Entertainment, some people have expressed their desire to protest to your country’s officials.”
"But...our President Li is different after all. She is a business leader with a global vision."
“So our cooperation will continue, because President Li is tolerant of geniuses.
“If this project is successful, then we are all happy.”
“But if this project fails, then we may find it difficult to suppress the hostility towards you from some people within CJ Entertainment.”
You don't have to be so euphemistic.
Doesn't it mean that if "The Last Days" fails, CJ Entertainment will completely close the door to cooperation with Lightning Entertainment, and even the Korean market represented by it will not welcome Lightning Group.
But I have to say that Li Meijing is a person with courage and vision.
Lin Xiao was already ready to change partners, but the other party still endured it and continued to cooperate.
This is certainly the best outcome, after all, CJ Entertainment is a powerful distributor in South Korea.
Yin Daoxuan continued: "In addition, we have a small request."
Lin Xiao: "Please speak."
Yoon Do-hyun: "When this movie is released in Korea, we will focus on promoting the Korean team. I will make Korean audiences feel that this is a movie led by us, CJ Entertainment."
Lin Xiao: “Sure!”
Lin Xiao didn't care about this at all.
I want to make a lot of money from you, so of course I allow you to brag about this work.
Yin Daoxuan: "Then let's have a pleasant cooperation, sign the contract as soon as possible, shoot as soon as possible, and strive to release it this year."
"If this movie is really successful, you will have the most powerful ally in Korea, and we will let you feel the great power of CJ Group."
Lin Xiao: "So, President Li of your company, what are your expectations for the box office of "The Last Days"?"
Yin Daoxuan: "As long as you can reach one-third of "The Taegukgi"!"
The box office of "Taegukgi: Ragnarok" in South Korea was 56 million US dollars, and one third of it is about 18.7 million US dollars, which is also a very high goal.
Because at that time no one knew that the box office of "Taegukgi: Rise of the Taegukgi" would be so high.
Of course, no one would have thought that Train to Busan would gross 78 million U.S. dollars (93.2 billion won) in South Korea.
It's really scary to think about it. South Korea, with a population of just over 40 million, had its highest movie box office in 2004 two or three times that of Chinese movies, while China has a population of 1.4 billion.
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After Yoon Do-hyun left, actor Lee Jung-jae and director Yeon Sang-ho came to Lightning Group to be interviewed by Master Ergou and Director Ning Hao.
It is said that Lin Xiao's model of using chickens to lay eggs has also been used by Chinese film companies in history.
In 2016, China Film Group Corporation and Hairun Pictures jointly produced "The Big Short", which was directed by a Chinese director and invested by China, but the story is set entirely in South Korea, and the actor chosen is none other than Lee Jung-jae.
Of course, this "The Big Short" was not very successful, but it was certainly not a failure either.
In 2015, a Korean film company also shot a movie called "Assassination" in China, starring Jun Ji-hyun, Ha Jung-woo and Lee Jung-jae, which became a huge hit in the Korean market.
In fact, compared to "Train to Busan", Lin Xiao prefers "New World" starring Lee Jung-jae and Hwang Jung-min, but because of the 19 ban, the box office of this movie in South Korea is far less than that of "Train to Busan".
At this time, Lee Jung-jae had already achieved considerable success, but it was not yet brilliant.
Yeon Sang-ho is a new director with no representative works at all, so his attitude is even more humble.
"I could never have imagined that such great good fortune would befall me."
“I am extremely terrified, yet filled with endless gratitude.”
"I have read your script many times. I think it is so wonderful and excellent that I even dreamed about the script on my way to China."
"I have also seen your company's film Crazy Stone, which is indeed a very rare masterpiece."
At this time, Yan Xianghao certainly felt like he had been hit by a big pie dropped from the sky. He never dreamed that he, a completely new director, would be able to direct a $10 million production.
Even Lee Jung-jae was extremely excited, because he had never starred in a production of this magnitude.
Next, the two directors conducted a symbolic audition.
Wu Jing needs to gain weight to more than 110 kilograms. Now, a month and a half has passed, and his weight has increased from 65 kilograms to 92 kilograms, which is still far from the goal.
But...it's already quite majestic.
"You can't be cruel. You mustn't be cruel."
"You have to give people the feeling that this person looks as majestic as a beast, but is very gentle at heart."
"You can act cool, but you can't be really cold and heartless. You have to be a little bit warm."
Then, Li Duanduan was arranged to stand next to Wu Jing.
There is some feeling already, but not enough.
This couple wants to give people a feeling of beauty and the beast, so Wu Jing's weight must be at least 2.5 times that of Li Duanduan.
"Wu Jing, you need to wear height-enhancing boots to make you look about 183cm tall."
"Li Duanduan, you have to wear flat shoes to give people the feeling that your husband can smash you to pieces with one punch, but he loves you very much."
When auditioning Lee Jung-jae's role, both Lin Xiao and director Ning Hao had only one word in their minds: awesome.
It was just a simple scene where he was sitting on a train, looking out the window.
He was extremely busy at work and under great pressure. He could hardly spare time to celebrate his daughter's tenth birthday with her. But his daughter insisted on going to Busan to find her mother, his divorced wife.
He was worried about his work, concerned about his daughter, and full of anxiety and anticipation about his upcoming meeting with his divorced wife.
This scene completely tests micro-expressions and eye contact.
Even micro-expressions should not be too many.
It's more of an atmosphere.
Lee Jung-jae, who is in his thirties this year, gave a nearly perfect performance.
Gong Yoo’s acting is good, but still not as good as Lee Jung Jae, especially in the role of a restrained, stressed, and sensitive middle-aged man.
Lee Jung-jae is really much better.
Moreover, he looks more like a corporate slave than Gong Yoo, and has a more depressing vibe.
Next, the entire creative team stayed in seclusion in Shanghai for more than half a month.
Absolute and full communication and understanding of the entire story and the entire script.
Even though the script is not complicated, it is not very profound.
Half a month later, the relevant contracts should be signed, and then we will go to South Korea for filming.
The shooting schedule of this film was quite tight, only about four and a half months at most.
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Director Ning Hao began to frown again, and his hair fell out in clumps.
Just three months after the success of "Crazy Stone", he completely forgot about it.
Now he only felt pressure, enormous pressure.
Because he knew that the film "The Last Days" was too important. It was the first work of Ergou Jiaozhu and Lightning Entertainment to go global, but it was handed over to him. What kind of trust was this? He was really worried that he would not do well.
Even though "Crazy Stone" was so successful, he felt dizzy and even a little unworthy of his position.
I don’t deserve such a high box office, I don’t deserve such a great success.
As for the second work, I was going to directly go for a large-scale international cooperation production, and I was really unsure about it.
Even though he had memorized the entire script by heart, even though he had hired several artists to draw countless storyboards based on the script and his own ideas.
He found Lin Xiao.
"Master, should I go watch the movie Dawn of the Dead that just came out this year?"
Lin Xiao: "Don't watch it, because ours is a completely different movie. Although that movie is excellent, the pace is too slow, and it is too dark and desperate. Although our "The Last Days" is a zombie theme, it is definitely not a pure zombie movie, but a commercial movie, a disaster movie. Our rhythm will be very distinct, and our core is danger, excitement, and protection!"
"There must not be any dark emotions, and the final feeling of despair must not be shown in the movie."
"The core of the whole film is positive, even inspiring."
“This is the only way to get the greatest common denominator of the audience.”
Ning Hao: "Then why is the core of Love Is Not Blind so dark and depressing?"
Lin Xiao: "Because Love Is Not Blind is a comedy on the outside, the core can be a tragedy. And The Last Days is a disaster horror film, and the outside is already depressing, so it needs a distinct and passionate emotional core to support it and create a certain contrast."
Ning Hao: "Although I have made 120% preparation, I am still worried that I won't be able to do it well. This work is too important to the company."
Lin Xiao smiled and said, "In fact, its directing difficulty is far less than that of Crazy Stone. For you, it will be a piece of cake."
"I have absolute confidence in you."
He was really not trying to comfort Ning Hao. He knew very well that when the script was good, Ning Hao could exert extremely strong power.
Even when the script is not particularly good, he can completely activate the atmosphere of the movie through rhythm, such as "Crazy Racing".
Of course, he also has unsuccessful works, such as "Crazy Alien" and "Mr. Red Carpet". Both of these works are too scattered in terms of core and rhythm.
He did a particularly good job in filming "No Man's Land".
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"Master, the group requires us to run an advertisement for "Millionaire" on the If You Are the One program." Director Zhang Yan said, "Should I resist?"
This is really going too far.
You suspended our "The Brain" and produced "Millionaire" with our competitors in an attempt to dig up my roots, and now you even want me to advertise for you on "If You Are the One"?
Lin Xiao: "You can't refuse."
Zhang Yan said hoarsely, "Yes, I can't refuse. Because it's previewing "Millionaire" after "If You Are the One" has finished airing, which is actually not in the time slot of "If You Are the One". But after everyone sees it, they will think that "If You Are the One" is advertising "Millionaire"."
Lin Xiao: "In fact, Millionaire Heroes doesn't even need advertising now, the publicity is already overwhelming."
Zhang Yan: "The group feels that we must do our best to protect this program."
"I was using the outside phone."
Lin Xiao asked: "Do you feel the pressure?"
Zhang Yan: "Someone seems to be investigating me and Director Zhou as well."
Lin Xiao: "As long as 'Millionaire' is a huge success, the group will force you and Director Zhou to switch sides and follow Jiangnan TV to put pressure on us and force us to change the advertising revenue share ratio, right?"
Zhang Yan: “Yes.”
Lin Xiao: "If you don't agree, you may have to give up your position. If you firmly refuse to give up your position, I will investigate you and find out the illegal transactions between our Lightning Group and you through investigating you? In this way, I will force us to compromise?"
Zhang Yan: "Yes, I'm afraid it's more than just forcing you to compromise."
Lin Xiao: "Why is it that "Millionaire Heroes" has already achieved great success? The first season's advertising bid was 152 million. With such a high advertising fee, aren't you afraid that the show will not perform well and won't be able to finish?"
Zhang Yan: "Now, not only within the group, but even the entire satellite TV circle, people are very optimistic about Millionaire Heroes. They believe that it will definitely surpass If You Are the One and become the top cash cow for Jiangnan TV."
It took a long time.
Zhang Yan said in a trembling voice: "Master, I am indeed a little worried now. If that day really comes, I am afraid I will not be able to bear it."
"Master, I am your biggest fan, and I trust your judgment very much."
“Can you tell me if Millionaire will be successful in the end?”
Lin Xiao: "What do you and Director Zhou think?"
Zhang Yan: "I think it will be a hit, and it will be very, very popular."
Lin Xiao said firmly: "I don't think it will succeed! It will definitely fail in the end!"
Zhang Yan: "Why? There are so many celebrities, and celebrities versus ordinary people, it's very interesting."
Lin Xiao: “There’s no sense of suspense.”
Zhang Yan: "I've seen the edited version of the film, it's very suspenseful."
Lin Xiao: "Is it fake? Does it have a strong sense of script?"
Zhang Yan: "Fake, very scripted. But it's normal for variety shows to have scripts."
Lin Xiao: "One issue is fine, two issues are fine, but what about three and four issues? Those celebrities who have never been to school performed brilliantly and wisely in the quiz. Do you believe it?"
"These celebrities who scored 200 or 300 in the college entrance examination are better than those with PhDs and Masters degrees in IQ quizzes. Do you believe it?"
"The most fatal thing is that the original selling point of "Millionaire" is reality, with a strong sense of suspense. The audience can put themselves in the shoes of the film and think about how many levels I can get through. Will a hero appear who can pass the levels and win the million-dollar prize?"
"And now the biggest suspense is actually between the stars and ordinary people, who will win and who will lose?"
"If this is a singing competition, then it's totally fine. Because the audience can feel whether the singing is good or not, whether it's amazing or not, and they can have a strong resonance and participate in the judgment."
"And quiz, how do you perform?"
"If you let the stars win, it's absolutely fake, absolutely scripted. If you let the stars lose, then there's no suspense at all, because they should always lose."
Zhang Yan was silent for a long time.
"Director Zhou and I are both very pessimistic. We both think that Millionaire Heroes will be a hit."
"But I trust your judgement."
"From the beginning to now, every time I choose to believe in you, I have achieved great success."
"Then I will continue to carry it, and continue to hold that side for the sake of our common cause."
Lin Xiao: “Okay.”
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As he was talking on the phone, he instinctively reached forward.
He got under the woman's skirt and gently rubbed her thighs.
I touched it for about five seconds, and suddenly the movement stopped and I felt something was wrong.
Then, he retreated awkwardly.
Xia Xi, who was sitting in front of Lin Xiao's desk, looked at Lin Xiao with strange eyes: "Brother, you really have evil intentions towards me, you really want to make trouble..."
Fuck...
It's all your fault, Li Shuang! Because she would always sit on Lin Xiao's desk in a short skirt, and when Lin Xiao was on the phone, his hands would instinctively go inside.
Even if he didn't try to get in, Li Shuang would grab his hand and get in.
result……
The woman Xia Xi also has this posture.
Damn it, it’s so embarrassing.
Xia Xi: "I have an idea."
Lin Xiao: "Zhang Yan has a secret weapon against "Millionaire Heroes" because he is a core member of Jiangnan TV."
Xia Xi: "Are you so in tune with me? You're scaring me like this."
Then she continued, "Zhang Yan and Director Zhou are both veterans. They will definitely find a way to get the fatal handle of "Millionaire". Celebrities are the most difficult to deal with, and a variety show with such an obvious script will definitely have many fatal flaws during the recording. These two people must have secretly obtained a lot."
Lin Xiao: "If 'Millionaire' really becomes a huge hit, then Director Zhou and Zhang Yan will secretly hide these evidences and pretend that nothing happened, or even hand them over to the group as a token of their loyalty."
"But as soon as 'Millionaire' shows signs of decline, they will expose these handles and try to destroy the show."
Xia Xi: "They will stand on the side of whoever wins."
Lin Xiao said: "Yes, only if we win will they completely stand on our side."
Director Zhou and Zhang Yan are very important to Lin Xiao. After all, half of the Lightning Group’s income comes from Jiangnan TV.
However, it is difficult to demand that these two people always, always, completely stand on Lin Xiao's side.
After all, the fate of these two people is also in the hands of the upper echelons.
Therefore, the key is that Ergou's leader wants to win!
"China's Got Talent" wants to win over "Millionaire", and Lightning Entertainment wants to win over the other party's entire system of cooperation.
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In the following period of time, April 16th is getting closer and closer.
The publicity for "Millionaire" was completely overwhelming.
Jiangnan TV had already promoted If You Are the One with great fanfare, and this time it is several times more.
It's a complete propaganda bombardment.
Not only on Jiangnan TV, but also on various portal websites, especially on Renren, the countdown to the broadcast time of "Millionaire Heroes" is placed in the most prominent place on the homepage.
Lin Xiao felt that this kind of publicity was not just saturated, but completely excessive.
There are even some scenes that Lin Xiao can recite by heart, and so can countless viewers.
Just like a movie trailer, Jiangnan TV edited the most exciting clips of "Millionaire Heroes" and broadcast them repeatedly.
The wonderful moments of each star are constantly reappearing.
The promotion of "China's Got Talent" by Shanghai TV was also very effective, but not so exaggerated.
Facebook’s promotion of “China’s Got Talent” is not this kind of advertising bombardment, but rather targeted promotion.
Especially in the program highlights, Li Shuang was very restrained.
Unlike "Millionaire", where she wanted to cut out all the wonderful clips and put them in the trailer, she almost hid the most exciting and amazing scenes, waiting for the audience to discover them when watching the show, giving them a strong experience.
Therefore, during the promotional stage, the momentum of "China's Got Talent" was weaker.
It's not as bombastic as "Millionaire".
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Finally, April 16th arrived.
At 20:30 in the evening, Jiangnan TV's "Millionaire Heroes" officially aired.
The people from Lightning Group haven't seen it yet. To show their importance, the core members of Lightning Entertainment and Shuanglin Production stayed in the company to watch the show.
Lin Xiao was watching the show in Lian Yi's house.
Xia Xi and Li Shuang were watching from inside her suite.
Liao Feng and Wu Lingxi also took time out to watch it in the office with many people.
Lin Xiao discovered that the design of this program was very clever.
The two stars in the first episode are Hong Kong's Chen Huishan and mainland China's Fan Bing'er.
One is responsible for wisdom and the other is responsible for beauty.
It was also clearly introduced in the program that Ms. Chen Huishan holds a bachelor's degree from Boston University and a master's and doctorate from the University of Hong Kong.
And these two stars just sit there, and three groups of ordinary players who do not participate in the competition (determined by drawing lots) will compete fiercely, and the final winner will challenge these two stars.
Among these three groups of ordinary contestants, the first group consists of two college entrance examination failures who are currently taking self-study exams.
The second group is the winners of the college entrance examination, currently studying in 985 prestigious universities.
The third group is a couple. The wife is a PhD from a prestigious university, and the husband is a junior high school graduate. He looks like a rough guy. He used to be a truck driver and now has a fleet of cars.
Lian Yi: "These three groups of ordinary contestants are very cleverly designed."
“That star pair just sits there, waiting for the final challenge, and can create powerful suspense.”
“Their program is very strong.”
Lin Xiao nodded. Lian Yi looked up at Lin Xiao, then gently snuggled into his arms.
Fifteen minutes into the show, it immediately reached a small climax.
The team of college entrance examination losers, young people who were taking self-study exams, actually defeated two masters from prestigious universities.
"Qiaoqiao, how do you feel now?"
Lian Yi: “Very good.”
Lin Xiao: "So who do you think will win, this couple of self-taught students or that middle-aged couple?"
Lian Yi thought for a while and said, "That middle-aged couple will win, and the husband who looks uneducated will perform very well and amazingly."
Lin Xiao: "Why do you feel this way?"
Lian Yi: "Because this is the most exciting and unexpected!"
Then, the second climax came.
Sure enough, the seemingly uneducated, rough man with only a junior high school education performed very well.
He responds very quickly, especially to questions related to history, Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other famous works.
This performance was completely beyond everyone's expectations and stunned the host Chen Luyu, Wang Mingquan, and the two female stars.
The whole rhythm and program effects are indeed wonderful.
But suddenly, there was something wrong with Lian Yi's voice.
Lin Xiao looked down.
At some point, Lin Xiao's hand had already reached in and was pinching her.
Sister Li Shuang, it’s all your fault!
Every time we are alone together, you hold my hand and touch all over your body.
It's okay now, I've gotten used to it.
No wonder, the feel is a little different.
Moreover, Lian Yi did not struggle from beginning to end. Instead, she tilted her head back, opened her mouth slightly, and looked at her emotionally.
At this moment, she was extremely beautiful.
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This middle-aged couple with a huge difference in academic performance defeated the pair of self-taught students and then challenged the celebrity duo.
Immediately afterwards, the third climax of the show appeared.
The two groups of players were completely masters in the duel and were completely entangled with each other.
The whole game was thrilling.
Especially Ms. Chen Huishan, who holds a PhD from a prestigious university, has extremely fast reactions and strong lethality.
Usually answer the question first.
Moreover, the accuracy rate is very high.
Sometimes, she would even answer directly in English, because it seemed to be her more instinctive reaction.
The beautiful Fan Bing'er seemed to have become the atmosphere group from beginning to end, looking at Chen Huishan with admiration and constantly clapping and cheering.
Dr. Flora Chan, one against two.
The battle was extremely fierce as they chased each other.
In the end, the scores were still tied.
It's a complete draw.
Entered the final extra question competition.
The show entered its final climax.
Host Chen Luyu breathed loudly: "I really didn't expect the battle to be so intense."
"The final question determines the outcome."
"The final winner can choose to take 100,000 yuan in cash and leave, or choose to participate in the finals and compete for the first season's million-yuan grand prize!"
"The last question, answer it quickly!"
"Please listen to the question: Running water never rots, and a door hinge never rots. Which book is this sentence from?"
Suddenly, both groups of contestants pressed the buzzer at the same time.
No one expected that Fan Bing'er, who had no chance to perform all night, would be the first to grab the right to answer.
Everyone looked at her.
You didn't perform well in the entire competition tonight. It was all the academic star Ms. Chen Huishan who fought alone.
Now, do you know the last crucial question?
Several people held their breath, waiting for her answer.
Chen Luyu: "Bing'er, if you can't answer, or answer incorrectly, then the other party will automatically win."
Fan Bing'er first tried hard to catch her breath and calm her heartbeat.
Then he said slowly: "This sentence comes from Lüshi Chunqiu. I filmed Qin Shi Huang a few years ago and this sentence was in the script."
She spoke almost tremblingly, with a worried and extremely nervous expression.
"But, I... I don't know if I'm right, because it's been several years, and I really can't remember it."
"Sister Huishan, please forgive me if I answered wrongly."
All eyes were focused on the host Chen Luyu. Her expression remained frozen for a long time before she said, "Correct answer!"
"Congratulations!"
Suddenly, Flora Chan and Fan Bing Er hugged each other excitedly.
The first episode of "Millionaire Heroes" has ended.
To everyone's surprise, the celebrity team won the final victory.
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After reading it, Lin Xiao couldn't help but sigh that this opponent was indeed very strong.
Both the rhythm and the fierce confrontation have been upgraded.
The gimmick is really enough.
The whole process was full of surprises and plenty of suspense.
It’s better than “One Step to the End” and even better than “How to Be a Millionaire”.
It is more exciting and thrilling than celebrity diving programs such as "Water Cube Stars" and "China Star Jump".
but……
There are too many artificial traces and too much sense of script.
Especially the final climax, which was very well set up and Fan Bing'er's performance was also extremely good.
But... is it such a coincidence?
The last question seems to be tailor-made for you, Fan Bing'er.
Is it just to let you turn the tide and create a miracle at the last moment? If the first episode is like this, what about the second, third, and fourth episodes? However, I have to admit that this program is better and more exciting than Lin Xiao originally expected.
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The next day at noon!
Almost everyone held their breath, waiting for the ratings results.
Especially Vice President Qiu Tong.
For him, this is a big gamble. If he wins, he will be a hero in the entire satellite TV circle.
Fight against the leader of Ergou and the heroes of Lightning Entertainment's domineering share of profits.
After the show was broadcast last night, it immediately caused a very strong response. Many people called him and said that the show was very exciting and very good to watch.
Of course, there were also many criticisms on Facebook and even in the Renren community, saying that it was too fake, completely a script, and that the audience was treated as fools.
Qiu Tong doesn't care about controversy at all, he only cares about ratings.
As long as the ratings are high, what does it matter even if people curse to the sky?
He just wants to win!
He just needs to press down the "China's Got Talent" of Master Ergou!
Even "If You Are the One" was turned off! "Mr. Qiu, Mr. Qiu!"
“The ratings are out.”
Suddenly, the whole place was silent, especially Qiu Tong, Director Zhou, and Zhang Yan, whose hearts almost stopped beating.
“3.6%!”
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Note: It took me more than seven hours to finish writing this. I couldn't help eating a bunch of snacks in the middle. Dear adults, if you still have monthly tickets, please give them to me. Thanks a lot for the cakes!
(End of this chapter)