"Wow! That's amazing! Someone actually managed to hang up there for 100 seconds. I thought no one could do it!"
"Damn, in just 100 seconds, I made 1,000 yuan! That's making money way too fast!"
"If you're envious, go for it! Maybe you can easily earn that 1,000 yuan too. This boss is really generous with his pay."
"Ahem, I was just saying. Others can do it, but I definitely can't."
"I was almost leaving because I saw no one had succeeded, but then I saw someone successfully receive the prize money."
...
It wasn't until the stern-faced stall owner readily counted out 1,000 yuan in cash and gave it to the challenger that the onlookers, who had finally come to their senses, became excited. Everyone was quite envious of the challenger.
Meanwhile, in Xu Lu's live stream, the viewers were also discussing:
[Unexpectedly, those who seemed capable failed, while this unremarkable person actually won the 1000 yuan prize.]
[There are hidden masters out there! The streamer should give it a try; if he wins, it'll be 1000 yuan, which is a lot.]
Indeed, if I were there, I would definitely go up and try it; if I succeeded, I would make a fortune.
I suspect there's something fishy going on here, and don't you think the stern-faced vendor was too quick to pay?
Unless this guy's family is rolling in money, he'd probably feel a pang of regret for a second or two before giving away a 1000 yuan bonus!
[That makes some sense, but that challenger really did hang there for 100 seconds, everyone saw it.]
[Let the streamer go up and try it out, find out for us if there's anything fishy going on.]
...
Upon seeing this, Xu Lu immediately nodded in agreement and said:
"Since everyone has said so, then I have no choice but to give it a try!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he found a young woman on the street and asked her to help him carry his live streaming equipment. Then, taking advantage of a lull when no one was challenging him, he handed 100 yuan to the dark-faced stall owner.
"Boss, I'll try it too!"
That's right! Participating in this prize challenge isn't free; challengers need to pay 100 yuan upfront. If you succeed, you'll earn 1000 yuan, but if you fail, you'll lose 100 yuan.
This is why there are many onlookers, but far fewer people actually attempt to take the challenge.
Most people aren't very confident that they can hang on a horizontal bar for 100 seconds.
Seeing that someone else in the crowd wanted to take on the challenge, the dark-faced stall owner said with a delighted expression:
"This handsome guy looks very capable; he'll definitely be the second person to succeed in the challenge!"
In fact, he had said this to several of Xu Lu's previous challengers, but unfortunately, after the first challenger succeeded, several others failed in succession.
Xu Lu didn't care what the other person said. After gesturing to the dark-faced stall owner, he lightly jumped up and grabbed the horizontal bar with both hands.
The timer on the stall owner's side flashed red again.
Perhaps because Xu Lu is so good-looking, the onlookers perked up once again.
The young woman who was holding the live-streaming equipment for him secretly noted down the name of his live-streaming channel, intending to follow it later.
"This young man is so handsome, and he's not short either; his long legs almost touch the ground."
"I hope this handsome guy can succeed and become the second successful challenger today."
"I think the first 90 seconds are fine, but the last 10 seconds are obviously the hardest to hold on to."
Just like the audience at the scene, the fans in the live stream were also discussing it:
[I wonder if the streamer will also fall in the last 10 seconds of the countdown; that would be such a shame.]
To be honest, I suspect there's something fishy going on here, and the streamer is very likely to fail the challenge.
[Almost there! The final countdown has begun! Hang in there, streamer, and win that 1000 yuan!]
...
The countdown from the crowd was louder than ever before: 10, 9, 8, 7...
But no one saw that at that moment, the dark-faced stall owner revealed a mocking smile and quietly put his hand into his pocket, pressing the button on the controller.
As the crowd's countdown continued: 6, 5, 4...
The dark-faced stall owner pressed the button directly. He knew it was all over, and unfortunately, he hadn't given out his 1,000 yuan bonus.
But the next moment, the dark-faced stall owner's expression froze, because he realized that the countdown from the crowd was still going on:
3, 2, 1... Oh! Success!
That's impossible!
Hearing the cheers of the crowd, the dark-faced stall owner looked incredulous. He unconsciously reached into his pocket and pressed the control button several times in a row.
But there was no reaction; the handsome guy was still hanging on the horizontal bar, as if waiting for me to announce his success.
The dark-faced stall owner twitched his lips, finally walking over reluctantly, and said weakly:
"You've successfully completed the challenge; you can come down now!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Lu finally got off the horizontal bar and reached out his hand to the other person.
This time, the stern-faced stall owner wasn't so quick to count the money, and even miscounted it once, but in the end, the 1,000 yuan in cash still ended up in Xu Lu's hands.
[Holy crap, the streamer actually succeeded! He made a whopping 1000!]
I initially thought there was something fishy going on, but now that the streamer has succeeded, I guess there's nothing fishy going on.
Those guys failed because they were too weak. Damn, I'm tempted to go earn that 1000 myself.
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