Chapter 139 One Hundred Million (End of Main Text)
Has Xu Gui already achieved the challenge of reaching 100 million?
The crowd looked at each other, perhaps because the information had come so suddenly and so easily. So when they first heard it, it took them a while to realize that it was true, and then they became happy.
"Ha, that's really great!"
"Xu Gui, you foresaw this, which is why you sent us out to sea, right? So this is the treasure you were looking for when you said you were searching for it?"
The way everyone looked at Xu Gui was as if they were looking at a god.
Xu Gui himself: "..." No, I didn't actually foresee this giant tortoise at all. The treasure I foresaw was another treasure.
However, now everyone has concluded that Xu Gui had foreseen the current situation before going to sea. Even if Xu Gui explains, probably no one will listen. And Xu Gui's fans have finally realized the truth.
So, Xu Gui succeeded in the challenge? Was this all so sudden?
Previously, the haters were mocking Xu Gui for giving up and saying he would never complete the challenge. But now, they are being told that this ruby is worth more than 20 million, which can make up for the little money Xu Gui is short.
Perhaps because the news came so suddenly, everyone felt it wasn't real at all, and it took them a while to realize they were happy.
Immediately, Xu Gui's fans went wild.
[Haha, that's great! I knew Little Turtle would succeed in the challenge, she's amazing!]
Has anyone calculated how much Xu Gui will earn if she successfully completes the 100 million yuan challenge? She already earned 100 million yuan on the show through her own abilities. Now that she's succeeded in the challenge, the production team will reward her with 50 million yuan, plus various high-end luxury brands…
Wow, so Xu Gui suddenly became rich overnight?
[Hahaha! Our little turtle is amazing!!!]
Xu Gui's fans are already in a frenzy.
The director, completely bewildered, jumped up and down in disbelief when he realized what had happened, shouting, "This is cheating! Cheating! Wait, if the gem didn't sell, it doesn't count as money!"
The director, quick-witted, said, "Quickly call Xu Gui's agent and tell him that the gem doesn't count!"
The assistant director looked at him with a sullen expression and said, "Director, aren't you afraid that netizens will criticize you for being shameless by doing this?"
The counselor retorted confidently, "How can something done by cultured people be called shameless?"
Assistant Director: "..." So, he can't become a director because he's too concerned about his image?
The director urged the staff to call Xu Gui's agent. The staff looked at him with expressions that said, "Director, you're obviously cheating," and then obediently went to make the call.
Xu Gui and his crew were connected to a satellite signal on their ship, so they could make phone calls. At that moment, Kuang Ming's phone rang. He glanced down at it and saw that it was an unknown number, so he went to the side to answer the call.
Xu Gui and the others couldn't hear his voice on the phone, but they did see his expression change drastically shortly after he answered.
Then, Kuang Ming suddenly glanced in Xu Gui's direction.
Seeing his reaction, Lu Baiyi's heart skipped a beat, and he sensed something was wrong.
Sure enough, after Kuang Ming hung up the phone, strode over, and relayed the program team's message, everyone was in an uproar.
"Isn't the production team cheating?" Fu Xia said.
Kuang Ming said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do. The contract we signed with the production team stipulates that the production team has all the rights to interpret the rules!" In other words, all the changes made by the production team are reasonable.
Fu Xia, with her strong sense of justice, was furious: "This production team is so cunning!"
Just then, Fu Xia's older cousin suddenly spoke up quietly: "So, the production team's idea is that Master Xu's gem didn't sell, so it doesn't count as money? Fine, then if I offer 50 million to Master Xu to buy this gem right now, the production team shouldn't have anything to say, right?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Xia's second cousin clapped his hands and said, "He Yan, you're really sharp!"
Lu Baiyi, who was also about to speak, was speechless.
“There’s no need to go to all that trouble!” Xu Gui suddenly said. She stood up, looked at the sea in front of her, and said with a slight smile, “I haven’t found the treasure I’m looking for yet.”
After saying that, she turned to look at Lu Boyi and said, "Tell the captain to stop the ship here."
Lu Baiyi realized something, his spirits lifted, and he quickly instructed the people on the ship to inform the captain. Soon, the ship stopped in this area of the sea.
It was midday, the sun was blazing, and the sea was shimmering and calm, with only the occasional ripple caused by a seabird skimming across the surface.
Xu Gui went to his room to change into his diving suit and took an oxygen mask.
Sigh, if she could, she wouldn't even want to wear an oxygen mask, but she didn't forget that she was now human, and humans couldn't survive for long underwater without oxygen tanks.
Previously, when she was shooting a fashion magazine underwater, she only stayed underwater for a short while, which caused a stir among the crowd and almost exposed her identity.
Therefore, she will definitely be more careful this time.
Lu Baiyi is also a diver, so when he learned that Xu Gui was going to go underwater, he decided to go down with her.
Netizens, looking at Xu Gui's plans, didn't understand why she was doing this.
Should we go diving? But what's the point of diving right now? Shouldn't we sell the gem and complete the show's "one hundred million" challenge?
However, although they didn't understand the significance of Xu Gui's actions, everyone felt reassured because of the presence of that ruby—with that ruby, Xu Gui was destined to complete the challenge set by the program team.
So netizens are not in a hurry, and have even started to celebrate Xu Gui's completion of the 100 million yuan challenge online.
Xu Gui, at this moment, had already nimbly entered the water.
Since Yang Haolin can't dive, the responsibility of filming has now fallen to Lu Boyi. They are accompanied by professional divers on the boat to prevent any accidents from happening underwater.
As Xu Gui and the others entered the water, the sound in the live broadcast room became very quiet. The sounds of the wind and conversations outside disappeared instantly, leaving only the occasional sound of water splashing.
The giant sea turtle was also released when Xu Gui and the others went into the water. Now it slowly followed beside Xu Gui, and the atmosphere between the two in the water was extremely harmonious, with a sense of harmony as if they belonged to the sea.
After Xu Gui entered the water, his limbs naturally stretched out.
Only by seeing her posture in the water can one feel that strange sense of harmony, as if Xu Gui was born to belong to the sea, her swimming figure as carefree and leisurely as a happy and free fish.
This scene was beautiful. Even though Xu Gui was wearing an oxygen mask and a not-so-pretty diving suit, the way she stood and pounded the water was extremely beautiful.
At this moment, the restless hearts of netizens seemed to quiet down along with her swimming body.
Suddenly I understand why *Fashion* magazine didn't mind that Xu Gui had no portfolio and still made her their autumn theme model. "Sea"—who could be more suitable for this theme than Xu Gui?
[I never imagined that the little turtle and the ocean would be such a perfect match!! Wow, if she weren't wearing an oxygen mask and a diving suit, and just swam in the sea like that, I really can't imagine how beautiful that scene would be. A mermaid wouldn't be anything special, right?]
[I'm suddenly really looking forward to this issue of *Fashion* magazine! The theme is the ocean, and given how well the little turtle looks in the sea, I can't even imagine how good the magazine will be. I'm so excited!]
I declare that our little turtle is the perfect match for the ocean!
...
While netizens were happily discussing in the live stream, Xu Gui and Lu Baiyi had already gone deeper and deeper into the water.
The underwater light appears bright near the surface, but becomes increasingly dark at a certain depth. The staff brought out several large underwater lights, illuminating a relatively bright area.
Downwards and downwards... Finally, Xu Gui and his group reached the seabed.
The seabed displayed a peculiar color, and amidst this color, a long, protruding object stood out abruptly.
It took viewers in the live stream a while to realize that Xu Gui and his group had reached the seabed and to see the long object that had suddenly appeared in the frame.
That thing is...
One netizen couldn't help but comment: "Why does this thing look a lot like a mast to me?"
What is a mast? It's what hangs the sails on a ship. This thing standing on the seabed, what does it represent... Before people could think about it, under the illumination of several large lights from the staff, the outline of the shipwreck that had been buried on the seabed for who knows how many years was revealed in the lens.
Seeing this scene, countless people felt their breath catch in their throats.
Xu Gui swam over and landed on the ship, stirring up the silt that had accumulated over countless years. The camera followed her as she circled the entire shipwreck, and everyone discovered that although the shipwreck had sunk to the bottom and was decaying, it still revealed its enormous size.
The sight of a single leaf heralds autumn; even from the traces left after its decay, one can glimpse the magnificent scene it must have been before it sank.
[Oh my god!! It's a shipwreck!! We just don't know how old it is. If it's from the Ming Dynasty or even earlier, its research value is incredible...]
[Oh my god, this is a shipwreck on the seabed? Could this be Xu Gui's real purpose for setting sail?]
[It turns out Xu Gui was telling the truth... This is the real treasure; compared to it, even rubies pale in comparison.]
Regardless of its age, this shipwreck has research value, right? Are there any experts in the live stream who can comment on its research significance?
The research value of the shipwreck depends on its age, but given the extent of its decay, it dates back to at least the Ming Dynasty, or even earlier. I've already taken photos and sent them to my guide.
I never imagined that one day I would witness the discovery of a shipwreck with my own eyes.
...
Just as netizens were in an uproar, a creature suddenly appeared in the frame. It was the giant sea turtle that had come down with Xu Gui and the others. The sea turtle swam in front of Xu Gui and paddled in the water with its front claws.
Just as everyone was wondering what its action meant, they saw Xu Gui nod at it. When the sea turtle turned and swam forward, she followed it.
The onlookers who witnessed this scene were bewildered.
No, you really understood what that sea turtle meant? But we're all human, how come you understood it? We didn't understand it at all!
However, as the sea turtle swam forward, it would occasionally stop and turn around to look around, and everyone understood what it meant: it wanted Xu Gui to follow it.
Xu Gui followed the giant sea turtle around the dilapidated and rotten hull to a place that should be a cabin at the back. The giant sea turtle paddled its limbs and crawled inside.
Xu Guiyu was about to go in when Lu Baiyi pulled her back, frowned, and shook his head at her.
What could possibly be lurking in this dilapidated cabin? What if there are poisonous snakes inside and Xu Guiyi gets bitten? And who knows what's holding this rotten cabin together? What if it collapses once you go in?
In short, for various reasons, Lu Baiyi was not at ease letting Xu Gui go in like this.
Xu Gui nodded emphatically to him, indicating that others believed him and that he would be fine.
At this moment, the giant sea turtle, which had already swum into the cabin, probably didn't see the people behind it, so it poked its head out of the cabin. Under the bright lights and the strange colors of the seabed, the huge black turtle looked terrifying.
Xu Gui insisted on going, and Lu Baiyi, seeing that he couldn't stop her, had no choice but to agree. However, when they reached the entrance, he also wanted to go in with her.
If we're going in, then let's go in together! That's the message he conveyed through his actions.
Xu Gui thought for a moment and nodded happily—with Lu Boyi's luck, plus her own, the two of them would definitely be safe going in. As for the others, to avoid their luck affecting her and Lu Boyi, Xu Gui simply left them outside and took a large lamp and walked ahead.
The seabed was dark, especially inside the ship's cabin. When Xu Gui and his group entered, they could clearly feel the movement around them, as if their arrival had disturbed the creatures living in the cabin.
On camera, viewers also saw a snake darting by, but it passed through a corner and didn't get close to Xu Gui and the others.
The cabin had also collapsed quite a bit, and you could see all sorts of rotten things, including piles of porcelain and other items. As for the giant tortoise, it was lying there leisurely.
Xu Gui and the others walked towards it, but stopped a few steps away.
There was no other reason than that when Xu Gui's light shone in that direction, several strange colors seemed to flicker in their peripheral vision, as if something was reflecting light.
Xu Gui: ?
When Xu Gui and the others walked over, they discovered that the reflective object was actually a pile of jewels.
Yes, it was a pile of jewels. There used to be a box to hold these jewels, but as the years passed, the wooden box rotted away, and then sea creatures broke in and scattered the gems all over the ground, making them sparkle with color.
What would otherwise be a valuable gemstone is now like a broken stone thrown on the ground, only shimmering with light and fire when illuminated.
Viewers in the live stream: "..."
Netizens have gone crazy.
So many gems, so sparkly, so bright, so valuable, I really want to own them.
Netizens went crazy, and so did experts from various archaeological disciplines. Xu Gui and his team hadn't even returned from the sea yet, and they were already receiving calls from all over the place, with experts eager to participate in the research on the shipwreck.
—According to regulations, Xu Gui, as the first person to discover the shipwreck, has priority in ownership.
While underwater, Xu Gui didn't take anything except a few sparkling gems. When they returned from the sea and stood on the deck, Xu Gui took off his oxygen mask, holding a crystal-clear sapphire in his hand, and looked at the camera with a smile and a hint of provocation in his eyes.
"A shipwreck should be worth at least 20 million, right?" In the sunlight, Xu Gui's proud expression was even more dazzling than the sapphire in her hand.
"Director, you won't say this time that the shipwreck didn't sell for money, so it can't be included in my data, right?"
At this moment, the director watching the live stream was speechless.
*
This night was destined to be a sleepless one.
#Xu Gui, successful completion of the "100 million yuan challenge"#
#Xu Gui discovers shipwreck#
#The shipwreck is suspected to be a Ming Dynasty vessel and has significant research value#
#Xu Gui, awesome!#
One trending topic after another erupted like a volcano on Weibo's trending topics, with Xu Gui's name being mentioned repeatedly.
In the first few days after the show started filming, Xu Gui challenged herself to earn 100 million yuan in half a month, which attracted a lot of ridicule. Even though she later showed an extraordinary ability to make money, many people still questioned her.
But now, the results are in. Although it's unbelievable, Xu Gui did indeed complete the challenge. Netizens are not only incredulous but also incredibly impressed with her.
—Throughout history, most people have admired the strong.
Online discussions about this matter are incredibly lively:
My God, is this really something a human can do? Even most of the top-ranked companies in our country can't earn 100 million in just half a month, right?
[In a daze, if I weren't self-aware, I almost thought I could do it myself.]
[Before I entered: One hundred million ghost money? After I entered: Speechless. Is this even a challenge a human could achieve? Okay, it's confirmed, Xu Gui is not human!]
Xu Gui's successful challenge only demonstrates one thing: monopolistic businesses are the easiest to succeed in; it's all about having a single business.
So, how much is this shipwreck actually worth? I bet those scattered gems alone are worth a fortune! Waaah, if I were Little Turtle, I'd snatch all those gems right there and then!
[Xu Gui! Eternal God!]
...
That night, Xu Gui's follower count on various platforms grew at an alarming rate, changing almost every second. No wonder; in everyone's eyes, Xu Gui had made the impossible possible—how could that not drive people crazy?
Xu Guiyuan already had more than 50 million fans, and in one night, those 50 million fans became 120 million.
This is absolutely terrifying, a first in the entertainment industry. However, her example is unique and cannot be replicated. There will never be another Xu Gui in this world. After all, not everyone can tell fortunes.
Without a doubt, Xu Gui is the most dazzling one in the "360 Trades" program.
On the day "360 Trades" concluded, the official live stream was overwhelmed with traffic, and the Hunan TV app crashed several times.
Under the lights, and with the director's reluctant expression, Xu Gui put on the crown of the victor, holding the trophy representing the winner in his hand, and also clutching the eye-catching 50 million yuan card given to him by the production team.
It was a huge card with the words "fifty million" written on it in bold, making it extremely eye-catching.
Director: Now that we've already given 50 million, we have to make sure it's worth it! We absolutely have to show everyone just how generous our production team is!
The director was heartbroken.
When he made the suggestion, he never thought that Xu Gui could accomplish it. After all, it was 100 million yuan, and it was real money, not ghost money. Xu Gui is not a company owner or a god. How could he possibly earn 100 million yuan in a short half-month filming period?
But what's the result now...?
Good news: Xu Gui is neither a god nor a company owner.
Bad news: Xu Gui earned 100 million.
...
At this moment, the lights are dazzling and the stars are shining.
Standing under the lights, Xu Gui's appearance was even more dazzling than the lights themselves.
She gazed at the camera, her beauty radiant, and smiled, saying, "I told you, I can definitely complete the challenge of one hundred million."
"ah!"
At that moment, countless people in the live stream were silently screaming for her and going crazy for her; the chat was filled with Xu Gui's name.
Countless people realized that Xu Gui's era had arrived. Even though there were countless stars in the entertainment industry, she would be the most dazzling one among them, and no one could rival her brilliance.
Standing with the staff below the stage, Lu Boyi watched this scene with his heart pounding like a drum in his chest. He stared intently at Xu Gui, unable to tear his gaze away from her.
Xu Gui was so dazzling, it was as if he was shining, and he held his gaze firmly.
At this moment, amidst the gazes of the crowd—some envious, some happy, and some gratified—Xu Gui silently raised the trophy in her hand, her lips slightly upturned, her posture proud.
Without a doubt, she is the victor on this stage, and the only victor.
...
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