Upon hearing this, Chen Si was rendered speechless by the rebuttal, stammering for a long time before awkwardly standing there.
"I……"
Seeing his expression, Lu Zheng simply ignored her and spoke to the big screen on his own.
"That being said, Miss Shen's concerns are still very valid. In order to prevent the questions from being leaked, I suggest that the questions for the second half be chosen by netizens through voting."
This statement was met with mostly support online, as people were happy to see the show's direction determined by a simple click of their fingers.
"But..." For some reason, Chen Si became unusually agitated and stammered for a long time without being able to speak.
"Miss Chen, do you have any objections?"
All the cameras instantly pointed at Chen Si, who seemed to feel the scrutiny from netizens all around her, and she was so frightened that she almost dared not speak.
“I didn’t…” he stammered.
Lu Zheng turned his head back: "Since there isn't one, then please vote on the topic."
Having seen this far, Qiao Zhen basically understood.
This contemplation is definitely a bit suspicious; otherwise, how could he possibly guess all the questions correctly by luck?
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen slightly curled the corners of her mouth.
She became increasingly curious about how things would unfold.
Soon the question bank was selected one by one, and the staff, sweating profusely, began the second half of the competition.
After answering the first question, Qiao Zhen immediately had an idea, but she didn't rush to press the answer button. Instead, she turned her head to look at the pensive man.
The first half was almost entirely questions; as soon as the button was pressed, Chen Si quickly answered.
So this time, Qiao Zhen didn't want to press the button, but wanted to see how Chen Si would react.
She bit her lip, looking nervously at everyone around her. After hesitating for a few seconds, she finally pressed the answer button.
"So, Miss Shen, which one would you like to choose?"
"First of all... the first option is too absolute to rule out."
He gritted his teeth, forced himself to speak seriously, and began to analyze the situation.
The people around them were also stunned.
Qiao Zhen looked at him with great interest.
Seeing Qiao Zhen's expression, Chen Si became even angrier, but he couldn't say anything. Instead, he continued to analyze the situation with a forced smile.
In the end, she chose C.
Upon hearing her answer, the staff member frowned even more deeply, and after a long while, could only shake his head.
While it's not uncommon for someone to get questions wrong even after spending so much time pondering, it's truly rare to find someone who still gets a question wrong after such a long time.
On the other hand, people online, seeing Chen Si's performance so different from the first half, started speculating.
Have you noticed that your state of deep contemplation has deteriorated significantly?
"Is the baby tired from answering questions? Can't the production team let her rest for a while? Do they have to make her work at such a high intensity?"
"Sister, celebrities earn more in a year than you earn in a lifetime. What are you worrying about?"
Many comments flooded the screen, and right now, a small portion of the comments were incredulous and deep in thought.
Upon seeing this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
As expected, I pondered the next few questions and tried to analyze them seriously, but I still got them wrong.
Seeing that his pensive expression was getting worse, Qiao Zhen curled the corners of her lips and decisively pressed the answer button for the next question.
"I choose the second one."
Without any speculation or doubt from her fans, she decisively read out the answer, which made many netizens exclaim how satisfying it was.
"As expected of a top student, they answer questions so decisively."
"That's right, there's a real difference between those with genuine talent and those who rely on luck."
The comments section was filled with conflicting opinions, while on-site, Qiao Zhen's score was gradually catching up.
The others also realized that this was a war without gunfire, and they all chose not to participate in answering.
She actually answered quite a few questions correctly in the first half of the competition, but she also answered some questions incorrectly, which lowered her score.
Qiao Zhen's answers were right one after another, and soon the gap between the two of them was almost gone.
Seeing that they were just a few points away from catching up, Chen Si was so anxious that she almost cried.
By the time they finished the final round of questions, their scores were tied.
Chen Si's face turned red with anxiety, but he tried to appear calm, while Qiao Zhen looked completely indifferent.
The contrast between stillness and movement is striking.
Soon, the director suddenly found a question in the question bank, his eyes lit up, and he read it aloud.
After hearing the question, Qiao Zhen frowned.
No wonder the director chose this question; it was not only tricky in its title, but also in its questioning.
Chen Si naturally noticed the troubled look on Qiao Zhen's face. Of course, she didn't know the answer herself, but in the current situation, pressing the answer button would give her the choice, which was definitely better than giving the choice to someone else.
Thinking of this, Chen Si gritted his teeth and pressed the answer button, startling the director and the others.
"Think carefully, which option do you want to choose?"
The director asked somewhat nervously.
Seeing this, he pondered for a moment, then said hesitantly, "I'll choose the second one."
Unexpectedly, the director became unusually excited upon hearing this.
"Let's congratulate Miss Chen on answering correctly!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Si was momentarily stunned, then realized that answering the question correctly meant he had won first place, and immediately became overjoyed.
"Really? I came in first!"
He was deep in thought, his face showing disbelief. Then, when he saw Qiao Zhen next to him, he couldn't help but beam with excitement.
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