Gu Qingqiu has successfully finished filming her scenes in "Heroic Spirit". There are still two weeks before she starts filming her next role, so Sister Ling has arranged for Gu Qingqiu to participate in a variety show to fill her schedule.
The variety show is called "Are You an Idiot?", which is an intellectual competition variety show and a popular show to watch while eating. It has been filmed for five seasons, and each episode invites college students, athletes and celebrities to compete on the same stage.
The competition is divided into two parts: one is an intellectual competition and the other is a physical competition. Therefore, most celebrities do not perform well in this variety show. They are not as intelligent as college students and not as physically strong as athletes. They are basically just there to make their faces known. And the audience often likes to see the less glamorous side of these celebrities.
In particular, the two guests who come in last place each episode have to change into ugly costumes and makeup, and shout "I am a big idiot!" near the recording location with a megaphone. This is often a segment that viewers love to see, and the ratings will soar every time this segment comes on.
Because of this background, the celebrities invited to this show are not particularly big names. Many minor celebrities are willing to take this opportunity to become more familiar with the public. Naturally, pretty but unattractive women like Gu Qingqiu are also among the key invitees of the production team.
After watching a few episodes, Gu Qingqiu quickly figured out the show's formula.
On the way to send Gu Qingqiu off, Sister Ling carefully instructed her: "Don't be proud or try to be strong. If you don't know the answer, just say you don't know it. Don't force yourself if you're tired. Just don't cause trouble and finish recording the show properly."
"Okay," Gu Qingqiu replied obediently.
When we arrived at the recording site, several people were already waiting in the assembly area.
Gu Qingqiu didn't recognize any of them; they were probably college students and athletes, but she still took the initiative to greet them.
Both women wearing glasses responded to Gu Qingqiu. Judging from their attire, they seemed to be college students. On the other side, two muscular men glanced at Gu Qingqiu up and down without saying a word. They looked like athletes.
After waiting for about five more minutes, a young boy with purple hair and ripped jeans hurriedly arrived at the meeting point. "Sorry, sorry, there was a traffic jam on the way, so I'm a little late."
This should be Gu Qingqiu's partner for this episode. She looks like an idol. I wonder about her education level, but idols should have good stamina, right?
Gu Qingqiu was about to greet her idol when the other person's expression froze upon seeing her, but he quickly recovered and said, "Hello, Senior Gu."
...Well, it seems my partner doesn't like me.
Once everyone was present, the director quickly announced the start of filming and explained the competition rules.
The first segment is a quiz. Six people sit in designated areas, listen to the director's questions, and then run to their designated areas to answer. The first person to arrive has the chance to answer first, but a wrong answer will deduct one point, while a correct answer will add two points.
Both people in the same group have a chance to answer, and the round of questions will end when someone answers correctly.
"Listen to the question—First question: What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening? Three, two, one, answer quickly!"
The two athletes ran quickly to the designated area and shouted excitedly, "People!"
"Correct!" the director announced. "Two points added to the athlete group!"
Having watched several episodes, Gu Qingqiu knew that the director would give the athletes a break during the Q&A session to ensure fairness, so she didn't get up at all.
The idol in the same group obviously knew the correct answer, but he couldn't outrun the two athletes. Frustrated, he walked back to his position, only to see that Gu Qingqiu hadn't even changed her posture. He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, "Senior Gu, although I have good stamina, you can't just make me do all the work!"
Gu Qingqiu smiled and said, "Answering questions requires strategy."
Is this an admission that they have no strategy? The idol's expression isn't good.
The director, however, didn't give them a chance to catch their breath and quickly continued, "Listen to the question—the second question: What is the typical household voltage in my country? Three, two, one, please answer quickly!"
This was a common sense question, and Gu Qingqiu immediately stood up to answer. One of the athletes and two female college students also stood up to answer. In the end, the athlete went to the answering area first, Gu Qingqiu went second, and the two female college students followed behind.
However, the athlete looked somewhat hesitant after arriving at the answering area.
The director urged, "Please answer the question within ten seconds, otherwise you will be considered to have forfeited."
The athlete's tone was somewhat uncertain, "...Two hundred?"
The director announced, "One point deducted from the athletes' group, next up."
"Oops!" the athlete stamped his foot. "I hesitated between the two answers just now."
Gu Qingqiu took the microphone and calmly said, "220 volts."
The director clapped his hands, "Congratulations to the celebrity team for getting two points. Everyone, please go back now."
Upon hearing this, the two female college students behind him sighed in disappointment.
After everyone returned to their positions, the director continued, "Listen carefully, the third question: Under what circumstances does four minus one equal five?"
Gu Qingqiu had guessed the question correctly! Before participating in the program, Gu Qingqiu had roughly searched through several relevant question banks according to the director team's question style. She happened to remember the answer to this question, so she quickly got up and ran to the answering area, answering: "A quadrilateral, because a quadrilateral minus one angle becomes a pentagon."
The director praised, "Congratulations to the celebrity team for scoring two more points! The other two teams need to step up their game!"
Upon hearing this, the guests present showed various expressions. The athletes were somewhat disdainful, while the college students looked anxious, as they hadn't scored a single point yet!
Idol's expression wasn't good either. He had just mocked Gu Qingqiu, and Gu Qingqiu had scored two points in a row. It seemed that answering the questions was indeed "strategic." Idol's words would definitely be edited into the final cut by the director to make him look bad in post-production.
Gu Qingqiu didn't care what they were thinking; she answered the questions at her own pace.
After five more rounds, the athlete lost another point for answering incorrectly, bringing their total score to zero.
The university student group scored eight points by answering four questions.
Gu Qingqiu from the celebrity group won another question and gained two points, but because her idol answered a question incorrectly earlier, she lost one point, so her total score is now five points, placing her in second place.
Knowing they had no chance of winning, the athletes stopped participating in the quiz to avoid embarrassing themselves. However, the two female college students and Gu Qingqiu were still eager to answer.
There are only two questions left. If Gu Qingqiu answers them correctly, she can get four more points and win first place. She still has a chance!
The director, clearly a busybody, flipped through a few pages of the script, seemingly searching for a more entertaining topic. Everyone on set watched the director's actions nervously, waiting for his questions.
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