"Okay! Here's the question—question eight: What is the name of the male lead in the film that won Best Film at my country's 16th National Art Film Festival?"
As soon as the director finished speaking, not a single person in the room stood up.
That's such a tricky question!
Even those in the entertainment industry might not remember the exact year the 16th Art Film Festival was held, let alone which film won Best Film that year. And this question isn't asking for the actor's name, but rather the male lead's name!
The director challenged, "Is no one going to answer? According to the rules, if no one answers first, everyone has to draw lots and answer in order until they get the correct answer!"
Suddenly inspired, Gu Qingqiu got up and ran to the answer area, answering, "Ding Xu."
The director looked surprised. "Congratulations to the celebrity team for getting two more points."
Who is Ding Xu?
"What show is this? I've never heard of it!"
A few people whispered among themselves.
Gu Qingqiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief; she had actually guessed correctly!
Ding Xu is the name of the male lead in a public service film starring Xiao Yiming. The overall quality of the films participating in the 16th Art Film Festival was generally mediocre, with scores of around 7 points on the most authoritative film rating platform in China. It seemed that awarding the best film to any of them would easily cause controversy, so the program team simply awarded the best film to the only selected public service film.
But because it's a public service announcement, many people haven't seen the movie, let alone know the male lead's name.
Gu Qingqiu was once again relieved that she had done a thorough background check on the male lead.
As a result, the celebrity group received seven points, and the college student group received eight points.
The outcome hinges on the last question!
The director asked, "Okay! The last question! It's the final moment! This is a riddle! Don't assume anything! Here's the question—Question 10: If the world ends tomorrow, why are so many people committing suicide today?"
The idol hesitated for a moment, then stood up and answered quickly: "Um... because I don't want to experience the pain of witnessing the destruction of the world?"
"Oh..." the director said with a tone of sudden realization, "Then you must be someone who loves the world!"
The idol immediately realized there was something wrong with his answer and awkwardly sat back down.
The director announced, "One point will be deducted from the celebrity group. Anyone else want to answer?"
The score difference between the college student group and the celebrity group had now narrowed to two points, so they were itching to answer. In the end, they couldn't resist and blurted out, "Um... because suicide is something you can control, but the destruction of the world is something you can't control?"
The director laughed and said, "It seems you like to do things you're sure of. To some extent, your answers are related to the correct answers. But unfortunately, the college student group will also lose a point. Now the celebrity group has six points and the college student group has seven points."
Seeing that Gu Qingqiu was sitting still, the director took the initiative to ask, "Qingqiu did a good job today. Why don't you try answering this question?"
“Okay…” Gu Qingqiu walked to the answer area. “Then I’ll make a fool of myself. I guess it’s because I want to reserve a spot in Heaven.”
"Pfft!" Upon hearing this, the athletes burst into laughter.
The director, however, made the final decision: "Congratulations to the celebrity team for scoring two points! They have won the first round!"
"What?" The athletes' smiles froze on their faces, and they said with dissatisfaction, "Director, did you give Gu Qingqiu special treatment? This answer is also the correct answer?"
The director's expression was not good. He usually hates it when audiences say he has leaked the answers! He didn't expect that a guest would be so tactless as to touch his sore spot. His tone was not good either, "Our answers are all standard answers found in the question bank. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can go online to ask for better answers, or if you can come up with a better answer and get the audience's approval, then I will consider you the winner."
The athletes were just talking big, and they immediately shut up when the director refuted them.
It's rare for a celebrity team to win in the quiz segment, and the production team is satisfied with the show's effect, even regretting not inviting Gu Qingqiu sooner.
They quickly moved on to the second segment, a competition related to physical strength.
This was a special event for the athletes, and they were already getting excited while they were still on the bus to the next venue.
When they arrived at the scene, everyone was dumbfounded—it was just a muddy field.
The director was pleased with everyone's surprised reaction and laughed, "I'm sure you've all guessed where today's activity will take place. Yes, it's right here in this muddy area. The production team has hidden fifty coins and three special prop cards. You'll enter the muddy area in two rounds. In the first round, each group has ten minutes. Points will be awarded based on the number of coins found, one point per coin. The second round—I'll announce the rules after the first round is over!"
They're even keeping us in suspense!
The order of entry in the first round was determined by drawing lots, and the celebrity group drew the first number to enter.
After changing into her rain boots, Gu Qingqiu quickly entered the muddy ground and patiently searched for something after the director yelled "Action." She was completely unpretentious, displaying a truly carefree attitude.
Compared to her, the idol traveling with her was unusually awkward, as if afraid that the mud would get on his freshly dyed hair or dirty his clothes.
Although Gu Qingqiu doesn't have severe mysophobia, she is still a clean person. However, after experiencing a long period of cave life in the previous world, she is not so concerned about these external environments anymore.
It's just mud and water, isn't it? What hadn't she seen—insects, ants, snakes, and rats—in the cave?
Unfortunately, the bathing technique is no longer usable in this world. I'll have to take a really long shower after filming the show...
Gu Qingqiu worked hard and soon found a few coins and stuffed them into the "storage bag" provided by the production team. Meanwhile, the idol next to her looked like he was experiencing a muddy foot bath. Except for his feet and wrists, the rest of his body was very clean. It was obvious that he hadn't been looking for coins seriously, but he still managed to find a few coins by luck.
After ten minutes, Gu Qingqiu found 7 coins and her idol found 3, for a total of 10 coins and a score of 10, which is quite good.
The athletes then entered the field and, through teamwork, successfully found 13 coins, totaling thirteen points.
The next group of college students had the hardest time. On the one hand, every corner of the muddy ground had been searched, so they couldn't start with places that hadn't been searched yet. On the other hand, the coins that were easy to find had already been found, so even though they tried very hard, they only found 5 coins and got 5 points.
After the first round, the director gave the guests ten minutes to rest and drink water, and then quickly announced the start of the second round of the game.
"In the second round, it's a team free-for-all with a time limit of twenty minutes. Teams can continue to search for coins in the mud through teamwork, or launch a group attack to steal other teams' storage bags. At the end of the game, the score is calculated based on the number of coins left in each team's storage bag."
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