After returning from Longhu Mountain, the tail of summer vacation also came to an end.
September came slowly, and Heping University welcomed a new batch of students. This year is not much different from previous years, except that Jian Jing's name appeared in the "Famous Alumni" column in the enrollment brochure.
The building of the Chinese Department has been newly renovated, and the painted walls are hung with photos of celebrities.
The front row is naturally well-known bigwigs in the industry, but at the end of the corridor, Jian Jing, holding the Dream Pen Award Cup, is the youngest and most beautiful in the photos.
In this regard, Jian Jing said... a little ashamed.
She hasn't graduated yet.
Every time I pass this corridor and see my face, I feel strange for some reason.
But she had to come on the first day of school. Although the tutor rarely asked her after the paper was published, it was really unreasonable not to show up for the new semester.
In the new year, there were two more junior sisters.
The first thing the tutor said when he saw her was: "Hey, come and sign autographs for your two junior sisters. You have been asking me for a long time."
Jian Jing: "..."
Today is a novelist who is forced to work.
Sign autographs for the junior sisters, talk to the tutor about the latest new book, promise to help the teacher's daughter get Jiang Baiyan's autograph, and give some books to the literary club (led by the tutor).
The tutor was very satisfied and tentatively put forward the last request: "You won the AT Award, do you know Doreen from the United States? The school wants to find some foreign writers to give lectures."
Coincidentally, she was not familiar with the other winners of the AT Award, and only Doreen exchanged contact information.
Jian Jing agreed immediately and sent an email to Doreen when she got back.
Doreen accepted the invitation without much hesitation. Her domestic publishing matters were signed to Jinwu, and she was more than happy to have the opportunity to come to China.
Of course, since she chose to help the school to make connections, Jian Jing had to treat her to a meal and serve as a tour guide for a few days.
Kang Mucheng called to ask about this.
She wondered, "What's wrong?"
"Don't go on a long trip with Doreen alone." Kang Mucheng reminded her, "You can walk around, but if you really want to travel, I will arrange someone to take her."
Jian Jing: "Why?"
Kang Mucheng: "Her sexual orientation is a minority."
Jian Jing: "..."
It would have been better if she didn't remind her, but after Kang Mucheng said that, Jian Jing always felt something was wrong after meeting Doreen.
"Hi, dear." Sister Doreen came up and gave her a hug. "Long time no see, thank you for inviting me." Jian Jing
calmly said, "I'm glad you can come."
Doreen was very talkative. Along the way, she told her many stories about China that her grandmother told her. Half of them were stereotypes, and it was no surprise that she liked Bruce Lee.
Without the push of the case, Jian Jing was a little tired of socializing. She forced herself to deal with it for a long time and quickly took her to a restaurant for dinner.
Doreen praised the food, then turned on her phone, took pictures, and sat next to Jian Jing intimately, putting her hand on her shoulder: "Let's take a photo together."
Jian Jing quickly turned on the acting card.
Click, click, after taking N consecutive photos, Doreen let her go with satisfaction, edited the filter and posted it on Instagram.
"Jane, you don't know how popular you are." She said, "The Devil Doctor is selling like crazy. Many TV shows want to invite you to participate, but unfortunately they can't contact you."
Jian Jing thought she was just complimenting her and responded with a smile.
"I'm not lying." Doreen blinked, and her rose-red lipstick became more vivid. "You were ranked 18th in the Asian celebrity voting before."
Jian Jing: What the hell? There is such a list? ?
"Wow, look, there are already hundreds of likes." Doreen showed her the screen of her mobile phone, and comments were posted one after another under the new status.
[Is it Jian Jing, the author of Devil? ]
[She is so beautiful]
[Dorine, you went to Japan? ]
[It must be Korea, the dish on the table is Korean kimchi]
[It is China, Jian Jing is a Chinese writer]
Jian Jing: "INS? I will register an account right away!"
She downloaded the APP, registered, uploaded her profile picture, and posted a series of posters of the Demon series. Then she switched to Twitter and posted a lot of promotional materials.
All of them were written in Chinese, "Hello everyone, I am the Chinese writer Jian Jing."
Soon, she received a lot of comments.
Fans from all over the world are welcoming her to join and asking when the English version of "Demon 4" will be released. Jian Jing told him regretfully - [Demon 4 has become a pigeon].
A group of black people below had question mark faces.
Not only her book fans, she actually has quite a few variety show fans. When they asked her when she would shoot a haunted house variety show again, they were looking forward to the club's sequel.
But Jian Jing has lost interest in the haunted house series.
Robert's set is already world-class and realistic, but it is still not even one-tenth of that of Dusk Town.
Real fear is deeply rooted in people's hearts, and fake ones make people lose interest.
This is probably another way of going from luxury to frugality.
She replied: [If the situation is right, I will consider working together again]
The fans are very sorry.
[It would be nice if I could participate in a few more shows]
[Not going to a haunted house, adventure is also fine]
[I hope to participate in "The King of Reasoning", then I will definitely subscribe]
[I will support you even if it is charged]
[Can I participate in XXX talk show? ]
[I am the director of XX program, and I want to interview you]
Various messages came flooding in, programs, media, Internet celebrities... countless names came over, making people dizzy. Who would pay attention to the name of a variety show?
Jian Jing glanced at it and didn't remember "The King of Reasoning" at all.
This was her first "encounter" with this program.
Then, the second time came soon.
A few days later, Doreen returned to the United States, and before leaving, she asked her: "Will you participate in "The King of Reasoning"? "
Jian Jing felt that the term sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember it, so she answered casually, "I don't think so. I wasn't invited."
As she answered, she was thinking, what is "The King of Mystery"? A magazine? No, she remembered that the most famous mystery magazine was called "EQMM", which is also translated as "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine".
Could it be exclusive to a parallel world?
Doreen thought she knew, after all, "The King of Mystery" was so popular in the United States, and she was very regretful: "This is a pity, I thought they would invite you."
Jian Jing didn't care. If you weren't invited, then you weren't invited, and it didn't mean you didn't lose a piece of meat.
"Next time, maybe next time." Doreen comforted her.
Jian Jing smiled politely: "Thank you for your good wishes."
Doreen hugged her and turned to get on the plane.
Jian Jing watched her go through the security check, breathed a sigh of relief, and called Kang Mucheng: "Dolin is gone."
Kang Mucheng asked: "Didn't she do anything to make you uncomfortable?"
"No, you think too much, she didn't mean that to me at all." Jian Jing complained, "It's all your fault, making me suspicious."
Kang Mucheng said helplessly: "I was afraid that you didn't know about it, and you wouldn't know if you suffered any loss."
"What kind of loss can I suffer?" She muttered.
Kang Mucheng habitually ignored this sentence: "I'm glad you're okay. I won't work overtime today, come over for dinner?"
"Come."
"Then I'll bring your manuscript back." He said, "Some places need to be changed, and there's also the cover. I asked them to draw a few drafts, and I'll pick them later."
Jian Jing: "..." So this doesn't count as overtime?
"Huh?"
"I want to have a midnight snack." She was unhappy.
Kang Mucheng couldn't help but chuckle: "Okay." Jian Jing
hurried to work overtime sadly.
Fortunately, there were not many places in the manuscript that needed to be revised. Some of them were related to the previous and subsequent plots. After discussing with Kang Mucheng for a while, they had a plan. As for the cover illustration, she chose a set of watercolors.
The pink back of the girl, the bright red crime scene, the azure white boy, the dark purple phantom, multiple colors overlap, and the dreamy and mysterious tones are blurred.
Kang Mucheng: "Okay."
"Yeah, get off work." Jian Jing threw away the manuscript, happily crossed her legs, and played with her mobile phone.
"The King of Reasoning" has made its presence felt for the third time.
"Huh." She looked through the news on Twitter, "What Doreen said is true, they actually invited me."
Kang Mucheng asked casually: "Who?"
"An account called "The King of Reasoning", hey, so many fans, what is this, a magazine?" she asked.
"The King of Reasoning?" Kang Mucheng frowned, stepped closer to take a closer look at the ID of the account, and then said, "It's not a magazine, it's a reasoning show."
Jian Jing suddenly lost interest: "Is the script dead?"
"No, it's a reality show." Kang Mucheng said, "It's said to be the program with the highest IQ in human history."
Jian Jing: "Ah?" The kind of quiz show with the strongest brain?
"A group of people are gathered in a closed environment, and one or more murders occur. Those who successfully find the murderer and vote correctly can get a bonus. If no one can find the murderer, the bonus goes to the murderer."
Speaking of this, Kang Mucheng paused for a moment, his expression subtle: "It's hard to say whether it has the highest IQ, but this is the most popular reality show in the United States."
Jian Jing curled his lips: "I don't want to go to the United States to participate in the show."
"Not necessarily." He shook his head, "Maybe they will shoot the Asian episode."
Jian Jing: "???"
She quickly searched for information about "The King of Reasoning".
It turned out that this show was produced by a team called "Gate of Wisdom" and sold to the largest media broadcasting platform in the United States. It has been filmed to the fifth season.
The first three seasons were all in North America. The program was attended by not only famous hosts, actors, and models in the industry, but also retired professionals from the FBI and CIA, as well as graduates from Ivy League schools such as Harvard and MIT. Due to its excellent production and exciting plot, it has caused a craze since the first season was launched, and each season has been better and more expensive than the previous one.
Some people were just ordinary retired special police officers who made a living by investigating cheating before participating in the show. After the filming, they became household names, received constant invitations to programs, and even published professional books.
But if that were all, it would just be an ordinary program with high ratings.
The reason why "The King of Reasoning" became a legend is that after filming the third season, they felt that the United States was no longer fun, so they flew to Europe with a big budget and opened a special episode in Europe.
What is the difference between a special and a regular series?
First of all, regular series are shot in the United States, with an episode of 80 minutes and 4 episodes per season. The guests take 10-12 hours to shoot, and the show is edited later, so the audience only sees the results.
But the special is a live broadcast.
Yes, when the European episode was filmed, the program crew wanted to make it more exciting and turned it into a three-day and two-night live broadcast. The audience can follow the perspectives of different guests, explore clues, listen to inquiries, and reason synchronously throughout the process.
In this way, it is impossible not to feel involved.
In 2019, "The King of Reasoning: Europe" became a global hit. During the live broadcast, Twitter, YouTube, and even Weibo were all discussing who the murderer was, successfully bringing an American program to every corner of the earth.
In 2020, the fourth season, and in 2021, the fifth season.
On August 22, 2022, "The King of Reasoning" announced that it would go to Asia to shoot a special episode. At the same time, a vote for the Asian celebrity list appeared on the official website.
Although the ranking does not represent whether there will be an invitation, it can at least give the program crew a reference.
And Jian Jing ranked eighteenth on the list.
She herself didn't know why so many people voted for her, and those at the top were all Asia's top star idols. However, it is hard to say whether they received the invitation or not. Anyway, Jian Jing has received news from the program crew.
Kang Mucheng asked: "How is it?"
Jian Jing: A little moved.