Chapter 12 Since I dared to choose this ship, I must have my own way
As soon as Xu Bo finished speaking, the staff carried up five small boats of different styles.
Everyone understood that this was the ship they wanted to choose.
Xu Bo continued, "As you can see, we have five different types of boats: kayaks, sailboats, pedal boats, wooden boats, and assault boats. Please choose your preferred boat type according to the order of the previous competitions. A reminder: the theoretical speeds of these boats do not reflect your actual speeds, so please choose according to your strengths."
"This time, the time limit is five hours. The further you travel, the more food you will receive. Otherwise... hehe."
Rowing on the sea in this hot summer is certainly not an easy job, but if you are tired all day and can’t have a meal at night, that would be adding insult to injury. It’s really amazing that the program crew could come up with this!
[As expected, this show is not relaxing. Even sitting in the air-conditioned room, I feel pity for the guests.]
【Hahaha, this is the highlight of this show.】
I love this show because it really shows the celebrities going through hardships, unlike other variety shows where celebrities just play games and make easy money.
[If it were me, I would just give up. Can I choose to skip dinner and go back to my room to rest for the day?]
[I have to say you found something great, this is indeed a good idea! ]
But Xu Bo was clearly a seasoned veteran, with plenty of variety show experience to predict any loopholes. He immediately added, "By the way, our production team doesn't accept waivers. You can only spend these five hours on the boat of your choice, unless you complete the entire island tour."
【Ouch, this is embarrassing! 】
[As expected of a veteran variety show director who's seen a lot of ups and downs, he fixed the problem so quickly.]
[Hahaha, the production team is really amazing! But this is what makes it interesting. If everyone gave up and went back to lie down, what would we watch?]
The guests involved, especially those who have such thoughts, naturally feel more uncomfortable.
Song Shuyi didn't hide her thoughts and complained directly, "Director, you're too mean. I was just about to discuss with my son that we should just give up and skip dinner as a way to lose weight."
When this complaint was made, everyone laughed, but at the same time everyone understood that there was no way to avoid it, so they had to complete the task seriously.
Everyone discussed seriously which ship they should choose, although they also knew that the final ship they would choose was not entirely up to them, but also depended on which types of ship were left for them after the previous people had made their choices.
Therefore, after they almost confirmed their first choice, they chose an alternative.
Except for Gu Nansheng and Gu Beiming.
As the first place winner in the last round of the challenge and the first choice for this round of boat selection, Gu Beimingse was excited again, "Sister, you must choose the assault boat. It's mechanical and the fastest. According to the convention, we can complete the persuasion in two hours at most, and then we can go home and sleep."
[As expected, Gu Beiming and his team wanted to choose the assault boat. They were going to win without any effort.]
"No way, who told them to be first? I'd pick this too if I were first. Pedal boats and kayaks are too tiring, and sailboats are hard to operate. A mechanical boat is fast and easy to learn. Only a fool would choose this."
[The person above, I think you're the idiot. You don't understand the show's formula at all. How could the production team let a guest win without doing anything? There must be something fishy going on.]
[I guess there's some deception involved. It just depends on who takes the bait.]
[It's also possible there wasn't a trick. Last season, the guests all thought there was a trick and chose other paths instead of the easiest one. They just toiled through the task. In the end, the production team told them that the path that looked easiest was actually the easiest. The guests were furious.]
So, it all depends on whether they dare to take a gamble.
Gu Nansheng looked at Gu Beiming's innocent look and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "What a silly boy!" He really didn't realize the implicit meaning of what the director had just said.
The theoretical speed of the ship does not represent its actual speed. The first reason is probably that the guests are not professionals and naturally cannot drive these boats at a higher speed. The second reason is that these boats that look good on the outside are likely to have some other problems.
If the assault boat was normal, whoever chose it would have won without a fight. How could the production team tolerate such a predictable and unchallenging thing happening? So there was a high probability that this assault boat had a problem.
The assault boat provided by the program team is an inflatable PVC with a power source. Considering safety reasons, the program team is unlikely to joke about the hull, so the problem must be in the power system.
If an average person chooses a speedboat with a problem in the power system, they will probably just stare at it and spin in circles.
However, Gu Nansheng is not an ordinary person. There are probably not many people in this world who understand power systems better than her. If it breaks down, she will fix it.
Of course, it is also possible that the assault boat is not broken, and the program team deliberately set it up so that the guests would feel that there is a fraud and dare not choose it.
But none of this matters to her, as she believes she can drive away.
Thinking of this, she said to Gu Beiming, "Okay, then choose that ship. It's up to you."
Hearing their choice, Xu Bo smiled inscrutablely. "Are you sure? You don't want to change it? Do you want me to give you another half minute to discuss it?"
Most people would hesitate when hearing the director say this, after all, Xu Bo's smile looked like it must be deceitful.
Gu Beiming also hesitated and whispered in Gu Nansheng's ear, "Sister, how about we discuss this again? The director's behavior makes me feel like there's something fishy going on. Could that ship be sabotaged?"
However, Gu Nansheng smiled and shook his head. "It doesn't matter. Just choose this one. Trust your intuition."
Then she turned her head and looked at Xu Bo, "Director, no need to discuss, let's choose this one." Her expression was confident and determined.
Her expression made Xu Bo stunned. Did she know that the ship was a scam but had other plans, or was she just naive and didn't know about it?
Xu Bo was confused for a moment and too lazy to think about it, so he announced, "Okay, Gu Nansheng and Gu Beiming's team has chosen the assault boat. Next, Chen Jiayan and Chen Taining's team will choose."
Chen Jiayan was in a good mood at the moment. She had watched the show from last season and naturally understood the routine of the program team. She knew that there must be something wrong with the assault boat.
So she hoped in her heart that Gu Nansheng and the others would take the bait and choose the assault boat, but at the same time she felt that based on Gu Nansheng's intelligence, he would not take the bait.
Seeing that Gu Nansheng actually chose the assault boat in the end, she was naturally very happy. They would finally get what they wanted!
Of course, it is also possible that the program team did not tamper with the assault boat, but in her opinion, the probability is too small. Now the challenge has just begun, and the guests are not yet familiar with the program team's routine. Why should the program team come up with a counter-routine?
Then she confidently pointed to the sailboat beside her. Although sailing is difficult to operate, how could it be difficult for a socialite like her who has received various elite educations?
Although she is not as good as a professional sailor, she can definitely kill the group of people around her in seconds. She is confident that she can leave them all behind.
She smiled and said, "Director Xu, I happen to know a little bit about sailing. We decided to choose sailing."
Xu Bo smiled and nodded, and then asked Song Shuyi's group and Ye Ze's group to come forward and make a choice.
In the end, Song Shuyi chose the pedal boat because it had a roof, while the Ye Ze brothers chose the kayak.
The program team is very strict, and the five-hour countdown officially begins after the selection is completed.
So the guests had no choice but to rush to their own boats, drag them into the sea and start sailing.
But obviously things could not go smoothly. Brothers Ye Ze and Ye Ting finally got on the boat, gripped the oars and started paddling the kayak, but the boat just spun in place.
After about ten minutes, they finally mastered the technique and finally paddled out, but the speed was not very fast.
Song Shuyi and Luo Qingyu were in much better condition. The pedal boat did not require any driving skills, and they had played on this kind of pedal boat in the park before, so they quickly and smoothly pedaled out.
But the speed is no different from that of tourists playing in the park.
Chen Jiayan and Chen Taining had completely different styles from the other two groups of guests. Chen Jiayan showed amazing professionalism as soon as she got on the sailboat. She raised the sail and pulled the rope in one go, and soon the sailboat was sailing out.
Although his speed is not as fast as that of professional athletes, he is still far ahead of others.
[Ahhh, sis is so cool! I'm just asking what else sis can't do!]
Although sailing is far from the reach of ordinary people, it is a relatively common sport for wealthy families. For wealthy families like the Chen family, it is indeed not difficult to get involved.
[My sister is indeed a super socialite. There is no sport she can't do.]
Chen Jiayan was very proud of finally showing her strength, especially when she saw Gu Nansheng and his sister on the shore unable to start the assault boat, the sense of relief in her heart reached its peak.
This time she didn't believe they could turn the tables!
She really wanted to deliberately slow down the boat and enjoy watching Gu Nansheng and the others' predicament for a while longer. However, she thought that there was no point in arguing with such people, so she quickly sailed away.
At the same time, before leaving, she secretly contacted the publicity department using her mobile phone, asking them to remember to buy hot searches and promote entries for her. Soon, the entry #陈佳妍驾驶帆滑像帅# became a hot search.
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As expected, when Gu Nansheng and Gu Beiming tried to start the assault boat, they couldn't start it.
Gu Beiming's usually confident face rarely showed a look of frustration. He sat down on the boat in a rather dejected manner, "Sister, there really is a pitfall. I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
He finally won first place, but it was all useless. He even caused them to fall into the trap of the program crew. He is so useless!
Seeing this, the internet trolls and anti-fans immediately started laughing.
[Gu Beiming still has the nerve to feel wronged, isn't it just because he's stupid?]
[He deserved it. He was simple-minded and strong-limbed. No one forced him to jump into the trap.]
[As expected, even a stolen first place cannot be kept. God has eyes.]
Looking at her younger brother's appearance, Gu Nansheng felt amused in her heart. This was very good. For her naive and straightforward younger brother, it was also a kind of growth.
However, she didn't want to continue to see him frustrated like this, so she patted Gu Beiming's head and said, "Okay, don't be sad. I agreed to this, it's not your responsibility alone."
How can this be my sister's responsibility?
Gu Beiming raised his head to deny his sister's words, but he saw Gu Nansheng winking at him and said, "Silly brother, since I dared to choose this ship, I must have my own way."
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