Chapter 123: The Program in Progress (Part I)

Zhao Chengdong had good grades when he was in school, and he wasn't addicted to games or playing football or messing around with girls like other boys.

His hobby is reading, and he has dabbled in all aspects of books. When I hold my mobile phone and computer, I also like to watch all kinds of news, so I am a relatively alternative person.

This habit did not change after he graduated and started working in the company. Zhao Chengdong, who is more outstanding in miscellaneous studies, is one of the fastest players to complete the qualifiers. Coupled with Zhao Chengdong's ordinary background, he was valued by Zhang Fan and selected to be the first contestant to appear on the show.

Zhang Fan doesn't care that the players can win the prize money, and even thinks that the more wins, the better. Because only those players from ordinary backgrounds who won the prize money can stimulate the audience's desire to watch. And with enough ratings, the payout of that little bonus is simply not worth mentioning.

The show is not too long, only an hour. And you need to insert a lot of ads to earn revenue. Therefore, there are only two or three contestants participating in each episode of the show. Specifically, a few people still have to look at the progress of the show. This needs to be controlled by Zhang Fan, who is the host.

If the contestants are eliminated soon, they will need to be on stage to fill the show time. If the player performs well and answers the questions all the time, then Zhang Fan will arrange the time reasonably and move the reserve player to the next stage.

"Cheng Dong, introduce yourself. Zhang Fan sat on the side of the round table and motioned for Zhao Chengdong to introduce himself.

"Hello everyone, I'm Zhao Chengdong. After being notified of the selection of contestants, Zhao Chengdong had already come to the program group. Some of the exchanges have been discussed, and the general process is already known. No TV station does a show that says there will be any real unscripted real show. At best, it can only be relatively real.

"I'm an ordinary company employee. Zhao Chengdong, who had a look on his face that could not hide his joy, began to tell his story according to the previous script. It's that although I worked hard, I never had the opportunity to come here to participate in this show until this time.

It's a bit sensational, but the stories are true. This is indeed Zhao Chengdong's own story, but the decoration used to show it moved the audience. This is a means of television marketing.

"Okay, Chengdong, I wish you can win the final prize today to fulfill your wish!" Zhang Fan glanced at the time and began to get to the point, "You are the first contestant to participate in the challenge in our show, are you nervous now?"

"Sort of. Zhao Chengdong, who was sitting opposite Zhang Fan across the round table and the computer, did look a little nervous. Not because of the live audience, not because of the live cameras, but because he has never been so close to a million dollars!

"There's no need to be nervous right now because you haven't gotten a dime in the prize yet. Zhang Fan's ridicule made the audience laugh out loud.

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost over, Zhang Fan's expression was constricted, and his eyes were slightly sunken, "Are you ready?"

"Ahh Zhao Chengdong nodded.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen in front of the TV. Zhang Fan began to make a final introduction: "Welcome everyone to watch who can become a millionaire." Today's first challenger is Zhao Chengdong from the Land of Abundance. Please send the warmest welcome to the first contestant tonight, Zhao Chengdong!"

"Papapa~~~" The audience applauded vigorously and sent their blessings to the first challenger who was heading for the million-dollar prize.

The powerful lights came down from the top, enveloping Zhang Fan and Zhao Chengdong in the middle of the stage, deliberately highlighting the center of the scene.

The audience in front of the TV began to pay full attention. An ordinary company employee who is not a celebrity or a well-known figure sits opposite the host and is about to challenge the million-dollar prize. This scene greatly attracted the attention of all the audience. Because Zhao Chengdong is as ordinary as the people they know around them. It is completely different from those stars who seem to be high up and sacred.

"Before the challenge begins, I would like to make a statement for the record. Zhang Fan turned his head to look at the camera, "There will definitely be no favoritism in this show." All the questions are randomly generated by the main computer program, and I won't know the correct answer until the computer gives me the answer. Moreover, all the contestants who participated in the challenge have been strictly checked before taking the stage, and will not carry any secret communication devices. Once the challenge begins, the stage will be soundproofed. Unless the audience stands up and speaks directly, they will not be able to influence the challengers. All this is strictly supervised by a notary public. This show is absolutely fair and impartial, if you want to take away a prize of one million, everyone should sign up now. ”

The camera pans to two notary staff sitting in the corner, who are the guarantor of the credibility of the show. Once there are rumors of favoritism and fraud in the show, it will be a fatal blow to the show. For this kind of thing, everyone would rather believe that it exists than believe that it does not exist.

Zhang Fan did his best to nip all the troubles in the bud.

"Alright, Chengdong. Are you ready to start the challenge of starting the first question with a reward of 1,000 yuan?" Zhang Fan officially launched the show.

"Yes. Zhao Chengdong's expression was obviously a little nervous, and even sweat began to appear on his forehead. He didn't bother looking at the camera lens anymore, his eyes staring at the computer screen in front of him.

"Remember, you have three chances to ask for help. Zhang Fan stretched out his hand to signal the button under the computer screen in front of Zhao Chengdong and began to explain the rules of the game. It's just that Zhao Chengdong looked a little in a trance and didn't pay too much attention, "First, you can remove the two wrong answers." Second, ask for help from the audience. Third, call your friends for help. ”

"Okay, the first question is worth a thousand dollars. If you answer correctly, you can accumulate a bonus of 1,000 yuan. If you answer incorrectly, it's a pity that you can only be eliminated. Zhang Fan leaned back in his chair, looked at the screen in front of him and read out the title, "In the 86th version of Journey to the West, who is the actor of Sun Wukong?"

'Wow~~~' The audience at the scene instantly burst into an uproar. This question is too easy!

"A, Xu Shaohua. B,, Ma Dehua. D, nine-year-old child. No matter whether the topic is difficult or simple, Zhang Fan will finish the show seriously. There is no possibility of an accident on the show. After all, he has done so many shows, and Zhang Fan's hosting experience is already very rich.

The title of the competition is indeed as Zhang Fan said, which is randomly selected by the main computer. It's just that there are random ones that also have regions. The random range in the early stage is in the simple range, because it is always difficult for the players to be stumped as soon as they come up. It's just that the questions will get more and more difficult after that.

"Okay, now please tell me your choice. As soon as Zhang Fan's words fell, Zhao Chengdong, who was still nervous before, was already full of ecstasy at this time.

Originally, Zhao Chengdong thought that the topic would be so difficult, but he didn't expect it to be so simple? Who hasn't watched such a classic TV series? Who doesn't know Sun Wukong? This thousand yuan is completely given for nothing. Maybe the next question will be easy!

The audience in front of the TV was also laughing from ear to ear. Who wouldn't know this kind of topic?

Zhao Chengdong, whose body was trembling, did not hesitate to directly shoot the B button under the computer in front of him. Who doesn't know the Monkey King played by the six-year-old child.

'Toot~~~' A long sound sounded in the studio hall, and everyone on the scene was puzzled.

"Oh~~~" Zhang Fan clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention and then nodded and spoke, "Zhao Chengdong used one of his own opportunities to ask for help in the first question, and he chose to ask the audience for help. ”

"Wow~~~" The scene exploded instantly. Everyone was dumbfounded, including Zhao Chengdong himself. Such a simple question actually uses up a precious opportunity to ask for help?!

"No, it's not!" The beads of sweat on Zhao Chengdong's face fell instantly, and he stammered to explain, "I don't need to ask for help, I'm choosing B, a six-year-old child!"

"My previous explanation is already clear. Zhang Fan got up and came to Zhao Chengdong's side, pointing to the three buttons at the bottom of the computer screen, "This is your third chance to ask for help." There are four choices for the question, but there are only three buttons. And, as I said before, I'm asking you to tell me your choice! You just have to tell me, you don't need to do anything. ”

"Wow~~~" The lively hustle and bustle is even more lively than answering the question correctly. No one thought that this would happen!

Countless viewers in front of the TV were stunned, what the hell is okay?!

Compared with answering this question easily, this accident attracted the audience's attention even more. Many viewers never switched the stage after seeing this.

Rules are rules, and there can be no change in the slightest. Zhang Fan doesn't want his show to lose credibility. In the end, an audience member answered that the answer was also a six-year-old child. Zhao Chengdong chose to agree with this answer and successfully passed the first question.

This accident brought a lot of blows to Zhao Chengdong, and his spirit looked a little trance. However, this accident made the audience in front of the TV feel very exciting and interesting, and the enthusiasm for watching was even higher.

"Chengdong, if you still remember what has passed, how far do you think you can continue to go next?" Zhang Fan saw Zhao Chengdong's state and reminded him to pay attention. He didn't want the show's first challenger to be that kind of performance.

Zhang Fan deliberately chose Zhao Chengdong, who was from an ordinary background and was one of the fastest to pass the qualifiers, as the first challenger, in order to attract the enthusiasm of the audience as much as possible. If Zhao Chengdong's performance is not ideal, then the meaning of doing so will be lost.

"Okay, now comes the second question with a jackpot of $5,000. Zhang Fan returned to his chair and looked at the computer screen in front of him, "Jinling City is known as the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, may I ask which of the following choices is not the dynasty that once built its capital here." ”

"A, Soochow. B,, Chen Chao. D, Eastern Jin Dynasty. Zhang Fan raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Chengdong, "Please choose the answer and tell me." ”