Chapter 239: How strong can a person's desire to survive be?
Qiu Xuan was silent for a while, "Maybe you can ask Ran, she should know something." ”
"Do you really believe that witch?" "She's the only one of us who speaks the language of Lyme, and if she wants to do something with the villagers, we're in a passive position." ”
"I don't believe her, do I believe you?" Qiu Xuan snorted, and her fingertips stroked over the horizontal surface of the short knife. Ethan knew that he was at the loss, so he had to grin, and then he couldn't help but remind after being speechless for a while: "I apologize, I'm sorry." I'm sorry, I've told you everything, can you help me talk to Ryder and tell him not to kill me, just say that we didn't have anything to do but act. ”
It's late.
Not to mention that she wouldn't contact that Ryder at all, even if there was really no way to be packed and sent to the main city by Jingchuan in the end, she didn't have the qualifications to negotiate the conditions.
"No matter what you think, he can't let you go." Qiu Xuan glanced at him, "If you think about it, you know that it is impossible, and besides, are you sure that if I go to intercede, it will not make the situation worse?" It's all men, don't you understand this kind of psychology? ”
Ethan slammed the table with his fist, his face completely ugly.
"Originally, Jingchuan should have found a way to get you eliminated as soon as possible or use the 'live broadcast accident' to kill you, and it stands to reason that there is still a little time to prepare. But now, I guess they're going to do it to you right away. ”
"Why...... Wait, you mean we're now? Ethan subconsciously asked, and the next second he reacted and glared at Qiu Xuan. You drove the cameraman away and deliberately said that kind of guiding words, you did it on purpose? I could have lived a little longer, but now the enraged Ryder would definitely want to kill me right away! You hate me so much?! ”
"I said it before, I'm ready to save you."
Qiu Xuan said calmly, "Do you think that we are enough to compete with those elite classes now? This is the only way, to save you and save myself. ”
“…… So you're not going to accept Ryder's, 'sponsorship'? ”
"If I had done it before, I might have considered it, but not now."
Ethan remembered the conversation he had had about when he was in the hotel, sighed wordlessly, and said, "Then what are you going to do?" ”
"It's not me, it's what you're going to do."
"Huh?"
……
In the absence of special circumstances, the popularity vote will be held once every two days, and the player with the lowest cumulative number of votes will be eliminated each time, and after the cumulative number of votes reaches a certain number, he will automatically enter the candidate for this year's total popularity.
Since a round of elimination had been carried out last night, the unlucky guy who was eliminated has not been found even after the body is cold, and the program team has sent people to search in the depths of the miasma, but so far nothing has been found.
This night should have been safe and sound, Qin Jiuyuan packed up the camera and was about to end the day's work, when he saw that the blonde man he was in charge of filming changed his usual routine and took the initiative to sit in front of the camera with a solemn expression.
Although he scolded him in his heart for being troublesome and adding drama without authorization, Qin Jiuyuan still patiently adjusted the camera to him in line with professional ethics and waited for the following.
Ethan sat in front of the camera, in addition to solemn seriousness, there was also a faint dazed expression, although he seemed to be staring at the camera, his eyes were far away and focused. The blonde man looked at the camera like this without saying a word, there was nothing in his eyes, and it seemed to contain the sun, moon and stars.
The audience who has noticed this split screen is beginning to look forward to what he is going to say next, although he has been exposed to a lot of black because of the drugging before, but after all, Ethan has a good look. The thin lover who seemed to be a gentleman and amorous and unruly in the past is now very forbearant and looks like a confession, which itself has its own topicality.
And when Qin Jiuyuan waited impatiently, Ethan finally spoke.
"I'll admit it, I'm a prodigal in the midst of a thousand flowers." His first words were this, and at this point, the blonde man chuckled self-deprecatingly, as if he was talking to his past self. "Maybe that's retribution."
"I also admit that when I first saw her, I thought it was very good-looking, so I decided to be together very rashly, and I didn't plan to take it seriously at all."
"She's really good-looking, she looks good with a cold face, she looks good when she wields a double knife, she looks fierce when she threatens people, she looks good when she laughs, and she even looks good when she rolls her eyes."
Qin Jiuyuan: What are you talking about?
Ethan's blue eyes naturally drooped, and even the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly when he said this, and then as if he had just reacted, he wiped his face again and suppressed the smile. “…… But I did something sorry for her. ”
"When I saw her fainting from inhaling the miasma, I suddenly got into a daze and fed her medicine. The medicine itself has no side effects, but it can last for a week...... Yes, I lied to her and took her minions without permission in such a dangerous live broadcast. ”
"I'm damned." Ethan laughed self-deprecatingly, but there was remorse and even a little joy in his blue eyes. "I don't think I'm a good person, I didn't think I would regret this kind of thing, but I didn't expect that to be retribution."
The man raised his head, his eyes precipitated into the color of the deep sea, staring at the camera, and he didn't know whose shadow he was looking at through the mirror. "But it was such a despicable thing, and I still have palpitations at her inadvertently pretending to be strong. I even wondered if she could rely on me, if she could, and I was the only one in her eyes. ”
Qin Jiuyuan: ? You're done.
"I'm tempted."
Ethan suddenly grinned, and the blue Dead Sea was still buried in his eyes, so much so that the smile looked like he was crying. "Sure enough, it's retribution, after doing this kind of thing, in such a dangerous and unknown live broadcast environment, I was tempted. The unruly and debauched days of the past were completely reduced to smoke after meeting her, and I was finally dragged down by the spirits in the flowers, unable to struggle, and unwilling to struggle. ”
"I really like you."
"You're my only joy in this live game."
Qin Jiuyuan: Assassinate you tonight!!
However, no one knew the man behind the camera who was about to be driven crazy, and the chicken thief's program team had already specially called out Ethan's split screen and placed it in the most conspicuous position in the center. The audience watching the live broadcast was also about to scream in their hearts, although there were many remarks such as "it started to be whitewashed so soon", but it did not hinder the boiling of the public at all.
In this era of indifference where entertainment is paramount, how many years have people not seen each other, and the feelings in front of them are completely uncovered in such a revealing heart.
His feelings are not entirely beautiful and positive, and even have an ugly label because of personal selfish possession, but this is more and more real.
Not everyone can give you the love of a saint, and a completely pure and flawless love may only be seen in the social discourse of a thousand years ago. But there are still people who yearn for the love of a mad dog, the kind of selfish possessiveness mixed with the unsightly, so hot and intense that it seems to swallow no man's blood, pickled and charming, paranoid and affectionate.
It's strange that people just like to look at things like this. The fall of the self-proclaimed holy, the last conscience of the fallen, the strangeness of the beloved, the different paths of the backslidden, and the rare affection of the prodigal.
How many people were destined to indulge in the deep blue sea this night, and what they didn't know was that the owner of the blue ocean relaxed and leaned back in his chair when the camera moved away, as if he had unloaded a part of the burden.
Public opinion.
These were Qiu Xuan's original words at that time. Use public opinion to build momentum, use the audience's love, and use all the resources available at hand, so that they are not willing to let you die, do not want you to be eliminated, and are unwilling to have lovers forced to separate and become toys on the table of the powerful.
"But no matter how much the audience likes you, they are just a group of civilians, not an opponent of the powerful at all."
Qiu Xuan glanced at him and said, "A civilian can't act, a group of civilians can't act, so what if it's a million, hundreds of millions?" ”
"You've probably heard the saying that 'no one doesn't like Lotta.'" She said, "Lotta is a symbol of this era, the love and desire in everyone's heart, a flame that burns in the stars and will never be extinguished. No matter how powerful they are, they are still a minority, and once they reach a certain level and rise to a certain height, they have to listen to public opinion. ”
"Even if you still play as you want behind your back, you have to cover it up if you have scruples. It's like you've seen which nobleman Lotta is attached to now, on the surface? Everyone wants Lotta, but no one dares, because they know that it is a 'symbol' in the hearts of the masses, and whoever moves Lotta means that one person is standing on the opposite side of the group, and they don't dare. ”
"I don't say this to make you reach the height of Lotta in the last hours of the year, it's almost impossible to do. But it gives us a good way of thinking. Qiu Xuan said, "You know what? The masses, especially the young ones, are extremely susceptible to incitement. ”
"It may take a while to like a contestant, but it is much easier to hate a crew or even a company or even a powerful person who is already notorious. Even if it is difficult to shake the giant tree left by the century-old class, once resentment and dissatisfaction are planted in the heart, everything that follows becomes logical. People prefer to believe what they see with their own eyes, and once public opinion is built, we are equivalent to having the strongest hole cards of this era. ”
“……”
Ethan opened his mouth, feeling strange for the first time. He scratched his head and hesitated, "...... Sounds like you're experienced? ”
"Of course not." Qiu Xuan said to him, "To tell you the truth, among all the many trial grounds, this is my least favorite world. ”
This is true, she doesn't like this era of pathological and madness, entertainment to death, and extremely easy to incite public opinion. There are very few people in the crowd who really have the ability to think by themselves, and even some of her own thinking is based on the thinking of others, and it is very difficult to completely give birth to her own thinking.
But at least what she can do is not to be led by the nose by the instigation of deliberate guides.
Of course, this is all off-topic, the entertainment industry has deep roots, and it is not something that these executioners can uproot overnight. In fact, Qiu Xuan's original goal didn't include these at all, just thinking that he could get into the top ten of the popular players at the end of the year and then pat his ass and leave.
If it weren't for Ryder, she wouldn't be where she is.
In a sense, maybe it's just a matter of the times themselves.
And later, when Qiu Xuan saw Ethan's performance from the screen, she was really surprised for a moment. After all, he just provided ideas, and it depended on his own performance, but she didn't expect Ethan's performance to be too good, and even some small flaws could be attributed to true feelings.
If it weren't for knowing in advance that he was a person who put self-interest first, Qiu Xuan would really have to believe his words, and even she felt incredible, let alone the masses who had lived in the entertainment background for generations.
You never think about how strong a person's desire to survive can be. - Ethan
Qiu Xuan shook his head and smiled, thinking that this is good, Qin Jiuyuan will not have to stink to death from now on, a week is fine, I am afraid that he is already thinking about the preparation for the assassination of Ethan tonight.
Ethan: I beg you to spare me.
After thinking about it, she almost familiarly took the monitoring instrument from Joe, got up and climbed out of the window.
Ethan's room was at the other end of the wall, so she couldn't just flip over the wall like the last time she went to burn the room. Qiu Xuan honestly took the hood for the night tour, and I don't know if she was born with some attribute that the night tour must be bumped into, and again, Abu's tall figure blocked her way.
And this time, too, he was still alone, and he didn't see Lily, who was allied with him.
Qiu Xuan cleared her throat, "Then this time it's the same, we should not see each other, how about it?" ”
Abu said something else, "Did you find out too?" ”
"Found what?"
Abu: "This village is not right...... Are you taking my word for it? Why are you always like this? ”
"Brother, I really don't know." She let out a long sigh and raised her hands to make her stand. "I came out to find my ally next door, I didn't expect to run into you, and I didn't want to trick you."
The man looked at her a few times in the unclear moonlight, and then hesitated and said, "Okay, then I will not see you, and you will too, I will leave." ”
As soon as he said this, the sound of hurried footsteps on the other side exploded in the ears of the two of them.
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