Director Wang announced, “First place goes to Cheng Youyou, who receives a luxurious Western meal. Second place goes to Zhou Hao, who gets three meat and one vegetarian dish. Zhao Mengran, in third place, receives instant noodles. Fourth place, Li Yiyun, gets steamed buns. And fifth place, Wang Wensheng, gets nothing.”
After the announcement, the staff pushed the corresponding food rewards in front of each person.
In front of each meal, there was a stainless steel lid. Each lid was lifted one by one in front of the camera, revealing the food underneath.
In reverse order, first the steamed bun was revealed. Wang Wensheng didn’t show much expression; this unlucky god of variety shows had grown accustomed to such treatment.
Furthermore, it’s just a steamed bun; it wouldn’t cause a significant emotional impact for him.
However, when Zhao Mengran’s instant noodles and Zhou Hao’s balanced meal were revealed, Wang Wensheng’s expression fell.
At the same time his face fell, his stomach emitted a loud grumble.
The sound was genuine, and the barrage immediately burst into laughter.
【Looks like it’s our “Unlucky Brother” Wang, always facing misfortune in every show.】
【Just look at his expression, he’s already staring fixedly at Cheng Youyou’s dish.】
Wang Wensheng stared at Cheng Youyou’s dish, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He turned to the camera and began to analyze, “I think, the production team wouldn’t stick to the rules so strictly. It’s been my experience in the entertainment industry for many years that the design of shows always aims to defy expectations. It’s the unexpected twists that make it interesting, not sticking to the conventional.”
Wang Wensheng’s face is filled with the expression: “I’ve been on so many variety shows, been fooled so many times, I’ve gained experience from being fooled.”
【Oh, I also think what he said makes sense.】
【It’s fun only if there’s a twist.】
【Maybe the first place doesn’t really have that much food after all.】
【Right, right, I’ve seen that variety show Wang Sheng mentioned. The prizes were similar to now. However, to everyone’s surprise, although the first prize promised something delicious, when they lifted the lid, it turned out to be some biscuits made to look like foie gras and lobster.】
【If that’s the case, then Cheng Youyou will be at a loss.】
Wang Wensheng locked eyes with Cheng Youyou with what he thought was a clever look.
Cheng Youyou: “Brother Sheng, I think you’re overcomplicating things.”
Wang Wensheng’s eyes widened：“Well, if you don’t believe me, it’s your loss. I’ve got plenty of experience. I’ve been in this business for so many years. There isn’t anything I haven’t experienced. Let me tell you, I’ve seen more salt than you’ve seen rice.”
Cheng Youyou glanced at her plate again. “That’s just exaggeration on your part.”
“I’ve crossed more bridges than you’ve walked roads,” Wang Wensheng retorted.
Cheng Youyou: “That’s because I’m too lazy to move.”
【Hahaha, Cheng Youyou’s mind works so fast.】
【My mom always says the same to me, but I didn’t know I could respond like that.】
【My mom does the same, always likes to use her experience to pressure me.】
【I always wanted to argue back, and today I finally learned how.】
【It seems like Cheng Youyou isn’t just a dumb pretty face after all, at least she’s a smart and witty one.】
Wang Wensheng became speechless：……
Unable to outwit Cheng Youyou, but his years of experience in variety shows made him decide on the spot. He was going to make a big move, not to fight for bread, but for dignity.
Wang Wensheng stood opposite Cheng Youyou, pointing at the stainless steel-covered plate in front of her. “Do you dare to bet with me?” he asked.
Cheng Youyou had just had some milk tea, so she wasn’t too hungry at the moment. Therefore, she didn’t have the immediate desire to fill her stomach.
Cheng Youyou stood at the opposite end of the table from where the plate was placed, with Wang Wensheng on the other side. They faced each other in a standoff.
Cheng Youyou asked, “What are we betting on?”
Wang Wensheng replied, “If what’s under that cover is indeed a luxurious Western meal, I’ll give you five hundred bucks!”
Cheng Youyou: “And then?”
Wang Sheng waved his hand: “There’s no ‘and then’!”
Cheng Youyou: ……
Wang Wensheng, seeing Cheng Youyou’s speechless expression, quickly followed up, “If this isn’t a luxurious Western meal, then you owe me five hundred bucks.”
【Haha, if it weren’t for Cheng Youyou reminding Wang Wensheng, he probably would have forgotten about the formality of betting, which requires both sides to put in chips, right?】
【Cheng Youyou is kind-hearted too. If I were Cheng Youyou, I wouldn’t remind him either. Who wouldn’t want to earn five hundred bucks for free?】
【I finally understand that Brother Sheng’s jinxed nature is all self-made.】
Cheng Youyou listened to Wang Wensheng and was speechless and helpless for a while before saying, “Brother Sheng, there’s really no need for this. We don’t have to play so seriously.”
Wang Wensheng almost jumped up, “Haha! Haha! You got scared, didn’t you? You don’t dare to compete with me now, do you? You’ve witnessed the experience and power of the god of variety shows…”
Cheng Youyou:…
She found that she couldn’t stop the emotionally excited Wang Wensheng.
Cheng Youyou turned to the director for help, “Is it really necessary?”
Wang Wensheng beside her said, “It’s settled like this, quickly say you agree.”
The director’s voice dropped to a hushed tone, as if suppressing a chuckle. “You see, this game is fundamentally a simulation of financial management. Your funds are at your discretion, to be used as you see fit.”
“All right.”
Cheng Youyou didn’t mind another five hundred dollars. It was still five hundred dollars that had been offered voluntarily.
【Ah, I feel like Cheng Youyou doesn’t want to compete.】
【But since the director said so, we can only compete.】
【I don’t know why, but I still feel like Wang Wensheng might continue to deteriorate.】
【Am I the only one who noticed that the director’s off-screen voice just now sounded like he was trying not to laugh?】
Even though it’s a point that even the audience noticed, Wang Wensheng didn’t pay attention to it.
He eagerly took out five hundred game tokens from his pocket. The pink, plump bills were placed in front of the camera, making it all the more real.
Wang Wensheng said, “Take it, take it. You take it too.”
Cheng Youyou helplessly replied, “I feel like I don’t need to take it.”
“Why, are you afraid?”
“Your money will soon be mine anyway, so why should I take it?”
After Cheng Youyou said this, she immediately lifted the lid. Before Wang Wensheng could prepare, she saw the last thing she wanted to see.
“Ah! How come it’s real foie gras, lobster, and caviar?”
Wang Wensheng’s mouth formed an ‘O’ shape. “Not biscuits, nor props?”
Cheng Youyou nodded, “It’s real. I just said we didn’t need to bet this seriously…”
This time Wang Wensheng finally caught on a bit, “So you knew from the beginning that this is real foie gras, lobster, and caviar, not props or biscuits?”
Cheng Youyou felt very sympathetic towards Wang Wensheng, but it didn’t stop her from taking the money from him.
Because of his mouthiness, Wang Wensheng was now short five hundred dollars, and it was cutting him deep.
He suddenly realized, “You cheated! You must have peeked under the lid!”
As soon as he said this, everyone in the room burst into laughter, except for Wang Wensheng.
Upon closer observation, everyone’s faces were flushed, indicating that the laughter wasn’t spontaneous but seemed to have been held back for a while before bursting out.
Cheng Youyou was more straightforward. She showed the oval-shaped plate to Wang Wensheng. “Brother Sheng, this plate only has one side. The side facing the camera is blocked, while the side facing us, the rewarded side, is empty.”
“Empty…”
Wang Wensheng was dumbfounded.
“Brother, if you had just leaned over to take a look at my side, you wouldn’t have made that bet with me just now,” Cheng Youyou said.
She put away the five hundred dollars from earlier and patted her wallet. “But still, thank you.”
Wang Wensheng: ……
【Haha, Wang Wensheng should have a caption above his head now: Struck by Five Thunders.】
【Sisters, let’s flood the screen with “Struck by Five Thunders”.】
【Struck by Five Thunders.】
【Struck by Five Thunders.】
【Look at Cheng Youyou, she’s looking at Wang Wensheng’s expression as if he were mentally challenged.】
【Cheng Youyou: I call you “Brother Sheng” on the surface, but in reality, I consider you mentally challenged.】
【Haha, Cheng Youyou isn’t foolish at all. This is clearly a case of playing dumb to catch smart, knowing full well she could get five hundred dollars but not saying it out loud.】
【So Cheng Youyou did it on purpose. Haha, nothing but shrewdness and business.】
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