Saturday 21 October 2023

TISHW 5




Chapter 5 Recruitment Season

As the subject of high-profile gossip today, there were many people paying attention to Jiang Yu at the scene. Especially those who knew her from the acting school and those who were waiting to see her jokes. They were all paying attention to her silently. Therefore, everyone soon knew what had just happened. The people who passed through the first gate were her and No. 99.

Everyone’s first reaction was disbelief:

"Is she afraid that others will laugh at her? That’s why she ran away?"

This statement was obviously more convincing. Some people gloated, "She didn't even review the questions. This level is one-way. Even if we leave, she can’t come back."

"So she’s giving up?"

"It's normal. After all, no one can be that thick-skinned."

Others regretted that there was no good show, "I thought she was so powerful. Why did she run away now? Should had give it a go? What if the great gods believed it?"

Many people were secretly scanned toward Ye Yuanyu and the others, wondering what their reaction would be.

However, the three of them just stared at the poster. After a while, they led their team to the gate leading to the second level.

Watching the parties involved file away, everyone felt a sense of urgency, "So fast? Is it two minutes?"

At the moment, they no longer cared about gossip and began to look for clues everywhere.

The audience in the live broadcast room kept talking:

【ROFL, really these newbies. They dare to dilly dally when they are with the bigshots. You Now you know to be afraid.】

【The investigators of "All Rounder" are all the best among the best investigators. They have to accept the baptism of family training at the beginning, haha. 】

No matter how anxious the people behind them were, the three groups of people who passed through the gate subconsciously looked around after entering, thinking that they would see Jiang Yu and the others. However, there was no one in the empty corridor. Only the lights above their heads were on. On the left and right sides, there was a combination lock hanging on every office.

A girl walked through it quickly and said, "There are only four room numbers: 202, 212, 222 and 242. One of them is the correct room for the written examination."

Others couldn't help but ask, "Where is she? Has she really found a room for the written examination?"

Everyone knew who this "she" was. Others were full of doubts.

"It's possible that she blindly entered a random room." In short, they didn't believe that she, a student of the acting department, could find the answer so quickly.

Jian Cang couldn't help but curiously checked them one by one, but there was no glass on the door and no windows on the wall. He couldn't see the scene inside at all. "I don't know which door she entered."

Ye Yuanyu suddenly took the lead and walked towards the nearest room 202. When Jian Cang saw this, he immediately became anxious, "Ah, God Ye, you are so cunning! Why did you run ahead first?"

After saying this, he quickly ran to the door of another room 202 to open the code lock.

When Ye Yuanyu made the move, Xiang Chen and his team members stood at the door of another office labeled Room 202.

The barrage immediately burst into laughter:

【Hahaha, it’s coming, the gods are secretly having a rat race. 】

【Hmph, these top students and top students usually seem to be doing everything with ease. Never thought there would be today! 】

While the three of them were unlocking the door, someone on Jian Cang's side finally couldn't help but ask, "Why is it 202? Where is the password clue?"

The audience in the live broadcast room immediately became energetic:

【Yes, why is it 202? What's the password clue? 】

【The two people who just came in went straight to room 202. The other one didn't say a word and didn't ask questions for us. I was really anxious. The "All Rounder" team cannot be without assistants. 】

The "All Rounder Investigation Agency " was usually equipped with 1-2 ordinary people with a sense of variety show as assistants. After all, the thinking of the top students was very powerful and skipped ahead. Most of the audience cannot keep up with their minds and sometimes before even comprehending the questions, the top students had already passed the level. At this time, an assistant who thought similarly to everyone was needed to ask questions for the audience and drag an answer from the gods to clear their confusion.

Exactly like the student who asked the question just now.

Jian Cang replied, "Actually, it's on the poster. After all, it's the first level. The questions won't be too difficult. As long as everyone is kept apart in an orderly manner, it is fine. And with so many people, for the sake of fairness, the clues must be where everyone can see it at a glance.”

It dawned on someone nearby, "Yes, if it's hidden in a corner and someone finds it first, others will be stuck behind."

Jian Cang nodded, "The only place where everyone can see it is the poster."

"Poster?"

"Yes, the clue is on the poster. If you look carefully, you can see watermark-like writing on the black background of the poster."

"Ah! I thought it was a simple watermark. Turned out to be a clue! Putting it this way, it seems that the watermark is indeed a number."

Jian Cang said, "En, it's two guessing pattern sets of formulas: 1+1=2 12+12=? 8+6=2 and the password is 7932+6853=?. After solving these two questions, the room number and password will come out."

As soon as Jian Cang’s words fell, the code lock was unlocked. Everyone pushed the door open. They found that there was a passage that could only allow one person to pass through. Everyone fell silent in unison, observing the surroundings in case there were any missed clues.

The audience was no longer calm:

【? ? ? God called this not too difficult? 】

【I’m confused. What’s the pattern? Can't see it at all? 】

The team members were obviously very curious about knowledge. Some people have already written the questions on their hands according to what Jian Cang said, frowning and thinking.

After walking down the five-meter passage, everyone happened to be standing at the door of a large conference room. Ye Yuanyu and Xiang Chen were already there. Obviously, the doors and passages in the corridor were made with temporary partitions as a cover-up. Entering the same house number, they will end up at the same place.

Some team members on Xiang Chen's side raised their same doubts, "What is this pattern? Why is 12+12 equal to 0?"

Xiang Chen replied, "Actually, it's a 12-digit question. You can imagine it as time or month. 1 o'clock plus 1 o'clock is 2 o'clock, 12 o'clock plus 12 o'clock is 0 o'clock, and 8 o'clock plus 6 o'clock is 14 o'clock. Which is also 2 p.m. Using this as the rule, the password behind is 1585.”

It dawned on everyone at the scene and the audience:

【Listening to the god’s explanation, it seems that it is indeed not difficult. 】

【Nonsense, it’s certainly not difficult once you know the patterns, but has no one noticed the speed of their calculations? Can’t really talk about for God Ye and the others. After all, the time when the clues were discovered cannot be determined, but No. 100 solved the problem almost as soon as she saw the poster, right? 】

While the audience was discussing, three groups of people entered the conference room door. At a glance, they saw the two girls inside who were immersed in solving questions. Everyone looked somewhat surprised. They didn't expect that they found the right one.

Compared with their surprise, the audience from God’s perspective knew better:

【I’m guessing they all feel that No. 100 blindly got it right. 】

【I don’t blame them. I thought so at first, but as soon as they came in, they went straight to 202. When they opened the combination lock, they succeeded in one go. Obviously, they got the answer. 】

【Could it be that the questions were obtained in advance? Doesn’t it mean that the program team’s question bank was leaked? 】

【Above, it’s better not to talk nonsense. I’ve heard about this matter. I heard that the program team changed the questions overnight. So it’s unlikely that it is leaked. 】

【You can cheat on the spot in the college entrance examination. How is it impossible? Even if character and IQ are not related, I don't believe that she, a student in the acting department, is better than the gods from the top five universities in the country. 】

A large number of people agree with this argument. Some people have even reached a conclusion:

【 Steal the question and she’s not mingling with the mix to not attract attention. Instead, she wants to be in the limelight. Truly stupid 】

【Who says otherwise? Questions can be stolen, but things like IQ cannot be faked. If she wants to enter the entertainment industry, cheating in front of everyone is simply asking for her own death. 】

Some people hold different opinions: 
It’s better not to jump to conclusions when there is no evidence. Are there not enough reversals on this show? It’s easy to get slapped in the face. 】

No matter how noisy the audience in the live broadcast room was, the scene was still recorded as normal. After Ye Yuanyu and others came in, the loudspeaker in the corner of the conference room once again announced the rules of this session: "Congratulations to everyone for entering our written examination session. Applicants are asked to collect their own test papers and answering sheets. After answering, put it into the marking machine. If you answer 60 points or more correctly, you will get clues for the next round of recruitment. If you answer less than 60 points correctly, you will be eliminated. Warm reminder: the answering time will be used as a bonus point for this link. The corresponding points will be given at the end."

Everyone filed forward to take out the test papers and answer sheets. The answer sheets were taken out from the marking machine. They had corresponding numbers on them. In addition to being able to judge right from wrong, they could read the time they were taken away and returned as a reference for scoring.

Jian Cang lowered his head and looked at it. There were a total of 100 multiple-choice questions in the written test. The content of the questions was varied. Each question was worth 1 point, and the full score was 100 points.

"Quickly the question! Quickly the answer!" He looked around and couldn't help but sit in front of Jiang Yu. He originally wanted to say something, but when he saw the speed at which Jiang Yu did the questions, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "So fast? "

At once, he ignored his curiosity and immediately lowered his head and started to answer the questions.

After hearing his exclamation, Ye Yuanyu and Xiang Chen, who were still able to do it with ease, unconsciously became faster for some reason.

The barrage started laughing again:

【Haha, I like to see the great gods having rat race themselves. 】

【Usually, it’s them making us. This time, they put together and against each other. It's really fun. 】

The few bigshots concentrated on answering the questions. The rest didn't even dare to gossip and dilly-dally. They got their heads down. For a while, only the "rustling" sound of pencils scratching on the answer sheets could be heard. The atmosphere was solemn, like a college entrance examination room.

【Why do I feel like an invigilator for some reason? 】

【Haha, this is probably why I like watching "All Rounder". I can often supervise the study of top students. 】

【Let’s watch the top students doing questions. Guess how long it’ll take them to finish? 】

【An average question takes about 10 seconds? As for the god, our expectation is a little higher. 6 seconds? 100 questions is 10 minutes. 】

【It takes 3 seconds just to look at the questions and fill in the answer sheet only. It’s not like doing 1+1=2. There are 100 questions. There are always questions that require thinking. How can it be so fast? 】

【A question takes about 10 seconds. 】

However, before the audience in the live broadcast room could make a fuss, they saw Jiang Yu stand up and go to the marking machine.

Jian Cang was startled when he noticed this movement, "It's not even two minutes yet? Elder Sister Yu, have you finished answering?"

Jiang Yu paused and nodded in response. Jian Cang rapidly answered the questions while not wanting to believe it, "No way, 100 questions in two minutes. An average of 1.2 seconds per question? Is this reasonable?! Is this reasonable?!"

Xiang Chen, who was sitting in front of him, couldn't help but correct him, "She arrived 2 minutes ahead of us."

Jian Cang still kept his eyes on the paper and kept moving his hands, "So, you think 2.4 seconds for a question is reasonable?"

"'The hero of the first Huashan sword in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"' and 'Which foreign car company has our country's Geely Automobile Company successfully acquired?' Don't you need to think about these questions?"

【Hahahaha, our genius Jian Darling has never been so stressed before when he participated in the league. It is worth seeing him like this for the first time.】

【He now really looks like me when I’m face the studying god.】

【Is it my imagination? Lawyer Xiang and God Ye seemed to be moving faster. 】

【It’s not your imagination. Their speed has indeed become faster. The smile on Lawyer Xiang’s face has disappeared. He is anxious! 】

【I don’t think it’s necessary. 100 questions. How can it be so fast? I guess they filled it randomly in pursuit of speed. 】

【It’s possible. After all, only 60 points are required. Doesn’t it mean that the speed of answering questions will be used as bonus points? A score of 60 points is a victory. 】

【If you make a mistake, you will be eliminated directly. This is too risky. 】

【Based on my understanding of top students, very few would guess and fill in randomly. If you know it, you can do it. If you don’t, just figure it out. 】

【The question is still unclear whether she is a top student or a cheating study scum. 】

Amid the tumultuous discussion, the loudspeaker in the conference room rang: "Congratulations to applicant No. 100. Your written test score is 60 points. You took 4 minutes and 23 seconds. Can earn 15 points."

Someone in the conference room was stunned, "60 points? Did you fill it in randomly? You're so lucky."

"That's not right!" Jian Cang suddenly caught on.

"She only did 60 questions." Three voices sounded at the same time.

Jian Cang turned his head and glanced at Ye Yuanyu and Xiang Chen, who were still working on the questions after speaking. He exclaimed in shock, "Listening to this tone, you think so too?"

It dawned on other applicants, "So by only doing 60 questions, one-third of the time can be saved."

Someone said, "Just answer 60 questions. What if a mistake is made?"

Ye Yuanyu still didn't look up, "Just do 60 questions correctly."

The tone sounded as if as natural as 1 + 1 equals 2.

The audience in the live broadcast room started a new round of explosive mentality:

【It’s here! It’s here! The casual scorn of the top students. Although it is late, it has arrived. 】

【This program always reminds me of the differences between top students and me. 】

【Isn’t it like me asking the top student, why score 60 points on the exam? The top student answer is ‘isn’t it fine to not answer the 40-point question? 】

【So No. 100 really did 60 questions and all 60 questions were correct. 4 minutes and 23 seconds, so the average time per question is 4 seconds or so...]

【Let’s not talk about answering the questions first. What shocked me is that even a small test included strategies! Who would have thought of this. 】

【Of course most people would not think of it. But it is considered a common idea for top students who play with scores for applause. Did God Ye and Lawyer Xiang have the same idea? 】

【I thought top students all had obsessive-compulsive disorder and wanted to solve problems when they saw them. 】

There were indeed such top students. Jian Cang wailed while scribbling the answers, "No, I feel bad if I don't finish answering these 100 questions!"

However, after seeing Ye Yuanyu and the others handing in their papers, he reluctantly did not do the remaining questions and handed in the papers right after.

Sure enough, the scores were all 60 points. It took them 10 to 30 seconds longer than Jiang Yu. In the end, Ye Yuanyu received 12 points, and Xiang Chen and Jian Cang each got 10 points.

After the four people cleared the level in advance, none of them left. Instead, they sat down and waited for the other members of the group to finish.

While waiting, Jian Cang, Xiang Chen, and Ye Yuanyu gathered together, chatting quietly. They couldn't help but look at Jiang Yu one after another.

【Haha, who said she is Ocean Queen? Why does it look to me that she’s more like someone who has a social phobia? 】

They saw Jiang Yu lying next to Shu Hua with her face buried in her arms. The brim of her baseball cap lowered with a "very sleepy, please don't disturb me" look.

【Maybe she is avoiding the three of them. After all, what Ocean Queen is most afraid of is the fishes getting together. 】

【ROFL. If the rumors are true, then these girls are very unlucky. She obviously fished in the different circles and they are even thousands of miles apart. Never thought them to gather together because of "All Rounder". 】

【Putting myself in her spot, I’m feeling so embarrassed that I wanted to crawl underground. 】

【Program team, let’s stir things up and arrange a cooperation for them. 】

【Hahaha, you’re so bad, but I like it...】

Jiang Yu didn't know that the audience was looking forward to the plot of "Ocean Queen's Asura's scene". She felt the gazes falling on her from time to time and thought that she had to find a way to move faster and completely distance herself from them.

While the audience was laughing and joking, some people who didn’t like gossip were bored from the waiting:

【By the way, why don’t they teach their teammates? Wouldn't it be faster this way? 】

【The above who said this seems to be a newcomer. There is no such thing as cheating in the world of top students. It is just a team project. In this kind of individual examination, of course they will complete it by themselves. 】

【And the program has obviously left room for the position of assistant. Otherwise, given the level of the gods, why would it be set at 60 points? And counting the time to do the questions is a bonus prepared for the gods. 】

【In conclusion, the program team requires the assistant to be smart, so that they can understand the god's mind and serve as a bridge between us and the gods. Not actually letting a study scum dilly dally in troubled waters and be a chasm for us. 】

【Hahaha, be more confused than us and think in the opposite direction from the top students? 】

This kind of situation has happened before. In the first season, the top student acted as an assistant to help the idols pass the test. In the eyes of the top student, the formula was ordinary, while the idols were confused by the formula. In the end, a certain idol had a completely opposite implementation. As a result, the entire team was wiped out and the audience laughed like crazy at the time. The effect of that variety show was unparalleled. When the top students were the main show in the second season, there were "assistants" who wanted to follow suit. As a result, the audience didn’t only get to feel the glory of the top students, but also got annoyed by the stupidity of the other party.

Afterwards, the program team had conditions for selecting assistants.

Fortunately, Shu Hua was the heroine after all. Although she wasn’t a top student, she was still smart. She quickly completed the answer and scored 65 points at the lower band. She earned 7 points.

The two left the classroom under the gaze of the protagonist group. Jiang Yu kept the brim of her hat lowered without squinting. Shu Hua smiled generously at the others. It was just that in the end she looked at Ye Yuanyu and snorted unconsciously.

Jiang Yu:……

She could only comfort herself. The male and female protagonists in most novels disliked each other at first. So it shouldn't be her problem. Her unluckiness shouldn't be contagious to others.

Shu Hua followed Jiang Yu and breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, I didn't drag you down."

She said excitedly, "I am indeed the Emperor Luck. Casually form a team and get a bigshot!"

Then the two of them followed the route provided in the clues given out in the previous level and stood in front of a long escalator...

Jiang Yu & Shu Hua:......

The program team rented a complex building with office buildings above the sixth floor and shopping malls below. The two of them were standing in front of an escalator on the second floor.

The loudspeaker next to it announced the rules: "Congratulations on reaching the third level. Our work sometimes requires a lot of physical strength. Please run up to the fourth floor within 40 seconds along the downward escalator to enter the next application stage. (This obstacle has been tested and received assistance by professionals. It is safe and can be guaranteed. Audience, please do not imitate it.)”

Jiang Yu looked up at the rolling escalator, speechless and choked up - she was really not strong physically.

This escalator went directly from the second floor to the fourth floor. It was at least fifty meters by visual inspection and was a slope that moved down. It was harder than sprinting for 100 meters.

Shu Hua couldn't help complaining, "Isn't this a hamster running in a circle?"

【Hahaha, even though I feel they are so pitiful, I still want to laugh. Why? 】

【Especially the bigshot’s expression of finding life devoid of meaning. As a study scum, there is a strange feeling of satisfaction. 】

【But seriously speaking, boys have the advantage at this level. The situation is about to reverse. 】

【Did you notice? This level is about teamwork, which means they can ask for help. So something we like to see is coming? 】

【Is the program team going to fulfill our wish? 】

【Come, come. Let’s place a bet on who will help. 】

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