The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul
Chapter 418 - 417. These are all old fried dough sticks (Part 4)

Chapter 418: 417. These are all old fried dough sticks (Part 4)

"[What a numbskull, thinking he can break up the CP just by himself, I’m dying of laughter——]"

"[These two are fighting like dogs, and yet the actual person involved hasn’t said a word, just acts all aloof. I feel like it’s two guys getting jealous over a lousy girl.]"

"[The problem is, I suspect Tang Shu doesn’t even know they’re fighting over her, she seems so clueless!]"

"[Hey, you up there, want to bet? I bet she doesn’t know, hhhhhhhh~~~]"

"[Sorry, but I also bet she doesn’t know, pfft——]"

"[I’m dying, these three!]"

Following that, Tang Shu became the leader of the trio, and netizens expressed no surprise at all.

"[Only Tang Shu can keep those two in line.]"

"[Who would’ve thought that Xiao Linzi meeting Chen Xin would turn out like this.]"

"[Tang Shu has a heavy task, keep those two in check, don’t stir up trouble!]"

"[I don’t know why, but when Tang Shu doesn’t talk, I just feel like she’s the main force among the three, is something wrong with me?]"

"[I get the same feeling, it’s so strange.]"

A few minutes later, while Wang Zhan was torturing an NPC, Tang Shu’s trio completed their first task right in front of him. The NPC on the verge of a breakdown looked at Tang Shu as if she were a savior!

"[Hahahahaha, this NPC is really getting into character!]"

"[The most pitiful NPC in history, driven insane by Wang Zhan.]"

"[Wang Zhan is going mad too! He’s been grinding away for so long, and as soon as Tang Shu arrives, she takes the seed. This twist came too fast, it caught me completely off guard.]"

"[What the heck, how exactly was this task completed, can someone explain?]"

"[Emma, I knew watching detective stuff would be brain-draining, I’m totally confused.]"

"[I want to know too, why was Tang Shu able to complete the task? Look at Wang Zhan’s eyes about to pop out, Emma...]"

On TV, Tang Shu exchanged a bowl of tofu pudding for a pound of grain.

"Oh, oh, oh, I get it now! The shopkeeper said he was hungry, so of course he wanted something to eat, just a bowl of tofu pudding was enough to exchange for the grain!"

——Zhang Yilin exclaimed, hitting the nail on the head.

"You idiot, what are you saying, now everyone knows!"

——Chen Xin berated, frustrated like a teacher dismayed by a failing student.

"[Pfft! Xiao Linzi really is a simpleton.]"

"[Here comes the dead weight, Wang Zhan’s eyes are lighting up.]"

"[’Share-the-success-tips’ Xiao Linza, truly a master at sabotaging his own team.]"

"[It’s over, Wang Zhan is going to rise!]"

In fact...

Wang Zhan did not rise, but he finally figured out the right way to get the grains.

However, even so, during a scene change in the video, Tang Shu’s trio had bags full of harvests, in stark contrast to the others who had just a pound or two.

"[Damn, how did they do it so fast?]"

"[Goodness, are they cheating or what?]"

"[Don’t get it, don’t get it, the task was clearly tough, how come it’s like child’s play for them?]"

"[I’m lost, doesn’t the flatbread not satisfy hunger, why does that top courtesan want fabric instead of readymade clothes???]"

"[Wang Zhan is having a meltdown, and I freaking am too——]"

"[Program Team, aren’t you going to come out and explain?]"

To keep up the viewership for what came next, the assistant director put a lot of thought into the editing, without explaining why the trio was so fast, leaving the audience thoroughly confused.

Until...

Tang Shu’s trio met with two other members of the Blue Team and pointed out the most critical hidden information in the store—the flags hanging outside.

"[...]"

"[???]"

"[!!!]"

"[Damn! So that’s how it was!]"

[This clue was hidden deep—who would pay attention to an old flag hanging outside?]

[Only Tang Shu knew! So, the question arises, how exactly did she know???]

How on earth did Tang Shu know?

At that moment, the Program Team added an interview segment.

Interviewee Tang Shu sat in a room, facing the microphone.

"I usually enjoy reading ancient texts and had read about regulations pertaining to ancient guilds. However, not all dynasties’ guilds operated like that; there were regional limitations."

[...Truly a Study God.]

[And our list of bizarre knowledge points grows.]

[Damn! Can this even be possible?!]

[All I can say is, the others lost fairly; it comes down to a matter of knowledge reserves.]

[But if one was observant enough to notice the differences between the various stores, it was also possible to inquire with an NPC.]

[I’m dying here, the Blue Team won so effortlessly, while the Red Team lost working their butts off, hahaha!]

[To the guy above, what an incisive summary, isn’t that just the case!]

[Wang Zhan is going to be the death of me laughing. You can’t say he didn’t try hard; he’s sweating bullets. But can you say he was successful? He ended up with only a pound, and that too thanks to Tang Shu’s guidance.]

[It just proves the old saying: "Drought kills the parched, flood drowns the drowned," emmmm~~~~]

...

Subsequently, the game continued to be riveting, and an hour passed amidst the audience’s laughter and commentary.

And the ratings were quite stable, rising from a bit over 3 to now 4.2, already on par with the peak ratings of previous episodes.

Backstage, the Station Master and a duo on each side heaved a sigh of relief.

"The ratings for this episode are really stable."

So, what were you two worrying about, getting excited for, and getting fired up for?

"Yes, yes, very stable, but we believe it will rise to unprecedented heights later on."

"Our estimate is that tonight we can set a new record; we are excited because the climax has yet to come."

"...Really?"

I think you’re full of hot air.

The Station Master looked skeptical. He originally planned to raise his butt and walk away, but now he was thoroughly disinclined to move.

I’ll see just how much you can blow smoke!

***

As the program reached the one-hour mark, the final game to uncover the mole commenced.

[Here it comes, the most thrilling moment has arrived!]

[I’m reminded again of Tang Shu’s ’I am the mole’, hhhhhh~~~]

[Stop joking, how could she possibly be the mole? With a façade of aloofness but actually a clueless dork inside, how could a natural airhead manage to play the mole?]

[Excited ing~~~ This episode is truly full of highlights; the clues are almost all out, and I have my suspects in mind.]

[At this point, the advantage of the veteran guests shows; they think fast.]

This was a battle of wits and hearts, and the audience was not very optimistic about the new guests; according to the usual logic, the regular guests tend to be the ones remaining till the end.

These are seasoned players.

In the program, as the ten guests separated, the broadcast also went into split-screen mode, with each person making well-reasoned analyses based on their clues.

In the live comment feed, the audience’s praise was non-stop.

When it was Tang Shu’s turn, after she finished her analysis, the camera footage noticeably shook.

Viewers were astonished.

[My god, how could she think of so much?]

[This is the most convincing analysis I’ve seen; it feels so right.]

[I thought she would be at a disadvantage in this game due to her young age, but I never expected that her segment would be entirely high-energy!]

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