CSGM - Chapter 2
Chapter 2: A Riddle
The fourth person to arrive was the starlet Ren Zhi.
Upon seeing her, the first two members both showed expressions of surprise.
They were all thinking the same thing: Ren Zhi is this famous, and she's coming on a show like this?
Ren Zhi was currently the number one top-tier actress. Three years ago, she had shot to fame playing an unhinged villain in a costume drama, and the total number of topics about her in seven days broke Weibo's historical record.
Her overnight explosion in popularity from a supporting role was considered a miracle in the industry.
Of course, it helped that she had a stunning face. Her pair of peach-blossom eyes were full of charm, her lips were red and her teeth pearly white, and her demeanor exuded a natural seductiveness. She was widely recognized as the pinnacle of strong-featured beauties in the domestic entertainment industry, with no substitutes online-a person who dominated all sorts of film and television with her face alone.
Although she was famous, Ren Zhi showed no trace of arrogance. She politely greeted the staff and artists present with a bright smile.
The fifth to arrive was the young actor Luo Yangtian, only nineteen this year. You could tell how young he was just by looking at his face.
But he had started as a child star and had been acting for twelve years already.
Luo Yangtian was dressed in a simple, sunny style. When he arrived at the theater and saw that everyone else was already there, making him the last to arrive, he repeatedly bowed and apologized, saying he was sorry for being delayed on his way out, even though he wasn't late.
Chu Xi watched them without a shred of emotion-
Name: Ren Zhi.
IQ: 128.
Name: Luo Yangtian.
IQ: 113.
These two were a bit smarter than the previous two.
With that, all the members participating in the show had arrived.
The Director gathered the five of them in the center, and when the time came, Our Restaurant officially began its broadcast!
Viewers who had long been anticipating the variety show flooded in, with most of them shouting their idols' names in the bullet comments to cheer them on.
【Ren Zhi Ren Zhi Ren Zhi Ren Zhi】
【Here for Ren Zhi】
【Marking my spot, here to see Zhizhi】
【The Ren Zhi appreciation army is assembling!】
【Xiao Han! Xiao Han! Xiao Han!】
【Luo Yangtian Luo Yangtian Luo Yangtian...】
【Ling, fly bravely, if you get hurt, you're on your own!】
"First time meeting, everyone please introduce yourselves and say hello to the viewers in the live stream," the Director instructed.
Luo Yangtian, standing at the very end, obediently took the initiative to go first. With a bright smile on his face, he looked at the camera, put his hands together sincerely, and said, "Hello everyone, I'm an actor, Luo Yangtian. I hope you'll take good care of me during the show."
【Tianbao is so well-behaved, Mommy loves you!】
【Our Tianbao is indeed the most proactive one, hahahahaha!】
【I'm here just for you, of course I'll take care of you!】
Since the young man had set an example, the others followed suit.
Li Xiling waved at the air: "Hello, I'm Li Xiling! Friends from all over the country, it's great to see you!"
【LMAO, if you didn't know better, you'd think she was on a concert tour!】
【I guarantee, Ling will definitely be the source of joy on this show.】
【So this is the confidence of a Golden Melody Queen, haha, her voice is twice as loud as Luo Yangtian's.】
Ren Zhi gave a slight bow. "I'm Ren Zhi. I started as an actor, but I also make music. Thank you all for your continued support."
The moment Ren Zhi appeared, the bullet comments were filled with groundhog screams and her name being spammed. The volume increased dramatically, and the fans' enthusiasm was practically overflowing from the screen!
Next was Xiao Han, who coolly showed off his handsome looks. His self-introduction was just a short sentence.
"I'm Xiao Han, an actor."
Compared to the others, it seemed a bit perfunctory. The Director's Assistant quietly reminded him from the side, "Teacher Xiao Han, you could mention one of your representative works."
"I am just an actor, only an actor, I have no representative works." Xiao Han added tersely, "Thank you." The meaning was to end the topic.
The pretentious vibe was practically radiating off him, but this was exactly what his fans loved.
【Ahhhhhh Brother Han is so handsome!!!】
【I just love this steady Brother Han!】
Chu Xi was last. Her words were no more than Xiao Han's. She just said faintly, "I'm Chu Xi, hello."
But the audience wasn't happy.
【Who's that? Never heard of her. Does she have any works?】
【What's this lady doing on the show? I can't believe there are still people who haven't seen her "Nine-Year Education Leaky Fish" video. She can't do anything, yet she can still make money.】
【She has no brains at all, why come on a business management show? Is it to increase the difficulty for everyone else?】
【Speechless, seeing her just makes me think the bar for the entertainment industry is so low!】
【Why invite an illiterate person? Can't they get someone else? Chu Xi, get off this show!】
【I don't like her. Seeing her here makes me not want to watch anymore. Bye, everyone.】
On set, the Director sat in his chair, picked up the script, and meticulously explained the rules through a megaphone:
"Welcome, members, to Our Restaurant. This journey will last a total of 46 days. For the first 45 days, you will spend most of your time in the RV restaurant. You will need to manage your own mobile RV restaurant, attract customers, and cover your living expenses for this journey with your business income. I ask that all members work hard and live within your means."
"During this period, we will issue a special mission once a week. If you complete the special mission, the production team will provide you with bonus funds."
"On the final day of the journey, the total revenue earned through all members' hard work will be used to do something 'meaningful.' Please look forward to it."
These rules were actually quite harsh. They were asking these celebrities, who earned "208" a day, to be self-sufficient on the show, using the income from a small restaurant as their living expenses.
The Director asked, "Does everyone understand?"
Li Xiling raised her hand and made an "OK" sign, her loud voice booming, "Got it, got it, let's get started, stop dawdling!"
"Alright, please pass through this room one by one to get to the RV. Each member will receive a sum of initial capital in the room. The total amount received by all five of you will be your starting capital for the business."
The Director pushed up his black-framed glasses, a mischievous smile hidden behind the thick lenses.
Xiao Han, completely unaware, was the first to walk into the room, and he was soon dumbfounded.
Inside the room stood two NPCs, one dressed in red, the other in blue. Behind each of them was a box of the same color.
Both boxes were shut tight, sealed so securely that it was impossible to see what was inside.
The two NPCs looked at Xiao Han and spoke alternately with expressionless faces.
The red-clothed NPC: "Congratulations on arriving at the 'Angel Investment Room.' Here, you can and must take only one box."
The blue-clothed NPC: "But of the two boxes, only one contains the initial capital."
"Wow, you can't be serious!" Xiao Han found it amusing. "How am I supposed to know which box has the money? You have to at least give me a hint."
The red-clothed NPC: "Alright, one of us only tells the truth."
The blue-clothed NPC: "And one of us only tells lies."
The red-clothed NPC: "You have one chance to ask us a question, then choose a box."
What the... How was Xiao Han supposed to know who was telling the truth?
He paced around the room like a headless fly for a few circles, then sighed, randomly picked a box, and didn't forget to complain, "I'm really done with you guys."
When he got on the RV and opened the blue box in his hands, he found it was completely empty.
The second person to enter the room was Luo Yangtian. His eyes darted around, and he asked, "Are you human?"
The red-clothed NPC: "Yes."
The blue-clothed NPC: "No."
"I know!" Luo Yangtian happily took the box behind the red-clothed NPC.
However, when he opened it on the spot, it was empty!
Luo Yangtian: "Huh???"
Then he realized and slapped his forehead. Crap! I was careless! They never said the box behind the truth-telling NPC was the one with the money!
He got on the RV and met up with Xiao Han, and they both shared a bitter, regretful smile.
Neither of them had any money, so they could only pin their hopes on the remaining three.
Ren Zhi was the third to enter. After hearing the rules, she fell into deep thought.
"I think I've heard a similar brain teaser before..." she muttered to herself, pacing in place.
The audience was going crazy with anxiety behind the screen. Some of them, like Ren Zhi, had also done similar logic puzzles.
【Ahhhhhh Zhizhi please solve it, or you guys will go bankrupt from the start!】
【Finally, a smart one. There's hope.】
【This is the classic truth-teller and liar village riddle! Why don't they know it? I'm dying of anxiety!】
【Calm down, don't measure the celebrity population with a normal person's IQ... After all, among them, anyone who can solve a quadratic equation is considered a genius.】
【Others are others, Ren Zhi is Ren Zhi, please don't generalize!】
Right, it was the truth-teller and liar village riddle!
Ren Zhi remembered.
A traveler stands at a fork in the road leading to the Village of Truth and the Village of Lies. The traveler asks a villager for directions but doesn't know which village the villager is from. The traveler wants to go to the Village of Truth and can only ask one question.
So, how should he phrase the question to ensure he definitely takes the road to the Village of Truth?
The answer is-
Which village are you from?
"Which box are you guarding?" Ren Zhi asked.
Yes, this was the correct solution. Because the NPC guarding the real box would point her to the real box. And the NPC guarding the fake box, because they lie, would also point her to the real box.
Seeing that both of them pointed to the red box, Ren Zhi went forward and took it.
The audience watched with excitement and ecstasy!
【6666666, a true scholar!】
【Ren Zhi is probably the only one on the team who can answer this question correctly.】
【Hahahahaha Zhizhi is so busy, not only does she have to be the face of the group, but also the brains!】
However, when Ren Zhi opened the box she had taken and saw that there wasn't a single cent inside, she was stunned.
The audience, watching through the camera, was also stunned.
Huh?!
The plot twist came as fast as a tornado!
"How could this be..." Ren Zhi's eyes held a hint of hesitation and disbelief as she repeatedly replayed the process in her mind, trying to figure out where she went wrong.
It didn't make sense, it really didn't...
"Sister, you didn't get the initial capital either." Seeing her disappointment, Luo Yangtian quickly ran over to comfort her. "Hey, it's okay. Brother Han and I didn't get it either, we're all in the same boat!"
Li Xiling was the second to last to enter the room. After listening to the two NPCs rattle on, her face contorted, full of question marks.
"Stop, stop, stop talking, you're just confusing me! Which one of you has the box with the money?"
The red and blue NPCs each pointed to the box behind them.
Li Xiling looked at them. "Oh, both of you do, right? Then I'll just pick one randomly."
She went up and picked up the red box, then casually turned her head. "Hey, Director, what are you doing in here?"
The two NPCs subconsciously followed her gaze, and with lightning speed, she snatched the other blue box and ran off with both of them!
Only her triumphant laughter remained in the room, a laugh that even utilized the rare sphenoid sinus resonance of a trained singer...
"Hahahahahahahaha...!!!"
"Trying to outsmart me? You're still too green!" Li Xiling couldn't stop grinning as she brought both boxes onto the RV.
She opened them together with the other three members, eager to see which box actually contained the money!
The answer shocked everyone-
Both boxes were empty!
The four members: "Huh?"
The live stream audience: 【Huh???】
Li Xiling let out a string of curses: "Son of a bitch! Are you kidding me?"
Now their entire team had been wiped out, with only Chu Xi left.
Luo Yangtian's expression showed a hint of worry he couldn't quite hide. A small, desperate thought formed in his mind, but he didn't dare say it...
Although he had heard what some colleagues in the industry said about Chu Xi, but... artists had to be careful with their words and actions in public.
Who knew that Sister Ling was not known for her tact and would just blurt everything out:
"What? Only Chu Xi is left? Isn't her brain not all there? I heard she only graduated from middle school or maybe elementary school. She can't even recognize all the characters, how could she possibly understand this question?"
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