Chapter 255: Chapter 255: Waiting to Be Proven Wrong! Chapter 255: Chapter 255: Waiting to Be Proven Wrong! Upon hearing what the station chief had said, the secretary also became anxious, “What should we do then? Should I go invite him over now?”
“Don’t, if you go to invite him, it’ll be even harder to speak later. And how are you supposed to get into that seat he’s taking?” Liu Qisheng was so anxious he was nearly spinning in circles, saying, “What to do? What should we do?” He thought hard for a while but couldn’t come up with any good solution, finally, he could only sigh, “There’s no hope, look how animated their conversation is. That guy is famously good at poaching! Ah, tens of millions in advertising fees per year! This is a major client, someone all the TV stations are scrambling to curry favor with! Even if he really invests in us, it could only be a third of what Wei Ming offers, and that’s after some consideration!”
“Ah,” the secretary also sighed, “Maybe they came just to laugh at us.”
Liu Qisheng was anxiously turning this way and that like an ant on a hot pan, and inside the studio, the short segment was almost finished playing.
“You see, in summary, what I expect from a woman is five qualities. Kind-hearted, gentle and considerate, optimistic and enterprising, enchanting, and broad-minded.”
After the short segment ended, the audience was exceedingly shocked. His demands sure weren’t few!
Even Wang Hao exclaimed, “My goodness, your standards are so high, it’s going to be tough finding a match.”
“Let’s try,” Gao Qiming pushed up his glasses, saying, “Actually, I didn’t come with much hope…”
The audience below burst into laughter.
Wei Ming was laughing so hard he clutched his stomach, thinking to himself as he laughed, “Hahaha, well played! I always knew this guy was a joker, and he sure didn’t disappoint! Such a perfect woman probably doesn’t exist in this world, right?!”
“The requirements are indeed high,” Zheng Qitian laughed and shook his head, “Having one or two qualities is already one in a hundred, to have all five, and also be versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, haha…”
At that moment, four lights were still on the stage, it seemed like these four people could stay till the end. They were numbers eight, thirteen, sixteen, and twenty-two.
“Number eight,” Wang Hao asked the female guest with the number eight badge, “You raised your hand, do you have a question?”
Female guest number eight, “I’d like to ask, I truly haven’t read the Four Books and Five Classics before, of course, I can’t be like what he described in the short video either, but I think he seems quite interesting, so I wanted to leave the light on to see. Just don’t know if he would mind that.”
“I’m truly sorry, but I do mind a lot,” Gao Qiming said, “I absolutely don’t fancy women who aren’t into Chinese classics. Those requirements mentioned in the short video are also absolutely necessary.”
The audience instantly let out a long “Oh—”
“Bang, bang!” Number eight and number sixteen turned off their lights simultaneously!
Female guest number twenty-two, “Actually, I’m quite curious, Mr. Gao has such high standards for women, what about you? If the perfect goddess in your mind really appears, are you worthy of her? With just your looks, physique, that few tens of millions in assets and two BMWs?”
“Which girl is this?” Gao Qiming frowned and took a look.
“Number twenty-two,” Wang Hao smiled, “Does Mr. Gao intend to answer her question?”
“Actually, I don’t wish to answer that question,” Gao Qiming said haughtily, “Because I feel it’s totally unnecessary to explain my good points to someone who is not the goddess of my dreams, thank you.”
The audience booed once again.
Zheng Qitian couldn’t stand to watch anymore, “This man is way too complacent, really annoying.”
Sun Xiuyun nodded, “Mr. Zheng, your company has a hundred billion in assets, and you don’t act like him at all, this guy is really irritating.”
Bang, bang, the last two lights, number thirteen and twenty-two, turned off simultaneously!
Zheng Qitian stroked his chin, smiling, “Now it’s getting interesting. This man seems to be here to stir up trouble.”
You see, this was the first episode of the show, and someone comes up and switches off all the female guests on stage, that’s quite impressive!
“Host Mr. Wang Hao, sir,” Gao Qiming, seeing that all lights had been turned off, pushed his glasses up proudly and smiled, “I’m truly sorry, but there are no suitable girls for me here. It seems this trip was in vain once again, I shall take my leave.”
The photographers beside were looking at each other, this first episode of the program had encountered such an event, should this segment be aired or not?
“Let’s not bother with that, just keep recording,” someone said, “Whether it airs or not will depend on what Wang Hao decides later, we just do the recording!”
The entire audience quieted down, waiting to see how the host and Wang Hao were going to handle the situation.
At this point, even Meng Fei was somewhat at a loss. He did have some quick wits about him and said, “Ah, what a pity. I deeply regret that Mr. Gao hasn’t found a suitable match for himself, please proceed to the backstage to rest…”
This essentially signaled that the person’s ordeal had ended.
Wei Ming said with a chuckle, “Mr. Zheng, I think this show is just so-so. To encounter such a situation in the first episode, look at the host’s face turning red with urgency. Well, that’s just how it is. Why don’t we go back and continue discussing our advertising deal?”
As he spoke, he began to pull Zheng Qitian out with him. At this point, many in the audience were also beginning to waver.
After all, the first guest on the first episode had suffered such a big embarrassment, ridiculed and helpless against the taunts — were future guests going to just mock the host and mentors?
Unexpectedly, just as Gao Qiming was preparing to leave the stage and the audience was getting ready to exit, Wang Hao finally spoke up!
“Actually, Mr. Gao doesn’t need to hurry off,” Wang Hao said with a smile in his eyes. “After all, the fact that he didn’t pick a suitable match means we weren’t sufficiently prepared here. Next time, I will definitely bring a few knowledgeable female guests over.”
At this point, Gao Qiming obviously felt a bit smug, and the entire audience booed, but Wang Hao just smiled, suddenly switching topics: “Mr. Gao’s watch is quite nice, where did you buy it?”
At that moment, everyone in the venue didn’t expect Wang Hao to suddenly ask this question, and the whole scene quieted down.
Only Meng Fei knew, Brother Hao must really be angry! Otherwise, he wouldn’t be asking such a question at this time.
Hahaha! I decisively stepped aside, smiling without a word, ready for the face-slapping moment!
“This watch,” Gao Qiming said proudly, shaking his wrist, “I brought it back from overseas during a trip abroad. Why, does Teacher Wang Hao have any questions?”
“I’m just curious how much the watch costs,” Wang Hao said with a teasing smile. “Given your net worth, it must have been quite expensive, right?”
“Not too expensive, I guess,” Gao Qiming feigned embarrassment, “It’s just over a million, just average. In fact, there are more expensive ones out there. I just thought that my current net worth isn’t sufficient, so I just randomly bought one to wear for now.”
The entire audience exclaimed in unison with an “Oh”!
Such perfect pretense deserves full marks!
Zheng Qitian was curious, “What does Wang Hao mean by asking about this at this time?”
Wei Ming whispered insinuatingly, “He must be trying to save face. Gao Qiming has been showing off for so long; he has to assert himself, right? But from what I see, he’s definitely going to hit a wall today. Gao Qiming is someone with a bit of ability!”
“Over a million, indeed quite expensive.” Sure enough, Wang Hao asked with a smile, “Do you know the serial number of this watch?”
“Serial number? What serial number?” Gao Qiming hesitated for a moment, then said, “I never bother to remember that when buying a watch.”
“You don’t know the serial number of a watch that cost you over a million?” Wang Hao asked cheerily, “How about this, let me introduce your watch to you. You just listen, and I’ll just mention it casually, and you see if I’m right.”
He stood up, cleared his throat, and said, “Your watch brand is Omega, the serial number is 233.90.41.21.03.002, and would you believe it, I just happen to have one exactly like it, priced at four hundred and forty thousand. I wonder where Mr. Gao bought this watch, as it’s so much more expensive than mine!”
He deliberately drew out the words “so much” and the audience erupted into laughter upon hearing this!
“Hahaha! Looks guy really got taken for a ride! Brother Hao spent four hundred and forty thousand on a watch, and this guy spent over a million!”
“Can’t be sure, can’t be sure. Maybe it’s borrowed? Not knowing the price is pretty normal.”
“Yeah, yeah, that could be it!”
Zheng Qitian as well slapped his thigh and burst into laughter, “Good lord, what a sharp question!”
Wei Ming felt a tingle on his scalp: “This looks bad!” His instincts told him that a twist was coming!
It’s the beginning of the month, folks. I’m asking for a monthly ticket! And while we’re at it, another recommendation ticket wouldn’t hurt!