Chapter 258: Chapter 258 Kidnapping Under Broad Daylight?! Chapter 258: Chapter 258 Kidnapping Under Broad Daylight?! “If You Are the One” made history with its first-ever successful match holding hands on stage! A gentle melody began to play in the background: “You’re the right one, I have to admit, irreplaceably sincere. I’m the right one, the simplest look in my eyes also hooks the soul within me…”
The audience’s hands were sore from clapping as many cheered—
“This show is so good it makes you cry!”
“If I had to rate this show from 1 to 10, I’d give it an 11! Brother Hao gets a 12!”
“After watching variety shows for so many years, I’ve realized everything else I’ve seen is trash! I’ve finally found true love!”
“My goddess hasn’t been taken yet, I’m going to join next time!”
Meng Fei looked at the almost explosive scene, his face flushed with excitement!
Deciding to team up with Brother Hao was the best decision! He never imagined the show he hosted would become such a hit!
But Meng Fei had barely thought this when a disturbance erupted on the set!
Oh my gosh, what’s happening? Our show’s first live recording and there’s a fight already? That’s not good!
Wang Hao was the first to rush over, followed closely by Meng Fei, and when they got closer, they saw a group of five or six beating a guy to a pulp, the guy clutching his head, looking utterly defeated.
“What’s going on here?” Wang Hao was baffled: “How did this fight start?”
The flushed attackers retorted, “This guy’s too despicable, claiming your show is all staged, fooling idiots! Mr. Wang Hao, if we love your show, does that make us idiots?!”
Seems like they deserve a beatdown!
Well, though that’s what I think privately, we still need to break it up…
“Hey, hey, it’s not that serious! It’s normal for some people to like it and others not to,” Wang Hao quickly stepped in to mediate: “Alright, alright, let’s continue enjoying the show…”
But just as he said this, Meng Fei, standing by his side, was shocked: “Eh?! Isn’t this Wei Ming, the great sales guy?! What are you doing here?”
“I… I…” Wei Ming, flushed and beaten, stammered, “Just curious, came to have a look…”
They know each other?
Wang Hao asked Meng Fei, “You know him?”
“Of course, we do!” Meng Fei burst into laughter: “He’s the sales manager from our rival TV station! No idea why he showed up here today. Oh dear, considering your position, it’s pretty bad form to call our show a farce…”
At this, the surrounding audience understood and booed in unison!
“So that’s it,” Wang Hao grinned and said, “Oh dear, we didn’t even know you came; we should have welcomed you properly! How about this, let me arrange a place for you to rest awhile, wouldn’t want you to feel humiliated watching a show for idiots, right?” With that, he called for security: “Security, find him a place to take a break. I think next door’s warehouse is pretty good!”
The entire audience burst into laughter at this perfect suggestion for a place to rest!
Actually, it’s normal for competitors to come and learn from our show; after all, it’s about exchanging ideas.
But for you to come here, criticize the show after watching it, that’s not sporting.
So as the security escorted Wei Ming away, Mr. Zheng, sitting nearby, had his face darken, his expression turning to one of embarrassment, and snorted coldly, “So he means I’m an idiot too? Looks like we indeed need to have a good talk about our cooperation!”
Having dealt with the trouble, Wang Hao quickly apologized to the audience: “I’m terribly sorry for the small interruption, let’s get on with the show, continue with the show!”
“Right, right, don’t bother with him, let’s continue the show!”
“Director, don’t broadcast this segment!”
The whole audience laughed together!
Behind the scenes at the recording crew—
Station head Liu Qisheng had taken off his suit jacket, shouting loudly: “Quick, quick, quick! Capture that last segment with a close-up camera! Absolutely can’t cut it! We have to broadcast it wide! Damn it, we’ve been overshadowed by their station for years, today we have our revenge, hahaha! So satisfying!”
“Get me a close-up of the third row! Yes, yes, that’s it, that girl with the smile that just hooks you in!” “Capture the expression of the seventh person in the fifth row! Capture it! Good! Just like that, this expression is simply perfect!” “This is perfect, I must have these audience reactions carefully played back later!”
“Right, right, give those who are fighting a close-up, but don’t show their faces, we don’t want any trouble later. Focus on Wei Ming’s shot! Good, just like that, splendid work!”
An excited cameraman watching the scene commented, “Mr. Liu, I’ve been doing this for years and have never seen such a heated scene! Our TV station is saved! Just with this show, the ratings will definitely rise by at least one point!”
Another cameraman said, “Today was so satisfying! Hahaha, thrilling!”
“That’s for sure!” Liu Qisheng was sweating all over, “I really hit the jackpot getting Wang Hao on the show, simply brilliant! With this program, the ratings for our other shows will definitely go up too!”
At that moment, another host from a different show who had come to watch the excitement took a deep breath and said, “Wang Hao is just terrifying. I’ve been doing shows for so many years, and the start of this one is already at what once was my peak… Ah…”
Comparisons can really kill a person!
The entire backstage crew was bustling with activity, Liu Qisheng was over the moon, “With this show, it’s going to explode once it airs. I’ll eat my keyboard if it doesn’t! Yes, yes, that’s it, we have to get those close-ups of the audience! Not a single exciting shot is allowed to be missed!”
Soon the whole show was recorded, and everyone in the room cheered, “Hahaha! Recording success! This show is going to be a hit for sure!”
“Quick, quick, quick!” Mr. Liu shouted, “Everyone gather in the large conference room, get everything ready! You, you, you, and you, the four of you hurry, you all remember what you were told, right?!”
The four called upon all nodded, “We remember!”
Liu Qisheng slapped his thigh fiercely, “Then what are you waiting for? Go!”
After the recording ended, the audience began to leave, chatting as they went—
“The music for the male guest’s entrance was so funny, I caught myself singing—bragging about lean meat, hail to the lean meat! Bragging about lean meat, hail to the lean meat!”
Wang Hao, who overheard by accident, “…” Dude, you’re hilarious!
“Brother Hao is just unbeatable, the look on the face of the first male guest when he got hit, hahaha! It was so funny!”
Wang Hao, who overheard by accident, “…” It was average, nothing special.
“It’s just damn brilliant, I can’t handle it, I’ll have to watch this episode several times when it’s online!”
Wang Hao, who overheard by accident, “…” Brother, the show’s click rate is all on you!
Zheng Qitian followed the crowd out of the hall, laughing as he walked, “I really love this show, makes me want to be on it too! Too bad I’m married, wish I could be twenty years younger!”
Walking by his side, Sun Miaoyun chuckled and said, “Mr. Zheng, I’m afraid you won’t get the chance now, you’ve got plenty of ladies after you!”
“Haha, just so-so,” Zheng Qitian joked, “Actually, Miaoyun, you could go on it. The show is quite good, and you might find the right one if you’re lucky!”
“I’d love to,” Sun Miaoyun sighed with a helpless shrug, “it’s just that I’m not sure if I’ll get the chance…”
Finally, when all the audience had left, Wang Hao wiped off his sweat with relief—finally done with the recording, not easy at all!
At that moment, Xia Xueqi came over, “Brother Hao, go rest in the lounge for a bit. I see you’re sweating.”
Indeed he was tired. Wang Hao nodded, “Alright, let’s go rest for a while.”
But as soon as they left the studio hall, four men came rushing over, grabbed his arms and legs without a word, and hoisted him up!
“Hey?! Hey?!” Wang Hao was lifted midair, exclaiming, “What are you doing?! Is this a daylight kidnapping?!” Xia Xueqi, who was following beside Wang Hao, was stunned and speechless.
The four men didn’t care, carrying him straight to the TV station’s eighth floor conference room. As soon as they entered the door, this guy!
“Bang, bang, bang, bang,” four loud poppers went off!
Confetti and paper streamers were everywhere!
Mr. Liu was holding a big bottle of champagne and, as Wang Hao entered, “bang!” he popped the cork, with the fierce foam spraying everywhere!