The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 219 Horror Night GO (8)

"What is this?!" Kawasaki said dissatisfiedly, "Why has Horror Night GO become like this? Isn't this no different from other prank shows?"

In his impression, "Horror Night GO" should be the kind of program that respects the guests and everyone gathers together to discuss supernatural stories. It's like the atmosphere of a group of friends getting together at night to tell horror stories. It makes people feel a little weird, but they can't help but want to continue listening.

Although the host often makes jokes to ease the horror atmosphere, the current segment is too much!

Inuyama Heita also frowned and said, "You actually use this kind of mechanism to scare people. Aren't you underestimating the exorcist?"

Qian Xiaoyi said, "If they were liars, or guests who like to create show effects, maybe their purpose would be achieved. Think about it, if faced with artificial supernatural phenomena, the invited 'professionals' still said solemnly that there were ghosts at work, but the audience knew it was fake... How effective would that be?"

Miyamoto Yuzhi said: "But it has completely become a comedy show, right?"

"That's right!" Kawasaki complained, "It completely lost the essence of the previous show. What on earth was the director thinking?"

"Ratings." Qian Xiaoyi said, "I've learned that the ratings of this show have been declining year by year. Now only a small number of supernatural fans are still watching it. So the director may want to expand the audience group and make the atmosphere more relaxed and suspenseful."

Inuyama Heita said: "That's true, but isn't this just teasing people?"

"That's why they invited me." Qian Xiaoyi said, "I understood it at the time. They were lying when they said the original exorcist couldn't come because of something else. If they invited someone they knew to do this kind of show, it would probably offend them.

But it’s different for me as a foreigner. I have a gimmick, and there are no consequences if I offend someone. It’s convenient for the audience to laugh at me. I’ve also appeared in Suzuna’s live broadcast before, so I have a little bit of fame.”

Ono Haruna frowned slightly: "That's too much~ But fortunately, Mr. Qian, you have seen through the other party's tricks and did not act with others for the sake of variety show effects."

Qian Xiaoyi sneered, "Come to think of it, before filming began, the director actually told me to make my expression more exaggerated and my reaction bigger when I encountered so-called 'supernatural events', and he even said that this was a tradition of variety shows, and I almost believed it at the time."

"Eh?!" Inuyama Heita looked at Qian Xiaoyi: "Then why didn't you do that afterwards, Brother Yi? Instead, you directly exposed the other party's trick?"

Qian Xiaoyi said: "Linna's behavior is really weird. She seemed to have no idea that I was going to participate in the show. After I went there, she acted panicked, as if I was going to take revenge on her. This shows that she has something to hide, but I have been paying attention to her recent live broadcasts, and she didn't do anything out of the ordinary, so it must be because of something that hasn't happened yet."

Kawasaki said regretfully, "What? If so, then this episode is all fake? No, even the supernatural phenomena in the previous episodes are all fake? Isn't this too deceptive?"

Qian Xiaoyi did not answer this guy, but he had also watched several previous episodes of "Horror Night GO". Those so-called supernatural phenomena captured in real life were either various visual errors or mechanisms similar to the ones that just appeared on TV.

In short, real supernatural phenomena cannot be seen by most people at the same time in this way, so basically all supernatural phenomena broadcast on TV are fake, and Qian Xiaoyi knows this very well.

Originally, he was planning to go on TV to promote his own firm and expand business, but when he found out that the other party asked him to go just to play a prank on him, Qian Xiaoyi suddenly felt bored.

So he decided to start playing badly. "Mr. Qian! Did you see that? Something seemed to be floating over there just now!" Konishi Hirobu said, pointing to the end of the corridor.

"Wow~ So scary." Qian Xiaoyi had a blank expression on his face. There was no such thing as a show effect.

Seeing a lot of black hair suddenly hanging down from the cracks in the ceiling, Qian Xiaoyi reached out and touched it, saying, "It's cheap stuff. Try using real hair next time."

Qian Xiaoyi smelled the blood and writing that suddenly seeped out of the wall and said, "It smells like pig blood."

Qian Xiaoyi countered each move of the program crew in a battle of wits and courage, constantly exposing their various pranks. Even when faced with a sudden fright, Qian Xiaoyi still had a rather boring expression, which combined with the various surprises in the studio was actually quite effective for the program.

Although Kawasaki kept muttering that it was boring, other people who hadn't watched much of the show found it quite interesting.

Suzuki watched with great interest and commented: "Although it is not scary at all, it feels like an ordinary comedy variety show. It is very suitable for watching on TV when you are bored at night."

Xiao Maeda Yui was also holding a bag of potato chips in her hand, eating while saying: "Yes, Teacher Qian's reaction is just like teasing the staff in a haunted house. It's so interesting."

Kawasaki muttered, "This isn't Horror Night GO anymore."

Inuyama Heita asked: "Although it is quite interesting, it is no different from other programs and has no characteristics at all. I wonder how much response this episode will get after it is broadcast?"

"It will be a big explosion." Qian Xiaoyi sighed, "If they dare to broadcast what happened next."

"Eh?! Is there a twist later?" Everyone looked at Qian Xiaoyi in surprise.

Listening to the sudden crying sound coming from the toilet on TV, Qian Xiaoyi sighed to the camera and said, "Do you want to play again? Director, those things can scare ordinary people, but I'm an exorcist...Except for the corpse stench in the room covered with talismans, the other pranks are completely childish. What kind of supernatural event did you encounter last time? It couldn't be fake, right?"

Konishi Hirobe also looked helpless, but his earphones seemed to have received the news. His face suddenly changed and he asked, "Mr. Qian...what did you say? The smell of a corpse? The director said they didn't set up that kind of thing? So what does the smell of a corpse smell like?"

Qian Xiaoyi looked at Xiao Xikuanbu suspiciously: "Didn't you smell the smell of stinky socks in that room? Didn't you just find a dead mouse and buried it in the room in advance?"

Konishi Hirobe's face turned pale: "The director said they...didn't."

"Let's go back and take a look!" Qian Xiaoyi raised his eyebrows and walked quickly towards the room.

(End of this chapter)