From Taobao intern to the father of Pinduoduo

Chapter 188 The Pinduoduo Quiz Show During the Great Fire

Meanwhile, in an ordinary little family.

The TV has just been turned off.

Dad leaned back on the sofa and sighed deeply: "One wrong move."

Mom, tidying up the coffee table, asked, "What do you mean?"

"Shen Mo," Dad said, "hadn't lost a single game since the start of the competition, but he lost on the last question. How could he possibly know the answer?"

The mother thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, city kids have never been to the countryside."

The little boy sitting next to me raised his hand: "I know! We need to dry the wet parts first!"

Dad laughed: "Now you know, did you know when you were watching the game?"

The little boy scratched his head: "I didn't know just now—"

Dad took out his phone: "Come on, Pinduoduo's quiz app is online, let's give it a try."

Mom leaned closer: "What kind of questions?"

"It's what GG just said, answer ten questions correctly to get free items." Dad opened the app. "Let's answer together, maybe we can get a few more items."

The first question was a classical Chinese question, which is my dad's forte. He graduated with a degree in humanities and usually enjoys studying classical Chinese texts.

The second question was a practical question about water bills. Since Mom manages the family finances, she answered this question correctly.

The third question was a chicken-and-rabbit problem. The father knew the answer, but to get his son involved, he tested him. His son, who is in junior high school, answered it correctly.

The family of three was enjoying a happy time together.

I kept working my way up to the ninth question.

Question 9 was a history question about the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and Dad got stuck on it.

"This is so obscure." He frowned.

Just as time was running out, Dad decided to randomly pick one and try his luck.

A notification pops up on the screen: [10 seconds remaining. You can invite a friend to double your time.]

Huh? Is that even possible?

Immediately, Dad clicked share and shared the link with his colleagues on WeChat.

Then, to his amusement, he discovered that a minute before he clicked the link, his colleague had already sent him a link asking him to participate in answering questions.

He first gave his colleague a thumbs up, and then asked his colleague to give him a thumbs up as well.

A little while later, a colleague gave it a thumbs up.

The time suddenly increased to 120 seconds.

Dad breathed a sigh of relief and began to think slowly, then he gave up thinking.

Because he knew absolutely nothing about the history of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, he started searching on Baidu!

It took him a minute to find the answer.

He filled in the answers and clicked submit.

Question 10 appears.

Dad's smile froze.

"Not a multiple-choice question?"

On the screen, the tenth question is an open-ended question: this time, it's a question from the Qing Dynasty, asking about the timeline of the First Sino-Japanese War.

The father scratched his head. He had been taught this problem in junior high school, but so many years had passed that he had long forgotten it.

He glanced at the time; the countdown to the question was 30 seconds, and it might be too late to search for the answer on Baidu now.

If the time limit is exceeded, all previous efforts will be wasted, and you'll have to start all over again.

Let's keep seeking sponsorships.

So the father sent a link to the loving family and got a sponsorship to extend the time. Then, he found the answer on Baidu.

Congratulations! You've become the 21110th user nationwide to successfully complete the game.

yeah!

Cleared.

At that moment, the screen changed.

Please select your prize: bath towel/hand towel/white brand toothpaste/————

Dad picked out bath towels and hand towels, and also picked out two tubes of toothpaste for Mom.

"I made a fortune!" He grinned from ear to ear.

The little boy watched longingly from the side, saying, "Dad, I want to play too!"

Dad looked at him: "You? Do you have WeChat?"

The little boy nodded: "Yes! All my classmates have them!"

Dad handed him the phone: "Okay, you can play by yourself. If you answer correctly, it's yours."

The little boy took the phone and switched to a different account, but his knowledge base wasn't as advanced as his father's, and he failed many times.

Finally, I also need to get friends who haven't downloaded Pinduoduo before to sponsor me, to make it easier.

Mom also took out her phone to answer the questions, and she also invited her friends in her group chat to ask for sponsorship.

As she answered the questions, she said, "The whole family got a piece of the action."

The father leaned back on the sofa, looking at his son's serious little face and his wife answering questions, and suddenly felt that this evening was really good.

He exclaimed that he hadn't been this happy since he started working.

In the university's male dormitory, Chen Mingyuan sat cross-legged on his bed, staring at his phone screen with a wide grin that stretched from ear to ear.

On the screen is Pinduoduo's quiz pass page.

Congratulations! You've become the 8765th player to complete the level!

He scrolled down and saw a line of smaller print: [Your ranking: Top 1 nationwide]

"Holy crap." Chen Mingyuan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

My roommate, Lao Zhou, peeked out from behind the bed curtains: "What's up? Did you find some money?"

Chen Mingyuan held up his phone: "I passed the Pinduoduo quiz! I'm in the top 10,000 nationwide!"

Old Zhou rolled his eyes: "That's it? I thought you won the lottery."

Ignoring his friends' mockery, Chen Mingyuan opened his WeChat Moments and began editing.

[Chen Mingyuan: I played the Pinduoduo "One Against All" quiz for fun when I was bored, and I actually passed it! I'm in the top 10,000 nationwide! [Screenshot]]

Within five minutes of posting, the notifications for likes started ringing non-stop.

[Brother, you're awesome!]

I tried that thing too, it's a bit difficult, I rarely ask my friends for help (picks nose)

Haha, you could go participate in "Who's Still Standing?" now.

Chen Mingyuan scrolled through the comments one by one, feeling quite pleased with himself.

Suddenly, a private message popped up on WeChat.

[Zhou Hao: Bro, are you there?]

Chen Mingyuan was taken aback. Zhou Hao was his high school classmate, but they didn't keep in touch much.

He replied: "Yes, what's up?"

[Zhou Hao: Could you help me pass that quiz? I'll give you 20 yuan as a tip.]

Chen Mingyuan blinked as he looked at the message.

20 yuan?

He thought for a moment and replied: "I'll try, but it might not work. Your question might be different."

Zhou Hao: It's okay, you give it a try.

Chen Mingyuan asked Zhou Hao for his Pinduoduo account and password and logged in.

I opened the quiz page and scanned through all ten questions.

The first question, yes.

The second question is yes.

The third question, yes.

Question 10, yes.

Less than five minutes later, I cleared the level.

He took a screenshot and sent it to Zhou Hao: [Passed]

Zhou Hao replied instantly: 【Holy crap! It really passed?!】

Chen Mingyuan: Yeah, I was lucky.

[Zhou Hao: Awesome! Here's the 20 yuan, check it out]

Alipay notification: 20 yuan received.

Chen Mingyuan stared at the 20 yuan for several seconds, stunned.

Then, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

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He immediately opened his WeChat Moments and posted another message:

[Chen Mingyuan: I've discovered a business opportunity—I can help you pass the Pinduoduo "One Stop to the End" quiz. It's 20 yuan per order. DM me if you're interested [grinning face emoji]]

After sending the message, he put his phone aside and continued reading the miscellaneous books he hadn't finished earlier.

"The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" is quite interesting.

Because he had nothing to play with when he was a child, and his family had a lot of books, he usually liked to read all sorts of books, and his classmates even called him a weirdo.

A short while later.

My phone rang.

Chen Mingyuan picked up his phone and was stunned.

All I could see on WeChat were numerous private messages.

"Hey bro, I'll give you 20, guaranteed pass? Today only?"

[(Transfer 20 yuan) Xiao Chen, I've placed an order. Come to my dorm and help me get it done.]

Hey bro, can you give me a discount? How about 10 yuan?

Chen Mingyuan slid his finger down, becoming increasingly alarmed with each swipe.

No, why are so many people looking for him?

He quickly realized that the popularity of the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" competition had just peaked that day, and then Pinduoduo's quiz show had just launched.

If I were to post a screenshot on my WeChat Moments today, showing that I cleared the game with a very high national ranking, it would be something to brag about.

It seems like he's about to make a small fortune?

Next, Chen Mingyuan communicated with the other party and confirmed that the price was uniformly 20, guaranteed to pass, or refunded if not, and that he could go to the other party's dormitory to get it done.

A short while later, he arrived at a friend's dormitory.

This friend is the president of the anime club. He's always been nice to me, and he was the one who gave me 20 yuan to reserve it just now.

Chen Mingyuan took his phone and started operating it.

Actually, he was a little nervous. Although he had just passed on his first try, he didn't know if he would pass again. He was just gritting his teeth and going for it.

It would be very awkward if I couldn't pass.

However, the first question passed.

The second question is correct.

Questions 3 and 4 are passed.

Question 10, passed.

Passed customs, screenshot.

Chen Mingyuan handed the phone back to the president and said, "President, that's enough."

"Holy crap, you're awesome, that was fast."

The president took out his phone and saw that only five minutes had passed since Chen Mingyuan arrived.

Chen Mingyuan glanced at the time and said, "President, let's talk again next time. I still have a lot of orders to process."

"Okay, take care."

While marveling at how unassuming this kid was, the club president secretly posted the screenshot on his WeChat Moments to show off.

Chen Mingyuan quickly made calls to each dormitory.

Five minutes later, the second person cleared the level.

Five more minutes, and the third person cleared the level.

The fourth, the fifth, the sixth —

There might be one or two failures along the way, but it can be done in a maximum of ten minutes.

Chen Mingyuan was busy until 11 p.m. before he finally finished all the orders.

He counted them.

I received 16 orders in total, completed 15, and received a refund for 1.

Income: 300 yuan.

Chen Mingyuan looked at the extra 300 yuan in his Alipay account and felt a sense of unreality.

Just one night?

Earned 300 in just one night?

Although this money can probably only be earned once, at least it was earned.

After returning to the dormitory.

Old Zhou watched Chen Mingyuan showing off the whole time, mainly when they were leaving, Chen Mingyuan couldn't help but show off.

Old Zhou said, "Mingyuan, you're amazing. With your skill level, you're good enough to participate in the next season of 'One Against All'."

Chen Mingyuan waved his hand: "Not even close. Someone like Wei Yiming, who can take on three opponents at once and go through more than a hundred rounds of questions, how can I compare?"

"But you know how to do all of these questions, don't you?"

"That's different," Chen Mingyuan said seriously. "The pressure of a 'last man standing' competition is immense. The camera is on you, the audience is watching you, and the countdown is ticking away. To remain calm and answer questions under those circumstances is a true skill."

Old Zhou thought for a moment and nodded: "That's true."

Chen Mingyuan picked up his phone and glanced at the 300 yuan again.

Suddenly, he remembered something, opened his QQ space, and posted a status update:

Chen Mingyuan: I was busy all night helping more than a dozen classmates pass a Pinduoduo quiz and earned 300 yuan. It feels like knowledge really can be monetized — [teeth emoji]

After sending the message, he turned off his phone and went to sleep.

The next morning, Chen Mingyuan was awakened by a commotion.

"Mingyuan! Mingyuan!" Old Zhou's voice came from under the bed, "Get up quickly! Something terrible has happened!"

Chen Mingyuan groggily opened his eyes: "What is it?"

"Look at the QQ campus wall!"

Chen Mingyuan paused for a moment, picked up his phone, and opened QQ.

The latest post on the school wall features his QQ profile picture.

The status update reads: "[Qiangqiang, I want to confess my feelings to someone.]"

He is Chen Mingyuan, a junior majoring in Chinese Language and Literature.

I saw his post on WeChat Moments yesterday and discovered he was actually among the top 10,000 nationwide. Then I heard he helped many classmates answer questions for them last night, earning 20 yuan per transaction, making 300 yuan in one night.

I don't know why, but suddenly I think he's amazing.

It's not the kind of impressive skill that's flashy, but the kind that's impressive because of a wealth of knowledge.

I'm somewhat intellectually inclined and usually don't have much of a feeling for guys, but this time I was really struck by his intelligence.

I want to get to know him, but I'm too afraid to add him on QQ directly.

[Please post this for me, Qiangqiang. If he has a girlfriend, that's fine. But if he doesn't, could you give me a chance?]

With a bang, Chen Mingyuan felt as if his heart had been trampled by an elephant and burst open.

Although he had never even seen the girl's face, he felt that he was about to fall in love.

He never imagined that he would still be a lifelong single even though he's a junior in college this year. He had already decided that he would spend his entire college year alone, quietly studying by himself.

Unexpectedly, it seems that God has arranged a sweet romance for him.

Suddenly, he seemed to realize something—if this relationship could work out, then Pinduoduo would truly have acted as matchmaker, bringing together a couple from afar.

Chen Mingyuan secretly vowed in his heart: if it really works out, he will be a die-hard fan of Pinduoduo from now on. Not only will he use it himself, but he will also recommend it to everyone around him. When his son and daughter are born, he will let them use it too.

By the way, what are some good names for a son and a daughter?

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