Huayu 2014: From Traffic Stars to Superstars

Chapter 84 Chinese People Don't Lie to Chinese People

When Gao Huan opened the car door and saw him, he paused for two seconds, then smiled: "Little Pig Brother, get in."

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"Brother Huan," Show Lo said as he got into the car, his voice carrying a sense of grievance that "this production team messed with me," "I'm never taking a taxi voucher again. They said there was a 200 yuan one, but it turned out to be less than 200 yuan."

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"Let's find a place to take a shower first," Gao Huan said to the driver.

They found a bathhouse, where Show Lo took a bath, changed his clothes, and finally looked like a normal person again.

After they came out, Gao Huan took him to eat a bowl of beef soup. The two of them sat in the shop, and when the steaming soup was served, Luo Zhixiang almost picked it up and drank it right away. It was so hot that he kept gasping for breath, but he couldn't bear to put it down.

"Brother Huan," Luo Zhixiang put down his bowl, "how many keys do you have?"

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Five. And you?

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"Not a single one." Luo Zhixiang sighed. "I only took 23 gold bars."

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Gao Huan thought for a moment: "Brother Bo has at least 35, Teacher Huang has about 26, Brother Xun has 18, and Brother Yixing has 10. I don't know how many Brother Honglei has."

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"There's something you don't know?"

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"What if Brother Honglei only took a few and is thinking of going back to get more?"

"You can do that?"

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"We can't use ordinary logic to calculate Sun Honglei," Gao Huan said. "He is the legendary X factor."

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After finishing their meal, the two sat in the small restaurant drinking beverages. It was too hot outside, and neither of them wanted to go out.

Gao Huan's phone vibrated. He picked it up and saw a new mission message: "Do you want to know the number of gold bars your opponent has? Please go to the old docks and find a contact with authority. No matter what question you ask, the contact will only answer 'yes' or 'no.' The code is: 'Can I have your phone number?' 'Uncle, we don't meet.'"

Gao Huan looked up: "Little Pig Brother, I might have to go to the old dock. What about you?"

"Me too."

"Let's go together then."

The old wharf was teeming with tourists, bustling like a market.

As soon as Gao Huan got off the bus, he felt a wave of heat hit him; Shanghai in May was already starting to feel stuffy.

Luo Zhixiang said he was going to find his contact, but Gao Huan told him to slow down, and the two parted ways.

Gao Huan walked along the riverbank for a while, trying to exchange secret signals with several shop owners, but none of them were right.

He was standing by the roadside, looking at his phone map and hesitating, when a young woman in a tour guide uniform walked past him. Gao Huan stepped aside to greet her: "Can I have your phone number?"

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The young woman was taken aback at first, then her face turned red.

She knew the code, of course, but she also knew who was standing in front of her.

She opened her mouth, and after a long while, she stammered out the secret code: "Uncle, we're not making an appointment."

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Gao Huan smiled and went straight to the point: "First question, is Huang Bo currently the one with the most gold bars?"

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The young woman paused for a moment, then heard a prompt from the production team through her earpiece. She nodded and said, "Yes."

"The second question," Gao Huan thought for a moment, "does Huang Lei have 26 gold bars?"

"Yes."

"Thank you." Gao Huan smiled and turned to leave.

"Sign your name before you go!" the young lady called from behind.

Gao Huan turned and glanced at her: "Why are you signing anything? Aren't you a member of our program team?"

The young woman's expression froze instantly, and she gave a slightly awkward smile. She was indeed a staff member arranged by the production team, and she was recognized at a glance.

Of course, Gao Huan still signed his autograph afterward.

After signing.

Gao Huan had just turned around when he bumped into someone.

Zhang Yixing walked over with his head down. The moment he saw Gao Huan, his eyes lit up, but then his eyes reddened.

It was the kind of tear that welled up in your eyes after you'd finally met someone you could talk to, like a lost puppy finally seeing a familiar face.

"Brother Huan—"

"Brother Yixing?" Gao Huan was taken aback. "What's wrong with you?"

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Zhang Yixing's voice trembled, but he spoke each word clearly: "Brother Hong Lei tricked me out of my suitcase."

Gao Huan remained silent for two seconds.

He knew Sun Honglei was the X factor, but he didn't expect him to make a move so quickly.

"This is too much—" He started to say, but seeing Zhang Yixing's expression, he swallowed the rest of his sentence.

Zhang Yixing took a deep breath, as if suppressing all his grievances: "This is too much! I not only have no gold bars now, but I've also lost the box!"

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Gao Huan reached out and patted his shoulder, pointing to the tour guide: "That's the contact person. Go ask her a couple of questions first, then we'll meet up and discuss what to do next."

Zhang Yixing nodded, walked over, and returned dejectedly in less than ten seconds.

Gao Huan had just unscrewed a bottle of water and taken a sip: "Wait, so fast? What question did you ask?"

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Zhang Yixing looked aggrieved: "I asked her, 'Are you the contact person?' and she said yes."

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Gao Huan spat out a mouthful of water and coughed twice: "This counts as a question? What about the second one?"

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"That's what I asked too."

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Pfft, Gao Huan couldn't hold back anymore and laughed so hard he bent over.

Zhang Yixing stood in front of him, his expression as resentful as a cat abandoned by its owner in the rain.

Gao Huan forced back his laughter and patted him on the shoulder: "Alright, Yixing, let's go solve this problem now. First, find Teacher Huang and Brother Bo."

Do you know where they are?

"I don't know," Gao Huan said, "but we can ask."

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As it turns out, Gao Huan only needs to stand by the roadside and show his face, which is familiar to his fans, to find out the location of other people in the crowd within ten seconds.

The power of the masses is boundless. They not only gave directions but also cheered them on: "Go Gao Huan!" "Help Yi Xing get the box back!"

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Zhang Yixing followed behind him, head down and silent, but his heart felt warmer than before.

Huang Lei, Huang Bo, and others were already in a fast food restaurant, sitting around a table, except for Sun Honglei.

When Gao Huan pushed open the door, Huang Lei was analyzing the situation: "—So Hong Lei should have the fewest gold bars right now, which is actually his advantage, because..."

"Hello, brothers." Gao Huan greeted them. "I'll order first, Brother Yixing hasn't eaten yet."

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He went to the front desk and ordered a set meal for Zhang Yixing.

Luo Zhixiang noticed that Zhang Yixing was empty-handed and asked in confusion, "Wait, Yixing, where's your suitcase?"

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Others noticed as well: "Yeah? Yixing, where did your gold bars go?"

Zhang Yixing recounted what had happened while eating his hamburger.

From the moment Sun Honglei left KFC carrying two suitcases, to the moment he stood outside KFC for a long time, and finally went to the subway station alone, he spoke calmly, without anger, but that calmness was all the more unsettling.

Huang Bo was stunned for a moment: "No, Sun Honglei, you give him the box?"

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Gao Huan walked over with his meal, sat down, turned his head and said, "I agree, Brother Hong Lei's credit can't even be used to pay for a shared bike."

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Zhang Yixing became anxious, his eyes reddening: "I just feel that we should have more trust!"

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The whole place burst into laughter.

Huang Bo walked over and hugged him while laughing: "It's okay, just take it as a lesson."

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Huang Lei interjected, "Don't rush, let's analyze this. You have ten gold bars in your box, how much does Brother Hong Lei have?"

Zhang Yixing thought for a moment: "Less than six." He took me back to the initial mission site, wanting to go in and retrieve the gold bars he had hidden, but the door was already locked.

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"That makes things easier." Gao Huan looked at Huang Bo: "Brother Bo, you have 36 yuan, take some out and give it to Brother Yixing. Teacher Huang also has more than 25 yuan, so take a few out too. Let's save him first."

Huang Lei nodded: "Yes, let's put together a few."

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Huang Bo took out 16 gold bars, Huang Lei took out two, and Luo Zhixiang took out two.

Zhang Yixing stared at the gold bars that had been pushed in front of him on the table, and remained silent for a moment.

When the gold bars were pushed towards him, it was like a pair of hands reaching out to him. He wasn't sure if it was for the sake of the show, but at least they were warm at that moment.

"Thank you, brothers, and Huan-ge," he said, his voice a little hoarse.

Just then, a notification for the third stage arrived on my phone: "Go to the Shiliupu Wharf and find the Jade Princess. There you'll find the key that can change the situation. Note that there are only three keys, so set off immediately!"

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The old wharf is only a few hundred meters away from the Shiliupu Wharf. When the group arrived, they could see Sun Honglei already there from afar, carrying two boxes in his arms.

When he saw Zhang Yixing, he grinned and said, "Yixing! I've been looking for you!"

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Zhang Yixing didn't say anything and turned his head to the side.

Huang Lei, Huang Bo, and Wang Xun had already arrived by then.

Huang Bo tried to talk to Zhang Yixing several times, but Zhang Yixing didn't back down. Sun Honglei had sincerely apologized several times, but Zhang Yixing still wouldn't accept it.

Huang Lei was already a little unhappy at this point, because he had spoken to Zhang Yixing several times, but Zhang Yixing hadn't backed down.

Gao Huan, standing to the side watching this scene, lowered his voice and said to Luo Zhixiang, "Little Pig, think of a way to trick or steal Brother Hong Lei's box, and we'll split the gold bars inside."

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Luo Zhixiang gave an OK sign, moved closer, and then sped up to snatch the box from Sun Honglei's hand.

"Splitting the profits 50/50, Brother Pig! Trust me!" Gao Huan shouted.

Show Lo made an OK sign, grabbed the box, and ran.

Sun Honglei paused for a moment, then laughed.

That smile contained relief, gratitude, and a sense of calm that "this child did what I wanted to do but couldn't."

He glanced at Zhang Yixing, who was standing not far away, still awkwardly turning his head away from him, and walked over: "Yixing, I'm sorry, brother. I don't want the box anymore, you can take it back."

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Zhang Yixing turned his head, looked at him, remained silent for a long time, and then said, "Brother Honglei, if you really want my gold bars next time, just tell me. I'll give them to you."

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Sun Honglei opened his mouth, but no words came out.

The task at Shiliupu Wharf is simple: find the holder of the key among a group of masked men.

Gao Huan was fast and had excellent observation skills, so he was the first to get the key and exchange it, which allowed him to freely change the number of gold bars for the two people.

Luo Zhixiang got the key from the other side, and Zhang Yixing took the last one.

Each of the three keys has its own owner.

At 6:30 p.m., seven people boarded the cruise ship, where a large meal was laid out on the deck.

Looking at the table full of food, Zhang Yixing's eyes finally lit up: "Wow, this show is really generous."

Gao Huan sat down, looked around, and asked, "Any pre-meal tasks?"

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Yan Min's voice came through the walkie-talkie: "No, everyone can enjoy the food to their heart's content."

For more than half an hour, no one spoke; everyone was eating with their heads down.

He was really hungry. Zhang Yixing had only eaten a hamburger and a piece of bread since noon. Now that he saw the whole table of food, he practically pounced on it.

After finishing the meal, Gao Huan remembered something: "Little Pig Brother, three pieces are enough for you."

Luo Zhixiang opened the box, then paused, only to find a single gold bar inside. "No, Brother Hong Lei, is this all you're going to apologize for?"

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Huang Bo peeked over and pointed at Sun Honglei: "Honglei, Honglei! You really are a thief, a real thief!"

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Sun Honglei immediately protested: "No, Xiaozhu grabbed the wrong box. I was going to give Yixing this box!"

He pointed to another box at his feet.

There was a two-second silence. Gao Huan was the first to applaud: "Amazing! Brother Hong Lei is amazing!"

Show Lo played along: "What's wrong?"

"He has the ability to manipulate variety show effects with ease! He's a natural talent for variety shows!" Gao Huan's face was full of sincerity, but it was hard to tell whether he was genuinely praising or insulting.

Sun Honglei laughed: "No, please don't, I really wanted to give it to Yixing."

"So, the god of variety shows has descended."

Gao Huan looked at him with admiration, "Even if I wanted to design this, I couldn't."

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The group then moved to the securities trading center.

Seven people sat at a long table. Wang Zijian reappeared, and the surrounding lights turned on with a bang. The live broadcast of the seven people appeared on the big screen.

"After a day of competition, I'm sure everyone is still counting their gold bars. Now, let's get started. Mr. Huang Bo, you go first."

Huang Lei, looking like he had everything under control, said, "Xiao Bo should be in first place."

Gao Huan continued, "But the first and last place winners will be eliminated."

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"So we need to make sure we're in second place," Huang Lei said.

"The last one is probably Brother Hong Lei."

Huang Lei suddenly pointed at the big screen: "Look at Xiao Bo's expression!"

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When Huang Bo went in, he came out with an extremely exaggerated face, looking like he had won five million but also like he had lost five million.

When he came out, there was a chorus of boos. Sun Honglei led the way: "The actor's performance was too contrived, bad review!"

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Huang Bo exclaimed, "We'll see what you guys do later!"

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They went in one by one, but none of them revealed their ranking after they came out.

Sun Honglei's box contained only 13 sticks, Wang Xun 17, Zhang Yixing 19, Huang Bo and Huang Lei had the most, and Gao Huan had 21 sticks in the middle.

Wang Zijian announced: "For the next half hour, everyone can use their silver tongue or their authority to adjust the number of their gold bars and become the only final winner!"

Luo Zhixiang picked up the key and exercised his rights: "I am the key of robbery! I want Huang Bo to give Huang Lei five gold bars!"

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Huang Bo's gold bars became 21, and Huang Lei's became 27.

Huang Lei started to panic. His eyes darted around before his gaze settled on Gao Huan: "Gao Huan, Hong Lei and Wang Xun definitely have the fewest gold bars right now. Who has the most? Do you want to win? If you do, I can give you mine."

Gao Huan waved his hand directly: "No, Teacher Huang, Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people. You can't treat me like a Japanese person."

It's obvious you're number one, let's be honest.

I'm currently third in number, but I'll use an ability later and I'll be second.

"Haha, Chinese people don't lie to other Chinese people, so don't treat him like a Japanese person!"

This remark elicited laughter from the audience. Huang Lei also laughed, and after a while, asked, "So, are you using it now?"

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"Let's wait for Yixing to use it first."

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Zhang Yixing waved his hand: "I don't need it."

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He put the key on the table, and both Huang Bo and Huang Lei tried to grab it, but Huang Lei was faster.

Huang Lei's face lit up with joy: "I'm going to erase five of my gold bars!" His gold bars became 22.

When it was Gao Huan's turn: "Mine is to switch keys. I want to take two of Brother Bo's gold bars and give them to Brother Hong Lei."

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Sun Honglei interjected, "Yixing, how many do you have now?"

"I have 17."

How much do I have to give you to win?

Huang Lei helped calculate: "We should need about three."

Gao Huan added, "Yixing should be pretty much guaranteed to get 20."

Sun Honglei thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll give you three."

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A blast of air was heard, and the box in front of Sun Honglei fell down.

Wang Zijian continued: "In business, greed is not shameful, but excessive greed will not earn you trust. Next to be eliminated is Huang Lei, who has the most gold bars, 22!"

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The box in front of Huang Lei also disappeared.

Wang Zijian then said, "Next, we'll eliminate Zhang Yixing and Huang Bo, who have the same number of gold bars—19 bars!" Both of their boxes disappeared simultaneously.

There were seven people in total, and five were eliminated.

"Next, the one among the remaining two who obtains the more gold bars will receive the title of Successor!"

Huang Lei and Huang Bo exchanged a glance.

Gao Huan stood up, raised his box towards the camera, and gave a slight triumphant smile.

"The winner," Wang Zijian paused, "is Gao Huan, 21 sticks!"

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"It's Gao Huan again. There's really no suspense at all."

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Applause erupted from the audience. The seven men stood together in their classic pose and shouted, "Extreme Challenge, this is fate!"

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After the recording, Wang Xun still didn't understand: "21 sticks? Didn't you have 20?"

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Gao Huan smiled and said, "Didn't Brother Hong Lei have one in his box? I brought it over."

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"Oh, that gold bar!"

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The recording of the second episode has been completed.

When the event ended, Zhang Yixing walked up to Gao Huan, as if he wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth and then closed it again.

Gao Huan spoke first: "Brother Yixing, if Brother Honglei bullies you again, tell me."

You should go apologize to Teacher Hong and Teacher Huang later. You were playing the game too seriously today!

If it weren't for Teacher Hong and Teacher Huang, but another senior colleague with a bad temper, it might have been a huge problem.

Zhang Yixing looked at him, and after two seconds, smiled.

The smile was as clean as freshly washed white porcelain, carrying a hint of embarrassment, yet also a sincere and unadorned gratitude.

Sun Honglei peeked over from the side and asked, "What are you two whispering about?"

"It's nothing," Gao Huan said, "I'm just praising your good sense of humor."

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Sun Honglei looked at him suspiciously, but didn't ask any further questions.