Esports world champion, debuted as the center of a talent show

In front of the back-end monitor, Pan Ming's face instantly darkened, his fingertips slamming against the table, his eyes filled with impatience and disdain.

In his eyes, Bai Rong's performance at this moment was proof of being useless, poor, and unworthy, and it also inadvertently lowered the reputation of Shangcheng Entertainment.

At this moment, Ding Xiulun faced the final question, and the pressure was immense: "What scene had the most takes during filming?"

He was so nervous that his tongue got tied, and he hurriedly replied, "Romantic scenes."

Upon hearing his answer, Xiao Jiayin gritted her teeth, forcing herself to maintain the smile on her lips, while inwardly cursing him to the core.

[Romance scenes? ???]

[Weren't they supposed to be the most genuinely emotional couple in historical romance dramas? Yet they had the most takes for their romantic scenes?]

[Male actors with empty brains and nothing but water, stop dragging your sister down. If you don't understand how to do business, then get out.]

[Chinese idol dramas are truly doomed. The most popular modern idol drama recently, "Love is Perfect," is a mess, and the most popular historical idol drama recently, "The Legend of Cheng Feng," is even worse—a mess both on and off screen. The audience hasn't done anything wrong.]

[Hilarious! Jiang Zhiyu's expression is so funny!!!]

Even from a short distance away, Jiang Zhiyu heard Xiao Jiayin's barely suppressed swear word, and at that moment he looked back and forth between the two of them, somewhat bewildered.

Li Ran also noticed the inappropriateness of Ding Xiulun's answer. "The Legend of Cheng Feng" was currently airing and was a top-rated S+ level ancient costume drama promoted by the TV station. If an unnecessary accident occurred and lowered its reputation, it would greatly affect its commercial value.

Therefore, Li Ran immediately adjusted the pace of the variety show and quickly moved the process to the next segment.

He gestured for the staff to bring the props onto the stage, and announced excitedly, "The quick Q&A session is over. Now we officially begin today's first game—Who's the Spy!"

Staff quickly brought over seven handheld answer cards and corresponding word cards, distributing them to each guest. Everyone opened the cards back to back, and could only view the words themselves, not show them to others.

The first round of keyword allocation: the civilian keyword "Zeroer" and the undercover keyword is another FPS game "Gunfire".

Gunfire is also a 5v5 turn-based FPS PC game. Although its popularity is far less than that of the currently most popular Zero, the two games are still considered competitors because they are in the same category and have highly similar gameplay.

Li Ran stood in the middle and explained the rules: "Each person takes turns describing the entry in their hand in one sentence, without directly stating the keywords. After the descriptions are finished, the group will vote. The person with the most votes will be eliminated. If the eliminated person is a civilian, the undercover agent wins; if the eliminated person is an undercover agent, the civilian team wins."

To create an immersive viewing experience, the show made all viewers "blindfolded players," with no one knowing who had drawn the spy card.

Due to the lack of crucial information, Jiang Zhiyu looked at the "Gunfire" in his hand, unsure whether the word was a game name or its literal meaning.

With everyone ready, Li Ran raised his hand to signal, "Starting with Bai Rong, speak in clockwise order!"

Bai Rong spoke first, his description vague and general: "It's a multiplayer online game."

Next up was Xiao Jiayin, who knew nothing about games. She stared at the entry's stiff description: "There is a battle mode where players can team up to compete."

Ding Xiulun echoed, using equally broad language: "There are a lot of players, and it's very competitive."

All three spoke in a very general manner, without any specific focus, and it was almost impossible to discern any difference between them.

But this information is very important to Jiang Zhiyu. He can confirm that the word "gunfire" in his hand corresponds to the popular FPS game on the market. Secondly, he can associate it with the word "zeroer".

So, does the word in my hand refer to a civilian or an undercover agent?

Although his brain was working at a rapid pace, he remained calm and composed.

When it was Jiang Zhiyu's turn, he spoke calmly, only describing the commonalities between the two: "The pace of the game is fast, relying on a lot of tactical coordination and marksmanship accuracy."

As expected, no one raised any objections, and the conversation naturally moved on to the next speaker.

Lin Sen immediately chimed in: "The most popular game, I used to play it every day."

Then, Mi Lan raised the corners of her mouth and added, "I know someone who's really good at this game."

A chorus of "Those who know, know" immediately erupted from the audience, and many people even shouted out Jiang Zhiyu's name.

Jiang Zhiyu glanced around at everyone, noticing no one showing any disapproval. He then lowered his eyes knowingly, his fingertips tracing the back of the entry card on the table.

It seems the undercover agent's word is "gunfire".

Amidst the commotion, Wei Shuang calmly raised the microphone and made a surprising statement: "My favorite player just won the world championship in this game."

[Shuang, if your solo fans attack, no one can protect you.]

[Not surprising, I wouldn't be surprised if anyone said they liked River anymore, that's just how ZPL succubus is.]

That's normal, considering it's the most popular name right now.

Even those who don't play games have heard of this name, let alone those who do...

Although some people secretly added their own agendas, the first few people's speeches were too vague to pinpoint a specific target.

Ding Xiulun's eyes lit up, and he decided to find some imagery for himself. He pointed at Jiang Zhiyu and said, "I think Xiao Jiang's description of this word is the strangest. I don't quite agree with it."

Jiang Zhiyu turned his head, about to speak, when Lin Sen beside him exclaimed anxiously, "What's strange about it? It requires a lot of tactics and marksmanship!"

Mi Lan couldn't help but chime in, "I think Jiang Jiang's comments were alright, but Bai Rong's description was a bit too general, wasn't it? It felt like it could refer to countless different types of games."

Bai Rong, innocently caught in the crossfire, looked up with a face full of questions, barely managing to muster her spirits before joining the debate.

Jiang Zhiyu then silently shut his mouth.

Is this what you call having great Confucian scholars to debate the classics for me?

Not long after, Li Ran stopped the group's "analysis".

"Everyone vote!"

Seven people raised their placards simultaneously, and the votes were quickly tallied.

Bai Rong voted for Ding Xiulun, Ding Xiulun voted for Jiang Zhiyu, and the remaining five people all voted for Bai Rong.

Bai Rong, who received the most votes, was eliminated.

"Those who have been eliminated, please turn to the entry!"

Bai Rong calmly displayed her card – Zeroer.

"What a pity!" Li Ran laughed and announced the result loudly, "Bai Rong is a commoner, the game continues."

This is a bit too mind-bending. I thought Bai Rong was an undercover agent, but he's not.

[This shows that Bai Rong was slacking off; he didn't explain things properly from the beginning.]

These two words are too similar, making them difficult to distinguish in description, especially since some people practically write the answer in the riddle itself!

[Yeah, it seems like the undercover agent already knows the answer.]

[I'd guess Jiang Zhiyu is an undercover agent; there's no reason, it's all just intuition.]