American TV series: Starting with exploiting young Sheldon

Today is the last day of the weekend, and tomorrow the "Devilish Figures" group will be sent to a professional class by Jesse, so Regina is being particularly clingy right now.

"You mean this?" Mike enjoyed the girl's special massage, then spread the newspaper out in front of her.

The Apple City Times front-page headline, in bold: Millionaire Wins Jackpot! Miracle or Prank?!

A jackpot of tens of millions of US dollars can indeed make ordinary people rich overnight, but what if there are millions of lucky winners?

If April Fool's Day hadn't passed, this would have seemed like an unprecedented, super prank.

"What? You already knew?" Regina was a little disappointed, but she continued, "I heard that those who won the jackpot have organized a protest and surrounded various lottery outlets. They intend to demand an explanation from the official lottery organization..."

According to the newspaper, after the jackpot is divided equally, each of the winners will only receive a little over twenty US dollars.

Such dramatic ups and downs, who could bear it?

Those people who didn't smash up the lottery station are considered to have good manners.

“And I also heard that a lot of strange things happened today. Some companies that had been losing money suddenly became ‘profitable,’ some people who had been sick for a long time suddenly ‘recovered,’ and some poor students suddenly got ‘perfect scores’ on their exams…” Regina continued mysteriously, “The strangest thing is that there were accidents in all those good things. The profitable companies were due to data errors, the sick people were due to problems with the examination equipment, and as for those poor students who got perfect scores, it was because the teacher messed up the exam papers.”

"Some people speculate that the recent series of absurd accidents are God playing a joke on humanity..."

And you know what? Those people were right.

The current situation is truly because Bruce was lazy and played a "little joke" on his followers.

The power of faith is all-powerful...

But the faith power that Bruce "borrowed" from the first angel was clearly insufficient to make all the believers' wishes come true.

Having only the outward appearance is already the best outcome.

After all, even God might not be able to fulfill the wishes of all believers.

Moreover, according to Mike's guess, Bruce probably doesn't have much of the borrowed faith power left after this incident.

The power of faith is a one-time consumable; to ensure a steady flow, it must be both inflow and outflow.

It's a miracle that Bruce could last seven days with his reckless spending.

Of course, tomorrow is the last day of the intern angel assessment period, so whether or not you've used up your faith power is not important.

The key issue, however, is whether Bruce can learn from his mistakes and return to his original intentions in time.

Chapter 457 Everything goes wrong

Monday arrived, and it was time for the Buffalo Town TV station to broadcast live again.

The latest male host, Bruce, was preoccupied all day yesterday because his girlfriend went back to her parents' house in a huff, and he didn't even get a good night's rest.

He arrived at the company early in the morning with heavy dark circles under his eyes and messy hair.

"Oh my god, what happened to you? You look terrible!" Susan kindly stepped forward to help her new partner tidy up her appearance after seeing her.

In a little while, the two of them will be on live television.

"I'm fine..." Bruce shook his head, smelling the perfume on his beautiful colleague and her gentle movements, and for some reason thought of his girlfriend Grace.

Before, my girlfriend would always help me tidy up my appearance in the mornings before I went to work.

Feeling guilty, Bruce took a step back, casually brushed his hair aside, and said to his beautiful female colleague, "Um, I'm very sorry about what happened the night before last."

"It's nothing. Actually, I'm partly to blame too. I didn't know you had a girlfriend..." Susan seemed quite open-minded, and even asked with concern, "By the way, how's your girlfriend?"

As a woman myself, Susan knew how heartbroken Grace must have been to see her boyfriend like that that day.

"It's not good, she's ignoring me now," Bruce said, distressed.

“I understand, but I believe that as long as you are willing to correct your mistakes, she will forgive you one day.” After comforting her, Susan continued, “Also, today is your news premiere, remember to do your best later.”

To be honest, Bruce wasn't much more handsome than Evan, and Susan didn't know why she had fallen for him that day.

But she came to her senses after finding out he had a girlfriend.

Right now, this female host just wants to focus on her work.

As for encouraging Bruce, it was simply because the girl didn't want to encounter another partner as problematic as Evan.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Seeing his beautiful colleague's change in attitude, Bruce felt relieved.

Moreover, even if the other party doesn't say anything, he will still behave well in a while.

After all, her love life is already a mess, there's no reason for her career to be ruined as well.

With his superpowers giving him a boost, a refreshed Bruce cleared his mind of all distractions and just waited for the live stream to begin.

……

“You really are here. So, Bruce, did you pass your test?” Mike suddenly appeared outside the Buffalo Town TV station’s live broadcast studio, and standing next to him was Angel Number One, who had already arrived.

This time, Angel Number One returned to his original appearance, a well-dressed and very energetic old man.

Angel Number One wasn't surprised by Mike's sudden appearance, and calmly replied, "The assessment period hasn't ended yet, so I don't know if he has passed."

“Aren’t you the ‘boss’ in charge of selecting people? Why are you acting all mysterious…” Mike shook his head and said speechlessly, “Whatever, whatever makes you happy.”

Mike is just here as a witness to watch the excitement; there's no need for him to concern himself with anything else.

Over there, Angel Number One smiled, turned her eyes back to the news broadcast studio, and didn't say anything more.

As the live news broadcast drew near, the on-site director checked Bruce and Susan's condition once again.

After receiving a satisfactory answer, he gave an OK sign and started the countdown:

"three……

two……

One~

"start!"

"Hello viewers, I am Bruce, today's news anchor."

"Hello everyone, I'm your old friend Susan..."

As the live stream began, Bruce smoothly completed his opening remarks and appeared to be in excellent condition.

'It seems we can finally salvage the TV station's reputation.' The on-site director couldn't help but nod slightly.

Next to the on-site director, squatted Evan, a cautionary tale. The former host's gaze towards Bruce was complex, a mixture of envy and jealousy.

Just as Bruce had hoped before...

Of course, there was one person on set who wasn't entirely satisfied with the show going too smoothly—that was Angel Number One.

After all, how can it be called a test without experiencing setbacks?

So, just like Bruce had done a few days earlier, Angel Number One also used his superpowers to snap his fingers.

Then the lights in the live stream flickered twice and then went out.

Yes, Angel Number One used his superpowers to create a power outage.

Unlike Evan, who was unilaterally "tortured," Bruce also possessed superpowers. Before his colleagues could even cry out in dismay, Bruce used his superpowers to forcibly restore order to the circuit.

News broadcast continues...

Just two seconds later, the live stream went black again, undoubtedly another masterpiece by Angel Number One.

This time, Bruce broke out in a cold sweat. As his one-time faith power dwindled, it became increasingly difficult for him to activate his "superpowers".

However, in order to keep his job as a host, Bruce still forcibly used his superpowers to restore the circuitry.

Then Mike saw the first angel beside him snap his fingers again.

The live stream went dark again...

After repeating this process three times, Bruce's remaining faith power was completely depleted.

"Our show has really had a lot of troubles, maybe I'm just not suited to be a show director..."

No one could have imagined that the person who would break down even before Bruce, the person involved, would be the on-site director. This slightly overweight middle-aged man slumped to the ground in despair.

However, it's understandable. The show had many problems before, and Evan could be blamed for them. Now that the host has changed, the show is still not going well.

So where is the problem?

In any case, the on-site director, who is directly in charge of the program, is definitely involved.

“This isn’t your fault, Director!” At this crucial moment, Evan offered some words of comfort to the on-set director. He said, “I’ve heard there have been frequent riots outside these past few days; perhaps someone took advantage of the chaos to sabotage the electrical circuits. So, it’s no one’s fault…”

If the cause of the problem cannot be found, the on-site director may feel very guilty, but once the problem is known, the on-site director's mood will inexplicably improve.

He patted Evan on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "You're pretty good."

At the same time, Bruce also heard Evan's words and thought back to the day he had casually fulfilled the "wishes" of the believers.

He realized that the current chaos outside was likely caused by him.

After all, he had heard about the million people winning the jackpot at the same time, so his "loss" was not unjustified.

In the end, Bruce lowered his hand, which was preparing to unleash his superpowers, and accepted reality.

After that, no phone rang from the TV station until the news broadcast ended.

"Sorry, Susan~" Bruce, who had ruined the live stream again, sincerely apologized to his female partner.

“It’s not your fault, no one could have predicted a power outage during the live stream…” Susan had a good attitude and didn’t blame her new partner for the live stream mishap.

Moreover, in her opinion, Bruce, who was "unlucky," was much more reliable than Evan, who went crazy and acted out during the live stream.

"Director and Evan, I'm so sorry, I messed up the show." Bruce, realizing his mistake, went to apologize to the victims of the show one by one.

"It's okay, Bruce, you've done your best." The on-set director shared Susan's attitude and comforted Bruce instead.

“No, it’s all my fault,” Bruce said. “I’m going to withdraw from the competition for male host and give the position back to Evan.”

"Dude, there's no need for that. You were just unlucky this time..." Evan had been a little jealous of Bruce before, but it hadn't come to the point of him suffering misfortune.

Moreover, the two were among the first batch of employees to join the company and could be considered "old friends".

Not kicking someone when they're down is the bottom line.

"No need to comfort me. You are definitely more suitable for this position than I am. Do your best in the future." Bruce stated his attitude in front of the on-site director.

Then, he patted Evan on the shoulder encouragingly and turned to walk out of the TV station.

With work settled, Bruce now only wants to see his girlfriend.

……

"Has Bruce passed the test now?" Outside the live stream, Mike, who witnessed the whole process, turned to look at the mischievous Angel Number One.

This method of testing people is too cruel.

"It's hard to say right now~" Angel Number One shook his head and then disappeared from the spot.

Clearly, he probably wanted to observe Bruce further.

Chapter 458 All the hard work comes with joy

After leaving the radio station, Bruce drove straight to his girlfriend's house, not forgetting to buy a bouquet of roses along the way.

"Uncle, Aunt, I've come to see Grace. How is she doing?" After tidying himself up, Bruce knocked on Grace's door.

Grace's parents opened the door.

"You brat, you hurt my daughter so badly, and you still dare to come to my house!" Grace's father, who had a slightly irritable temper, looked very ugly when he saw the bad guy who had bullied his daughter.

There's a strong tendency for them to resort to violence at the slightest disagreement.

"Alright, old man. That's a matter for the young people, you shouldn't get involved." Grace's gentle mother pulled her husband back.

Then tell the other person to go back to their own room to "reflect" and not cause trouble here.

Although Grace's father had a fiery temper, he was very obedient to his wife. However, before returning to his room, he didn't forget to glare fiercely at Bruce, as if to warn him.

"I'm sorry you had to see this." Greta's mother saw the roses Bruce was holding and knew he was there to "reconcile" with her daughter, so she was very friendly.

Moreover, no one knows a daughter better than her mother, and Grace's mother knew that her daughter cared a lot about the man in front of her.

"It's okay, I deserve it." Bruce came here to win back his girlfriend, so he was very proper in his attitude.

Then, he asked with concern, "Is Grace alright?"