I'm an antique shop owner, so it's reasonable for me to know some magic

Chapter 295: Inside and outside the show, the debate on the origin of Ghost Festival

After hearing the answer from the host Jack, everyone in the studio suddenly smiled.

The whole room was thrown into an almost frenetic atmosphere of celebration.

Jack himself left the room.

He understood that at this point, he, as the host, no longer had the final say on the show.

If he dares to express his opinion again, he will become the enemy of the entire production team.

However, he would not make any more comments.

The exciting data is like a flower-filled avenue leading directly to the life of dreams.

The producer is right.

Yes.

He paid such a heavy price to get to this point. Now that the results are in sight, why should he give up?

Jack returned to the show. Unlike the panic when he left, he was now determined and ambitious.

"Mr. Su Fan, I have already conveyed your suggestion to the producers. During the live broadcast, we will do as you wish."

Su Fan stared at Jack, who seemed to have suddenly become a different person, and nodded slightly.

"The production team has made sufficient preparations. Don't worry about any unexpected situations. Just go for it boldly."

Hearing Jack's confident assurance, Su Fan's lips curled up into a mysterious smile.

Do you have plans for all situations? That's quite a boast.

Time passed quickly, and there were only about ten minutes left before the show started.

Su Fan was taken to the backstage lounge by other staff members.

Here, he met the legendary psychic master.

He was a thin, black-haired man with a mustache and wearing a flashy gold shirt. He seemed to be doing something similar to meditation.

Su Fan had no intention of talking to the other party, so he moved very quietly, and the man named Christo did not notice his arrival.

Soon, the sound of a microphone expanding came from outside, echoing the sound playing on the TV in the lounge.

The show started.

……

I don't know when the short and fat Gus had changed into special clothes.

He wore a black leather cloak with a red background on his shoulders, a red devil's horn ornament on his head, and in his hand was a small red trident with twisted barbs.

Behind him, staff members dressed as zombies, vampires, witches, ghosts, etc., moved their bodies to the faint background music.

As a professional TV program practitioner, his current state is completely different from before. He begins to announce the program at a measured pace.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the special theme show of Night Owls, the Late Night Devil Show, broadcast live from the City Radio Studio in Los Angeles!"

“Here you will see many incredible supernatural phenomena and uncover the principles of these mysterious forces.”

"The specially invited Miss Cleo James will bring you a pleasant music experience."

"But before that, we still have to invite our Mr. Midnight—Jack Delroy!"

Along with his deliberately drawn-out voice, the music played by the live orchestra also reached a tense climax.

The audience applauded in unison and looked towards the only door on the stage.

As it slowly opened, the heartbeats of many viewers quickened.

Instead, all that awaited them was an empty floor.

The camera once again focused on Gus, who had a confused look on his face as he tentatively called out to his partner.

"Jack?"

Guts looked around but didn't notice that a mysterious man in a white cloak had come behind him unknowingly.

The mysterious man suddenly attacked and grabbed Guts' back, giving him a big fright!

Such a funny reaction caused laughter from many audiences, and the mysterious man also lifted the white cloth to reveal his true face underneath.

Who would have thought that the long-awaited host had already mixed in with that group of seemingly insignificant NPCs.

……

【The professional level is really high. 】

On TV, Gus and Jack, with their perfect coordination and mutual wit, made the audience laugh.

They have such a good grasp of the stage rhythm that they are indeed worthy of being the golden duo that once made their show the second in ratings for the entire TV station.

Jack, in particular, is able to talk about many current political issues with ease and has a solid interviewing skill.

It can be seen that this talent was acquired through hard work.

But...what Hollywood has the most is talented people.

If you want to be very popular, relying solely on your own abilities is far from enough.

The upper level provided opportunities and the publicity fueled the trend.

Without these, even the best talent will be left in obscurity.

This is no longer the era where good wine needs no bush.

So the question is, how could Jack, a host of a radio program with not much background, suddenly have control over so many resources?
Su Fan looked at Jack who was talking on TV and shook his head slightly.

……

“Recently, people’s emotions towards the occult and related things have once again risen.

There is a lot of discussion online, and you can even see exorcism ads in newspapers.”

"The first guest we have on the show...I'm really excited to meet him, to be honest."

"He was a shining light in this paranormal revival. Some called him a medium, some called him a wizard, and some considered him a miracle worker."

"We only know his name... but that's probably because he only has one 'name'."

A little joke was inserted into the lengthy introduction to draw the audience's attention again.

"Let us welcome the mysterious single-named psychic, Christo!"

As the orchestra played the mysterious entrance song, a man in a golden coat walked out of the venue.

“Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come to our show.”

"No, it's my pleasure."

"I have a question for you. Christmas has just passed. Does Christmas have any special meaning for people in your industry?"

"This is the day when Jesus Christ was born. Wherever the Christmas tree and lights are on, there will be an atmosphere of peace and joy."

"It sounds like it doesn't quite fit with our theme tonight."

As soon as Christo finished speaking, Jack complained about it.

“People may feel bored because of the peaceful life day after day, but in fact, this boring normality is the most valuable.”

What Christo said was completely different from everyone's impression of a psychic.

“There are only a small number of people who know how to deal with supernatural phenomena. When danger strikes, most people don’t know how to save their lives.”

"Is this why the doctrine warns believers not to be tempted easily?"

Jack chimed in.

"That's right, don't let your wild curiosity blind you and make you do something crazy."

"But behind the scenes, there is a warrior who once went deep into the horror mental hospital."

Jack changed the subject. "Successfully survived the horror of Collinwood, appeared in the cemetery encounter series, and is the young man that the internet is talking about endlessly."

"Proud and powerful, he controls ghosts."

"He is our second guest tonight, a mysterious man from the East - Su Fan!"

The door opened again, and in everyone's sight, a young man with a handsome face, a calm and gentle temperament walked out.

He was not dressed as flamboyantly as Christo who appeared earlier. He wore no more than three colors on his body and looked too plain for a man of his age.

But it was this young man who made many people in the audience stand up excitedly.

it's him!
The young man who appeared in the cemetery encounter!

The people who recognized Su Fan seemed to see the black mist surrounding the young man and the pale face of the woman looming in it.

The part of the people whose horrific memories were awakened suddenly became silent.

Such an unusual situation also aroused doubts among the uninformed program crew members.

Suddenly excited, and then silent.

What on earth are these amateur spectators outside the venue doing?
But Jack on the stage obviously had no intention of letting this uncontrollable rhythm escalate, so he took over the conversation immediately.

“Everyone is very excited about this guy’s appearance.

It seems that Mr. Sufan can skip the self-introduction."

"Mr. Sufan, Mr. Christo and I just mentioned Christmas. Are there similar large-scale celebrations of the birth of saints in other countries?"

Su Fan shook his head gently.

"No."

"So what about holidays other than Christmas? For example, Halloween before Christmas? As an aside, the show was originally planned to air on Halloween, but considering... some reasons, it was set after Christmas."

"That depends on how you define Halloween."

"Mr. Christo, please explain."

Jack stretched out his hand and motioned for Christo to speak.

“On Halloween Eve, the gates of the underworld open, giving the souls of the recently deceased their last chance to sort out their unfinished business.

The reason for the custom of wearing masks and dressing up as monsters and ghosts is to avoid those ghosts who are full of hatred and anger. "

Unlike Sufan's calm speech, the answer given by Christo sounded exciting and novel.

For a while, it attracted a lot of people to discuss it on the Internet.

[Master Christo's explanation is very professional and full of the unique temperament of mysticism. ]

[Who is this young man? He doesn't fit in with the whole show. He seems like an outsider.]

[Could it be that they were invited here temporarily to make up the numbers? ]

[You don't even know him? The recent uproar over the cemetery encounter is all because of him.]

[Are you talking about the supernatural footage that was identified as the original video? Funny, you just believed what someone pretending to be an expert said? ]

[In the previous video, whether you admit it or not, he is the only one who works normally among the more than 10 actors in the two films of Cemetery Encounter. The others have long been found missing.]

[The only way to solve the mystery is through this interview. ]

【It's just a means of hype. 】

[Can hype lead to so many people disappearing out of thin air? Can hype lead to the police filing a case? Use your brain! ]

[I'm just questioning you, why are you so anxious? Is he your father or something?]

[Bitch, fuck you! ]

[You are so angry and you still say you are not a crazy fan of this guy?! ]

The clip just now sparked a not-so-small war of words on the live webcast.

Those who firmly believed that Su Fan possessed special abilities and another group of people who kept questioning him had a "cordially" exchange of greetings.

All kinds of classics, filial piety, tension, happiness, urgency and winning appear one after another.

If Su Fan could see this, he would probably be surprised how foreigners in this era could know the six arts of a gentleman on the Internet.

But unfortunately, he is still explaining to the people in front of him what the "Zhongyuan Festival" is.

"On the other side of the ocean, in the great Eastern country, there is also a saying that the gates of hell are wide open. That day is called Zhongyuan Festival, or Ghost Festival."

“Is it a festival that was localized after Halloween was introduced?”

Suddenly, someone in the audience below asked loudly.

"No, the origin of the Zhongyuan Festival is much earlier than you think. It can be traced back to the Chinese autumn ancestor worship ceremony before Christ."

“It is an activity of tasting the food harvested in autumn and worshipping ancestors.”

"After various changes, it became known as 'Ghost Festival'."

"Its birth time is much earlier than Halloween, and its evolution history even spans thousands of years."

"So, if we want to say anything, we should say Halloween is like the Ghost Festival."

"The specific situation can be found in the relevant historical documents."

"By the way, I'm in the antique business and have done a lot of research on this."

When it comes to traditional Chinese culture, Su Fan's words are no longer as concise as before, and he explains it seriously.

"fraud!"

Suddenly a middle-aged woman below shouted loudly.

"America is the greatest country in the world. How could it possibly borrow from your festival?"

Su Fan frowned when he heard that.

Who doesn't know that one of the two thinnest books in the world is American history?

How can it compare with China's five thousand years of rich history?

Only they can make such a joke as the grandfather looks like the grandson.

At this time, the Eastern superpower lacks hard power, not to mention soft power.

If it were during that time period in the previous life, the situation would probably have been much better.

The difference in cognition is not scary, but the difference in cognition combined with stubbornness and self-righteousness is what I suggest reopening.

Today he will have a good debate with this illiterate girl.

At this moment, Christo on the side suddenly spoke.

"It's nothing strange that festivals from different countries have similarities. Missing loved ones who have passed away is a common emotion among human beings."

"In addition, there is the great flood in the Bible, the story of Yu the Great controlling the flood in China, and the flood in the Babylonian epic..."

"These similarities show that although there is no communication, we are still the same race living on the same planet."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present nodded.

Su Fan turned his head and looked at Christo, whom he had not taken seriously before.

Regardless of his ability, this statement is quite impressive.

Should I praise him for being a psychic who really deserves to be touring all over the country?

Seeing that the rhythm of the scene was brought back, Jack immediately took over the lead.

Taking advantage of the situation, I suggested that the two perform the most popular program.

Psychic.

(End of this chapter)