Crazy Entertainment System

Chapter 360 Semifinals Begin

As a technologist, Gates naturally understood what this meant. More importantly, this encryption system was incredibly sophisticated; it even had automatic bounce-back and counter-surveillance capabilities when hacked.

To be precise, Gates didn't know if it was automatic, but the fact that the other party could react immediately gave the impression that it was an automatic protection measure.

The three companies complement each other, operate independently but cooperate very closely, and more importantly, for some reason, they suddenly received a huge amount of funds some time ago and began to invest wildly.

Moreover, it's all cash. Although Microsoft's market value is in the hundreds of billions, its liquid assets are only around tens of billions of US dollars.

Crazy is obsessed with advertising, frantically seizing market share and spending a fortune on it.

Zhanlong Technology also made a series of moves, acquiring Foxconn and Honglian, which completely solved the production chain problem.

Faced with three companies, they had to take some measures, otherwise the situation would be difficult to control.

Chen Yu was unaware that Gates had already contacted the Chinese side and was preparing to meet with him.

At this moment, having received the information from Xiaoyou, he fell asleep feeling refreshed.

Around 5:30 p.m., Chen Yu was woken up!

"Your Highness, it's almost time. We need to make some preparations. Shall we eat something now or after the competition?"

"Let's eat now. After the show ends, everyone will probably be too tired to eat, and we don't even know when it will end! Eating something early will fill our stomachs and save us the energy when we go on stage later," Chen Yu said.

"Okay, sure!" Then, the staff brought out the work meal.

"Wow, this work lunch is pretty good!" Chen Yu exclaimed with a smile after seeing the food.

"Yeah, I bet this would cost at least 3 yuan! But thinking about it, if the meals prepared for us artists were bad, we'd be scolded to death and get a reputation for being stingy!" Brother laughed heartily.

“That’s right, let’s all share it! See if it’s enough!” Chen Yu said.

"That's enough. I ordered two extra portions just in case it wasn't enough," Huang Lei said with a smile.

"That's good! It wouldn't be good if there wasn't enough food! Everyone, eat up! We'll probably start around 6:30, and we don't even know what number we'll be. Right now, I'm actually hoping we're not the first, nor the last; I hope we're in the middle!" He opened his lunchbox and laughed.

"Why?!" Zhao Gang and the others found a place to sit down and started eating, then asked.

"If the first performer goes on stage, the audience's enthusiasm hasn't been built up yet, which is disadvantageous for the performer. Moreover, there's a gap between the audience's expectations and the performance; if the gap is too large, it can have a negative effect."

Therefore, being the first to perform is not a good idea. Of course, if the show is exceptionally good and one's performance is stunning from the start, then that's a different story.

As for the last one! It's simple, what kind of show is this?! It's a comedy show, if the audience laughs enough at the beginning, they'll definitely run out of energy later, and their sensory experience will be much worse. So I think the last one and the first one are both bad, the middle one is best.” Chen Yu explained.

Huang Lei laughed and said, "Why do I feel like this is like a school seating arrangement?! The front row is bad, the back row is bad, the third and fourth rows are the best!"

Upon hearing Huang Lei's words, Zhao Gang and the others laughed, clearly resonating with what he said.

"No wonder you're a teacher, you can even make that connection, your awareness is high!" Chen Yu joked with a smile.

"What kind of enlightenment is this? It's just a feeling. But speaking of which, Your Highness, do you have any plans after this competition?!" Huang Lei chuckled and asked.

"What do you want?!" Chen Yu didn't answer, but asked in return.

"It's nothing much, just seeing if there's still a chance to keep clinging to your coattails!"

"Come on, what kind of big shot am I? You've come to the wrong person if you're trying to curry favor with someone. You should be looking for a big director like Sister Siwen!" Chen Yu laughed.

"Hehe, I found it, but Sister Siwen said your thighs are the thickest and strongest!" Brother chimed in.

"Get lost! I know what you guys are thinking, but the plan is there, though it doesn't really concern you. But you can still make a cameo appearance, are you going to do this for free?!" Chen Yu laughed.

"I'll do it, of course I'll do it! As long as you, Chen Yu, are here, I'll do it!" the brother said seriously.

Huang Lei, Liu Tao, and others nodded solemnly. This was an opportunity! Although it was free labor, it was a favor, and they would benefit from it in the future!

Besides, even though there's no performance fee, there's popularity! With popularity, how can you not make money?!

"Alright, I'll contact you guys in a few days. I can handle being an extra, a background character, or just another random passerby," Chen Yu said with a smile.

"I'd be willing to be any random passerby for you!" the brother immediately declared his loyalty.

Huang Lei and Liu Tao nodded and said, "We're willing too!"

They knew Chen Yu wouldn't really let them be just background characters; even if it was a minor role, they should at least get a chance to show their faces and say a line or something.

But that's enough.

"It's really strange. There are still people in this world who are so enthusiastic about free labor," Chen Yu said, feigning surprise.

However, it carries a strong sense of irony.

This earned him a few eye rolls from Liu Tao and the others.

At 7 p.m., the semi-finals of the Huaxia Sketch and Crosstalk Competition finally began.

The order was determined by drawing lots, but it wasn't Chen Yu and the others who drew the lots; it was the host who drew them.

There are several balls in a large, transparent basin. The basin is filled with a lot of granular foam. The host carries the basin on his back and randomly draws balls from inside. The ball that is drawn goes on stage.

Besides the first round, the draw also provides time for the props to be placed in the later stages.

"Good evening, viewers at home and 12 audience members. I am your host, Zhao Wen. Today is the semi-final of the Huaxia Sketch and Crosstalk Competition, and our contestants are ready to go."

After several rounds of intense competition, our contestants have brought us countless moments of joy. But a competition is a competition, and there will inevitably be winners and losers.

The show was very exciting, but there are always stronger competitors, and with the addition of many other factors such as timing, location, and personal connections, many talented contestants unfortunately had to stop at the preliminary rounds.

However, their achievements and abilities deserve recognition. Let's give these athletes the warmest applause. Thank you for their hard work and for the joy they brought us.

"I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to our guest judges." Zhao Wen finished speaking, and the audience burst into applause.

Everyone watched everything that was happening on stage through the monitors in the lounge.

"Phew, I didn't expect a different host!" Chen Yu exclaimed, startled upon seeing the new host.

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