The Film Queen Is Cold and Ruthless, Only Sends Money - Chapter 23.2

Who knows? Maybe the next round’s watering tool would be a magic potion, and the third round’s outfit would be a wizard’s robe.

The most likely outcome was that the weird items would be distributed among different teams, keeping their starting points roughly the same in the end.

[Hahahahaha!! The show crew knows how to play mind games!]

[I’m begging you, show crew, I really want to know what other ridiculous ideas you’ll come up with next!]

[My little sister heard the music from the magic wand director, drop the link for us!]

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Once the guests were ready, the director announced the rules for the first game segment.

Director: “Our first game is an audio quiz. There are three questions, and rankings will be based on the number of correct answers. If there’s a tie, we’ll have a tiebreaker.”

“Audio?” Liu Yangran immediately looked at the opposing team. “Doesn’t that give Zhaozhao’s team an advantage?”

After all, Jing Chaochao specialized in music, so her ears were naturally more sensitive to melodies and compositions, and she had a deeper understanding of musical knowledge.

“Exactly!” Lin Yan guessed. “It’s probably ‘Name That Tune,’ right?”

That game was a classic and really tested one’s reflexes.

“I think so too, but when I played ‘Name That Tune’ with others before, I couldn’t answer a single question.” Su Xue rubbed her ears and patted Jing Chaochao’s shoulder. “The rest of the game is up to you now!”

Su Yun followed suit, mimicking Su Xue’s tone as she patted Jiang Zhi’s shoulder. “The rest is all up to you now!”

Jiang Zhi tilted her head slightly and leaned in to whisper in Su Yun’s ear, “Are you not good at recognizing songs?”

“Mhm!” Su Yun nodded. As someone who had transmigrated into this world, she naturally wouldn’t be familiar with its music.

Just hearing the intro wouldn’t help her guess the song’s name.

“Don’t worry, I’ve got you.” Jiang Zhi chuckled softly to reassure her.

[So there’s actually something Su Yun isn’t good at! Watching the livestream now, I think this might be the first time I’ve seen it!]

[That’s an exaggeration. If you think about it, from earlier episodes, you could tell Su Yun’s skills might not be professional, but her problem-solving methods are magical! It’s just that with ‘Name That Tune,’ she can’t rely on tricks anymore!]

[The comment above makes sense! But putting that aside, don’t you guys want to see Jiang Zhi and Su Yun using magic wands to till the land?!]

[Honestly, I do!]

[Honestly, I do +1]

[Honestly, I do +10086!]

Watching the guests discuss enthusiastically, the director glanced at her script.

Finally, for once, the initiative was in her hands. Pride swelled within her!

Director: “Is everyone ready? If so, we’ll begin now!”

After receiving confirmation, the room fell silent.

The staff pressed play: “Listen to the first question.（）”

About ten seconds later, the audio clip ended.

[Wait, what was that garbled mess that just flew past my ears?]

[Technical malfunction? That didn’t sound like any song intro, it’s even more chaotic than my thoughts right now!]

[Um! I just realized the director never actually said the first segment was ‘Name That Tune,’ did she?]

Jing Chaochao was the first to speak up. “Director, what was that?”

Even if she went to music school for another fifty years, she probably wouldn’t encounter a composition like that.

But even if it wasn’t a song, it didn’t sound like proper human speech either.

The director smiled and explained, “The ten-second audio clip you just heard contained a sentence spoken by each guest during the show. Within the time limit, correctly identifying the sentence you yourself said will earn you one point.”

[Production team, you really can come up with any kind of game, huh?]

[Today I learned what it sounds like when eight people talk at the same time their voices all mashed together.]

[Same. To put it bluntly, it was neither words nor melody, just a cacophony of nonsense, like a bunch of monkeys screeching.]

[Hey, monkeys are innocent here!!! Apologize to the monkeys, commenter above!]

Su Xue sighed dramatically, a hint of regret in her voice. “Why did I have to talk so much on the show?!”

This game was absolute hell for chatterboxes.

Xu Zhi rested her hand against her ear, trying to recall the details of the audio clip just played, but unfortunately, she came up empty-handed.

Only Jing Chaochao breathed a silent sigh of relief.

The thought that had crossed her mind earlier” This doesn’t sound like proper human speech” thankfully hadn’t slipped out.

Otherwise, how could the harmony of the production team remain intact?

Seeing that all the contestants were struggling, the director took the initiative to speak up: “Now that everyone understands the rules of the game, we’ll play the audio clip a second time. I hope you’ll all listen carefully this time.”

“Thank you, director!”

The guests straightened their postures, adopting a serious and focused stance, as if they were about to wash their ears clean and press them right up against the speakers.

But ten seconds later,

Another string of gibberish floated past.

Lin Yan: “Director, are you sure these are all things we’ve actually said?”

She was starting to suspect she had amnesia.

“Same here, I can’t hear my own voice at all!” Liu Yangran repeated what she had heard: “Isn’t it just @#￥%6&?!”

[In a way, Liu Yangran’s imitation was pretty accurate.]

[I listened along too, and I couldn’t make out a single sentence, even though I’ve watched both episodes of the livestream!]

[The production team wouldn’t lie, but this question is seriously too hard. I’m afraid they’ll all fail and not answer a single one correctly.]

[Honestly, a complete wipeout would be hilarious imagine all four teams farming with magic wands, hahaha!]

[Are you some kind of genius?! How did you even dig up such a niche game mechanic?!]

But before the director could explain, Su Yun and Jiang Zhi, who had been quiet and hadn’t spoken until now, suddenly said, “Director, we have our answers.”

[Wait!!! How do they already have answers?!]

[They were talking earlier, but they covered their mics did they actually figure it out?]

Naturally, the director was thrilled to finally have contestants volunteering answers: “What are your responses?”

Su Yun: “The sentence I said was, ‘But my fishing skills are top-tier,’ which I mentioned during a mission earlier.”

Jiang Zhi: “Mine was, ‘Thanks for the encouragement,’ when I was chatting with Su Yun.”

The director checked the answers: “Correct. Su Yun and Jiang Zhi each earn one point.”

Su Yun grinned and high-fived Jiang Zhi. The moment she realized the audio wasn’t a song, her interest had been piqued.

The first playback had been too fast for her to catch anything, but during the second round, she managed to pick out their voices.

This was largely thanks to her background as an audio engineer her job had involved isolating and reconstructing sounds from chaotic mixes. So, she simply focused on filtering out her and Jiang Zhi’s voices.

[That’s amazing! I’ll drink to my doubts from two minutes ago!]

[My mom just asked why I’m watching the livestream on my knees!]

[The other contestants better step up, haha! They all look completely stunned by Su Yun and Jiang Zhi!]

Su Xue, sitting beside them, glanced around, half-suspecting they had some kind of secret radar picking up hidden signals: “How did you two hear that?”

Su Yun didn’t hold back, sharing her method: “When you listen, just focus on your own voice and ignore everything else filter it out.”

People are most familiar yet most unfamiliar with their own voices, they’re the most sensitive to them and the easiest to recognize.

Xu Zhi nodded: “Got it. So where can I listen to the audio?”

Director: “You’ve already used up both chances. No more listens.”

[Hahahahaha!! The director is so savage!]

[I learned something too. Next question, I’m going to find my idol’s voice, I’ll definitely recognize it!]

The first question served as a warm-up to build experience. Once it was confirmed that the other teams had skipped it, they quickly moved on to the second question.

The ten-second audio clip was enough to reveal a spectrum of human reactions.

Some frowned in deep concentration, like Liu Yangran.

Others cupped their hands behind their ears as makeshift amplifiers, like Su Xue.

And then there were those who clasped their hands in prayer, leaving their fate to the heavens Lin Yan, for instance.

When the audio ended, the director announced, “Those with answers can speak up now.”

This round went better than the last. Jing Chaozhao, Xu Zhi, Su Yun, and Jiang Zhi all provided correct answers.

By now, Su Yun’s team had accumulated a solid four points, making them the clear frontrunners. However, the other three teams still had a chance to turn the tables victory or defeat hinged entirely on the third round.

Before the final round began, Lin Yan turned to Jing Chaozhao and Su Xue’s team with a plea: “We still have our alliance bond, don’t we? Friendship first, competition second, let’s not ruin the harmony.”

Jing Chaozhao didn’t hold back, sparing no courtesy: “No way we’re letting you win.”

Su Xue nodded in agreement. “I think Director Lin would look pretty cute with a magic wand.”

Lin Yan’s attempt at camaraderie failed miserably. With a dramatic sigh, she lamented, “Then what was the point of all our wonderful moments together?”

Jing Chaozhao refrained from comment, though she hadn’t expected Director Lin to be such a good actress.

By the end of the third round, the scores had indeed shifted dramatically. Su Yun’s team remained firmly in first place, having answered all six sentences correctly.

Liu Yangran and Ye Ying also aced the third round, earning three points in total.

Jing Chaozhao’s team secured two points, while Lin Yan’s team managed one, earning them the “honor” of taking home the magic wand.

As they picked it up, the wand’s music switch accidentally turned on.

Lin Yan and Xu Zhi: “…”

Lin Yan quickly turned off the wand and turned to the director for a post-game analysis. “I don’t think this question should be called an ‘audio challenge.'”

The director, now in a humble mood, asked, “What do you suggest, Director Lin? We haven’t officially named this game yet.”

Lin Yan thought for a moment. “I think it should be called,

“‘The World Goes Silent as It Listens to My Soul Crumbling.'”

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