redvbooks Chapter 331 Variety Show Debut
Chapter 331 Variety Show Debut
"Hello everyone, I'm Fu Yibai."
The moment Fu Yibai spoke, the screams from the audience rose another notch.
Some people were shouting "Director Fu," others were shouting "Yi Bai," and the various voices mingled together, echoing in the studio for several seconds before gradually subsiding.
Fan Binbin took the microphone.
Hello everyone, I am Fan Binbin.
She played Rowling, the Jaeger pilot, in *Pacific Rim*.
Deng Chao followed closely behind.
Hello everyone, I am Deng Chao.
He plays Yang Zhen, a mecha pilot, in the film.
"I am Yang Xue, and I play the role of technical officer Chen Na in the movie."
"I am Chen Xiao, playing the role of Dr. Lin Xiao."
"I am Lei Jiayin, playing the commander of the defense brigade."
Each person's introduction was met with enthusiastic applause from the audience.
After Lei Jiayin finished her introduction, He Jiong walked up and stood next to Fu Yibai.
"Director Fu, this is your first time participating in a variety show, right?"
"Yes." Fu Yibai nodded. "It's my first time standing on this kind of stage. I just peeked at the audience backstage."
"How does it feel? It's quite different from our usual media interviews, right?"
He Jiong asked with a smile.
"They are indeed quite different."
Media interviews are more about asking and answering questions, and disseminating information.
But here it feels like a bigger living room, where everyone chats and plays games together.
Fu Yibai turned his head and glanced at him.
"Then let's pretend we're in our own living room."
He Jiong responded naturally.
"However, the main task of this living room today is to help Director Fu and you guys promote this blockbuster."
Let me first tell you what kind of movie *Pacific Rim* is.
Fu Yibai held the microphone, speaking slowly and clearly.
"Pacific Rim is China's first truly pure mecha science fiction action film."
The story is set in the near future, where a rift connecting to another dimension has appeared on the seabed of the Pacific Ocean. Giant monsters crawl out of the rift and attack cities along the Pacific Rim.
To fight the monsters, humans built giant mechs, which were controlled synchronously by two pilots via neural links.
The core of this film is not about showing off technical skills, but about the unity, courage, and sacrifice of humanity in the face of immense fear in a post-apocalyptic setting.
The mecha is just the outer shell; what truly touches the heart is the trust and bond between the pilots.
He Jiong nodded and turned to Fan Binbin.
"Binbin, you played a mecha pilot in the movie?"
"right."
Fan Binbin took the microphone.
"The character I play is named Rowling, and she is..."
Next, everyone briefly introduced their roles.
The interview lasted less than twenty minutes.
The main purpose was for everyone to introduce their roles, and we also chatted about some interesting things that happened during filming.
He Jiong skillfully managed the pace, transitioning to the game segment at just the right moment when the interview was generating buzz.
"Alright, now that we've talked enough, let's move on to today's game segment."
He Jiong made a gesture, and the staff began to move props onto the stage.
"The first game was called 'Mech Command'."
Two tracks were set up on the stage, each with different obstacles.
On the left side of the stage stands a foam board more than two meters high, with the outline of a mecha drawn on it. However, the various parts of the mecha are individual puzzle pieces, scattered in a plastic basket.
Sheena took out a card and read it aloud.
"Mech Command: Two people form a team, simulating the concept of two pilots in the movie mech."
One person is responsible for "controlling," which means giving instructions to teammates via language at the finish line.
Another person is responsible for "execution," blindfolded, and follows the instructions of their teammates to navigate the obstacle course and complete the assembly of the mecha upon reaching the finish line.
The team that finishes in the shortest time wins.
Note that the person performing the task must not remove their blindfold or touch any obstacles throughout the entire process.
Five seconds are added for each touch.
He Jiong added, "The difficulty of this game lies in communication."
Because the executor cannot see anything, the operator must accurately describe the location, distance, and actions, and the executor must completely trust their teammates.
First up were Deng Chao paired with Lei Jiayin, and Xie Na paired with Li Weijia.
Deng Chao was the driver, while Lei Jiayin stood at the starting line of the track, blindfolded.
At He Jiong's command, Deng Chao began to direct the operation.
"Jiayin! Take three steps forward! Go straight! Don't stray!"
Lei Jiayin was so nervous that her whole body stiffened, and every step she took felt like stepping on a landmine.
He took a step, then stopped.
"Brother Chao, how big of a step are you talking about, the three steps?"
You usually take long strides, but mine aren't as long as yours!
"Just walk at a normal pace! Just walk normally!"
"How normal is walking normally?"
Am I normal now?
"You look like you've had a stroke."
The audience below the stage laughed so hard they were doubled over, and Fu Yibai laughed too.
Under Deng Chao's guidance, Lei Jiayin successfully avoided the first obstacle, an inflatable pillar standing on the ground.
He took a half-step to the left, moving very slowly, but he didn't actually touch it.
"Okay! Step two! Crouch down! There's a horizontal bar in front of you!"
"How high? How low do I need to squat?"
"About forty centimeters!"
"How low is 40 centimeters? Can you give me a reference point?"
Lei Jiayin's voice carried a sincere sense of bewilderment, which kept the audience laughing nonstop.
He crouched down and moved forward at a snail's pace, only to fall flat on his backside, completely stunned.
Deng Chao was so anxious that he jumped up and down, gesturing wildly and shouting.
"It's okay, it's okay! Just keep crawling! Keep crawling!"
Ultimately, the two completely lost control during the mecha battle.
Lei Jiayin attached the mecha's arms to its legs and the legs to its shoulders.
When he took off his blindfold, he looked at the "mutated mecha" he had pieced together and remained silent for two seconds.
"If this thing were actually used on the battlefield, monsters would laugh themselves to death just by looking at it."
He Jiong laughed so hard he couldn't stand up straight, and he had to hold onto the prop box next to him to steady himself.
Next up are Yang Xue paired with Chen Xiao, and Wu Xin paired with Du Haitao.
Yang Xue and Chen Xiao performed much better than Deng Chao and Lei Jiayin.
Having learned from past mistakes, Yang Xue's instructions were simple and accurate, and Chen Xiao fully trusted Yang Xue. In the end, their result was about one minute faster than Deng Chao's group.
They were more than ten seconds faster than Wu Xin's group next to them, making them the fastest group on the field so far.