In early March, a question officially posted by CBS was circulated on Facebook, Yahoo, and YouTube.
“How to make a million dollars quickly?”
The reason why it has attracted so many netizens to join is because it has set up a reward of 10,000 US dollars.
For a period of half a month, as long as you submit your own answer, it cannot be illegal, and the one who gets the most votes can take away the bonus.
So up owners, Internet celebrities and other people all came up with their own opinions. It's not that they care about money. The event is organized by CBS. If such a large TV station has the opportunity to cooperate, it will be of great help to the cause.
Driven by public figures in the eyes of ordinary people, countless people took action, and various answers emerged one after another.
Two weeks later, an up owner with millions of fans won the award.
"Answer your question correctly a hundred times!"
Not the best, but more interesting, and with the power of fans, he won the championship.
Subsequently, CBS’s second question was announced.
"Survival for 35 days on an uninhabited island, 19 competitors, and one million US dollars. What method will you use to win in the end?"
The prizes for this question have been changed. Twenty lucky people with better answers will be selected. Please come to the CBS studio for a discussion.
After the program was aired, the ratings were good because many people knew about it on the Internet, and more than four million viewers tuned in.
But this is a relative term, because the time slot is eight o'clock on a Saturday night, which was originally a time for TV dramas, but was abruptly converted into an inexplicable interview with an amateur.
The most important thing is that these 20 viewers don't know anything. They are just talking nonsense and saying whatever comes to mind.
And the viewers who insisted on watching until the end understood what CBS meant.
A three-minute promotional video was played.
It turns out that there are really 20 ordinary people on a small island in the South Pacific, working hard for one million US dollars.
There is no personal introduction. The promotional video first shows a panoramic view of the island for a few seconds. Immediately, a strong wind blows, and a few blurry figures are rowing a boat in the sea and trying to reach the shore. Then, poisonous snakes, scorpions, rats and other nasty creatures appear from the camera.
As I walked past, the music in the background was very intense, mixed with many people's voices: Oh my god, no, why is this happening... They are all full of unwillingness and helplessness.
Picking coconuts, catching fish, eating, running, crying, laughing, sad... the contestants quickly flashed through with various expressions.
Finally, the camera showed a wooden boat. The men and women moved quickly, as if they were snatching something. Jimmy looked at the camera.
"35 days to survive, twenty challengers, one million US dollars, one survivor!"
At the same time, this trailer began to be broadcast on CBS channels and other platforms, and other aspects of publicity followed suit. Only then did everyone realize that all the previous answers had a purpose, to open the way for the new program.
Survival in the wild, driven by capital, has become a hot topic among many Americans. Adding one million U.S. dollars, this is the income of many middle-class couples, for at least ten years.
At nine o'clock on Friday night, US time, the audience sat in front of the TV, wanting to see what the unique charm of this program, which became popular before it was broadcast, was.
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Su Yan didn't sleep well and kept dreaming. He dreamed that the show was on the street. People from the TV station came to him and asked for his money back. He refused. The two sides struggled with each other. Zhu Jianjun helped break up the fight. As a result, he was hit in the eye and became a big problem.
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Before seven o'clock, he walked out of the tent and squatted beside it with a water glass to wash up. When the surrounding staff passed by, they all nodded to him and said hello.
The show is coming to an end. Under normal circumstances, the director does not need to do anything. Everyone knows why Su Yan got up so early and understands how much pressure he is under, so no one wants to get into trouble and just do their own thing.
The time difference between the two sides is 12 hours, which means that the program has not started yet, and the news will not be transmitted until at least noon.
These few hours have been really uncomfortable.
After Su Yan had breakfast, he habitually chatted with the assistant director on duty about last night's situation, and then patrolled the camp. Unable to stay, he took a few bottles of beer, brought a fishing rod, and got on the electric car to find a place.
A calmer beach to while away the time.
There are eight people left in the show, three of them will be eliminated within five days, and the last one will be eliminated on the last day of the show to determine the top four.
At this time, the top four spots have actually been announced in advance. Kim's four-person team is firmly in control of the game. Others have little chance. The suspense becomes who can impress the judges, that is, former teammates and opponents, and get a first place.
Millions of dollars.
Jonathan is still struggling. He wants to impress others, but the chance is very slim. The three of Adam are at the stage of semi-giving up. Their opponents have the Statue of Absolution and are completely unable to compete.
It can only be said that the program gave both sides a chance. During the rebellious phase, the red team went through ups and downs, and finally persevered, and their hinge could not be broken by others.
The competition items and procedures have been decided long ago, and there are far fewer people. Some staff will gradually evacuate in the past few days.
"Go back. If you need anything, just come to me." Su Yan opened a bottle of beer without anyone accompanying him and sat down on the beach.
The weather was nice, there was no sun and no strong wind, otherwise he would not have chosen to go fishing.
After staring blankly at the calm sea for a while, he took out his cell phone and talked to Yoona for a while. His wife was still asleep, and he said a few words in a daze and let her continue to rest.
This month, Su Yan also suffered a lot. The island was too humid and he felt sticky and uncomfortable every day. The harsh sun made him several degrees darker.
I almost vomited after eating seafood. The most important thing is mosquitoes, which are simply terrible. Even if I spray something like toilet water all over my body before going to bed, there will definitely be a lot of them when I wake up in the morning.
Jimmy was even more unlucky. In the first few days after arriving, his lip was swollen, as if he had a sausage on it. The doctor tried many methods to reduce the swelling, which almost affected the filming.
Su Yan understands very well why players burst into tears when talking to their families on the phone. He misses Yoona very much at home now, especially since she is pregnant, and he feels guilty and can't be by his side.
Fortunately, he will be able to go home in a week.
The fish was hooked. When he lifted it up, he saw that it was quite big. Su Yan deftly took the fish off the hook and was about to put it into the barrel of beer.
The word "release" suddenly came to mind. After hesitating for a few seconds, he threw the fish back into the sea.
"You're lucky!" He said to himself. He had no interest in fishing anymore, so he simply lay down on the beach, put his hat on his head, and fell asleep without realizing it.
I don't know how long it took, but I vaguely heard the sound of a vehicle. I wiped my eyes, sat up, and saw Jimmy and the two assistant directors rushing towards me.