Chapter 145

Fang Yang acted as if he hadn't heard and reached his hand inside.

He was feeling a bit nervous himself at this moment, especially wanting to know what kind of job he had drawn.

However, when the host took the slip of paper, he specifically held it up to everyone so they could clearly see the words written on it.

"Number 26! Operating an excavator!"

Whoosh~~~

A wave of uproar broke out in the audience~

"An excavator! He actually drew that!"

"Hey... why do I feel like he looks a bit familiar?"

"That guy named Fang Yang is done for; his job was snatched away by someone else!"

If you had to say who was the most bewildered at this moment, it was still Fang Yang.

But he didn't think too much about it; maybe it was just good luck.

Just after everyone had finished drawing lots and the jobs were announced.

The host announced: "This drawing session has concluded successfully. I wish everyone better performance. If there are no objections, you may all leave!"

Suddenly!

Someone stood up and shouted: "I have an objection!"

Another person also chimed in: "I have an objection too!"

A gasp went through the audience: Number 9 and Number 38!

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Amidst everyone's surprised gazes, Number 9 said slowly: "The production team is cheating!"

Whoosh~~

Everyone was shocked!

He actually dared to confront the production team head-on!

Even Number 38 nodded as well: "Why is it that Fang Yang still gets to draw the excavator job?"

Boom~~~

This was no longer just simple surprise.

Such a massive piece of gossip had been dropped.

Everyone was stunned.

"What does that mean? Fang Yang drew the excavator job again?"

"It means that Number 26 is Fang Yang! Damn! There's a conspiracy here!"

"It's over, it's over. What's the point of this? We've been playing along for nothing!"

"Hilarious. And here I was thinking I had a chance to aim for first place!"

Everyone thought this was the end of it.

Who would have thought that Number 38 would throw another bombshell!

"Brothers, there's actually no need to compete anymore. Do you know how much in assets Fang Yang has? Do you know how much popularity he has?"

At this moment, the contestants in the audience stood up one after another to defend themselves.

"How much? Could it be over a hundred thousand?"

"Impossible, I've only earned a little over 2,000!"

"I've only earned a little over 3,000 too!"

Number 38 suddenly sneered: "You're thinking too small. Fang Yang's assets have already exceeded 30 million! His popularity is several times higher than all of ours combined. I don't know what the point of continuing this competition is!"

Boom~~

These words hit the scene like a nuclear bomb.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

30 million?

Are you sure it's not 3,000?

Even earning 3,000 would have been enough to rank in the top ten for this first week!

And it turned out he had an extra 'ten thousand' on top of that!

Isn't this a joke?

Especially the popularity!

Several times more than everyone else combined!

What's the point of playing anymore?

But some people raised doubts: "Stop bragging. I don't believe he could earn 30 million in one week. It's too fake!"

"Exactly, this story is too exaggerated!"

Number 9 said leisurely: "Let me tell you, don't doubt any of the rumors you've heard about him; they're all true! In fact, the reality is even more exaggerated than what you've heard. Last time at a restaurant, I saw with my own eyes Fang Yang being pursued and praised by everyone just like a celebrity!"

Now everyone was truly bewildered.

All the rumors are true?

This is more exaggerated than a movie.

The scene was on the verge of erupting!

Everyone looked at the production team, hoping for a perfect explanation.

At this moment, the manager upstairs saw this scene and immediately rushed downstairs in a panic, reaching the stage as fast as he could to snatch the microphone.

"Everyone, please stay calm! I am the manager of the production team. Regarding this matter with Fang Yang, let me give you an explanation!"

But the booing from the audience continued, with everyone cursing the production team.

However, at this moment, the manager completely lost his temper and shouted into the microphone: "Shut up! Listen to me!"

Perhaps this burst of anger really worked; the noise below gradually stopped.

The manager took a deep breath: "First, I announce a new plan from the production team. In addition to the original champion's prize of one billion remaining unchanged, the production team will set aside another 500 million to distribute as prize money for places two through ten, and your individual television broadcast time of 55 minutes remains unchanged!"

This was another bombshell for the day.

Not to mention the contestants, even the work staff were stunned.

When was this decision made?

But they also knew that if they didn't do this now, the show would likely collapse!

There was much discussion in the audience, but when they heard there were prizes for 2nd to 10th place, they all calmed down.

You have to know that previously only the champion had prize money, and no one else did.

Now, although it's a bit less, at least the chances of getting money have increased significantly. If you can't get the one billion, getting tens of millions is also quite good.

The manager raised his hand again to signal for silence.

"Actually, it's not that the production team intentionally favors Fang Yang, and it's certainly not some conspiracy. I might as well tell you all: before the drawing today, our customer service department's email inbox had completely crashed. According to official Weibo statistics, there were over 1 million emails, and every single one of them requested that Fang Yang continue operating the excavator. If it were you, what would you choose?"

The audience was stunned. This was no longer just shock; it was like hearing something unbelievable.

The manager continued: "Also, do you know why the number of viewers in your live streams exploded? I can tell you that all the traffic flowed out from Fang Yang's live stream. In other words, more than half of your traffic was given to you by Fang Yang!"

"Furthermore, you've all heard the recent rumors about Fang Yang. It's not that we're running a conspiracy, but that we didn't want to let you down, yet we couldn't say it clearly. So now, to compensate for everyone's losses, the production team has specifically set aside 500 million as new prize money. As for the champion, it remains one billion."

"Now, whoever wants to quit the competition, I won't stop you. Of course, the television contracts you signed yesterday will naturally be canceled!"

At this moment, the audience was silent.

No one made a sound.

They were all silent.

It turned out that many of the benefits they received were actually provided by Fang Yang.

This gave them a feeling of biting the hand that feeds them.

You have to know that with Fang Yang's assets and popularity, they never had a chance to begin with.

Even if the production team hadn't brought out the 500 million, their earnings from the television station alone were far better than their own work.

At this moment, quite a few people were looking at Number 9 and Number 38 with strange expressions.

They had almost lost this opportunity because of their impulsiveness.

The manager watched this scene with a cold sneer on his lips: "If there are no objections, then today's drawing activity is over. Oh, right... Number 9 and Number 38, since you don't like this show, then you should withdraw. I think everyone has no objections, right?" ===== CHAPTER 146 =====