Chapter 16

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

By 11 a.m., the stage had been set up!

It was time for the second round of the program — a competition of connections!

In this round, there were ten groups of guest contestants! Among the ten groups, three of the most outstanding ones would be chosen to advance to the next round!

After that, the prize money would be even more generous! Nevertheless, their opponents would also be stronger.

At the end of the day, winning would not be an easy thing.

Without wasting more time, Thomson and Alice walked into the venue as the stage lit up.

At this time, the other nine groups of guests had arrived as well. These people were all the winners of the first round in the entire show so far!

The weakest person had successfully borrowed 19 million dollars, and the highest was close to 100 million dollars.

Although these people could borrow money, that was all they could do.

Moreover, they could keep the prize money that the show gave!

This made them similar to a person who earned a million dollars a year or a self-made businessman who had over 10 million dollars in assets.

Since the people and friends they knew were all in the same social circle as them, it was not difficult for them to borrow money to achieve their goal of advancing to the next round.

All they had to do was wait a few days, and they could get a million dollars for free. Anyone would dream of doing such a business.

Even those with an annual income of ten million would be willing to do so, let alone those with an annual income of a few million!

It was a bang for the buck!

Who would not want to take advantage of a bargain that was handed to them on a silver platter?

Of course, there were a lot of big bosses in the show as well!

In the previous seasons, the show had an entrepreneur whose net worth was more than 100 million!

He was much more extreme than Thomson, borrowing 300 million dollars on the spot!

Many people thought they were dreaming! After all, why would a big shot who could borrow this amount of money participate in such a program?

Could it be for the final prize money?

Ordinary people could never understand the thinking of a business tycoon.

It turned out that this boss’s funding was about to be cut, hence he used this show to expand his popularity!

After the show was broadcasted, his problem was solved! Not only was the problem of his cash flow solved, but he had also made tons of money and resourceful friends!

He killed three birds with one stone! What was not to like?

This boss’s operation was a standard textbook business stunt!

It was just like how some young people treated Buffett to a meal. It was not just any meal, but one they could take advantage of to expand their influence and make money!

It was all the same!

These people just pretended that the program team found them and then demonstrated their capabilities to the investors.

This way, not only would they save a lot of time and energy but earn double of what they wanted too.

The host was already standing in the middle of the stage, and he could not help but look at Thomson.

He had also been on N site for the past few days, so he knew that many people were paying close attention to Thomson’s development!

However, the information that others had was very one-sided. Only he knew what Thomson was truly capable of!

With that in mind, the host quickly greeted Thomson politely.

The audience entered the venue, and soon, over a thousand seats were filled!

“Everyone, after ten episodes of selection, we’ve finally arrived at the second round!”

“A competition of connections!”

“Hahaha, I have to say, this year’s show is full of extraordinary people!”

“However, the second round is not that simple!”

Suddenly, the corners of the host’s mouth curled into a smirk.

“The program team has decided to change the rules!”

“The change is to prove that the person invited by the contestant is his or her true friend! Each contestant will get a random card, and the invited friend will personally help you buy this little thing and send it here!”

“If this condition is not fulfilled, their support would be invalid!”

…

The host had just finished explaining the last-minute change in the rules, but before the audience could react, the guests went crazy!

Of course, this did not include Thomson.

The reason was simple!

Anyone who had watched this show would know the rules of the second round. Therefore, they had already made preparations and contacted some rich friends. They even had friends shoot a supporting video to cheer for them!

These contestants were quite tactful. Most of them had to beg their grandparents and pay a lot of money to get a supporting video from a big shot.

Today, they were ready.

They were here prepared to show off their wealth.

However, they had already used up a lot of favors to have those big shots make a supporting video for them. Now, they these big shots to run errands for them, how would they agree?

It sounded a little unbelievable!

However, the reason for this last-minute change of rules was to distinguish the guests from each other and give the audience a higher expectation!