Chapter 18

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Everyone laughed at the same time as if they had agreed beforehand.

The audience’s reaction was extremely intense.

“He went for it!”

“I can’t take this anymore. I thought this rich man would call a few celebrities over to support him, but I didn’t expect him to call Gates over immediately.”

“I thought I heard wrong at first, but when I heard everyone saying the same thing later, I realized it wasn’t me. It was that rich man bragging.”

“What do you mean by bragging? This isn’t bragging, it’s acting!”

“I’m convinced, totally convinced.”

“The richest man said, ‘What can I do? The director told me to act like this.'”

“Then the director said, ‘I’m sorry, he’s a new actor. Please forgive me.'”

“To which Gates said, ‘It’s fine if the internet wants to take advantage of my popularity, but why are you trying to take advantage of a lousy show?'”

“I, Gates, am a reputable person. Don’t you think I care about my reputation?”

It was obvious that no one believed that Thomson was talking to Gates on the phone, including his wife.

However, Thomson did not care at all. He simply sat on the sofa that was prepared on stage and looked at the audience below with a very calm face.

There was no trace of embarrassment or panic in his eyes. It was as if he was looking at a bunch of clowns.

Yet, the audience did not think so. What they saw was a man who was a lack of confidence.

When the guests on the stage saw this, they all looked at Thomson.

One of the guests, who was very close to Thomson, could not care less. He looked at Thomson and gave him a thumbs-up, saying, “Brother, I really admire how you can sit here so calmly after all that bragging. If it were me, I would have hidden long ago.”

After that man said that, his wife could not help but add-in. “Oh my god, brother, where did you learn how to perform? I’ll need to go and take a look too. I want to become a tv host, so I was wondering where I could go to further my practice.”

The audience burst into laughter again when they heard the guests’ words, but Thomson remained indifferent and turned a deaf ear to those things.

Anyone could become the richest person in the world with the help of the system, but even then, none of them would have Thomson’s tolerance and maturity.

Some things were just better left unexplained, lest the more people misunderstand.

Instead of explaining like a clown, it was better to wait for Gates to come, and then they could decide who was better.

Backstage, a few staff members looked at their director in a daze.

Then, they asked in a low voice, “Boss, where did you hire such an actor? How can he be so boastful? Did you arrange the script? If it was you, what should we do next? With our ability, it would be difficult to hire a fake version of Gates.”

The director almost cried out when he heard his subordinate’s words.

He wished he was the one who had hired them because if he had, they would definitely listen to him.

Unfortunately, he did not hire these staff members, so it was useless to explain himself now.

The current idea was to get Gates.

As for what Thomson said about Gates, he did not believe it at all.

If Thomson really knew Gates, then why would he participate in this stupid show for a few thousand dollars?

Besides, why did he only borrow 100 million dollars?

Who would believe it?

Despite that, Thomson was now the program team’s savior no matter what he said or did. If he were to be eliminated, the show’s viewership ratings would definitely drop.

This show was the director’s only hope for a promotion. As long as the show’s viewership ratings exceeded five digits and the number of people in the live broadcast room exceeded 80 million or even 100 million, he would definitely be promoted.

Therefore, he could not let Thomson court death like this.

With a frown, he began to think about a solution.

After a few minutes, he suddenly thought of something. He hurriedly slapped someone’s thigh and said, “Got it!”

“Sigh, my great director. If you have thought of a way, then why did you slap my thigh?”

The staff member, who was slapped on the thigh, cried out in pain.

“Are you hurt?” Upon seeing the other party wailing, the director subconsciously replied.

“F*ck! I have nothing to say to you!” The person was so speechless that he cursed.

…

In the live broadcast room, more than 50 million viewers had started talking about Gates after Thomson gave the order.

The topics were endless, and there were all sorts of crazy discussions. Of course, they were still mocking him.

In the midst of all that, the comedians went online and started a few jokes.

“The richest man is frowning, thinking about who to make up next.”

“The richest man isn’t nice. Why did he call Gates? Am I, Buffett, not worthy of him?”

“Buffett expresses his dissatisfaction!”

“Yunjiang: Don’t tell me I have to go shopping like that? You’re the richest man!”

“Jiacheng: Only Gates? Are you looking down on us Chinese people?”

“Ault: Sigh, it’s not love after all. You always called me Little Ault when I used to run errands for you. Now that you’re on the show, you look for Gates. How dare you forget about me!”

Under countless people’s tease, a few innocent people could not help but speak up.

“Aren’t you people who mock him afraid that he really did call Gates?”

“Don’t say that. Look at this person’s behavior. I have a feeling that the call just now was real.”

“Mm, I listened to that voice of the phone over and over again. If you don’t say it, it really does sound like Gates’s voice.”

However, the netizens themselves could not see the logic, so they immediately bombarded them.

“No way. Are there still idiots in this day and age?”

“Idiots are not scary. What’s scary is that these idiots are so innocent.”

“The few of you who have slipped through the net of education, please read more books.”

“It’s hard to imagine that there are two talented people in such a small live broadcast room.”

“I’m shocked. The live broadcast room is full of talented individuals.”

“I’m not joking. If he really does call Gates over, I’ll eat three catty of sh* t!”

“Wait a minute. I’ll double that size!”

“I’ll double that size too.”

“Three catty? If the people from the neighboring country see three catty of sh*t, they’d think won’t do it. Three catty each. I’ve said it!”

“Sooner or later, I will die laughing.”