1979 Golden Age

In the 80s, variety shows didn’t have any hardware facilities.

Even in the 90s, watching those Hong Kong and Taiwan programs was still full of the atmosphere of the dance hall.

At the beginning of "Water Challenge", a panoramic view was taken from a high place, which should have been taken in the two-story restaurant. The track was fully displayed. The shore was the starting point and the place where the host stood.

A man and a woman, neither of them recognized.

"The first in Hong Kong, the only one!"

"The 120-meter track is waiting for you to challenge. As long as you don't fall into the water in the middle and reach the end and take the timer, the challenge will be considered a success! Do you see the big sign? We will hang everyone's speed on it, and only the top ten will be posted!"

"As long as you succeed in the challenge, you can get a reward. Look here!"

The camera turned and the ground was piled up like a small mountain, all of which were color TVs and refrigerators.

"If you don't make it, there will be a consolation prize, a ticket to Songcheng or the amusement park!"

"If you make it, you can choose a color TV or a refrigerator!"

"Within 30 seconds, both are yours!"

"Wow!"

Fu Mingxian opened her mouth wide, eager to try: "Mom and Dad, I want to go too!"

"Go do your homework!"

"Hmm!"

Shi Hui ignored her and asked: "Xiao Chen, is this all your idea?"

"Half and half, I made a lot of suggestions, but I didn't expect him to be so bold and give a relatively high prize."

"It's quite high, 2000-3000 Hong Kong dollars for a color TV!"

Fu Qi said, and then asked: "Huh, is that very difficult?"

"Of course, otherwise you will lose a lot of money!" Shi Hui said.

The two of them were the most interested, and they had the enthusiasm of the middle-aged and elderly people in the future to watch short videos for the first time.

The first person to appear was a little fat man. Although he was an internal staff member, this kind of game was the first time, and he couldn't act out the tension. Chen Qi told him to interview the contestants, which might be the only chance for ordinary people to appear on TV.

Many people will sign up for this.

"Sir, where are you from?"

"Mong Kok!"

"Do you exercise?"

"Never!"

"You are so confident. What is your hobby?"

"Reading comics!"

After a few simple questions, the little fat man stretched his arms and kicked his legs, warming up properly.

Chen Qi stared at the screen until he cut a close-up of the little fat man's focused eyes, and then matched it with majestic music, and clapped his hands suddenly: "That's right! Even with this post-production effect, Li Zhuanglie is still humble!"

"..."

The other people looked at each other, not understanding what he was talking about.

Post-production, post-production is the god of variety shows!

"3, 2, 1! Start!"

At the command, the little fat man, wearing a T-shirt and shorts, ran forward with all his strength. The first level was a big round ball on the water. Each ball was very soft, uneven, and separated by some distance, but motionless.

Because of limited funds and time, it was too troublesome to build activity equipment.

There was only one activity level in the entire track.

The little fat man jumped onto the first ball. He expected it to be soft, but he didn't expect it to be very slippery. His center of gravity was unstable and he was in a panic. He simply fell down and hugged the ball like a fat seal.

"Hahaha!"

Fu Mingxian was very happy, and Fu Qi, Shi Hui, and Gong Xue also smiled.

Chen Qi had a blank expression on his face, like an impotent man who surfed too much. There was no way, he absorbed too much information, and this little thing couldn't make him laugh at all...

The little fat man was quite calm. After his center of gravity stabilized, he crawled forward little by little, and pounced on the second ball with a ferocious look, followed by the third, the fourth... Don't mention it, all five balls came over.

Now even Gong Xue put down her chopsticks and watched TV attentively.

"..."

And the little fat man stood up shakily. There was a slightly higher buffer platform more than one meter away in front of him, and he needed to jump over the fifth ball.

He concentrated, he was lucky, and he didn't blink!

He took a deep breath, kicked his legs, and jumped forward with both hands. His upper body was about to pass, but his bulging belly held him back and he hit the edge of the buffer table...

All the viewers in front of the TV seemed to feel the sound of elasticity.

He bounced back like a meatball and fell into the water. The security guard who was soaking in the water came to rescue him. The camera cut over and the security guard held the little fat man with one hand and waved his other hand.

"Ouch!"

"Hahaha! So unlucky, did you see it?"

"That belly is so elastic!"

Several people laughed. Fu Mingxian slapped the table and shouted, Gong Xue covered her mouth and her face was a little red.

"..."

Chen Qi also pulled the corner of his mouth and felt that the effect was okay. It was like watching a very old comedy. Some people could feel the funny points, while others were confused. What was funny?

Works have always been in line with the times. After all, only a few have been popular for a long time.

The second one is an aunt, the third one is an uncle, and the fourth one is a little sister... Each episode is about 90 minutes long. If the contestant has more interesting points, more shots will be given. If there are fewer interesting points, they will be fast-forwarded directly.

In the pilot episode, there were more than a dozen people in total.

There were some funny ones like the little fat man, who made everyone laugh.

In the end, the prize was unexpectedly won by a young lady in her 20s. She has long arms and legs, exercises regularly, and is very stable. She passed one level after another. Although it took a long time, she successfully reached the finish line.

Jump hard and hit the timer.

Time stopped.

Staff members came over immediately and hung a sign on it. It was written with a brush: 6 minutes and 48 seconds!

"Fuck you! Still ranked first after such a long time?"

"I must be better than her!"

"How is it possible to get two items in 30 seconds? Who can clear the level in 30 seconds?"

All the viewers watching the show were staring at this sign. The poor results made many people want to make a move, or were unconvinced, or complained about the rules.

And when this young lady actually picked out a color TV, wow, she was so jealous!

Because it doesn’t look that difficult…

"When is the next issue? What is the next issue?"

"There's a phone number up there, call and ask!"

"Hello? Li's TV, I want to sign up for the water running one!"

"Sir, our next program has not been confirmed yet, please wait..."

"What are you waiting for, do it quickly!"

Tonight, Li Zhuanglie was sitting at the TV station. Although he didn't know how many ratings it had received, he knew it was done by listening to the ringing phone calls and the busy operator replying one after another!

"Director, Mr. Qiu is looking for you!"

Suddenly someone shouted.

Li Zhuanglie hurried over, and Qiu Degen's laughter came from the phone: "It's a very interesting program that can be continued for a long time. The selection of materials this time is good."

“It’s all thanks to everyone!”

"..."

Qiu Degen seemed to pause for a moment, and then said: "Get closer to Mr. Chen from the mainland and see what kind of cooperation he wants. Feel free to do it within your scope of authority."

"clear!"

(Thanks to the leader of Cao Mu Nian Hua...

No more! "