Rebirth 09: Starting from taking charge of Running Man on CCTV

Chapter 116 premiered with hilarious laughs, making the entire internet burst into laughter.



Chapter 116 premiered with hilarious laughs, making the entire internet burst into laughter.

It's exactly eight o'clock.

The suite fell silent instantly.

Deng Chao pulled his legs back from the coffee table, leaned forward, and rested his arms on his knees.

Li Chen stopped rubbing his hands.

Wang Baoqiang hadn't finished chewing the potato chips in his mouth, and his cheeks were bulging.

Chen He and Zheng Kai put down their phones at the same time.

Shen Teng even sat up straight.

The baby stopped wiggling her legs, gripped the corner of the pillow tightly, her knuckles turning white.

On the television screen, the logo of CCTV's variety channel flashed briefly.

Then......

The screen went black.

Two full seconds of pure black.

Everyone held their breath.

"Buzz..."

A deep, metallic reverberation emanated from the TV speakers.

The screen suddenly lit up.

Aerial view.

A panoramic view of the Olympic Park descends from the sky.

The steel structure of the Bird's Nest gleamed with a silvery-gray luster in the morning light, while the blue membrane structure of the Water Cube resembled a giant gemstone.

The camera rapidly descends.

Lawns, stone paths, security perimeter tape, small flags...

Five large characters on a dark blue cloth wall burst into view.

"Run, China!"

The drumbeats exploded.

The footage is cut into a rapid montage...

A close-up of someone stepping barefoot onto acupressure mat.

Slow motion of mud splashing.

The silhouette of someone sliding down the soapy water slope.

Golden bells swayed in the wind.

A silhouette of seven people standing on the red carpet.

Each shot lasts no more than a second, dazzling the viewer.

The last frame freezes.

A distant view of the Bird's Nest.

The scene transitions to the main feature.

Red carpet.

A shot of Deng Chao striding out from a distance appears on the screen.

Wearing a bright red Li-Ning sports jacket and sunglasses pushed up on his head.

"Hello everyone! I'm Deng Chao! Your captain is here!"

Inside the suite, Deng Chao stared at his own image on the screen, a smile unconsciously creeping onto his face.

"Wow, that's a really cool haircut."

Chen He glanced at him from the side.

"Can you stop being so narcissistic? We're here for you."

On the screen, Li Chen walked out.

Wearing a black tracksuit, he walked with a steady gait.

Deng Chao's voice-over comes through... "Brother Chen! Hurry up! Don't make it look like a military parade!"

Then the camera zoomed in on Li Chen's ears.

Her ears were slightly red.

Shen Teng's appearance followed immediately.

Wearing a gray hoodie, her hair was unkempt.

"No, is this red carpet for me to walk on? I thought I was going to receive an award."

Laughter erupted simultaneously from countless living rooms in front of the television.

Then there's Wang Baoqiang.

Wearing an orange tracksuit, he jogged over.

Hello everyone! I'm here!

The camera cuts to the onlookers.

Several middle-aged women recognized him and shouted at the top of their lungs, "Baoqiang! Baoqiang!"

Later, a decorative word was added: "National Popularity Test: Passed."

Wang Baoqiang grinned as he saw himself appear in the suite.

"Hehe, the addition of those decorative words in post-production was great."

Chen He and Zheng Kai's appearances were edited together.

Chen He looked left and right.

"Did you really film it?"

Then he turned around and shouted in the direction behind him, "Kai Kai, don't push me!"

Zheng Kai's voice came from behind, "I didn't push you! Walk faster!"

Later, a lightning bolt symbol was added between the two characters.

[Classmates at Shanghai Theatre Academy, constantly teasing each other].

Inside the suite, Zheng Kai punched Chen He in the shoulder.

"They even added a group name for us later."

Chen He ignored him.

Because he was waiting for Baby to appear.

It's not about waiting for a baby.

It's waiting for the part that follows.

He was starting to get nervous.

Baby has arrived.

White sports jacket, high ponytail, bare face.

She paused slightly at the entrance to the red carpet and clenched her fingers.

Then he took a step forward and bowed to the camera.

"Hello everyone, I'm Angelababy, you can call me Baby."

His Cantonese-accented Mandarin is soft, and his smile is genuine.

In the video, Deng Chao is the first to go up to her and lead her to the middle of the group.

Post-production text: "[The only female MC and the group's darling]".

Baby was in a corner of the suite, looking at herself on the screen, covering her face with both hands.

"I'm so nervous."

Chen Yang turned his head and glanced at her.

"Don't be nervous, it works very well."

The sound wasn't loud, but it was very steady.

Baby put her hand down and smiled at him.

Then......

The main event is coming.

Off-screen, the director's voice came through the speakers...

"Next, please welcome our guest!"

The red curtain of the little red house was lifted.

Liu Xiang came out.

His signature smile.

White sports T-shirt.

At this moment, a very simple yet extremely effective solution was implemented.

The scene was a beat slow.

The background music was kept low.

Then......

All the MC reaction shots exploded simultaneously.

A close-up of Deng slapping his thigh.

A close-up of Chen He's mouth open in an "O" shape.

A full-body shot of Wang Baoqiang clapping his hands.

A close-up of the baby covering her mouth with both hands.

Li Chen's profile view with wide eyes.

A rare, serious expression flashed across Shen Teng's face.

The voice-over is Chen He's line...

"Could it be... Liu Xiang?"

Then the next second...

"Impossible, impossible! He's an Olympic champion, why would he come here..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Liu Xiang is already standing on the red carpet.

A line of large text was added later.

"Liu Xiang, the Asian Flying Man".

It was paired with a golden starlight effect.

The seven people in the suite exclaimed upon seeing this.

"Holy crap, that post-production work is amazing!"

Deng slapped his thigh.

"They captured my expression way too clearly..." Chen He covered his face.

Chen Yang's phone vibrated.

Chen Xi's QQ message.

[The Baidu "Running Man" forum saw over 3,000 new posts flooding in within 8 minutes of its broadcast, causing a brief server lag. The Weibo hashtag #LiuXiangSurpriseAppearance# surpassed 500,000 views in 10 minutes and is still rising.]

After reading it, Chen Yang flipped his phone over and placed it face down on the sofa.

The corners of her mouth curved slightly.

The screen then transitions to the first level.

"Acupressure mat obstacle course".

Later, a route map was marked on the panoramic view of the track... starting point, 50-meter acupressure mat, gates A and B, mud pit/straight track, jump rope area, soapy water slope, finish line bell.

Clearly and distinctly.

Then the rules were announced.

"Barefoot the whole time."

The camera focused on a close-up of Chen He's face.

The smile froze.

A sound effect of shattering glass was added later.

The word "flower" [is no longer funny].

Next came a compilation of everyone's reactions after taking off their shoes and trying out the acupressure mat.

Deng Chao sprang up with a "whoosh".

Wang Baoqiang grinned.

Zheng Kai's face turned pale after standing there for just one second.

The baby carefully stepped on it, then immediately pulled away.

Li Chen stood on it for three seconds, his expression unchanged, but his toes were digging into the ground.

Shen Teng... "Can I withdraw from the competition now?"

In post-production, this scene was edited into a fast montage, accompanied by upbeat background music, with each person's screams and grimacing expressions seamlessly connected.

The pace is so fast it's breathtaking.

But every shot hits the funny bone perfectly.

The first matchup is between Wang Baoqiang and Zheng Kai.

Gunshots.

The two rushed out.

Wang Baoqiang's screams... were not edited in any way later.

Original soundtrack.

enough.

That howl was more effective than any sound effect.

In the suite, Wang Baoqiang saw himself jumping barefoot on the acupressure mat and slapped the sofa.

"Why did I look so ferocious!"

Deng Chao was laughing so hard he was shaking.

"Brother Qiang, that's not ferocity, that's reality."

Then......

AB gate.

Wang Baoqiang crashed through door A.

Slow motion.

Behind the door was a mud pit.

"thump......"

Mud splashed up more than half a meter high.

A classic detail was added here later.

Split-screen mode.

On the left is a slow-motion shot of Wang Baoqiang falling into the mud.

On the right, Zheng Kai crashed through Gate B...unimpeded.

Then Zheng Kai turned around and saw Wang Baoqiang.

Clay figurines.

My body was covered in brownish-yellow mud from head to toe.

Zheng Kai's burst of laughter was broadcast to millions of households across the country via television.

This moment.

It's unclear how many families' living rooms erupted in chaos at the same time.

A residential community in Beijing, on the East Third Ring Road.

A family of three sat around the television.

Dad was holding a teacup, and the tea almost spilled onto his pants.

Mom laughed so hard she leaned back on the sofa and slapped her thigh.

"Wang Baoqiang is so unlucky! Hahahaha!"

My elementary school-aged son was pointing at the TV and yelling.

"A mud figure! You've turned into a mud figure!"

A shared apartment in Xuhui District, Shanghai.

Three white-collar workers who had just finished get off work crowded in front of an old television.

"Is this a CCTV program? Is it real?"

"This is hilarious! When did CCTV start doing this?"

Chengdu, a male dormitory at a university.

Six people were watching a live stream on a laptop.

The picture quality was terrible, but the laughter was so loud that people in the next dorm room came knocking on the door.

"What are you looking at? Why are you laughing like that?"

"CCTV's new variety show! Come watch it with us!"


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