signingbooks Chapter 119 The God of Gamblers makes his appearance, shocking everyone.
Chapter 119 The God of Gamblers makes his appearance, shocking everyone.
January 9nd, 9:00 AM.
The dressing room on the third floor of the Venetian Hotel.
Seven chairs are lined up in front of seven full-length mirrors.
The makeup artist was extremely busy.
Deng Chao was the first to sit down.
A white linen short-sleeved shirt, with only the bottom two buttons fastened, revealing the collarbone.
She paired it with dark blue slim-fit casual pants and white canvas shoes.
My hair was styled with hair wax and swept back neatly.
He tilted his head slightly in front of the mirror.
"Okay, you look super handsome today."
Li Chen, standing next to him, was wearing a black fitted polo shirt with the cuffs stretched taut.
Below are khaki cargo shorts and dark brown leather sandals.
He glanced at himself, his expression unchanged.
Chen He, however, passed by from behind and patted him on the shoulder.
"Brother Chen, your arms look like they're inflated when you wear a polo shirt."
Li Chen looked down at his arm.
"You're just jealous!"
"Envious? Your sleeves are going to burst if they're any tighter."
Zheng Kai peeked out from the innermost chair.
He wore a white crew neck T-shirt under a thin light gray linen blazer, with the sleeves pushed up to his elbows.
Below are black cropped trousers that expose the ankles, and white leather shoes.
He looked clean and refreshing, with a youthful air about him.
"Who do you think the guest star is today?"
When Zheng Kai asked the question, his excitement was palpable.
Shen Teng sat in the corner, and the makeup artist was fixing his bangs.
He wore a beige short-sleeved linen shirt with the collar open, and loose dark gray trousers.
He was wearing a pair of black cloth shoes whose brand was unidentifiable.
He was completely relaxed, like he was on vacation.
Stop guessing.
Shen Teng said with a smile.
"You wouldn't guess."
How do you know you can't guess?
Zheng Kai disagreed.
"Because Director Chen said it three times, you'll find out tomorrow."
Shen Teng glanced at him.
"You can't guess what someone says if you tell them three times."
Wang Baoqiang came out of the restroom, wiping his hands.
Black printed short-sleeved T-shirt with a large dragon head design, which looks quite nice.
Light-colored jeans, white sneakers.
"I lost two thousand dollars yesterday, I have to win it back today."
He spoke as he sat down in the chair.
"Baoqiang, we're not gambling today, we're recording a show."
Deng Chao said with a smile.
"We have to win even when recording a TV show!"
Baby was the last to come out of the locker room.
Everyone's eyes turned to that direction simultaneously.
She wore a light pink camisole top with a white sheer cardigan over it for sun protection, the fabric partially obscuring her skin.
Below are high-waisted light blue denim shorts, revealing a section of fair calves.
She wore white platform canvas shoes, her hair was tied in a high ponytail, and a few strands of hair hung down beside her ears.
It's refreshing and clean, like the sea breeze in Macau in August.
"Baby, you look so beautiful!"
Deng was the first to applaud.
Baby smiled and covered her mouth.
"Thanks, Brother Chao."
Chen He leaned closer.
A light blue striped short-sleeved shirt, white casual shorts, and fluorescent green sneakers.
"Baby's look today deserves a perfect score of 10 out of 10, I give it 100."
He gave a thumbs up.
Then the conversation shifted.
"So who are today's guests? Are they three men or three women?"
Baby tilted her head.
"I really want to know too."
"Director Chen is too tight-lipped."
Zheng Kai sighed.
The door to the dressing room was pushed open.
Zhang Lei poked half his head in.
"Everyone, get ready, you can follow me."
The seven people filed out and walked through the hotel corridor.
The Venetian's arcades are resplendent in gold, and the artificial sky overhead is an unreal blue.
The footsteps sank into the marble floor.
Deng walked at the front, side by side with Zhang Lei.
"Brother Lei, can you give me a hint?"
Zhang Lei remained expressionless.
You'll know when you get there.
"You're just like Director Chen."
Zhang Lei smiled but didn't reply.
After turning two corners, we stopped in front of a dark wooden door.
Two staff members were standing at the entrance.
Zhang Lei took out a walkie-talkie.
"Director Chen, MC is in position."
Chen Yang's voice came through the walkie-talkie.
"Let them in."
Zhang Lei stepped aside to make way, gesturing for him to pass.
Deng Chao pushed open the door.
The room wasn't large, but it was decorated exquisitely.
Warm yellow lighting, dark wood wall panels, and a burgundy carpet on the floor.
In the very center, there is a round table.
A dark brown solid wood round table with a polished, gleaming surface.
Around the table, everything was neatly arranged...
Deng Chao paused in his steps.
He counted them subconsciously.
I counted them again.
"Ten of them."
He glanced back at the six people behind him.
"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven."
He pointed to himself.
"There are seven of us... and ten chairs."
The entire room fell silent for a second.
Chen He was the first to react.
"Three! We have three guests today!"
Zheng Kai's eyes lit up.
"Three?"
Wang Baoqiang counted on his fingers.
"Ten minus seven... Yes, three!"
Shen Teng strolled in slowly and glanced around.
"Good at math, Baoqiang."
The camera crew was already in position on the south side of the room.
Three cameras, long lenses and short lenses, all pointed at the round table.
Chen Yang stood in front of the camera crew, wearing a simple dark gray polo shirt and holding a stack of documents.
He watched the seven people file in, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
"Please sit down."
Seven people sat around a round table looking for seats.
Deng Chao sat facing the camera, with Li Chen on his left and Shen Teng on his right.
Chen He and Zheng Kai stood side by side.
Baby sat between Li Chen and Wang Baoqiang.
Three empty chairs were left there.
It was particularly eye-catching.
Before Deng Chao had even settled down, his gaze drifted to a small blackboard in the corner of the room.
Two lines of white chalk writing were on the blackboard.
He leaned forward and read it aloud.
"The rules everyone must follow today..."
The entire room fell silent.
"First, violence is never allowed under any circumstances."
He finished reading the first item and then stopped.
Then everyone's eyes fell on Li Chen.
Li Chen: "..."
Deng Chao suppressed a laugh.
"Li Chen, look, the first rule is aimed at you."
Chen He slammed his fist on the table.
"Big Black Bull is done for! His violence stat is reset to zero!"
Zheng Kai followed up with a finishing blow.
"Brother Chen, you're the most useless person in our group today."
Li Chen's ears turned red.
"What do you mean by 'most useless'...?"
"If it's not violence, what else do you have?"
Chen He laughed so hard he almost fell over.
Baby covered her mouth and laughed, then whispered something in her defense.
"Brother Chen is very smart too."
Shen Teng slowly added a sentence.
"Baby, you don't even believe what you're saying, do you?"
The whole audience burst into laughter.
Li Chen pointed at Shen Teng.
"Shen Teng, you...you shouldn't be too happy yet, you...you've lost your strength."
Shen Teng blinked.
"When have I ever had any physical strength?"
The laughter grew even louder.
Deng continued reading the second item.
"Secondly, both individual alliances and strategies can be used."
He lowered his hand and leaned back in his chair.
"Brainpower Bureau"
Upon hearing those two words, Chen He sat up abruptly.
He slammed his hands on the table and looked around.
"Did you all hear that? Violence is not allowed, but cooperation and strategy are."
He raised an eyebrow.
"In this situation, who wins?"
He pointed to his head.
"The one with a sharp mind wins."
Then he gave the whole table an extremely irritating smile.
"Everyone, today I am your nightmare."
A brief silence.
Deng was the first to stand up.
"Hehe, have you forgotten how your pants fell down before? Now you're telling me it was a nightmare?"
Chen He's expression changed.
"That was an accident! It has nothing to do with your brain!"
"It's related."
Shen Teng added, "A smart person wouldn't let their pants fall down."
Zheng Kai coldly added insult to injury.
"Mr. Cactus, how about tightening your belt today?"
Chen He pointed at Zheng Kai.
"Zheng Kai, shut up!"
Wang Baoqiang was so happy that he slapped his thigh.
"Is Genius He not wearing his cactus-themed outfit today?"
"Baoqiang, don't join in the commotion!"
The baby's eyes curved into crescent moons as she smiled.
Chen Yang stood beside the camera, watching the farce unfold at the table, a slight smile playing on his lips, but he didn't move.
As the laughter subsided, he took two steps forward.
Everyone's attention was instantly drawn to it.
"Alright."
Chen Yang's voice wasn't loud, but it commanded respect.
"Welcome to Macau."
Deng Chao immediately sat up straight.
Then he crossed his hands on the table, narrowed his eyes slightly, and curled the corners of his mouth upwards.
Trying to make a cool expression.
Chen He followed suit, crossing his arms and slightly raising his chin.
Zheng Kai supported himself with one hand.
His tone was casual, as if he were talking about what to have for lunch.
"Of course, the seven of you alone might not be enough."
Deng Chao's expression changed.
"What do you mean?"
Chen Yang smiled.
"So today, we've invited a legendary expert to join the competition."
His gaze swept over the three empty chairs.
Seven pairs of eyes turned to the empty chair.
They all turned to look at the door on the north side.
"Who?!"
Chen He was the first to shout it out.
Chen Yang did not answer.
He turned to look at the staff member next to him and nodded slightly.
next second.
The stereo is on.
A melody flowed from the speakers in the four corners of the room.
The intro is extremely short.
The long tone of two electronically synthesized sounds.
Then, the drumbeats came down.
Calm, substantial, with the unique texture of Hong Kong films from the 1990s.
God of Gamblers.
Theme song.
Deng Chao's body jolted up as if he had been electrocuted.
He jumped up from his chair, his eyes wide.
"No way?!"
Chen He was stunned for half a second.
Then his mouth opened and he couldn't close it.
Zheng Kai jumped up from his chair.
"No way, no way, really?!"
The door on the north side was slowly pushed open.
The first person.
Light gray linen shirt, sleeves rolled up to the forearms.
Her gray hair was combed meticulously.
He had that smile that everyone in Asia recognized on his face.
Chow Yun-fat.
Chow Yun-fat.
He stood at the doorway, his left hand in his pocket and his right hand gripping the black folding fan, the fan facing outwards.
The words "God of Gamblers" are stamped in gold...
A second person appeared right next to him.
White minimalist printed T-shirt, black motorcycle leather jacket.
Her short hair was neatly styled, and she always had a smile on her face.
Andy Lau.
Andy Lau.
He bowed slightly as soon as he entered, and glanced at the whole table with a smile.
The third person walks on the outermost side.
A plain black crew neck undershirt, layered under a black hooded sweatshirt.
He wasn't wearing a hat, his black-rimmed glasses were perched on his nose, his hands were in his pockets, and his head was down.
Stephen Chow.
Stephen Chow.
Three people stood side by side at the door.
The background music is still playing.
Nobody moved.
The whole room seemed to be paused.