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

Li Chen stood in the center of the hall, his chest heaving, his forehead covered in sweat.

But his gaze was frighteningly steady.

Deng Chao stood about seven or eight meters in front of him, while Liu Shishi hid half a step behind Deng Chao, peeking out half her head.

"Brother Chen."

Deng Chao smiled and waved at him, "Why don't you give me the token, and we can shake hands and make up?"

Li Chen remained silent.

Liu Shishi took half a step back.

Deng Chao's smile froze for a moment.

"Shishi".

Deng Chao lowered his voice and turned to Liu Shishi, saying, "I'll pull him from the front in a bit, and you go around behind him and tear it when you see an opportunity."

Liu Shishi swallowed and nodded.

"He's strong, but he's slow to turn around. You're light on your feet, so he might not be able to keep up."

"Okay... I'll give it a try."

Liu Shishi's voice trembled slightly, but she had already begun to move to the side.

Li Chen glanced at the two people standing one in front of the other and a slight movement of his lips.

"bring it on."

The two words, spoken softly, made the air in the entire hall tense.

Deng Chao was the first to make a move.

Instead of charging straight ahead, he swayed left and right a couple of steps, making a feint like in basketball, trying to trick Li Chen into shifting his center of gravity.

Li Chen remained completely still.

Deng Chao took another step, then suddenly accelerated and cut to the left.

Li Chen's body turned forty-five degrees.

In that instant, Liu Shishi rushed up from the right.

Her hand was already outstretched, her fingertips less than twenty centimeters from the name tag on Li Chen's back.

Li Chen's ears twitched.

He heard it.

Footsteps.

Light, but rapid.

Li Chen did not turn around.

He withstood the impact of Deng Chao's charge from the left, using the force to turn to the right.

180 degrees.

Liu Shishi's hand had just touched the edge of the designer brand, but she hadn't had a chance to grab it yet.

Li Chen's right hand had already wrapped around her shoulder.

"Sizzle."

Clean and neat.

Liu Shishi's name tag was torn off.

The whole process took less than two seconds.

Liu Shishi stood there, stunned. She looked down at her empty back and then looked up at the name tag in Li Chen's hand.

"……what?"

Her expression was like someone taking an exam and having their paper taken away before they even wrote their name on it.

The loudspeaker came on.

"Liu Shishi, out!"

Deng Chao stood three meters away, his smile completely gone.

It's one-on-one now.

Li Chen casually stuffed Liu Shishi's name tag into his pocket, turned around, and faced Deng Chao.

The two people looked at each other.

Deng Chao stretched his neck and rolled up his sleeves above his elbows.

"Brother Chen, I won't let you have it."

"Come."

Li Chen only said one word.

Deng Chao stopped testing the waters and charged straight in.

The two people collided with a muffled thud.

Deng Chao gripped Li Chen's wrists tightly with both hands, trying to control his hands.

Li Chen's overwhelming strength was too obvious. Deng Chao's feet slipped as he was pushed, but he refused to let go, clinging to Li Chen like an octopus.

The two of them twisted together, staggering as they spun halfway around the hall.

Deng Chao suddenly released Li Chen's wrist with his right hand and reached behind him.

Almost simultaneously, Li Chen's left hand slipped under Deng Chao's armpit and grabbed a corner of his name tag.

"Sizzle!"

"Sizzle!"

The two tearing sounds almost overlapped.

The two of them froze at the same time.

In Deng Chao's hand, he was clutching a piece of... the hem of Li Chen's sweatshirt.

I didn't manage to tear off any name tags.

In Li Chen's hand, he held a complete sticker with white background and black text.

Deng Chao.

The broadcast played for the last time.

"Deng Chao, out!"

"Running Man Team wins!"

Deng Chao stood there, staring at his name tag in Li Chen's hand, stunned for two seconds.

Then he laughed.

He smiled with a particularly relieved expression.

He reached out and patted Li Chen on the shoulder.

"ox."

Li Chen, panting heavily, also smiled, revealing his signature canine tooth.

"Deng Chao, you're too kind."

Ten minutes later.

In the main hall of the Zhuque Tower, in front of a three-meter-high ancient-style mechanical door.

Li Chen spread out the tokens he had collected from all the eliminated contestants in his hand.

The Azure Dragon is in two halves, the Black Tortoise in two halves, the White Tiger in two halves, and the Vermilion Bird is a single piece.

Seven pieces.

He inserted the pieces one by one into the corresponding grooves on the mechanism door.

The moment the last Vermilion Bird token was pressed down, the sound of gears turning came from inside the door panel.

"Click. Click. Click."

The heavy wooden door slowly opened to both sides.

Behind the door was a small stone chamber. On the stone platform in the center, a glass bead the size of a fist gleamed with a faint blue light under the lamp.

Ancient Spirit Pearl.

Li Chen stepped forward and held the spirit pearl in both hands.

Chen Yang's voice came through the radio, tinged with laughter.

"Congratulations to the Running Man team! Filming for the second episode has officially ended!"

The door to the eliminated players' rest area was opened.

Everyone filed out and surged into the main building lobby.

Yang Mi was the first to rush to Brother Hu and pinch his arm.

"Hu Ge! Give me back my designer brand!"

Brother Hu laughed and dodged backward, raising his hands above his head.

"Mimi, have mercy! I had no choice!"

Chen He grabbed Deng Chao's sleeve, his face full of accusation.

"Brother Chao, you've gone too far. I'll never trust you again."

Deng put his arm around his shoulder, his face crinkling with laughter.

"Hehe, don't be angry. I'll treat you to hot pot later."

"If the hot pot isn't enough, add some barbecue."

"Okay, okay, add them all."

Shen Teng gave Li Chen a thumbs up.

"Brother Chen, from now on, you'll be our king of kings in the name tag ripping game."

Li Chen scratched his head, his ears turning red.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Huo Jianhua walked up to Chen Yang and extended his hand.

"Director Chen, today's recording was so much fun!"

His tone carried a sincere sense of emotion.

"To be honest, acting and recording variety shows feel completely different. Today's feeling... is very refreshing."

Yuan Hong nodded vigorously beside him.

"Yes, it's that feeling of adrenaline rush, even more exciting than filming action scenes."

Tang Yan covered her mouth and laughed.

"I was really startled when they ripped my name tag off; my heart almost jumped out of my chest."

Chen Yang smiled and shook hands with everyone.

"Thank you all for your hard work. Everyone is in great shape today, so the final product will definitely be amazing."

Zhang Lei, standing to the side, shouted something while holding up a walkie-talkie.

"Attention all groups, the recording of the second episode is officially finished! Thank you all for your hard work!"

Applause erupted from all directions.

The cameraman, lighting technician, production assistant, extras, and all the staff were applauding.

Hengdian.

Wansheng South Street.

A no-signboard open-air barbecue restaurant is hidden deep in an alley. A dozen or so tin tables are set up at the entrance, and a row of incandescent light bulbs hang overhead, filling the air with the smell of smoke.

Yang Mi walked in front and turned into the alley with practiced ease.

"This is the place. I came here every day when I was filming in Hengdian. The owner's lamb skewers are absolutely amazing."

Chen He's eyes lit up.

"Do you have lamb kidneys?"

"They also have grilled oysters, grilled eggplant, and grilled enoki mushrooms. Their secret spicy sauce is homemade and you can't find it anywhere else."

More than twenty people poured in and pushed together three large tables.

The seven MCs and seven guests sat at one table, Chen Yang and Zhang Lei sat at the next table, and the rest of the core creators squeezed into a third table.

Case after case of beer was opened, and bunches of kebabs were brought out one after another.

Deng Chao, with a lamb skewer in his mouth, suddenly put down his chopsticks and pointed at Chen Yang across from him.

"I'm talking to Director Chen."

Chen Yang was peeling garlic when he looked up at him.

"Everyone is suffering so much today because of you."

The whole table fell silent for a second.

Then Deng Chao's voice rose.

"Double undercover! How did you come up with that? Do you know how devastated I am today?"

"I had to lead the Running Man cast to gang up on the Legend of Sword and Fairy team on one hand, and on the other hand, I was anxiously trying to get information back to the Legend of Sword and Fairy team. My brain was about to split in two!"

The whole place burst into laughter.

Brother Hu, holding up his beer glass, chimed in.

"Me too, I almost tore Yang Mi's name tag off... wait, I did tear it off."

Yang Mi kicked his chair leg across the table.

"Hu Ge, how dare you say that!"

Chen He slammed his hand on the table.

"Director Chen, do you just enjoy watching us hurt each other?"

Chen Yang smiled and handed the peeled garlic to Zhang Lei, spreading his hands out.

"I have only one principle: I'll throw you in and let you choose for yourselves."

"What was chosen was more real than any script."

Deng Chao took a bite of a lamb skewer and mumbled something indistinctly.

"You're just bad."

"But it's really fun."

He added another sentence.

Shen Teng, holding his beer glass, slowly began to speak.

"I just want to ask, Director Chen, are you going to go this big next time?"

Chen Yang glanced at him and smiled.

"Next time? Let's try a different format."

"I guarantee it will be even more exciting than this one."

Shen Teng put down his beer glass.

"I suddenly regret signing the contract."

The audience burst into laughter again.

The barbecue lasted until after 1 a.m., and more than 20 people drank four cases of beer. The table was piled high with bamboo skewers and empty plates.

When it was time to pay the bill, Huo Jianhua and Deng Chao both stood up to take out their wallets.

Chen Yang held down the hands of the two people.

"It's on me today."

"Director Chen, how could I possibly accept this..."

"The second episode is finished. Everyone worked hard, so this meal is on me."

Chen Yang took out his wallet, pulled out a few red bills, and slapped them on the table.

"Boss, check please."

Deng Chao looked at him and shook his head.

"Okay, I'll remember that. It'll be my turn next time."

The crowd gradually dispersed and returned to their respective hotels.

Chen Yang walked at the very back, with Zhang Lei and Ma Li following on either side.

My phone vibrated in my pocket.

Chen Yang took it out and glanced at it.

A text message sent by Ma Li.

"Director Chen, the contracts for the guests in the third episode are all signed. These three big names took a lot of effort; their schedules were extremely tight, and I had to plead with them a lot before they agreed. You owe me three favors, so you'll have to make it up to me later."

Chen Yang paused for a moment.

He stared at the screen, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

Three people.

Three people from Hong Kong.

Any one of them, taken individually, would be a figure at the very top of the Chinese film industry.

All three arrived at the same time...

I can't even imagine what that scene would be like!

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P.S.: Let's continue the discussion: What celebrity, song, or movie/TV show left the deepest impression on you in 2009? Which guest would you like to invite to Running Man? And what games would you like to see?

Jay Chou's invitation failed, so he won't be coming to the third episode. However, I've replaced him with three legendary celebrities to guarantee an even more exciting show. Jay Chou will be coming later.