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

The security passage at the venue entrance was completely cleared by the production team.

The eight people followed Chen Yang through the turnstiles and stepped inside the Water Cube.

The corridor was dimly lit, and huge photos of the 08 Olympics hung on the walls on both sides.

A still image of Michael Phelps winning his eighth gold medal.

The diving dream team's splash-disappearing trick.

Next to each photo is a small bronze plaque engraved with the date, project, and achievement.

Footsteps echoed in the empty corridor.

Deng Chao walked and looked around, muttering the words on the bronze plaque to himself.

"Men's 100-meter butterfly, 50.58 seconds... What does that mean?"

Liu Xiang smiled to himself.

"Phelps' world record remains unbroken to this day."

At the end of the corridor is a double glass door.

The moment the door opened, everyone stopped in their tracks.

The core venue of the Water Cube is fully revealed under the lights.

There was no audience.

There was no noise.

Seventeen thousand seats were empty, the blue seats gleaming with a cool light under the lamps.

In the center is a standard 50-meter competition swimming pool.

The pool water was crystal clear and blue, its surface resembling a giant sapphire.

The membrane structure of the dome is even more stunning from the inside. Blue light shines softly through the translucent shell, making the entire venue look like it's floating in seawater.

Baby was the first to speak.

"Oh my god..."

She stood at the entrance to the stands, looking up at the dome, her mouth slightly open.

"This is so beautiful."

Wang Baoqiang followed behind, turning his neck around the whole way.

"My goodness, this place is all booked out? Just us?"

"Of course," Chen Yang replied.

Deng Chao gasped.

"This is CCTV's doing."

He looked around and saw that the 17,000-seat stands were empty, with only the program crew's lights and camera equipment located in key positions.

"To be honest, I've been acting for so many years and joined countless productions, but this is the first time I've been so impressed by the scale of the event."

Shen Teng strolled leisurely at the back, hands in his pockets, and glanced around.

"If this venue charges an entrance fee, how much will it cost for the eight of us?"

No one answered him.

Because everyone's attention had been drawn to what was in the center of the pool.

Two three-meter-high metal pillars.

It stands upright in the middle of the pool.

A horizontal bar is strung between the pillars.

Chen He was the first to walk to the edge of the pool and peer down.

He first looked at the water.

Then I looked at the crossbar again.

I looked at the water again.

"no……"

He glanced back at Chen Yang, his expression complex.

"Is this high jump?"

"High jump in the water?"

Zheng Kai also walked to the edge of the pool, squatted down, and tested the water temperature with his hand.

"The water isn't cold."

He stood up and looked up at the horizontal bar.

"But this height..."

Li Chen stood on the long side of the pool, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the uprights and crossbars several times.

He didn't speak, but his brow furrowed slightly.

Chen Yang walked to the referee's platform on the short side of the pool and raised the megaphone.

"Come here, everyone."

Eight people walked up to him one after another, forming a semicircle.

"The second challenge is high jump on water."

Chen Yang's voice echoed clearly in the empty venue.

"The rules are simple."

"All four members of each team went into the water."

"Four people work together to get one team member over the bar by lifting, stepping on their shoulders, or whatever you can think of."

He pointed to the device in the water.

"The water is 1.6 meters deep."

"The crossbar is at least 1.8 meters high and can be raised to 3 meters high."

Deng Chao's eyebrows furrowed instantly.

"The water is 1.6 meters deep, so the horizontal bar should start at 1.8 meters?"

"right."

"How can you jump out when the water is up to your chest while you're standing in it?"

Chen Yang smiled.

That's why we need four people to work together.

"Three people form the base, and one person flips it up."

"Or two people can put their arms around each other's shoulders, and one person can step on them."

"You can figure out the method yourselves."

Shen Teng listened with his eyes closed, then slowly opened one eye.

"Director Chen, may I ask you a question?"

"ask."

"If you stand in water that is 1.6 meters deep, the buoyancy of the water will push you upwards."

"But at the same time, with my feet underwater, I can't get any leverage."

He paused for a moment.

"So the core difficulty of this game is that the base is unstable."

Chen Yang looked at him and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

"Comrade Shen Teng's analysis is very insightful."

Shen Teng nodded.

"My second question is..."

"Can I not go into the water?"

"cannot."

"I'll give it a try."

"no."

Shen Teng sighed.

"OK."

After listening to the rules, Liu Xiang looked down at his feet.

He was wearing a professional sports ankle brace.

"Using force in the water is indeed ineffective," he thought for a moment. "But if the base is stable enough, the person on top only needs a vertical jump and a somersault to theoretically get across."

Deng Chao turned around and glanced at him.

"Brother Xiang, what do you think is the most stable way to build the base?"

Liu Xiang has not yet answered.

Deng Chao turned around, walked to the edge of the pool, squatted down, supported himself on the edge of the pool, and peered into the water to carefully examine the distance between the horizontal bar and the vertical post.

He had his back to everyone.

Give your full attention.

Completely unprepared.

Three meters away.

Chen He stood.

His eyes were not on the crossbar.

I didn't see the swimming pool.

He didn't look at his teammates.

His gaze had been fixed on Deng Chao ever since he entered the venue.

Like a cat eyeing its prey.

At this moment, the prey squatted by the pool, its rear end facing the sky, its back wide open.

Chen He's breathing became shallow.

His toes silently moved two steps in the direction of Deng Chao.

Zheng Kai caught a glimpse of his movements out of the corner of his eye, and his mouth opened as if he was about to say something.

Chen He suddenly rushed out.

Three steps to accelerate.

Extend both hands forward.

It was precisely pushed onto Deng Chao's back.

"The cactus's revenge has been taken today...!"

"What...?"

Deng's voice stopped abruptly.

He fell headfirst into the pool with a "plop".

The water splashed up more than a meter high.

It splashed the faces of three rows of cameras by the pool.

Deng Chao rolled over in the water, slapped his hands haphazardly on the surface a few times, and then stood firmly on the bottom of the pool.

He wiped the water off his face and looked up at the shore.

My hair was completely wet, sticking to my forehead, and water droplets were running down my nose.

The red sports jacket was soaking in water, inflating into a large bubble.

Chen He stood by the pool, hands on his hips.

He laughed so hard he was shaking.

"Hahahaha!"

He waved his little hands, wiggled his bottom, bared his teeth, and squinted his eyes at Deng Chao in the water.

"Was that good, bro?"

"When you pulled down my pants this morning, did you ever think about this moment?"

Deng Chao stared at him from the water, opened his mouth twice, but couldn't say a word for a long time.

Water dripped to the corner of his mouth, and he spat it out.

"Chen He!"

"You're finished!"

"You're really finished!"

Deng Chao punched the water, splashing water all over his face.

"You wait! Wait for me to come up..."

"Come up here first!" Chen He said with a laugh as he squatted down on the shore.

"Brother Chao, your expression was hilarious! You looked like a drowned rat!"

The audience erupted in laughter.

Wang Baoqiang was so happy that he spun around in place on the shore.

Baby covered her mouth and laughed so hard her shoulders shook, her eyes curving into crescents.

Liu Xiang turned to the side, covered his mouth with his fist, and laughed so hard his shoulders were shaking.

Zheng Kai squatted by the pool, and Deng Chao waved from the water.

"Brother Chao! How's the water temperature? Can you test it for us?"

"You all wait!" Deng Chao pointed at everyone on the shore from the water. "None of you will escape!"

Chen He finished laughing, straightened up, and clapped his hands.

"Alright, alright, we're even."

He turned his head smugly and glanced at Shen Teng beside him.

"Brother Teng, did you see that? A man's revenge doesn't have to wait until..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

He felt his waist being gripped by two hands.

very tight.

Very stable.

He looked down.

On the left, Shen Teng.

On the right, Li Chen.

Two people, each holding one side of his waist, stood there expressionless.

Chen He's smile froze.

"What are you two doing?"

Shen Teng remained expressionless.

"To help you get used to the water temperature in advance."

"What? No, no, no..."

"One, two," Li Chen counted twice.

I didn't count to three.

The two men worked together to lift Chen He up.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

Chen He thrashed about in the air, looking just like a frog being lifted up.

"Put me down! You're my teammates! You're on the same side..."

"three."

"thump!"

Chen He was thrown into the swimming pool.

It hit right next to Deng Chao.

The water splashed up and smeared Deng Chao's face, which he had just wiped clean, all over again.

Chen He emerged from the water, his face covered in hair.

He looked to the side.

Deng Chao was staring at him.

Two drenched people stared at each other in a 1.6-meter-deep swimming pool.