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

"The second challenge is the Xuanwu Lake curling competition."

His voice wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear due to the reflection on the water's surface.

"The rules are simple."

He pointed to the slide that stretched from the shore to the lake.

The slide is about four meters wide and twelve meters long. The front third is normal ground, while the back two-thirds is covered with foam water that gleams brightly in the sunlight.

A red line is drawn near the end of the slide.

The red line is only 30 centimeters from the edge of the slide.

Just 30 centimeters away is the emerald green lake water.

"The two teams take turns sending players onto the field. The players lie on the red basin, run, and glide. The team whose basin stops closest to the red line wins."

Chen Yang paused for a moment.

"A total of three rounds, best-of-two format."

All fourteen people turned to look at the slide.

There was silence for a full three seconds.

"Wait a minute." Chen He raised his hand, his voice weak. "The red line is only thirty centimeters from the edge? If we slip over it, won't we fall straight into the lake?"

Chen Yang did not answer.

He gestured to the security team behind him.

A tester wearing a life jacket jogged onto the slide.

He crouched down in the starting area, holding a large red plastic basin, and took a deep breath.

Then he sprinted away.

After three quick steps, I reached the foam area and plopped down on the basin.

The friction between the bottom of the basin and the foamy water produced a sharp "hiss..." sound, and the tester slid out like a cannonball.

Red line?

We didn't even touch a shadow.

The basin shot straight out of the end of the slide, and the tester and the basin drew a perfect parabola in the air.

"Thump..."

A huge splash erupted, soaking three or four people in the front row on the shore.

When the lake calmed down, the tester popped his head out of the water and gave a thumbs-up to the shore.

At the edge of the slide, the faces of all fourteen people turned green.

Zheng Kai's lips twitched twice, and he turned to look at Li Chen.

Li Chen's expression also turned serious as he stared at the 30-centimeter distance at the end of the slide, his brows furrowed.

Yang Mi took half a step back and whispered in Liu Shishi's ear.

"Shishi, I suddenly realized that those eight minutes of playing shuttlecock were the happiest time of my life."

Shen Teng slowly raised his hand.

"Director Chen."

"Um?"

"Can I just jump into the lake? That would save me a step."

Chen Yang smiled and shook his head.

"No, I have to lie on the basin to slide."

"Can I just lie on the basin and jump into the lake?"

"no."

"Then I can..."

"Shen Teng," Chen Yang interrupted him, his tone gentle but firm. "Are you going first, or last?"

Shen Teng immediately shut up.

Chen Yang picked up the megaphone.

"Everyone put on your safety vests first, then the Running Man team will go first."

As soon as the words were spoken, the staff began distributing safety vests to everyone.

After everyone finished dressing, they started exercising.

Deng Chao stepped forward and scanned his teammates.

His mind was racing.

As an undercover agent, he has to ensure that the Legend of Sword and Fairy wins this round.

But the image of the tester flying directly into the lake has left a deep psychological scar on everyone.

Whoever goes first will become cannon fodder.

"Keep strong."

Deng patted Wang Baoqiang on the shoulder.

"You go first. You're skilled and have good control, so set a good example for the rest of us."

Wang Baoqiang grinned, showing his teeth.

"Zhong, I'm coming."

He took the red basin, bounced it in his hand, and walked to the starting point of the slide.

Wang Baoqiang squatted down, straightened the basin, pressed his hands against the rim of the basin, and braced his feet against the ground.

He glanced back at his teammates and grinned.

"Watch me!"

Then, like a wild bull released from its sluice gate, he galloped wildly.

Three steps, four steps, five steps...

When he got to the foam area, he slammed his whole body onto the basin.

The problem is coming.

He ran too fast.

His foundation from Shaolin Temple gave him explosive power far exceeding that of ordinary people. The friction was almost zero the moment the bottom of the basin touched the foamy water.

Wang Baoqiang, along with the basin, shot out like a red cannonball.

His eyes widened, the wind rushed into his mouth, and he let out a distorted howl.

"I... damn... I can't stop..."

The red line flashed before his eyes.

Then it disappeared.

"Thump!"

The splash was bigger than the one the tester had experienced.

He plunged into the lake, basin and all.

The thirteen people on the shore all took a step back.

Wang Baoqiang's head emerged from the water, a red basin placed on his head, and a muffled Hebei accent came from the bottom of the basin.

"Oh my god, this water is so cold..."

Chen He's face was no longer green, it was white.

Zheng Kai's hands were trembling.

Baby instinctively grabbed Li Chen's arm.

Shen Teng turned around and gave the camera a calm smile.

"I can now confirm that the essence of this game is... whoever exerts the most effort ends up taking a bath in the lake."

He paused for a moment.

"Therefore, the correct strategy is not to exert force."

These words were like a seed, instantly taking root in the hearts of thirteen people at the same time.

Next up is Yuan Hong from the Chinese Paladin team.

"I'll do it!"

He carried the basin to the starting area and squatted down to prepare.

Everyone was staring at him.

Yuan Hong stomped his foot on the ground.

Then he kicked again.

On the third attempt, he finally took a step.

But his "run-up" speed is roughly equivalent to that of an old man taking a stroll in the park.

When he reached the foam area, he carefully lay down on the basin.

The basin slid forward about two meters.

Stopped.

It came to a steady stop at the first third of the slide.

There are still nearly six meters to go before reaching the red line.

Yuan Hong, lying on the basin, turned around and gave his teammates a thumbs up.

"Safe landing!"

Yang Mi rolled her eyes from the shore.

"You call this landing? You call this idling and stalling."

Chen He has been chosen as the next member of Running Man.

He stood in the starting area holding a basin, his legs trembling.

"Let me tell you, it's not that I don't want to win today, it's that I'm trying to save my life..."

"Stop talking nonsense and skate!" Zheng Kai shouted from behind.

Chen He gritted his teeth and ran a few steps forward, but his speed was half a beat slower than Yuan Hong's.

The moment he lay down on the basin, his whole body stiffened.

The basin slid forward less than three meters and stopped half a meter behind Yuan Hong's buttocks.

The two basins are placed side by side, like two cars that have stopped running in a parking lot.

"Chen He! What kind of force are you using?" Deng Chao asked anxiously from the shore.

"I couldn't control myself! Baoqiang was so fierce just now that he flew into the lake, how could I dare to use force?"

Chen He lay on the basin and shouted back with a righteous indignation.

The situation spiraled completely out of control from there.

Wallace Huo was the third to take the stage.

He walked expressionlessly to the starting line, took three running steps, glided across the track, and stopped half a meter in front of Yuan Hong.

Three basins, one end to the other.

Zheng Kai is the fourth.

The little cheetah gritted its teeth, trying to muster some strength, but the image of Wang Baoqiang shivering in the lake haunted it like a ghost.

He suddenly pulled back when he reached the foam area, and the basin slid about four meters away, hitting Huo Jianhua's basin tail with a "thud," and his chin hit the rim of the basin.

"hiss......"

Four basins, strung together.