Novel Full Chapter 69 - The Winner
The next movie was displayed again on the screen. Unfortunately, team 3 and 7 failed that question since they got both the name of the movie and writers wrong. Jiu could not hide his happiness when they still got the two next movies right. There was so much jubilation and cheering in the air as it was only remaining CEO's Li and Yang Zi's team. Team 3 which was Mrs Wang's team and team 7 got eliminated on the third round. Yang Zi took a deep breath as the MC announced that there were only two remaining questions left for him to crown a winner. The MC was even tired, as none of the two teams lost. They had displayed ten movies on the screen just for this fourth round but none of the two team's points were higher than the other so he had to continue until a winner would be eventually crowned.
"Love actually by Richard Curtis! That is so correct. The two teams are correct. The two teams have just one question left. The team who guessed both the name and the writer of the movie correctly will be our winner while the one who gets the question wrong will be the 1st runner-up so are you guys ready to make your teams proud....?" The MC screamed enthusiastically. He was so relieved that the torment will be over in a few seconds.
"What happens if both teams fail or guess the answers right?" One of the audience threw the question at the MC. Everywhere went dead silent. Eeryone was eager to hear his reply.
"That automatically makes the two teams the winner," The MC replied as he signalled everyone to keep quiet and watch what will happen. Yang Zi's expression fell immediately the movie was paused. She turned around to give her partner a questioning gaze, but Jiu shook his head, signalling that he did not know the answer too. She only knew the name of the movie but not the name of the writers meaning that they were at a high risk of losing and that is what she did not want.
Yang Zi closed her eyes with her hands on her laps as she tried to recall everything about the movie. "Yang Zi, you have always praised yourself that you were endowed with the best memory in the world, so I know you can do this," Yang Zi thought with her eyes still shut.
Jiu just stared at her pretty face without saying a word. From the beginning, he knew that Yang Zi was after the first prize. He felt so useless for not being able to help her like he wanted to. He loved watching movies, but all the movies he had watched so far were mainly action movies and a couple of romance movies. He rarely watched Christmas movies, so he wasn't so familiar with them.
With her eyes closed, pictures of the movie started popping in her head. She quickly opened her eyes when she saw the name of the movie writer in her memories. The moment she finished scribbling the name on her notepad, the MC announced that time was up.
Yifeng on the other hand with his partner were also battling to come up with the movie writer names. They could also come with a name before the MC announced that the time was up. The MC smiled mischievously when both teams revealed their answer. He wasn't shocked that their answer was correct, but he knew that something was wrong with it.
"I can't believe what I am seeing! This is the first time the two team's answers differed from each other since the beginning of this game. Aren't you guys eager to know which team got the answer right or wrong?" The MC asked the audience who were eagerly waiting for the winner to be announced. They didn't utter a word, even though they knew that the MC was directing the question to them.
"As crazy as it may sound, the name of the movie is THE APARTMENT but Team 1 (CEO Li's team) says that the name of the movie writer is I. A. L. Diamond while team 6 (Yang Zi's team) says the name of the writer is Billy Wilder. Which team do you think got the name of the writer correct?" The MC questioned rhetorically as he turned around to face the surprised participants.
He continued, "This is the first time I have seen such a ridiculous turn of events. What would you guys say if I told you that both teams' answers are correct but also wrong at the same time?" He asked as he turned around to face the audience. There was an uproar in the enormous hall when the MC revealed this fact.
"As ridiculous as it sounds what I have just said is true because I. A. L. Diamond and Billy Wilder wrote the movie THE APARTMENT so their answers are both correct and wrong at the same time because they failed to mention both names," He paused before he continued, "These two teams, to be precise Miss Yang and CEO Li are a pair I have never encountered in my four years as an MC. They are smart and strong-willed. I have seen none other like them so let's applaud these teams for making tonight's event so interesting and meaningful," The audience's loud applause interrupted the MC speech.
"I know everyone has been expecting this for the past three hours. At the end of today's game for the first time in history to have two teams crowned as winners. With great joy in my heart, I declare Team 1 and 6 as the winner of this year's NAME THAT MOVIE competition," The MC shouted with a smile on his face. Members of Team 1 and 6 went wild with excitement. They were so happy that their contestants made them proud.
"These two teams have made a history that will last forever. This is the toughest set of people I have ever met in my 26 years of existence. Today's game was worthwhile because of them," The MC declared as he shook hands with the three guys participants, but for Yang Zi's turn he opted for an embrace. Yang Zi, who has been noticing the weird stares the guy was giving her, was reluctant to hug him, she just stare at him. When the guy saw that Yang Zi was reluctant to embrace him, he initiated the hug himself. He hugged Yang Zi and refused to let go. Even Yifeng who was standing on the stage got annoyed by the guy's impudent behaviour. He decided right that instant to do something about the playboy MC.
Yang Zi quickly pushed the MC off her body when he didn't let go of her. Everyone noticed the change in her expression when she pushed the guy off her body.