Chapter 273 - 249 Excess
"In my eyes, he is the true superhero!"
When these words were spoken, the atmosphere on set changed instantly.
This talk show was merely a variety show, and Jia Wei’er suddenly introducing this interactive segment was quite common in many variety shows—having female audience members choose their favorite male celebrities, or having male audience members choose female celebrities, etc., was well received by the audience.
Everyone approached it in a playful manner. If the host handled it well, they could even joke around and liven up the atmosphere. The chosen celebrities wouldn’t mind the outcome too much, of course, since everyone has different tastes, and the choice of a few audience members wouldn’t influence much, as long as the disparity wasn’t too great, maintaining face was all that mattered.
However, when the second girl publicly stated her reason for choosing Eric, the vibe of this choice game changed instantly.
Her reasons were quite sufficient—Eric was a soldier with distinguished merits who truly had contributed a lot to the country and the people. If one were to like someone, why wouldn’t they like him?
But the real subtlety lay in the fact that, after her words were spoken, the positions of the next three girls, who hadn’t made their choices yet, became quite awkward.
It was just meant to be a game, but suddenly it touched on patriotism. To make a choice now—if you didn’t pick Eric and instead picked Wu, what would others think of you?
One could have plenty of reasons and articulate them beautifully, but who could guarantee there wouldn’t be whispers and gossip?
Moreover, the most crucial point was that, to the audience present, Wu was a foreigner.
One was a role model soldier who had contributed a lot to the country and the people, and the other was just a recently famous foreigner. Was there even a choice? Anyone with a bit of emotional intelligence knew how to choose at this moment.