Chapter 294： I give you a million dollars!

"The Statue of Liberty, is it made by us in the United States?" the daughter said in a childish voice.

"No, it was made in France and given to us in the United States." Blaise replied gently.

"Oh, yes, I will reward you with a lollipop!" The daughter said with a smile.

"Haha, that's great, I love lollipops the most." Blaize said with a smile.

"Second question, if this is wrong, you won't have a lollipop to eat, and you still have to play with me!"

"Okay! I must answer correctly!" Blaise pretended to be serious.

"Statue of Liberty, how tall is it?"

"This..." Blaise couldn't think of the answer to this question for a moment, and suddenly got stuck, and could only scratch his head and scratch his head, thinking about it.

This topic is obviously very simple. I clearly remember it, but why can’t I remember it all of a sudden? The Statue of Liberty should be 70 meters high, right? Blaise stroked the beard on his chin, thinking hard.

"The Statue of Liberty is 46 meters high, 93 meters with the base, and weighs 225 tons." Looking at the pitiful appearance of Blaise biting his finger, Zhang Dongcheng couldn't help smiling, and then told him the answer.

"Ha, thank you! That's right, daughter. The Statue of Liberty is 46 meters high, 93 meters plus the base, and weighs 225 tons." Blaise said excitedly, slapping his forehead when he was reminded.

"Great, Dad, you are right again, I will reward you with a lollipop." The daughter said happily over there.

However, Zhang Dongcheng's eyes suddenly lit up. He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then couldn't help but smile slightly at the corner of his mouth.

In the 1990s, in this era when there were no variety shows dominating the weekend schedule, there was no need to think about large-scale programs that were too advanced and required too much manpower, material resources and organizational skills. ZDC TV Station was still a small TV station with limited resources in all aspects. Well, there is a variety show with simple execution, but it is the most popular, and it even lasts for ten years!

It is the most suitable for now!

That's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire! "

In the original time and space, "Who Wants to Bea Millionaire?" (English: Who Wants to Bea Millionaire?; Singapore translation "Millionaire Winner", Taiwan translation "Super Rich Man") is a TV game show originating from British independent television. There are local versions produced. Contestants need to correctly answer 15 consecutive multiple-choice questions with four choices. If they can answer all of them correctly, they will receive a huge prize, usually 1 million local currency. Take the British version of "Millionaire" as an example, the top prize is one million pounds. This game show was conceived by British director David Briggs in 1995, and after years of discussions and revisions, it premiered in the UK in 1998. It was very popular after it was broadcast, and was purchased by TV stations all over the world to produce and broadcast it.

In the United States, this program has also become a super popular variety show. The huge prize of 1 million US dollars has attracted the attention of many viewers. ABC TV station saw the huge development potential of this program, bought the copyright, repackaged it, and invested a lot production, it turned out that ABC made a wise choice. From 1999 to 2000, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" averaged 29 million viewers per night, setting a record for the highest ratings of all TV programs in American history.

ABC TV once proudly claimed that the program was the most profitable TV program in its history, with a total revenue of 1 billion US dollars!

There is even an Oscar-winning movie that took the show as the background and swept the world. It can be seen how influential this show is all over the world!

And now, it is 1998, and this program in the UK has not yet started broadcasting. As long as the action is fast enough, it can definitely be aired ahead of it. Then, register the copyright and march to the world!

Haha, now that the Saturday night program is done, ZDC TV has this program, which is enough to gain a foothold on the national television network!

After calming down, Blaise touched his head after finishing the phone call, and smiled at Zhang Dongcheng: "Thank you for helping me answer just now, you must know that if Dad can't answer the baby's question, it will be very embarrassing, especially It's still such an easy question. It's strange why I can't remember the answer?"

Zhang Dongcheng raised his eyebrows, snapped his fingers, and said calmly: "Mr. Blaise, the reminder given to me by the phone call just now is too important. I think I have figured out how to help the TV station get the ratings! I think we need A crazy, fascinating, never-before-seen super variety show! Well, it starts airing in prime time on Saturday night, time, one and a half to two hours is enough."

"Super variety show? You helped us come up with this idea? Hey, buddy, tell me, what are we going to do?" Blaise was a little excited. He knew that Zhang Dongcheng had countless good ideas in front of him, and he expected Zhang Dongcheng can bring the good luck of the film industry to ZDC TV station, and then, bring the TV station with him, soar into the sky!

Zhang Dongcheng thought about it, maybe the power of words is pale at this time, it is better to practice it, this will strengthen Blaise's confidence and let him understand how this variety show actually works.

"I need, I need two to three people. You can call any number of people in. I will be the host of this variety show here, and let you witness the charm of this show with your own eyes." Zhang Dongcheng snapped his fingers again, Said with a firm tone.

"Need three people? Well, I'll call someone over." Blaize hesitated to pick up the internal phone on the table, and started to call someone.

Not long after, three people appeared in Blaize's office, all of them acting in a serious manner.

There is no way, sitting in front of him is a super director, Zhang Dongcheng, the chief boss of the TV station. It is unrealistic for these three subordinates to say that they are not nervous!

These three people are a girl and two men. The girl is Margaret, the front desk lady who guided Zhang Dongcheng over, Frank, the manager of the advertising department, and Alexander, the secretary of Blaze.

"Don't be nervous, my friends. Don't treat me as the boss here. Now, I'm an angel, an angel who makes countless banknotes fall from the sky!" Zhang Dongcheng said to the three with serious faces, but his words were blurred Just kidding.

Blaise was listening, but he didn't know what Zhang Dongcheng wanted to do.

The three subordinates relaxed a little, but they kept staring at Zhang Dongcheng sitting on the executive desk, still very serious.

"You must be wondering why I said that. But what I want to tell you is that today is your lucky day! Because, you may be here with me and take away a million dollars!" Zhang Dongcheng took out the checkbook, He wrote a 1 and countless 0s in a chic way, and then handed them over to three people: "A million dollars is definitely not less than a dime! Take a look, this check may belong to you within half an hour." One of three!"

A million dollars!

The four people in this office almost jumped up!

Oh my god, what is Jang Dong Seong doing? Take out a million dollars and give it away? Is this really fun? What kind of variety show is this? Blaise watched, his hair standing on end in shock.

The front desk lady, Margaret, held the check that Zhang Dongcheng had deliberately stuffed into her hand, and saw the 0's one by one, and felt her heart beating wildly!

The check was uploaded in the hands of the three people, and the faces of the three people completely changed. They didn't know why Zhang Dongcheng gave them a million dollars, but they only knew one thing, that is, Zhang Dongcheng never lied. This million may really belong to one of the three people within half an hour!

Looking at each other, the three people who had a good relationship with each other immediately felt that something was wrong with each other's eyes.

This is a million! In the United States in 1998, one million dollars could already be called a rich man. All three of them counted in their hearts how many years of wages they would have to earn to get this one million dollars.

This calculation is incredible. Frank, the manager of the advertising department, has a high annual salary, and it will take more than ten years without eating or drinking to earn this million, while Margaret, the receptionist, will need twenty or thirty years to earn it!

With this huge sum of money in front of you, who can be calm?

The three of them began to breathe heavily at the same time, and their eyes gradually turned red.

"Okay, the way to get this million dollars is very simple, just answer a few questions from me. Then I will put out a quick-answer question first, and whoever answers correctly first can answer my questions first, and all the answers are correct. Yes, I can take away the million dollars!" Zhang Dongcheng slapped the check on the table, and none of the four people looked at him anymore, they were all staring at the check.

"Okay, please listen well. My question is, which country is the Statue of Liberty made in? Please answer quickly!" The first half of this sentence was said slowly, and then when it came to the latter question, Zhang Dongcheng rang like a thunderbolt. With a jingle, he spoke quickly.

"I know, it's made in France!" The manager of the advertising department is indeed a talent. As soon as Zhang Dongcheng finished speaking, Frank quickly picked up.

As soon as these words came out, the other two who were a little slower could only sigh.

"Very good, Mr. Frank, please answer my first question. If you answer this question correctly, you can get one thousand dollars!" Zhang Dongcheng wrote another check for one thousand dollars and slapped it on the table.

Blaze was a little fascinated. Just watching this process, I felt so nervous, exciting and interesting!

"How tall is the Statue of Liberty? A82 meters, B78 meters, C93 meters, D108 meters, which answer is it?" Zhang Dongcheng smiled at Blaise and asked.

"This..." Frank was also stuck on this question, and suddenly thought desperately.

The front desk lady, Margaret, became excited in an instant, and shouted: "Mr. Smith, I know the answer!"