One by one, the guests left after they had received the 500,000 dollar prize money.
With their meticulous preparation, they could have demonstrated their financial resources and connections. However, Thomson had invited Gates.
If they continued to stay on the show, they would definitely embarrass themselves.
F*ck.
If their friends saw them in the show, they would be humiliated to death too.
Since the big boss, Gates was invited, who would dare to compete?
Although others had invited connections that were worth hundreds of millions, in front of Gates, they were just poor people.
Who was Gates?
He was the founder of the trillion-dollar Aifeng Group, so none of the bosses from those small businesses could compare to him.
Staying on the show would not only turn them into an extra but a nobody.
Once Thomson had gone home, the director and the staff were left dumbfounded.
"Director, you're f*cking awesome. You even managed to arrange for Gates?" A staff member praised the director.
Many of the backstage staff thought that Gates's appearance was all thanks to the director.
After all, Thomson looked like an ordinary person, and their program team had also investigated Thomson's background — he was just an employee of a small company.
They simply did not believe that someone like him could invite Gates, let alone speaking to Gates in that commanding tone.
They believed that this was a script that the director had arranged.
"You're awesome. If you have that capability, then why are you still here as a lousy director?"
The director of the program team was also in shock, and it took him very long before he could calm down.
He had indeed invited a Gates, but he had invited a genuine artist, Little Gates. Other than the fact that his looks resembled Gates, nothing else did.
"Director, I understand. We won't reveal it to anyone."
"I didn't expect you to be so amazing, director. First, the fake, and then the real one? The show is really entertaining."
"Director, you're indeed the director. Our show's popularity will definitely explode in the next two days."
"It's already trending!"
Upon hearing the staff members' praises, the director secretly swore.
Despite that, he was also very excited.
Did it matter who invited Gates?
It did not as long as the show became popular!
...
On the way home, Thomson was very calm, while Alice beside him was still very surprised.
Before participating in this show, Alice's goal was only to get a reward of 50,000 dollars.
Yet, look at her now! Not only had she successfully pass through the first round, but she even passed through the second round smoothly as the first place.
This was something Alice did not even dare to think about before she joined the show.
"Honey, please be honest. Did you communicate and band together with the program team beforehand?"
Alice stared at Thomson with a glint in her eyes.
In Alice's opinion, Thomson would have never been able to invite a big shot like Gates.
If he could, then there was only one possibility — all of this was the program team's gimmick.
Thomson said very seriously, "There's no need to communicate. Gates is just one of my many friends."
Alice then touched Thomson's forehead and muttered to herself, "Hm, you don't have a fever. You must be too deep in the act then."
Thomson looked at Alice's actions and was somewhat speechless. However, it was Alice's down-to-earth look that made Thomson fall for her.
Alice pouted and frowned. "Husband, why are you hiding everything from me?"
Thomson's heart trembled.
Was he exposed?
It was true. He should not hide his past from his wife because it was a form of distrust, and Thomson felt a little guilty about it.
He looked at Alice very seriously and said, "Honey, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have kept it from you. Actually, I used to..."
However, before Thomson could finish his sentence, Alice interrupted him, "Did the program team find you before I did? They must've arranged all the scripts, and you kept it from me. Hmph... But it's also quite exciting. I didn't expect that we'd go through to the third round. Even if we fail now, we'd still get the million-dollar prize money."
Looking at Alice's excited expression, the emotions that had been brewing in Thomson instantly vanished.
How could she have imagined it so well? That was not the truth at all!
Thomson took a deep breath and said, "Honey, I'm actually the richest man in the world."
Alice looked at Thomson and said lovingly, "Honey, I love you, and I don't care if you're rich or not. As long as the two of us work hard together, money can be earned."
"I really am the richest man in the world. I'm not lying to you."
Thomson decided to confess. He did not want to hide it from Alice anymore, and he wanted to give Alice a better life. There was no need to worry about such a small amount of money every day.
Seeing that Thomson had fallen into a state of 'delusion', Alice said helplessly, "You claim you're the richest person in the world. Well, I'll believe you if you give me tens of billions now."
Tens of billions...
In Thomson's eyes, it was really just a small amount of money.
However, he had just unfrozen his funds, so it would take some time to transfer them into the country. There was no way he could take it out now.
Otherwise, he could easily take out hundreds of billions and trillions of dollars, let alone tens of billions.
If she were to ask him how or why he had so much money, then all he could say was that his family owned a money-printing factory.
"This... It will still take some time," Thomson said helplessly.
Alice replied, "Alright, I believe that you're the richest man in the world. So rich man, what do you want to eat today? I will go to the supermarket to buy something to cook for you."
Thomson was speechless.
Did she really believe him? Her expression did not show it at all.
Thomson could only smile, and he did not bother to explain further for now.
After all, Thomson was not in a hurry. The money was not going anywhere anyway.