My Identity As The World’s Richest Man Was Exposed On a Money Borrowing Television Program - Chapter 12

Chapter 12: I Am The Richest Man In The World!

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Not only was the audience surprised, but Alice, who was standing at the side, could not believe her eyes too. She did not understand what was going on.

The person she loved was clearly a poor man. He had a monthly salary of 1000 dollars, so how could he borrow 100 million? This was too much of a shock for her. She stood rooted to the ground, unable to believe everything that was happening in front of her.

She looked at Thomson, speechless, but her expression had already expressed everything.

Thomson said to Alice, “Darling, I’ve been hiding everything all this time. I’m very sorry for all of this, for not considering your feelings. Today, I’m going to tell you the truth.”

“Actually, I’m the richest person in the world!”

The audience was stunned at first, but they then burst into laughter again.

“Hahaha, this program team sure is capable. Don’t they even think before they write the script? If he can be the richest person in the world by borrowing 100 million dollars, then if he borrowed 200 million dollars, wouldn’t that make him the richest person in the universe? That’s ridiculous.”

“The current program team is going all out to raise the viewership ratings. Just how much did they hire this actor for? The richest person in the world must have spent at least a few thousand dollars.”

“Sigh, you guys really think we’re idiots. Do you think that we’re as brainless as your program team? This little trick has been overplayed, yet you still want to rely on it to earn money. Save it.”

In fact, they had wronged the program team. If the latter really wanted to play these little tricks, they could have started from the earlier episodes. There was no need for them to wait for so long, but the current situation did make it hard for them to deny.

The methods that program teams in shows like that used to increase the viewership ratings were already quite commonly known. After all, it had already been used by many other program teams. Hence, to say that they did not use any tricks did not convince many viewers.

Seeing that the situation was out of control, the director could only announce the final result when he saw that the time was up. The Thomson couple had won first place in this round, and they were rewarded with one million dollars. If they could win in the next round as well, they would receive even more prize money.

With the program team’s way of handling things, the audience naturally did not buy it.

“Why didn’t you explain yourself? Are you just trying to muddle through like this?”

“Good god, you just said that you’re the richest person in the world. You must be feeling guilty now that you’ve won.”

The program team was also feeling very helpless. The television station had a limited number of programs, and the time for each program was fixed, so they could not delay the next program just because of one program.

Having complained, the audience was also looking forward to how the program team would come forward to explain themselves.

After all, the contestant had already confessed to being the richest person in the world. Would they pretend to be poor again after this? If such, the program was bound to be doomed.

At this time, Thomson and his wife were invited backstage, where the director said to Thomson, “Oh my god, are you crazy? You said you’re the richest person in the world. Why did you make such a huge joke?”

Thomson was stunned. All he did was telling the truth. Why was the director so agitated?

The audience knew nothing about the actual situation. When they heard Thomson claiming that he was the richest person in the world, they thought that the program team had scripted this. Hence, it was no doubt they would also criticize the program team.

Alice quickly apologized to the director in order to get the reward money.

At this moment, the assistant director walked over and said to the director, “Our show is popular. Just now, the viewership ratings soared by several million. The audience is sending private messages saying that they want to see how the program team completes this ridiculous script.”

This made the director very excited. After all, compared to the show’s viewership ratings, nothing else was as important. As long as the viewership ratings were good and there was an audience, there was a topic to talk about. It did not matter whether the show was scripted or what the audience thought. 

The director then looked at Thomson.

Although this person was not dressed very luxuriously, he could look like an aristocrat if he was dressed up.

So, he said to Thomson, “Please continue to participate in the show.”

By now, Thomson’s goal had changed. He wanted to win the entire show, so he immediately agreed to the request.

Then, Thomson left with Alice while the director watched them from the side.

Alice was still confused about everything. She did not understand how her husband had managed to borrow 100 million. Everything had happened so suddenly, it was hard to believe.

However, on second thought, Alice suddenly shouted, “I know. You must have paid attention to this show a long time ago. Then, the program team found you and wanted to make you look like a billionaire. They gave you the script, and you acted according to the script, right? I was wondering why you didn’t panic on stage at all. You gave me a fright. You could have told me about this earlier. I was worried.”

Thomson had already made up his mind. He wanted to get first place in the competition and prove himself. Hence, he kept quiet. He wanted his actions to speak for his words.

Although Thomson had watched the show before, he only knew a little about it. He was not particularly clear about the various rounds.

As such, he began to look at the relevant information about the competition. He found that it was impossible to fake the next round in the competition because it was about connections. This was not something that could be compared with money.

The competition required them to compare their friends’ social status. They could either invite their friends to the live show or if they could not, they had to record a video to prove that they were his friends.

Thomson thought to himself, ‘If I bring them here, I don’t think anyone would question me anymore.’

The next round of the competition was in five days. Without thinking too much, Alice took a few days off from the company and replaced it with a few days of work so that she could participate in the competition.

Thomson was not busy at the moment. The first thing he did was unfreeze his assets in the Swiss bank. However, as the richest man in the world, Thomson had too many assets.

It would take at least a week for the bank to sort it out.

After a week, Thomson would have his old life again, and he would have endless wealth.

He would fulfill his promise. What others had, his wife must have too. What his wife had, on the other hand, the others could never have.

At that thought, he felt much better.

He had already made all the preparations for the upcoming competition. When the time came, he did not need to say anything. As long as those people were present, everything would be clear.

Meanwhile, the program became extremely popular. A critic published his analysis of the program, and in just a few days, it had already attracted the attention of millions.