Five minutes later, three women and one man sat sideways at their respective "exam desks," trying hard to huddle closer to the center position.
On Mu Qiu's desk, a tablet was propped up on a stand, streaming the current show live.
The guests watched the guests in the show via the tablet, finally understanding where the director's daily amusement came from.
Mu Qiu lowered her head to adjust the settings, habitually tweaking the brightness and volume to her liking, and opened up the live comments.
Then she took a deep breath and, speaking to the tablet... or maybe the camera, she reasoned and emotionally appealed:
"Dear audience, our program's competition has reached its final stage. Given the difficulty of the questions posed by the show crew, stretching the limits of our knowledge amnesia zone, we're now hoping to seek your help."
