Soon, New Year's Eve arrived.
The room was warm and cozy. The occasional bursts of firecrackers outside the window couldn't drown out the crisp sounds of mahjong tiles clattering together. Shuffling and ponging tiles mingled with the cheerful laughter of the people, interspersed with the sounds of onlookers cracking sunflower seeds and children making noise. Ironically, the television program playing behind them became the unique background music of this little world.
The festive atmosphere inside the house grew stronger.
This is also how many people celebrate the Lunar New Year nowadays.
Watching the Spring Festival Gala is clearly no longer their only option. Compared to those boring TV programs, they prefer to gather together to play cards or mahjong and enjoy the leisurely time of chatting with others.
However, there were still a few young girls who chose to sit on the sofa and watch tonight's program.
Of course, boring programs are not their ultimate goal.
"Has the program schedule been released yet? What time is Brother Xiao's show?"
One of the girls was still looking through the program schedule on her phone.
"It should be soon, I remember their show was pretty early on."
"Oh, my sister's the opening show! Quick, switch to the next channel, I want to watch her show."
They switched between several popular satellite TV channels on TV, and even their mobile phones had live streams from different places running, just in case they missed anything.
Fortunately, just over forty minutes after the party officially started, the magic show that everyone had been looking forward to finally appeared.
In the video, the young man in the red suit exudes a unique charm. Although he is slightly shy when facing the camera, his voice remains very steady. Just like countless times before, he greets the audience in front of the television: "Hello everyone, I am actor Xiao He. I wish you all a happy new year, great success in the future, and all your endeavors will be accomplished."
He then handed the microphone to the person next to him, and another young man awkwardly greeted everyone: "Hello everyone, I am Xie Jingshi. I am very happy to be here in such a special capacity to watch the magic show. I also wish all the viewers in front of the TV all the best and great luck!"
Then came Chen You, and finally, the show's central figure, Ge Fu, stood up. He adjusted his glasses, smiled slightly at the camera, exuding mystery and composure. He bowed slightly to everyone, his voice carrying a touch of magnetism: "I am magician Ge Fu. This is my first time performing on the Beijing TV Spring Festival Gala stage, and I am very happy to see everyone here—"
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Tonight's magic show undoubtedly topped the trending searches on various platforms, even surpassing the popularity of the serious magic show on CCTV.
If nothing unexpected happens, it will likely be one of the most memorable performances for audiences this year.
Compared to magic tricks that rely on mysticism, Ge Fu's magic is more entertaining and visually impactful. He also has a strong ability to evoke emotions through his speech, making people want to follow his train of thought. Even if some people can immediately guess the principle behind some of the magic tricks he performs, they still find it refreshing.
In particular, the card swapping and shuffling, and the final watch theft, led many people astray until the very end, only to realize that something was amiss. However, even after careful recollection, they still couldn't figure out exactly what was wrong or how Ge Fu had managed to do it.
Even if Xie Jingshi was a plant, could he really have pulled off such a cunning scheme?
Or, among the guests present on the show, who is ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) able to match Ge Fu's hand speed and complete this magic performance flawlessly?
Viewers who had been waiting for magicians to slip up in previous years were slightly disappointed, as they didn't find anything particularly entertaining in the magic performances on several channels. However, some immediately began to analyze the magic tricks and try to uncover the secrets behind them. Soon, viewers who were closely watching the screen noticed something amiss with Xiao He's movements.
Almost that same night, before the clock struck midnight, the reveal videos from major TV stations went viral.
Following closely behind was Xiao He's personal trending topic.
【Xiao He, aren't you the one who's a shill?】
【Xiao He Magic Show】
【Xiao He's Magic Secrets Revealed】
The videos following these trending topics are screenshots of Xiao He's personal footage.
It accurately reveals Xiao He's subtle actions in each move, magnifying those small details that viewers missed the first time—
In the scene, Ge Fu smoothly shuffles the cards, and in the blind spot hidden by his arm, a playing card flies at an extremely fast speed to the corner as his wrist shakes. It is caught by Xiao He, who is sitting next to him, and disappears into his palm with a flick of his wrist.
Even after being magnified and slowed down, the entire sequence of actions still appeared extremely blurry. Even in front of such a high-definition camera, their "handover" was still terrifyingly smooth, catching everyone off guard. Only the fleeting glimpse of the white playing card allowed people to barely deduce what had happened.
There's another scene where Xiao He takes Xie Jingshi's watch. At that moment, Xie Jingshi was supposed to draw a card, but Xiao He suddenly wanted to check the card to see if there was anything suspicious about Ge Fu's card. As a result, the moment Xiao He moved aside and shook Xie Jingshi's arm, Xie Jingshi's watch completely disappeared.
The scene was truly bizarre. If they hadn't been staring at the watch the whole time, they wouldn't have noticed the difference. In the blink of an eye, the watch had vanished completely without a trace, as if it had been photoshopped out.
As for the other magic tricks, since the footage shown at the time was limited and mostly focused on Ge Fu, and Xiao He's tricks were very subtle, even if the footage was reconstructed frame by frame, viewers who were watching closely could not find any direct evidence. Therefore, viewers still do not know how the two of them did it.
If it weren't for the theft of that watch, netizens probably wouldn't have suspected him.
Even so, seeing this analysis video still gave netizens a chill down their spines.
【OK, I get it. So this magic trick is meant to help us quit gambling and be wary of thieves.】
【This story teaches us that we should never play cards with Xiao He again.】
【Hey, so Xiao He, you were hiding in the back, secretly doing your dirty work, huh? If it weren't for Frame Watcher, I would have been fooled.】
【Is this normal typing speed? And Xiao He, when did you get into this line of work? Is this the price of being a programmer?】
【Hilarious! It looks like there's one magician and three audience members, but actually it's two magicians with two monkeys (Sorry Xie Ge and Chen You! I absolutely didn't mean to criticize you two)】
【Good grief, I'm never playing cards with them again! Their moves are like something out of a movie! How can this not be considered promotion for "Phantom Thief 2"?】
【I used to think that everything in movies was fake, until I saw this program.】
【Everything else was fine, but Xiao He really amazed me. Isn't he an actor? How could he have this skill?】
【Hey hey, any script? How about one related to the God of Gamblers? A magician would be fine too! Something exciting to watch, I want to see Xiao He in this!】
【Yeah, I just remembered I can go see "Phantom Thief 2" tomorrow! Hehe, seeing the white-haired hacker is pretty good! He's on the list of top thieves, after all! It's normal for him to have amazing thieving skills, right? @Zhuang Hongyi, remember? Remember to add the third one.】
【Good grief, the second movie hasn't even been released yet, and you're already dreaming about the third!】
