Legendary MC: It All Started with a Cultural Show

[Long-form campus writing contest entry] To revive the nation’s culture and expand the global influence of Chinese, a program called A New Perspective on Chinese was created.

Each episode selects ten foreign contestants who pass the auditions, and the show will run for twenty episodes. The ultimate winner will receive a prize of ten million yuan.

However, the very first episode drew a wave of complaints from Chinese viewers.

“This is way too easy!”

“The production team is so stupid, and the host is an idiot. They’re practically handing money to foreigners.”

“If I watch another episode of this lousy show, I’m a dog!”

The foreigners, by contrast, were unbearably smug after the first episode.

“Chinese is nothing special. It’s ridiculously easy.”

“I mastered Chinese in a year. It’s no challenge at all.”

“When it comes to culture, the West is where it’s at.”

The production team is at a loss, and the original host can’t take the pressure and resigns.

Lin Luo, a new intern at the TV station, gets this precious “opportunity.”

Lin Luo: First question: “In an empty tree is hidden a hole; the hole enters the empty tree, the empty tree’s hole comes out of the empty tree, leaving the empty tree empty.” What is hidden in the empty tree?

A. A hole. B. Nothing. C. Confucius. D. A squirrel.

The foreigners are all baffled: ????