The last day of life in the camp, because Rhett and I were both silent, there was nothing to shoot and it quickly passed. After watching the sky get dark, Reid and I came back to the filming site of the tribal meeting with the draft we had already made in our hearts.
Jeff's opening remarks were nothing special, followed by our personal speaking time. Reed was the first to start, and like a report, he first stated every important action strategy in the game, and then explained his reasons for doing so. Finally, let's end with the reason for the competition.
"Because my friends and colleagues wanted me to take a good vacation from work and practice social skills by the way, they asked me to sign up as a survivor. And I also used the answer sheet to go to the end and handed it to them. It can be said that I am Along the way, I have no regrets. Thank you for your support." Rhett ended with this sentence.
After the jury's polite applause, Jeff reopened his mouth to take over the host and said, "Very good. Brian, it's your turn. When both of them have finished their speeches, the jury members will step forward one by one and put your thoughts together. The question is asked. And Rhett, Brian, you have to answer on the spot."
I stood up at his beckoning and looked at every member of the jury. One of the language arts that Neal Caffrey gave me is to make eye contact when trying to persuade someone. Eye contact without escaping not only enhances the persuasive power of your own words, but also makes the audience listen more attentively.
Looking at each face, I saw Dillon's glowing eyes sitting at the back. Unconsciously, I felt a more genuine smile on my face. Looking away, I secretly calmed down.
"Everyone knows that after entering the merger phase, the Beauty Tribe Alliance I was in fell into a disadvantaged position because of the alliance of the Wisdom Tribe and the Power Tribe." I finally said with a faint smile. "That's why I was on the defensive at the beginning of the merger phase."
Unlike Reid who regarded the last speech as a homework report, I regarded these two minutes as the most important canvassing time. It can also be said to be flattering time.
Past contestants have come to this section either talking about how strong they were in the game or how they deserved that million bucks. But in fact, it is also a means of canvassing votes that is not much better than Reid's work report.
Know that the members of the jury were all your opponents before. For the opponents you defeated, you mentioned in front of them how you are better than them, isn't it just a draw? I want to really get a vote in this case. It is necessary to hold them without a trace while promoting yourself.
"Because of Mario and Austin's physical strength and leadership. They are the first people in our tribe to be targeted." As I said, I looked at Mario and Austin. side. "Presumably, in the eyes of most of the people present, I wasn't actually a favorite to win the championship, right?"
"Our tribe" is an emphasis in this sentence, which reinforces the subconscious support of Mario and Austin for me. Because after all, human beings have a team complex. And at the beginning of the game, we were a real team facing two enemies.
The last rhetorical question is also the focus of the speech that I thought of before. Show the enemy's weakness.
Look, it's not that I'm too powerful, it's just that you are too underestimated. So you lost in the hands of an opponent who looked down on you at the beginning, so you can't blame your opponent, isn't it? What you should do is not to continue to hate me, but to reflect on your own carelessness. Regret, a kind of self-blame emotion, can to a certain extent alleviate the hostility of the jury members to me because of the opponent's mentality.
"The middle-of-the-road strategy in the early stage is very useful, and I am wise to protect myself, so I have more time to prepare for the counterattack. So after they were eliminated and left, and I became the first target of everyone, I formulated a comprehensive counterattack plan. "
"And everyone knows the result. With the alliance with Reid, I assassinated Casey as a counterattack." At this point, I didn't mean to avoid Casey's scrutiny. Instead, he said generously: "The reason is the same as what Rhett said just now, because she is too powerful. We have to combine and eliminate her before the whole situation is completely under her control."
With a restrained smile at Casey, I said what would have been flattering words with a different feeling. "Cathy's ability to analyze the situation all revealed her shrewdness as a lawyer. Therefore, she was my most vigilant opponent at the time." The sarcastic and secret praise made Casey's complexion a lot better. .
For a woman with a strong character like Kathy, playing pitiful and blind explanations will not get her understanding and sympathy. Only to say in an upright manner, yes, I beat you. And be proud to win because you are a worthy opponent. Only in this way can she get her approval.
"Sure enough, Kathy's departure also completely collapsed the Alliance of Wisdom Tribe and Power Tribe." I continued, "Leaving Anna and my Beauty Tribe, after accepting the remaining two people of Wisdom Tribe, Rhett and Selena, , we have the upper hand against the Power Horde again..."
I noticed that Anna's face was still not very good, maybe her vote was more difficult to get than Kathy's. But in comparison to Reid, I think she still has a good chance of voting for me. After all, before the conflicts in the later stages of the merger phase, we were still relatively happy with each other.
As I compiled every soothing remark I had written earlier into the competition summary, I was already thinking about the questions the jury members might ask later.
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"In the end, Dillon. I think the alliance between me and him really started after that resort trip. Everyone knows about the shark hunting incident, but it was only the stage where we just got acquainted with each other. According to the agreement, we The initial decision was to enter the top three together. But I will not deceive everyone, I already decided to eliminate Dillon after I entered the top three."
"Everyone knows he has a bigger edge than me on the jury. If it was me and Dillon in the final two, my chances of getting most of the votes were well below 30 percent. So Before the final personal immunity game, we agreed to do our best."
I keep my eyes on Dillon as I say this. Originally, I just wanted to repeat the belly draft word by word, but in the process of staring into his eyes and talking, I suddenly felt that the smile on my face that I always used to be like a mask was gone. Just staring silently.
I suddenly understood. I figured out what it was about me that really caught his eye for him.
It's not what I'm used to using to get people's attention and get the look that everyone loves. It's not my smooth, bright tongue in my dealings with others. It's not that I intentionally seduced him after I decided to make myself like him too. But the kind of strength that can really compete with him. Only me like this won't make him feel bored, right
"In the end, I won. Dillon was the last one to be eliminated, and I am proud of my victory in this set. I also think that I should work harder and finally get the prizes I deserve. I hope everyone can be in the end. Vote for me, thank you."
After the conclusion, I sat back next to Rhett. The position of the two of us at this time was different from the place where the tribe eliminated one person in the past. We were in the middle of the entire venue, and the bonfire with the torch was burning behind us. A few meters away, face to face, are the members of the jury.
I understand that the setting of the program group is also to increase the tension and investment of the contestants in the competition. This will make the filmed program more brilliant.
"Okay, then it's time for questioning. One question per person, does anyone want to be the first to ask?" Jeff took up the conversation again after I sat down.
"Come on, I have a question for Rhett and Brian to answer." Mario stood up first with his hands up.
He walked less than two meters in front of us, in the open space between the jury and us. Mario looked at me and said, "Brian, Rhett. What happened to the two of you in the game has been explained very clearly in the speech just now, so I won't ask any more. But I want to know, outside the game you two For what reason is it more worthy of this million-dollar prize?"
"Because I am an orphan, and I need a sufficient amount of money to support my life and study." On this issue, I did not evade but said very directly. "Although because of my part-time job as a model and my job in a commercial dance company two years ago, I have saved enough savings for one or two years of tuition, miscellaneous fees and living expenses. However, I don't feel safe and may live on the streets at any time, which is not what I want. "
"I didn't go to any public school, but I was admitted to Stanford by self-taught." Seeing everyone's surprised expressions at the news, I smiled.
Then I continued in a flat tone: "Now I'm a psychology student at Stanford University. But three years ago, I was locked up in a remote psychiatric nursing home in Miami. Because when I was a child, I saw my mother with my own eyes. Being killed has caused me a serious mental illness."
I didn't reveal what my psychological problem was, but it was better than high-risk antisocial personality disorder to make people think it was just a post-traumatic disorder. Although in the medical records I am almost in a better state of recovery.
"So I think at least this million dollars can be a little bit of compensation from God for my life. In a state where no one can help me, I have come here. I hope that I can get everyone's support and go further and steadily. .thanks."
Under everyone's shocked gaze, I put a pitiful smile on my face and sat back again. It is obvious that Anna's expression softened, and this kind of touching story is always the most murderous for women. Even a woman like Kathy, who can be called a strong and cold-blooded woman, has a moving expression on her face. Selena's eyes were even red.
In fact, my almost completely oppressive story effect has brought an embarrassing situation to Reid, who has to answer next. But I can't control that much anymore, and asking questions is the most important opportunity to deepen everyone's impact. I can't give up the advantages that I can get by answering each question.
What's more, these are all facts, I just won't be like some "stubborn" poor children. No money is no money, and this kind of blogging is my strategy. What is there to be ashamed of? The mentality of an anti-social personality is like this, as long as it can bring benefits to oneself, it doesn’t matter even if the person is being used.
Reid's answer was a bit too stereotyped, and he obviously didn't like to put himself in the position of a disadvantaged sympathizer. There may be many unsatisfactory things in his life, but Reid is not a person like me who can easily put his life out to speak.
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Austin and Selena, after a few unsophisticated questions. Finally it was Casey's turn. The first thing she asked was what we had been trying to hide.
"Although Brian and Rhett, you both said that you decided to form an alliance at the beginning because the two had the same interests. But I want to ask Rhett, how can you guarantee that Brian is a credible person? How about easily handing his only hole card to him? And Brian, how did you know that Rhett got the hidden immunity statue?"
Rhett first glanced at me, and with the encouragement of my eyes, he opened his mouth and made up the words in advance, and said directly: "To be honest, my alliance with Brian was actually passive at the beginning. Brian speculated that I Got the Hidden Immunity Idol and cheated it during the conversation. This was my mistake."
"He told me that if I didn't form an alliance with him, he would tell the public that I had a hidden idol in my hand. And I didn't want to make myself the target of the crowd, so I promised him. The trump card was brought out so that our new alliance could gain an advantage in one fell swoop. Although it was not used by me, it was not wasted. It really became a key to turning the situation around.”
It was almost a sing-along. After Red's answer, I immediately said: "And I played at a critical moment, and I thought of this move temporarily. At that time, except for Red and Jane, I originally went to Anyone who's been to the Isle of Exile has already been eliminated. So I just took a one-in-two bet and I won."
Casey looked at me for a while, and finally nodded in agreement. And some jury members behind her appeared suddenly.
After a few more innocuous questions, the last remaining jury member who didn't ask a question was Dillon. When he was eliminated, the hug between the two of us was carried out in all eyes. It can also be said that his ticket is already equivalent to mine in the eyes of everyone.
Everyone watched Dillon stand up and walk in front of me. As everyone watched, Dillon asked a question that made everyone laugh and cry.
"Brian, I have only one question. Are your thoughts on me in this game between alliances and mutual use. And after the game, will you continue to keep in touch with me?" It's hardly a question that someone as composed and reserved as him would ask. But I laughed out loud because of his question.
At least my head isn't hot, is it
"Of course. If you want, I can give you my contact information right now." I grinned like a fox that stole the chicken from the farmhouse, "If you want to continue developing the relationship with me, It would be better if it was as I thought.”
As I said that, I took out the one-month-old pen that was about to run out of ink from my carry-on luggage. He walked in front of him, pulled his dry and rough palm, and wrote a series of numbers on his palm.
"Wait a minute," in the boisterous atmosphere of the scene, Jeff also smiled and came out to host and continued. "Although at such a serious stage of the show, this is the first time that the question of asking for a phone call has arisen. But Dillon, you still haven't asked the question about Rhett."
"Oh. How are you?" howwareyou? Dillon turned to Red and asked.
"...fine...thankyou?..." Reid replied hesitantly with a look of bewilderment. The solemn atmosphere in the tribal meeting was swept away at the end. Maybe this episode of jury members' questions will also become a famous scene in the history of survivors.
All in all, a month-long Survivor game is finally over. It feels good to be back in the big city soon.