Chapter 2115: Wilderness Survival?

Zhao Fusheng was indeed going to Los Angeles, but not to see Scarlett Johansson.

Although he was well aware of this Widow's feelings for him, unfortunately, the falling flower yearns for love, but the heartless stream flows on—he had never entertained the thought.

Zhao Fusheng went to Los Angeles simply to clear his mind.

After all, America's bustling metropolises were just San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York.

Come to think of it, even when clearing his mind, Zhao Fusheng felt he always seemed to wander around these bustling places.

After staying in Los Angeles for a few days, he finally realized what was going on.

"Do you know Bell?"

Zhao Fusheng asked Liu Yiming.

"Bell?"

Liu Yiming blinked, looking utterly bewildered: "The one who invented the telephone?"

"No."

Zhao Fusheng shook his head helplessly. Clearly, this guy didn't know the legendary Bear Grylls.

But thinking about it, it made sense. Although domestic internet was developing well, video technology wasn't widely used yet, and Bear Grylls' "Man vs. Wild" series hadn't officially entered China.

"Then what is it, Chairman?" Liu Yiming asked, puzzled.

He really didn't know about such things, so naturally he looked confused.

Zhao Fusheng sighed and reluctantly explained to him.

"Man vs. Wild" is a reality television series produced by the Discovery Channel in the United States, hosted by British adventurer Bear Grylls. It imparts wilderness survival knowledge, helping people increase their chances of survival in crisis environments.

In each episode, Bear ventures into deserts, swamps, forests, canyons, and other inhospitable terrains, simulating extremely harsh conditions to find a way back to civilization. Along the way, he rappels down deep valleys, even free-climbs cliffs.

In the show, to stay alive, Bear catches and eats raw larvae, scorpions, and other creatures; to quench his thirst, he even squeezes water from elephant dung. He teaches you how to avoid wild buffalo, venomous snakes, crocodiles, and bears.

In each episode of "Man vs. Wild," Bear strands himself in a remote wilderness destination, often where tourists get lost and encounter danger. He parachutes into rainforests, rappels into deserts or lakes, and climbs the highest and most desolate peaks in the Americas. Placed in real environments, Bear uses his professional survival skills to escape danger and find a way back to human civilization.

Among the practical and exciting segments in "Man vs. Wild," the most thrilling for viewers is probably the food section: eating raw slugs, snake eggs, and various insects, making us feel how fortunate our lives are. It also teaches people some survival truths—in the wild, staying alive is the most important thing; everything else can be set aside.

"Really?"

Staring at Zhao Fusheng in astonishment, Liu Yiming found it hard to believe that everything he had just said was true.

Could there really be such a tough guy in the world?

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "You can look up his information."

Liu Yiming quickly agreed; he was genuinely curious now.

Back at the hotel, Liu Yiming used the hotel's internet to start searching for information about Bear Grylls.

Sure enough, he found it.

"Bear Grylls is an experienced adventurer who served in the British Special Forces.

As a survival expert, he has been to and done most of the things ordinary people couldn't handle.

His adventures include climbing Mount Everest, jet-skiing around the British Isles, crossing the frozen North Atlantic in a small boat, and scaling the Himalayan peaks that Sir Edmund Hillary described as insurmountable.

His exploits include climbing Mount Everest, jet-skiing around the British Isles, crossing the icy North Atlantic in a small boat, and scaling the Himalayan peaks that Sir Hillary called 'unconquerable.'

Bear has escaped death from quicksand in the Utah desert, navigated raging rivers in Costa Rica, built snow shelters in the Alps, braved shark-infested waters in Hawaii, and foraged for maggots, roots, and berries in the wild.

He endures countless hardships to escape various harsh, even deadly environments.

Prerequisite: a strong sense of crisis!"

Reading this introduction, Liu Yiming was dumbfounded.

Just as Zhao Fusheng had said, this Bear Grylls and this "Man vs. Wild" show were really awesome!

"Chairman, you're not planning to take us to find this guy, are you?"

Liu Yiming came to see Zhao Fusheng with the information, looking shocked, afraid that Zhao Fusheng would say yes.

Zhao Fusheng laughed. "What, scared?"

"Yeah."

Liu Yiming nodded honestly. "Can't help it, I have to be scared. Look at the places that Mr. Bell went to before—every one of them is remote and extremely dangerous. With my physique, going there would be like walking into a death trap..."

Zhao Fusheng chuckled. "What do you think about contacting him and having him take us for a spin?"

"Huh?"

Liu Yiming was completely dumbfounded.

His boss had truly started to let himself go.

Going to play on a deserted island?

"Anyway, with all of us here, there's no need to worry about accidents."

Zhao Fusheng smiled. "How about having that Bell be our guide?"

"No need to go to that trouble."

At that moment, the head of the bodyguards who had been following Zhao Fusheng spoke up: "Chairman, if you want to go, a few of us can take you. Basically, there's no deserted island we can't handle."

"Haha, we're going for fun, not to fight."

Zhao Fusheng waved his hand. "What I mean is, let's try it out first. Later, when the technology matures, I think we could introduce this model to China. What do you think?"

"Huh?"

The few of them looked at each other, clearly confused by Zhao Fusheng's words.

Zhao Fusheng shook his head. He couldn't explain the concept of live streaming to these people. After all, across the entire world at that time, not many realized that video technology had advanced enough to start live streaming.

People were still immersed in the dream of video chat rooms like Ehuatong.

They had no idea what changes the advent of live streaming would bring to people's lives.

Of course, although Zhao Fusheng knew this industry was highly profitable and lacked regulation, that wasn't what he was considering. He was just looking to relax, and it only crossed his mind occasionally, thinking that this kind of wilderness survival would be quite interesting.

"Chairman, are we really going to eat bugs with those people?" Liu Yiming asked Zhao Fusheng.

He had watched the videos before. That Mr. Bell had even eaten maggots. Just thinking about possibly eating that made him want to vomit.

Zhao Fusheng laughed. "Eat bugs? We're just going out into the wild to play. We'll bring some simple snacks and such. You can think of it as a field trip..."

"Alright, as long as we don't eat bugs, anything goes."

Liu Yiming quickly nodded.

He was truly in awe of his boss now. What on earth was going on in his head to come up with such a bizarre idea?

Little did he know, at that moment, Zhao Fusheng's heart was also a bit uneasy.

He had forgotten about Bell eating bugs and had planned to play like the live streams he'd seen in his past life. Liu Yiming's words reminded him, making Zhao Fusheng realize that wilderness live streaming was different from what he had imagined, so he changed his tune on the spot.

Since Zhao Fusheng had decided, Liu Yiming and the others naturally wouldn't object. Liu Yiming called the local branch of Future Investment, hoping they could help contact Bell.

But soon, the head of the branch office said they couldn't do anything.

Future Investment was a financial company, not an entertainment company. This kind of thing was beyond anyone's ability.

"What should we do, Chairman? Maybe we should go somewhere else," Liu Yiming asked Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and shook his head. "Think of another way. Make some inquiries."

"Alright."

Seeing Zhao Fusheng so insistent, Liu Yiming had to comply.

A few days later, surprisingly, Liu Yiming actually found a connection.

"It's a director from the Discovery Channel, very familiar with Bell..." Liu Yiming explained the situation.

"Make it quick."

Zhao Fusheng was clearly in a good mood. For him, this was a fresh experience.

A few days later, having made all preparations and purchased a large number of tools, Zhao Fusheng and his team finally set off. Their destination was an island near Australia and Fiji.