The next morning, Elliot arranged more than a dozen second-hand phones in the living room of his rental house, including mainstream phone brands on the market such as StarTech, Nexus, Honor, Nova, V-Tech, and Aura.
"Beep!"
An Aura 14 phone in Elliot's hand was successfully unlocked.
All brands of phones were tested, and it was found that they could all be unlocked using an IC card.
This method works.
Okay.
Elliot tidied up the table.
So many phones, even though they were second-hand, cost over ten thousand credits. Can the program team reimburse it?
Thinking this, Elliot sent a message to Director Oliver: "Director Oliver, I bought some second-hand phones to test unlocking. Can the program team reimburse the money spent?"
Soon, Director Oliver replied: "You can be reimbursed. Just take a photo of the invoice and send it to me."
"Okay," Elliot said, taking a photo of the invoice with his phone.
He almost sent it.
Elliot realized that if he sent it like this, the program team could find out his identity through the invoice information.
Sometimes, it's easy to make this kind of basic mistake.
Elliot blurred out sensitive information such as the address and name on the invoice, then took the photo and sent it to Director Oliver.
This way, it was secure.
"Great God, how should the reimbursed money be paid to you?" Director Oliver sent a message asking.
"I'll give you an account number," Elliot replied.
He sent Director Oliver an overseas bank card account number.
This was an anonymous bank card he bought from the dark web. His real identity couldn't be traced, effectively preventing
His gift income from TrendTok was also withdrawn to this bank card.
Time unknowingly reached eleven o'clock in the morning. It was time for lunch, and he still had a live stream in the afternoon.
Elliot packed away the phones and walked out of the rental house.
...
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was Saturday.
At three in the afternoon, in the rental house, Elliot was live streaming.
The live stream was coming to an end.
"Brothers, today's live stream ends here. Just so you know, tonight at eight o'clock, I will be recording the Federation TV-1 variety show I am a Geek. Please tune in."
[Host, you're going to participate in I am a Geek?]
[I've seen promotions for this show. It seems quite interesting.]
[What show? I haven't heard of it.]
[Looking forward to your wonderful performance, Host!] ...
Elliot ended the live stream.
Background data showed that this live stream lasted a total of three hours, and his
Total points: 57 million.
"Ah..."
Elliot yawned. He didn't take a nap at noon and felt a bit sleepy.
He'd take a short nap first to be refreshed for recording the show tonight.
Setting an alarm for 2 hours, Elliot lay directly on the bed to catch up on sleep.
...
Night fell.
Elliot washed his face to wake himself up after just waking from sleep, then sat down in front of the computer.
He turned on the computer.
First, he joined the program team's work group chat that Director Oliver had sent him.
There were over 30 people in the group, including the three groups of guests participating in the challenge, ten members of the judging panel, and the program staff.
The three groups of guests were: one group from Pinnacle University's Computer Science Department, a team composed of four students.
The second group was Emerald Shield Cybersecurity Company, a team composed of three security experts.
The third group was Elliot, the lone wolf.
Elliot joined the group, but no one greeted him.
It wasn't that everyone was cold; it was because, except for Elliot, everyone else had already arrived at the TV station's program site and were busy testing equipment.
Next, Elliot tested the network channel provided by the program team and confirmed there were no issues.
There was still half an hour until the program officially started live streaming.
The live stream channel on the program's official website had already opened.
Elliot clicked open the live stream page, and the online viewer count displayed 3 million.
[Front row for the gossip!]
[What kind of show is this?]
[Came from TrendTok, supporting Little Boy.]
[Come watch Great God Little Boy's show.] ...
Elliot saw his fans in the bullet comments.
"Brother still has some fame," Elliot chuckled, a very cocky laugh.
As the countdown to the program's start began, the number of online netizens exceeded 5 million.
Inside the studio hall, the 500 audience seats were completely full.
In the front row, on several red chairs, sat three celebrity guests: "Eye of the Genius" Arthur Vance, talk show comedian Gary Quinn, and "Queen of Billiards" Piper Snow.
In the second row sat ten expert members of the judging panel.
The stage was semi-circular, with three areas set up, corresponding to the three teams participating in the challenge: the Pinnacle University team, the Emerald Shield Cybersecurity team, and Little Boy.
Little Boy himself was not present at the scene. His position was replaced by a display screen, on which Little Boy appeared at the program site in the image of a mask and hood.
At this time, many audience members were whispering to each other, and most of their attention was focused on the mysterious "Little Boy".
At exactly eight o'clock in the evening, the program officially began.
A host in a suit walked onto the stage, "Hello, audience friends! I am your host, Sam Ning, and welcome to the first domestic cybersecurity reality show, I am a Geek, jointly created by Federation TV-1, Pinnacle University, Azure University, Summit University, Emerald Shield Cybersecurity Company, Sentinel Lab, OmniCorp Research Institute, and the Crimson Hacker Base!"
"Clap clap clap!"
Warm applause erupted at the scene.
"Thank you for your applause!" Sam Ning bowed in thanks, "Our program is live-streamed throughout. Audience friends in front of your televisions can watch online through the live stream platform of I am a Geek on Federation TV-1's official website."
After the opening remarks, Sam Ning introduced the celebrity guests below the stage and the ten expert members of the judging panel.
"Gary Quinn!" "Gary Quinn!" "Gary Quinn!"
When Gary Quinn was introduced, the audience below the stage became excited.
Having celebrities on site creates a different atmosphere, which is why many variety shows invite celebrities, naturally to attract traffic and popularity.
"Next, I will introduce the three groups of contestants participating in today's challenge to our audience friends," Sam Ning said, "First, we have four students from Pinnacle University's Computer Science Department. Welcome!"
Four young men stood up from their seats and waved to the audience.
"Clap clap clap!" Warm applause filled the scene.
"For the second group of contestants, please welcome the team of three security experts from Emerald Shield Cybersecurity Company!"
Three middle-aged men in suits stood up and waved in thanks.
"The third group of contestants is a
"Mr. Little Boy, could you say hello to everyone?"
(End of this chapter)
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