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TAR CHINA 4: Ongoing SHOW DIscussion! **contains spoilers**
Maanca:
Because I enjoy making crude route maps...Here is the route in visual form. Like a banner without one side of it :lol:
georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: NumfarPTB on September 17, 2017, 11:10:52 PM ---It was edited as an excuse. The editing of the entire sequence was all weird. Do have to agree with Peach on the worst behaved, as they left midway through a non-physical detour, complaining that the task was ill suited for 2 dudes, and the leaving sequence seems to imply that there was more to it, like trying to complain to the producers and then just heading back to the hotel. Then just simply disappear from the episode entirely, until almost the final minutes, when teams are heading to the Pit Stop, and placement board says that they gave-up on the leg, followed by filmed interview with them explaining why they dropped out.
Weirdly, at least from the the keyword searches and alerts I have saved on my feeds (haven't checked weibo), people seem to be more concerned about the fact that FanBinBin, might be pregnant, and questioning producers if having her team ousted early was actually planned on purpose.
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1) Can you recap what their filmed explanation was please??
2) Aren't celebrities PAID to do the race? Maybe they could only afford her for so many legs. :funny:
NumfarPTB:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on September 24, 2017, 12:42:03 PM ---1) Can you recap what their filmed explanation was please??
2) Aren't celebrities PAID to do the race? Maybe they could only afford her for so many legs. :funny:
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Let's go on inverse order, cause the 2nd question is actually easier.
2) I believe they are paid, on a per episode basis, like they get paid in Asia for participating or being part of any variety / non-scripted show for a full day of filming, even if it's a short leg. Unless something changes on the way the show is produced, we'll never see a TBC leg, and that's why flying time is also never counted in this version. The following leg starts where it starts. Back on the issue of payment, I believe all participating celebs get a flat rate per leg (but it is very likely a generous flat rate), and mentioning the main sponsor during the race is also part of the contract.
Fan Bin Bin case is also interesting, as she's featured as the headlining racer when the season started to be promoted back in march, with that she also got a bit deal out of this, to become the face of HeiHeiRu products.
I don't think there was producer meddling in this, they were both clearly sad and disappointed when they were eliminated, that's makes even more annoyed by a team that remained just giving up on the race.
1) Was planning to add some caps, but they might actually make the post harder to read. If someone wants them, just let me know, and I can add them into the post.
We should start in the middle.
- After being last on the Face-Off, Jike and Chuaming are the last to arrive and start one of the detour tasks. They decide to go with the wedding invitation task.
- They struggle with the heat, but are able to complete 6 invitations required, and submit them to approval. All 6 are denied.
- Then we get via post-filmed commentary shown as voice-over: "It was a lot of hard work that went unrecognized. But the main thing is, there are certain tasks that are really hard to complete with two people of the same gender".
- After one attempt, they go " I give-up".
Then we get a brief cut, and see them boarding a taxi: "Let's go, Let's Go Home. Let's go back to the Hotel".
Chuaming leaves the taxi and says "Let me find the producer. Let's not leave without notifying anyone".
Then we just get written message on screen that they have given-up completing any other tasks from the leg, afterwards they simply disappear from the leg until final minutes.
Near the end of the episode, we get an update on the placement boards, showing that they have voluntarily withdrawn.
Then we go to final minutes, after the last team racing had checked-in.
Allan explains that Chang Jike and Chang Chuaming have decided for Persional Reasons to leave the race.
And finally we get the post filmed interview:
Jike: " During the Face-Off, as I was standing-up, my dad comes to me, mentioning that his knees are getting more painful, it's was still bearable enough to move, it will slow-us down and it might get worse. As it might get worse, we agreed that we might not be able to completing other tasks" (This is a summary, as I'm too lazy to translate line-by-line)
Chuaming: "This time Dad, really pulled us back, but it wasn't on purpose."
Then they go into how he's an older racer than the other people participating, and how Jike learned a lot from his father, and he is still his biggest supprter. With hindsight, it's fairly positive exit edit.
dryedmangoez:
That's too bad.
Imagine if they had made the baskets a Road Block with Chuaming most likely doing it. Yikes! But that's okay. They Raced well enough. Certainly put in more effort than non-celebrity teams on other TARs, tbh.
NumfarPTB:
Links to watch penultimate leg updated on how to watch thread. As usual will update if I find better links later on.
ETA: Updated Leg 9 with a good link. And also ran a quick verification to the previous one, swapping the ones that have been taken down.
As I mentioned a few posts ago, won't be able to properly cover it until later as I'm at work right now.
Here we go:
This is the last elimination leg.
Starting Point: ??
Teams will depart 1 minute apart from each other, following the finishing order from the previous leg, they will receive their first clue，an envelope containing the leg money and also a piece of Buddhi Batiks Saree cloth, additional pieces will be provided after each task, completing it is essential to complete the leg.
RI: Travel to Airbus Helicopters and search for your next clue.
- Showing all teams negotiating with their taxi driver to stay with them the whole day, and only 3 succeding. This will probably come into play to whoever gets eliminated.
RB: 谁能掌控全场 - Who can control Everything?
RB performer will receive training and instruction, following that both racers will board a helicopter, and following the pilot's instructions a few basic moves must be completed within 20 minutes, including 1) accelerating, slowing the craft; 2) Steady Flight Around for 360o for 30 seconds; and 3) Raising and Lowering the craft. Must complete the tasks to the approval of the pilot to receive the next clue and another piece from the selected Buddhi Batiks Saree. Two teams may perform the task at the same time. Once time limit is reached, if all 3 tasks had not been completed, the team must go to the back of the line to try again, and complete the other tasks.
- Zhang Xiaocheng who's performing the RB, mentions he's afraid of heights. Makes one wonder how certain racers would have fared in this task.
RI: Travel to Taman Negara and search for your next clue.
ARI: 土著吹箭 - Blowing Darts -
Blow darts are traditional weapons used to by ancient locals, each team must learn to use this traditional weapon, and using only 10 darts must hit 3 Pineapples to receive the next clue and and another piece from the selected Buddhi Batiks Saree. Each racer must at least hit one of the Pineapples to proceed, so it's not possible to just Flo throught the task.
Two teams may perform the task at a time, so if the dart limit is reached, if there's a line the team must go to the back of the line to try again.
Speed Bump： Board located at Taman Negara.
榴梿忘返 - Durian Forget
Each racer must crack open a Durian, package the fruit gums properly following the provided model, then eat the fruits to complete the task and proceed with the race.
RI: Travel to Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam and search for your next clue.
RB: 谁想漫步林间 - Who want to cross the trail?
Must be performed by the racer who did not perform the first RB in this leg.
Must climb a 10m high tree, and cross the rope bridges between 3 trees to collect the clue pieces, to receive the next clue and another saree piece.
ARI: Travel to Murut Long House, and join in the traditional dance.
雨林蹦床 - Rainforest Trampoline
It's the TAR24 Leg 4 RB, as an ARI.
Perform Lansaran dance, jump on bamboo trampoline to grab a TAR colored flag. Both Racers must dance and jump.
ARI: 巴迪蠟染 - Batik
Travel to Batik Workshop with all pieces from the Buddhi Batiks Saree collected during the leg, which will serve as basis of the Saree pattern that teams must recreate.
What a competitive Final 4. Even though placements don~t really change, teams are always only minutes apart from each other.
Pit Stop: Berjala Times Square Hotel Rooftop. Last team to arrive will be eliminated.
1st - Xiu Jie Kai & Alyssa Chia - Prize: One Year Supply of HeiHeiRu Products, which winners can choose to donate for Hope Primary School
2nd - Joseph Cheng & Wang Likun
3rd - Wu Minxia & Zhang Xiaocheng
4th - Qiang Zi & Zhang Xingyue - Eliminated
I guess it didn't matter that Quian Zi and Zhang Xingyua had the help of a private car to reach the final ARI.
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