"I'm not afraid to tell you that I started out by sending money to the trapped First Emperor of Qin, which earned me my first fortune in my career as a challenger. This reinforced my belief that people are fundamentally good. There aren't that many scammers in the world-you have to trust others." Many years later, Cheng Ji-now the undisputed champion-recounted his success story amidst the Endless Challenges. From the crowd of enthusiastic listeners, someone muttered a retort under their breath. 'Scammer-everyone knows you only trust the dead.'
