I’ve Gone Viral Because of a Money-Saving Variety Show

Chapter 6: Chapter 6 Is Chen Xixi Going to Be Eliminated? Chapter 6: Chapter 6 Is Chen Xixi Going to Be Eliminated? #HowFrugalAreYouEqualtoChenXixi#
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After the show started broadcasting in the morning, Chen Xixi occupied four spots on the trending searches.
Netizens mockingly refer to her as the epitome of penny-pinching, a high-level freeloader who even charges fellow Guests for two eggs, accused a shop owner of charging for ten extra meals, and has a skin thicker than most people can comprehend.
Others say she’s authentic and unpretentious, bold and brave, severely punishing unscrupulous merchants, a true beauty with a genuine disposition.
Opinions are mixed with both praise and criticism, but this hasn’t stopped her from gaining a bit of popularity, especially with all the reposts and likes from various official accounts, which kept her livestream’s popularity steadily rising!
Meanwhile, the issue of arbitrary charges in the catering industry has sparked extensive discussions among netizens, which quickly caught the attention of relevant authorities.
Inside Chen Xixi’s livestream room.
It takes about thirty minutes to walk from the Fuxiyuan Hotpot Barbecue Restaurant to the accommodation prepared by the show’s crew.
Chen Xixi chose to walk here, firstly to save Money, and secondly, so she could eat more for lunch, which was more cost-effective.
Walking back, for one, is to save Money, and for two, because she’s full and needs to digest, which is also more cost-effective.
Even though she now has one thousand yuan and ten meal vouchers, this is just the first day. You never know when another Guest might pull out a big move and catch her off guard, so she still needs to be cautious.
[Damn! It’s only Chen Xixi’s first day, and she’s already hit the jackpot! Didn’t spend a penny, got ten free meal vouchers, and got an extra five hundred yuan! Isn’t that a sure win!]
[Not necessarily, other Guests haven’t made their moves yet!]
[But, isn’t there supposed to be five Guests on this show? Why have we only seen four so far, where’s the fifth Guest? Why haven’t we seen them at all?]
[Hurry to Zheng He’s livestream room, Zheng He has been reported by righteous netizens!!]
[What?! I’m going to check it out now!]
Ten minutes ago.
Inside the three-story accommodation prepared by the show crew.
Zheng He, after having lunch, casually sat on the couch browsing his phone.
Just thinking about how he freeloaded instant noodles from the other Guests for lunch, saving the Money for a meal, made him uncontrollably happy.
Seems like there are still fools here, besides Chen Xixi!
However, the smile he was about to express froze on his face almost immediately.
He’s no longer the cheerful and optimistic man who was happy just for eating a free bowl of Instant Noodles!
Because he scrolled to the trending search about Chen Xixi’s free hotpot and barbecue lunch!
The videos and pictures on the trending search were all posted by various entertainment official accounts. To avoid unnecessary trouble, these official accounts processed the footage and blurred out the name of the hotpot and barbecue restaurant, the owner’s face, and the owner’s voice.
But this did not stop Zheng He from understanding what happened.
While they were eating Instant Noodles in the dormitory, Chen Xixi was actually outside enjoying barbecue!
Not only that, but Chen Xixi also got five hundred yuan and ten free meal vouchers!
What’s more, he had just refused Chen Xixi.
If he hadn’t refused, at this moment, he should have been sitting in that restaurant enjoying barbecue, and five hundred yuan should have included his share!
Zheng He was getting a little restless now, his guts turning green with regret!
The instant noodles in his stomach suddenly lost their appeal, and he even felt like he hadn’t eaten lunch and could go for another round of barbecue.
But… why did the figure and posture of the owner of this restaurant look so familiar the more he watched?
Before he could identify why, the host of the show, Qian Yue, approached him with a serious face, “Zheng He, a netizen has reported you for breaking the rules. Come with me.”
Zheng He looked up blankly, “Breaking the rules?… I didn’t!”
Qian Yue said sternly, “Our show is absolutely fair. Don’t worry, we won’t wrong any guest. Come with me so we can verify the situation.”
Zheng He had no choice but to stand up and follow Qian Yue into a room resembling a small dark room.
There were cameras in the little dark room, too, for netizens to find out the truth.
[Why was he reported? Which kind soul did it? What’s the situation?]
[I also don’t understand how he got reported?]
[Ah! I remember now! Could it be because of the instant noodles he just had? Being treated by an acquaintance to save money might be considered breaking the rules!]
[Damn! Impressive, bro! Five thousand yuan almost in the bag! Ah! How did I not catch on! Missed out on five thousand yuan! (bangs wall and cries)]
Inside the small dark room, Qian Yue didn’t beat around the bush, and directly told Zheng He the reason he was reported: “Some netizens have reported you for being treated by an acquaintance.”
Zheng He instantly understood, today all he got was that one bag of instant noodles for free.
Zheng calmly explained: “The rule specifies an acquaintance, but I’m not familiar with that Miss Han! Moreover, we haven’t even seen each other before today, I found out about her name through the staff, so we’re not acquaintances, at most just guests on the same show. The production team didn’t say we can’t accept things from other guests.”
After rattling off his explanation, Zheng He continued with a sort of manly pride: “Besides! We met for the first time today, the beauty kindly offered me a bag of instant noodles. If I had refused, it would have been embarrassing for her on live broadcast with so many cameras!”
[Zheng He is pretty decent, he even knows how to save face for a girl.]
[Save face my ass! Listen to him blabber! Turning free-riding into such a spiel, no one does it better!]
[But to be fair, Zheng He does have a point, the production team really didn’t specify that you can’t accept things from guests, disregarding whether Zheng He intended to freeload off Instant Noodles Sister’s noodles, what he did doesn’t seem to constitute a rule violation.]
After hearing Zheng He’s explanation and following a discussion with the chief director, the conclusion was: Zheng He indeed did not violate the rules.
Because the production team really hadn’t specified that accepting things from other guests was not allowed, and the relationship between guests indeed couldn’t be considered as acquaintances.
Zheng He was ‘acquitted’ of any wrongdoing.
However, Zheng He didn’t leave the small dark room immediately.
Now that he had washed away the accusations, he was more confident. He sat on the chair with his leg crossed, slightly dissatisfied, “If my situation can be reported, then I think there’s another person who should be reported too!”
Qian Yue’s eyebrows lifted, “Who do you want to report?”
Zheng He: “I want to report Chen Xixi!”
He had to find a way to take Chen Xixi down.
Because Chen Xixi was too much of a threat now.
While everyone else’s money was dwindling, only Chen Xixi’s funds were increasing. With a five hundred yuan gap just at the beginning, and the production team not allowing them to work, what would he compete with?
[This old guy must be triggered because he saw Chen Xixi enjoying the barbecue and he didn’t get any, right?]
[It’s not like Chen Xixi didn’t invite them, it’s their own fault for not going!]
[Zheng He’s right, I almost forgot, does Chen Xixi’s situation count as breaking the rules?]
[Oh my! The show just started, is she going to be eliminated first?]