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

Chapter 18: Chapter 18 Don’t Believe Me, You Can Search Me Chapter 18: Chapter 18 Don’t Believe Me, You Can Search Me Jin Cheng retorted, “What I did was not foolishly starving myself; I was contending with you to let you all know I won’t admit defeat!”
Zhou Jinyuan glanced at him and said softly, “Only children use fasting to prove their importance.”
Jin Cheng fell silent for a moment, unsure of what to say next.
Just then, Zheng He suddenly walked over.
Smiling, Zheng He inserted himself between the two and took the initiative to greet Zhou Jinyuan, “Hello, my name is Zheng He.”
Zheng He thought that these sponsors were impressive companies. If it weren’t for participating in this show, he probably would never have the chance to interact with people of such caliber in his lifetime.
Regardless of whether he could make acquaintances, he first needed to get his face known before the big bosses.
Moreover, when he had just come downstairs, he had already secretly sized up these sponsors. This man in front of him seemed to have more presence than the other sponsors, in terms of appearance, demeanor, and attire, and did not appear to be an ordinary boss.
He naturally wanted to seize the opportunity proactively.
While speaking, Zheng He extended his hand to shake hands with Zhou Jinyuan.
Zhou Jinyuan’s gaze fell on Zheng He. He didn’t reach out his hand in return but narrowed his eyes at Zheng He without a word.
Zhou Jinyuan was taller than Zheng He by half a head. Under Zhou Jinyuan’s steady gaze, Zheng He, whether due to the height difference or not, felt somewhat fearful and nervous.
Zheng He suddenly regretted taking the initiative to greet him. He could not figure out the other party’s intent, but he could feel that the other party was not giving him face, especially those cold and sharp eyes that seemed unfriendly.
Seconds later, amidst Zheng He’s uneasy emotions, Zhou Jinyuan appeared to finally recall this person’s impression in his mind.
He casually opened his mouth, “I know you, you’re that man… who wanted to eat eggs but was too stingy to buy them, so you thought about mooching eggs from other female guests, right?”
Zheng He: “…”
[HAHAHA! This man really has a way with words!]
[I’m dying of laughter, this handsome sponsor is really speaking my mind! That’s exactly what I wanted to say to Zheng He’s face! HAHAHA!]
[Damn! This man is interesting, I like this type of person who openly stands up for others!]
After speaking, Zhou Jinyuan still did not show any intent to shake hands. Zheng He dryly smiled, his fingers curled twice in the air, and awkwardly withdrew his hand while explaining, “That’s not true, you must have misunderstood, I’m not that kind of person.”
Anyway, he didn’t outright ask, so as long as he didn’t admit it, he wasn’t that kind of person!
Seeing that Zhou Jinyuan seemed not to like him much, Zheng He didn’t want to embarrass himself further. After bracing himself to exchange a few polite words, he took his sponsor to have breakfast.
Stepping out of the dormitory building, feeling somewhat humiliated, Zheng He couldn’t help but mutter, isn’t it just about having some money? Why the pretense!
Once I’m rich, I’ll definitely demand double the respect I lost today!
Wan Chen didn’t go up to please Zhou Jinyuan like Zheng He had done. After greeting Xiao Huang, he turned around and took Xiao Huang upstairs.
He walked ahead, and Xiao Huang followed closely behind.
[If I didn’t know Xiao Huang was a sponsor, I’d think he’s Mr. Wan’s butler…]
[To be honest, I feel that the most mysterious guest here is Wan Chen. He seems so low-key, although he doesn’t have much presence on the show, I believe that with the show crew’s nature, there definitely aren’t any idlers in this show.]
[I agree, Chen Xixi is miserly, Zheng He loves to mooch off guests, Jin Cheng starves nine out of three days, Han Qianyi is saintly; each one is not simple on their own, and only Wan Chen seems too normal here which is actually even stranger.]
[The program crew always chooses guests with characteristics; otherwise, the show would lack drama.]
[I agree, but I’m more inclined to think that all five of them are actors hired by the show crew, I just wonder what kind of character script Wan Chen has!]
Jin Cheng’s sponsor to host was Chairman Jia from AC Group, a company that had become popular in recent years as a platform for purchasing Mysterious Objects.
This platform sells items much cheaper than many shopping apps, and usually has aggressive advertising, making it very popular among young people.
Chairman Jia looked serious and authoritative like a boss: “Xiao Cheng, let’s go have breakfast together.”
His tone was commanding, and after speaking, he turned and walked away without so much as a glance at Jin Cheng, looking down on him from his high horse.
Jin Cheng felt extremely uncomfortable watching Chairman Jia’s departing figure. What did he think of him? Was he merely someone to be ordered around?
The key point was that now Chairman Jia was spending his money — who did he think he was to act so high and mighty? He wasn’t going to put up with this!
Regardless of possibly offending the sponsor, Jin Cheng turned and went upstairs to continue sleeping.
After walking a few steps, Chairman Jia realized Jin Cheng wasn’t following and had to come back, but his face was very unpleasant looking in the process.
[Was Chairman Jia definitely angry?]
[How could Jin Cheng do this? Isn’t this completely offending the sponsor?]
[It’s over, will Jin Cheng have a hard time from now on?]
[Jin Cheng said he himself is a young master, maybe he isn’t afraid of the sponsor being unhappy.]
[What young master! I searched online for a long time and couldn’t figure out whose young master he is, he must have been fooling Chen Xixi with his words earlier!]
There was nothing Chairman Jia could do but go upstairs to find Jin Cheng, leaving Zhou Jinyuan temporarily unclaimed in the lobby.
Everyone else was taken away, leaving only him standing there, suddenly feeling quite pitiful and alone.
Qian Yue, worried that Zhou Jinyuan might be unhappy, quickly said: “I’ll go upstairs and hurry our guest…”
Zhou Jinyuan said emotionlessly, “No need.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure came down from upstairs.
Seeing the tall figure standing in the lobby, Chen Xixi walked over, reached out her hand, and greeted with a polite smile, “Hello, nice to meet you, my name is Chen Xixi.”
There was only one stranger here, and she guessed he must be the owner of Zhongjing Group. She did not expect the owner to be so young.
Zhou Jinyuan’s lips curved into a slight smile, gracefully raising his hand, his fingers gracefully resting on her delicate joints, very gentlemanly and polite, “Zhou Jinyuan.”
“Could we go upstairs to talk?”
Zhou Jinyuan nodded without hesitation: “Of course.”
[Is this the owner of Zhongjing Group? He’s so handsome! No wonder so many people are desperate to get a job at Zhongjing Group every year. With such a boss, it must brighten their mood every day to go to work!]
[Why do I feel like Zhou Jinyuan’s attitude towards Chen Xixi and Zheng He is worlds apart?]
Chen Xixi took Zhou Jinyuan to the third floor, to her own room, which had no live cameras; she naturally had her reasons for bringing him up.
As soon as Zhou Jinyuan followed her into the room, before he had time to look around, she immediately turned and closed the door tightly.
Zhou Jinyuan turned around to face her, his eyebrows slightly raised as if silently asking her intentions.
Chen Xixi leaned lazily against the door, arms crossed, and asked in puzzlement, “You really don’t have a single penny on you, do you?”
“…Is that what you wanted to ask me?”
Chen Xixi nodded: “Mhm.”
He was, after all, the sponsor of the show; she found it hard to believe that the showrunners would dare to take all the money off the sponsor and leave him unable to eat well.
Zhou Jinyuan tilted his head and lazily smiled, then took his hands out of his suit pockets, casually stretching them out, his dark eyes meeting hers, “If you don’t believe it, feel free to search me.”
The next second, he leisurely added, “If you find anything, it’s all yours.”