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

Chapter 21: Chapter 21 is over! Brainwashed! Chapter 21: Chapter 21 is over! Brainwashed! The sincerity was felt, but the orange slice is gone.
What does this mean?
It means that you shouldn’t assign emotional value to the other party before the pie arrives.
Zhou Jinyuan lowered his eyes to look at the clean toothpick in his hand, as if the orange slice on the toothpick a second ago was just an illusion he had when feeling slightly hungry…
So was he entertained or not?
Following that thought, he smiled nonchalantly.
Who cares, it’s not important.
After finishing the orange, Chen Xixi threw the toothpick into the trash bin, looked up at Zhou Jinyuan, and smiled again, promising: “President Zhou, please hold on a bit longer, I’ll definitely treat you to a big meal tonight! There’s meat and vegetables, you can eat as much as you want until you’re stuffed!”
She was really hungry, so she was sorry, President Zhou, you’re just being hungry for one meal, but she is someone who struggles daily for survival, craving food intensely.
Hope next time he can refuse the part of the program that puts guests in a tough spot, and better not come again.
Spare him the difficulty, it’s even harder for her.
Zhou Jinyuan beheld her earnest appearance and thought, hopefully so.
[President Zhou: Huh??? What happened? Where’s my orange?]
[Welcome to watch the grand fantasy film starring Chen Xixi and Zhongjing Group’s President Zhou: “The Disappearing Orange”]
[After sixty years, President Zhou, grey and aging, continues to reminisce to his grandsons while lying on a lounge chair: That day, Grandpa didn’t even have lunch. Eating chips meant just the crumbs, eating fruits meant just biting the toothpick…]
[Chen Xixi is indeed extremely thrifty, even daring to snatch things right out of the sponsor’s hands, such audacity!]
[And President Zhou isn’t mad? His composure is too stable!]
[Compared to other sponsors, President Zhou is really too miserable…]
[I’ll check other sponsors to see what sort of life they lead and whether President Zhou is the most miserable among all sponsors!]
Driven by curiosity, many netizens shift to other guests’ live streams to see just how miserable President Zhou is and how thrifty Chen Xixi really is.
Netizens’ first comparison stop: Han Qianyi’s live stream.
In a seemingly high-end bistro, Han Qianyi and Nanxing Entertainment’s Vice President Wang are sitting on a sofa enjoying a beef set meal valued at fifty-eight yuan.
Inside the delicate little white porcelain bowl, filled with beef juice, gently stirring with a soup spoon reveals a few lean pieces of beef and two large chunks of potato.
Next to the beef, there are three small dishes and one bowl placed in sequence: a small bunch of cold seaweed salad, a small bunch of spicy cabbage, a thin slice of watermelon, and a bowl of clear water, just with a tiny bit of egg drop which is slightly obstructive.
This meal costs 116 yuan.
In the morning, Han Qianyi also took Vice President Wang to have beef noodles, spending 36 yuan, she now has 70 yuan left.
Han Qianyi glanced at the bowl of beef in front of her and silently swallowed her saliva.
Then, she pushed the bowl of beef towards Vice President Wang with an apologetic face and a gentle smile: “Vice President Wang, please make do for now, once I’m off the show, I’ll treat you well another time.”
After all, her budget only allows her to perform to this extent.
Vice President Wang smiled, pushing the beef back towards her, his gaze examining her face, and said: “No worries, eat up, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.”
Han Qianyi’s eyes instantly lit up.
She wasn’t just pushing her portion of beef to Vice President Wang to show her sincere hospitality; her emphasis was on the last sentence.
And Vice President Wang’s response indirectly suggested a favorable impression of her.
She thought, maybe if she was lucky, she could get Vice President Wang’s personal contact information before he left tonight.
[Han Qianyi, oh Han Qianyi, how are you going to survive the next twenty-odd days with only seventy yuan left? You’re really going to be the death of me, can’t you show some spirit?!]
[Every time I see her, it feels like my mammary glands are taking a hit.]
[Is she really that subservient, to even give her own beef to the sponsor? Maybe you should starve and let the sponsor eat!]
[But compared to Chen Xixi, Chen Xixi is really stingy, President Zhou is really having a tough time…]
[Let’s move on, next stop, next stop.]
Netizens compare the second stop: Zheng He’s live stream.
Zheng He invited General Manager Liu from Tiancheng Insurance Company to a decent little restaurant, which had a nice atmosphere and was economically priced.
Zheng He started with a smile, “President Liu, should we have a drink?”
President Liu tactfully refused, “Let’s not, it’s not quite appropriate during working hours.”
Zheng He agreed with a smile and handed the menu to President Liu, “Right, President Liu, see what you’d like to eat, feel free to order anything, it’s on me!”
President Liu ordered two economical dishes perfect with rice, soy-glazed eggplant strips and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Zheng He’s smile grew even bigger; President Liu’s choice of dishes really saved him quite a bit of money. He had thought President Liu would order two meat dishes directly. And President Liu doesn’t drink either, what a saver!
This President Liu is a good guy, worth befriending.
Just as Zheng He thought this, he heard President Liu, who had just finished ordering, suddenly ask, “Do you know much about insurance?”
Zheng He wasn’t familiar with this stuff; he didn’t buy it, but since President Liu asked, he had to show respect, so he replied, “I know a little, but not much.”
“Has anyone in your family bought insurance before?”
Zheng He thought carefully, “I remember my dad bought car insurance.”
“What about life insurance?”
“I don’t think so.”
President Liu casually mentioned, “Nowadays, life insurance is very important, especially accident and medical insurance. It can reimburse many day-to-day medications as well as outpatient and hospitalization costs. It can also relieve a lot of pressure on your family. Moreover, the insurance market is doing well these days, with large reimbursement limits.
Just a few days ago, a male client of our company, in the late stage of cancer, spent a lot of money on hospital treatment. His family had used up all their money, but luckily he had bought our Tiancheng insurance. Our company directly gave him a cash payment of three hundred thousand and delivered it to the hospital. His family was overjoyed…”
Three hundred thousand in cash? Zheng He was slightly tempted; with the way things are nowadays, who doesn’t have some illness or disaster?
If something like that really happened to his family, and someone gave them three hundred thousand in cash for free, that would be too appropriate!
Zheng He was intrigued, “How do I buy this thing?”
President Liu replied, “Take down a phone number; this is our department manager, he will tailor the most comprehensive and suitable insurance package for you based on your situation.”
Zheng He immediately took out his phone to note down the phone number.
[I feel like I was just forced to watch an advertisement?]
[Was President Liu here to advertise and also recruit clients?]
[Oh my God! It’s the first time seeing Zheng He who always freeloads off guests willing to spend money for someone else, it’s really not easy!]
[Sponsor daddy! How dare Zheng He not serve him well!]
[That’s it! I feel like Zheng He has been brainwashed! Zheng He is not going to spend money on insurance, is he? But he doesn’t have any money on him right now!]