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

Zheng He, though he had accepted the fact he’d been scammed, still found it a little hard to believe that the master was truly a con artist.
Could it be that all the master’s words about him having a spiritual root, being different from others, a Chosen One destined for great wealth—all of that was a lie to deceive him?
No! It can’t be true!
And there’s the amount of over 5,000 yuan… just thinking about it makes his heart ache and suffocate…
But he believes that the cops wouldn’t scam him…
So he really was scammed.
Damn swindler!!
Making him think he had truly met a kind soul willing to help him change his fortune for free, when in fact it was nothing more than a trap to lure him in!
He swore that he would never again participate in any free activities! He would never again believe in pie-in-the-sky dreams!
Dragging his luggage, Zheng He stood despondently at the entrance of the police station when suddenly, mocking voices of a man and a woman came from behind him.
“Yo, the Chosen One~”
“Sheer wisdom~”
Who else could it be but Han Qianyi and Wan Chen who had just been wrongfully accused by Zheng He?
His heart, riddled with holes, took another two stabs: “…” Can’t you just leave me alone now that I’m down?!
Can we ever compete happily again?
[HAHAHA, the two stabs from Han Qianyi and Wan Chen hit Zheng He right in the heart!]
[Zheng He truly is a Chosen One, a chosen fool~]
[HAHAHA, the chosen fool, Zheng He has given ‘Chosen One’ a whole new meaning!]
[Looking back at the clips of Zheng He from last night to today, I just can’t stop laughing! He was boasting all over the live broadcast with netizens last night, then boasting with Han Qianyi and Wan Chen today, only to turn out to be the clown himself hahaha!]
[Just wondering, does Zheng He have any regrets now? His face must be swollen from the slapping!]
[Let’s stop mocking him, after all, this kind of reverse Chosen One isn’t common. If mocking him results in his growth, next time we won’t have anything to laugh about.]
The live broadcast channel instantly filled with mockery of Zheng He. Someone even edited a montage of his scamming experience into a ‘face-slapping’ specialty video, sending the bruised and battered Zheng He trending on all major platforms and in front of the entire country for ridicule.
The official anti-fraud website also reposted the video, dedicating a special episode to Zheng He’s case involving the metaphysical master scam.
The officials got involved personally again, and this time, Zheng He really became famous.
Because of his consistent performance, he became a classic negative example.
Qian Yue, having completed the procedures, left the police station and, upon seeing Zheng He, frowned and said, “You’re really something! Falling for a scam is one thing, but you even dragged the Guest into the police station. Can’t you be a little more subdued? And about spreading superstitions last night, do you know how long it took us to communicate with the platform to unblock your live channel? I’m not even hoping you’d be as smart as Chen Xixi, but could you at least act like a normal person?”
Inside, Qian Yue grew more and more baffled—where on earth did the production team find such an oddball? How on earth did someone with such intelligence get selected for the show?
Could it be that the director chose him just to highlight the virtues of the other Guests?
Zheng He turned to Qian Yue and quickly said, “How is it that I’m promoting superstitions? It was clearly you who told me to get my fortune read! In the end, if not for you telling me to change my fortune, I wouldn’t even have considered consulting such stuff. It’s all your fault, causing me to lose over 5,000 yuan and become the laughingstock of the whole internet!”
“But I didn’t tell you to go to a charlatan!” Qian Yue felt it was redundant to care about Zheng He—he should have let Zheng He continue his streak of bad luck to avoid being bitten back now.
Zheng He said defiantly, “If I hadn’t been scammed, how would I know he’s a scammer? Didn’t you also fail to realize? Isn’t it because I was scammed that you found out I encountered a scammer?”
The key point is that the live stream was banned exactly when the ashes took flight, so no one saw the process of the switch.
Qian Yue disdainfully glanced at him: “Can’t you be a bit smarter? You’ve become a negative example now, your case alone is enough to make a whole soap opera!”
Zheng He felt ashamed after being scammed, so in order not to continue sweeping his dignity on the floor, he had to keep making excuses for himself, refusing to admit it was his own fault.
He stubbornly continued: “A negative example is still an example, it proves I still make some contribution to society!”
“…” I’ve never seen such a shameless person!!
[HAHAHA, what a contributor to society with his negative example!]
[HAHAHAHAHA Qian Yue’s expectations of Zheng He have lowered, no need for Zheng He to be as smart as Chen Xixi, just be like a normal person would be fine, I can already feel Qian Yue’s helplessness haha!]
[One can refrain from free-riding like Xixi, but please don’t be as foolish as Zheng He.]
[Now that the scammer’s face has been broadcasted, he should be easy to catch, right? I think by tomorrow or the day after at the latest, the scammer should be caught, and then Zheng He’s over 5,000 yuan will be returned.]
[Give Zheng He a chance, and yet he’s still useless! He finally sat on the throne of the king of penny-pinching, and before his seat even got warm, he had to step down!]
Let the police handle the scammer, Zheng He has other tasks to deal with, which is to figure out where to stay tonight.
Dragging his suitcase, Zheng He headed towards the hot spring B&B where Chen Xixi was staying, with Han Qianyi and Wan Chen following behind him.
Zheng He looked up at the moon tonight and couldn’t help sighing, “Alas, the days of yesterday have parted from me, irretrievable; the days of today disturb my heart with endless vexations.”
He’s so sorrowful…
Last night he still had so much money, today there’s barely a single digit left…
Wan Chen snorted lightly: “Indeed, ‘the days that have left me are not retrievable, the days that unsettle me bring numerous worries.’ You should read more.”
Zheng He: “…” Showing off your education, aren’t you?
He hates educated people the most!
Because it makes him look uneducated!
But now was not the time to hate Wan Chen.
Zheng He turned to look at Han Qianyi and Wan Chen, “I was wrong about what happened just now, I wrongly accused you, so I apologize to you.”
Wan Chen did not respond, and even the usually kind-hearted Han Qianyi did not accept Zheng He’s apology.
Zheng He continued to explain: “It was all a misunderstanding, isn’t it all good as long as it’s cleared up! And I wasn’t really malicious at the time either.”
Han Qianyi still wanted to use Zheng He as a shameless front so she could sneakily benefit, so after Zheng He explained again, she pulled at the corners of her lips, pretending to be magnanimous: “Alright, we are not the type to haggle over these things.”
Zheng He knew Han Qianyi was the easiest to talk to; a few words were sure to appease her.
He chuckled smugly in his heart, then stated his intention: “When we get there, just listen to me and follow my lead. Whatever I say, you guys just need to go along with it.”
His plan required all three of them to be united to succeed; otherwise, it would be difficult to pull off, and if it weren’t for this plan, he wouldn’t bother appeasing them!
After all, he’s got quite the knack for the beggar’s life now!
Financially, he didn’t need to form an alliance with anyone, but in dealing with Chen Xixi, he still needed the help of other Guests.
Wan Chen looked at Zheng He warily: “What are you planning to do?”
Zheng He smirked: “Nothing much, just want to drive Chen Xixi out, force her to spend money to stay in a hotel. That way her funds will dwindle, and we’ll have a chance to win!”