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

Being named after something sure sounds like an honor, but for him, it somehow felt more like humiliation.
Zheng He wanted to tactfully decline, “Actually, there’s no need for this, knowing that the leaders have such intentions is enough…”
But the host didn’t care at all about his reluctance, going on a spree of reckless praise without considering Zheng He’s feelings, “That’s not good enough! Plus, you’re so handsome, even more so than male celebrities on TV. Having your face on the big screen of our community would be such a treat! Let me tell you, if it were anyone else wanting to be on our big screen, our leaders might not even agree to it!”
With this avalanche of flattery, the host precisely targeted Zheng He’s soft spot, leaving him speechless and involuntarily forcing a smile onto his lips.
However, the ugly truth was that the community leader wanted to use Zheng He’s name to get a head start in naming the activity room simply to ride on the wave of his popularity.
Isn’t Zheng He super famous now for being scammed repeatedly? They thought by making this place a social media check-in hotspot, it could easily catch the attention of municipal leaders. Maybe they’d even consider including it in future city development policies, allowing them to fish for greater benefits.
The exploited Zheng He was still basking in the host’s compliments.
Continuing to brainwash Zheng He, the host said, “Your classic case can prevent others from being scammed. That’s such an honorable thing!”
[I don’t know if everyone will avoid getting scammed after seeing Zheng He’s classic case, but they’ll definitely discuss how Zheng He could be so naive to keep getting scammed! Hahaha!]
[Everyone else’s videos on the big screen are for gaining followers, but Zheng He, on the other hand, promotes just how foolish he is.]
[Does the community leader truly appreciate Zheng He? It feels more like they just want to exploit his popularity!]
[What’s going on with Chen Xixi? Zheng He has donated, so why hasn’t Chen Xixi? With all her money, she should donate more, at least thirty thousand yuan, right?]
[What now? Are you starting to morally coerce us, upstairs? You say Chen Xixi should donate, so why don’t you donate yourself? And after all, given Chen Xixi’s current situation, how can she donate to others!]
[Yeah, it’s all over the internet now: she’s unemployed, with no car, no house, and it’s tough coming from a rural area to make it alone in the big city. Yet you’re still morally abducting a young woman, forcing her to donate. You keyboard warriors just enjoy stirring things up, unable to stand seeing others live a bit better!]
Naturally, Zheng He wouldn’t miss this golden opportunity to throw shade at Chen Xixi. Standing on the stage, he looked down at Chen Xixi, who was in the audience wearing a red vest.
He curled his lip, “In fact, I know many friends who have seen the show might have misunderstood me, thinking I’m not a good person, not as pleasant to look at as ‘someone’.
But that’s okay; I don’t care, nor do I have anything to explain. After all, influenced by someone, they’re just out to smear me with malice. No matter how I explain it, you might not believe it.
But I will prove through my actions that I am actually very kind and genuine, not like someone who only resorts to sly tricks to gain everyone’s favor, and when it really comes to helping others, that someone just turns into a shrinking turtle!”
The ‘someone’ in the audience just smiled. Slandering, moral coercion—she had underestimated Zheng He.
Chen Xixi initially wanted her fans to deliberately lure Zheng He out, and then prepare two sets of registration forms, one for volunteers and one for donors. If it wasn’t Zheng He, she’d sign up as a volunteer; if it was, as a donor.
Either Zheng He would step onto the stage amidst the warm applause of the crowd to donate twenty thousand, or he’d skitter off the stage under a barrage of curse words. Either way, it would teach Zheng He a lesson, avenging her fans who were exploited, and preventing him from flaunting this in her face in the future.
But unexpectedly, Zheng He did have some wits, too bad they weren’t utilized in the right place.
The media personnel present also subconsciously turned their cameras toward Chen Xixi, and one of the more provocative ones even directly asked her: “Zheng He has donated, as the person with the most money on the show, don’t you plan to go up and donate something?’
Zheng He’s face bore a malevolent smile that deepened further; he crossed his arms over his chest and silently watched Chen Xixi, with an attitude of enjoying the drama unfold.
As long as he performed well today, his popularity would surely surpass Chen Xixi’s, then the popularity award and the five million would all be his!
Upon this remark, the whole audience fell silent all at once, and everyone’s gaze turned to Chen Xixi, waiting for her response.
Chen Xixi tilted her head, and even though she was being stared at by so many people and faced so many cameras, her face did not show a hint of panic or fluster. Her calm eyes fell on the media reporter who had asked the question, and she casually retorted: “Zheng He has donated, why don’t you donate?”
That media reporter frowned and said: “What does his donation have to do with me?”
Chen Xixi: “Then what does his donation have to do with me? Why are you so meddlesome!”
“…” The media reporter was immediately rendered speechless.
Another sharp-tongued media reporter immediately said: “You are both guests of the same program, and you are more famous than Zheng He. So many people like you, can’t you set a good example?”
Chen Xixi replied, unfazed: “You all are media reporters, and your companies are even richer than me, with a higher level of fame. So many people support your companies, shouldn’t you be the ones on the frontline?”
“!!!” The media reporter immediately regretted it and slapped his thigh!
Help! He thought to morally kidnap Chen Xixi, but ended up being kidnapped by her instead! Once he goes back to his company, the leaders are definitely going to be furious! He doesn’t even know if he’ll be able to keep his job… Wuuu…
None of the other media reporters dared to ask Chen Xixi any more questions. After interviewing for so many years, this was the first time they encountered someone so tough. If they kept asking, they might not even make it back to their companies!
[Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter! Chen Xixi’s response really is no push-over!]
[Chen Xixi’s thought process is absolutely genius hahaha!]
[Chen Xixi: Use magic to defeat magic!]
[Right?! All these media companies are so rich, instead of just sending people to charity events for interviews and traffic, donate some money and let everyone see!]
[In this situation, Chen Xixi really shouldn’t be the one donating money, seeing as they are still competing on the show, but if Chen Xixi doesn’t donate this time, Zheng He is definitely going to gain a wave of goodwill today.]
[I think Chen Xixi is just looking for an excuse not to donate!]
[Does she even need to look for an excuse? Her refusal to the media just now clearly indicated she won’t donate! If she wanted to donate, she would’ve gone on stage already!]
[Ah? Not donating, well, that’s quite stingy of her!]
Just when the atmosphere was gradually becoming somewhat awkward, Zheng He suddenly spoke up amicably: “It’s fine! If she doesn’t want to donate, let’s not force her. It’s not important. After all, my aim today is to let everyone see what kind of person I really am, and what kind of person someone else is, that’s all!”