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

Before selling autographs, he would definitely need to first identify his target consumer group, and then, he must hype it up big time. Otherwise, nobody would even know, so who would come to buy?
Netizens were stunned upon hearing the bold decision of Zheng He!
[…You’re selling autographs? To whom? Don’t tell me it’s to us?]
[Please don’t waste paper and create trash excessively, protecting the environment is everyone’s responsibility.]
[We watch your live stream just to see how you get scammed, not to be scammed by you!]
Zheng He, looking at all the jeers and sarcasm in the barrage of comments, remained unperturbed, without exhibiting any signs of being hit.
This is child’s play.
He had seen far worse insults since he started appearing on the show.
By now, he was completely immune.
In the race of shamelessness, he would confidently claim second place—no one dare claim first!
Zheng He chuckled, “How can this be scamming you? I genuinely want to sell autographs. I know you all don’t think highly of me, but didn’t I say it before? That’s not the real me, it was all for the effects of the show! Think about it, if I truly weren’t a good person, how could I donate twenty thousand yuan to the community!
Donating twenty thousand yuan, who among you can do that? The community center is even going to name an activity room after me! Isn’t that enough to show what kind of person I am?”
Twenty thousand yuan should not be donated in vain, he must talk about this, set up his image as a philanthropist! Clean up his reputation!
Then, Zheng He sighed sadly as if to garner pity, “I donated twenty thousand yuan and still get slandered by you all, while those who didn’t donate a cent, I haven’t seen you say anything… Sigh, it’s indeed hard to be a good person in this world!”
[You might not know yet, but the leader who received you has been suspended, and it’s said that the naming of the activity room after you has been cancelled. Not completely though, the community says they’ll keep your essence—meaning the video clips of you being scammed will remain on repeat.]
[Hahaha, is the upstairs comment true? Now Zheng He’s honor is gone, leaving only his shameful past!]
[Regardless, Zheng He did donate twenty thousand yuan, let’s not speak of him like this.]
[Donating twenty thousand yuan? The internet really has no memory, have you forgotten the donation fraud incident? Although no evidence was found in the end, there’s no smoke without fire!]
Zheng He: “Dear netizen, what are you talking about when there’s no evidence? And I did not commit donation fraud! Police uncle can completely prove my donation was sincere! It’s hard not to suspect that you’re a fan of someone intentionally attacking me with baseless accusations!”
After countering that last netizen, Zheng He tapped the screen and scrolled up—earlier the comments were rolling too fast, and he hadn’t completely seen what the netizen had posted.
After replying, he went back to take a look.
He frowned deeply, “Not naming it after me anymore? What does that mean? How can they go back on what was agreed! Isn’t that the real scam? I’ve donated the money already, what is this community playing at?!”
[Isn’t it obvious what it means? It’s because of your donation fraud incident!]
Still bringing up the donation fraud, is this hurdle insurmountable, hmm?
Zheng He didn’t want to mention the donation fraud anymore; that netizen just now said the leader who received him had been suspended, he really feared that person, in an attempt to protect themselves, would offer up something, and then his reputation would be thoroughly trashed.
So, regarding the cancellation of the naming, he thought it over and felt he didn’t have any grounds to argue with them.
He simply skipped over the topic and replied to the next netizen’s question.
[Who’s going to buy your autograph?]
Zheng He, with an obsequious smile on his face: “Of course it’s to sell to you all, but rest assured, I won’t set a high price! Since you are my first batch of true fans, the price will definitely be favorable for you! But if you want to buy it later, it certainly won’t be at this price!”
[True fans? Where? I haven’t seen any?]
Zheng He shamelessly responded: “All you friends here in my live room right now are my true fans!”
[I’m just here for some fun, Zheng He, you’ve crossed the line.]
[Please keep your distance from us, thank you.]
[No need to be so formal, just treat me like another netizen.]
[Don’t bother, people buy celebrity autographs for collecting, who would want yours? Besides, we all know what your reputation is like; who would collect your autograph?]
Zheng He clicked his tongue lightly, explaining with what little patience he had left: “I’ve already said that what happened before was just for the show effect. If I was really of bad character, would I donate so much Money? Also, if I become really famous later, getting my autograph won’t be so easy, you know. By then, if you go to scalpers, you might not be able to get one even if you pay ten times the price!”
[Bro, can you share some of your confidence with me?]
[How can you be so sure you’ll become a huge hit?]
“Am I not popular enough now? Go and see, those celebrities have to spend a fortune for trending searches online, I trend effortlessly every day! Doesn’t that prove my strength?”
[But either you end up in custody, or you get scammed.]
Zheng He earnestly brainwashed the netizens: “It doesn’t matter, it’s all about being hot, right? It’s about having the buzz. Forget about what’s trending; as long as there’s buzz, there’s value! Just wait until I’m off the show, I’ll definitely get a bunch of endorsement deals asking me to advertise for them, and then I’ll be even hotter!”
[Not gonna lie, Zheng He makes sense, but I still don’t see the point of buying his autograph.]
Zheng He was about to argue back, but a comment suddenly caught his eye.
[User12123: How much?]
Zheng He, grinning, replied to this potential customer first: “Not expensive, ten yuan a piece, starting at ten pieces with free national shipping, payment first, delivery after! Tenfold refund if it’s a fake!”
[User12123: A bit pricey, make it cheaper.]
“How many do you want to buy?”
[User12123: However many you can sign, that’s how many I’ll buy.]
Zheng He: “!!!”
He’d encountered a tycoon!
Curiously clicking on the user’s profile, he saw that the account belonged to a woman.
Could he be dining out on his looks this early on?!
Sure enough, women’s money is the easiest to earn! He knew there had to be easy marks online!
[Sis, are you really considering buying it? You’ll definitely regret it when you can’t resell!]
[Sis, let me give you some advice. If you really have so much money you can’t spend it all, look at me! I can sign for you too! I can even get my whole family to sign for you! And I promise my house won’t collapse!]
Zheng He, worried that the internet users would disrupt the conversation and the wealthy lady would back out, quickly said: “Don’t talk nonsense, I already said that was just a show effect, for the show! I’m actually a really nice and righteous person in real life!”
[So, that means the show actually has a script! It’s all played up to deceive us, right?]
[Ah! So Chen Xiaokou is fake too? Have I been a fan for so long only to fall in love with a fake persona?]
[I told you these kinds of shows are all fake, and you wouldn’t believe me! How could they just give away five million like that!]
“Money Saving Battle” skyrocketed to the trending searches once Zheng He admitted to the show effects.
The show was instantly labeled by net users as a “scam” and got harshly criticized.
Not only the official website of the show’s crew but also the personal accounts of the other Guests were affected.
In response, the official “Money Saving Battle” quickly issued a public statement:
“The entire process of our show is genuinely filmed without any scripted effects, and we welcome netizens to actively supervise and report any concerns. We will fully cooperate with investigations! Additionally, we reserve the right to pursue legal actions against Zheng He for malicious defamation!”