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

Jin Cheng stared intently at Chen Xixi, the corners of his mouth slowly curling into a smile, “Everyone go give Chen Xixi your likes, no need to give them to me.”
“If these two haven’t got something going on, I’ll take off my head and let you all kick it around as a ball!”
“No need for such an offer, we’re not interested in your head!”
“We really don’t have to worry about the likes in Chen Xixi’s livestream.”
“How come she has so many likes without performing anything?”
While Zheng He was singing and Han Qianyi was dancing, Chen Xixi hadn’t performed anything, and yet her likes had already surpassed five million, leaving Zheng He and Han Qianyi far behind.
Many netizens were curious about what exactly Chen Xixi was doing that attracted so many likes, so they went to check out Chen Xixi’s livestream.
As soon as they entered, they heard Chen Xixi sharing various tips and channels for saving money and getting things for free!
Of course, what everyone cares about most in a variety show about saving money is the saving money part!
If they wanted to see talents, couldn’t they just watch a talent show?
After sharing her money-saving tips, Chen Xixi slowly continued: “But everyone should use the correct methods for saving and mooching freebies. For example, it’s fine to participate in legitimate pharmacy and mall events to get free eggs, but you should avoid dodgy places to prevent being cheated and falling into a scammer’s trap.”
“I know this one! The places Zheng He and the others went to last time are the ones to avoid!”
Chen Xixi praised with a smile: “Correct, this friend sums it up very well. Those places without a clear name, where even the location isn’t fixed, are the most dangerous. You have to stay vigilant. Don’t just listen, keep the likes coming, thank you all for the hard work!”
“Laughing so hard! Zheng He is only fit to be a negative example, hahaha!”
“All of these are the essence of the essence; I must quickly jot them down!”
“Right, right, right! Quickly note it down, they’re all good money-saving tricks!”
“Now that I think about it, it seems like Han Qianyi and Zheng He have completely gone off track!”
“As long as Chen Xixi makes a minimal effort, the other guests are left in total disarray, hahaha!”
“What’s Wan Chen in such a hurry to cheat for? What a shame to miss this chance to turn things around; in fact, if he hadn’t cheated, he might have been able to rise during this segment!”
At this moment, Wan Chen, who was watching the livestream in a nearby hotel, also regretted it a lot. If he had known there would be this segment in the program, he wouldn’t have resorted to cheating!
Indeed, he was just too impatient.
…
An hour later, when the results were announced, Chen Xixi was still firmly in first place.
The difference between Chen Xixi and Han Qianyi, who was in second place, was only about a hundred thousand, and Zheng He was just twenty-six thousand behind Chen Xixi.
This difference in funds seemed to rekindle hope for Zheng He.
Only twenty-six thousand behind Chen Xixi, and if he adds in his thirty thousand in counterfeit money, wouldn’t that be just enough to surpass her?!
But he was hesitant.
After all, with what happened to Wan Chen just now, he had to be careful.
Being caught would be too embarrassing!
Zheng He’s expression was solemn, indecisive.
“Wasn’t Zheng He going to show us how he spent his money after an hour? When will you show us?!”
Zheng He looked at his phone screen and said: “I said I’d tell you if you helped me get first place. We didn’t get first place, so sorry, I’m ending the stream, bye-bye!”
After finishing his words, Zheng He ruthlessly turned off the livestream.
“What a guy, used us and then immediately changed his tune, huh!”
Right now, Zheng He’s mind was full of worries about the counterfeit money; he had no time to deal with the netizens.
His anxious heart throughout the day was finally relieved when the trading time arrived in the evening.
The agreed trading location was in Jiang City, and he had bought a train ticket at five in the afternoon.
As he approached the South District Scrap Factory, he turned off the live broadcast.
This deal couldn’t be leaked yet, he was still unsure whether to report it tonight.
The area around the scrap factory was filled with dilapidated old buildings, scarcely populated and almost no vehicles passing by.
It was already past seven in the evening; night had fallen, and many of the old streetlights were broken, leaving only a few feeble lights struggling to illuminate the distance.
The chill wind blew intermittently.
Zheng He hugged his arms, turned on the flashlight function of his phone for light, and occasionally glanced back with vigilance.
What a crappy place this was, too creepy! Had he known, he’d have arranged to meet during the day!
Just as he was about to reach the entrance to the scrap factory, suddenly, that familiar sensation of darkness enveloped him once again.
A sack was thrown over his head, followed by a series of relentless beating!
This time they were hitting much harder than before.
Zheng He lay on the ground screaming in pain, “Aaah! Fuck! Stop hitting! I’ll be killed if you keep on! Do you know who I am? I’m Zheng He! I do live broadcasts and record shows! If you hit me, aah! You won’t get away with it! Because, because the police are always watching my… live stream!”
Zheng He thought by saying this, the other party would back off.
He hadn’t offended anyone in Jiang City recently; he suspected it was a case of mistaken identity for retribution. By revealing himself, he might stop the assailant in time.
To his surprise, upon hearing his words, the attacker’s punches grew heavier, and they continued beating him while saying, “The one we are beating is exactly Zheng He!”
“???” Zheng He was utterly bewildered.
A few minutes later, the muscular leader deemed it enough and told his underlings to stop. He squatted down, patted Zheng He on the head, and threatened fiercely, “If you dare to snitch on our bar again! It won’t be as simple as just a beating! Got it?”
Report the bar?
The bar he reported… was the one opposite Muse Bar!
He had reported that bar twice, affecting its business, so the bar owner held a grudge, had someone follow him all the way from Hai City to take revenge!
Zheng He gritted his teeth and removed the sack from his head, but the attackers had already gone far.
He had to call the police, this was utterly outrageous!
And he was going to extort a sum for medical expenses!
Zheng He painfully reached out his arm, picked up his phone from the ground, and was about to call the police when he remembered he still had to inspect the Fake Money.
The police report would have to wait.
Enduring the pain all over his body, he slowly stood up and headed towards the entrance to the scrap factory. He found a stone to sit on as he waited for the seller to come for the transaction.
However, this wait lasted until nearly ten o’clock.
Zheng He felt something was very wrong. He took out his phone, accessed the website, and communicated with customer service: “Wasn’t it agreed to meet at eight tonight? It’s ten o’clock now, where are your people?”
Customer service did not respond at all.
Ten minutes passed… twenty minutes passed… half an hour passed…
The customer service on the other end was silent as though dead, so quiet that Zheng He wanted to have a good cry.
Then he began a series of desperate calls.
He even started to grind his teeth and threaten: “If you don’t reply, I’m going to call the cops!”
Half an hour later, the other party remained silent, as if silently taunting him: go ahead if you dare!
At this moment, Zheng He finally understood — he’d been scammed; they never intended to have the transaction.
Since they were playing him for a fool, they couldn’t blame him for losing his temper!
He was going to call the police!
To hell with them all!!