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

[The bar across the street? Isn’t that Muse Bar? I remember President Zhou was also in there. Why would Muse Bar seek retaliation against Zheng He? I don’t recall Zheng He doing anything wrong. He just took a wrong turn and accidentally walked into a room where they were selecting concubines.]
[Maybe he saw something he shouldn’t have?]
[When was he retaliated against?]
[I remember it seemed to be the night when the money-saving reality show ended. Zheng He went out and even turned off the live-streaming camera. When he turned the camera back on, he had a swollen nose and bruised face. That’s probably when he was retaliated against.]
[This bar is way too bold! Not only was it reported for selecting concubines and sealed off, but they also hired someone to beat up Zheng He. Shouldn’t they be dealt with properly!?]
[I suddenly have a guess, it’s very likely that Zheng He reported Muse Bar, so they hired someone to retaliate!]
[Impossible! I was watching Zheng He’s live stream the entire time, waiting to see what kind of jokes he could make next. I can testify he didn’t report the bar.]
[That’s strange...]
[Hey? Didn’t the police mention something about stopping him from leaving the country?]
[Going abroad for business is a personal freedom. There’s no stopping it!]
Online users speculated and discussed various theories.
Meanwhile, Han Qianyi who was lying in bed idly swiping on her phone, accidentally stumbled upon the online discussion about Zheng He’s retaliation.
She told Chen Xixi as a joke, on camera, holding back her schadenfreude, "Zheng He is really unlucky! Wrongly retaliated against!
It’s like divine justice."
The last sentence was whispered by Han Qianyi into Chen Xixi’s ear. If netizens heard it, they would probably accuse her of lacking humanity.
Chen Xixi raised an eyebrow.
Actually, it’s not divine justice at all.
Zheng He’s black pot was brought in by her in advance.
So, her not being surprised by the bar’s retaliation is to be expected.
After all, Zheng He always troubles her repeatedly on the show.
However, now that Zheng He knows who retaliated against him, there’s a chance he might figure out how that black pot ended up on him.
Zhou Jinyuan said that man earlier was Xu Nianying. She remembered, the Muse Bar she reported last time was also owned by Xu Nianying.
That is to say, last time she inadvertently reported her enemy’s bar, framing another enemy...
Truly a narrow road for enemies!
Chen Xixi’s eyes gleamed with a new idea at heart.
Since the conflict has already arisen, let the storm come more fiercely!
On the fifth morning of the live stream.
Before dawn, Qian Yue came to wake the guests up to see the sunrise.
Chen Xixi groggily nudged Han Qianyi next to her.
Han Qianyi turned over and asked sleepily, "What’s up?"
Chen Xixi forced herself to sit up with sheer willpower, feeling utterly exhausted, "Time for work."
"Oh, okay, I’ll get up right away..."
[Even though it’s to watch the sunrise, Chen Xixi actually says ’time for work.’ That’s so hilarious. Chosen as a model worker? Always remembering she’s here to work for money, haha!]
[Others join a love reality show: handsome guys, fall in love, watch the sunrise with handsome guys.
Chen Xixi joins a love reality show: time for work, time for tasks, time to earn money.]
[Hahaha, that’s very Chen Xixi!]
[What was the deal with the dinner they had yesterday? Why didn’t that guy come looking for them?]
[Doesn’t President Zhou also know that guy? Probably let it slide for the sake of President Zhou’s face!]
All five groups of Guests wore expressions of morning grievance as they walked out of the hostel while it was still dark.
But Chen Xixi could feel an extremely resentful gaze locked on her throughout the night.
Without guessing, she knew it must be Zheng He.
If there were two, then it would be Hu Yun and Zheng He.
Xu Mu had twisted his ankle yesterday, and after returning to the room, staff from the medical team came to treat him, so nothing was seriously wrong.
But he was dead tired, even more so than for an early 8 o’clock class, "Is this damned sunrise really a must-see?"
Qian Yue cracked a slight smile: "Yes, after you watch the sunrise, you will still need to complete a task, which is a mandatory group photo."
Zheng He pulled his thoughts back and asked in confusion: "What mandatory group photo?"
Qian Yue smiled and said: "First, at sunrise, you must take an exclusive couples’ photo. Then you must draw lots to pick a group of Guests to complete the mandatory group photo!
In this group photo, there must be the two members from your own team, as well as the Guests you draw, and the sunrise, all in the same picture.
The most important point is that everyone appearing in the photo must show their face!"
Zheng He: "So if I draw Wan Chen and Han Qianyi, then I just need to have both of them cooperate with me and Hu Yun to take a photo at sunrise, and that’s it?"
Qian Yue nodded: "Correct!"
Zheng He scoffed disdainfully: "It’s that simple?"
"That’s how simple it is!" Following that, Qian Yue chuckled mischievously: "The first group to complete the task will receive 5 points!"
Zheng He’s smile froze.
If being the first to complete landed you points, then definitely no one would cooperate with the group photo. The moment anyone cooperates, they’re essentially letting other Guests win.
The production team is really too cunning!
After enduring an hour, everyone finally arrived at the mountain top to draw lots.
The results of the draw were really as Zheng He exemplified; his group photo target was indeed Han Qianyi and Wan Chen.
Zheng He felt a bit lucky; he should buy a lottery ticket today.
No need to mention Wan Chen. After all, they had revolutionary comradeship from a cost-saving reality show.
Plus, he personally took Wan Chen to beg for food, taught him by hand through the process, so Wan Chen should not bite the hand that fed him.
As for Han Qianyi, there was even less need to say. Having admired him for a long time, as long as Zheng slightly takes the initiative to flatter Han Qianyi, she would definitely come dashing over, letting him call the shots.
After all, that’s always how it went in the cost-saving reality show.
Zheng He looked at the card in his hand, confidently said to Hu Yun: "We’ve definitely won this time! I can handle these two!"
"That’s what you said last time..." Hu Yun was about to retort, then she thought about Zheng He’s offer to invest in her, her smile turned, "But this time, I believe we’ll definitely complete the task the fastest!"
Zheng He curled the edge of his lips and leaned close to Hu Yun, whispering: "Once the game starts, let’s cover our faces the whole time, to prevent any photos, so no one else can complete the task first."
"Mhm, okay."
No matter who it is, they’d better not capture their front faces!
Xu Mu and Qin Wei drew Chen Xixi and Zhou Jinyuan.
Xu Mu felt it was still okay, with fifty percent chance of winning.
The chance of winning depended on whether Chen Xixi was kind enough to let him win; the chance of losing depended on Zhou Jinyuan definitely not letting him win.
Han Qianyi and Wan Chen drew Song Man and Qi Shuo; Song Man and Qi Shuo drew Xu Mu and Qin Wei.
Chen Xixi on the side was less fortunate, her combination draw was Zheng He and Hu Yun.
It was the degree of complete darkness.
These two people would definitely not cooperate with her in taking the photo.
Therefore, she had to find another way.