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

Chen Xixi pondered for a few seconds, then double-checked with Qian Yue, "As long as the photo includes me, my partner, the combination I drew, as well as their faces and the sunrise, the task is considered complete, right?"
Qian Yue answered: "Exactly!"
A slight frown on Chen Xixi’s face quickly smoothed out, a hint of a smile passing through her eyes.
Qian Yue glanced at the time; there were nearly twenty minutes left until sunrise today, and he announced that the game had officially begun.
As soon as Qian Yue’s words fell, except for Chen Xixi and Zhou Jinyuan, all the other guests covered their faces and ran in different directions.
Everyone was afraid of being photographed by other teams and letting them complete their tasks first.
The sun had not yet risen, and the sky was still very dark. A thin mist shrouded the whole mountain, casting a mysterious feel that seemed detached from the secular world.
There were quite a few tourists coming to the mountaintop to watch the sunrise; the guests blended into the crowd and quickly disappeared from view.
Hu Yun followed behind Zheng He, covering his face and frowning, "Shouldn’t we find out who drew our group? Once we know who drew us, we can just avoid them, right? Why do we have to keep our faces covered the whole time?"
It’s such a pity that the drone cameras couldn’t capture her resplendent beauty!
Zheng He felt that their team couldn’t do without him.
He glanced back at Hu Yun, "Taking a photo with others is very easy; you don’t need to stand right beside them to be in the same frame. Given the resolution of today’s smartphones, even dozens of meters away are not a problem. If we don’t keep our faces covered the whole time, they might hide somewhere and snap a photo of us when we aren’t paying attention, and then we’d lose!"
Hu Yun nodded, thinking that Zheng He’s decision was quite astute this time.
Zheng He continued, "As long as we protect our faces thoroughly, no one can complete their task using us!"
"You’re right!" Hu Yun thought of something and continued, "But we can’t just run around blindly; we stop others but we also lose our target. The sunrise is coming soon; by that time, we still need to find Han Qianyi and Wan Chen. If we miss the sunrise, we can’t win without the sunrise in our photo."
Zheng He suddenly stopped, Hu Yun’s words reminding him.
They had to stick with Han Qianyi and Wan Chen, otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to complete their task.
Zheng He, with his face covered, swiftly turned and led Hu Yun to search for Han Qianyi and Wan Chen.
[Zheng He’s tactic is not bad at all! But it feels like Chen Xixi is definitely going to have a hard time completing her task this round!]
[Zheng He and Hu Yun really don’t give Chen Xixi any chance, covering their faces super tight!]
[Why does Chen Xixi look so unbothered, even sitting down in a less crowded place with President Zhou?]
[She probably realized it’s impossible to complete the task, so why bother anymore since Zheng He and Hu Yun are always covering their faces; there’s no way she could capture their full faces.]
[Not necessarily! Knowing Chen Xixi, I think she definitely has other tricks up her sleeve!]
[Don’t they still need to take a couple’s photo? When that time comes, Chen Xixi just needs to come out and snap a photo to complete the task, right?]
[The key issue is Zheng He and Hu Yun are now buried in the crowd, she can’t even find them, how is Chen Xixi supposed to take the photo? There’s simply no chance at all!]
This time, the netizens really couldn’t predict how Chen Xixi would win.
But Chen Xixi looked calm and confident, as if she had a winning hand.
The netizens were both worried and anxious for her, yet they believed she would find a way to win, feeling a kind of tormenting split in emotions, eager to see the results.
Chen Xixi sat down on the stone steps, patted the spot beside her, and looked up at Zhou Jinyuan, "Let’s sit here and wait for the sunrise."
Zhou Jinyuan sat down next to her, "You seem very confident."
"I do have a bit of confidence."
"If you’re not confident enough, sometimes using some unconventional methods is not out of the question."
Chen Xixi was taken aback: "?"
Unconventional methods?
Could it be that the big boss’s unconventional method is to have someone tie up Zheng He and Hu Yun and force them to take a photo?
Or...is it a threat?
After all, it’s certainly not going to be a polite and kind request for Zheng He and Hu Yun’s help, or begging them in a humble manner.
The ways of a big shot can’t be so gentle and lowly.
Chen Xixi turned her head and asked seriously, "Didn’t you say you were a model citizen?"
Zhou Jinyuan smiled, "Good appetite, good temper, good gaze; doesn’t that count as a model citizen?"
"..." Learned something new, so that’s the kind of "model citizen" he is.
Chen Xixi forced a laugh twice and complimented without emotion, "Then you truly are a citizen in good shape."
"That’s right," Zhou Jinyuan emphasized again, "And I am not stupid, nor do I have a nephew."
The last time when Chen Xixi mistook him for Jin Cheng’s silly and wealthy uncle, he had unilaterally cut off his relationship with his non-existent foolish nephew.
Just to avoid influencing his pursuit.
And he wanted to clear his name a bit.
But these were words Chen Xixi said a month ago, and she had long forgotten them.
After all, at the time her mind was filled only with the five million prize money. The words spoken and things done in the program were just for the moment to win the prize money; afterwards, she hardly ever gave them a second thought.
So Chen Xixi was a bit confused.
Not stupid, no nephew, what does that mean? Who is he pinpointing?
She didn’t recall ever calling him stupid or telling him not to have a nephew either.
Probably not pinpointing her... right?
...
Meanwhile, on the other side of the screen, Lu Wenling, watching Zhou Jinyuan speak with a straight face, spat fiercely!
This guy has a good temper? Then who’s the one always making threats?
Could it be a ghost?!
Just after having his year-end bonus deducted, Lu Wenling, facing the camera on Zhou Jinyuan, said resentfully, "For the sake of chasing a girl, all you do is spout nonsense! Just keep deceiving! I want to see how long you can keep this act up!"
The crew-cut man sitting across teased, "If you dare, say it to his face."
Lu Wenling’s eyes flickered slightly, he scoffed, "Hah! No need, my skills aren’t meant to be shown off in these trivial matters!"
"Scared is scared."
Lu Wenling argued, "It’s from the heart! I’m following my true inner feelings!"
"That’s still being scared!"
Lu Wenling gave him a glare, too angry to speak.
If he had known it would turn out this way, he wouldn’t have been so naughty when he was young, nor would he have told all those naughty things he did to his good friend Zhou Jinyuan!
He should have kept those things to himself, or been more cautious, not curious about the antiques his father brought home, then Zhou Jinyuan wouldn’t have had so much dirt on him!
Lu Wenling sighed with regret, looked up at Zhang Xianyou, and massaged his forehead, "Why are you here so early? You aren’t here to accompany me for overtime, are you?"
Zhang Xianyou chuckled lightly, "No reason, remember you said before that you wanted us to find someone who could make a blue and white porcelain jar? I found someone; he can make an exact replica, it’s just the price is a bit high."
Lu Wenling boldly declared, "Price is no problem! As long as he can make it!"
Zhang Xianyou, curious, asked, "Why are you suddenly into this stuff? You’re not thinking of entering this business, are you? That’s fraud, which is illegal."