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

“Who should go for the challenge? I’m afraid I won’t be able to learn…”
Actually, Hu Yun could learn, but she didn’t want to offend Zhou Jinyuan, and Zheng He had just said that she, as a partner, was of no use, so she might as well just be a useless partner.
That way, she could enjoy the results without actually having to work!
Zheng He sighed deeply: “Then I’ll do it!”
The team simply wouldn’t function without him!
Qian Yue took Zheng He’s task card and began explaining the specific game rules: “Your task is to hem gloves with a sewing machine. The person who completes the most hems within one minute will succeed in the challenge!”
As Qian Yue spoke, staff members brought over two old sewing machines.
Zheng He asked, “Is there a tutorial?”
“Yes.”
After Qian Yue finished speaking, two women in their fifties or sixties came over and told Chen Xixi and Zheng He the basic operation process.
Seeing Chen Xixi studying seriously, Zheng He knew that she was also a beginner.
Since they were both at the same starting line, he didn’t believe he couldn’t outrun Chen Xixi!
Zheng He was very diligent in learning, and in no time at all, he had mastered the basic operations and even seemed quite proficient.
The old lady sincerely praised him: “You really have a talent!”
Zheng He arrogantly lifted his chin and said unabashedly: “I’ve always been quick to learn anything ever since I was a kid! Especially these trivial matters, they’re a piece of cake!”
There’s nothing else to it, he’s just smart!
[Ha ha ha, talent for stepping on a sewing machine! Too bad this kind of talent seems useless nowadays except in prison.]
[Surely it’s a hint from God, Little Zheng better be careful, don’t actually end up in there, otherwise I’ll lose my daily source of joy.]
After Zheng He finished speaking, he turned to look at Chen Xixi, who was still seriously learning.
The first step in Zheng He’s psychology of success is to overwhelm the opponent with presence, making the opponent nervous and fall apart, leading to task failure!
But Chen Xixi wasn’t going to fall for Zheng He’s tricks.
The learning time ended, and the competition started immediately after.
Originally, Zheng He wanted to make Chen Xixi nervous, but seeing her as steady as Mount Tai, he started to get nervous himself.
Could it be that Chen Xixi actually knew how to do this all along, and pretended to be seriously learning just to lower his guard?
Damn it! What a cunning scheme!
He got so nervous that he made several operational mistakes, which cost him several seconds.
In the end, Chen Xixi finished five, and Zheng He finished four.
Zheng He was just one short of beating Chen Xixi!
He threw the gloves on the sewing machine, his face filled with discontent.
He blamed this round on his emotional instability, which disturbed his focus and affected his mindset.
If given another chance, he definitely wouldn’t make the same mistakes again!
At the same time, he also reflected on why he always lost to Chen Xixi: he was impetuous, unlike Chen Xixi, who had emotional stability.
If only he could be a bit more composed, maybe he would have a chance to beat Chen Xixi.
Chen Xixi successfully defended the house and raised the corners of her mouth with delight.
Zheng He found Chen Xixi’s happiness irritating and after contemplating for a moment, he turned his attention to the other guest teams!
He first went over to Han Qianyi and Wan Chen.
Even though Han Qianyi and Wan Chen had rejected him that morning, they were still acquaintances after all, having cooperated, argued, and rubbed each other the wrong way on the show, he’d grown accustomed to it.
So he wasn’t really bothered by Han Qianyi and Wan Chen.
Besides, now everyone had a common enemy, so the clearest choice, of course, was to continue cooperating!
Zheng He whispered, “Can you use your task card against Chen Xixi? If you dare not challenge Chen Xixi and President Zhou, then use your task card and let me fight for you. If we win, we can share the home appliances between our two groups. How’s that for a show of cooperation?”
Zheng He continued, “After all, the show’s producers didn’t say that guests can’t fight on behalf of others.”
Chen Xixi knows how to exploit bugs in the show’s rules, like photoshopping in the sunrise photo task. Zheng He also knows how to exploit bugs in the show’s rules, fighting on behalf of guests who are afraid to challenge Chen Xixi and Zhou Jinyuan.
He always said he was smart!
But it’s a pity that no one appreciates his intelligence.
Zheng He repeated this proposal two more times, only to be rejected by three groups of guests in succession.
Irritated, Zheng He rolled his eyes at them, “Look at how timid you all are!”
The other three groups of guests looked at Zheng He: Go ahead and court disaster. Who can outdo you in that?
Only Chen Xixi succeeded in the challenge, so naturally, only Chen Xixi earned the points.
Qian Yue announced with a smile, “Congratulations, Chen Xixi, for earning three points!”
Zheng He: “…” He didn’t feel like congratulating at all!
He clearly should have been the genius at the sewing machine!
After failing the challenge, Zheng He’s morale was crushed, and suddenly his stomach started growling. He looked at Qian Yue, “What are we supposed to do without any points? We haven’t eaten all day! There’s no need to starve us just because we’re on a dating show!”
Qian Yue said, “Regarding your inability to win points, our production team held a meeting this afternoon and ultimately decided that guests without points can ‘consume first, pay later.’ You can first go to the Points Supermarket to get the things you need, and when you win points next time, you can repay with double the points.
If you haven’t repaid by the end of the show, you will repay with cash at the rate of one thousand yuan per point. Guests who have no objections to the above rules can now go to the Points Supermarket to take what you want!”
This rule sounded somewhat exploitative, but at least they wouldn’t starve.
Hu Yun’s eyes brightened, “Zheng He, let’s get a new water heater and some food as well.”
Zheng He spoke indifferently, “Go ahead and change if you want to! We’ll definitely win the points back!”
He also wanted to take a shower.
People who haven’t indulged in spending for a long time can easily engage in retaliatory consumption once they suddenly get the chance to do so.
Zheng He and Hu Yun were engaging in retaliatory spending.
Whatever they saw, they wanted to take; in the end, they just knew they owed the show a total of 22 points.
Hu Yun asked worriedly, “Aren’t we taking too much? Will the production team prepare so many points for us to win?”
“What’s there to fear? Didn’t Qian Yue just say we can use cash if we can’t repay the points?”
“One thousand yuan per point though!”
One thousand yuan is nothing; his appearance fee is five million!
Zheng He generously said, “Take it, the money is on me!”
Hu Yun laughed blushingly, “You’re so kind.”
Zheng He looked pleased with himself, “Of course, who else will be good to you if I’m not? Take whatever you want!”
He hadn’t managed to charm the female celebrities yet, but he was still somewhat interested in Hu Yun.
Now that Zheng He had given the green light, Hu Yun had no more reservations and started a shopping spree at the Points Supermarket.
TVs, washing machines, refrigerators, tablets, and a series of household appliances, bedding, various clothes and cosmetics, and even food and drinks—almost nothing was left behind.
In the end, they owed the production team a whopping 88 points!
Zheng He estimated in his mind, even if one point costs one thousand yuan, it would only amount to eighty-eight thousand…
He clenched his teeth and painfully signed his name on the production’s repayment agreement.
It’s okay, he had five million!
Just a small hundred thousand after all…
However, what they didn’t know at that moment was the earth-shattering change they would face the next night.