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

Meanwhile, in Jiang City, at Dingxin Media.
Zheng He watched as a large group of police officers approached, his legs turning to jelly with fear.
He couldn’t help being frightened; after all, whenever he was involved, he was always one of the people taken away by the police.
Trips to the police station had become routine for him.
The first thing Zheng He did when he came to his senses was to quickly pull out his phone and call his mastermind, Chen Xixi!
He needed Chen Xixi to save him, again!
Chen Xixi was so smart, she would definitely have a way to save him!
Right after he dialed the number, the imposing and righteous police officers stopped in front of him.
Zheng He, trembling with over a dozen officers in front of him, began to quiver, "Wha... what’s going on?"
Are they deploying such a force just to catch him now?
Before, it was just a few officers, but now the numbers had grown into double digits...
The leading officer looked at Zheng He and suddenly smiled, "Nothing much, we just didn’t expect to run into you here, don’t be nervous, we just wanted to say hi to an old acquaintance."
"..." Zheng He was at a loss for words.
An old acquaintance, he says, nearly scared him to death!
Seeing that they weren’t here to arrest him, he finally sighed in relief.
The officer then gestured to a few newcomers behind him and said sternly, "This man is a key person of interest in our city, got that?"
"Got it!" the newcomers replied in unison.
Then they took out their phones and started snapping pictures of Zheng He one by one.
Zheng He forced a stiff smile: "..."
Before the signing of his contract as an artist, he had always fantasized about a scene in his head.
It was where he would become a top male star, surrounded by fans and media, their cameras clicking away as he smiled broadly, basking in their enthusiastic adulation.
Honestly, the current scene was kind of similar...
Except that he wasn’t enjoying it at all.
Additionally, he suddenly felt like he was a monkey in a zoo.
And one that was under national first-class protection.
In the whole world, there probably weren’t many who received the kind of treatment he did, right?
He had truly lived his life to the fullest, rising from an ordinary human to become a national treasure—just who else could pull that off!
After posing for pictures, Zheng He curiously asked the familiar officer, "Where are you guys heading to handle a case?"
Although they weren’t here to catch him, he needed to be completely sure to feel at ease.
The police officer answered gravely, "That’s confidential information, not something you should be asking about."
Zheng He hurriedly replied with a grin, "Oh, got it, got it. You guys go ahead then; I won’t hold you up from your work."
Right after that, he saw the officers entering the gates of Dingxin Media.
Zheng He quickly followed.
If they were at Dingxin Media not to arrest him, then who were they after?
And with such a large squad at that!
He had to see this spectacle for himself!
Five minutes later, the president of Dingxin Media was taken away.
Zheng He asked an artist standing beside him, "What happened?"
The male artist whispered, "I heard it’s because they were reported to be involved in a case!"
"Who reported it?"
The male artist looked around and whispered, "I’ll tell you, but you mustn’t tell anyone else, okay?"
Zheng He nodded vigorously: "Yeah, yeah, don’t worry! I definitely won’t tell!"
"It seems to be Hu Yun."
"!!!"
...
"Hey, Hu Yun reported our company’s president!" Zheng He hid in a deserted corner outside the company, sharing the news with Chen Xixi, "The person you mentioned who’s stirring the pot, it couldn’t be Hu Yun, could it?"
Chen Xixi, lying on the bed, spoke languidly: "It’s not her, the one stirring the pot hasn’t made a move yet."
Zheng He, puzzled, asked: "Why did Hu Yun suddenly blow the whistle on the president?"
Could it be that it was the president of Dingxin who was in an improper relationship with Hu Yun? Did they have a falling out, and Hu Yun caught the president’s weakness and reported him?
But the president of Dingxin is a big-bellied bald man, whereas the man in the photos of Hu Yun’s dirty secrets is clearly thin and tall.
Chen Xixi slowly analyzed: "Isn’t this simple? The company must have traced the source of the leak to the IP and found it led to Hu Yun. Since Hu Yun didn’t do it, she surely wouldn’t admit it, leading to a fallout with the company. Though I’m surprised that the person behind Hu Yun didn’t help her."
After hearing what Chen Xixi had said, Zheng He suddenly felt enlightened!
That made sense; there probably wasn’t any other reason.
Zheng He evilly smirked, "Now we just wait for them to tear each other apart, a dog-eat-dog scenario, then reveal even bigger scandals involving more people. At that point, the company won’t be far from collapse."
After saying that, Zheng He suddenly lamented, "Am I being a bit too mean?"
To secure his own freedom, he was jeopardizing the entire company.
"You’re ridding the people of a menace," said Chen Xixi.
As Dingxin Media had been a stepping stone for Haisong Group during its early growth stages, it had committed too many unclean deeds. Now, it was simply reaping what it had sown.
"Ridding the people of a menace?" Zheng He slowly savored the meaning behind those words.
The phrase was not unfamiliar to him.
Even when he was on variety shows in the past, he used to think that Chen Xixi was the ’menace.’
But now, hearing Chen Xixi say he was ridding the people of a menace, why did he suddenly feel an unprecedented sense of glory and pride?
Zheng He was so startled that he quickly shook his head.
It must be because he’d been in frequent contact with Chen Xixi lately that he was influenced by her!
He now understood why Han Qianyi was so loyal to Chen Xixi!
This woman, Chen Xixi, was toxic!
The more you come in contact with her, the more you wanted to be her friend.
Definitely toxic!
They were not friends!
They were arch-enemies!
He was merely using her brains to help himself out of a miserable situation!
Zheng He forced himself to snap out of it and then smugly said, "I’ve always been a good person. Anyway, I won’t talk anymore. I’m going to check on Hu Yun! It’s getting late; you should go to sleep early... or not, whichever you prefer!"
Zheng He hurriedly finished speaking and immediately hung up the phone!
What was he just saying?
What did Chen Xixi’s bedtime have to do with him?!
Lucky that he reacted quickly and changed his words! Otherwise, it would have given Chen Xixi a good laugh!
Between the two of them, unless Chen Xixi took the initiative to make amends and wrote a confessional book about what she had done to him in the past, he would never forgive her!
Don’t think that because of this incident, she could become friends with him!
He was someone who held grudges very much!
After hanging up the phone, Zheng He hurried upstairs to Hu Yun’s office.
According to Chen Xixi’s deduction, Hu Yun should be crying her eyes out in her office by now, having burned her bridges with the president, especially since the big shot behind her didn’t step in to resolve the situation for Hu Yun.
It looked like Hu Yun might not be able to stay in the company for much longer.
But when Zheng He entered, he saw Hu Yun had just finished exercising and was leisurely packing her things, looking completely unbothered like nothing was wrong.
Had Chen Xixi’s deduction been wrong?
...
Elsewhere.
Several police officers were standing at the doorway to the apartment where Xu Nianying lived.
Xu Nianying frowned, and before he could speak, the leading officer sternly began: "Someone has accused you of engaging in illicit transactions. Please come with us."
Xu Nianying felt a sinking feeling but feigned calmness: "Illicit transactions?"
"Yes, the accuser said you were a male prostitute, and moreover, had a very bad attitude."
"!!!" Is this an accusation? It’s more like a complaint?!
Pah! He hadn’t been a male prostitute!
He’d merely cursed at that woman who had called him to say his services weren’t good enough and refused to pay!