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

Chapter 28: Chapter 28: Zheng He, who loves to report others, is punished by Chen Xixi! Chapter 28: Chapter 28: Zheng He, who loves to report others, is punished by Chen Xixi! Chen Xixi’s smartphone screen was installed with a privacy screen protector, so when she tilted her phone towards Qian Yue, the side-positioned cameras and staff couldn’t see the contents on her screen.

The netizens eagerly waiting for Chen Xixi’s money-saving tips were howling in impatience.

[What on earth is going on? Hurry up and let me see! I want to use makeup products for free too; it’s really important to me!!]

[Ah ah ah! I’m not that interested in other freeloading methods of Chen Xixi, but I really need the makeup products!!]

[My powerful electronic friends! In three seconds, I want to know all this woman’s money-saving tips!!]

[I just want to know whether Chen Xixi is going to be eliminated this time. If she gets eliminated, Wan Chen, who’s currently second in the funding rankings, is going to profit big time!]

What was displayed on Chen Xixi’s phone screen were her chat records from applying for free product trials on various official platforms.

While getting free trials wasn’t guaranteed to be successful every time, trying with several companies usually resulted in some successes.

Moreover, these trial products were from reputable brands with good reviews and sales; even being a guinea pig for them came with a certain degree of safety.

After receiving the free trial products, she had to write a report several thousand words long about the products according to the merchants’ requirements.

Before coming on the show, she was prepared not to use any makeup products, but if there was a chance to take care of her skin for free, why not take advantage of it?

So, for the past few days, she had been applying for trial opportunities on various platforms every night before and after sleep.

Qian Yue took one look and instantly understood; Chen Xixi was indeed skilled at snagging these deals!

“Is that all?” Chen Xixi took her phone back.

Since she didn’t employ labor to gain benefits, didn’t receive them from friends, and wasn’t involved in consumer credit or installment payments, of course, Chen Xixi wasn’t breaking any rules.

Qian Yue nodded, honestly saying, “I see no issue here. You may return to continue recording the show now.”

Chen Xixi locked her phone and placed it in her pocket, but she didn’t immediately get up to leave. She leaned back in her chair, resting against the backrest, and spoke calmly and unhurriedly, “Now it’s my turn. I have a question.”

Qian Yue slightly raised an eyebrow with a look of all ears: “?”

“It’s not really good to always wrongfully accuse someone, right? There are rewards for reporting, but is it justifiable to be wronged? That’s really disheartening…”

Especially disheartening for her.

This was already the second time she had been investigated; did Zheng He graduate from kindergarten or something, being so idle as to tattle, it’s just unbelievable!

Always letting the reporter have their way made her very unhappy!

Also, being frequently suspected and reported could easily lead to negative online public opinion, affecting her reputation adversely. Thinking of this, she felt even more irritated.

Chen Xixi lowered her lashes, sighing, “Other people throw mud, and I must prove my innocence, but who cares about the hurt caused to my young and tender heart after being wronged… and moreover, they start reporting without any evidence, isn’t that too reckless?”

[I suddenly feel so sorry for Chen Xixi. It seems like she’s been wronged twice now. If it were me, I would’ve definitely burst into tears on the spot!]

[Is it really okay for Zheng He to target a girl every day like this?]

[I think Chen Xixi is just acting, right? With her thick face that resists others’ strange looks while freeloading, can her heart be easily hurt?]

[I also think Chen Xixi is acting. Being reported twice, she hasn’t really lost anything. Why is she pretending to be pitiful?]

[How is she not losing anything? Being constantly targeted and wrongfully accused is very unfriendly to one’s well-being; it’s another form of personal attack!]

Qian Yue pondered for a moment, “So, what do you propose we do about it?”

Reporting such incidents is typically resolved by the person involved just coming out and clarifying things, but looking at it from the victim Chen Xixi’s perspective, she had indeed been wronged.

Therefore, Qian Yue wasn’t in a good position to comment, he could only symbolically ask for Chen Xixi’s opinion.

Chen Xixi blinked her clear eyes, “Here’s what I think—if a Guest is proven to have been wrongfully reported, shouldn’t the show consider providing a modest, down-to-earth financial compensation to soothe the Guest’s tender heart?”

In other words, herself.

If there was financial compensation for being wrongfully accused, she wouldn’t mind Zheng He’s groundless reports. In fact, she would just sit back and hope Zheng He would report her every day, so she could just wait to collect money!

Qian Yue pondered for a moment: “I will discuss this with the chief director.”

Just as Qian Yue finished speaking, the voice of the chief director sounded through the earpiece he was wearing, and Qian Yue immediately stopped Chen Xixi, who was getting up to leave, “Wait a moment.”

After a while, Qian Yue spoke: “The chief director said that if netizens report and you prove your innocence, you can receive two dollars in compensation from the production team. However, if the accusation is made between guests, after proving your innocence, the accusing guest will have to pay two dollars in compensation to the wronged guest.”

Chen Xixi hadn’t expected the production team to be so stingy…

Chen Xixi looked at Qian Yue, stunned for two seconds, and said: “Our innocence is only worth two dollars?”

[Hahaha! Indeed, it seems pretty cheap!]

[I guessed that the stingy production team would never give more than ten yuan hahaha!]

[“Money Saving Battle” really is a show themed around being stingy!]

[This time Zheng He should not dare to casually accuse anymore, right? After all, every time he accuses, he has to pay two dollars to Chen Xixi.]

Qian Yue smiled: “It’s not that your innocence is worthless, it’s that giving you too much wouldn’t show your money-saving lifestyle, would it?”

That’s true.

But two dollars really is too little!

When Chen Xixi came out of the ‘little black room’ as if nothing had happened, Zheng He’s face darkened.

You could tell at a glance that Chen Xixi had prevailed again!

Qian Yue followed Chen Xixi out and called to Zheng He: “Zheng He, come over here for a second.”

Then Zheng He saw Qian Yue take out two coins from his pocket and hand them to him.

Zheng He looked at the coins in his hand, completely baffled.

Qian Yue: “This is the compensation from the production team for the last time you were reported by netizens and it turned out to be unfounded.”

Zheng He truly didn’t expect there to be this unexpected gain. Just as he was about to smile, he heard Qian Yue say again: “You accused Chen Xixi incorrectly, a total of two times, so you need to compensate Chen Xixi four dollars.”

Zheng He frowned: “Why is it that when I’m reported, it’s compensated by the production team, but when Chen Xixi is reported, I have to compensate?”

Qian Yue: “Because viewers are god, and when god reports you, the production team can pay on god’s behalf, but you can’t. You accused Chen Xixi, so you have to pay yourself.”

The double standards couldn’t be more blatant!

Zheng He had no choice but to comply with the production team’s new rules.

The two coins hadn’t even warmed up in his hand before he grudgingly took out another two coins from his pocket and handed them to Chen Xixi.

This Chen Xixi really knew how to play the game; just with these accusation compensations, she was making the most out of it!

With just two accusations, she had managed to penalize him!

Chen Xixi put the coins in her pocket and showed Zheng He a very friendly smile: “Feel free to report me anytime in the future.”

Zheng He was gritting his teeth in anger!

This was provocation, naked provocation!

Chen Xixi: Thanks to the charity of my competitor, today’s earnings +4 yuan, remaining balance 993 yuan!

After finishing her words, Chen Xixi turned around, ready to go upstairs, but the next second, she stopped, turned back to Zheng He, and sighed leisurely: “Actually, you didn’t have to lose these two dollars today…”

Yes, if Han Qianyi hadn’t taken the initiative to send those messages to him, perhaps Zheng He wouldn’t have been so suspicious.

Thinking of this… He suddenly seemed to realize something!

It seemed like he had fallen into Han Qianyi’s trap!