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

Chapter 32: Chapter 32 The Rich but Foolish Uncle! Chapter 32: Chapter 32 The Rich but Foolish Uncle! [It seems like only Chen Xixi’s live stream is functioning normally; I can’t access any of the other guests’ streams.]

[It’s the same for me, I can see Chen Xixi strolling outside, but whenever I try to enter another guest’s stream, I just can’t seem to get in.]

[Could the four of them be under control?]

[That shouldn’t be possible, it’s just about getting bags of noodles, it’s not like they’d be controlled, right? Besides, Zheng He came yesterday and left safely, everything should be fine, it’s probably just a bad signal.]

[Now that you mention it, I suddenly remember that when Zheng He came here yesterday the signal was already poor. I didn’t see anything at the time, just saw him come out with noodles and bread, maybe this place really does have a weak signal.]

Trade Building, 22nd floor.

When the roller shutter door slammed down, nearly thirty people inside couldn’t help but follow the sound with their eyes, immediately feeling a surge of uneasiness.

Jin Cheng and the rest frowned.

Among them, Zheng He, who had been casually listening to the lecture, was snapped back to reality.

He immediately put down his legs from a crossed position and started looking around.

There was no such process during yesterday’s lecture, what’s going on now?

At this moment, the man who had just been standing at the front giving a health lecture and promoting health products smiled. His gaze swept over the flock of sheep ready for the taking:

“Alright, today’s health lecture ends here. I believe everyone has gotten to know our products, and now, you can start purchasing! We only have one hundred packs available for purchase!”

The man’s voice brought back the attention of everyone present.

This wasn’t about encouraging purchases, it was obviously getting ready to take money.

The iron gate is closed, and they won’t let us go without spending money, huh!

Some of the older attendees began to get panicked.

The man sitting in front of Jin Cheng, likely in his fifties, suddenly blurted out: “I want to buy! This promotion is just too good! Even a hundred packs are too few!”

Next to him, Mrs. Li immediately slammed the table in agreement: “Yes! My arms and legs used to cramp frequently and hurt intermittently, but since using this health product, my arm doesn’t hurt and my legs don’t cramp anymore. I can climb six floors in one go without getting tired at all! It’s simply a miraculous medicine!”

The older man turned his head towards Mrs. Li and nodded eagerly as if finding a peer, replying: “I was just trying it out when I bought a course of treatment, but now my sleep has improved, and so has my appetite! We old folks fear nothing more than poor sleep and poor appetite, this product is truly a blessing for us seniors!”

Jin Cheng lifted an eyelid to glance at the old man and Mrs. Li in front of him, thinking to himself, can’t you ‘plants’ come up with something more creative? Even TV ads don’t pitch it like this anymore.

These deceptive words might not be very persuasive to the young and healthy, but for the elderly, whose health is declining, they are like a life-saving straw hitting right at their weak spot.

In no time, quite a few elderly people with a strong will to live and lacking in vigilance began to stir, asking questions here and there, and some had even started getting ready to pay for the product.

After a while, the area designated for payment started getting busier. The man giving the lecture also noticed people like Zheng He who had no intention to buy anything.

So, he approached Zheng He, his eyes carrying a malicious smile: “Young man, is there something you still don’t understand?”

Zheng He replied directly: “I don’t have money.”

“No money?” The man smiled, speaking earnestly: “You can always ask your family for money; it’s good to show some filial piety towards your parents.”

After saying that, the man patted Zheng He’s shoulder, with a force that was not light and suggestions of a dangerous undertone.

Zheng He had only previously heard about this kind of coercive selling in the news, experiencing it firsthand made him slightly afraid.

After all, the moral baseline of those who engage in such things can’t be very high, and it’s possible they might even use physical threats to make them purchase products.

Feigning calm, Zheng He asked: “So if I don’t give you the money today, does that mean I can’t leave?”

The man smiled slightly: “As long as you buy the product, you can go home.”

Zheng He: “…” You’re quite kind actually; even though you could just rob me, you still offer me a box of the product.

At the same time, what the man said confirmed his suspicions; they wouldn’t be able to leave today without paying.

However, Zheng He thought that since they were live streaming, if they dared not let them leave, soon enough, the viewers who notice something wrong would surely call the police, and then they would be able to leave safely.