I've Gone Viral Because of a Money-Saving Variety Show-Chapter 250 - 244: Has "Money Saving Battle" Become "Love Battle"?
Chapter 250: Chapter 244: Has "Money Saving Battle" Become "Love Battle"?
"What? I’m going to study abroad in Germany?" Jin Cheng was dumbstruck when he heard the news over the phone.
He could hardly believe these words came from his dear mom.
Oh my God! Too cruel! This sentence was simply too devastating for a boy who wasn’t yet fully mature!
Over the phone, Zhou Nansi spoke gently, "Mom thinks you’ve changed for the better on the variety show, so she wants to strike while the iron is hot and transform you further. She believes that when you return from Germany, you’ll have a complete makeover, becoming more mature and independent, capable of standing on your own two feet."
Stop it, his sky had already completely collapsed, it couldn’t be upheld!
Jin Cheng stared at the hung-up phone, questioning life itself.
He still wanted to join the love-themed reality show with Chen Xixi!
When his mom made a decision, it was usually hard to change her mind, but it’s alright, he still had an ace up his sleeve, his dear Uncle!
Jin Cheng quickly made a call to his uncle and after a long wait, the call was finally picked up. Jin Cheng hastily lamented, "Uncle! My mom is actually making me study in Germany, can you think of something please, I don’t want to go."
Zhou Jinyuan’s deep voice came through the receiver, "I think it’s a good idea, just go with peace of mind."
"!!!" How could he be at peace!
Zhou Jinyuan continued, "You should learn to be independent. In the show, you can only eat because of the women, aren’t you ashamed?"
"..."
He hadn’t really felt it before, but now that his uncle put it that way, he suddenly felt like his male pride had been wounded.
Maybe his mom was right, he should learn to stand on his own, not rely on Chen Xixi’s wits to solve problems; he had to learn to solve them himself, able to stand alone. That, after all, is what a man should do.
Jin Cheng sighed and decided to accept reality, "Then, when I’m abroad, could you please take extra care of Chen Xixi? It isn’t easy for a young girl like her, especially hearing she came from the countryside. The entertainment industry is messy, look after her, don’t let other people bully her. After all, she took great care of me on the show, and as my uncle, you should definitely help her."
Zhou Jinyuan was silent for a moment, then asked, "Do you like her?"
Jin Cheng, feeling a bit embarrassed, scratched his head. To tell the truth, he wasn’t sure himself.
Anyway, he just felt that Chen Xixi was quite interesting. Being with her, he always had this involuntary admiration, a feeling that occasionally he had with his uncle, too.
And Chen Xixi was pretty and impressive, so he thought he probably liked her... right?
Mainly, who else but him could be worthy of Chen Xixi!
Once he polished his skills abroad, came back with a gold-plating, his union with Chen Xixi would be a powerful alliance, invincible!
Jin Cheng was too embarrassed to express his thoughts aloud, "No, I just think she’s a really interesting person. Also, she’s incredible at gaming, did you know uncle, without spending any money she can rank within the top ten of the guild? Last time on the show, she even led us to first place, we did not spend any money, she just crushed the opponents... Hello, hello, hello... Uncle?"
Jin Cheng was enthusiastically recounting their gaming achievements, but the call was abruptly ended...
Alright then, seems like his uncle had zero interest in his gaming exploits.
When he came back from studying abroad, he would have to impress Chen Xixi and his uncle!
...
Meanwhile, Zheng He contacted the insurance sales manager of Tiancheng after finishing the television show.
This number was given to him by General Manager Liu.
After the sales manager’s presentation, Zheng He bought the most comprehensive insurance plan available; he didn’t really understand any of it as the salesperson rattled on, but buying the most inclusive plan seemed reasonable with many covered incidents and large reimbursement amounts.
Since Zheng He was insuring with pre-existing conditions, the price was also more expensive. After purchasing the insurance, he went to the hospital for a check-up, and after he was done with that, he headed to the police station.
His reward for reporting the counterfeit money operation had come through, not much, just five hundred yuan.
Holding the five hundred yuan in his hand, Zheng He looked at the police officer and asked, "And my 3,000 yuan..."
"The suspects haven’t been caught yet, but according to the current leads, this gang has likely fled to the border regions. Your case was probably their last before they planned to escape. If you had alerted the police a bit earlier, this gang might have been caught by now."
Zheng He was stunned!
Turns out he was the final victim of a scammer gang!
Had it not been for his insistence on buying that three hundred thousand yuan worth of fake money, the other party might have packed up and fled already. And here he was, practically serving his head on a platter!!
And if he hadn’t waited for the goods to arrive and reported it to the police sooner, he might have had a chance to recover the full three thousand yuan. Now... once they’ve fled abroad, it’s pretty much impossible to catch them...
Damn scammers!
No sense of honor!
It’s bad enough they’re making fake money, but to take the payment without delivering the goods!
It’s despicable!!
Hoping against hope, Zheng He asked, "Is there still a chance to catch them?"
"We will do our best."
Zheng He: "..." Tied to a post, his heart dead.
A flurry of actions, fierce like a tiger, yet looking at the accounts, he’s down two thousand five hundred yuan.
Suddenly, Zheng He remembered something. "What about the bar?"
Surely there had to be some income for him?
"The bar said it wasn’t them who hired those people. People from Hai City checked the surveillance and found that the gang was local hoodlums. The investigation is ongoing."
Zheng He was baffled, "When they were beating me up, they said it was because I reported their bar. How could it possibly not be people hired by the bar?"
"We’ll know when the investigation results are out."
Zheng He returned home, exhausted, and collapsed onto the bed.
He hoped the love reality show would start soon.
The insurance he purchased was with money he took from his parents, and that wasn’t really an issue. But mortgaging the house for one hundred thousand yuan without his parents’ knowledge to grease palms for a backstage entry into the Money Saving variety show...
If they found out he went on the show and ended up with nothing to show for it, plus a loss of one hundred thousand yuan, his mother would definitely beat him up.
As a second-generation debtee, facing the days of carrying a mortgage, the fact that his pockets were empty and he couldn’t make repayments was agonizing.
But then he thought of Love Battle... Han Qianyi would probably be eager to stir up a CP (couple pairing) with him, right?
When the time came, he would have his pick from so many female guests. The thought alone was thrilling, plus Chen Xixi was among them... No way with Chen Xixi! He’d die before he dated Chen Xixi!
...
Meanwhile.
The official Weibo account of "Love Battle" teased the netizens by releasing some information.
Love Battle: "One week countdown to the show’s premiere. Let’s reveal a few of our fixed guests for this season: Chen Xixi, Han Qianyi, Wan Chen, Zheng He."
[??? "Money Saving Battle" turned into "Love Battle"?]
[Damn! I thought I read it wrong! Really, love? Are they actually going to date? Or maybe not? I’m afraid they won’t be able to make any sense of it!]
[Are you sure they won’t end up fighting while trying to date?]
[What about Jin Cheng? Why isn’t Jin Cheng coming?]
[Did the show change its director? It looks different from the previous series; they seem to be riding the popularity of the money-saving variety show to launch their new series.]
[Ahhh! Provocative variety show, you’re tempting us even before it’s started! It’s killing me!]
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