Chapter 70 70. Successfully exchanged for 'Pear Blossoms with Rain'

Following the director's command, a group of people surrounded all eight of them. Those who knew that this was a live variety show might have thought it was a gang fight.

"Hand in all valuables, including mobile phones, cash, watches, etc."

"Director, are you kidding? Isn't this a travel variety show? What are you doing?" Xu Zixuan was a little scared. He nervously covered his cell phone watch, like a poor man who was about to be humiliated.

"Yes, it's a travel variety show, but everyone needs to earn all the money for the trip themselves!"

The director sounded cheerful.

What could be more joyful than torturing a celebrity?

Of course, it was to torture eight celebrities live!
Regarding the current situation, not only the director is happy, but the audience also likes it.

[I take back what I said before. I originally thought that a travel variety show was nothing interesting. I was superficial.]

[What you thought was: "Leisurely Life" ×, what actually is: "Working Life" √]

[Based on my many years of experience watching variety shows, I always feel that things are not that simple. Just wait and see. After receiving the gifts, the director will definitely do something naughty again.]

It turns out that some viewers still have a good sense of variety shows.

After the director collected everyone’s belongings, he gave everyone a mobile phone from the advertiser.

"This is the mission machine that everyone can use for the next month. The mission machine has already established the contact information of seven other people. In addition to being used for communication, the mission machine can also be used to check everyone's travel funds."

“Travel funds?”

Hearing these four words, everyone suddenly felt an ominous premonition in their hearts.

Before the director could explain clearly, Qiu Ruoran had already discovered that among the few apps in the phone, there was one called "Travel Account Book".

When I clicked on it, a big red '-50' appeared on the screen.

The others were not stupid either. It could be said that except for Jinjiu, everyone had already discovered the travel account book, as well as the red '-50' that was obviously wrong.

"I think everyone has seen the account book, right? This is everyone's personal travel funds."

"Why is our travel fund negative?" Chang Xue was a little overwhelmed.

If starting with no money is already a beggarly start, then starting with debt is not a devastating start, right?

Of course, they are definitely not stupid enough to think that the director team is deliberately making them owe money for no reason in order to trick them. There must be a reasonable reason. Otherwise, the variety show will lose its fun, and not only them, but the audience will not be happy either.

The director smiled slyly: "This fifty dollars is your lunch money~"

"You want money for lunch?"

"Why is lunch free?" The director said confidently, "Actually, lunch is free. If you complete the task, lunch is a reward, so there is no need to pay."

The implication was obvious. Although the old lady gave them lunch directly, it was not a good thing. Although they got to eat without having to complete any tasks, they also owed money.

After hearing this reason, everyone felt aggrieved, especially Jiang Xuan who had taken the lead in expressing gratitude to Jinjiu. She felt as uncomfortable as if she had eaten a fly.

"Even if lunch costs money, it can't be fifty, right?" Qiu Ruoran felt that the director was simply forcing her to buy something.

Not only did they force me to buy and sell, but they also raised the price. It was just a piece of bread, an egg, a box of juice, and a small bowl of diced watermelon.

On average, each person makes at most twenty, and that’s still an upper limit.

"It's a small business, no bargaining," the director said shamelessly.

Qiu Ruoran: “…”Okay, you’re the director, you’re awesome, you have the final say.

They were inexplicably burdened with a debt of fifty dollars. Although they were not rich, they were definitely people who could afford fifty dollars. It was just that all their belongings had been taken away and they were penniless.

Now I am burdened with a debt of fifty dollars. It is impossible to say that I have no complaints at all.

Jiang Xuan was already in a bad mood today. She had not been able to get closer to Qiu Ruoran, she had failed in her mission, and she had just made a fool of herself. So now she was getting a little emotional.

"If I had known it would cost money, I wouldn't have eaten it." Jiang Xuan sighed deliberately, and then looked at Jin Jiu intentionally or unintentionally, "If we didn't get this food in the first place, could we have gotten lunch by completing the task? That way we wouldn't have owed money."

Although it was not stated explicitly, everyone understood that this was obviously blaming Jinjiu for taking something, which led to their debt.

"You can't say that. No one knew about it before." Xu Nanhai, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but speak.

Jiang Xuan was like a frightened rabbit when she heard this. She apologized in panic, "I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. I just feel bad that I made everyone owe fifty dollars for no reason."

"It's not because of you that we are all in debt. You don't need to apologize." Xu Zixuan comforted softly.

Watching these two people acting, Jin Jiu, the other protagonist, didn't even turn her head towards them. It was as if she didn't notice that Jiang Xuan was trying to push the blame of the fifty yuan onto her in some overt or covert way.

But Jinjiu ignored Jiang Xuan, but Jinci couldn't do that.

“Oh, so you didn’t eat anything?” Jin Ci glanced at the two of them and continued, “If someone didn’t know, they would think you were in debt because you didn’t eat anything.”

Jiang Xuan didn't expect Jin Ci to actually confront her directly.

But this was exactly what she wanted to see.

[Successfully exchanged for 'Pear Blossoms with Rain', deducting 10 points of popularity. ]

Jin Jiu paused his movements, and the next second he saw Jiang Xuan over there with a hesitant and pitiful look.

"Sister Jin Ci, how can you say that? Yes, I did eat something, and I'm not denying it." Jiang Xuan looked pitiful as she tried to explain herself stubbornly. If it were any other time, everyone would be able to tell that she was acting on purpose, but with the bonus of the halo, no one noticed anything was wrong.

Not only did he not notice anything wrong, but the balance in his heart actually tilted towards Jiang Xuan.

Even Qiu Ruoran actually felt for a moment that Jiang Xuan was not wrong.

But she quickly came to her senses, and the moment she came to her senses, she was frightened by her own thoughts.

Just as she was about to say something, Xu Zixuan chimed in, "Come on, don't go too far. Jiang Xuan didn't mean to blame Jin Jiu. If she owes money, then she owes it. We all ate the food, so we won't deny it."

"Too much? How is it too much? And did I say you don't admit it?" Jin Ci said seriously.

"But that's exactly what you meant just now..."

"Does it matter what I mean? Isn't what Jiang Xuan said just now ambiguous?" Jin Ci sneered.

(End of this chapter)