Cheng Youyou did not participate in the discussion with everyone else.
【It’s apparent that Zhou Hao is responsible for explanations.】
【This game seems simple at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it’s quite profound.】
【Fortunately, we have a top student to summarize the key points.】
Cheng Youyou, with her outstanding appearance, has already attracted a wave of fans in this program.
【What about Cheng Youyou? Why isn’t she joining the discussion?】
【Huh, where’s Cheng Youyou?】
【Cheng Youyou isn’t in the guest discussion area, and she’s not in the camera frame either?】
Director Wang also noticed this point, and he began to search until the camera captured Cheng Youyou.
Cheng Youyou was standing at the energy supply station, holding a handheld fan in one hand and a cup of milk tea in the other.
【What’s she doing?】
【How did Cheng Youyou get a milk tea?】
【Isn’t she joining the discussion?】
Director Wang opened the speaker and asked Cheng Youyou, “Where did you get the milk tea from?”
Cheng Youyou’s mouth still had cheese foam on it as she replied, “I bought it.”
She looked innocent, as if asking, “Did you forget? You set the rules for the program. Can’t you see that?”
Director Wang: “…I was just being nosy.”
Apart from designing the game tasks, Director Wang also set up energy supply stations at each game point in this program.
The energy supply stations were primarily set up for guests who failed in the games and didn’t receive food rewards.
However, Director Wang never expected that Cheng Youyou would actually use the energy supply station before the game even began.
After confirming, Director Wang shouted through the speaker, “Cheng Youyou bought milk tea, leaving a balance of 9970 yuan.”
He wanted to remind Cheng Youyou of the amount spent and also wanted to remind everyone that once they buy something at the energy supply station, the guest’s original funds will correspondingly decrease.
【Does Cheng Youyou lack competitiveness?】
【Everyone is racking their brains to buy tools and balancing how to fill their stomachs while aiming for victory. Why is Cheng Youyou just buying milk tea?】
【Forget it, let’s just watch her face. But if she keeps this up, I think it’s pretty lame.】
Ding Yaxin couldn’t see the bullet comments, but she could see the system.
She looked at the system display showing that Cheng Youyou’s popularity, which had just risen, dropped a bit again, and she felt pleased.
Ding Yaxin wouldn’t choose things randomly either. She wanted to select the cheapest tools, even if she didn’t win this round, it wouldn’t matter.
She aimed to become the strongest contestant of this episode and accumulate the most money.
After everyone finished their analysis, they entered the segment of choosing tools.
Wang Wensheng spent 200 yuan to buy a plastic paddle. Zhao Mengran and Li Yiyun both spent 400 yuan on racing paddles. Zhou Hao compromised and spent 300 yuan on a plastic paddle with a lever, which would save some effort compared to the plastic paddle but wasn’t as expensive as the racing paddle.
Ding Yaxin, aiming to win, chose the cheapest rowing tool available, a bamboo pole, for 30 yuan.
【Decision made, let’s see who will win.】
【I think Wang Wensheng might win, after all, his tool seems the most powerful.】
【You can’t say for sure. Look at Ding Yaxin confidently choosing the cheapest tool. Maybe she’s skilled at rowing.】
【Exactly, in this event, even if the tool is powerful, rowing technique is still an important factor to consider.】
Amidst a barrage of comments, a small wave of Cheng Youyou’s fans noticed that she was nowhere to be seen.
【Where’s Cheng Youyou? Where could she be?】
【Calling for Cheng Youyou.】
Cheng Youyou is the only one who hasn’t made a choice yet.
Other fans began to say,
【I think Cheng Youyou just doesn’t want to win.】
【She’s just here to go through the motions, right?】
【I’ve long seen her as a useless beauty, beautiful indeed, but also truly useless.】
At that moment, Cheng Youyou appeared on the screen. She had been in a shaded area, enjoying her milk tea, hence her absence from the spotlight.
In the sweltering heat of the moment, the sun’s rays were relentless, causing a subtle flush to spread across everyone’s complexion after just a brief discussion. Beneath the reddened skin, the weariness was palpable on each face.
Meanwhile, Cheng Youyou’s skin was as fair and delicate as porcelain, making her beauty stand out even more among the guests.
【Wow, with that kind of beauty, even if she does nothing, just looking at her is comforting.】
【Defeated by such beauty.】
【Cheng Youyou has become a beacon of light.】
【Fans, step aside. This is a strategy game; you have to rely on real skills to speak.】
【Cheng Youyou, this decorative vase, probably didn’t even understand the rules of the game in the first place.】
Cheng Youyou walked over and went straight to the back of the props area.
She pointed her finger, “I want that electric motor.”
The staff in charge of selling goods was stunned, “Did you check the price?”
Cheng Youyou replied, “Of course.”
Staff: “This one costs 4000 yuan.”
Cheng Youyou was extremely confident, “That’s the one I want.”
Cheng Youyou didn’t want to waste any time either. She waved her hand vigorously, “Come on, install the electric motor on the small boat for me, let’s go!”
【Is Cheng Youyou out of her mind?】
【I seriously doubt she even understands the rules of the game.】
【She seems to lack any desire to win at all. Why would she spend so much money on these things?】
Cheng Youyou indeed insisted on spending 4000 yuan to buy the electric motor.
In her previous life, once she finished recording this episode, she was forcibly logged off by the system. Since that was the case, having so much original capital was of no use. With that money, she might as well spare herself some trouble in the program.
In the previous game, she chose the cheapest bamboo pole, saving money indeed, but she didn’t win any meals, which left her hungry.
This time, she must enjoy life to the fullest.
That lobster with foie gras and caviar, she’s been eyeing it for a while.
Cheng Youyou chose the electric motor.
Apart from that small group of fans who only know how to idolize, most people’s attitude is mocking.
【Is Cheng Youyou giving up on herself?】
【Did Cheng Youyou not hear the rules clearly?】
【See, this is the consequence of not listening to the top student’s explanation of the problem. It’s a display of intellectual deficiency in front of everyone’s eyes.】
Cheng Youyou doesn’t care about how others perceive her. After all, she’s only recording one episode. Who will remember her actions afterward?
Spending money to be comfortable is the right way.
In her previous life, she chose the cheapest bamboo pole as her rowing tool just to save up initial capital. Not only did she exhaust herself, but she also ended up hungry. Worst of all, when she reached the finish line, everyone had already finished eating and left. She didn’t even have the chance to watch everyone eat.
Playing again this time, Cheng Youyou has already made up her mind. Whoever loves her, loves her. She just wants to eat something good and not tire herself out too much.
Each guest took their position, bringing their own tools onto the boat.
Only Cheng Youyou was different from the others. She cautiously boarded the small boat. While everyone else was practicing paddling and preparing for the competition, she sat leisurely and relaxed.
Wang Wensheng, closest to Cheng Youyou, asked, “Aren’t you going to prepare?”
Cheng Youyou was very serious: “I checked the motor, it’s fully charged.”
She was extremely relaxed: “Preparation is done.”
Wang Wensheng: …I was just being curious.
As everyone took their positions for the competition, Cheng Youyou stood at the bow, feeling out of place among the others.
Because she was wearing a life jacket.
All the guests, except her, were not wearing life jackets.
Wang Wensheng asked her again, “Where did you get the life jacket?”
Cheng Youyou replied, “I bought it.”
Cheng Youyou pointed to the supply station.
“How much was it?” she asked.
“Two hundred yuan,” came the reply.
Wang Wensheng looked at the paddle he bought for 200 yuan and said, “Sorry to bother.”
【I really can’t understand why she bought such fancy stuff?】
【A young girl is just a young girl, and a vase is just a vase. Relying on her good looks, she only knows how to spend recklessly on useless things.】
【Even I, a little spendthrift, think she’s really bad at managing her life.】
Cheng Youyou seemed to sense Wang Wensheng’s confusion. She tightened the life jacket around her body and said, “I don’t want to die.”
Though she wasn’t afraid of death, she also didn’t want to die right now. After all, she hadn’t spent all that money yet.
Even if she died, she would have to spend all her money before that happened.
【Haha, surprisingly practical.】
【Straight to the point, both wasteful and afraid of death.】
【Seeing a wastrel admitting their weakness themselves, it’s a first for me too.】
【Well, dumb is dumb, but she’s kind of cute.】
Ding Yaxin held the bamboo pole, with no intention of preparation whatsoever.
She watched Cheng Youyou’s popularity fluctuate on the system, and it made her furious.
Originally, Cheng Youyou attracted a wave of fans with her face, causing her popularity to soar. However, shortly after, when her wastrel characteristics were revealed, her popularity dropped quite a bit. Unexpectedly, after Cheng Youyou confessed to being a slacker, she gained a wave of genuine fans.
Ding Yaxin’s emotions fluctuated more wildly than an electrocardiogram.
Ding Yaxin quickly adjusted her mood. She realized that no matter how cute Cheng Youyou might be, fundamentally she was still worthless. In this competitive game where intelligence is valued, Ding Yaxin believed Cheng Youyou wouldn’t make it past the first episode.
With this momentum, Cheng Youyou will definitely spend all her money later, and then she will be forced to bankrupt and leave the show due to the activation of the fund clearance during the game segment.
Ding Yaxin looked at Cheng Youyou and thought to herself, “Go ahead and make a big mistake. When you run out of money and get kicked off the show, it’ll be your own fault.”
Director Wang: “Are you ready?”
Except for Cheng Youyou, everyone else appeared tense, poised and ready, each determined to secure the first place.
They all replied in unison, “Ready.”
Cheng Youyou sat there calmly and gave a casual OK gesture.
【That’s so slacker-like.】
【u1s1，even though she’s a slacker, it’s hard not to win with an electric motor, right?】
With Director Wang’s command, the race began.
Cheng Youyou had never used an electric motor before, and now she realized she didn’t know how to use it.
Meanwhile, the other five guests were already paddling with all their might, pushing forward.
While others were pulling further and further ahead, she remained nonchalant, without a trace of ambition, casually researching at her own pace.
【I decide to take back my words. For someone like Cheng Youyou, even if you give her the most amazing tool, she won’t know how to use it.】
【Trash is still trash.】
Cheng Youyou was still tinkering with the electric motor. After tinkering for about ten seconds, she realized a problem: this thing wasn’t something she could figure out in just a moment’s time.
【It’s over, it’s over, even spending money doesn’t help.】
【If you lack intelligence, you just lack it. Having money won’t change that.】
Cheng Youyou lifted her head and looked at the staff members selling props next to her.
Cheng Youyou: “Do you provide after-sales service?”
“Ah?”
The staff member was bewildered. This wasn’t in the script for the variety show. Director Wang only instructed him to sell things at the prop station, without mentioning anything about after-sales service.
Cheng Youyou was very serious: “Those who sell these must surely use them, so please help me out.”
Her tone wasn’t a request, nor was it a negotiation. Cheng Youyou’s determined tone seemed to imply: “If I don’t use the electric motor, then it’s your fault.”
The staff even had a feeling that if he were to say he didn’t know how to use it at this moment, it would come across as unprofessional.
He couldn’t label himself as unprofessional. Therefore, he replied, “Don’t worry, I’ll teach you. It’s free of charge if you don’t learn.”
【Ah, what’s going on? Can we still get support from outside the field?】
【The key is whether the outside support is really effective.】
【This is too bold. If it were me, I wouldn’t even have the courage to say it to the seller.】
【As someone with social anxiety, I only dare to shop online. Seeing Cheng Youyou being so brave brings tears of envy to my eyes.】
The staff member stood on the dock, and he pulled the lever of the electric motor: “Let’s go!”
In an instant, Cheng Youyou shot out like a rocket.
The speed was so fast that the camera couldn’t keep up. Only the unmanned aerial drone captured a fleeting water trail.
At the moment of reaching the finish line, Cheng Youyou accurately pressed the switch.
Without wasting any effort, Cheng Youyou effortlessly reached the finish line.
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