Cheng Youyou had already reached the finish line, while others were still struggling fiercely on the water.
【Is that it? The intense competition and the champion emerge so quickly.】
【Although I enjoy watching evenly matched competitions, there’s something exhilarating about this kind of overwhelming victory as well.】
【Don’t worry, Cheng Youyou is broke. She’s still that beautiful yet useless girl. If she doesn’t take first place, that would be utterly useless.】
【Her first-place win indeed confirms another point: Cheng Youyou’s uselessness isn’t quite at the extreme end of the spectrum.】
【Alright, I take back what I said earlier. Cheng Youyou is just a moderate level of uselessness, not a super useless person.】
Cheng Youyou reached the finish line, took off her life jacket, and pulled up a chair to sit down.
Here, there is also an energy supply station. This setup is mainly provided for the guests who arrive last at the finish line and miss the chance to eat.
Upon hearing that Cheng Youyou spent a considerable amount of money at the starting point, the staff at the supply station immediately concluded that Cheng Youyou was naive and had plenty of money, so they saw an opportunity to take advantage of her generosity.
The staff member knew that interacting more with the guests could also increase their chances of appearing on camera.
Cheng Youyou sat there in a good mood, waiting for the director to bring out the prizes.
In her previous life, she was the last to reach the finish line. By the time she arrived, it was too late; the other five guests had already finished eating and moved on to the second game location. She didn’t even catch a glimpse of the meal.
The staff at the service station called out to Cheng Youyou, “We have a lot of things here. Don’t you want to buy something?”
Cheng Youyou didn’t move. “No, I won’t buy anything.”
The staff member was surprised by Cheng Youyou’s response but continued to promote, “We have sunflower seeds, beverages, mineral water, instant noodles, sausage, beef jerky…”
Cheng Youyou interrupted him, “Lobster, foie gras, caviar.”
The staff member asked, “Are you serious?”
Cheng Youyou explained seriously, “Those are my prizes. So, do you think I’d settle for sunflower seeds and drinks?”
The staff member thought, “…That makes sense.”
【Haha, she makes a good point.】
【Cheng Youyou isn’t just squandering money recklessly after all.】
【Cheng Youyou is quite smart and doesn’t let others’ opinions sway her.】
【I have to admit, Cheng Youyou doesn’t seem as useless as we thought.】
《加油大富翁》each person has their own dedicated camera. Audiences can choose between the program’s full-angle view or opt for a single guest’s perspective to watch.
The camera turned to focus on everyone’s competitive situation, and now it’s quite intense. Zhou Hao’s gaze is firm, currently holding onto first place securely.
In addition, although Zhao Mengran and Li Yiyun have relatively better rowing tools among the group, they are not very skilled at rowing. No matter how good their paddles are, they can’t match Zhou Hao’s combination of skill and equipment. Currently, Zhao Mengran and Li Yiyun are respectively ranked second and third on the field.
【At this point, it’s evident that it’s useful to ask questions when you don’t understand, even for Cheng Youyou.】
【Being shy is also normal for a young girl. I don’t see anything wrong with Zhao Mengran and Li Yiyun either.】
【They are actually normal; it’s Cheng Youyou’s exceptional social prowess that’s rare.】
Wang Wensheng is currently in fourth place.
His skills are lacking, and his tools are mediocre, so it’s understandable that he’s in fourth place.
【Hahaha, Wang Wensheng’s consistent “unlucky” attribute, he never seems to win anywhere.】
【See, he just talks too much and it gets him into trouble.】
Wang Wensheng has participated in numerous variety shows, and every time, it seems bad luck follows him. Over time, his consistent misfortune has actually garnered him a following of variety show fans who enjoy the humor in his unlucky persona.
【Wait a minute, Wang Wensheng doesn’t seem to be the unluckiest this time.】
【He’s fourth! Fourth place among the competitors?】
【Is it Wang Wensheng’s turn for a change of luck?】
That’s right, Wang Sheng isn’t the last this time. Not only that, he’s even pulled ahead of the fifth-place contestant by quite a margin.
The camera then zoomed out, revealing that at the back, sweating profusely and looking particularly disheveled, was Ding Yaxin.
【Isn’t that Ding Yaxin?】
【I thought she chose the simplest tool because she’s skilled, isn’t she?】
【It seems not, she simply can’t row.】
With the help of the system, Ding Yaxin successfully grabbed resources from Cheng Youyou, so her fame should still be higher than Cheng Youyou’s. At least everyone knows her name.
【If you don’t understand, just ask. Cheng Youyou is even a Renminbi player, and she still asks if she doesn’t know how to operate the electric motor.】
【Yeah, usually she seems pretty smart. Why didn’t she ask?】
Ding Yaxin was already tired from rowing, but she continued to console herself. Whether she would get the food reward was another matter; it didn’t matter if she won this event or not, because her goal was to become the player who saved the most money.
However, to her surprise, when she checked the system’s instructions, she noticed her popularity was continuously declining while Cheng Youyou’s popularity was steadily rising.
While struggling to row, she also took the time to count her popularity points. To her surprise, the amount of popularity she lost was exactly equal to the amount Cheng Youyou gained.
That’s outrageous!
Suddenly, there was a splash, and Ding Yaxin fell into the water, frustrated to the point of falling in.
There was a commotion on the field as the rescue team quickly arrived and worked hard to bring her back up.
The staff responsible for the rescue, a straight-talking guy, remarked as he lifted Ding Yaxin, “She’s heavy.”
When Ding Yaxin was pulled out of the water, she was completely soaked from head to toe. She was truly in a sorry state.
Ding Yaxin found herself without a life jacket or any protective gear, her clothes clinging tightly to her body, accentuating her belly. Her hair, once carefully styled, now clung in tangles to her scalp, while her morning makeup efforts were smudged, and streaks of black mascara marked her under eyes.
【Oh, I see now. This show really doesn’t use any filters.】
【Ding Yaxin single-handedly proves to us that there are no filters in this program.】
【Ding Yaxin really looks ugly.】
【At this point, we realize that Cheng Youyou really had foresight. With a life jacket, at least her belly could have been covered up.】
【Cheng Youyou’s fans believe she wouldn’t have a belly!】
Ding Yaxin watched as her popularity continued to decline.
She was getting anxious. If she couldn’t maintain her popularity, then she had to secure her money. She had to ensure she became the contestant with the highest accumulated funds in this episode.
Ding Yaxin blurted out to the staff who rescued her, “Rescuing me is part of your job, right? You don’t need to charge extra for it, do you?”
【Oh my goodness, asking about money at a time like this.】
【It’s really all about money, risking even your life for it.】
【Comparing her to Cheng Youyou, I think I prefer Cheng Youyou a bit more. At least she doesn’t value money over everything else like this.】
【Even though I think Cheng Youyou is just a foolish beauty who spends money recklessly, at least she’s more transparent than Ding Yaxin.】
On Ding Yaxin’s system panel, she saw that her popularity had decreased again.
At the same time, Cheng Youyou’s popularity increased once again.
Ding Yaxin was about to explode with anger.
Ding Yaxin decided to continue rowing. Gasping for breath, she continued to wield her worn-out paddle.
Regardless, she had to complete this part.
As she desperately rowed, the camera almost completely ignored her since she was the only one left in the competition field.
Another contributing factor is that, besides Ding Yaxin, the remaining five guests have already reached the finish line. Consequently, the program’s cameras naturally gravitate towards the group as a whole, leaving Ding Yaxin alone in her struggle on the competition field.
Despite Ding Yaxin not having reached the finish line, the director had already commenced the announcement of the game’s award results, signaling the conclusion of the competition even before her arrival.
In this segment, there’s no need to wait for Ding Yaxin. This was intentionally designed by Director Wang. Both the fifth and sixth places wouldn’t receive any food rewards, but the sixth place was even more unfortunate, as they didn’t even get the chance to hear about the game prizes and rules.
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