Chapter 288: Bound to the Child-Bearing System and Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 289: Alternative Cannon Fodder in the Entertainm

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Hubei Province TV Station

The director, who had stayed up all night and still hadn't closed his eyes, heard someone calling him.

Director:... calling, calling, calling, like urging someone to die.

But no matter how unhappy he felt inside, he still wore a normal expression on his face.

He opened his eyes and rubbed his face hard, then turned his head to call the assistant waiting beside him, "What's wrong? You're in such a panic, is it a problem with the preparations?"

This parent-child variety show that had been finalized was something he had put a lot of effort into securing, including the script and the selection of several guests; he had even painstakingly invited an old-school movie star.

The assistant who ran over was a young woman, not very old, with her hair tied behind her head; she looked terrified and didn't even know what to say when she opened her mouth.

"Di-director, it's not our crew, it's about the guests."

Guests?!

How could the guests have run into trouble? Hadn't he already settled things with them? Hearing this, the director jumped up from his chair with a swish and waved his hand for her to continue, "What's wrong with the guests? We can't just not record, can we?"

With only a few days left before the official start of filming, after all, this parent-child reality show they had booked focused on authenticity and naturalness.

As for the booked venue and the number of people to invite, everything had been confirmed again and again.

Now someone suddenly ran over to tell him the guests had a problem, and the director felt like killing someone.

But after hearing it all, the director didn't just want to kill someone—he wanted to jump into the river himself.

"Cheating? Living together but apart in spirit?" Then why aren't you two suing each other, what are you dragging him into this for? Inviting people over cost real money!

"It's already spread on the internet; the other side's opinion is that recording can't happen. The child is originally so young—if this really blows up and others start asking questions, what are we supposed to do?"

Director:... Damn it, what is all this!

The director was very angry, both angry and depressed, but this matter couldn't be solved; recording was right at the critical moment, and then suddenly news came that the guests for the show couldn't participate. Most importantly, wasn't it necessary to find someone to replace this guest?

You have to know that for a variety show, the recording guests are a fixed number issue, and to make this show, the director had prepared a lot, including a series of subsequent arrangements all based on the number of people.

So Lu Xian received a phone call; the director apologized very solemnly, and then invited Lu Xian, hoping to ask Shen Yao to be on the show.

Lu Xian:...

Lu Xian hung up the phone with a look of having much to say but unable to say it all, his gaze turning toward Shen Yao, who was standing not far away with her arms crossed, looking at the scenery.

Shen Yao turned around and silently nodded; there was nothing wrong with agreeing to this matter—she wasn't someone who couldn't show her face, it was just recording a variety show.

"But the timing needs to be arranged; it's not just me going, after all." The original plan didn't include Shen Yao; it was Lu Xian bringing his two daughters.

It was just a normal variety show arrangement: abandoning the fixed indoor environment and going directly outdoors, playing for a few days and recording a few episodes, then returning to record for a period of time.

The prospects for this variety show were very promising, and the director's intentions were significant; it was estimated he wanted to rely on his achievements to move up a step, so he was particularly attentive.

"Mm, others will also attend as families." Originally, each guest brought their own children; this time it became a couple bringing their children.

To say there's definitely a difference—after all, people were added—but in the general direction, there was no change; the content involved was still that much.

"The one who withdrew before has a head full of lawsuits; the director is afraid of getting entangled with them." After completely tearing things apart, who let people in the entertainment industry make divorces so undignified? If they were allowed to participate in recording, and then when it aired, more scandals and news came out, could the variety show still go on?

Shen Yao nodded, "That's true; I'm not busy lately. Recording the show is just like accompanying the two children."

Toward Lu Xin and Lu Yi, Shen Yao felt she owed them; her career success had reduced her time at home.

Time is fixed; no matter whether this person is successful or a failure, time cannot be increased or decreased. Lu Xin and Lu Yi are sensible, but Shen Yao couldn't really let the two children feel wronged.

The couple simply discussed it; when evening came, Lu Xian would reply to the director. After confirming Shen Yao could participate, the director was both surprised and delighted, and even spoke as if selling a favor, saying many things, including the issue of the TV station's film review department purchasing films.

You have to know that the TV dramas broadcast by the TV station have clear regulations. What does Shen Yao's company do? Isn't it just filming dramas and selling dramas?

The director thought of reciprocating kindness; he might as well help act as a matchmaker to try. Even if it didn't work, he could still return a bit of favor. Between friends, you help me and I help you—that's how favors grow.

Shen Yao did not refuse. She took Lu Xian's phone and chatted nonsense with the director for a while. After hanging up, she didn't forget to tease Lu Xian: where did he get such a lively friend? The person was indeed quick-witted, speaking and acting without any ambiguity.

"You think it's achieved just like that? He usually schemes about how to climb up." His main job wasn't that he couldn't do it, but he preferred not to do it as much as possible.

"In the previous few variety shows, many were his ideas with others executing them. This time, at the critical moment," no one could be trusted; he wanted to try his luck on his own.

Shen Yao:...

Good fellow, really impressive.

Not to mention anything else, just this idea shows this person's style of doing things. She rubbed her wrist with a look of having much to say but unable to say it all, "Take care of them more during recording." If he could really go up, they would have plenty of cooperation opportunities in the future.

Lu Xian understood. Both of them were clever people; once the topic was brought up, they knew what to do.

After resting at home for a few days, a call came saying the production team had arrived.

For this parent-child reality variety show, the opening was naturally a chaotic morning wake-up.

The production team notified in advance to arrive at seven-thirty the next day; this gave everyone preparation time. As for whether to appear on camera without makeup, that was up to each person's own arrangement.

Lu Xian and Shen Yao didn't care much about this aspect, while Lu Xin and Lu Yi had fixed wake-up times. When the production team arrived at seven-thirty, the family of four was already sitting at the dining table preparing to eat breakfast.

Production team:...

They thought they could film something, but it turned out calm and peaceful, with not a bit of surprise.

The director in charge spoke softly and politely a few words, then led them to a room on one side to interview about the set layout. Afterward, the family of four packed their luggage and boarded the plane.

Of course, buying plane tickets and boarding the plane were all arranged by the family of four themselves. They handled things in a flustered rush and almost missed the flight.

Shen Yao:...

Heaven pitifully speaking, if they really wanted to put on an act, it still had to be Lu Xian with acting skills; she couldn't do it.

Who made all this material for recording the show? If you don't use some tricks, how can there be an effect? Otherwise, if a variety show only broadcasts normal footage, the production team wouldn't be able to stir up trouble to boost popularity.

Such tricks appear more or less in every variety show. Netizen audiences don't care whether it's real or fake; as long as they can see liveliness, it's what excites them the most.

Who doesn't like gossip? The reason various online tearing fights have traffic is that it's the general trend.

The troubles Lu Xian and Shen Yao deliberately stirred up were exactly the content netizens loved to watch; as for whether netizens cared if it was real or fake, that wasn't very important.

Shen Yao, seated on the plane, closed her eyes, leaned her head on Lu Xian's shoulder, and fell asleep.

When they opened their eyes again, they had already flown from Jing Shi to the far south.

Here it was warm like spring all year round, very suitable for filming a show.

The family of four got off the plane, first took a taxi to the hotel where they would stay, then changed into another set of clothes and went out to stroll the streets.

The show would start recording tomorrow, and some guests would arrive one after another tonight.

Shen Yao didn't much like getting entangled with certain people, so she simply took the whole family out to be carefree; they'd return after eating breakfast in the evening, rest directly, and replenish their energy to face tomorrow's recording.

Too bad she thought well, but plans couldn't keep up with changes; when they returned, they still ran into several guests who happened to be coming out.

Fine, seeing them meant exchanging pleasantries, you-sentence-I-sentence dragging in connections, and by the time they truly rested it was half an hour later.

Shen Yao had no temper to say anything; to gamble like that was truly a rare talent.

But what could be done? Some people greeted with smiling faces and didn't care whether you had a cold face; if you kept harping on it, you were making a mountain out of a molehill.

Who in the circle didn't get along like this? Even if Shen Yao and Lu Xian stood high, they couldn't make enemies of a whole group of people—that was just asking for trouble.

All sorts of muttering went on, but when recording, everyone was still refined and polite; anyway, what the big shots saw on the surface was all the good side, and as for the bad side, only the paparazzi, fearing neither hardship nor difficulty, could expose it.

But this exposure—no one knew the time limit, no one knew the scale of the matter; how could they pin their hopes on that?

After all, it was adult socializing; children might be a bit more innocent, but not by much.

Shen Yao watched Lu Xian step forward to communicate, including doing missions and various arrangements, all handled entirely by Lu Xian, while Shen Yao took care of the two children, bringing the two children to complete the missions full of loopholes.

Lu Xin and Lu Yi didn't think too much; who liked being cooped up at school when they could play? They laughed heartily and threw themselves into it, and could run from left to right, from right to left—busy for quite a while.

When it was time to rest at night, Lu Xin and Lu Yi were both snoring, showing they were terribly tired; a child's body couldn't take it.

This round of recording lasted about a week, and probably only three episodes could be cut from it; how many episodes the whole variety show would record hadn't been decided yet, because the director was paid according to the number of recordings.

All that could be said was, the director was pretty cunning; considering market positioning and possible problems, this person chose to advance aggressively and proceed cautiously at the same time.

The aggressive part lay in the novel subject matter he chose; he didn't know how the market would react—no matter how much flattery and praise was heaped in front of the leaders, once it was actually put out there, he was panicked inside and worried that problems would lead to failure.

The cautious part meant the project currently had no clear arrangement to end; if the ratings were bad, he could shut it down in time and save some losses.

So after recording the show, the production team would edit and arrange the broadcast as soon as possible.

Correspondingly, their recording time would be pushed back, trying their best to still record after the broadcast aired, because if they really wanted to make money, they could extend the recording time.

Shen Yao nudged Lu Xian, while she herself tossed this matter to the back of her mind; she was busy fighting it out with foreign capitalists, making movies to earn money.

Sophie's connections and background weren't bad, but to Shen Yao, being controlled by others was unacceptable.

It was just using her for a while during the transition; once the transition ended, Shen Yao would turn around and find a way to kick her out—what good intentions could a capitalist have? That was truly sucking blood and eating flesh.

Shen Yao repaid tooth for tooth; her methods were somewhat ruthless, but the results were very impressive.

For now they hadn't completely torn their faces; they still had a second movie to cooperate on, but this cooperation was their last chance to get along, and afterward there definitely wouldn't be any possibility of continuing.

Shen Yao was very satisfied with this result, but she had two hands of preparation; Sophie's side wasn't suitable, and John's side could still be made do with.

Promotion after the movie was finished was indispensable, and there were other arrangements; anyway, Shen Yao couldn't let others take advantage for a lifetime; no matter what, Planet Film and Television was her painstaking effort.

On the other side, after the reality show was filmed and aired, it would be broadcast at the fastest speed after passing review.

Even while broadcasting, the director used Shen Yao and Lu Xian's reputation to boost the heat for this variety show.

Doing this was naturally useful; just like the variety show airing in the prime time slot, the website it was sold to was several websites together, and Lu Xian played a key role in that, plus the advertising brought in—at least it could prove that airing this variety show wouldn't lose money.

As a result, this variety show not only didn't lose money, but became explosively popular right after airing and made money.

The director was so happy that his loud voice could be heard over the phone.

What could be done? Continue recording in the shortest time; the variety show definitely couldn't be interrupted.

Shen Yao was just like that, running here and there, recording the show on one side, handling work on the other; she and Lu Xian kept taking turns, and the husband and wife guaranteed that at least one would be with their daughters.

Lu Xin and Lu Yi obediently listened; when it was time to play they played happily, when it was time to laugh they laughed joyfully; after being out for a week, besides being a little tired when returning at night, they had not the slightest discomfort.

Moreover, because during the recording Lu Xin and Lu Yi came into contact with more people, the two little ones grew quickly, and Shen Yao felt moved with emotion.

【Indeed, this lesson belonging to society must be attended morning and evening.】

This wasn't something that could be completely avoided just by saying so; in Shen Yao's view, Lu Xin and Lu Yi were always children, but one day they would grow up, think for themselves, and handle problems independently; all Shen Yao could do was pave the road for them in advance.

【Too early, right?】 They were only a few years old; her own Host was truly ruthless, more and more having the mindset of pushing children to excel.

The system complained that Shen Yao worked hard and spoke glibly.

Shen Yao didn't listen at all, treating it as wind in the ears; "My family's daughter has grown up"; this kind of mindset of hers, an artificial intelligence wouldn't understand.

Smooth career, happy family—everything Shen Yao obtained was like having a cheat.

Many people would say how someone was behind their back, but when that person reached a high enough position, they wouldn't dare say anything anymore.

After this show finished recording, Shen Yao low-key flew abroad for a trip; the second movie had already been filmed, and its release was only a matter of time.

Planet Film and Television had an endless stream of film and television productions shooting domestically; these productions were Shen Yao's confidence to confront others.