Xu Zhaozhao pondered the words on it.

not much……

Several detached houses...

Goodness, is being a director really that lucrative?

Why make her stay in a hotel? Is the production team just throwing money away?

Xu Zhaozhao asked the question that was on her mind, and as if guessing her thoughts, a message popped up to answer her question.

Song Zhiyu: The filming location tomorrow is right over at the hotel. Since you don't want the hassle, I had them arrange for you to stay there. If you don't like it, be sure to tell Mom! [smile][smile]

So that's the reason.

The words were quite heartwarming, but Ms. Song's two smiles left Xu Zhaozhao speechless.

Shh: It's okay, Mom, we can stay in a hotel.

It's not that she's afraid of trouble; she was just too tired from running around when the airport was surrounded, and now Xu Zhaozhao doesn't want to move at all.

Xu Zhaozhao and Gu Yulin took showers one after the other, fiddled with their skincare products, and then it was time for bed.

When lying in bed, it's Xu Zhaozhao's routine time to browse Weibo.

Although you can't get the latest trending topics on Weibo right away, it's still worth checking it out occasionally.

I clicked on the trending topics, and because of the previous hype, the broadcast of the new live-streamed children's variety show "Flip-Flops Kids" tomorrow has attracted a lot of attention from netizens.

#New children's variety show "Flip-Flops Kids" starts live tomorrow morning! [Explosive]#

#Xu Zhaozhao and Qin Yueling, the sister duo, team up again on a variety show!#

#Don't drink milk tea, eat less sugar, and fish will carry you on your shoulders#

No need to look, this third trending topic is the Weibo post by Xu Zhaozhao.

Please, fans, she really just uses Weibo like her WeChat Moments, there's no need for every single post to trend on Weibo!

After a moment of reflection, I pointed to the first two headlines and clicked on the first one.

It was posted on the official Weibo account just an hour ago.

Official Weibo account of "Flip-Flops Kids": Breaking news! Everyone, thank you for your patience! All the guests for our children's variety show are ready. The live stream will officially start at 9 AM tomorrow and continue until 9 PM. We look forward to seeing you all! [Link]

My friend saw some questions about our show's guest format. We don't have fixed or guest stars; it's all up to the director! If your performance doesn't satisfy the director, you won't be on our show!

I can give you a little spoiler: we'll have three fixed groups of guests each episode, but there are no fixed guests! (Don't argue, if you want to argue, you should make your own show [grinning face][water gun])

The show's time slot is the same as the previous one, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The guest format was quite unexpected for Xu Zhaozhao.

That's great! She's the director's own daughter!

I casually scrolled down the comments.

[Wuhu Wuhu Wuhu~ The variety show I've been looking forward to for half a month is finally starting! [Celebrating][Celebrating]]

I love watching live variety shows; the preparation time is short and the content is authentic. Especially since this one is directed by Song Zhiyu, it's sure to be spectacular! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

[This production team is so mean! There are 12 guests in total, but we only know Xu Zhaozhao, Yu Yu, and Qin Yueling. They're so wicked!]

[Are all the guests ready? Director Song is really confident; she hasn't even officially announced one of the male guests. She's really not afraid that we won't watch [crying]]

...

All guests are in place...

Xu Zhaozhao looked at the text, switched back to the WeChat page, found the "Little Pig" profile picture, and clicked on the chat box.

As expected, the chat window was still showing the message she sent to this guy that morning.

He gritted his teeth.

You scoundrel, you'd better be in one of these hotel rooms right now.

Otherwise, you'll just have to wait for some young heartthrobs!

Xu Zhaozhao was sulking when Gu Yulin leaned his little head over and said, "Mommy, it's time to sleep."

"good."

She reached out and ruffled his little head, then turned to him and instructed, "Baby, no matter who the male guest is tomorrow, we must keep our distance from him!"

Under Gu Yulin's questioning gaze, Xu Zhaozhao added, "Especially Gu Qingyan."

oh.

Gu Yulin understood and nodded obediently, "Okay, I will definitely stay far away from him."

Anyway, he just wanted to cuddle with his mom.

She turned off the main light in the room, leaving two small nightlights on the bedside table, which was Xu Zhaozhao's habit.

She got up in the early hours of the morning to catch her flight and was busy until late at night; she should be tired by now.

He held Gu Yulin tightly in his arms, closed his eyes, and fell asleep peacefully.

The next morning, unusually, Xu Zhaozhao got up at seven o'clock without anyone having to wake her.

Part of the reason is that I went to bed early yesterday and got a full nine hours of sleep.

"Baby Fish, Mommy's going to put on makeup, do you want to come with me?"

Xu Zhaozhao came out of the bathroom, changed into a black dress, and asked Gu Yulin a question while putting on her high heels.

The production team provides a dedicated makeup room for the guests. They can go there if needed and choose to do their own makeup or not.

This was just informed to her by Sister Yan.

Xu Zhaozhao felt that her mother must have known her lazy nature too well to have set this rule.

Gu Yulin's eyes showed doubt again, but he still replied, "I'll go with Mom."

Children don't need makeup. Gu Yulin is the age to have good skin and is handsome, so any makeup would just look cumbersome on his face.

He was mainly worried that his mother would get lost in the hotel, so he decided to accompany her.

After saying that, he followed Xu Zhaozhao out the door.

Fortunately, Xu Zhaozhao brought Gu Yulin with her. Looking at the rooms that were all pretty much the same, she almost got lost halfway through, but Gu Yulin led her to the dressing room.

As a result, the dressing room was empty except for her and... the makeup artist who had just taken out her tools.

The makeup artist saw her, paused for a moment, and exclaimed loudly, "Wow, Xu Pusa is much more beautiful than in the photos!"

After the compliment, both parties felt somewhat awkward.

It was the makeup artist who broke the awkward silence by pulling out a chair in front of the makeup mirror and inviting Xu Zhaozhao to sit down.

"Teacher Xu, you're here so early! Please have a seat, I'll be ready soon!"

It will be fine soon, and she can go to work as soon as she sets up her tools.

After applying foundation, the makeup artist asked, "Ms. Xu, what style of makeup would you like?"

Xu Zhaozhao is still a little unaccustomed to being called "Teacher Xu".

She doesn't deserve to be called a teacher at all; all she has is a tiny bit of online traffic right now...

"Something brighter, to match my little black dress and heels."

Xu Zhaozhao thought for a moment and then answered.

"good."

The makeup artist readily agreed and excitedly began working on her face.

Gu Yulin was standing next to him with an iPad, intently looking at something.

She asked the makeup artist to make her look brighter, and she really did look brighter.

Xu Zhaozhao looked in the mirror and was stunned.

Fluttering false eyelashes and eyeliner, heavy blush, and a perfectly curved red lip...

Although there were techniques to make her facial features more prominent and three-dimensional, they really didn't match the little black dress she was wearing.

That's hard to say.

"Teacher Xu, trust me, you'll definitely outshine everyone with this makeup today!"

The makeup artist seemed to have read Xu Zhaozhao's mind and said mysteriously.

"Why?"

Xu Zhaozhao asked in confusion.

How can such an incongruous overall performance outshine others?

"A confidentiality agreement. But trust me!"

The makeup artist was confident, but softened her tone, "If you really don't like it, I'll redo your makeup."

After all, no celebrities would come at this time.

She fell silent, as if deep in thought.

Ding-dong.

At that moment, Xu Zhaozhao received a message on her phone, and she swiped to check it.