Chapter 4 starts [Today we are going to eliminate two groups of guests, they haven’t…
Xie Ran packed up his things and wanted to ask Gao Shule to leave. When I looked up, I saw Gao Shule squatting on the ground, rustling around, as if she was hiding something.
"What are you doing?"
Xie Ran walked towards her and saw that her movements became even more flustered.
It really looks like a thief.
But why would Gao Shule steal things? If she was a bad person, she wouldn't have had such a tragic ending in the novel.
"What is that? Let me see." Xie Ran reached out and took something out of her pocket.
It was a piece of card paper that felt hard and had crooked edges. When I turned it over, I saw a photo of myself wearing a bachelor's gown.
Xie Ran looked into the trash can again and saw the disassembled photo frame and the other half of the photo that had been torn off by hand. The photo was crumpled into a ball, and Song Rui's face was full of creases.
Xie Ran looked at Gao Shule, waiting for her to explain.
He was obviously just a little kid who was only as tall as her waistband, but when she was stared at like that, Gao Shule felt a little uneasy.
She looked evasive and said, "This is a graduation photo, it's a commemorative photo. If you throw it away like this, Luo will blame us when she comes back."
"Then if you crop the photo, she won't be angry when she comes back?" Xie Ran asked back.
"We've already separated, haven't we? You shouldn't be angry...
“Okay.” It was a reasonable explanation, so Xie Ran didn’t delve into it.
After they got their things and went downstairs, they saw the property manager waiting in the lobby, who escorted them all the way to the car.
The car had driven quite far away, but Gao Shule could still see him waving his hands in the rearview mirror.
*
Xie Ran thought that although Gao Shule was not well-known, she was an artist after all, and her living standard must be better than that of ordinary office workers. He didn't expect that the place she lived in was so "shabby".
The community is densely populated, with four families living on one floor, and the neighbors across the street even have shoe racks piled up at the door.
"Are you poor?" Xie Ran walked into the room, looked around the palm-sized place, and asked her.
Gao Shule put away her luggage and was putting on an apron, preparing to cook for her. When he heard her words, his slightly bent waist almost broke.
"Well... it's OK." After a moment, he tried to make up for it by saying, "I'm not at home all year round, so it's not cost-effective to rent a house that's too expensive."
"You are not at home all year round. Are you working outside?"
"Yeah, that's right."
"Then you should be very rich." Xie Ran blurted out.
Now Gao Shule really didn't know what to say and could only smile at her.
It's a bit of a miserable smile.
Xie Ran realized that he had said the wrong thing and comforted her, "It's okay, I'm poor too."
She has been working for several years. She started working for Song Rui in her sophomore year and is busy every day. Four or five years passed in a flash. The other party's company grew bigger and bigger, and he had a house, a car and money, but she was left with nothing, not even an empty wallet. She still had to rely on Gao Chengsheng to buy her a house and a car.
"You are a child, and children can't make money. I am an adult already." Gao Shule said disappointedly.
But the next moment, his voice was full of hope again: "I'm saving money, I've already saved some. I will definitely have my own big house in the future, and then I'll invite you to be my guest, and also invite your sister A'Luo."
Xie Ran originally disliked this house, but when he heard Gao Shule's expectations for the future, he felt sad for her for no reason. She would never have thought that after working so hard for so long, in the end not only did she not live in a big house, but she even lost her life.
"The little house can also host guests. Luo will be very willing to come." Xie Ran looked at her and said.
"Really?"
"Really? When she returns home, I'll go call her and she'll definitely come."
"Okay! Thank you then! Little aunt." Gao Shule's eyes suddenly lit up.
"You're welcome!" Xie Ran raised his eyebrows.
If she hadn't become smaller, she could tell her now that she was a guest.
But if I hadn't become smaller, I wouldn't be here right now. After hearing what Gao Shule said, I wouldn't be able to accompany her to participate in the variety show as a child.
If she had to choose, she would choose the latter.
*
After dinner, Gao Shule briefly told Xie Ran about the shooting content for the day after tomorrow.
"We are going to a place to take photos and videos in the morning, and we can come back after we are done. By the way, do you know what a video is?"
The day after tomorrow will not be the official broadcast, we will just take photos and videos of several groups of guests.
Xie Ran took the script from her hand and glanced at it briefly, "I know."
She is not stupid. It's just shooting promotional posters and program opening videos. What's so difficult about that?
"Do you understand? Do you want to read a picture book?" Gao Shule took a set of children's picture books from the bookshelf and gave them to her.
She bought this at the bookstore the day before yesterday.
She prepared a lot of children's supplies in advance, including portable car seats, children's tableware, enlightenment picture books and books, footstools, etc.
At this moment, Xie Ran was reading her script, and Gao Shule had a feeling that she probably couldn't understand it.
At the age of five or six, he is probably in the last year of kindergarten and can recognize only a handful of words at most. Isn't reading a whole page of script like reading an incomprehensible book?
"How could I possibly read it..." Xie Ran subconsciously wanted to refute, but halfway through his words, he saw his child-like fingers pinching the book and paper, and he came back to his senses and swallowed the words "I don't understand" back.
She coughed to hide her embarrassment, "I'll take my time, you don't have to worry about me."
"Okay." Gao Shule said, and added: "If you don't understand, you can ask me."
Xie Ran was lying on the sofa reading a book, and Gao Shule was sitting next to her looking at her phone.
Xie Ran's gaze gradually moved from the script to her mobile phone. I found that she was looking at housing information on a blue app, and she was looking at the Yunjingwan community where she lived.
"Do you want to buy the house in my community? Oh no! My sister!" Xie Ran was annoyed. This was the second time today that she forgot her current identity. Fortunately, she changed her words quickly.
Gao Shule didn't notice that she said the wrong thing. Her attention was now focused on the number on the phone screen.
"Well, I think the property service in your sister's community is very good, but... the house is a little expensive. I can't afford it for the time being."
“Do you think the service there is good?”
"Yes, when we came out, that person walked us all the way to the car."
"He's not so nice to everyone. I am...my father is a senior owner."
"How advanced?"
"More... Well, let me tell you straight, my dad found a job for his child at Cefeng. He has to be nicer to us since he's taking advantage of the situation."
“…Is that so?”
"What do you think? Didn't you see his standard cow-horse posture when he answered Gao Chengsheng's call?"
The property manager was a shrewd person. Xie Ran knew about her relationship with the owner Gao Chengsheng on the first day she moved in. Through daily flattery, he got her to add Gao Chengsheng's contact information, and then found a job for his daughter at Cefeng.
In the morning phone call, Gao Chengsheng mentioned Song Rui and said that Xie Ran no longer had any relationship with Song Rui, and that the next time he saw him, he should not let him in.
So after hanging up the phone, the property manager kicked Song Rui out directly.
After all, Gao Chengsheng and Xie Ran are his "breadwinners" in all aspects and he cannot afford to offend them.
"Okay, but I..." Gao Shule pursed her lips and didn't say anything else.
She still wants to buy a house in Cloudview Bay, but it is really expensive and she can't afford it now.
Xie Ran could tell what she was about to say: "Do you really want a big house?"
Gao Shule was silent for a moment: "I want to prove myself."
Xie Ran understood.
Before she awakened herself, when she went to Cefeng to solicit investment without telling Gao Chengsheng, she also wanted to prove herself and her ability in her professional field.
But she did not do this to prove it to Gao Chengsheng, but to prove it to Song Rui. Because her value was not fully recognized by him, the answer in his heart was no.
Xie Ran guessed that there must be someone in Gao Shule's living environment who has always been denying herself.
"So you came to my mom to introduce you to a partner because this variety show is very important to your career, right?"
"Yes." Gao Shule did not deny it.
Every artist who takes on the "Wonderful Holiday" variety show notice is attracted by the popularity of the show itself, hoping that it can become a springboard for their acting career and move to a bigger stage.
"I understand. I will help you, Lele." Xie Ran said seriously.
Gao Shule was very moved by the first half of the sentence, but when she heard the latter part of the address, she felt a strange feeling in her heart.
"What did you call me?"
"LeLe."
Lele... That's what she called her in the morning. Gao Shule suddenly realized what was so strange about this little person next to her.
She didn't act like a five or six-year-old child from beginning to end. Not only did she address people the same way as her peers, but there was also no generation gap in her communication with me. Her speaking logic and comprehension ability were almost no different from those of an adult.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Xie Ran felt his back go numb when she stared at him.
"Are you...really a child?" Gao Shule couldn't help but question.
"Yes, I am." Xie Ran was panicking inside, but he pretended to be calm on the surface.
She rolled her eyes and made up a lie: "I'm not an ordinary child, I'm a child prodigy. I'm very smart, and my mental age is about the same as yours."
"child prodigy?"
"Yes, a child prodigy!" Xie Ran said calmly, "You have never seen a child prodigy, have you?"
"I..." Gao Shule was speechless.
She should have seen it before. Luo was very smart when she was a child, but she didn't speak like... her.
Maybe there are too many smart people in the family and the education is different? Gao Shule tried to convince herself.
Xie Ran was afraid that he would reveal his flaws, so he stopped talking and lowered his head to read the script.
After a while, she heard Gao Shule ask her: "What's your name? I don't know your name yet."
"My name is Gao Luo."
"Your name is A Luo too?"
"Well, A'Luo is my sister's nickname. My name is Gao Luo, and this is my full name. Of course, you can also call me A'Luo." Xie Ran pulled up the corners of his mouth and showed a stiff smile.
Sweat broke out on her back and she began to regret that she shouldn't have been so lazy when choosing a new name.
Fortunately, Gao Shule wasn't too curious about her name, and even helped her explain the reason: "It must be because you look so much like your sister that your uncle and aunt simply gave you your sister's name, right?"
"Yes, yes! That's right!" Xie Ran nodded heavily.
"Then I will call you A'Luo from now on?" Gao Shule asked.
"Can!"
From then on, Xie Ran kept in mind that her name was Gao Luo, Xie Ran was her sister, and had nothing to do with her.
*
On the day of the shooting, Gao Shule woke Gao Luo up at seven in the morning.
The little girl was so sleepy that as soon as Gao Shule woke her up, she lay down again.
After dawdling for half an hour, Gao Luo still didn't wake up when they arrived at the TV station. He stared blankly at the camera in front of his face, totally unaware of what was happening.
The production crew was making trouble and did not inform everyone in advance, so today's filming will be conducted in a live broadcast format. The director wanted to capture the guests' real reactions without them having any preparation.
He said that since it is a reality show, the word "real" must be emphasized.
The director had a good idea and the audience also liked this design, but it was a pity for the guests. As soon as they came in, the camera was pointed at their faces, which made them scared and panicked.
Because they stayed in bed too much, Gao Shule and Gao Luo's group were the last to arrive.
Gao Shule didn't know what was going on. She was so nervous that her palms were sweating as she looked at the camera that suddenly came towards her. Fortunately, she was wearing a mask, so we couldn't see the panic on her face.
Seeing the real reactions of the stars, every audience member who entered the live broadcast room was extremely curious. From the constantly scrolling barrage, we can see their expectations for this show:
[It’s so funny, just like a prank, and only Xi Que Tai is good at it! 】
[Is this the last group?] Are there only six groups of guests today? 】
【right! Two more groups will be eliminated today. They don’t know it yet, it’s so exciting! 】
[Which artist is this? I couldn't recognize him with the mask on. 】
[I can’t recognize it either. It’s probably too blurry.] 】
[Elimination reservation! Not watching anymore. 】
[But the kid next to her is so cute...]
Finally someone in the live broadcast room saw Gao Luo.
She wore a yellow suspender skirt today and a sun hat of the same color on her head. She looked dull and confused because she was so sleepy.
【Wow! Whose little mushroom is this? It’s so cute! 】
[The baby hasn't woken up yet and can't even open his eyes. 】
[The unknown star and the cute kid are quite a good match. 】
[I take back what I just said. Please move this unknown person from the elimination position to the waiting seat. 】
…
Gao Shule went backstage and a staff member came over to explain the situation to her and told her that today's show would be live broadcast.
"Teacher Gao, we will broadcast the entire event live today, but we will also respect your wishes. We will put makeup on you later. If you don't want to, we can turn off the camera."
Gao Shule looked at the machine in front of her. Before she could decide whether to turn it on or off, she heard the staff continue to say:
"But I have to tell you in advance that there are six groups of guests today. After the filming is over, there will be an audience vote, and the two groups with the least votes will be eliminated."
The implication is that if you turn off the live broadcast, the audience won't be able to see your footage, and no one will vote for you, so today's filming is over, which means you can just take the balance of the notice and leave.
Even through the mask, one could see that Gao Shule was visibly nervous.
She is not good at competing or canvassing for votes. She just wanted to finish recording this variety show with everyone peacefully and harmoniously, but she didn't expect the production crew to break through her psychological defenses right from the start.
Gao Shule wanted to ask, why didn’t you tell her in advance! Why isn't this written in the script!
However, after holding it in for a long time, he finally replied: "Okay, you can live broadcast it."
Gao Shule was very sad, sad about her own "cowardice".
There's nothing I can do about it, she's been a coward since she was young.
After getting her affirmative answer, the staff led her to the dressing room.
Today's six groups of guests are divided into three men and three women, and the male and female artists are in different dressing rooms.
Since they were the last group to arrive, there were already two female artists in the dressing room.
Seeing Feng Daiyue, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, Xie Ran finally came to his senses a little.
Feng Daiyue was sitting in front of the mirror, with a makeup artist helping her put on makeup. She was only at the stage of applying foundation.
There was another dressing table with no one sitting at it, and a makeup artist was waiting there.
Gao Shule was about to go over, but Gao Luo grabbed her clothes unexpectedly. She didn't understand and looked down at her.
I saw Gao Luo turning her head all the time, and I didn't know what she was looking at.
Gao Shule followed her gaze and finally saw the girl sitting in the corner.
Gao Shule had done her homework in advance and got to know this girl. She knew that she was also a guest on this variety show and her name was Chen Siyan.
Shen Siyan also noticed their gazes and looked back.
The moment their eyes met, Shen Siyan raised the corners of her lips and greeted her: “Teacher Gao, my name is Shen Siyan. It’s the first time I meet you. Please take care of me.”
It seems that she has done her homework.
Gao Shule is afraid of interacting with people because she doesn't know how to chat. Normally on the set, when she meets her colleagues after work, she always lowers her head and prays silently in her heart that the other person cannot see her.
There was nothing I could do at the moment, so I had to bite the bullet and say hello: "Hello, my name is Gao Shule."
"Teacher Gao, you can put on makeup here." Shen Siyan was very enthusiastic and pointed to an empty seat, asking Gao Shule to go over.
Gao Shule waved her hand, "You came first, you go first."
“It’s okay, my makeup steps are fewer and it takes less time, so you go first.” Shen Siyan stood up and came over to invite her.
Gao Shule didn't like being pulled, so after a lot of pushing and pulling, she finally sat down in front of the dressing table.
[Two unknown actors were allowed to go on stage.] 】
[Our Yanyan is not an unknown celebrity. You can’t call her an unknown celebrity just because you don’t know her, right? 】
[Chen Siyan already had millions of fans before she entered the circle. Compared with this Gao Shele, she should not be considered obscure. 】
[Our Yanyan is a beautiful and kind person, and she is also very polite to the ignorant! 】
[Wait, where is that little yellow mushroom? 】
During the process of Gao Shule and Shen Siyan arguing, Gao Luo disappeared.
*
As soon as she entered the dressing room, Gao Luo felt something was wrong. Why did Shen Siyan arrive early but not go over to put on makeup? She had to wait for Gao Shule to come and let her put on makeup first?
What if Gao Shule is very late, or doesn’t come today at all?
There must be something fishy going on here!
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