Chapter 729: The Little Stepmother (33)
Unexpectedly, not only did he invest, but the male lead also got involved and became a guest. A big CEO who doesn't go to work or make money actually participates in a travel variety show. Moreover, Wen Wan has already signed the contract and can't back out. There's a penalty of 100 million yuan for breach of contract. This seems to be intentional, as if he knew Wen Wan wouldn't be willing to pay the money.
However, Wen Wan soon found out the reason, because the female lead, Shen Yang, was also there.
Shen Yang entered the entertainment industry, following the same path as in the original novel. He even gained some fame after participating in a music variety show. Wen Wan only found out about his participation in the show at the last minute.
Wen Wan was initially very happy, and when the production team introduced the mystery guest, she was still in a state of anticipation. However, when she saw Gu Qian's face, she was completely stunned. Then, when she saw Shen Yang next to Gu Qian, she was even more dumbfounded.
Is it still a good time to launch it now?
A breach of contract penalty of 100 million! This isn't just a hundred yuan; she really can't bear to part with it.
This program is still being broadcast live.
The entire internet saw Wen Wan's stunned expression, and then everyone wentssiping about it. A stepmother and stepson appearing on a variety show? That's too dramatic! And I heard that President Gu doesn't really like this stepmother.
What's even more dramatic is that the stepson is three years older than his stepmother.
Wen Wan's haters went wild. Fans were worried that their idol would be bullied, since power struggles in wealthy families are often bloodless. The other guests were also surprised that a big CEO would participate in this small variety show. It must be because of Chen Qian. If they could get along well with CEO Gu, it would be a great thing for them.
After an exceptionally enthusiastic self-introduction, Gu Qian walked up to Wen Wan, who smiled awkwardly, "Why did you suddenly come? Isn't the company busy?"
Gu Qian: "Take a break for a while."
Wen Yan: "..."
She wanted to ask why he had to come here during his break? Even if he was dating the female lead, why come to this variety show? Did he think his life wasn't dramatic enough?
"Sister Qian," Shen Yang called out.
Wen Wan nodded with a smile. Well, since everyone's here, it's perfect timing. She can play matchmaker for her adopted son and daughter-in-law on a variety show. Maybe that'll help them see the light!
There were six guests in total.
One of them was Lin Ge, an acquaintance of Wen Wan; the two became very familiar with each other as soon as they met.
The other two are idol Ou Hua and actor Yuan Jie.
As a travel variety show, the basic theme is to travel to various places, occasionally do some tasks, and enjoy the local customs and culture. The director doesn't like to create gimmicks or engage in melodramatic conflicts.
Without the male and female leads, Wen Wan felt she would definitely enjoy the journey. But with the male and female leads, Wen Wan started frantically creating opportunities for the two of them, especially time alone together.
But Gu Qian seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, always able to catch Wen Wan by the tail and follow her around.
Wen Wan felt a pang of heartache seeing the female lead's dejected expression.
If things continue like this, he'll never have a wife.
While Wen Wan was devastated by the relationship between the male and female protagonists, those unscrupulous netizens started shipping "stepmother literature".
It all started when a skilled video editor used her expertise to create a fanfic featuring Wen Wan and Gu Qian, tagging it with: taboo, stepmother literature, and 18+.
The story is also full of ups and downs.
She was a newcomer to the entertainment industry, and also the concubine who was forcibly taken into the family by her lustful father.
Unfortunately, my father didn't have that blessing; he died on his wedding day.
The stepmother became a widow.
The son inherited his father's estate, and also his beautiful stepmother.
At first, he hated his stepmother who had taken away his father's affection and subjected her to all sorts of abuse.
Later, he developed endless desires and fell in love with his beautiful stepmother. When night fell, he would stare at his sleeping stepmother in the dark, his eyes filled with endless desire.
He took control of the Gu family business, became the richest man in the country, and then elevated his stepmother to the pinnacle of the entertainment industry, making her the apple of his eye and the apple of his eye.
That editor must have eaten countless Dove chocolates; her editing was exceptionally smooth, even including forced scenes and clips from variety shows where she escapes and he chases.
Accompanied by forbidden background music.
It has driven countless shippers to obsession, and this unethical trend has quickly swept across various fan-made works, attracting countless fans of this genre.
They spend their days digging up sweet moments from variety shows, writing all sorts of erotic stories, and drawing all sorts of pictures.
It's even more popular than many celebrity couples.
Some people can't accept it and call it morally wrong, calling it incest. Anyway, they argue with each other every day.
But as they dug deeper, these CP fans suddenly became scared.
Because they actually suspected they had uncovered the truth, because Gu Qian's eyes were so real. He was watching his stepmother all the time on the show, doing countless things for her, spoiling her rotten, and even wanting to feed her his food. This shattered the rumors that many people imagined there was discord between stepmothers and stepsons.
Moreover, Wen Wan is inherently cute and delicate, and has a strong sense of CP with anyone. If it weren't for this identity, her relationship with Gu Qian would truly be ambiguous, and countless people would definitely ship them.
The more the fans of the couple investigated, the more real it seemed, and eventually they even became scared.
Moreover, this couple has countless wives cooking for them, making it a living example of stepmother literature, with countless people eagerly anticipating it, and the couple fans having an endless supply of sweetness every day.
Another woman started analyzing micro-expressions, trying to convince herself that the two were in love.
At first, she was criticized by countless people for making assumptions, but she is actually a big shot who has studied micro-expression-related majors. She has also exposed two real couples in the entertainment industry. One couple was idols who avoided each other like the plague. She was the only one on the entire internet who said that the two had an ambiguous relationship. In the end, their child was exposed and they were ridiculed by the entire internet. The other couple was the same, except that the other couple directly broke up their CP and then married one of the members of the rival CP.
These two incidents made her exceptionally famous in this circle.
No one expected that she would now have her sights set on Gu Qian and Chen Qian.
That's outrageous.
Some people are even discussing whether this is possible or not.
Wen Wan never expected that there would actually be such an uncanny couple. In the first half of the variety show, she kept trying to match the male and female leads together, but Gu Qian just wouldn't get it. In the end, the female lead left the variety show early, and Wen Wan was numb. She gave up and started to enjoy the journey.
Meanwhile, Wen Wan and her stepson were traveling on a variety show.
Her agent suddenly called and asked her to come and take on a job.
"I don't want to take on any work; I haven't had enough rest yet."
Qiao Min: "I wanted you to have a nice trip, but this is a Kurith Den movie, are you sure you don't want it?"
"Who is Kuris Den? A foreigner?"
Qiao Min spent ten minutes praising the director's great achievements to Wen Wan, which made Wen Wan's ears hurt from listening.
Why would such a renowned international director like him take notice of a small-time actress like me?
Qiao Min: "It's not just you, many actresses have also received auditions because his new movie has a Chinese character, so he started a wide-ranging casting call."
"It wasn't for me after all, so I'm not going."
Qiao Min: "!!!"
"Are you really not going? This is a rare opportunity. If you appear in Chris's movie, it's like gaining international recognition and entering the international market. Are you really going to give it up?"
Wen Wan: "So many people are vying for it, I'm not going, and these kinds of movies don't really suit my interests."
That's just how capricious I am.
Because Wen Wan has already earned a lot of money, she is mainly interested in acting and wants to play roles she likes and be herself in the entertainment industry.
Qiao Min was disappointed, but she couldn't force Wen Wan.
Finally, Wen Wan was asked to participate in the photoshoot for the endorsement materials and a magazine shoot.
Compared to other wildly popular celebrities, Wen Wan has very few and high-quality endorsements, and she appears in few magazines. She is incredibly laid-back, and her fans are used to it. They eagerly await her return to the spotlight, hoping that their idol will be more active in the entertainment industry. When they learned that the casting for the role of Kuris was underway, they all hoped that their idol would get the part, and countless articles mentioned Wen Wan, saying that she went to audition.
In the end, Wen Wan still didn't go.
The competition was fierce, with countless actors vying for the role. After several months of selection, the role was finally awarded to a top-tier actress in the industry. Moreover, she was a talented actress with acting skills, a former child star, good public image, good looks, and excellent professional abilities.
However, her agent reminded her that this young actress seemed petty and had released a lot of negative articles after she became famous, clearly thinking that the two were similar and trying to bring Wen Wan down.
Now that she's landed a role in the Kurisu movie, they'll definitely be releasing a barrage of articles trying to discredit her. I told her to be careful, not to take it to heart, and to leave everything to her PR team.
Wen Wan didn't know that Xiao Hua at all, and she didn't care.
Wen Wan put this matter out of her mind.
I had so much fun going out with the production team every day. Sure enough, countless articles comparing and contrasting Wen Wan and that little flower appeared online. Wen Wan's public image had just improved thanks to her work, and it was no match for the other girl's. Moreover, the other girl had even earned the title of "National Daughter".
Wen Wan was ridiculed, especially since the other party got the role of Kuris, which was worlds apart from Wen Wan's. Wen Wan's fans were furious, but there was nothing they could do, as the other party had the confidence to do so.
When they learned that Wen Wan hadn't even auditioned, some fans were so disappointed that they stopped supporting her. This is typical of fans of celebrities; if their idol doesn't follow their career plans, they will stop supporting them.
Gu Qian also asked if he wanted to help, but Wen Wan refused.
"If you take action, it's like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Besides, there's no such thing as backstabbing or dissent in this industry. Anyway, I can't see it, so I'll just pretend I don't know."
Gu Qian remained silent.
But soon, all the negative comments disappeared, and Wen Wan knew that Gu Qian had helped her behind the scenes. She was very grateful, so she went back and prepared to cook a meal herself.
In the end, they almost burned down the kitchen and made a table full of dishes that even a dog wouldn't eat, which Gu Qian happened to witness.
Wen Wan: "How about we order takeout? This doesn't look very appetizing."
Wen Wan was going to throw them all away.
"It looks pretty good."
Wen Wan looked at Gu Qian, "Are you serious?"
Then she saw Gu Qian pick up a piece of tomato and egg stir-fry that was hard to recognize with his chopsticks, and eat it without changing his expression. His expression twitched a little. Wen Wan was actually looking forward to it. Maybe it just didn't look good. After all, she had cooked it according to the recipe. If others could cook it into an absolutely delicious dish, surely hers couldn't be inedible?
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