In a blink of an eye, two months had passed, and Lin Dan had also restored his body to its best condition. On this day, several cars came to the village, and many staff members from XX TV station got off the cars, saying that they wanted to install filming equipment in this wooden house. The leader was the producer I met last time, named Song Shicheng.
"You, you, you, are you Ms. Lin?" Song Shicheng's eyes were bigger than copper bells, and he looked quite shocked.
"Yes, is there any problem?" Lin Dan pretended to be confused.
Song Shicheng stared at her face, and after a long while he waved his hand and said, "No problem, no problem, no problem at all." Although Lin Dan's appearance had changed drastically and might not meet the expectations of Liu Manni and Bai Pengfei, what did this have to do with him? He only needs to be responsible for making the show well and doesn't have to worry about anything else.
Tsk tsk tsk, what does it mean that a real person never reveals his identity? That's it! Liu Manni's plan to embarrass others didn't work. Thinking of this, the producer couldn't help but look at Lin Dan with admiration, and after entering the wooden house, he was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth. Is this the same old, dilapidated house he saw last time he came here? This is clearly the immortal residence of a hermit in Mount Zhongnan!
"Install a few more cameras and make sure the entire picture of the house is presented." He ordered carefully.
The staff members finally came to their senses and quickly installed the filming equipment in every corner of the room.
"When are you going to start filming?" Lin Dan walked towards the producer, with a silly little Tibetan mastiff following at his feet.
"Oh, you have a pet." The producer looked at the little Tibetan mastiff with envy and said, "The shooting will start tomorrow. Didn't your daughter tell you?"
"I don't have her phone number." Lin Dan asked as a matter of course: "Do you have one? Give it to me."
The producer had an indescribable expression on his face, but still took out his cell phone and shared Bai Zhilan's phone number with this weird mother. The group was busy all day and finally left Oda Village in the evening. The old men and women in the village came to Lin Dan one after another to inquire about the situation. They were all very curious to learn that the TV station would come to film a program tomorrow.
"Oh, it's good now. Your Zhilan is finally coming back. You have waited for her to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. You can't let her go again this time. How can she have a good life with that beast Bai Pengfei? You are a mother, you have to make plans for your daughter!" said an old lady earnestly.
Lin Dan was speechless and could only nod. After seeing off the enthusiastic old people, she stared at the mobile phone number for a long time but finally did not dial it.
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The next day, Bai Zhilan, who had just finished a commercial performance, took a plane to the provincial capital of H Province without even sleeping, and then took a train and a car to Xiaotian Village.
Her assistant Xiao Guo complained, "Sister Zhilan, why does your mother live in such a remote place? She has to take a plane, a train, and a bus all the way here. I'm almost dizzy."
Bai Zhilan dozed with her eyes closed and didn't say anything.
Xiao Guo looked at her cautiously and said, "Sister Zhilan, I heard that your mother has not been doing well these years. Do you think she looks very bad? She is your mother. There are some things I shouldn't say, but I am worried about your career, so I have to say it. This program has no script. It only pursues the most natural state when celebrities and their parents get along. But the parents of other guests are well-educated and well-mannered. They know what to say and what not to say, what to do and what not to do, and the effect of the filming will definitely be good. But Sister Zhilan, your mother is a flower farmer, she has never been to school, and she doesn't know anything. If she says or does something wrong on the show, it will have a great impact on you. You have a bad physique to begin with, and it's hard to reverse public opinion a little. Why take the risk of participating in this program?"
Bai Zhilan's eyelids moved, but she didn't say anything.
Her manager Guo Yuwei sighed, "I've advised her this many times, but she just won't listen. There are indeed many people who whitewash themselves through variety shows, but there are even more who attract criticism. You two mother and daughter haven't seen each other for more than ten years. How much tacit understanding can you have? How much family affection can you have? If you get along too awkwardly on the show, the audience will definitely not buy it. Don't make things worse and let Bai Zhu and her daughter steal your limelight."
Bai Zhilan still didn't open her eyes, but said firmly: "Sister Yuwei, Xiaoguo, you don't understand, that's my mother, my biological mother! No matter how badly she does, it can't change the fact that she is my mother. I just want to see her, talk to her, have a few meals with her, and fulfill my wish. I can work hard in my career and make money again, but my mother is gone and she is really gone. I just want to see her once, I don't ask for anything else."
She noticed that the tip of her nose was a little red, as if she was trying to hold back her grief. Xiao Guo's eyes also turned red, and she said hesitantly, "Sister Zhilan, we won't say anything. If you want to take the photo, just take it. Sister Yuwei and I will help you keep an eye on the media."
Guo Yuwei nodded, but her face turned a little dark. She was not optimistic about this shoot, but Bai Zhilan insisted on having her own way and there was nothing she could do. She is not the kind of agent with a lot of connections and skills, otherwise she would not have been assigned to a newcomer by the company. Fortunately, this newcomer was very lucky and became famous right after her debut. However, whether she can continue to be popular is now a big problem. After all, the Bai family is wealthy and powerful, and it is not something that a motherless wild child like her can compare to.
As if she thought of something, Guo Yuwei opened her cell phone and looked at it, with a look of struggle in her eyes.
More than five hours later, the car finally arrived at Xiaotian Village. Before getting off the car, the director reminded: "Teacher Bai, our program is a live broadcast program. It is divided into twelve episodes, one episode per month, and each episode is broadcast live for three days. From now on, I will turn on the camera, and your every move will be shown on TV and the Internet."
Bai Zhilan touched up her makeup and nodded, "Okay, I got it." It is said that this show has no script, but in fact this is only true for her. Other stars have discussed the filming arrangements with their parents. Where are they going, what are they going to do, and what theme will be emphasized in these three days? Every seemingly natural and warm scene is actually carefully designed. Only Bai Zhilan did nothing, and didn't even call her mother.
She had long been accustomed to the feeling of being the center of attention, but when she walked on the village road and saw the crowds of curious onlookers, she felt timid.
The cameraman pointed the camera at the villagers on both sides of the road and took a close-up of several children with tattered clothes and dirty faces. Oda Village is much poorer than they imagined, and poverty is also a highlight for audiences outside the mountains.
Thanks to the participation of top-tier actor An Zishi and ageless goddess An Zhongying, the program attracted hundreds of millions of hits as soon as it was launched, and its novel mode of broadcasting live simultaneously in five live broadcast rooms also received great attention. Relatively speaking, An Zishi's live broadcast room is the most lively, followed by a first-line female star, and then the half-sisters Bai Zhilan and Bai Zhu. This time they all brought their mothers to the show, which felt like a competition.
Some viewers opened the live broadcast rooms of both of them at the same time and posted comments: [Come on, let’s take a look at the differences between Mr. Bai’s first and second wives. 】
[There is a huge difference between a village woman and a noble lady!] 】
[Get lost, Baizhu’s navy!] It must be the original wife and the mistress! 】
[All mistresses deserve to die!] 】
[Bai Zhu is an illegitimate child. Bai Zhu stole our Xiao Lan’s resources. Bai Zhu, get out of the entertainment industry! 】
[Bai Zhilan is not good at anything except singing. Her IQ and EQ are low and her acting is awkward. Bai Zhilan should get out of the entertainment industry! 】
[Okay, stop arguing and just watch TV, can't you? 】
[Damn, Bai Zhilan’s mother actually lives in such a remote mountain village? Look how dirty those kids are! The clothes he wears are so tattered! I have a feeling that Bai Zhilan's mother is really a rural woman, weighing 180 pounds, with a face full of flesh, and speaking in a vulgar way. 】
[Yes, yes, yes. A paparazzi broke the news that her mother had never received any education since childhood and was not worthy of Mr. Bai at all. 】
[What's wrong with not being worthy of Mr. Bai?] If Bai Pengfei has the ability, don’t use her mother’s money to go to college! Bai Pengfei has eaten other people's things, taken other people's things, and even stepped on other people's heads to climb up. What qualifications does he have to talk about whether he is worthy or not? Scumbag! 】
The live broadcast room suddenly became noisy. Since the program team pursues a natural filming method, they did not confiscate the guests' mobile phones. During the live broadcast, they can see the audience's reactions and even log in to the live broadcast room to interact with everyone.
Several other stars have logged into the live broadcast room, holding their mobile phones and taking selfies as they walked, which caused an extremely enthusiastic response. Only Bai Zhilan just took a look and then continued walking forward.
[Lanlan, why don’t you log in? Come on, play with us! 】Her fans sent comments enthusiastically.
Bai Zhilan remained unmoved and just pushed the suitcase silently. Her assistant and agent also appeared in the camera, but no one spoke actively, and the atmosphere was particularly awkward. One director couldn't stand it anymore and pointed to a wooden house not far away and said, "Teacher Bai, that's your mother's home."
Bai Zhilan swallowed secretly, and her steps became slower and heavier.
Finally, some viewers reacted and guessed: "Bai Zhilan must be nervous. In the pilot film, all the guests brought their parents to promote the film, but she was the only one who went alone. She said she hadn't seen her mother for fifteen years. She was only three years old when her parents divorced and has few memories. 】
[Touch my Lanlan. She is finally going to see her mother. She should be nervous but also very happy, right? 】
[I don’t know how my mother is doing now.] Looking at this village and then looking at this house, they shouldn’t be doing very well, right? 】
[I really admire Bai Zhilan's courage in bringing an illiterate mother to participate in a variety show. A shabby village and a shabby peasant woman, what's so good about it! I went to Bai Zhu’s live broadcast room to see the luxury house! 】
When this barrage of comments passed by, Bai Zhilan had already walked to the front of the cabin, but she couldn't muster up the courage to knock on the door. The person inside seemed to have heard the noise, walked over slowly and opened the door. Bai Zhilan looked at her mother standing on the steps with a dazed expression.
It was as if a whirlwind swept through the live broadcast room, sweeping away all the comments, leaving the screen clean with nothing left. This blank space reveals the audience's astonishment.
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