The bright sunlight fell into the house, covering the entire room with a warm golden color.
But Su Jin's mood at this moment was not bright at all.
After Zuo Yangxia finished speaking, Su Jin frowned and said, "No, is this true? Are you kidding me?"
"Do I look like I'm kidding you?" Zuo Yangxia placed the prepared program materials on the dining table. "I know you definitely haven't read the document I sent you, so I brought the paper version of the program materials."
"Balata TV's latest reality show, 'Where Are We Going, Baby?', invites you to become a trainee dad, team up with ordinary kids, travel together, and complete tasks together..."
Su Jin's gaze fell on Zuo Yangxia's face, as if he wanted to find traces of his lies. But he returned with no results.
Su Jin suddenly grabbed a handful of hair, stood up and walked to the dining table, pouring himself a glass of water. After taking a sip, he turned to look at Zuo Yangxia on the other side of the table: "You know I hate children the most."
As he said this, Su Jin subconsciously exerted force on the hand holding the water cup.
"Kids are noisy and boisterous. David can't handle putting them together, let alone me."
When Su Jin called out "David", the big golden retriever who was happily walking around the room heard his name and immediately ran over, surrounded Su Jin's feet, and kept calling out.
"Look! David said he can't stand children either." Su Jin lowered his head to tease his big golden retriever, "Don't you think so? David..."
Seeing Su Jin trying to change the subject, Zuo Yangxia gently adjusted his glasses and said, "Don't worry about this. I've already discussed this with the production team. They will consider your personality and select the most suitable children to team up with you."
Since Su Jin hates noisy and disruptive children, just find a well-behaved child.
After spending all these years with Su Jin, Zuo Yangxia also understood his artist's temperament and personality, which can be simply summarized as "soft-hearted and not tough."
If his partner is a little brat, with a rough skin and a loud temper, a clash between them will only lead to a violent quarrel and mutual destruction. However, if the child is well-behaved, I think Su Jin will not be so shameless as to quarrel with him.
Su Jin didn't know that he had already been completely controlled by his agent.
He frowned, his scalp tingling at the thought of being on the show and interacting with kids he didn't know: "Anyway, no matter what you say, I won't be participating in this show!"
When he said this, Su Jin had already secretly made up his mind to pack his bags tonight and run away to hide for half a month or a month, and come back after he had avoided the limelight.
He just didn't believe it. Could Zuo Yangxia possibly kidnap him and take him to the show?
Of course Zuo Yangxia would not kidnap Su Jin and take him to the show.
Before coming here, Su Jin's current reaction was already within his expectations. Now looking at Su Jin's expression, Zuo Yangxia could already guess what Su Jin wanted to do.
"You agreed to be on this reality show."
Hearing Zuo Yangxia's words, Su Jin subconsciously retorted: "When did I agree to be on the show?"
"A month ago, when you rejected the 23rd invitation during this period, I made a deal with you. If you didn't accept any invitations after another month, I could accept one for you without violating the principles of our agreement."
"In your apartment, right next to the dining table, in the exact same spot it is now."
Su Jin's expression gradually stiffened.
As Zuo Yangxia described, he gradually remembered what happened at that time.
Zuo Yangxia's voice continued: "According to the principles agreed with you."
"First, the notice does not involve any illegal or criminal behavior."
"Secondly, the notice does not contain any reference to 'voluntary' promotion of CPs."
Watching Su Jin's face turn red and blue, Zuo Yangxia remained calm, speaking at a steady pace, "No matter from which angle you look at it, 'Where Are We Going, Baby?' perfectly meets the requirements. Of course, I know you don't like children very much, and I've discussed this with the production team many times in the early stages. They'll select the most suitable child to partner with you during the auditions, and I'll personally screen the selections."
Under Zuo Yangxia's persuasion and sweet talk, Su Jin's tone has begun to soften.
"Does it have to be a variety show about taking care of children? Can't we change to another variety show? If it really doesn't work, I can also take an advertising endorsement!" Su Jin was still trying to persuade Zuo Yangxia.
"You haven't made any announcements in two whole months, and you haven't updated your social media platforms. Even if endorsements can supplement your exposure, it's just 'appearances,' not 'interactions,' and the emotional experience it brings to fans is different." Zuo Yangxia adjusted the frame of his glasses, taking in Su Jin's dejected expression. "Considering the current situation, 'Where Are We Going, Baby?' is the most appropriate announcement right now."
There were some other reasons that Zuo Yangxia didn't say.
For Su Jin, what he lacks most now is not popularity, but fame across all age groups.
After debuting in a campus idol drama, Su Jin took on several more. The advantage of this type of drama is that it helps him build a popularity base and quickly attract young people. However, by comparison, it lacks recognition among people of all ages.
The reality show is an important step in Zuo Yangxia's plan to increase Su Jin's public awareness.
Seeing that Su Jin was still hesitating, Zuo Yangxia calmly used his trump card: "Come to think of it, your parents said some time ago that they wanted to introduce you to a blind date. If I tell them that you don't have any announcements now..."
Su Jin jumped up suddenly as if he had been pricked by a needle, and pointed at Zuo Yangxia with a trembling finger: "Despicable! Shameless!"
The curve of Zuo Yangxia's mouth didn't change at all: "Then the variety show that your despicable and shameless agent arranged for you..."
"Alright, alright! Can't I go on the show?" Su Jin put one hand in his trouser pocket and pretended to be nonchalant. "If I get scolded on the show, don't blame me if the broadcast doesn't turn out well!"
***
After leaving the audition site, Tao Tao was brought back to the woman by the staff. With the system reminding her in her mind, Tao Tao took her short legs and tried hard to follow the woman.
The film and television city is extremely hot in the summer. The sun hangs high in the sky like a furnace, scorching the ground.
Although Tao Tao is a little Taotie, he is now in the body of a human cub and can only move a short distance with each step.
In order to catch up with the woman in front of her, Tao Tao used her short legs to move hard. For every step the woman took, Tao Tao had to take three steps to catch up.
Soon, the little girl in the yellow skirt was sweating profusely from exhaustion.
Even so, the woman never looked back at Tao Tao along the way.
Tao Tao followed the woman, walked through the winding alleys, and came to a dilapidated wooden door.
As soon as the door was opened, a thin and dark boy rushed out. Seeing Tao Tao, he grinned and said, "Oh, the money-loser is back."
Tao Tao was sweating and stood there in a daze. When she met the boy's gaze, she vaguely realized that the word he said seemed to be describing her.
Even though she didn't understand the meaning of the word, Tao Tao instinctively sensed malice from the boy opposite her.
[System sister, what does "losing money" mean? ]
After hearing Tao Tao's question, the system gave an answer immediately.
System: ["Money-losing goods" is a derogatory term for girls, because when getting married, they have to give a dowry, which is equivalent to giving money to someone else's family.]
[System sister, is Tao Tao a money-losing commodity? ]
System: [Of course not! ]
Tao Tao looked up and looked at the happy family.
The woman who had been unfriendly to Tao Tao just now was now talking to the little boy with a smile: "Haohao, were you good in school today?"
The little boy looked up proudly and said, "I was awesome at school today! I took first place in the 100-meter race!"
"Hey, our Haohao is awesome! We'll reward you nicely tonight! How about a big chicken drumstick?"
"No, I want fried chicken!"
"Okay, let's fry the chicken." The curtain opened, and a bearded man walked out and touched the little boy's head.
The room was bustling with activity, but no one noticed the little girl standing alone at the door.
In the corridor, the wooden door of the next room opened, and two young women walked out. They looked at Tao Tao at the door, then took a look at the scene in the room. They knew what they were talking about. They immediately looked at Tao Tao with sympathy in their eyes.
"This child is so pitiful. The whole family can stay in the film and television city and they rely on the little girl to make money..." The young woman with a ponytail frowned, looking resentful.
"Isn't it all the same? If it weren't for my family..." The young woman with wavy hair stopped talking halfway, tears welling up in her eyes.
The ponytailed woman patted her friend's shoulder, and the wavy-haired woman composed her expression and smiled back.
Then, as if remembering something, the wavy-haired woman lowered her head and took out a plastic-wrapped lollipop from her PU leather bag worth a few dozen yuan. She squatted down and held up the lollipop to Tao Tao: "Here, I'll give you a lollipop. It's sweet and will make you happy."
Seeing the lollipop in front of her, Tao Tao understood from the prompts of the system in her mind that it was edible.
Immediately, Tao Tao's eyes lit up.
The wavy-haired woman watched as the little girl stretched out her white and tender hands, took the lollipop, and smiled brightly at her: "Thank you, lollipop sister."
Yu Shaomei, who was promoted to "Lollipop Sister" thanks to a lollipop, saw the smile on Tao Tao's face, and it seemed that the depression in her heart was swept away.
Yu Shaomei raised her hand and touched Tao Tao's head: "You're welcome."
The feel is as good as I imagined.
After Yu Shaomei and the other woman turned and left, the people in the house were about to go out to buy fried chicken. When they reached the door, they finally noticed that there was a small figure left at the door.
"What are you doing here? Do you know that a good dog doesn't block the road?" The little boy raised his chin, hugged his chest and looked at Tao Tao.
"Tao Tao is not a dog!" Tao Tao counterattacked subconsciously.
Dogs are cute, but Tao Tao has never been a dog!
Tao Tao was a little glutton before, and now he is a human cub!
Haohao sneered: "I don't care who you are, get out of my way now!"
As soon as the words fell, Haohao suddenly noticed the lollipop in Tao Tao's hand, and his eyes lit up on the spot: "What is this?"
The lollipop that Yu Shaomei gave to Tao Tao was colorful and disc-shaped, and the plastic packaging reflected a sparkling light in the sunlight.
Seeing Haohao's eyes fall on the lollipop, Tao Tao subconsciously hid the lollipop behind her: "This is Tao Tao's."
Haohao raised his hand to grab it, "You lose money, you stole the candy! You lose money, you stole the candy!"
Tao Tao suddenly took a step back, "This wasn't stolen by Tao Tao! Lollipop Sister gave it to me!"
"I stole it! I stole it!" Haohao raised his hand unreasonably, wanting to continue snatching, but Tao Tao did not give him the chance and dodged it directly.
Haohao didn't expect Tao Tao to dodge, and for a moment he didn't notice the threshold and suddenly fell to the ground.
“Wow—”
Feeling the pain, Haohao burst into tears on the spot.
"What's wrong? My dear son..."
"Stop right there, you loser!"
Tao Tao wouldn't stop!
Taking advantage of the chaos upstairs, Tao Tao ran out without looking back and hid in the corner of the first floor.
The lollipop had been broken in the middle during the argument, and was dangling in its plastic wrapper. But Tao Tao didn't care at all and held the lollipop tightly in her arms.
"This is Tao Tao's!"
The little girl in the bright yellow skirt huddled in the corner, her eyes full of vigilance and her voice sounding fierce.
It was like a pet that had always been submissive, but suddenly showed its claws.
System: [Yes, this is Tao Tao's!]
When Tao Tao was found to be almost beaten, a series of numbers appeared in the system, which was judged as garbled and processed by the system.
The system is unclear. If translated into human emotions, that string of garbled names would be——
anger.
Tao Tao held the lollipop and suddenly felt a little depressed.
"But...but it's clearly not Tao Tao who did anything wrong, why do they treat Tao Tao like this..."
As a little Taotie, Tao Tao has always been favored in the tribe and has never suffered any grievances.
Although adult Taotie are not good at speaking and cannot express their love, they are always tolerant and indulgent towards Taotie cubs.
system:【……】
The system searched its own database for a while before finally finding some words to comfort Tao Tao.
In human society, there are not only good people, but also bad people.
"Good guy? Bad guy?"
Tao Tao tilted her head, thinking about the two words she had just heard.
System: [That's right. Good people are kind and help others; bad people do bad things and ruin others' good moods.]
Tao Tao immediately drew inferences from what he had learned.
"The lollipop sister just now gave Tao Tao a sweet lollipop. So the lollipop sister is a good person."
"Those three people upstairs not only didn't give Tao Tao food, but also snatched it away..." Tao Tao wrinkled her nose, "So they are bad people."
"so……"
Tao Tao's eyes sparkled, as if she had discovered some shocking secret.
"Those who give Taotao delicious food are good people! Those who don't give Taotao delicious food are bad people!"
After hearing Tao Tao's words, the system suddenly fell silent, and a piece of data that could not be explained logically appeared.
If the system understands human emotions, it can clearly translate this data into text -
[Help! What should I do if my child is too gullible?]
***
The atmosphere in the rental house was heavy with tension.
"Damn you, you money-loser! How dare you push Haohao!" The woman kept cursing as she tended to the swelling on the boy's forehead. "Wait until she comes back, and see how I'll deal with her!"
Although they didn't see what happened at the door, there could be no surveillance in such a dilapidated building.
But that doesn't matter.
It must be a money-losing product that pushed my precious son away!
"Okay, Xiulan, stop talking." Qu Kun frowned and smoked a cigarette. "We still have to coax her to make money for us. If she really runs away, the money will be gone."
"She dares!" Cui Xiulan glared, raised her eyebrows, and anger appeared in her eyes.
In this dull air, a sharp bell suddenly rang out, like nails scratching on a blackboard, making a harsh sound.
Cui Xiulan picked up the phone impatiently and said angrily, "Hello?"
But the moment he heard the other party introduce himself, his expression changed into a flattering one.
“Hey hey hey…”
"Yes, yes, it's me, it's me..."
"No problem, don't worry..."
After hanging up the phone, Cui Xiulan's annoyance disappeared from her face, and she slammed the wooden bed: "Done!"
"What happened?" Qu Kun looked at Cui Xiulan's expression, as if he had guessed something.
The next second, Cui Xiulan's words confirmed his guess: "That reality show! It's a success!"
Thinking of the huge sum of money she would get after signing the contract, Cui Xiulan smiled so hard that her mouth could hardly close. She even unconsciously exerted force on the hand that was pressing on Haohao's head, pressing hard on the red and swollen bump on his forehead. Immediately, Haohao let out a pig-slaughtering scream.
Qu Kun is calmer than Cui Xiulan.
After the initial joy, he immediately realized the key: "We have to get the lost goods back."
"You're right." Cui Xiulan also came back to her senses.
The program team wants Tao Tao, but if Tao Tao is lost, then all this money will be lost.
Now Tao Tao is equal to that huge sum of money!
Qu Kun took a long drag on his cigarette and reluctantly placed the butt on the table: "I'll go find the money-losing item."
downstairs.
When the system detected movement upstairs, it gave Tao Tao a prompt.
System: [If they come looking for you later, you can go back with them first.]
"I don't want it!" Tao Tao was holding a lollipop in her mouth. Although her mouth was sweet, when she heard these words, she felt as if she had eaten something sour, and her little face wrinkled instantly.
"They are all bad guys! Tao Tao is a glutton and doesn't want to go back with bad guys!"
The system paused for a moment and made no sound.
After her calculations, she found that the family of the cannon fodder female character in the plot was indeed not suitable for human cubs to live in.
Tao Tao's aggrieved mood made the system silent, and after a moment, it made a sound again.
System: [We have a program to record next, and you have nothing right now, so you should go back with them first. Once the program is finished, I will find a way to get you away from them.]
Tao Tao's eyes lit up.
"Really? System Sister?"
"In that case..."
Tao Tao listened to the footsteps on the stairs and stood up with a lollipop in her mouth.
"Then I can go back first."
Seeing Tao Tao's reaction, the system's data also became active, as if humans were happy.
Anyway...
As long as the plot is completed, it is fine. It is not said that the cannon fodder female supporting role must live in her original family.
***
Before the official recording of "Where Are We Going, Baby?", the guests need to live broadcast the trailer first.
Before the trailer was broadcast live, the program team did not disclose any information about the guests and kept all the news secret, but they did release a lot of hints, which sparked discussions on the Internet.
The trailer shows the first meeting between ordinary children and celebrity parents. Each group of guests will meet in a different location.
Early in the morning, a car from the program crew picked up Tao Tao. After being dressed up, Tao Tao was taken to the amusement park.
In the amusement park, the live broadcast camera has been turned on.
When Tao Tao appeared in front of the camera, barrages of comments began to appear in the live broadcast room.
The stylist dressed Tao Tao in a bean pink pastoral style dress and prepared a small straw hat with a bean pink bow tied on it.
Under the guidance of the staff, Tao Tao waved at the black square box: "Hello... everyone, I'm Tao Tao, and I'm 5 years old!"
[Wow! What a cute little girl! Is she also a guest this time?]
[55555 This is so cute! You're basically trying to trick me into having a daughter!]
[I don’t know who the celebrity parents are]
[Look at this scene...is this at an amusement park?]
Tao Tao couldn't see the barrage, she could only see the staff in front of her.
"Little Taotao, do you still remember the mission I just told you?"
Hearing the staff's words, Tao Tao's eyes lit up: "Remember! Find my intern parent at the amusement park!"
"In order to help little Taotao find her intern parents, we put in a lot of effort and helped her find a clue—"
"Tao Tao's intern parent is the best-looking person in the entire amusement park."
After hearing this clue, Tao Tao hadn't reacted yet, but the barrage of comments had already started.
[“The most beautiful person”? Isn’t that a bit too broad?]
[The production team is really cunning. They specifically said "good looking" but didn't even know if the intern parent was male or female.]
[How can I find such a big playground?]
[The production team must have been prepared, and the trainee parents were probably not far from the cute kids.]
The commentator was not wrong; Su Jin had already been hiding nearby before the live broadcast began.
When Tao Tao was led over by the staff, Su Jin even witnessed the whole process.
From a distance, I watched the staff member say something to the little girl, and then the little girl looked around, as if looking for something.
Then, the little girl seemed to notice something and walked towards Su Jin step by step.
Su Jin sat on a wooden chair in the amusement park, pressing down the white baseball cap on his head, but he couldn't hide the smug smile on his face.
Sure enough, even if he was wearing ordinary clothes, his charm was still irresistible among so many people in the amusement park!
Following Tao Tao's footsteps, the camera also turned to the person on the wooden chair.
The audience in the live broadcast room immediately recognized each other.
[Isn’t this Su Jin?!]
[So... the intern parent is actually Su Jin?]
Seeing the little girl approaching him step by step, Su Jin put down his crossed legs and prepared to stand up.
The small figure of Doufen passed him by without even glancing at him.
Skip...
Skip him...
Su Jin turned his head slowly and stiffly, watching in disbelief as the little girl ran to the sausage stand in the amusement park. He looked up at the clerk who was grilling sausages excitedly and said, "Sister, are you Tao Tao's intern parent?"
Su Jin: ...
The impact of this scene was so great that Su Jin suddenly fell into deep thought.
what to do?
Such a young child's aesthetic sense has been ruined.
Isn’t the best-looking person sitting on the wooden chair?!
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