Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 184 - 13: The Variety Show Control Group Refuses to Be Cannon Fodder (Part 13)
After Hengheng fell asleep, Mo Wanwan went to the director’s team. The assistant director showed her the data from today’s live broadcast.
Contrary to Mo Wanwan’s expectations, her data was lukewarm, and her Weibo followers only increased slightly. Meanwhile, Jiang Lai... her Weibo followers had already reached five million. Although she had more than ten million, she had worked hard for them. Why should Jiang Lai have such a surge?
"Director Wang, you don’t need to comfort me. I know Jiang Lai has capital operations behind her. I don’t have any backing, so it’s normal that I’m not as popular as her."
The assistant director hesitated to speak.
How was he supposed to tell Mo Wanwan that there was no shady business here? Besides her, only Wang Xuan’er’s company bought her some trending searches. If anyone had backing, it was her.
But given the current situation, he couldn’t outright say that someone with connections couldn’t surpass Jiang Lai, who had none.
The assistant director was quite helpless.
"Oh, by the way, Ling Han called you earlier. Do you want to call back?"
As he spoke, the assistant director handed Mo Wanwan her personal phone. After seeing her turn it on, he tactfully left.
Once the call connected, Mo Wanwan spoke with a downcast tone.
"There’s nothing I can do; others have arrangements made for them. I’m fine. This industry is just like this."
Ling Han comforted her not to care about online data.
"I know. It’s just that I didn’t expect my years of hard work to be overshadowed by Jiang Lai’s leverage. As her cousin, I never knew she was... forget it, I’m fine. I didn’t join this show just to gain followers."
"Don’t push yourself too hard doing tasks. Don’t be foolish, okay? I’ll investigate Jiang Lai’s backing. Don’t let anyone take advantage of you."
"Yes, I know. Take care of yourself on set and remember to eat well."
After some affectionate talk, Mo Wanwan hung up, feeling much better.
Yes, she just needed to keep working hard. Since Jiang Lai willingly accepted the rules of the game, she would eventually pay the price for it. No need to care about people who use unscrupulous means to get ahead.
In the afternoon, the activity was to prepare a performance and invite villagers, who didn’t have much entertainment, to watch.
"Villagers usually have dinner at five in the afternoon, so it’s best if your performance is ready by five-thirty. Kids, show what you’ve got!"
Dan Dan raised his hand first.
"I can do a backflip and can do more than ten! I also know street dance and runway walks."
The kids were eager to show their talents.
Tangguo: "I can sing, dance, and play the violin."
Hengheng: "I can dance, play the piano, and act."
Rourou: "I can perform opera! My grandpa was an opera singer!"
All the children were multi-talented, except Yangyang, who remained silent.
Jiang Lai glanced down at him.
"Little brat, don’t tell me you can’t do anything."
"I... I know martial arts..."
The last two words were said with guilt, knowing they were just learned from TV and might not stand the test.
Jiang Lai patted his head.
"Knowing martial arts is amazing! Tell them loudly what you can do!"
"Martial arts."
"Louder!"
"I know martial arts! I can imitate Sun Wukong!"
"Wow, amazing, applause!!"
Jiang Lai started clapping, and everyone else joined in to clap.
The kids who got into the show all had backgrounds. Either they were on the path to becoming child stars, or they were relatives of people in the industry, all of whom had been learning talents from a young age.
In the original storyline, the kids really showed off, especially Mo Wanwan and Hengheng. The mother and son performed a duet ballet, with little Hengheng playing a swan nestled beside his mother, and Mo Wanwan as the elegant and beautiful white swan. Their entry was stunning for everyone.
That day’s trending topics were all about Mo Wanwan, showcasing her unique and innovative ballet from every angle.
As for the contrasting pair of Jiang Lai and Yangyang, they became a joke. The uncooperative mother and son duo hadn’t decided on their performance even moments before, with Jiang Lai wanting to dance and Yangyang refusing to cooperate. In the end, Jiang Lai forced him onto the makeshift village stage, doing a clumsy, mismatched dance. Jiang Lai, following Mo Wanwan’s advice, wore a red dress on stage, only to be tripped by Yangyang, who couldn’t dance, losing her balance and almost disfiguring herself.
Fortunately, there were people below the stage and villagers caught her. In front of the camera, Jiang Lai’s hair was disheveled, clothes torn, with kids on stage laughing and pointing at her, saying she looked like a turkey. People around couldn’t help but laugh, and live-stream viewers mercilessly took screenshots and recordings.
That day’s trending topics were half about the elegant white swan and half about the fallen turkey.
This incident caused Jiang Lai to hold a deep grudge against the naughty kids, leading her to break down a few days later, publicly scolding Yangyang. Consequently, Jiang Lai faced a massive online backlash, her edited obituary photos sent to her parents, forcing the family to leave the city in disgrace, like rats crossing the street.
Thinking of this, Jiang Lai looked at the naughty kid in front of her.
More mischievous than the average child, rebellious and hard to discipline, combined with an irritable original personality, clashing head-on wouldn’t end well for either side.
Luckily, he wasn’t inherently bad, just lacking discipline. After spending time together over the past few days, Jiang Lai understood that if this child wasn’t properly guided, he might truly go astray in the future.
After having a meal with Jiang Lai, Yu Yan warmed up and, holding Tangguo’s little hand, came over to ask Jiang Lai. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
"What do you plan to perform?"
"Whatever he wants. Little brat, what do you want to perform?"
"I’m not performing."
Seeing Tangguo, the naughty kid started to act awkward again, seemingly afraid of embarrassment, he outright gave up.
Hearing this, Jiang Lai sighed.
"I thought you were a man with your own ideas. Tangguo likes manly brothers the most, right?"
"Uh-huh, Yangyang brother is the best!"
The corners of the naughty kid’s mouth couldn’t help but turn up, then he heard Jiang Lai say another thing.
"He’s turned into a coward now, more timid than a girl. Look, even Hengheng is practicing."
Hearing this, Yangyang quickly shouted.
"Who says I’m a coward!"
"If you’re not a coward, why don’t you dare to perform on stage?"
"I... I, who says I’m not performing!"
Jiang Lai, seeing his cocky look, gave him a little flick on the forehead.
"Then think about what you want to perform. Whatever you want to do, Mom will help you."
Yangyang raised his head, looking at Jiang Lai.
"Sun Wukong fighting Ultraman, can we do that?"
"Yes."
"Then I want to be Sun Wukong! You be Ultraman! Then I’ll defeat you!"
