"Let's go play" has finally announced the last guest.
— Mu Ran.
The official blog exploded instantly.
[Are you sure you want to invite this ancestor, don't let her ruin the entire show.]
[LOL, is Mu Ran entering variety shows because her movies aren't making money?]
[Hahaha, I wonder how long Mu Ran's sugar daddy can protect her. Looking forward to it.]
[Uh... I have mixed feelings about Mu Ran, but the kid is really good-looking, like a noble young master who traveled from ancient times.]
[Please, don't mess with the kid. How can his parents be so carefree to let her take care of him!]
[Eating popcorn and staying tuned.]
[Ahhhhh, I hope she doesn't come. My Lin Wen Yu will clash with her again.]
[Speechless, isn't Director Mu supposed to look down on Lin Wen Yu? Why are they recording a show together? Doesn't it lower your standards?]
...
The comments on Weibo were full of sarcasm.
Mu Ran didn't even look. She didn't need to open Weibo to know what people were saying about her online.
She was at home right now.
Sitting cross-legged, eating watermelon, watching anime, feeling very comfortable.
Chu Xijin, on the other hand, was studying seriously.
He was learning Pinyin, thinking it would greatly help him in learning Chinese characters later.
He was studying in the living room.
Because there was no desk in the guest room, and the bed was too big to set one up.
One person watching anime.
One person studying.
Not disturbing each other.
Only when it was about time for dinner, Mu Ran lazily took out her phone to order takeout, "Xiao Jin, I think we need to hire a nanny."
"Nanny?"
Chu Xijin knew some vocabulary.
But not all of it.
Mu Ran was quite pleased with this. If he knew everything, she'd doubt her own intelligence, "A nanny is someone we pay to come to our home to help us clean and cook."
"Oh?"
Chu Xijin seemed to sort of understand, "Aren't you afraid the nanny might steal things?"
"We'll sign an agreement with their company, and they'll compensate if anything is stolen." Mu Ran explained and also ordered her own takeout, handing the phone to him, saying: "I only have two bedrooms and a living room, hiring a few nannies would be cramped, and your guest room is quite small. How about we change houses?"
"No need really, I like it here just fine. I don't like places that are too big." Previously, Chu Xijin lived in the vast Eastern Palace, alone, and he was scared every night.
Because he couldn't trust the eunuchs.
They were people sent by his father to monitor him. If he said he was afraid of the dark and being alone, his father would certainly scold him.
Now living with his aunt, even though the place isn't big, he oddly felt secure.
"Alright then, as long as you don't mind. When we go to record the show the day after tomorrow, I'll have someone come to renovate your room."
"Okay." Chu Xijin also ordered takeout.
When the delivery arrived.
Chu Xijin opened the door and brought the food in, placed it on the table, and only started eating slowly after seeing his aunt start.
The child ate very politely and diligently.
Watching him eat, Mu Ran felt like she was looking at a painting, very pleasing to the eye.
"Xiao Jin, do you know what participating in a variety show means?"
"I know. I have to complete the tasks well and play nicely with the kids." Chu Xijin paused for a moment, "The money is really easy to earn."
"Pfft."
Mu Ran couldn't help but laugh, "Yeah, the money is really easy to earn."
Now, anyone with some capital wants to get their kids into the entertainment industry because there's still a large demand for people in the domestic entertainment industry.
If not, there wouldn't be so many fans idolizing stars from other countries. Plus, it's easy to make money in the domestic entertainment industry.
As long as you have these qualities: thick-skinned, able to take risks, and somewhat good-looking.
Especially the first two.
The last can be retouched, and Hua Country is big enough that someone is bound to find your looks appealing. No need to worry, even if not, just play the pity card or hire a writer to create a couple of buzzwords to label yourself.
The entertainment industry is quite profitable.
"Auntie, why don't ordinary people earn as much? They work so hard?" Chu Xijin asked curiously.
"In every era, the ones who hold power and make the most money are not the ones who work the hardest," Mu Ran said.
Though she complained about the entertainment industry.
She didn't deny.
She also profited from it.
Winning awards again and again, getting movies released successfully time after time, had a lot to do with having someone backing her up.
Otherwise, she'd have been wiped out long ago.
No way would it still be her standing gloriously on the premiere stage.
"Aunt, how can we take back the power from them, so the common people can live better lives?" Chu Xijin asked.
"Hm, I don't know either."
Mu Ran wasn't familiar with politics, nor did she care much about it.
"Oh, okay then."
Chu Xijin felt a bit disappointed. Although the modern world might have its flaws, everyone could at least have a full meal, making Chu Xijin most envious.
Many people in Daqi couldn't get enough to eat. If he went back, how could he change that?
After eating, Chu Xijin threw away the takeout box and continued studying.
Mu Ran marveled at his self-discipline.
Then continued watching anime on the TV.
There are so many different roads in the world. She just needs to focus on her own path, no need to always change.
Right now, she didn't have any specific inspiration.
Just relax and play.
Work hard again when inspiration comes.
Chu Xijin was writing in his notebook, not at all influenced by the anime.
He wasn't interested in these things.
As for TV, he only liked watching the news program so far. He watched it on his learning device today, couldn't understand it, but found it interesting.
Why watch it on the learning device?
Because when the news program was on, his aunt was still watching anime.
The next day, Yang Yingying came in with a group of people to install cameras and explained to Mu Ran, "We're just shooting material for half a day. You can organize your suitcase as a teaser. Although we're doing a live broadcast, we don't have that many viewers, it mainly relies on the edited final product, got it?"
"OK."
The variety show records once a month.
Total of five times.
Each shoot is for two episodes.
Ends after ten episodes.
Mu Ran pulled out two suitcases, and together with Chu Xijin started organizing their belongings. Midway through, they combined everything into one.
One suitcase was enough.
They didn't have that much stuff.
"Xiao Jin, you can't bring the learning device." Yang Yingying reminded.
"Oh..." Chu Xijin was disappointed.
But thinking of the money, he nodded obediently.
Yang Yingying had been very busy recently and left after staying for a while.
After escorting them to the door, Chu Xijin couldn't help but ask, "Auntie, how old is Sister Yingying?"
"Why?"
"She... has a head full of white hair."
"Oh, she's 24 now, and about the hair, we have dyes that can change it to other colors." Mu Ran patted his smooth black hair, "If you want to dye your hair, I won't stop you."