Upon arrival, two groups of guests were already waiting.
The famous host from the local TV station, Xiong Guobing, and his chubby son, Xiong Zunxiang, as well as Lin Wen Yu and his sister Lin Yuxian.
It seemed that some staff had just taken away the toys, and Xiong Zunxiang was throwing a tantrum, rolling on the ground, "I don't want to, you make him bring it back, that's my Transformer, boohoo, my Transformer..."
"Alright, alright, don't cry. When we go back, Dad will buy you another one," Xiong Guobing hurriedly comforted him, feeling quite embarrassed, fearing others might misunderstand his child.
Expectedly, the comments rolled in:
[Xiong Zunxiang is too noisy!]
[Is he a little brat?]
[Makes Lin Yuxian next to him seem even more well-behaved.]
...
Lin Yuxian clung tightly to her brother's hand, scared.
Upon seeing a sister with sunglasses appear, she hid even more behind her brother.
Mu Ran removed her sunglasses.
Today, she wore an American street-style tank top and jeans, a very typical unisex outfit. Her appearance was already cool, and wearing this style of clothes made her look both handsome and youthful.
But little kids might easily get scared.
Even Xiong Zunxiang stopped crying.
[Uh...]
[Wow, is this the Big Bad Wolf kids are afraid of?]
[Hahaha, looks like Mu Ran was a bit surprised herself.]
...
Mu Ran indeed didn't expect that she had such a charm, capable of stopping a child from crying. Impressive.
"Director Mu is here, is this your nephew? He looks really good, like a young master from ancient times." Xiong Guobing was the first to greet her.
He is the host.
Coming to this show, one thing was to be a guest, another was to act as an invisible host.
"Long time no see," Mu Ran shook hands with him.
Without elaborating on the matter of a nephew or a niece, in her view, the Emperor was dead, and thus was her direct relative, her nephew, not her niece!
"Haha, long time no see, Xiao Xiang, come say hi to Sister Mu Ran." Xiong Guobing called to his son.
Xiong Zunxiang glanced quickly at Mu Ran with his little eyes and whispered, "Hello, Sister."
"Hello." Mu Ran held Chu Xijin's hand, "Xiao Jin, this is your future partner, you can play with him."
Chu Xijin smiled and greeted him.
Xiong Zunxiang liked him!
Such a cute little brother.
"There's a slide there, I'll take you to play."
Xiong Guobing didn't wait for Chu Xijin to answer before saying, "There will be other kids and parents coming later, we'll wait until everyone arrives first."
"Oh." Xiong Zunxiang was disappointed, but he whispered to Chu Xijin, "How old are you?"
"I'm five."
"I'm six, I'm older than you, you can call me Brother Xiangxiang."
"Hello, Brother Xiangxiang."
"Hee hee hee~" Xiong Zunxiang was happy, it was his first time being a brother, and to such a pretty little brother, his little fat body was twisting in excitement, "They took my Transformer away, when I get my Transformer back, I'll let you play with it!"
"Thank you, I have a toy gun, when we meet next time, I'll let you play with it too."
"Great!" Xiong Zunxiang cheerfully shared with his dad, "Dad, I'm playing with my little brother."
"Mm, also play with your sister," Xiong Guobing said.
Xiong Zunxiang pouted.
His sister didn't want to pay him any attention.
He didn't want to play with his sister!
Hmph╭(╯^╰)╮
Xiong Guobing wanted to scold him seeing his attitude, he was the biggest kid on the scene, yet did not understand any manners.
The audience's attention was not on the kids at this moment.
All their focus was online, reportedly on Lin Wen Yu and Mu Ran, who supposedly had a lot of resentment.
Actually.
The only connection between them was Yang Yingying.
Apart from that, there wasn't anything.
Lin Wen Yu, being an actor, naturally greeted Mu Ran first: "Mu Ran, long time no see."
"Long time no see." Mu Ran nodded.
It's a very ordinary attitude, yet there was another interpretation online.
[Wow, fight, fight!]
[Mu Ran's attitude is so bad!]
[Feel sorry for Brother Lin, still had to greet such a person.]
[With backing you're like this, in front of everyone, you think you're the boss, huh.]
[Mu Ran is so disgusting!]
...
Lin Wen Yu could also guess what was being said online, because of Mu Ran, he had a group of "fixed" fans, who would scold Mu Ran for him.
The reason was that back at a major gala, he was forced to greet Mu Ran, but Mu Ran was busy adjusting her skirt under her high heels, not seeing him or hearing what he said.
At that time, fans recorded it.
It caused a stir across the internet.
Even when he tried to clarify, no one believed him.
Later, rumors spread that his relationship with Director Mu was really bad, that their meeting now was being hyped as a century meeting, just for the show's gimmick, to attract more viewers.
Originally, their meeting was peaceful, without any drama, yet netizen edits never disappoint, even a few seconds of meeting could be edited into one enduring humiliation, another proud and arrogant.
The next arrival was the internet celebrity Zhu Zhuting, and her son Zhu Wenzhen.
Don't underestimate her as an internet celebrity, but she earned quite a lot from live streaming sales, with millions of fans online, spending a lot on short video promotions.
The viewing figures in her live session were the third highest among the five.
Zhu Zhuting had a very cheerful personality, greeting Xiong Guobing first, then Mu Ran and Lin Wen Yu.
Zhu Wenzhen ran straight to Chu Xijin to chat with him.
The last guest.
Was the controversial and sexy star, Mao Ziyang.
She brought along her niece Mao Xiaomiao, and it must be said, when Mao Xiaomiao appeared, many who hadn't seen Mao Ziyang's live streams were pleasantly surprised.
The little girl was wearing a black utility suit, short boots, and had a four-six split fringe.
Extremely cool.
Mao Ziyang's popularity in showbiz wasn't low, but her fan count couldn't match Lin Wen Yu or Zhu Zhuting, her prestige couldn't match Mu Ran or Xiong Guobing, so she could only greet everyone like a junior.
Facing Mu Ran, she smiled particularly brightly: "Director Mu, long time no see."
"Long time no see." Mu Ran said calmly, glancing at Mao Xiaomiao, this kid was pretty cool, she liked her.
Mao Ziyang felt like she was forgotten, harboring a flame inside.
Back then, she went to audition for a rather profound role in Mu Ran's movie, with 200% courage.
After watching her performance, Director Mu said, "Your acting and image both need improvement, or you won't be able to handle roles with depth."
She was already being trashed across the internet back then, her words spread, adding fuel to the fire.
Netizens were mocking.
"Someone even Director Mu doesn't consider!"
"Haha, while Mu Ran may have someone backing her, her talent in directing, storyline design, lighting, and showcasing actor charm is undeniable, surpassing many veteran directors and making a name internationally, but what does Mao Ziyang have? Oh right, she also has her assets!"
"Mu Ran, famous for not lying in showbiz, Mao Ziyang indeed isn't suited for deep movies, playing vicious supporting roles is enough."
...
Her words.
Made showbiz directors hesitant to cast her for roles with depth, because Mu Ran's guidance of actors and showcasing their charisma was unparalleled!
Two years have passed.
The best gig she took.
Was today's show!
Now confronting Mu Ran face to face, no matter how much resentment she had in her heart, she could only greet politely.