Chapter 133p2
Wei Chengli put on a kind expression, hoping Yan Yan’s answer would be her true thoughts.
And Cheng Tingyan, without hesitation, just glanced at the little chubby bunny next to her, then nodded at her dad. “Mmm, I don’t want to.”
“Okay. Then I have a small suggestion, a suggestion is just an idea, you can choose to follow it or not, it’s entirely up to you.” Wei Chengli said, trying to make himself clear, then lowered his voice again. “I initially thought we could handle the custody issue slowly after the show. But last night… I now think you were right, we should try to resolve it during the show. We have two problems to solve. One, whether your mom is willing to take back your custody. The other, how to make your dad give up your custody. So here’s my small suggestion, Yan Yan, are you willing to… tell one more person about your desire to leave your dad and live with your mom?”
As Wei Chengli said this, he noticed that Cheng Tingyan took a small step back the moment she heard his last sentence. And… Wei Chengli looked at the little girl’s tightly clenched fists, he quickly softened his voice and explained, “That person…”
“Are you talking about Uncle Shi?” Wei Maomao asked, looking at Wei Chengli, but she leaned closer to Cheng Tingyan, her chubby paw covering Yan Yan’s cold fist.
“Mmm… I’ve known Uncle Shi for many years, he’ll keep it a secret. And he’s the head director of this variety show, he can help us with many things. For example, we can ask him to subtly probe if Yan Yan’s mom is willing to take custody of her. And also… mmm, like those scenes where Yan Yan’s dad is being unkind to her, the program team definitely has the most complete footage.” Wei Chengli said, glancing at the little chubby dumpling. “Didn’t you want everyone to see that Uncle Cheng is a bad person? With Uncle Shi’s help, we can… do it better.”
Wei Maomao felt that Wei Chengli was being quite tactful, considering he was talking to two children.
Communicating with Yan Yan’s mom in advance was indeed a good idea. As for the “most complete footage,” Wei Maomao felt that judging from the lively comments she saw on Liu Ming’s phone, there were probably many edited videos online already. If Shi Dingshan was truly willing to help, just providing video materials would be a waste of his talent.
Reality shows were different from filming, the script, the content of the tasks, it was all in the hands of the director team, and they could change it anytime. Just like Jin Youliang did in her previous life, he could completely control the final character portrayal and content. Of course, now it was a live broadcast, it couldn’t be as one-sided as in her previous life. But if the director team was willing to subtly guide certain segments and tasks, maybe Cheng Feiying would show his even worse side. Like during the two days when the babies were playing the role of their dads, she was able to provoke Cheng Feiying several times with cilantro. And Shi Dingshan, he had reputation and status, if they ended up in court, maybe he could be a witness, testifying that Cheng Feiying was a terrible father… Oh, maybe he wouldn’t be that kind.
But a head director was indeed a great help in creating drama in a variety show.
Wei Maomao had also imagined this possibility. But she didn’t trust Shi Dingshan as much as she trusted Wei Chengli. After all, this was Shi Dingshan’s project, and what they were doing might ruin it.
But now… After the baby-dad role swap, Wei Maomao felt that the hammer in their hands was like a toy compared to the one in Shi Dingshan’s hands. If the show was ruined, it would definitely be the director team’s own doing.
And last night’s fall also gave Wei Maomao a bargaining chip.
Wei Chengli had explained the benefits of having Shi Dingshan’s involvement, but the little girl in front of him remained silent, she even took two steps back.
Okay.
“It’s okay, Yan Yan, don’t be nervous. I just said it’s a suggestion, we can still try our best without Uncle Shi.” Wei Chengli said, giving up on recruiting her, he comforted her instead.
“Yan Yan, Uncle Shi will keep it a secret for us.” Wei Maomao said, gently squeezing the cold little fist in her hand. “If he doesn’t, I’ll tell the whole world during the live broadcast that I fell because of Cheng Rongrong, and Uncle Shi and the others wouldn’t let me talk about it.”
Cheng Tingyan: “… “
Wei Chengli: “… “
“Dad, if I say that, will Uncle Shi be scared?” Wei Maomao asked, looking at Wei Chengli innocently.
“Hehe, he’ll be terrified.” Wei Chengli said, patting his chest. He didn’t know if Shi Dingshan would be scared or not, but he could already imagine his heartbroken expression.
Cheng Tingyan bit her lip, she looked at the little chubby bunny and said softly, “Maomao, do you think… we should tell that… Uncle Shi?”
Wei Chengli: “Yan Yan, it’s your decision, why ask her, a three-year-old little…”
“Little what?” Wei Maomao asked, puffing out her cheeks and glaring at Wei Chengli. Seeing him raise his hands in surrender, she turned to Cheng Tingyan and said in a steady voice, “Yan Yan, we need an adult to help us. My dad will tell Uncle Shi, if he doesn’t keep it a secret, I’ll go on the live broadcast and say the program team wouldn’t let me talk about Cheng Rongrong making me fall, he’ll keep it a secret. Cheng Rongrong did that yesterday, if we get injured, the show can’t be filmed, it’s Uncle Shi’s show, if it can’t be filmed, he’ll be sad, so he won’t like Cheng Rongrong, he won’t help them.”
“Right, he should help us. Even if he doesn’t help us, I’m sure he won’t help them.” Wei Chengli added.
Actually, he felt that Shi Dingshan didn’t just dislike Cheng Rongrong, he probably hated her. Who would want to be sabotaged right before achieving success?
And… the video Qin Sichao showed them.
One of the reasons Wei Chengli wanted to involve Shi Dingshan was because of that video. The program team definitely had more information than they did. Maybe there was more than just that one video. Based on Wei Chengli’s understanding of Shi Dingshan, if necessary, he wouldn’t hesitate to use it as compensation for the little chubby dumpling’s fall.
It was a competition, whether they would use it or not was another matter, but they could never have too many bargaining chips.
8 AM, the live broadcast screens, which had been black all night, lit up on time.
“My CEO Mao, my Tutu baby! I finally see you again, is the porridge delicious? Let me cool it down for you, my poor baby!”
“Oh my god, it’s finally live again. I heard a woman shouting that Maomao fell on Director Wei’s live stream last night, then all the live broadcast screens went black one after another, I’ve been anxious until now, I was so worried.”
“I was truly worried, although they quickly posted an explanation saying CEO Mao was fine on the black screen, but without seeing her, I was worried all night!”
“Three-year-old baby, stop being so independent, let the staff help you shower next time, my heart can’t take it if you slip again!”
“Thankfully, thankfully, CEO Mao’s appetite seems good, she’s taking a big bite of the egg pancake, aww.”
“… Am I the only one who feels like something’s wrong? CEO Mao slipped and fell, it’s nothing serious, but all the live broadcast screens were turned off for the entire night. This has never happened since the show started. At night, they usually turn off the cameramen’s feeds and the cameras in the rooms, but the cameras in the common areas are on all night. Yesterday, they were all turned off for the entire night, it’s making people think.”
“Yes! I feel like the atmosphere at the breakfast table is also strange, is it my imagination? Although they’re talking, and the dads are all concerned about CEO Mao, but… something feels off.”
“I also feel like something’s off, it doesn’t seem like a small matter, like a baby falling and being fine. After all… They didn’t even turn off the cameras in the common areas when our CEO Mao wet the bed last time… Yan Yan carrying the wet sheets out to wash was even filmed, and the map on the unwashed bed sheet fluttered in the wind for the whole morning… How can this minor fall be a bigger deal than the bed-wetting incident?”
“This! Although I also think it’s suspicious that they turned off the live broadcast, but our CEO Mao didn’t do anything wrong! Why bring up the bed-wetting incident after she just fell! It’s truly heartbreaking!”
“Right! Our CEO Mao is so cute, she even went in front of the camera before dinner and reassured her mom, her childish voice was so adorable! How can they be so mean, bringing up the bed-wetting incident every day! Three times a day is the limit!”
“Hahaha, enough! I can see that we all love CEO Mao, but! There’s a limit!”
…
In the live broadcast room, the viewers’ love might have a limit.
But in the villa’s hall, Wei Chengli’s love was running out.
“Adding a little bit of this makes it more delicious.” Wei Maomao said, her chubby paw hovering over Cheng Tingyan’s boiled egg, carefully adding sesame oil.
Wei Chengli had already watched, with a cold expression, as this little rascal added soy sauce to the boiled egg with the same carefulness.
What, did she think he didn’t have a boiled egg?
Wei Chengli poked at the egg in his small bowl, indifferent.
Wei Maomao, after adding what she deemed an appropriate amount of sesame oil to Cheng Tingyan’s boiled egg, was about to sit down when she met a pair of resentful eyes.
“Dad, should I pour some for you?” Wei Maomao asked, looking at the ugly, fragmented egg in Wei Chengli’s small bowl, she kindly lifted the small bottle in her hand.
“Mmm.” Wei Chengli nodded, trying to appear reserved.
Wei Maomao, without any perfunctory, added the same amount of sesame oil and soy sauce to his egg as Cheng Tingyan’s.
Before coming downstairs for breakfast, Cheng Tingyan had agreed to let Wei Chengli find an opportunity to talk to Shi Dingshan. To ask for help, good food and good treatment were a must. She couldn’t provide good food and good treatment now, but helping to add some seasoning was also good.
Wei Chengli, happily eating the boiled egg enhanced by his daughter, completely unaware of her little scheme, suddenly thought of Cheng Tingyan, who had finally agreed after being urged by the staff to go downstairs.
“I’ll listen to Maomao, Maomao said we can go find that Uncle Shi, so we can go.”
At that time, Wei Chengli had analyzed a lot, but after hearing Cheng Tingyan’s simple answer, he felt the little girl was a bit indecisive. But now, after eating this fragrant egg enhanced by the little chubby dumpling, his heart was warm and soft, he felt there was nothing wrong with listening to that little rascal, indulging her.
What was being decisive?
Could he eat it?
After eating, he had to get things done. Wei Chengli, after finishing the last bit of egg yolk in his bowl, wiped his mouth and thought he had to have a good talk with Shi Dingshan, he had to get him on their side, otherwise, this egg would be wasted.
It had to be said, a father and daughter were truly… strangely in sync.
Wei Chengli, thinking about finding Shi Dingshan, looked around the hall, at the large group of staff, and as expected, he didn’t see the person he was looking for.
The public restroom, right… Was there one here…
Speaking of which, where was the meeting point in this villa?
But Wei Chengli didn’t know that while he was racking his brains about how to meet with Shi Dingshan without being caught on camera, the person he wanted to see was being loaded into an ambulance at the entrance of the villa next door, quietly leaving the area.
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