Before the official filming of the reality show, the guests had to take time out to film a pilot episode.
The car arranged by the production team was waiting downstairs at the rental apartment early in the morning. Feng Yaoqin dressed her precious daughter beautifully, in a sleeveless pink and purple dress, with a cute bun hairstyle, looking young and sunny.
Although today wasn't the official filming, the content would be edited and shown at the very beginning of the variety show, so leaving a good first impression on the audience was very important.
...Because of this morning's recording, Feng Yaoqin was so worried that she didn't sleep well the whole night.
After all, this was her daughter's first time on a variety show. Recording a variety show was different from filming a movie. On a film set, if a scene wasn't filmed well, they could re-shoot it, but if something went wrong during a variety show recording, there was no chance to do it again.
"Suisui's mother, today's session isn't the official filming. As the child's parent, you can watch from the sidelines," said Tang Jiu, the program director specifically responsible for Gu Suisui.
Tang Jiu's job was mainly to take care of the child. She saw the worry and concern in Feng Yaoqin's eyes and explained. In fact, the production team had already considered this issue, so they arranged for parents to accompany their children during the filming of the pilot episode.
Indeed, her own child was still so young. What mother could completely relax and hand her over to the production team?
Although she couldn't follow her daughter during the official filming, Feng Yaoqin felt a little relieved that she could monitor the recording situation at any time today.
The thought of her precious daughter having to leave her side for at least two days every week made Feng Yaoqin very uneasy. Especially after she heard that the official filming locations for 'Traveling with Babies' were all outside the province.
Feng Yaoqin: "I'll have to trouble you to take care of my Suisui during the shoot."
Who knew if the male celebrity invited by the production team had a good temper or not, and whether he would take care of the child. Relying on the staff seemed much more dependable.
"Suisui's mother, don't worry. This is all part of my job. I will take good care of the child," Tang Jiu had a pretty good first impression of Gu Suisui. When she opened the car door for the child downstairs, she sweetly said thank you to her.
Most children nowadays are only children, spoiled and pampered to the extreme—parents fear they’ll melt if held in their mouths, or shatter if cradled in their palms. It's truly rare to come across such a polite child.
Moreover, putting aside other aspects, this little girl's appearance alone was top-notch, several times more beautiful and exquisite than a doll in a shop window.
The car drove for about half an hour and finally arrived at the entrance of a park.
The production team ambushed the four real celebrity fathers (or mothers) and children at their homes to film their daily lives. However, Ke Jingyang and Gu Suisui, this temporary father-daughter pair, were arranged in a park with a strong cultural atmosphere.
It was a Monday, 8 a.m. on a workday. The park wasn’t crowded—mostly nearby elderly residents and a few children.
Feng Yaoqin knew this park. The apartment she and her daughter used to rent was nearby, only about a ten-minute walk away. Sometimes after dinner, she would take her daughter to stroll around the park.
The park was free from six to seven in the morning and from six to ten in the evening. At other times, there was only a symbolic entrance fee of twenty yuan.
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Everyone else had been arranged properly, but the production team had urged Ke Jingyang several times, both openly and secretly, to confirm the specific recording time. However, Ke Jingyang, as the intern dad, didn't take it seriously at all, thinking that he would put it off for as long as he could.
In the end, it was his manager, Lu Yuanzhi, who personally took action and dragged his artist out of bed early in the morning.
"...Is it really necessary to get up so early just to record a variety show?" Ke Jingyang complained in a low voice while getting his hair styled in the nanny van. He wasn't enthusiastic about this reality show in the first place. He had been playing games until midnight last night and was now extremely sleepy.
Lu Yuanzhi: "A child who's only three years old came earlier than you. Don't complain so much as an adult."
Besides, wasn't the recording time arranged in the morning to accommodate him, the big celebrity? After all, they were filming in China. If it were during a crowded time, wouldn't he be eaten alive by the swarming female fans?
After confirming that his current image was perfect, Ke Jingyang stepped out of the nanny van with his long legs. As soon as he took off his sunglasses, the cameraman was ready to film—
"Teacher Ke, you now need to write a clue on a card. We will have your little partner find you based on this clue." This kind of setting where they write their own clue cards was basically not difficult at all.
For example, writing about the color of the hat he was wearing today or the color of the clothes he was wearing. These were all characteristics that were easy to notice. If the clue was even more obvious, it would be hard not to notice Ke Jingyang's silver-gray short hair today.
The purpose of their production team setting up this "Baby Finding Daddy" game wasn't to make things difficult for this pair of guests who were about to form a temporary father-daughter relationship. It was mainly to help them get to know each other as soon as possible through the process of finding each other, which would be beneficial for the upcoming trip.
Although Ke Jingyang was reluctant to come and record the reality show today, he still cared about his image. He was obviously carefully dressed, wearing a black sweatshirt and jeans, with his hair neatly combed back, revealing a wild and handsome face.
As for why he still had silver-gray hair... His manager, Lu, had told him last week to dye his hair back to black before the official filming of the reality show. Today wasn't the official filming, so he was still sporting a dazzling silver-gray hair color.
"Okay, I got it."
Hearing the production team's request, Ke Jingyang picked up a black marker and wrote a few words on the card they gave him.
When the staff of "Traveling with Babies" took his card, they inadvertently saw the content written on it, and their expressions clearly paused.
...Director Yi Zhuo's words at yesterday's meeting were indeed correct. They hadn't just invited a guest, they had invited an ancestor who never followed the rules.
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On the other side, the production team also simultaneously announced Gu Suisui's task for coming to the park this time.
It was Gu Suisui's first time participating in this kind of outdoor reality show. She noticed that an uncle carrying a camera was following her all the time. Wherever she went, he followed, causing the little marshmallow to keep looking at him. It wasn't until the director sister reminded her that she looked away.
"Gu Suisui, this is our mystery guest. It's a card written for you by the intern dad you'll be traveling with. Inside is a clue about how to find him in the park." Tang Jiu took the card that the production team had just sent over and read the content, "The most handsome and charming person in the entire park."
"..."
Ahhh!! The clue is so vague, are you sure a three-and-a-half-year-old child can really find someone based on it?!
XX Park was very big. Although there were fewer tourists this morning than on the weekend, they hadn't arranged the location of this temporary father-daughter pair very far away. However, finding someone whose appearance wasn't clear was still relatively difficult.
"...The most handsome?" After hearing what the director sister said, a trace of confusion appeared on Gu Suisui's fair and clean little face.
In fact, not to mention a child, even an adult might be confused when seeing the content on this card.
Tang Jiu looked at the mobile camera not far away and couldn't say much. She could only continue according to the program's flow: "Now you can start looking for this intern dad."
Although Gu Suisui didn't understand what the sentence on the card had to do with finding someone, she only needed to know that they were playing a game of hide-and-seek.
Although it was approaching May and almost the beginning of summer, the temperature in the park in the morning wasn't hot at all. The breeze was gentle, and she could smell the fragrance of flowers and plants in the morning.
The little marshmallow, walking on the park path, liked this smell in the air very much, giving her a feeling of returning to nature.
Gu Suisui was looking around for the so-called "intern dad" when suddenly, she smelled a strange sweet smell. Following the smell, she came to a stall.
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Ke Jingyang stood there, waiting until the flowers were about to wither, but he still hadn't seen the little girl that the production team had arranged. Instead, some fans had discovered his presence and were trying to come over and ask for his autograph.
Fortunately, the production team intervened, and since it was a weekday morning, the recording site didn't become too crowded.
"Hey, why hasn't the little girl you guys mentioned come over yet?" Ke Jingyang had almost exhausted all his patience, and a hint of impatience was faintly visible between his eyebrows.
"Teacher Ke, we're really sorry. There's been a slight problem on the child's side. You might have to wait a little longer," the staff explained patiently, but couldn't help but want to complain in their hearts. If the clue you wrote on the card wasn't so vague, would this kind of problem have occurred?
Fortunately, the little girl named Gu Suisui had a good personality. She had been searching for so long based on a nonsensical clue and hadn't given up. Otherwise, the production team would have had to arrange someone to coax the child.
"Is it that hard to find?"
Twenty minutes was already the limit of what Ke Jingyang could tolerate for a little brat.
He impatiently scratched his hair, then took long strides and started searching for her in the park by himself.
Since the child wasn't coming over, it was okay for him to go over, right?
"Producer Yi, aren't we going to stop him?" They had said it was the baby finding the dad, so why was it suddenly reversed?
Yi Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, let him go. After the recording is over, we'll add some content in post-production, saying that the task was temporarily changed, and edit it slightly."
Since the child couldn't find her "dad" because the clue was incomplete, they could only change the program flow and have the intern dad find the baby.
Ke Jingyang had a more efficient method of finding people: just go to where there were a lot of people. Since they were filming a reality show, there must be a cameraman, program director, and a large group of people near the child. As long as he could find them, he could find the little girl.
Facts proved that Ke Jingyang's method of finding people was very useful. Five minutes later, he saw a little girl with a cameraman following her on a small square not far away.
And this child, who had made him wait for dozens of minutes, was now staring intently at an old man selling cotton candy, completely focused, and didn't even see him walking over.
…He knew he hated kids.
She actually cared even less about the reality show recording than he did! She went to buy food halfway through finding someone!!
Ke Jingyang was a typical person who only allowed himself to do something but not others. He himself could not care about the reality show recording, but once he saw someone who cared even less than him, and this person was his future partner, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Just as he was secretly feeling depressed, he raised his head and met a pair of big, bright, and black eyes.
It was the little girl that the production team had arranged!
Now you should be able to notice my existence, right?
Ke Jingyang, who had been handsome for more than twenty years, was still extremely confident in his personal charm. Not to say that everyone loved him and flowers bloomed for him, but he could at least attract a child's attention with his high looks, right?
Besides, he had written it so clearly on the card, the most handsome and charming person in the entire park. How could this child still not guess his identity?
However, just as Ke Jingyang was imagining the scene of this child suddenly seeing him and running towards him, the next second, the little girl moved her gaze away and continued to look at the old man next to the stall, happily accepting the pink cotton candy in his hand.
Ke Jingyang felt that his good looks had been offended: "..."
Hey! Little sister! What's so good about a fifty or sixty-year-old man?
Can't you see that I, such a charming and handsome guy, am standing in front of you?!!