Sun Hong used to be the on-set makeup artist for the Dormant film crew, and now she was also the president of the Gu Suisui Fan Club.
Perhaps even little Cotton Candy herself hadn’t realized that she would already have something like a fan club.
Although… this fan club only had just over a hundred members for now.
These people were basically all fans of the original Dormant novel, and had always loved the character of the fallen princess Li Ya.
As for why they became fans of Gu Suisui even before the movie Dormant was released, and without knowing how she acted…well, face-value fans don't need any reason; looking good is reason enough!!
Who could resist that adorable "nation’s daughter" face of little Gu Suisui? Looking at it for too long would make people want to have a daughter themselves!
These fans in Gu Suisui's fan club quietly waited on Weibo every day, hoping that she would occasionally post a photo so that these "mommy fans" could admire and raise her virtually.
"Sisters, get excited! Our baby’s outdoor parent-child reality show is coming this Saturday!" Sun Hong always rushed to share any good news with the group.
“Huh? Didn’t the trailer on Fruit Channel say May 25 was just a pre-episode? The main episode isn’t until Children’s Day on June 1st.”
"There are a lot of scenes of our cute baby in the pre-episode. I even saw Ke Jingyang buying her pink cotton candy, totally a little girl’s favorite color.”
"As long as he's good to our baby, I'll become his fan."
“u1s1, this temporary father-daughter CP is really good-looking. Funny how I never thought Ke Jingyang was that handsome before he joined this parent-child show.”
"Ke Jingyang is handsome, but not my type. I'm still looking forward to the release of our baby and Lu Chi's movie where they played siblings in Dormant. I can’t wait!”
"It's been almost two months since the crew finished filming, so the movie should be entering the review process. I just don't know when it will be released."
"The earliest it could be is probably July or August, but that's good too. By then, our little one will definitely have gained more fans from this new variety show, and then more people will go to the cinema to support her!"
"Our little one is definitely going to be a huge hit! I swear on my ten-plus years of fangirling experience, it would be against the laws of nature if she didn't become popular!" The last person to speak so passionately in the group was the vice president of the fan club.
She and Sun Hong were both in the industry; one was a fashion stylist, and the other a makeup artist. They not only knew each other but were also good friends.
Gu Suisui, this little fairy on earth, was strongly recommended to her by Sun Hong.
The moment she saw the little girl's photo, she decided she would be a fan forever. If it weren't for the fact that their little one wasn't famous yet and hadn't signed with any management company, she would have wanted to pull out a banner and cheer for her.
"Go, little one, go! You're the best! When the little one's movie is released, I'll book eight or ten screenings at a nearby cinema and invite everyone in my company to watch it."
"Let's aim for a box office of one billion!"
"One billion is too little for this cast. Let's set a small goal first: a box office of twenty billion, hahaha."
Gu Suisui's fan club had a small number of members, and since they were all original fans of Dormant, they had been quite "Zen-like" in their pursuit of updates. Therefore, the hundred-plus people in their group got along very harmoniously. Every day, they would "cloud-cuddle" adorable babies online and occasionally discuss when their little one would become popular, unlike other celebrity fan clubs that would engage in "bitch fights" everywhere.
On the other side, at the recording site of Travelling with Babies on a Trip.
Ke Jingyang and Lin Yao returned laden with fish from the village pond.
Because they caught quite a lot of fish from the pond this time, they even gave two to each of the other guests.
The staff of the production team felt their hearts bleeding at this sight. They never expected that the invited guests would all be so "insane." When they said they were going fishing, the staff thought they would just catch one or two for a meal, especially since neither of the two men fishing knew how to cook. Who knew that they would go to the pond and, in just over half an hour, had already hauled up six or seven fish!
Did they plan to eat fish from morning till night for their two days and two nights in the village?!
Lin Yao looked at the two remaining live fish and was momentarily stumped. He asked, "Jingyang, we've caught these fresh fish, but who among us knows how to make fish soup?" Catching fish was simple for two tall men like them, but cooking... neither of them knew how.
Ke Jingyang thought for a moment and said, "Let's take the fish to Brother Qu. The lunch he made during the last episode was quite good."
Lin Yao also knew about Ke Jingyang and Gu Suisui going to Room 1 to freeload a meal during the last episode's recording. He laughed and said, "Okay, let's go to Room 3 to find Brother Qu now."
...
"You want fish soup? No problem, I can do that. I'll take care of everyone's dinner tonight." Hearing the reason for their visit, Qu Mingshan didn't hesitate and readily agreed.
However, the kitchen in his Room 3 was not very convenient, and there wasn't enough space for so many people to eat. So, he suggested that they simply move the ingredients to Room 1, and he would cook dinner for everyone there.
It was just borrowing a kitchen, and they were freeloading anyway, so Ke Jingyang naturally had no objections.
Just then, a commotion came from outside.
Gu Suisui returned with her two “big brothers” from visiting the chicks.
Little Lin Doudou was a bit clumsy, but because he was young and fearless in his ignorance, he wasn't afraid of anything and dared to grab anything he saw, regardless of potential danger. "Uncle Qu, are you home? Tonight, I want to stew chicken soup for sister Suisui to nourish her body." Brother Xiyue said his dad's soup was delicious.
Ke Jingyang, who came out when he heard the commotion, saw the situation outside and immediately found it amusing. He asked, "Doudou, where did you catch this big rooster?"... Huh? It looks a bit like the big rooster from my house.
Lin Doudou held the rooster's wings tightly with both hands and said with a blank, innocent expression, "Uncle, Suisui sister just took Brother Xiyue and me to see the little chicks, and then it, it tried to pounce on Suisui sister again, so I caught it."
Gu Suisui, holding Qu Xiyue's hand, also chimed in, "Daddy Ke, Doudou brother protected me this time."
When Ke Jingyang had previously let go of this rooster, following the production team's instructions, he secretly felt a little regretful. He never expected that so soon, it would fall into his hands again! It seemed that even fate didn't want him to let it go!
"Doudou, it's too tiring for a small child like you to carry such a big rooster. What if it hurts you? Give it to Uncle; I'll help you carry it." Ke Jingyang said with a smile, staring at the vigorously flapping rooster.
The staff nearby: "..." They wanted to tell them to be human!
The production team's staff members were now completely "Zen-like" and couldn't even be bothered to send someone to rescue the village chief's only rooster.
Other variety shows would throw pampered guests into the countryside to "reform" them, hoping to see them at a loss in an environment completely different from the big city. But these people in front of them were something else; they wanted to kill a rooster for soup and catch fish from the village pond. The little ones were just as bad as the adults.
Four-year-old Lin Doudou directly grabbed the rooster's wings, giving it no chance to react. The staff had reason to suspect... all edible animals in this village would sooner or later be taken by this group of people to be stewed into soup.
In contrast, the mother and daughter, Zhang Huijin and Huo Ling'er, were probably the ones who behaved most like normal celebrities in this environment.
Ever since Zhang Huijin became famous, she was the type who "never lifted a finger", and even more so after she got married. She could manage to cook noodles or something, but when it came to cooking proper dishes, especially on a rustic stove in the countryside, she was completely helpless.
Therefore, even when the staff sent them two live fish, Zhang Huijin never thought of cooking them herself. When she heard that the other guests wanted Qu Mingshan to cook dinner, she believed it was most appropriate to join everyone, considering all aspects.
"Mom, I don't want to go over there. Those people don't play with me."
There were cameras everywhere in this production team's house, except for the bedrooms where they changed clothes. The accompanying cameraman only followed them when they wanted to go out.
"Ling'er! How many times have I told you, if others don't actively come to play with you, you can actively go and play with them! Friends are made by interacting. Oh, and by the way, why didn't you give the gifts I asked you to bring for the other four children before we came to record this show?" Zhang Huijin was almost driven crazy by her daughter.
It didn't matter how willful or bossy she was at home, but why was she still so insensible on the show?
The other four children were all playing together, and she was all alone. How would netizens view her then? They would only think she was unsociable! That she had a bad personality!
...She was the one who carried her for ten months and gave birth to her with such difficulty, so why did she not inherit even half of her emotional intelligence? Look at the ordinary child who was chosen; her personality is lively and cheerful, she gets along well with everyone, and when she arrived, she actively called the older children "brother" and "sister." Her words were as sweet as could be, and she even formed a temporary father-daughter pair with Ke Jingyang, lacking neither popularity nor good relationships.
She heard that this little girl named Gu Suisui had also acted in a drama and was a child star. Once this show airs, it was imaginable that her fame would also rise, and her future prospects would be limitless.
One should know that if the identity of a child star is used well, their audience appeal is usually very good.
Then look at her Ling'er... even though her appearance resembled hers, why was her emotional intelligence not even half of that three-year-old girl's?
If she had known this earlier, if she had known that another popular star, Ke Jingyang, was coming, and if she had known that her daughter Ling'er was so disappointing, she would never have participated in this parent-child outdoor reality show.
But now that they were already here and the contract was signed, some things couldn't be changed. Ling'er's princess-like temperament, which required others to constantly coax her to be happy, absolutely had to be changed.
Not to mention making her liked by all audiences or gaining fame in the future, at the very least, it shouldn't have a negative effect, right? If Ling'er was seen by netizens as a negative example of someone with poor social skills, where would Zhang Huijin put her own face?
When Zhang Huijin married into a wealthy family, how many people secretly gritted their teeth with envy. She had always been someone who valued her reputation since childhood; she wanted to be a film empress in the entertainment industry, and she wanted to marry a rich and handsome husband. Even with her own daughter, she would never indulge her in throwing tantrums and bringing shame to her face.
"...Mom, please don't be angry, I'll go, okay?" Huo Ling'er secretly glanced at the person beside her and said, feeling wronged.
She was still a little afraid of her mother when she showed such an angry expression. Mom wasn't like Grandma; she wouldn't always coax her, and sometimes when she got angry, she would hit her palm.
Being hit on the palm hurt a lot.
In the end, all the guests of the production team came to Room 1.
Chang Qingyan was strong-minded and proactive. When he came with his father, Chang Yi, he saw the other three children playing games together, and he actively went over to ask if he could join, quickly integrating into the group.
As for Huo Ling'er, who arrived last, she remembered what her mother had told her earlier. Hesitantly, she walked over to her little companions and said softly, "...These are the chocolates I brought for everyone."
The chocolate packaging was beautiful, with a long string of English words on it. Although the oldest, Qu Xiyue, couldn't recognize all the English words, he had eaten this brand of chocolate before; it was very expensive.
And his father had told him not to casually accept expensive gifts from others...
Just as the shy Qu Xiyue was hesitating whether to accept the gift from Huo Ling'er, Chang Qingyan and Lin Doudou on the other side were still squabbling over something, both wanting to be the first to play, and did not hear what she said.
Huo Ling'er stood still, and seeing that no one came to take her chocolates, she felt increasingly uncomfortable.
Just as tears welled up in her eyes and she was considering throwing all the chocolates away, Gu Suisui, the shortest one, took the chocolate meant for her. She looked up and smiled sweetly at Huo Ling'er, her voice soft and gentle, saying, "Thank you, Sister Ling'er! (/≧▽≦/)~"
Although Gu Suisui had never eaten chocolate, that didn't stop her from knowing it was something edible. Anyway, as long as it was food, Little Marshmallow couldn't help but want to try it.
Huo Ling'er saw that a friend was finally willing to acknowledge her. For a moment, she forgot the grievances and dissatisfaction she had felt earlier and said, "Suisui sister, do you like chocolate? If you like it, all of these are for you." Anyway, the others weren't paying attention to her, and she didn't want to pay attention to them anymore! From now on, she will only play with little sister Suisui.
"Sister Ling'er, aren't the other chocolates for the older brothers?" Gu Suisui asked with a puzzled expression.
Huo Ling'er said without thinking, "Not for them, they're all for you."
"Chocolate? What chocolate?" Lin Doudou had the same greedy personality as Gu Suisui; when he heard little sister Suisui talking about something delicious, he stopped fighting with Brother Qingyan and turned to ask.
Gu Suisui took Huo Ling'er's hand and said, "It's Sister Ling'er's chocolate for everyone."
Lin Doudou smiled innocently and said, "Thank you, Sister Ling'er."
Seeing that the two youngest children happily accepted the chocolates, the two oldest also stopped being reserved.
And Huo Ling'er, who felt completely accepted by her companions, was no longer angry. She started talking more, saying with pride and confidence, "These boxes of chocolates were brought back from France by my mom. They taste really good, you should all try them quickly."
"Okay."
Seeing the five children in such a harmonious and joyful atmosphere, the staff watching from the side breathed a sigh of relief. Last time, little Huo Ling'er ran off, leaving the others, and the staff had to coax her for a long time to get her back.
When the star parents weren’t around, crying kids were the staff's problem.