This actor has something

Chapter 438 Collection
Everything is ready; we just need all the guests to arrive so we can start recording the variety show.

Everyone's schedules are inconsistent, but He Daqi and Zhang Yimou are definitely available. During the roadshow, He Daqi kept nagging Zhang Yimou about it every day, which annoyed the old man to no end, so he kept his availability until the group was assembled.

Another one is Wang Feng. He Daqi didn't talk to him about a specific date, only that it would be after the Olympics. This guy is quite shrewd. Even after signing the contract, he was still afraid of missing out on this luxury car team, so he didn't arrange any work for the second half of the year and just waited for the variety show recording.

The people waiting now are He Bing and Wu Mengda. It will take about two days. He Bing has a temporary stage play performance, while Wu Mengda has a guest role.

Two days later, when they have time, these guests and children will meet and chat in Beijing before heading to the mountains of Sichuan.

He Daqi is now somewhat hesitant.

He now faces two options. The first is to take his child to hold a press conference when the guests meet, and then reveal this bombshell news before the variety show is even recorded.

The second option is to wait until the variety show filming is finished and it's about to air on TV before releasing this bombshell news.

Both options have their pros and cons, especially the second one, because He Daqi is unsure whether the staff will reveal the news about his two mischievous children at home for various reasons during the recording of the variety show.

At that point, the initiative will turn into a passive one, and the right to interpret the situation will no longer be in He Daqi's hands. Especially since He Daqi and his wife recently caused quite a stir in the entertainment industry, there are probably many people who want to get revenge and will definitely use this matter to challenge He Daqi.

With his mind preoccupied, He Daqi's movements became somewhat stiff, making the cantaloupe taste like chewing wax, and he almost bit the rind into his mouth.

Looking at Zhou Huimin, who was leading her two children to run around the sofa, He Daqi threw the cantaloupe rind into the trash can, deciding that it was better not to ask Zhou Huimin for her opinion.

Zhou Huimin would definitely choose the first option, while He Daqi actually prefers the second.

When a choice arises, you've already made your choice in your mind; you're just finding excuses to accept it.

So the problem now is how to prevent staff from leaking information.

This is something we need to think about carefully.

After thinking for a moment, He Daqi picked up his phone and called Lu Yang.

"Junior brother, go back to Beijing first. I need to talk to you about something."

"Okay senior brother."

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Lu Yangmu.

She stared blankly at He Daqi for a long time without reacting.

Summoned by He Daqi, Lu Yang rushed back to Beijing in a hurry, only to be met with a barrage of harsh words from He Daqi.

Does He Daqi have two children?
Is he still four years old?

Is He Daqi planning to bring his child along for this variety show recording?

Seeing Lu Yang's dazed look, He Daqi gently tapped the table twice to bring him back to his senses.

"Senior brother, you're not kidding me, are you?"

"What do you think?"

"Me? I can't think straight right now." Lu Yang rubbed his forehead to calm himself down.

He Daqi wasn't in a hurry. He slowly swiped his phone screen, waiting for Lu Yang to process this explosive news.

After a long pause, Lu Yang hesitantly asked, "Senior brother, may I ask, these two children are yours and Sister Zhou's, right?"

"Correct."

Hiss! Lu Yang gasped.

This couple is really good at hiding things!

"Senior brother, does anyone else know about this?"

"Besides my family, the only people who know about this are doctors and the staff who handle household registration. Oh, and Son Ye-jin from South Korea knows about it, but she wouldn't just say it out loud."

"So, shouldn't I thank you? After all, you trust me so much," Lu Yang said with an absurd expression.

"Hahahaha, not that bad. More people will know when the variety show is being filmed, and by the time it airs, the whole world will know."

He Daqi looked up and met Lu Yang's gaze with a cheerful smile, relaxed and at ease, as if the matter at hand had nothing to do with him.

Lu Yang calmed down and began to ponder He Daqi's intentions. The matter wasn't complicated, and Lu Yang quickly figured it out. While thinking, he said, "Senior brother, did you ask me to come back so that I could streamline the variety show production team and select those I can trust?"

"Not only that, I've been thinking about it these past couple of days. When filming a variety show, besides the cameramen and a few on-site editors, the other people don't actually need many skills. Anyone can do things like moving things and setting up sets. So I'm planning to send my bodyguard team. They haven't leaked my information after all this time, so I still trust them."
As for the cameraman and other irreplaceable staff, I'll have them sign a confidentiality agreement. They can't leave the filming location during official recordings, and their phones will be confiscated. Except for necessary calls home to let their families know they're safe, they can't use their phones at other times.

He Daqi shared the solution he had come up with over the past two days. Although he couldn't guarantee it would be foolproof, keeping it a secret for a while wouldn't be a problem.

When the time came, He Daqi made the arrangements, and Lu Yang secretly groaned in his heart.

What else can we do but do as He Daqi says?

So the job that was originally supposed to be done by hiring some support staff to install fixed cameras at He Daqi's house now had to be done by Lu Yang himself.

The two little ones were quite polite. After all, they hadn't met many outsiders. When they saw Lu Yang installing the camera, they were like two people with a million questions, calling Lu Yang "brother" and asking him all sorts of questions.

They were already quite adorable, and with their cheerful smiles, they kept hanging around, which made Lu Yang become familiar with these two mischievous kids in just two days.

Lu Yang installed the cameras at He Daqi's house, but he didn't need to do it himself at other people's houses; he could just send someone over.

Wu Mengda is a bit special here, being from Hong Kong. After coming to the mainland, he won't be going back anytime soon, so he recorded the opening scene of leaving home first, and then brought the children to meet in Beijing. The meeting was just to let them get acquainted before officially starting filming, to avoid any mishaps during filming, such as the children throwing teddy bears or competing with each other. After all, children's thoughts are innocent and adorable, and anything could happen.

He Daqi chose his new home as the meeting place. He moved here right after finishing the variety show. Everything in the new home is ready, and the windows have been open for ventilation for a year. Now he can bring his children to live here.

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Apart from He Bing, the other guests looked no different from Lu Yang did a couple of days ago.

"Da Qi, is this really your child?"

Even Zhang Yimou, who is usually expressionless, is now losing control, let alone Wu Mengda and Wang Feng.

The group was already surprised to see He Daqi's villa, which was as big as a five-star hotel. Before they could even process what was happening, they heard He Daqi deliver such a bombshell announcement, which they found hard to accept.

"Director Zhang, what are you saying? Would I randomly adopt children?"

He Daqi held a little guy's hand in one hand, his mouth grinning like a bear's.

With a loud bang, Zhang Yimou, Wu Mengda, and Wang Feng all felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded in their hearts.

People like Zhang Yimou and Wu Mengda, who are older, are slowly accepting it now. They haven't thought too much about it; they just feel that this variety show will definitely be a success.

Only Wang Feng was secretly overjoyed. He knew that this variety show was bound to be a hit. Just based on the gimmick of He Daqi bringing his child to record the show, it was impossible for the show not to be a hit. And he was like someone who had boarded a rocket and was able to ride the wave of huge traffic.

"Don't stand at the door, come in and sit down to get acquainted. Let's chat and let the kids make some friends too." He Bing couldn't help but find it amusing to see the group standing there in a daze, so he smiled and invited them on behalf of He Daqi.

With so many children, the atmosphere was joyful. The two from He Daqi's family and little Charlie from He Bing's family often came to play at the new house, so they were very outgoing. Right now, they were leading their new friends in and running around like crazy, introducing them here and there.

The adults came in, sat down on the sofa and exchanged a few words, then called over the group of kids who were running around like crazy.

"When we record the variety show, we'll just call the kids by their nicknames and won't reveal their real names. Let me introduce them first: these two are twins. The older brother is called Huanhuan, and the younger sister is called Lele."

He Daqi hugged the two little ones. The two rascals were covered in sweat and grinning, clearly a little too excited to have met their new friends today.

“My son is called Little Charlie. He was called that because he saw me in a play where one of the characters was named Charlie. So when he was learning to talk, he often said Charlie, Charlie, so I gave him that nickname.” After He Bing finished speaking, he saw Little Charlie grinning foolishly and took a tissue to wipe his sweat with a bit of disgust.

“This is my second son, Dingding, who is five years old,” Zhang Yimou said succinctly.

Wang Feng was waiting for him to introduce her further, but after waiting for a while, he found that Zhang Yimou had only said one sentence and then stopped talking. Somewhat speechless, he took over and said, "This is my daughter, Xiao Pingguo. She's four years old this year, but she should be the youngest among these children, right? I hope everyone will take good care of her when we're filming. Xiao Pingguo, come on, say hello to your older brothers and sisters."

The little girl in Wang Feng's arms was a bit shy, probably because she had been running around for a while. Her face was flushed, and she whispered, "Hello, brothers and sisters," before turning her head and burying her face in Wang Feng's arms.

"Haha, this is my youngest son, Lunlun. He's five years old this year, the same age as Director Zhang's child. Come on, Lunlun, say hello to all the uncles."

Wu Mengda thought he was the oldest person present, so he immediately assigned the others the title of "uncle." Zhang Yimou's lips twitched, but he didn't say much. When he heard Lunlun greet him softly, he smiled slightly and nodded as a response.

Old Zhang was a bit perfunctory, but the others weren't, especially He Daqi, who loved playing with the children. He was particularly happy at the moment, serving fruit and handing out candy, pinching each child's cheek.

After the children finished their introductions, He Daqi didn't leave them to stand in front of the adults and listen to boring talk. With a word from He Daqi, the little guys happily went off to play again. Huanhuan and Lele had quite a few toys here, and now it was time for them to show them off.

The group of children were having a good time chatting, especially Lunlun. His Mandarin is not very good, and the only ones who could understand him were Huanhuan and Lele, so naturally he wanted to stay next to Huanhuan and Lele.

The children, who had been running around and playing for a while, have quieted down considerably and are now sitting on the back carpet playing house with their toys. The adults, being from the entertainment industry, are now talking about things related to the industry.

When it comes to this, He Daqi has a lot to say.

He has a wealth of information on him right now, and if he weren't afraid of accidentally blurting something out and causing others to speculate, he could talk from dawn till dusk.

They chatted for a while but didn't get to the topic of filming the variety show. The others didn't think much of it until He Daqi's phone rang. It was Lu Yang calling. He Daqi then said with a smile, "The director is here. He brought the variety show script. It's a good opportunity for everyone to take a look and chat with the director about filming."

"When will filming begin?" Zhang Yimou asked casually when he saw He Daqi going out to pick someone up.

"The flight is tomorrow night, and filming will begin the day after tomorrow at dawn," He Daqi said as he walked out.

At this moment, Lu Yang, who was standing outside the manor, was looking into the manor with a strange expression.

He was still wondering what kind of private club this was, and thought that He Daqi was bringing him here to broaden his horizons.

Seeing He Daqi drive out in the tour bus, Lu Yang couldn't wait to get on the bus and asked with great interest, "Senior brother, what kind of club is this? It's quite big. Is that an indoor stadium over there? I saw some fitness equipment on the first floor."

He Daqi glanced to the side and spotted the fitness equipment Lu Yang had mentioned. The bodyguards lived here now, and they would exercise when they had free time, so the windows on the first floor were open and they could see inside.

"Yes, that's an indoor stadium. This isn't a clubhouse; this is my villa estate."

He Daqi spoke calmly, and after he finished, he glanced at Lu Yang's reaction out of the corner of his eye. Seeing Lu Yang's mouth open for a long time without knowing what to say, He Daqi couldn't help but feel amused.

That's the feeling I'm after. Otherwise, what's the point of making money?

"Senior brother, how many people are in your family? How can you live in such a big place?"

"Not much, sigh! Actually, living in a big house isn't good either. For example, if you come to visit, I have to drive out to the door to pick you up. At home, it's a hundred meters from the bedroom to the dining room. It's better to live in a two-bedroom apartment."

He Daqi's decorations made Lu Yang very uncomfortable. If you think the house is too big, why didn't you build it smaller?

"Senior, why didn't you press the camera here when you were pressing it? I think if this place were filmed in a variety show, it would definitely generate a lot of buzz."

"I'm not out of my mind. If this were filmed on a variety show, I'd be roasted alive."

As they chatted, the tour bus stopped in front of the villa.

(End of this chapter)