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Chapter 442 Confidential Production
He Daqi felt that he had done a pretty bad job.

We agreed to share joys and sorrows...

Oh! No, that's not right! It wasn't agreed upon, but subconsciously they felt they had to follow the production team's arrangements, so the variety show guests obediently led their children to live in the village according to the arrangements.

Unfortunately, this tacit understanding was broken by He Daqi.

That night, he took the two children back to the city in his car and happily checked into a hotel. Apart from Lu Yang, no one else knew that he was doing this, not even his own uncle. So now He Daqi felt quite guilty.

Feeling down, he could only fill the void with delicious food. After coaxing the two little ones to sleep in the hotel room around eight o'clock, He Daqi sneaked out the door.

Next door was the room that Vivian Chow had booked. She had been waiting at the door for a while. When she saw He Daqi come out, she smiled and took his arm. She told the bodyguard to keep an eye on the children in the room, and then the couple leisurely left the hotel.

The two little ones still don't know that their mother has arrived. In addition, before going to bed just now, Zhou Huimin pretended to make a phone call to the two children, which made it even less likely that the two little ones would think of this.

It was almost 9:30 when He Daqi and his wife returned to the hotel after a satisfying meal. By the time He Daqi came out of Zhou Huimin's room, it was nearly midnight.

Since there was a simulation training space, He Daqi set the wake-up time, lay down and fell asleep. The next day, he woke up the two sleepy little devils early in the morning and took a car back to the mountain village before the program crew got up.

"Don't tell the other kids that we slept in a hotel last night. Otherwise, if others find out, we'll have to sleep in the mud house again tonight. So, can you two keep quiet?" He Daqi was seriously trying to convince his kids, looking like he was assigning some kind of spy mission.

"I can do it!" X2
The two little ones agreed readily with firm expressions. This little secret, known only to their own family, filled them with excitement, as if they were shouldering a heavy responsibility.

He Daqi was just giving a casual instruction. Actually, it didn't matter whether his two little ones told him or not. This variety show would be filmed here for at least half a month, which meant that Zhou Huimin would have to stay here for another ten days or so. It was impossible to hide it from the other guests, but they would keep it a secret for as long as they could.

What He Daqi didn't expect was that the secret would be kept for quite a long time.

He thought that Vivian Chow would often wander around the set during the day, but to his surprise, she did come, but she didn't just wander around aimlessly.

When Zhou Huimin arrives, she usually asks Lu Yang for an unedited clip of the two kids filmed the day before. She spends several hours watching it, often with a silly smile on her face.

There's no way around it, she's a true mom fan, and a biological mother at that.

The two little ones were well-behaved and sensible in front of He Daqi and his wife, but now that He Daqi wasn't doing tasks with them and the other children were running around the village together, these two little rascals started to let loose and could come up with all sorts of witty remarks.

Seeing her children's completely different sides made Vivian Chow quite happy, especially since she would pretend to call her two children at night and often tease them with some embarrassing moments of the two little ones, which made it even more fun.
Her actions actually caused He Daqi trouble, because the two little ones always felt that Zhou Huimin knew about these things because He Daqi had tattled on them, and they gave He Daqi a hard time.

The funniest thing is that the two little rascals even discussed this in front of the camera, and when Zhou Huimin watched the playback the next day, she almost laughed herself to death.

Originally, the plan was to only film twelve episodes for the first season of "Where Are We Going, Dad?". But now that filming has started, Lu Yang and He Daqi have been coming up with all sorts of ideas, and the script has been completely rewritten. The footage is definitely more than twelve episodes now, and we'll have to edit it to see exactly how many. But it will definitely not be less than sixteen episodes.

The camera focuses primarily on the children, with adults receiving relatively little screen time.

These days, the kids have had a great time, experiencing farm work, fishing in the river, picking mushrooms in the mountains, and playing all sorts of games.

In just over ten days, the friendship among these children progressed rapidly, and they even learned to collectively negotiate with Lu Yang, increasing their own task rewards.

……

……

"Happy and cheerful, remember to call me often, and I'll mail you the Transformers when I get home."

"Little Apple, when your brother isn't around anymore, remember to be strong and don't cry all the time."

"Brother Lunlun, we'll come find you to play next time we go to Hong Kong."

"Brother Dingding, I heard from Dad that we won't have to wait too long to see each other again. When the show airs, we'll participate in activities together."

"Little Charlie, I hope you will be happy every day from now on."

Happy days always pass quickly.

The children felt like a blink of an eye.

I had expected the children to be reluctant to part ways, but I never imagined they would cry so bitterly.

He Daqi touched his nose, glanced at the camera, and wondered if these kids would feel that they were shedding tears too early after they finished filming the last scene, took the same flight back to Beijing, and then heard that they would be staying together for several more days.

These kids are all little drama queens, with a strong family tradition of acting. Apart from Wang Feng's daughter, Little Apple, who cries all the time, the other five are all quite good at acting.

Sure enough, after crying during the recording of the last scene at noon, these little guys started running around and making a ruckus again when it was time for lunch.

It kept chattering non-stop on the plane. Luckily it was a chartered flight, otherwise, if there were other passengers, it would have been quite annoying.

The cast of "Where Are We Going, Dad?" doesn't just return to Beijing and disband after filming. Since it's a variety show involving children, adults have to review the rough cuts.

He Daqi made this request on his own initiative, precisely because he was afraid of causing trouble later.

If the show gets a lot of attention when it airs, things will be fine for He Bing, since he's He Daqi's uncle. But for the others, I can't guarantee anything.

If someone with a brainless mind comes out and spouts nonsense when things are trending, then things will get interesting, because it not only involves He Daqi, but also his two children, so you can't be too careful when making the production.

The rough cut wasn't done at Wing Wai Kai Ming, but at Ho Tai Kai's manor villa.

Lu Yang brought people to work here. Every day, Zhang Yimou and others who have houses in Beijing would bring their children to visit. Wu Mengda, on the other hand, did not return to Hong Kong and is now staying in a guest room at the He Daqi Manor Villa with Lunlun.

After the rough cut was completely finished, the guests would disperse, and then Lu Yang would take the rough cut footage directly to the special effects company to arrange for the team to produce the post-production work.

The more discreet this is, the better. If any part of the news leaks out and the outside world finds out that He Daqi has two children, it will not only affect the ratings, but also make it inconvenient for He Daqi to suppress the hype.

……

... Yonghui Qiming, 16th floor, picture and color.

The shock in Wang Jinghua's eyes faded, and she began to observe the others without making a sound.

As the director, Lu Yang already knew about this, so he was calmly discussing the special effects production with Zhou Ning and Sun Fangfang.

Wang Jinghua glanced past Lu Yang and looked at Zhou Ning and Sun Fangfang.

The two of them were now speaking incoherently, clearly unaware of the matter. While responding to Lu Yang, they were secretly glancing at He Daqi. Seeing this, Wang Jinghua understood what was going on.

She then glanced at Liu Ying and Wu Nannan, and noticed that the two of them maintained their smiles without any change, which made her click her tongue inwardly.

What a skill He Daqi has!
They've been hiding two children for so many years!
Wang Jinghua now finally understands why He Daqi, who was making movies quite well, suddenly turned down a bunch of projects that were originally going to be approved this year and created a variety show instead.

This is clearly an attempt to resolve the issue of the two children through this variety show; it has to be said that this approach is quite unconventional.

Wang Jinghua was overwhelmed with emotion. Upon hearing the news, she didn't have time to think much about it; her mind was too heated, and she could only consider the issue superficially.

At this moment, Zhou Ning and Sun Fangfang were actually in a worse state than Wang Jinghua, but they had to talk to Lu Yang, so they couldn't calm down. Wang Jinghua, on the other hand, had been silent for a long time, considering how the entertainment industry would react after He Daqi's news was exposed.

Will He Daqi's career collapse?

Probably not. He's already announced his marriage, and Vivian Chow often posts pictures of them together online, so if he suddenly has a child, most people would probably accept it.

Especially He Daqi's current fans, who have been around for so many years, may have been hoping that He Daqi would have a baby soon.

Of course, those fans who curse Zhou Huimin under He Daqi's blog every day don't count. After this incident was exposed, they will probably curse even more harshly, but it doesn't matter much because Zhou Huimin brought it on herself. Zhou Huimin herself often clashed with these fans, so it was truly a two-way street.

Thinking of this, Wang Jinghua glanced at He Daqi.

Right now, He Daqi is grinning happily at the rough cut on his computer. You have to admit, his two kids are really photogenic. He didn't realize it when they were filming, but now that he's playing it on the computer, the experience is completely different.

Wang Jinghua glanced at He Daqi, who was grinning foolishly, and couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Was this idea conceived by Ho Tai-kai or Vivian Chow? If it was Vivian Chow's idea, then the production timeline of this program is a bit off; it was probably produced last year.

If this was He Daqi's idea, Wang Jinghua would find it hard to accept. Does He Daqi even have the brains for this?

"Daqi, let's chat for a bit."

"Okay, Sister Hua, let's go over there and talk."

He Daqi knew that Wang Jinghua would want to have a detailed talk with him. He came today for two reasons, one of which was to have a detailed talk with Wang Jinghua about this matter.

Another task was to have Zhou Ning and Sun Fangfang arrange for people to do the special effects post-production. They also asked the special effects production team responsible for the "Where Are We Going, Dad?" project to stay at the company for the time being and leave after the production was completed.

This variety show is produced quickly; normally, one episode a week shouldn't be a problem. If different people work overtime, it can be one episode every three or four days. We'll finish two or three episodes first, and then broadcast the rest as we go. If all goes well, it should be on TV in just half a month.

Anyway, there are two episodes a week when it airs, so there's plenty of time.

“Daqi, have you considered that we just criticized a Taiwanese celebrity a few months ago? If it comes out that you have two children, I’m afraid many people will try to sabotage us. Besides, Asia Pacific is about to go public. If you reveal this now, I’m afraid the stock price will be hard to predict.”

"What I'm afraid of is that they won't show up," He Daqi said calmly.

"How to say?"

"Sister Hua, I deliberately leaked this information before Yayue's listing. If nothing unexpected happens, Yayue will be listed in mid-November, right?"

“Yes.” Wang Jinghua frowned and nodded slightly.

"This variety show will air in early November. There will be a press conference before the premiere to announce the news and generate buzz for the show. When the buzz is high, the ratings will also increase. When the ratings are released in the second week of the show's airing, that will be the time when Asia Pacific goes public."

Wang Jinghua was speechless. Because of her complicated feelings, she was thinking slowly. It wasn't until He Daqi pointed it out that she realized the variety show was airing at the perfect time.

Clearly, He Daqi didn't want to play the usual back-and-forth game with other film and television companies anymore. He wanted to use this variety show to his advantage and snatch the title of the first entertainment company in China to successfully go public.

As for any other troubles that might arise after the successful IPO, He Daqi is too lazy to bother with them.

Having already secured the top spot, what other troubles could they possibly be afraid of? Just based on this title alone, the stock price will only continue to climb in the first few years after the IPO.

"Sister Hua, I was being naive," Wang Jinghua forced a smile.

He Daqi's move was completely unexpected. Previously, everyone thought that He Daqi was just bored and wanted to mess around with a variety show. No one told Wang Jinghua anything else beforehand, which made Wang Jinghua feel quite uncomfortable now.

"Haha, Sister Hua, you've been a bit fooled today. Once you calm down, you'll figure it out yourself, instead of thinking too little."

He Daqi was overjoyed. Actually, the variety show's broadcast time wasn't originally supposed to be so rushed. It was Wang Rui's idea when he was chatting with him last time.

Seeing He Daqi's confident demeanor, Wang Jinghua smiled and shook her head, not continuing to discuss the topic, but instead changing the subject:
"By the way, Daqi, there's something I need to tell you. When you were filming the variety show, Chairman Lin came to Sijiu City. He just strolled around the company and didn't say much, but it seemed like he was planning to sell some shares before our IPO review and filing. He was vague about it, so I don't know if it's true."

Ok?
He Daqi frowned.

He felt that Wang Jinghua was teasing him, probably because after finding out he had two children, she told him some shocking news to startle him, and then laughed and said it wasn't true.

No matter how you look at it, Lin Jianyue would never sell shares before the IPO. The difference is enormous. Original shares are based on valuation, but the valuation is completely different after the IPO. Given Ya Yue's excellent revenue, Lin Jianyue would have to be out of his mind to do something like that.

No! Could it be that Lin Jianyue has met a powerful figure? Could he arrange something for Yayue, just like when Yabo.com went public? But he doesn't need to give up his own shares. It would be much better if everyone contributed together after a little discussion.

(End of this chapter)