The Queen's Rumored Father

"Xu Yuan is such a sensible and righteous child!"

After hanging up the phone, He Jiong sat in a small bar outside the Mango TV building. Beside him were the other four MCs from Happy Camp, and a middle-aged chubby man with fair skin.

"Old He, come on, let me toast you!" The middle-aged fat man raised his glass, a bitter smile on his face.

Teacher He's phone was on a power amplifier, and everyone just heard what Xu Yuan said.

At first, Xu Yuan was adamant about not taking on any roles.

It's not that they're selective; they simply don't accept any offers. They're mainly focused on Meng Xiaoxuan.

But after Teacher He said it was Teacher Huang's play, Xu Yuan relented.

What does this tell us?

This shows that Xu Yuan is giving Teacher He face!

Who in the industry doesn't know about the relationship between Teacher He and Teacher Huang? They're so close they're practically inseparable. One is a giant in the entertainment industry, and the other is a mentor to many stars. If they ever collaborate, a new faction is bound to emerge in the entertainment circle—the Huang-He faction!

It's just that there's no sign of that happening yet.

It's easy to imagine that if Teacher He hadn't made that call, Xu Yuan would have already lost his temper. He's a notorious thug on set and a V-Blog king, and his temper is definitely not good!

Play a deaf-mute?

I'd be lucky if I didn't beat you into deafness and muteness.

But Xu Yuan accepted it!

"Um... does Xu Yuan not know about the situation of our play?" Wu Xin said apologetically.

She also acted in Teacher Huang's drama, but it received rave reviews.

It wasn't a viral sensation, it was a viral frenzy.

If Xu Yuan knew, he probably wouldn't have accepted the offer.

"Old Huang, you should talk to Xu Yuan about this in detail later. If he really doesn't accept the role in the end, we can't blame him. After all, this time our production... really suffered a huge setback." Teacher He and Teacher Huang had a drink together.

"Yes, it's true that it's hard to control the quality of a short, episodic drama with extras." After saying that, Teacher Huang noticed that Wu Xin looked gloomy and dejected, so he added, "Xin Xin, don't be too sad. You have many other options. If acting doesn't work out, you can also consider doing a variety show or something. You have great resources, and we will all support you."

……

While they were discussing this, Xu Yuan was also discussing it on his end.

Lei Jiayin, that devil, took out her phone again and showed it to Xu Yuan.

Above, a blood-red 3.8 rating shocked everyone.

It's unprecedented to see a currently airing drama series with such a low rating!

"Brother, how about we just not do it?" Yi Yangqianxi felt sorry for Xu Yuan.

"It's not like you can just quit acting like that. This was something Teacher He asked me to do, and it's also Teacher Huang's show," Li Yuan said. "Given their status in the entertainment industry, offending both of them at the same time, even if it doesn't mean being blacklisted, will definitely be very difficult."

"Besides, in a few weeks I'll be going to He Jiong's place to record Happy Camp."

"Yuan'er, you should have calmed down just now. As long as you didn't agree immediately and then back out later, Teacher He will understand. After all, this 'Midnight Diner' has such terrible ratings and reviews, it's practically full of complaints!" Lei Jiayin said, exasperated.

That's right, it's the Chinese version of Midnight Diner!

This movie is really bad overall!

There are two main points. First, it's a complete remake, with no innovation or changes whatsoever, from costumes to plot. This disappointed domestic audiences and caused a backlash.

Secondly, this is an episodic drama with a large cast, where a group of people act in every two or three episodes. The quality of this type of drama is completely out of the director's control, but depends on the skill and chemistry of the actors in those few episodes.

This kind of drama is so difficult to produce that even Teacher Huang couldn't handle it. Moreover, because of the excellent pre-release publicity and large audience, this terrible drama was met with widespread condemnation online as soon as it aired.

If it weren't for Meng Xiaoxuan's contract termination with Louis Vuitton, Midnight Diner would probably have exploded long ago.

From this perspective, Xu Yuan can be considered half a benefactor of Teacher Huang.

Now he's willing to star in the final episode of Midnight Diner, and he's also considered half of Teacher Huang's benefactor.

This segment was originally planned to air midway through the series, but due to its terrible reception, no actors dared to take it on. Therefore, they had to film and air the later segments with pre-selected actors first.

The series is about to end, and the lead actress for Mark's daughter's segment is still nowhere to be found, making it look like it's going to be a complete flop.

Given Mr. Huang's connections in the entertainment industry, he could easily get anyone to come over, especially his students. But the key is that Mr. Huang doesn't want to cheat people.

He also knew that if this movie was a flop, whoever directed it would be doomed!

In the end, it was Teacher He who didn't want to see Teacher Huang just drinking alone, so he suggested recommending someone to him.

……

"Sorry I'm late!"

The door was pushed open, and Meng Xiaoxuan rushed over. She's a very busy person; she just signed with Qianda and already stood on two important stages for them, so she only had time to come over late at night.

"What's wrong?" Meng Xiaoxuan noticed that the atmosphere was a bit strange.

Then, Li Yuan revealed in a suitable way that Xu Yuan had taken on the last episode of Midnight Diner.

"No way, aren't your standards for scripts supposed to be high? How come..." Meng Xiaoxuan joked as she opened her phone and looked at the reviews of Midnight Diner.

It really is just too... you know!

Meng Xiaoxuan found it strange.

Some people might think that Xu Yuan is trying to curry favor with Teacher He and Teacher Huang, but she knows that's not the case.

There are so many people in the entertainment industry who like to curry favor with powerful figures, so why didn't anyone actively seek out Teacher Huang and Teacher He this time? That's because in this kind of terrible drama, as long as you join, no matter how well you act, you'll be labeled as having no acting skills from the start.

Coupled with negative comments from netizens, any actor who appears in such a drama will be subconsciously boycotted by the audience.

What a huge loss this is!

To put it bluntly, any actor who takes on this role should prepare to lower their own status by one level!

Who can bear this price?

That's not how you cling to someone's coattails.

Besides, Dad is very shrewd; he thinks ten steps ahead before taking a single step, so he wouldn't make such a mistake.

No one but myself can make my dad suffer.

"I'm going to make this terrible movie!" Xu Yuan smiled, seemingly unwilling to say more. He opened the door, walked out, and said without turning his head, "I'm going to pay the bill. You guys chat for a while longer."

and many more!

No one can make Dad suffer a loss, except... himself?

Watching her father's departing figure, Meng Xiaoxuan suddenly frowned. She immediately searched for the novels in Midnight Diner and found the short story "Mark's Daughter".

She had some guesses just from seeing the name.

A few minutes later, when Meng Xiaoxuan finished reading the story synopsis, her eyes were already red.

This doesn't look like Mark's daughter at all.

This is no midnight diner!

This is clearly Xu Yuan's confession!

Tick!

Two lines of tears fell, hitting the table and making a sound.

Li Yuan, Lei Jiayin, Yi Yangqianxi and others were terrified.

Why did the pop star suddenly start crying?

And she was crying so sadly and miserably!

"dad!"

Meng Xiaoxuan screamed in anguish, crying uncontrollably.