How to capture the evil villain? I choose to be his mother!

Chapter 432 The Most Disliked Actress's Mother in the Entertainment Industry (44)
The online variety show "Mother and Daughter Together" was originally a program that was extremely unpopular.

The two groups of guests invited earlier were a washed-up actress and her rebellious daughter, and an unknown female singer and her academically gifted daughter who depended on each other for survival.

These guests are all so obscure that they're practically unknown in the entertainment industry. Even if they were to appear on a variety show now, it wouldn't cause the slightest ripple.

until……

The day before the live preview of the show, the show's official Weibo account announced the third group of new guests—

Zhu Wen and her daughter Zhai Ling.

The two names, currently at the center of controversy, have attracted an astonishing amount of traffic.

Of course, most of the comments were negative:
[The director of this show is desperate for fame! They actually invited this mother and daughter to participate!]

In today's degenerate society, what do negative reviews matter? Traffic is king!

Don't try to spread this message here! I would rather die than see this troublesome mother and daughter!

I really don't know what that Chairman Xie saw in this Ms. Zhu. Was it because she's older?

[Isn't filming a reality show perfect? ​​I want to see if that legendary Chairman Xie will appear on camera for this mother and daughter. Maybe they're just using the Xie family name for publicity!]

[Exactly! Even if the Xie family has lost their minds for a moment, they'll probably come to their senses quickly once they see the plummeting stock price and immediately sever ties with that mother and daughter!]

……

Despite the criticism from netizens, their actions speak louder than words.

Almost everyone pressed the reservation button for the live stream schedule.

The number of reservations, which was originally only in the six figures, skyrocketed to seven figures in just a few hours after Zhu Wen and Zhai Ling joined! That's more than ten times the number!
Whether they're genuinely curious or not, everyone's determined to watch this spectacle!
As soon as the pilot episode aired, viewers flocked to it.

The staff of this variety show were initially quite opposed to Zhu Wen and Zhai Ling joining.

However, driven by the need to make a living and to account to investors, they had no choice but to succumb to the pressure of traffic.

But until the eve of the broadcast, they were all reluctant and handled the process with prejudice.

When the live stream started, we saw the number of viewers skyrocketing.

...Okay, they really like it.

And this is only the first two groups of guests; the third group of heavyweight guests hasn't officially appeared yet!

The staff became increasingly excited, their eyes glued to the live stream traffic curve in the backend.

"The audience feedback is better than we expected."

"That's right, the retention rate is very high, which means that the first two groups of guests were also very attractive!"

"It seems our strategy was correct: using the third group of guests as a gimmick, while focusing the attention on the first two groups!"

"Our director is truly brilliant! So many people were against it at first, but who would have thought... experience really pays off!"

"But I heard from my colleagues in the third filming team that the legendary mother and daughter were actually quite approachable and not as scary as the rumors online."

"Tsk, you believe a one-off performance? Let's wait and see, they'll eventually show their true colors! But it doesn't matter, our show is still filming, we'll just reap the rewards later! Perfect!"

"..."

Finally, it was time for Zhu Wen and Zhai Ling to appear on the show.

The traffic curve that can be seen in the backend immediately shows a steep step shape!

The current number of viewers is not just surpassing the peak, but three times the highest number of viewers! And this number is still increasing!
The live stream chat quickly became active, with some people cursing, some watching the drama unfold, and others looking forward to what would happen next... Regardless of their attitudes, the activity level was much, much better than before when the live stream chat was lukewarm and sparse.

The crew of the show "Mother and Daughter Together" had never seen such a wildly popular scene before. They were all stunned and rubbed their eyes several times to make sure they were okay before realizing that their show had really become a hit!
The live broadcast quickly moved on to filming the Xie family manor, which surprised the production crew. They didn't expect the Xie family to cooperate by allowing drone filming!
This is the Xie family manor, which has never been seen in public before! However, the staff all know that something even more shocking is yet to come…

After presenting a stunning view of the Xie family's residence, the scene finally focused on the living room of the Xie family's main building.

Zhu Wen and Zhai Ling were already sitting on the sofa waiting. Once they confirmed the camera was in position and the live stream was starting, they calmly introduced themselves, just like the two mother-daughter pairs before them.

"Hello everyone, I am Zhai Ling, an actress."

[An actress? Clearly just a pretty face!]

Miss Zhai's self-awareness is still inaccurate!

[Such a big house and only two people live there? That's unbelievable!]

[Hahaha! The Xie family member really wasn't willing to cooperate with the filming; it's probably already an incredible feat that they even lent us their house!]

[Rubbing his hands excitedly, he felt like something even more exciting was about to happen, hehe.]

……

Zhu Wen and Zhai Ling were unaware that many viewers wanted to see them make fools of themselves.

Just like in previous interviews, Zhai Ling skillfully and concisely introduced herself before looking at Zhu Wen and handing the conversation over to her.

Zhu Wen suddenly realized and followed suit:
"Hello everyone, I'm Zhu Wen, Zhai Ling's mother, and I'm... a part-time actress?"

Zhai Ling voiced the questions that many viewers in the live chat had:

"Why is she only a half-actor, Mom?"

Zhu Wen shrugged:

"I only filmed half of the movie, and it's not certain whether it will be released, so I can only be considered half an actor."

Zhai Ling seemed even more surprised than the sarcastic comments from the viewers in the live chat:
"Not necessarily going to be released? My goodness, you're filming a movie directed by Xu Qing! How could a film by Director Xu not be released?"

Zhu Wen leaned casually against the sofa, looking somewhat indifferent.

"Xu Qing? Is he a good photographer? I don't think so."

Zhai Ling was both amused and exasperated.

"Mom, you'll definitely get scolded if you say that."

Zhu Wen narrowed his eyes:
"Who dares to insult me?"

Zhai Ling suppressed a laugh:
"Like Director Xu?"

Zhu Wen chuckled softly, as if to say—

He dares to insult me, Xu Qing?
【I, your esteemed audience, dare to criticize you! So what?】

Holy crap, this is outrageous! Is it true that those with connections are fearless?

[I'm begging these ladies and young women, if you really want to fulfill your dreams, can't you just make your own films? Don't come out here and ruin our eyes! We really don't want our eyes to be poisoned!]

[This Zhu Wen is truly despicable. I bet Director Xu would be cursing behind his back if he saw this live stream, saying how hard it is to make money and how disgusting it is!]

Hmm, actually I think this mother and daughter are quite good-looking, especially the mother, her aura is really...

Hey, hey, hey, have some decency, will you?

……