Lin Qinghe stared at her phone, stunned for several seconds. She was so angry her teeth itched. She flipped over and sat up, looking at what she had sent. The more she looked, the angrier she got.
"Good!"
She hadn't expected You Rong to pull such a trick. He publicly accepted her WeChat friend request and then immediately blocked her!
Lin Qinghe kicked the pillows twice in anger, sending them flying off the bed as if she were taking her frustration out on You Rong.
After a while, Lin Qinghe calmed herself down. Her eyes flickered as she stared at the phone screen. She sneered, "Hmph! You Rong, do you think this means we won't cross paths again! That we'll never see each other again!"
Dream on, she was determined to complete her mission!
Lin Qinghe's dark eyes rolled around. She opened her phone's contacts, found a number with no saved name, and dialed it.
The call was answered immediately by a middle-aged man's voice, full of delight. "Baby? Why are you calling me? Are you missing me? Or did someone bully you on set?"
Lin Qinghe's mouth twitched. "Didn't I tell you not to call me baby anymore!"
"Ah! You are my darling, my precious. You know, the person I miss the most right now is you, you..."
"Enough! Call me by my name from now on! Otherwise, I'll hang up immediately!"
The other person immediately changed his tune. "Okay, Qinghe, why are you calling me? Is something wrong? Or do you miss me?" His words were full of anticipation.
Lin Qinghe pressed her forehead, feeling a headache coming on.
Anyone else hearing that conversation would have assumed the other person was the original host's sugar daddy, but this was the original host's biological father, Zhang Shanghua.
Zhang Shanghua was a well-known director and producer who owned his own entertainment company. He had signed quite a few artists and was a celebrity in the entertainment industry. However, he chose to pursue his career when the original host was very young and divorced her mother. After the original host's mother passed away, the original host had always disliked Zhang Shanghua and refused to acknowledge him as her father. Zhang Shanghua had not remarried after the divorce and had no other children. It was only in the past two years that he learned the original host was his daughter, and he desperately wanted to reconnect with her.
This was one of the reasons the original host never encountered casting couch situations and continuously had resources in the complex entertainment industry. Even though the original host disliked Zhang Shanghua, he still helped her a lot, both openly and behind the scenes.
Lin Qinghe was not the original host. She needed to leverage Zhang Shanghua's abilities to help her.
Lin Qinghe said, "I need your help with something." Sudannovel.com
When Zhang Shanghua heard that his daughter, who always treated him coldly and rejected him, was actually initiating contact to ask for his help, he was overjoyed. He quickly asked, "What do you need me to help with? A role you want? Or an endorsement? Just say the word! I'll do my best to help you get it!"
Lin Qinghe's eyes flickered. "I remember you were a producer and one of the investors for a slow-paced variety show, right?"
Zhang Shanghua thought for a moment. "Are you talking about the slow-paced variety show 'Simple Living'? Do you want to be a guest on this show? If so! No problem! I'll have someone contact your agent immediately! Once we confirm the time, we'll start recording!"
This was exactly Lin Qinghe's goal, but…
Lin Qinghe said, "Yes, I do want to record this variety show, but I want you to invite someone else as well."
"Invite someone else? Who? Shen Feilang, who you're currently filming a new drama with? Or Ye Lin, whose drama is currently airing?"
Zhang Shanghua asked this because he assumed Lin Qinghe wanted to promote her drama and bring someone on the show to appear together and incidentally promote her drama.
"It's not them... It's You Rong. I want you to invite You Rong to be on this variety show."
"You Rong?" Zhang Shanghua was full of confusion. "Why do you want me to invite You Rong to be on this variety show? Aren't you... aren't you always at odds with him?"
As someone in the entertainment industry, Zhang Shanghua was naturally aware of the sensational incident that had occurred two years ago. He knew that Lin Qinghe had framed You Rong to hype herself up. Such things were common in the entertainment industry. Since it didn't affect his interests, and Lin Qinghe was his daughter, he naturally sided with Lin Qinghe and didn't think she had done anything wrong.
Lin Qinghe couldn't be bothered to explain to Zhang Shanghua. She said directly, "Don't worry about whether we get along or not. I just want to be on the same variety show as him right now. If you can invite him, I'll go. Otherwise... I won't."
Seeing this, Zhang Shanghua could no longer dwell on his doubts.
He had always tried to appease Lin Qinghe before, but she had never given him a good look. He knew he was an unqualified father and could only secretly compensate her as much as he could with a heart full of guilt.
Now that she had finally approached him for help, he naturally had to agree to anything.
Zhang Shanghua patted his chest and guaranteed, "Okay! I'll have someone contact You Rong immediately. I heard he's been going around as an extra in various film sets lately, so his schedule should be fine. Wait for my good news!"
Lin Qinghe said with satisfaction, "Mmm, good. Then if there's nothing else... I'll hang up."
"Don't! Wait! Qinghe, don't hang up yet!"
Lin Qinghe paused her hand, which was about to hang up. "Do you have anything else to say?"
Zhang Shanghua stammered for a long time, then hesitantly and expectantly said, "Qinghe... um, can you call me Dad?"
Lin Qinghe hesitated for a moment. She wasn't the original host and didn't have such strong reservations about Zhang Shanghua. Thinking that she needed his help, she spoke, "Dad."
"Aiya! Good girl! My good daughter!" Zhang Shanghua's voice trembled with excitement, almost to the point of tears. "Don't worry! I will definitely find a way to get You Rong to be on this variety show. Even if he says no, Dad will definitely tie him up and bring him to you!"
Lin Qinghe felt like laughing at his words. "Okay, then I'll trouble you."
"No trouble! Not troublesome at all! If you need Dad's help with anything else in the future, just say the word!"
"Mmm, I know."
After hanging up, Lin Qinghe narrowed her beautiful eyes.
You Rong, do you really think blocking me on WeChat means we won't bump into each other again!
Just wait, we'll meet again soon!
Without You Rong, Lin Qinghe didn't want to stay in the "A Love for Eternity" film crew at all. For the next two days, she poured all her energy into filming, working so diligently that the entire crew was shocked. Finally, her scenes were almost all shot.
Three days later, Lin Qinghe received a call from Zhang Shanghua. You Rong had agreed to participate in the variety show recording. She just needed to arrange her schedule and prepare to come and record.
Lin Qinghe hung up the phone, a satisfied smile on her exquisite face.
She eagerly anticipated You Rong's reaction when he saw her during the recording.
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Meanwhile, You Rong returned to his contracted company, Aurora Entertainment. As soon as he entered, his agent, Wang Xiulan, placed a contract in front of him.
Wang Xiulan said, "You Rong, this is the variety show 'Simple Living' the company has booked for you. Get ready. You'll be recording in three days."