Chapter 5: The Ageless Male God of Television

  Guo Xiaoyu had just come down from upstairs and began to regret his impulsive behavior.

  It's easy to promise, but how to do it? Although he knew the families of his previous life, he didn't even have their contact information. How could he persuade them? Moreover, it was said that those parents were particularly resistant to letting their children participate in the show, and it took a lot of effort from the TV station's staff to get them on board. Now, Guo Xiaoyu really didn't have the confidence to handle five families by himself.

  "What to do? I've boasted about it, am I going to slink away with my tail between my legs and waste this great opportunity? Guo Xiaoyu was hesitating, thinking of his old man's dark circles under the eyes, his tired face, yet still so excited. Guo Xiaoyu felt that he absolutely couldn't give up, this chance was too important for his dad!"

  "Exactly!" Guo Xiaoyu's eyes suddenly lit up: "I can't handle it, but he can handle it!"

  "Right! He must be able to handle it!" Then Guo Xiaoyu took out his mobile phone and dialed a number.

  "Ringing...ringing..." The phone rang for half a day before it was finally answered. A male voice came from the other end, saying: "Hey, Xiao Yu, what's up? You're looking for me so early in the morning? I'm not even awake yet."

  The man's voice was a bit hoarse and sounded particularly lazy, listening to this voice made him feel like he hadn't woken up yet. As for whether he had woken up or not, with Guo Xiaoyu's twenty years of experience, he was quite confident. But he still asked knowingly: "Teacher He! Are you still sleeping?"

  That's right! This person is indeed Mango TV's ace host - He Jiong.

  Name: He Jiong

  Gender: Male

  Date of birth: April 28, 1980

  Occupation: Mango TV host, part-time Arabic teacher at Beijing Foreign Studies University, singer, writer, actor.

  He Tao, a 33-year-old man born in 1980, is now at the prime of his life and career. Unfortunately, he remains single to this day.

  "Hmm, I was recording a show until midnight and fell asleep, but now I've been woken up by you early in the morning."

  "Sorry about that, you go to sleep first and I'll call again later."

  "Wait!" On the other end of the phone, Teacher He said, "I woke up and couldn't fall back asleep. What's so urgent that you're looking for me?"

  "So, Teacher He, I did have something to ask you. Are you at home right now?" Guo Xiaoyu asked this because Teacher He had been rushing around with work and rarely slept at his own home. If he was outside, he would just find a hotel to sleep in, and if he was recording a show at the TV station, he would often just find a place to rest for the night. Guo Xiaoyu had been saying this about him since they met, but Teacher He always said it was more convenient for work, and Guo Xiaoyu couldn't do anything about it.

  "Uh-huh, I'm at home. Just come find me directly, I'll go wash up first!" After saying that, Teacher He hung up the phone.

  Hearing that Mr. He was at home, Guo Xiaoyu immediately walked into the neighborhood, and Mr. He's house was also in this neighborhood, just a few buildings away from Guo Xiaoyu's house.

  When he arrived at Mr. He's home, he had already finished washing up and was sitting on the sofa, nibbling on bread while watching the morning news.

  Guo Xiaoyu walked over, looked at him helplessly and said: "Teacher He, why are you eating bread again? These things have no nutrition, I've told you countless times, if your work is so tiring and your nutrition can't keep up, it will cause big problems." As she spoke, she snatched the bread from his hand and said: "Don't eat these anymore, wait for me, I'll make something for you to eat."

  "Never mind, never mind, don't bother."

  "What's the trouble, wait a minute." After saying that, Guo Xiaoyu walked towards his kitchen. Guo Xiaoyu was quite familiar with He Laoshi's home, after all this could be said to be the base of Guo Xiaoyu and a group of second-generation TV station kids. In the past when He Laoshi wasn't at home, Guo Xiaoyu would ask him for the key, they would often play here together.

  Guo Xiaoyu entered the kitchen, looked at the refrigerator, and found that there was nothing inside except for a small amount of noodles, eggs, and a tomato. Seeing this, he shouted out: "Teacher He, there's nothing in the fridge, I'll just help you cook some noodles!"

  "Alright!" The two words came from the living room outside. Upon hearing Mr. He's voice, Guo Xiaoyu sprang into action.

  Boil water, chop tomatoes, cook noodles, and crack in eggs. Guo Xiaoyu's culinary skills were probably learned in his past life to impress his girlfriend, and even though he only cooks occasionally now, his skills haven't been lost. Before long, a steaming hot bowl of noodles was ready.

  Mr. He, sitting in the living room, eating the noodles brought out by Xiao Yu, couldn't help but praise: "Don't mention it, your craftsmanship is really good, I just can't figure it out, you're a young guy in his twenties, how come your cooking skills are so great?"

  "What's wrong with me? What can't I do?"

  "Whatever... nothing to talk about with you." Mr. He finished his noodles, wiped his mouth and said: "You rascal, waking me up early in the morning, wasn't it just to help me cook some noodles?"

  "Heh heh..." Guo Xiaoyu smiled and told him about the "Where's Dad Going" thing, and also told him about his bet with Lü Bin.

  He Lao heard this and laughed, saying: "Then why don't you hurry up and find someone? What are you doing coming to me? I don't have any kids, if I had kids maybe I could help you out. But now, I'm also powerless to help. Let me tell you, this show is great, it's an opportunity for Guo Shu, don't mess it up for him."

  "Stop!" Guo Xiaoyu heard this and became anxious: "How can you not help? You can be of great help to me!"

  "How can I help you? What can I do to help? Am I supposed to rush into marriage and have kids now, but it's still not fast enough?"

  After hearing Mr. He's words, Guo Xiaoyu stopped talking and stared at him with a pair of straight eyes.

  "Don't look at me with that gaze, it makes me feel uncomfortable all over." He Tao turned his body and said, "You just want me to help you contact someone, right? Who do you want me to contact?"

  Mr. He said so, Guo Xiaoyu jumped up and exclaimed excitedly: "Teacher He is wise! Teacher He is mighty!"

  "Alright, alright, speak up, who are you going to contact?"

  "It's like this, I'm preparing to have six families participate in the show, and the dads of these six families are involved in fields such as actors, singers, directors, producers, athletes and models."

  "Oh! The scope is quite broad!" Teacher He asked, "Then who are you planning to have participate? You've specified that the children can't be younger than four years old and no older than seven years old. According to your requirements, it's not easy to find them."

  "It's like this, I've already thought it through for all of them, I want you to help me refer to it and then help me persuade them to participate in the program."

  "Oh." He Laoshi asked with great interest: "Then who are the people you have in mind?"

  "Is that so! First of all, the producer, I've already talked to Uncle Lü, let my dad take Xiaoyi to participate as the producer of 'Where's Dad Going'."

  "You young fellow, don't let good things go to waste on outsiders."

  Facing He Laoshi's teasing, Guo Xiaoyu smiled and continued to say: "The director, you are very familiar with him, his wife, daughter, you are all very familiar!"

  "Are you talking about Yue Lun and his daughter?" As soon as Guo Xiaoyu finished speaking, Teacher He reacted.

  "That's right, it was them."

  "This is a good idea, thinking of Yue Lun, that artist who never does housework, living with his little princess alone, I think it's fun! Don't worry, I'll take care of this for you!"

  "Thank you, Teacher He." After thanking him, Guo Xiaoyu continued to say: "Athletes, I want to find Tian Lian, he has a five-year-old little girl."

  "I have Tian Lian's contact information, I can help you get in touch with him and we can go see him together." Teacher He asked, "What about the other three families?"

  Kuo Hsiao-yu immediately replied: "For actors, I think Guo Tuo is a good choice. He has a six-year-old son; for singers, I choose Taiwan's Lin Zhiying, who has a four-year-old son; as for models, my choice is Zhang Liang, the country's first male model, who has a five-year-old son."

  "These people." He Laoshi nodded in agreement and said, "I can help you contact Guo Tuo and Lin Zhiying, but as for Zhang Tan, I won't be able to. I don't have his contact information. You'll have to go find Xinxin, she's a die-hard fan of Zhang Tan."

  When Guo Xiaoyu heard that Mr. He was willing to help, he let out a sigh of relief and said: "Then, Mr. He, I'll leave these people in your care. Just notify me when you've arranged the time. As for Zhang Zhan's side, I'll go find Xinxin myself."

  "Great!" Mr. He patted Xiao Yu's shoulder and said, "I'll definitely help you get it done, don't worry! This is a good show!"

  "Thank you, Mr. He!" Guo Xiaoyu's thanks were truly heartfelt, as Mr. He had no obligation to help him, but he still did so anyway. Guo Xiaoyu was really grateful to him; if it weren't for his help, even if Guo Xiaoyu knew more about the situation, he would have ended up in a helpless predicament.

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