As his father returned to the room, Liu Yifeng and Tongtong focused on watching television.
As Tongtong had predicted, Yun Duo'er advanced. However, to maintain an air of mystery, her face was still veiled, leaving many curious.
Everyone began speculating about the singer's identity. After her promotion, it was time for other groups to engage in PK battles.
Those who participated in this show were all skilled singers.
This reminded Liu Yifeng of Xia Qianqian. He thought that if she were to participate in this show, she would likely achieve a good ranking.
The last time he heard from her, she mentioned being selected for a talent show, but he wasn't sure which one.
With this thought, he took out his phone and sent her a QQ message: "Are you asleep yet?"
Xia Qianqian had been conserving her energy these past two days, preparing to face her first show with the best possible state.
Therefore, she usually went to bed quite early. Just as she was about to fall asleep, she heard the QQ notification sound.
She picked up her phone and, seeing it was from Liu Yifeng, immediately replied: "Just about to rest. Is there something you need?" She then sent a sheepish smiley emoji.
"Nothing much. I was just watching the variety show 'Who is the Singer' and remembered you told me last time that you were selected as a guest. I was wondering when your show would be broadcast so I could support you!"
Upon reading this, Xia Qianqian's fingers flew across the keyboard: "It's not that soon yet. The day after tomorrow, the director and I will go to the home of the contestant I'm teamed up with to film some daily life videos. The show will officially start recording a week later."
"That's coming up quickly! Keep it up, I'm rooting for you!" Liu Yifeng sent a motivational emoji.
Xia Qianqian responded with a similar emoji: "Mr. Liu, if there's nothing else, I'll head to bed now. I need to be in the best state for filming the day after tomorrow."
"Alright, goodnight!" After replying, Liu Yifeng put down his phone.
He mused that the recording for "The Brain" should also be imminent, yet there was still no news. Could the production team have forgotten about Tongtong?
With this thought, he considered asking Old Master Zhao tomorrow, as he was one of the judges and should know the progress.
Before he could even ask, the next morning, just as he was dropping Tongtong off at Old Master Zhao's house for calligraphy lessons, his phone rang with an unfamiliar number from out of town.
Seeing that it was a personal number, he answered immediately: "Hello!"
After a polite greeting, a slightly older voice from the other end of the line asked: "Hello, may I ask if you are Mr. Liu Yifeng?"
"I am. May I ask who's calling?"
"Hello, Mr. Liu. I am a staff member from 'The Brain' program, a director responsible for filming videos. You can call me Director Wang. The thing is, the guests and contestants for the show have all been confirmed, and the groups have been decided. Before the program recording, we need to film some daily life videos of the contestants and guests, which will be interspersed during the broadcast. I wonder if it would be convenient for you to tell me your address so I can bring the female guest over to film with your son."
It seemed his thoughts had manifested. Liu Yifeng had been waiting for this day for a long time. He immediately replied: "It's convenient. But are you planning to film in the countryside or in the city?"
"Either is fine. If it's convenient, we can film a few segments in both the countryside and the city."
"Alright, I'll send you both my addresses now. When your production team and the female guest arrive, just give me a call."
After ending the call, Liu Yifeng saved Director Wang's number and then sent him a text message.
Upon receiving the addresses, Director Wang quickly replied: "We will arrive in Haicheng around 8 AM tomorrow. If Tongtong is in kindergarten, we might need him to take a few days off to cooperate with our filming."
"I'll arrange that. Director Wang, please just come directly. Do you need me to pick you up?"
"No, thank you. We are driving ourselves. We have quite a lot of filming equipment, so taking the train would be inconvenient. We should be able to find your place using navigation."
"Okay, please call me when you are close. I'll wait for you at the entrance of the village."
Director Wang: "Ok!"
Liu Yifeng then put away his phone. The thought of Tongtong soon meeting Yun Duo'er on the same program filled him with anticipation for that moment.
He believed Yun Duo'er's reaction upon seeing Tongtong would be incredibly expressive. She had abandoned Tongtong for her career, after all. He wanted to show her how absurd that choice was – that Tongtong's presence would not be a stumbling block but would, in fact, help her go further.
Just as he finished texting Director Wang, Liu Yifeng received a call from Lu Fei, who informed him that he had recruited many people and asked Liu Yifeng to review them.
The greenhouses had been completed. Liu Yifeng gave the key to the warehouse to his paternal aunt and instructed her to lead the people in planting vegetables.
Some seeds still needed soaking, but he didn't need to worry about these details; he had full confidence in his aunt.
As for the growth stimulants, he had already added them to the newly dug well water. This way, when watering, using water from the well wouldn't raise any suspicion.