"Not bad, is it?" Mother Song applauded.
"It's really quite good, better than me!" Yun Duo'er said with a smile.
Although she had graduated from acting, she also had some exposure to music. She had heard Song Yicheng's rendition of "Canon" many times and even tried to play it herself, but she couldn't play it smoothly. Thus, she knew firsthand how difficult the piece was.
Seeing Yun Duo'er admit defeat, Mother Song became even more proud. "Of course. Otherwise, why would my son be called a genius!"
"Mother Song, we're mainly filming videos to capture some of Yicheng's daily life and his interactions with the female guest. Can we have them interact and do something else?" the director asked.
Mother Song hesitated. "He has to study French in ten minutes. I specifically hired a French teacher for an online lesson that costs three hundred yuan per session. He's just started, and I'm afraid if he slacks off, he'll develop lazy habits. How about this: when we have lunch, I'll let Yicheng interact with Teacher Duo'er during his one-hour nap?"
"This... this doesn't seem right. Yicheng has such a heavy study load. A nap at noon would also help his brain relax," Yun Duo'er said. Seeing how hard Yicheng worked, she really couldn't bear to disturb his nap.
"It's alright. It's just one day without a nap. It's settled then," Mother Song said dismissively. She then sent Song Yicheng back to the study, figuring he could quickly finish his test papers before his French lesson. Song Yicheng seemed not to understand resistance, or perhaps dared not resist, and obediently returned to the study.
This time, the director did not follow, and he also stopped the cameraman from entering. This left Yun Duo'er very confused. "Aren't we filming anymore?"
"Filming what? All we're filming is this child studying. If the audience sees that this is the price of being a genius, would any parent be willing to raise their child as a genius? We'll film when you interact at noon!" the director said. He then sat down on the sofa with a frown and casually picked up the newspaper on the coffee table.
Seeing that the director had stopped filming, Yun Duo'er also did not follow. Instead, she took out her phone and complained to Sister Jin. "Sister Jin, who arranged this contestant for me? If I had known the child was like this, I wouldn't have participated."
Sister Jin immediately replied, "What's wrong? What happened? Isn't this child a genius?"
"He's a genius, but also an idiot!"
This reply confused Sister Jin. She didn't know Song Yicheng very well, only that at the age of nine, he had taken the college entrance examination papers and scored exceptionally high. She immediately sent a series of question marks.
Yun Duo'er quickly typed a reply: "He is indeed proficient in all arts, but he is a complete fool in daily life. He doesn't even know how to tie his shoelaces or put on his clothes. His mother still has to feed him. I even suspect his mother has to bathe him. When I try to interact with him, he either ignores me or his conversations are always about studying. If the audience sees his living conditions and knows that the price of cultivating a child prodigy is turning him into a helpless incompetent with no survival skills, do you think anyone would still want their child to be a genius?"
"That has nothing to do with you. You must remember the main purpose of participating in this program: to help your teammate win first place, and you will get good quality film and television works. This will be of great help to your career. Whether the child is incompetent in daily life or not is unimportant; what matters is that he is indeed a genius," Sister Jin, as expected of someone in the agent industry, saw the core of the matter immediately. Hearing that Song Yicheng was incompetent in daily life, she didn't even frown.
"I know, but I feel wronged by being paired with such a child!"
"You have to endure it even if you feel wronged. You are an artist; everything must be considered for the greater good." Seeing Sister Jin's resolute tone, Yun Duo'er stopped replying.
In the living room, everyone was bored. Mother Song was accompanying her son to his French lesson. Meanwhile, Liu Yifeng and Tongtong had already picked all the honeysuckle in this area. However, the quantity was small, and once dried, it would only be enough for a few brews. So, they continued to search. At this moment, Da Hei suddenly barked ferociously towards a certain spot. This reminded Director Wang of when Da Hei had barked at him as soon as he got out of the car. He secretly wondered if someone was hiding and had been discovered.
"Da Hei, what's wrong?" Liu Yifeng walked up to Da Hei and saw it staring intently at a spot, its eyes alert, as if ready to pounce at any moment. Liu Yifeng followed its gaze but found nothing. However, Da Bai also seemed to have sensed something and adopted an aggressive stance, letting out growls from its throat. The pile of firewood on the ground was less than twenty centimeters high, so there was definitely no person hidden inside. But the fact that both Da Hei and Da Bai were on alert indicated that there was something dangerous hidden there. Liu Yifeng immediately said, "Everyone, don't move."
Seeing this scene, everyone, even without being told, dared not move. They all stood still, wondering what was wrong with Da Hei and Da Bai and why they were barking at the same spot. In a flash, Da Hei leaped into the pile of firewood and began tearing at something. But due to the thick amount of firewood, they couldn't tell what Da Hei was biting. Da Bai, seeing Da Hei charge forward, didn't want to be outdone and also rushed forward, biting at the grass. The onlookers watched this scene with their hearts in their throats. Humans tend to fear the unknown, especially when Da Hei and Da Bai seemed to be fighting something invisible. Xia Qianqian's grip on Tongtong tightened, fearing that if the two dogs lost, something might suddenly dart out and injure Tongtong.
The fight lasted only about twenty seconds before Da Hei and Da Bai finally stopped. Then, under everyone's gaze, they emerged with something in their mouths that sent shivers down everyone's spines. It was a snake nearly two meters long and as thick as Xia Qianqian's arm. Da Hei held the snake by the neck, and Da Bai bit its tail. The snake was already dead, its head hanging towards the ground. Snakes were naturally frightening creatures, especially such a large one. Xia Qianqian almost fainted. She had been physiologically afraid of hairless creatures since childhood. In her entire life, she had never seen such a large snake. Liu Yifeng was also startled. Although he had guessed that Da Hei had found a snake, he never expected it to be this large, considerably taller than him. The sight sent goosebumps all over him.