I Love Her Because She’s Dim-Witted And Filthy Rich - Chapter 22.1

Su Miao was participating in this variety show as a guest performer; according to the original plan, she would only record for two days.

The recording location of the program was an inn in Sanya.

As night fell, the sea breeze blew in gusts. If not for the coming and going of staff and various machines, it would have truly felt like a vacation.

Duan Bainian checked her own makeup and then Su Miao’s. Hearing the director calling for them to take their seats, she took Su Miao’s hand and found a spot to sit down.

She hadn’t noticed without holding her hand, but as soon as she did, Duan Bainian immediately smiled. “Are you shaking?”

Su Miao’s face was stiff, and she could hardly speak clearly. “I… I’m nervous.”

Duan Bainian actually wasn’t worried about Su Miao’s on-site performance. Everyone knew that Su Miao was just there to play a minor role. Su Miao didn’t expect to increase her exposure through the show, so at worst, she could just pass through as a background character.

She scratched Su Miao’s palm to comfort her. “Don’t be nervous. Just like filming a movie, it will be edited. The parts where you don’t perform well won’t be broadcast.”

Su Miao replied, “But there isn’t an audience watching when we’re filming! Why are there so many spectators down there?”

Duan Bainian teased her, “Then why did you insist on recording the show? How about you call your mom and say you won’t record anymore?”

Su Miao muttered, “If you weren’t recording this show, I wouldn’t care to come at all. After this episode, I’m done. When the time comes, let’s go shopping together. I heard Sanya has a lot of delicious food!”

Being “confessed” to in such a way, Duan Bainian couldn’t help but curl her lips into a smile and nodded in agreement to Su Miao’s request.

Seeing Duan Bainian nod, Su Miao beamed with joy. “Hehe, you really are too easy to talk to.”

Su Miao was indeed a qualified background character. Aside from the two sentences she said during the initial self-introduction, the recording was halfway through and she hadn’t said another word; the director couldn’t even find a reason to give her camera time.

The director looked at Su Miao and thought that since she was He Aizhi’s daughter after all, she couldn’t have zero screen time even if she was just a guest. He asked the host to steer the topic toward Su Miao. In any case, he had tried his best and fulfilled the courtesy; if there was still no footage after the final edit, he wouldn’t be to blame.

At that moment, everyone was discussing the topic of “The Artist You Liked Working With the Most.” The host, hearing the director’s prompt in his earpiece, proactively threw the topic to Su Miao. “Hey Su Miao, among the artists you’ve worked with, who do you like working with the most?”

Caught off guard by the cue, Su Miao was a bit dazed. She paused for a moment before saying, “The one I like most… is Duan Bainian.”

Since the person in question was right there, the host had a mind to stir up some trouble. He laughed and said, “Su Miao, are you saying it’s her just because you’re afraid of offending Duan Bainian? Our show is called Truth After Drinks, so you have to tell the truth.”

Everyone understood that the host was intentionally causing trouble for the sake of variety effects, but Su Miao didn’t react to that. Her eyes widened, and she explained anxiously, “I’m telling the truth! I really like Duan Bainian the most!”

After saying that, Su Miao turned to look at Duan Bainian and whispered, “Don’t listen to the host’s nonsense! Later, find a needle and sew his mouth shut!”

The entire venue fell into an eerie silence for three seconds…

Then, everyone burst into laughter.

Because… Su Miao’s voice, which she had deliberately tried to keep low, was being transmitted throughout the entire venue via her headset.

Poor Su Miao, participating in a show for the first time, had no prior experience speaking while wearing a headset. She had completely forgotten she was wearing one.

Realizing what had happened, Su Miao’s face turned beet red. She looked at the host in a panic. “Ah… that… sorry, I didn’t mean it.”

The other guests and staff members were laughing like crazy. The host had a teasing look on his face. “Su Miao, you’re too mean! You actually want to sew my mouth shut for just that?”

Duan Bainian also couldn’t help but laugh. She wanted to smooth things over, but she was laughing so hard she couldn’t speak in complete sentences.

Su Miao originally felt like she was dying of embarrassment, but seeing that Duan Bainian was laughing happily, she somehow started laughing along as well.

Once everyone had laughed enough, the host brought the topic back. “Why do you like Duan Bainian the most? Is it because she’s the only one you’ve worked with?”

This question was another trap. What did it mean to say it was only because she had worked with her? Does that mean if she worked with a few more people, she wouldn’t like Duan Bainian anymore?

Speaking of which, Su Miao was truly a pure, 24k newcomer. If not for this show, none of the guests would have known her. In the first half of the show, Su Miao was a complete background character, and no one took her to heart. After all, when recording a show, it was good to have a few background characters to avoid competing for screen time.

After this incident, the other guests realized that Su Miao was just a “sweet idiot”—maybe calling her an idiot was too much, but she certainly wasn’t very smart.

In short, she could be considered a… mudslide in the entertainment industry.

Seeing the host dig another hole, the other guests tacitly remained silent, waiting for Su Miao to jump in.

Su Miao’s features wrinkled together. “Ah? Why? I just like her the most.”

The host induced her again, “Is it because you’ve only worked with her?”

Su Miao shook her head and answered seriously, “No, even if I had worked with ten thousand people, I would still like her the most!”

The host’s desire to stir things up never stopped. “Then it seems you really do like Duan Bainian the most. However, I’ve heard privately that Duan Bainian doesn’t seem to like you very much.”

Su Miao’s expression changed. “Who did you hear that from?”

Seeing that this fool was about to jump into the pit, Duan Bainian took over the topic and smiled. “Of course I like Su Miao too. Teacher Li, don’t you go sowing discord.”

As Duan Bainian spoke, she patted Su Miao’s head. “She’s very cute. She’s the cutest person I’ve ever met.”

The broadcast of this episode took place half a month later.

On the day of the broadcast, Su Miao immediately trended on the hot search.

The hot search title was, emmm… #Su Miao Insults Li Qing on Site.

Li Qing was the host of the variety show and was somewhat famous. Originally, this hot search wasn’t very eye-catching since people didn’t know Su Miao, and Li Qing’s popularity was only average, not at the level of a “traffic star.” But once the word “insult” was added, and the target was Li Qing, people suddenly got excited.

Heavens! Who is Su Miao?! She actually cursed at the host during a recording?! With this kind of emotional intelligence, she’s still in the entertainment industry?! Pick up your keyboards and flame her to death!

The melon-eating crowd (the public), holding the idea of seeking justice for Li Qing, clicked on the hot search title. They opened the video and looked.

“Don’t listen to his nonsense! Later, find a needle and sew his mouth shut!”

It wasn’t an insult at all; it was just that small joke Su Miao had made back then.

[Tsk… clickbait!]

[So it’s just an unknown artist making a little joke. Was it necessary to use such a title?! The editor should go report to the UC Shock Department immediately!]

[Agree with the one above! Not going there would be a waste of talent!]

[It must be the production team themselves buying the hot search! How embarrassing! You have money to buy hot searches but don’t know how to invite more popular artists?!]

The public who clicked on the video felt they had been deceived, but undeniably, the clicks and discussions significantly increased the popularity of Truth After Drinks.

Two hours later, another hot search appeared.

#Su Miao Confesses to Duan Bainian

The public, who had just been played by the previous hot search, was now very familiar with the name Su Miao. Seeing this hot search now, they were shocked again.

What’s the situation? A same-sex confession? Is a female star in the mainland about to come out of the closet?

Following the principle of “rather believe it exists than not” when it comes to gossip, the crowd clicked in again.

[Ah! Tricked again! Is this production team ever going to stop! I hope Truth After Drinks flops until it hits the ground!]

[Wait, sisters, what’s the deal with this Su Miao? How did she get on the hot search twice in a row?]

[She must have a gold master (sugar daddy) backing her, right? A “pheasant” artist I’ve never heard of before. This hot search is truly baffling!]

[Exactly! If you’re going to buy a hot search, then buy one, but why involve my Duan Bainian? Take away my goddess, she’s not interested!]

[Am I the only one who thinks Su Miao’s words and actions make her look like a mental retard?]