Cute Brother Badass Family Protector
Chapter 266: Shocking the Audience
Tan Mo, without a doubt, came from a wealthy family.
Director Liu took the microphone from the host and said, “To be honest, a lot of problems happened while we were filming this drama. I'm sure people still remember scandals about our screenwriters and consultants, don't they? That caused our first sponsor to step down, and the drama was almost cancelled. I can confirm now that the scandal was, in fact, true. But that's only part of the truth. That was why I wanted to take this opportunity and give everyone a good explanation to prevent others from using this as a method to target my team or drama. The scandal is not the first issue that we really have to bear, but the second. Not many people know about this, but I'm sure there are some of you who know that our original scriptwriter is not Tan Mo. I won't mention a name here, so we'll refer to that person as the original scriptwriter.”
Whether the original scriptwriter had gone it alone or was fired, Director Liu decided to let the public decide for themselves. At least it would show that he was generous enough not to expose the identity of the original scriptwriter.
At the same time, those who knew who the original script writer was were people in the same industry. Upon learning of the incident, some would most likely stop working with him in the future, while others would not care.
“Well, part of the incident is my responsibility as well. I didn't know much about our own history and wanted to do a historical drama. That's why I didn't see anything wrong with the script first and was ready to start filming. Fortunately, Tan Mo was introduced to my team as our history consultant.”
“Consultants? Are you saying that Tan Mo is a consultant too?” exclaimed the host, not hiding his surprise. He had completely forgotten that he became the host.
Director Liu quickly explained with a smile, “That is another source of gossip. Didn't people spread on the internet that scriptwriters also work as consultants? Some even get angry and say that it is an unprofessional thing and the drama will be rubbish. I decided not to explain anything at that moment because it would sound like I was just making excuses. No one would believe me then. The truth is, Tan Mo here is Professor Tang's student at Beijing University.”
“Professor Tang?” The host's jaw fell. “T...but isn't Tan Mo only 17 years old?”
How could a 17-year-old girl, who was supposed to be sitting on the high school bench, become Professor Tang's student?
The host can tell that Tan Mo dresses are from luxury brands and definitely cost thousands. She also knew that the dress was genuine and not a fake product.
It was proof that the little girl came from a prestigious family, and the host couldn't help but think about how influential her family was to make Professor Tang accept her as his student.
Since Tan Mo was young, that was the conclusion of the host, as everyone probably had.
However, Director Liu proved them wrong the next moment. “Does everyone remember the high school student who got a full grade in the graduation exam from B City a few years ago?”
The director's face beamed proudly as if he was talking about his own daughter.
“Well, it's none other than Tan Mo. She was only 15 years old that year and got a full grade in her high school graduation exam. He accepted the invitation of Mr. Mu, president of Beijing University, to attend university. From what I know, the presidents of five of the top six universities in the Hua Empire are trying to get Tan Mo to enroll in their university. However, she chose to study at Beijing University.”
“I have to apologize for judging the book from its cover,” said the host, embarrassed. “I never thought I'd talk to a prodigy.”
“Tan Mo joined Beijing University as a student at the Ministry of Finance, but Professor Gu and Professor Tang paid attention to his knowledge and talent in ancient languages and history.”. “They try to invite him to move into their major, but Tan Mo insists on staying in his original major. However, he joined the research team of two professors and became their student. In his first year, he won his own Ancient Text Competition against Ph.D. students from ten other universities. In his second year, he studied all Twenty-Four Histories and was able to dominate the exchanges between Beijing University and Tsinghua University.”
Everyone was completely speechless now.
“If anyone doubts me, please feel free to check the Beijing University website or wonder. This achievement is no secret, and I am not making it up,” Director Liu said.
No one doubted it as this was not something that one could easily fake since the results were all recorded.
The reporters and cameramen all stared at Tan Mo speechlessly now and completely forgot that their job was to interview the celebrities.
He was the prodigy and disciple of two of the most famous scholars in the Hua Empire. He is also the winner of the Ancient Text Competition and also a scriptwriter and consultant for “Legenda Wei and Jin”.
All those titles are much more amazing and interesting than famous celebrities.
Even the host had completely forgotten about his job interviewing the other team members.
The flow of the event is really chaotic now. In order for the schedule to run smoothly, staff can only direct celebrities to the venue immediately and encourage interviews until the event ends.
Celebrities still on the red carpet got the worst.
No cameras are pointing at them now.
Even if they stood in front of the cameraman, their cameras were all aimed at Tan Mo.
Some will take some celebrity photos and turn their attention back to the magic.
If the celebrities leave, they will miss the opportunity to take pictures. But if they stayed, they would have to wait in the cold weather while the queue did not move.
It didn't take long for the staff to start urging the celebrities to enter the venue.
“Oh, I'm sorry for deviating from the main topic.” Director Liu laughed awkwardly. “I just want to say that even though Tan Mo is young, I can guarantee his ability. Professor Tang sent him to my team as soon as I mentioned that I needed a consultant.”
He did not even mention Shen Jingyi during the interview. He would gossip about her with his friends.
If he raised the incident with Shen Jingyi, he would pull Professor Tang down with him.
And that's unacceptable.
Another reason why the director did not mention Shen Jingyi was so that she could not spread lies about herself as a historical consultant to “Legenda Wei and Jin.”
If he said that, at least one would question its authenticity.
The only consultant Tang Liu had ever recognized was Tan Mo.
The director has calculated everything.
“As he read the script, he knew what was wrong with it,” Director Liu said. “The problem is we're one week away from filming. If we use an old script, how do we explain it to sponsors? If we produce a bad drama with such a big sponsor, everyone will be affected by it.”
