Cute Brother Badass Family Protector

Chapter 267: Played by the Little Girl

“However, if we do not use it, we will delay the filming process. That would be very detrimental to the sponsor. Fortunately, Tan Mo was a student of Professor Gu as well and had direct experience in scriptwriting,” continued Director Liu, lying about the fact that Tan Mo had never written a script before. “Of course, Tan Mo did his best to write the script as fast as he could, but it was almost impossible for anyone to finish it all in a week. In the end, we decided to shoot an episode as soon as he finished the script for it. It's a slower process than filming after finishing the whole script, yes, but at least we can start filming as scheduled."

Director Liu paused for a moment to take a breath and continued, “The reason Tan Mo used a pseudonym was because he did not want to stand out. Also, he was afraid that people would judge him negatively because of his age, and that would affect the drama. It was amazing how a young woman like her was willing to sacrifice fame for drama. Now that the series is over and has been well received by the community, I believe it is time for me to introduce the most important part of its success.”

The cameraman did not stop photographing Tan Mo and Director Liu, while the reporters quickly sent messages back to their company, asking their colleagues to help confirm the story.

They can interview people at Beijing University or Tsinghua University to find out if the Director is telling the truth or not.

The best result for this news agency was if they could interview President Mu, Professor Tang, or Professor Gu, but even if they could not, the, inquiring about Tan Mo from his fellow students would be more than enough to assess the authenticity of the news.

Fortunately for them, they can meet many students on campus by the time they arrive.

“It's informative. Thank you for introducing us to Tan Mo and answering all the questions everyone has asked since the scandal appeared,” the host thanked Director Liu and turned to Tan Mo. Miss Tan, it's no secret that you were nominated for the Best Screenplay Award. How confident are you in winning the title?”

“I feel more than honorable enough to be nominated for the award,” Tan Mo said with a smile. “I'm still inexperienced compared to all the other nominees and still have a lot to learn from them. It's natural that they win than me.”

That was the answer the host had expected. Every time he interviews a nominee and asks their confidence to win a prize, everyone would give the same answer so they would appear humble and not embarrass themselves if they did not win the award.

“It's true. After all, you are still young and have a lot to learn. But I am sure with time and hard work, you will be able to achieve even greater success,” the host smiled.

Unfortunately for the host, he did not know Tan Mo's true personality.

Once the host said that, the students of Beijing University and Tsinghua University could only smile bitterly.

Some Tsinghua University students even covered their faces when they saw that.

They knew the next scene would be brutal.

Back at the event, Tan Mo nodded happily and replied, “Yes! I'm only 17 anyway. Oh, wait, my birthday is a few months away, but since we're going through the year, I'd say that I'm 17, right? Well, anyway, I was only 16 when I wrote the script, so you were right. I still have a lot to learn.”

The host could only look at Tan Mo speechlessly, unable to tell whether the young lady was humble or trying to boast.

It is already a great honor for someone to be nominated for the award, but achieving it at 17, or, technically, at 16, is something else.

The host had almost forgotten the fact that Tan Mo had written the script a year ago.

He's being humble, right?

That was the only thought that came to the head of the current host.

“But ... am I the youngest ever nominated?” Tan Mo asked as he looked at the host with his big eyes.

“Uh...aku..I think so...” The host thought about it and quickly came to a different conclusion.

Not only has the host never heard of any screenwriter being nominated at the age of 16, but he also never heard of a single person writing the script for a successful drama at that age.

The host finally recognized what kind of person Tan Mo was, that he was not as low as he thought.

Afraid that he would be toyed with by this little girl and, in turn, offend others, the host abruptly ended the conversation. “So so. Thank you for your time. Ladies and gentlemen, again, this is the team that created the successful ‘Legenda Wei and Jin’!”

The host then quickly urged the team to enter the venue because he was really afraid of the little girl among them right now.

After the team left the red carpet event, the environment finally returned to its normal state.

Once Tan Mo was out of camera range, Zhou Jingan quickly helped return his jacket for him.

“Yes Gods! I froze!” Tan Mo wailed as he wrapped his jacket tightly on his body.

Tan Mo rubbed his hands while blowing warm air into his hands.

Seeing Tan Jinqi with Tan Mo, Zhou Jingan bowed and whispered to Tan's eldest brother, “I said goodbye first. I need to tell Young Master Wei about Yu Yixian.”

Tan Jinqi immediately understood what Zhou Jingan wanted to do and nodded, “Of course. Tan Mo will be fine with me.”

There was no way the eldest brother would let his cute little sister be bullied.

Zhou Jingan nodded and left. It didn't take long for him to find Wei Zhiqian among the crowd.

The man sat in the audience, but fortunately the place was not crowded because the celebrities were still doing interviews and photos outside.

Zhou Jingan approached Wei Zhiqian and saw Tan Mo's name label stuck behind the chair next to the man.

“Young Master,” Zhou Jingan greeted him.

Wei Zhiqian turned around and was surprised to see his personal assistant was here. “Did Mo Mo finish the red carpet event?”

Zhou Jingan nodded and bowed to whisper next to Wei Zhiqian's ear.

The man's expression turned cold at the next moment, and Zhou Jingan could faintly hear him grit his teeth.

Wei Zhiqian stood up and said, “Let's go!”

Zhou Jingan did not need his boss to tell him where to go to find out what the man was planning.

However, Xiao Menghan was not in a circle and did not know why her son had suddenly left his seat. “Where are you two going?”

“Oh, I'm just a little interested in the nomination list,” Wei Zhiqian replied with a smile.

“Ah, I understand! You want to see if Mo Mo wins or not, right?” Xiao Menghan smirked.

“No. I'd rather wait for Mo Mo to find out. There is no point in learning the results first. The unknown is what makes this interesting.”

Wei Zhiqian did not care much if Tan Mo did not win the award. It's okay if he doesn't, because appreciation isn't the only thing that decides whether his job is good or not. The success of the drama was more than enough to prove that.

However, if he won the award, Wei Zhiqian wanted to be there to see Tan Mo's original reaction.

He already knew how funny he was.

If he had known about the results before, he knew that he would never have been able to refrain from telling her.

That was why he decided to resist his urge to learn about the results first.

Xiao Menghan was completely confused now. She wondered why her son was interested in the nomination if it wasn't about Tan Mo. He was never the type of person who was interested in things that did not concern him or the people he knew.

But, seeing how serious Wei Zhiqian was right now, the mother decided not to ask him and nodded. “So so. Quickly then.”

Wei Zhiqan smiled and left with Zhou Jingan.

Just a few seconds after Wei Zhiqian left, Tan Mo arrived inside the venue with his eldest brother.

They quickly looked at their parents and Xiao Menghan and walked towards their seats.