Xu Danli had no time to be angry. She quickly recalled what Hu Xingfa and she had said earlier.
Fortunately, as a host, Xu Danli was used to memorizing scripts. Recalling what had been said and heard was not difficult.
However, recalling it made Xu Danli both fearful and relieved.
She was fearful that she hadn't been careless with her words in the backstage area, and relieved that she had instinctively refuted Hu Xingfa's words instead of admitting or implicitly agreeing to them.
But...
With Hu Xingfa saying that, the relatives of the television station leaders sitting outside must be discussing her now.
Xu Danli looked at Hu Xingfa, who was still babbling in front of her. She hardened her heart. If one doesn't look out for oneself, heaven and earth will destroy them. He hit my sister today, so it's only right for me to trip him up a bit!
"Mr. Hu, you didn't say back then that you contacted us to get money from student Liu Chen. You clearly said that you missed your younger daughter, but due to some disputes with your ex-wife, and you didn't want to contact your ex-wife for fear of your current wife misunderstanding, that's why we helped you contact student Liu Chen."
Xu Danli was now determined to extricate herself from this matter. Otherwise, not only would her plans fall through, but her current hosting job might also be affected.
Hu Xingfa looked at the female host, who had suddenly changed her demeanor. He waved his hand, too lazy to argue further, and said directly:
"I'm not arguing with you about these things. Later, when you ask questions, I'll answer if I can, and nod or shake my head if I can't. If you think it's not going well, I'll leave now."
"Mr. Hu, you have signed a contract with our program team."
"Don't talk about that damn contract. If I really leave, will you chase me to my company to demand money? Come if you dare, I'll hit one for each of you!"
Hu Xingfa was now taking advantage of the fact that only Xu Danli was present and had become somewhat unrestrained.
Xu Danli, with an angry expression on her face, was actually overjoyed inwardly.
What a big idiot! Someone like this could run a big company a few years ago? Is the excavator rental business that profitable?
"Okay, Mr. Hu, you can choose to speak or not speak later, but after student Liu Chen appears, you can't just nod and shake your head like this, can you?"
Hu Xingfa gritted his teeth. Why was it so strange today? Why couldn't he lie?
But if he was scared and went back now, seeing how Liu Chen treated him today, if he missed this opportunity, it wouldn't be so easy to get in touch with her next time.
"Alright, I'll know what to do then!"
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The conversation between the two was clearly heard by the audience in the front rows.
The audience who had been criticizing Xu Danli earlier were now silent and began to whisper criticisms about this "Mr. Hu."
"Oh my god, to have such a father, Liu Chen is truly unfortunate."
"Exactly. From what they were saying, this father purely cares about his daughter's money. Even her own mother saw through his intentions and forbade contact, but this program team was fooled and helped connect them."
"Heh, I think Xu Danli has some issues. Listen to the tone of this father's words, could he be a good father? Even so, they were eager to help contact Liu Chen. This isn't intentional, it's the opposite of what it seems!"
"Wang Juan, get out of here! If you write your surname 'Wang' backward, it's still 'Wang,' isn't it?!"
"Hahaha!!"
The audience burst into laughter. Xu Danli, however, was worried that Hu Xingfa would realize he had let slip and drag her down. Before going on stage, she even deliberately pressed Hu Xingfa's microphone.
Hu Xingfa thought this was the female host giving him a way out, and became more amiable, saying:
"Alright, I'll cooperate with your act well."
As soon as he said this, the smile on Xu Danli's face froze again. What did he mean by cooperating with my act? If you can't speak, say less! No one thinks you're mute!
Fortunately, once on stage, Hu Xingfa kept his mouth shut and put on an appearance of being honest and too nervous to speak.
His performance was so sincere that even Xu Danli couldn't help but look at him a few more times, thinking, "Keep acting. The more genuinely you act, the more the people who know your true nature in the audience will dislike you."
With this thought, Xu Danli, still wearing her signature host smile, asked:
"Mr. Hu, can you tell us who your daughter is?"
Hu Xingfa nodded:
"My daughter is Liu Chen, the top scorer in science subjects in last year's college entrance examination. She's now starting a business and making a brand of ham sausage called 'Meimei Chang,' which seems to be selling very well online."
Xu Danli nodded and changed the subject:
"When was the last time you met student Liu Chen?"
"The first half of last year."
Xu Danli nodded. "Then may I ask, since the first half of last year until now, eight months have passed. Why are you only coming to find student Liu Chen now?"
Hu Xingfa frowned slightly at this question, appearing to have unspeakable hardships, and waved his hand in refusal.
According to their agreement, this meant he would not answer the question.
The audience clearly understood the meaning of the shake of the head. Some of the more direct ones began to boo.
Hu Xingfa, sitting on the sofa, remained unmoved by the boos and resolutely refused to speak.
Xu Danli continued to ask:
"Mr. Hu, can you tell us why you divorced your ex-wife in the first place?"
In the original script, Hu Xingfa was supposed to say that his relationship with his ex-wife had faded over time, and they both felt their marriage was just a formality, which led to their divorce.
Now, Hu Xingfa continued to shake his head slightly, a look of pain on his face.
Xu Danli was inwardly delighted. This was good. The more you act, the angrier the audience will be. The focus will be entirely on Hu Xingfa, and if I then cry a little about being deceived, perhaps my original plan can still be realized!
Just as Hu Xingfa was frequently shaking his head and waving his hands in pain, Liu Chen, led by a female reporter, entered the studio wearing a mask and a woolen hat, and sat down in the last row.
As soon as she sat down, Liu Chen learned from a kind-hearted aunt in the front row about what had happened earlier.
"I must say, this girl Liu Chen has had such bad luck! To have such a father! And this host, without even investigating the matter thoroughly, just relied on this man's one-sided story and used the reputation of the television station to arrange this meeting."
Liu Chen nodded:
"Indeed, she's too unlucky."
The kind-hearted aunt, hearing that the young girl's voice sounded tender and that she was polite, even offered her a bottle of mineral water just for striking up a conversation, so she asked the girl:
"What's your name, dear? Did you also get tickets from a relative? You know, it's good to have a relative at the TV station. These tickets were in high demand today! People were willing to pay three hundred yuan to resell them!"
Liu Chen looked at the talking aunt and slightly pulled down her mask.
"Auntie, my name is Liu Chen."