novellhall Chapter 80 Xiaotian's Parents
Chapter 80 Xiaotian's Parents
Before he could put his phone down, the screen lit up again; it was another video call, and the caller ID showed: Tian Xiwei.
Good news or bad news?
He swiped to answer the call, and the screen lit up, revealing a small, frowning, and wrinkled face.
Tian Xiwei's big eyes blinked incessantly on the screen, as fast as butterfly wings.
Something's up!!
"Hehehe~~!" Tian tide laughed awkwardly, glancing at her parents sitting next to her.
Mr. Tian, wearing a black collared short-sleeved work shirt, sat on the armrest of the sofa, while Mrs. Tian, wearing a colorful floral dress, sat upright in the center of the sofa. Both of them had somewhat serious expressions on their faces.
"Wang Zian, you're still awake?"
"No, I'm waiting for your news!" Wang Zian replied with a smile; "I guess your aunt and uncle definitely need to hear my explanation in person."
Tian Xiwei's parents exchanged a glance without saying a word, but their exchange of glances said it all.
"Hehe, you guessed right~!" Tian Xiwei's dimples were deeply set on her cheeks. She turned to look at her parents and said in a frank tone, "My parents are indeed worried."
"Then let me speak~! Are they nearby~?"
"Yes, you wait here!"
Tian Xiwei slid off the sofa and plopped down on the carpet, holding her phone up so that her parents could be fully framed in the shot.
Mrs. Tian sat upright, the hem of her colorful floral dress neatly draped over her knees; Mr. Tian leaned slightly forward, his expression even more serious than Mrs. Tian's.
"Wang Zian, these are my parents!" Tian tide introduced with a smile. "My dad is a technical engineer, and my mom is a teacher."
No wonder they all look so serious.
Wang Zian sat up a little straighter, nodded to the camera, and said in a natural and respectful tone, "Hello, uncles and aunts. My name is Wang Zian. I am a freshman at Beijing Film Academy this year."
Originally, Tian's mother was somewhat serious, but after seeing Wang Zi'an's face on the screen, a faint smile suddenly appeared in the corner of her eyes.
Mr. Tian frowned.
She moved forward slightly, her voice much gentler than Tian's father's: "Hello, child; I am Xiaotian's mother."
"Hello, Auntie!"
Now that his wife had spoken up, Mr. Tian could no longer remain silent.
"I'm Xiaotian's father." He paused, as if organizing his thoughts, then spoke with a more serious tone than before, "Son, I heard from Xiaotian that you're going to invite her to act in a movie?"
Filming?
Isn't this for shooting short videos?
Wang Zian glanced at Tian Xiwei on the screen. Tian Xiwei was blinking rapidly, almost twice as fast as before.
The message in her big eyes was almost overflowing from the screen.
Ok?
It’s tricky!
"Uh...yes, it's short videos and the like! Our works are all posted on Douyin."
He emphasized the words "short video" very clearly, saying that if he didn't clarify them now, it would cause problems later.
Douyin is now a very popular app.
It used to circulate mainly among young people, but recently it has started to spread to other age groups.
Tian's parents have also recently started using this app.
Mr. Tian adjusted his glasses, took out his phone from his pocket, opened the app, and asked, "What's your account name? Your aunt and I want to see it."
"One account is called yeah椰 (yeah coconut), and the other is called Rn-章若南 (Rn-Zhang Ruonan)!"
"These two are also with us. Coconut and I are both freshmen at Beijing Film Academy, while Zhang Ruonan is two years older than us and is a college student. She is in charge of the company's operations."
Mr. Tian looked down and typed in the first account in the search bar. Mrs. Tian leaned over from the side, and Tian Xiwei also stuck her head out.
Both accounts posted their own content, and their follower counts are rapidly increasing.
"We've just started, only filmed for two days, and have only released three videos so far," Wang Zian said.
Mr. Tian clicked on the photo and video that had already surpassed one million likes.
The phone played upbeat background music and rhythmic drumbeats, and both Tian's mother and Tian Xiwei leaned closer to the screen at the same time.
As Wang Zian listened to the familiar background music leaking from the microphone, he felt a slight sense of accomplishment and silently waited for them to finish watching.
After the video finished playing, I swiped to the next couple's video.
After reading it, Tian Xiwei's eyes shone brighter than ever.
Wow—Wang Zian! You guys took amazing photos!
She brought her face close to the screen, resting her chin on her hands, her dimples deeply etched at the corners of her mouth; "These two girls are so beautiful! Their clothes are gorgeous, and their makeup is stunning!"
Tian Xiwei couldn't help but ask, "Can I do that too?"
"Sure!" Wang Zian nodded, his tone firm and sincere. "Our team has three photographers, all of whom are graduates of the Beijing Film Academy's photography department. We have everything: lighting, makeup, and post-production."
This was actually said to Tian's father and mother as well.
Tian Xiwei understood his intention and, worried that her parents wouldn't grasp the significance, quickly turned away and whispered, "..."
"The cinematography department of Beijing Film Academy is the best in the country. Many cinematographers who shoot movies and TV series come from there."
"When I took the entrance exams for art schools before, I didn't even dare to apply to the Beijing Film Academy!"
Mr. and Mrs. Tian exchanged a glance, and this time their expressions were more relaxed than before.
Mother Tian looked up from her phone and at the upright and composed young man on the screen. Her smile widened slightly: "Wang..."
"Uncle and Auntie, you can just call me Zi'an!"
"Okay!" Mrs. Tian smiled, her voice gentle. "Zi'an, where is your company located?"
"I haven't officially registered my company yet."
The prince calmed himself down and frankly admitted that this step of the procedure was not yet complete.
He clenched his fingers. If only Zhang Ruonan had already completed that process, it would be more convincing to say it now.
"So you went to find Xiaotian just to make short videos?"
"Yes!" Wang Zian explained, "And don't worry. The short videos I just saw, featuring couples, were short stories I wrote."
"We still have quite a few scripts like this, but we really don't have enough actors."
Currently, only two people are available for regular on-screen appearances, and one of them has to go back to school soon for final exams, so time is very tight; therefore, we are now recruiting new actors.
"But Xiaotian has no acting experience at all!" Tian's mother was still a little worried.
"Auntie, you're too modest! Xiaotian has appeared on serious variety shows, so she definitely has no problem with being on camera."
Wang Zian took the opportunity to praise, "He's better than everyone in our current team. We all had zero experience before filming this batch of videos."
Tian's mother turned her head and glanced at her daughter with disdain; "It was just a passerby shot, and she was sitting in the last row of the audience, not even a close-up; this girl goes around telling people that she was on TV."
This is her biological mother.
Wang Zian gave an awkward laugh.
Tian Xiwei rolled her eyes dramatically and mouthed "See?"
Compared to what his wife cared about, Mr. Tian was more worried that his beautiful daughter would be captivated by this overly handsome man.
He coughed lightly, took over the conversation from his wife, his tone a beat deeper than before, and stared intently at the young, handsome face on the screen through his glasses.
"Zoyasu, how did you and Oda meet?"
"Didn't Xiaotian tell you?" Wang Zian's gaze unconsciously drifted towards Tian Xiwei in the corner of the screen.
Xiao Tian chuckled awkwardly, "I was so excited just now that I forgot to introduce you to them!"
"Would you like to chat now?" Tian's mother knew her smart and beautiful daughter, who was sometimes a bit of a scatterbrain, all too well.