Chapter 143: The Fathers' Shock, A Song Without Words?!

What the hell?

His body froze in place, and it took him a long while to snap out of it.

Wang Mo even asked inwardly, "System, did you make a mistake?"

Words appeared from the system: [Please rest assured, Host. The system is currently running stably without any issues, so errors will not occur.]

"!!!"

Wang Mo's face turned ugly.

If there is no error on your end, does that mean something is wrong with my head?

Then can you tell me what the hell "Guide to Parenting" is?

He could have understood even if it were the "Jade Maiden Heart Sutra".

But a "Guide to Parenting" was simply something Wang Mo could not accept.

At that moment, countless thoughts flashed through his mind. He even checked the original owner's memories over and over again to see if the original owner had left behind some illegitimate child from wild escapades in the past.

And that child was about to come looking for him soon.

"No way? Am I going to be a stay-at-home dad?"

"Boy or girl? How old? Who is her mother?"

"Going to participate in 'Where Are We Going, Dad?' next year?"

"Don't scare me."

"..."

All kinds of messy thoughts raced through his mind.

Just as his expression was extremely tangled, Yuan Xiong finished eating and walked in from outside.

Seeing Wang Mo, Yuan Xiong paused: "Are you constipated?"

Wang Mo: "..."

Yuan Xiong: "Do you want medicine or an enema? I'll go buy it!"

Wang Mo took a deep breath, and in a voice only Yuan Xiong could hear, said, "Brother Xiong, let me ask you something. Did I... ever hook up with anyone outside before?"

Yuan Xiong: "Hook up with who?"

Wang Mo: "You know, that."

Yuan Xiong frowned and thought about it: "Probably not. During the few years you were a top idol, we kept a very tight eye on you and didn't allow you to have any scandals. So even though the outside world rumored that you had scandals with quite a few people, your body should still be innocent."

Wang Mo let out a sigh of relief: "That means I probably don't have an illegitimate child?"

Yuan Xiong looked at Wang Mo with an extremely strange gaze.

Could this kid have been working too hard these past few days and worn himself out?

Yuan Xiong muttered inwardly.

Wang Mo, however, finally put his hanging heart to rest. He was only twenty-two years old and definitely didn't want to be reduced to a bachelor father.

After a pause, he asked, "Brother Xiong, do you need something from me?"

Yuan Xiong nodded: "Right, because of being busy with the Shanyin Cup these past few days, your phone has been turned off the whole time, and I didn't let anyone else disturb you. Now that the Shanyin Cup is over, there are some things I should tell you."

Wang Mo listened attentively.

Yuan Xiong said: "First thing, Hao Mingxing is participating in 'The Singer's Style', and the finals will be held this Saturday. Relying on his solid strength, Hao Mingxing has broken into the top four."

Wang Mo said: "I already knew about this; I called Brother Xing just now."

Yuan Xiong said: "Second thing, Director Guo Chen has called me several times, saying that the first and second stops of 'Where Are We Going, Dad?' have already been filmed. Currently, the production team has started intense post-production, striving to broadcast after the New Year. But the theme song for the show hasn't been finalized yet. You mentioned before that the songs for this show would be handled by you. So Director Guo hopes you can spare some time to go to Beijing and record the show's theme song while the dads and kids are currently resting in Beijing."

"Oh!"

Wang Mo patted his forehead. This was indeed a major matter.

Because he knew that the theme song of "Where Are We Going, Dad?" didn't just play at the beginning of the show; during the recording of the show itself, the children often sang this song, which was one of the program's signature features.

If he didn't go record the song, the content of the show would lose a lot of fun.

He quickly said: "Alright then, Brother Xiong, please arrange it for me. I'll go to Beijing tomorrow."

"Okay."

Yuan Xiong agreed, muttering to himself again: "Are you really my artist or am I? You're busier than I am as your manager."

In fact, he, the manager, was almost turning into Wang Mo's assistant.

...

The next day.

Wang Mo met Guo Chen, along with five pairs of fathers and children, at a high-end audio and video recording company in Beijing.

Guo Chen beamed with joy: "President Wang, you're finally here."

Wang Mo coughed: "I've been a bit busy lately."

As he spoke, he looked at the fathers and children nearby.

Perhaps because they had filmed two stops already, the children were already relatively familiar with each other, and several kids were currently gathered together playing.

As for the five celebrity dads, upon seeing Wang Mo, they all stepped forward to greet him with bright smiles on their faces.

Wang Mo smiled and said: "Dads, how does it feel to film this show?"

Lin Shaopeng was the first to speak, sounding somewhat excited: "To be honest, I'm really glad I agreed to film 'Where Are We Going, Dad?' back then. Because of the show, this is the most time my son and I have spent together since he was born. And through this period of contact, my son is much closer to me than before, and much more sensible and cheerful."

Jiang Feng similarly praised: "Happy! There's only happiness during the filming! This is truly the most relaxing show among all the variety shows I've participated in."

Gao Yong: "Hmph! No matter what, President Wang, you tricked me pretty badly back then."

Of course, Gao Yong wasn't genuinely angry; joy was also revealed between his brows, showing he was clearly very satisfied with the program's mechanism.

After chatting for a while.

Lü Zhengguo asked: "President Wang, although the few of us feel the show satisfies our reunions with our children, will people actually like watching this kind of show after it airs?"

The others also showed puzzled expressions.

Because through recording two stops, they found that this show was simply about playing with children, eating, drinking, and playing small games, completely unlike other outdoor reality shows filled with excitement and conflict.

Wang Mo blinked: "The ratings should at least break 1, right?"

"Hahaha."

Everyone laughed heartily.

Yet none of them took Wang Mo's words to heart, assuming Wang Mo was just casually joking.

Ratings breaking 1?

In this era, ratings breaking 0.5 could already be called a trump-card program.

If it could break 1, it would definitely be this year's blockbuster hit!

Yet in the hearts of the five celebrity dads, although they liked the format of "Where Are We Going, Dad?", they were not optimistic at all about its reception after airing.

However, they were merely variety show guests and only needed to film the show according to the production team's requirements.

Ratings were something the television station needed to worry about.

...

After exchanging pleasantries for a while.

Wang Mo took out a document from the backpack he was carrying and handed it to Guo Chen: "Director Guo, go print a few copies of this—one copy each for the dads and the kids. This is the sheet music for the theme song we're recording this time."

"Okay."

Guo Chen took the document, quickly printed out the sheet music, and distributed it to every father, with a copy for the children as well.

Lin Shaopeng looked at the sheet music while curiously asking: "The kids are going to sing too?"

The others also raised questions.

Because in past variety shows, there was never a precedent for guests to sing the theme song, let alone letting a group of four- or five-year-old children sing.

Wang Mo nodded: "Mhm."

Lin Shaopeng: "But I can't sing."

Gao Yong: "I can't either, and the kids probably won't be able to sing it well at all."

The rest of them echoed the sentiment.

Wang Mo smiled and said: "Don't worry, the melody of this song is very simple, and I believe you'll be able to pick it up easily. Besides, it doesn't matter even if you can't sing well, because this song isn't meant for you to showcase great singing skills; rather, it's about singing it warmly and expressing the emotions between the fathers and their children. In my view, this theme song isn't just a simple theme song—it's a melody that runs through the entire program and the core of why we are making this show."

In his past life, the reason "Where Are We Going, Dad?" could become a phenomenal variety show, apart from the program itself being loved, was largely thanks to this song.

One could say that almost everyone, upon hearing this song, would involuntarily reveal a warm, doting smile.

And they would subconsciously hum a few lines along with it.

It's just that many people who didn't read the lyrics could never figure out why the song went: *Baby, baby, I'm your big uncle?*

Wasn't it daddy?

How did it turn into a big uncle?

Hearing Wang Mo's words, everyone half-believed and started recording the song.

At first, everyone was very constrained.

Afraid of singing poorly.

Afraid the children wouldn't cooperate.

Yet soon, surprises appeared in everyone's eyes.

"Hey, the melody of this song really is simple."

"It sounds so good."

"Haha, baby, come cooperate with daddy."

After just a few attempts at coordination, everyone was able to sing the song in tacit understanding, and they sang it quite smoothly and fluently. It was then that the several celebrity dads realized that even people like them who couldn't sing well could actually record a song.

What surprised them even more was that the children were obviously happier accompanying their daddies in singing.

The entire recording process went quite smoothly.

Halfway through the recording, Lin Shaopeng finally couldn't hold back: "President Wang, I want to ask something. Who actually wrote this song?"

Yu Hui also excitedly said: "Such a warm, affectionate song, and one so easy to understand, I instantly fell in love with it. Even more, I never expected that someone like me, who is tone-deaf, could have a day where I record a song. So I'm really curious about who the lyricist and composer is to be able to write such a song—even the kids and I can sing it without any difficulty, and it sounds exceptionally good."

Wang Mo was speechless; these celebrity dads were completely in the dark.

The celebrities didn't even know Wang Mo's true identity clearly, because the name written on the business card Wang Mo had given them was: Wang Yan.

Before Wang Mo could speak, Yuan Xiong stepped in first and blurted out, "To be honest with you all, this song was written by Wu Yan."

Wu Yan!!!

Lin Shaopeng, Gao Yong, and Lü Zhengguo jumped in shock on the spot.

Even Guo Chen let out an exclamation.

After a long while.

Lin Shaopeng muttered: "No wonder, no wonder. It turns out to be a song created by Wu Yan."

As for Yu Hui and Jiang Feng, they were somewhat bewildered. The two of them didn't know much about the music scene, so they had never heard the name Wu Yan. However, after hearing the explanations from the others, they clicked their tongues in secret.

So the lyricist and composer of this song was such an absolute badass.

Next, the several dads recorded the song with even more enthusiasm.

This was a song by Wu Yan!

Many popular singers in the outside music world couldn't even beg Wu Yan for a song. Yet the few of them, simply because of a variety show, had the opportunity to sing a song by Wu Yan. What an immense honor!