Everyone in showbiz knew Yu Li, the woman who loved buying publicity for herself. After getting slammed for lip-syncing and faking dating rumors, she was about to leave the industry. What they didn't know was that she'd had a child out of wedlock, a five-year-old daughter with an intellectual disability!
When Tiantian came to her senses, the company wanted to squeeze one last payout from her mother. While public opinion was at its most vicious, they sent mother and daughter onto the variety show The Genius Good Kids.
So The Genius Good Kids became a hit before it even aired, thanks to all the backlash.
[Inviting Yu Li onto the show? Isn't that a bad influence on the kids?]
[Yu Li's character is so awful. What was the production team thinking?]
[Please think of the children. No parent would want their kid playing with a child who's not normal!]
Two celebrity mother-and-child pairs even launched a protest that racked up a million views: #IfYuLiAndHerDaughterAppearOnTheShowWereLeaving!
But Yu Li couldn't afford the penalty for breaking her contract, and Tiantian still needed a fortune for medical expenses.
Tiantian clenched her fists when she learned the truth. How could my mother's life have turned out like this?!
[Scene One]
Aquarium guide: "Orcas go out and eat together too, just like you go to kindergarten together. Let's take a look at orcas and their friends!"
Guest group one: "Its belly is white!"
Guest group two: "Wow, are they singing?"
Tiantian covered her mother's ears. "Mom, don't listen. It's swearing, and it's using really filthy language!"
The other two mothers looked at Yu Li and her daughter with pity.
Comments: ??? What is going on in this kid's head?
Later, a marine expert came forward to explain: the orcas really were swearing.
[Scene Two]
The fishing game began. The guests' lunch depended on how many fish they caught.
The other guest groups were comforting their sobbing children or cheering them on.
Tiantian, meanwhile, was singing with a little pink bucket in her hands...
Comments: I see. Tiantian really is kind of... you know?
Then they stared in astonishment as fish lined up and jumped into her bucket all by themselves.
Tiantian: "If you're ugly and taste bad, get out of here!"
More fish lined up and jumped back into the water...
An expert on ancient history was stunned too: fish are indeed affected by sound, and people in ancient times used sound to catch fish, though most of those methods have been lost...
[Scene Three]
It was time for the talent show and vote-getting. Tiantian decided to sing with her mother. Her mom had such a lovely voice!
Before the song: The lip-sync queen dares to sing? Let's see if she remembers which way to hold the microphone this time.
After the song: Click, click, click. Votes poured in, and the performance won unanimously!
Comments: Huh? When did I vote? But that was really beautiful!
The experts... No, this time they also had a music producer hailed as a top-tier hitmaker, an academic from the Institute of Oceanography, and a senior professor specializing in the restoration of marine artifacts!
Comments: And you're telling me this kid has an intellectual disability?
Child development expert: Tiantian's latest IQ test scored 160. In other words, she's what everyone calls a genius.
Comments: ...
After the show, the Yu Li family, who had only signed on for one episode, were getting ready to leave. But tens of millions of viewers pooled their money online: #WeWon'tWatchTheGeniusGoodKidsWithoutTheYuLiFamily
Later, the children's song album released by the Yu Li family became a sensation far and wide.
One lullaby miraculously cured many people's insomnia and became known as a "cradle" for adults.
One song about the ocean was widely used by psychologists to help treat mental illnesses, and psychology experts praised it as a "harbor for the soul"!
Yu Li rightfully took her place as a diva, while Tiantian was recognized as a singing prodigy and given special training.
Mother and daughter moved into a bigger home, bought a villa on an island, and founded the Intellectual Disability Support Foundation. Countless handsome men and beautiful women showered them with attention.
Tiantian sized up yet another man who wanted to be her father, then whispered into her mother's ear.
"Mom, his tail isn't as pretty as mine. You like fish, so next time I'll find you a prettier one!"
#RulerOfTheOceanAndTiantian'sRealDad: ??? You're quite the son, aren't you!
[PS: Tiantian is Yu Li's biological daughter, but she was born from her father, so Yu Li became a mother without the pain of childbirth.]
Theme: Daring to fight against fate