Chapter 224 - A Little Humble

However, the next second, Director Liu’s tone turned respectful. “Professor Guo! Nice to talk to you.”

The others quickly turned to stare at the director.

Professor Guo? The Professor Guo of Beijing University?

That was the only person that the others could think of, and they quickly turned to look at Tan Mo.

After talking a while on the phone, Director Liu quickly gave his assurances to Professor Guo. “Of course. I’ll make sure to take good care of Tan Mo. You don’t have to worry about her.”

“Liu…I can call you Liu, right?” Professor Guo asked since that was how Professor Zhao addressed the director.

“Of course. It would be an honor.”

No matter how rich or famous he was as a film director, his standing was still far from that of both professors of Beijing University, who were hailed as their nation’s heroes.

These two people were respected by everyone and their names were engraved in the hall of fame.

They were people who were invited to the most important events in the country.

Director Liu clearly understood the difference in their social statuses and that he had to show respect toward these two professors.

“I heard from Zhao that Tan Mo is helping with your script, right?” Professor Guo asked with a gentle laugh.

Just as I thought. He’s calling to ask about Tan Mo. Director Liu thought to himself. From the moment the caller had identified himself as Professor Guo, the director knew that the only people around him that would have the professor’s attention were Tan Mo and Professor Zhao. However, since the two professors had the same fame and standing, there was no way the caller would call to ask about his colleague.

The director’s heart was racing so fast that he could even hear his own heartbeat. He couldn’t believe how highly the two professors thought about Tan Mo, a 15-year-old girl.

“Yes.” Director Liu nodded in affirmation. “If not for her, the drama would’ve been a disaster.”

“That’s how amazing she is. You have to thank your lucky stars for meeting her.” Professor Guo laughed.

Director Liu stared blankly at his phone. I mean…you ain’t wrong, but can’t you be a little more modest… It makes me feel like I’ve done something terribly wrong.

“Tan Mo is my favorite student. Please take good care of her while she’s there,” Professor Guo urged.

“Of course.” The director nodded his head. “She’s now the key of our whole operation. Not only is she writing our script, but she’s also acting as our history consultant. You don’t have to worry about a thing. She’ll get the best hospitality we have to offer. I’ll bear all the responsibilities if Tan Mo ever complains to you about her time here when she gets back.”

The reason for Professor Guo’s call was so that he could make sure the crew would take good care of Tan Mo. Since he was thousands of miles away from her, this was all that he could do. He didn’t want the people there to look down on Tan Mo just because she was still a teenager.

After hanging up the call, Director Liu let out a sigh of relief and said, “Tan Mo, your professors sure think highly of you.”

“Why else do you think I became their student?” Tan Mo smiled. “The way they talk about me proves how amazing I am. You better make sure I am well taken care of here. You sure are lucky to have run into me.”

Director Liu was speechless once again. Tan Mo was literally repeating what Professor Guo had just said, which only convinced him even more that she was the professor’s student.

However, the more the director interacted with the little girl, the more he found her interesting.

Most people would act humble when they were praised, and the conversation would’ve ended right away.

Tan Mo was different than most people. Not a hint of modesty could be found in what she said.

“You sure aren’t modest, are you?” The director laughed.

Since there was no sarcasm in the director’s words, Tan Jinqi relaxed a little.

Tan Mo tilted her head and looked at the director with a cute expression.

“Being too modest is a form of arrogance,” Tan Mo said. “Since the professors have showered me with praise, and they’ve even gone to great lengths to assure that I have the ability to help you, wouldn’t I be embarrassing them if I acted humble and said they were just exaggerating? Instead, it’s better to acknowledge what they said and thank them for their kind words.”

“I finally see why the professors like you so much now.” Director Liu shook his head with a smile and turned to Tan Jinqi, who was sitting next to him. “Your little sister sure is amazing.”

They were sitting in a small van. When they went to the airport, Director Liu’s assistant stayed in the same car as Yuan Qishan so that she wouldn’t attempt an escape.

Now that Yuan Qishan was gone, the assistant had returned with the rest of the gang and was now sitting in a passenger seat.

“Not only is she smart at such a young age, but she has a high EQ as well.” Director Liu complimented her.

When a person receives a compliment, their mind needs some time to react to it. Thus, most people’s first reaction was to give a humble response, unlike Tan Mo.

Only Tan Mo could understand the compliment she had received and gave an appropriate response a few seconds later.

“You’re right.” Tan Jinqi nodded in agreement. “In the end, not many people can get a full score on the high school graduation exam and get into Beijing University at the age of 15 as she did.”

This time, the director was even more speechless.

Is everyone from the Tan family like this? There’s nothing wrong in being a little humble, you know?

The director even thought of saying how he wished his own son had half of Tan Mo’s amazingness. Now, there was no way he could say it. He didn’t want to help flame the Tan siblings’ egos even more.

The vehicle took a detour to the hotel to drop Tan Mo and Wei Zhiqian off before heading back to the studio.

Despite being jealous of how close Tan Mo and Wei Zhiqian were, Tan Jinqi was also relieved that the latter was there to take care of her.

The only problem was that whenever Wei Zhiqian was there, there was no spot for him to shine. Even though his ranking as his little sister’s favorite was about the same as Wei Zhiqian’s, he knew that it would only take a few years for the gap to widen.

As for leaving Tan Mo alone with another man, Tan Jinqi wasn’t worried about that because that man was Wei Zhiqian. He was confident that Wei Zhiqian was neither a pervert nor a pedophile and that his relationship with Tan Mo was purely as uncle and niece.

No matter how much the Tan family disliked Wei Zhiqian, they still had faith in his moral standing.

For the rest of the day, Tan Mo locked herself in her room, completely focused on completing the script.

Wei Zhiqian stayed close to her, not leaving her side for even a split second.

He even ordered a simple meal through room service for their dinner so that Tan Mo did not have to divert her attention from her work.

As for Tan Jinqi, he also worked at the studio until late at night. He was glad that Wei Zhiqian was also here so that he didn’t have to worry if Tan Mo had had her meal or not.

Despite only having a simple meal, Wei Zhiqian made sure that the meal had all the nutrients Tan Mo needed.

The meal was something that the little girl could quickly finish but was still healthy.