A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 286: The premiere with a strong school atmosphere

On the afternoon of August 12, the gate of Chunfeng Middle School suddenly became busy. The temporary parking area on the roadside returned to its usual congestion, with many parents and children walking in. Those who didn't know would have thought that the school had started early.

Liu Jing stood under the shade of a tree, frequently looking down at the time on her mobile phone, looking a little anxious. Just when she was about to call and ask again, she finally saw Ji Yangyang's car turning in.

She quickly raised her hand and shook it gently, signaling her son to park the car over here.

Seeing Ji Shengli struggling to get out of the passenger seat with his bulging belly, Liu Jing quickly reached out to help him up and asked, "Why are you here so late? It's about to start."

"I had something urgent to deal with, so I was delayed at the high-speed rail station for a while." Ji Shengli said quickly, looking towards the school gate. "Isn't I late?"

"We still have some time, let's go quickly, Yang Yang, you should hurry up too."

After getting out of the car, Ji Yangyang ran to the trunk and took out a large stack of KT boards that were more than half a person's height. "Mom, I know. Let's finish this quickly."

The family of three hurried to the school. The lecture hall where the premiere was held was the same one where the psychology lecture was held last year, so it was very familiar to their family.

"Yangyang, are these things heavy for you? How about I help you carry them?" Ji Shengli couldn't help but ask with concern when he saw Ji Yangyang carrying such a large pile of things.

"Dad, what I have in my hand is a cheering card. It's made of foam and doesn't have much weight. You'd better leave quickly." After saying this, Ji Yangyang quickened his pace and ran to the classroom first.

Seeing this, Ji Shengli also jogged for two steps, but gave up after a moment. He was now middle-aged and overweight and could not run anymore.

"By the way, how are your test results?" He turned around and asked Liu Jing.

He was very busy with work and only returned from Zhonghai City today. Liu Jing arrived a few days earlier than him and went to the hospital to check the progress of breast cancer in her body.

"The results are the same as the last time I checked before the Lunar New Year. The lesion seems to have solidified. The doctor suggested removing that part, but I think it's better to keep it as it is. I'm worried that if I remove it, it will disrupt the balance..."

Ji Shengli nodded. He also had this concern. The pill that Chen Jinnian gave him could not be explained scientifically at all. Since it had no effect on the patient's current illness, it would be better not to intervene.

"Then remember to have regular checkups every year. I tend to forget when I'm busy."

"Okay, I don't dare to count on you as a big leader." Liu Jing smiled and teased, reaching out and holding her husband's arm and walking upstairs.

When we entered the lecture hall, it was already crowded with people. At a rough glance, there were about three or four hundred people sitting there.

"Hello, please show me your movie ticket."

At the cordon at the door, a staff member wearing white gloves stopped them.

Liu Jing quickly took out an exquisitely designed internal ticket from her bag. It not only had the seat number marked on it, but also had Liu Jing's name printed on it.

It can be said that Chen Jinnian always spends his publicity and promotion money on some trivial little things.

But Ji Shengli didn't have one. He was specially invited by Principal Tang and no internal ticket was issued. "Do I need a ticket to enter? What should I do then?"

Before he could finish his question, Pan Shuai, who was standing next to him, recognized him immediately and quickly stepped forward to greet him warmly, "District Head Ji, oh no, Mayor Ji, welcome, welcome. I'm Pan Shuai, Yang Yang's Chinese teacher."

Ji Shengli turned around and recognized him as well. The two had met not only at the oath-taking ceremony in their senior year of high school, but also at Liu Zheng's karting track.

"Hey, hello, Mr. Pan. You don't have to call me Mayor. Just call me Old Ji during non-working hours."

After the two of them exchanged pleasantries, Pan Shuai brought Ji Shengli to the lounge on the left side of the lecture hall. Chen Jinnian, Yu Qian, and Wu Jing, Frank, and Guo Banzhu who came to show their support were all there.

But they were all standing, because there were a group of principals of key middle schools standing in the lounge and chatting with each other. In addition to them, the dean of the School of Drama, Film and Television of Communication University of China was also here.

So even a guy like Yu Qian who never puts down his cigarette was very well-behaved today. After all, every child doesn't have to go to school.

Principal Tang brought Chen Jinnian to show off to other principals, grinning from ear to ear, while Chen Jinnian could only behave as a mascot, smiling and nodding politely.

When Ji Shengli came in, he finally found a savior, "Uncle Ji, you are finally here."

He walked up enthusiastically, then introduced Ji Shengli to the principals, and took the opportunity to withdraw and hide aside. He really was not capable of handling such matters.

"Hey, brother, have you taken over half the city's educational resources? Wow, I've met more principals in my entire life than I did this afternoon. My palms are sweating from nervousness."

Yu Qian beside him whispered that he was wearing an embroidered black gown today, and he really looked like an old teacher. Of course, it would be better if he could remove the wavy curls on his head.

"Uncle, you are kidding. I have been on the Spring Festival Gala before. What is there to be nervous about?" Chen Jinnian obviously didn't believe it.

"Come on, stop talking about that Spring Festival Gala."

Wu Jing was so amused when he heard the two of them chatting that he kept shaking his head. One called the other brother, and the other called the other uncle. It was so confusing with the generations that it was unbearable to listen to.

Perhaps the only person who felt no pressure at the scene was Frank, a foreigner. He was now chatting with the translator and had not yet figured out the identities of the helpers.

However, the two of them didn't chat for much before Dapeng hurried in. He was the host of today's premiere ceremony. He and Xie Nan were both hosts of Guangguang. He happened to be free in Beijing recently, so he was invited to help.

"Dear leaders and teachers, it's about to start, why don't we sit for a while."

"Okay, okay, let's go."

"Okay, then let's take a look at the work of Lao Tang's favorite student."

As everyone took their seats, the movie premiere ceremony officially began.

There were indeed many celebrities present. This was Yu Qian's first movie as the male lead, so naturally many of his friends in the circle came to support him.

However, after they arrived, they found that it was different from what they had imagined. This was not Yu Qian's home court at all. They were all arranged to sit in the third row and back. Rock musicians are arrogant and proud, so many of them naturally felt unhappy, thinking that they were also celebrities, so why were they placed at the back?

But once Dapeng started introducing the guests, they all became well behaved. They weren't being rebellious at all; they were just pretending.

Sitting in the front were the principals of the schools, and in the back were students and parents from nearby schools. In fact, only they and the film critics were complete outsiders.

Even when Chen Jinnian went on stage to chat, the cheers were even louder than when Yu Qian came on stage. The students in the last few rows were holding up cheering signs with his name printed on them. Chen Jinnian looked around and saw that some of them were his classmates and some he didn't know.

Song Yuqi, who had met him several times, was also sitting among them, excitedly waving the cheering board in her hand.

After a brief warm-up, all the lights in the classroom went out, and the windows were blocked by thick curtains, making the room pitch dark.

Then the giant screen slowly lit up and the movie officially started.