Chapter 70 Just for Fun
Just when the director was in a dilemma, Xu Jie had already entered the venue.
The opening ceremony was held in Shenzhou Grand Theater, which can accommodate more than a thousand people. It has hosted various large-scale performances and variety shows such as operas, dramas, and plays. It has advanced sound and light equipment, which can bring excellent audio-visual experience to every audience on the scene.
The staff on the scene brought the main creative staff of the film "Going Home" to the designated location . However, what surprised Xu Jie was that people from the same crew could not sit together.
Yan Dahong, as the famous director, sat in the first row. The leading actor Peng Kun and the leading actress Zhou Fang sat in the second row behind Director Yan. Cao Yu and Dong Liping sat in the third row behind Peng Kun, and Su Yun was also arranged in the third row.
When Xu Jie entered the venue, he saw name tags with celebrities' names on the backs of the chairs, some of which he had heard of and some of which he had not. He was not quite sure how the seats were arranged, but judging by the seating charts of the Beijing TV Spring Festival Gala in previous years, the closer one sits to the front, the more famous one is.
Of course, there are also some big guys sitting in the front middle. It’s not that they are not famous enough, but that they no longer need to use seats to highlight their status.
Xu Jie thought he would be assigned to sit next to Su Yun, but when he looked to the left, it wasn't him. He looked to the right, and it wasn't him either. He even couldn't find a seat with his name on it in the fourth row behind Su Yun.
He looked at the staff in confusion, "Excuse me, where do I sit?"
You won’t have to share a seat with Su Yun, right?
The staff pointed to the back and said politely, "Mr. Xu, please follow me."
Xu Jie nodded and followed the other person, as long as there was a seat.
Walk, walk, walk, walk to the rightmost aisle, then to the fifth row, the sixth row, the seventh row...
"Mr. Xu, this is your seat, please sit down." The staff pointed to a seat without a name tag.
Xu Jie looked at this seat and then at Su Yun in front of him. It was so far away, really so far away, so far that he had forgotten which row it was. However, this seat was very easy to find because it was in the last row on the far left of the entire venue.
Xu Jie could fully understand this. Firstly, he was not a filmmaker, and secondly, he was not a celebrity, so he was not qualified to sit in the front. To be honest, it was already very good that he was not asked to move a small stool. After all, he could see so many stars at once without buying tickets. Most people could not get in.
"Thank you." Xu Jie sat down. The chair was soft and comfortable. It was close to the door, so it was very convenient to go to the toilet.
He also found that there were no name tags on the seats in the last row, which probably meant that they were reserved for people like him who just came to watch.
“Ring, ring, ring!”
The cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang. He took it out and looked at the caller ID. It was Su Yun calling. He couldn't help but look up and saw Su Yun looking over here, so he answered the phone.
"Is it okay for you to be there?" Su Yun asked with concern.
"It doesn't matter, it's fine. If you want to watch it, watch it. If you don't want to watch it, just sleep. No one will notice it anyway." Xu Jie said with a smile.
Sitting in the back row by the window is the king’s hometown; sitting in the back row by the door will definitely make you a god.
"Do you want me to come over and accompany you?" Su Yun asked.
"No, really." Xu Jie quickly shook his head in the direction of Su Yun. He really thought it was a good place.
If you sit in the front row, you will inevitably be scanned by the camera. To be practical, you may even sneeze and your nose may splash on the faces of the celebrities around you. It is better to sit in a corner where no one pays attention to you and play Landlord or King of Glory. Isn't that nice?
"Okay, if you feel bored, just text me." Su Yun said.
"It's not boring. There are so many beautiful stars, I can't even see them all." Xu Jie was speaking the truth. There are so many beauties in the entertainment industry, not to mention that all those present today are stars. No matter how many stars they are, they are all top-notch beauties. Sitting here, it's like being in a Walmart of beauties. I'm dazzled by the sight.
"Well, be more restrained. There will be media reporters here later. Be careful not to be photographed." Su Yun reminded.
"Okay, I understand." Xu Jie made an OK gesture towards Su Yun.
I just looked at him and didn't do anything. It's harder to make a man who hasn't been caught admit to cheating than to wake up an actor who is pretending to be asleep.
After finishing the call, Xu Jie put his phone away. There were more and more stars in the venue, and his eyes were a little overwhelmed.
"This one is good, she's dressed like Pinru!"
"That one isn't bad, but the safety pants are a bad review."
Xu Jie has always felt that safety pants are the worst invention in human history, no doubt about it.
In fact, he didn't have any idea, he just wanted to be in a good mood.
At this time, the staff brought another person over. He looked to be in his early thirties, wearing a white suit, with shiny hair combed back, looking a little greasy.
"Mr. Zhang, this is your seat." The staff pointed to the seat next to Xu Jie.
"Yeah." The man nodded, walked steadily to his seat and sat down.
After the staff left, the man breathed a sigh of relief, then straightened his back, stretched his neck, and waved at a beautiful woman sitting in the middle and back position on the right side of the venue. He opened his mouth and gestured, saying something like, "I'm here." When he saw another staff member coming over, he immediately put his hands down and sat down seriously.
Xu Jie looked at the other party and remembered his own treatment, so he couldn't help but ask: "Brother, are you here with your wife too?"
The man was slightly startled when he heard this, and nodded while looking at Xu Jie cautiously.
"So, you are also a gigolo?" Xu Jie asked again.
"Ah?" The man was a little confused and didn't understand what Xu Jie meant.
"Those sitting in the last row are all family members of celebrities, and they don't even have their names," Xu Jie explained.
"Oh!" The man showed an understanding look, then shook his head and said, "I'm not a gigolo. I'm in business, real estate business."
Xu Jie glanced at the other person who was pretending to be calm. His every move seemed very casual and he didn't seem to be doing business at all.
"Rich second generation?"
"Well, I guess so." The man was a little embarrassed, then looked at Xu Jie and asked, "Excuse me, which female celebrity's relative are you?"
Xu Jie smiled, "Su Yun, my wife."
"ah?"
The man was stunned, looking at Xu Jie stupidly, and suddenly jumped up from his seat as if he had been hit by an acupuncture finger, and asked in surprise: "You, you are the little reporter?"
Xu Jie pulled the man back to his seat and whispered, "Why are you so loud? Don't you know there are a lot of cameras here?"
The man looked around cautiously, then said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I just didn't expect to meet the real person. Let me introduce myself. I am Bai Jialu's husband. My last name is Zhang. There is a saying in the Analects of Confucius. I don't know if you have heard of it, which is called: A gentleman has nine thoughts..."
Xu Jie nodded. He knew this sentence. A gentleman has nine thoughts: seeing clearly, listening carefully, looking warm, looking respectful, speaking loyally, doing things respectfully, asking questions when in doubt, thinking about difficulties when angry, and thinking about righteousness when seeing gains. These are Confucius' theories of moral cultivation, summarizing all aspects of a person's words, deeds and behaviors.
Xu Jie suddenly thought of something, looked at the other party in surprise and asked: "So you are... Zhang Sicong?"
"No, my name is Zhang Jiusi." said the man.
Xu Jie was stunned, and looked him up and down, "Your name is too big, I'm afraid you can't keep it down."
Zhang Jiusi was also shocked. He didn't expect to meet a fortune teller when he accompanied his wife to the film festival. "What did you figure out?"
Xu Jie shook his head: "Intuition!"
Zhang Jiusi was speechless.
Intuition? Isn't intuition just bullshit?
Click!
At this moment, the venue suddenly became dark. After a while, the curtain opened on the stage in front, followed by music sounding around and dancers rushing onto the stage.
The opening ceremony of the film festival officially begins.
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