After confirming Miao Chen's hiring, Shi Jing delegated a significant amount of authority to him. Not only did they create a small management group chat, but Shi Jing also briefed everyone on his situation. He's currently in an adaptation period; after all, it's impossible for someone to be fully capable right away. However, Shi Jing still instructed him to follow up on all projects as much as possible and adapt quickly.

In addition, Shi Jing also asked him to set aside two days to visit the company in person and get a better understanding of the situation.

Miao Chen felt a mix of nervousness and excitement at Shi Jing's favor, wondering if he could handle the situation. For an ambitious person, challenges often fueled their drive.

As Shi Jing studied day after day, time flew by, and soon it was New Year's Day.

The day after the New Year's Eve party at Peking University, the party at Beijing Film Academy was held.

After finishing her class, Shi Jing drove directly to Jingying Film Studio.

Qi Shuang had a performance today, and she was wearing her work ID. When Shi Jing arrived, she hurriedly came out and gave her her student ID.

"Don't rush." ​​Seeing her running so fast in high heels, Shi Jing was worried she would fall. "How are the preparations going?"

"We've already rehearsed twice, don't worry, it went very smoothly," Qi Shuang said with a smile. "I'm all backstage getting ready now, so I can't keep you company. Why don't you wander around the food street and grab something to eat? I'll come find you after my show."

As Qi Shuang spoke, she handed her a student ID and a ticket. Shi Jing held it up and looked at it; it turned out to be a seat ticket.

"Are these the seats in the venue?"

"Yes, to prevent overcrowding and chaos, the school has opened up seat reservations in advance. Just show your student ID and seat ticket and go straight in."

Qi Shuang had already made all the arrangements, and Shi Jing only needed to follow them. After finishing what she wanted to say, she hurriedly left.

Seeing her friend so busy, Shi Jing didn't want to bother her. Fortunately, Shi Jing was used to being alone, and she was quite happy to be shopping and entertaining herself.

The food street event held by Beijing Film Academy for New Year's Day attracted many students from the campus.

Unlike typical food streets, this one featured a significant proportion of dishes that were low in oil and salt. The students at this school are the future of the entertainment industry, especially those in the performing arts department, where both male and female students are extremely conscious of their appearance.

Influenced by this atmosphere, the food will also be adjusted accordingly.

Of course, there are also plenty of heavily oiled and spicy dishes. On the contrary, because there are relatively few such stalls, quite a few people gather and queue up.

Seeing that there were many people over there, Shi Jing didn't squeeze in. Instead, he saw a stall making small pancakes, which looked quite nice.

The area wasn't too crowded with students, and the cookies were made in batches for immediate purchase, so she went and bought some. She tried them and discovered they were made with milk and bananas; they tasted quite good.

Besides that, she also tried some snacks, a rice roll, and a cup of milk tea.

Perhaps influenced by the noisy crowd and the aroma of various delicacies, she had a great appetite and ate quite a lot.

I patted my slightly full stomach, checked the time, and realized it was only 6:30, an hour before the party started.

It was already dusk, but the bright lights of the food street illuminated the sky like daytime, so she didn't notice. Only after leaving the area did she truly feel the approach of night.

It gets cold early in Beijing. I didn't notice it when there were so many people in the food street, but I only felt the cold after leaving that area.

She straightened her clothes, took the milk tea, and walked towards the performance hall, only to unexpectedly run into Cai Jiajia.

Unlike the casual Shi Jing, Cai Jiajia's makeup was bright and exquisite, and her clothes were luxurious.

Cai Jiajia doesn't actually have a striking appearance; she's more of a delicate beauty, better suited to a sweet, innocent look. However, her assertive personality allows her to pull off this makeup style.

She wasn't alone this time; she was accompanied by a boy, though he didn't look like the one she'd met last time.

Shi Jing had no interest in prying into other people's love lives, and when she met her, she simply nodded and greeted her indifferently. Cai Jiajia glanced at her and responded in kind.

The two people looked like complete strangers; they didn't seem to live in the same dormitory room at all.

Tickets could be checked in advance to enter the performance hall, but once inside, one could only wait in the audience seats, so there weren't many people checking in at this time. Shi Jing watched Cai Jiajia and the boy check in and enter, but didn't follow them in.

She glanced at the time on her phone; it had taken her more than ten minutes to walk here, and it was almost 6:50 now.

She ordered flowers and arranged for the delivery to arrive at seven o'clock, which was about to happen. Sure enough, after waiting for a while, she saw a young man in a green uniform riding a small bike towards her, with a very beautiful and eye-catching bouquet of flowers tied in the basket.

These flowers were specially selected by Shi Jing. She chose three sunflowers and a dozen or so roses of various colors as the main flowers, complemented by lisianthus and baby's breath. The shopkeeper is skillful; the arrangement is very beautiful.

After showing the pickup code, Shi Jing carried the bouquet of flowers through the ticket gate and entered the venue, attracting a lot of attention along the way.

There weren't many people around, and Shi Jing quickly found her seat by following the number. She glanced at her neighbor in surprise, utterly speechless. What kind of fate was this?!

The person sitting next to her was none other than Cai Jiajia, who had entered the venue before her.

Cai Jiajia was also looking at her at this moment, and she obviously did not expect Shi Jing to be her seatmate.

"What a coincidence." Since things had already come to this, Shi Jing couldn't pretend he hadn't seen it, so he had no choice but to greet him and take a seat.

"It's quite a coincidence," Cai Jiajia said, her gaze lingering thoughtfully on Shi Jing's bouquet. "To pursue a boy?"

"No, no." Realizing that the other party had misunderstood, Shi Jing quickly explained that she was still single. "My friend has a performance today, so I came to see her."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Girls."

Cai Jiajia scoffed: "What's there to be nervous about? Even if someone really comes to pursue me, I won't tell you."

Shi Jing felt utterly exasperated, realizing that the person in front of him was indeed as inarticulate as ever.

Although the two weren't close, they had known each other for some time, so Shi Jing didn't take the other person's words to heart. She placed the bouquet on her lap and put the milk tea in the drink compartment. Her own cup had already been opened, and the other one, which was for Qi Shuang, was still in an insulated bag.

Seeing the interaction between the two, the boy next to Cai Jiajia asked curiously, "Jiajia, is this your friend?"

"I know her, but we're not close." Cai Jiajia had no intention of introducing Shi Jing to the boy, and seeing this, the boy stopped asking.