Chapter 217 Prelude to the Party Confrontation

On the evening of August 22, as the lights came on, the entire city of Peking was still immersed in the warm atmosphere brought about by the grand opening of the Olympic Games.

The Bazaar Star Charity Gala, which interweaves fashion and love, also opened grandly at the Park Hyatt Hotel Beijing.

As the only large-scale event during the Olympics that has obtained special approval and is organized by a non-Olympic sponsor, it naturally attracted a lot of attention.

The event was star-studded, with many political leaders, business tycoons, many domestic first-line celebrities and celebrities in attendance.

In the red carpet waiting area of ​​the charity gala, Liu Shishi looked around with her beautiful eyes, and saw starry skies all around her, with her eyes full of familiar celebrity faces.

I couldn't help but exclaim: "There are so many people here, it's even more outrageous than a film festival."

"There are no less than 150 guests, and only celebrities with some status in the industry are invited. Whether it is charity or not is not the point, but this is indeed a big scene."

Cai Yinong was wearing a slim black dress, looking very capable. He held Yijie's arm, but was secretly shocked.

Those who entered the venue first were all senior officials and even top foreign dignitaries. Such a luxurious lineup is a rare event in the entire entertainment industry.

Hu Ge stood tall and straight, straightened the collar of his suit, and asked with a smile: "Shishi, where is your boyfriend? Will he come tonight?"

Liu Shishi opened her red lips and responded casually: "Yes, Tengda is the sponsor of tonight's event."

She appeared calm on the surface, but as it was her first time attending such a grand event, she couldn't help feeling a little nervous, and her palms were slightly sweaty.

Hearing the announcement of the entrance, Cai Yinong patted Sister Yi's slightly trembling arm and comforted her gently: "Don't be nervous, keep calm, we are here to see the world."

Liu Shishi took a deep breath, nodded her chin, quickly put a gentle smile on her face, and stepped onto the red carpet with Sister K and Lao Hu.

Cai Yinong glanced at Miss Liu and nodded with satisfaction when he saw that she had regained her composure. Although his sister was still a little immature, she was growing rapidly.

Today, Yijie wore a light pink halter-neck evening dress, which made her slender neck and fair skin look even more charming.

With her hair gently tied up, she looks elegant and graceful, like a cool and noble little white flower, beautiful in her own unique way.

With flashes of light and shutter sounds coming one after another, the three of them soon arrived at the autograph wall.

The Legend of the Condor Heroes was a hit, and Hu Ge was very popular. When a female reporter saw him, she immediately picked up the microphone and asked, "Hu Ge, what are you busy with recently?"

"I'm filming "Chinese Paladin III." The number one star of Tangren Entertainment has a friendly smile and looks handsome in a grey suit.

After interviewing Hu Ge for a few minutes, the reporters shifted their attention to the new popular young actress Liu Shishi.

"Shishi, you look so beautiful today! How do you feel about participating in Bazaar Charity for the first time today?"

Sister Yi had already prepared a plan in mind. She replied with a hint of shyness: "This is my first time participating in such an event. I just want to learn from my predecessors and contribute a little to charity."

After asking a few simple questions, the reporters let the three people in.

Not only will the four actresses and two actors be present today, but even international superstars like Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Yang Ziqiong will be in attendance.

In comparison, although Tangren's No. 1 male and female stars are somewhat famous, there is still a big gap between them and the stars who will come out later, and it is not worth it for reporters to spend too much energy to dig deep.

"Shishi, you performed well just now and handled the situation appropriately." Cai Yinong, wearing high heels and taking small steps, praised Yijie generously.

Liu Shishi's eyebrows curved, revealing two playful dimples, and she smiled: "Actually, I was a little nervous just now, so I was controlling my speaking speed, for fear of saying the wrong thing."

Hu Ge followed the two ladies and said with a smile, "Let's go. We are at table 18. There will be a little surprise later."

After some small-time celebrities and newcomers in the entertainment industry hurriedly walked across the red carpet, basically the only people left in the waiting area were first-line artists.

Everyone seemed nonchalant, but in fact they were all watching each other secretly, trying to enter the venue later to show off their own status.

After the tough guy Hu Jun entered the venue, the famous director Wu Baige and his wife walked onto the red carpet. After that, the red carpet was a bit quiet for a while.

"Bingbing, why don't we go ahead?" Qiao Zhengyu frowned slightly. Seeing that no one moved and everyone was watching, he felt a little worried. He hoped that nothing would go wrong.

This evening party was sponsored by Tengda Group. As the leading artist of Tengda Culture, he had an obligation and must step forward to save the situation.

Fan Bingbing raised her eyebrows slightly, thought for a moment, and decided to give Qiao Zhengyu some face.

In the past six months, the two of them have often promoted "My Love from the Star" together at home and abroad, and they have a very good relationship.

The scene of Li Bingbing and Zhao Zhatian joining forces to isolate her last year is still vivid in people’s minds. However, she is now full of confidence. With the super hit drama "My Love from the Star" in her hands, she is popular throughout Asia.

She originally wanted to compete with Sidan and Li Bingbing, but since her good partner Qiao Zhengyu had spoken, she couldn't refuse him and decided to walk the red carpet with him.

Since it was a charity gala, the auction would be held to determine the winners. With Zhang Zhao's guidance, she learned some tricks and spent 3 million to buy hot searches on Weibo, so that she could give a surprise to several of her old friends later.

Just as Fan Bingbing was tidying up her appearance and preparing to step onto the red carpet with Qiao Zhengyu, Huang Xiaoming saw that no one was moving, so he kindly came to the rescue and went on stage first to resolve the awkward situation.

Qiao Zhengyu breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother Ming is on." He thought to himself: Huang Xiaoming is indeed a good guy in the entertainment industry, he never disappoints us at critical moments.

Song Ci, who had just arrived at the waiting area, quietly watched the expressions of the crowd. If Huang Xiaoming did not walk the red carpet, he would go up directly. He was not a person in the entertainment industry, so he did not care about the order.

A few minutes later, Song Ci stood quietly at the starting point of the red carpet, like a deep silhouette walking out of the night.

He was wearing a well-tailored black haute couture suit, with a slender and strong figure, and a gilded red rose brooch on his collar sparkling brightly.

Without waiting for everyone's reaction, he stepped calmly onto the red carpet. His handsome face was like a carefully crafted work of art, and his black clothes gave him a hint of coolness and mystery.

As soon as the reporters saw him coming, they were instantly excited and pressed the door buttons frantically. The flash lights made Song Ci a little dazzled.

"Zhengyu, was that Mr. Song just now?" Fan Bingbing was thinking about something and didn't notice Song Ci. He only saw a back.

"It's Mr. Song!"

"Then let's go too, hurry up!"

Qiao Zhengyu was slightly stunned, then nodded: "Okay."

Song Ci had already come to the autograph wall, and the reporters shouted, "Mr. Song, please stay and let us interview you for a few words."

Song Ci pretended not to hear it and calmly waved his hand without hesitation, politely declining the reporter's request. He thought the interview with the entertainment tabloid was not worth his time and energy.

Song Ci walked very quickly. Huang Xiaoming had just spent quite a while in an interview with reporters. He hadn't walked far from the autograph desk, but the two of them were only a few feet apart.

Huang Xiaoming heard the noise and knew that the person behind him was Song Ci. So he naturally couldn't speed up intentionally to throw Song Ci off, so he could only slow down.

When the two of them walked side by side, Huang Xiaoming smiled and quickly turned aside to greet him: "Hello, Mr. Song!"

Huang Xiaoming was a nice guy and had helped save the situation earlier. Song Ci was not arrogant and responded politely: "Teacher Huang! I haven't seen you for a year, and you are even more charming."

"You're too kind!" Huang Xiaoming smiled bitterly. He was dressed in white today, while Song Ci was dressed in black, the contrast was sharp.

The guy next to me is an Asian handsome guy, whose looks are several points higher than most male stars in the circle. When I stand next to him, my height, appearance, and temperament are instantly crushed in all aspects, and I am like a background board.

He could already imagine that some tabloid reporter would make a big fuss about it and report his embarrassing situation of being outshined by a beauty. It might even become a hot topic on the search list!

Song Ci and Huang Xiaoming walked and talked as they entered the inner venue, where the Tangren trio had already taken their seats under the guidance of the waiter.

Hu Ge was bored and watched the stars coming into the backstage one by one. Suddenly, he saw an old acquaintance with a graceful figure walking towards him. He stood up and greeted her: "Sister Li! Teacher Huang!"

At this time, Liu Shishi was close to Cai Yinong, listening attentively to her introduction of some tricks of the entertainment industry, nodding from time to time, as if to say that she had learned something.

After hearing the noise, he looked up and saw that it was Tang Ren’s former sister who came. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Sun Li held her husband Huang Sanshi's arm, smiling like a flower, wearing a black evening gown and looking elegant and decent: "Hu Ge, Sister K, long time no see! Shishi, do you still remember me?"

Cai Yinong looked gentle and nodded slightly in response. Looking at the smiling former sister, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that maybe she was living a good life.

Liu Shishi slowly stood up, with a graceful figure and a sweet smile: "Sister Li!"

They met briefly four years ago, and the world has changed so much. She never thought that she would replace the woman in front of her and become the number one lady in Tangren. At this moment, Miss Liu felt deeply moved that fate was truly indescribable.

Huang Sanshi followed his wife, smiling broadly, and greeted everyone: "Boss Cai, Hu Ge, Shishi!"

When old friends meet again, there are naturally endless topics to talk about. After Sun Li sat down, she and Cai Yinong sandwiched Liu Shishi in the middle, and the three women soon began to chat nonstop, sometimes giggling with their hands covering their mouths, and sometimes beaming with joy.

Hu Ge curled her lips, knowing that she couldn't join in the woman's conversation, so she simply changed her seat and moved next to Huang Sanshi, chatting with him about random things.

Sun Li leaned closer, half covered his mouth with his right hand, deliberately lowered his voice, and asked mysteriously: "Shishi, are you still in touch with Tengda?"

In the past two years, there has been basically no news about Liu Shishi and Song Ci on the Internet, and she thought that the two of them had no relationship anymore.

She still remembers Song Ci vividly, and that face is unforgettable. She even wanted to persuade Song Ci to join Tangren Film and Television.

Later, I gradually learned from the Internet that the other party was the chairman of Tengda Group, a well-known figure.

Liu Shishi rolled her eyes when she heard that and didn't bother to pay attention to Sun Li. She felt that the former sister was a bit annoying.

How can you talk like that? What do you mean you are still in touch? She and Mr. Song have always been in harmony and have a good relationship!

Cai Yinong also felt that Sun Li's question was inappropriate, so he stepped out to smooth things over and helped answer, "Shishi and Mr. Song have always had a stable relationship."

Just as he finished speaking, he looked up and saw Song Ci and Huang Xiaoming coming to the inner court together. He nodded and said, "Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Shishi, your one is here."

"Where is it?" Liu Shishi perked up and looked around. The moment her eyes locked onto Song Ci's figure, she instantly broke into a brilliant smile and couldn't help showing off: "Sister K, isn't my husband handsome?"

Cai Yinong was speechless. Sister Yi likes to show off her man whenever she has time. She is bullying her because she is old and has no partner!

Sun Li looked in the direction of the voice, took a closer look, and agreed seriously, "Director Song is indeed handsome. Huang Xiaoming looks even more handsome when he stands next to him."

Over there, Song Ci entered the venue and after saying goodbye to Huang Xiaoming, he seemed to realize that someone was observing him. He looked sideways and saw Liu Shishi, Cai Yinong and Sun Li staring at him with burning eyes.

With the corners of his mouth raised, he nodded and smiled at Miss Liu, then walked towards table number two in a casual manner.

When I arrived at my seat, I saw that several guests at the same table had already arrived and were chatting animatedly.

When one of them saw Song Ci, he immediately stood up to greet him with a warm smile on his face, and introduced himself: "Mr. Song is here! I have heard of your name for a long time! I am Liu Jiang, the president of Fashion Group."

Song Ci was very calm in his behavior and shook hands politely with the visitor.

After shaking hands, Liu stretched out his arm slightly, made a gesture of invitation, and began to introduce the people at the same table: "Mr. Song, let me introduce you.

They are Intime Group Chairman Shen Guojun, Focus Media President Tan Zhi, Sohu Chairman Zhang Chaoyang, British Wings Group President Guo Sheng, and Bombardier President Bu Duoang.

Song Ci smiled and shook hands with the five people one by one. Except for Zhang Chaoyang who seemed to have a hint of dislike and hostility towards him, the other people at the table were all polite.

Song Ci was very sharp-minded and understood the reason after a little thought. It turned out that Sohu was the only Internet website sponsor of this Olympic Games.

However, due to the sudden rise of Tenda Weibo, almost all the traffic during the Olympics was concentrated on the Weibo platform.

Sohu spent a huge amount of money and prepared for a year, but in the end it was all for others. It would be a miracle if Zhang Chaoyang could have a good face when he saw Song Ci.

Song Ci looked calm and didn't care about Zhang Chaoyang's reaction. Sohu no longer posed a threat to Tengda, and the gap between the two would only get bigger in the future.

He had little common topic with the other people, but he gradually became engaged in a lively conversation with Buduoang next to him.

Bombardier is the third largest aircraft manufacturer in the world after Boeing and Airbus. Song Ci was looking to buy a private jet and it was a rare opportunity for him to meet the president of Bombardier, so he asked for some advice.

Bu Duoang originally came to watch the Beijing Olympics and expand the Chinese market to see if he could sell a few planes. So he came to the Bazaar Charity Party to join in the fun and help the company gain fame.

When I met the young gentleman next to me and he earnestly asked me about the relevant knowledge about private jets, I knew that he was interested in purchasing one. It was a pleasant surprise.

He immediately became energetic and eloquent, and spared no effort to promote the company's products, elaborating on everything from the aircraft's performance parameters to the interior design, to safety assurance and after-sales service.

The two of them were talking enthusiastically in English, speaking at a very fast pace, occasionally mixing in a few professional terms.

The CEO of Yintai, Shen Guojun, was not very good at English and was confused. However, he was very curious about the topic, so he quietly asked Zhang Chaoyang beside him: "Mr. Zhang, what are they talking about?"

Zhang Chaoyang felt mixed emotions and stared at Song Ci with a complicated expression.

Sohu was once the leading domestic Internet company, but now it has been completely left behind by Tencent, so it naturally feels bad.

After hearing Shen Guojun's question, Youyou responded: "Song Ci wants to buy a private jet, and Bu Duoang is promoting their company's products."

(End of this chapter)