After packing up all the materials, Song Xingyao left the Fu family home and headed directly to the orphanage.
When she parked her car in front of the orphanage, she saw several filming equipment vehicles parked next to the orphanage, making it look like a large-scale operation.
This puzzled Song Xingyao. Did a project's promotion really need to go to this extent?
Liu Shanshan was summoned by Dean Yang to come out and greet Song Xingyao.
Walking beside her, Song Xingyao asked, "Teacher Liu, why is today's publicity event so grand?"
Liu Shanshan feigned mystery, a pleased expression on her face: "We have important figures here today for the project's promotion, and Dean Yang personally received them."
A big shot?
Why are important figures appearing around me so frequently lately? I only thought about it briefly, but then I realized that with so many companies investing in this charitable project, it's understandable that they'd make a grand entrance.
Song Xingyao then fell silent.
A huge promotional banner had been set up in front of the playground. A reporter recognized her and came up to say hello.
Liu Shanshan dealt with her for her and took her to the lounge.
"Teacher Song, please rest here for a while. I'll come and get you when everything is set up."
After saying that, he casually poured a glass of water for her.
Song Xingyao nodded, then took out her phone and glanced at it. She saw that Fu Siming's daily report was sent from Tiansheng's conference room.
I sent him a "work hard" emoji and then quietly started reading the questions the reporter had sent in advance.
A moment later, there was a knock on the door. "Teacher Song, the reporters are ready. You can come in now."
"Okay, I understand."
Song Xingyao opened the door and saw that in the next lounge, Dean Yang was blocking the door, seemingly waiting for the person inside to come out.
I stopped and took a look. Wasn't that familiar face Sun Jiming from the charity gala a few days ago?!
How did he end up here?
Could the important person Liu Shanshan was talking about be him?
Song Xingyao had many questions, but her thoughts were interrupted by the middle-aged man in an executive jacket who stopped in front of her.
"Dr. Song, what a coincidence, you're here?"
Dean Yang was surprised that they knew each other, so he quickly stepped forward and said, "Minister Sun, Dr. Song? You know each other? Let me introduce you. This is the person in charge of this welfare home project."
She pointed at Song Xingyao and spoke to Sun Jiming.
Unexpectedly, Sun Jiming reached out his hand to her directly, "Dr. Song, we meet again. I didn't expect to see you here. What a coincidence! Haha."
Returning the handshake politely, Song Xingyao said, "Yes, Minister Sun is indeed a charity expert. I didn't expect to meet you at the charity project promotion event at the welfare home."
Song Xingyao subtly withdrew her hand.
"You flatter me. We're just doing what we can within our capabilities. It's about social responsibility, hahaha..."
Sun Jiming's cheerful chuckle made Song Xingyao feel somewhat uncomfortable.
The two were brought before the reporter and, as usual, gave a brief interview. However, to their surprise, the reporter asked a question outside the outline: "I heard that Dr. Song also came from an orphanage. Is your acceptance of this project invitation related to that experience?"
Hearing this from the side, Dean Yang's face immediately darkened. Seeing that Song Xingyao hesitated, he prepared to speak up to help her out of the predicament.
But then Song Xingyao chuckled and said, "Perhaps there is a connection? Children in orphanages are more sensitive than other children. I have had similar experiences and grown up in the same way. Perhaps I can better understand and help them in this project. That is my advantage."
Her generous and appropriate answer made the reporter's expression somewhat awkward.
Yang stepped forward and said, "Okay, thank you for the interview, reporters. There will be some other filming and promotional content later. Thank you all for your hard work."
The following footage consists of recordings of interactions with children.
Liu Shanshan took Song Xingyao to the classroom and dormitory for filming, and everything went smoothly without any further mishaps.
Because Song Xingyao's interview took place after Sun Jiming's, by the time the last scene was filmed, Sun Jiming was already playing with the children in the classroom.
He was the epitome of a "good father," with a group of children chattering around him, and Sun Jiming patiently answered them one by one.
Sometimes I would even gently pat their heads.
What should have been a harmonious scene felt awkward and unsettling to Song Xingyao as she entered.
Sun Jiming distanced himself from the children surrounding him.
The photography equipment was all set up, and Sun Jiming still had that kind and benevolent look on his face, but Song Xingyao knew that he was really good at pretending.
The photographer encouraged them to interact as naturally as possible, without worrying about the angle or direction of the photographs.
So Song Xingyao joined in, and some girls gathered around, asking questions that piqued their curiosity.
While answering, Song Xingyao kept an eye on Sun Jiming's movements. The children were lying on his lap, pulling on his arm, their coquettish behavior was obvious, which made her frown.
Sun Jiming seemed to notice her gaze and skillfully avoided making contact.
After the filming ended, as Sun Jiming left with his secretary, he said to her, "Dr. Song, thank you for your hard work. I have other commitments to attend to. Perhaps we'll have another chance to meet when I see President Fu. Thank you for taking care of these children."
He left the classroom for a while, and the children inside had all left.
Song Xingyao overheard the photographers packing up their equipment behind her chatting, "Look at Minister Sun, he's really something. It's the first time I've ever seen someone of his stature agree to come here for a charity shoot. It makes me quite nervous."
A colleague chimed in, "That's right. I thought that now that he's in this position, he'll probably just encourage entrepreneurs to donate money and that'll be it. But he came in person. I really didn't expect that. A while ago, I thought he was just putting on an act. He even brought his wife and daughter to a charity gala in Jiangcheng. The scale of it was incredible. My boss wanted to go, but he couldn't even get a spot in the photos. He was furious."
"And you see, he's so down-to-earth. Those kids like him so much. I think there aren't many leaders like him anymore."
"Hmm...that's quite rare..."
After listening to their gossip, Song Xingyao returned to the corridor and finally realized why she had felt something was off.
Wasn't the way those children got close to Sun Jiming a bit too much? Not to mention how many teenage girls actually enjoy participating in such a shoot.
However, their close interaction and contact with Sun Jiming, as well as their intimate posture, clearly could not have been achieved through simple affability.
Even if people are very familiar with each other, it's impossible for them to reach that level of familiarity when they first meet.
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