Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 158 My Schoolmate is Terribly Strong

Early in the morning on the 2nd, Lin Li and Wang Bao drove back to the National People's Congress.

He has done everything he should do regarding the movie box office. Now Xu Fei and his colleagues at the company are busy with the latest promotional work, and the crew is still continuing their roadshow in Yangcheng.

Following the announcement of the relevant departments yesterday, all major high schools and primary and secondary schools have begun rectification activities to eradicate campus bullying.

Following closely on this, starting from yesterday afternoon, middle-aged men and women who rarely stepped into a cinema began to bring their children into the cinema to watch the movie A River of Sorrow, resulting in the screenings of A River of Sorrow being sold out.

A youth campus-themed movie that managed to be marketed as a family-friendly movie, which is why it achieved a huge leap forward at the box office yesterday, almost overtaking the number one movie, The Shameful Iron Fist.

Although major cinemas have increased their screenings of the film after the box office figures were released on the 30th, the total is only around 15%, which is far from enough at the moment.

In view of this situation, all major cinemas have invariably increased the number of screenings of tragic films.

After all, no one has trouble with money.

However, not being busy with the film does not mean that Lin Li will have free time, because he has to do something more important, which is the 80th anniversary celebration of Renmin University.

This is also Lin Li’s second-hand preparation. If it works well, the impact it will have may be no less than his first-hand preparation.

How important is Renmin University’s 80th anniversary?

To give a simple example, for this school anniversary, the subway station that stops at Renmin University was renovated by the relevant departments!
新京报自9月25日连续五天出了80版人大校庆特刊，主题分别为校史、校训、大师、校友以及当代篇，各自占据新京报当日发行版面的8、12、11、13和16版。

There are many similar arrangements, so I won’t go into details.

As for the reason why he returned to Renmin University now, it was because Liu Wei arranged for him to return to the school to arrange personnel to receive alumni from all walks of life who returned to school to participate in tomorrow's anniversary celebration.

Lin Li knew clearly that Liu Wei wanted him to meet some outstanding alumni of Renmin University around the world and strengthen his personal network.

He himself is also quite active. After all, there are some top masters that you can't get to know just by being rich and famous.

At half past eight, they arrived at the east gate of the National People's Congress. Lin Li got out of the car and prepared to meet up with other members of the reception team.

As soon as he got off the bus, Lin Li saw a huge banner in front of the east gate with the words "Welcome alumni from all walks of life from Renmin University to return to school" inscribed on it.

Coupled with the red silk hanging on both sides of the east gate and the rows of flower baskets, the atmosphere is immediately full.

He was the person in charge this time, and the other person assisting him was Zhang Song, a senior and vice president of the Student Union, who was also from the School of Economics.

The school planned to arrange the returning alumni in the Qiushi Garden at the east gate, so they just had to guard the east gate.

"Hello, Senior Brother Zhang, I'm sorry I'm late."

Lin Li saw from afar that Zhang Song was waiting at the east gate of the school with a dozen people, occasionally guiding some alumni who got off the bus into the campus. He hurriedly greeted them with a smile.

Zhang Song is from Pengcheng. He is not tall, wears a pair of silver-framed glasses, and looks like a typical intellectual.

"You're welcome, Junior Brother. We just arrived as well. Some alumni who arrived earlier have been guided to their accommodation by our staff."

Zhang Song had a smile on his face, and did not show any airs at all because Lin Li was his junior fellow apprentice.

After all, they also knew that Lin Li was the school's treasure, and they were here today just to accompany the prince in his studies.

The two exchanged greetings and then returned to the shade of the trees at the temporary reception desk set up on the side of the east gate. They chatted while waiting for the arrival of other alumni.

Most of the people who came in the morning were alumni who had returned from abroad or other places. Maybe because the distance was far, they all came back early.

It was almost eleven o'clock when Lin Li finally saw a familiar figure. He put on a smile and went to greet him.

"Senior brother, long time no see."

"Haha, yes. I guessed that the principal would definitely arrange for you to come here to receive alumni from all sides, and it turned out to be just as I expected."

"That's right. Otherwise, why do we say that Senior Brother is still Senior Brother?"

"You're joking, Junior Brother. The box office performance of this movie is very good. If it continues like this, it will be the box office champion during the National Day holiday."

“That’s something we can still look forward to.”

"Then congratulations in advance, Junior Brother."

"Brother, you are joking. Don't forget that Penguin also accounted for a quarter of the investment in this movie."

"Oh yes, haha, let's have fun together, let's have fun together."

"Yes, let's have fun together. Please come in, brother. It's noon now. How about we have a simple meal in the cafeteria?"

"No problem! Let's go."

"Senior brother please."

The visitor was Sun Zhonghuai from Penguin. After some greetings, Lin Li led him to the cafeteria for dinner. It was indeed time for dinner.

When talking about the Renmin University canteen, we have to mention the East District Canteen.

Because the international students' dormitory is near the East District, Lin Li and Chen Chao often go to the East District cafeteria for meals. The quality is indeed better than that of the North District, Central District, West District, etc.

It has to be said that this habit of showing the best face to the outside world is no exception in the National People's Congress.

Lin Li often eats sweet and sour pork, curry chicken omelette rice, knife-cut noodles, roast duck set meal, chicken pot, spicy hot pot, wraps, etc. in the East District.

Among them, the chicken pot on the second floor of the East District was his favorite, so he brought Sun Zhonghuai here, ordered a large portion of chicken pot, and ordered a few side dishes, preparing to take Sun Zhonghuai to appreciate the best food in the Renmin University cafeteria.

During the meal, Lin Li also chatted with Sun Zhonghuai about the cooperation with Kiwifruit on Fengquan, but Sun Zhonghuai didn't care. After all, the fact that Lin Li could talk to him like this already showed how close their relationship was. What could a drama or a variety show count for?
However, he still reminded Lin Li not to forget the variety show he promised them, and Lin Li repeatedly assured him that it was no problem.

Anyway, it's just a guest appearance as a mascot, no big deal.

After lunch, they chatted for a while, then Lin Li sent Sun Zhonghuai to his accommodation room in Qiushi Garden and returned to the east gate to continue his afternoon reception work.

During the reception, Lin Li was also full of emotion. Looking at this group of returning alumni, they are from politics, business, science and technology, national defense...

Especially alumni in the political field, there are really a lot of them!
Most of them are diplomats, involved in international affairs.

There was also a senior brother named Yang who worked in the Party Leadership Group of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and a senior sister named Li who worked in the cultural department.

After seeing their junior fellow apprentice, they first greeted him warmly and also congratulated him on the box office performance of his new movie. It seems that they all paid attention to their junior fellow apprentice.

After some greetings, they exchanged contact information and Lin Li personally sent them to Qiushi Garden.

After all, this is the leadership department above my company, so I still have to get familiar with them and have a good relationship with them.

Not long after he came back, another figure walking towards him caught Lin Li's attention. He saw him from afar and walked towards him with a smile.

"Senior Zhang Lei, welcome back to Renmin University."

The man was in his forties, of medium build, and wore a pair of black-framed glasses, giving off a very elegant vibe.

It is Zhang Lei, the founder of Hillhouse Capital.

Zhang Lei looked at Lin Li, then joked with a kind smile: "Principal Liu really makes the best use of you. He put a great writer like you here to entertain us businessmen full of money. Is this a show of force before we even enter the school gate?"

Lin Li smiled and shook his head: "Senior, you are joking. I can only write some nonsense. It is far from what you can do to bring practical benefits to the school."

"I heard that the senior is coming here for a big event this time."

Zhang Lei glanced at him in surprise: "I didn't expect that you are so well-informed. It seems that the principal is partial to you."

Lin Li said with a modest smile: "Compared with my senior, I have the advantage of being younger."

"Haha, you are so humorous, come to my company when you have time and we can have a good chat. I also want to try to get some cultural exposure from being in touch with great writers."

Zhang Lei laughed, then took out a business card and handed it to Lin Li. Lin Li took it with both hands and said he would definitely bother him when he had time.

Someone led Zhang Lei to the accommodation area of ​​Qiushi Garden, and Lin Li returned to the reception desk to continue waiting.

It is said that Zhang Lei is a top tycoon who has invested in many industries, and this time, he is going to do something big.

Lin Li was already looking forward to tomorrow.

The time lasted until three o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, many media reporters had heard the news and came. If there were not many security guards blocking the gate of Renmin University, many reporters would have rushed up to interview Lin Li.

Lin Li also felt a little sleepy. From morning till now, even with his current physique, it was quite torturous under the scorching sun in early October.

Today he dressed a little more formally, a white short-sleeved shirt, black trousers and black casual leather shoes.

He was dressed in a standard corporate outfit. After all, those who came here were successful seniors, so they should be respected.

"Isn't this our great writer junior brother? How could Principal Liu be willing to use you as a laborer?"

Lin Li, who was in a trance, suddenly heard a deep voice teasing him and opened his eyes to look.

My goodness, isn’t this our Dong Ge who doesn’t know how beautiful his wife is!
Lin Li secretly laughed in his heart, and immediately put on a warm smile on his face: "Brother, you are joking. Serving the school is the duty of every college student. Welcome back to school."

Liu Qiangdong stared at Lin Li in front of him, and stretched out his hand with a sigh: "Junior brother, I have heard a lot about your deeds in this small part of Beijing recently."

Lin Li stepped forward and shook Liu Qiangdong's hand, with a calm smile: "If that's the case, then I grew up listening to my senior brother's deeds. My senior brother has always been my guiding light."

Liu Qiangdong smiled heartily, and as he put his hand away, he joked: "Don't learn from me. If the president knew that I turned a great writer into a businessman, I'm afraid he wouldn't let me into Renmin University anymore."

Lin Li smiled and raised his hand to signal Liu Qiangdong to go in, while praising him: "Brother, you are joking. When talking about Renmin University, the first person that comes to mind is Liu Qiangdong. You are the pride of our Renmin University."

Liu Qiangdong smiled and patted Lin Li on the shoulder a few times, then walked inside.

"What Junior Brother said was in the past. Now when we mention Renmin University, everyone would think of the great writer Nan Xun first, right?"

"Besides, Renmin University is not far from Kechuang 11th Street. Junior brother, you can come over to my place when you are free and have some tea together. I do have something I want to talk to you about."

Lin Li looked at him in surprise, but when he saw the kind smile on Liu Qiangdong's square face, he nodded without thinking much.

"I will definitely go and visit you someday."

"Okay, then I'll wait for my junior brother to come and have tea with me."

The two smiled at each other, then walked into the school gate, talking and laughing all the way.

While communicating with Liu Qiangdong, Lin Li sighed secretly.

My alumni are so powerful!

This scene was faithfully recorded by reporters at the door.

I found that many chapters with the same word count are more than 200 words. I have been accustomed to writing too much since the first chapter and I can't change it...

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