A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 219 The incident came to light

The first day of this exam involved writing a narrative essay, which was actually an attempt to write a script.

On the second day, creative issues were discussed, mainly involving some short films or specific film viewing issues.

The third day was even more troublesome, with group rehearsals in the morning and a report performance in the afternoon.

Chen Jinnian's face turned green when he heard this. If he really did that, all his efforts would be wasted. The filming schedule of the movie was already very tight, and he couldn't possibly take out three days to prepare for an exam.

After returning, he reviewed his schedule again. The second and third auditions for the acting school also required time, and he was sure that he could not squeeze out the time.

Just when he was mentally sentencing the exam to failure, his phone rang.

"Uncle Fang, what's the matter?"

"Hey, Jinnian, I want to ask you something. Do you know where Lei'er went?" Fang Yuan asked anxiously.

"Lei'er?" Chen Jinnian asked in a puzzled tone, then checked the time on the computer screen. "Shouldn't he be at Tsinghua's winter camp at this hour?"

"No, the teacher just called me and said that Lei'er only attended the morning class and disappeared in the afternoon. The teacher has asked his classmates, but no one knows where he is. I just called Lao Ji and Teacher Song, but Yang Yang and Yingzi don't know either. I'm almost dying of worry."

Hearing this, Chen Jinnian immediately understood what was going on. Lin Lei'er must have skipped classes and gone to tutor others.

So he quickly said, "Uncle Fang, don't worry. Although I don't know where Lei'er went, I know he's not in any danger. You can ask Fang Yifan for the specific details."

"Fang Yifan! It turns out to be related to this brat." Fang Yuan shouted angrily. He should have thought of it long ago. Every time Lin Lei'er got into trouble, Fang Yifan was behind him.

But Fang Yifan was taking an exam right now, and he couldn't just rush into the school and drag his son out, so he tried to calm down his anger. "Jinnian, I'll be back soon. Please tell Teacher Song and the others so they don't have to worry."

"no problem."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Jinnian went to Ji Yangyang's house on the first floor.

Today is the day that Chunfeng Middle School starts school early, but Ji Yangyang did not go to the self-study class. Instead, he stayed at home to take classes. Qiao Yingzi was with him.

This winter vacation, Liu Jing hired four excellent senior teachers at a high price, hoping to use this time to help Ji Yangyang improve his grades.

After hearing the news, the other Fang family members and Song Qian all consulted Liu Jing, hoping to send their children over to study together.

Liu Jing agreed generously and even invited Chen Jinnian and Wang Yidi to attend the class together.

He refused on the grounds that he had not recovered from the flu, but Wang Yidi readily agreed and came to attend classes frequently in the past few days.

"Jinnian, come in quickly." Ji Shengli opened the door and welcomed him in.

Seeing that he was dressed neatly with a scarf tied around his neck, and that Liu Jing and Song Qian were also putting on their coats, Chen Jinnian knew that he was planning to go out to help look for Lin Lei'er.

"Uncle Ji, you all don't have to worry. Lin Lei'er is not lost. He will be back in the evening."

After hearing this, several parents stopped what they were doing, looked at each other, and came to a standstill.

Liu Jing was the first to react. She took off her half-worn down jacket and asked, "Jinnian, didn't you go to take the art exam today? How did you know where Lei'er went?"

"Yes, yes." Song Qian also echoed.

Chen Jinnian shook his head. "I don't know where he went. Only Fang Yifan knows this. But I know why he skipped classes at the winter camp. That's why I said there was no danger and we shouldn't worry about him."

"As long as there's no danger, I'm sweating all over my forehead." Ji Shengli wiped his forehead and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But Liu Jing said disdainfully: "What's the rush? You're hot, why don't you take off your thick scarf quickly?"

In the winter in the north, as long as the heating is smooth, the house and the outside are like two different worlds.

"You are in the bright sunshine of the south, while the snow is falling heavily."

"In the cold nights of the north, it feels like spring all year round"

These two lines of lyrics were not written for fun, they are a true record.

The three relieved parents returned to the living room and sat down on the sofa. After a while, Fang Yuan came in anxiously, his face ashen, and it seemed that he was very angry.

"Jinnian, what's going on with Fang Yifan again?" he asked loudly as he entered the room.

"Yuanyuan, keep your voice down, the class is still going on inside."

Ji Shengli pointed to Ji Yangyang's bedroom and quickly reminded him.

"Sorry, sorry, I forgot about it in my haste." Fang Yuan immediately lowered his voice

Seeing Fang Yuan coming, Chen Jinnian and the other party went to the small courtyard behind the first floor and told him what happened on the night of the New Year's Eve. He did not add any exaggeration, but just briefly described what happened.

Fang Yifan had good intentions in this matter, but he just acted without thinking and couldn't distinguish priorities.

Fang Yuan nodded after hearing this. This style of doing things as he thought of them was indeed his son's style. Moreover, with Lin Lei'er's shy and introverted personality, he would not be able to do such a thing without Fang Yifan's help.

"Okay, I understand. If that's the case, I'll go check his computer. There should be a record on it. I'll take Lei'er back first."

Fang Yuan came and left quickly. After saying hello to everyone, he hurried upstairs.

After seeing that the matter was resolved, Chen Jinnian also wanted to say goodbye and leave, but Liu Jing kept him and asked him to finish dinner before leaving.

While the two mothers went to prepare dinner, Chen Jinnian and Ji Shengli started chatting.

"Uncle Ji, why didn't you go to work today?"

"I've retired and am no longer on the front line."

Chen Jinnian looked up blankly, somewhat confused. Liu Jing's illness was no longer a problem, but he didn't expect Ji Shengli to make the same choice.

After all, Ji Shengli is only in his forties and has worked in the central and western regions for more than ten years. He is now only one step away from entering the central government. As long as he takes that step, he will have a bright future, whether he goes to a ministry or is assigned to a province.

"What's wrong? Do you feel it's a pity?" Seeing his reaction, Ji Shengli smiled casually.

He touched his nose and said, "A little bit. After all, you have worked hard for so many years."

But Ji Shengli doesn't think so. Many times, it is common to be stuck in a position for ten or twenty years. No one can guarantee whether he can be promoted. He has a chance, but others also have a chance.

Director Zhao, who worked under him, was also young and promising back then, but he lost his ambition and was put in jail. So it would be a good choice for him to take advantage of the opportunity while he is still young and retire early to return to his family.