Chapter 131 - Preparations
Song Ning"s winter break arrived at the right time. She planned to use this opportunity to lay low.
Cheng Che"s plan and the Mu Group"s PR team were handling the matter very well; the counterattack on the Internet was rather effective. No one dared to come to the hospital to cause trouble anymore. Apart from that, the patients were also rational and did not make a fuss.
Nevertheless, Song Ning did not feel particularly happy. In fact, she felt guilty about causing so much trouble to the people around her. This was what she cared about the most.
In the beginning, Song Ning was used to relying on her mother; her mother would face problems with her. However, after her mother pa.s.sed, she gradually grew used to shouldering all her problems alone. Therefore, she felt uneasy and guilty for causing others trouble even if they were her husband, grandmother, and her brother-in-law.
Song Ning wanted to resolve the problem as quickly as she could to avoid further troubling her loved ones. To do that, she knew she had to bravely face her past and the Ning family.
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The film festival was slated to take place over the course of seven days. The date of the opening ceremony had been set to happen on the second day of Song Ning"s holiday.
Many of the people involved in organizing the film festival were loyal fans of Yi Yao. Due to the recent hype around the television series that would be based on Yi Yao, which would star Ye Xin who was also known as Little Ning Xia, these people came up with the idea to organize a reunion for the Yi Yao"s production team.
Needless to say, many were attracted by Yi Yao"s ten-year reunion. In fact, many felt the reunion would attract a lot of attention and become the highlight of the film festival. The idea was so popular that it was immediately approved.
The cast and the production team were scattered all around the world, and it was not easy for them to meet even though all of them were very close to each other. The film was very special and important in their hearts after all.
For this reason, when the committee for the film festival invited the cast and production team of Yi Yao, they quickly received a reply from them. Almost all of them promised to do their best to attend the reunion. The only person they could not get in touch with was Ning Xia, the female lead. They did not even have a clue as to where to send the invitation to. In the end, they asked for help from Director Pan, and Director Pan promised to try to get in touch with Ning Xia.
After mulling over the matter for a long time, Director Pan decided to reach out to Cheng Che. Since Mu Chen"s investment in the film was handled by Cheng Che in the past, he was more familiar with Cheng Che. Nevertheless, he did not expect Cheng Che would agree to help him. Although Cheng Che said he could not guarantee anything, Director Pan felt rather optimistic. Despite feeling nervous, he could not help but feel expectant as well.
Unfortunately, at that time, negative news began to surface on the Internet. This made Director Pan unable to sit still. Therefore, he reached out to Cheng Che to discuss countermeasures.
Yang Li had also looked for Director Pan and told him that Ye Cheng had a hand in the matter as well. She told him Ye Cheng was helping Ye Xin gain momentum by slandering Song Ning. Needless to say, he was furious when he learned about it. He almost could suppress his urge to directly confront Ye Cheng. How could he endure the child he had watched grow up being slandered?
At that time, Cheng Che told Director Pan that Song Ning would attend the reunion as Ning Xia to clarify matters. Needless to say, he was ecstatic when he heard Song Ning would be joining them. Moreover, he also agreed this was the best chance to dispel the ugly rumors on the Internet.
Director Pan also agreed that this method was the best way to dispel the rumors.
Following that, Director Pan took over the job of negotiating with the committee for the film festival on Song Ning"s behalf. With that, Song Ning was slated to appear last as the mystery guest to give everyone a surprise. Although Song Ning was not present during negotiations, the committee did not have any doubts. After all, was there anyone more credible than Director Pan in regard to this matter? Therefore, all of them easily agreed to his request to keep Song Ning"s appearance a secret.
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Meanwhile, after Song Ning agreed to join the reunion, she felt restless. On one hand, she felt nervous. After all, it had been a long time since she left the entertainment industry; she was worried she would feel out of place. On the other hand, she felt excited as well to see her old friends. The production team and the cast of Yi Yao got along exceptionally well, and everyone treated her very well as well and taught her many things. She had a deep respect for these people who shared an unforgettable memory with her
Another matter that weighed heavy on her mind was those who supported Little Ning Xia under the name of Ning Xia"s fans. They made her feel uncomfortable. If Little Ning Xia was someone who genuinely loved acting and wanted to be a successful actress, she would not have cared. However, the person who was crowned Little Ning Xia was none other than Ye Xin, the Young Miss of the Ye family who used money to get ahead. Although she did not spare much thought for this matter in the past, it would be a lie to say she was completely unbothered. She was human after all, not a saint.. Nevertheless, she knew there was nothing she could do about it so she did not dwell on the matter.