The longed-for village system

Chapter 252 Huang Bo and Zhang Yixin
The next morning, after having breakfast prepared by the hotel, Chen Qing went directly to the venue. He stayed at the venue all day and did not return to the hotel until 10 p.m. when he finished the rehearsal and returned to the hotel.

"Where's Shishi? Did she go back?" Chen Qing asked Zhao Xiaogu when he returned to his room and didn't see Liu Shishi.

"Yeah! It's rare to have a few days off, so I naturally went home to spend time with my parents. But we also visited quite a few places today. How are you doing, Brother Chen? Are the rehearsals going smoothly? The performance is tomorrow."

Compared to herself, Zhao Xiaogu was more concerned about Chen Qing's situation, after all, Brother Chen was participating in the National Day celebrations this time, which was no ordinary event.

"Yes! Everything went smoothly. Tomorrow, will you watch from the hotel or go to the venue? I have a spot that I can arrange for you to enter the venue."

Zhao Xiaogu hesitated for a moment, but finally shook her head and refused, "I still won't go tomorrow. Let's watch the live broadcast on TV with Shishi at the hotel! We'll cheer for you, my husband."

Of course she wants to go, but things are different now. She's pregnant and has to be careful. After all, she's not an invited guest and her seat isn't in the front. And her status is a bit special, so it's better to be cautious.

Chen Qing understood Zhao Xiaogu's consideration, nodded, took the clothes from Zhao Xiaogu's hands, and went into the bathroom.

The following day, October 1st, Beijing was packed with people. Countless people came to Tiananmen Square to watch the live performance, while Chen Qing and others were at the venue preparing for the afternoon's performance.

At 1 p.m., everyone gathered at the main venue to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The performance officially began under the enthusiastic hosting of the hosts Dong Qing, Zhu Xun, and Safan Sai.

This time, Chen Qing's performance was scheduled in the middle, but Chen Qing didn't care. Anyway, he couldn't leave early after the performance, so the position didn't matter to him.

In the lounge, Chen Qing watched the live TV broadcast and chatted with Zhao Xiaogu. The other performers in the lounge did not disturb him.

"Aren't you going up and say hello to Brother Chen? You could get acquainted with him and maybe even get a song invitation later!"

Why aren't you going?

"I dare not!"

"I don't dare either."

Two young men from the group were whispering to each other in a corner. They both wanted to go up and greet Chen Qing, but seeing Chen Qing looking down at his phone with a serious expression, they said they didn't dare to go up.

Chen Qing couldn't hear their hushed conversations. After all, the lounge was quite large and there were many other people besides them, but Chen Qing didn't recognize many of them.

"Good afternoon, everyone." The door to the lounge was pushed open, and a man looked around the room before smiling as he walked in when he saw Chen Qing. "Brother Chen, I've finally found you! I've been looking for you for ages!"

"Brother Yixin, it's been a long time. When is your show scheduled?"

Upon seeing the newcomers, Chen Qing smiled and stood up to greet them. He knew that Zhang Yixin and Huang Bo were there this time, but they had just missed each other these past two days.

"Not yet! Bo-ge and I are among the last to perform, so we came to find you. However, Bo-ge met some friends on the way and will be arriving a little later. I'll send Bo-ge a message first to let him know where you are." Upon receiving Zhang Yixin's message, Huang Bo quickly arrived at Chen Qing's dressing room. Upon seeing Chen Qing, he immediately went up and hugged her. The warmth he showed made it clear to everyone that the two had a special relationship.

If the person who came to Zhang Yixin's room earlier was just returning a polite greeting, then the person who came to Huang Bo's room was exceptionally enthusiastic, after all, Huang Bo is a movie star, and his status and position are much higher than Zhang Yixin's.

Huang Bo greeted everyone around him briefly, and then asked Chen Qing the same question Zhang Yixin had asked him earlier, "Xiao Chen, what number was your performance scheduled for?"

"My performance has been scheduled for a middle spot, and it'll be a while!"

The fourth performance is now taking place on stage. There are more than forty programs in the entire show, and he still has to wait for at least seventeen or eighteen more before it's his turn to go on stage.

Huang Bo was slightly taken aback when he heard Chen Qing mention the order of precedence. He thought Chen Qing would be placed in a front or back position, but he didn't expect him to be placed in the middle. What was Chen Yimou planning?
If he hadn't known that Chen Yimou had a good impression of Chen Qing and wanted to cooperate with him, he would have really thought that Chen Yimou was targeting Chen Qing.

With Chen Qing's abilities, it wouldn't be a problem to arrange him among the opening acts or as the finale. No one would think that Chen Qing is not qualified, after all, he is the only one in the entertainment industry to be repeatedly praised by name.

Of course, he couldn't say what he really thought, so he just said something polite: "The middle position is good! There's less pressure, and I can watch the live stream in peace in the lounge."

"Yeah! By the way, Brother Chen, is this a new song you're singing? What kind of song is it? An inspirational song? A patriotic song? Or some other genre?"

More than the order of the performances, Zhang Yixin wanted to know what songs Chen Qing would be performing this time, and whether she had written any new songs. That was what he was really interested in.

"It's a new song, and the style is patriotic. However, the overall arrangement is pop. You can listen to it and see for yourself. I think it's pretty good."

"Really? Then I'll have to listen carefully."

Zhang Yixin's eyes lit up when she heard Chen Qing's words. A song that Brother Chen said was good must be very good, which was the consensus of all of them.

The three chatted for a bit and then went out. After all, the dressing room was crowded and noisy, and since their show was in the later stages and they still had plenty of time, the three went to visit other rooms. Of course, Huang Bo mainly took Chen Qing and Zhang Yixin to get to know the other seniors.

With Huang Bo leading the way, the two naturally got to know many seniors. In addition, Chen Qing and Zhang Yixin themselves had great popularity and strength, so the two also received high recognition and praise from these seniors. After going around, the two had more than a dozen seniors' phone numbers in their phones.

"These senior artists, Xiao Chen, are all highly respected and virtuous veterans. They are all worth getting to know. Although you don't want to leave the village, knowing them won't do you or Xiao Gu any harm. With their protection, Xiao Gu will have an easy time in this industry. Of course, with your abilities, you are fully capable of protecting Xiao Gu as well. But who can have too many good friends!"

Huang Bo knew Chen Qing's personality; he certainly wouldn't want to associate with this kind of person. Therefore, the artists he introduced were all veteran artists with impeccable character.

Chen Qing naturally understood Huang Bo's good intentions and nodded in response, "Brother Bo, I know. I know a little about these veteran artists. They are all very good people. I have great respect and admiration for the older generation."

Unlike the various demons and monsters that exist today, these older generation artists all made their way through their own hard work and talent. They are people worth getting to know.

(End of this chapter)