Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 417: Are You A Little Angry?

Before 3 pm, the plane landed at Kuncheng Changshui Airport.

Neither Xu Chen nor Xie Bingran had a proper lunch, but fortunately they still ate some fruits and nuts in the first-class cabin.

As soon as I got out of the cabin, I felt a cool and refreshing feeling.

After all, the altitude is much higher, so it is still colder than Shenzhen, but it is also relatively warm and suitable.

As expected of it being called the "City of Spring", the climate is indeed very suitable for living.

Looking up, the sky is clear and blue, with wisps of thin white clouds, which also makes people feel good.

Each of them was carrying a suitcase and a backpack behind them, so they were traveling light.

The two large gift boxes of purple clay tea sets given by Zhou Kai have already been sent out from Pengcheng Airport, so there is no trouble in carrying them.

……

Xu Chen checked his phone to confirm the time and it was still in time.

This year's "China Advertising Festival" is held at the Kuncheng International Convention and Exhibition Center, which is only half an hour's drive from the airport.

The award ceremony of the "Grand Broadcasting Competition" starts at 4 o'clock, so there is still plenty of time.

The two walked towards the exit, and Xu Chen looked through the message that Gu Xinxin had sent earlier.

Includes car rental and hotel booking.

……

……

The pick-up point in the airport parking area.

A local dark and fat uncle wearing a cowboy hat completed the handover procedures with Xu Chen.

Xu Chen rented a white Toyota Prado.

After all, if you are considering self-driving tour in Yunnan Province, there may still be some bumpy national and provincial roads, so it is safer to drive an all-terrain off-road vehicle.

Xu Chen carefully checked the car, especially the safety aspects.

The uncle helped put the luggage into the car first.

When everything was ready, we got in the car and drove towards Kuncheng International Convention and Exhibition Center.

Xie Bingran sat quietly in the passenger seat, holding his cell phone and sending messages.

Xu Chen couldn't help but ask:
"Who to message?"

Xie Bingran: "Su Rong."

"..."

Xie Bingran turned her head to look at Xu Chen and smiled secretly.

"I'll take you to eat mushrooms tonight." Xu Chen said.

"mushroom?"

"Let's have mushroom hotpot in the hotel, it's safer."

"Safety?"

Xu Chen smiled and explained:
"Many mushrooms are poisonous. If they are not properly handled and eaten, they will cause hallucinations."

"Oh."

……

Half an hour later, Kuncheng International Convention and Exhibition Center.

Xu Chen parked the car, thought for a moment and said:

"Or I can take you to the hotel first, so you don't have to follow me around."

Xie Bingran blinked her big eyes: "I want to follow you."

Xu Chen smiled:
"Then put on your hat and mask."

"Oh."

When they got out of the car, they saw the huge sign and fluttering flag of "China Advertising Festival" from afar.

There weren't many people walking around outside the convention and exhibition center, perhaps everyone was inside.

Xu Chen flipped through his phone again and found a "conference participation document" sent by Gu Xinxin.

This conference document was naturally sent by the "Great Wall Advertising Award".

If Xu Chen wants to bring Xie Bingran in, he needs to register for the "Great Wall Award" in the name of Dongchen Advertising.

Following the instructions in the document, the two arrived at the door of Conference Room No. 1.

On the huge background wall, the words "China Advertising Great Wall Award" are written.

Sign in place.

Xu Chen told the staff the name of his company, "Dongchen Advertising".

After checking the registration, the polite staff gave two passes according to the pre-registered information and said:
"The 'Great Wall Award' ceremony will be held tomorrow afternoon.

Today and tomorrow, you can enter all activities and exhibitions related to the China Advertising Festival with your Great Wall Award pass."

Xu Chen glanced at the pass in his hand, and it turned out to be "SVIP".

In the "China Advertising Festival", a series of advertising awards are presented, such as the Great Wall Award, the Yellow River Award, the Public Welfare Award, etc., naturally including the awards of the "College Student Advertising Competition".

The most authoritative and important of these is naturally the "Great Wall Advertising Award".

As the winner of the "Great Wall Award", it is natural for Xu Chen to get an SVIP pass.

The staff added:

"Your specific seats for tomorrow's award ceremony are also on the back of the pass.

Tomorrow at the event, you will go to the designated area and there will be a 'Dongchen Advertising' logo on your seat. "

Xu Chen flipped over his SVIP pass and saw "2nd row VIP area" written on it...

"Okay, thank you!" Xu Chen said with a smile.

Seeing Xu Chen was about to leave, the staff handed him a paper guide for the meeting:

"During these two days, the 'China Advertising Festival' will have many exhibitions and exchange activities, and you two can participate.

In addition, there are dinners arranged by the organizer tonight and tomorrow night, and you two can attend at will with your VIP passes..."

Xu Chen took the meeting instructions and said:

"Thank you! Let's take a look first..."

Having said that, he took Xie Bingran away.

……

After helping Xie Bingran get his ID, Xu Chen sent a message to his senior Zhao Siting:
[Hello, seniors. I have arrived at the Kuncheng International Convention and Exhibition Center. Where should I go to meet you? ]

Xu Chen looked at the time. It was almost four o'clock. The award ceremony of the "Grand Broadcasting Competition" was about to begin, so the timing was just right.

After a while, I received a reply from Zhao Siting:
[Go to the left back door of Conference Room 3. I'll be waiting for you there.]

[OK, got it. I'll be there in about two or three minutes.]

……

……

Conference Room 3.

There is a huge background wall and several X-shaped display stands at the door.

Xu Chen took a quick look and saw several X-shaped display stands with the names of the authoritative guests and judges of this "Grand Advertising Competition" printed on them.

On the huge background wall are the words "The 6th College Student Advertising Competition Award Ceremony".

Below the words, there is a big "Baidu" logo printed.

After a careful look, Xu Chen realized that Baidu was also the title sponsor of the Grand Advertising Contest and the largest financial sponsor.

……

Xu Chen brought Xie Bingran to the left rear door and saw a tall and thin boy wearing glasses standing there.

My first guess is that it is Senior Zhao Siting, who looks like a "three-good student" who listens to his teachers very well.

"Senior Zhao Siting, right? I'm Xu Chen."

Zhao Siting nodded, looked Xu Chen up and down quietly, then handed over a "Daguanjie" pass.

"Let's go! We'll go in through the main gate and we'll need to check our passes."

As Zhao Siting spoke, he looked at Xie Bingran, who was wearing a baseball cap and a mask, with a puzzled look on his face.

Xu Chen said:

"This is my friend, he came here with me."

Zhao Siting:

"He can't enter the venue without a pass."

He frowned slightly, as if he mind a little.

He hesitated again, but still said directly: "After all, this is an activity organized by the college, it is not appropriate to bring anyone in casually.

And you didn’t inform me in advance…”

Xu Chen was speechless.

But he didn't pay much attention to it, turned around and said to Xie Bingran:

"Come on, let's go in."

Zhao Siting was stunned:
“No… you can’t just bring anyone in.

He didn’t have a pass, and the staff wouldn’t let him in.”

Xu Chen: "It's okay, we have another pass."

As he spoke, Xie Bingran reached into his pocket and casually hung the SVIP ID around his neck.

Zhao Siting was stunned for a moment, of course he saw it.

But he frowned again, looking puzzled.

As a college student attending the conference, Zhao Siting had naturally never seen this "SVIP" certificate.

He looked up at the "boy" wearing a hat and a mask again, and couldn't help but become curious about his identity.

Could it be that the person who can get the SVIP pass is a big shot in the advertising industry?
But he doesn’t look very old, and how did he know Xu Chen, a freshman from the university?
Xu Chen ignored Senior Zhao Siting and quickly came to the main entrance of Conference Hall No. 3 with Xie Bingran.

The staff looked at the documents on Xu Chen and Xie Bingran's chests and let them go without saying anything.

Zhao Siting took a breath and quickly followed in.

He was naturally still confused in his heart, but he didn't dare to say anything.

……

After entering the conference room, Xu Chen looked up and saw that almost three-quarters of the seats were occupied and there were a lot of people.

At first glance, you can tell that most of them are students from various universities, with young, immature, excited and curious faces.

Most of those who can come here today are probably award-winning students of the “Advertising Competition”, and they are also considered to be outstanding students majoring in advertising creativity...

On the podium, an old man with gray hair was sharing his thoughts.

Xu Chen listened roughly and heard some pretentious talk about advertising theories, industry trends and so on. He guessed that the speaker was a professor or associate professor of a certain university.

……

Zhao Siting took the two of them and quickly walked to the middle of the front row.

"Just sit here..." Zhao Siting said in a low voice.

Xu Chen responded and sat down next to him.

Turning his head, he saw the "little rich lady" sitting next to him obediently.

Xu Chen turned his head and looked inside again, guessing that this row of students were seniors from the same school.

Sure enough, among them, I saw Zhang Yuchen, the monitor of the junior photography class whom I had met in Doha.

But I don’t recognize any other seniors.

And next to Zhao Siting was the department head Ni Zhi.

Ni Zhi turned to look at Xu Chen, nodded and smiled at him.

Xu Chen also smiled and nodded to greet him...

At this moment, the group of classmates from the same college behind Ni Zhi also turned their heads to look at Xu Chen, and some of them were talking in a low voice.

Most of them were curious because they finally saw the long-awaited winner of the "double national first prize".

Previously, Xu Chen won two "National First Prizes" at the same time, which caused quite a stir in the college and also caused a lot of discussion in the college group.

It is rare to win two national first prizes at the same time, not to mention that he is just a freshman.

……

Zhao Siting turned to look at Xu Chen, as if he had something to say, looking hesitant.

Xu Chen noticed that the other party was hesitant to speak, and smiled as he waited for him to speak.

Zhao Siting came over and whispered:
"Student Xu Chen, there is something I need to tell you..."

Xu Chen: "Senior, please speak."

Zhao Siting: "Because you didn't come this morning, Dean Lin asked about it, so I could only tell him the truth.

Dean Lin is afraid that you won't be able to make it to the award ceremony later, so he has arranged for another student to receive the award on your behalf."

"..."

Xu Chen thought to himself, “So that’s how it is.”

No wonder when Xu Chen sent a message to Zhao Siting at the airport, he replied saying "no rush", it turned out that he had already arranged for someone else to receive the award on his behalf.

Xu Chen didn't really care, but still asked with a smile:

"But I'm here now, can I go up and receive the award myself?"

Zhao Siting frowned, seeming a little embarrassed.

Xu Chen looked puzzled and wondered what was so difficult about this?
Zhao Siting:

"Dean Lin, because you didn't come in the morning and were late in the afternoon...

I am a little angry.”

"..."

Xu Chen was speechless.

It seems that the legend is true. Dean Lin Ruyang has a strange temper.

He himself is an "artist" by birth, so it seems normal for him to have a bit of a "tsundere" bad temper.

Xu Chen smiled and just said:
"I'm fine with it. It's okay."

Zhao Siting seemed to be "relieved" and whispered:
"Thank you for your understanding...

Dean Lin is sitting in the front guest seat now, so I can’t go over to ask for instructions…”

Xu Chen didn't say anything else, just smiled and nodded.

Unexpectedly, the department head Ni Zhi, who was standing nearby, seemed to have heard what was said.

He came closer and whispered:

"Let Xu Chen go up and receive the award himself later. What's so difficult about it?
Xu Chen earned the award himself, and now that he has come here, he will definitely go up to receive it himself."

Zhao Siting curled his lips, showing a hint of embarrassment.

Ni Zhi: "Don't worry about Dean Lin. If he asks you, just tell him I arranged it."

Zhao Siting scratched his head, but still nodded obediently in response.

……

……

On the rostrum, the guest professor finished his sharing and there was applause.

The host walked onto the stage and gave a transitional speech of thanks.

"Thank you Professor Liu for your wonderful sharing. I think all the students here have gained a lot..."

"Next, it's the most important part of the night.

The 6th National College Student Advertising Festival, Award Ceremony! "

Then there was a round of roar of applause.

Most of the students who came to the scene must be college students who have been shortlisted for the first, second and third prizes.

As the awards ceremony is about to begin, it is natural to cannot hide one’s excitement and anticipation.

As the applause died down, the host continued:
"Next, I am honored to introduce the important guest who is here today and will be the award presenter tonight..."

Xu Chen listened for a while and found that the guests included several famous advertising professors from universities and several executives from sponsoring brands, such as Baidu and Gao Gujie.

In addition, there is a leader from the Advertising Association and a leader from the local cultural department in Kuncheng...

Among the university professors, Dean Lin Ruyang of Tonghai University was naturally introduced.

In addition, there is the chairman of the jury of this year's "Daguang Competition", Professor Jin Changhai from Xiamen University.

In fact, Xu Chen’s winning of the “National First Prize” in the graphic design category was closely related to Professor Jin Changhai.

At the beginning, Xu Chen specifically studied the list of judges and naturally saw the chairman of the judges, Jin Changhai.

I also specifically studied Professor Jin Changhai's advertising creation concepts, and then created the "Bite Your Teeth" series of advertisements for Gaogujie toothpaste.

That advertisement could be said to be "catering to his taste" and was specially tailored for this "chairman of the jury".

The final result was exactly as Xu Chen expected, that set of manuscripts did win the award.

But winning the "National First Prize" was still somewhat beyond Xu Chen's expectations.

……

(End of this chapter)