Chapter 251: Leon's Wit: Wei Jin Becomes a Father

The promotional press conference for *Inception* was officially held at the China Film Group Great Hall.

Early in the morning, a large number of media reporters had already gathered outside China Film Group.

At 8:30, media reporters, industry film and television companies, and celebrity artists began to enter one after another.

The interior of the hall was perfectly decorated, with promotional posters for *Inception* visible everywhere.

When the cast and crew appeared on stage, the scene erupted in enthusiastic applause; even the celebrity artists present were somewhat excited.

It was truly because the few people on stage were genuinely famous worldwide, and many stars were fans of one or another among them.

After the host introduced the cast and crew, the media began to ask questions; at first, they were all trivial or formulaic questions.

Finally, it was a certain reporter's turn, and he threw the topic to Leonardo.

"May I ask, what do you think of Crystal's acting skills?"

"Hmm, among young actresses, she is quite good. I look forward to collaborating with her again."

"May I ask, you previously helped promote *Lucy*, do you know Jing Tian?"

"? Are you talking about Sally? I know her. Her songs are very popular in North America. After *Lucy*, she became even more famous."

Leonardo already had a bad premonition; Wei Jin seemed to play even wilder than him.

"Then may I ask, between Sally and Crystal, which of the two do you think more highly of?"

As soon as the reporter's words came out, the scene boiled over. Where on earth did this god-tier reporter come from? This was going to be big news.

Leonardo was already complaining internally; no wonder Wei Jin hid in North America, Huaxia reporters were truly difficult to deal with.

"I think there is no need to rank actors. Who do you think is the number one in Europe between Sophie Marceau and Monica Bellucci, who are by my side?"

Leonardo couldn't help but praise himself for his wit. If Wei Jin didn't give him a good script this time, it would be inexcusable.

"Sally and Crystal are both very excellent and hardworking young actresses. Hollywood welcomes them. Thank you."

Leon's wit made Han Sanping heave a sigh of relief. He had already instructed the staff to pay attention to the reporters' questions at all times and cut off any that were inappropriate.

During the subsequent interview session, there were finally no more slip-ups. Overall, this promotional press conference was a great success.

Han Sanping and Liu Yifei were already looking forward to the day the film would be released. —— Domestic, a residential compound in Shaanbei.

After more than half a year, stepping onto this familiar land again, Zhu Wei felt somewhat emotional.

But thinking of the task Wei Jin had entrusted to him, he felt a bit uneasy.

Walking into the stairwell with heavy steps, and with a nervous heart, Zhu Wei knocked on the door.

"Little Zhu, why did you come over?"

Wei Xingbang welcomed Zhu Wei into the house and asked with some surprise.

"That, Uncle Wei, um, that..."

Zhu Wei, a strong and sturdy veteran in his thirties, didn't know how to speak at this moment.

"Stop hemming and hawing. What is it? Is there something wrong with Little Jin?"

"Um, President Wei asked me to come and pick you and Uncle Wei up..."

The honest and simple Zhu Wei decided to use a Q&A method to complete his task.

"Go where? Is he not planning to come back this year again? But it's still early for the New Year."

Wei Xingbang was not very surprised; his son had already said several times that he wanted them to go to Beijing together for the New Year.

"To North America."

"What? Why go there?"

"To see your grandson or granddaughter..."

"Pfft—what? Say that again? I'm going to be a grandfather? What exactly is going on?"

Under Wei Xingbang's barrage of questions, Zhu Wei finally explained the whole story.

At this moment, a complex expression appeared on Wei Xingbang's face, containing joy, anger, relief, shame, and so on.

"What a sin..." —— North America, outside the delivery room of the Mayo Clinic, Wei Jin was pacing back and forth in the corridor anxiously.

It was already somewhat cold in North America in mid-November, but at this moment, a fine layer of sweat appeared on Wei Jin's forehead.

The hospital had originally arranged a private lounge for family members to rest and wait, but by this time, everyone was clearly unable to sit still and had all run outside the delivery room to wait.

Besides Wei Jin, those gathered here included Wei Xingbang, Wei Anguo, Ceng Li's father, Ceng Li's mother, Wang Zixuan, and others.

"Alright, you brat, stop walking back and forth; you're making everyone nervous."

Wei Xingbang spoke up. He had already vented his anger over the past two days, and now, seeing Wei Jin's nervousness for Ceng Li and the child, he felt that although this scoundrel was a playboy, he still had a sense of responsibility.

"When the nurse asked you to go in to accompany the birth earlier, why didn't you go in?"

Wei Jin stopped his nervous pacing. Inside the delivery room, Li Jie's faint cries were still continuing.

Taking a long breath, facing his father's question, Wei Jin answered sheepishly: "I... I was nervous too..."

Having lived two lives, this was the first time Wei Jin was going to be a father. He had also read a lot of information online; some said it would be better to accompany the mother, while others said that seeing a woman give birth would leave a shadow and lead to marital problems. Anyway, there were all kinds of answers, and they all sounded damn reasonable.

Wei Jin felt it was better to wait outside; what if he went in and caused trouble? The nervousness at this moment came more from the exhaustion of waiting for more than ten hours.

"Alright, Little Jin, having a baby is just like this; everything has a process."

The one speaking was Wei Anguo. His mood had calmed down over the past few days. The matter was a foregone conclusion, and saying anything more was meaningless. Plus, after spending a few days together, he was also very satisfied with this gentle niece-in-law, Ceng Li.

However, seeing the mother-in-law with an unkind expression on the side, he felt it was necessary to give this scoundrel nephew a warning.

"You know you're nervous now? If you ever dare to treat Li Zi badly in the future, don't look at your uncle as old; I still have the strength to break your legs."

"Uncle, Dad, Uncle Ceng, Auntie, please rest assured, I will definitely take good care of Li Jie and the child, and will never let them suffer the slightest grievance..."

Wei Jin's words were somewhat cunning; he couldn't promise anything more.

Even so, Ceng Li's mother's expression looked much better. She did not approve of her daughter's choice, but since things had reached this point, she could only hope that Wei Jin would treat the two of them well.

Seeing that anxious waiting could not serve any purpose, Wei Jin sat down and rested his head on his hands.

Regarding the matter of having both families come over, Wei Jin had considered it for a long time. Although he might face scolding and accusations, he couldn't keep it hidden forever. At the moment of the child's birth, the elders should know.

With his thoughts flying through his mind, Wei Jin felt time passing so slowly, so he looked up and asked the Assistant.

"Zixuan, how long has Li Jie been in the delivery room?"

Wang Zixuan quickly raised her wrist to check her watch and replied:

"Just one hour."

"Only one hour?"

Wang Zixuan looked at her boss, who was muttering to himself; only at this moment did Wei Jin act like a 26-year-old man.

In fact, Wang Zixuan felt that Wei Jin had already done well enough; although he didn't go inside at the very end, he had been inseparable from her during those dozen or so hours in the labor room.

Time passed second by second; Wei Jin really wanted to go out for a smoke, but he was afraid of missing the child's birth, so he forced himself to endure it.

At this moment, the corridor was terrifyingly quiet. Wei Jin felt as if he could hear his own heartbeat, as well as the faint cries of Li Jie. For some reason, he suddenly calmed down entirely. At some point, the door to the delivery room suddenly opened, accompanied by the loud, clear cry of an infant.

At this moment, the quiet corridor seemed to come alive instantly. Wei Jin leaped up and sprinted to the door. "Sir, congratulations, mother and daughter are safe and sound, you have a child!"

Looking at the white female nurse before him, Wei Jin felt she was so lovely.

"Thank you, can I go in and see them now?"

Wei Jin's tone was somewhat urgent; he couldn't wait to see the child's mother and the child who shared his own blood.

But the nurse blocked his path and stopped him.

"Sir, please don't be anxious. The doctor is doing the final cleaning. In a few minutes at most, you will be able to see them." —— "Li Jie, you've worked hard!"

Wei Jin half-knelt by the bed, holding one of Ceng Li's somewhat cold hands in his, while using his other hand to brush back the hair stuck to her face by sweat, saying with some heartache.

"Mm."

Ceng Li was slightly exhausted, but her eyes were filled with a look of happiness.

"Xiao Jin, is the baby alright?"

"Mm, very healthy."

A curve appeared at the corner of Wei Jin's mouth as he turned to look at his father, who was holding the little baby.

At this time, the other elders and the Assistant were all surrounding the little baby, beaming with joy.

"Dad, let Li Jie see the baby."

"Coming."

Wei Xingbang said this as he carefully handed the swaddled infant to Wei Jin, then turned his head to look at Ceng Li.

"Lizi, you've worked hard."

"Uncle Wei, it wasn't hard, I am very happy."

After Ceng Li replied, her attention was entirely focused on the child.

"Li Jie, look, this is our child."

Wei Jin held the child close to show Ceng Li, who was lying on her back; the latter stared at her child without blinking.

The child had just been born and looked a bit ugly, all wrinkled, but Ceng Li's eyes were full of Amour. Who would ever think their own child is ugly?

Moreover, Ceng Li believed that with her and Wei Jin's genes, this child would definitely be a great beauty in the future; she just didn't know which little rascal would end up with her.

"Look, these big eyes, don't they look quite like yours?"

The little one was currently sucking on their own finger, ignorantly observing the blurry world before them. Seeming to sense some vibration, they suddenly let out a loud cry.

Hearing the child's cry, Ceng Li immediately took the swaddle and began to comfort them.

"Baby be good, don't cry, Mommy is here."

It truly seemed to be the bond between mother and daughter; feeling the mother's presence, or perhaps smelling the mother's scent, the crying baby immediately quieted down. —— On November 18, Shanhe Media's official Weibo released an announcement.

"We welcome our colleagues from the former Zhouyi to join Shanhe Media; congratulations to Ms. Jiang Xuerou for taking on the position of Director of the Group's Television Production Department."

Once the news broke, the film and television circle was shaken; countless industry practitioners felt it was unreal.

That was Zhouyi; the Zhouyi that had produced countless classic television dramas and existed for over a decade, just like that, swallowed up by Shanhe Media?

Following this came worry. Shanhe Media's ability to produce hit shows was very strong, but limited by its scale, it only produced about two or three works a year. Now that it had swallowed Zhouyi, how many would it output in the future? The one who felt this most deeply was Miss Cai of Tangren; back then, Zhouyi and Tangren were known as the two poles of domestic costume dramas.

Zhouyi had fallen today; how long could Tangren hold on? One must know that the development models of the two were almost identical, except that she had a Hong Kong Circle background and could obtain financial support.

"Could it be that this fellow Wei Jin is also eyeing Tangren? No, I must have Shishi go and sound him out." —— North America, Beverly Hills.

In the garden, Wei Jin was accompanying Ceng Li for a walk. A heavy rain last night had increased the humidity in the air quite a bit, and mixed with the fragrance of the soil, it had a unique charm.

The smooth birth of the child had finally put the major matter that had been weighing on Wei Jin's heart to rest. Over these past few days, he felt his whole person was much more relaxed; of course, there were also the complex feelings of being a new father.

Although his emotions were somewhat complex, there was more excitement and happiness. Having lived two lives, he finally had a child, which also made him feel that he had roots in this world and was no longer a duckweed.

Time had already reached late November. After many days of recovery, Ceng Li looked to be in excellent spirits.

The two walked slowly and casually, chatting in gentle voices. Li Jie would laugh softly from time to time; it was clear that after becoming a mother, Ceng Li had become increasingly gentle and moving.

Wei Jin looked at Li Jie in this moment, scenes from the past surfacing in his mind, and he gently pulled Li Jie into his arms.

"Li Jie, it's so good to have you."

With a "puchi" sound, Ceng Li laughed.

"What's wrong? What's so funny?"

Wei Jin was somewhat puzzled, his arms wrapped around Ceng Li's slightly plump waist.

"Nothing, it's just that I feel you've been a bit different lately, and your words are a bit cheesy."

Ceng Li raised her head, looking at Wei Jin with eyes full of Amour.

"Do you know? All these years, I've always felt you weren't like a young person; you always seemed so mature, with everything under control."

"Is that not good?" Wei Jin asked, somewhat confused.

"It's not that it's not good, it's just that it always makes people overlook that you are only 26 years old, until this matter of having a child..."

Ceng Li still had a smile on her face, seemingly recalling the scenes of meeting, knowing, and loving Wei Jin.

"Only in this matter did you act like a novice, which actually makes me feel much more at ease; otherwise, I always felt like you might be some thousand-year-old demon, hehe."

"Li Jie, if I really were a shapeshifting demon wandering the world, what would you do?"

Wei Jin certainly knew his own situation; although it wasn't that terrifying, if he were to truly speak it out, the shock it brought to others might not be any less. He was very fortunate that he had hidden it quite well all these years; if not for their long time spent together, Ceng Li would likely not have had such a feeling.

"What else could I do? Follow the chicken if I marry a chicken, follow the dog if I marry a dog."

With the sustenance of her child, Ceng Li was full of vitality, and at this moment, she was even acting a bit playful.

"Oh, so you actually look down on me as a chicken or a dog? Li Jie, I'm going to punish you."

As Wei Jin spoke, he kissed Ceng Li's fragrant lips, and his hands also began to mischievously scale the peaks.

"Mmph."

Ceng Li seemed to feel Wei Jin's passion; she stretched out her arms to wrap them around the man's neck and began to respond enthusiastically.

After a long while, their lips parted, and the two looked into each other's eyes, both able to feel the affection between them.

"Xiao Jin, you should go back."

News from the country had been coming in from time to time these days, and Ceng Li did not want to become an obstacle to the man's career.

"Mm, Li Jie, take good care of yourself and the child; I will be back very soon."

Wei Jin had also rested long enough, and there were some matters waiting for him to handle; besides, now that there was a private jet, traveling back and forth was very convenient.

"Let's go, let's go see our Dudu."

"Oh my, I really don't know what you were thinking; that name is just too casual."

"Li Jie, it's just a nickname. When the child is a bit older, we'll have his grandfather think of a more resounding one."

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