Chapter 1139: *The Legend of the White Snake*, Crashing a Red Carpet?

"International Zhang is worthy of being International Zhang. Her belly looks like it's about to give birth, right? She actually ran to walk the red carpet and attend the awards ceremony!"

"Hmm, I heard it's been eight months. Walking on the closing ceremony red carpet of the Golden Rooster Awards with an eight-month-old belly and participating in the awards ceremony party for the whole time, just tell me if this traffic is big or not?"

All the media lenses this afternoon and evening will definitely focus on her, and the hot searches in the next few days will definitely not be missed."

At 3:00 p. m. sharp, the industry's massive troops had already arrived at the Strait Grand Theater one after another, and many people had even arrived.

And Lin Nan and Ning Hao had just landed at Gaoqi International Airport and were passing through the exit passage; the two were chatting while walking, and what they were teasing was Zhang Ziyi.

Her Weibo post, where she publicly posted photos and captioned it "Meeting at the awards party," had already hit the headlines, and the heat was really not small.

"I'm also impressed by her, feeling like she's fighting for exposure every moment, not letting go of any opportunity and existing 'advantages', isn't she tired?" Ning Hao shook his head speechlessly.

"Of course she's tired, but having reached her position, she can only bite the bullet and continue moving forward. Otherwise, once she falls, it will truly be a disaster." Lin Nan couldn't help but joke.

"Lin Dao, Director Ning, Chairman Wang and Li Zong arranged for us to pick you two up." Three people ran to Lin Nan and Ning Hao with smiles on their faces, greeting them in a low voice.

"Okay, let's go." Lin Nan had some impression of the leader of the team; it seemed to be someone from Enlighten's logistics department.

"How long does it take from the airport to the red carpet scene?" Ning Hao followed Lin Nan's side leisurely, asking the Enlighten person.

"Director Ning, we can be there in about half an hour."

Hearing this answer, Ning Hao's eyes lit up instantly, "Lin Nan, our flight seems to be at 6:15, right?"

"Hmm, that's right. What's the matter?" Sitting in the back seat of the business car and adjusting the angle of the chair, Lin Nan lay down comfortably.

"I saw that Chaoshan beef hot pot restaurant in the airport looks good, we can have a meal in a while, anyway, there is definitely enough time."

When Ning Hao said this, Lin Nan really felt a bit hungry; he smacked his lips and agreed with a smile: "Okay, then let's strive to eat at the airport in an hour and a half, haha."

At this time, the Enlighten employee in the passenger seat almost dropped his chin, feeling shocked in his heart:

Eat hot pot in an hour and a half? The red carpet doesn't start until 4:00, and they have to eat at the airport at 4:30, so are they walking the red carpet or not? A flight shortly after 6:00? This is definitely not attending the awards ceremony!

On the other side, outside the Strait Grand Theater.

The blue scenery of the sea and sky reflecting each other was also the background for the sea of people at the red carpet scene.

Almost everyone in the industry and the media was 100% sure that this year's Golden Rooster Awards red carpet and awards ceremony was absolutely the grandest one in history, with none to compare.

"With so many crews and celebrity stars, no wonder the red carpet had to be moved up to start at 4:00.

If it wasn't moved up, as long as there was a slight deviation in the first half and time was dragged, the subsequent segments would all be miserable."

In the waiting area, the dense crowd made Han Jia's eyes hurt a bit, and the noisy laughter around and the tsunami-like cheers of the fan groups outside made her brain hurt even more.

Just because the organizing committee issued a special notice, all crews and guests had set off and arrived early, and then waited. They still had to wait at least half an hour.

"Changchang, what exactly is going on over there? How come I saw Lei Jiayin and Zhang Yi also crowding over?"

Seeing Shu Chang leading her assistant moving back from the chaotic crowd in the distance, Han Jia, who was sitting in a chair, asked immediately. She really didn't have the mood to squeeze over to watch the fun just now, just waiting for Shu Chang to come back and tell her.

"You want to watch the fun that much?" Shu Chang rolled her eyes speechlessly, then said in a low voice: "Reba lost an earring, she didn't even know when it fell off herself."

Hearing this, Han Jia immediately became energetic, "Borrowed from the brand?"

"Nonsense, it must have been borrowed from the brand, could it be bought?"

"Forget it, a careless person, it must not be found. Wait to pay for it, or buy it, anyway, it's not too expensive for her."

With a touch of her upper lip to her lower lip, Han Jia said it quite lightly, while playfully glancing at the earrings on Shu Chang's ears.

"You really know how to talk sarcastically, I'll pass your words to them one by one later..."

"Don't be like that. What's our relationship? There's no need to be so ruthless, right? Hehe." Not failing to live up to being from Sichuan, the young classmate Han Jia changed her face in an instant, smilingly hooking her arm through Shu Chang's.

"Stop messing around. Where is Lin Nan? Hasn't he arrived yet?" Just then, Han Sanping walked over in a hurry, his tone a bit cold, asking in a low voice.

He had already called Lin Nan just now, but it was in a powered-off state, which gave him a bad premonition.

Mainly because the leaders were all there, and if Lin Nan suddenly stood them up in this situation, it would be an accident.

"Didn't he board the plane at noon? What else could go wrong?" Han Jia and Shu Chang instantly restrained their laughter, and their expressions became serious.

"If it were someone else, I definitely wouldn't worry. But Lin Nan... how many times has he caused trouble?" Han Sanye cursed with a heavy heart, then turned his head to look into the distance.

Following Han Sanye's gaze, Han Jia and Shu Chang also looked over and saw Ren, La, Fu, and others, and the leaders from the bureau... okay, can't get involved.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the scenery here is indeed beautiful, no wonder it was chosen here this year. By the way, are you sure it's okay for our phones to be in flight mode like this?"

The business car that originally went to pick them up was the only one left running—circling the road outside the Strait Grand Theater, just not going to the red carpet side.

That's right, Lin Nan and Ning Hao were looking at the scenery in the car. It's just that the Enlighten employee in the passenger seat was a bit anxious, constantly sending messages to Li Xiaoping.

"Do you want to keep answering calls? Keep being asked if you've arrived, why haven't you arrived yet? Or do you want to be surrounded by a group of people chattering and flattering? Or smile for dozens of minutes, making your facial muscles stiff?" Lin Nan replied to Ning Hao with a smile while recording outside the car window.

"Then forget it. I have a deep understanding of the state of lying flat with no desires now. When I don't have to deal with these social activities in the circle, my body and mind are as comfortable as can be." While speaking, Ning Hao also took out his phone. Since he was already here, he would learn from Lin Nan, take a photo and send it back, just as reporting to his own wife.

"Lin Dao, Director Ning, it's already 3:50." The person in the passenger seat turned his body, turned his head, and reminded with a smile. He was too difficult, he had to send these two big shots to the airport later.

"Then let's go. Go see who is more convenient, can swap the red carpet order with us or let us crash a red carpet? I'm in a hurry to go back to hold my daughter, she's so fragrant!" Lin Nan couldn't help but laugh. The first sentence was a reply to the passenger seat, and the latter was said to Ning Hao.

"You're overthinking it, who dares to swap the order with us? At most, it's just shifting the red carpet order backward... Also, I found that you have a tendency to be a daughter slave, this is not good!"

Lin Nan and Ning Hao, who appeared right on time, were truly incredibly eye-catching, especially with their rather casual attire, which made them stand out even more.

Therefore, in just a brief moment, the greetings in the waiting area became so numerous they could drown a person.

But without exception, no one mentioned to Lin Nan or Ning Hao the question of why they had arrived only at this moment. Clearly, none of them were fools.

"You two are truly something else! When Director Li told me, I almost died laughing." Wang Changtian walked up, patted Lin Nan and Ning Hao on the shoulders, his tone filled with thick mockery.

"There's no help for it. Who told us we didn't want to come from the very beginning, but we couldn't not come this year. Of course, we didn't come for the Golden Rooster, but for a stance." Lin Nan answered helplessly, and Ning Hao nodded along.

As they were speaking, the voice of the red carpet host came from outside. The sound system was good, the voice was very clear; the red carpet was about to begin.

"Fine, you have your reasons, I won't get involved." Wang Changtian smiled and took two steps back, just like that watching Lin Nan and Ning Hao go their separate ways.

The former walked toward the group of film crews and artists ranked at the very front of the waiting area, while the latter walked toward the few staff members guarding the exit of the waiting area.

"Brother?" Shu Chang called out, casting a "Are you sure?" look.

And Lin Nan smiled and nodded, greeting: "Come directly to the house after getting off the plane tomorrow morning; we're planning to have dumplings for lunch."

"Mm-hmm, no problem."

"And me, and me..." Han Jia interrupted noisily.

Quite a few people were staring at Lin Nan, watching the great Lin Dao walk straight toward a group of unknown film crews and second- or third-tier artists.

Han Sanping, Ren Zhonglun, and others frowned even more slightly, having a bad premonition.

And the most "uncomfortable" people at the scene were definitely Wang Changtian, Xu Zheng, and Dong Ping's group; they turned their heads one after another, not looking at Lin Nan and Ning Hao; because they could roughly guess the two's next move, and were afraid they wouldn't be able to help laughing out loud if they saw it.

"The Legend of the White Snake?"

"Lin Dao, this is an opera film of ours, and also our country's first 4K panoramic sound Cantonese opera film; it is also in an ink-wash style."

Seeing Lin Nan stop in front of the film crew and read the film title on the poster, the person from the Zhujiang Film Group leading the team immediately smiled and introduced it. It was obvious that this was a film produced by a state-owned enterprise.

"It does look quite good. When it's released, I can help shout a few words of support."

"Then our entire crew has to say thank you to Lin Dao in advance, hahaha..."

"There is one more thing, I want to hitch a ride on the red carpet with Director Ning Hao, I wonder if it's convenient? We are a bit pressed for time." Lin Nan got straight to the point and asked with a smile, which also surprised the entire crew.

"Of course you can, we couldn't ask for more, couldn't ask for more..." It could be seen that the people from the Zhujiang Film Group were smiling very sincerely, because this was also a form of promotion.

Hearing this, Lin Nan immediately gave an OK gesture to Ning Hao, who was seven or eight meters away, and the latter also waved his hand.

And looking at the staff member beside Ning Hao, at this moment, they had an expression of wanting to cry but having no tears, as if they had suffered some great grievance.

Unlike the more noisy areas of other blockbusters, this part of the waiting area exit suddenly became much quieter, and many people were intentionally or unintentionally glancing at Lin Nan and Ning Hao... Sure enough, great directors have the confidence to make a fuss!