A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 343 Lantern Festival Gala Rehearsal

Not long after Chen Jinnian went to South Africa, Wang Yidi received a call from Liu Tingting, informing her of the invitation from the CCTV program team.

Originally she didn't want to go because the CCTV program was too stressful and she just wanted to stay at home and accompany her grandmother.

But if she doesn't go, "Misplaced Time and Space" will still be taken away and given to someone else to sing. For such a large-scale evening party, it is difficult for an individual to have the power to refuse to confirm what program will be performed.

At the same time, Wang Yidi's grandmother also wanted to see her granddaughter on the show, so under the influence of many factors, Wang Yidi accepted the invitation of the show and returned to Beijing alone.

Chen Jinnian is not in the country, so Wang Qing needs to stay in Shenzhen to take care of her grandmother, but that doesn't mean Wang Yidi has no relatives in Beijing. On the contrary, almost the entire Chen family has come together to accompany Wang Yidi through multiple rounds of rehearsals.

After completing the final rehearsal, Wang Yidi and Yang Hongji walked off the stage and into the backstage.

"There's nothing wrong with your singing, it's just that you were too nervous. Your voice is still a little tight. It would be better if you relaxed a little. But even so, the performance was still very good."

Yang Hongji said encouragingly, wanting to relieve her of her psychological burden.

"I'm still afraid of making mistakes. Seeing everyone looking at me, I can't control my nervousness. I'm afraid I'll mess up the performance." Wang Yidi said, pinching the corner of his clothes.

"It doesn't matter. The Lantern Festival Gala is recorded and broadcast. Even if there are mistakes, there's plenty of time to modify and adjust them, or even replace them. You don't need to worry too much. Just perform well on the 14th night of the first lunar month."

"Yeah, I will."

After saying goodbye to Yang Hongji, Wang Yidi returned to the dressing room and queued up to change into her performance clothes. Although all the guests attending the party were stars, there were still different levels among the stars.

There are not many dressing rooms backstage. Big-name stars can have a dressing room to themselves, while those with lower status share one with three or four people. As for those like Wang Yidi, who are just slightly famous, they have to squeeze into one with seven or eight people.

But what's even worse is that most of the backup dancers are unknown. No one cares where they put on makeup. They can do it in the corridor, the rest area, the bathroom, anywhere. When they need to rehearse, they just find an open space and sit on the ground to rest when they are tired.

Wang Yidi hurriedly changed into her performance clothes and left with her luggage bag without removing her makeup. After verifying her identity with the staff, she walked out of the backstage of the performance. Su Ying, who had been waiting for her, quickly put the down jacket she was holding on her.

"Didi, everything went well."

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just a little nervous."

"It's normal to be nervous." Su Ying took the luggage bag from Wang Yidi's hand and took her arm. "Come on, let's go eat first, and you can have a good chat with your classmates."

"Yeah." Wang Yidi nodded obediently.

Everyone has time tonight, so Chen Jinnian's family, Ji Yangyang's family, Fang Yifan's family, and Qiao Yingzi's family all get together for a meal. Last year, everyone celebrated New Year's Eve together. This year, they can't get together, but they can still find time to get together after the New Year.

The station's parking lot was filled with all kinds of RVs and luxury cars. The two walked for a while before finding the V-Class that was idling.

Su Ying looked around and saw that there was no one in the driver's seat, so she opened the rear sliding door and saw Chen Ming hiding in the back seat, holding his daughter and browsing his phone.

"How many times have I told you not to let Xuanyue look at her phone? She's so young. If she becomes nearsighted in the future, you'll be responsible."

Knowing that he was in the wrong, Chen Ming quickly handed the child over and ran to the front seat to drive.

Seeing a familiar person, Chen Xuanyue excitedly waved her arms and shouted.

"Me~me"

"Jie~Jie~"

Although the pronunciation was not standard, the babyish voice still made Wang Yidi and Su Ying smile.

After everyone got in the car, Chen Ming drove out of the parking lot. "Didi, did Jinnian say when he's coming back? He went to Africa alone, and I'm really worried. There are cannibals and Ebola. I'm..."

"Stop cursing your son here." Su Ying interrupted him with a frown.

"I'm worried too." Chen Ming said embarrassedly.

Wang Yidi took out a mirror and began to remove her makeup, explaining, "Uncle, don't worry, Jinnian is fine. He's filming near the city and it's impossible for him to go deep into the uninhabited area. I spoke to him on the phone this afternoon and he said he'll be back in a few days."

"That's okay." Chen Ming felt a little relieved. "By the way, Didi, how is your grandma's injury? Your aunt and I have discussed it. When Jinnian comes back, we will go to see her."

"No, no, my grandma has been discharged from the hospital, there's no need to go there specially." Wang Yidi quickly declined.

"It's okay. Business is not busy after the New Year. Your uncle and I are both free. I haven't seen your mother for half a year. It's a good opportunity to go over and catch up." Su Ying took over Chen Ming's words and finalized the matter.

"OK then."

Wang Yidi nodded in compromise, thinking to himself that he would inform his mother of the news, and when his uncle and aunt came, he would send his father away. As long as Wang Dazhuang was not at home, there would be no conflicts among them.

Not long after, the group arrived at the restaurant they had booked.

"Sorry, sorry, I kept you waiting for so long." Chen Ming said to everyone after pushing the door open.

"It wasn't long." Qiao Weiding pointed at the dishes on the table. "We just arrived not long ago. Didn't you see that the dishes haven't been served yet? Let's find a seat quickly."

Several mothers stood up and surrounded Su Ying to look at Chen Xuanyue, who was about to turn one year old.

Xuanyue's personality is a replica of Su Ying. She is not afraid of strangers at all. Instead, she stares at the aunts with curious eyes and mutters "Me~me".

"Your daughter Xuanyue is so pretty. Compared with her, why do I think my daughter Duoduo is so ugly?" Tong Wenjie said in surprise.

"Your Duoduo is so young. She will be pretty when she grows up. When Xuanyue was just born, Jinnian complained about her being ugly every day. Is that right? Your stinky brother said you were ugly." Su Ying coaxed Chen Xuanyue.

As a result, Chen Xuanyue opened her mouth and called out "brother", and her pronunciation was very standard.

"Brother~Brother"

"Hey, he doesn't want you anymore, but you're still screaming so loudly." Su Ying said jealously.

Song Qian and Liu Jing smiled like aunts, and then began to discuss the similarity between the facial features of the brother and sister, saying that their noses were similar, and then that their eyes were similar.

"Where is your baby Duoduo? Why hasn't she been brought out yet?" Su Ying asked Tong Wenjie.

"Duoduo is too small and weak. I didn't dare take her out all winter. I left her at home to be taken care of by Fangyuan's parents."

"Yes, you have to take good care of it first."

The fathers present were talking about the recent stock market situation. Ji Shengli didn't understand the stock market, so he didn't join in the conversation. He turned his head to look at the children who were chatting, and found that it was Wang Yidi instead of Chen Jinnian who came, so he asked Chen Ming in a low voice.

"Hey, Lao Chen, why didn't your son come?"

"I'm in Africa filming, and it'll take some time before I can return home."

"Didn't you come back for the New Year?"

"No, he went to Didi's house to celebrate the New Year this year, and then flew to Cape Town after the New Year. I haven't seen him since." Speaking of this, Chen Ming actually hadn't seen his son for three or four weeks.

"Oh." Ji Shengli nodded.

Compared to the more formal Ji Shengli, Qiao Weidong was a little less serious. He raised his eyebrows at Chen Ming and asked, "Then why did your family bring your daughter-in-law here?"

"My family accompanied Didi to the rehearsal."

"Rehearsal?" Qiao Weiding's mind raced. "Could it be the Lantern Festival Gala? What kind of performance would it be?"

Chen Ming didn't expect Qiao Weidong to guess so accurately, so he immediately explained, "Don't ask anymore. Didi has signed a confidentiality agreement."

"Oh my god, if they need a confidentiality agreement, it must be for the Lantern Festival Gala." Qiao Weidong said this in surprise, and everyone in the room heard it.

It's over, the confidentiality agreement was signed in vain.