Benshan’s beloved disciple, starting from the 2009 Spring Festival Gala Chapter 39 - A Special Birthday Gift for Meng Ziyi

Chapter 39 A Special Birthday Gift for ng Ziyi

For most movies released in 2009, the promotional roadshows were mainly focused on first-tier and second-tier cities, which were the primary box office hubs in the country. Qu Yiming took it a step further, expanding the roadshow to every prefecture-level city in the major economic provinces, while in other provinces, starting with provincial capitals and cities with universities.

The “Lost Love 33 Days” crew split into two teams to begin their roadshows starting on November 15, excluding first and second-tier cities. One team was led by Qu Yiming, and the other by Zhang Tianai. The box office potential could be gauged from the roadshow itself. Zhang Tianai, with a two-billion-yuan box office and her popular status, wasn’t the lead in “Lost Love 33 Days” but still garnered huge crowds wherever she went because of her striking appearance and high topic discussions.

Qu Yiming’s team started their roadshow in the capitals of the three northeastern provinces, with six shows in each city. In Spring City, Qu Yiming was back for another roadshow.

In a familiar cinema, the familiar screening hall, ng Ziyi and her mother, Qian Jie, were seated in the first row. ng Ziyi had begged her mother for a long ti to attend this roadshow, even using a perfect score on her final exams as leverage. But everything was worth it!

“Brother Yiming is still so handso!”

ng Ziyi’s eyes were only on Qu Yiming, while Zhang Ruoyun and Xiao Shenyang sat beside her, barely catching her attention.

“However, love has beco a double-edged sword. Knowing each other can cause imdiate pain. We speak hurtful words, not knowing if we can take them back…”

“This makes even more disappointed. Why do we do this? Ask yourself, are you willing to hurt soone, even when love can turn into hatred in an instant…”

The roadshow was mainly about singing the the song and sharing behind-the-scenes stories, with a promotional video playing in between.

After Qu Yiming sang, Xiao Shenyang, the host, joked, “How did my junior brother do?”

“Pretty good! But I still can’t stand you as the cheating scumbag in the movie!”

“…”

Xiao Shenyang played the role of Huang Xiaoxian’s cheating ex-boyfriend. As so in the crowd pretended to throw bottles, Xiao Shenyang quickly hid behind Qu Yiming with an innocent expression.

“This has nothing to do with . It’s all Yiming’s decision, the roles and the scripts, so if you want to bla anyone, bla him.”

Qu Yiming laughed and scolded, “No, actors can’t hide behind the director when things go wrong. Do you still want to be famous?”

Xiao Shenyang replied, “I’m afraid of ruining my looks. You’re the director; even if you ruin your face, you can still be the director.”

“Hahaha…”

The crowd laughed heartily. After so jokes and banter, the roadshow ca to an end.

“Brother Yiming!”

After the event, ng Ziyi went to ask Qu Yiming for a photo. Qian Jie took the photo for them.

“Yay!”

ng Ziyi gave a peace sign to the cara. After the photo was taken, she pulled out a photo of her and Qu Yiming from the previous “Lost Love 33 Days” roadshow and said, “Brother Yiming, my birthday is on the 5th of next month. Can you write on the back of this photo, ‘Wishing ng Ziyi a happy birthday, and happiness every day’?”

“Of course, I can.”

Qu Yiming, who had a loyal fan base willing to spend money, was more than happy to grant such a small request. He imdiately wrote on the back of the photo, adding a signature.

“Wishing you a happy birthday, happiness every day, study hard, and keep improving, ng Ziyi.”

“Thank you.”

“Hey, by the way…” Qu Yiming suddenly rembered sothing and, holding back his laughter, asked, “What grade are you in this year?”

“Grade 9.”

ng Ziyi looked puzzled.

“What’s up, Brother Yiming?”

“Then let give you a birthday gift. Leave your address, and I’ll send it to you,” Qu Yiming said.

A birthday gift! From Brother Yiming!

“My address…”

ng Ziyi’s eyes lit up, about to give her address. But Qian Jie interrupted, “Mr. Qu, it’s not appropriate to accept your gift.”

Qu Yiming waved his hand.

“It’s fine. You’ve supported so much; I’d be happy to be friends with you. There’s no harm in sending a birthday gift between friends. I rember you have my number, right? Just send your address, and I’ll have soone deliver it.”

Seeing that Qu Yiming was serious, Qian Jie replied, “Thank you, Mr. Qu. ng Ziyi, say thank you to Brother Yiming.”

“Thank you, Brother Yiming. What’s the gift though?” ng Ziyi asked curiously.

“You’ll know when you get it. It’ll definitely be a pleasant surprise.”

“Oh, I’m looking forward to it!” ng Ziyi said with a bright smile.

…

A few days later, ng Ziyi, having received the gift, couldn’t bring herself to smile. Because the gift Qu Yiming sent was an entire box of middle school study materials.

“Hahaha…”

Qian Jie, standing nearby, couldn’t hold back her laughter.

“Is this really a gift?”

ng Ziyi’s face imdiately scrunched up. She flipped through the study materials.

“Eh!”

Underneath the materials was a box. ng Ziyi hurriedly opened it. Inside the box was an exquisite panda doll, which looked like it was worth quite a lot.

“I love this gift!”

ng Ziyi happily hugged the doll.

…

ng Ziyi’s mother: “Mr. Qu, ng Ziyi really likes the gift you sent. She asked to thank you.”

While traveling for another roadshow, Qu Yiming smiled when he saw the text from ng Ziyi’s mother.

He replied, “Please supervise ng Ziyi to finish those study materials during the winter vacation.”