"Be careful."
Mrs. Pei supported the old lady and entered the backstage under the guidance of Piech. The lights and curtains that were originally turned off and drawn because of the playing of the Leopard advertising short film were ordered by Piech to be drawn again because of the appearance of old lady Pei.
The old lady must not get bumped into anything on the scene, otherwise it will cause great trouble to ELYSEES.
When Mrs. Zhou came over, Nie Dan and the others had already arrived. Mrs. Pei was smiling and talking to Nie Dan and the others who were greeting her:
"The old lady wanted to go out for a walk, so she came here at the right time."
The ELYSEES staff cleared a passage for the few people, and the short commercial of Jiang Se that was originally to be played was also slowed down because of this little episode.
Under the half-opened curtains and the lights on in the venue, the media and guests who were invited to the venue saw this scene. Someone in the media seats at the back asked in a low voice:
"Who is late?"
The latecomers appeared accompanied by a large number of ELYSEES staff, with their backs to the media. Only two women could be vaguely seen, one of whom was elderly with gray hair, wearing a black cheongsam, which was appropriately matched with a shawl. Her face was not visible.
Everyone in the media seats began to discuss quietly. No one could answer the question raised by the speaker, but everyone could guess that the identities of the two people who arrived later should be extraordinary.
Because of their arrival, ELYSEES postponed the playing of the Leopard commercial, disrupted the order on site, pulled up the curtains again, and even had Piech, the head of ELYSEES's Asia-Pacific region, personally come out to entertain them. It was clear that the visitors were extraordinary.
Most importantly, even Mrs. Zhou from the well-known domestic Jingtai Real Estate hurried forward, which aroused the curiosity of the entertainment media reporters behind.
The reporter assistant who came with Tao Tao from Longxing Studio asked quietly:
"Who's the latecomer, Brother Xiong? Did you take a picture of his face?"
She went to ask the photographer, and the photographer shook his head. When Tao Tao saw Mrs. Zhou coming forward, her heart sank.
Today's situation was originally unfavorable to Jiang Se, and now it seems that a group of people familiar with Mrs. Zhou have arrived. I wonder what the final outcome of today's press conference will be.
She was feeling uneasy, but after hearing the conversation between the assistant and the photographer, she suppressed her anxiety and stopped the photographer who wanted to change the direction of shooting:
“No need to shoot.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the photographer known as 'Brother Bear' showed a look of surprise on his face, and the young reporter couldn't help but ask:
"Why?"
"Didn't you notice?"
Everyone's attention was drawn to the person who came in later. Only Tao Tao, who was a fan of Jiang Se, did not focus on guessing the identity of the person who came in later. She pointed above her head:
"The cameras broadcasting the live broadcast and the ELYSEES camera team behind them, after they came in, Piech should have given instructions that the cameras were not pointed in this direction."
In other words, the two people who came in later had no intention of being exposed.
When Tao Tao said this, many people around her also noticed this. Many photographers who were preparing to change the angle to shoot like "Brother Xiong" looked at each other in confusion. Tao Tao frowned:
"In this case, even if you take the photo, you still have to delete it later."
Someone sitting in the back row noticed that there seemed to be more security guards outside, and the situation Tao Tao described was very likely to occur.
While Tao Tao and others were talking, Mrs. Pei had already chatted with Nie Dan and others for a few words, and then came to the center of the convention and exhibition center and sat down.
"Ayi is not in the capital, so the old lady thought of buying it for him." When Mrs. Pei was talking to Nie Dan, she noticed Mrs. Zhou who had been following her closely. She turned her head and glanced at Mrs. Zhou. Mrs. Zhou had been waiting for this opportunity to talk to her, so she quickly bent down and said with a smile:
"Mrs. Pei, I didn't expect to meet you here."
She recalled what she had heard before and suppressed her excitement:
"Are you here to look at the car, too?"
Old Mrs. Pei was wearing glasses. When she sat down, she straightened her shawl and looked at Jiang Se on the stage with a satisfied smile.
When Mrs. Zhou was speaking, she didn't even look away. Nie Dan had already leaned close to her ear and whispered to her about Mrs. Zhou's identity.
To be honest, Mrs. Pei's social circle has nothing to do with Mrs. Zhou, and she has no interest in knowing Mrs. Zhou's identity and background. But because of Jiang Se, she has heard this person's name several times.
Even though he knew that she had expressed her opposition to Jiang Se in public several times, he still looked down on Jiang Se. Some time ago, at the Italian airport, he even wanted to embarrass Jiang Se in public.
But Mrs. Pei's upbringing made it difficult for her to do such a frivolous thing like Mrs. Zhou. She just treated her as air and let the eldest daughter-in-law send her away.
Everyone here had a distinguished status. After they sat down, there were two more chairs, but Mrs. Zhou was not qualified to sit on them.
She stood there, bending over and talking, but she didn't feel embarrassed at all.
She noticed the surprised expressions of Mrs. Weng and others in the distance, as if they were puzzled by her behavior, but if they knew who was sitting here, they might be even happier than she was.
Jingtai Real Estate has been in some trouble recently. Some accidents happened to Jingtai's real estate in Nandong Province. For some reason, the Nandong Provincial Government, which has always supported Jingtai Real Estate, has recently changed its behavior and has a tendency to suppress Jingtai. Zhou Wei is extremely worried. Mrs. Zhou ran into Mrs. Pei and her group here. It's like a pillow comes to you when you are sleepy.
She must play to her strengths, seize this opportunity, and win over Mrs. Pei. If they become friends in the future, the benefits will naturally be extraordinary.
"I once met you at Mr. Han Shuangji's wife's birthday party. My husband's surname is Zhou, and he currently runs Jingtai Real Estate." Mrs. Zhou smiled sincerely, and Mrs. Pei nodded, as if she didn't notice Mrs. Pei's cold attitude:
"If you are here to look at cars, I happen to be very familiar with ELYSEES. If you don't mind, I can recommend a few more models."
As she spoke, she noticed Mrs. Pei standing next to her. She looked at the stage without looking away, as if she didn't notice that she was standing next to her. She didn't seem to want to turn around. She thought to herself that Mrs. Pei had said "accompany the old lady for a walk". She didn't know if this old lady was from her husband's family or her own family.
"I have always liked ELYSEES cars, and the actress who endorses the cars is Tao Cen, whom I admire, so in the past ten years, I have bought almost every model of ELYSEES cars."
Mrs. Zhou tried to use this topic to attract the attention of Mrs. Pei and others. As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Mrs. Pei, who had been lukewarm before, turned her head to the side.
"That's the actress over there."
She pointed in the direction of Tao Cen and glanced at Jiang Se:
"Not the girl on the left."
When Mrs. Zhou mentioned Jiang Se, the contempt that naturally revealed in her words made Mrs. Pei frown. In the convention and exhibition center, the curtain that had been opened was slowly lowered again, and the light became a little dim. Mrs. Zhou did not notice this.
"You don't seem to like her very much?"
Mrs. Pei asked, and Mrs. Zhou's expression brightened when she heard her say:
"Her? I can only say that her temperament and taste are not compatible with ELYSEES in my opinion. It just lowers the style of ELYSEES."
When she said this, Nie Dandu stopped talking to the old lady and turned to stare at her in surprise.
At Jiang Se's new car launch today, Nie Dan and others came to support her. The appearance of Old Mrs. Pei and the other person represented the Pei family's clear attitude of recognizing this future granddaughter-in-law.
Mrs. Zhou didn't know Jiang Se's identity yet, and she spoke nonsense in front of her future in-laws.
“Did it pull down?”
Nie Dan curled the corner of his mouth, glanced at Old Lady Pei, and a mischievous look appeared on his face.
As soon as Xiang Qiuji and others saw his reaction, they knew what he was up to at the moment. He was probably trying to embarrass Mrs. Zhou in front of the old lady of the Pei family.
Mrs. Zhou has been very active recently. Jingtai himself is already in trouble, and instead of thinking about solving the problem, he has the time to take care of this trivial matter. It is really surprising.
"It has indeed been lowered." Mrs. Zhou did not expect that her words would not only make Mrs. Pei speak, but even Nie Dan turned around to speak, and his smile became even more earnest:
"Look, the difference between the two of them was immediately apparent when they appeared today. The little celebrity named Jiang, in my opinion, is dressed in ordinary clothes and does not reflect the value of the ELYSEES brand."
Having said this, she continued:
"ELYSEES invited her to be the spokesperson for its new model, and the slogan was "breakthrough, new era", but she is still far from the slogan. The pearl jewelry on her neck also makes her look a little petty."
"Small family?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Pei couldn't help herself:
"I think it's pretty good."
"Pearls are good, of course. But large pearls are not something she can afford at her age and status, so she only wears a small string like this, which is out of place..."
Mrs. Zhou smiled along, and Mrs. Pei said in a light tone:
"Some people have some misunderstandings about pearls. This pearl is not big, but it is produced from the imperial crown conch. The color is bright and she has fair skin, so it fits her perfectly."
Old Madam Pei pulled at her shawl and stretched out her hand as if to brush off the dust:
"Besides, I think this outfit is very decent and presentable."
Mrs. Zhou was a little confused. She vaguely felt that the old lady seemed to be speaking for Jiang Se, but when she thought about it carefully, she felt that it was not right.
Someone of my status doesn't even look down on a star like Jiang Se. Shouldn't this old lady be even more arrogant and speak for Jiang Se
The lights dimmed and the Leopard advertisement was about to be played. Piech glanced at Mrs. Zhou, and Zhang Chaoyang walked up to her and politely and smilingly asked Mrs. Zhou to return to her seat first and not disturb the distinguished guest.
Mrs. Zhou also knew that if she insisted on staying at this time, it might be annoying, so she planned to find another opportunity to come after the commercial was over.
So after saying hello to Mrs. Pei again, she took a deep breath, stood up and returned to her seat.
Mrs. Weng and others had long been extremely curious about her previous behavior. When Mrs. Zhou came back, several ladies came over and asked about the identities of the two women of the Pei family.
Mrs. Zhou was a little uneasy, but she was extremely excited about her previous conversation with Mrs. Pei. When someone asked her about it, she did not hide it and directly mentioned Mrs. Pei in a low voice.
At this moment, all the lights in the venue had dimmed. In the middle of the stage, Jiang Se and Tao Cen stepped down one by one, ready to make room so that the audience could see the advertisements on the screen more clearly and not have their attention distracted.
Tao Cen was helped off the stage by his assistant and returned to his own VIP seat for spokespersons. When Xia Chaoqun came to help Jiang Se, Piech was about to have someone lead Jiang Se to the other side to avoid the embarrassment of sitting with Tao Cen. Unexpectedly, Jiang Se turned around and whispered to Xia Chaoqun:
"Sister Chaoqun, I'm going to sit on the other side for a while."
When Old Lady Pei and the other woman came over, she, as a junior, would definitely go over and sit with them.
She didn't notice that there were people in the dark, led by staff, walking towards the center of the stage. She finished talking to Xia Chaoqun, who nodded. Piech was extremely surprised when she saw Xia Chaoqun leading her towards the direction of the Pei family. She immediately became anxious:
"Jiang, no."
Piech rushed to stop him.
Although Jiang Se is one of the spokespeople of ELYSEES and Garo is very satisfied with her, she cannot offend the distinguished guest at this time.
Mrs. Zhou's rash visit earlier must have made the Pei family very unhappy. If these people were disturbed again and again during this ELYSEES vehicle display, it might cause great trouble for the future development of ELYSEES in China.
She had a good impression of Jiang Se before, and she didn't expect that Jiang Se would do something reckless at this time, and Xia Chaoqun would also accompany her.
"Don't worry, she's one of our own."
Xia Chaoqun heard the anxiety in Piech's words and explained. Before Piech understood the meaning of this sentence, Jiang Se had already bent over in the darkness and walked towards the direction of Mrs. Pei and others.
There were two empty chairs there before. After Mrs. Pei sat down, she didn't ask anyone to remove the seats. It was probably left for her.
When she came over, a huge ELYSEES brand logo appeared on the screen at the back, and the venue became brighter. Of the two empty chairs, only one was now vacant. Jiang Se widened her eyes and looked at Feng Zhongliang who appeared unexpectedly, and exclaimed a little:
"Grandpa, why are you here?"
Feng Zhongliang also came. When she came over, Feng Zhongliang was talking to Old Lady Pei. When he heard Jiang Se's voice, he raised his head:
"I came here to join in the fun. I didn't expect to run into an old lady here."
"Sese, come and sit down."
Old Mrs. Pei was very fond of Jiang Se's outfit, which was criticized by Mrs. Zhou today. In her opinion, such a dignified and appropriate dress was very tasteful and highlighted her temperament. She did not show off her beauty, but had the demeanor of a lady from a noble family.
She also didn't expect to see Feng Zhongliang at the venue today. This old man is also very low-key and hates to join in the fun. He was too lazy to go out in the past few years.
After Feng Nan got engaged to someone else, perhaps to avoid suspicion, he only visited her symbolically during the holidays in the past few years and left quickly. It was only in the past two years that he visited her more often.
Mrs. Pei recalled that Jiang Se had subconsciously called Feng Zhongliang "Grandpa" before, and her lips curled up. (To be continued)