A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 444 Is This Still Lin Lei'er?

More than a year of college life and an unforgettable love are enough for a student squatting in an ivory tower to mature mentally as quickly as possible.

If Lin Lei'er in high school was just a student, then Lin Lei'er in college began to become a complete person.

It's just a little too complete.

Chen Jinnian frowned, pulled the cigarette butt out of the man's mouth, threw it on the ground and stomped it out. "We came here specifically to find you, and you came here to breathe in the secondhand smoke."

"We're outdoors now, so the air dissipates quickly, so it doesn't count as secondhand smoke."

After Lin Lei'er finished explaining, he took out a box of soft packs from his pocket, and like an old smoker, he knocked it on the palm of his hand, shook out a new one and wanted to refill it.

Such an outrageous scene made Qiao Yingzi's eyelids twitch, and she simply reached out and snatched the whole pack of cigarettes.

"Is this a secondhand smoke issue? You, Lin Lei'er, our school's top student, how can you smoke? Don't you know how harmful it is? Do you believe those soft articles?"

Qiao Yingzi really couldn't accept it. Even if Fang Yifan walked around in front of her with a cigarette in his mouth every day, it was much more reasonable than Lin Lei'er.

"Of course I know, I know everything." Lin Lei'er showed a bitter smile, "But what can I do? I want to numb myself, I want to forget all that. Besides alcohol, the only thing left is cigarettes."

Chen Jinnian looked at the depressed Lin Lei'er in front of him. He didn't even need to ask whether the other party had gone to class. Just by seeing his current mental state, he had the answer in his heart.

It's useless, completely useless.

Originally, he still had a glimmer of hope that Lin Lei'er would eventually shoulder his responsibilities, face the problems, and handle the mess. After all, Lin Lei'er was indeed good at studying, and he would have a bright future whether he entered the system or joined a company in the future.

But Lin Lei'er chose "or" between "yes" and "no".

I chose self-exile.

This made Chen Jinnian's inner dissatisfaction reach its peak. It was obviously Yang Jiajia who was injured during pregnancy, but why did it seem like you, Lin Lei'er, were the one who was hurt?

He bent down and threw the cigarette butt into the trash can on the side of the road, and glanced at Qiao Yingzi who was trying to persuade Lin Lei'er to cheer up.

"Forget it, Yingzi, Lei'er has lost his temper now. Just let him go and wait quietly for Hongyu to come."

After hearing what Chen Jinnian said, Lin Lei'er took the pack of cigarettes back from Qiao Yingzi, walked a little further away, came to another tree, and continued to indulge in smoking.

Wang Yidi pointed in disbelief.

"This is what Fang Hou'er said. His cousin is fine now. Which eye did he use to see that he's fine? He's completely different from the Lin Lei'er I know."

In everyone's mind, Lin Lei'er has always been known as a reserved, shy, and taciturn person, but at the same time, he is also a top student who is completely focused on his studies.

But now, is this boy in front of me with empty eyes and depressed spirit still the same Lin Lei'er?

"I'm going to call Fang Hou'er and ask."

Qiao Yingzi hurriedly took out her cell phone, but was stopped by Chen Jinnian.

"Contacting him will only make things worse. Let's talk to Uncle Fang when we get back."

……

Tonight is a small class reunion. We just got together to eat and chat, and didn't drink, so we dispersed before 8 o'clock in the evening.

After seeing off all his classmates one by one, Chen Jinnian, Wang Yidi, and Qiao Yingzi, who had hitchhiked, rushed back to Shuxiang Yayuan.

"Brother, just park on the side of the road." He said to Wang Yiming.

"Okay, what time will I pick you up tomorrow morning?"

"Not for now. I don't think tomorrow's press conference will be possible. Time is too tight. It will probably have to be postponed for two days."

The release date was so tight that most activities were arranged in a hurry.

The premiere ceremony is definitely not possible, so he can only arrange a media viewing and a fan viewing. He will attend both events to answer questions related to the film content and fans.

As for other marketing and roadshow arrangements, there are no plans yet and there is no need for them.

The National Day film schedule is very competitive, and the lion's share naturally goes to Mahua and Huayi. Even if they work hard on roadshows, there will be no imbalance in the share of screenings.

More importantly, Chen Jinnian has not yet solved the problem of scalped roadshow tickets, so the show can only be postponed indefinitely.

Several people did not get off at Shuxiang Yayuan, but at the pet shop.

Pet shops have long business hours, especially in first-tier cities with rich nightlife, where it is normal to be open until 10 pm.

The store they opened is similar, open from 10 am to 9 pm, so there are still people busy in the store now.

When I entered the store, Fang Yuan was arranging the shelves. After several months of learning, he now knows everything except hair cutting and grooming.

"Welcome, I want to buy something... Oh, it's you, how come you have time to inspect our work today?" Fang Yuan greeted them warmly.

To be honest, there are no better bosses than Wang Yidi and Qiao Yingzi. The two of them are almost hands-off bosses. Apart from checking the profits every month, they don't care about anything else.

"Let me see if there are any new styles. I need to change the taste of them." Qiao Yingzi walked to the shelf area and pretended to check, and occasionally winked at Chen Jinnian, asking him to speak quickly.

"We do have new cat food, but can these two little ones finish it all? Teacher Song just bought a lot last week."

Fang Yuan asked doubtfully, there should be restrictions on feeding cats and dogs. Once they are too fat, it will easily affect the health and lifespan of the pets.

"Ah, my mother bought it." Qiao Yingzi said embarrassedly. She could get into trouble if she told any lie.

Before Qiao Yingzi died, Chen Jinnian took action and asked Fang Yuan to leave the store on the pretext of discussing something, and whispered to him about what happened tonight.

At first Fang Yuan's face was full of smiles, but soon the smile disappeared, and finally he frowned, forming the Chinese character "川" between his eyebrows.

Fang Yuan had indeed rarely seen Lin Lei'er recently, but he thought it was because the last incident had had a huge impact on him. Plus, Lin Lei'er was not someone who could easily let go, so it was normal for him to be a little abnormal.

But no matter what, no one could have imagined that Lin Lei'er would become what he is now.

He immediately asked nervously, "Does my wife know?"

Chen Jinnian shook his head. "The company has been a bit busy lately, so I didn't dare tell Aunt Tong."

"That's good, that's good." Fang Yuan said, then realized that he had said the wrong thing, "No, no, I mean it's best not to let her know. She definitely won't be able to accept it."

Tong Wenjie's parents and sister have all passed away, and her only relative is Lin Lei'er. If Tong Wenjie knew what Lin Lei'er has become like now, she would blame herself and collapse to such an extent.

"Does anyone else know?" Fang Yuan asked hurriedly.