On September 5th, the 2000 class reunion was held in the main banquet hall of Jindu Hotel near Huainan University. Zhu Youming took full charge of the organization, planning, coordination and financial work of the entire event. All old classmates brought their families and children.
A class of ten people sat at twelve tables, including some leaders of the school and college.
Although Zhu Youming made several calls to urge him, Fang Zhicheng still entered at the right time. It was not that he was deliberately exaggerating, but because he felt that if he came too early, he would not know what to do.
After he came in, many classmates stood up and their eyes fell on Fang Zhicheng. Although Fang Zhicheng had not had much contact with his classmates, his identity and background had been widely circulated.
There was a female emcee standing in the center of the stage. She seemed to have received the instructions a long time ago. After Fang Zhicheng stepped in, she raised her voice and introduced Fang Zhicheng's identity. Ren Fang Zhicheng was used to seeing all kinds of scenes, and it was inevitable that his old face would heat up.
"Lao Zhu, I asked you to keep a low profile. Why did you create this scene? If I had known, I wouldn't have come." Fang Zhicheng was already riding a tiger.
Zhu Youming put his arm around his shoulders and laughed: "Today is a special day. I need you to calm down and let everyone know how awesome our class is."
Fang Zhicheng smiled bitterly and said: "If it is spread by someone with intentions, the impact will not be very good."
Zhu Youming shook his head and said: "Don't worry, I will bear all the consequences."
Fang Zhicheng sighed: "I might leave earlier later."
Zhu Youming nodded and said, "Absolutely. It's a great honor for me to have you come."
After the emcee stepped down, a young and familiar female singer came on the stage. Fang Zhicheng tilted his neck and asked doubtfully: "Isn't this Qiu Mai?"
Zhu Youming nodded and whispered: "When we were in school, her song "Dry Rain and Breeze" was very popular, but that's what celebrities are like, after a gust of wind, they are nothing, so the appearance fee is not particularly high, like today
For attending an event like this in the evening, she can get 20,000 yuan, which is still a high income for a has-been third-tier star."
Artists eat the food of youth. Although Qiu Mai is well-raised and does not look much different from back then, after all, he has passed the age, so he does not have much popularity. In the entertainment industry, it is too short-lived.
There are very few absolute superstars like Du Xi.
Fang Zhicheng rolled his eyes at Zhu Youming angrily and said, "Why do you have the bad taste of the nouveau riche in you?"
Zhu Youming chuckled twice and said: "People need face, and trees need bark. When I handle all this, of course I need to gain some face."
Fang Zhicheng smiled helplessly. He knew Zhu Youming's character very well. He had an inferiority complex deep in his heart. I am afraid that he was still affected by the change of love that year. Although Wang Meijia chose to marry Zhu Youming in the end, Zhu Youming was cheated on at that time and was ridiculed by many people.
.Zhu Youming is now finding his dignity through another way.
Wang Meijia is sitting at a table near the center. The thirty-year-old woman is less youthful and more like a lady. There are some classmates sitting around her. Relatively speaking, Wang Meijia is more eye-catching. Fang Zhi
Cheng also saw a few of them waving to him, and he smiled slightly as saying hello.
Fang Zhicheng secretly thought that when he was just a green leaf, he was not so popular.
"Hello, Mayor Fang!" Hao Jinping, the old dean, warmly held Fang Zhicheng's hand and said with a smile. Huainan University is a university directly under the Ministry of Education, with a deputy ministerial level, which means that the school party committee secretary is a deputy ministerial cadre.
, while Hao Jinping, the top leader at the hospital level, is a deputy department-level cadre. Fang Zhicheng is also a deputy department-level cadre, but there is a huge gap in power between the two.
Fang Zhicheng shook Hao Jinping's soft palm and said with a smile: "Hello, Dean Hao."
Dean Hao said happily: "Mayor Fang, I have been paying attention to your growth. You have done a lot of practical things for the people in the past few years. I have always been proud of having a student like you."
The words were a bit flattering, but Fang Zhicheng did not act unnaturally. He said in a coping manner: "It was my alma mater that trained me. No matter where I go, I will always remember that I am a Huai adult."
With tears looming in Dean Hao's eyes, he said movedly: "Our alma mater is proud of you."
The two of them exchanged pleasantries, as if they were familiar with each other, but in fact it was just their first real face-to-face contact. When Hao Jinping was the deputy dean, Fang Zhicheng was just an ordinary student, but he was good at sports and did not like to participate in the student union.
So it didn't leave any impression on the teacher's mind.
Hao Jinping only learned some time ago that a monster like Fang Zhicheng was born among the students in his school. Hao Jinping is fifty-five years old this year and has only entered the deputy department level. Fang Zhicheng is only in his early thirties and has already reached the deputy department level.
At the department level, the future is limitless.
In comparison, although Zhu Youming is wealthy, Hao Jinping pays more attention to Fang Zhicheng. In addition, now that the new provincial governor Song Wendi has taken office, as Song Wendi's close direct descendant, Fang Zhicheng's position has also risen. Many of Hao Jinping's friends are from the officialdom, so
Hao Jinping is no stranger to the officialdom of Dongtai.
Hao Jinping has been looking at Fang Zhicheng from the side. Fang Zhicheng deliberately looks mature, but in the final analysis he is still young, especially his clear eyes, with the unique energy of young people. It's just the aura displayed by Fang Zhicheng,
It makes people dare not despise it at all.
Fang Zhicheng sat next to Hao Jinping and glanced around. Everyone present was the leader of the school, and they were all above the director level. Of course, except for a young man on the right of Hao Jinping, Fang Zhicheng looked at it carefully for a long time and didn't recognize it.
When he came out, the man was also very alert. He introduced himself with a smile: "Zhicheng, we haven't seen each other for many years. Have you forgotten about me? I am Chen Tao from the student union."
Fang Zhicheng thought of this person and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Chairman Chen." Chen Tao was not a classmate of their class, but he was a man of the hour and was the chairman of the student union of the school.
Hao Jinping introduced with a smile: "Chen Tao is now the principal's secretary. It can be said that you have produced many talents this year, such as Zhu Youming and Chen Tao. They are all young and have already achieved success."
Fang Zhicheng's arrangement for Zhu Youming is understandable. If Fang Zhicheng is placed at the table of ordinary students, it would seem that he does not pay enough attention to it, so he simply places Fang Zhicheng at the leadership table. In this way, on the one hand, Fang Zhicheng can be given sufficient
Face, on the other hand, can also suppress the situation and let the leaders of the school know the strength of this class of students.
As the principal's secretary, Chen Tao was very good at handling such scenes. Under his mediation, the atmosphere at the table was lively. Fang Zhicheng originally planned not to drink, but he couldn't help but drink a little. However, at Fang Zhicheng's level,
If he really didn't want to drink, no one would dare to force him to do so.
Chen Tao saw that Fang Zhicheng seemed unwilling to drink, so he deliberately helped Fang Zhicheng hold back a few drinks, which showed that this person had a delicate mind.
Chen Tao looked a little drunk. He walked to Fang Zhicheng and laughed in a low voice: "Mayor Fang, we are all classmates in the same class. Compared with you, I am far behind now. Please give me more support in the future."
Fang Zhicheng smiled and said: "Chairman Chen, you have strong personal abilities. I believe you will be able to show your ambitions in the future."
Chen Tao drank a glass of wine, and when he saw that Fang Zhicheng only touched the glass with his lips symbolically, he sighed inwardly. Chen Tao has hoped to be a party leader since he was a child. He was the class monitor in elementary school and the grade president in middle school. When he got to university,
He also successfully became the president of the student union and successfully stayed in school. In the competition with a group of remaining graduates, he stood out and became the principal's secretary.
Chen Tao always believed that he adhered to the idea that hard work can make up for weakness, but the facts slapped him in the face. Fang Zhicheng, who was unknown in the school, is now on an equal footing with the dean, while he is still waiting on him. However, despite his inner imbalance,
Chen Tao still hopes to use this opportunity to establish a relationship with Fang Zhicheng and pave the way for his future career.
It’s not that Fang Zhicheng couldn’t guess that Chen Tao’s heart was complicated, but he just wouldn’t care. After all, the two of them were not on the same level. The performances on the stage were very rich, and two well-known cross talk actors in the province came on stage to perform, which attracted a lot of people’s attention.
, Fang Zhicheng found an opportunity to get up, pretended to go to the bathroom, and then prepared to leave.
Just as he was about to go down the stairs, Zhu Youming caught up with him and said with a smile: "Are you ready to leave now?"
Fang Zhicheng shrugged and said with a wry smile: "Of course, I have already attended. Is that enough to give you face?"
Zhu Youming thought for a moment and said, "Well, I know you have a lot of things to do, so I won't stop you. By the way, that guy Chen Tao asked for your personal phone number just now. Can you give it to him?"
Fang Zhicheng waved his hand and said, "You make the decision on this!"
"Of course not!" Zhu Youming smiled slyly, "When he was the president of the student union, he was so arrogant that his tail was raised to the sky."
Fang Zhicheng patted Zhu Youming on the shoulder and said: "Those who can achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. Especially don't care too much about the past. Although Chen Tao was snobbish in the past, it is better to have many friends now and then.
Many enemies lead to better ones. Lao Zhu, we have passed our thirties and have traveled around a lot. There are some things that should be taken lightly and must be taken lightly. When it is time to let go, you have to let it go. Don’t dwell on the past forever, which will hurt others and yourself."
Zhu Youming stood blankly for a long time. He always knew that Fang Zhicheng was the person who knew him best, so even though he had not spent much time with Fang Zhicheng over the years, he still regarded Fang Zhicheng as a confidant deep down in his heart. Fang Zhicheng's words
When Zhu Youming woke up, he cared too much about the past, which caused many changes in his character and life.
By the time Zhu Youming came to his senses, Fang Zhicheng had already drifted away.
Zhu Youming couldn't help but let out a breath and walked to the banquet hall.
Everyone needs to experience different changes at different stages of life. It is really difficult to not forget your original intention and stay true to your true heart.