Chapter 440: The Shortage of Ten Thousand National Flags (Ch 440)

May 28, 10:00 a.m.

Chen Yuwen and director Yao Tingting were also there. Chen Yuwen came here to discuss copyright cooperation with interested theaters in various countries after the film festival.

In addition, she also brought a batch of souvenirs from “I’ll Wait for You at the End of Time”.

The gifts were basically the same as those given during the domestic premiere, a box of wedding candy and two exquisite Liusha movie tickets, but without the roses.

Yao Tingting was very enthusiastic about participating in this international film festival. As soon as she landed, she didn’t even have time to rest and went to the organizer with Chen Yuwen to discuss the coordination procedures.

Inside the hotel, the assistant handed the phone to Qi Jia and said,

“Brother, Xiaoyu and I have visited these three hotels. The banquet halls are large enough to accommodate hundreds of people, and the food is good. Which one do you want to choose?”

Qi Jia only took a quick glance and said, “Let’s go to the first one.”

Seeing that he made the decision so quickly, Zhang Ruonan couldn’t help but feel curious: “Why, have you eaten it before?”

“No,” Qi Jia said casually while looking at the film festival flyer in his hand, “Just by looking at the name, you can tell that it’s opened by one of our people, so of course we have to take care of our own business.”

“Okay.” Zhang Ruonan felt a little bored, so he lay back down and continued reading the script.

…

The dinner starts at 7pm.

As the host, Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan, along with two assistants, arrived at the hotel where the dinner was scheduled to be held, Changrong Hotel, an hour in advance.

This is a long-established five-star chain hotel located in the center of Haeundae District. It is probably because it has been there for a long time that the decoration is a bit old-fashioned.

Qi Jia frowned slightly, feeling that this was a bit inferior. If he had known this would happen, he would not have chosen this company. Even if it is to take care of your own business, you can’t take me as a scapegoat.

But since I’m already here and Chen Yating and the others have been notified, I might as well go in and take a look first.

“Excuse me, are you Miss Liu? I’m the hotel’s supervisor. I’m happy to serve you.”

After getting off the car, the fat foreman who had been waiting at the door came up to me enthusiastically in high heels, speaking with a bit of a coquettish accent.

“Are you from Baowan?” Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan asked curiously at the same time.

The fat foreman looked at the two people and immediately realized that this man and woman were the leaders. They looked a little familiar, but he couldn’t remember where they were.

But no matter who it is, being able to book the largest banquet hall and choose expensive dishes, these two points alone are enough to make her host a good reception tonight.

“Yes, you two. We are all family. Our hotel hosts many activities of the mainland chamber of commerce every year, so we can definitely serve you well.” The fat foreman said with a sincere smile on his face.

After hearing what the fat foreman said, Qi Jia’s original entanglement about the decoration problem disappeared instantly, and he smiled and said,

“You’re right, we’re all family, take us to the banquet hall.”

“Yes, yes, sir, please follow me.” Upon hearing this, the fat foreman hurriedly and politely led the way.

The group had not taken a few steps when they heard Chen Yating’s voice behind them.

“Brother Qi!”

Qi Jia and his companions stopped and looked back, then saw Chen Yating walking in with twenty or thirty people.

A group of people came forward, and everyone greeted Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan excitedly.

This scene surprised the foreman secretly, and he was guessing the identities of Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan. Passers-by in the hotel also looked over curiously.

“Why are there only a few of you? Where are the others?” Zhang Ruonan asked after taking a look.

“We had nothing to do so we arrived first, wondering if there was anyone we could help with. The others will arrive later,” said Chen Yating.

“Is that so?” Zhang Ruonan nodded with a smile, and Qi Jia continued, “Then let’s go together. Don’t occupy the doorway and prevent people from doing business.”

The fat foreman immediately started talking.

“No problem, no problem. Our hotel is here to serve you well tonight.”

After saying that, he warmly invited everyone to go in, and while walking, he introduced the history of the hotel to Qi Jia, playing the fellow villager card vigorously.

“Sister Ruonan, can I start a live broadcast?” Chen Yating approached Zhang Ruonan and asked in a low voice,

Zhang Ruonan smiled, nodded and said, “Of course, you can drive, but don’t reveal your position.”

“Okk~” Chen Yating nodded happily, then took out her mobile phone and started the live broadcast using the Jianan Legion support account she created.

Her Douyin account has more than 300,000 followers, and they are very active, so as soon as the show started, people kept coming in.

“Wow! Zhang Bao is so good, where is the anchor?”

“Ahhh, it’s really Zhang Ruonan, and Qi Jia, oh my god!”

“I heard that Qi Bao and Zhang Bao are going to treat the fans who picked them up at the airport last night to a meal. They are really spoiling their fans!”

“Wow~ Host, can you share a location? I’m in Busan and I want to go there to participate.”

“…”

Qi Jia was talking to the fat foreman in the front, and Zhang Ruonan followed him, casually looking around the hotel lobby.

I don’t know if it’s because of the upcoming international film festival, but there are flags of many countries hanging on the ceiling of the hotel lobby.

She counted out of boredom, there were Maple Leaf Country, Japan, India, England, America, China… Oh!

Zhang Ruonan’s pace suddenly slowed down, and Nie Xiaoyu beside him also slowed down and asked in a low voice,

“What’s wrong?”

“Xiaoyu, do you feel that our family is not among all the flags of the world?”

Zhang Ruonan looked at it carefully and said uncertainly,

Hearing her say this, Nie Xiaoyu also raised his head and looked carefully. The two scanned it several times, even looking in every corner.

This strange behavior caught Qi Jia’s attention. He was waiting for the elevator, so he turned around and asked in confusion,

“What are you looking at?”

The fat foreman turned back curiously when he heard this. When he found that Zhang Ruonan was counting the flags, he was immediately frightened to death.

The fat on his face began to tremble, and a layer of fine sweat beads seeped out from his forehead, face, and neck!

Just when she was at a loss, the elevator arrived. She quickly said to Qi Jia,

“Sir, the elevator is here, let’s go up first.”

But Qi Jia ignored her and walked to Zhang Ruonan’s side.

Zhang Ruonan pointed to the flags of all nations hanging overhead and said with a puzzled expression,

“It seems like our family is missing from the national flag here.”

Before Qi Jia could say anything, the fat foreman spoke first.

“How could that be? I guess there are too many flags. Miss, you didn’t see it clearly. The elevator is here. Let’s go up and confirm the banquet first.”

“Impossible!” Nie Xiaoyu stood up and said with a serious and affirmative expression: “I have counted several times, but there is nothing!”

“Maybe it was because the light was bad at night and you missed it.” The fat foreman said with a smile.

After hearing the reason, the others all raised their heads to observe.

The assistant came close to Qi Jia and whispered,

“Brother, there really aren’t any. I counted them, but there are flags from the Treasure Bay area.”

After the assistant finished speaking, the others also echoed,

Qi Jia frowned and looked at the foreman.

“Should you give us an explanation for this?”

The fat foreman was also at a loss at this time. Facing Qi Jia’s stare, he was speechless.

As he dodged his gaze, he looked at Zhang Ruonan with a bit of resentment in his eyes, “Why are you counting flags when you have nothing to do? You are so idle.”

“Or, maybe it was overlooked when purchasing, or maybe it accidentally fell off when it was hung up.”

The fat foreman looked at Qi Jia with a guilty conscience, a flustered fake smile on his face.

After hearing her answer, Qi Jia remained silent. Although he could tell at a glance that she was trying to evade the question, he did not want to escalate the matter.

After all, this had already attracted the attention of many foreign guests. In line with the principle of keeping family disgrace within the family, Qi Jia remained silent for a few seconds before speaking.

“In that case, you should change the flag now.”

“This…” The fake smile on the fat foreman’s face froze in an instant, his expression became hesitant and tangled, and he said: “Sir, we can’t find a new flag to change now, how about we start the meal first?”

As soon as she finished speaking, one of the international students spoke up.

“No, there’s a Walmart not far away, and they sell flags of all nations.”

The fat foreman’s face changed again. He couldn’t understand why he was so unlucky today. Whatever he said, someone would refute him.

Just as she was thinking about the application process for purchasing, Qi Jia glanced at her, as if he had guessed what she was going to say, and said,

“If you need to file a report for your purchases, I can buy them for you at my own expense, but the requirement is that you must replace them after you buy them.”

The fat foreman was sweating profusely, and he felt that he had never been so nervous since his wedding night.

Her eyes rolled wildly, and she forced herself to calm down. Just as she was about to speak, she heard a voice behind her.

“What happened?”