adbindia Chapter 1282: The First Lady’s Academic Journey (1)
Chapter 1282: The First Lady’s Academic Journey (1)
No matter how ambitious Xiao Hua is, she still needs a diaper change.
When Xiao Hua was eleven months old, Tang Li also had her graduation defense. Despite a year of pregnancy and nursing, she managed to self-study and complete her college courses.
Due to Tang Li’s special situation, the school was very understanding.
Along with understanding came a small request.
—They hoped Tang Li would speak at the ceremony as the representative of the graduating class.
Having Tang Li as the student representative was a very reasonable arrangement.
No one in this generation of students is more outstanding than Tang Li.
Putting aside her First Lady status, Tang Li is the youngest dual-award-winning Best Actress.
Although Tang Li announced she was taking an indefinite break from acting, one film, "Mihesha River Action," still elevated her to a goddess status. The domestic three major film awards, two of which, the White Pigeon Award and Jina Award, both awarded Tang Li Best Actress, even though she did not attend the award ceremony.
However, some professional filmmakers openly stated that Tang Li was unworthy.
Such honest people—
We must protect them!
After all, anyone daring to publicly teach Tang Li how to behave is a true warrior.
When everyone thought that filmmaker would be banned and taken to the city bureau for Biluochun tea, Tang Li’s Studio issued a statement on social media, with netizens summarizing three points—
First, we thank the professionals for their critiques and suggestions.
Second, both trophies have been returned.
First, Tang Li herself is temporarily withdrawing from the entertainment industry and has no intention of participating in any award selections during this period.
At eight o’clock that evening, the official account of the White Pigeon Award responded—
[All award selections adhere to principles of openness, fairness, and justice, conducting multi-dimensional, multi-faceted comprehensive evaluations of films in terms of thought, artistry, enjoyment, social benefits, and economic benefits, with no occurrence of manipulative practices. PS: Once awarded, the trophies cannot be returned or exchanged unless there’s a quality issue.]
The official account of the Jina Award followed closely after.
An eight-hundred-word response with a clear central theme—
[We’re just a folk organization spontaneously hosting this evaluation event, don’t take it too seriously, and our trophy is made of composite materials with copper plating, worth just a few hundred bucks at the flea market, and definitely not a yardstick for measuring an actor’s prowess.]
Eventually, as the award organizers refused to sign for them, the two trophies were returned to Tan Palace.
Song Jingtian did not agree with Tang Li returning the trophies.
Even if the trophies were a fluke, they represented Tang Li’s own capability.
With so many actresses in the entertainment industry, why haven’t they received the White Pigeon Award and Jina Award?
Frankly speaking, it’s just envy and jealousy.
Thus, as soon as the trophies were returned, he placed them on the liquor cabinet in the living room.
Tang Li wanted to pack them away, but Song Jingtian didn’t agree.
The little fellow dusted the nonexistent specks off the trophies with a feather duster, while giving her a pep talk: "Be humble but don’t doubt yourself. Who says you’re too young to win awards? I put them here to remind you to keep working hard and not disappoint everyone’s support!"
Tang Li: "..."
Since they couldn’t be returned, it didn’t matter how to place them.
At the year’s end, the most authoritative film award in the domestic TV industry, the Golden Tripod Award, left the Best Supporting Actress category ’vacant.’ However, "Phoenix Concubine" won the Best Television Drama award, and the lead female won the TV Princess title, leading everyone to speculate about the ’TV Princess’ selection.
Maybe it’s not about failing to select.
But because the Best Supporting Actress herself refused the award.
When Song Jingtian learned of Tang Li missing out on the ’TV Princess’ title, he felt more regretful than she did. If Tang Li hadn’t announced she was stepping back from awards competitions, he believed she would have achieved a grand slam that year.
Apart from other works, Tang Li’s brilliant performance in "The Brightest Star" more than merited a Wild Goose Award for Best Actress.
He was almost about to win a bet with Ding Xiaoxiao from the class.
Ding Xiaoxiao personally promised, if Tang Li secured the TV Princess title, he would pay five billion to make her the spokesperson of his family’s group.
And it would be five billion post-tax.
Ding Xiaoxiao had already signed and sealed the guarantee.
But who knew, Tang Li would mess up at the crucial moment.
It was a five-billion-dollar deal.
Although missing out was unfortunate, he respected Tang Li’s personal wishes.
Tang Li rejected those film awards because she knew they entailed too many personal factors, but she didn’t turn down the school’s request to speak as the student representative.
For her now, every opportunity to speak on stage is a chance for honing her skills.
The weather wasn’t cooperative.
On the day of the graduation ceremony, a light rain began to fall.
After arriving at school, Tang Li met with Wu Xuehan and Yu Sui, whom she hadn’t seen for over a month, and learned from Yu Sui that Jiang Yiniing had already withdrawn and thus would not be attending the graduation ceremony.
Principal Huang heavily emphasized ceremony importance.
Besides requiring students to attend in person, parents were also invited.
Thus, the ceremony venue was the open-air large field.
Unlike the students standing with umbrellas, the parent area had awnings and chairs.
Tang Li took the stage after a dance performance.
She could also be considered as making a finale appearance.
Tang Li stepped onto the podium and looked down, the twenty-some human formations evoking a sense of conquering a peak, the wind dancing with the corner of her gown also bringing the drizzle to her.
As Principal Huang sheltered her from the elements, Tang Li noticed a black umbrella at the entrance of the field.
Following the umbrella’s movement, she saw below it.
The black umbrella was folded up in the parents’ area.
That white shirt then blended among the parents.
Still, Tang Li immediately spotted him.
Even if he wore a mask.
Song Baiyan attending her graduation ceremony was something Tang Li never expected.
She had not mentioned at home that parents could attend.
Even with the dense raindrops and a dozen meters distance, Tang Li could still feel it — Song Baiyan, seated in the parents’ section, was also watching her, with an embracing and proud gaze.
At this moment, Song Baiyan was not only her husband but also her parent; while she was the child who made him an object of envy for countless parents below.
Her glory coexisted with Song Baiyan’s.
Tang Li held onto her speech and opened her mouth before the microphone.
She might not be the best orator, yet in twenty minutes, almost the entire talk was off-script, earning her the most enthusiastic applause.
Before leaving the stage, Tang Li bowed deeply to the audience.
The bow wasn’t only for the teachers who taught her, but also for Song Baiyan.
The one who once was worthless, Song Baiyan sheltered her and ultimately helped her become a better person.
Tang Li walked off the podium, not in a hurry to take off her gown.
Ten minutes later, the graduation ceremony ended.
She maneuvered through the crowd to find Song Baiyan, holding Song Baiyan’s large hand, "Let’s take a picture before we go."
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Good night!