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Chapter 989: Happy Birthday Xiao He!

This was Xiao He's umpteenth visit to Chengdu.

Since the public service short film "Flying Over the Snow Mountain" became a hit here, not only do local cultural and tourism activities like to invite Xiao He to come, but other related industries and advertisements also like to invite Xiao He to film here.

This time was no exception. After the release of "Time and Space Standoff", the production team focused on organizing several promotional events in Chengdu, including formal movie screenings.

After a long and busy day, the film crew finally found a place to eat.

According to tradition, when you come here, you should naturally eat some hot pot to satisfy your stomach.

Xiao He, who had finished work and come to eat as usual, was unaware that, besides the official work schedule, another important activity was secretly taking place within the film crew today—

At this moment, he was completely unaware of this, still chatting with Shu Han and He Wenming about Director Zhuang's phone call and their speculations about the city in the script of "Phantom Thief 3".

But the people behind him had already begun to act quietly.

Xiao Chen, as the main force, was the busiest. After confirming that Liu Rulan and the others had attracted all of Xiao He's attention, she immediately ran out to call the rest of the crew to prepare, and called the people waiting in another place to tell them to move their things to the private room next door.

At the same time, Lao Qi, who was in charge of important tasks, also returned with important items, carefully pushing the cart towards the private room in the corridor.

Xiao Chen, who had been waiting at the door of the private room to observe the situation inside, quickly waved to Lao Qi.

So Lao Qi nodded and quietly pushed the cart to the other private room.

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"I'm sorry, there's a slight problem with the ventilation fan in our private room. We might need to temporarily change your room. Is that alright? We're really sorry for the inconvenience caused to your waiting time."

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the private room. A waiter wearing an apron and a mask came in apologetically and explained the situation to everyone.

Fortunately, they are still waiting for their food, and the pot hasn't even been served yet, so changing rooms isn't too much of a hassle.

Xiao He immediately expressed his understanding: "Then we'll change to another private room, but we have a lot of people here. Do you have any other private rooms?"

The main creative team that came to eat consisted of about twenty people, plus some of the actors' own teams, making the total number over thirty. So the logistics department booked a large private room for forty or fifty people, which was relatively spacious and allowed for more freedom of conversation.

However, private rooms of this size are relatively rare, and reservations are usually required in advance.

"Yes, the bakery is empty today, which makes it very convenient to make a change. We can work with you to make the change right away."

The waiter quickly explained.

"Okay, let's change it then."

Xiao He glanced at Shu Han, who was still talking to He Wenming, then turned to look at Liu Rulan, and asked, "Haven't Director He and Pu Rong arrived yet?"

"It's alright, you can go ahead. Anyway, the two private rooms are right in front of the door. If they come over in a bit, just have the waiter let them know."

Liu Rulan said casually.

"OK."

Xiao He then stood up and led his men to the private room opposite.

For some reason, apart from the waiter, he was the one walking in front.

Xiao He paused, then turned to look at the others behind him with some suspicion.

"What's wrong? You go first."

Liu Rulan looked back at him with some confusion, then lightly nudged his shoulder, as if she didn't understand his wariness.

Something about today's meal just doesn't feel right.

Xiao He turned around, opening the door as he thought casually.

However, the next moment, the instant the door was pushed open, the beam of light from above shone on his face, and on both sides, dazzling sequins and ribbons burst forth with a soft "bang".

Then, the whole world was filled with dazzling starlight, like countless bright colors you see when you look up at night...

"Surprise! Happy birthday, Brother Xiao!"

"Ta-da! Happy birthday, Xiao He!"

The balloons and ribbons beside them swayed slightly in the wind as the crowd surged forward. Lao Qi, pushing a large cake, and Xiao Chen, holding up a camera to record the scene, came from a specially cleared path. With them were several of Xiao He's familiar friends from the industry, as well as university classmates he hadn't seen in a long time.

What surprised Xiao He the most was that Dai Bai, who was even busier than them, was also present. Since going to Beijing, he had basically stayed at the research institute and was usually very busy. As a result, their research team and Guang Technology's research team had expanded several times in size without them realizing it. In the end, they even decided to open a branch in the science and technology city near Beijing to facilitate management on both sides.

Besides Dai Bai, there's Zhai Zhipeng, who worked himself to the bone at a big company and finally decided to resign at the end of last year to return to his hometown to inherit the family business, and He Junhao, who successfully switched from Bilibili to the Yinfu short video platform.

He Junhao, a well-known blogger who knows Xiao He, didn't forget to record a video at this crucial moment. He also took the opportunity to liven up the atmosphere, loudly singing a song when Xiao He looked over in surprise, boosting the mood: "Come on, let's sing a line! Say goodbye to all your troubles—"

The others immediately clapped: "Great! Come on, let's sing together!"

Xiao He's vision went black: "Okay, okay, no need to sing anymore, no need to sing anymore—"

Can't you please not let this touching atmosphere be ruined by this awful song?

Fortunately, Xiao He wasn't the only one who shared the same idea.

"Ugh, don't sing this, it's so corny!" Yuan Sitong, who was also filming a video with her phone, interrupted with obvious disdain. "If you're going to sing, sing something good!"

I was really a bit scared.

Yan Shaohan, unusually, stood {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} on the same side as Yuan Sitong: "Why don't we sing 'Happy Birthday' instead? At least it's a classic."

"That's what makes it fun!" He Jinnian, who hadn't shown up until now but had actually been waiting there, said with a smile, "Young people should be this energetic!"

Pu Rong chuckled along, "Alright! Quickly put the birthday hat on Xiao He!"

"Hey, where did you put your hat?"

"Here, here!"

"No, that's not necessary—"

Even though he was surrounded by familiar faces and it was his birthday, Xiao He seemed unusually awkward: "You, when did you all arrive in Rong City? I didn't even notice."

And to be honest, I've been so busy lately that I almost forgot it was my birthday today.

He was still stiff when someone pushed him from behind, and then Guo Xinya, who was standing in front, put a birthday hat on his head. She had the gentleness of an older sister who had stepped out of the play, and said with a smile, "Happy birthday, Xiao He!"

"Thank you, thank you."

Xiao He stammered his thanks, his face flushing slightly as he was touched by his friends' sincerity.

"Okay, big star, stop making that stiff face."

The people behind them started to jeer.

"Xiao He's in a rare moment of embarrassment! Brothers, quickly take a picture to commemorate this!"