As is customary, from December 24 to 27, the Wimbles Bar is closed, and Boss John, who has been busy for a year, has to spend a Christmas with his children, who are all married and have a family, and they don't see each other a few times a year, so only Christmas has the opportunity to get together. It's like in China, no matter how many worries you have in the past year, and no matter where you are in that year, when the Spring Festival comes, you will always try your best to rush home and look forward to reunion.

Chu Zhongtian's Christmas was not as lively as last Christmas, last Christmas the team held a Christmas party, everyone was drunk, but very happy. On the 24th, he also attended a Christmas party organized by Emily with Russell and Borger, and the three of them teamed up at the party to pour a nasty real sissy unconscious. On the 25th, he rested in the apartment.

What about this year? Because the team is actively preparing for the FA Cup in the New Year, the team did not organize any kind of celebration. For the first time, Eames also announced a holiday ban on alcohol and diets, which will not allow players to overeat and have fun during the Christmas holidays. There is a league game on the 27th, when Eames will scrutinize the fitness and fitness of his players, and if he finds someone overweight, out of shape and weak, he will ruthlessly leave them out of the FA Cup third round against Wimbledon FC.

With a dark face, he repeatedly emphasized: "I, Terry. Eames does what he says, and if anyone doesn't believe it, they can give it a try. ”

No one wants to go out and try it because the third round of the FA Cup is so important for them that no one wants to give it up. Just like the old qualified drunkard Joe. Shirin said, "You can drink as much wine as you want, as much as you want." But the game against those damn bastards might only be this once in a lifetime! ”

It's a once-in-a-lifetime matchup that everyone wants to attend, and they would even like to change the rules of football to allow 35 people to play at the same time in a match – which is exactly the number of players currently on the first team. I wonder if the first team at Wimbledon FC will be able to find thirty-five players on the pitch? Chu Zhongtian thought with some malice.

As for Emily...... Emily is now a star, although she is not in the mainstream compared to a real big star, but she is also a star for ordinary people. Chu Zhongtian saw an interview about her on TV, and as the only British actor in the film, she naturally received the attention of the British.

She smiled on the screen, answered questions politely, and coped with ease, unlike the Emily in life. What's the difference? Although Emily on TV is laughing, she laughs a little rejecting from thousands of miles away, but the Emily that Chu Zhongtian knows in life makes him feel very kind, being with her is like being with a friend who has known her for a long time, there is no pressure at all, like a spring breeze.

One is the celebrity Emily. Stan, one is his classmate and friend Emily. Stan.

How could Emily, who was so busy, still have time to have the opportunity to drink and sing with her classmates?

Until Christmas Day, Chu Zhongtian never saw Emily anywhere else except on TV. He didn't think Emily would give him a ticket, and his previous thoughts were a bit wishful thinking.

But he's still going to see the movie, and Emily doesn't invite him just because she's too busy, and if they're friends, he should go.

So after having Christmas lunch with Yang Yang, Chu Zhongtian began to rummage through the cabinets. He had to find the best and most formal outfit. He didn't have a suit, he didn't need it, so he didn't bring it to England, and the most formal outfit would have been a black leather jacket.

After Chu Zhongtian turned the leather jacket out of the box, he could still smell the smell of mothballs emanating from it. He hung it up on a hanger and hung it in the window to cool off, and then began to look for pants, and after searching for a long time, he found that only one day was the black jeans that matched the black leather jacket, and the others were either sky blue or light gray jeans, and as for the formal pants, there was none of them. Young people like to wear jeans.

Shoe? Chu Zhongtian also has no leather shoes, he has worn sneakers more than he has been barefoot since he was a child, and since he wore the leather shoes once when he was a child and wore out his heels, he no longer has any interest in wearing them. Now when I'm not playing football, I wear sneakers, casual shoes, and so on. So there is only this white tourist shoe that I am wearing on my feet.

That's it.

Chu Zhongtian looked at the jacket hanging in the window, then at the jeans on the bed, and then looked down at the shoes he was wearing on his feet.

It doesn't seem too bad.

After doing all this, he began to think about how to go to the movies.

There are countless cinemas all over London, and "Santa Boy" will not be shown in just one cinema, so it stands to reason that if he just wants to see the movie, he can go to any one. But Chu Zhongtian felt that since he was going to see the premiere, what was the point of finding a random movie theater to watch it?

But does he know which cinema the premiere will be?

※※※When Chu Zhongtian knocked on the door of Yang Yang's room next door, Yang Yang was taking a nap, and he looked at his roommate sleepily: "Is there something wrong, Da Chu...... Yawn—"

"Borrow your laptop, I'll look it up."

Yang Yang let him into the house, and he got into the bed. "Check it out for yourself, I didn't close it."

The IBM laptop screen on the desk is black, and from time to time there is an XP logo floating around, which is the screensaver.

"Thank you." Chu Zhongtian sat down and shook the mouse, and the desktop of the XP appeared in front of him.

He opened his browser, opened Google's search page, and typed a keyword like "Christmas Boy, Premiere" into the search box.

The first search results told him where the premiere of the film was taking place.

It was an entertainment news item that clearly told him the name of the movie theater where the premiere was held. A movie theater that is not too famous.

Chu Zhongtian still knows a little about the names of these movie theaters, after all, is he majoring in media, and movie theaters are also a kind of media. This cinema is not the best cinema in London, and it is not as famous as BFI and Cineworld. But the Christmas schedule of those big movie theaters is definitely reserved for the best movies, such as big-budget movies like "The Lord of the Rings 3". Emily's film didn't have any sensational big stars, and the investment was not large, so she could only go to those second-tier theaters for premiere.

After finding the name of the theater, Chu Zhongtian opened Google Maps again, first searched for a map of London, and then entered the name and address of the theater. Once you know where you are, you'll find out how to get past Wimbledon. He drew down the route map, and then memorized the route and train number to take, and then said goodbye to Yang Yang.

The premiere was starting at half past four in the afternoon, and he had to go now.

After changing all the clothes, Chu Zhongtian put the belt Emily gave him on his pants, said to Yang Yang, pushed the door and went out.

It was raining outside, and he hadn't forgotten to grab an umbrella.

※※※Emily looked out the window at the rainy street scene.

She was in her hotel room, and her mom and her agent were sitting on the other side, working on her plans for the next few days.

Since arriving at Heathrow International Airport, she hasn't had a quarter of an hour to herself except to sleep. Mom was always by her side, taking her there and here, being interviewed by various media, or following the crew to do promotional activities. I'm so busy that I can only sleep in the car.

It's okay to be busy, the key is that she is too busy to get out, and there is no way to leave her mother and go out alone - even if she goes downstairs to buy a bottle of mineral water at the convenience store opposite, she is accompanied by her mother.

In this way, how did she send tickets to Chu Zhongtian, and how did she tell him the time and place of the premiere? No one but herself could help with this kind of thing. But she didn't know where Chu Zhongtian lived at all, she knew that Chu Zhongtian didn't have a mobile phone, and if she wanted to contact him, she usually called Boss John's bar.

This time she was too busy to even call, and she was free - but the bar was closed.

She received a CD from Boss John, and in it, Chu Zhongtian sent her an invitation to watch the game. Then she got the news that Chu Zhongtian had fulfilled the invitation - Wimbledon reached the third round of the FA Cup, and she really caught up to watch the game live.

Now, it was her turn to honor her original invitation - to invite Chu Zhongtian to watch her movie premiere.

She couldn't do it.

"Amy?" Mom was calling her.

She looked up.

Mom sighed, "I should really give you a mirror to see your own expression now...... You're going to scare the audience away at the premiere for a while. Don't frown, they'll say you've learned to play big names before you become famous. You have to be careful to maintain your image, it is not easy to build, and to destroy it is as simple as cutting butter. ”

Emily furrowed her frown into a sweet smile. "Is that all right, Mom?"

Mom is still not satisfied: "What makes you feel so bad?" Don't tell me it's the weather, darling. ”

"Maybe it's the nerves of attending a movie premiere for the first time." Emily replied.

Her mom accepted the explanation. "It's nothing, everyone has a first time, your performance in the movie is wonderful, you are not nervous in front of the camera, what are you nervous about now? If you are more natural, you should be making a movie. ”

Emily nodded.

"But the weather is really annoying...... "Mom said worriedly as she looked out the window at the rain, "and the cold rain will reduce the number of people going to the premiere." Damn the weather, I'm so fed up with this country. I said Amy, when you graduate, we'll move to Los Angeles......"

Emily listened absentmindedly, occasionally nodding in agreement. What can be endorsed? She didn't listen to a word.

※※※When Chu Zhongtian felt that the movie theater of the premiere was already surrounded by many people, although it was not as popular as a masterpiece like "The Lord of the Rings 3", but second-tier stars were also sought after.

The tickets for the premiere are more than twice as expensive as ordinary movie tickets, but Chu Zhongtian still didn't hesitate to pay for it, of course, with his student card, he got a five-fold discount, which was quite affordable.

After buying the ticket, he did not rush into the venue, but waited outside, holding an umbrella, waiting for the arrival of the crew. He wanted to see how Emily walked the red carpet.

Soon the car in which the director and the actors were riding stopped in front of the red carpet, and a canopy had been erected above the cinema, so the stars did not have to worry about standing in the rain when they got off the bus to show their charm to the fans.

The most attractive will always be placed in the back, so a supporting role like Emily is the first to appear in front of everyone.

She wore a black evening dress, revealing a large area of her breasts and shoulders. Chu Zhongtian looked at it from the side and straightened her neck - didn't she feel cold?

Emily, whose hair was coiled, looked more mature than usual, and coupled with her well-developed body, Chu Zhongtian realized that Emily was already a twenty-one-year-old adult girl, or woman...... I used to wear a sporty T-shirt and jeans, and I always thought she was seventeen or eighteen years old.

Although it is only a supporting role, it is quite familiar on TV these days, and when Emily appeared in front of everyone, it still attracted many photojournalists to press the shutter in their hands, and Chu Zhongtian saw some fans holding Emily's poster in the crowd.

You've become famous...... Chu Zhongtian shrank in the crowd, dressed in black and with a black umbrella, making him unobtrusive. He suddenly remembered the scene he had imagined when Emily returned from vacation in the United States in January of this year, and was with him on the roof of the school building. Unexpectedly, it has almost become true in less than a year, Emily has become a star, and she has not yet become a paparazzi.

Under the flashing lights, Emily posed a few times for the camera, then waved to the fans holding her posters, smiled sweetly, and then walked down the red carpet.

As soon as she walked into the theater hall and came to a dead corner where there was no attention from reporters and audiences, the smile on her face disappeared. His brow furrowed again, and his mouth pursed out.

There were three poses at the door just now, and she had been searching the crowd for a short time, but she never saw the figure she had been looking forward to.

It seems that he didn't find it, or that he didn't come.

Mom trotted up, "Expression, Amy." ”

Emily skillfully put on a smile and looked at her mother.

"What's wrong with you, preoccupied?"

"Maybe I'm too tired, Mom." Emily came up with a plausible excuse. She really hasn't had much rest these days.

"Cheer up, Amy. As an artist, no matter how tired you are, you can't show it in front of others! The mother took her daughter's hand and cheered her up.

Emily made her smile look more natural: "Okay, I'm fine, Mommy." Let's go inside. ”

Seeing Emily walk in, Chu Zhongtian also withdrew from the crowd. I took my ticket and went to the check-in to get in.

Emily wasn't radiant today, but it was completely different from the Emily he had seen before, although there were only three layers of people and a layer of security guards between him and Emily, and a red carpet, he felt that it was completely like two worlds, and the black crowd was like a bottomless black abyss.

※※※After thirty minutes of commercials and trailers, the remaining lights in the hall were completely dimmed, which was a precursor to the beginning of the movie. The hall, which had been buzzing just a moment ago, fell silent. Some of the people in this premiere are journalists, and they look at the new film with a critical eye. And Chu Zhongtian and them are not all the way, he just watched the movie as an ordinary audience and enjoyed Emily's performance.

"Santa Boy" is about Santa Claus, who goes out to deliver gifts during Christmas, and the bearded man picks up a baby and brings him home to raise him. The kid grew up in the snow and ice and thought he was a Santa Claus, but he had no beard, and he was much taller than the stocky Santa Claus, and he couldn't stand a reindeer sleigh and could do anything Santa Claus did, so he was always troubled by his incompetence. After knowing that the bearded Santa Claus told him about his background, he realized that he was not from here in the first place, he was a human being, and he should return to the human world. Determined to find his true identity, it is time for him to say goodbye to the Santa Claus and return to the city alone. How many hilarious stories can happen to a person who has never received any education related to the daily life of human beings in a modern city?

This is a comedy with a small investment and small production, but it is better because the actors perform wonderfully, the feelings are sincere, and it praises the purest and most beautiful love in the world. So Chu Zhongtian was very involved in seeing it, and he was constantly amused by the hilarious plots in the play.

Emily appeared as the heroine's good friend, and when she appeared, the male protagonist had already been taken in by the heroine, because she didn't know a lot of common sense in life, and made jokes. There was a burst of laughter in the hall of the theater. Chu Zhongtian was also laughing, but when he saw Emily's face, he immediately put away his laughter.

Emily in the movie looks similar to the Emily he usually sees, she is dressed as a girl next door, sweet and cute, and slightly green, like a peach that is not yet fully ripe.

Then she spoke her first line: "Hi, my name is Sarah, I'm a friend of Terrily, and it's nice to meet you." ”

Chu Zhongtian remembered that Emily said that she only had three lines in this play.

If it's the heroine's friend, is there only three lines missing?

Later, Chu Zhongtian watched the movie and found that three lines were really not a lot at all, and it could even be said that even if her role was deleted, it would have no impact on the plot, and being able to add a role to her and give three lines was already considered special care.

It seems that there is a noble person behind her...... Emily's second line is, "Oh my God! You're hurt! At that time, because the male protagonist did not understand the traffic rules, he crossed the road at a red light, was hit by a car, and was bleeding when he fell to the ground, and Emily's Sara and the heroine Tyreli happened to pass by, and after squeezing in, she let out that exclamation.

The third sentence is the last part of the film, the male protagonist finally integrates into modern society with the help of the heroine, and he also finds his true love - of course it is the heroine, it can't be a supporting actress, right? Then Emily's Sara congratulates them: "You guys look like a real match!" ”

The supporting actress with only three lines looks really inconspicuous, but Emily's outfit on the screen is very beautiful and very eye-catching. When she appeared many times, Chu Zhongtian could already hear the audience behind him exclaiming: "That Sara is so beautiful......

"How nice it would be if she were my girlfriend!"

"The sound is also very good!"

"Who's that actor? I mean, the actor who played Tyreli's friend......"

Listening to these people's whispers, Chu Zhongtian felt very proud - his friend had become a celebrity. He wanted to stand up and proclaim, "Hey, look! That Sara is my classmate, and she's still a very good friend! ”

But he didn't do it in the end, he didn't want to be seen as a madman who made a name for himself through celebrity blogging.

On the final subtitles, Chu Zhongtian saw Emily. Stan's name, immediately following the two lead actors, is preceded by the label: Highly Recommended.

He thought it had something to do with the strange man he had been talking to Emily for a long time last Christmas. It seems that Emily's acting career will be smooth in the future...... After the end of the film, the lights in the screening room were brightly lit, and the audience gave a standing ovation to welcome the main creators to the stage.

Emily didn't have many scenes, and there were only three lines, but she followed the two leading actors onto the stage. In the ensuing audience questions and reporter interviews, perhaps because she is the only Englishman among the main creators, she is quite popular, and many people throw questions at her. And the two leading actors and directors did not have any unpleasant expressions, but praised Emily's performance in filming many times in their words.

In fact, from the last credits of the film, those experienced entertainment media reporters already know that today's young girl is the protagonist. After this film, her face will appear more and more in various entertainment reports and film and television works, and a new star in the film industry is about to rise...... For a moment, the camera lens was focused on the smiling Emily, and the shutter kept pressing, and the front of the screen was almost flashed into daylight.

Chu Zhongtian watched from the audience, only feeling that in this flash, he was getting farther and farther away from the beautiful girl on the stage.

He smiled self-deprecatingly. It's good to be able to be good friends with her before, what are you struggling with?

※※※Emily always keeps smiling when answering any questions, as sweet as stepping off the screen.

But in fact, if she could, she would prefer to frown and show it to those media.

Because the light on this stage was too bright, and the lights were flashing, she couldn't see who was sitting in the audience.

She always held the illusion that Chu must be among the group of people below, after watching the movie, and now watching herself being interviewed.

At the end of the interview, the stars on stage always presented autographed movie posters to the lucky audience on stage.

The staff of the theater have hung a screening hall seating plan behind them, and the main creative staff will randomly select the lucky audience from it, and the lucky ones who are selected will come to the stage to receive gifts. Because the cinema in the UK does not have the right seat number, and the seat number is not printed on the movie ticket, this way is used to draw the lottery.

The director is the first to come, followed by the male and female leads. Each lucky winner who was selected will be pulled by the host to ask a question related to the movie after taking the stage, and then they will receive the prize.

It was Emily's turn.

She stood up, turned to look at the floor plan, which was more than a man tall, and casually pointed to a location.

The staff in the hallway would follow her instructions to find the audience seated in that place and signal them to come up to the stage to accept the award.

When Emily finished pointing, she turned to look at the audience.

The staff took action, he looked at the position Emily was pointing to, compared it with the audience in front of him, walked to the row where Chu Zhongtian was, and then pointed to Chu Zhongtian...... "Huh?" Chu Zhongtian pointed at himself in surprise, it wasn't so coincidental, right?

"It's you, sir. Congratulations. You've been chosen, come to the stage. ”

When Chu Zhongtian stood up, he still didn't know what he thought. Anyway, he mechanically moved his legs and squeezed out in front of others.

Emily kept looking up at the audience, and she saw a person being called out of the audience. But the lights on the stage were so abundant that she couldn't see who the lucky audience was.

As Chu Zhongtian stood up, the audience burst into applause congratulating him.

Chu Zhongtian reflexively waved his hand at them - he thought it was on the court...... Emily's eyes widened as the lucky spectator got closer and closer—it stands to reason that if she wanted to see more clearly in such a bright light, she should have narrowed her eyes. But she didn't need it now, because she had seen who that person was!

Chu Zhongtian finally came to his senses when he walked up to the stage, and he looked at Emily, who was getting closer and closer, with a smile on his face.

Emily's expression of surprise was only for a moment, and soon she was back smiling.

The two men stood facing each other, and neither spoke. Emily actually wanted to wink at him, but she knew how many reporters were facing her at this time, and the slightest movement would be noticed. With this movie, she can be regarded as officially involved in the film industry, so reporters will be very concerned about the gossip of a newcomer like her. She didn't want to expose her relationship with Chu in front of those crazy paparazzi, and she also exposed Chu. Otherwise, the reporters would have annoyed him.

So she suppressed the joy in her heart and tried her best to face Chu Zhongtian with a natural expression.

Chu Zhongtian didn't have such a good disguise, he smiled obviously. But no one will doubt his smile, they will only behave normally after seeing a star in front of a lucky person.

The host came up: "It's an oriental face...... So what's your name? ”

"Chu, Chu Zhongtian." Chu Zhongtian took his eyes off Emily's face and turned his head to reply.

"The name...... Aren't you British? ”

Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "I am an international student from China. ”

"Do Chinese also celebrate Christmas?" The moderator was a little curious.

"Absolutely. But I came because I was invited to see this movie. ”

When he said this, Chu Zhongtian kept looking at Emily, who was close at hand, and he noticed that the smile on Emily's face changed, although it was not so sweet, it was more kind and natural.

"Looks like you have to thank the friends who invited you to watch the movie...... Is it a friend? The moderator asked.

Chu Zhongtian nodded.

"Okay, one last question, Chinese boy. What's your favorite character from Christmas Boy? Answer this question and you'll get Emily. Miss Stan's signed poster! ”

Hearing this question, Chu Zhongtian turned his head to look at Emily, and then said, "Sarah." I like the character of Sara the most. ”

He noticed Emily purse her lips and snicker.

"Wow!" The host exclaimed, exaggeratedly, "The person standing in front of you is Sarah's playing Emily. Stan! That's great......" he turned to Emily and smiled, "Your fans are right in front of you, don't you have something to say, Stan?" ”

Emily smiled, then stretched out her hands, wrapped her arms around Chu Zhongtian's neck, and pressed her body up.

The audience whistled excitedly when they saw this scene, and some people stood up to applaud the lucky audience.

Chu Zhongtian heard Emily say in his ear, "Hold me." ”

He obediently placed his arms hanging at his sides on Emily's waist.

"I clicked on a random spot, but I didn't expect to click on you. Is this what you said about 'yuan', Chu? Emily asked.

"Yes, it's fate. Emily. Let's ......" Chu Zhongtian hesitated for a moment, then continued, "...... Destined. ”

Emily chuckled softly.

"I've come to see your movie, Emily." Chu Zhongtian whispered in Emily's ear.

"Thank you, Chu ...... I thought you weren't coming. Sorry, I couldn't find a chance to send you a ticket...... I don't even know where you live, and you don't have a cell phone number, so I can't reach you......" Emily buried her head in Chu Zhongtian's shoulder and muttered in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

Watching the two of them hug each other, the host whistled excitedly: "This is an enviable guy!" Hey! Hey...... Don't let go, you've been hugging for ten seconds! The host pulled the two men apart and pointed to their watches.

The audience below burst into laughter, and Chu Zhongtian also felt a little embarrassed, so he took the signed poster from Emily and fled in embarrassment.

Emily looked at his back with a smile.

Her restless mood all day was finally gone, and her restless heart settled down again.

The day's wait has finally paid off, and the past few days have been nothing less tiring.

(To be continued)