Rise and Slay: From Scandal Queen to Academic Genius

Chapter 409 384: The Red Carpet Is Just Her Runway


Ji Xizhi pretended to hook her arm around Director Wang’s, being led by the organizer onto the red carpet.

Fans and reporters on both sides of the red carpet perked up at the mention of her name, their cameras fixated at the entrance.

The live stream room covering the red carpet event saw a sudden surge in traffic.

[It’s been ages since we saw Zhi Zhi, didn’t even know she’d be at this event, rushed here like a rocket, luckily made it in time~]

[Our Sister Die is wearing a custom D gown; what’s wrong with staying on the red carpet a bit longer? It’s the hardest piece to borrow this year~]

[No matter how nice the couture is, it depends on who’s wearing it, right? She looks like a butterfly, people might think she’s here to gather nectar!]

[Huffing and puffing, Ji Xizhi’s outfit is stunning, that V is exceptional, even better than the previous black ones, it makes her skin glow~]

[Laughed, your main star doesn’t look like a butterfly, but an emoji! The trending topics are all about your girl’s red carpet funny faces now~]

[OMG! Can someone stop Ji Xizhi’s legs, is she taking off on the red carpet? For heaven’s sake, slow down a bit, at least think about how Director Wang feels!]

[Director Wang: See? My feet aren’t even touching the ground, I’m floating~]

Amid the attention-grabbing comments from various fan bases, only Ji Xizhi’s fans stood out uniquely.

The intellectuals didn’t throw shade at other artists, mixed in other comment sections praising Ji Xizhi, though they had barely started before Ji Xizhi began walking faster.

The distance from the red carpet to the event venue isn’t very long. Most artists take a minute or two at most to walk the red carpet, let photographers snap photos, greet fans, and then it’s over.

The organizers also set a maximum time for each person’s red carpet walk.

But they haven’t set a minimum time for how long one should walk on the red carpet.

As a first-time red carpet attendee, Ji Xizhi was briefly reminded by Xiao Yuan not to fall or linger too long on the red carpet.

Before stepping onto the red carpet, she asked Director Wang if there was anything she needed to do midway, which there wasn’t.

The whole process was just to walk to the front of the red carpet, take a photo, sign a name, and that’s it.

Ji Xizhi set her sights straight, walked onto the red carpet, and headed straight to the end with Director Wang.

The fastest other artists took a minute, Ji Xizhi reached the end in twenty seconds.

The photographers itching to capture Ji Xizhi’s front and close-up on either side of the red carpet: “?”

Everyone stared at the ultra-blurry photos just taken on their cameras, their thoughts lagging behind with a series of question marks.

What was that? Did something just pass by?

Huh? Wasn’t the camera pointed at Ji Xizhi? Where’s Ji Xizhi?

Oh~~~ Ji Xizhi’s already gone!

Wait a minute, Ji Xizhi’s already gone???

The photographers and fan shooters on both sides snapped back to reality, blankly and in shock, looking at Ji Xizhi standing at the end of the red carpet.

[Enlightened, Ji Xizhi’s not here to walk the red carpet, it’s just her runway, next second: Wohoo takeoff~]

[Laughing till my stomach hurts, the one responsible for the live broadcast knows how to shoot well, I clearly saw the photographers on each side caught off guard, everyone aimed their cameras at the spot thinking Ji Xizhi would pause to greet everyone, hahaha~]

[Only Teacher Ji~ This long red dress, these high heels, doesn’t affect the takeoff speed at all~]

[But that was way too fast, I didn’t even get a clear look at my darling’s new outfit, crying~ Can we do it again!]

Ji Xizhi reached her destination, took the pen from the dumbfounded host’s hand, and politely handed it to Director Wang.

“Director Wang, you first.”

Ji Xizhi stepped back half a step, panting heavily, Director Wang rolled his eyes sarcastically as he felt his soul being dragged out:

“Now you think of letting me go first?!”

Earlier on the red carpet, not even both arms could hold Ji Xizhi back by Director Wang.

Director Wang specifically wore a smart suit today, with a youthful look ready to enjoy the spotlight at the designated photo spot on the red carpet.

And then…

Forget about posing, Ji Xizhi only saw the endpoint in her eyes!

Seeing Director Wang panting heavily, Ji Xizhi frowned slightly, such a short distance…

“Director Wang, haven’t been doing morning runs?”

Director Wang, caught off guard by the question, sheepishly picked up the signing pen and placed it on the signing wall:

“I’m signing, stop talking about this!!!”

Director Wang signed his name quickly and then handed the signing pen back to Ji Xizhi.

Ji Xizhi swiftly signed her name next to Director Wang, as the host had already started interviewing.

After Director Wang enthusiastically promoted the new movie, it was Ji Xizhi’s turn.

Logically, Ji Xizhi was also supposed to promote the movie.

Especially with Director Wang bringing Ji Xizhi to promote the movie, not to mention the host, even a passerby would surely ask if Ji Xizhi was going to star in the new film!

But when the microphone reached Ji Xizhi, the host didn’t ask about the movie preparations.

Instead, he asked about the red carpet.

“Teacher Ji, why did you think to walk the red carpet so quickly~” The host smiled, “Both the photographers below and the live-stream fans didn’t get a good look!”

With just that one question.

The photographers and fans who hadn’t captured a clear photo of Ji Xizhi below immediately started shouting.

“Teacher Ji, over here!”

“Teacher Ji, could you turn a bit!”

Ji Xizhi had already reached the end, and it was already hard for the photographers waiting on the red carpet to get a shot.

But something is better than nothing; with Ji Xizhi’s beauty today, getting a blurry pic could still earn a lot of traffic!

Ji Xizhi looked at the excited faces below, glanced at the host, and nodded reflectively:

“Was it too fast? I’ll go slower next time.”

Everyone couldn’t help but laugh hearing Ji Xizhi’s words.

Next time! Ji Xizhi’s response was too cute; is there going to be a next time?

Even the fans in the live stream room started commenting.

[Dying of laughter, Ji Xizhi too funny, is this her first red carpet? How could a celebrity walk the red carpet twice!]

[Too cute and brainless, there are things Ji Zhi doesn’t know either, hehe~]

[But… I saw many photographers and fans came specifically for capturing Ji Xizhi, wouldn’t they be sad if they didn’t get a pic!]

[Right, I even saw on Weibo that someone heard Ji Xizhi was attending, took time off this afternoon, and rushed over!]

On-site, while hearing Ji Xizhi’s words, the host chuckled but maintained professional poise, taking the mic to his mouth to explain:

“This is Teacher Ji’s first red carpet, due to time constraints, celebrities can only walk once. Teacher Ji, next time on the red carpet, maybe go a tad slower~”

The host’s words carried a bit of playfulness, offering an easy way out.

Yet Ji Xizhi, contrary to expectations, didn’t take the easy way and instead nodded.

“Okay, then I’ll go slower later.”

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