Chapter 146 Donation Ceremony
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As a veteran superstar idol with undeniable fan numbers, although many fans are no longer in their youthful years and have grown up, even becoming parents, their attitude towards the idol is now more rational and mature, no longer as crazed as in their early days.
But when Jacky's nanny van arrived at the entrance of Yangchuan City Zoo, Suming was still shocked by the sea of fans that greeted them!
The few security guards at the zoo were completely overwhelmed by the enthusiastic fans. The city bureau had to send a platoon of armed police to help maintain order. The local police station had almost all of its officers present, who, together with the armed police, set up a long security line in front of the zoo, keeping the excited fans on both sides.
The news had only been out for three days, and Suming couldn't help but mutter, "You're more famous than the ****..."
Jacky, while waving to the fans on both sides, winked at Suming and said with a low laugh, "Of course, the **** has only been president for a dozen years, but I've been a heavenly king for decades..."
Suming: "..."
To Suming's surprise, Zhao Yun's wife, Zhaoqian, was also one of his fans. She was at the very front of the crowd with Chengcheng in her arms, waving her hands furiously at Suming and shouting, "Su, Su, let me in, let me in..."
Zhao Yun was away on a business trip today, otherwise with his status, he could have avoided mixing with the general public. Suming spoke into the walkie-talkie, "Dong, Dong, let that woman in the dress holding a child in..."
There were too many people, and Suming hadn't noticed that Dong was right behind him until he was tapped on the shoulder. Dong, sweating profusely, glared at Suming, "Why didn't you notify us a few days earlier? You only mentioned this big star was coming yesterday, and we are all in disarray."
Without waiting for Suming to speak, Dong somehow fished out an old-style CD, which looked like Jacky's album that sold over 500 gold, 'Farewell Kiss', and handed it to Jacky, unabashedly asking, "Idol, could you sign this for me..."
Suming was speechless. Dong could use his position to get Jacky's autograph, but other zoo staff couldn't do the same. Nurse Hu could only squeeze through the crowd toward them, and Mr. Liao, overcome with excitement, even forgot to hold onto his waistband when he saw Suming... And there was Zhaoqian, who was too far to hear what she was shouting, with Chengcheng looking like a little stuffed doll in her arms, almost getting squished out of shape...
Suming quickly rushed in front of Jacky to Zhaoqian and whispered into her ear, "Mrs. Zhao, take Chengcheng to the Whisperwind Pavilion. Once the event is over, I'll have Jacky come over himself. You can have him sign as much as you want, even write essays... Please don't squeeze in here, if Chengcheng gets hurt, Zhao won't let me off the hook..."
"Really? Are you that close to him..." Zhaoqian's eyes sparkled.
A star is like a bomb, creating a stir wherever they go. Jacky's team, with great difficulty, entered the gates of the zoo under the protection of the armed police comrades, and the fans followed like a swarm of bees.
On the lawn where the Guinness awards were presented last time, a few leaders in suits were standing and smiling, clapping their hands in anticipation.
Wang Jian She's official position was quite high, but he only stood in an off-center position to the middle-left. To his right, which was the very center of the leadership team, stood a smiling, amiable old man in his sixties, a familiar face who often appeared on television news from Yangchuan City and even the provincial level.
Most of the media had also gathered on the lawn, with Nangong occupying the best spot. She had upgraded her equipment; a whole team worked just for her, setting up several unique-looking cameras that looked like Transformers at the best spot under the chairman's platform.
"Hello, I am the director of Yangchuan Zoo..." Mr. Song stepped down from the red carpet to greet them, shaking hands with Jacky first, and Suming tugged at his sleeve, glancing towards the platform, "Who is that leader? He looks very familiar."
Under Mr. Song's leadership, as Jacky and Suming walked towards the platform, Mr. Song, looking around, quietly introduced, "That's Mr. Sun, the Deputy Mayor, the direct superior of Mr. Wang. He's personally presiding over the ceremony since he heard a big star was making a donation..."
"Wow, such a high-ranking official has come. Looks like I'll have to bleed a lot!" Jacky said with a laugh.
As for high-level 'officials', Yangchuan's Deputy Mayor wasn't particularly significant for Jacky, who had been in Xiangjiang for decades, having met numerous Governors, Special Administrative Region Chief Executives, and Chief Secretaries countless times, undoubtedly an individual well-versed in handling major events. Furthermore, the circle he was in was very diverse, ranging from various super second-generation individuals to gang leaders rising from the underworld. A Deputy Mayor from a non-capital city was unlikely to make Jacky bleed too much. Instead, due to Jacky's popularity, he might even add to the political achievements of the retiring Deputy Mayor.
However, locally speaking in Yangchuan City, the Deputy Mayor's personal participation in the zoo's donation and adoption event was a significant show of face for Yangchuan City Zoo.
After ascending to the stage, Jacky shook hands in turn with Mr. Sun, followed by Wang Jian She and a crowd of government officials, following protocol.
Next, Mr. Sun spoke, highly praising the support of the Xiangjiang compatriots for the mainland's animal protection efforts, expressing his sincerest gratitude and hoping that more compatriots from Xiangjiang would come to the mainland and to Yangchuan City for tourism and investment.
As a star who had received various honors like the Top Ten Youth Award and Outstanding Representative several times, Jacky was no stranger to such events and even improvised a speech in Mandarin, which was not perfect.
Next, two ceremonial hostesses brought up a giant check the size of a door panel with 'Huaxia Currency Five Hundred Thousand Yuan Only' written on it. Jacky, Mr. Sun, and Mr. Song, holding the check together, smiled and posed for the photographers.
The donation ceremony was only the first step; to be frank, this donation was in thanks to Suming for using animals in his concert. Suming, considering their friendship, did not charge a fee, so the money was instead donated to the zoo.
The main purpose of Jacky's visit today was adoption.
As mentioned before, adoption and fostering are different. As the name implies, fostering means taking it home to raise, with custodial rights, while adoption does not grant these rights. The animals are still cared for by the zoo; Jacky is responsible for the money, which is just nominal 'fostering'.
Before coming, Jacky had asked Suming what would be the best animal to adopt.
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