"Hey...you guys...watch what you're saying," as soon as the reporter put down his phone, he quickly tried to stop the people around him. "This man is Jones, 'The Father of Sci-fi..."
"What?" others quickly looked at the biography on the reporter's phone and froze. "Oh God, what have we done?"
As a result, a small group of reporters discovered who Jones was. However, the ones that were standing directly in front of Tangning and the old couple were still hounding them.
At that time, Jones shielded Tangning behind him and stepped forward to face the crowd. He then said in English, "I have never experienced this kind of offensive behavior anywhere else in the world. The Beijing media has truly opened my eyes!"
"Hey, foreigner, f*ck off back to the US. This is Beijing! Not your territory!"
"I know, right? Who do you think you are?!"
"Tangning, you are such a coward. How could you hide behind the American? Aren't you embarrassed?"
Tangning sneered without giving a response. She simply turned to Jones and said, "Teacher, it's too messy here, let's go back to the hotel."
"OK."
Under the protection of the bodyguards, the old couple and Tangning successfully got rid of the crowd. However, after they left, a few crazy reporters still tried to chase after them. But, when they noticed the odd expression on the faces of the other reporters, they quickly stopped.
"What are you guys thinking about? Why aren't you chasing?"
"Have a look for yourself," a reporter showed their phone to one of the crazy reporters. However, after looking at it, she was still confused.
"This...what does this mean?"
"This means, the American you were offending so arrogantly, was the famous 'Father of Sci-fi', Jones. He is loved all over the world and his fans are crazy about him. Yet, you guys actually insulted him in such a way. You just wait for your names to appear in the American headlines; you're famous!"
After hearing this, the female reporter stared blankly at her peers...
"Didn't everyone say..."
"And that's why Tangning said you guys were making speculations and claims without any idea of the truth. A good show is on its way."
At the beginning, the reporters approached Tangning and Jones hoping for a good show. But, now that Jones had appeared, the entire Beijing went crazy.
"Did you guys hear? Jones is here in Beijing. He's the American that Tangning met with."
"Jones? Oh my God! I've watched so many of his films. I'm completely obsessed with him!"
"So, Tangning was entertaining Jones when the reporters rushed over to diss them. They've completely humiliated Beijing!"
"WTF, these stupid reporters are everywhere. If my idol develops a bad impression of Beijing, I'm going to force these media outlets to shut down!"
In an instant, everyone was excited by Jones' visit and they were in envy and admiration of Tangning's close relationship with him. Fans even called Hai Rui to remind Tangning to take good care of their idol.
But, the reporters that had surrounded Tangning earlier and speculated her, were in a pitiful state. After the truth was revealed, they became a laughing stock. If they were to really appear on American news sites, they would completely embarrass Beijing.
"You guys are so stupid. While you were looking down on Tangning, calling her outdated and claiming that she was slandering Ma Weiwei, she was welcoming 'The Father of Sci-fi' to our country."
"Is this what you call being a joke in England and running errands in the US? She's obviously reached new heights instead!"
"After so long, Tangning is still so good at giving face slaps...In fact, they are becoming more and more impressive."
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