The Corale Film Festival lasted quite a long time, about half a month. Many attendees arrived ahead of time. There were also some folks like Fang Zhao who landed a few days into the festival, but they were few.

Fang Zhao was held back by class. Quite a few key sessions were clustered around a few days—not just music classes but also drawing and dance. It was as if the scheduling was intentional so that the teachers could keep their students at HuangArt for a few more days.

One student suggested in private that this was a prank on the part of the teachers.

Fang Zhao's departure was delayed by two days. By that time, the film festival had already kicked off. Entertainment headlines were dominated by the Corale Film Festival. The entertainment journalists were already flexing their limbs in celebration.

"There're bound to be reporters staking out the airport. We've gotta look our best," Nanfeng said while scrolling through the headlines on his bracelet. 

Fang Zhao was easy to take ca