At 7:55, Secretary Lu, Mayor Wang, Commander Wang, and other city leaders accompanied Vice Admiral Hua and the Provincial Military District Commander, who specially came from Jiangcheng, into the evening event venue under the guidance of the staff, taking their seats in the row reserved for the top leaders.
Leaders, after all, always arrive last.
Han Yu was long used to it, peeking from the temporary "backstage" and continuing to chat with old comrades.
The performers and the guests who were going to be on stage tonight had no seats, and could only watch from the sides of the stage. But there was one perk the audience didn't have: being close to the Binjiang Ship, with the chance to see it up close or even board the warship in the area blocked by the big screen.
At 8 o'clock, the art gala officially began.
