The only remaining lead actor, Mark King, had to arrive at the cinema early to help Emily Thompson deal with the reporters. Fortunately, Guangximen was just 1,500 meters due north of Mark King's grandfather's house in Dongcheng District, so even with heavy traffic, it only took five minutes to get there.

Although they arrived very early, as child stars, Mark King, Brian Miller, and Linda Green could only hide backstage, sitting idly and waiting. Only after all the guests had entered would they join Emily Thompson on the main stage to answer questions.

A red carpet was set up in front of the cinema. Even though this film had no celebrities, Emily Thompson had been in the industry for a full ten years, so there were still stars she had worked with who came to show their support.

In fact, among the reporters waiting here, aside from a few professional film magazine journalists, hardly any were here for the movie itself. Most were there to photograph the celebrities.

After all, even though this film had been promoted for a month, it had no stars, relied on three inexperienced minors and an elderly lady who had never left her mountain village, and was a sentimental drama—how could it possibly have a good box office performance?

The first to arrive were Jason Thompson and Ethan Sims. As the two walked together, all the reporters on site became excited. Just the red carpet photos of these two made the trip worthwhile.

Jason Thompson is currently the hottest male movie star. Last year, he starred in ""Art Museum by the Zoo"" (also known as ""Love Rearview Mirror""), directed by Emily Thompson, and won the 36th Grand Bell Award for Best New Actor and the 35th Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actor. After gaining attention, this year he continued as the lead in ""Attack on the Gas Station"" directed by Henry King, which is set to be released in October. He can be said to be an actor brought up single-handedly by Emily Thompson, so he had to come and show his support no matter what.

His partner, Ethan Sims, was also the lead actress in ""Art Museum by the Zoo"". Ethan Sims became famous early on, but her guide to the big screen was also Emily Thompson. So even though she doesn't like socializing or making public appearances, she had to come today. However, those around her probably didn't know that at this moment, she was already tired of the entertainment industry and was thinking about getting married and having children.

Afterwards, big-name stars and directors such as Michael Clark, Sophia Thompson, Peter Johnson, George Park, and Julia Clark arrived either alone or in pairs to show their support.

Then, up-and-coming actor Samuel Scott, as well as several outstanding MCs with their own shows, such as John Johnson, Steven Reed, and William Thompson, arrived together. This made the reporters below marvel at Emily Thompson's wide social circle.

The reporters, who already felt their trip was worthwhile, never expected that the grand finale would be none other than Anthony Allen, who arrived alone in casual attire.

Anthony Allen and Emily Thompson are old partners and get along extremely well. Emily Thompson had participated as assistant director in several films, many of which starred Anthony Allen. Later, when Emily Thompson started shooting her own first film, Anthony Allen even volunteered to play a supporting role for free. When the film became a huge success, this story became a well-known tale in Chungmuro.

Anthony Allen's arrival caused a commotion among the overjoyed reporters, and the scene nearly got out of control. Fortunately, Anthony Allen was experienced and took the initiative to accept a brief interview. During the interview, Anthony Allen skillfully steered the topic toward the film itself, subtly expressing his anticipation and confidence in the movie.

Watching from the side, Emily Thompson felt deeply grateful. However, as someone who personally participated in the editing, she was also full of confidence in her own film.

Once all the guests had arrived, Emily Thompson returned backstage and led the three young actors onto the main stage from the side. At eleven years old and not yet grown, Mark King could only barely show the upper half of his body by sitting on a raised chair.

Even before the Q&A began, some reporters had already started to change their attitude and were wasting film like crazy. Especially since all three young actors were quite good-looking, which was a huge contrast to the previously released posters. Once the questions started, the vast majority were directed at Emily Thompson, and the few that went to Mark King were all rather childish. But Mark King was not stage-shy at all; not only did he answer the questions beautifully, he even improvised from time to time, making the adults in the audience burst out laughing.

In the whole venue, the only people who recognized Mark King, such as John Johnson and Steven Reed, kept looking at the boy with a kind of amazed expression.

The movie began.

The distribution company's logo faded out, and the screen brightened. A mother and son sat on a train, the little boy whistling and playing with a toy, which made his mother impatient.

The visuals weren't particularly exquisite, but the young actors were decent. Many film critics couldn't help but make such professional assessments in their minds.

The movie continued. The mother took her son from the train to a car, then got out and walked, finally meeting the elderly grandmother. As soon as the grandmother appeared, the audience's hearts skipped a beat. Her face was full of wrinkles, her hair completely white, her clothes shabby and dirty—was this old woman living alone? Could she take care of herself? And she still had to look after her grandson?

Inside the house, the mother, who had left her hometown for Seoul at seventeen, helplessly told her poor and mute mother about her own difficult situation. In order to free up her hands to look for a job, she could only ask her mother to take care of her son until school started in two months, when she would come back to pick him up.