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Chapter 205 Don't think I won't recognize you just because you put on clothes (Guaranteed -in-)

Wei Ming rode his motorcycle to the Capital Airport at noon. He filled up the gas tank before leaving. The distance was not short, three hours round trip. He had never ridden so far since he bought the car.

After arriving, Wei Ming parked the car in the parking area as instructed. The area was basically full of cars. Wei Ming also saw a car with the British Union Jack flying, which should belong to the embassy.

Is this to pick up some British big shot? Thatcher didn't fall down this year, did she?

The filming took place in the terminal hall and was about the protagonist seeing his father off. It mainly featured the father-son rivalry between Zhu Shimao and Liu Qiong.

Wei Mingtong passed the message and assistant director Huang Shuqin personally took him in. After he arrived, director Xie Jin did not gossip about who the beautiful woman who answered the phone in the morning was.

He saw that Wei Ming was dressed very fashionably and in an elite manner, and it was obvious that he was someone who could afford to take an international flight, so he invited him to be a passenger.

"You don't need to change clothes or put on makeup, just carry a suitcase."

With the mentality of "since I'm here", Wei Ming performed very naturally in this first film.

In his previous life, because of his good image, he often made cameo appearances in his own works, but he could not be given close-ups or too many shots, as this would easily lead the audience to misunderstand that this was an important role.

Director Xie Jin obviously understood this principle very well, so he let Wei Ming blend in with the crowd and act as a background board, with a fleeting shot for future movie fans to entertain themselves.

Walking in the hall with his suitcase and looking at the familiar scene, Wei Ming couldn't help but think of the goodbye kiss they had given Melinda in public with the help of their international student classmates when they saw her off at the beginning of the year.

It’s been less than half a year, but I feel like a lifetime ago. It’s really sad.

Wei Ming went through this scene three times. The first time was not ideal, but it passed the second time. The third time was "just one more take", and then it was finished!
The staff shook hands and congratulated each other. This is Wei Ming's first movie adapted from a novel and will also be the first to be released. It will further expand his personal influence. His name will be placed in a prominent position in the opening credits, even before the director's name.

Although his original novel is extremely popular, with the first magazine edition selling hundreds of thousands of copies and the collected books selling over a million copies, the number of readers is unlikely to exceed 10 million no matter how you calculate it.

But the movies of this era, and the works of director Xie Jin, are of high quality, and it is almost certain that the number of viewers will exceed 100 million, and its influence will exceed that of literature.

Next they prepared to go back to Yanjing Hotel to have a meal together. Although there is no such thing as a wrap-up banquet these days, after working hard and traveling thousands of miles to finish a movie and still having some budget left, it is only right to have something good to eat. This is also a way to build team cohesion.

When they were leaving the terminal, Wei Ming saw the embassy vehicles with the British flag that he had just seen parked at the arrival gate. There were three of them, lined up in a row, and airport security personnel were stationed around them.

Soon a group of foreigners came out, about six or seven people, led by a white-haired old man with a genuine London British accent. He looked to be in his eighties, but seemed to be in good spirits.

The rest should be the accompanying personnel, and among these people, Wei Ming saw a bright red color.

Although she had her long hair tied up, which made her look less sharp, and she was dressed elegantly with high heels, black stockings, and an over-the-knee skirt, which made her look more like a successful lady, Wei Ming still recognized her at first sight.

Don't think I can't recognize you just because you're wearing clothes!

The two were not far apart, and Melinda also saw Wei Ming, who immediately waved his left arm silently at her.

He still wore the watch he exchanged with Melinda on his left hand, but Wei Ming could not see his Magic City card on Melinda's hand.

Melinda glanced in his direction without saying anything and got into the car.

Zhu Shimao, who was following behind Wei Ming, asked, "Writer Wei, why don't you leave?"

"Oh, nothing, Lao Mao, how did you get here?"

"The crew has rented a bus. Do you want to come with us?"

Wei Ming: "I came here on a motorcycle. I'll leave first. See you at the Yanjing Hotel later."

Then Wei Ming's motorcycle kept following the British Embassy car, and it was unknown whether Melinda noticed him.

In the end, the car did not stop at the embassy, but at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, which was also a place that Wei Ming could not enter.

Doesn't Melinda work for a publishing company? Is it possible for the boss of a publishing company to live in a place of this standard?

The current Diaoyutai is of a very high class. It is not an ordinary place where female celebrities in later generations can freely enter and exit on their birthdays. Those who can stay here are basically dignitaries from various countries or entrepreneurs or celebrities with a certain political status.

After waiting for a long time, Melinda didn't come out. However, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time. The guards here are all armed with guns. If Wei Ming, a ghost fire on a motorcycle, stays here for too long, he might be caught or even used as a moving target.

He could only go ahead, but Wei Ming still felt a little disappointed for not being able to see Melinda, even though he already had Sister Lin.

Men, while eating from the pot and taking from the bowl, always keep their eyes on what's in the basin.

When he arrived at the Yanjing Hotel, they were waiting for him and dinner began.

During the dinner, Director Xie Jin also revealed to everyone that the film will probably be released in December, and the next six months will be enough time for post-production.

By December or November, Popular Movies will probably feature Zhu Shimao and Gong Xing as its cover characters, or just Zhu Shimao, after all, he is the soulful male protagonist.

Next, the director and other main creators of the film were about to return to Shanghai. Before parting, Wei Ming handed a letter he had prepared earlier to Director Xie, asking him to pass it on to Comrade Gong Xing.

Now that they were alone, Xie Jin smiled and joked, "Is this a breakup letter?"

"That's not right, Director Xie. I just wanted to save some postage. I definitely wouldn't ask anyone else to write a breakup letter to me. If you're curious, feel free to open it and read it."

Wei Ming's words denied the "breakup letter" and seemed to tacitly acknowledge his relationship with Gong Xing, but it also seemed like he didn't say anything. What a non-stick pan.

After coming out of the Yanjing Hotel, Wei Ming went straight home. When he entered the yard, Old Sun called Wei Ming.

"Writer Wei, there's a package for you. It's from Hong Kong."

From the package and the remittance slip, Old Sun could see that writer Wei had strong overseas connections.

Wei Ming accepted it and opened the door happily, but Sister Lin was not at home, which he had actually expected.

After all, in this day and age, living together before marriage is a very serious matter. In three years, he will probably be arrested and sentenced. For everyone's sake, Zhu Lin is unlikely to stay overnight even if he comes in the future.

Moreover, her mother knows many people in her unit. If, when they reconcile the accounts in the future, they find out that her daughter told her family that she lived in the dormitory and told her colleagues that she lived at home, but in fact she lived nowhere, it would be terrible.

I have to say that my elder sister is able to control herself, unlike me, who, having tasted the sweetness of it, wants to take off my clothes to calm myself down as soon as I get home.

After taking off all his clothes except for one piece, Wei Ming opened the package in the living room.

The items inside include tapes, novels, newspapers, paintings and a variety of snacks.

Wei Ming seldom ate snacks before, but he can ask Sister Lin to help him consume them in the future.

The painting is of Black Cat Sheriff drawn by Amin, but there is also a mouse in the painting.

At this time, Mickey Mouse and Jerry were definitely the two most famous mice in the world. Amin playfully drew Mickey Mouse and Sheriff Black Cat into a picture, and made Mickey Mouse run away with his head in his hands. Wei Ming smiled knowingly, and Disney's lawyer sent a warning letter.

The novel was Jin Yong's "The Deer and the Cauldron". Perhaps because she thought Wei Ming liked martial arts novels, she gave her a set of Jin Yong's last work, and it was the version that Jin Yong had just revised.

This is the classic version, known as the Sanlian version in mainland China. When people get older, they will have to revise it again, which is called the "newly revised version."

The newspapers were two copies of the New Evening News. Wei Ming read the article "The Battle of Ancient and Modern Times and the Love of Qin Terracotta Warriors" on it. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Could it be that Amin and Lao Gui had communicated with each other?

The last two tapes were from Tan Yonglin, "Anti-Star" and "Love You Crazy", and the other one had no label.

After reading these things, Wei Ming opened the letter and began to read.

The little girl first talked about those songs.

"I really like these three songs, especially the lyrics of 'Flower in the Water'. My Mandarin is not very good, and this song is more suitable for male singers, so don't laugh at me when you hear me sing it later."

Wei Ming picked up the unlabeled tape.

Amin also said: "There are a few songs I sang in that tape. I am a member of our school choir. You will be lucky to hear them."

It turns out that she recorded the song she sang. The little girl is quite confident.

He didn't listen immediately and continued reading.

"The other two cassettes were given to you by PolyGram. They are the first and second Cantonese albums by Tam Yung-lin. You should have listened to them. They gave them to you as a souvenir, which shows how much they appreciate these three songs of yours."

"Because 'Slippery Girl' is so popular in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan and has the potential to win a gold record, PolyGram offered you a high price. They paid 9000 Hong Kong dollars for the three songs. 6000 was remitted to you, and the remaining 2100 was inserted in the book."

This is the advantage of being a well-known musician, especially someone like Amin who is good at both lyrics and music.

Of course, Amin gladly accepted the one-tenth commission, but she basically spent it on mailing packages to Wei Ming. She also described in detail her experience of going to PolyGram with her mother to sell songs.

"They thought I wanted to be a singer. If you listen, you'll know that I sing really well and I'm pretty. It's normal for them to think so, but my mother disagrees. She says that academic studies are more important."

There is a temptation hidden in Amin's words. Before, Amin had never been curious about her appearance. Now that he said this, he doesn't believe that you don't care.

But Wei Ming really didn't care. He just wanted to give a thumbs up to Amin's mother and asked her why she was involved in the entertainment industry at such a young age.

Afterwards, Amin talked about Black Cat Sheriff again. He was very curious about what kind of fairy tale written by Wei Ming was like. There were only two words between the lines: "I want to read it".

Okay, this age is just right for reading fairy tales, Wei Ming decided to arrange it.

Amin: "You probably like martial arts novels, so I'll give you a set of The Deer and the Cauldron. After all, I've made a lot of money. But my favorite story recently is called The Ancient and Modern Battles and the Love of the Terracotta Warriors. I'm also sending it to you. Because I'm in a hurry to report to you about the song sales, there are only two issues. Haha, just wait a little longer. I'll send you the rest in the next communication."

Wei Ming didn't expect that it was such a coincidence that Zhou Huimin happened to see his novel. Because the novel was full of romance, the little girl was deeply attracted and fascinated by the story setting of past and present lives.

"Ah Ming, have you ever been in love? Do you ever feel like you want to be with her in your next life?"

Amin acted like an ignorant student asking people in society for advice on love topics. In fact, he just wanted to find out about Amin's love history. After all, the love songs she wrote are so classic.

Wei Ming thought about it and really didn't have any. He liked novelty and was willing to try new things. Anyway, those women in his previous life had no intention of doing it again, or maybe their feelings were not deep enough. I just don't know how these women are doing in this life.

Finally, Amin asked Wei Ming some questions related to the Terracotta Warriors. Because of this novel, there was a fever for the Terracotta Warriors in her class, but everyone could only see the relevant information from the news.

The mainland, Xi'an, is too far away for Hong Kong middle school students.

But by chance, as the author of this novel, he had been to the Terracotta Warriors and took photos. He would choose one and mail it to her later. After all, she helped a lot this time by sending money. He could consider her as a long-term partner in the future. Wei Ming even considered telling him his identity as "Wei Kuangren" so that she could represent him in publishing novels in Hong Kong.

After reading the long letter, Wei Ming put Amin's tape into the tape recorder and played the song "Flower in Water" first.

Although her tune and Mandarin are not very standard, her voice is still pretty and she feels like a sweet girl.

Next was an English song, "Yesterday Again" by the Carpenters.

I didn't expect there would be piano accompaniment this time.

This was recorded by Amin at home while she was playing the piano and singing by herself. Although both her piano playing and singing are a little immature, she has sung this song countless times and her proficiency far exceeds that of "Flower in the Water". In Wei Ming's opinion, she is already at a level that allows her to participate in campus singing competitions and deserves a little red flower.

Later there were covers of Hong Kong and Taiwan songs such as "Olive Tree", "Every Time Things Change" and "Spring Dream in Beijing", all with piano accompaniment. The singer didn't play very well, probably a beginner, but the girl loved to play.

Overall, Cantonese singing is smoother. After all, I have been singing since I was a child. Although it is a bit far-fetched to say that I want to be a singer now, with my not-so-bad vocal conditions and acquired practice, I might really succeed.

Wei Ming thought about it and started to write back to Amin.

Forget it, I'll just write a reply to Lao Gui and talk about his business plan. After all, I have invested money in it.

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The next day, Wei Ming was still thinking about Melinda. He went to Diaoyutai again at noon to try his luck, but he didn't see Melinda.

Wei Ming was about to give up, but then something unexpected happened.

After returning to the school magazine office in the afternoon, Yang Hao asked Wei Ming: "There will be a celebrity speech in the library later. Do you want to go with me to take some photos?"

"What celebrity?"

"Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University."

Wei Ming was not very interested, so Yang Hao added: "And this principal was once the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom."

As a former prime minister and the principal of the top university in the UK, Wei Ming became slightly interested.

Finally, Yang Hao said, "It seems he is a capitalist. His family runs a publishing company and he is the chairman. His name is Macmillan."

Yang Hao said this while looking at the information. After hearing this, Wei Ming was suddenly inspired and quickly asked for the information.

This man's name is Harold, with the surname Macmillan. He was born in London, England in the 50s. He is a veteran of World War I and served as British Prime Minister in the late s. During this period, he served as the president of Oxford and enjoyed the title of Earl.

There is also the family-owned Macmillan Publishers, which has a history of more than 100 years. It is a world-renowned international publishing organization and a major publisher of English teaching books.

Wei Ming vaguely remembered hearing from the black girl Susan some time ago that Melinda was currently working for Macmillan Publishing in the UK.

It’s connected, it’s all connected!

No wonder she lived in Diaoyutai. The old man's status was indeed enough.

Wei Ming stood up and said, "What are you still standing there for? Let's go!"

The two came to the library. Mr. Macmillan first donated some original English books to Peking University, totaling 10,000 books, which were basically famous works and books on English learning.

After arriving, Wei Ming and Yang Hao first found the library director and got the list of donated books. Wei Ming accidentally saw "Jumanji" on the list.

This should be his book. The name was discussed by him and Melinda.

Afterwards they arrived at the venue where students had already gathered. Harold's main identity today was the president of Oxford University, so almost all the students who came to listen to his speech were students who were interested in studying abroad, not only from Peking University, but also from Tsinghua University.

Ever since ballroom dancing was banned, only celebrity lectures like this could attract students from the two universities to visit each other so actively.

After a while, the speaker Harold MacMillan came on stage. He is 86 years old this year, but he did not need anyone to help him. However, there was a red-haired woman following behind him. She was his translator today.

Although most of those who can come to listen to the speech have a certain level of English proficiency, at this time college students' English level is still stronger in reading and writing than in listening and speaking, so translation is still very necessary.

When they saw Melinda, not only Yang Hao next to Wei Ming was excited, but many students from the Chinese and Foreign Languages Departments in the audience were also a little agitated. Although her dressing style had changed, many people still recognized this British student who was once well-known because of Wei Ming.

Cha Jianying was also present. She had already made it clear that she wanted to study in the United States. At this moment, she looked at Melinda on the stage and then at Wei Ming beside her, her eyes full of amusement.

Xiao Cha was thinking about rekindling their old love, while Wei Ming was wondering whether he had brought any money.

Wei Ming has always wanted to find an opportunity to get close to Melinda. Even if he can't talk, at least he can pass her a note.

As a result, the old man was always surrounded by bodyguards, so Wei Ming couldn't get close to him at all, and Melinda had no intention of taking the initiative to look for him.

So Wei Ming didn't insist anymore and decided to just forget about it.

After McMillan and his group left by car, Wei Ming also left on a motorcycle to go on a date with Sister Lin tonight.

"I'm going home today." Sister Lin pinned her hair behind her ears.

Wei Ming: "Just eat, and then I'll send you back to your parents, okay?"

Although he knew that a man's promise was like a handful of loose sand that would be blown away by the wind, Zhu Lin still got into his car.

Today I am going to have dinner at Lao Mo, the reason is: "I have sold three more songs in Hong Kong recently, so I have something to be happy about."

Zhu Lin: "I hope to hear your new song soon. My parents are already your fans."

Wei Ming smiled and said, "You must be a fan of Zhang Mingmin."

"That's not the case. My dad even went out of his way to praise the person who wrote the song."

When they arrived and sat down, Wei Ming suddenly saw more than one acquaintance.

Not far from them, Liu Zhenyun and Guo Jianmei were eating and were almost done.

I didn't expect that Lao Liu, a stingy man, would actually treat his girlfriend to dinner in a place like this. This is a big expense, more than the cost of treating a whole table in the Long March canteen.

"What are you looking at?" Zhu Lin asked.

"One is from the Chinese Department of Peking University, and the other is from the Law Department. I'll go over and say hello later."

Zhu Lin was obviously a little nervous, worried about how they would guess his and Wei Ming's identities.

Wei Ming finished ordering first and was about to go over to say hello, but Liu Zhenyun had already seen Wei Ming. Seeing Wei Ming was like seeing a life-saving straw.

"Meizi, please sit down for a while. I'll be back soon."

Guo Jianmei was very worried. He wouldn't just leave her here to wash dishes to pay off the debt, would he?

After finishing their meal, the two looked at the prices on the menu and found that the money exceeded what Liu Zhenyun brought.

Guo Jianmei had anticipated this. She had not originally intended to let Liu Zhenyun pay for everything alone. She could have just made up the difference herself. However, she just realized that she had forgotten her wallet, and the small cloth bag wallet was left in the dormitory when she changed clothes.

So the situation is a bit awkward now.

Guo Jianmei saw Wei Ming in the direction Liu Zhenyun left, and she was immediately relieved. Then she saw a beautiful girl sitting opposite Wei Ming, and her eyes lit up. She looked so pleasing to the eye from afar.

Has writer Wei finally gotten over his last relationship?

"Old Liu, this is Comrade Zhu Lin, a former colleague of Sister Mu Rong and also my good friend."

Zhu Lin: Oh, good friends, right?

"Xiao Lin, let me introduce you. This is my friend from Peking University, the talented Liu Zhenyun from the Chinese Department of Peking University 78."

Zhu Lin: Xiao Lin? She was quite satisfied with this name.

Liu Zhenyun waved his hands hurriedly: "I don't deserve to be called a genius. I don't deserve to be called a genius. I make a living by relying on Wei Ming. He writes novels and I write reviews of his novels. But he hasn't made any news for a long time recently. I'm short of money and don't even have enough money for food."

He didn't bring enough money to treat a girl to dinner, and he had to admit it in front of a beautiful woman like Zhu Lin. Even someone as shameless as Liu Zhenyun blushed.

Wei Ming quickly stuffed ten yuan in his pocket and asked, "Is that enough?"

"It's enough. In fact, it's just a little bit short. I was really careless. I won't bother you anymore." After Liu Zhenyun succeeded, he immediately paid the bill and then brought Guo Jianmei over to get to know her.

Guo Jianmei: She looks even more beautiful when you get closer. She has a very dignified appearance. Wei Ming is so lucky.

He looks a bit old, so I guess he can get a gold brick, right?

Zhu Lin: Three gold bricks. Thank you.

As soon as she left Lao Mo's house, Guo Jianmei started gossiping.

"What is the relationship between that sister and Wei Ming?"

Liu Zhenyun: "Wei Ming said they were good friends."

"Can a good friend treat you to such an expensive restaurant?" Guo Jianmei didn't believe it anyway. She asked again, "Then how did you introduce me?"

Liu Zhenyun: "Classmate."

Guo Jianmei: Are all men like this? It seems that this “good friend” is definitely not limited to indirect kissing!

Although it's a bit embarrassing, the food is really delicious. But eating it once a year is enough, it's too luxurious.

When they returned to the south gate of Peking University, they saw someone riding a motorcycle. It seemed to be a woman with a good figure, but she was wearing a helmet and their appearance could not be seen clearly.

Mei Wenhua waved at Melinda who rode away on his motorcycle: I am so damn righteous, just for this, Wei Ming has to kowtow to me!

I am truly worthy of being enshrined in the Imperial Temple!
(Yesterday's guaranteed minimum)
(End of this chapter)