A grand feast for the Chinese entertainment industry

Chapter 234 Seeder

Tuesday, April 28, 1998, morning.

In a small conference room at the Asia Television Building, Brigitte Lin rested her chin on her hand on the long conference table, smiling as she looked at the man standing at the far end of the table beside her, who was speaking eloquently.

The meeting in the small conference room had been going on for more than twenty minutes. The man was giving a lecture and assigning his requirements to his subordinates, but he wasn't serious at all. Every one or two minutes, the entire conference room would erupt in laughter. Even Lin Qingxia couldn't help but laugh along.

"For example, we could create a little horror element. Imagine a quiet little village where strange noises start coming from late at night, leaving the villagers terrified and living in constant fear. Our crew would investigate and interview people everywhere, of course creating various mysteries and leading everyone to think of supernatural phenomena. But in the end, it turns out it was just a fat man in the village snoring! Oh... what a false alarm!"

"Hahahaha!"

"We could also use some conceptually related content. For example, in a certain community, there's a guy who recently discovered that one of his testicles has turned blue. He's terrified. We could include that in an interview, let him talk about how scared and worried he is. He went to many hospitals for tests without finding anything. Then, something even more frightening happened: his other testicle also turned blue. This old man, uh, you call him a 'second-hand man,' right? Yeah, a 'second-hand man,' of course, he was extremely anxious and bedridden. Finally, after various investigations and analyses, the conclusion was that the reason was actually very simple: it was just that his underwear was bleeding color..."

"Hahahahaha!"

This sparked another round of laughter, with Brigitte Lin laughing so hard her stomach hurt, and she had to reach out and clutch her stomach.

I've lost count of how many jokes he told or how many episodes this was. He called the show "Approaching Science" and wanted to set up a production team specifically for it, requiring one episode a week. He even came to give a lesson to the team in preparation. Who would have thought that such a serious and proper program name would be turned into more than a dozen short stories by him, completely distorting the atmosphere—it felt like he had written an entire collection of jokes!

However, of course, the little stories and jokes he tells are obviously one joke per episode. It's hard to say about other things, but the content for the first dozen or so episodes of this show is already in place.

Moreover, Brigitte Lin had a clear premonition—given Hong Kong people's love of gossip, they would almost certainly enjoy such a program!

It's not exactly groundbreaking, but this approach is certainly a first. If it's successfully implemented, it will undoubtedly generate a lot of buzz and discussion instantly. Of course, as he himself has stated, doing this repeatedly will inevitably lead to negative reviews, and quite a few at that. But once that phase is over, these joke-filled episodes of "Approaching Science" will gradually become something people can't help but discuss and laugh about during their leisure time. Over time, it will become a part of everyday life that everyone enjoys. At that point, the program will have firmly established itself, and the production team can then gradually add some genuine science popularization stories to make it both educational and entertaining.

Yes, I can understand why he would take time out of his busy schedule to come and teach everyone.

Lin Qingxia has been working at ATV for about half a year now. Although she has always followed his requirements and not made any major personnel or program changes within ATV, she has been lenient with people and trying to stabilize morale while gradually starting to enforce internal discipline. However, he has indeed watched a lot of ATV programs in the past six months and has criticized almost every one of them. Now that half a year has passed and morale has basically stabilized, it is appropriate to start with a small, family-friendly, and entertaining program to make subtle internal adjustments.

Directly altering the station's existing programs, whether by cutting them, canceling them, or suspending them altogether, would cause a stir. However, it would be better to start with a small program, then have everyone compete for viewership, with the last one eliminated.

Finally, after telling over a dozen short stories entirely without a script, he set a benchmark for the newly formed production team, or rather, provided a dozen seeds, a model, and a standard, giving the team a clear and definite direction and a target to emulate. Therefore, if you look closely, every member of the production team exudes confidence and high morale!

So Lin Jianlu clapped his hands and announced the meeting was adjourned.

I don't know who started it, but suddenly everyone started clapping.

Lin Qingxia clapped along with everyone, looking at her man with admiration. She had long known that he was like this in real life, always very good at joking. But in the past six months, she had witnessed too many of his powerful and glorious moments, and he had gradually become more profound and taciturn, which made people forget about him in that aspect. However, these dozen or so short stories today brought back the dashing, charming, and humorous feeling that had once captivated her.

One of Brigitte Lin's deputies, a vice president of ATV, couldn't help but flatter her, saying, "Mr. Lin is truly well-versed in communication studies. Even someone like me, who studied communication professionally, is ashamed of my own inferiority!"

Lin Jianlu waved his hand, "Stop flattering me! Let's all work together. As the vice president, you're specifically in charge of this production team. Remember, putting you in charge of this doesn't mean you're going to do too much management or interference, but rather to provide service, understand? Provide all kinds of services and support to the production team! If you do a good job, after ten episodes, we'll see the ratings. If the ratings go up, no matter how busy I am, I'll make time to come back and personally hand out bonuses to everyone! Okay?"

"it is good!"

"Thank you, Mr. Lin!"

After a brief commotion, the meeting adjourned completely, and everyone left the conference room one after another.

Lin Qingxia had already stood up. After everyone left, her assistant from ATV stayed behind to close the door. As soon as the door closed, Lin Qingxia went over, first hugging her waist, then her neck, and said, "You're amazing!"

Lin Jianlu laughed, "I'm great, okay? Do I need you to praise me?"

Lin Qingxia was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. After laughing, she stood on tiptoe and kissed him.

After the kiss, the old married couple looked at each other and smiled. Lin Jianlu subconsciously pinched her waist with both hands, "It's really weird, your waist is getting thinner and thinner!" With a light lift, he lifted her up directly. She exclaimed in surprise, as Lin Jianlu had already lifted her above his head. She laughed, but said while laughing, "Put me down quickly, boss, this is the company!" Lin Jianlu kissed her lower abdomen through her clothes, and then put her down without caring.

Clapping his hands and glancing at his watch, Lin Jianlu said, "Get me a new cup of tea, and then call in those TV series producers, directors, and screenwriters! Let's continue the meeting!"

Lin Qingxia's smile hadn't faded as she reached out and touched his face. "Okay!"

To put it simply, I've never felt this way before. It's a feeling that I've been completely and utterly crushed by a powerful man in every aspect, from physical strength and artistic talent to life awareness, business acumen and wisdom, and even my overall vision and perspective!
This feeling is so amazing!
It's not just the kind of pleasure that makes you feel like your soul is leaving your body in bed; it's a feeling that everything in your life can suddenly become more interesting because of his words or ideas, and as long as you believe in him, listen to him, and follow him, you will definitely succeed, and you will become more and more successful... It's a feeling of surrender!
The feeling of blissful surrender!
Young girls might feel some resistance or resentment towards this feeling, but sorry, for a middle-aged woman, being with a man like this is simply too wonderful—so wonderful that she'll be smiling even when she wakes up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom!
I feel so happy!
I feel so safe!
The sense of futurism and light is overflowing!
Well, if a man like that could be even more devoted and only pamper himself, he would be absolutely perfect!

Unfortunately, that's impossible.

Young girls may not understand, but at Brigitte Lin's age, she has long understood the rules of human nature: the more a man is like this, the more he will have the innate impulse to conquer new women!

It's hard to say whether it's an advantage or a disadvantage. It's probably a genetic stereotype that makes a powerful male like him always have the instinct to conquer more women, have offspring, and spread his bloodline!

But it doesn't matter anymore...

The next two goals are: one is to strictly follow his requirements and gradually straighten out ATV, and do a good job in all the new programs, new dramas, the establishment of satellite TV stations, digital reforms, and so on that he asked me to do, and meet his requirements; the second is to go back and discuss with him, and beg him to allow me to have another child for him. Well, the second one will probably be more difficult than the first one, but it's hard to say!
The situation is so clear: he is the world's number one superstar. Even if he only focuses on singing, given a few years, he can accumulate an astonishing amount of wealth that ordinary people wouldn't even dare to dream of. Moreover, he is not just a singer and a superstar; his business acumen is equally amazing!

Although he himself doesn't particularly like to boast about these things, someone of her status, who has been his woman faithfully for almost two years, has given birth to his son, and has even begun to become his important assistant in some matters, can gradually gain some basic understanding of his business empire if she is willing to ask and seizes the opportunity to ask. This includes American internet company stocks, commercial buildings in Hong Kong and mainland China, television stations, and so on. His entire business empire is growing rapidly!
Based on his wisdom and understanding, he will almost certainly become a super tycoon and super-rich man in Hong Kong, mainland China, and even globally in the future!

However, given his philandering nature, it's almost impossible for him to actually marry a proper wife again—which makes it clear that no matter who gives birth to the child, there's no distinction between legitimate and illegitimate offspring.

Who will inherit his business in the future is another matter. Given his health, it might not be too late to discuss this topic even 60 or 70 years from now. But at least, having another child will surely mean receiving more retirement benefits.
Why not have children!

She's in great health now, better than she was ten years ago. Having one or two more children wouldn't be a problem at all. The only problem now is that a smart man like him will probably deliberately control his women from the beginning, limiting each to one child and not allowing any more. So, Lin Qingxia has even started working on Rosamund Kwan and Leung Wing-ki's mindset recently. When she made overseas calls, she even persuaded Wang Zuxian, "Let's all have children! If you all have children, I'll just follow along. Maybe he'll agree!"
Yes, the plan is underway.

It just didn't go very smoothly.

Well, Leung Wing-ki, while she's said to be interested, is still quite young and feels she has plenty of time and opportunities. So, while she's interested, she doesn't seem to have any intention of taking any action. Meanwhile, Wong Cho-yin, who was initially interested, has suddenly become very busy lately. Whether it's filming "The Myth" or her upcoming filming of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" in mainland China, those are minor matters. The key issue is that just because her man took her to the Grammys, she's suddenly starting a new chapter in America. And recently, when I called, she said she'd signed many endorsement deals, with annual endorsement fees totaling over 30 million US dollars…

I finally managed to get Rosamund Kwan to stay, and I've already convinced her to go for it, but she's recently decided to become a tech whiz and spends her days studying English with a troubled expression...

Sigh, we must find new allies!

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The meeting continues.

This time we're talking about TV dramas.

Hong Kong's two television stations, TVB and ATV, operate on a large production studio model, primarily producing and distributing their own dramas. They only purchase dramas from external sources when there are insufficient productions. Consequently, all Hong Kong film and television companies, without exception, only produce movies; no company produces television dramas. This model was also prevalent in Taiwan and mainland China in the past. However, things are starting to change in Taiwan and mainland China. At ATV, Lin Jianlu does not intend to force a separation of production and broadcasting. Instead, he plans to first cultivate a reliable team before discussing the separation.

Several plot outlines were distributed. Let's start by discussing the adapted scripts of "Full House" that several screenwriters hastily submitted yesterday. They were unacceptable, too hasty, lacked emotional appeal, and the characters' personalities were not accurately established. You adapted it according to the original work, and this is how you did it?

Rewrite!

Don't rush. Change your old way of thinking. We now have a wider channel for acquiring foreign dramas, and I have plenty of money and a sufficient budget. So stop thinking like before, always rushing to finish production because you're waiting for it to air. That's no longer the case. Now my requirement is to reduce output and make sure every drama I produce is well-made! I don't dare say it will become a classic, but it has to be good!
So, here are the next six TV series, but don't rush, let's take it one step at a time!

Take a look at the outline first, then we can talk.

"Full House," adapted from a Korean comic, speaks for itself. It's all about love, romance, drama, and emotional scenes. If it doesn't make the girls watching it cry, it's a failure!

"Autumn in My Heart," well, it's still a romance drama, still romantic, still full of angst and sentimentality...

"Love in Harvard"—the Harvard tagline is crucial, but I'm unsure about its appeal to Hong Kong audiences. You could conduct a survey. You could rename it "Love in Cambridge" or "Love in Oxford," whatever you like. The tagline is important and needs to be relevant. The content should still be about love, just with some academic and professional elements. Don't make things up; make it more professional. Hire university professors or students to participate in the creation of some scenes and dialogue. The screenwriter and director could even spend some time at Cambridge or Oxford on public funds…

"The Female Imperial Physician of the Ming Dynasty" is a story about female empowerment, you know? It's about growth, you know? Don't give me any political intrigue or palace drama, no, minimize that as much as possible. The story should showcase the female protagonist's journey from an ordinary girl to the first female imperial physician, demonstrating her perseverance and pursuit of her ideals.

It's important to focus on portraying the character's inner qualities, centering the story on the heroine's continuous self-improvement amidst adversity, and conveying positive values. For example, during her exile, she completed grassroots scientific research by cultivating medicinal herbs and popularizing cabbage cultivation, both promoting medical progress and improving people's lives—how wonderful! Positive energy, don't you understand? The shining positive energy of humanity…

The Walking Dead, well, the world-building isn't new—apocalyptic, zombies. There have been quite a few comics and movies of this kind in the West, but the basic settings vary from person to person. I even looked through some, and Hong Kong has also created similar comics, but after consulting with professionals, I believe they were just copies. In terms of world-building, there's not much to learn from them. However, those two Hong Kong comics contain some aspects of Hong Kong's localized life, perceptions, and aspirations for a better future, which are still worth checking out.

In short, we only use the past as a reference. We don't copy anyone. "The Walking Dead" is an apocalyptic world that we created ourselves!
But still, don't rush. Let's start with a bit of groundwork. We'll learn from American TV series and divide it into seasons. Let's start with the first season, eight to ten episodes, each 50 to 55 minutes long! Take a good look at the outline. Everyone here is a professional. Anyone who is interested can try writing a few episodes for me. I will select a suitable lead writer based on what you write to guide the subsequent scripts and stories.

Of course, this plan will be put on hold. If we can finish the script for the first season by the end of this year, that will be considered a good progress. So, everyone, there's no need to rush. Just think it over carefully and polish it properly!
As for "iPartment," I don't have much to say. Everyone who hasn't seen it should go watch it. It's the most popular American sitcom in recent years, "Friends." Watch it over and over again, extract its outline and character settings, and copy it. First, copy a Hong Kong version of "Friends," and then we'll have a meeting to discuss and make some adjustments and changes to try to wash away the feeling of plagiarism before we start!
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Unlike a program like "Approaching Science," which has a simple script and involves various detours and inducements, the core of this program is quite simple. With Lin Jianlu personally telling a dozen or so short stories to set the tone, given the level of the production managers cultivated by ATV, they could easily find a few screenwriters to write this kind of script.

However, making TV dramas, especially those with completely new models, ideas, and directions that are different from today's Hong Kong dramas, requires a lot of effort.

Especially for shows like "The Imperial Physician of the Ming Dynasty" or "The Walking Dead," which are basically completely different from the creative thinking of past Hong Kong dramas, it is especially necessary for Lin Jianlu to break them down and explain the requirements, settings, stories, and even... cinematography!

Having seen the finished product, he naturally knew exactly what made the show so appealing to him.

Therefore, the meeting lasted for almost two hours.

When the meeting ended, it was almost lunchtime, but Lin Jianlu did not heed Lin Qingxia's advice to go out for lunch. Instead, she wandered around inside the building.

Only Brigitte Lin and her assistant were with her.

Walk around and look around.

Many employees were resting, and quite a few were eating boxed lunches.

Only a very few recording studios were still bustling with activity, filming a drama—the kind of urban workplace drama common in Hong Kong films. ATV had a whole floor dedicated to filming these kinds of dramas, and even other staff members were working and resting there normally. The production crew was causing trouble for themselves, but the production team seemed completely unconcerned—Lin Jianlu stood on the outside watching for a while before leaving. He casually asked Lin Qingxia's assistant, "For lunch, do most people buy boxed lunches or bring their own?"—The assistant thought for a moment and replied, "Most buy them."

He then asked, "How much does a normal meal with two meat dishes and one vegetable dish cost at a nearby restaurant that sells boxed lunches?"

Without hesitation, the assistant answered directly: "It's about eighteen yuan a serving. If you want an extra serving of rice, it'll cost two yuan more. But most people will choose to add a can of Coke. Because a small can of Coke costs three yuan and fifty cents on its own."

Haha, interesting!
So after sending his assistant downstairs to buy food, Lin Jianlu, who was resting and drinking tea in Lin Qingxia's CEO office, said to Lin Qingxia, "I'm considering acquiring another piece of land to build a building for ATV. If a suitable one comes along, I'll just buy the building. When that happens, remember to set up an internal restaurant. We need to subsidize the employees' meal expenses. Twenty dollars a meal is too expensive. We need to make sure everyone can eat their fill and have a good meal for ten dollars!"

Lin Qingxia paused for a moment, then nodded, "Okay!"

Yes, after moving to the new office building, we opened our own internal cafeteria.

This isn't about stealing business from outsiders; it's simply about subsidizing our own employees. At the same price, purchasing vegetables from the mainland in bulk can guarantee better quality at a lower price. And with the same quality, we can naturally reduce costs and offer our employees cheaper prices.

Of course, the key point is that the company has to subsidize the expense.

Each employee receives a small meal allowance each month, and the prices in the internal canteen are subsidized, allowing employees to enjoy delicious and fresh meals at very low prices or even for free.

It doesn't actually cost much, but it can solve a major problem for many single employees and save them money.

Treating your employees well is something that, as long as you're willing to do it, will definitely yield results. Reputation and attractiveness are built up little by little in this way!

If we want to increase viewership and enhance the influence of ATV as a mouthpiece, we should start by gradually increasing our attractiveness to talent!
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The contract will be signed this afternoon.

Longhua Investment officially acquired 61.4% of the shares of Wing On Bank held by Dah Sing Financial Group for HK$62 million. Subsequently, it will sign nine identical acquisition contracts at a similar price, valuing Wing On Bank at HK$100 million, to acquire the remaining 38.6% of the shares from nine minority shareholders of Wing On Bank, thereby completely completing the privatization of Wing On Bank.

There are ten shareholders in total, and every negotiation with each one can be described as a perfect match!
It's better to have someone willing to buy it than to watch it continue like this and go bankrupt soon, right? — If something is going to rot, it's always better for it to rot in someone else's hands!

The total acquisition cost was HK$1.024 million.

Wing On Bank, which has seven branches in Hong Kong and total assets of HK$20.6 billion, has now become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lung Wah Investment, and its name is now Lin.

However, Lin Jianlu no longer needed to appear in person for the signing of the acquisition agreement. Cai Zhongxin signed on behalf of Longhua Investment, which was respectable enough. Lin Jianlu, as the behind-the-scenes boss, simply attended the ceremony and politely greeted all the former shareholders, big and small, to express his gratitude.

In business, you think you've made a profit from the acquisition, and the other party thinks they've made a profit from the sale. Everyone makes a profit, but they all sigh and say things like, "If it weren't for this or that, I would never have done this," and so on. But that's human nature, and that's business.

However, Lin Jianlu was unwilling to do the same thing. Instead, he chose to express his gratitude to the person who was willing to sell him shares—even though there was a small shareholder with only 0.4% of the shares and the purchase price was only HK$41, Lin Jianlu still shook hands with him warmly and thanked him.

There is still a possibility of future overlap or cooperation in other areas.

Then, it's done.

After seeing off the guests, it was Lin Jianlu's turn to sign the papers.

He shook hands with each of the existing management members of Wing On Bank, got to know them, and then signed an agreement for Longhua Investment to inject HK$100 million into Wing On Bank in the initial stage to divest and take over a series of bad debts accumulated over the years in Wing On Bank's mortgage and commercial property mortgage loans.

First, separate the assets, then develop a complete workflow, and negotiate with each client one by one. Using the approach of "landlords reducing rent and interest, and tenants paying rent and interest," several templates are compiled. As long as the client agrees to continue repaying the loan, the collateral should not be touched. Instead, a more reasonable repayment plan that the client can afford should be planned for them.

We will strive to avoid going to court and to prevent any seizures.

Only when the other party's attitude is bad, or they are truly unable to afford any form of repayment and insist on refusing to repay the loan, will the property be seized. If the valuation after the property is seized is still insufficient to offset the loan, various models such as a five-year low-interest loan will be offered to resolve these bad debts as peacefully and humanely as possible.

Only if all else fails should a lawsuit be filed to recover the remaining amount.

In short, once HK$100 million is deposited, the priority is to take over all the bad debts related to property mortgages.

With just this one move, Wing On Bank would immediately eliminate over HK$9 million in bad debts, and the entire bank's operations would be revitalized—of course, the debt would only be transferred, not disappear; the bad debts could only be resolved gradually, and certainly not vanish directly. Lin Jianlu's goal was simply to acquire those properties, using his own money as a gamble to stall the matter, resolve it slowly, and wait until property prices truly recovered before finally swallowing this lucrative prize.

If 100 million isn't enough, we'll bring in another 100 million later. That's the general direction.

After signing the agreement, everyone raised their glasses for a meeting, expressing their opinions freely. Mr. Lin listened attentively to everyone's views and ideas. In the evening, Mr. Lin hosted a dinner where everyone continued to eat, drink, and chat.

Tsai Chung-hsin was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yung-An Bank, but he promised not to interfere with the bank's internal operations and management. The bank was given six months to clean up bad debts related to property and real estate and to inject them into a newly established finance company.

Tsai Chung-hsin was only responsible for overall supervision and oversight.

So, after half an afternoon and a dinner, the previously tense senior executives of Yong'an Bank were able to relax a little. At least the new boss did not choose to fire the management team immediately after taking over, but instead gave them money and a chance to save themselves.

Moreover, although the celebrity boss disagreed with lending his personal image to Wing On Bank for publicity and seemed to lack understanding of banking operations, he was undoubtedly a good listener.

However, as the direct manager, the newly appointed Chairman Cai seemed like a smiling tiger, and was not easy to deal with—but he was also an expert in the investment circle!
Later, I heard that the new boss's administrative assistant was an absolute expert who had worked at Citibank in America and Wing Lung Bank in the local area!
Yeah, so be careful.

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"Hello? Vivian?"

"Yes, it was me. I knew you'd be awake by now!"

The next morning at 6:30, the timing was perfect. Lin Jianlu had just finished his run and taken a shower when his phone rang. When he answered the phone, it was indeed Zhou Huimin calling from Los Angeles.

I mentioned it before going to bed last night; I would call this morning because Zhou Haimei's medical examination results would be finalized in the afternoon, American time.

"How did it go? Are the results in?"

"Yes, it's out, but... Amei didn't dare call you, she insisted I call. There are two pieces of news. First, to tell you directly, the doctor here said that although the test results were a little abnormal, like low platelet count, etc., they have basically ruled out lupus diagnosed in Hong Kong!"

"Wow? Eliminate it immediately?"

“Yes! Aren’t you happy? We’re all overjoyed! It’s not like we need any follow-up appointments or observations; it’s outright ruled out! The doctor even told us that if the test Amei had in Hong Kong in February wasn’t due to equipment or human error, then Amei’s health has greatly improved in the last two months. He also said that many of her blood test results have improved significantly!”

"Uh……"

Good news, absolutely good news, but as Lin Jianlu listened, he suddenly found himself lost in thought—the thought of Brigitte Lin suddenly looking ten years younger, and Chen Shuhua also appearing increasingly youthful, made it impossible for him not to let his mind wander. However, in his past life, did Zhou Haimei really die young? And what illness did she die from? Could it be that his recent sexual encounters had cured her?

What the hell!

If this gets out, will I be dragged to the hospital and subjected to biopsy analysis?

On the other end of the phone, Vivian Chow was still excitedly saying, "The test results came out around 4 PM! Wow, we were both so happy! It's a pity that Ai-Chia has too much to do in New York and can't stay here. But as soon as we got the news, we called her immediately, and she was overjoyed too. Just now, Ah-Hsien even called Ah-Mei to congratulate her!"

"Hmm, that's great, it's best if you're not sick!"

"Yes! That's what I say too. Being healthy is the best! No matter how good the medical institution or how much money you have, it's not as good as not being sick at all!"

"Hmm, anything else? Didn't you say there were two pieces of news?"

"besides……"

Zhou Huimin suddenly hesitated for a moment, then emphasized again, "Don't be angry after hearing this, okay? We can talk things over slowly. Don't yell at Ah Mei, okay?"

Lin Jianlu frowned slightly, but couldn't think of any reason why she would yell at Zhou Haimei, so she just agreed, "Okay, I won't yell at you no matter what, go ahead!"

"Amei...the test results show she's pregnant."

"what?"

"Don't yell at her! Don't you remember? Several times, you ended up getting pregnant, but we always cleaned up afterwards, and it was during Amei's safe period, so we didn't pay much attention. But we never expected her to get pregnant... Honey, please, I'm begging you for Amei too, please let her keep this baby, okay? Amei is over thirty years old, and she's carrying your child. She was so happy when she heard the news, but she's afraid you'll be angry and won't let her have this child... She really wants to be a mother..."

On the other end of the phone, Lin Jianlu was stunned for a few seconds, then couldn't help but raise her hand and pat her forehead.

I'm such a seed-sowing machine!
Another one! It was supposed to be a safe period, but I still got pregnant again!
How many is this?

sixth.

Will Lao Tzu have more than twenty children in the future?
While I was still in a daze, I suddenly caught a clear sound of crying. When I came to my senses and listened carefully, it was Zhou Haimei's voice crying on the other end of the phone. She pleaded pitifully, "Husband, please, I want this child so badly. I'll do anything you want if you just let me have this child... Please! Please!"

Lin Jianlu suddenly came to her senses, "Okay! If you want to have a child, then have one! Having children is a good thing!"

It's just that... peace, joy, good fortune, abundance, and the sixteen characters in total, including Qi, Huai, Ji, Han, Zhen, Ru, Wei, and Qing, will probably be insufficient soon!

"Really? Waaah... Thank you, my husband! Thank you!"

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