Huayu: Starting with living with a girl from Taiwan

"Amo! Over here!"

Jiro Wang finally saw Lin Mo and raised his hand to signal.

Lin Mo walked over and greeted Fahrenheit, Dong Cheng Wei, Tang Yuzhe, and others.

Jia Jingwen naturally followed suit and integrated into this small circle.

In terms of acting star status, she is more prominent than most of the people present.

The celebration banquet was held at a farm estate, which was very large and could easily accommodate dozens of people.

The room was filled with upbeat music, and the lights were flashing, giving it a nightclub vibe.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lin Mo looked around but didn't see Lan Xinmei.

My gaze swept to the other corner of the room and I saw Lan Xinmei embracing a tall, long-haired woman and whispering something to her.

The woman's shoulders were heaving, as if she were crying.

Lin Mo walked over to say hello.

"...Cry, cry, cry! Why are you crying over a man? So pathetic!"

Lan Hsin-mei's voice carried a hint of exasperation, as if she were frustrated by her son's lack of ambition.

"I told you long ago, Cao Ge isn't a good man. You're blinded by love!"

"Stop crying, there are plenty of men here, what's there to cry about!"

As she was speaking, she looked up and saw Lin Mo walking towards her. Her expression instantly brightened, and she waved dramatically.

"Oh, Xiaolin! You've finally arrived! Aunt Lan has missed you so much!"

She patted the woman next to her who was still sobbing.

"Su-Ling, look at Xiao-Lin, isn't he better than your Gary? He's always such a burden, aren't you enjoying it?"

These words were so blunt that the woman from Chang'an, who was crying her eyes out, blushed instantly. She raised her head, revealing a beautiful face that was now somewhat disheveled from crying.

"Sister Xinmei~" Wu Suling tugged at Lan Xinmei's arm shyly.

Lan Xinmei: "Let me tell you this, if you're ever unhappy, come find me. There are plenty of good men out there, look at Xiao Lin..."

Lin Mo coughed lightly twice, interrupting the arrogant woman's spellcasting.

Then he looked at the tall girl and roughly knew who she was.

Wu Suling, Cao Ge's wife, participated in "Where Are We Going, Dad?".

Lin Mo also remembered that one day later, Cao Ge posted an article online criticizing Lan Xinmei:

"Sister Xinmei, could you please stop taking my wife to see other men...?"

Wow, this is chaotic. The entertainment industry is so chaotic.

Lin Mo really wanted to see this chaotic entertainment industry.

He nodded slightly to Wu Suling, which was considered a greeting.

Lan Xinmei patted Wu Suling: "Alright, alright, go wash your face and touch up your makeup before you come back to play. Don't think about those upsetting things."

Wu Suling nodded, got up and went to the restroom.

Lan Xinmei then turned to Lin Mo, her face regaining its usual nonchalant smile:

"I heard you've finished filming 'Hot Shot'? Congratulations, Xiaolin."

"Aunt Lan is really well-informed," Lin Mo asked. "Who told you that?"

"Jiang Yi," Lan Xinmei walked to the long table next to her, grabbed a glass of champagne, and handed one to Lin Mo.

"He mentioned it to me yesterday, saying, 'Come on, let's have a drink to celebrate.'"

Lin Mo took a glass of orange juice from the side and clinked glasses with her:

"Aunt Lan, I have to sing tomorrow, so my voice needs to be careful. This will be fine."

Lan Xinmei didn't press the matter and expressed her understanding.

After clinking glasses with Lin Mo, he said:

"I also heard that Comic Productions is currently preparing a movie called 'You Are the Apple of My Eye,' right? Is it related to you?"

Lin Mo glanced at her: "Did Sister Chai mention it to you?"

"Does she even need to mention it?" Lan Xinmei raised her chin smugly. "What secrets in this industry can escape my notice?"

The news that Comic Productions is going to make a movie these days, especially the public selection of a female lead for "You Are the Apple of My Eye," has indeed surprised many people in the industry.

Why did Chai Zhiping suddenly start making movies?

Aren't idol dramas being made just fine?

So many of them have been huge hits.

If they switch to making movies now, wouldn't that just lead to a flop?

However, after seeing the movie's title, everyone understood.

This is purely to promote Lin Mo!

Many people may not have read the novel "You Are the Apple of My Eye", but most have heard the song "You Are the Apple of My Eye".

This can be considered Lin Mo's signature song.

Many people assume that Lin Mo has signed with Comic Bookstore and is the next group of artists to be heavily promoted after F4 and Fahrenheit.

That makes sense.

Lan Xinmei continued, with a hint of smugness:

"I begged and pleaded with Sister Chai to give me a role—to play your mother. How about it, Xiao Lin? Come on, call me 'Mom' first!"

Lin Mo was drinking juice when he heard this and almost choked.

"Hehe—" A soft, bell-like laugh came from behind.

"Sister Mei, why are you adopting godsons again?"

Jia Jingwen walked over at some point. She and Lan Xinmei were good friends, otherwise she wouldn't often go to Lan Xinmei's gym.

"Jingwen's here! Hey, do you want to film a movie together?"

Jia Jingwen: "What movie?"

Her sources of information were not as extensive as Lan Xinmei's.

"It's a youth film, about high school students," Lan Xinmei explained simply to her.

Her words reminded Lin Mo.

He tried hard to recall the original movie, "You Are the Apple of My Eye".

Aside from the lead actors Ko Ching-teng and Shen Chia-yi, the faces and names of the other supporting actors are indeed very blurry.

This is also related to the later departure of artists from Comic Productions and the lack of actors.

But now it's 2007, Comic Productions has many artists under its umbrella, Fei Lun Hai is at the height of his popularity, and the connections of actors from other production crews can also be utilized.

He glanced around the room.

Wang Dongcheng, Chen Yiru, Tang Yuzhe... these people, let's bring them in for a cameo role as high school classmates in a movie...

That movie could potentially achieve even higher box office and critical acclaim!

Supporting roles are also very important to movies.

Lan Xinmei was still saying to Jia Jingwen, "But Wen, with your price tag, I'm afraid Sister Chai's budget will be tight, unless you lower your fee and make a cameo appearance..."

Jia Jingwen gently tapped her:

"Sister Xinmei, what are you saying? I haven't seriously filmed anything in ages."

There was a hint of melancholy in her voice.

Lan Xinmei dropped her joking expression and sighed:

"Yeah, you've been like that lately... Sigh, never mind, let's not talk about it anymore. Come on, let's have a drink!"

After touching up her makeup, Wu Suling came out, her emotions much more stable.

Lan Hsin-mei truly lives up to her title as the host of "Queen of Beauty"—she has amazing resources when it comes to Taiwanese women...

Anyway, all Lin Mo saw were long-legged girls, but he didn't recognize many of them.

He had already finished his rounds over there and was too lazy to go over now, so he started chatting with Jia Jingwen, who was drinking heavily next to him.

Of course, he still had some ulterior motives.

"Jingwen, thank you for sharing last time."

He was referring to the blog post from his previous short essay, "Galan Rain."

Jia Jingwen gently shook her head and took a big gulp of red wine.

She is indeed in a low mood right now, especially after Lan Xinmei mentioned it to her earlier.

"There's nothing to thank me for, your writing is indeed very good."

"Sister Jingwen was doing very well in mainland China before, why did she return to Taipei recently?" Lin Mo asked.