The Fleeting Years of Chinese Entertainment

Tencent's Penguin Chat has been doing well recently; Lin Mo's account was already in the seven figures when he registered.

Lin Mo's friends list currently only has two people, one male and one female, a balanced ratio.

Zhu Yawen was busy filming and didn't contact him much, but Liu Yifei was different.

"May Love" has just finished filming, and the filming of "Chinese Paladin" will not start until February next year, so Liu Yifei is quite free now. Apart from going to class, she calls her best friend PaPa to go out and play, and occasionally encourages Lin Mo.

It must be said that Liu Yifei is quite qualified as a friend.

"Have you eaten? Crawling and I are about to go eat. Want to come along if you haven't?"

"What do you study in the directing department?"

"I recently read a book that I really enjoyed, and I'd like to recommend it to you!"

Lin Mo didn't expect that Liu Yifei was such a chatterbox, and that she would always add a different emoji to her QQ messages, and the emojis were all kinds of weird and wonderful, which made him feel that this girl seemed to have a bit of a funny personality.

Lin Mo, who had been feeling a bit depressed lately, relaxed considerably during his occasional silly chats with Liu Yifei.

Feng Xiaogang's film "Cell Phone" was released on December 18, while Lin Mo's film was released by China Film Group on January 8, three weeks later.

It's clear that Feng Xiaogang's film has considerable influence, but it's also perfect for Lin Mo, as the timing is just before the start of winter break, and the release period can cover the entire winter vacation for students.

This was already good news for Lin Mo.

"Lin Mo, I heard your movie is coming out soon? Do you have any premiere tickets? Give me two, I'll bring Papa to cheer you on!"

Liu Yifei's QQ message has come again.

Because Lin Mo's film has received investment from major film and television companies, a premiere will still be held.

However, Lin Mo didn't need to worry too much, as those companies handled things themselves without causing him any "trouble".

"Yes, I'll give it to you during lunchtime tomorrow."

The next day at noon, the three people who had arranged to meet in advance went directly to the school cafeteria.

Lin Mo handed the tickets to Liu Yifei. "Here... take this. The premiere will be held at the Youth Palace on January 1st."

How many tickets do you have?

After receiving the ticket, Ms. Liu turned her gaze to Lin Mo's pocket.

Three.

"The rest belongs to Xiao Zhu? Is he coming back?"

"Okay, I'll be back tomorrow."

The three of them followed each other to get their food and sat down at an empty table.

Liu Yifei, who chats quite freely on QQ, doesn't talk much in real life.

We didn't discuss many topics during the meal.

Jiang Yan, the cake shop owner standing to the side, was much more silent than Liu Yifei. Apart from greeting her, she hardly spoke.

"I heard Jackie Chan went back to China to make a movie. Did you know about that?" On the way back, Lin Mo broke the silence first.

Hong Kong cinema has been declining, so there is an urgent desire for Jackie Chan to return to Hong Kong to make movies and lead everyone to revive the glory of Hong Kong films.

"Yes, I've heard about it. It's a pity my mom doesn't have connections there, and 'Chinese Paladin' is about to start filming, otherwise I would really be thinking of auditioning." Liu Yifei said with a regretful expression.

"There will be opportunities in the future," Lin Mo comforted her.

"I heard you've been cast as Zhao Ling'er in the Tang Dynasty? I haven't congratulated you yet."

"What's there to congratulate? That Hong Kong actor was unavailable and turned down Tangren, which is how I got this opportunity. I actually wish I had been chosen based on my own abilities." Liu Yifei showed a slightly resentful expression.

Lin Mo laughed and said, "Hehe... Don't be ungrateful. You've already starred in 'The Story of a Noble Family' and 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils' right after your debut, and you even went to Taiwan to film a movie. There are very few of your peers who can compare to you."

Lin Mo had heard about this in his previous life. Tangren's first choice was "Zhong Ling" from Hong Kong, but unfortunately, whether she had other offers or didn't like the drama, she ultimately refused.

But he didn't intend to bring things out into the open, after all, he was already in a mess and couldn't clean it up! Where would he have the time to gossip about others?

"That movie probably won't even get released in mainland China, it's not worth mentioning at all, how can it compare to the movie you made... which is going to be shown at the three major European film festivals."

As Liu Yifei spoke, she deliberately glanced at Lin Mo, clearly still harboring some resentment that Lin Mo hadn't chosen her for the movie.

Lin Mo scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Next time... I'll definitely consider you first next time."

"That's more like it..."

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On January 1st, the premiere of Lin Mo's long-awaited film "Parasite" officially opened at the Kyoto Youth Palace.

In addition to the production companies such as China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, and Beijing Film Group, as well as Lin Mo and other key members of the creative team, many famous directors and actors from Kyoto, including Li Shaohong, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Lu Chuan, Ge Cunzhuang, Gu Changwei, Xu Jinglei, and others, also attended in formal attire.

Of course, most of them came not because of Lin Mo, but because of the influence of the investment companies.

There may also be the influence of Chen Hong and Jiang Wenli, after all, they each have a very influential man in the industry behind them.

To Lin Mo's surprise, the renowned director Chen Kaige also came in person.

But after thinking about it for a moment, he understood the reason. After all, Chen Hong was there! As a husband, it was understandable for Chen Kaige to come and support his wife. It probably had nothing to do with Lin Mo.

Throughout the entire premiere of "Parasite," it seemed as if Lin Mo had little to do with it. From greeting guests to giving a speech on stage, Lin Mo seemed to make no impression at all.

"I'm the director of this movie!!!"

As Lin Mo answered reporters' questions on stage, he inwardly cried out with a hint of resentment:

Fortunately, he had already filmed a movie called "Lost in Thailand" before, so he still had some influence in the media and wasn't ignored... At least he would get "entertained" by reporters from time to time.

But he still felt like a lackey on stage, and the media's focus in interviews didn't shift at all towards him.

Seeing Lin Mo's awkward appearance on stage, Liu Yifei, sitting in the audience, felt inexplicably sorry for her classmate.

"Lin Mo, you must do your best! I believe in you."

Liu Yifei's hands, which were in the audience, had been clasped together tightly at some point, as if she were cheering Lin Mo on.

Zhu Yawen, who was sitting next to her, was even more furious!

"What kind of bunch are they! Lin Zi is clearly the director of this movie, so why are they acting like it has nothing to do with him?"