The Fleeting Years of Chinese Entertainment

Although he didn't know the exact price of the gift Liu Yifei gave him, he guessed it was around several thousand yuan.

He had also seen the gifts Liu Yifei gave to Zhu Yawen, which were only a few hundred yuan in price. He still couldn't figure out why Liu Yifei would give him something so "expensive".

"Could you please show me the high-quality ones?"

Hearing Lin Mo's choice, the shop assistant's smile became even more natural.

After a series of careful introductions from the shop assistant, Lin Mo also took a liking to a crystal necklace in the shape of a purple kitten.

After all, he remembered that Liu Yifei seemed to like keeping cats in her previous life.

"This is the one. Please wrap it up for me." Lin Mo pointed to his desired item.

"Sir, you have excellent taste! This necklace is a new product from our company, and this store just recently..."

Listening to the shop assistant's detailed explanation, Lin Mo seemed somewhat helpless; all he wanted to do now was grab his things and leave as quickly as possible.

Necklace price: 25230 yuan!

The shop assistant was very "generous" in rounding down Lin Mo's pay to 25200.

Lin Mo swiped his card without hesitation, then picked up the packaging bag and walked straight out of the store.

As for invoices, price tags, and the like, Lin Mo also plans to remove or throw them away in advance.

The filming of Tang Dynasty's "Chinese Paladin" and its neighbor "Lotus Lantern" started around the same time, and they had only been filming for a short time. The scenery they chose was also very beautiful.

Lin Mo did not notify Liu Yifei in advance when he visited the set. After showing his Beijing Film Academy student ID and his identity as a director, the staff at the gate let him in directly.

"Director Lin, I actually know you. Is it really necessary to show your student ID?"

Lin Mo recalled what the staff member had said to him at the end and felt that he had been amused.

"Why the hell didn't you say so sooner! Why didn't you say so sooner?"

Although Lin Mo didn't say it aloud, he had silently repeated these words to himself hundreds of times!

When he arrived at the filming location of "Chinese Paladin", he happened to witness the filming of a classic scene.

"Grandma said that any man who peeks at girls taking a bath is a bad guy! I'll beat you to death right now!"

There were also some actors who weren't filming watching from the sidelines. Lin Mo stood on the outermost edge, just watching from a distance.

Lin Yueru from An Yixuan, Tang Yu Xiaobao from Peng Yuyan, and others, as well as Xie Junhao's Drunken Sword Immortal, whom Lin Mo likes the most.

The sudden death of the Drunken Sword Immortal in "Chinese Paladin" really surprised Lin Mo at the time. After all, a master whose martial arts skills were at least among the top three was killed by his own daughter with a single sword strike.

Even if he was shocked to see Anu's condition at the time, he shouldn't have had no reaction at all, right?

It can only be attributed to plot-driven deaths and scriptwriters' actions!

Just as Lin Mo was lost in his memories, a voice pulled him back to reality.

"Lin Mo!"

As soon as the voice rang out, Lin Mo was surrounded by a crowd.

Lin Mo felt a little uncomfortable seeing the stares he was receiving from the crowd around him.

"Is he Lin Mo, the director who made 'Parasite'?"

"He's so young! I remember he was Liu Yifei's classmate, right?"

"She's already transferred to the directing department, and at such a young age, she's already achieved great success. I can't believe the difference between people can be so huge!"

……

As a group of staff members gathered around, the actors present also began to come forward one after another to greet Lin Mo.

"Hello Director Lin, I'm Xie Junhao."

"Director Lin, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is An Yixuan."

"Director Lin..."

……

"Hello, it's nice to meet you all."

After exchanging pleasantries, Lin Mo was finally led by Liu Yifei to a corner with several tents and chairs, which was obviously a resting place prepared by the crew for everyone.

"Lin Mo, I knew you would come to see me."

Liu Yifei was clearly feeling cooped up from filming on set, and she became more talkative when she saw her classmate Lin Mo.

"It's so great that you could come! How do I look? Don't I look pretty?"

As Liu Yifei spoke, she even turned around in front of Lin Mo.

"Yes, it looks good." Lin Mo smiled.

Liu Yifei pursed her lips, clearly dissatisfied with Lin Mo's answer.

After the two sat down, Liu Yifei's cheerful voice rang out again.

"Lin Mo, I heard you're making a new movie soon? Is it true?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo realized that this was yet another girl who shared Yan Danchen's thoughts.

"Really, the investment has been secured. The next step is to prepare the production team and select actors."

"It's bound to be another great movie. I've seen your first two films, and neither of them was bad. Unlike me, I still don't know how my movie in Taiwan turned out! There's no news at all. It's probably doomed. I wonder when I'll ever get a chance to..."

Liu Yifei's tone was a little low. She also really wanted to make an excellent movie, but unfortunately... she didn't have any connections.

Moreover, Lin Mo, the only person she had any hope for, was a blockhead who never considered her when making movies.

This can be fully demonstrated by the two movies Lin Mo filmed and the brief report Shu Chang gave her not long ago.

Shu Chang was his first choice again, and it seems he never even considered Liu Yifei.

Seeing the somewhat disappointed look in Liu Yifei's eyes, Lin Mo felt a pang of guilt. After all, he seemed to recall promising this girl that he would cast her in his next film.

"Yifei..."

Lin Mo's guilty voice had just begun when it was interrupted by Miss Liu.

"Just call me Sisi! That's what people who know me call me."

Lin Mo was slightly taken aback, but then smiled and said, "Okay, Xixi, would you be interested in being the female lead in my movie?"

"what?"

Three question marks suddenly appeared above Liu Yifei's head.

"Are you...are you serious? You didn't only remember me after Changchang rejected you, did you?"

"We're doomed!" That was Lin Mo's first thought.

"Why does Shu Chang tell Liu Yifei everything?! Don't I have any dignity?"

After the emotional turmoil subsided, Lin Mo's face was filled with embarrassment.

"Um... well... I can assure you! My invitation to you just now was definitely not because Shu Chang rejected me first. I genuinely wanted to invite you to star in my movie."

Seeing Liu Yifei's still hesitant gaze, Lin Mo spoke again, "Really, I can swear."

"Oh? Director Lin, what kind of oath are you going to make?"

A figure suddenly appeared beside the two of them.

"This is even worse!" Lin Mo thought to himself.

He suddenly wanted to look around for a crack in the ground where he could crawl into.

"Isn't the timing of Liu Xiaoli's arrival a bit too bizarre?"