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As soon as the premiere of "God of Gamblers" ended, people in the theater left one after another.

Lin Qingxia couldn't wait to return to her apartment and call her parents who were far away in Taiwan.

It was Lin's mother who answered the phone. When she heard the news about her eldest daughter, she was so excited that she almost shouted:

"Have you found your sister?"

"Found it, found it, it's in Xuzhou in southern Henan."

Lin Qingxia said that not only her sister's family, but also her uncle and aunt's family were found.

There was an immediate uproar from the other end of the phone, with cheers, applause, screams, and the sobbing of Lin's mother.

Lin Qingxia was infected, and even though her heart had calmed down, it was stirred again, and she started crying along with her family on the other end of the phone.

Mother Lin asked tremblingly, "How is your sister doing?"

Lin Qingxia repeated everything Fangyan had told her about the investigation.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Lin's mother couldn't stop crying. She had been worried day and night because she missed her eldest daughter all these years. Now she finally knew that her daughter was still alive. This was simply the best news she had heard in these years.

Seeing that she was crying so hard, Lin's father asked his little daughter to help her to the side and took the initiative to answer the phone:
"Qingxia, did Mr. Fang tell you when we can see them?"

"He told you to write a few letters and take them to the mainland to pass on to your uncle and sister so that they can get in touch."

Lin Qingxia said: "Then he will find a way to arrange a time for us to meet my sister and uncle in Hong Kong."

"Okay, okay! I'll write it right away, I'll write it right away!"

When Mr. Lin thought about his younger brother and eldest daughter still being alive, he was so excited that he became incoherent.

"Dad, how long does it take for a letter to be sent from Taiwan to Hong Kong? He doesn't have much time to hang out in Hong Kong."

Lin Qingxia suggested that Lin's father dictate over the phone and she would write down everything the family wanted to say.

Father Lin slapped his forehead and said, "You're right. Look, I was so happy that I forgot about it."

Lin Qingxia immediately rummaged through the boxes and drawers, took out a pen and paper, and while holding the phone between her ear and shoulder, she wrote down everything in detail.

Seeing that one letter after another was written, Lin Qingxia did not feel tired at all, and she corrected the typos and mistakes in the letters very seriously.

After a while, the phone rang again. The caller was Joey Wong, who was filming "A Chinese Ghost Story".

"Qingxia, I heard everything from Sister Nansheng. Congratulations! You finally got what you wanted and found your sister!"

“It’s all thanks to him.”

Lin Qingxia became more and more excited, and her feelings for Fang Yan were like a surging river.

"Speaking of him, Sister Nan Sheng said that he will come to visit the crew in a few days." Wang Zuxian asked, "Do you want to come too?"

"Okay!"

Lin Qingxia agreed without thinking.

Two days later, the box office results for the premiere and the first weekend were announced one after another. Combined with the pre-sale box office in the next three days, it easily exceeded 1000 million. The Hong Kong media were collectively silent, just like the last time they underestimated "A Better Tomorrow", they were once again slapped in the face.

This movie subverted the eyes of many people. Audiences who walked into the cinema were surprised to find that gamblers, who always appeared in negative images in previous movies, were portrayed as glorious heroes in this film, and it was a grassroots counterattack story with funny and humorous elements.

Some people who like to gamble or are simply keen on gambling, after watching the film, their blood boils, thinking that they are also possessed by the protagonist, with special abilities, and can win every time they gamble. Even those who have never gambled before suddenly became interested and prepared to take time out to go to the casinos in Haojiang to play a few games. With the help of the media, more and more people who have never seen "God of Gamblers" rushed to the cinema to buy movie tickets.

Fang Yan and Lin Qingxia came to the Youlian Shipyard in Tsing Yi, where the scenes of "A Chinese Ghost Story" were everywhere.

The worker who opened the door greeted them warmly and led them straight to a makeshift shed designed to withstand the cold winter winds.

Zhang Guorong, Wang Zuxian, Li Zhi and others wore costumes, with a thick down jacket on the outside, and each held a thermos cup in their hands.

Fang Yan let out a light exclamation. He didn't expect that Li Zhi would actually come to guest star in "A Chinese Ghost Story". What about the third part, "Dao Dao Dao"?
Li Zhi's face was red from the wind, "It was my brother and Xiao Xian who asked for favors on my behalf for Director Xu and Sister Nan Sheng."

Zhang Guorong smiled faintly and said, "It's just a small favor, don't take it to heart."

"That's right, you and I both call him 'brother', so it's only natural for him to take care of us two sisters."

A cunning light flashed in Wang Zuxian's eyes.

Lin Qingxia looked confused, "Brother?"

"It's all Xiaoxian's fault."

Zhang Guorong sighed helplessly, because in the play, Nie Xiaoqian used the word "brother" when calling Ning Caichen. So, Wang Zuxian called him "brother" both in and out of the play, and word spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and then the entire crew followed suit.

Even Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng would occasionally call Zhang Guorong "brother" when joking.

"In that case, I will call you..."

Fangyan smiled.

"Mr. Fang, please don't tell me. I can never bear the responsibility."

Zhang Guorong smiled bitterly.

Fang Yan, Lin Qingxia, Wang Zuxian and others smiled at each other, and then mentioned whether Zhang Guorong would star in "Farewell My Concubine".

Zhang Guorong said that his new agent, Chen Shufen, did not like the script and was afraid that it would affect his image, but he himself liked the role of Cheng Dieyi very much. As an actor, it didn't matter what role he played, not to mention that he had already promised Fang Yan.

Fang Yan nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly asked curiously: "Why did you suddenly change your agent? Is it because of Ba Wangbie..."

Zhang Guorong waved his hands and explained that his record contract had expired.

At the end of the year, she had transferred from Huaxing to a record company under Cinema City, and her record company was also registered under the name of Chen Shufen.

It was the first time that Fangyan heard that Cinema City had a record company. He didn't expect that this record company called "Cinema Treasure" had a great background. It is an independent label under the international label PolyGram Records. The reason why it is called Cinema Treasure is that this record company was established by PolyGram and Cinema City Films, and it promotes the strategy of binding the signed singers and movies.

Anyone who has acted in a Cinema City movie and has singing ability can be signed as a singer of Cinema City and have records released specifically for them.

For example, Sam Hui was the first superstar to join the troupe, and last year he won the Golden Needle Award, the highest honor in the Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs Awards.

"Right now, Cinematheque is looking for someone to write music for me about the movie A Chinese Ghost Story."

There was regret in Zhang Guorong's tone. Although Huang Zhan was in charge of composing the music and lyrics, he was unable to produce a satisfactory work in a short period of time.

Fangyan heard the hidden meaning, but did not respond. Instead, he looked at Lizhi. As far as he remembered, she seemed to have released an album called "Lizhi's Woman's Heart", but it probably didn't perform well and wasted time. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been completely unknown in the music industry in her previous life.

Thinking of this, he raised his lips and asked, "I wonder if Li Zhi, Qing Xia and the others can join this New Art Treasure Records Company?" (End of this chapter)