A grand feast for the Chinese entertainment industry

Chapter 27 It smells so good
Leung Wing-ki did not win the Best New Performer award.

He lost to Wu Qixian, whose work was called "The Thirteen Protectors of Tsz Wan Shan".

This is truly the biggest regret of my acting career, because you only get to be a newcomer once in your life.

For example: No matter how amazing that man was, he never won Best Newcomer, losing to an unknown singer! So even twenty years later, he still couldn't let go of this story!
The live performance of "Ten Years" was a great success, and the audience applauded enthusiastically.

Whether you agree or not, Lin Jianlu's first album was a huge hit in Hong Kong, and "Ten Years" was especially loved by Hong Kong people. It wasn't the title track, it wasn't heavily promoted, and the music video hasn't been released yet, but since the album's release, this song seems to have touched the hearts of Hong Kong people, consistently hovering in the top five of the Golden Melody Chart. No matter who was number one, it never fell off.

Hong Kong people call it "Lam's love song" and believe it is better than "Twilight" and "Love is just one word".

After the ceremony ended, everyone left, some calling out to friends to go drinking, others shouting about who wanted to buy the whole venue. Lin Jianlu found Liang Yongqi outside the door and clearly saw unhappiness on her face.

But he didn't coax, persuade, or comfort her; he just kept complaining to himself, "What a lousy awards ceremony! The prestigious Hong Kong Film Awards, for crying out loud! They only give 20,000 Hong Kong dollars for a performance fee. How stingy!"

Hearing this, Leung Wing-ki chuckled and immediately came over to comfort him, "It's already good enough that you're paying! Many people sing as a favor and don't charge. You're actually charging money; I wonder if it will damage your reputation!"

Lin Jianlu replied, "It's okay! I don't make movies, so I'm not afraid they'll block me from receiving the award!"

Liang Yongqi thought about it and realized it made sense, so she couldn't help but smile happily.

But after laughing, he was clearly still unhappy.

However, at 11 p.m., Lin Jianlu was already asleep when his phone suddenly rang. He answered it groggily, and Liang Yongqi on the other end sounded both amused and annoyed, even a little coquettish, "Wow, you lied to me! Sister Ge was just comforting me, and I even asked her, and she said you didn't receive any performance fees at all!"

Lin Jianlu sighed helplessly, "Sigh... Why did you have to get into the entertainment industry if you're so stupid! Bye!"

After hanging up the phone, I slept soundly.

I got up early the next morning, carrying a large suitcase of vacuum-packed Hong Kong delicacies, a HSBC bank card with a deposit of about US$110,000, and a heart full of longing for the capital. Before eight o'clock in the morning, I had already boarded the plane.

"Oh, dear Mom, I've missed you so much!"

"Get the hell out of here!"

After being away for forty days, he was incredibly excited to see Nanluoguxiang again, let alone his dear mother. But Lin's mother wasn't having any of it. She put down the spatula she was using to make pancakes, grabbed a full-color magazine from Lin Guodong's desk where he was grading papers, flipped through the pages quickly, and then slammed it into her son's arms. "I even took time off to come back and make pancakes for you, you little brat! Look at this, you're just asking for trouble, Lin Jianlu. One day I'll break your legs!"

A classic 18-page fashion magazine with full-color inserts.

Turning the page, Lin's mother found two photos in the center of the page, facing each other. On the left was a picture of herself and Liu Ruoying sitting side by side, very close, both smiling broadly, clearly a couple deeply in love. On the right was a picture of herself and Liang Yongqi standing opposite each other in an alleyway, with a beam of light like a streetlamp shining down on them from above. She was looking up at her, a scene that felt warm, romantic, and artistic.

The headline, however, was quite sensational: Lin Jianlu's cheating photos exposed, the newly crowned king of singers is two-timing!

I'll fuck you!

The ingredients from this small workshop are really potent!
The photos are obviously real and not taken secretly at all, because they were promotional photos taken specifically when filming the music video. Many photos were taken at the time, mainly for fashion magazines in Hong Kong and Taiwan for their reporting and promotion. Insiders can tell at a glance that they are all professional photos and have nothing to do with cheating.

But at this moment, when two similar photos are placed side by side, something strange happens.

More importantly, these small magazines in mainland China are incredibly fast!

"Mom, do you believe these things are true, or do you believe I am Qin Shi Huang!"

"Get lost! ...Go wash your hands right now and eat it while it's hot!"

Oh, I see. It was just a show of force. I knew it. That old comrade is very clever. How could he possibly associate this photo with "adultery"? It's obviously fake! The old comrade must have seen through it.

The older man was probably worried that his son would go out and make a name for himself, becoming a singing sensation and a superstar. The neighbors were saying, "Your son is a big star now. What if he gets too arrogant and loses his sense of propriety? We need to give him a little nudge!"
Looking at it now, it's still alright, still as resilient and playful as ever!

So it was raised high and then gently lowered.

We ate the pancakes while they were still hot, and they even bought two pounds of braised pork hock to wrap around them.

"Mmm, it smells so good, Mom!"

"Nonsense, Tianfuhao's braised pork hock! Six yuan a pound!" "No, I meant the pancakes you made, they smell delicious!"

Lin's mother couldn't help but laugh at this blatant flattery. "Just eat! You've always had such a silver tongue! Hurry up and eat, there's more, hurry up and finish making this so I can get back to work! Otherwise, I'll get my pay docked!"

"Just deduct it, it's not going to be paid out anyway!"

"What do you know! It might not be paid out anytime soon, but does it mean it will never be paid out? Our factory is a state-owned enterprise. Do you think the government would owe us a pittance? It'll be paid out soon. This year, it's paid out every other month, and they said they'd make up the difference next year!"

"Hey...you're an accountant, you might be able to fool others in the factory with this, but you actually believe it?"

"Shut up! You talk too much!"

She quickly made five large flatbreads, using a pound and a half of flour alone. Looking back, she was surprised to see that the first three were already gone, and the two-pound braised pork knuckle was also finished. Lin's mother was stunned for several seconds, a rare look of maternal love appearing on her face. She went over and patted her son's head, saying, "How long has it been since you had a proper meal out here? Aren't you afraid of burning yourself!"

"Yeah, we're always struggling to make ends meet! Sigh! We just have to earn money!"

Lin's mother hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said while untying her apron, "Eat up, it's all yours! Don't worry about the pot, I'll wash it when I get home from work." As she was about to leave, she asked, "You're not going out this time, are you?"

"It's hard to say. If there's money to be made, then we'll have to leave!"

Lin Jianlu put on a strong front, "It's okay, Mom. It's just a matter of being hungry and cold. As long as I can make money, it's nothing!"

Lin's mother suddenly leaned closer, "Son, you were away for forty days this time, did you really make a lot of money? Everyone says you've become a big star, you must be making a lot of money, tell me the truth, is it really tens of thousands a month?"

She was halfway through eating the fourth pancake when she ran out of meat and was almost full, so she was eating slowly. Lin Jianlu looked up when she heard this, "I've earned you three 80-square-meter apartments in Fangcheng Garden!"

"Hey……"

Lin's mother was stunned for several seconds, then suddenly said, "Then it's worth skipping a few meals! ...I'm leaving!"

…………

At 3 PM, Lin Jianlu couldn't resist. Even though he was willing to pay the roaming fee, he still took out his phone and furtively dialed the number for the New Grand Hotel. He was quickly transferred to Moyan Records. "Hey, Lao Zhang, this is Lin Jianlu..."

"I am Lao Xue."

"Oh, you're out already? So fast?"

On the other end of the phone, Xue Zhongding's voice was full of exhaustion. "President Zhang went to bail me out, asked some friends for help, and even wrote a guarantee before they let me out! ... Ah Lu, could you please not let me bring you these things anymore? The customs in mainland China are too strict. If there's a next time, I don't think I'll be able to get out!"

Lin Jianlu was unusually embarrassed, and chuckled twice. "I know! I know! I wouldn't dare do it again. I just wanted to give it a try. You're a Taiwanese compatriot, right? I thought you'd be more lenient! It's just personal stuff!"

Actually, it's not a big deal.

When Lin Jianlu went to Japan to promote the product, she was too embarrassed to let Ge Fuhong know. So she secretly sent Xue Zhongding, who was also traveling with her, out to buy him a few videotapes from small street shops in Japan.

Something like "Body Fluid Sympathy するJuejian ない sensual セックス", something like "ウフフ! Time をstop めたらSEX し出题じゃん!" and the like.

Lin Jianlu obviously couldn't understand it, nor did he look at it. He wasn't interested in things like Ono Rikka and Shin Arina, but since he didn't want to look at it himself, he could give it to someone else!
This thing is very useful!
If you don't get along with someone, like Grandpa Gao in the east wing across the street, you can secretly slip him a DVD, then go over for a visit and suddenly discover, "Oh my, Grandpa Gao, you're really young at heart! You still like watching this? This is that one where they're all naked, what's it called again, porn, right, porn, you still like watching porn!"

The effect, heh...

It would at least make her so upset that she wouldn't be able to eat for a whole day...

Of course, bringing this stuff in would be incredibly difficult; Lin Jianlu certainly wouldn't take him across borders. But it's okay, Lao Xue is here! He's a Taiwanese! If they get caught, just say he can't get an erection, it affects his quality of life, and he needs this thing for stimulation…

Old Xue was obedient. This usually impeccably dressed senior manager from the record company actually went and bought and brought it for Lin Jianlu. It was fine when flying from Japan to the peninsula, and fine when flying from the peninsula back to Hong Kong. It was fine when boarding the plane in Hong Kong, and fine when the plane landed in the capital. Lin Jianlu asked him to stay behind and keep his distance, and not follow him. Then he watched helplessly as Old Xue was taken away by airport customs...

"I'll treat you to a meal another day to calm your nerves!"

"No need for that. It's just that since we're back, the music video for 'The Flower Field Mistake'..."

(End of this chapter)