Reborn in 1970, I thrived in Hong Kong.

In the evening, the bus finally arrived in Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, and checked into a newly opened hotel on Kenting Main Street. Chiung Yao arranged for various local delicacies from Kenting.

Silent all night.

The next day, after breakfast, Qiong Yao organized a tour of attractions such as Eluanbi Lighthouse and Baisha Bay.

Kenting is located at the southernmost tip of Taiwan Island, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Taiwan Strait to the west, and the Bashi Channel to the south, surrounded by the sea on three sides.

The Hengchun Peninsula is entirely tropical with a warm climate and boasts over a thousand species of tropical trees. It is Taiwan's first tropical botanical garden park.

The landforms are diverse, featuring unique geographical landscapes such as coral reef coasts, sea-eroded terrain, and landslide cliffs, with a coastline stretching for about 70 kilometers.

Our first stop was "Da Shi Jian," one of Kenting's landmarks. It is a single rock protruding from the grassland and is the highest point in the Kenting Peninsula.

The ascent requires traversing the Kenting Ranch, and climbing ropes are available along the ridge for those who wish to climb.

After reaching the summit, the group looked down upon the entire Hengchun Peninsula and were struck by its breathtaking scenery. They couldn't help but fall into the common trap of literary figures and each composed a poem.

If it weren't for yesterday's song "The Furthest Distance in the World," Li Huai-ren could have stayed out of the limelight if he didn't want to be in the spotlight.

Nowadays, hiding is no longer an option.

Standing atop the mountain, Li Huai-ren gazed upon the scene before him. After a moment's thought, he decided that the most fitting poem was none other than Hai Zi's "Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms in Full Bloom." He cleared his throat and, amidst the eager anticipation of the crowd, recited:

"Starting tomorrow, I will be a happy person."

Feeding horses, chopping wood, and traveling the world.

Starting tomorrow, I will pay attention to food and vegetables.

I have a house facing the sea, where spring is warm and flowers bloom.

Starting tomorrow, I will write to each of my relatives and tell them about my happiness.

That blissful lightning bolt told me, / And I will tell everyone.

Give every river and every mountain a warm name

Stranger, I also bless you

May you have a bright future

May your lover be married

May you be happy in this world

I only wish to face the sea, with spring flowers blooming.

After the poem was recited, all around fell silent.

After a long while, everyone came to their senses. Those who were racking their brains to think of words and write poems all sighed in their hearts, and their creation came to an abrupt end.

Why bother writing anything at all? Is it just to highlight the excellence and classic status of Li Huai-ren's poem?

Generally speaking, if you are a cut above the rest of a group of people, they will definitely be jealous and resentful of you.

But if you leave everyone else far behind, they will not feel the slightest bit of jealousy or hatred towards you. Congratulations, you are now at the top and have no friends left.

With his songs "The Farthest Distance in the World" and "Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms," Li Huai-ren found himself almost friendless among the literary figures, leaving him only with Qiong Yao and Jin Yong for company.

As for why the two did not distance themselves from Li Huai-ren like others, Qiong Yao was the host, and she intentionally approached Li Huai-ren. Another purpose was to find an opportunity to invite Li Huai-ren to play the male lead in her movie "Outside the Window".

Jin Yong, however, had already decided to retire from writing. Having achieved both fame and fortune, his perspective was naturally much broader than others. He was simply appreciating Li Huai-ren and his excellent poems.

Li Huai-ren thought this was quite good. At least he no longer had to deal with people he didn't like, such as Bai Yang and Yu Guangzhong. On the contrary, after gradually getting to know Qiong Yao, he could explore the possibility of acquiring the film and television rights to many of her works.

As a result, during the rest of the trip, Li Huai-ren, Qiong Yao, and Jin Yong gradually formed a small group.

After listening to the conversation between Jin Yong and Qiong Yao, Li Huai-ren realized that Qiong Yao and Jin Yong were actually related by marriage, and that Jin Yong was Qiong Yao's maternal uncle.

Kenting is not a large area, and the tour was completed by the morning of the second day. After lunch, everyone set sail back to Taipei.

Li Huai-ren also learned the purpose of Qiong Yao's "Spring Outing to Kenting". She planned to adapt the novel "Lucky Clover" and film "Full Moon Over the West Chamber" and "Stranger", hoping to gain the support of writers and poets in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Of course, she wasn't seeking financial support, but rather support in other areas such as film promotion.

When the bus returned to Taipei, Chiung Yao took the initiative to sit in the last row with Jin Yong and Li Huai-ren.

The three chatted for a while, and then Li Huai-ren winked at Jin Yong. Unexpectedly, Qiong Yao also winked at him.

Jin Yong was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter:

"Haha, you two both want me to be the middleman. In my opinion, you should just talk it over yourselves. Whatever you have to say, just say it face to face, wouldn't that be better?"

The two were taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Afterwards, Li Huai-ren and Qiong Yao started chatting on the spot, each revealing their purpose.

When Li Huai-ren learned that Qiong Yao had actually chosen him to play the male lead in "Outside the Window," he was immediately stunned:

The reason he wanted to buy the film and television rights to her novel was simply because he didn't want Brigitte Lin and the two Qins to make a melodramatic love story like those in Qiong Yao dramas. If they were to make one, he would have to be the male lead.

Now, during the filming of the movie "Outside the Window," Brigitte Lin fell in love with Chin Han. Chiung Yao even declared that she was the only male lead, otherwise she would rather not film the movie. Li Huai-ren was secretly delighted.

This can be!

He immediately agreed to play the male lead in the movie "Outside the Window".

He had only heard of the movie "Outside the Window" but had never seen it, and mistakenly thought that the male lead he played was played by Qin Han.

Little did people know that he was playing Hu Qi, the homeroom teacher who was the prototype of Qiong Yao's first love, while Qin Han played the husband of the female lead in the movie in his previous life!

As for purchasing the film and television rights to Qiong Yao's works, Qiong Yao already had plans to adapt them into movies and TV series herself, so she refused without hesitation.

Although Qiong Yao refused to sell the film and television rights to her novels, she agreed to give Li Huai-ren priority investment rights for all film and television adaptations of her novels.

Li Huai-ren simply didn't want Brigitte Lin and the two Qins to make a movie. He had priority investment rights, which was enough. He could simply reject the two Qins' participation as an investor.

Moreover, he had already planned to establish a film company, intending to snatch Bruce Lee from Golden Harvest and sign Brigitte Lin as well.

Therefore, he agreed to Qiong Yao's proposal, and after returning to Taipei, he immediately found a lawyer to draft an agreement, which he and Qiong Yao signed.

That evening, Gu Long hosted a banquet for Li Huai-ren, Jin Yong, Ni Kuang, and others at Ruby Restaurant in Lane 107, Linsen North Road.

As for Bo Yang, Yu Guangzhong, and others, they were naturally not among them. In Gu Long's words, he and these people were "of different paths and could not work together."

When Gu Long hosted a banquet for his friends at the Ruby Hotel, it was naturally in his usual private room—Room No. 3, the "Heavenly" room. This room was always locked from the inside, where he kept his private collection of Shaoxing wine from the past thirty years.

Upon meeting, Gu Long stared intently at Li Huai-ren for a long time before suddenly asking:

Where did you get the inspiration for "The Sentimental Swordsman and the Ruthless Sword" and "The Magic Blade"?

Li Huai-ren was startled by his sudden question, thinking that Gu Long was going to cause him trouble.

But then he thought about it again and realized it was impossible, since he and Gu Long were complete strangers, and he was the one who published those two books first.

He immediately smiled and said:

"Mr. Xiong, the inspiration for these two books actually came from a dream I had when I was a child."

Li Huai-ren looked up at Gu Long and saw his "let's see how you keep spouting nonsense" expression. A thought struck him:

"Anyway, even if you lose a few novels, you should still be able to create other excellent works."

At that moment, he simply revealed what he most wanted: the film and television rights to the novels, and two other novels by Gu Long that he had not yet written.

"Mr. Xiong, to tell you the truth, when I was a child, I dreamed about scenes from two novels I named 'The Peerless Twins' and 'The Legend of Chu Liuxiang.' In 'The Peerless Twins,' I dreamed about twin brothers..."