We asked you to make an anti-corruption film, but you made one in the name of the people!

Half a month after the release of "Police and People Working Together", Zhang Hao and Wu Erwo have fully gotten into character.

Lin Mo wrote the script for the first six episodes, so he didn't need to worry about the rest.

Zhang Hao is a smart kid. After watching a few episodes, he figured it out and started writing the script himself.

After writing it, I sent it to Lin Mo for a look. Lin Mo made a few changes, and then we could film it.

Uncle Luo is becoming more and more relaxed. In Zhang Hao's words, "Uncle Luo doesn't need to act now. He can act just by standing there."

Lin Mo was happy to have some free time.

His main job now is to look at scripts, review the finished product, and occasionally make a cameo appearance—not as a policeman, but as a passerby.

In one episode, Zhang Hao and Wu Erwo were discussing how to scam people on the roadside when Lin Mo walked by from behind, holding a jianbing guozi (Chinese crepe), glanced at them expressionlessly, and left.

From this single shot, netizens managed to find the clue: "In episode 3, at 47 seconds, isn't that director Lin holding the jianbing guozi in the background?"

The comment section exploded:

"Holy crap, it really is Director Lin!"

"Director Lin makes a cameo appearance but doesn't even show his face?"

"Holding a jianbing guozi in your hand, it's so down-to-earth."

In mid-July, Lin Mo took three days off and went back to his hometown.

His mother started preparing a week in advance, filling the refrigerator with ribs, fish, and chicken, as if she wanted to bring the entire market home.

His father, on the other hand, remained calm, saying only one thing on the phone: "It's good that you're back."

Lin Mo's hometown is a small county in the south.

When he entered the house, his mother was busy in the kitchen. Hearing the door open, she ran out without even taking off her apron.

"You've lost weight."

His mother's first words were exactly the same as those of Prosecutor Zhao.

Lin Mo put down his suitcase: "Mom, I haven't lost weight, I've actually gained two pounds."

His mother didn't believe him and looked him up and down: "Your face is so thinner, and you haven't lost weight? Have you been eating takeout every day in Beijing?"

Lin Mo smiled but didn't say anything.

His dad was sitting on the sofa with the TV on, but he wasn't watching it much. His eyes kept glancing at Lin Mo. After Lin Mo sat down, his dad finally spoke: "I watched that movie you filmed... 'All or Nothing'."

Lin Mo was taken aback: "You went to see it in the cinema?"

His father grunted in agreement, his tone flat: "Your mother insists on going to see it, saying it's unacceptable not to see a film made by her son."

His mother chimed in from the side, "Don't listen to your dad. He's the one who said he wanted to go see it. After dinner that day, he said, 'Let's go see what our son filmed,' so we went."

Lin Mo looked at his father, who picked up his teacup, took a sip, and his face turned a little red, whether from the hot tea or embarrassment, it was hard to tell.

During dinner that evening, Lin Mo thought her parents would ask a lot of questions about movies and work.

As a result, the questions his mother asked him most often were whether he ate well and slept well in Yanjing.

His father didn't ask a single question, but he would occasionally put food on his plate.

After staying for a few days, Lin Mo was about to leave.

His mother packed the suitcase full of things—homemade braised beef, pickled vegetables, red dates, and walnuts.

Lin Mo said, "Mom, I can't take this many." His mother said, "You have to take them even if you can't."

His father took him to the bus station, and they didn't say much along the way.

When they arrived at the station, his father finally said, "Work hard and don't embarrass your company."

......

On the third day after returning to Yanjing, Lin Mo was summoned to Director Wang's office.

Director Wang's expression was more serious than usual.

When Lin Mo knocked and entered, he was standing by the window making a phone call, his voice very low: "...I don't care about anything else, I have to make the call, and if I do, it has to hurt."

After hanging up the phone, he turned around, looked at Lin Mo, and pointed to the sofa: "Sit."

Lin Mo sat down.

Director Wang didn't rush to get down to business. He poured him a cup of tea, then sat down opposite him and remained silent for a few seconds.

"Xiao Lin, you know about the anti-gang and anti-crime campaign, right?"

Lin Mo nodded.

The fight against organized crime has been the top priority for the national political and legal system since last year.

The Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, the Supreme People's Court, and the Ministry of Justice launched a joint operation with unprecedented力度 (intensity/strength).

Director Wang picked up his teacup and took a sip: "This operation has been going on for over a year, and we've taken down a number of criminal gangs, which has been met with applause from the people. But—" He put down his cup, "the publicity hasn't kept up. The people only know that we're cracking down, but they don't know how we did it, who we targeted, or what the results were. People don't read press releases. So I'd like you to make a TV series or movie about the crackdown on organized crime, to clearly explain the process and let the people know what we've been doing."

Lin Mo was taken aback.

The theme is "anti-gang crime".

He thought of the novel "The Storm" from his previous life.

Director Wang looked at his expression: "What? You have something to say?"

Lin Mo snapped out of his thoughts: "Director Wang, this topic is too broad. I need to think about it carefully."

Director Wang nodded: "No rush, go back and think it over. The crackdown on organized crime will continue for some time, you have plenty of time to prepare."

Lin Mo stood up: "Director Wang, I'll go back and think about it first, and then I'll report back to you when I have an idea."

Director Wang waved his hand: "Go ahead."

After leaving Director Wang's office, Lin Mo didn't go back to his own. After sitting down, his mind started racing.

There's so much to film about the topic of cracking down on organized crime.

Why was "Raging Storm" so popular in its previous life?

Because it's not a simple police-criminal showdown; it tells the story of how a passionate young man becomes a protector of organized crime, and how he gradually gets back on the right track.

Gao Qiqiang's character wasn't born a bad person.

He was forced into it by life and by that environment.

Viewers will feel that this person is despicable, but also pathetic.

But Gao Qiqiang alone is not enough; we also need An Xin, the police officer who has been pursuing the truth for twenty years.

The two characters, one good and one evil, are like two ropes twisted together, getting tighter and tighter until neither of them can escape.

Lin Mo typed two words on the computer: "Wild Speed".

Then he deleted it.

It's not that it's bad, it's just too early.

He first needs to figure out how to fit this story into the framework of this world.

The timeline needs to be extended to 16 years, from 2000 to 2016, spanning the three stages of the campaign against organized crime.

The relationships between the characters need to be intricately developed, including Gao Qiqiang, An Xin, Li Xiang, Meng Yu, Gao Qilan...

Everyone has their own destiny, and everyone is swept along by the tides of the times.

The images flashed through Lin Mo's mind frame by frame, like a movie playing.