Chapter 113

Lin Mo's grandfather died early, so he never saw what he looked like as a child.

And his grandmother has always had bad legs.

Since he started school, Lin Mo actually lived with his maternal grandparents.

His parents were working away at that time.

The next day he went to fetch his grandmother, maternal grandfather, and maternal grandmother.

They saw Re Ba.

They were extremely happy.

After all.

They're elderly.

Their only wish was to see their grandson and maternal grandson get married and have children.

On New Year's Eve.

At Lin Mo's house, it was lively.

Fortunately, his family bought a big house.

It's over 140 square meters.

In this small city, housing is very cheap, only a few hundred thousand.

The Spring Festival Gala remains an essential entertainment program.

His maternal grandparents like watching it.

Full of song and dance.

Then.

After the family finished the New Year's Eve dinner.

Like Song Wanwan and those little kids, they started asking for red envelopes, each extremely excited.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo accompanied his great-aunt and aunt playing cards.

Actually, in Chuan Province, aside from Mahjong, people love playing Da Er the most.

Especially in Lu Zhou.

Hardly anyone plays Mahjong; they all play Da Er.

Re Ba was seeing this kind of play for the first time.

Quite novel.

Lin Mo taught her how to play.

Re Ba found it quite interesting.

Afterwards, Lin Mo came down, let her go up to play, and he stayed beside her to teach her.

"Call!"

"This is called calling a win!"

Moreover, whether playing Mahjong or Da Er, beginners always have an aura.

That hand was really beautiful.

Seeing this fresh game for the first time, Re Ba, Lin Mo patiently taught her; she learned quickly, won several rounds right away, and laughed happily: "Mo Ge, this is much more fun than Mahjong!"

Until almost 12 o'clock.

Song Wanwan, that little girl, excitedly ran over and pulled Re Ba: "Sister-in-law, let's go set off fireworks!"

Upon hearing that, Re Ba's eyes lit up.

At this time last year.

Lin Mo was still video-chatting with Re Ba, showing her the fireworks in the city.

She became interested in that.

"Go, go, just be careful!"

Lin Mo said with a smile.

"Mm-hmm, I know!" Re Ba replied excitedly.

In this small city, that's the good part: during holidays they set off fireworks and firecrackers without too many rules, just for a lively celebration.

And then, as soon as it hit midnight, the whole city seemed to explode like a boiling pot, the sounds of fireworks and firecrackers rising and falling, multicolored light illuminating the night sky, beautiful enough to make one intoxicated.

Meanwhile.

Lin Mo's phone kept ringing.

He couldn't answer all the calls.

"Mom, you take over for a bit, I need to take a call." He said while walking into the house.

His aunt-in-law looked at his back, smiling and telling everyone: "Little Mo's phone never stops; it's all big stars calling—Bo Ge, Huang Lao Shi, Hong Lei Ge, one after another."

His aunt also joined in: "I heard online that Little Mo knows lots of big stars!"

Lin Mo's mother was even more proud: "That's right! Once he attended an event and video-called me, I even saw Liu Dehua—Hua Ge!"

Upon hearing that, the aunt-in-law also chimed in: "No wonder Wanwan always says her brother's status in the entertainment circle is extremely high!"

The whole family gathered around, chatting and playing cards.

They went back inside.

Lin Mo answered the call.

Shen Teng was the one who called him.

"Boss, wishing you a happy New Year!" On the other end, Shen Teng's familiar voice came through.

"Happy New Year, happy New Year!"

Lin Mo also responded with a hehe laugh.

Afterwards, Lin Mo chatted with him for a while before hanging up.

Next.

Lin Mo also called each one to pay New Year's respects.

For example, Teacher Wang, Ge Daye, and Jiang Wen Laoge.

No way.

There are too many acquaintances; during the holidays you have to pay New Year's calls.

His WeChat messages also blew up.

Group chats and private messages.

All were sending him congratulations and New Year's greetings.

After the calls were finished.

Lin Mo also replied to each WeChat message.

Then he scattered money in the various groups, sending red packets.

Like the groups for Charlotte's Trouble, The Richest Man in Xihong City, and Let the Bullets Fly, as well as the company's artist group.

"@Lin Mo, Director Lin, awesome!"

"@Director Lin, Director Lin, happy New Year!"

"Director Lin is awesome!!!"

"Wishing Director Lin's Let the Bullets Fly to break 4 billion in box office!"

"......"

Let the Bullets Fly has already been released for a week.

Box office has reached 2.4 billion!

Naturally it can't stay as high as when it first opened; it has gradually declined quite a bit.

4 billion is probably a bit of a stretch. (This film was the 2010 box office champion, and to this day its rating is still 9.0; in the story, the protagonist himself has the effect of a good director, having shot two good films in a row, and with this film's cast, rating, perhaps the box office claim is a bit high, but there really is this possibility!)

This film could achieve such high box office.

Besides the film's high quality, there is also the cast and Lin Mo's fame!

You should know.

The current Lin Mo.

He is no longer a small-time director!

Thanks to Charlotte's Trouble and The Richest Man in Xihong City, he has become famous.

With a good reputation, his new film naturally attracts attention.

So Let the Bullets Fly's box office is that high!

These days.

At home, aside from playing cards, there's nothing else to do.

Mainly because his place is small, and there's not much to go out and see.

However.

Re Ba, on the other hand, fell in love with the gameplay of Da Er.

In fact, his whole family loves to play.

Especially the great-aunts and little-aunts are the most fond of it.

After all, they're all retired.

Traveling, practicing Tai Chi, nurturing health, and so on.

All the way until after the Lantern Festival.

Lin Mo and Re Ba only returned to Mo Du.

They brought a large amount of local specialties.

Things like cured meat and sausage.

Immediately.

Naturally they went to the teacher's house.

Upon seeing Lin Mo and Re Ba come, the teacher's wife was delighted.

"Oh dear, Xiao Lin and Re Ba, come in quickly, come in quickly, it's windy outside, don't get cold!" The teacher's wife said while pulling their hands, leading them inside.

Lin Mo held a bag and said, "Teacher's wife, look at me, it's embarrassing to come empty-handed; I brought some cured meat and sausage from my hometown for you to try."

Upon hearing this, the teacher's wife pretended to be angry and slapped Lin Mo's hand: "You kid, just coming makes me happy; why bring stuff? Next time you're not allowed to!"

Re Ba chimed in happily beside him: "Teacher's wife, you don't know, this cured meat and sausage were made by Mo Ge's mom; they're really delicious!"

Hearing that, the teacher's wife's eyes lit up: "Oh dear, that's great; you should really try it. Have a seat, I'll go pour you a cup of hot tea to warm you up."

Inside the house.

Teacher Wang was lounging on the sofa watching TV; upon seeing them, he beamed: "I heard you brought Re Ba home to meet the parents? Good things are coming soon—when are you going to hold the wedding?"

Upon hearing that, Re Ba's cheeks flushed slightly, while Lin Mo replied carelessly: "Hey, Teacher, I and Re Ba haven't graduated yet; when we get married, we'll definitely be the first to let you and the teacher's wife know!"

After chatting a bit about family matters, Teacher Wang began praising Lin Mo's film: "Your film is amazing; it's already at 3.4 billion box office, and now everyone says you're the leader of the seventh generation of directors~"

Yes.

Let the Bullets Fly has been released for 23 days now.

The box office has already surpassed Stephen Chow's Mermaid record of 3.3 billion!

Lin Mo can now be said to have great fame!

I'm not joking.

Actors who want to work with him could probably line up from Mo Du all the way to France.

"It's all thanks to your teaching, Teacher!" Lin Mo waved his hands modestly.

The madam then took Re Ba's hand, asking about everything, caring for every little detail of her stay at Lin Mo's House.

"You brat, stop flattering me—I know my own worth. You, you were born to eat this bowl of rice!" Teacher Wang shook his head.

He has taught so many students.

Lin Mo is the most outstanding.

Just kidding.

For three consecutive films, each box office was higher than the last.

Especially the film Let the Bullets Fly.

Not only do netizens call it a divine film!

Even people in the industry hold this film in high esteem!