Chapter 53: Jiang Wen: Hey little brother, what a surprise!

Lin Mo's new movie.

It spread early, so they naturally know.

The last time Yang Mi organized a gathering, everyone had seen it privately and chatted quite familiarly.

So in the group chat.

Everyone also started joking.

They said if Lin Mo's new movie has roles suitable for them, they could cameo or something.

Of course, they were just saying that.

Lin Mo also knows.

Everyone was joking.

After all.

Everyone in this group are big stars.

Especially Deng Chao, Chen He, Zheng Kai, Li Chen, and baby.

These past two years they've been wildly popular.

With the explosive popularity of the show Running Man!

Their star power has been soaring nonstop!

At present, they're all at first‑tier level.

The number of scripts that want them for movies is countless.

If Lin Mo asked them to play the male lead or something.

Then of course there's no problem.

But playing supporting roles, that's...

In the group.

Lin Mo chatted with everyone for a while.

Soon, the car arrived at the hotel.

However, the afternoon shoot dragged noticeably, dragging from three o'clock to seven thirty at night; the number of NG takes was uncountable, and they only filmed a few shots in total.

Even though Lin Mo's temper is usually good, today he was a bit irritated.

Fortunately, the final scene wrapped in one take!

After wrapping, everyone sat down to eat, but the atmosphere was vastly different from usual.

Usually it's lively, especially Shen Teng's mouth, always making everyone laugh, but now it's so quiet you could hear a needle drop.

Shen Teng himself was also down; he had many NG takes this afternoon, got a few scoldings from the Boss, and now he watches Lin Mo's expression cautiously, fearing any wrong word might upset the Boss again.

Xiao Tian saw it and felt a mix of emotions.

It was her first time seeing senior brother get so angry; although she knew it was for the sake of the scene, she still felt uneasy.

After the meal, she mustered courage, slipped beside Lin Mo, and whispered, "Senior brother, don't overwork yourself; everyone might be off‑track this afternoon, tomorrow will be better."

Lin Mo looked up, saw Xiao Tian, and his expression softened; he patted her shoulder, "Don't worry, I'm fine. In this line of work, high pressure is normal. You shouldn't take too much pressure either. After this, go rest well, keep a good condition, and continue tomorrow!"

Finishing, Lin Mo stood, surveyed the crew packing up, and said gravely, "Everyone worked hard today; even though the shoot was rough, go home early to rest, and start early tomorrow!"

Hearing this, the crew nodded, and their fighting spirit reignited.

Under nightfall, the crew's convoy slowly drove away.

Inside the vehicle, the atmosphere was slightly heavy.

Shen Teng, Zhang Yiming, Wei Xiang and other actors squeezed together; Zhang Yiming started, "Honestly, this is my first time seeing Director Lin so angry; he's usually so good‑tempered."

Wei Xiang took over, half‑joking, "Director Lin's temper is good; if you've seen those big directors, we'd probably be scolded to the bone." He laughed, trying to ease the tension.

Shen Teng sighed, sincerely, "This is indeed our fault; we've worn down Director Lin's good temper. Tomorrow we must step up and not make him worry again."

Returned to the hotel.

Lin Mo quickly freshened up, lay on the bed, grabbed his phone, the screen lit up, and habitually called Re Ba via video; soon Re Ba's lively smiling face appeared on the screen.

"Mo Ge, did you finish early today?"

On the video side, Re Ba instantly saw Lin Mo's background and realized it was a hotel.

Lin Mo gave a slight smile, but his eyes still showed a hint of fatigue, "Yeah, just wrapped, thought of you, so I video‑called."

Re Ba keenly sensed something off, furrowing her brow, "What's wrong? You look off—did something bother you?"

"Nothing, just the afternoon shoot annoyed me!" Lin Mo said plainly, without embellishment.

Hearing that, Re Ba understood and gently soothed, "Dear, I know you're under huge pressure, but you must believe you're the best. Want me to fly over and stay with you for a few days?"

Lin Mo felt a warm surge, shook his head, and laughed, "No need, your words are enough; I know how to adjust myself!"

After that, the two chatted a while longer.

Re Ba had to shoot on her side.

Only then did they end the video call.

The next day.

Having learned yesterday's lesson.

Today's shooting was noticeably better.

Obviously.

Everyone was brimming with energy.

Thus, day after day, filming passed.

From the start of filming until now.

Almost half a month has passed.

That day.

A heavyweight guest arrived at the crew.

Jiang Wen is here!

What a guy, this big brother just loves playing surprises.

He sneaked up and gave Lin Mo a fright.

The same.

It also left the crew's actors stunned.

"Whoa..."

"Director Jiang!!!"

"Ah, our Director Lin and Jiang Dao get along so well!"

"My idol, Jiang Dao!"

"......"

Over here.

When Lin Mo saw it was Jiang Dao, he was stunned for a moment.

He then laughed and said, "Bro, what trick are you playing? You scared me!"

"I just happened to be here for an event, and you happen to be filming here, so I came over to take a look. How about it, a surprise!" Jiang Wen cheerfully patted Lin Mo's shoulder.

"Surprise, this is a real TM surprise!"

"Hahaha!"

Immediately.

Lin Mo then introduced the crew's actors to Jiang Wen.

Shen Teng, Xiao Tian and the others.

As for Zhang Chengguang and Li Li Qun, those veteran actors.

Jiang Dao had known them for a long time.

"Little brother, the location you chose for this film is great; this hotel is as luxurious as a palace," Jiang Wen said, looking around and unable to contain his admiration.

Lin Mo called out to Lao Luo, asking him to continue filming.

He and Jiang Dao sat beside each other, chatting for a while.

Lin Mo briefly explained the film's general plot to Jiang Dao; upon hearing it, Jiang Dao's eyes lit up: "Your film has something special, it's quite captivating."

Because this world doesn't have 'The Richest Man in Xihong City', this is essentially an original script.

"I'm a bit curious, how did Wang Duoyu end up spending all the ten hundred million he had?"

Jiang Dao asked with a gossipy expression.

Lin Mo chuckled, saying mysteriously, "That's a secret; telling you now would ruin it. When the film releases, you can come to the premiere yourself and see!"

"Little brother, we're Sworn Brotherhood brothers, that's not fair!"

"Bro, saying this thing out early takes the fun away, wait a bit longer."

Jiang Dao sat with the crew for a while and then left.

He said he was going to attend an event.

On the other side.

Online.

Soon.

News that Jiang Wen came to check on the 'The Richest Man in Xihong City' crew spread quickly.

Actually, Lin Mo's current crew is quite large.

And heavyweight star Jiang Wen came to check in.

These actors and staff and so on.

They took photos and posted them online.

Immediately, netizens started debating.

"Isn't that Jiang Wen?"

"Ah, Director Lin and Jiang Wen know each other?"

"Director Jiang, I really like his movies!"

"Is this a visit or a cameo?"