Chapter 647: Lin Zhixia is five years old!
GodsWar: Reboot became an unshakable myth in film history.
What does 7.5 billion dollars mean?
Not to mention the next ten years—even twenty or thirty years—there may not be anyone who can break this record!
Of course, if Lin Mo, Cameron, and Steven Spielberg were to collaborate again, there is still that possibility.
Besides that, it's absolutely impossible—even Lin Mo himself couldn't do it.
At the same time, the Oscars also awarded Lin Mo a Lifetime Achievement Award, making him the fourth Asian recipient!
But...
After finishing GodsWar: Reboot, Lin Mo basically entered a state of retirement.
It's been almost a year since the film aired.
Not to mention overseas film fans; even domestic netizens rarely see any news about Lin Mo.
The film fans went crazy.
Weibo, Twitter, Douban, Reddit...
On global social platforms, new posts flood the feed every day:
"Director Lin, please, make another film! I'd trade my ex-boyfriend's ten years of life for your comeback!"
"GodsWar: Reboot has been out for a year—Is Director Lin planning to retire?"
"Has anyone dug up what Director Lin has been up to lately? Where are the paparazzi? Go film him!"
"Ahhhh, without Director Lin's movies, it's really completely boring!"
However, the paparazzi are also desperate.
They also want to film Lin Mo, but the key is they can't find him.
Since finishing GodsWar, Lin Mo has vanished like smoke—aside from occasionally being spotted taking his daughter Nuan Nuan to the park, he has almost no public schedule.
A reporter staked out for three months, finally saw Lin Mo face-to-face, and he merely gave a faint smile: "My plan for the past one or two years is to accompany my daughter; I have no intention of making a new film."
Upon hearing this news, netizens wailed all over:
"It's over, Director Lin has been held hostage by his family!"
"Re Ba, give us back your husband!"
"Warm Nuan Princess, can you get your dad to come out and make a movie? Aunties will buy you candy!"
"Is Director Lin being held hostage? If so, please show a sign!"
"Without Director Lin's movies, Hollywood blockbusters look like elementary school homework."
"Never mind, as long as Director Lin is happy, we can wait..."
"......"
By the way, we also need to mention Song Wanwan.
She graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy long ago.
She joined Morning Light right after graduation; over these years, Song Wanwan has grown ever fonder of directing—she originally studied acting, then switched to directing, and in her third year she already served as assistant director on a hit drama.
Of course, that hit drama was definitely from Morning Light.
Last year, Lin Mo personally wrote a script for Song Wanwan; it did well at the box office and critically, with a 50 million yuan investment, it grossed 890 million yuan, and she thereby won Best New Director of the year in one fell swoop.
Song Wanwan herself already attracted a lot of attention.
Having just graduated, she filmed a movie with decent box office returns, naturally becoming a topic of discussion among netizens.
Of course.
People's opinions of Song Wanwan remain the same—backed by Lin Mo and Morning Light, such achievement is quite normal.
As netizens put it, if it were them, they could do it too.
So, upon hearing these words, Song Wanwan worked even harder; she wants to write and direct her own script to prove she is capable, not just relying on her older brother.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Zhixia (Nuan Nuan) is now six years old and has just started first grade.
One morning, Lin Mo was frying sunny-side-up eggs in the kitchen when Nuan Nuan, wearing a pink uniform and bouncing with her little backpack, ran over: "Dad! Our class is putting on a fairy-tale play today, and I'm playing the little princess!"
Re Ba poked her head out from behind, smiling as she pinched the daughter's cheeks: "You'd better give a good performance—don't run off chasing butterflies halfway through like last time."
Nuan Nuan pouted: "That time, the butterfly moved first!"
Lin Mo couldn't help laughing, plated the fried egg, and said: "All right, Dad will come to school to watch your performance."
Nuan Nuan's eyes lit up: "Really? Is Mom coming too?"
Re Ba ruffled her hair: "Of course, our Nuan Nuan is performing in a play for the first time—how could we miss it?"
Nuan Nuan cheered, hugging her parents' legs: "Then I'll perform superbly! Let the whole class envy me!"
Lin Mo lowered his head to kiss her forehead: "Mm, our little princess is the best."
Nowadays, every day Lin Mo takes Nuan Nuan to school.
The elementary school she attends is, of course, the best in Mo Du.
The kids who can study here all come from families that are either extremely wealthy or aristocratic.
So even if Lin Mo personally takes her, it won't cause much of a stir.
"Good morning, Director Lin!"
"Mr. Lin is taking Nuan Nuan to school?"
"Nuan Nuan looks really pretty today!"
At the school gate, several parents seeing off their children immediately warmly greeted him; although these parents are all extremely wealthy or aristocratic, they seemed especially friendly in Lin Mo's presence.
Lin Mo smiled and nodded in response, casually straightening Nuan Nuan's crooked little necktie.
A woman in a haute couture outfit walked over holding her daughter's hand: "Director Lin, my little Xi constantly talks about wanting to play with Nuan Nuan; the last time she saw Nuan Nuan's cameo as a little fairy in GodsWar: Reboot, she was green with envy."
Nuan Nuan lifted her little face, proudly saying: "Auntie, Dad says when I'm a bit older I can play more roles!"
Nuan Nuan is really great~! The lady laughed and patted Nuan Nuan's head, then turned to Lin Mo and said: "Director Lin, when are you thinking of making a comeback? Our whole family is looking forward to it."
Lin Mo hadn't even had a chance to respond when another man wearing gold-rimmed glasses walked over: "Director Lin, I'm Zhang Ming from Splendid Trust Investment, I've long admired your reputation. My daughter really likes Nuan Nuan; how about letting the kids play together sometime?"
Sure, if the opportunity arises.
End of Chapter
