Chapter 44: Movie premiere! About to go viral! Seeking collections! Seeking flowers!

Soon, it was evening.

Chen Fu, who had been busy all day, returned home, and Chen Mu then recounted how Chen Mo had been bullied at school today.

After listening, Chen Fu gave Chen Mo a thumbs-up and said, "That's my son, impressive! Keep it up!"

Chen Mo made an OK gesture.

The next day.

Chen Mu brought Chen Mo to the school gate.

Because parents were not allowed inside the school, Chen Mo carried his schoolbag, waved goodbye to Chen Mu, and stepped into the school. ===== CHAPTER 83 =====

Soon arriving in the classroom, Chen Mo saw the few brats he had beaten yesterday subconsciously lower their heads, not daring to look at him as he entered.

Meanwhile, the girls still had eyes shining, looking at him with adoration.

"Hey, morning."

Chen Mo greeted some classmates whose names he didn't even know yet with ease, then walked to his seat and sat down.

Before long, the class bell rang.

The teacher came in to start the lesson.

However, before beginning, the teacher called up the students Chen Mo had beaten yesterday and made them read their apologies and confessions publicly one by one.

Only after all the apologies were finished did the teacher start the lesson.

Time passed bit by bit.

After this small incident, no one in the class bullied Chen Mo anymore.

At the same time, Chen Mo's reputation spread beyond the classroom.

The entire first grade knew there was a new transfer student who had single-handedly taken down several people!

And this transfer student was Chinese!

Kung fu!

Chinese Kung fu!

The story became increasingly exaggerated, and some young boys began to idolize Chen Mo.

And it wasn't just the boys; the girls admired Chen Mo even more!

After all, Chen Mo’s looks were right there!

Although Chen Mo was only six years old and in the first grade, in this country where children’s thoughts were more mature, Chen Mo received many love letters every day!

Some were from his own class, others from girls in higher grades.

Regarding these love letters, Chen Mo felt both excited and helpless.

He did not accept any invitations to be friends, but instead followed his own plan step by step.

Every day, he attended classes normally, and after school, he would set aside two hours to practice music theory and acting techniques.

Besides that, when he had free time, Chen Mo would write two letters and have Chen Mu help him mail them to Yang Mi and Liu Fei, who were far away in Jingcheng.

Soon, the date arrived at February 4th, 1992, on the solar calendar.

This day was the Chinese festival, the Spring Festival.

Jingcheng...

Yang Mi and Liu Fei both received the letters sent by Chen Mo.

The content of the letters was not much, just a simple drawing.

The drawing showed three somewhat abstract children holding hands.

Seeing this drawing, Yang Mi and Liu Fei immediately burst into laughter.

Their smiles revealed their teeth.

At this age, both were losing their baby teeth, and when they smiled, the gaps in their teeth showed, looking very cute.

In their memories at this moment, Chen Mo’s image still remained.

It was just that after a year, the image of Chen Mo in their memories had become somewhat blurred.

Over in Los Angeles.

The rough cut of *Home Alone* had been edited, and the next steps were the soundtrack, subtitles, and dubbing.

After seeing the rough cut, the executives at Fox Film Corporation immediately arranged for the film to be sent to the Film Association for review, while simultaneously starting the promotional plan for the movie.

Chen Mo, meanwhile, continued to attend school as usual.

There was no custom of celebrating the Spring Festival abroad.

February 7th.

*Home Alone* passed the review and was rated PG, meaning Parental Guidance Suggested.

This meant children must watch it accompanied by an adult.

After passing the review, Fox Film Corporation scheduled the movie's release for March 1st.

Then, they began to carry out their promotional plan!

Under their promotion, some people noticed this film.

Or rather, they noticed the lead actor in the film, Chen Mo!

"This kid is so cute!"

"A Chinese-descendant kid as the lead? Did some rich Asian invest in this?"

"He looks so cute, let's go see this one when it's released, shall we!"

"Such a cute kid!"

Just like that, time passed day by day.

March 1st.

*Home Alone* officially landed in major theaters.

A theater owned by Fox.

At this moment, all the crew members, including the actors, were sitting in the front row of the theater, while behind them were some well-known film critics invited by Fox.

Five minutes later.

The lights in the theater dimmed, and the screen displayed the images.

The first thing that came into view was the Fox logo, followed by a pleasant soundtrack.

Accompanied by the music, the plot officially began!

In the story, Chen Mo is a Chinese child staying at the home of his father's colleague.

Because Christmas was approaching, the colleague's family went abroad for a trip. They had intended to take Chen Mo along, but an accident occurred, and Chen Mo was left behind.

The Chen Mo who was left behind transformed from initial fear to excitement, and then back to fear.

On the day before Christmas, two bumbling thieves targeted the house.

After discovering the two thieves, Chen Mo went from initial panic to gathering his courage, using various items in the house to create props and outmaneuver the thieves.

Watching the pathetic state of the bumbling thieves as Chen Mo dealt with them using his props, bursts of laughter erupted in the theater.

The laughter continued until the end of the film, when everyone stood up and applauded!

Hearing the applause, director Chris Columbus wore a smile on his face.

As it looked now, this movie was going to be a hit!

The next day.

The critics who attended the premiere yesterday published their reviews in the newspapers!

*The Hollywood Reporter*

"*Home Alone*, an excellent children's comedy film. Chinese actor Chen Mo has conquered all the audience with his cute looks and astonishing acting skills!"

*Entertainment Daily*

"The comedy *Home Alone* released yesterday is a hilarious and rare film. I can guarantee that once you watch this movie, you will absolutely fall in love with little Kevin (the character played by Chen Mo)."

"Exaggerated and funny slapstick, a perfectly cute face, and a tight plot make the story both exaggerated and interesting!"

Looking at the reviews in the major newspapers, Fox was immediately excited. ===== CHAPTER 84 =====