Chapter 428: *The Spring of the Sheep-Herding Class* Director Candidate

Britain seemed to have the intention of expanding the matter of saving Mandela. Saving the South African people sounded a bit big, but saving one person with a clear goal was much simpler and more direct.

In this process, Mandela was deified, and *District Nine* was also endowed with special historical significance.

There was more than one person holding *District Nine* in this photo, and the article also strongly linked *District Nine* with this mayor parade activity.

And it wasn't just the overseas reporters of Xinhua News Agency who did this; even the British local media mentioned the influence of *District Nine* on related events.

Two days later, Melinda excitedly sent Wei Ming another telegram, telling Wei Ming: The company has begun to accelerate the distribution of the English market globally, and the local area also needs to be reprinted!

A sci-fi novel that was considered relatively niche showed the potential of a super bestseller in the UK. Now, when people in old London go out to greet each other, they don't chat about the weather, but chat about *District Nine*, especially those young people and literary activists.

Haven't read *District Nine*? Come on, you're out!

The president in charge of local publishing business was very surprised after learning that this novel was directly created by Wei Ming in English. What a talent!

He even hoped that Wei Ming could join British nationality. Such talent was wasted in China. When the time comes, the company would help him arrange a London household registration, and then arrange a British wife. It wouldn't be a problem at all.

This matter, with London as the core, was still erupting continuously, and the influence began to radiate globally. Mandela and *District Nine* became popular globally together, becoming the top stream in political and cultural circles.

Now it wasn't that Prawns wanted to rub ET's popularity, but that the two aliens were rubbing each other's popularity together.

In an event in Los Angeles, when asked if he had heard of *District Nine*, Spielberg expressed that he liked this novel very much and hoped to have a chance to cooperate.

Recently, there was another event, which was a signature petition by mayors from multiple countries around the world demanding the release of Mandela. Soon, 1,000 mayors were gathered, involving more than 40 countries.

This activity even spread to China through foreign students.

It was just that Beijing wasn't very convenient to come forward. Even if it hadn't established diplomatic relations with South Africa, Beijing was the capital after all, so they let Mayor Wang of Shanghai come forward to sign.

Of course, for this kind of activity led by the UK, Hong Kong was definitely the most active. The new Governor of Hong Kong, Youde, was among the first to voice support.

Not only support, but at that time, Hong Kong news could often see related reports. As the first *Ming Pao* in the world to publish *District Nine*, Jin Yong was very proud.

Soon his Minghe Publishing House also launched 100,000 sets of the traditional Chinese edition of *District Nine*. Wei Ming could also get royalty income.

Of course, Wei Jiefang and Xu Shufen were even more proud. They didn't expect that their son's novel could influence the global political situation. This should be the ultimate pursuit of a man of letters, right?

Old Wei happily chatted about this with Gangdan, Bass, and the orcas, sea lions, and seals in Ocean Park.

The most, most, most proud must be Zhou Huimin. During that time, she smiled at everyone, and her mood was as good as Pigsy who had eaten the ginseng fruit.

So when Lin Ni invited her to Taipei to play on the weekend, she agreed very readily.

Actually, Zhou Huimin wasn't without connections in Taiwan. She knew Chen Peter, and everyone could be considered comrades who had fought together.

After Chen Peter participated in the charity concert, he was cold-treated for a period of time after returning to Taiwan, and then he was fine. There were big figures who protected him.

However, now he rarely walked to the front of the stage to sing, mainly doing the work of a behind-the-scenes musician. He found that he was more suitable for this work. Recently, he was producing songs for a guy named Fei Yuqing.

Returning to Taipei, Wei Lingling talked to her eldest uncle about the progress of opening a factory in the mainland, as well as the market promotion process of Transformers.

Although the toy company was given to two young people, the eldest uncle also wanted to see what scale they could make this factory. The better they did, the more benefits it would have for himself. After all, his plastic factory in Taiwan was an upstream supplier.

And Lin Ni chatted with her sister Lin Xi in the room for a long time. Seeing her radiant younger sister, this third wife of Wei Muchun sighed: "Sure enough, women need to be moisturized by men. Look at you now, you look much better than when you were in Taipei. You should have gone to Hong Kong to find him earlier."

Lin Ni was shy for a while, but she was indeed very happy during this period. She even had the idea of having a second child. Although Old Ghost was already 60, a man at 60 was just when he had energy.

It was just a pity for her sister. Her brother-in-law was already nearly 80, nearly 30 years older than her sister. At the beginning, the eldest sister also made a huge sacrifice for their poor family.

After leaving the Wei Mansion, Wei Lingling drove back to the hotel to pick up Zhou Huimin and her mother, and took them to stroll around Taipei.

Taipei at this time was very developed, much richer than Guangzhou where Zhou Huimin had been, but it couldn't compare with Hong Kong.

However, compared to Hong Kong, it wasn't without advantages. At least people here spoke Mandarin well. She would learn it well here, and she wouldn't have to worry about living in the mainland in the future.

There was also Taiwan recently engaging in some folk song movement. Zhou Huimin bought many Mandarin folk song albums, one of which she liked very much. The name was *Zhi Hu Zhe Ye*, and she soon learned *Love Song 1980*, *Childhood*, and *Lukang Town* inside.

The person who sang this actually had an average voice, comparable to Ah Ming, but these songs were all written by himself. This newcomer named Luo Dayou was quite talented, and also comparable to Ah Ming.

Taiwan's snacks were also very rich, especially in the night market, which couldn't be eaten at all. Many were brand-new varieties that Mao Mao Amin hadn't seen in Hong Kong.

On the first night in Taipei, Wei Lingling and her mother took Zhou Huimin and her mother to stroll around the famous Yuanhuan Night Market.

Zhou Huimin was eating the snack "Tapioca Pearls," and Ni Nai bought her a cup of bubble black tea to quench her thirst.

This bubble black tea was also a Taiwan specialty. It was put into a cocktail shaker with black tea, sugar, and ice cubes and shaken violently, producing a layer of delicate foam, making the tea soup taste light and refreshing.

Zhou Huimin's hand couldn't hold it anymore, so she simply poured the remaining tapioca pearls into the black tea.

Then, while drinking tea, while chewing tapioca pearls, she said this way of eating was not bad.

Wei Lingling tried it with half-belief, and immediately her eyes lit up: "Hmm, not bad, it's really interesting."

Mao Mao Amin hurriedly let her mother taste a mouthful.

Then Mother Zhou couldn't stop. She bought a portion to taste carefully, and thought, what kind of wonderful reaction would there be if bubble black tea was replaced with Hong Kong's silk stocking milk tea?

In recent years, British-style milk tea spread to Hong Kong, and after the improvement of tea restaurant masters, silk stocking milk tea was invented. They repeatedly collided with tea bags of multiple Ceylon black teas, filtered out extremely strong tea soup, and then added evaporated milk, making it full of air through the "pulled tea" craft, and the taste was smooth and mellow.

Now Holiland had opened seven stores, and seven or eight were under construction, a total of more than ten stores, almost covering every area of Hong Kong.

Although it was still operating in debt, after several stores were opened, the single-store cost was indeed reduced, and the profit margin was also increased, because the bargaining power with upstream industries was increased.

Now they were negotiating cooperation with the two giants of the cola industry. Both wanted to win the exclusive carbonated beverage rights of Holiland, just like McDonald's and KFC. It must be a choice between two.

Holiland was only a regional small company after all, and the two giants couldn't give Holiland the same discounts as McDonald's. Finally, they chose Pepsi.

Mother Zhou thought at the time if Hong Kong had a characteristic beverage product like cola, it would be great.

This time Mao Mao Amin accidentally invented this way of eating tapioca pearls in black tea, which gave her a flash of inspiration.

She immediately ran to the tapioca pearl vendor to ask what these tapioca pearls were made of and how they were made.

"What are you saying? I don't understand," facing the Cantonese, the tapioca pearl auntie expressed that you are so annoying.

Lin Ni hurriedly went over to translate, and then she knew that these tapioca pearls were made with tapioca starch as the main raw material. As for how they were made, trade secret.

Lin Ni cut a sound: "What trade secret, my mother sold this when she was a child, what's difficult."

Then she pulled Mother Zhou away. Mother Zhou hurriedly let Lin Ni take her to see her mother. She wanted to learn this.

Lin Ni: "Go to the cemetery to see?"

Mother Zhou: "..."

However, in the end, Mother Zhou still learned how to make tapioca pearls, because Lin Ni's sister Lin Xi knew how to do it. Lin Ni took her to visit, and finally mastered this skill.

After returning to Hong Kong, Mother Zhou began to research a new type of tea drink, preparing to put it in Holiland stores in the future to compete with cola. She called it "Pearl Milk Tea"!

Because this way of eating was accidentally invented by Zhou Huimin, Zhou Huimin was honored by later generations as the "Mother of Pearl Milk Tea," and Wei Ming was the "Father of Pearl Milk Tea."

After returning to Hong Kong, Mao Mao Amin wrote this trip to Taipei into a letter and sent it to Ah Ming for the first time, including the Taiwan music she heard, her mother starting to research new milk tea, and visiting Ah Ming's great-grandfather's house, etc.

Of course, her latest beautiful photos were indispensable. She was really growing up, more and more beautiful.

After Wei Ming finished reading, he carefully placed them in the secret room of the courtyard house. Of course, he also wrote a reply to her.

Even if he was now indulging in the gentle village of Sister Xue and Sister Lin, he didn't forget his little girlfriend far away in Hong Kong.

He hadn't gone far recently, so he didn't have any interesting experiences, just sent that *Goodbye* to her recently. The Locust Band really recorded it.

Wei Ming also instructed her: "If there is *Zhi Hu Zhe Ye* in Hong Kong, you can buy one and send it to me."

Because of international news events such as the mayor's joint petition, the influence of *District Nine* in the country was getting bigger and bigger, and negative evaluations were getting less and less.

After seeing how big a wave a novel could set off in international politics, many readers began to reflect on themselves. Was it because their vision was too small that they couldn't understand it? And Teacher Wei Ming had an international vision and was far-sighted! ===== CHAPTER 429 =====

Upon returning to Hong Kong, Mao Mao Amin's first priority was to write a letter to A Ming about this trip to Taipei, including the Taiwanese music she heard, her mother starting to develop a new type of milk tea, and visiting A Ming's great-grandfather's house, among other things.

Of course, her latest beautiful photos were a must; she really is blossoming more and more as she grows, becoming prettier by the day.

After reading them, Wei Ming would always carefully place them in the secret room of the Sihe Academy; naturally, he also wrote back to her.

Even though he is currently indulging in the tender embrace of Sister Xue and Sister Lin, he has not forgotten his little girlfriend far away in Hong Kong.

He hasn't traveled far recently, so he doesn't have any interesting experiences to share, just sending her that recent song "Goodbye"; the Locust Band really did record it.

Wei Ming also instructed her: "If there is a copy of 'Zhi Hu Zhe Ye' in Hong Kong, you can buy one and send it to me."

Due to international news events like the joint petition by mayors, "District 9" has gained increasing influence domestically, and negative reviews have become fewer and fewer.

After witnessing what a huge wave a novel can stir up in international politics, many readers began to reflect on themselves: was their inability to understand it because their own horizons were too narrow, while Teacher Wei Ming possesses an international perspective, looking far ahead?