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"Oh ha yo."

"Thank you."

"When the time comes, I will definitely teach them. There is an old Chinese saying, 'He who knows shit is a hero.' Hahaha!"

The corridor was filled with hearty laughter, the sound of trivial footsteps and noisy chatting, and it was extremely lively.

Fang Yan led Zhu Lin to the outside of the guesthouse and said as they walked, "What a coincidence, you are here too?"

Zhu Lin blushed and said that Emei Film Studio recommended him to the reception group of the film industry.

Suzuki Yoko looked left and right, and the more she looked, the more she felt something was wrong. "Teacher Fang, who is this..."

"This is the heroine of the movie 'The Ring', Zhu Lin."

Fangyan introduced her concisely, including how they met.

"Hey, the heroine of The Ring!?"

Yoko Suzuki looked him up and down, then bent slightly and introduced herself.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhu Lin glanced at Fang Yan and said, "I was able to act in The Ring thanks to Mr. Fang's recommendation."

"You have to seize your own opportunities." Fang Yan said with a smile, "I just did my best."

"No no no."

Zhu Lin followed him to the small garden next to the guesthouse, where bonsai plants of various shapes were neatly placed between the buildings.

Yoko Suzuki listened patiently. It turned out that the reason why Zhu Lin was chosen as the representative of Emei Film Studio and joined the reception group from the film industry was mainly because she was the heroine of "The Ring". The Film Bureau planned to release the first domestically produced oriental horror film during the visit of 3000 people to China.

After all, "The Ring" is popular in Japan, and the sales of the two volumes combined have exceeded 300 million copies.

"Originally, I was not qualified to participate in such an important foreign affairs event. It's all thanks to you, Mr. Fang."

There was a hint of complicated emotions in Zhu Lin's grateful eyes.

"So that's it."

Fangyan suddenly understood, but didn't find it strange at all.

For the same reason as Zhu Lin was chosen, Gong Xing was also selected into the reception team because she was the heroine of the movie "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog".

"Is Xiaoxiang still in Yanjing now?"

Zhu Lin's eyes lit up instantly.

Fang Yan said: "Yes, but I will leave for Shanghai in a few days."

"And I!"

Yoko Suzuki added that the 3000-member delegation visiting China will be divided into four teams and arranged in Shanghai, Chang'an, Jinling and Hangzhou.

According to the plan, the four groups of people will gather in Yanjing the day before National Day and then participate in the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

"Teacher Fang, can I..."

Before Zhu Lin could finish his words, Fang Yan smiled knowingly and said, "See her, right? No rush, she will come over by herself in a while."

Suzuki Yoko exclaimed, "Teacher Fang, why didn't Sister Gong come with you?"

"She was delayed by something. So, we agreed to pick her up at the door after dinner."

Fang Yan looked up at the sky and said, "It's getting late. Let's go to the cafeteria to eat first."

So the three of them came to the cafeteria of the guesthouse, and there were long queues in front of each window.

The men and women all did the same thing, raised their arms high, stretched out their lunch boxes containing the meal coupons, and handed them into the small window together.

The chef probably couldn't tell who was Zhang San and who was Li Si. He took a lunch box, poured the meal ticket into a basket, scooped a spoonful of food, and sent one person away without even shaking the spoon.

When Zhu Lin was serving the food, Fang Yan inadvertently noticed her hands, and the gold ring she had worn before was nowhere to be seen.

As the three of them looked around, looking for a seat, he asked casually, "Zhu Lin, where is your ring?"

"Ah!" Zhu Lin shuddered, not daring to look directly at it, "I was in a hurry to come out today and forgot to wear it..."

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More than half an hour after the meal, Gong Xing took a taxi to the second guesthouse.

Fangyan stood in the shade at the gate, sucking on a popsicle, and waited for a long time with Zhu Lin and Suzuki Yoko.

"Hey, Yoko! Xiaolin!"

The moment Gong Xian saw them, she held hands with her best friends and greeted them, but left her husband aside. Fang Yan was not surprised to see Gong Xian being close to Suzuki Yoko, but when she saw Zhu Lin's face full of enthusiasm, as if they were a pair of good girlfriends who had met after a long separation, she couldn't help but wonder, "Do you know each other well?"

Gong Xing rolled his eyes, "Of course, we've been communicating via letters for almost half a year."

Fang Yan stared at Zhu Lin, whose cheeks were slightly red, and suddenly remembered that Gong Xing once said that they were pen pals.

Gong Xing held Suzuki Yoko's arm with one hand and Zhu Lin's hand with the other, and said in a friendly tone:
"Have you received the script for 'Stewardess'?"

"Got it. Thank you and Teacher Fang for giving me this opportunity to act in a TV series. I have never acted in a TV series before."

A smile appeared on Zhu Lin's lips.

"Even if there is no script, you will have the opportunity to act in a TV series sooner or later."

As a consultant for "Journey to the West", Fangyan reminded people not to forget the Queen of the Kingdom of Women by the Daming Lake, no, by the Zimu Lake.

Zhu Lu glanced at him and pursed his lips, "I haven't decided whether I should act or not?"

"Act! Why not act!"

Gong Xing repeatedly encouraged her that an actor's artistic career is so short, and she should take advantage of her golden time of performance to act in more good dramas and leave more classic roles on the screen that will satisfy the audience. She should never be like her, who only had a movie like "Under the Bridge" at the end of her career.

Fang Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, there will be another 'Thirteenth Aunt' soon."

Seeing the atmosphere being disrupted, Gong Xing glared at him unhappily, "Anyway, what I mean is that while you can still act, you should act in a few more tough scenes, so that your life as an actor will not be in vain. Don't you think so, Xiao Lin?"

Zhu Lin smiled but didn't say anything. He nodded, and then Fang Yan suddenly said, "You really should try for the role of the Queen of the Kingdom of Women."

"Teacher Fang, do you really think so?"

"Of course! Do you remember what I told you before? If you can play Ying Yingyu, you can definitely play the King of the Kingdom of Women."

Hearing this, Gong Xing was very surprised, "Have you told Xiao Lin about this?"

Zhu Lin remembered it clearly and blurted out, "That's what Director Yang said when Teacher Fang hired him as a consultant for Journey to the West."

"Yes, yes, yes." Fang Yan smiled, "Even if you don't believe in yourself, you have to believe in my and Director Yang's vision for casting."

Zhu Lin smiled brightly. Just because of what he said, even if Li Chengru and Yang Ju didn't ask her to play the role of the Queen of the Kingdom of Women, she would take the initiative to get an audition for "Journey to the West".

"That's how it should be!"

Gong Xing smiled back, and then, under their guidance, received his own women's uniform.

Like Fang Yan, Zhu Lin and others, there was a big problem: the cuffs and trouser legs were a little short.

"How about this, while we are still in Yanjing, let's quickly ask my brother-in-law to help us modify our uniforms?"

Fangyan looked around, "What do you think?"

"Teacher Fang, I'd better not trouble you. I, I..."

Without waiting for Zhu Lin to finish, Gong Xing said seriously: "Uniforms are no trivial matter. They are not only about personal dignity, but also the image of the country." He then said that Han Yuemin's craftsmanship is top-notch in the country, and even the dresses for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games were designed and produced by them.

"Ok, deal!"

Fangyan made the decision immediately and then drove the three of them to the tailor shop where Han Yuemin worked.

Large and small packages sent from the Pengcheng factory are piled up at the door, and there are guys packing and organizing the clothes to be shipped.

In addition to the stall business, Han Yuemin did not give up his old business of clothing making, and set aside a special space for private customization.

While asking the clerk to measure Zhu Lin, Han Yuemin asked, "Yanzi, when do you want it?"

"No. 18, is it too late?"

Fang Yan said that the 3000-person delegation would arrive in China on September 9, and their reception group must arrive in Shanghai a week in advance.

"no problem!"

Han Yuemin pointed at Zhu Lu and said in a low voice, "Can you ask your friend to do us a favor?"

When Fangyan asked, it turned out that they wanted Zhu Lin to be a model like Gong Xing, wearing the suits in the store, and use the photos taken for publicity.

"Okay, it's my pleasure!"

Zhu Lin readily agreed and said with a smile that this was a thank you gift to Han Yuemin and Fang Yan for modifying the uniforms for free.

"Then let's make a deal. In addition to individual photos, um..."

Han Yuemin waved his hands and directed the positions, asking her and Gong Xing to stand on both sides of Fang Yan, "That's it, take another group photo of the three of you!"

Fangyan looked at the dignified Gong Xing on the left and the elegant Zhu Lin on the right, and suddenly he felt as if he was surrounded by two women, the East Palace and the West Palace. (End of this chapter)