Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 15 Queen's Road Central, Central and Western District, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Lin Xia meticulously arranged a grand feast.
Inside the hotel's private room, a dazzling crystal chandelier cast a soft and warm glow, draping the gathering in a magnificent and elegant veil.
As one dish after another, crafted by star chefs, is presented on the table, the entire private room seems to transform into a flowing culinary palace.
The aroma that filled the air was like an invisible lure, tantalizing the taste buds of every guest.
First up is a delightful appetizer – lobster salad.
The bright red lobster meat and the emerald green vegetables complement each other beautifully, while the special lemon olive oil sauce perfectly balances the sweet and sour flavors, making it refreshing and instantly whetting the appetite.
During the meal, Liu Feng formally introduced his older sister, Liu Yue, to everyone and asked them to take good care of her in the future.
While chatting with everyone, Lin Xia listened to Lin Hao recount the time when his fifth brother, Liu Fei, taught him martial arts and his eldest sister, Liu Yue, helped him with his homework.
This made her gaze towards Liu Yue even gentler. She not only carefully served Liu Yue the food, but also asked her in a soft voice about her taste preferences.
When a plate of golden-brown, fragrant honey-glazed roast duck was served by the waiter.
Lin Xia immediately placed the crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside, and fragrant duck meat onto Liu Yue and Lin Hao's plates.
Faced with Sister Lin's enthusiasm and conversation with everyone, Liu Yue appeared somewhat shy, her cheeks slightly flushed.
She picked up her chopsticks and first took a small bite of the roast duck skin. The crisp sound echoed in the private room, followed by the tender meat and the sweetness of the honey syrup in her mouth.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, a satisfied and intoxicated expression on her face.
"It's so delicious!" Liu Yue and Lin Hao exclaimed almost simultaneously, and then happily began to eat.
Then, Lin Xia recommended a French dessert to her—macarons.
These colorful little round cakes, placed on an exquisite porcelain plate, look like works of art.
Liu Yue picked up a pink macaron, took a small bite, and the crisp outer shell and the smooth filling melted in her mouth instantly. It was sweet but not cloying, with a rich and layered texture.
She closed her eyes, savoring the sweetness, her face beaming with childlike innocence and joy.
Liu Feng watched his sister Liu Yue enjoy the food and felt a sense of satisfaction.
"Sister Lin, I'll be leaving my eldest sister in your care for the next few days. You've worked hard for a while, so you can take Lin Hao with you for a few days," Liu Feng said.
"Young Master Liu, you can rest assured to leave your sister in my care. I know Hong Kong better than you do. I'll make sure to take good care of Liu Yue and make sure she has a great time," Lin Xia replied enthusiastically.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Lin," Liu Feng said thank you.
"No trouble at all. I think Liu Yue likes him quite a bit, and besides, Liu Yue has always taken good care of Lin Hao!" Lin Xia said with a smile.
"Sister Lin, why didn't Uncle Lin come today?" Liu Feng asked in confusion.
"He's directing a movie right now, so he doesn't have time to come over," Lin Xia replied.
"Oh!" Liu Feng remembered that Lin Xia had mentioned it to him on the phone before and asked for his opinion.
In my previous life, it was 1997.
Lam Ching-ying originally planned to film "Vampire Expert III" for ATV, but he was told that he had liver cancer, which caused the filming to be terminated and became his last wish.
But now that Lam Ching-ying has been taken under the wing of Star Entertainment, he started filming a new movie as soon as he recovered from liver cancer.
When the topic of the zombie Taoist priest came up, Liu Feng suddenly thought of the novels "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles," both of which rank highly on the Hurun Original Literature IP Value List.
One is the pioneering work of Chinese tomb raiding novels, and the other is the pinnacle of the genre!
The only drawback of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" is its simplistic structure.
It mainly tells the story of three modern-day tomb raiders, Hu Bayi, Wang Pangzi, and Shirley Yang, who work to solve the ancient mystery of the disappearance of a tribe.
However, the narrative logic of "The Hidden Curtain" is not rigorous enough.
The novel covers too much ground, and many mysteries are not well explained in the end, or the explanations are rather far-fetched.
It gives readers the feeling that there are too many plot holes to fill, which affects the overall coherence and logic of the story.
Liu Feng plans to combine these two books into one, taking it to the next level.
I've already decided on a name: "Mystery of the Underworld: Notes on the Shadows of the Lamp".
"Netherworld" embodies the mystery and depth of the ancient tomb, while "mystery traces" alludes to the various mysteries and clues followed during the adventure.
"Lantern Shadow" is taken from the image of the ever-burning lamp used by the "tomb raiders" in the novel "Ghost Blows Out the Light" or the lighting used during exploration.
The term "notes" is directly related to the narrative style of "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles," and it integrates the essence of both novels.
It would be perfect to continue the serialization of "Zhu Xian" on "Fanxing Chinese Website" and attract more readers and writers to join.
Currently, "Fanxing Chinese Website" has become a well-known online literature website comparable to "Rongshuxia".
I pulled myself back to reality.
Liu Feng said to Lin Xia, "After Director Lin finishes filming the zombie movie, I have a great tomb raiding theme that I'd like him to direct."
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