The media's response caused Lin to poke a little fun at his new-found fame, pointing out that though he had written more than 100 books, few people had ever attempted to evaluate his contribution to society. But now that he had divorced and remarried, he was suddenly worthy of this grand treatment by reporters.
他自嘲，寫過一百多本書，卻少有人探討他對社會的貢獻，倒是離婚、再婚，受到記者如此「隆重待遇」。