113: Old Chen, you're too fast!

Before long, Chen Le and Wang Baoqiang returned to Yanjing.

Wang Baoqiang went back to his own home; he needed to take a good rest for a while.

He had been so immersed in his role this time that it would take quite some time to snap out of it.

Not long after returning to Yanjing, Chen Le went to the company.

He then handed the footage over to the post-production team, telling them to hurry and get the film edited.

Meanwhile, upon learning that Chen Le was back from filming, Gang Zi immediately rushed over to the company.

As soon as he arrived, he headed straight for Chen Le's office.

He knocked for a long time, but there was no answer.

He opened the door and looked inside; no one was there.

Just then, Zhang Li walked over from nearby.

"Director Xu Gang? Are you looking for the boss?" Zhang Li asked with some confusion when she saw Gang Zi.

"Ah? Yes!" Gang Zi turned around, saw it was Zhang Li, and nodded.

"The boss is with the post-production team editing the film," Zhang Li told him where Chen Le had gone.

So Gang Zi went to the editing room and found Chen Le.

His arrival caught everyone's attention.

Chen Le looked up and saw Gang Zi.

"Old Chen, so this is where you are! You didn't even tell me you were back," Gang Zi said boisterously.

"You were only out filming for twenty-odd days and you're already back? Can a movie really be filmed this fast?" Gang Zi asked, filled with curiosity.

"Yeah, this film is a small-scale production with a low budget and not much script content. I only filmed this to give Baoqiang a shot at some awards; winning just one would be enough," Chen Le explained.

"A shot at awards?" Gang Zi was curious. "Are you sure you can win one?"

"I have some confidence, but I'm not a hundred percent sure," Chen Le said, patting his chest.

He had confidence in this work and in Wang Baoqiang's acting skills.

"Alright, since you say you're confident, I won't say anything else. Do you need my help here?" Gang Zi asked.

"No need, just go about your business," Chen Le shook his head.

He then walked out of the editing room with Gang Zi.

Back in his office, Chen Le called Zhang Li over, intending to give her some instructions.

A moment later, Zhang Li walked in.

"Boss, what did you need me for?" She looked at Chen Le, her eyes full of curiosity.

"Sister Li, you can start promoting our new movie, 'Hello, Mr. Tree,' online now. Use whatever gimmicks you can; just make sure the promotion is thorough."

"Understood! Boss, I guarantee the mission will be accomplished!" Zhang Li said decisively.

Soon, Zhang Li began the promotion on the internet.

She contacted the media, hired internet trolls, bought trending spots on the Social Media Platform, and released the new movie posters.

These operations were already as simple as a routine meal for her.

In less than half an hour, these headlines began appearing on the Social Media Platform and other news and entertainment sites.

"Wang Baoqiang's Acting Masterpiece 'Hello, Mr. Tree' Wraps Filming!!!"

"Director Chen Le Releases New Work, 'Hello, Mr. Tree'!"

"Wang Baoqiang: No Longer an Actorless Fool, New Work 'Hello, Mr. Tree' Coming Soon!"

"Wang Baoqiang's New Movie Breaks the Stereotype of Only Playing Fools!"

As soon as these news items appeared online, they attracted the attention of countless netizens and movie fans.

They commented under these news posts.

"Holy crap, another new movie? This speed is way too fast!"

"Is the new movie still a comedy? I love comedies the most!"

"Breaking the stereotype of playing fools? Does this mean Wang Baoqiang isn't playing a fool this time?"

"Since they put it that way, I'm actually quite curious about Wang Baoqiang's new movie."

"I don't really believe it. Wang Baoqiang's image just looks honest and silly; I want to laugh just looking at him."

"Exactly, the moment I see Wang Baoqiang's face, I want to laugh. Can he really pull off a serious acting performance?"

"Maybe he's playing a fool with acting skills, Hahaha!"

...The netizens' discussion was very lively this time. When they heard this movie was a showcase for Wang Baoqiang's acting, they were very curious—what kind of acting skills did Wang Baoqiang even have?

They admitted Wang Baoqiang was funny, but many didn't believe he had great acting skills.

After all, the impression he always gave was that of a simple-minded young man; one couldn't see much acting technique.

Of course, the more they thought this, the more curious they became about how Wang Baoqiang's acting actually was.

Online, the popularity of 'Hello, Mr. Tree' continued to rise.

Meanwhile, in Shanghai.

Yang Mi was currently filming.

Her current TV series would take a long time to shoot, but fortunately, the pace wasn't very tight, so she wasn't too exhausted.

Soon, she finished a scene and went to the lounge area to rest.

Sitting on a large leather sofa in the lounge, she took out her phone and started scrolling through the Social Media Platform.

As she scrolled, she came across news of Chen Le's new work.

Seeing this news, Yang Mi was a bit stunned.

She scrolled for a while longer and found that today's Social Media Platform was basically filled with news about Chen Le's new project.

This shocked her; how long had it been since she last spoke to Chen Le on the phone? It hadn't been many days at all.

This new movie had only been filming for about half a month, right? And it's already finished?

This speed was way too fast! She had never seen anyone film so quickly.

No, now she had seen one, and that was Chen Le.

With such a short shooting time, could the quality be guaranteed?

With these questions in mind, Yang Mi found Chen Le's number and called him.

On the other end, Chen Le was startled for a moment when he saw Yang Mi's call before answering.

"Old Chen, your new movie wrapped? I see the news on the Social Media Platform today is all about your new movie," Yang Mi said very curiously.

Hearing this, Chen Le smiled and nodded, replying, "Yes, it wrapped yesterday, and I just got back today. I didn't expect the news to hit the trending searches so quickly."

"How did you film this new movie so fast? Do you have some kind of trick? When I called you last time, you had just started, and now it's already finished!" Yang Mi voiced the confusion in her heart.

Chen Le laughed and said, "What tricks could I have? It was just filmed normally. I can only say Baoqiang's performance was excellent; we didn't need many NGs, which is why we finished so fast."

"Even so, it's still way too fast, isn't it? Old Chen, have you always been this fast?" Yang Mi remarked.

Hearing Yang Mi's remark, especially the last part, Chen Le's face darkened. "In what way are you saying I'm too fast?"

Yang Mi let out a giggle. "Nonsense, in terms of filming speed, of course! Old Chen, what were you just thinking?"

"Uh, Mi Mi, it's better if you're clearer next time, otherwise it's easy for me to misunderstand."

"Fine, fine, fine, I won't disturb you any longer. I have to go back to filming in a bit." Having said that, Yang Mi hung up the phone.