18: Preparing for a new movie!

The Tangren Company reception room.

Chen Le saw Naza looking at him, her eyes seeming to ask what she should do.

Seeing this, Chen Le nodded.

If Naza signed with Tangren Company, it would be a very good opportunity for her.

"Ah, I, I can." Seeing Chen Le nod, Naza immediately agreed.

Cai Yinong naturally saw the exchange of glances between them. He smiled, then looked at Chen Le and said:

"Chen Le, I would like to invite you to join Tangren Company. Would you consider it?"

Seeing this, Chen Le smiled and shook his head, saying, "I'm sorry, CEO Cai, but I prefer freedom and don't like being constrained. I don't want to join an entertainment company. I previously rejected the invitation from Rong Xinda."

Cai Yinong was momentarily stunned, then smiled and said, "It's fine, I understand. Since you don't want to join, let's discuss Naza's contract."

Cai Yinong could tell that Naza trusted Chen Le implicitly, and since Naza truly didn't understand how to sign such a contract, it was better to negotiate directly with Chen Le.

Naza watched Chen Le and Cai Yinong discuss her contract. From time to time, Chen Le would explain the contract details to Naza.

Afterward, with Chen Le's help, he quickly finalized the contract terms for Naza.

After signing the contract, the two left Tangren Company.

"Brother Le, thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known what to do today."

Just after leaving Tangren Company, Naza stared blankly at Chen Le, her eyes filled with affection and admiration.

"No need to thank me. Do we need formalities between us?" Chen Le said with a smile.

Hearing Chen Le's words, Naza felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey.

"Let's go grab a meal." Chen Le glanced at the time, then took Naza out to eat.

Chen Le and Naza stayed in Modu for only one day before returning to Yanjing.

Chen Le returned to Beijing Film Academy with Naza. Since they were back at Beijing Film Academy, he thought he should chat with Old Wang, considering how much Old Wang had helped him last time.

With that thought, after parting ways with Naza, Chen Le went to Dean Wang's office.

"Old Wang, are you there?"

Chen Le's voice entered Dean Wang's office, causing his expression to change.

"Chen Le, keep your voice down, kid! It's bad enough you call me that every day, but so loudly? What about my reputation?"

"Aren't we friends despite the age difference? Why care about titles?"

"Friends despite the age difference is one thing, but calling me 'Old Wang' every day—it's utterly inappropriate!" Dean Wang glared at Chen Le and said irritably.

"Hehe, then I'll keep my voice down." Chen Le grinned and didn't argue further with Dean Wang.

Dean Wang rolled his eyes and continued to ask, "Alright, why do you have time to come see me today, kid?"

Chen Le smiled and said, "I recently went out with Naza for a trip. I just got back today and wanted to chat with you."

"Naza?" Dean Wang knew Naza, but they weren't very close.

"Mhm, Tangren Company took an interest in her."

"I see." Dean Wang nodded.

"Why are you so idle lately, kid? You actually have time to run around everywhere."

"Not really. I'm preparing to shoot a new film, and things will get busy soon." Chen Le shook his head.

"A new film? So soon? The run for nightclub hasn't even finished yet, and you're starting a new one?" Dean Wang was very surprised to hear this. Chen Le's filming speed was a bit too fast.

He hadn't even received the money for the last movie, and the next one was already about to start shooting.

"Haha, once the box office dividends for nightclub arrive, we'll start shooting. Right now, I'm just preparing."

"Is the script for your new film ready?" Dean Wang asked.

"That has been ready for a while."

After Chen Le finished speaking, he chatted with Dean Wang for a while longer.

Afterward, Dean Wang used being busy as an excuse to send Chen Le on his way... At a large Film and Television Base somewhere in Yanjing, on a filming set.

Wang Baoqiang was still working as an extra here. After all, Chen Le's new film hadn't started shooting yet, and until Chen Le contacted him, he still needed to make a living.

At this moment, Wang Baoqiang was playing a corpse on the set, wearing a costume and lying motionless on the ground.

Only when the director shouted "Cut" could he get up and move around.

He played this corpse for the entire day. He had no lines and required no acting skill; he just had to lie still on the ground.

Next to him, three other "corpses" got up. They were all Wang Baoqiang's roommates.

During the break, the four men sat together and chatted.

The slightly older man among them spoke up, "Baoqiang, are you still thinking about your Director Chen? Maybe he forgot about you long ago."

"Exactly. It's been so many days, and he hasn't come looking for you," another roommate chimed in.

"Don't say that. His movie's run hasn't even finished yet. How could he start shooting a new film so quickly?" Wang Baoqiang frowned and explained.

Although he didn't know much about filmmaking, he knew that after a movie was made, they needed to earn money before they had the funds to shoot the next one.

nightclub's box office is so high now, several times the investment, so making money is certain.

Since money was being made, it was only a matter of time before Director Chen started shooting the next film.

He could afford to wait this long.

Of course, Wang Baoqiang was actually a little worried inside: what if Director Chen found someone more suitable than him?

But since he hadn't received any news yet, he could only choose to trust Director Chen.

At this moment, Chen Le arrived at the Film and Television Base. He asked the Extras Coordinator and found the Film Crew where Wang Baoqiang was working as an extra.

Arriving at the Film Crew, Chen Le spotted Wang Baoqiang right away.

"Baoqiang!"

Wang Baoqiang, who was chatting with his roommates, heard someone call him, and the voice sounded especially familiar.

He turned his head and saw that it was actually Chen Le, a look of pleasant surprise appearing on his face.

He had just been talking about Director Chen, and Director Chen had actually shown up.

Next to Wang Baoqiang, his roommates looked at each other in dismay. They had just finished speaking ill of Chen Le, and now the man himself had arrived.

"Director Chen, why are you here?" Wang Baoqiang was overjoyed to see Chen Le.

"Baoqiang, I came to talk to you about the new film. I see you're still working, so let's find a place later to eat and chat." Chen Le said with a smile.

"Okay." Wang Baoqiang felt a surge of excitement. Was the preparation for the new film finally starting?

Time quickly came for Wang Baoqiang to finish work. Chen Le called Gang Zi, and the three of them found a place to eat together.

At the dinner table, Chen Le smiled and said to Wang Baoqiang:

"Baoqiang, once the box office dividends for nightclub arrive, I'm going to start shooting the new film. The male lead role I promised you—you need to get ready for it!"

"Male lead!"

Hearing Chen Le's words, Wang Baoqiang's breathing quickened slightly.

Before, he thought Director Chen was joking.

He never expected that Director Chen was truly planning to let him play the male lead!

"Director Chen, I... thank you so much!"

Wang Baoqiang was so excited he didn't know what to say.