190: Shen Teng and Ma Li are now famous!

Nowadays, Chen Le lacks neither money nor fame.

Achieving such success at such a young age, he was already far ahead of his peers.

After exchanging pleasantries with Dean Wang, Chen Le went to see Bai Ke.

When Bai Ke saw Chen Le, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Boss, what brings you here?"

"I came to see you," Chen Le said.

Hearing this, Bai Ke was somewhat flattered.

Now that Shen Teng and the others were exploding in popularity, he, Zhou Yiwei, and Lin Jialong were the only ones in the company who weren't very famous.

Although the "unexpectedly" he filmed had been popular for a while, the traffic and fame it brought him weren't much, and especially didn't last long.

The hype came quickly and faded just as fast.

His fame was decent while it was airing, but now that the whole series had been finished for so long, his fame and popularity had almost vanished.

He was only slightly better off than Zhou Yiwei and Lin Jialong.

"How are your studies going?"

"It's alright, I've made a lot of progress compared to before," Bai Ke quickly replied.

Chen Le nodded upon hearing that.

While he was chatting with Bai Ke, Shen Teng and Ma Li had just returned to their original Drama Troupe by plane.

They returned to the troupe because they had received an invitation.

They weren't the same Shen Teng and Ma Li as before.

Previously, they were just two unknown stage actors, but now they were the famous big star actors in everyone's mouths.

The reason the Drama Troupe invited them was also that their fame was no longer what it used to be.

Inviting them back was to get reacquainted, so they could use the duo's fame to bring benefits to the Drama Troupe.

After all, it was a fact that the two had come from this Drama Troupe, and that couldn't be changed.

As soon as they got off the plane, they saw people at the airport exit holding banners with their names on them.

Seeing this scene, Ma Li felt very embarrassed.

Mainly because they also saw familiar faces—the actors who used to perform in the Film Crew with them.

These banners were exactly what they were holding.

"Shen Teng! Ma Li! We're over here!" someone suddenly shouted their names.

Seeing this, the two helplessly walked over.

"Haha! It really is you! Now I'm someone who has seen a big star too," a rough-looking man with a beard said to them with a smile.

This was a fairly close friend of Shen Teng and Ma Li in the Drama Troupe, named Li Dashan.

"Dashan, so it was you holding the banner! I was wondering why the words on it looked so cringey; it must have been written by you, kid!" Shen Teng looked at Dashan and scolded him jokingly.

"Haha, what's cringey about it? I think it's pretty good!" Li Dashan said with a chuckle.

"Forget it, as long as you think it's good," Shen Teng said somewhat helplessly.

Just then, many people nearby also looked over.

After all, since they were the only ones holding banners, it was hard not to attract attention.

Especially since the names of Shen Teng and Ma Li were written on them.

Now that Goodbye Mr. Loser was in theaters, many people had seen the movie, so naturally, some recognized Shen Teng and Ma Li.

Seeing the two appear here, the fans who had seen the movie were very excited and wanted to come forward for an autograph.

However, the Drama Troupe had already made arrangements, directly ushering Shen Teng and Ma Li into a car and then leaving the airport.

On the way, Li Dashan looked at the two of them.

He had been sent by the Drama Troupe leader to pick them up, as he was the only one in the entire Drama Troupe who was on good terms with Shen Teng and Ma Li.

The three of them sat in the same car, and Shen Teng spoke up.

"Dashan, why is it you picking us up? Where's the leader and the others?"

"The leader and the others are preparing a welcome banquet for you, so they sent me to pick you up," Li Dashan said.

Not having seen them for over half a year, Dashan felt that he had grown much more distant from Shen Teng and Ma Li.

This distance was caused by the change in status.

Now they were big stars, while he was still just a minor stage actor in the Drama Troupe.

After all, who could have imagined that half a year ago, Shen Teng and Ma Li were stage actors just like him.

As it turned out, in just half a year, things had changed completely, and his former colleagues had suddenly taken off.

When Shen Teng and Ma Li left, many in the Drama Troupe envied them for being scouted by the Morning Star company, no longer having to waste their lives in the Drama Troupe.

Of course, many were also jealous.

They felt that even if they were scouted, becoming an actor didn't mean they would become famous.

Now, Shen Teng and Ma Li had not only become Morning Star artists but had also become overnight sensations with a single movie.

Even in Li Dashan's heart, there was great envy.

Unfortunately, he didn't have that opportunity; perhaps this was just fate.

Li Dashan sighed in his heart.

Soon, the car arrived at a restaurant.

Shen Teng and Ma Li got out of the car.

"Let's go, Old Shen!" Ma Li called out.

Li Dashan led the two of them inside the restaurant.

Though called a welcome banquet, it was actually just a private room booking.

Li Dashan brought Shen Teng and the others to the private room.

As soon as he walked into the room, Shen Teng saw several familiar faces; they were the Drama Troupe's leader, deputy leader, and other important figures.

"Shen Teng, Ma Li! You're here! Sit down, sit down!" Leader Liu Hong greeted them with a smile, even showing a hint of respect.

As the leader of the Drama Troupe, he naturally knew how famous the two were now, which was why he was so enthusiastic.

"Alright, Leader Liu," Shen Teng nodded with a smile.

Then the two sat down in a few empty seats.

Seeing this, Li Dashan was momentarily at a loss.

Only when Liu Hong nodded did he sit down next to Shen Teng.

"This banquet is to welcome our two big stars. Let's all raise our glasses and give them a toast!" Liu Hong smiled, picked up his glass, and looked at Shen Teng and Ma Li.

Seeing this, the two also raised their glasses.

Beside them, Li Dashan also raised his glass.

Then, before the food was even served, the drinking began.

Soon, the welcome banquet was over.

After the meal, Li Dashan took the two to a hotel.

After all, they weren't who they used to be, so their accommodations certainly couldn't be arranged casually.

Before leaving, Liu Hong looked at Li Dashan and instructed him to take good care of the two of them.

"Dashan, we haven't seen each other for so long. Let's go grab some late-night snacks together," Shen Teng said with a smile, looking at the dim night.

He had been paying attention to Li Dashan during the banquet; to be honest, he didn't really like this kind of social maneuvering.

Especially when formerly close friends became polite and formal with him, it was full of a sense of estrangement and discomfort.

"Late-night snacks? Didn't you guys get full?" Li Dashan asked with some surprise.

"Nonsense, we were just drinking and chatting earlier. I didn't even get a chance to eat, okay? I saw you didn't move your chopsticks much either. If we don't eat some late-night snacks, we'll starve to death!" Shen Teng explained with a smile.

Hearing this, Li Dashan nodded, "Alright!"