194: Go on Happy Camp!

Comedies are making too much money these days.

Feng Xiaogang couldn't help but think this.

Chen Le's films that broke one billion at the box office were all comedies. The other two that didn't break one billion were because the investment was very low; they were low-budget, so the production quality was naturally a bit worse, and the promotion wasn't sufficient.

"Director Feng, you're flattering me too much. I've only been making movies for a few years. Although the box office is high, it's because the domestic film market has grown larger, so I had the opportunity," Chen Le said, quickly waving his hands.

"Haha, don't be so modest. It's just that we're getting old and can't keep up with the thinking of young people. You're young, so you understand young people." Feng Xiaogang didn't care much about the box office; at their level, they cared more about the depth of the film.

Even if the box office of their movies wasn't very high, their status in the industry was peerless.

"That's right, seeing our country has such outstanding young people like you, there's hope for the future of chinese films." Zhang Yimou also smiled and praised Chen Le.

"Chen Le, your new movie this time really exceeded our expectations. Back then, we thought it would be good if it could break one billion, but we didn't expect it to exceed it by so much."

Hearing this, Chen Le quickly spoke up, "I didn't expect it to be this much either."

In front of Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou, he knew when to keep a low profile.

Afterward, he chatted with Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yimou, and the others for an hour or two before leaving.

Walking out of Dean Wang's office, Chen Le went straight home.

Just as he got home, he received a call from Yang Mi.

"Old Chen, did you miss me?" As soon as the call connected, Yang Mi's voice came through.

Hearing this, Chen Le immediately replied, "I missed you."

Yang Mi was very satisfied with Chen Le's answer.

"Old Chen, I saw the total box office for your new movie. I really didn't expect there to be so much."

"Seeing you earn so much money, I kind of want to just lie flat," Yang Mi said jokingly.

In reality, seeing how much Chen Le's new movie earned, she suddenly felt she was still being too lax and needed to earn more money to strive together with Chen Le.

"Sure! Then you can lie flat. The money we've earned now is enough for us to lie flat for a lifetime," Chen Le said immediately.

"That won't do. I think it's better to earn more money. We're still young, how can we think about lying flat?" Yang Mi shook her head.

"Alright, if you want to earn money, then keep earning money," Chen Le nodded.

Afterward, he caught up with Yang Mi and asked, "Mi Mi, how is your work going now?"

"I'm doing quite well here, don't worry. Sister Zeng has arranged everything for me," Yang Mi replied.

Hearing Yang Mi's words, Chen Le suddenly remembered what he had said last year about letting Yang Mi start her own company this year.

Now that more than half the year had passed, both he and Yang Mi had completely forgotten about it.

"Mi Mi, it seems we've forgotten something," Chen Le spoke up.

"What is it?" Hearing this, Yang Mi was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion.

"We seemed to have said last year that we'd let you start a company of your own. Now the year is almost over, and I just remembered it," Chen Le said.

After listening to Chen Le, Yang Mi suddenly fell into thought.

After thinking for a good while, she remembered that Old Chen did seem to have mentioned this to her.

"Yeah, we did forget. How about... next year?" Yang Mi said tentatively.

She didn't really want to deal with it and felt quite used to working with Zeng Jia.

But Chen Le knew what Zeng Jia would do in the future, so he wouldn't allow such a thing to happen to Yang Mi again.

"Next year is too far away. What if we forget again? Won't it just keep being delayed?" Chen Le rejected her suggestion.

"Come when you've finished the things you have on hand. Later on, don't let Zeng Jia take on so many advertisements, events, and variety shows for now," Chen Le said.

"Okay." Hearing Chen Le's words, Yang Mi nodded and agreed.

She believed Chen Le wouldn't harm her. Since Chen Le told her to do this, she would do it.

Afterward, the two chatted about other things for a while before hanging up.

Not long after finishing the call with Yang Mi, Chen Le received a call from Zhang Li.

"Hello, Sister Li, is something the matter?" Chen Le asked in confusion when he saw it was Zhang Li calling.

Zhang Li hadn't contacted him much lately. Calling him so suddenly now meant there must be something important.

"Boss, this morning, the director of Tian Tian Brothers called me. They want to invite you and the main cast of Goodbye Mr. Loser to participate in the show. I'm calling to ask if you want to go?" Zhang Li explained the reason for her call.

After listening, Chen Le was stunned for a moment, quite surprised. This time Tian Tian Brothers had reached out instead of Happy Camp.

But it made sense. Both Happy Camp and Tian Tian Brothers were on Mango TV, and even their studios were right next to each other.

Last time, he and Wang Baoqiang had gone to Happy Camp. This time, Happy Camp was probably too embarrassed to compete with Tian Tian Brothers, which is why Tian Tian Brothers reached out to him.

"Sure!" Chen Le readily agreed.

Anyway, he didn't have much to do right now. It wouldn't hurt to take the main cast of Goodbye Mr. Loser to the show.

"Alright, Boss."

"Go and contact Shen Teng and the others," Chen Le continued.

"Okay."

Afterward, Zhang Li hung up the phone.

Immediately after, she called the director of Tian Tian Brothers, Tan Man. "Hello, Director Tan, our boss has agreed. He will bring the main cast of Goodbye Mr. Loser to your show. You can discuss the specific arrangements of the program with me."

On the other side, in Star City, Xiang Province, at Mango TV.

Tan Man, sitting in her office, received Zhang Li's call.

Upon learning that Chen Le had accepted their invitation, Tan Man was extremely excited.

Last year, Happy Camp invited Chen Le and the main cast of lost in thailand, which directly overshadowed their Tian Tian Brothers.

This year, Chen Le's new movie was a massive hit again. To seize this opportunity, she had even reported the situation to the station leaders.

After all, if Happy Camp snatched the opportunity twice, Tian Tian Brothers would really have a hard time.

Tan Man attached great importance to this rare opportunity.

If Chen Le hadn't agreed, the leaders would surely think she was incompetent. After all, if Happy Camp could invite Chen Le, why couldn't Tian Tian Brothers?

Now that Chen Le had accepted the invitation, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Tian Tian Brothers had always been overshadowed by Happy Camp. Although both programs were flagship shows of the station, Happy Camp's fame was clearly higher than that of Tian Tian Brothers.

This was something Tan Man desperately wanted to change.

Goodbye Mr. Loser was even more popular than last year's lost in thailand. It might bring even more heat to Tian Tian Brothers and allow them to surpass Happy Camp in one fell swoop.

That way, she might be able to hold her head high in front of the Happy Camp director and finally clear her name.