211: Gangzi: Really? Godfather!

Hearing Li Xin's voice, Wang Baoqiang's mother immediately asked about her birth date and family situation.

This saved Wang Baoqiang a lot of trouble.

As they chatted more, Wang Baoqiang's mother became increasingly satisfied with Li Xin.

"Xin Xin, you must come back with Baoqiang for the New Year!"

A satisfied smile was on her face.

"Okay, I will come," Li Xin nodded with a smile.

She knew she had gained the approval of Wang Baoqiang's parents.

Afterward, the phone was handed back to Wang Baoqiang.

"Baoqiang, Xin Xin is very nice. You must treat her well!" Wang Baoqiang's mother emphasized once more.

"I will," Wang Baoqiang nodded.

"By the way, do Xin Xin's parents know about you two? If not, you should tell them soon. You'll have to handle them yourself," Mother Wang continued.

"Mom, I know. I'll handle it," Wang Baoqiang nodded.

"Alright, in that case, we won't disturb you two lovebirds," Mother Wang said before hanging up.

Seeing this, Father Wang had a resentful look on his face. "Hey, why did you hang up? I haven't even talked to Xin Xin yet!"

"I've already talked about everything there is to talk about. Why are you adding to the chaos?" Mother Wang gave him a sharp look of disdain.

Father Wang felt very innocent.

On the other side, seeing the call end, Wang Baoqiang put away his phone and breathed a long sigh of relief.

He had been somewhat afraid his parents wouldn't like Li Xin, as this was his first time in a relationship.

But he had heard that many relationships get stuck at the stage of meeting the parents; in such situations, most people find it impossible to ignore their parents' presence.

If nothing else, without the household register, you can't get married.

Similarly, Li Xin also breathed a sigh of relief.

If Wang Baoqiang was afraid, she was just as afraid.

Now that she had gained approval, her mood improved... A week passed, and one morning, Zhang Li called Chen Le.

"Boss, the matter of 'living buddha ji gong' airing on Mango TV has been settled with them. This tv series will premiere on Mango TV on October 1st."

Hearing this news from Zhang Li, a smile appeared on Chen Le's face. "Very good. Is Director Xu Gang ready on his end?"

"Everything is ready," Zhang Li replied.

"Good. I hope the premiere of 'living buddha ji gong' will be a hit!" Chen Le said with a smile.

Although this tv series was airing a year later than in his previous life, Chen Le felt it shouldn't matter much. After all, it was a classic, and only after passing the test of time and the audience can something be called a classic.

After finishing the call with Zhang Li, Chen Le looked up Director Xu Gang's number, planning to speak with him personally.

"Gang Zi, where are you right now?" Chen Le asked.

"I'm in Ludong Province." Director Xu Gang was quite surprised to receive Chen Le's call.

Nowadays, their usual contact was through wechat, and they rarely called each other.

With Chen Le calling him now, he thought something might have happened.

"Ludong Province? What are you doing over there?" Chen Le was somewhat surprised.

"I came here to discuss the airing of the tv series," Director Xu Gang replied.

After all, Ludong Satellite TV had decent traffic at this time. If it could be aired on several stations, once it finished on one, it could continue on another.

"I see. Do you know about 'living buddha ji gong' airing on Mango TV on October 1st?" Chen Le asked.

"I know, it's great news. You have no idea, I've been running around several provinces lately and couldn't settle on a single one. It was truly frustrating. Luckily I have you, otherwise I wouldn't have known what to do," Director Xu Gang said, and thinking of his experiences over the past few days, he couldn't help but start venting.

"It's fine. Once this tv series becomes a hit, they'll come knocking on your door themselves. Then, they'll be the ones begging you," Chen Le comforted Director Xu Gang.

"Right, once 'living buddha ji gong' is a hit, I'll definitely let them taste what it's like to beg and wait for someone," Director Xu Gang said indignantly.

"Then you can come back now. We can wait until later to talk with Ludong," Chen Le said.

"Alright, I'll come back tomorrow. Forget about talking here for now," Director Xu Gang nodded immediately.

He had only found out today that the deal with Mango TV was finalized, which was a huge surprise for him.

Now he no longer had to worry about the tv series airing, and he suddenly felt much lighter.

"Good, let's get together when you're back. We haven't met up in over half a year," Chen Le said with a smile.

"Will do," Director Xu Gang said readily.

The next afternoon, Director Xu Gang flew back to Yanjing.

Chen Le went to pick him up, and that evening, the two went to a snack street near Beijing Film Academy to eat barbecue and have some drinks.

"Old Chen, how long has it been since we ate barbecue at this shop?" Director Xu Gang said, slightly tipsy after a few beers.

"Over two years," Chen Le replied with emotion.

"Yeah, over two years. I never thought I'd make it this far. To be honest, it's all thanks to you. Otherwise, I'd probably still be working as an assistant somewhere or would have left this industry altogether," Director Xu Gang couldn't help but sigh.

"Don't say that. You've helped me a lot too. Without you, I wouldn't even know who to get to film these tv series and web series. After all, I don't have three heads and six arms, nor can I clone myself; there's just not enough time," Chen Le said quickly.

"Regardless, Old Chen, I'm glad you were my college roommate. You're a real powerhouse! I've got to stick close to you," Director Xu Gang joked.

"Don't worry, I have even more tv series for you to film in the future. You'd better be prepared!" Chen Le patted Director Xu Gang's shoulder and laughed.

Over the past few years, Zhang Li hadn't stopped acquiring the rights to popular novels on the market, since these copyrights weren't worth much yet.

Once everyone started doing novel adaptations and copyright awareness increased, they wouldn't be so easy to buy.

Now he held the rights to many novels that had become hit tv series in his previous life, such as 'The Lost Tomb', 'The Journey of Flower', and 'Eternal Love'. The rights to these novels that would explode in popularity in a few years were all in his hands.

Even if Director Xu Gang only filmed one a year, he wouldn't have to worry about having no work for the next decade or so.

"For real?" Director Xu Gang looked surprised at Chen Le's words.

"Nonsense, all those novel rights I bought over the last two years were prepared for you."

"Novels? You want me to film novel adaptations?" Director Xu Gang was a bit surprised.

There were quite a few tv series adapted from novels, like the Wuxia adaptations of the past, the most famous being Jin Yong's novels,

such as 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils', 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes', 'The Return of the Condor Heroes', and so on—all of which were classics.

Of course, that was also because Jin Yong himself was very famous.

There were many novel adaptations now, but not many were truly successful.

Director Xu Gang still lacked some confidence in filming this type of tv series.