227: Yang Mi's new company?

These main actors needed to be invited.

Chen Le felt it was better to use the original cast as much as possible; it was likely because of them that the show became a hit.

After all, in his past life, he had heard of many tv series where the first season was a massive hit, but the lead actors were replaced in the second season, resulting in a total flop.

Such examples were everywhere, so his best choice was to faithfully replicate the original.

After Chen Le sent the script to Director Xu Gang, he could finally relax.

That brat Director Xu Gang had been pestering him constantly these past few days, making him, the boss, feel like an employee.

He rarely experienced this feeling of being rushed; it was like a death-hastening talisman.

However, the effect was also obvious; under the pressure, his work efficiency improved significantly.

Tasks that would have originally taken him a month to complete were now finished a week or even two weeks ahead of schedule.

Beside him, Yang Mi sat in front of the computer, looking at the script Chen Le had just finished.

After reading the script, Yang Mi looked at Chen Le eagerly and said, "Old Chen, this script is just too good. What should I do? I want to act in it too!"

"Uh, there's no way around it. The main actors have already been decided; I can't change them," Chen Le said with some difficulty.

"It's fine, I'll just play a small cameo role," Yang Mi said quickly.

This was her genuine thought.

She only wanted to act for the novelty of it; she didn't want to spend half a year or a year on it. A small role with just a few scenes would be enough.

"Alright, I'll have Gang Zi arrange one for you when the time comes." Hearing that Yang Mi only had such a small request, Chen Le agreed immediately.

The main characters really couldn't be changed, but those minor roles didn't matter.

"Great, thanks, Old Chen." Hearing Chen Le's agreement, a smile appeared on Yang Mi's face.

After resting for two days, Chen Le continued writing the scripts for the detective chinatown series.

The detective chinatown series left a deep impression on his mind; for Wang Baoqiang, it was a major turning point.

Once detective chinatown 1 was released, Wang Baoqiang became a huge hit again. The box office for the subsequent sequels grew higher and higher, with cumulative earnings exceeding nine billion.

Especially detective chinatown 3, which raked in over 4.5 billion at the box office in one go.

Such an achievement was truly dazzling.

While Chen Le was busy, Zhang Li was also looking for these actors.

Finding the actors went very smoothly. Several lead actors were found immediately, and they had no other scheduling conflicts.

Upon receiving the invitation from Morning Star Entertainment, they agreed without a moment's hesitation.

Although Director Xu Gang's name sounded a bit unfamiliar, they were very familiar with Morning Star Entertainment.

There were few in the acting circle who hadn't heard of this company.

If they hadn't, they were likely just small-time actors who had just entered the industry.

So, when they received the call from Zhang Li and heard that a director under her company was looking for actors—especially lead roles—they didn't hesitate and accepted immediately.

After accepting, they also looked up Director Xu Gang's information. When they learned he was the director of living buddha ji gong, the anxiety in their hearts finally vanished.

They had all heard of living buddha ji gong. After all, it was a tv series that broke Mango TV's records and became a hit across the country.

On the other side, Director Xu Gang hadn't expected the search for actors to go so smoothly.

He originally thought it would take at least a month, but they were found in less than a week.

At this point, he hadn't even finished setting up the filming locations. His assistant director wasn't like Zhao Sheng; he didn't have Zhao Sheng's strong capabilities. Although he had been an assistant director under Director Xu Gang for several years, his skills were still somewhat lacking.

Fortunately, the legend of zhen huan didn't require many locations. It was mainly filmed at Hengdian World Studios, with other filming sites in Beijing, which was quite convenient.

They could finish most of the plot in film studio location before returning to Beijing for filming.

Moreover, the legend of zhen huan didn't require much to set up for filming. Compared to the movies Chen Le directed, it was considered a very easy job.

Whether it was lost in thailand or Goodbye Mr. Loser, filming those two movies required traveling all over, especially lost in thailand, which even went abroad.

Two weeks later, all the actors for the legend of zhen huan had been gathered.

The filming locations were also all set up.

At Chen Le's home, Yang Mi had just finished a phone call.

This call was from her manager regarding the issue of her newly opened company.

The company was now open, but it was just an empty shell.

Now she needed to plan what came next; after all, she was the boss.

A manager was only responsible for doing things for the boss and maintaining the company's operations.

It was only then that Yang Mi realized she had no idea what to do with the company she had established; she had simply founded it on a whim.

She had never opened a company before and was basically clueless about it.

She put down the phone, a trace of worry on her face.

She came to the living room, where Chen Le was sitting on the sofa playing with his phone.

After working for a long time, he needed a break.

Seeing the worry on Yang Mi's face, he asked with concern, "Mi Mi, is something wrong? You look unhappy."

Hearing this, Yang Mi nodded and said, "Yeah, I just opened a company."

"But I don't know what the company should do."

Chen Le was also stunned upon hearing Yang Mi's words.

He was aware of this, but Yang Mi's words made him momentarily unsure of what she intended to do with the company.

However, he quickly reacted and said, "You can start a talent scouting company to find promising new actors."

Chen Le had many stars in mind worth discovering. To him, it wasn't worth the effort to recruit them into Morning Star; after all, compared to that, making movies was the main priority.

If he relied on these future popular idols to make money for him, he wouldn't know how many movies he could have made by then.

However, although these promising stars were currently unknown, having Yang Mi's company sign them could be considered a long-term investment.

Just like how he bought the novel copyrights for future hit tv series in advance, he should grab the people first.

Yang Mi's eyes lit up at Chen Le's words. "That's actually a great idea! Old Chen! As expected, you're the amazing one; I couldn't even think of that."

Seeing this, Chen Le felt a bit embarrassed. This actually wasn't hard to think of; it was just that Yang Mi didn't know much about these things, so she hadn't thought of it.

After all, Yang Mi's main profession was acting, and her mind was focused on it.

"Well, let me tell you how to go about it." Chen Le felt quite happy hearing Yang Mi's somewhat admiring tone.

"Okay." Yang Mi nodded.

Then Chen Le explained to her what to do. After listening, Yang Mi's eyes were full of excitement.

This direction was indeed feasible.

Coupled with Chen Le's advantage of foresight, knowing which idols would become popular in the future, it was basically a guaranteed profit.

To say the least, just one Cai Xukun was more famous than many A-list stars and was deeply loved by the younger generation.