229: Wang Baoqiang is the ultimate goal of any extra!

Director Xu Gang walked forward and gave Chen Le a smiling hug.

"Old Chen, you're finally here; we've been waiting for you for days." Director Xu Gang patted Chen Le's back with a smile, expressing his joy.

"What's the rush? I rested for a few more days to recharge. Anyway, you're going to be filming for several months, so these two days won't make a difference." Chen Le waved his hand.

Then, Director Xu Gang looked at Yang Mi and said with a smile, "Hello, Sister-in-law!"

Yang Mi was stunned for a moment upon hearing Director Xu Gang's words, and her face turned slightly red.

She hadn't expected Director Xu Gang to say that. Although their relationship was already semi-public, Director Xu Gang's call of "Sister-in-law" still made her a bit embarrassed.

Beside her, Chen Le also didn't expect Director Xu Gang to call her that, but he didn't mind. After all, he was older than Director Xu Gang and was considered the leader in their dormitory, so it wasn't inappropriate for him to call her that.

"Hello." Although Yang Mi was a bit shy, she still nodded in response.

Behind Director Xu Gang, Chen Jianbin, Cai Shaofen, and the others heard Director Xu Gang's words and looked at Yang Mi one after another.

They didn't know Yang Mi and Chen Le were actually a couple, mainly because no one had publicized or mentioned it.

Before Chen Le became famous, nobody knew. After he became famous, even if people knew, they wouldn't spread such things because Chen Le was no longer an unknown little director, but a well-known Great Director in the industry.

After being shocked for a while, Chen Jianbin and the others put away the blank expressions on their faces.

They were well aware of the twists and turns of the entertainment industry; hidden rules were everywhere.

However, they could tell that Chen Le and Yang Mi were likely a real couple since both were from the Beijing Film Academy and were in the same class.

Both were of similar age. Director Xu Gang calling Yang Mi "Sister-in-law" meant their relationship was public, they just didn't know about it.

"Director Chen, it's an honor to meet you. I've heard so much about you!" Chen Jianbin stepped forward and said with a smile.

"Teacher Chen Jianbin, hello. I've heard of your great name since I was in school and have admired you for a long time." Chen Le exchanged some pleasantries.

Seeing this, Cai Shaofen, Sun Li, and Jiang Xin all stepped forward to greet him.

Then, Director Xu Gang waved his hand with a smile and said, "Old Chen, let's go. Let's have a meal together; it's rare for everyone to be here."

Hearing this, Chen Le agreed immediately and said, "Alright, you arrange it."

Then, they got into the cars. These cars belonged to the the legend of zhen huan Film Crew. Cars were necessary and made traveling convenient.

Soon, Director Xu Gang took Chen Le and Yang Mi to a restaurant where he had already reserved a private room.

The group entered the private room; it was a formal gathering.

All the main creative members of the legend of zhen huan were there.

At the dining table, everyone raised their glasses to Chen Le.

Chen Le saw this and also raised the wine glass in his hand.

Yang Mi did the same, her eyes fixed on Chen Le. She knew Chen Le's alcohol tolerance wasn't particularly good, so she had to prevent him from drinking too much.

Although Chen Le wouldn't get violent when drunk, he would become unruly.

Fortunately, the main creative members only toasted once and didn't continue.

After all, they gathered for a meal, not to drink.

If they were there to drink, there would be no need to order a table full of food. Once you drink too much, your stomach is full of liquid, and you can't eat anything.

Soon after finishing the meal with Chen Jianbin and the others, Director Xu Gang took them to the Film Crew's location.

Chen Le was quite familiar with the film studio location.

After booking a hotel room near the Film Crew, Chen Le went to the Film Crew to discuss filming with Director Xu Gang.

Arriving at the Film Crew and finding Director Xu Gang, Chen Le began discussing filming with him.

After the instructions, Director Xu Gang felt he had benefited greatly.

However, this still needed to be tested in practice.

So, the next day, after a simple commencement ceremony, the filming of the legend of zhen huan officially began.

Yang Mi didn't have many scenes in this drama, and it wasn't a very important role; her character would go offline around the middle of the story.

So according to the shooting schedule, she only needed to film for over a month to finish.

As for Chen Le, he took the legend of zhen huan quite seriously.

This drama was different from living buddha ji gong. living buddha ji gong could become a huge hit, but it wouldn't be as popular as the legend of zhen huan, nor would it earn as much.

Chen Le guided Director Xu Gang in filming. He learned quickly; things were different now, he was no longer the novice who had just entered society, and he basically applied everything he learned in school to the filming.

But once filming actually started, he realized that what he learned in school was still too little, simply not enough, and some of it was even no longer applicable.

Ultimately, he had to rely on his own exploration or have other senior directors pass on their skills.

However, there aren't many directors who will pass on their skills; after all, these are their bread and butter.

Here, the saying "teaching the apprentice makes the master starve" also applies.

Of course, Chen Le didn't care; no matter how many techniques were taught, they weren't as important as the content.

Only a good script can make money, but there are too few who can create a good script.

After finishing the morning shoot, Chen Le and Yang Mi went to the Film Crew's canteen to eat.

The food this afternoon was quite good: two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, with generous portions, all provided for free.

Chen Le and Yang Mi found a place to sit. There were many Extras around them, holding lunch boxes, eating and chatting.

"The food in this Film Crew is really good! Two meat and two vegetable dishes for free." An Extra dressed as a guard said to his friend while eating.

"Indeed, it's been a long time since I've come across such a good Film Crew." His friend replied.

His friend was an Extra dressed as a eunuch, with a fairly fair complexion.

They had been Extras here for many years, and such abundant lunch boxes were few and far between.

Although most provided free lunch boxes, the taste was mediocre.

There were also many Film Crews that didn't provide lunch boxes, which meant they had to solve their own dining problems.

Some even charged for lunch boxes, and not only was the food poor, but the price was also expensive.

Encountering such a Film Crew, one could only consider themselves unlucky or switch to another Film Crew.

"I heard this Film Crew is from Chenxing Film and Television. Their food has always been this good." The Extra continued.

"Chenxing Film and Television? The company Wang Baoqiang is in?" The fair-faced Extra said in surprise upon hearing his friend's words.

"Seems so, I almost forgot." The Extra dressed as a guard remembered something, his eyes widening like copper bells.

Wang Baoqiang's name was very famous among these Extras; few didn't know him.

They all took Wang Baoqiang as their goal, hoping to soar like him, like a fish entering the sea, and make a name for themselves.