246: Morningstar Entertainment actually approached me.

A lot of ingredients were needed for the New Year's Eve dinner. As soon as Yang Father and Mother finished breakfast, they set off to buy them.

Father Chen and Mother Chen didn't know the way, so they didn't go along with them.

“Hurry up and eat breakfast. We'll go outside and soak up some sun later. Yan-jing is really cold, much colder than our home,” Father Chen couldn't help but remark with a sigh.

Actually, it wasn't cold inside the house, but it was freezing outside.

This was the first time Father Chen and Mother Chen had ever seen northern heating.

They slept very comfortably last night; while it was over ten degrees below zero outside, it was over twenty degrees above zero inside.

“Okay,” Chen Le and Yang Mi both nodded.

They didn't need to help with the preparations for the New Year's Eve dinner; all they needed to do was put up the spring couplets and door banners.

This small task was easily finished.

After finishing, the two went outside for a stroll. It was New Year's Eve, and Chen Le saw many children chasing and playing on the road.

The children of this era didn't have mobile phones when they were little, but they would grow up just in time for the mobile phone era.

As several children dashed past them, Chen Le's thoughts suddenly drifted back to the past. He used to be just like them, chasing and playing with his friends in the village.

“Childhood is still the best; there are no worries,” Chen Le sighed.

Beside him, Yang Mi heard Chen Le's lament and said with a smile, “Don't you also have no worries now?”

Hearing this, Chen Le smiled and said, “I suppose that's true.”

When you have money, worries naturally decrease. Although there are still troubles, at least there aren't the troubles of being poor... Elsewhere, Wang Baoqiang's family was also preparing for New Year's Eve.

The house was quite lively this year because Wang Baoqiang's eldest brother had come home to celebrate the New Year together.

Last year, his eldest brother hadn't returned; he was very busy with work and was working overtime away from home.

This year, not only was his eldest brother there, but his brother's whole family as well.

Seeing so many people, Wang Baoqiang's parents had faces full of happy smiles.

They had lived in the countryside their whole lives, and now that they were old, they longed for the company of their children.

Now, except for Wang Baoqiang's eldest sister who had married out, all the other children were back. How could they not be happy?

With money and a harmonious family, everything was for the best.

At this time, company artists like Zhang Songwen, Bai Ke, Zhou Yiwei, and Lin Jialong had also all returned home for the New Year.

Naza was the same. A week before New Year's Eve, when the Film Crew went on break, she headed straight back to her hometown.

Among the company's artists, the most successful ones were undoubtedly Shen Teng and Ma Li, who had just exploded in popularity over the past year. Similarly, Yin Zheng was also doing quite well.

Shen Teng's hometown was in Hei Province in the Northeast.

After he became famous, advertisement endorsements and variety shows came one after another. He was busy right up until the day before New Year's Eve before returning to his hometown.

As soon as he got home, his relatives and friends asked him how much money he had made this year.

Their impression of Shen Teng was still stuck in the past when he was just an actor in the Drama Troupe.

As Drama Troupe actors, the compensation he and Ma Li received wasn't much—just enough to support themselves, with not much left to save.

But Shen Teng was different now.

The moment he stepped into the house, the aura of confidence he exuded couldn't be hidden; he was like a completely different person compared to before.

If you said the old Shen Teng was like Charlotte before he started dreaming, then the current Shen Teng was the Charlotte from the dream.

The only difference was that for Charlotte, it was a dream, while for him, it was reality.

Although he wasn't as formidable as the Charlotte in the dream, his destiny had been changed in an instant.

Shen Teng's entire appearance had changed. He no longer had that insecure look from before; there was a light in his eyes.

Facing the inquiries of his relatives and friends, Shen Teng didn't tell them exactly how much he had earned. He only said that he had been scouted by a boss and had made a little bit of money.

Most of these relatives and friends didn't know Shen Teng had gone to film a movie, and those who did know weren't present.

At the same time, they didn't know that Shen Teng had become incredibly popular.

After all, they basically didn't go to the movies and didn't follow entertainment news on the internet much.

Even though Shen Teng was famous and had made a lot of money, he didn't broadcast it or deliberately show off.

As the old saying goes, 'Keep your wealth hidden.' This can solve most troubles.

As long as you have achievements and ability, that's enough.

Meanwhile, Ma Li was the same as Shen Teng.

The massive success of Goodbye Mr. Loser had allowed her to achieve financial freedom instantly.

She didn't experience being interrogated by relatives like Shen Teng, but she did experience being pressured to get married.

She wasn't young anymore. In the countryside, someone her age was considered an old maid.

Of course, even in the city, she would be considered an old maid at this age.

Facing her family's pressure to marry, Ma Li was as perfunctory as she could be; she was used to it anyway.

She didn't like the feeling of being pressured, but if she never dated anyone, her family would get anxious.

It would be one thing if she were dating someone, but currently, she didn't even have a boyfriend.

On the other hand, Yin Zheng was different from the two of them.

He had only graduated from university two years ago. To become an overnight sensation was something he had never even dreamed of.

He had told his parents the good news early on. When they found out, they were both happy and proud of him.

Although his fame wasn't as high as Shen Teng's, it wasn't bad either.

His two classic scenes had already begun circulating on the internet early on.

In fact, those two classic scenes would continue to circulate for over a decade and still be remembered by people.

Upon returning home, Yin Zheng received a hug from his parents.

Yin Zheng's ability to achieve what he had now was inseparable from his mother.

Although he was born in Inner Mongolia, he followed his mother to live in the southern province of Guangdong when he was a child.

Influenced by his mother, he was very interested in Hong Kong films as a child, which planted a seed for his dream of becoming an actor later on.

Later, when he wanted to be an actor, his parents were very supportive, so he got into a Music Conservatory.

Before filming Goodbye Mr. Loser, he had been no different from an Extra.

Until Morning Star Entertainment reached out to him, which he simply couldn't believe.

Morning Star Entertainment had actually come looking for him.

Currently, in the industry, Morning Star Entertainment was considered a very good entertainment company with a bright future.

Because it was founded by Chen Le. If nothing else, Chen Le alone was worth as much as many other entertainment companies combined.

When people heard the name Morning Star Entertainment, they would think of Chen Le's name.

Morning Star Entertainment and Chen Le were already tied together.

He had thought the same thing at the time.

Chen Le's reputation in the industry was already no less than that of those Great Directors.

A single 'lost in thailand' had made him famous throughout the entertainment circle.

As someone in the circle, Yin Zheng had naturally heard of it.

What followed was very natural.

He naturally wouldn't refuse such an invitation.

Others didn't even get the chance to be invited.

Then came the filming, and the movie became a massive hit.

Looking back over the past year, he felt a bit dazed that he had become famous just like that.

When his parents found out the news, they were equally excited.