256: Director Chen Le likes to use new actors.

Wang Baoqiang and the others understood immediately upon hearing Chen Le's words.

In recent years, the movies Chen Le directed basically all featured new actors in lead roles, so they weren't surprised to see another newcomer now.

However, Liu Haoran was simply too young.

Although his features showed a hint of maturity, he still looked childish; one could tell at a glance that he was a minor.

But since it was Chen Le's choice, they didn't say anything more. After all, they were just actors, and casting had little to do with them.

After a brief self-introduction, everyone began to chat.

Tong Liya took the lead in offering a toast to Chen Le.

Among those present, she was the most familiar with Chen Le.

They had met several times before, and her relationship with Yang Mi was also quite good, so they were considered acquaintances.

Seeing this, the others also offered toasts.

However, Chen Le didn't like drinking and avoided it whenever possible, so everyone used juice instead of wine.

Coincidentally, there was also the minor Liu Haoran; since he wasn't of age, he certainly couldn't drink.

Moreover, this was just a private gathering for the Film Crew's main creators and wasn't that formal.

After greeting Chen Le, they began to get to know one another.

Currently, Wang Baoqiang was considered the most senior among them.

Facing Wang Baoqiang, Tong Liya felt as if she were facing a superior.

"Hello, Brother Baoqiang," Tong Liya greeted him cautiously.

"Hello, Yaya." Wang Baoqiang looked at her with a smile and nodded.

Afterward, Tong Liya took special care to look after Liu Haoran.

This was Liu Haoran's first time attending such a gathering, so he acted very restrained.

After finishing his self-introduction, he remained silent; he only ate when others ate and stopped when they stopped.

Seeing Liu Haoran like this, Tong Liya immediately took the initiative to step forward and greet him.

Liu Haoran was somewhat overwhelmed by Tong Liya's greeting.

Because except for him, the newcomer, everyone else present had more or less acted in many tv series and movies.

And they all had a certain level of fame.

He also recognized Tong Liya, as he often watched tv series.

By the end of the meal, the main members of the Film Crew had eaten very happily.

After finishing the meal, everyone could be considered to have gotten to know each other.

Two days later, the detective chinatown 1 Film Crew held a commencement ceremony.

Many media reporters were invited to attend the ceremony.

When these media reporters heard it was the commencement ceremony for Chen Le's new movie, they all arrived at the scene early and very enthusiastically.

The Chen Le of today wasn't the same as two or three years ago; his fame was now immense.

Now that a new movie was about to start filming, it naturally attracted a lot of attention.

These media reporters certainly wanted to seize this wave of traffic.

As expected, once the commencement ceremony began, news of Chen Le's new movie immediately went viral online.

Netizens were very concerned about the start of the new movie's filming, wanting to see what genre Director Chen Le's new movie would be this year.

"Another new movie? I'm looking forward to Chen Le's film this year."

"The ones from the last two years were quite good. I wonder how this year's will be?"

"It should still be a comedy, right? Director Chen Le really likes filming comedy movies."

"I don't even have to guess to know it's a comedy; comedy movies are what he's best at."

"Out of all the movies he's filmed, only one wasn't a comedy."

Netizens were discussing and speculating on what genre of movie Chen Le would be filming this year.

Meanwhile, at the commencement ceremony scene.

A crowd of media reporters watched as the actors from the detective chinatown 1 Film Crew appeared, their cameras clicking away continuously.

"Hey, who is that kid? Is he also an actor in the new movie?" a reporter said curiously upon seeing Liu Haoran.

The reporter next to him heard this and also looked over curiously.

Generally speaking, the actors who appear at a commencement ceremony are the main actors in the movie.

The appearance of a very young-looking kid meant that this kid was a main actor in the new movie.

Similarly, other reporters also noticed Liu Haoran.

"Does anyone recognize him?" a reporter asked.

"Don't recognize him, never seen him before. He probably hasn't acted before, right? Otherwise, there's no way we wouldn't know him."

"It's possible he's another newcomer. Director Chen Le really loves using newcomers," a reporter couldn't help but remark.

"This newcomer is way too young. I don't even know if he's an adult."

As the reporters discussed, the commencement ceremony began.

Soon after the ceremony ended, the media reporters wrote and published their news articles that same day.

When netizens saw the news reported by these media outlets, it sparked a new wave of public opinion.

"Holy crap, is that young guy a minor? He's so young."

"Although he looks very green, his looks are quite good."

"I haven't seen this guy before! Could he be a newcomer?"

"He should be a newcomer. Director Chen Le just loves using new actors."

"I'm starting to look forward to this year's movie a bit; I want to see this newcomer's performance."

"Hard to say. Being so young, he probably hasn't even graduated from high school. Are we sure he knows how to act?"

"You have a point. Although Director Chen Le is very capable, no one can say for sure if he'll fail this time."

The discussion among netizens was intense.

Most were supportive, while a small portion didn't quite trust the newcomer Liu Haoran because he was too young.

So young that they dared not believe it.

Previous new actors, like Wang Baoqiang, Shen Teng, and Ma Li, had either been in the industry for a long time or were professionally trained.

At the very least, they had some experience with acting.

This newcomer looked like he was still in high school.

It was no wonder many people lacked confidence in him; it was mainly because he was just too young.

Liu Haoran also saw these discussions among netizens.

Seeing these comments, he suddenly felt a bit insecure.

While Liu Haoran had felt very excited when Chen Le originally chose him to film his latest movie,

he now felt as if he were under a mountain of pressure.

After all, this was Chen Le's latest movie, and Chen Le had informed him that he was one of the leads, partnering with Wang Baoqiang.

Initially, he had felt excited because to him, Wang Baoqiang was like an idol.

Going from an Extra to a big star, Wang Baoqiang's life experience was extremely inspiring.

But now, seeing the netizens' comments, he realized that this honor wasn't so easy to uphold.

Regardless of anything else, even though he was selected, he would still be eliminated if he lacked the ability.

Of course, the reason Chen Le chose him, besides him being one of the leads for detective chinatown 1, was that he believed he could meet his requirements.

Liu Haoran's future potential was not small; by investing now, the returns he could gain in the future would definitely not be minor.