258: After getting familiar with the location, filming officially began.

Arriving on the first floor of the hotel, Liu Haoran saw Wang Baoqiang, Tong Liya, Chen Chichi, and the others already waiting there.

He didn't expect to be the last one down, and a look of embarrassment immediately appeared on his face.

"Sorry, I'm late," Liu Haoran said sheepishly.

Seeing this, Wang Baoqiang immediately smiled and said, "Haha, we only came down a few minutes ago. You're not late; hasn't the boss not arrived yet?"

Hearing this, Liu Haoran looked around and saw that Chen Le indeed hadn't come down yet, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

He was most afraid of Chen Le being there and him being the last to arrive.

Since Chen Le hadn't arrived yet, he wasn't worried anymore.

Just as he stood still for a moment, Chen Le came downstairs.

Seeing that everyone was present, Chen Le smiled and said, "Let's go, everyone. We'll familiarize ourselves with the scene today, and then we'll officially start filming."

"Okay!" several people shouted in unison.

Afterward, they walked out of the hotel.

The Film Crew's vehicle had already been waiting outside for a long time.

After getting in, the vehicle headed toward Bangkok's Chinatown; the main filming location for this movie was Chinatown.

Just like the movie's name, it told the story of what happened in Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand.

Of course, this movie wasn't a pure comedy; it also mixed in detective and mystery elements.

They arrived at the Film Crew's location in Chinatown.

This area was a gathering place for Chinese people, and Chinese signs could be seen along the streets and alleys.

Seeing these Chinese signs, Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran, and the others felt as if they hadn't even left the country.

Not only that, they also heard people speaking Mandarin here, though the accent was a bit strange.

The accent here was somewhat similar to the accent in a certain southern province.

Arriving at the Film Crew, Zhao Sheng and the others had already been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Chen Le, he immediately walked up with a smile.

"Director Chen, you're here."

"Yes, I'm here. How is the site preparation going?" Chen Le nodded slightly with a smile and then asked about the work.

"Everything is completed and we can start filming at any time," Zhao Sheng said, patting his chest.

"Good, the actors are all in place. Let's do a trial run in a bit," Chen Le nodded.

On the other side, Tong Liya and the other main cast members looked at the Film Crew's environment with great curiosity.

Except for Wang Baoqiang, everyone else was looking around curiously.

"Everyone, come over here," Chen Le called out to gather the main actors.

Everyone gathered together, looking at Chen Le and waiting for his next instructions.

"Go over the script first. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me. I'll tell you how to act and what kind of effect each character should produce."

After Chen Le finished speaking, everyone nodded.

Subsequently, Zhao Sheng distributed the scripts to them.

Chen Le hadn't given them the script in advance because he was afraid of accidental leaks.

Although it wouldn't affect much, it was better to be safe than sorry.

After all, things were different now; before, he wasn't very famous, so he didn't have to worry about script leaks.

But now it was different; everyone in the industry was watching his fame.

Once a script leaked, it would surely spread across the entire internet.

After all the main actors received their scripts, they sat in the lounge area and began reading.

Chen Le went over to Liu Haoran's side to personally guide him.

After all, Liu Haoran was a complete newcomer; although he was studying at a music academy.

But it was only high school.

He basically had no deep exposure to knowledge about acting.

Therefore, Chen Le was most worried about Liu Haoran.

If he didn't have any problems, then the others definitely wouldn't have any problems.

Only then could this movie be filmed smoothly.

While reading the script, Liu Haoran noticed Chen Le coming to his side and suddenly became a bit nervous.

Seeing his reaction, Chen Le immediately said, "It's fine, take your time. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me, or you can ask the others."

After speaking, Chen Le temporarily left his side.

He noticed that when he walked over, Liu Haoran became even more nervous.

Thinking of this, he felt it was better not to interfere too much and let him learn from Wang Baoqiang and the others.

About half an hour later, Chen Le came out of the lounge.

He glanced at them and found that they were already sitting together and had started discussing.

He then returned to the lounge.

A few minutes later, Xiao Yang suddenly walked in.

"Director Chen, is this character I'm playing a bit too sleazy?" Xiao Yang said somewhat embarrassedly.

He really didn't expect that the character he was playing would look like such a sleazy character in the script.

"No, your character is just like that. Although he's sleazy, he's not the sleaziest one," Chen Le said quickly.

"Ah? Mine isn't the sleaziest? Then whose character is the sleaziest?" Xiao Yang asked in surprise upon hearing Chen Le's words.

"Uh, it's Wang Baoqiang's character, Tang Ren," Chen Le named the character.

Hearing that it was the character played by Wang Baoqiang, Xiao Yang immediately fell silent.

But he was still a bit worried in his heart because he was originally a musician, and this was his first time switching careers to film a movie.

If it hadn't been Chen Le who invited him, he might not have agreed.

But now, Chen Le had invited him to film a movie, and the character he was playing was actually a sleazy one.

This was somewhat hard for him to accept.

He felt that his appearance wasn't bad, so why did he have to play a sleazy character?

Wang Baoqiang's character was sleazy, uh, that was because of his own looks.

Xiao Yang felt he was different; his looks were quite handsome, and if he really played a sleazy character, he was a bit worried about whether his image would collapse.

"Relax, it's fine. Just play it like this," Chen Le said, beginning to explain.

Under Chen Le's thorough explanation, Xiao Yang accepted the character's setting.

"Alright, Director Chen, just this once," Xiao Yang decided in his heart and spoke.

"Just this once. The character I arrange for you next time definitely won't be sleazy," Chen Le nodded immediately; anyway, the detective chinatown series didn't arrange any sleazy characters for him later on.

If it weren't for trying to restore the original work from his previous life as much as possible, he might have agreed to his request.

But the character Xiao Yang played could be considered a classic character in the detective chinatown series in his previous life.

This character definitely couldn't be changed for him.

After dealing with Xiao Yang, Tong Liya walked in.

"Director Chen, I have a few questions." Tong Liya came into the lounge, and Chen Le asked her to sit down first.

Then, Tong Liya voiced her doubts, and Chen Le, based on his memory of the character Tong Liya played in detective chinatown 1, told her how to play the role.

"The character you're playing is the number one beauty in Chinatown. Actually, there isn't that much screen time—relatively speaking compared to Wang Baoqiang and the others, of course. But compared to the other female characters, your character has the most screen time and is the most important."