259: Why do you want to apply to a police academy?

Chen Le spoke while explaining.

There are four films in the detective chinatown series, but the series declined as it went on.

In addition to the movies, detective chinatown also has a web series.

The reputation of this web series was also quite good, and it was released after detective chinatown became a massive hit.

Chen Le felt that while filming detective chinatown 1, he could also produce this web series.

Of course, it was just an idea for now; everything depended on whether there was enough time.

After all, this movie was scheduled for release during the Summer Season, so he would only take time to film the web series if time permitted.

If there wasn't enough time, he could only leave it to Director Xu Gang to film.

He was still filming the legend of zhen huan, and by the time detective chinatown 1 finished filming, his tv series would be almost finished as well.

It would give him something to do in the second half of the year.

"Mm, I understand, Director Chen," Tong Liya nodded.

She more or less understood, but more questions would only surface once filming actually began.

After Tong Liya finished asking her questions, Chen Chichi walked in.

Seeing Chen Chichi, Chen Le immediately thought of the blockbuster ipartment from his previous life.

Unfortunately, the ipartment of this parallel world had already been filmed in 2009.

And it had already become a huge hit.

Therefore, he had missed out on this romantic comedy series.

However, he didn't regret it for long; after all, it was just one ipartment. There were many more profitable tv series ahead, so there was no need to dwell on it.

After all, there were so many movies and tv series in China in his previous life that it was impossible for him to produce them all alone.

He only needed to keep the most profitable movies and tv series in his own hands.

"Director Chen, I also have some questions," Chen Chichi spoke up.

The Character Chen Chichi played in the movie was much better compared to Xiao Yang's.

After all, in his previous life, Chen Chichi became famous through ipartment. At that time, the director of this movie, Chen Sicheng, wouldn't have dared to let Chen Chichi play a wretched Character, as he would have been attacked by Chen Chichi's fans.

Moreover, Chen Chichi might not have agreed to it.

However, the current Chen Chichi wasn't as popular as he would be in a few years. Furthermore, given Chen Le's current status, even if he were asked to play a wretched Character, he wouldn't refuse.

After explaining to Chen Chichi how to perform the role...

No one else came looking for him afterward.

Wang Baoqiang finished reading the script and had no issues.

He was already well-versed in playing this kind of Character.

Besides, he had always played Characters like this.

He didn't need much deliberate acting; he could just play himself.

By the time they finished reading the script, it was soon noon.

At noon, Chen Le took them to a large restaurant in Chinatown, which was owned by Chinese people.

The food inside included Chinese food as well as local thai cuisine.

Of course, since they had come abroad, they definitely had to experience the local specialties.

So, the group went to a private room in the restaurant, where over a dozen people sat in one large room.

On the dining table, besides thai cuisine, Chen Le also ordered some Chinese dishes.

When filming lost in thailand last time, he and Wang Baoqiang had already experienced thai cuisine.

However, compared to thai cuisine, he and Wang Baoqiang still preferred Chinese food.

But Tong Liya, Chen Chichi, Liu Haoran, and Xiao Yang had never been to Thailand, so they were quite curious about the local delicacies.

"Go ahead and eat, try the taste of thai cuisine," Chen Le said to Tong Liya and the others with a smile.

Only after Chen Le finished speaking did Tong Liya and the others dare to pick up their chopsticks.

Tong Liya picked up a dish from the table and put it in her mouth.

She felt the taste was okay, but she didn't particularly like it.

Subsequently, Chen Chichi, Liu Haoran, and the others also started eating.

Chen Le didn't try the thai cuisine but ate the Chinese food directly.

The Chinese food in this restaurant tasted pretty good, with a flavor of home, but it wasn't authentic enough and had a localized taste.

However, in a foreign land, being able to taste similar Chinese food was good enough, and Chen Le wasn't too picky.

After finishing lunch, the movie filming began in the afternoon.

Arriving at the filming location, Chen Le told Liu Haoran and the others to get ready.

"Haoran, do you remember your lines?" Chen Le looked at Liu Haoran. He wasn't from a professional acting background and had never been exposed to filming before.

This was his first time filming, so Chen Le was still a bit worried about whether he would be able to adapt.

"I remember them, Director Chen," Liu Haoran nodded, his slightly immature face full of seriousness.

"Alright, you guys can practice your lines first." Chen Le was in no hurry to start filming.

He wanted Liu Haoran to be prepared first; there was no rush anyway, and there was plenty of time for Liu Haoran to adapt.

"Okay," Liu Haoran nodded.

Then he began practicing lines with Wang Baoqiang.

In the opening segments of the movie, he was mainly with Wang Baoqiang, so he didn't need to interact much with many other actors.

Wang Baoqiang looked at Liu Haoran and taught him how to memorize lines and how to perform this segment.

He suddenly remembered when he was still filming lost on journey, back when Zhang Songwen was guiding him.

This scene was so similar to that time.

Before, it was Zhang Songwen teaching him; now, it was him teaching Liu Haoran.

After sighing inwardly at the changes in the world, he continued to focus on teaching Liu Haoran.

The current Liu Haoran had even less of a foundation than he did back then.

At least he had been an Extra for several years back then, but Liu Haoran was different; he was a complete blank slate.

He had neither received professional education nor acted before.

After thirty minutes of preparation, Chen Le let Liu Haoran try it out first to see how he performed.

Hearing Chen Le's words, Liu Haoran took a deep breath and nodded with slight nervousness.

Subsequently, they went to a room that had already been set up.

This part was the interview for Liu Haoran—the detective chinatown 1 protagonist, Qin Feng—to enter the police academy.

Chen Le turned on the monitor, with Zhao Sheng standing beside him.

Then, Chen Le signaled to Liu Haoran that he could begin.

With a shout of "Action!"

The first shoot of detective chinatown 1 began.

Liu Haoran sat on a chair, and in front of him was a row of police academy examiners.

An examiner asked the question,

"Why do you want to apply for the police academy?"

At this moment, Qin Feng was very nervous and did not give an answer.

One of the examiners, seeing that Qin Feng did not answer, spoke up indifferently: "Is this question very difficult to answer?"

"Cut, good! Haoran, you performed this part well." Chen Le immediately walked over with a smile and praised him.

Liu Haoran was a bit dazed at this moment; it seemed he hadn't really performed anything, just sat on the chair.

However, it had to be said that facing a row of examiners in police uniforms, he was indeed nervous.

Besides this nervousness, he was also nervous that he might not perform well and then Chen Le wouldn't want him anymore.

This was what he was most worried about, but now, unexpectedly,

Chen Le actually praised his acting. He felt like he hadn't done anything, right?

"Director Chen, is the filming finished?" Liu Haoran asked in disbelief.