265: Chen Le was reluctant to let him start his own business.

With Tong Liya acting as a third wheel, Chen Le couldn't find a way to cut in at all.

He couldn't even get a word in.

He could only watch the two sisters walking and laughing as they chatted, while he followed behind, feeling quite bored.

Soon, Tong Liya led Yang Mi to the fun place she had mentioned.

This fun place was a park, not far from Chinatown.

The park was quite crowded; even in this era, there were quite a few people.

"Mi Mi, let's go check this side out," Tong Liya exclaimed, then pulled Yang Mi toward a certain spot.

Seeing this, Chen Le quickly followed them.

"Mi Mi, slow down a bit, don't walk so fast, watch your safety," Chen Le called out from behind them.

Hearing Chen Le's voice, Tong Liya and Yang Mi slowed their pace and waited for him to catch up.

Chen Le quickly caught up to them.

He looked at the two of them and said, "Pay attention to safety. This isn't like back home. You two shouldn't walk so fast here at night; be careful of danger."

With concern on his face, Chen Le kept nagging them with reminders.

"Mhm, I know, Old Chen," Yang Mi nodded.

She had been so happy being with Tong Liya just now that she hadn't thought about it for a moment.

"Mhm, as long as you know," Chen Le nodded.

Finally, the two continued forward, but their walking speed slowed significantly; they didn't dare get too far from Chen Le.

Walking deep into the park, there were clusters of large trees, all typical tropical vegetation.

The women strolled along while Chen Le followed behind like a bodyguard.

They played until past 8 PM before returning to the hotel.

"Yaya, goodnight, see you tomorrow," Yang Mi said to Tong Liya, bidding her farewell.

"See you tomorrow, Mi Mi," Tong Liya replied with a smile, looking at Yang Mi with a peculiar expression as she spoke.

Her gaze was full of teasing. How could Yang Mi not know what she was thinking? After giving her a glare, Yang Mi didn't say anything more.

After speaking, Tong Liya returned to her own room.

Naturally, she didn't believe Yang Mi had come just to see her.

The main purpose was likely not for her, but for Chen Le.

As long as there was a mutual understanding about such things, there was no need for her to say it out loud.

Back in the hotel room, Yang Mi flopped straight down.

While she was out shopping with Tong Liya earlier, she had been full of energy, feeling like she could walk forever without a care.

But now that she was back, she lay on the sofa like a spent shell, not wanting to move a muscle.

Chen Le didn't mind her; after walking for so long, his whole body felt sore and achy as well.

It wasn't like his university days anymore. Back then, he would exercise occasionally, but after graduation, he was busy filming. Forget exercising; it was already good enough if he didn't overeat.

So his current stamina was clearly not what it used to be in college.

He was already a bit tired after walking just a few kilometers.

Time quickly moved to the next day.

At 8 o'clock, Chen Le woke up from his sleep.

The two hadn't fooled around for too long last night, mainly because they were too tired and lacked the energy, so they fell asleep around midnight.

He had to go film today, so he had set an alarm.

The alarm also woke Yang Mi up.

Yang Mi wanted to sleep in, but Chen Le made quite a bit of noise getting up, making it impossible for her to continue sleeping.

Helpless, she could only get out of bed along with Chen Le.

Yesterday, she was waking up in an environment of seven or eight degrees, maybe ten-plus degrees; now it was over 30 degrees, which she still wasn't quite used to.

Although there was air conditioning in the room and it wasn't very hot, the extreme temperature difference still made her a bit uncomfortable.

After washing up, Yang Mi followed Chen Le to the Film Crew.

She was somewhat curious: how was filming done in Thailand?

She was accustomed to the filming process in China, but this was her first time seeing it abroad.

Chen Le naturally indulged Yang Mi's curiosity.

Even though there wasn't much to see.

After all, filming depended on the habits of the Film Crew's director. Since habits varied, the filming situation would be different regardless of the location.

Soon, Chen Le and Yang Mi arrived at the Film Crew.

At this time, the actors had already arrived.

They had arrived around 7 o'clock and had been waiting here, preparing for the shoot while they waited.

By the time Chen Le and Yang Mi arrived, it was already 9 o'clock.

Zhao Sheng had even started filming a scene.

This scene wasn't part of the main plot, so Zhao Sheng filmed it without any pressure.

Chen Le didn't find anything wrong with this situation.

After all, the Film Crew couldn't just stop functioning without him.

Seeing Zhao Sheng filming over there, Chen Le didn't walk over to disturb him, but watched from the side instead.

Seeing Zhao Sheng's skillful directing techniques, Chen Le nodded in satisfaction.

Zhao Sheng had been with him for several years now, and his directing level had improved immensely compared to when he first arrived years ago.

His speed of progress was not at all inferior to Director Xu Gang's.

He was more than capable of starting his own venture now.

However, Chen Le was reluctant to let him leave and start his own venture.

After all, if he left, what would Chen Le do? He didn't want to have to worry about every little thing himself when filming a movie.

Yang Mi was also watching beside Chen Le. She was somewhat surprised to see Zhao Sheng directing.

What surprised her even more was that the scene currently being filmed actually featured Tong Liya.

Seeing Tong Liya acting diligently in front of the camera, Yang Mi couldn't help but take out her phone and snap a few close-ups of her.

Tong Liya, who was in the middle of acting, had no idea that Yang Mi had taken several close-up shots of her.

If she knew, she would definitely run over and make Yang Mi delete them.

Soon, ten-plus minutes later.

Zhao Sheng finished filming that segment.

After finishing the scene, a staff member beside him tapped his shoulder and pointed toward Chen Le.

He looked over and immediately saw Chen Le and Yang Mi.

Upon seeing them, he immediately walked up.

"Director Chen, you're here," Zhao Sheng greeted with a smile.

"Mhm, I'm here. How was the segment you just filmed?" Chen Le asked about the scene.

"I think it's okay. I was just about to tell you about it," Zhao Sheng nodded.

"Alright, let me take a look," Chen Le said with a smile.

Then he went to the monitor and reviewed the segment Zhao Sheng had just filmed.

After watching the segment, Chen Le nodded in satisfaction.

Then he looked at Zhao Sheng and, with a smile on his face, praised him generously, "Zhao Sheng, good job. Your filming technique is getting better and better."

"Thank you for the praise, Director Chen. I wouldn't have reached my current level without your guidance," Zhao Sheng said respectfully.

In the past, when he first arrived, he had been quite proud of his own level.

But now, that pride was gone.