270: I'm asking you, where's the gold?

But it wouldn't do not to go back.

Just like that, she spent the whole afternoon feeling conflicted.

In the afternoon, after Chen Le returned, she told him about it.

Chen Le smiled and said upon hearing this, "It's fine, go ahead. I'll spend time with you when I get back from filming. If you can take on advertisements now, you definitely should."

Naza nodded at Chen Le's words.

"Then I'll stay here for a few more days and go back in a few days," Naza said.

"Whatever you like." Chen Le respected Naza's choice, whether she stayed or left.

Soon, a few days passed.

Before boarding, Naza bid a reluctant farewell to Chen Le.

"Brother Le, I'm going back," Naza said, looking at Chen Le's face with a bit of reluctance.

"Mhm," Chen Le nodded.

At that moment, Naza suddenly stepped forward, placed both hands on Chen Le's shoulders, looked up, and gave him a kiss on the lips.

Chen Le hadn't expected Naza to do this and was momentarily stunned.

After the kiss, Naza immediately walked away with a blushing face.

Although they had already been intimate, this was the first time they had kissed in a place with so many people.

Chen Le snapped out of it and looked at Naza as she ran off with a red face, a smile appearing on his own face.

After Naza left, Chen Le once again threw himself into filming with full focus.

Soon, time flew by.

It was now mid-May.

"Cut!"

"Baoqiang, don't act this scene like that. Your expression doesn't need to be so exaggerated. Come on, let's do it one more time!"

Today was the filming of the final scene, and Chen Le was directing on set.

Since it was the final scene, everyone was giving it their all, no longer as relaxed as they usually were.

After all, once this scene was done, it was over, and they could go home.

Having stayed here for several months, many people were homesick.

At first, they were curious, but after staying for a long time, everyone found it hard to adapt to the climate.

It was not only hot but also infested with mosquitoes and insects.

Even the hotels they slept in had them, let alone the filming locations.

Many of the filming sets were located near the outskirts of the city.

This was Wang Baoqiang's second time here.

But precisely because it was his second time, it was even more of an ordeal for him.

Having been here once before, the novelty had long since worn off.

Chen Le looked at the monitor as they began the second take of the scene.

At this moment, three men—a fat man, one with an afro, and another wearing glasses—slapped Wang Baoqiang awake.

The fat man's eyes were red and swollen as he looked at Wang Baoqiang with resentment. "You son of a bitch, you poked my eye, and you even... you even grabbed my crotch!"

After saying that, he delivered another slap.

"That's enough," the man with glasses stopped the fat man.

"Where's the stuff?" the man with glasses asked.

"What?" Wang Baoqiang looked completely dazed.

"Still playing dumb with me, are you?" The three men stared him down.

With his face bruised and swollen, Wang Baoqiang said, "I'll give you whatever you want!"

"It seems my hints weren't clear enough," the man with glasses said when he saw that Wang Baoqiang still hadn't given the answer he wanted.

"I'm asking you, where is the gold?" the man with glasses shouted, his expression turning hostile.

At this time, next to Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran was also tied to an iron pillar.

He shouted loudly, "The gold is on his neck!"

The three men looked over, then back at Wang Baoqiang.

"Neck?"

They pulled aside Wang Baoqiang's collar and saw a tattoo.

"Think you're a tough guy, huh?" the man with the afro remarked.

Seeing this, Wang Baoqiang quickly said, "We're all in the same business, give me some face!"

The man with the afro pulled at the collar again, glanced at the tattoo, and shouted, "Why is it incomplete?"

Hearing this, Wang Baoqiang explained in a small voice, "Tattooing half was too painful, I couldn't take it, so I called it off."

"And it's a crippled dragon."

"Don't..." Wang Baoqiang hurriedly cried out.

With a "Smack!", the man with glasses gave him a slap.

"Don't what? We don't want this crappy chain. I'm asking you, after you killed Sompha, where did you ship the gold?" the man with glasses asked again.

At this point, Liu Haoran spoke up again.

"You took their stuff, just give it back to them."

"Shut up, I'm your uncle!" Wang Baoqiang looked at Liu Haoran and shouted.

"So he's your uncle?" Upon hearing this, the man with the afro pulled out a gun, flicked off the safety, pointed it at Liu Haoran's head, and threatened, "Talk, or I'll kill him!"

Seeing this, Wang Baoqiang looked aggrieved and said, "Even if you kill him, I still don't know!"

Liu Haoran shouted, "I'm your nephew!"

"Distant nephew."

"I—blood is thicker than water!" Liu Haoran shouted again.

Seeing the situation, Wang Baoqiang looked at the man with glasses. "Give me a hint."

"That box of gold," the man with glasses emphasized heavily... Chen Le watched the monitor.

Soon, the segment finished filming.

Chen Le immediately shouted, "Cut!"

"Great, Baoqiang, well acted! That's a wrap!"

As soon as Chen Le's voice fell, the members of the Film Crew all burst into cheers.

"Fantastic, it's finally finished! It's been months, we can finally go home!" All the staff members of the Film Crew were very happy and excited.

After all, this was being abroad for several months, not filming domestically.

Especially since the location was Thailand.

Their families back home knew they were in Thailand and were worried about them; after all, the public security in this country was still quite a bit worse than back home.

Let alone staying for months, they would be nervous even staying for a few weeks.

Furthermore, it was difficult to maintain contact while abroad, and if anything happened, it would be truly difficult to resolve.

Chen Le looked at the cheering Film Crew members, and a smile appeared on his face as well.

They wanted to go back early, and so did he. After all, he had been to Thailand before; this second time, it wasn't just a lack of novelty, it was a miracle he wasn't sick of it.

He was still more accustomed to life back home.

At this time, Wang Baoqiang and the others returned.

They first went to change out of their costumes before coming over to Chen Le's side.

Meanwhile, the staff were tidying up the filming site and packing away the equipment.

This cleanup work was basically handled by Zhao Sheng.

Seeing that everyone was present, Chen Le smiled and said to the main cast members, "Wrap Party tonight. I'll send you the location this afternoon. Everyone can head back for now."

Wang Baoqiang and the others all nodded with smiles.

Chen Le then walked over to Zhao Sheng's side.

"How is it? Are you managing okay?" Chen Le looked at Zhao Sheng and asked.

Zhao Sheng was busy at the moment, but hearing Chen Le's voice, he immediately turned around.

Seeing Chen Le, he smiled and said, "Director Chen, I can handle it. You don't need to worry about these things."

At a time like this, even if he couldn't handle it, he couldn't say so, because saying so would be admitting his own incompetence.

Of course, if he really couldn't manage, he wouldn't force himself to endure it.

After all, you do as much work as you're paid for.

Chen Le paid him a lot, so even if he was busy, he was very happy to be so.