273: Getting married is inevitable.

After leaving the company, it was already afternoon.

Chen Le drove to Beijing Film Academy.

The last time he came to Beijing Film Academy was months ago; now, he was returning after several months.

Chen Le looked at the gate of Beijing Film Academy; compared to a few months ago, there hadn't been much change.

However, compared to a few years ago, the changes were significant.

Mainly, there were more students.

He didn't used to see so many students, but now, there were more and more students at Beijing Film Academy.

Walking into the campus, he could easily see many students.

When he was in university, there weren't this many students.

Chen Le's purpose for coming to Beijing Film Academy this time was simply to visit Dean Wang.

He hadn't seen him for several months.

He arrived at the door of Dean Wang's office.

He knocked on the office door.

"Come in!"

Dean Wang's voice came from inside the office.

Chen Le pushed the door open and entered.

In the office, Dean Wang was working diligently.

Then he heard the knock.

After saying "Come in," he looked toward the door.

He wanted to see who it was.

As soon as the door opened, he saw Chen Le.

Upon seeing Chen Le, his eyes widened instantly.

Then he stood up, looked at Chen Le, and said with a look of disbelief, "Oh, Chen Le, what are you doing here?"

"You've given me quite a surprise!" Dean Wang's tone was a bit exaggerated.

Chen Le could hear the surprise in his voice.

"Haha, Old Wang, didn't expect this, did you? I actually came to see you," Chen Le said with a laugh.

"Wait, aren't you still filming? Is the shoot over?" Dean Wang asked, looking puzzled.

"The shoot is finished; I just got back yesterday," Chen Le said with a smile.

"Well then, you finished filming and didn't even tell me," Dean Wang glared at Chen Le, pretending to be angry.

"Haha, wasn't it to give you a surprise?" Chen Le said immediately upon hearing that.

"I'd prefer it if you told me in advance."

"Haha, I'll tell you in advance next time."

"Next time will be next year. Time really does fly," Dean Wang said, unable to help sighing with emotion.

"Indeed, time flies. I've been graduated for almost three years," Chen Le said with a smile.

"You've changed quite a bit in these three years; even I feel a bit inferior by comparison," Dean Wang said with a smile.

"By the way, how is your new movie going?" Dean Wang suddenly asked.

"It's going well. Are you still worried about my abilities?" Chen Le said with a hint of pride.

"I trust your abilities, but there are always accidents. No one can guarantee they will definitely succeed," Dean Wang began to lecture after hearing Chen Le's words.

"Haha, Old Wang, I know. I only dare to say that because I have confidence. Without it, I wouldn't dare say such a thing," Chen Le said with a smile.

Chen Le was very optimistic about the potential of the detective chinatown series; the value of this IP exceeded ten billion.

In his past life, the director of the detective chinatown series had earned over ten billion in box office revenue from this series alone.

If the work wasn't good, it certainly wouldn't earn that much at the box office.

Of course, he had foresight, so he was very confident.

He took Dean Wang's words to heart.

He also knew that Dean Wang truly cared about him.

"It's good that you have confidence. You shouldn't be arrogant, but you shouldn't lack confidence either."

After finishing the topic of Chen Le's new movie, Dean Wang moved on to other things.

"Chen Le, how are things between you and Yang Mi?" Dean Wang asked curiously.

He hadn't asked about it since last year.

Now he was asking again.

Hearing Dean Wang's question, Chen Le thought for a moment and said, "It's going well. We're already engaged."

"Engaged?" Dean Wang was shocked to hear this.

"When did you get engaged?" Dean Wang asked in surprise.

"We got engaged after the New Year," Chen Le said.

"Good grief, you brat, you didn't even tell me you got engaged. If I hadn't asked, were you not going to say anything?" Dean Wang said in astonishment.

"Haha, Mi Mi and my engagement was hosted by both sets of parents. We didn't invite anyone else; neither of us wanted to make a big deal out of it," Chen Le explained with a smile.

"I see. Indeed, given your statuses, it really isn't easy to go public; the impact would be too great," Dean Wang said, nodding slightly with a thoughtful look after hearing Chen Le's explanation.

"Since you're engaged now, have you set a date for the wedding?" Dean Wang continued to ask.

"Not yet. We're not sure if it will be this year or next," Chen Le replied.

"True, there's no need to rush that," Dean Wang added.

He had seen many people get married immediately after getting engaged, only to regret it later.

However, those were usually blind dates where the engagement and wedding all happened within a year.

Chen Le and Yang Mi had been dating for so many years; their relationship had long since reached the point where they couldn't be without each other.

Marriage was only a matter of time.

Chen Le chatted with Dean Wang for another half hour before leaving.

After all, Dean Wang had many things to do and couldn't spend all his time chatting with him.

Leaving Dean Wang's office, Chen Le strolled around the Beijing Film Academy campus.

Looking at the vibrant students of Beijing Film Academy, Chen Le was reminded of his own student days.

"It's good to be young."

After sighing with emotion, he left Beijing Film Academy.

Half a month passed quickly.

During this half-month, Chen Le stayed at the company, handling the post-production work for the movie.

After all, he was not just the director, but also the writer-director.

He was indispensable to the movie's post-production.

Progress was fast over this half-month; two-thirds of the post-production for detective chinatown 1 was completed.

The remaining third could be finished within a week.

That day, Chen Le returned home from the company.

In the evening, after taking a shower.

Chen Le sat on the sofa playing with his phone.

Suddenly, a phone call came in.

Chen Le saw the caller ID; it was from Yang Mi.

So, he answered the call.

"Hello, Mi Mi."

"Old Chen, is the post-production for the new movie finished?" Yang Mi asked with concern.

Chen Le was stunned for a moment by Yang Mi's question before answering her.

"Almost. There's about a third left; it should be finished in about a week."

"Another week? Why so long? I was going to say, if you were finished, you could come and see me," Yang Mi said with a sigh upon hearing Chen Le's words.

She was too bored staying with the Film Crew; not seeing Chen Le for several months was a torment for her.

After all, the 'Five Sisters' weren't really enough.

Hearing Yang Mi's words, Chen Le immediately smiled and said, "There's no other way. I'll speed things up next week so I can see you sooner."

Hearing Chen Le's words, Yang Mi said with some concern, "Will speeding up affect the quality of the movie?"