47: What? Wang Baoqiang was actually picked up from a street food stall?

"Are you all so busy? Am I the only one with nothing to do?"

Gang Zi saw that Baoqiang and Teacher Songwen were very busy and couldn't help but say something.

Seeing this, Chen Le raised an eyebrow. "Gang Zi, if you're too idle, why don't you find a Film Crew and do some filming yourself?"

"I can do that! I've had nothing to do these days, I'm almost going stir-crazy." Hearing Chen Le's words, Gang Zi patted his chest and readily accepted.

"Fine, then look for one yourself. If you find something, let me know, and I'll help you take a look." Chen Le nodded with a smile.

If Gang Zi wanted to improve himself, he had to film more.

But filming wasn't that simple; it required investment.

So Gang Zi had to find a Film Crew on his own and get into a production to gain experience.

Afterward, they chatted while eating, talking about family life and such.

After dinner, they each went home... In the blink of an eye, a week passed.

The latest issue of the "Film Art" journal was published.

Zhang Hong was an ordinary office worker.

He didn't have many hobbies; he just liked watching movies and followed various film news closely.

Today was an ordinary morning, and he woke up early for work as usual.

On the way to the bus stop, he passed a newsstand and stopped.

He had a special habit of buying a newspaper on his way to work to check out entertainment news and the like.

Zhang Hong looked at the various newspapers on the newsstand today and began his search.

Soon, his gaze was drawn to an issue of the "Film Art" journal, which had "An In-depth Interview with the Director and Screenwriter of the Recent Hit Movie 'lost on journey'" printed prominently on its cover.

Seeing this title, he immediately decided which newspaper to buy today.

Zhang Hong had seen "lost on journey" when it was in theaters and thought it was very funny and interesting.

Therefore, seeing this newspaper with a headline about an interview with the lost on journey director, Chen Le.

He didn't hesitate to pay for the journal, intending to read it while walking to work.

On the way, he flipped to the page interviewing Chen Le and began reading.

When he saw Chen Le mention Wang Baoqiang and say he was "picked up" at a food stall, Zhang Hong couldn't help but laugh.

He remembered Wang Baoqiang because his image in the movie was so striking that it was hard to forget him.

Before he knew it, Zhang Hong arrived at his company.

His colleagues saw Zhang Hong holding the newspaper, unable to hide the smile on his face, as if something good had happened.

So one asked curiously, "Zhang Hong, what are you looking at?"

"Oh, I'm looking at today's new newspaper; it's an interview with Chen Le, the director of 'lost on journey'." Zhang Hong said, handing the newspaper to his colleague.

"Really?"

Hearing this, the colleague was a bit surprised.

He then took the newspaper and began reading.

"Whoa, it really is an interview with Chen Le." The colleague exclaimed, a hint of disbelief in his voice.

"Old Xu, look at this section." Zhang Hong immediately pointed to a part of the interview and said to his colleague.

"This is a real filmmaker. Nowadays, those directors only make trash movies, only caring about making money and not taking the audience seriously at all..." The colleague couldn't help but sigh when he saw Chen Le's stated original intention for making the film was to bring joy to the audience.

Beside him, Zhang Hong also nodded.

At the same time, with the publication of the journal.

Online discussions about the "Film Art" journal's interview with Chen Le suddenly surged.

"lost on journey" had turned a 5 million investment into 70 million at the box office, making it a small hit in 2010.

Many netizens were following the movie's progress. Now that there was a journal interviewing the director of lost on journey, they were all curious about what the director of lost on journey looked like and what the interview was about.

When they saw Chen Le's photo in the latest issue of "Film Art", many people were shocked.

"Whoa, this director looks so young!"

"This director is so handsome!"

"I didn't expect this Chen Le to be so young and handsome."

"I used to think the media reports were too exaggerated, but now it seems this director truly deserves to be called a young talent."

Besides focusing on Chen Le's looks, many people also paid attention to the interview content.

"Haha, is that part about Baoqiang true? Was he really picked up from a food stall?"

"I think it's true. After all, Baoqiang was an Extra before."

"Wang Baoqiang being able to get where he is today is indeed thanks to Director Chen. Otherwise, as an Extra, when would he ever get his big break?"

The online discussion was in full swing.

Meanwhile, at the "Palace" Film Crew in film studio location.

Yang Mi's assistant hurriedly ran into the breakroom with a copy of the "Film Art" journal.

Yang Mi already knew that Chen Le had accepted an interview with this journal.

So she had asked her assistant to keep an eye out for her and buy the latest issue as soon as it was published.

Now, the assistant handed the newspaper to Yang Mi.

Yang Mi picked up the newspaper and began reading.

Beside her, Tong Liya saw Yang Mi reading a newspaper.

She leaned in curiously and asked, "Mi Mi, what are you looking at?"

Hearing Tong Liya's voice, Yang Mi looked up and said with a smile, "Didn't Old Chen take an interview last week? This newspaper is the latest issue of that journal, and it's about Old Chen's interview."

"It's published already? Let me see." Tong Liya curiously leaned her head toward the newspaper.

She also knew Chen Le had been interviewed, but Yang Mi hadn't told her the specific content.

Because Yang Mi wasn't entirely sure herself; when Chen Le told her, he only gave a general idea.

So she was also very curious about the content of this journal now.

Then Yang Mi began to read the interview content.

As she read, Tong Liya suddenly pointed to a section and laughed, "Mi Mi, look at this. Your boyfriend said Wang Baoqiang was picked up from a food stall. Is this true?"

Hearing this, Yang Mi looked at the text in the newspaper.

After reading it, she nodded with a smile. "This is true. Old Chen told me about it before, but you can't really call it 'picking up'. He probably took a liking to him at first sight."

"I didn't quite understand why Old Chen took a fancy to Wang Baoqiang at first."

After Yang Mi finished, an "I see" expression appeared on Tong Liya's face.

"Mi Mi, in that case, your boyfriend's luck and vision are truly good. He can just run into a potential star on the roadside and even scout them out."

Hearing Tong Liya's praise for Chen Le, Yang Mi also smiled and said, "It's alright."

"I heard Old Chen say that Wang Baoqiang himself worked hard enough to achieve what he has today."

Yang Mi looked at Tong Liya and explained.