56: "Lost in Thailand" is now in production!

Chen Le and the others were chatting happily.

Nearby, Yang Mi and Liu Shishi were also talking.

"Mi Mi, your house is so big! The decoration is so beautiful, I envy you."

"Haha, when Old Chen and I saw this decoration, we fell in love with it at first sight and bought it right away."

"Mi Mi, your Chen Le is so good at making money. I'm envious. I want to find a boyfriend like that too." Liu Shishi said with envy in her eyes, looking at Yang Mi.

Later, Chen Le and Dean Wang chatted a bit more before Chen Le invited everyone to start eating.

After the meal, Chen Le and Yang Mi bid farewell to Dean Wang and the others.

"Old Chen, we finally have a home of our own now. I feel so content." Yang Mi said emotionally, her tone carrying a hint of happiness and satisfaction.

Chen Le tightly held Yang Mi's hand without saying anything. The two leaned against each other, quietly watching the night scene outside the window and the bustling traffic in the distance... Twenty days passed quickly.

The web series "unexpectedly" became an absolute hit online.

In just twenty days, the viewership of this series surged like splitting bamboo, breaking through the hundred million mark in one go, setting a staggering record.

Even more unbelievable was that "unexpectedly" averaged over 13 million views per episode, with the highest single-day viewership easily exceeding ten million.

In the comment section of the Video Platform and under the official accounts of Chenxing Film and Television on various platforms, netizens continuously left messages urging for updates.

"Team 'unexpectedly', can you hurry up and release the second season? We're all waiting until the flowers have wilted!"

"Update faster! How am I supposed to live without your videos?"

"Kneeling and begging for a second season. The first season was too short."

"I feel like I'm addicted. If I don't watch 'unexpectedly' for a day, my heart itches."

"How come such a great series only has a dozen episodes, and each one so short? Hurry up and release the second part!"

Seeing the netizens so eager for the second season, Gang Zi, the director of "unexpectedly," couldn't help but run over to urge Chen Le to quickly write the script for the second season.

These are the patrons who put food on our table!

With so many people recognizing it, Gang Zi was as pumped as if he'd been injected with adrenaline.

Not only were the netizens looking forward to the second part, even he couldn't wait.

At this moment, Chen Le was sitting in his office. He had already finished writing the script for the second season.

Seeing Gang Zi run in, he smiled and said, "Gang Zi, why are you running so fast? What's the matter?"

"Old Chen, is the second season script ready?" Gang Zi immediately asked.

Hearing Gang Zi's words, Chen Le's face darkened. "Here, take it. I just finished it. You've been asking seven or eight times a day."

Gang Zi took the script and chuckled, "Isn't it because I'm afraid the netizens will get impatient?"

Then, Gang Zi couldn't wait to leave Chen Le's office.

At the same time, Chen Le also began preparing to shoot a new movie.

The second part of "lost on journey," "lost in thailand."

This time, the filming location wasn't domestic, but in Thailand.

When Yang Mi heard this news, she could hardly believe her ears: "What? The second part of 'lost on journey' is going to be filmed in Thailand? That's too exaggerated!"

Her eyes widened as she looked at Chen Le, filled with disbelief.

The first part followed a rural route, and the second part directly jumps to Thailand. The leap is really quite big.

Chen Le smiled and patted Yang Mi's shoulder: "Mi Mi, don't worry. I know what I'm doing. This investment isn't a small amount, after all, we're going for an international route.

Zhang Li and I calculated. Including all the later promotion and distribution costs, it will probably come to around 25 million."

Hearing this number, Yang Mi couldn't help but gasp: "We need to invest that much money? Old Chen, are you sure about this?"

Yang Mi was a bit worried. With such a high investment in this movie, what if it loses money?

"Haha, Mi Mi, don't worry. With such a big investment, I'm definitely confident. Have you ever seen me do something I wasn't sure about?" Chen Le laughed, comforting her softly.

Hearing this, Yang Mi nodded. Chen Le indeed never did things he wasn't sure about, and the previous movies and series had all made money.

Especially the web series "unexpectedly." This series seemed very unreliable at first, but now it's a huge hit.

Thinking of this, Yang Mi set her mind at ease and continued asking:

"What about the cast? Still Zhang Songwen and Wang Baoqiang as the two leads?"

"Right, both of them are in it. But this second part has three main characters." Chen Le nodded.

"Three?" Yang Mi was stunned. "Who's the third one?"

"Huang Bo."

"Huang Bo?" Hearing this name, confusion flashed in Yang Mi's eyes. She didn't seem to know this actor.

"He already has a certain reputation in the comedy industry. With him joining, our movie will definitely be more interesting."

Now that the two leads were set, the only person left to contact was Huang Bo.

However, when Chen Le contacted Huang Bo, he found out his salary wasn't low—over three million.

Although it hurt a bit, Chen Le gritted his teeth and decided to hire him.

After all, Huang Bo's comedic talent and acting skills were impeccable. Moreover, he was one of the original cast members of 'lost in thailand' in his previous life. Other roles could be replaced by other people, but it's better to keep the main cast as the original team.

In the following days, Chen Le began intensively preparing for the filming of the new movie.

He called Zhang Songwen and Wang Baoqiang to the company, ready to discuss the filming plan for the new project with them.

Soon, the two arrived at the company.

Chen Le's office.

Wang Baoqiang and Zhang Songwen sat on the chairs in the office, with Chen Le sitting opposite them.

"Baoqiang, your other project should be almost finished filming, right?" Chen Le looked at Wang Baoqiang and asked.

"I'm almost done filming." Wang Baoqiang nodded.

"Good, just in time for the new project to start filming."

"New project?" Both were surprised upon hearing Chen Le's words.

"Yes, I plan to film the new project in Thailand."

When the two heard they were going to film in Thailand, expressions of astonishment appeared on their faces.

"To Thailand? Director Chen, the second part is going this big?" Zhang Songwen asked excitedly, looking at Chen Le.

"Yes. You'll need to prepare yourselves. We'll be staying there for quite a long time this time."

Going abroad is no small matter, after all, and Thailand isn't very safe at the moment. If we're going there, we must be very well prepared.

After finishing the conversation with Wang Baoqiang and Zhang Songwen, Chen Le suddenly realized something.

The Assistant Director candidate hadn't been finalized yet.

Gang Zi was responsible for filming the "unexpectedly" series and couldn't spare the time.

So, the Assistant Director for the new movie would have to be found elsewhere.

This put Chen Le in a difficult spot.

"Where can I find a suitable Assistant Director?" Chen Le paced back and forth in his office, frowning deeply.

Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration: Dean Wang.

Old Wang is, after all, the Vice Dean of the Beijing Film Academy. He has plenty of connections and resources in the film and television circle.

Asking him to help find an Assistant Director shouldn't be a problem.