77: Old Zhou, why aren't you saying anything?

Inside the cinema, the lights gradually dimmed, signaling that the movie was about to begin.

Naza sat quietly in her seat, but her gaze involuntarily drifted toward the protagonist and Yang Mi not far away. They were sitting side by side, occasionally looking at each other and smiling as if they were discussing something.

Although she had said she didn't care before, seeing this scene now, she couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions in her heart.

When she actually witnessed the two of them acting so intimately, jealousy surged, and her eyes would look over uncontrollably.

"It's okay, it's okay. At least Brother Le accepted my confession," Naza comforted herself inwardly.

At this moment, the movie began.

But Naza's mind was no longer on the movie; her thoughts were with Chen Le and Yang Mi.

Seeing the two of them so close made her heart feel heavy and a bit unhappy, and she even lost interest in watching the film.

The opening credits played, and the sound of the movie filled the air.

Naza forced herself to focus on the screen and stop looking in their direction.

As the movie frames appeared, what came into view was Zhang Songwen talking with his wife.

Then, he went to the airport to catch a flight, preparing to fly to Thailand.

He bumped into Wang Baoqiang, who was also heading to Thailand.

Upon seeing Wang Baoqiang's classic comedic image, the film critics and media reporters in the audience couldn't help but smile.

It seemed this second installment was roughly on par with the first one.

The movie reached the part where Zhang Songwen secretly stuffed a phone into Wang Baoqiang's bag.

Later, Wang Baoqiang discovered the phone and, holding a potted cactus, ran to catch up with Zhang Songwen.

The image of him clutching a cactus was somewhat ridiculous, and paired with Wang Baoqiang's signature silly grin, it was inexplicably funny.

"Did you lose something?"

"Haha, it's right here with me!"

Seeing this, a burst of laughter rang out in the theater.

"Look at that expression on Xu Lang's face. I think he's even funnier than Wang Bao."

"True, he didn't expect Wang Bao to actually find it and come back for him."

Two film critics who knew each other laughed and spoke in low voices.

"I feel like this second one is even funnier than the first; there are more comedic beats."

"I'm looking forward to the plot ahead."

The movie continued playing and soon reached the segment about asking for a phone number.

When Wang Baoqiang blurted out that string of numbers only a local could understand—'Yao San Guai Jiu Guai Dong Guai Liu Guai Dong Yao Guai'—

Quite a few audience members didn't react immediately; like Xu Lang in the film, they were stunned.

It took a moment for people to realize what it meant, and they couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Beside Chen Le, Yang Mi didn't react for a moment either, not understanding what it meant.

She turned her head to look at Chen Le, her eyes seemingly asking: What does this mean?

Chen Le laughed when he saw Yang Mi's reaction. He then leaned into Yang Mi's ear and whispered an explanation.

After hearing it, a smile appeared on Yang Mi's face as well.

"Man, Old Chen, how did you come up with such a funny plot point?"

"Haha, I just thought of it that way. Let's keep watching the movie," Chen Le said without explaining; this kind of thing couldn't really be explained anyway.

On the other side, Naza was stunned for a while after seeing this part before she realized the joke, and a smile unconsciously spread across her face.

As she laughed, she subconsciously looked over at Chen Le's side again, only to see him whispering in Yang Mi's ear. Jealousy flared up again, mixed with a bit of envy.

She also wanted to be intimate with Chen Le, just like Yang Mi.

However, since they were in a public place, she could only suppress the thoughts in her heart.

"Old Zhou, Wang Baoqiang's acting is just too hilarious. If I hadn't seen the subtitles for that string of numbers just now, I almost wouldn't have caught on."

"With this acting, I don't see any sense of incongruity at all. He's too suited for this role."

"He was born for this; his very image carries a natural sense of comedy."

A film critic sitting in the front row looked at the big screen, his face full of smiles, laughing so hard his eyes were narrowed to slits.

His name was Zhou Qi, a professional film critic. He had watched the first installment of 'lost on journey' before.

After watching it back then, he felt that Wang Baoqiang was a very talented actor, especially in the realm of comedy.

If nothing else, Wang Baoqiang's image was naturally comedic and very down-to-earth.

What's the most important thing in comedy? It definitely has to make people laugh when they see it.

Later, when he learned that Wang Baoqiang was still a rookie actor, he felt that Wang Baoqiang certainly had a boundless future.

For a rookie actor to be able to improve his acting skills to such an extent in just two or three short months, he was definitely exceptionally gifted.

Now, after watching this small segment at the beginning of the second installment, he felt that Wang Baoqiang's acting had improved quite a bit compared to the first one.

The greenness from the first film was gone; it seemed much more natural, and the man had become more confident. That change in temperament was easy to see.

The film reached the Thailand portion. Zhou Qi stopped talking to the friend beside him and started watching seriously.

When he saw the scene where Wang Baoqiang and Zhang Songwen were discussing ladyboys in the elevator, and that beautiful woman on the phone said there were two idiots in the elevator—

Zhou Qi burst out laughing, and the rest of the audience did the same.

"Are there really ladyboys in Thailand?" Zhou Qi's friend asked with a laugh.

"Haha, I don't know. If you're curious, you can go ask them after the movie," Zhou Qi replied with a smile.

At this time, Yang Mi was also amused by this segment.

"Old Chen, this is too funny. They didn't expect her to understand them." Yang Mi couldn't stop laughing.

It took her a while to recover. She looked at Chen Le and asked curiously, "Old Chen, did you run into any ladyboys in Thailand?"

"Yeah, of course. You can run into them anywhere on the streets," Chen Le said with a smile.

"That many?" Yang Mi was very surprised.

"Yeah, they even have ladyboy specialty streets over there."

"Really? Old Chen, did you go?" Hearing this, Yang Mi narrowed her eyes.

"No, I just passed by with Baoqiang and the others. I'm not some beast who isn't picky about what he eats. Why would I go looking for ladyboys when I have a beautiful lady at home to think about?" Chen Le explained hastily.

"That's good then." Yang Mi nodded.

Hearing this, Chen Le breathed a sigh of relief.

Subsequently, the movie continued playing.

The audience members would burst into laughter from time to time; the entire screening room was filled with joy.

Reaching the part where the three brothers of Wang Baoqiang ventured into the underground black market, Huang Bo needed to find Old Zhou.

The nonsensical dialogue between the three was very funny.

Zhou Qi felt strange seeing this part.

"Old Zhou, they're looking for you..." Beside him, Zhou Qi's friend looked at him and said with a smile.

"Don't mess around!" Zhou Qi didn't expect such a segment to suddenly pop up in the movie.

He had been watching quite happily, but now hearing the shouts of 'Old Zhou, Old Zhou,' he suddenly couldn't immerse himself in it anymore.

Fortunately, this part passed quickly, otherwise he would have remained embarrassed.

"Old Zhou, why aren't you talking anymore?" his friend continued to say with a laugh.

"Don't laugh so happily. Maybe you'll be in it later, and then you'll be the one behaving yourself," Zhou Qi rolled his eyes.