96: It turns out that Baoqiang really was picked up from a street food stall!

The lights gradually brightened. In the center of the stage, the four hosts—Teacher He, Xie Na, Weijia, and Haitao—stood dressed in brilliant attire with smiles on their faces. They were on a stage decorated like a dreamland, with a massive LED screen behind them.

Chen Le and the others were sitting in the guest area, waiting.

"Welcome, dear audience! This is Happy Camp, and I am He Jiong!" Teacher He spoke once more, his voice carrying an infectious energy that instantly ignited the passion of the crowd.

"Hello everyone, I'm Xie Na! This summer vacation, has any movie made your stomach ache from laughing so hard?" Xie Na took over the conversation livelily, smiling at the audience.

"That's right! Speaking of movies, I've heard there's a film recently that has brought a lot of joy to everyone in this scorching summer!" Weijia added at the right moment, intentionally being a bit mysterious.

"Yes, just as you all thought, that movie is lost in thailand!" Haitao shouted excitedly, his chubby finger pointing at the big screen, which happened to freeze on a brilliant moment from lost in thailand. Bursts of applause and cheers erupted from the audience.

"It seems everyone has a deep impression of lost in thailand! So, I want to ask everyone present, have you all seen lost in thailand?" Teacher He shifted the topic toward the theme of the day.

As soon as his voice fell, the audience shouted in unison, "We have!"

Clearly, most of the audience members present were fans of lost in thailand.

They had come to the show specifically to see Wang Baoqiang and the others.

However, they hadn't expected to see Chen Le, the mysterious director of lost in thailand, here as well.

This made them even more excited.

Although they liked Wang Baoqiang and his co-stars, who wouldn't be curious about what kind of person this young director, who filmed lost in thailand, actually was?

"Speaking of lost in thailand, I've seen it too. Not only that, I also watched Director Chen's nightclub before," Xie Na said with a smile.

"I've been following Director Chen for a long time. His film nightclub had a low investment, but it achieved a lot with a little, bringing in several times the return on a two-million-yuan investment. I truly admire him; after all, that was Director Chen's debut work!"

"Indeed, starting from nightclub, Director Chen has produced one masterpiece after another. He is truly a genius director," Teacher He praised sincerely.

"Audience members, are there any among you who have been following Director Chen since nightclub?" Teacher He looked at the audience and asked with a smile.

"I have! I have!" One audience member excitedly raised their hand and was invited to the front by the staff. The staff handed the microphone to him, and he spoke with some excitement, "I especially like Director Chen Le; I watch every one of his movies!"

"Wow, this young man is a true fan of Director Chen! Then, can you share the reason why you like Director Chen's works?" Xie Na asked enthusiastically, casting an encouraging look toward the audience.

"I think Director Chen's works are very down-to-earth and funny, and his depiction of small characters is excellent!" the audience member said excitedly.

As soon as he finished speaking, intense applause rang out from below the stage.

"It seems our Director Chen's charm is also quite impressive!" Teacher He looked toward the guest seats with a smile, where Chen Le, Wang Baoqiang, Zhang Songwen, and Huang Bo were sitting leisurely.

Among the four guests, Chen Le was in casual attire, appearing gentle and elegant.

Wang Baoqiang had a simple and honest appearance, his face full of smiles.

Zhang Songwen and Huang Bo also presented themselves with spirited expressions.

"Director Chen, lost in thailand has been in the spotlight recently as the first work in chinese films to break one billion. I'd like to ask you to share your creative insights with us, if possible?" Teacher He first asked Chen Le.

"Of course. When I was creating it, I simply wanted to bring joy to everyone. At first, I only thought of it as an ordinary work and didn't expect it to be so popular after its release. I'm very glad everyone likes this movie," Chen Le replied with a smile.

As soon as Chen Le finished speaking, the audience broke into warm applause.

"Speaking of this movie, I saw a news interview before where Director Chen said you picked up Baoqiang from a food stall. Is that true?" Teacher He suddenly shifted the topic to Wang Baoqiang.

Hearing this, the audience members cast curious glances.

Seeing this, Chen Le nodded with a smile. "That is actually true. Baoqiang can testify for me!"

Wang Baoqiang was stunned for a moment, then chuckled honestly.

"Haha, it's true. Back then, my roommates and I had just finished working as Extras and went to a food stall to eat. It just so happened that Director Chen was at the table behind me."

"Then Director Chen saw me and told me I was quite suitable for a role in his movie, and that's how the collaboration started."

"Oh right, at that time, my roommates even thought Director Chen might be a scammer!"

Hearing Wang Baoqiang's words, Teacher He also laughed. "Haha, I didn't expect you two to meet like that."

"Wow, that sounds like it was meant to be!" Xie Na exclaimed.

Afterward, she looked at Chen Le and asked curiously, "Director Chen, how did you spot Baoqiang at a single glance back then?"

"I felt that Baoqiang had a very simple and authentic temperament, which fit perfectly with the protagonist of lost on journey, which I was about to start filming at the time. So, I signed him," Chen Le said with a smile.

It wasn't because of that reason; it was simply because he was Wang Baoqiang.

But on the surface, he still had to make up a reason.

"So that's how it was. Director Chen, you could be considered Baoqiang's talent scout, right? I didn't expect you to discover such an unpolished gem like Baoqiang," Xie Na said with a smile.

Afterward, Teacher He and Xie Na interviewed Zhang Songwen and Huang Bo for a bit.

Just then, Teacher He glanced at the time and spoke with a smile.

"Alright, after saying so much, it's time for our guests and the audience to interact! Next, we will conduct a game called the 'Movie Knowledge Challenge'."

Soon, the staff pushed out a large spinning wheel covered with movie-related questions.

"The rules are simple. Each guest will take turns spinning the wheel and answering the question the pointer lands on. A correct answer earns one point. The guest with the highest final score will have the chance to win a mysterious grand prize we've carefully prepared!" Xie Na also excitedly introduced the game rules.

The game began, and Chen Le went first. He easily answered several questions about his own works.

Next was Wang Baoqiang. Although these questions were basically prepared in advance, there were some that made him look a bit troubled, but he could pretend he didn't know.

In the end, he also earned quite a few points.

Zhang Songwen and Huang Bo weren't bad either; they both received similar scores.