Chapter 185

"Can you save me some trouble, kid? I told you, you are absolutely not allowed to bring me back a foreign daughter-in-law! And you can't make Feifei and Mimi sad, or I'll break your legs!"

Chen Fu scolded.

Chen Mo chuckled and changed the subject: "Dad, I see two newcomers in the company, that Hu Ge and Zhang Yi. How were they recruited?"

Hearing Chen Mo's words, Chen Fu said, "The company is preparing to film *Chinese Paladin 2*, and we arranged auditions. We found this Hu Ge to be quite good, so we let him play Wang Xiaohu. Zhang Yi didn't sign with our company."

"*Chinese Paladin 2*? We haven't even finished producing *Chinese Paladin 1*, and we're already starting to film 2?"

Chen Mo looked at Chen Fu in surprise.

Chen Fu hummed and smiled: "Doesn't matter. Anyway, you're starring in the first one, and *Chinese Paladin* already has a certain fan base, so the ratings definitely won't be bad. Filming 2 in advance can save us some trouble."

Listening to Chen Fu's words, Chen Mo felt a bit strange inside.

He had snatched the role of Li Xiaoyao that originally belonged to Hu Ge, but he hadn't expected Chen Fu to recruit Hu Ge when preparing to film *Chinese Paladin 2*.

This was simply a twist of fate!

One had to know that in the future, there was actually no TV series called *Chinese Paladin 2*. The reason was that Hu Ge had been in a car accident, and also, the protagonist in the plot of *Chinese Paladin 2* was Zhang Xiaohu.

"What about Zhang Yi?"

Chen Mo asked again.

Hearing Chen Mo's question, Chen Fu's face showed a strange expression this time.

Then he told him about signing Zhang Yi.

"Last month, I was driving to the company, and on the way, the car broke down. I happened to run into this Zhang Yi, and he helped me push the car to the side of the road. I chatted with him and learned he was from the military drama troupe. Since our company was preparing to film *Soldiers Sortie*, I introduced him, and unexpectedly, he passed the audition."

Listening to Chen Fu's chance encounter, Chen Mo once again admired his old man.

His luck was simply too good!

Even a car breakdown could lead to meeting a future Best Actor.

"By the way, *Chinese Paladin 1* is currently in contact with major TV stations. We've received offers from four stations. The highest bid is from Xiangnan Satellite TV, which offered 800, 00 per episode for the premiere rights. Also, they hope you can participate in a program later to help promote it."

Chen Fu thought of something and added.

800, 00 per episode; *Chinese Paladin 1* had 30 episodes, which meant 24 million.

The price was already considered very high among similar TV series, but after all, it was the first TV series Chen Mo starred in, so such a price was reasonable.

"Okay, I got it."

Chen Mo nodded.

Soon, it was the afternoon.

The company finished work, and Chen Mo and Chen Fu went home together.

Half an hour later, Chen Mo and Chen Fu arrived home.

As soon as they got out of the car, Chen Mo saw his grandfather walking over unsteadily from not far away, holding a fishing rod in one hand and a bucket in the other.

Chen Mo smiled and went up to help his grandfather carry the bucket.

"Whoa, Grandpa, you had a good harvest today."

Looking at the dozen or so finger-sized wheat-ear fish in the bucket, Chen Mo said in surprise.

*Smack.

The next second, his grandfather slapped Chen Mo on the back of the head.

"You brat, are you teasing me? A bunch of tiny fish, and you call that a good harvest? Get lost."

His grandfather said, blowing his beard and staring.

Chen Mo chuckled and walked quickly toward the front, carrying the bucket.

Back in the courtyard, Chen Mu and his grandmother saw Chen Mo return, and his grandmother was the first to welcome him.

"Oh, Momo is back."

"I'm back, Grandma."

Chen Mo smiled.

Then he added, "Grandma, Grandpa just hit me."

"Hey, that old man, I'll go settle the score with him later."

"Alright."

Chen Mo nodded.

Then he put down the bucket and returned to the house.

After dinner, Chen Mo went to bed and then picked up his phone to call Yang Mi and Liu Yifei separately.

They chatted for more than an hour, and Chen Mo didn't hang up until his phone was almost out of battery.

Time passed quickly.

A week later, the post-production of *Chinese Paladin 1* was fully completed, and Momo Company officially signed a contract with Xiangnan Satellite TV.

Xiangnan Satellite TV bought the first-run broadcasting rights for *Chinese Paladin 1* at a price of 800, 00 per episode.

After the purchase, Xiangnan Satellite TV immediately began promoting it and setting the broadcast date.

Finally, the date was set for August 1st!

It was just in time for the summer vacation slot!

And under the promotion of Xiangnan Satellite TV, both Chen Mo's fans and *Chinese Paladin* fans were looking forward to it.

On Baidu Tieba, in the Chen Mo bar.

Countless fans of Chen Mo were discussing the TV series *Chinese Paladin*.

After all, Chen Mo's costume stills had shocked the entire internet!

"Finally waited for it! Wuwu!"

"The most anticipated TV series of the year! Also, let me say, my husband is so handsome!"

"Looking forward to it! Looking forward to it!"

"A die-hard fan of *Chinese Paladin* and also a fan of Chen Mo's music. No matter what, I'll hype this show!"

"Ah! When is it airing!"

Besides the internet, even in reality, one could hear people discussing *Chinese Paladin 1* everywhere.

In addition, many people called Xiangnan Satellite TV every day to urge them to air *Chinese Paladin* quickly.

This made the staff at Xiangnan Satellite TV feel both pained and happy.

Xiangnan Satellite TV was excited.

However, the several TV stations that had competed with Xiangnan Satellite TV regretted it!

If they had only bid a little higher, they could have bought the premiere rights for *Chinese Paladin 1*!

Thinking of this, they had no other choice but to regret it.

Days passed one by one.

In the following time, Xiangnan Satellite TV continued to promote *Chinese Paladin* and released some teaser clips.

At the same time, the actors of the *Chinese Paladin* crew also began to participate in the promotion.

Chen Mo hadn't been idle during this time either.

Because he planned to participate in the filming of *Crank*, Chen Mo had been working out, wanting to make his muscles more aesthetically pleasing.

July 19th.

There was less than half a month left until the premiere of *Chinese Paladin*.

On this day, Chen Mo stopped training and flew to Xiangnan with the actors of *Chinese Paladin 1* to participate in a variety show called *Happy Camp*.

From Jingcheng to Xiangnan, it only took a little over two hours by plane.

They left in the morning, and by the time the plane landed at Xiangnan Airport, it was just noon.

Chen Mo, Liu Yifei, An Yixuan, Peng Yuyan, and others got off the plane wearing masks and hats.

When they reached the arrival gate, Chen Mo, Liu Yifei, and the others saw a few figures waving at them from not far away.

Chen Mo reached out and took Liu Yifei's hand as they walked over. Liu Yifei's pretty face flushed slightly, and she followed Chen Mo with her long legs.

"Haha, hello Chen Mo, I'm He Ling. Welcome, welcome~."

The ones who came to pick up Chen Mo and the others were the three current hosts of *Happy Camp*: He Ling, Weijia, and Xie Na.

Li Xiang was also a host of *Happy Camp*, but she had quit last year.