Chapter 249

Such a relationship is not something that can be said casually. Once acknowledged, their relationship in the future will really become that of very close younger generations in the family.

Producer Li had never thought about taking in an apprentice before, but now that his wife said so, Producer Li was not opposed to the idea of ​​taking in an apprentice like Jiang Ning.

After all, who wouldn't want an apprentice like Jiang Ning who is smart, perceptive, savvy, and politically sensitive? Producer Li immediately said to Jiang Ning happily, "Listen to your master's wife!"

This means accepting this disciple.

Jiang Ning immediately took the opportunity to climb up the ladder, and said with a friendly and natural smile: "Then I'll go get Master some appetizers!"

When she doesn't smile, she looks aloof and hard to approach. But when she smiles, she becomes like a little kid acting coquettishly with his elders. They are so intimate.

Jiang Ning was an insulator of the opposite sex in her previous life, and in this life there was only one person of the opposite sex, Song Peifeng, whom she actively hunted. However, she had never made a mistake in her affinity with the same sex and elders in both lives. It was like she had chosen skills at birth, and she had put most of her skills into affinity with the same sex and elders, and only a little into affinity with the opposite sex.

But if she were asked to order it again, she would still think it was good.

Jiang Ning patted Song Peifeng's hand and said with a smile, "Peifeng, you stay here and report to Master and his wife on Wu Cheng's work this year. I'll go to the kitchen and prepare two side dishes for Master."

The master's wife said hurriedly, "Sit down, sit down. You are a guest here, how can I ask you to cook?"

Jiang Ning's face was full of smiles, and she said coquettishly like a youngster at home: "Master's wife, I cook for Master because I am honoring him!"

Producer Li, who was not even fifty years old but was called an 'old man', almost spit out his tea. He pointed at Jiang Ning and said to his mistress: "Look at her, look at her. I just praised her for being steady, but her mischievous nature has been exposed."

Jiang Ning said coquettishly: "That was also in front of Master and his wife."

As he said this, he walked briskly to the kitchen, carrying the bacon and sausages, like a happy little deer.

Song Peifeng was amazed and felt sincere admiration for what he saw.

Song Peifeng asked himself if he could do what Jiang Ning did, to build relationships with higher-ups without any show, especially for a girl like her with no background. He had met many girls with the same background as her in his life and studies, but many of them were limited by their strong self-esteem. They were hard-working, diligent, and self-disciplined, including himself.

He is always reserved, perhaps because of the influence of his family education since childhood. He can be kind to his subordinates and elders, but he can never be as smart and natural as Jiang Ning.

He didn't think she was flattering at all, but instead admired her even more.

In fact, from the moment she returned to her hometown to provide disaster relief and led the people in her hometown to become rich and prosperous, he already understood her ideals and ambitions. Just like him, he understood even more how difficult it was for someone like Jiang Ning who had no background to take this path.

Her start was a hell of a game, but she managed to hit a big hit.

Song Peifeng knew that this was an opportunity created by Jiang Ning for him to report to Producer Li about what his father had done in Wucheng this year, the changes in Wucheng over the past year, the economic benefits generated, what work plans would be continued this year, etc.

The Song family members in Beijing naturally also knew about this, but the significance of having the matter told to their superiors through the mouths of the Song family members and having Producer Li report it to their superiors is completely different.

Producer Li reported on his work and what he had achieved in the past year. Secretary Song of Wucheng was mentioned incidentally. But can this incidental reporting negate the political achievements Secretary Song has made in Wucheng in recent years?

Apart from anything else, before Producer Li came to Wucheng, the public security in the 1990s was very bad and chaotic. Those of them who often went there to shoot and film knew it best. But in Wucheng, criminals were really cracked down on. They didn't say that no one would pick up things on the road, such as gangsters, underground casinos, and thieves. But he didn't see any of these in Wucheng. The whole ancient city was very safe.

There is also the style of the ancient city.

This remote little town obviously has low fiscal revenue, so it is difficult to build an ancient city. This is also a common difficulty in that era, as people from top to bottom are equally poor.

But within Secretary Song's ability, Wucheng has achieved safety, hygiene and cleanliness, and has transformed a city that was originally dirty and messy into a paradise-like city. When they went there in May, the whole city was filled with the fragrance of locust trees.

He asked the local people, Wucheng was not like this before Secretary Song came. At that time, people in Wucheng urinated and defecated anywhere in the alleys. Not to mention the fragrance of locust flowers all over the city, when walking on the street and passing by the alley entrance, you could smell the smell of urine from a distance. This smell permeated Wucheng all year round.

Not to mention public security. If the public security was good, there would not have been the severe crackdowns in 1996 and 1997. Hundreds of thousands of people were arrested during those two years, and tens of thousands of people were forced to eat peanuts. But as soon as the crackdown ended, chaos arose again. There are very few people like Secretary Song of Wucheng who have the courage to thoroughly improve the local atmosphere.

There is also the management of the moat and the development of the tourism and industrial economies of the towns and villages below.

He did not go to other places but Wucheng, Yaoba Town, Shuibu Town, Wugong Mountain and other places. It can be said that the officials and the people under his rule were of one mind and he was truly building the local area and developing the local economy. Without the support of Secretary Song, places like Yaoba Town, Shuibu Town and Wugong Mountain would not have developed so smoothly and rapidly.

In many places, there are people who want to develop, but they are repeatedly blocked. Why?

Because the money was not delivered!

Although Producer Li works at CCTV and is based in Beijing, he often has to deal with local governments because he has to shoot TV series. For example, when he went to Hangzhou to shoot, a lot of food and accommodation were arranged for him by the local government, so he could not avoid dealing with local governments.

As long as Producer Li can report these truthfully, Secretary Song will not be able to escape credit for his political achievements.

The master's wife listened to their conversation, stood up and went to the kitchen to help Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning is cutting bacon.

This piece of bacon weighs about three pounds, and is a mixture of fat and lean meat. Knowing that Jiang Ning wanted to find some bacon and sausages to give away, Aunt Jiang hurriedly took out the best bacon in the house and asked her to pickle more for her next year.

If Jiang Ning didn't only love Aunt Jiang's cooking skills, Jiang Guotai and Jiang's father would have wanted to help Jiang Ning find more in the village for her to take with her.

Even Jiang Guotai was reminded by Jiang Ning that when he gave gifts to his superiors, he could give the black pork raised at home. The gift was not expensive and showed closeness.

Jiang Guotai called her Aunt Jiang and asked her not to sell the pigs she raised next year and to keep them for her own use. He took care of everything.

In his previous life, Jiang Guotai built a huge domestic wine cellar. This year, he started building a wine cellar in his hometown in advance, preparing to brew wines such as ginseng, deer antlers, deer penis, tiger penis, bull penis, and bull's strength.

Although the name of this wine may not sound very nice, it is extremely popular as a gift.

Of course, the necessary private arrangements are essential.

After Jiang Ning asked the master's wife where the items and seasonings were in the kitchen, she pushed her out of the kitchen, and Song Peifeng naturally came in to help.

This made the master's wife feel better about Song Peifeng. She smiled and said to producer Li: "These two children look pretty good, especially your little apprentice."

In the adult world, there are emotions, but there are also interests. A master's wife doesn't just come and find an apprentice for her husband.

A long time ago, Producer Li came back and told his master's wife about Jiang Ning. Later, after cooperating with Jiang Ning to promote her hometown, he praised Jiang Ning in front of his master's wife more than once for her intelligence, talent, and promising future.

At this point, a rough image had already been formed in the master's wife's mind.

A girl from a poor mountain village, after being admitted to university, organized her classmates and people from the society to donate supplies and returned to her hometown for disaster relief when her hometown was hit by a disaster. This alone shows that she is definitely not an ungrateful child.

Not to mention, she had achieved a series of achievements right after she entered college. She also cooperated with CCTV and won the recognition of Director Li. She also took the opportunity to persuade Director Li to promote her hometown and boost the economy of her hometown. How could this be something an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl could do?

If these are just the indicators of this girl's outstanding personal abilities, the fact that she can naturally build relationships by following the crowd is something that even the master's wife herself cannot compare to.

In the eyes of Director Li and his wife, Jiang Ning's condition was not only not a shortcoming, but rather a very rare advantage.

Think about it, when she was eighteen years old, she was still working as an educated youth in the countryside with Director Li. But what about this little girl in front of her? I have already accepted the director of CCTV as my master.

Director Li and his wife only had one son in their life. In the capital, it is very difficult for a lone wolf to survive. She really likes this smart girl. If she didn't already have a partner, she would want to bring her home to be her daughter-in-law.

Who wouldn’t like such a smart girl?

After Song Peifeng came in, Jiang Ning smiled at him. Song Peifeng naturally took over the job of helping out. Jiang Ning was the chef and she quickly prepared several home-cooked dishes.

The two of them have been cooking together for a long time. Usually, by the time they wash the vegetables and cook, the kitchen has been cleaned up cleanly, and there is no mess in the kitchen. Jiang Ning puts all the items in their original places, without any mistakes.

When Jiang Ning brought out the dishes, the master's wife also went in to get the rice bowls. Seeing these details, she said nothing, but she liked this little girl more and more in her heart.

After Jiang Ning and the others left, Director Li, who had drunk two cups, proudly boasted to his mistress: "My little apprentice is pretty good, isn't he?"

The master's wife smiled and said, "It's more than good. You really picked up a treasure. This little disciple was found by me for you!"

Director Li couldn't help but laugh, and the couple looked at each other and smiled.

After Jiang Ning came out, Director Li naturally asked Jiang Ning about what would happen in the next few days. Jiang Ning told him that she would visit screenwriters Yuan and Tang the next day or the day after tomorrow.

Director Li took a sip of the wine Jiang Ning brought over, smiled and said, "After that, when you have some free time, wait for my call. The production of your animation film White Snake is almost done, I'll take you to the animation department to have a look and meet some people."

This is truly treating Jiang Ning as his own junior.

Jiang Ning also reacted very quickly. He immediately stood up and raised his glass, saying in a clear voice: "Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master's Wife!"

After coming out of Director Li's house, Song Peifeng was still in shock about his girlfriend. He looked at Jiang Ning with strange eyes.

Jiang Ning turned around, smiled and winked at him mischievously: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Song Peifeng smiled and took her hand. On the winter road in Beijing, the two of them walked hand in hand leisurely like all ordinary young couples of their age. Suddenly, he thought of a sentence he had read in a book. It was the most accurate sentence to describe her at this moment.

"This person is like a rainbow." His voice was a little low, and his young face showed sincerity and a little shyness.

He was not good at such explicit expressions, but at this moment his admiration came from the bottom of his heart.

Jiang Ning hooked her fingers in his palm, took his hand and smiled at him: "Comrade Xiao Song is the same."

After Jiang Ning and Song Peifeng went back, Jiang Ning visited the two screenwriters Yuan Feng and Tang Jiang separately in the next two days. This time, Jiang Ning was not as intimate as he was at Director Li's house, cooking and toasting. He was just an ordinary junior visiting his elders and brought some decent but not too expensive New Year gifts.

Screenwriters Yuan Feng and Tang Jiang are willing to get closer to Jiang Ning. Part of the reason is that they admire this junior. On the other hand, they also see that Jiang Ning will have a bright future after graduation, which is equivalent to making friends with him in advance.

There are thousands of talented people at Peking University, but it is rare to meet a student who has in-depth cooperation with CCTV and has good communication skills while at school.

In fact, Peking University has never lacked geniuses, especially the School of Mathematics where Jiang Ning is located, which is simply a concentration of geniuses. Jiang Ning's talent cannot even be ranked among them, but they are all scientific research talents and geniuses in mathematical research. In fact, there is very little intersection between him and them.

On the contrary, people like Jiang Ning have more interactions with them, and it is clear that they will not pursue a path of scientific research in the future. More importantly, in addition to "Legend of the White Snake", the animated version of "Legend of the White Snake" will soon be broadcast on CCTV's animation program at 5:30 every evening, and the children's drama of "Star Mecha" is also expected to be released this summer.

All of a sudden, they have such in-depth cooperation with CCTV. It is hard to say whether they will continue to cooperate in the future, or even become colleagues.

How could they not accept such a promising and sensible junior who wanted to come and visit them?

In fact, Jiang Ning originally just wanted to call to wish them a happy new year, and the visit was just a courtesy. After all, she had already visited Director Li, and they would know the answer when she asked them later. But what did it mean to visit Director Li alone without visiting them? Director Li has a high status and rank, so should we curry favor with him?

However, Jiang Ning was really well prepared, and afterwards the two screenwriters became closer to Jiang Ning.

When Jiang Ning was visiting screenwriters Yuan and Tang, Song Peifeng also returned to the Song family in Beijing.

It’s not that Song Peifeng is unwilling to take Jiang Ning back to the Song family. Doesn’t this conflict with the time for her to visit screenwriters Yuan and Tang? Besides, Jiang Ning thinks she is still young and has no plans to get married early. She and Song Peifeng are in love. If she goes to visit the Song family so early, and if she and Song Peifeng break up in the future, wouldn't that offend people for nothing?

Therefore, at least for now, Jiang Ning has no plans to visit the Song family. His parents are now the officials of Wucheng, so such contact is unavoidable, but forget about the Song family in Beijing.

The Song family had known about Jiang Ning as early as when Jiang Ning donated life jackets to the army through the Song family's channels. They also heard from Secretary Song about what their grandson's girlfriend had done. They knew that Secretary Song and his wife really approved of Jiang Ning. They thought that when their grandson came back, he would bring Jiang Ning with him. Unexpectedly, they learned from their grandson that Jiang Ning had recognized the director of CCTV's TV Drama Production Center as his master.

The Song family was surprised to hear this: "Li Jimin actually accepted her as his apprentice?"

This master-disciple relationship is not just something that can be said casually. Once this status is accepted, it is really like accepting a daughter. From now on, Li Jimin's circle of relationships and connections will all recognize Jiang Ning as their junior. When Jiang Ning goes out in the future, she will represent her relationship with Li Jimin. This will undoubtedly increase Jiang Ning's weight in the Beijing circle.

How could they not be surprised?

You know, Li Jimin is not an unknown person.

Even though the Song family had heard a lot about Jiang Ning from Secretary Song and Song Peifeng, at this moment, Jiang Ning's weight in their hearts still increased.

Song Peifeng actually knew that his grandfather and others hoped that he could find a wife who was well-matched with him and could help him in his future, but Song Peifeng had his own ideas.

Life is short. You spend half of your life with someone you love. What’s the point of living this life if you can’t be with the one you love?

After Jiang Ning visited screenwriters Yuan and Tang, Song Peifeng was not there, so she went to see the two houses she had bought in Beijing. One was fully decorated, and the other was simply decorated. Both had been renovated. The simply decorated one was still in the ventilation stage, while the fully decorated one was ready for habitation at any time.

They returned to Beijing early and had plenty of time, so Jiang Ning went to the market to do some shopping, equipped the finely decorated house with complete home appliances, and then went back to the rental house to continue typing.

Because she had some drafts saved for the article "Star Mecha", she did not write during the days she returned to her hometown to prevent the drafts from running out. She had other things to do later, so she would write whenever she found time, 12,000 words a day, without fail.

Originally she wrote at a speed of 6,000 km/h, but after adapting to the current keyboard, her current speed is almost 8,000 km/h. It cannot be compared with the many masters she had heard of in her previous life who wrote at a speed of 10,000 km/h, but for her, it is enough. Sometimes it takes less than two hours to write 12,000 words, and then she can go to the school gymnasium to practice hurdles.

There weren't many people in the school at this time, but there were people in the gymnasium of Beijing University every day, and Jiang Ning was not particularly one of them.

She had not thought about achieving any results in sports, nor did she think she had any great talent for sports. However, since she had participated in the college sports meet, she naturally had to intensify her practice and strive for good results for her department, her school, and herself. Only in this way would her rebirth not be in vain and her participation in a sports meet. This was truly a rare experience for her.

Only two days after she started practicing, Director Li called her to discuss the production of the animated series "White Snake's Journey to Immortality" and asked her if she had the time so he could take her to watch it.

This actually means taking Jiang Ning to recognize someone.

Since he has acknowledged Jiang Ning as his apprentice, the way he treats his apprentice is completely different from the way he treats the younger generation he has worked with. The identity of a younger generation of cooperation and the identity of Director Li's apprentice, the treatment he receives at CCTV is also completely different.

When Jiang Ning arrived at the CCTV building, Director Li was waiting at the door to greet her, which was a rare occurrence. This also showed that he valued Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning did not bring Song Peifeng this time, and his master's wife was not there either. There were only Jiang Ning and Director Li.

Director Li is not old and is very thin. There is no heating at the entrance of the CCTV building. Director Li is wearing a coat and a scarf, standing in the cold wind, looking elegant and desolate.

I don’t know if it was because of his experience of going to the countryside when he was young, but the premature graying of his temples made him look ten years older than his actual age.

As soon as Jiang Ning saw Director Li, she ran up to him affectionately and called him "Master" in a very natural and intimate manner.

At the same time, she showed some shyness of a little girl and walked obediently beside Director Li.

Director Li smiled kindly and waved to Jiang Ning: "It's cold outside, come in quickly."

Jiang Ning's call of "Master" made the staff on the first floor look at Director Li and Jiang Ning.

Previously, they saw Director Li waiting at the door, and it was obvious that he was here to pick someone up. They thought that the person to be picked up was some important person who could make Director Li wait in the cold wind to pick him up. They didn't expect that the person who appeared at the door was a little girl who looked only eighteen or nineteen years old.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Producer Li introduced her openly, "Ning Meng, the author of White Snake's Journey to Immortality. Have you heard of her? My wife has taken in a little apprentice for me. The White Snake's Journey to Immortality animation is coming out soon. I'll take her to the animation department to have a look." He called Jiang Ning, "Ning Ning, come and meet me."

Everyone's eyes turned to Jiang Ning again.

Ning Meng and the others had naturally heard of her and knew that she was a student of Peking University. However, what made them know her name was not because CCTV signed the TV rights of her "Legend of the White Snake", but because the film rights of "Star Trek" were sold for a sky-high price of 1.1 million US dollars, which was well-known in their circle.

People outside don’t know whether the sky-high copyright price is true or not, but they are absolutely well-informed and of course know that it is true.

This is the highest copyright fee ever sold in China!

What surprised them was that Director Li actually accepted this little girl as his apprentice!

No one would question the relationship between Jiang Ning and Director Li just because she has a pretty face. If there really was such a relationship, Director Li would not have brought her to the CCTV building like that. Besides, Director Li himself said that this was an apprentice that his wife had helped him to recruit, so Jiang Ning obviously had the approval of Director Li's wife.

She has such sky-high copyright fees, has in-depth cooperation with CCTV, and is a top student at Peking University. This young girl has everything she needs at such a young age. There is no reason for such a person with a bright future to be so eager for quick success and ruin her own future.

So, Director Li really took a liking to this little girl and accepted her as his apprentice.

Jiang Ning was also very well-behaved. Whenever Director Li introduced someone to her, she would smile and obediently call that person. She was neither frivolous nor timid, but generous and natural.

Screenwriters Yuan and Tang did not know that Jiang Ning came today. They said that they suddenly heard someone say that Director Li came with his little apprentice, and they were wondering when Director Li accepted an apprentice. Then they saw Jiang Ning walking in obediently beside Director Li.