Chapter 75: Rotating Gears

Xu Zhizhi's intimacy and enthusiasm towards the girl was very normal, just like chatting with ordinary guests. The people at the scene did not notice anything, thinking that the young girl was just curious about children and liked little girls so she asked questions.

The uncle and aunt looked at He Li and said softly, "Her parents are in the county, working to support her brother's tutoring. His brother will be promoted to junior high school next year, and he is a bit behind and may not be able to go to a good junior high school."

"Is she back temporarily now? Will she go back to the county after school starts?" Xu Zhizhi's eyebrows softened a little, and she asked very naturally.

When the uncle and aunt looked at each other, they could see a hint of awkwardness.

Perhaps because she thought Xu Zhizhi was a good person and that she had helped her family for nothing, she said helplessly, "She is studying in town and stays with me on Saturdays and Sundays."

Xu Zhizhi pursed her lips slightly and her eyelids drooped slightly, making it impossible to see her emotions.

"Oh, is that so?" Xu Zhizhi said with a smile after a while.

Others, what else do you understand after hearing this? They left a 12- or 13-year-old girl in her hometown and took their son to work and study in the county town. This family, favoring boys over girls, seems to be justified.

But these are other people's business, and their words won't solve anything.

He Li looked at Xu Zhizhi, "Sister, are you angry?"

Xu Zhizhi came back to her senses and looked at He Li. The little girl was quite sensitive to emotions.

"A little bit," she reached out and stroked He Li's head, looking at her neatly arranged clothes and hair, and her upright sitting posture.

Thinking back to how clearly and logically the girl had spoken before, my anger slowly faded away.

Auntie smiled and said, "Lili is very well behaved and her grades are good. She has been ranked first in her grade in both midterm and final exams in the junior high school down the street this year."

Her two children have grown up and are working away from home. She is old and her mother-in-law has passed away. She feels good to have a little girl around, so she raises her as her own daughter.

"Except for being a little timid, Lili is good in every way," the uncle also said.

The couple spoke Mandarin mixed with dialect, with satisfied smiles on their faces.

Xu Zhizhi looked at the two of them and said softly, "You are good people."

The two of them seemed to value friendship very much, which could be seen from He Li's condition and the fact that the couple attached great importance to the remains of their elders.

Everyone in the room also looked at He Li and praised her.

The shy and timid He Li blushed at the praise and almost hid behind her aunt and disappeared.

It was late at night and there were no street lights on the rural road. After chatting, the couple asked He Li to take the headlight and lead them back.

It is not a flashlight, but a head-mounted lamp similar to the one that coal miners wear on their heads to facilitate their work. It is rarely seen in real life, and most people can only see it in movies and TV shows.

Xu Zhizhi's eyes were always on He Li, and she followed her all the way.

Others chatted about some topics.

The distance was only about two hundred meters, and He Li was very polite and watched them walk into the house.

Xu Zhizhi walked in the end and returned to stand in front of her. After everyone entered the door, she asked, "Did your parents give you money?"

She only gives me 800 yuan a month. If I could give part of it to the girl, it would be fine even if I didn't have love but had money.

"Mom said that it doesn't cost much for me to go to school in town. There is no school uniform and no accommodation fees. There are only a little over a hundred yuan in tuition and miscellaneous fees each semester and a hundred and fifty yuan per month. It's not easy for my parents to make money, and the money I have is enough. With the occasional hundred and fifty yuan from my aunt, I live a good life." He Li didn't know why Xu Zhizhi asked this. She thought Xu Zhizhi felt that she was favored over a girl, so she explained softly.

Xu Zhizhi pursed her lips. Behind her was the light from the house rented by the crew, making her entire face hidden in darkness.

[Hahahahahaha, host, you are so funny! This is the little girl you sponsored! ]

[Human nature is evil. You give them 800 per month, they spend 150 on the little girl, and the rest is all on their baby son.]

[Poor you, you were deceived and played around. ]

A mechanical sound exploded in Xu Zhizhi's mind. Originally, it should have sounded like a voice without any emotion, but at this moment it was full of emotion, arrogantly mocking Xu Zhizhi.

Xu Zhizhi ignored it and looked at He Li, "As long as you are doing well, I will watch you go back, be careful."

"Yeah! Thank you, sister. The portrait you drew for grandma is very similar." He Li saw Xu Zhizhi looking at her. After taking two steps away, she turned around and looked at Xu Zhizhi and smiled.

Xu Zhizhi shook her head to indicate that it was nothing and waved at her.

He Li also waved to Xu Zhizhi, then jumped away.

Xu Zhizhi took out her cell phone, looked at the information on the platform, thought for a moment, and put the phone away.

It's not that she was reluctant to disconnect, but it's not convenient to ask people to work overtime so late at night.

Following the flashlight, Xu Zhizhi slowly walked to the destination. After making sure that the person had arrived, she turned around and prepared to go back to the room.

Just turning around, she saw Yan Xue looking at her.

She looked at her, and Xu Zhizhi asked curiously, "Senior, why are you looking at me?"

"You care a lot about He Li and like children very much?" Yan Xue's eyes were dark and her emotions could not be seen clearly, and her tone also carried a hint of obscure coldness.

Xu Zhizhi sensed a hint of hostility and shook her head, "I know her, so I asked a lot of questions."

Everyone else went back to their rooms, leaving only two people on the cement embankment in front of the house.

Yan Xue was stunned when she heard Xu Zhizhi's words and didn't say anything for a long time.

"You knew He Li before? I remember you grew up in another province?" She asked inquiringly.

Xu Zhizhi looked at the placed chairs and gestured for them to sit down before talking.

Out of curiosity, Yan Xue sat down and prepared to listen to Xu Zhizhi talk about the ugly Yin Mao.

Xu Zhizhi frowned, thought about it, and then told this matter.

The funding is not a bad thing, it's only 800 per month. For a star like Yan Xue, her daily expenses are sometimes enough for He Lihua to spend her entire life, so it's no big deal to say it out.

As Xu Zhizhi spoke, Yan Xue's face turned ugly. She slammed the table with obvious anger in her eyes.

Her reaction was even more exciting than Xu Zhizhi's.

Xu Zhizhi advised: "Don't be angry, it's not worth getting angry."

"This is too much. At least you gave most of it to the child, and you wouldn't say anything if you left a hundred or two hundred for yourself. Now, not only do you not give me the chance to get into the county middle school, but you only give me such a small amount of money. You're treating a beggar like a fool!" The gentle Yan Xue's voice was full of anger at this time, and her voice became a little sharper. It was obvious that she was very angry.

Xu Zhizhi sat on the bench and looked at each other. Yan Xue's mood had been so stable in the past two days that she thought she would not be angry. Unexpectedly, it was not that she would not be angry, but that she had not reached that point yet.

She thought for a moment and said, "I'm thinking about what to do. I will definitely feel uncomfortable if I continue to give him money."

"Break it, just cut it off. If they really care, I think her uncle and aunt are kind-hearted. They might as well give it to the couple. Even if they keep half, there will be half left for the child. But I think the couple are not that kind of people. They will save it for the child even if they can't use it." Yan Xue spoke very quickly, and it was obvious that she thought highly of He Li's uncle and aunt.

Xu Zhizhi nodded. "I will tell the platform tomorrow that I have severed ties, and then I will cut off all contact. If Uncle and Aunt He Li are really reliable, I can give it to them directly."

It would be bad if she didn't provide financial support. He Li's parents would just throw her out of the house out of their hearts. If the financial support is cut off, they would just deduct money from He Li even more.

If the money is not given, He Li will not be able to go to high school, and it will be too late for her life.

I gave it to my uncle and aunt, and supervised it myself, at least until he finished college.

She has good grades, but her talent for studying is wasted.

Yan Xue looked at Xu Zhizhi, and her eyes became much gentler.

"I didn't expect you to do this. It's very loving!" she praised.

Xu Zhizhi smiled and didn't explain further.

She was talking about conveying beliefs, but no one else would understand, so she simply didn't explain it.

The two chatted for a while, Xu Zhizhi yawned, said goodbye to Yan Xue, got up and went back to her room to get her things, wash up and go to bed.

I don’t know what will happen tomorrow, so I need to rest early today and recharge my energy.

Yan Xue stared at Xu Zhizhi's back, rubbing her thumb and index finger back and forth unconsciously. After a long time, she lowered her eyes and revealed an extremely gentle smile. Then she looked at the starry sky and felt the night breeze.

Xu Zhizhi returned to her room, put her hand on the door latch, and lowered her eyes in thought.

This incident had a great impact on her mood. It did not shake her faith, but made her feel sad and angry.

Even though it was easy for her to make money, it was not a reason for her to deserve to be cheated.

She was sad because of the preference for boys over girls. Even if her daughter was better, it was not worth allocating resources to her or even using extra resources to raise her. She even had to be exploited in order for her to live a good life and go to school.

She was angry that she had no way to punish the two people who deceived her because she was afraid of damaging the pearls and jade. Losing money is a small matter, but destroying people is a big matter.

Maybe I could consider Yan Xue's thoughts and find a way to quietly transfer the funding to her uncle and aunt.

She closed the door, turned around and looked at the room, and Xu Zhizhi suddenly felt confused again.

Yan Xue seemed to trust He Li's uncle and aunt very much. When she talked about them, her eyes were full of determination. It seemed that she was sure that they were people of high moral character and would not embezzle He Li's financial support because of greed.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhizhi shook his head and sighed.

Maybe it can be seen that the actions shown by the uncle and aunt are still very convincing.

She respects the elderly and loves the young. Even though she doesn't give them money, she is willing to take care of a half-grown child and often gives the child money.

This can also be seen from He Li, their character seems to be really good.

[Host, are you angry? ]

The crime assistance system suddenly spoke in Xu Zhizhi's mind.

Xu Zhizhi lowered her eyelashes and asked faintly, "Are you free?"

[Host, we are not on opposite sides. I am just a system intelligence and have no intention of harming you.]

Xu Zhizhi walked to the bed, took some toiletries and put them in the small basket prepared by Feng Jie, "Oh? Really?"

There was no emotion in her tone, and the system couldn't figure out Xu Zhizhi's thoughts.

[I just feel sorry for the host. You have done so much along the way, but those people are still deceiving you. I am just an intelligent system, tied to you, the host, and we share life and death together. It hurts me more to see you being deceived than to be deceived myself. I mocked you before because I wanted you to see clearly that this world is not worth your efforts to repair it.]

The system changes very quickly, and even the mechanical sounds are very heartfelt.

A system that seems to have never hurt you will reveal its true heart to you. If you are not moved, you must have a heart of stone.

Xu Zhizhi held the things in her hand and stood there, listening to the system quietly. After it finished speaking, she slowly said in her mind, "What do you want me to do?"

[There must be similar situations on that platform. For justice, hack it directly and destroy all the data! And that couple, they cheated you of your funding, they are extremely evil, use your Weibo account to expose them severely, let them die in society, and never raise their heads again! ]

After hearing what Xu Zhizhi said, the system became obviously excited, and the speed of the mechanical voice also became much faster.

Xu Zhizhi smiled slightly, "Really? This is a great idea! Crime Assistance System, I underestimated you before."

[Of course, I am a good helper to the host. Host, you must do this, and take vengeance on these people! No one will dare to do this in the future. This is called... killing the chicken to scare the monkey! ]

Xu Zhizhi's lips continued to curl up, and her eyes were filled with smiles. "Thank you. I wasn't in a good mood at first, but now I have your idea. I'm very happy to see that you are so anxious."

【Um?】

Xu Zhizhi opened the door and went out with the basket, and replied happily in her mind: "It's okay, the mood has changed, and seeing you wanting but not getting it, I feel very happy."

It can be seen that the system is really anxious and has even learned the trick of White Lotus and Green Tea.

Seeing its anxiety, Xu Zhizhi felt much better.

Unexpectedly, the crime assistance system is quite useful.

Or it can be used this way.

How unexpected!

The system paused for several seconds before reacting, and the sound became sharp.

【Xu Zhizhi, are you sick? 】

Xu Zhizhi stopped walking and replied, "I'm not sick, you are sick."

Although the platform made mistakes, it was also because the review was not careful and some people took advantage of it. For example, He Li's grades were indeed good, and she might have been admitted to a key junior high school in the county, but she was unable to attend.

This family was indeed poor, and that was the case even when they applied.

It was just that people's hearts were shifted and they took advantage of the loophole, and the funding they received was used on their son. She remembered that when He Li had not yet reached the second manual review, the last manual review, He Li's parents in the city must have used some method to evade it, so the platform did not find it.

Maybe I can make some changes and get the money back?

She didn't want to give even a penny of her money to these two people.

You're thinking too far ahead. It's just what the system calls a black platform.

It is really bad. It knows how many girls and families in need need financial support on this platform. It knows how serious the consequences will be if it attacks the platform and loses all the data, but it still gives warnings.

And what about He Li's parents? Is she completely helpless against them? So she just wanted to post it online and let countless netizens use their keyboards and mouths to curse at her.

She really hated people like that, but she didn't hate them to the extent that they were cyberbullied and possibly even driven to death. Their malicious behavior and the horrific punishment they inflicted were simply terrifying.

It's not Xu Zhizhi's mother, but if they do this, they will force the two people into a dead end. What will He Li do? They don't like He Li in the first place, and the pressure they exert will definitely be transferred to He Li. Then He Li may not even be able to finish junior high school.

Not to mention the nine-year compulsory education, for children in mountain villages, many drop out of school before finishing junior high school, especially in such poor towns and junior high schools.

When it comes to not putting the blame on someone, He Li is obviously the most important person. The reason why she funded He Li was because she liked her.

Crime Assistance System 011 stopped talking. It found that it could not deal with Xu Zhizhi, a stubborn person. It did not achieve the desired effect, and was used as a tool to soothe Xu Zhizhi's emotions. It felt very upset.

Xu Zhizhi's mood was obviously much better. After washing up with a smile, she opened her phone to play some games.

The next day, Xu Zhizhi called the platform and made up an excuse that she needed to get the final exam results for the previous semester.

And are willing to pay for a second manual review.

The platform agreed, went to ask for information and conduct an investigation, and found that the situation was very different from what the platform had described.

The scholarship was successfully cancelled, and the platform also banned and blocked He Li’s parents.

The platform will later file a lawsuit to recover the money it has already provided.

The recovered money will be returned to Xu Zhizhi.

The person in charge of the platform personally called to apologize, saying that the other party had found someone with the same name and surname as me, used the receipts fraudulently, and the photos taken were only of the first day of school.

Xu Zhizhi didn't care about it anymore and said that the recovered money could be used as a one-time subsidy to families in real need.

This is the end of the matter.

Xu Zhizhi was busy with her work, and farming was too difficult.

He Li liked the pretty and gentle Xu Zhizhi very much, and ran to their side when they were digging the soil and planting vegetables. She didn't dare to do so before, fearing that she would be rejected, but Xu Zhizhi's gentleness yesterday made her know that Xu Zhizhi would not reject her.

Their task today is to plant an acre of cabbage to prepare for the winter, and they need to plant it now.

It requires the cooperation of everyone.

No one quite understood at first, so He Li explained what needed to be done.

After everyone divided the work, one person chopped the large piece of soil into smaller pieces and cleared the roots and stems of plants and weeds, one person dug a small hole for planting cabbage, one person applied fertilizer and covered the soil, and three people pulled the cabbage seedlings and then planted the cabbage.

He Li was very enthusiastic. When Xu Zhizhi was assigned to plant cabbages, He Li taught Xu Zhizhi how to pull and plant them.

The children in the village found these stars very friendly and came over to chatter about something.

The elderly and some middle-aged people in their fifties didn't want to appear on camera, so those who had free time watched, and those who had more time passed by and took a look.

Everyone was staring at us, but it was nothing serious.

But after working on it, I still feel tired.

An acre of land may not seem like much, but once you actually start planting, you’ll realize how difficult it is.

"I think we can record a variety show called "Stars Come to Farm." Zhao Yunxing said with a smile while holding the hoe.

Another actor echoed, "Hahahaha, it's just that it's taking too long. I really can't stand it. Farming is really hard. Life in the countryside is not easy!"

"Maybe there's also rice harvesting. I feel like Director Zhou really wants us to give it a try," Yan Xue replied.

The assistant director who was supervising nearby smiled mysteriously.

Xu Zhizhi quickly looked over. She and the assistant director were very familiar with each other when they were filming together on the set of "Deception". She exclaimed in surprise, "It can't be true!"

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

Xu Zhizhi hadn't really worked like this for years. She was already tired enough, but now it seemed even more tiring.

This is a mountainous area, and mechanized planting and harvesting are difficult, so if you want to harvest rice, it is quite difficult because you need to thresh the rice, dry it in the sun, and remove the husk before you can finish.

Following Xu Zhizhi's words, the scene fell into an eerie silence.

"Yes," the assistant director looked at everyone and nodded to indicate that this was the case.

Bai Shi had never seen rice harvesting and threshing in the countryside. After hearing the assistant director's words, he looked at the people around him blankly.

Seeing this, Yan Xue explained it to her.

Bai Shi was stunned, and then tears welled up in her eyes.

I feel wronged and want to cry.

But she has to hold it in. If the agent doesn't have the resources, she will go home and marry someone for a business marriage. If the marriage partner is ugly, she won't complain.

Yan Xue glanced at her twice, and soothed the people on the scene in a gentle voice, suggesting that they should finish the task at hand first.

It's been so many days, I can't go back in a bad mood now, that would be too unfair.

Xu Zhizhi also sighed and continued to work.

Alas, work is not easy.

He Li squatted aside. She could only demonstrate but not take any action, so she just watched Xu Zhizhi work and said a few words from time to time.

Fortunately, it was not that hot today and it was cloudy, so everyone was happy.

It took us a whole morning and half an afternoon to finish the work.

Bai Shi cried as she washed her hands, saying that her hands had become much rougher, as had her face. After returning home, she didn't know how many times she had to go to the beauty salon to get them back to their original state.

Xu Zhizhi had a blank expression on her face. She should get used to these things as soon as possible, as it wasn't even halfway through the agreed half month.

While cooking in the afternoon, He Li's aunt brought tofu to Xu Zhizhi and the others so that they could eat it cold or cook it in soup.

"These are homemade, please don't reject them," her aunt said a little embarrassedly.

How could a few people refuse? The tofu meant they could have two more dishes. They were already fed up with all the dishes they had eaten in the past few days.

Xu Zhizhi took the tofu and replied with a smile: "How could that be? Thank you."

"I'm glad you don't mind," Aunt He Li smiled. She put the still steaming tofu into their serving bowl and turned away.

Everyone watched her leave, thanked Xu Zhizhi with a smile, and then discussed how to eat.

Before this, they would never take a piece of tofu seriously.

The uneventful day passed and the next day soon arrived.

Sure enough, the crew found a field of wasabi, about one and a half acres.

They spent the remaining five days collecting all the rice and drying it in the sun.

There were complaints and groans everywhere, but everyone did their best and in the end, everyone worked together to do it.

Bai Shi and another supporting actor occasionally slacked off, but were unanimously punished by everyone, and finally they gave up the idea of ​​slacking off.

On the tenth day, everyone welcomed Director Zhou.

At the same time, they also welcomed the corn harvest, and spent the rest of the time harvesting corn.

No matter how the six people applied sunscreen, used physical sun protection, or took care of their skin, they still got a few shades darker and their hands became much rougher.

Perhaps this is Director Zhou’s ultimate goal, and he was obviously very satisfied when he saw it.

It's not that I have to dress up as an uglier person, the main thing is to really stick to the image.

For Director Zhou, having a group of fair-skinned and beautiful people play rural people and poverty alleviation cadres is tantamount to desecrating the subject matter.

So after the corresponding requirements were met, Director Zhou was obviously relieved.

To his surprise, no one backed down.

This persistence can also make his drama stable and prevent certain troublemakers from preventing the drama from being broadcast, or from being taken off the air for some reason after it has been broadcast.

Hearing Zhou Yu's approval, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After working so hard for half a month and still not getting recognition, I really want to jump into the river.

The crew rented several houses in the village, but several people did not move in.

The first is that the conditions are similar, and the second is that everyone is used to it.

The only thing that made everyone feel relieved was that they no longer had to cook. Director Zhou brought a chef and hired a chef assistant from the village.

What you may not imagine is that in the half month when you did not watch any videos, the crew posted videos of everyone working on the TV series' official Weibo account for half a month.

The official account didn’t @ everyone, so we all know this.

Everyone only saw it when he logged into his own account, forwarded the opening ceremony and announced the makeup photo shoot.

Xu Zhizhi was completely stunned.

Because when I went there, I found that there wasn't too much editing in the whole process, it was just a day condensed into half an hour.

The scene is wild, busy, without makeup or lighting, including Bai Shi and the male supporting actor making small movements, and Xu Zhizhi helping others draw portraits.

All of these appeared on the newly established official account, and it is hard to imagine how the audience felt when they saw it. Because no one was @ed, the popularity can only be said to be so-so, and only fans spread the news privately.

The agent had already been ordered to keep quiet and not to spread the information. As a result, no one knew that the crew had done such a big thing behind the scenes.

Now, ask them all to @ and retweet.

It's so horrible, especially Bai Shi and the male supporting actor. Bai Shi has always been a model of etiquette for rich girls, and she is very restrained in what she says and does.

But in front of the camera, he is just a scheming, complaining and dirty little kid.

People were shocked for a long time before they forwarded the message with trembling hands.

They can already feel the reactions of most fans and passers-by.

There will be heat, but they don't really want it.

As they expected, Weibo exploded instantly, and everyone had a very large number of fans. Once it was forwarded, everyone knew about it.

Then they just watched and saw the daily life of the person they were following without reservation.

It can be said to be quite shocking.

There is no doubt that they have been on many trending searches.

But that morning, looking at the praise and data, the six actors were solemn and silent. The main reason was that they were used to doing things in a glamorous way, and it was the first time in their lives that they were so down-to-earth.

Xu Zhizhi looked at her own ferocious appearance in the video and suddenly burst out laughing, "Hahahaha."

"Hahahahahaha..." Yan Xue also started laughing.

Smiles are contagious, and everyone started smiling.

Bai Shi looked at her fans' sincere responses and felt that this was the real her, and she couldn't help but smile sincerely.

This is also a hard-earned reward.

After a short break, everyone began to prepare for the power-on ceremony.

Because the drama was produced in cooperation with the government, the local government also sent people. There was no burning of incense or worship, only speeches by the leaders and the director, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and finally the offering of flowers to complete the ceremony.

With the salute and flowers, the start-up ceremony was officially completed.

Xu Zhizhi and the others also breathed a sigh of relief. They had officially started filming, so it wouldn't be so tiring anymore.

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, everyone gathered with the assistants.

Feng Jie observed Xu Zhizhi. Her original advice to Xu Zhizhi to take care of herself was no longer valid. In such an extreme environment, it would be useless to take care of herself after the operation.

Fortunately, Xu Zhizhi is young and will recover soon.

While the two were talking, Yan Xue and her assistant stopped the county chief and said, "Hello, leader. I am going to donate to the village to build a road."

The roads in the village are made of cement, but they are almost ten years old, and there are potholes and landslides. So when entering the mountains, only mountain off-road vehicles and vans can travel.

But we can only say that it is easy to ride. The people sitting inside are actually shaken so much that they are about to hit the roof of the car.

Everyone suffered a lot when they came in, and some even felt so uncomfortable that they vomited.

So even though Yan Xue's voice was not loud, many people heard it. Everyone fell silent and looked at Yan Xue.

Zhao Yunxing also stepped forward and said, "If you want to donate, I am willing to do so. Although it is only 500,000, it is also a token of my appreciation."

Although others didn't say anything, if it's not enough, they will also give something to show their appreciation.

These days they really realized how poor this place is.

If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Once the roads are built, the people in the village will spend less money on transporting their crops, and the children will not have to suffer so much when going to school.

The leader naturally knew Yan Xue, Zhao Yunxing and others. When he heard that they were willing to donate to build the road, a warm smile appeared on his face.

"Of course, thank you both for your contributions to the village. Here, I'll leave you a business card. We will calculate the approximate amount of money needed, and then you can decide how much to donate." The leader immediately took out his business card and handed it to the two.

Xu Zhizhi stepped forward and said that she could also contribute.

The county governor was even happier after hearing this and gave Xu Zhizhi a business card.

Next was Bai Shi, who said she could do it too.

The county governor even gave us his business card, saying that he would communicate with the county and town and ensure that this matter was implemented effectively.

Another thing is gratitude. Anyone who is willing to give money, no matter how easy it is for others to make money, is a good person.

Yan Xue had only one request, and that was for everything to go faster.

The county chief naturally agreed and left with his people, smiling.

The nine-kilometer highway connecting here to the town needs to be built, which is a cement road with guardrails on some dangerous sections. It may cost about five to six million.

Yan Xue could certainly afford this money.

If others add a little, it can be made even better.

The key is that it can also drive local employment. It takes half a year to build this road, and people in the village who can work will also have the opportunity to earn some money.

Xu Zhizhi thought that Yan Xue was really kind-hearted and that building the road was a great thing for the villagers.

Xu Zhizhi also helped out. It is true that it is easier for her to make money than the villagers. It is also right for celebrities to give back to the society.

After the interlude, the show officially started.

The first scene is a confrontation between Xu Zhizhi and the poverty alleviation cadres.

They have reached the end of their patience with Yang Mai's unreasonable behavior, and today they went to Yang Mai's house to persuade him. They have secured some subsidies for Yang Mai, hoping that Yang Mai will listen to their advice and give up land to repair the road in the village.

Because the background of this drama begins in 2015, Yang Mai is wearing a fairly fashionable women's suit jacket that can be tailored at a rural market, and small leather shoes. He sits on a wooden chair in his own mud house, crosses his legs and taps his fingers, while cracking a handful of melon seeds in his hand.

She glanced at the person who stepped onto the steps of her house, retracted her raised feet, stood up and prepared to go back to her room, not wanting to listen to these village cadres' nagging.

"Hey, Yang Mai, why are you running? We've got money for you!" Yan Xue, who plays Zhao Fuxiu, extends her hand and calls out to Yang Mai to wait.

Shen Qianfeng followed closely behind, and quickly moved forward with another poverty alleviation cadre.

Hearing that there was money, Yang Mai stopped and looked at Zhao Fuxiu suspiciously, "You are not lying to me, are you?"

"Am I a liar?" Zhao Fuxiu asked in a sly voice.

Yang Mai hesitated for a moment, but was slightly blocked by the other two poverty alleviation cadres. It was completely impossible for him to enter the house, so he had to sit down with doubt.

Zhao Fuxiu tried to persuade them earnestly, and then brought up the matter of subsidies, saying that there were some people whose land had been occupied.

Although it's not much, it's their limit.

The three of them were about to drool, but Yang Mai, who was listening, was still unwilling.

Later, the three of them took turns to persuade him.

Just when Yang Mai was about to give in, an old and sharp voice sounded, saying that he wanted subsidies, referring to his family.

Yang Mai's face changed, he changed his words on the spot, and directly drove the poverty alleviation cadres out of his area.

"Okay! It's passed!" Director Zhou shouted with a loudspeaker.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and then started laughing.

There was applause from the audience because in these few minutes of play, the four actors didn't make a single NG!

The villagers who were watching were also a little surprised, muttering that this was how celebrities acted.

Yan Xue looked at Xu Zhizhi with admiration, "You live up to your reputation. You have amazing acting skills at such a young age."

"No, this is the first time I play this type of person, and there are still many things that need your tolerance." Xu Zhizhi stretched out her hand and scratched her head and said.

I'm not being modest, but it's true.

The previous characters were somewhat cruel, cold-blooded and icy, but this time the character is just an ordinary, strong single mother in the countryside.

She has a fierce personality and was the biggest headache for the poverty alleviation officials in the early days.

He was unforgiving and liked to instigate others to cause trouble, causing a lot of trouble for the officials.

But she was also a typical example of being oppressed. She was only 25 years old, but she already had two children. When her husband was still alive, life was difficult but manageable.

But when the two children were four and five years old, her husband died in an accident while working on a construction site.

She thought she could use the compensation to work on the farm and raise her two children, but she never expected that the compensation would be taken by her husband's in-laws who were handling her husband's funeral arrangements.

Even the land and the house were seized by the husband's family on the pretext that they were not allowed to belong to women.

Either perish in silence or explode in silence.

The gentle woman picked up the axe and drove away the brother-in-law who wanted to occupy the house and drive away the mother and son, and then took back her own land, because the land was directly distributed to her husband, and she could only give a share to her parents-in-law at most.

In the end, she went to their house several times to argue, but she couldn't get any compensation because the family wouldn't give it to her.

The villagers did not recognize the court, so she put a knife to her mother-in-law's neck, saying that if she didn't pay, they would die together.

With her desperate attitude and means of offending everyone in her husband's family, she got back her share and that of her children.

In the middle and later stages of the story, he becomes an Internet celebrity by virtue of his own accumulation on the Internet, and opens up sales channels for the village.

In the end, she became a strong woman and a role model for getting rich.

With two children, she successfully turned her life around.

Throughout the play, the entire character has a complete transformation and growth line.

She is not a villain, she is just an ordinary person who was almost driven to death by life, but finally rose up to resist and became the winner.

The most commendable thing is that there is no making dumplings here. As for this character and her husband's family, they just live their own lives. There is no such thing as letting bygones be bygones and living together, just like it is difficult for people who have grudges against each other to shake hands and make peace in real life.

This is why both Chen Han and Yun Ziwei think this role is very good.

If Xu Zhizhi played the female lead, she might be criticized for her looks.

Then when Xu Zhizhi plays this role, everyone can see that it is reasonable and full of flesh and blood.

Xu Zhizhi had never played a role like this before, and she was a little nervous at first, thinking that she might not be good enough.

I didn’t expect to receive such praise from my seniors in the first game.

She blushed a little after being praised.

Director Zhou smiled at Xu Zhizhi and said, "I said you can act well. Once it's aired, your acting career will be really broadened."

"I know Director Zhou. Thank you for the invitation!" Xu Zhizhi expressed her gratitude again.

Many times, opportunity is the beginning of everything.

Director Zhou is a mentor, but many people don’t have one.

The first scene started off perfectly, and all that remained was the connecting plot.

The staff began to clean up the place. Feng Jie took the melon seeds from Xu Zhizhi's hand and said, "You don't know, you are so interesting in eating melon seeds."

Xu Zhizhi raised her eyebrows.

"Of course, I learned a little from watching drama teachers." Drama is the lens for improving acting skills. Xu Zhizhi was introduced to drama by senior Zhong Man before, and she gained a lot from it.

Soon the stagehands finished cleaning up the scene, and Xu Zhizhi and her partner stepped forward, took their seats, asked Director Zhou, and started the second scene.

The actress who played the role of the mother-in-law was a professional wicked mother-in-law. She shocked Xu Zhizhi as soon as she came on stage, and then failed smoothly.

Xu Zhizhi held her forehead and laughed out loud. She had played so many villains, but she didn't expect to be shocked by the type of evil mother-in-law.

But it was only for a moment, and I didn't have this problem the second time.

Xu Zhizhi recalled the feeling of the quarrel and quickly took over the situation, then used sharp and heart-piercing words to firmly control the other party.

The scene ended quickly, and the veteran actor couldn't help but marvel at Xu Zhizhi's rapid progress.

Because there are professional actors mixed with non-professional actors, that is, extras from the countryside, some scenes are still difficult.

The main reason is that when ordinary people face the camera, they always pay attention subconsciously, so it is necessary to shoot back and forth continuously.

Even He Li made a cameo appearance as a lively kid in the village in the play. She performed for two days and was paid 500 yuan.

He Li worked diligently and was delighted when she got the money.

This was the first time she had earned so much money. Before that, she used to make money by picking bamboo shoots and ferns, earning 30 or 40 yuan at a time, and the opportunity was often only available for three or four days because she had to go to school.

Unexpectedly, I could win a huge sum of 500 yuan just by playing the role of a lively little girl.

Xu Zhizhi reminded her that she could tell her uncle and aunt not to mention the money. She hid the money so that she would have money to solve problems in the future if anything happened.

During this period of time, He Li trusted Xu Zhizhi very much and nodded in agreement.

Xu Zhizhi also borrowed this money to see whether the uncle and aunt favored the brothers or He Li. If they favored He Li, this matter could be kept secret from them, so it would be okay to directly give the uncle and aunt money to help He Li.

Half a month has passed since the donation to build the road. The county, fearing that there might be changes, has already brought the basic cost and a brief description of the length of the road to the door. The total cost is 8.5 million, which extends the length of the construction to benefit more people.

It is a total of thirteen kilometers. The road from the town road to this village group and the road deeper into the village is several kilometers longer than before.

The estimated completion time is eight months, and construction will begin once funds are received.

The county asked them how much they were willing to donate, and after counting the amount, the county would make up the remaining amount for construction.

In the end, Yan Xue, Xu Zhizhi, Bai Shi, Zhao Yunxing and the crew donated a total of 6.7 million yuan, and the remaining 1.8 million yuan was provided by the government.

Yan Xue alone contributed 4 million, Xu Zhizhi contributed 700,000, and the rest was donated by everyone.

Other actors also made a few hundred thousand or so, just to make up the numbers.

As the news spread, the whole village was in an uproar.

Except for those who went to other provinces, all the young people who had worked hard in the county town returned to the village.

Suddenly, the village became lively.

At the same time, the gears of fate began to turn in the decadent and impoverished mountain village.

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