Chapter 247 247
Jiang Bo of course knew that his sister was writing to make money.
He had already filmed so many dramas, and he already knew the reason why Director Yu first approached him to film. In addition to the fact that his appearance was more suitable for the role, the most important thing was that most of the dramas he filmed were adapted from Jiang Gui's works.
In addition, it was probably because he and Tong Jingang were really economical. They had some fame, some popularity, and some box office results. They just didn't have any temper and were serious, dedicated, and responsible.
In addition, with the help of Tong Jingang, the social leader, almost all directors who had worked with him were willing to work with him again. He
was really too dedicated, too quiet, and too quiet. Except for
not being a professional, he had no other shortcomings.
As for his acting skills, he is indeed not as good as those who come from professional schools or opera schools, but they are all shooting commercial films. As long as he is willing to learn and work hard, his acting skills can be trained as long as his facial features are not messed up.
But Jiang Bai never knew how much money Jiang Xi made from writing.
He thought that at most a manuscript could earn a few tens or hundreds of yuan. He made movies and also learned about the general copyright market. In the past two years, it was around 20,000 yuan. This year it has increased a little, but not much, probably about 30,000 to 40,000, or 40,000 to 50,000, right?
But this little money is not enough for his sister to buy so many houses, right?
Just from what he knows, his sister has 16 houses in Shanghai, and they are all large apartments!
His sister can't live alone!
Just his sister's house, which was decorated with heating, has a villa, a duplex apartment of nearly 600 square meters, and a house behind his school where he and his grandfather live.
Although his own house has been simply decorated and is habitable, his sister always says that she is worried about his grandfather living alone. Anyway, the house is empty anyway, so let him live with his grandfather. On the contrary, his own house is empty, and Tong Jingang will come to stay for a few days occasionally.
Tong Jingang also has his own house, in an apartment building in the same neighborhood as Jiang Xi and Jiang Bai, which is currently under renovation. He didn't buy a big house at the time, only 90 square meters, but this small house is aimed at Jiang Xi's big mansion. Compared with the 70-square-meter house in his hometown where a family of three live, minus the public stall, the upper and lower floors are about 160 square meters. He is a single dog living in it, and it is spacious enough to run a horse inside.
But he doesn't want to live alone in his empty house, so he likes to run to Jiang Bai's place.
He is a single dog, and Jiang Bai can just put up a bed in the guest room, and he will go to the night market to buy two quilts and sheets and sleep wherever he wants!
He is now a senior student doing internship, but his current goal has changed from being a physical education teacher after graduating from college to entering the entertainment industry, and now he is also immersed in the crew every day.
His appearance limited him and meant he was destined to not be able to play the great and righteous protagonist, but he could play any role, such as gangster, policeman, general, or macho man. He was very relaxed and unrestrained in his acting, without any baggage at all. In the past few years, he has been around Jiang Bai and Jiang Xi, and he is no longer the small extra who didn't even have a shot in the past. At least he has become familiar to the audience. From an extra to a supporting role with some lines, this is enough for him. Anyway, he enjoys acting. Some people recognize him on the street and some even ask for his autograph.
Jiang Bai actually didn't quite understand why his sister bought so many houses. He only had to calculate the huge amount of mortgage payments his sister had to make every month. For him, it was an astronomical figure that he couldn't even think about. Such a huge debt reminded him of the huge foreign debt his family owed when he was a child. It was like a mountain and had always been a psychological shadow for Jiang Bai. He simply couldn't imagine how his sister would dare to let herself take out so many loans after experiencing such a suffocating shadow when she was a child.
Previously, Jiang Bo took out a loan to buy two houses and a shop. He really went to film movies and make movies whenever he had free time. He never bought himself any luxury items with the money he earned. Anyway, he had clothes to wear in his own shop and could also make money for his own shop. All the money he earned was used to repay the loan. He would not feel at ease until the loan was repaid.
Facing Jiang Bo's doubtful and worried look, Jiang Xi smiled and said calmly: "Didn't you see the news? The movie rights of "Star Trek" were sold for 1.1 million US dollars. How much is that?" Jiang Bo had indeed heard of
this news, but after he entered the entertainment industry, he saw the untrue content in gossip magazines and tabloids, and did not take the news seriously. More than one million US dollars, that is a number he dared not think about in his life, how is it possible?
Tong Jingang did ask him, and he denied it very firmly at the time: "How is it possible? Don't listen to the nonsense in the newspapers, they are all exaggerating."
Tong Jingang also thought so at the time. They thought that 100,000 US dollars was high, let alone 1.1 million US dollars.
In addition, they and Jiang Xi were separated by Shanghai and Beijing, and they seldom met each other. Jiang Xi was also very busy, so they had no chance to ask Jiang Xi. As time went by, they naturally forgot about it. Unexpectedly, Jiang Xi brought it up at this time.
Jiang Bai was stunned for a moment: "Is the news true?"
"Yeah." Jiang Xi nodded.
Jiang Bai's reaction was still so simple. He said: "Then you should pay off the loan for your house as soon as possible. You owe so much loan. If you don't pay it off one day, I will always feel uneasy holding this house."
Jiang Xi smiled and nodded, looked at him and said: "Don't worry, I know everything, but you still need to take care of Grandpa. Don't forget the physical examination arranged for Grandpa this year. And for these houses of mine, if it is inconvenient for you to collect rent, just ask King Kong to go. "Sign a commission contract with him..."
Jiang Xi hadn't finished speaking yet, and Jiang Bai, whose miserly nature would immediately come into play when it came to money, said, "It's convenient. What's inconvenient? Your houses are all in the same area. After you rent out the houses, you can collect rent regularly every month."
Although all this money is his sister's money, his sister's money is still money. No matter how good the relationship between him and Tong Jingang is, it has nothing to do with his sister. Why should he spend money to ask Jingang to do something that he can do?
Jiang Bai would save some money for his sister if he could.
Although they have been separated by two places in the past few years and have not spent much time together, he has seen very clearly that his sister is just like his elder brother. She is so loose that she can't hold on to money at all. She doesn't know how to save money at all. She is determined not to help with anything that can be solved with money. This is exactly the same as Jiang's father. He hasn't seen his elder brother Jiang Song for several years and doesn't know how he is. Jiang Bai is not worried, but he is really worried about his sister's habit of being lavish and loose. He secretly decided in his heart that he must take good care of Jiang Xi's rental house.
Jiang Xi is very relieved about Jiang Bai. Jiang Bai has always been a very serious and responsible person who is very trustworthy and reliable.
After arranging things in Shanghai, Jiang Xi and Song Peifeng returned to Beijing together.
Even though he already knew that his girlfriend was domineering, even Song Peifeng didn't know that his girlfriend was so domineering. I'm afraid Jiang Bai didn't even know that Jiang Xi had two big houses in Beijing!
However, all of this was nothing compared to how he followed Jiang Wu and watched how she developed her hometown and Wucheng step by step to the current level.
It was easy for a person to accumulate wealth for himself, but accumulating wealth for a local finance was, in ancient times, a talent to assist the king.
Last year was the first year of Wucheng's change. When he went back this time, he heard from his father that his position would change in two years at most.
His father also asked Song Peifeng to stay with Jiang Wu and learn more from her. Even though Secretary Song knew that his son was very good, he couldn't help but lose some of his luster in front of Jiang Wu, this dazzling pearl.
The key is that she is so outstanding, but she is not arrogant at all. No matter whether she is with her superiors or subordinates, her attitude is always humble and polite. This is the key to a long-term career.
Not long after Jiang Qi left Shanghai, Qian Zong and the employees of his decoration design company went on a business trip to Jiang Qi's hometown.
Because it was just the beginning of spring, the earth was still bleak. In the river beach, nothing could be seen except the remaining lotus leaves. The willow trees planted on both sides of the embankment were still bare saplings without leaves. The wolfberry tied to the bamboo poles also had bare branches hanging down in winter without a single leaf. Even the water chestnuts and water caltrops that grew in the water in summer were gone. The road surface of the embankment was very muddy because the snow had melted.
At present, Jiangjia Village has only repaired the main road, and the cement road of the embankment has not been repaired. The main reason is that the cement road of the embankment is not as simple as the main road.
First of all, the width of the main road of the embankment is about 2.5 meters. In the past, both sides were covered with two-meter-long wild wormwood and wolfberry. Only in the middle, people walked for many years, so the weeds in the middle could not grow, and the width of half a meter was trampled out. Both sides are trapezoidal downward slopes.
The cement road of the embankment must be repaired, otherwise in the rainy summer, this muddy embankment road alone will make many tourists stay away and never want to come again.
Jiang Guotai asked Jiang Luo before whether to repair only the main road above or the trapezoidal slopes on both sides.
If the trapezoidal slope is built together, the project will be huge. Even if Jiang Guotai has three sand factories to provide him with a steady stream of money, this project will still be a big expense for him.
Jiang Qi’s opinion is of course to only build the main road.
The slope below is all green and natural green grass. Why should it be replaced with cement? However, in the non-flood season, the water level below is actually very low. A cobblestone road can be built in the middle and lower part of the embankment near the water surface for tourists to walk and play, and appreciate the beautiful scenery of "the endless green lotus leaves and the red lotus flowers in the sun" from a close distance. Tourists who like fishing can also fish here. At the same time, the green lawn is also convenient for people who like camping to come here to camp.
This not only saves money, but also better demonstrates its advantages in beautifying the environment.
As for pebbles, there are inexhaustible pebbles in the mountain streams of Shijian Township. It only takes some manpower and transportation, and no extra money is needed.
Jiang Guotai naturally listened to Jiang Xi's suggestion.
The road surface of the embankment is too narrow, with a width of two and a half meters. Cars are definitely not feasible. Only bicycles and the popular tricycles in Wucheng County that can barely accommodate four people can pass. According to Jiang Xi, this embankment road can provide a riding surface for tourists who like to ride, but they must pay attention to installing guardrails, otherwise tourists can easily fall into the river below accidentally.
At this time, President Qian and the designer had just stepped onto the pier. They had not yet seen the embankment with the cement road. President Qian was standing on the cement pier, looking at the Furnace Mountain full of tea leaves in the distance and the lake that looked like silver coins sprinkled on it after the ice and snow melted. President Qian said with emotion: "It is indeed a blessed land with beautiful mountains and rivers. No wonder such a spiritual person as cute girl can be born here."
He looked up at the highest point on the mountain, the iconic and particularly obvious boulder furnace, and said: "That should be the 'Wugong Mountain' that cute girl mentioned. Let's go! Let's go to her house and take a look!"
Qian Shengli was very excited.
He lost his job in middle age. He was originally in a state of desolation. After his career had a second spring, he looked energetic and mature.
He came to Jiangjia Village with the designer because he really valued Jiang Wu, a big customer who brought him countless orders. On the other hand, after the Chinese New Year, he gave the tea that Jiang Wu gave him to several people he thought were more important during the Chinese New Year. From the relationships that he had been trying to maintain and even try to get close to, it was confirmed that what Jiang Wu said was true. This was really the "Wu Gong Tea" that CCTV strongly promoted this year and that the leaders of the central and central governments were drinking.
When Qian Shengli gave this gift, it really touched the hearts of these leaders.
There was nothing else, just to follow the footsteps of the central/central/leadership, just for a "I have what you don't have".
Of course, Qian Shengli could not reach the level of a real big leader, but the leaders who could let him reach the level were all powerful in their own departments.
These people were very sensitive in their tongues. In fact, they didn't need to drink it, they knew that this must not be this year's Mingqian tea. This year's Mingqian tea has not yet begun to sprout and be picked.
However, these leaders still praised this "Wugong Tea" a lot. Qian, who used to be a deputy factory director in the system, immediately understood what they meant.
The things are good things, and they can be given as gifts, but they want this year's new "Mingqian Tea". After they get it, they naturally don't think about drinking it themselves, but give it to others.
This thing is not shabby at all as a gift.
After Qian Zong understood, he immediately drank tea with the leaders with a smile, which led to his trip to Linhe Brigade.
As soon as they got off the dock and stepped onto the muddy road of the embankment, Qian Zong and the designer, who came from Shanghai and were wearing decent leather shoes, had a very bad experience. They also carried big bags on their backs.
After walking a few steps, Mr. Qian couldn't walk anymore. He looked up at the still beautiful mountains and rivers in front of him, and then looked at his leather shoes that were several inches deep in the yellow mud. He frowned and said, "If this road is not repaired, it will be difficult for this place to develop."
The designer was an overseas student he hired at a high price. It was also his first time walking on such a road. He almost slipped several times. The two of them half-supported themselves, ignoring the water on the grass on both sides. They didn't dare to walk on the mud in the middle, but only walked on the grass on both sides.
They passed the hydropower station and the rice field and reached the cement road. Mr. Qian and the designer's trousers and buttocks were already covered with mud spots. The mud on their shoes was rubbed off a lot on the grass, but it was still dirty.
The two saw a canal next to the cement road and walked to the ditch of the stone bridge. Mr. Qian pulled some straw from the straw pile next to the rice field and gave some to the designer. The two used the water in the ditch to wash the mud off their shoes, and then looked blankly at this village that seemed backward in his eyes, but was not so backward.
He had heard from Jiang Xi that her hometown was being built into a tourist leisure and cultural village. The village was now fully connected by cement roads. The ancient-style building next to the brigade headquarters was a restroom. They had seen such a building once before at the pier. They went to experience it at that time and thought it was very good. The restroom in this small place was not much worse than the public restrooms in Shanghai.
The red three-story building in front of the brigade headquarters near the edge of the road was her home in the village. The house under construction not far in front was her cousin's home. If no one was at her home, she could go directly to her cousin's house. She had already called her hometown and said that a designer who designed the house would come and let him stay at her cousin's house for a few nights.
The construction and design of houses cannot be done by just talking and imagining, but also requires field investigation. According to the terrain, the house should be integrated with the surrounding scenery, so that the most suitable house type can be designed. This is also one of the reasons why they came to conduct field investigation.
Villagers who want to go out to work basically leave on the third, fourth and fifth days of the Chinese New Year. Very few will stay and wait until the eighth day of the Chinese New Year to leave, because the factories start work early. However, because there are tea fields this year, many strong laborers and women over the age of 40 have stayed to take good care of the tea fields. Therefore, Jiangjia Village, which was very lively during the Chinese New Year, is now deserted, with only some left-behind elderly people, left-behind children and some young people, such as Jiang Hongjun's family.
Mr. Qian and the designer took a look at the two-story ancient-style building with white walls and black tiles in the village, the small Western-style building that was completely different from the style of Jiang Xi's home, and the building that was under construction. They walked over and greeted Jiang Hongbing and the others in his Shanghai Mandarin: "Is this Jiang Jun's home? We were commissioned by Jiang Xi to come from Shanghai to design a house for her!"
Jiang Hongjun and his friends were building a house upstairs, and they had already seen that their clothes were obviously different from the shabby clothes in their village. After all, there had not been a single person in a suit in their village yet. The two men in front of them, one in a down jacket and the other in a suit inside and a coat outside, looked like they were dressed in TV dramas.
Hearing Qian's call, Jiang Jun slid down the rope from the building with a smile and said, "You are Qian and the building designer, right? Hello, hello."
Qian habitually stretched out his hand to shake Jiang Jun's hand. Jiang Jun's hands were dirty from handling cement paste and red bricks. He was about to reach out, but when he saw his hands, he quickly pulled them back and wiped them on his clothes. He turned around and shouted in dialect, "Hurry up and call Jiang Xin and Jiang Miao to come over. The people who designed the house for Xiao Xiao are here!"
To the three Jiang Jun brothers, do you need to design a house? Isn't it always built that way?
They don't know anything about house design. They only know how to build houses and make them solid and comfortable to live in.
But Jiang Qi is a particular person. Before she left, she told Jiang Guotai that she would go to Shanghai to invite a designer to design her house. She would listen to the designer's instructions on everything, whether it was the exterior, interior decoration, or garden design.
Unexpectedly, the designers came so quickly, and two of them came at once.
Mr. Qian spoke Shanghai Mandarin with a Shanghai accent. Jiang Jun's Shuibu Town Mandarin was even more so. His Wucheng dialect sounded more like Mandarin than his, which made him very nervous and shook him.
Jiang Xin and Jiang Miao were still on winter vacation, and Jiang Miao also had to build a house, so they stayed in Shuibu Town and did not leave for the time being. If there was anything, it was convenient to drive, take a speedboat, or make a phone call. It would take less than an hour to reach the neighboring city.
Jiang Xin came to receive Mr. Qian and the designer surnamed Lou, and then he learned that Jiang Xi, who had just left the village for a few days, had opened up sales channels for their village's Wugong tea in Shanghai.