"After thinking about it, I still feel that I have been cheated." Xu Siming sighed.
"I see that you are free again. I have to find you more things to do." An Jingzhi closed his eyes and didn't want to pay any more attention to him.
"I really think I might have been deceived," Xu Siming continued chattering, "But fortunately, you found Senior Brother Hu. Our crew is still worth watching."
"Hey, let me ask you, how did you convince Senior Brother Hu to take no pay?"
"Hoo~" An Jingzhi was already snoring evenly.
Xu Siming: “…”
The other crew members in the car who heard the conversation between the two couldn't help but whisper.
I took this job originally because I was introduced by someone and had some connections with him so I was willing to do it at such a low price.
I originally thought it was a deal that would lose money, but I didn't expect the crew to be so capable that they even invited Hu Chengming.
You should know that although Hu Chengming has not won many awards, his popularity is basically known to almost everyone, young and old, men and women across the country.
Moreover, the reason why the other party did not receive the award was either because he was sick and could not go to receive it in person, so his award had to be cancelled.
Or maybe it was a big drama that was very popular at the time and was produced by the government.
Anyway, due to various reasons, despite his excellent acting skills, he has not won many prestigious awards.
The car drove all the way to the town, but the road behind was not suitable for cars, so they had to get off first.
A group of people carried bags on their shoulders and it took several motorcycles to barely load all the people.
After having been on the bus for nearly a day and on a motorcycle for almost two hours, everyone was already pale from the shaking and still had to carefully protect their equipment.
At the entrance of the village, several old men all had pale faces.
Xu Siming's regret reached its peak. "I only knew that Xiaoan Village was poor and difficult to get to, but I didn't expect the road to be so bumpy. If you had told me it was so remote, I definitely wouldn't have come!"
How could I have said it earlier? An Jingzhi consoled him, "We've already arrived. It's too late to regret. We should at least give it a try."
"We can't stand it. When Hu Chengming sees this road, he will definitely turn around and leave." Xu Siming said with a sigh of relief.
"So I plan to pick him up in person when the time comes. He hasn't finished his filming yet, so he probably won't be here for ten days. Let's use this time to get the crew working together."
Xu Siming shook his head and said, "I really fell for your trick."
While he was regretting, he also had to comfort the other crew members.
There's no way around it. People are willing to follow him because they trust him, so he has to take responsibility to the end.
An Jingzhi stood leisurely by the side, occasionally hearing Hu Chengming's name a few times, and roughly guessed how Xu Siming comforted everyone.
It seems that he is a studious person, and he has learned to draw cakes so quickly.
"Let's go." After comforting everyone, Xu Siming said to him unhappily.
An Jingzhi smiled and led everyone back to the village along the dirt road.
The road was filled with a lot of gravel and had been flattened, so it was much easier to walk on than when he went out. At least you could drive on it.
It seems that during the time he was away, the villagers were busy.
I was supposed to be back ten days ago, but I spent a month outside because I was delayed by the review of the movie script.
Including the time he was away, he had been gone for a full thirty-three days.
"roll!"
When he arrived at the village gate, An Jingzhi squatted down to tie his shoelaces, and then he heard a noise coming from the front.
"You are not welcome in our village!"
"It's impossible to pay back the money, and it's useless for you to quarrel!"
From a distance, An Jingzhi heard Wu Wenping's confident voice: "Even if you call the police, it's useless! Don't think we don't know. The interest you set has long exceeded the national regulations. Our debt is completely invalid!"
As soon as Xu Siming and his friends arrived at the village entrance, they were scolded by Wu Wenping.
Looking at the people gathering behind Wu Wenping, some were holding hoes, some were holding sickles, and some were holding long sticks.
Everyone couldn't help but take a few steps back, panic flashing across their faces, confused.
Xu Siming couldn't figure out what was going on, so he quickly turned around to look for someone.
An Jingzhi laced up his shoelaces and came forward. "What's going on?"
Seeing An Jingzhi's figure, Wu Wenping was immediately surprised and asked: "Jingzhi, why are you back!"
"Oh my God, you're finally back!"
"Wow, how's the movie going?"
Everyone was talking about An Jingzhi's situation.
An Jingzhi raised his hand and said, "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment."
"I paid these people to help make a movie for our village."
Wu Wenping slapped his thigh and cried out, "Oh, it turns out they're one of our own. It's true that the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple and the family members didn't recognize each other anymore."
He dropped the tools in his hand and stepped forward enthusiastically, saying, "I'm sorry, brothers, we thought you were here to collect debts. Are you not scared?"
"Come on, come on, you must be tired. Let's go to our village and settle down first before we talk about the rest."
"The old Party Secretary is here!"
Everyone made way for him. Wu Wenping turned around and saw the old Party Secretary with a stern face. He shrank his neck and said, "Old Party Secretary."
The old branch secretary glared at him and said, I'll deal with you when I get back.
He turned around, showing a kind smile, and said to everyone, "Xiao Wu is right. Are you tired? The road to our village is not easy to walk. Let's take a rest first and make do. We will have the pig-killing meal in the afternoon."
Some younger children cheered when they heard about the pig-killing dish.
"Wow! That's great! It's time to eat the pig-killing dish and the meat!"
"It's time to eat meat!"
The old Party Secretary glared at the children behind him, then turned around and said ashamedly, "I've made a fool of myself. These children are ignorant."
Xu Siming said somewhat nervously, "It's okay, it's okay. We can just eat something casually. There's no need to kill a pig."
Before coming, he had probably heard An Jingzhi describe how poor the village was.
It was only after he actually arrived there that he realized the extent of the poverty in this place, which completely overwhelmed his understanding.
What era is this? There are still people wearing patched clothes!
Although only old people wear it, it is still surprising.
Seeing the happy expressions of these children, it is not difficult to guess that they do not eat meat often.
"Yes, yes, we can just eat something casually, no need to treat us specially."
When the other crew members who had originally had some complaints in their hearts saw the situation in the village, they no longer had any expectations for it.
This place is really poor, with low wooden houses everywhere.
At first glance, most of the roads in the village are yellow mud roads. It is not difficult to imagine how difficult it would be to walk on them if it rains.
The old Party Secretary said with a stern face, "How can that be possible? When you come to our Xiaoan Village, you are a guest. How can we treat guests casually? Although our Xiaoan Village is poor, we still know the proper etiquette."
"Oh no! Those people are coming again!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers, who had been kind and polite, immediately changed into fierce expressions, and they quickly picked up the tools thrown aside.
Even the old branch secretary was carrying a hoe.
Xu Siming was confused by their behavior.
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