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[Sisters, sisters, why did Jing Shengxi start live streaming? Is this a drop in status, or a downgrade in resources?]
[Helping farmers, helping farmers, live streaming helps farmers sell unsaleable crops, which is a sign of rising resources.]
[Yes, yes, and I also discovered something: Brother Jing once donated money to build a road, and it was engraved on a stone tablet in the village.]
[I totally didn't expect this, and Jing Ge didn't say anything about it. If it happened to other celebrities, they would have publicized it long ago.]
[Have you noticed that besides Jing Shengxi's name, Li Li's name is also engraved on the stone tablet at the entrance of the village?]
[So, what then?]
[Oh my god, I'm not the only one who noticed this. In the public variety show about helping farmers, two scenes were deliberately blurred. The other villagers were not blurred. Why were these two scenes blurred?]
[It seems there was an actress, of course I just heard about it, don't take it seriously, but there was a story about an actress who went to the countryside to experience life.]
[It's common for actors to experience life, right? There's nothing strange about it.]
[Um, that actor seems to be Li Li.]
Don't you think it's quite strange? Both of their names are engraved on the stone tablet. They previously collaborated on a variety show, then worked together on a film and television drama, and now live in the same village. This kind of fate is really sweet.
[What are you cracking? Cracking sunflower seeds?]
Li Li was woken up by Jing Shengxi before four o'clock in the morning. She drove the manual car that the village chief had borrowed from somewhere and took Jing Shengxi to the city to apply for a business license.
I have to admire Jing Shengxi's execution ability and connections. The idea came to him last night, and he had already contacted the relevant people this morning. He went to see the land and negotiate the price in the afternoon.
They got up early and didn't even have breakfast. They took a bag of steamed sweet potatoes and drove into the city in an old car that was difficult to shift gears and difficult to step on the clutch.
If it weren't for the smartphone navigation, Li Lai would feel like they were living at the beginning of the century.
Driving long distances is very boring. Turn on the car radio and you can hear everything from international news to current affairs and the latest happenings in the entertainment industry.
Li Lai was so busy driving that he didn't pay attention to what was being broadcast on the radio.
Until Jing Shengxi asked, "Are you aware of the online discussion about 'Xiao Family Secrets'?"
"I know," Li Lai also used a small account to surf the Internet and joke with people online. Of course she would know about the hot topics and hot searches.
"They say my acting is not good." Li Lai noticed that the broadcast on the radio was about news about "The Secret of the Xiao Family" and about Jing Shengxi's acting skills.
He reached out and cut off the broadcast, telling Jing Shengxi not to take it to heart: "It's hard to please everyone. There will always be people who don't like a certain plot or a certain segment. Don't pay too much attention to the online discussions."
The radio was reporting on bad jokes and the host's awkward laughter was so annoying that Jing Shengxi tried to turn off the radio twice before he finally did.
The car was quiet now, with only the humming of the engine and the sound of machinery.
Jing Shengxi's mood, like the engine, had already started to show problems: "I came to participate in this program to restore my reputation. I need a positive reputation to stabilize my position."
Li Lai glanced sideways at Jing Shengxi and confirmed that all four car doors were locked. He couldn't do anything extreme.
"From the moment I started my first film, I was very nervous. I knew I wasn't cut out for acting, but I couldn't refuse the job. I had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it, pouring all my energy and passion into it. But the criticism I received was still negative."
"It's inevitable that celebrities won't be targeted by netizens. This is the money we earn. Besides, I've been criticized too, so it's okay."
Basically, all the actors involved in this drama have been criticized by the audience. The actors have poor acting skills, exaggerated expressions, exaggerated movements, and disrespect for the work.
"Your character setting is a problem, and I have always been criticized by the audience for my acting skills."
The car passed through a tunnel. Li Li turned on the low beam and stared at the road conditions in the tunnel.
"Stop complaining. You should know better than anyone that you have ten times more scripts than second- and third-tier artists. If you don't have confidence in yourself, then just don't act. After all, you're a singer-songwriter."
The car was quiet again.
Jing Shengxi became inexplicably agitated: "But the problem is, if I stop acting now, it's not just a matter of losing money, it's a matter of losing everyone's hard work."
As the car drove out of the tunnel, the view became clear, and the driver's mood really improved.
"It takes time to become a banker, and you didn't reach your current position overnight. You've accomplished every single thing step by step, down to earth. The star effect is only temporary. If you want to gain recognition from others, you need to take your time."
I understand Jing Shengxi's current anxiety. After all, I also had a dark period at that time. It is useless to rely on others to enlighten me about this kind of emotion. I have to rely on myself to overcome it.
"Take your time, there's no rush."
It takes a long time for a person to come to terms with things.
After driving for five hours, they arrived in the city. Jing Shengxi had already contacted the relevant people. Li Lai didn't want to get involved, so he said he was going to refuel his car.
Jing Shengxi also guessed her inner thoughts and did not force her. He said that he would leave corresponding shares to Li Li at the same time. He might have to stay in the city tonight and would communicate with Li Li if there were any problems. He asked her to pay attention to her phone.
When Li Lai thought about having to drive another five hours to get back, he wanted to hire a truck to take him and the car back.
But she didn't do that. She invested the money she could make into the company that Jing Shengxi mentioned. As a partner of the company, Li Li's first job was to drive five hours to take Jing Shengxi to the meeting.
I worked hard under Jing Shengxi, and he told me that I would be a shareholder in the future.
Jing Shengxi was busy with this matter for a week and did not come back. The cameraman who followed him also went to the city to shoot the next day.
The two also had contact during this period.
The other party asked for my identity information, bank card number, and electronic version of the contract, and asked when I would be available to sign the contract.
It’s great that everyone has a bright future.
The time to join the crew was confirmed. According to Vincent's assistant, he did not like electronic equipment on the set that could interfere with filming. Li Lai changed to an old-fashioned phone that could only make and receive calls. He was afraid that he would be bored on the set, so he brought a few books with him.
When I arrived at the crew, I found that they had arranged five landlines for people to call if anything happened. No one brought a mobile phone, and even the screenwriter had to modify the script by hand.
Give the phone to Lan Yan and tell her to call the crew if there is anything urgent.
Lan Yan was probably seeing a crew like this for the first time and was shocked by the crew's inexplicable rules. After a long while, he said to Li Li, "This crew is still a completely closed management, which is good."
The filming location this time was not in the village where Li Lai experienced life. Vincent spent time and money to build a village as a filming base.
It may be that Jing Shengxi was filming a program to help farmers, which exposed the whole picture of the countryside and made it unsuitable as a filming location.
Li Lai held the hen in his arms and looked around at the mountains. Their crew was filming in a valley between two mountains. He said to the hen in his arms, "Do you think I can get out of the mountains in a day?"
The hen clucked twice in response to Li Li.
When joining the crew, Li Lai needs to get into the right state. He does not talk to his colleagues on the crew, and communicates using sign language if there is anything.
When he had no scenes to film, he would carry a hen, a prop from the crew and a special guest actor, to the top of the mountain to see the scenery, and then bring the hen down after seeing the scenery.
This hen was found by the crew. According to the stagehand, this chicken is very smart and has a great sense of camera, so the filming can be done in one take. Li Lai has scenes of feeding chickens all day long, and this hen only plays with her. If others feed it or touch it, it will peck at them with its mouth.
The actress who plays her mother in the drama said, "Li Lai is really able to endure loneliness. She doesn't talk all day and climbs the mountain with a hen in her arms."
Li Lai smiled and used sign language to indicate that he also wanted to relax.
"It's good to relax. After all, you are under too much pressure."
Li Lai has been suffering a lot in her filming career recently. Not only is she beaten by the parents of the crew all day long, but when filming individual scenes, Vincent is always dissatisfied and asks her to do it again and again.
Li Lai also asked Vincent if there was anything he was not satisfied with so that he could make adjustments himself.
Vincent drank red wine and waved at her, then turned around and talked to other actors about how to shoot the next scene. After talking to them for a long time, he found that Li Li had not left yet. Vincent still did not speak to her, but concentrated on watching the actor playback on the monitor.
"Look at this actor's performance, and then look at you. Do it again."
Is it true that my performance did not meet the director's expectations?
One shot was shot over ten times repeatedly, and Li Lai was so tired that he didn't know which performance to use, so he went to see the director with trepidation.
I thought to myself, if my acting is really bad, I should just ask to quit and not cause any trouble for the crew's filming progress.
"Alas..." Vincent sighed, frowned and hesitated for a long time before saying, "Let's keep the seventh one. Why are you getting less and less energetic the more you shoot?"
The sound was so loud that not only could the entire crew hear it, but Li Li felt that even the mountains next door could hear it.
Since joining the crew, Vincent has never praised himself, which made Li Lai lose confidence. He makes people anxious. They stay up all night to study the script and fight with themselves.
However, this not only did not bring about any positive effects, but instead caused Li Lai to lose concentration due to lack of rest, and made frequent mistakes during filming.
Every time this happened, Li Li would look at Vincent with great guilt, saying that he was the one who had implicated everyone.
Vincent said in disgust in front of everyone: "If I hadn't signed a contract with you, I would have fired you a long time ago."
Li Li was really a little overwhelmed.
I was so upset that even sign language couldn't accurately express my emotions. I could only carry the hen to the top of the mountain to watch the sunset. When it got dark, I carried the hen back to the filming base to rest.
It’s too depressing. This crew is really too depressing.
In the afternoon, they filmed a scene where she was forced to get married by her parents. According to the pre-rehearsed scene, Li Lai excitedly said that she would not get married, and her parents had no choice but to kneel on the ground and beg.
When the clapperboard began, the actors all joined the group according to the pre-designed plot. Li Lai cried and used sign language to say that she would not get married.
The actor who played her father went to the kitchen and took out an axe, carrying the old hen in his hand.
"If you don't marry, this will be your end." The knife fell without any warning, and the hen ended her role with a miserable cry.
Li Li suddenly collapsed to the ground, his eyes dull as he stared at the hen still twitching on the ground.
Crazy——
"In this life, there are very few good things you can do willingly."
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