Chapter 475: Jin Li's Acting Has Become More Realistic!

Ma Ma Ma Mingqi was completely speechless.

He had already been KO'd.

He had only reached the realm of "seeing mountains as mountains and water as water," while others had already reached the ultimate realm of "seeing mountains as mountains and water as water" again.

After Wang Wang Wang Hongdou finished speaking, she didn't forget to ask in return: "What does everyone think of my idea?"

A burst of crisp, loud applause rang out; everyone turned their heads to look and discovered it was Jin Li who had taken the lead in clapping.

Jin Li agreed immensely and said: "That's very right. I suggest the director could modify some lines to make the characters more realistic."

Ye Dao said: "When the screenwriter and I were creating the script, we really hadn't considered this point.

Looking at it from this perspective, the village official we depicted is still too steady; we need to add some internet slang used by young people."

He thought for a moment and added: "And we can also trigger a small conflict based on this matter of internet slang.

The young village official uses internet slang with the villagers, but the villagers don't understand the meaning and think they are being insulted, so they turn around and scold the village official."

Ye Dao said quickly: "Let's add this conflict tomorrow; for now, let's change the internet slang. Everyone, open your scripts and look at each other's, and see how the next few segments should be expressed."

The young actors blankly opened their scripts and threw themselves into changing the lines.

Although they were grabbed by the director to change lines, everyone gained a lot and became more integrated into the crew.

Except for those few individuals who were playing tricks.

As the days passed, the village chief of Chitang Village Match Match Match Match Match Made several trips to the city hall and finally applied for road repair subsidies.

But it would take some time for the subsidies to be issued; if they really waited for the subsidies to arrive before repairing the road, they would likely have to wait until the day lilies were cold.

So the village chief decided to raise funds for road repairs first and return the money to the villagers once the subsidies were issued.

And the fundraising for road repairs was carried out simultaneously with the fundraising for the ice cream mold.

When the village chief brought up these two matters at the meeting, he himself had no confidence.

One knows one's own affairs best.

How much money does Chitang Village have, and are the villagers well-off? Isn't he clear about that?

Some young people haven't returned to the village for nearly three years because they are afraid of spending money!

But if the two things aren't done at the same time, delaying either one is a loss.

Especially since Ye Ye Ye Ye Weijie had mentioned both of these and told him that the sooner, the better.

And don't even talk about the village chief having no confidence; the villagers who heard they had to donate to two funds were even less confident.

Some people couldn't even come up with the money for road repairs and had to rely on their children for sponsorship!

After the meeting ended, the villagers returned home and, one after another, sent messages and Match Match Match Match Match Made phone calls to their children.

After some pleasantries, the villagers brought up the matter of donations for road repairs and the ice cream mold.

Unexpectedly, the opposition wasn't that loud.

And that opposition was just a perfunctory remark: "Ah, why do we have to donate money twice? Is this really useful for the development of Chitang Village, and not just wasting money?"

The children working away from home mostly didn't even voice opposition and directly asked: "Dad, Mom, how much money do you need us to take out?"

The villagers were stunned by their children's "generosity."

"Road repairs might be five hundred? This is based on the number of people; the ice cream mold isn't that expensive, this is based on the household... Didn't you say a while ago that you had no money and were about to be unemployed? Do you have money to take out?"

"I'm not unemployed anymore! I've landed several big orders recently, and my boss even praised me for doing a good job yesterday and wants to give me a raise. My luck has been very good lately!"

The villager said without thinking: "That must be the film crew bringing good fortune to Chitang Village. Let me tell you, ever since the film crew moved into the village, the big parasite of the Qi family was pulled out, and all nine ponds in the village can be connected; the feng shui feels like it has improved too."

"Haha, I think so too. It's not just me who has good luck; I see that other people in the village have pretty good luck too.

Do you remember the Luo family who lived next door to our old home? Aren't they selling their house in the town I'm in? I saw him sign a big order last week and even beat drums and gongs in public!"

These conversations above appeared in the mouths of many villagers.

Chitang Village's fundraising was very smooth; whether it was for the ice cream mold or road repairs, both were advancing rapidly.

Road repairs were carried out according to the crew's filming schedule: first, repair the roads needed by the crew, then repair the roads the crew wouldn't be filming on for a while.

As for the crew's current filming location, that section of the road was still relatively good and didn't need repairs.

When the construction team came to repair the road, Ye Ye Ye Ye Weijie was even able to film some footage.

Time flew by, and half a month passed.

The filming of "Mediocrity" had entered the right track, and many road surfaces in the village had been repaved with cement.

At this time, Chitang Village had a new look.

After half a month of hesitation and reflection, Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang still decided to buy a piece of land in Chitang Village, planning to build a house for her retirement.

She didn't need to ask the company for leave; she could just use the excuse of going to see Jin Li to openly go on field duty, and the travel expenses could even be reimbursed by the company.

She had been to Chitang Village once before and was still very familiar with the village.

However, now that she had arrived at Chitang Village again, before even entering the village, just standing on the outskirts, Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang felt...

Is this still the Chitang Village in her memory?

Did she time travel, or did her memory time travel?

Why had the outskirts of Chitang Village become so prosperous!

The streets and alleys were full of vendors, and there were many merchants riding tricycles selling tofu pudding, malt sugar, and fruit.

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang walked around curiously and finally arrived at a small shop named "Chitang Village Ice Cream Official Sales Point."

This small shop was incredibly out of place on the wide road.

Because on the flat road, only this small shop had built cement walls, embedded squarely on the road.

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang knew that other small vendors definitely wouldn't have the guts, and wouldn't do this either.

It was a waste of money and could be demolished at any time; only the official side would dare to do this.

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang bought an ice cream.

Whoa, the price was quite expensive, eight Liu Liu Yuan and eight!

But because it was an official cultural and creative ice cream, the words "Chitang Village" were printed on it, and it was specially Match Match Match Match Match Made into the outline of a miniature map of Chitang Village.

Fans and onlookers coming from out of town would all invariably buy an ice cream to check in.

When Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang bought hers, she had to queue for quite a while.

She took the ice cream and walked to a crowded place, listening to those people discussing while eating.

"A week ago when I came, there was no ice cream yet; I only checked in at the gate of Chitang Village. I saw the ice cream on Little Red Book, so I specially came to check in again this time."

"The changes are so big. There are many early pictures of Chitang Village on Little Red Book; it was all bare back then, but now the vendors are all crowded together."

"It's all driven by Jin Li's fans, right? Once there are many people, any business is easy to do, and the vendors followed."

Hearing them mention "Jin Li," Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang quietly pricked up her ears.

It turned out these people weren't fans, but internet celebrity travel bloggers who specialized in posting about tourist attractions on various platforms.

"How long do you think this place can stay popular? Will there be no one left after the crew finishes filming?"

"Hard to say. You haven't seen the photos of the inside of Chitang Village; it's quite beautiful inside. It's not open now, so it attracts fans to check in. Once it opens, I estimate real tourists will come."

"From what you're saying, the scenery inside is very unique?"

"Hmm, nine ponds and many towering trees; it's very interesting."

While they were talking, a burst of noise suddenly erupted from the front.

"Jin Li!"

"Ah—Jin Li, I love you!"

"Jin Li! Look at me! I want to take a photo with you!"

The commotion came from the village entrance; it turned out that several celebrities had come out to show their faces, as they were going to film related scenes.

Fans took photos crazily, and these bloggers were no exception, wanting to squeeze to the front.

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang took this opportunity to sneak out from the back and arrived at the back door of Chitang Village.

As she was rushing over, fans from the back door were constantly rushing to the front door, as these people had received news that Jin Li and other celebrities had appeared at the main entrance.

The back door of Chitang Village also had security guards on duty, managed as strictly as the front door.

Seeing Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang approach, the eyes of those sitting in the pavilion stared straight at her as she kept walking over.

Several pairs of eyes stared at her expressionlessly; if she hadn't been used to big scenes in the entertainment industry, she would have really felt a bit guilty and scared.

Arriving in front of the security guards, Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang calmly showed them her identification materials.

But because she was a temporary visitor and hadn't greeted Jin Li's side, and Jin Li hadn't given advance notice that a visitor was coming.

So the security guards discussed it for a few sentences and still let Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang wait outside.

A security guard personally called Jin Li's assistant, asking the assistant to ask Jin Li if her manager had important business to visit the crew.

These security guards actually recognized that she was Jin Li's manager when they were registering Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang's information.

Many details about celebrities, including what their managers look like and roughly where they live, are publicly searchable.

But knowing is one thing; they still had to strictly follow the procedure.

They had just caught an assistant who was impersonating an actor in the crew a while ago, trying to mix into the crew, and he had almost succeeded.

From then on, the security guards were very vigilant; they would rather do more registration than let one person slip through.

Chen Qin received the call from the security guard. She was a bit surprised to hear that Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang had arrived.

She hurriedly opened WeChat and discovered that Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Jie had sent her a message an hour ago to mention it.

But she was busy at the time and never had time to check her phone: "Yes, yes, it's Jin Li's manager. She told us; you can let her in."

"Ah? You want me to lead her in personally... That's fine, I'll call the other assistant over. You remember Driver Xiao Cheng, right? I'll call her over."

Chen Qin ran to Driver Xiao Cheng's side and said a few words; Driver Xiao Cheng hurriedly handed the electric fan and tissues in her hand to her and sprinted to the back door of Chitang Village.

Jin Li was filming at the front entrance, occasionally interacting with fans and signing autographs while waiting.

When it was her turn to film, she specially gestured a "hush" sign to the fans, and the fans immediately quieted down.

Some internet celebrities saw this scene and were all sighing at the high quality of Jin Li's fans.

If it were some traffic-driven young idols, no matter how the stars tried to appease them, the fans would just scream and shout, as if only by behaving extremely could they convey their love for the star.

The "Liu Liu Yuan Liu Liu Yuan Xiaoxiao" played by Jin Li was dressed as plainly as ever; she didn't have many costume changes in the crew, just two or three sets back and forth, and her style of dress was as steady and composed as it could be.

Only that long, pitch-black, and shiny hair, which she liked to braid, revealed a sense of youthful vigor.

When others wear braids, people would think the person is tacky, simple-minded, or like a village girl, looking at a glance like someone who has never seen the world.

But when Jin Li wore braids, let alone the fans, even the surrounding internet celebrity bloggers who had a keen eye for aesthetics all thought that Jin Li's braids looked innocent and beautiful.

The internet celebrity thought to herself: Whether braids are tacky or not really depends on who is wearing them!

Jin Li's braids looked innocent and pure, carrying a student-like quality, and with no decorations in her hair, it instead Match Match Match Match Match Made her face look even fairer.

The high ponytail revealed a full forehead and clean features, giving off the fresh vibe of a little white flower.

She had this feeling when viewed alone, but once placed into the drama, as her expressions changed, no one felt she was too childish; instead, she truly had the demeanor of a village official.

Jin Li's current image matched their perception of a young person returning to their hometown to serve as a village official.

Liu Liu Yuan Liu Liu Yuan Xiaoxiao had returned from handling affairs in the county seat and, having received good news, couldn't wait to return to the village to share it with the villagers.

It just so happened that she ran into the village chief at the village entrance.

The village chief was riding a bicycle, looking like he was about to go out to handle some business, and upon seeing Liu Liu Yuan Liu Liu Yuan Xiaoxiao, he specifically stopped his bike to chat with her for a few moments.

Liu Liu Yuan Liu Liu Yuan Xiaoxiao said happily: "Village Chief, the road we built finally has a use!"

"I went to the county seat to handle affairs this time and heard they have a policy for rural agricultural assistance live streaming, where they can send people to help us live stream for free, helping us sell our agricultural products!"

Village Chief: "Live streaming? What kind of thing is that?"

Liu Liu Yuan Liu Liu Yuan Xiaoxiao said with a beaming smile: "When you are free, don't you watch videos on your phone?"

"Videos are similar to live streaming, except that videos are filmed in advance, carefully edited, and then uploaded to the internet."

"Live streaming is filmed directly without editing or processing; we live stream to sell goods on the spot and ship them on the spot."

"As long as we apply to the county seat, they will specifically send people over, but we need to contact a courier company in advance."

Liu Liu Yuan Liu Liu Yuan Xiaoxiao said happily: "The road in our village is repaired, and those large trucks can all drive in; I believe the courier company won't refuse."

Upon hearing this, the village chief shook his head repeatedly: "It won't work, it won't work."

The smile on Liu Liu Yuan Liu Liu Yuan Xiaoxiao's face stiffened for a moment: "Huh?"

This was no longer the first time she felt that things were beyond her expectations.

Ever since she came to Chitang Village to serve as a village official, the village refreshed her understanding of the world every single day.

It is said that poor mountains and treacherous waters produce unruly people; although Chitang Village wasn't quite at that level, the villagers were truly fierce and often had friction with several surrounding villages.

Thinking of the last time the villagers had a conflict with people from other places, Liu Liu Yuan Liu Liu Yuan Xiaoxiao couldn't help but ask: "Village Chief, don't tell me the village has had conflicts with nearby courier companies?"

The village chief smiled at her, revealing teeth with several missing.

"Yeah, last time because the courier didn't deliver to the door, the villagers almost got into a fight with the nearby courier station."

The surrounding onlookers could all see that the smile on Jin Li's face faded rapidly.

Someone said in a low voice: "Her acting is so realistic; every expression she makes, even if she doesn't speak, I can guess what she wants to express."

"I remember she isn't a naturally gifted actor, right? No one has ever said she had much talent for acting, but her acting in every drama is growing."

"Right, watching her performance before, it more or less still carried some idol baggage and a halo. But watching this time, she has truly and solidly integrated into the role of a village official."

Until the director shouted "Cut," everyone realized that Jin Li's performance just now hadn't paused and was actually done in one take.

"I used to want her to film more idol dramas and not waste that peerless beauty of hers, but now I suddenly feel that she seems ready to transform into a performance-based actor at any time."

A fan said with immense emotion, excitedly picking up their phone to take a photo of Jin Li and uploading it to the internet to express their surprise at her growth.