Chapter 478

The knocking sound rang out in the office. The village chief was worried and said angrily: "Come in!"

As a result, he saw Jin Li, Xu Xu Wenwen, and Sui Sui Lingfang walk in. The village chief's face was instantly a bit embarrassed; they were just discussing things related to stars.

The villagers in the office were very sensible. Sensing that the atmosphere was wrong, they hurriedly found an excuse to leave.

The villager who had a dispute with the village chief also wanted to leave. When he reached the end, the village chief reacted, glared at the man, and said with a dark face:

"Old Hu, you stay. It just so happens that the artist and the manager are here. Can you explain what exactly is going on?"

Old Hu was short, looked short and thin, and his skin had the unique darkness of a farmer.

Being named by the village chief, he shrank his body, a bit fearful.

Old Hu said embarrassedly: "Village Chief, that matter of mine is not important. They obviously have something to find you for. I'll avoid it first."

Sui Sui Lingfang said with a smile at this time: "We walked outside the door and heard the village chief mention paparazzi. I don't know what happened to let paparazzi mix in. I'd better go tell the security guards to let them strengthen security in this regard."

The village chief didn't explain, just kept glaring at Old Hu and scolded in a low voice: "Why don't you hurry up and say it!"

Under the gaze of the village chief, Old Hu glanced quickly at Jin Li and Xu Xu Wenwen next to him.

Seeing that their expressions were calm, his uneasy heart relaxed slightly, and he opened his mouth reluctantly.

"Village Chief, you are making a mountain out of a molehill. I just led some tourists to tour Chitang Village for half an hour, just half an hour, they can't do anything."

Jin Li and Xu Xu Wenwen didn't speak, but Sui Sui Lingfang smiled and said: "Half an hour is enough to do many things, such as installing a few cameras in places near the filming area, so that you can get the artist's itinerary in the crew without any effort."

Old Hu said in a low voice: "I was watching them. They were just curious about the scenery in Chitang Village and didn't do anything like installing cameras."

Sui Sui Lingfang said again: "They didn't do it now, but it's hard to guarantee they won't do it in the future. And are you sure they are really curious about Chitang Village, and not curious about the artists filming inside?

Didn't they ask you many times if they could enter the filming site, take photos with the artists, or look from a distance? Didn't you waver during this period?"

Old Hu's face changed slightly, as if his mind had been guessed, and he couldn't answer stutteringly.

Many villagers are honest people, and you can tell if they have a guilty conscience just by looking at their expressions.

Seeing this, the village chief glared at him and said with a serious expression: "Don't tell me you really agreed to the tourists' request and brought them to the filming site."

Old Hu shook his head repeatedly: "No, I know the filming site is closed and strangers cannot be brought in. Even we can't go in at ordinary times. How dare I bring them in! It's just, it's just..."

Old Hu was red-faced and said vaguely: "It's just that those tourists really wanted to see the stars and kept begging me if they could take a look from a distance.

I didn't dare to bring them to the filming site, I only brought them to the mountain with higher terrain in the village to look from afar.

But the mountain is very far from the filming site, they definitely can't see it!"

Sui Sui Lingfang added leisurely at this time, "It's true that you can't see it with the human eye, but if you take a camera with higher precision to shoot, maybe you can see it."

Old Hu was anxious and said without thinking: "Why do you imagine tourists so badly?"

Sui Sui Lingfang sneered, "It's not that I imagine them badly, just tell me if they took out their mobile phones and cameras to shoot at the filming site."

Old Hu couldn't speak now.

The village chief sighed, waved his hand and said: "Okay Old Hu, don't do the thing of bringing tourists in again in the future.

The production crew and Chitang Village signed an agreement. During the filming period, not only is the filming site in the village completely closed, but the whole village is closed.

You brought tourists in to visit, publicly violating the signed contract. If the production crew wants to hold Chitang Village accountable, our village will have to pay money, and pay tens of thousands!"

The village chief deliberately scared Old Hu and said: "Currently, you are the only one who brought tourists in, and other villagers definitely won't be happy to pay this money, so you can only pay for it all yourself."

Old Hu was so anxious that his saliva sprayed out, "I only brought 4 people in, and earned 1000 yuan each, but I have to pay tens of thousands. How can I afford it? Then my life won't be enough to pay for it!

And I didn't know I couldn't bring tourists in. You didn't mention this to me before!

Isn't it because I saw vendors coming from outside the village to set up stalls and making money, but our village has to be completely closed, and strict procedures have to be handled for coming in and out, so I wanted to bring tourists in to subsidize the family. I, I really didn't mean to harm these stars!"

By the end, Old Hu was a bit choked up.

The village chief ignored his complaints and said in a deep voice: "You are not easy, everyone is not easy, but this cannot be a reason for violating the contract.

You go out first, I will talk to the artist and the manager, and try to minimize the impact."

Old Hu looked at them a few times, his lips moved, wanting to say something, but felt he had no face, wiped his wet eyes with his arms randomly, and went out without looking back.

The village chief followed Old Hu and patted him on the shoulder.

After people left, he locked the door before turning to look at them.

The village chief said: "I can guarantee to you that Old Hu definitely has no bad intentions, nor did he deliberately lead tourists in to visit. There may not be paparazzi among them. I just wanted him not to do this kind of thing again, so I deliberately said it more seriously."

Jin Li and Xu Xu Wenwen looked at each other and chose not to speak.

With a manager, leaving things to the manager to handle is the correct way.

Sui Sui Lingfang lowered her head and flipped through her phone, saying lightly: "Village Chief, I understand what you mean. Whether there are paparazzi is just a guess."

【She must be heading to an out-of-province engagement; otherwise, they wouldn't each be carrying a suitcase.】

【A scam. I thought some career crisis was about to happen, thinking the paparazzi were going to drop some explosive news, but this is all they show me? Just this?】

Once this video hit the top 20 trending topics, Chenxi Entertainment immediately posted a clarification on their blog.

Chenxi Entertainment: 【Jin Li received a last-minute notification from the production crew to head to the filming location for her next project. She left in a bit of a rush, so we ask all media reporters not to speculate wildly.

If there is anything you don't understand in the future, you can call the company directly, and the company will give everyone a satisfactory answer.】

Netizens who had been deceived by the paparazzi flocked to Chenxi Entertainment's page to comment.

【Paparazzi: If I called you to ask for the truth, how would I be able to spread rumors? How would I make a living? (Dog head)】

【The company's response is very professional, but if they really caught something and asked the company, it would probably just be the four words "No comment."】

【Can you protect the artists' privacy a bit better? How is it that any dog can lurk in the underground parking garage and photograph Jin Li's license plate number?】

【To the person above, I suspect you are using a double entendre (Funny)】

And not long after Jin Li's trending topic went up, the person in charge at Ru Meng Ling indeed called Sui Sui Lingfang.

They hadn't seen Jin Li's latest "rushed appearance" trending topic and only focused on the fact that Jin Li was heading to Fang Fei's new store for the ribbon-cutting today.

So the person in charge said: "Since Jin Li is attending the Fang Fei event, would it be possible for her to head to the Ru Meng Ling old store in the neighboring city to attend the anniversary celebration?"

The person in charge's attitude was clear: since they had opened this door, they should be treated equally.

Sui Sui Lingfang's eyes flickered, and she said with preparation: "After Jin Li finishes the Fang Fei event, I was going to have her head to the Ru Meng Ling old store to attend today's anniversary celebration."

The person in charge at Ru Meng Ling softened his tone, just about to ask if Jin Li had left yet, when Sui Sui Lingfang said the next sentence:

"But just as she was about to leave, she received a last-minute message from the director, who required her to head to the filming base today.

The filming base is very far from Nancheng, and it takes four or five hours to get there. Jin Li had no choice but to leave for the filming base first.

On behalf of Jin Li, I would like to apologize to you. It is a great pity that she cannot attend your store's anniversary celebration today."

Before the person in charge could react, Sui Sui Lingfang continued: "How about this? I'll have Jin Li record a VCR video in the car congratulating Ru Meng Ling on its anniversary, and you can play it publicly on the big screen. How about that?"

The person in charge had been a bit angry, feeling that Jin Li didn't want to attend the Ru Meng Ling brand event and had deliberately used the excuse of going to the filming base to decline.

But now, hearing Sui Sui Lingfang's compensation plan, the person in charge hesitated. Could it be that he really was judging a gentleman's heart with a villain's measure and had wronged Jin Li?

The person in charge finally thought about it. Although she wouldn't be there in person, at least there would be a VCR video, so he said: "Then record a congratulatory video and send it over."

Having temporarily fended them off, Sui Sui Lingfang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But she had a premonition that Ru Meng Ling would definitely not be the first brand to call.

Not long after, her phone rang again; it was a call from another brand.

On the other side, after the person in charge at Ru Meng Ling hung up the phone, he said a few words to his assistant about the subsequent arrangements and said casually:

"I don't know if Jin Li really went to the filming base or if it's just an excuse not to come."

The assistant adjusted his glasses and said: "She must have gone to the filming base. She left in a hurry, and it was captured by paparazzi and even hit the trending topics."

The person in charge's inner resentment was completely smoothed over, and his brows relaxed.

He thought to himself: So Jin Li really did rush to the filming base; Chenxi Entertainment didn't lie to him.

Although he knew himself that Ru Meng Ling's influence couldn't compare to Fang Fei's.

Everyone was a first-tier brand, but there were levels even within the first tier; Ru Meng Ling could at most be considered light luxury, while Fang Fei was high luxury.

But since both brands had hired Jin Li as their national spokesperson, Ru Meng Ling didn't want to lose face compared to Jin Li in brand notifications.

In the game between brands, Jin Li, as the spokesperson for both sides, had to handle the boundaries well.

If she could avoid offending one, she would avoid offending the other.

On the other side, Lian Lian Baozhi got Jin Li's autograph and happily got into the nanny van.

Manager Lv Shanjie glanced at her ecstatic expression and couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled.

"When did you become such good friends with Jin Li? Didn't you have a very unpleasant time when you participated in a variety show together years ago?"

Lian Lian Baozhi wanted to recommend it to Sister Shan; she checked in on Jin Li's blog every day, and her luck had become much better.

Others said this was metaphysics, but she felt it was really useful!

But she was also afraid of exposing herself as a die-hard fan of Jin Li. Her thoughts churned between revealing her identity and hiding it, and finally, she managed to say:

"Jin Li has a very good personality. The grudge between her and me was wiped out when the variety show ended. Didn't you help me ask for reconciliation with her later? She said she had no grudge against me."

Lv Shanjie: "That's what she said, but who knows what she's thinking?"

She changed the subject: "But I see that Jin Li really doesn't have any resentment toward you. I observed her just now and found that she didn't talk much to other first-tier artists, but instead talked a lot more to you and Jian Jian Liting."

"Not to mention your relationship with her, Jian Jian Liting isn't even her friend; they only met when they were handing over the production, yet Jin Li chatted with her with great interest."

Lv Shanjie said: "From this, it can be seen that Jin Li is a nostalgic artist, which is very good."

Lian Lian Baozhi's mouth was almost curling up, and no matter how she tried to press it down, she couldn't.

Worried about being exposed, she could only lower her head and turn her gaze out the window.

Lian Lian Baozhi tried hard to remain calm and said: "I haven't been in the entertainment industry for long, but Jin Li is the artist with the best personality I've ever come into contact with."

Lv Shanjie agreed: "Her personality is indeed very good. People who love to do public welfare and charity all have a kind heart. Otherwise, given the way you offended her at the time, this would have become a deadly grudge with no room for reconciliation."

Lian Lian Baozhi:...

There's no need to scold me like that T﹏T

Lian Lian Baozhi caught a glimpse of a car in another lane; this car looked a bit similar to Li Li Xunfang's nanny van.

She changed the subject and said: "How is Li Li Xunfang doing lately? She was deliberately trying to provoke me today. Fortunately, I'm smart; I felt she had paparazzi arranged around her, so I didn't take her bait."

Lv Shanjie was noncommittal: "She found that the effect of using other celebrities to hype things up wasn't very good, and she's a bit desperate, so she's resorting to this inferior strategy."

"We don't need to worry about this. Once she provokes a celebrity she can't afford to provoke, someone will naturally take action to deal with her."

Lian Lian Baozhi frowned: "What if she's very cautious and doesn't provoke people she shouldn't? Are we just going to let her be so rampant?"

Deliberately provoking the other party, making them speak without thinking, and then having the paparazzi arranged in advance take photos and break the news—how is this any different from "touching porcelain" (scamming)?

Lv Shanjie raised an eyebrow, thinking of a secret message she had received earlier.

Those celebrities who had been pitted wanted to pull Lian Lian Baozhi in to join forces and give Li Li Xunfang a hard blow.

But Lv Shanjie thought about it over and over and felt that Lian Lian Baozhi hadn't let Li Li Xunfang take advantage of her in this hype.

Plus, Lian Lian Baozhi had also relied on Li Li Xunfang to get started before, so it was better not to get involved, and she refused the other celebrities' proposal.

Lv Shanjie: "Just wait and see; she won't be so carefree for long."

Jin Li arrived at Chitang Village that afternoon.

This time, she was officially joining the cast to film, and after filming, her face couldn't be hidden from the people in the village, so this time she appeared openly.

Because she had to appear in front of people, as a celebrity, she had to have some idol baggage, so Jin Li hurriedly put on some light makeup in the car.

She had no talent for makeup; she finished after applying some foundation and lipstick.

Jin Li's appearance in Chitang Village caused a bit of a stir, but not much.

Most of the people in Chitang Village were elderly, and they didn't really follow celebrities. Even those who had heard of Jin Li's reputation didn't care much about her personally; they only knew that this celebrity was very impressive.

After Jin Li got out of the car, listening to the sparse applause and looking at Ye Dao Ye Weijie, who was welcoming her with an excited face, as well as the villagers who were deliberately standing beside the director and clapping constantly, she couldn't help but smile.

She felt that if it weren't for Ye Ye Weijie valuing her so much, these villagers probably wouldn't have come to see her, let alone applaud.

Jin Li walked up to Ye Dao and high-fived him with high spirits: "Long time no see, Ye Dao."

Ye Dao said with a grin: "Not long, not long. It hasn't even been a month since you left."