Chapter 524

The concluding scenes of the Pond Village storyline are all grand spectacles.

The "grand" here refers to the large number of people, and the fact that both the filming scenery and the emotions are somewhat complex.

It is a bit difficult for the director, but it is not difficult for Jin Li at all.

Stimulated by the corresponding set design, her emotions have already become immersed in the character of "Yuan Xiaoxiao."

The "Yuan Xiaoxiao" she plays has achieved a series of political accomplishments and is about to be transferred to the county by her superiors.

That is to say, she is about to leave Pond Village.

Of the four village officials who came to the village, one died and two left, leaving only "Xie Yingying" to hold down the fort.

The villagers of Pond Village are not fools.

They are crystal clear about which village official is capable and which one is only suitable for execution.

In their eyes, Yuan Xiaoxiao is undoubtedly a very capable village official.

The several construction projects she proposed were all very incisive.

Under her leadership, the lifeless Pond Village has regained its luster.

The fruits produced in their village were sold through live-streaming to assist farmers; the old streets in the village were renovated through fundraising under her leadership; the idle streets in the village were turned into one "internet-famous check-in wall" after another under her skillful hands...

Many young people in Pond Village have already returned to the village because they discovered that the village's development would be even better.

The children left behind in the village have also shed their status as "left-behind children," with their moms and dads waiting for them right at home.

The villagers see Yuan Xiaoxiao's efforts in their eyes and feel heartfelt admiration for her.

"3, 2, 1, Action!"

Yuan Xiaoxiao has already packed her luggage, but at the last minute, she remembers there is a notebook in the office that needs to be taken away, so she goes back to the office.

Xie Yingying, having been entrusted by the villagers, stops Yuan Xiaoxiao in the office and chats with her for a while.

"Xiaoxiao, this time you are being transferred to the county, what instructions did the superiors give? You must remember Pond Village!"

Yuan Xiaoxiao smiles: "Don't worry, if there is any good news, I will definitely not forget Pond Village."

Xie Yingying sighs: "You are being transferred to the county, while I am still stuck in Pond Village; I don't even know how long it will take for me to land a permanent position."

Being transferred to the county seat offers more opportunities, and political achievements will be easier to accomplish.

The number of permanent positions available in the county seat will also be higher.

Yuan Xiaoxiao pats her on the shoulder: "Don't be discouraged. Currently, you are vigorously promoting 【Pond Good Governance】 in Pond Village, integrating rural governance into the internet to ignite every villager's passion for the village.

Through this software, villagers can participate in the village's development, earn points themselves, strengthen the villagers' cohesion, and achieve the goal of accelerating rural construction."

Yuan Xiaoxiao pauses and says: "I have a premonition that 【Pond Good Governance】 is the top priority for rural management, allowing villagers to also participate in the village's construction.

You need the villagers to learn how to use this software and use it to launch various point-redemption activities; this will also become your political achievement."

Xie Yingying's eyes flicker, and her tone is somewhat hesitant: "Really?"

Yuan Xiaoxiao says affirmatively: "I trust my judgment; otherwise, I wouldn't have known that the superiors were going to promote this software and immediately helped Pond Village sign up to become one of the pilot sites."

Xie Yingying smiles and says: "Alright then, I will work hard to promote this software. In the future, whatever activities we hold in Pond Village, as a former village official, remember to come back and participate!"

Yuan Xiaoxiao's eyes curve: "I will definitely come, even if I have to ask for leave."

Xie Yingying laughs: "With those words from you, I can rest easy."

The two chat as they walk out, and upon seeing the scene ahead, they are suddenly stunned.

"Cut!" Ye Weijie's voice rings out. Jin Li and Xu Wenwen's expressions relax slightly, but they still stand in place without moving.

Ye Weijie films the villagers gathered outside without stopping.

The villagers are real villagers, and the clothes they are wearing are their everyday attire.

To get the villagers to film, besides settling their wages, the production crew also promised to provide lunch and dinner.

Ye Weijie was worried the villagers wouldn't be able to get into character, so he had previously scared them a bit, telling them to imagine that Pond Village was developing well, but the production crew suddenly withdrew their funding and stopped filming.

As a result, villagers immediately grabbed their hoes and came over, wanting to fight.

Ye Weijie immediately pacified the villagers, saying it wasn't really stopping, but just setting up a scenario. Finally, after much persuasion, he got the villagers to imagine that feeling of—

"The benefits are about to be gone, but the departure of the benefits is to bring even greater benefits to the village."

When Ye Weijie was doing emotional intervention for the villagers, Jin Li and Xu Wenwen were watching from the side, feeling it was a bit precarious.

Jin Li asks in a low voice: "Did you understand?"

Xu Wenwen: "Half and half, I guess."

Jin Li: "Then do you think the villagers understood?"

Xu Wenwen: "A little bit."

Jin Li: "Do you think it can be filmed well?"

Xu Wenwen: "... I believe that whatever expressions the simple villagers make, they are heartfelt expressions."

Jin Li laughs: "You don't think much of Ye Dao's coaching!"

Xu Wenwen blinks: "I think Ye Dao would be better off not doing psychological intervention; it feels like the villagers are about to be led into a ditch by his ideas."

But regardless, this scene is finally going to be filmed.

When Ye Weijie points the camera at the villagers, he doesn't shout "Action."

Instead, he discovers that the villagers have already entered into the emotion upon seeing Yuan Xiaoxiao and the others come out.

Especially when they see the camera pointed at them, everyone feels that filming has already started.

Some villagers are waiting for the villager with lines to speak, but that villager with lines keeps remembering the director's instruction that he must shout "Action" to start filming.

But because they haven't heard the director shout for a long time, those villagers without lines are getting a bit anxious; they are in a hurry to go eat.

So the villagers without lines just shout their lines directly.

The lines are just that one sentence, and everyone remembers it after hearing it once.

"Director Xiaoxiao, are you going to the county? Does this mean you won't be coming back to Pond Village in the future?"

Jin Li and Xu Wenwen start adjusting their expressions while the villagers are speaking.

They can feel that the director has already started filming.

Yuan Xiaoxiao says: "I'm going to work in the county from now on, but rest assured, I won't abandon you. When I have time, I'll come over to Pond Village to stroll around and continue to offer suggestions for the village."

She pauses and smiles: "Don't find me annoying when the time comes, still coming over to nag even after I've left."

The villagers immediately say happily: "We won't, we won't!"

"We can't wait for you to come back and guide us!"

"Come back and visit often!"

"If there are any good opportunities, remember our Pond Village!"

The villagers see her off all the way, sending Yuan Xiaoxiao to the outskirts of the village. The expressions on everyone's faces are sincere and pure, and they are very admiring of Yuan Xiaoxiao.

It is this college student who just graduated who, in just three short years, lifted Pond Village out of poverty!

Yuan Xiaoxiao sits in the car, looking back the whole time, opening the car window to shout: "You all go back, don't stand outside, the weather is hot! Hurry back!"

But the villagers still stand at the entrance, waving at her the whole time.

Yuan Xiaoxiao's eyes are filled with hot tears as she waves back at them.

"Rural" does not represent backwardness, but a gathering place for the emotions of many families; this should not become a derogatory term, but a complimentary one.

May everyone working away from home feel proud and honored when mentioning their hometown.

May there be no poverty-stricken villages left in the world, and may everyone be able to shake off poverty and become prosperous to live a moderately well-off life!

"Cut!!"

Ye Weijie picks up the megaphone and shouts the closing words; "My Mediocre Life" has officially wrapped up.

After wrapping up, Jin Li and the other actors don't leave Pond Village immediately, but instead eat the flowing banquet prepared by the production crew together with the villagers.

After finishing lunch, Jin Li leaves Pond Village and returns to Chenxi Entertainment first.

Originally, the production crew had already started dismantling the sets and was supposed to leave in the next two days.

But the village chief of Pond Village specifically stopped Ye Weijie, hoping he could offer some ideas for the village's cultural and creative merchandise.

Having removed the mountain of filming, Ye Weijie feels relaxed and simply decides to take a look at the cultural and creative products they have produced.

By the time Jin Li learns of this, she has already arrived at Chenxi Entertainment.

She has a video call with Xu Wenwen and discovers that Xu Wenwen is still staying in Pond Village.

Xu Wenwen says nonchalantly: "My relationship with my manager is average. If I go back to the company after wrapping up, the manager will definitely arrange a bunch of messy announcements for me, so I might as well stay with the production crew."

Jin Li is resting in the conference room. Since Sister Fang hasn't arrived yet, she chats with Xu Wenwen.

She asks curiously: "But the production crew is going to dismantle the sets, right? How long can you stay?

I remember the paparazzi outside are also keeping a close eye on Pond Village. Once the filming is finished, the paparazzi should be releasing corresponding reports."

Xu Wenwen: "The paparazzi's news is very well-informed, but by the time the paparazzi report it and my manager finds out, it will be three to five days later. I'll just stay in the village to rest and recuperate first."

Mentioning this, Xu Wenwen also chuckles: "The production crew started dismantling the sets today, but the director was dragged away by the village chief to do other things!"

She doesn't keep anyone in suspense and says directly: "Didn't the director offer ideas for the village's cultural and creative merchandise? The village chief immediately perfected the plan according to the director's ideas, formulated a lot of cultural and creative merchandise, and signed relevant agreements.

And so, the first batch of merchandise arrived recently. The village chief didn't know if the quality was good or not, or whether to continue production. Since the production crew just wrapped up, the village chief dragged Ye Dao over to be a consultant."

Jin Li's eyes light up: "Help me tell Ye Dao that I want to buy a few sets of all the merchandise from Pond Village as a souvenir."

Xu Wenwen makes an "OK" sign: "I was just thinking of keeping a few sets too; it feels quite commemorative. I'll go talk to the director in a bit."

"Who are you chatting with, so happily?" Sister Fang's voice comes from outside the video.

Jin Li greets Xu Wenwen first, hangs up the video, and then replies: "Chatting with Xu Wenwen. Pond Village produced a batch of cultural and creative products and is holding onto Ye Dao, refusing to let him leave, wanting him to offer some advice."

Sui Lingfang shakes her head: "Idle all day long. He's a film director; what business is it of his to get involved in the development of someone else's village?"

Jin Li smiles: "Ye Dao is also kind-hearted."

Sui Lingfang continues: "If Pond Village really develops, then it's a good deed rewarded, but if Pond Village doesn't develop, don't let him be blamed by the village chief later."

She shakes her head and stops talking about this matter.

Ye Weijie has plenty of energy; let him toss and turn as he pleases!

Sui Lingfang straightens her expression and says: "I have already cleared all your announcements, and I haven't arranged any more down the line. We'll see what your plans are after the college entrance exam results come out."

Jin Li nods: "Okay."

Sui Lingfang: "There is also the matter of joint collaborations. Ever since the three joint collaborations you launched, each one has been more explosive than the last, and even the sales volume of the light luxury brand collaborations is quite good. Many brands want to reach a joint collaboration with you. What are your thoughts?"

Jin Li thinks about the promotional methods for joint collaborations.

The four joint collaborations she negotiated last year didn't take up any of her time; the whole process was handled by people sent by Chenxi Entertainment.

And what she did was just take a few photos and record a video, which was done in half a day.

So Jin Li says: "If the quality of the joint collaboration products is good and they are quite suitable for me, then we can talk."

Sui Lingfang says excitedly: "The company will help you check the quality.

There is also your commercial team. President Xiao has intervened and can help you build it, but a new contract needs to be signed. If you have no issues here, the subsequent joint collaborations and endorsements will all be handed over to a specialized team."

Jin Li's eyes light up: "Moving so fast?"

Sui Lingfang: "President Xiao is still very attentive to you; it's probably because the impression you gave him back then was too profound.

And he has so many talents under his command; even if he doesn't give you his own team, under his introduction, you can also find headhunters to dig up reliable talents."

Jin Li doesn't waste words: "Is the contract ready? Let me see."

Sui Lingfang: "A first draft has been prepared, and the final version will be completed this week. Chenxi Entertainment also needs to sign a contract with your commercial team to hand over your business to a professional team, but the promotional aspect will remain here at Chenxi Entertainment."

She hands the first draft of the contract to Jin Li and mentions endorsements to her again.

"Black Bear is very anxious; the filmed advertisement will be online by the end of this month. At the same time, Fanghua has also approached me, wanting to invite you to be their spokesperson."

Jin Li says thoughtfully: "Fanghua is a brand under the Fang Fei Group. I am already the national spokesperson for Fang Fei; can I still be the spokesperson for Fanghua?"

The levels of Fanghua and Fang Fei are also different.

Sui Lingfang shakes her head: "You cannot be the national spokesperson for Fanghua, so Fanghua specifically invited you to become the spokesperson for their women's clothing line. This way, you can find a loophole."

Jin Li asks: "What does Fang Fei say about that?"

Sui Lingfang: "I haven't asked about Fang Fei's attitude yet, but they probably won't respond. Fang Fei is a group, and its subsidiaries operate independently. If it's not a major event, the group won't intervene in the advertising business of its subsidiaries."

Jin Li thinks for a while and shakes her head: "I am already the national spokesperson for Fang Fei, and Fang Fei's level is higher. Although Fanghua is a mid-range brand and not a competing product with Fang Fei, the endorsed products are both women's clothing, so the products overlap."

Sui Lingfang hesitates: "So your idea is, not to endorse it?"

"Yes, I won't be the spokesperson for Fanghua."

She changes the subject and says in a crisp voice: "But we can continue to launch joint collaborations with Fanghua. I hope to bring more high-quality and inexpensive products to the public."

Sui Lingfang thinks for a while and feels that this is also fine.

Endorsements still need to be handled cautiously, but joint collaboration products can be a bit more relaxed.

Endorsements all start at three years, while the lifespan of joint collaboration products is often only the three months when the new products are launched.

Some products emphasize timeliness and might cool down in less than a month.

Since Jin Li has paved the way for joint collaborations, it's better to do more of them.