I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 491 Improvisational Performance, Makeup Changes (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Xu Wenwen: "They say that there is less competition in other villages, but it's just that they want to go to other villages to make contributions after seeing our achievements."

She snorted and looked them up and down. "Other villages must have spent a lot of money to poach you, otherwise, given your personalities, you wouldn't have dared to think of switching jobs."

They even said we could go to other places and cooperate with Chitang Village. Is that a matter of cooperation or not? We've already achieved results, why should we cooperate with you?
"You're capable of switching jobs, but you're not capable of governing other villages well? Don't expect Xiaoxiao to come and help again later. Look at yourselves, do you deserve it?"

Wei Yaoyang, played by Ma Mingqi, and Su Yue, played by Wang Hongdou, were both provoked by Xie Yingying's words, their faces turning red as they put themselves in the characters' shoes.

At this moment, both Ma Mingqi and Wang Hongdou believed that Wei Yaoyang and Su Yue were not wrong!
What's wrong with having other villages compete for civil service positions separately, so that others don't have to compete within Chitang Village?

The village of Chitang has already been developed and its economy is gradually improving. What's wrong with them wanting to continue supporting economic development in other towns?

Other villages are offering better benefits and base salaries. People naturally gravitate towards better opportunities, so what's wrong with that?

They did nothing wrong!

Separation is the best and inevitable choice. Xie Yingying's mockery of them stems from her disapproval of their relationship.
Wei Yaoyang said, "Poverty alleviation is a long-term process. There are so many poor and backward villages and towns in China. The success of Chitang Village is a ready-made case. Why can't we use it as a reference?"

Su Yue also said, "Yuan Xiaoxiao is experienced and skilled. If we are transferred to another village, what's wrong with asking her to provide guidance?"

Xie Yingying chuckled: "You two are all too arrogant. You haven't even been transferred yet and you're already thinking about the future. I advise you to be careful and make sure you're actually going to be transferred. Otherwise, you'll be making promises but still not leaving..."

Xie Yingying clapped her hands loudly, "Clap, clap, clap! How embarrassing!"

Wei Yaoyang was so agitated that he misspoke: "You, you're so shameless! You've gone too far! We just wanted to serve other people!"

Xie Yingying: "Whether it's for your own selfish reasons or for serving the people, you know better than I do."

Wang Hongdou had calmed down by now. She had been so emotional that she hadn't thought things through before she spoke.

Now that I suddenly realized what was happening, cold sweat broke out on my back.

Oh no, she didn't follow the script or the scenario. Will Director Ye scold her?

But after arguing for so long, Wang Hongdou still hadn't heard Director Ye yell "cut," so she had no choice but to grit her teeth and continue acting.

What was the plot all about? What were my lines? Wait, I think I ran out of lines a long time ago!

Wei Yaoyang was still muttering something when Su Yue reached out and grabbed him, her lips pressed tightly together, as she forced herself to pull him away.

Ma Mingqi was completely caught up in Wei Yaoyang's emotions. When Wang Hongdou pulled him outside, he complained, "Why are you pulling me? I can walk by myself!"

"I haven't finished talking to Xie Yingying yet. She's just being petty and won't let us talk!"

Wang Hongdou remained silent and simply pulled him outside the shed.

Once outside the filming area, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We were all so emotional just now. Didn't you notice that we said too many lines? After Xie Yingying retorted, we only had to express anger; we didn't have any lines."

Ma Mingqi then realized what was happening, his forehead instantly covered in cold sweat, and said nervously, "Oh no, is Director Ye going to yell at us to death? But I didn't hear Director Ye yell 'Cut' when I said that!"

Wang Hongdou glanced inside the shed.

"It should be nothing serious, Director Ye is still filming."

Ye Weijie is indeed still filming.

At first, Xu Wenwen mispronounced her lines, but he didn't notice because the lines were very fitting for the scene.

Later, after being reminded by the assistant director, he realized that Xu Wenwen had mispronounced her words.

But Ye Weijie thought it was normal when he was filming, so he continued filming.

Unexpectedly, while taking photos, I discovered a pleasant surprise.

All three of them were completely immersed in their roles!
The argument was so intense and back-and-forth that it was even more exciting than watching a debate!

Ye Weijie was about to call "cut" when Wang Hongdou pulled Ma Mingqi out.

But Xu Wenwen was able to seamlessly continue her performance under the camera's lens, which piqued his interest, so he continued filming.

Xie Yingying took a sip of the tea that Yuan Xiaoxiao had poured for her, feeling indignant, and said, "These two are just using people and then abandoning them!"

Jinli, who plays Yuan Xiaoxiao, patted her on the shoulder, "Don't be angry, let's not be angry. I've thought about it carefully, and what Su Yue and Wei Yaoyang said makes some sense."

Although Chitang Village has received support, there are only four of us. If there were any civil service positions available, we probably wouldn't have enough to go around. It might be better to send them to other rural areas; maybe then there would be enough positions.

Xie Yingying clicked her tongue and said, "Do you think this spot is as easy as cabbage, that you can just arrange it as long as you meet the requirements?"
Those of us who are village officials who want to become civil servants still have to take the exam, but this is considered an internal selection process with targeted support. Even if we pass the exam, we will still be on the path of supporting rural areas.

How difficult is it to be given an exam quota? The real challenge lies in the subsequent interviews and the assessment of our achievements during our time as village officials. These factors will be considered in the evaluation process.

They clearly knew what was going on, but they still wanted to run away. It must be those villages coming to dig them up; they didn't want to stay in this remote mountain valley of Chitang Village!

Yuan Xiaoxiao poured her another cup of tea and said with a smile, "Since you know what they're thinking, what's there to be angry about? It's not that we're begging them to stay, but that they might not be able to achieve anything without me."

Xie Yingying's eyes darted around, "You mean..."

Yuan Xiaoxiao calmly said, "At first, I was quite angry when I heard that they wanted to change jobs, but later when I heard that they actually wanted to go to other rural areas to develop the economy, I couldn't help but laugh."

Can other rural villages compare to Chitang Village? Chitang Village has beautiful scenery, a good location, and rich cultural heritage, which is why it was able to transform into a tourist village. Other villages may not have such conditions.

Furthermore, the smooth progress of our work was also due to the cooperation of the villagers in Chitang Village. Even if they went to other, wealthier villages, they might not have been able to implement their ideas.

She changed the subject, saying confidently, "So what do I have to rush? They're the ones who should be in a hurry."

Xie Yingying breathed a sigh of relief. "Your words are enough. I knew they wouldn't get any benefits so easily."

Jinli was also improvising at this moment. The original script had given her different lines, and she was more calm and rational, speaking very little.

But putting yourself in her shoes, Yuan Xiaoxiao must have been very touched that Xie Yingying, as Yuan Xiaoxiao's good friend, stood up for her so much.

When you're talking to a close friend, there's no need to be pretentious; you can say a lot more.

She still had something to say, but Director Ye finally yelled "Cut!"

Jinli and Xu Wenwen both breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Weijie called them over, and Wang Hongdou and Ma Mingqi immediately rushed forward.

Everyone gathered around the small screen to watch the performance.

Director Ye said, "The emotional outburst in that scene was excellent. Although it wasn't scripted, it was a genuine expression of emotion, which would be very effective in driving the emotions in a film or television drama." He added with great satisfaction, "I hope you can do more of these impromptu performances!"

When filming rural movies, farmers who are playing themselves can often improvise, but it is still a bit difficult for actors who are not farmers.

After Director Ye finished speaking, he told them to disperse early for lunch break and continue filming in the afternoon.

"Jinli, stay here for a moment," Ye Weijie said.

After the other actors left, Jinli asked, "Director, is there something you wanted to see me about?"

Ye Weijie thought for a moment and said, "I think your performance was too emotionally flat and too confident. Can you try to be a little more down-to-earth?"

Jinli thought for a moment, "Then I'll revise it this afternoon."

Ye Weijie hurriedly said, "Don't change it too exaggeratedly, that would be too over-the-top."

Jinli's performance is actually quite good now, but Ye Weijie wants to improve and feels that Jinli can do even better.

But when asked to pinpoint exactly what he did wrong, he couldn't quite put his finger on it, leaving Jinli to figure it out herself.

After lunch, Jinli did not return to the guesthouse, but went to the village chief's office instead.

Once inside, she smelled a strong scent of floral water, which is used to repel insects.

There are many mosquitoes in the countryside, especially tiger mosquitoes, which can cause large blisters if you get bitten.

Jinli suddenly realized what the director meant by the fading of emotions.

Jinli felt that there was nothing wrong with her performance, but perhaps because she always had a sense of confidence, as if she could solve anything, she didn't seem like a village official, but more like a high-level leader.

Then she just needs to make herself more like a village official.

Pond Village has nine ponds, and many weeds and trees grow around the ponds. Jinli originally wanted to crawl into one of the weeds and let the mosquitoes bite her.

Just as she was about to make a move, she changed her mind again. Although mosquitoes do not have intelligence, they still have the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm. They could sense the unique aura on her body and instead avoided her.

Sui Lingfang had stayed in Chitang Village for a while before and got bitten by mosquitoes several times, but she was fine.

Since the mosquitoes were avoiding her, Jinli wouldn't force them to bite her. Instead, she discussed with the makeup artist about creating some mosquito bite pustules on her arms and face.

In addition, Jinli added, "And skin tone, it needs to be one shade darker."

The makeup artist hesitated, "I've already made you look very dark, do you want it to be even darker?"

Jinli looked at herself in the mirror. Her skin was as smooth and supple as a peeled egg. Although she had the common yellow skin tone, her skin looked amazing at first glance.

Jinli said without hesitation, "Make it even darker. My face is already outstanding enough. There's no need to compete with others on skin."

The makeup artist sighed, "Okay."

She thought to herself, "Before, I only thought about how to make celebrities look prettier, and I racked my brains to do it. Now that I have to deliberately make a beautiful person look ugly, I realize that it is much harder than making a person look beautiful. I can't even bring myself to do it!"

Even though it's hard to bear, I still have to do my best to work.

Jinli said that adjusting her makeup wasn't for her own sake, but to make the character more realistically relatable.

In the afternoon, Jinli appeared on set with a boil on her forehead, a pimple on her chin, and three boils on her arm.

When Ye Weijie saw Jinli's appearance through the camera, he was slightly taken aback, but he didn't say anything.

Directors are very sensitive to what the camera captures, and he immediately noticed that Jinli had not only drawn pimples on herself but also darkened her skin tone.

The darkness wasn't obvious, but it just didn't feel as dazzling as before.

Director Ye made no comment, and the others continued acting according to the script without saying anything more.

As for the staff on site, they didn't find Jinli's makeup out of place at all.

This is a rural area, and it's normal for people to have rough skin.

Jinli had already planned it out; the pimples on her face and arms would also change according to time, maturing when they were supposed to and turning into red marks when they were supposed to.

She has already marked them in the script.

This time, Jinli performed according to her usual habits, but Ye Weijie no longer felt that Jinli's performance was too composed.
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After finishing their afternoon schedule, the band March Band left in their van.

Yan Xingdong opened his phone and found that He Yan had sent dozens of messages and made more than a dozen phone calls.

He first opened the message to check, raised an eyebrow, and chuckled.

“He Yan questioned us about why we were absent from the schedule he arranged. The organizer kept calling him to ask why we hadn’t arrived yet, and even accused us of choosing another company’s event, saying that we had no sense of contract.”

Chen Lin was stunned: "The notice was from He Yan? I remember he sent some notices over, we just looked at them, but we didn't give him a specific reply, right?"

Luo Yi pushed up his decorative glasses: "Yes, the captain's reply was something we all came up with together. I remember it was something like, 'I don't know if he'll be available. We'll have to wait for specific instructions and ask his manager.'"

Yan Xingdong looked through the information and understood.

“He said he went to ask Zhang Guang and found out that we were free that day, so he gave us the job. But we suddenly got another job in the afternoon and left, which made him break the contract.”

Gu Cheng pointed out incisively, "We haven't signed the contract yet, so how can there be a breach of contract? Even Guang Ge, as our agent, cannot sign the contract on our behalf."

Chen Lin complained, "Besides, we haven't explicitly agreed to participate, so how can he assume we definitely will? He's so dramatic!"

As they were talking, Yan Xingdong's phone rang again; it was He Yan calling.

Yan Xingdong hung up without thinking and then turned off his phone.

The others didn't turn off their phones, but they all switched their phone numbers and then blacklisted He Yan's number.

Yan Xingdong didn't switch numbers. He took out another personal phone and sent a message to Brother Guang, asking him to meet at the villa that evening.

He said, "He Yan is pressing us so hard, we should also have a talk with Brother Guang. If nothing unexpected happens, the higher-ups at Tianding Entertainment will also contact us in the next few days."

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