I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 650 Who makes a movie and also does a crackdown on organized crime?
Wang Hongdou quickly said, "The senior kept praising me, which made me a little embarrassed."

Jinli smiled and asked, "What did I say to you?"

Xu Wenwen made no attempt to hide her envy, saying, "She made a very good move by signing with Chenxi Entertainment. Chenxi has the resources to make her famous."

Jinli glanced at Xu Wenwen, her expression relaxed.

"If you'd like, you can also join Dawn Entertainment."

Xu Wenwen was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said, "No, my contract with my old company still has at least two years left."

Jinli smiled and said, "It's good to plan ahead. We can talk about it first, since each contract is for ten years. As a celebrity, how many decades can you afford to waste?"

As Wang Hongdou listened to their conversation, she subconsciously shrank her neck, wishing she could cover her ears.

Is this something she can hear?

The head office employee left, shouldn't this be treated as a trade secret?
Is it really okay for her to hear this?
Fortunately, the two did not continue their conversation, and Xu Wenwen took the initiative to change the subject.

"I heard that you voluntarily participated in military training at Tsinghua and Peking Universities and persevered. Now that school has been in session for more than half a month, how is school life? How does it compare to being a celebrity?"

Jinli readily accepted the suggestion.

"Life at school is comfortable. You don't have to think about so much. You just need to study hard and concentrate."

Although celebrities have very busy schedules, much of their work is fragmented and needs to be completed in very short periods of time, making the work experience less comfortable than that of school.

Xu Wenwen stared at Jinli's face for a while, then said with some envy:
"I feel that you've been doing better and better lately. I don't know if it's the positive energy of your career or the prestigious universities like Tsinghua and Peking University that are so beneficial to you."

Jinli thought for a moment and said, "Schools are more nurturing, and I've been famous for more than just a year now."

Xu Wenwen suddenly had a thought: "If I also go to school to study, can I maintain the same state as you?"

Jinli asked with interest, "You want to come to school for further studies? Which major? Do you want to come to Tsinghua or Peking University? Or I can ask the schools if there are any channels for artists to come and study here."

Xu Wenwen shook her head: "No need. The threshold for Tsinghua and Peking Universities is too high. I can't afford it. If I really want to go to school for further studies, I would prefer to find a school related to film and television."

Jinli said with some regret, "I thought we could become classmates."

Xu Wenwen teased, "Isn't being classmates with Gu Cheng enough? You two are always together in class."

Jinli blinked: "His major doesn't align with mine."

Xu Wenwen laughed: "My major is not related to yours either. In fact, if any artist wanted to go back to school for further studies, their major would not be related to yours."

Director Yip Wai-kit came over and told them to get ready to go on stage, at which point the two stopped talking.

Wang Hongdou immediately fled.

If she stayed any longer, she felt she would hear even more things she shouldn't hear, which would be a real test of her willpower.

In the backstage dressing room, Ma Mingqi and Wang Hongdou shared a dressing room.

They were all signed by Chenxi Entertainment, and even share the same agent.

Seeing her rushing in and out, Ma Mingqi asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with you? You look guilty."

Wang Hongdou immediately cleared her throat. "No, I just ran into Sister Jinli and Sister Wenwen at the front desk. We chatted for a bit, and they both praised me. I'm so happy."

Ma Mingqi said with great envy, "You're really amazing. I can't even find a topic to talk about with them."

Wang Hongdou glanced at Ma Mingqi and said, "You should just give up, you're being too obsequious."

Ma Mingqi said speechlessly, "Will you die if you don't insult me? Why are you always going against me?"

Wang Hongdou spoke frankly: "You're just too obsequious. Those flattering words sound so greasy. Just look in the mirror and you'll see."

Just as Ma Mingqin was about to say something, Luo Fan's agent walked in and urged her:
"Hurry up and come out. The stage is ready. Don't keep Jinli waiting. You are young artists. You can't keep others waiting."

The promotion of the TV series "The Ordinary Road" is very simple. The roadshow is basically a fixed format. It doesn't have the financial resources to hold various meet-and-greets or stage events like the movie promotion.

Some TV series have completely abandoned offline promotion and switched directly to online, relying entirely on fragmented promotion by various video platforms and social media.

Fragmented streaming has given many TV dramas another opportunity, but it has also spawned a lot of scams.

Some bloggers have edited together clips that are the most brilliant moments of the entire series, the most exciting few dozen seconds.

When netizens went to watch it, they found that the plot was a complete mess.

Due to the nature of its subject matter, "The Ordinary Road" could not completely abandon offline events, so a few simple promotional events were added.

Ye Weijie attached great importance to this film. In order to find a suitable location, he consulted with several cultural and tourism bureaus and finally settled on Chitang Village.

He also experienced a series of encounters in Pond Village and helped to defeat a local evil force.

If other people's filming can boost the local tourism economy, that's already a great achievement.

While filming, they also took on the role of "anti-gangster and anti-crime" officers!
Even now, when Ye Weijie thinks back on that experience, he feels a lingering fear and trepidation. How could he have been so brave back then?
Perhaps it was the courage that came from the Taoist priest and the bodyguard.

He originally wanted "The Ordinary Road" to air during the summer season, when viewership would be high.

However, although "The Ordinary Road" was approved a long time ago, its broadcast time was delayed.

The main issue is that streaming platforms have been vying for this show. Everyone is very optimistic about the drama starring Jinli and has offered many generous terms, which has caused Ye Weijie to be somewhat conflicted.

In addition, the team members believed that the show could win awards, and they had a brainstorming session in private. Before they knew it, they had missed the summer season.

It wasn't until Ye Weijie saw the news that "Jinli started school and participated in military training at Tsinghua and Peking Universities" that he belatedly realized he had to start broadcasting as soon as possible and couldn't delay any longer.

So they immediately decided on the video platform and the satellite TV station to broadcast it, and it was broadcast on both sides.

First air it on TV, then release it on online platforms an hour or two later, creating a time difference so as not to affect viewers' ability to watch the show.

Ye Weijie was worried that "The Ordinary Road" would have a bad start, so he specially invited Jinli to come and keep things going.

Jinli was also very optimistic about this drama, as was the company, so they decided to run promotional tours for three consecutive days until the drama premiered.

Ye Weijie didn't have a chance to talk to Jinli in private, but they actually interacted more on stage.

The host asked a few standard questions.

After taking the microphone, Yip Wai-kit recounted the difficulties encountered during the filming of the series, his lack of experience, and some memorable moments...

He kept mentioning Jinli and thanked her repeatedly for her help.

The production team held a live stream for promotional purposes, and viewers who rushed to watch the stream couldn't help but send out comments:
The director seems a little panicked!

【Jinli, protect me!!】

[Can you please stop always mentioning Jinli? Don't you have anything of your own?]

This drama wouldn't have even started filming if Jinli hadn't been so supportive.

Jinli did indeed save his life.

Jinli has become incredibly popular this year. Not only the director thanked her, but the other actors also expressed their gratitude. The production team wants to do more promotion, knowing that everyone is there because of Jinli.

If Jinli had answered the questions earlier, netizens might have skipped the rest of the article, so they left their questions for her until the very end.

Viewers watching the live stream felt that this roadshow was going to turn into an exclusive interview with Jinli.

Finally, amidst a chorus of thanks to Jinli, the host turned to ask her a question:

"What are some of your most memorable thoughts while filming 'The Ordinary Road'?"

[Finally, I don't need to thank myself anymore, haha]

Is it really okay to thank yourself?

Following Jinli's usual practice, she wouldn't specifically thank herself, but she would thank the entire crew.

Jinli thought for a while and replied, "There are several things that left a deep impression on me. Let me talk about them based on the plot of the TV series. I think it is actually quite difficult for young village officials to carry out their work in the village, especially in terms of communication, which can easily lead to misunderstandings."

She smiled and said, "Let's not even talk about the plots we set up when filming. Just in the crew, there are a lot of young people, and there are some issues that need to be communicated with the villagers, which often leads to problems."

For example, there was a scene in our film crew where we wanted to invite villagers to perform, so we asked them to come in nice clothes. The villagers mistakenly thought the film crew wanted to film them working hard, so that day everyone came wearing vests and carrying hoes.

As it turns out, the director actually wanted to invite them to a banquet and film some scenes there, not to show them working diligently.

The host asked with amusement, "So how was it finally resolved?"

Jinli: "When the villagers heard that they were being invited to a feast, they quickly went back to change their clothes."

The host asked, "Besides this memorable event, are there any other people or things that have left a deep impression on you?"

Jinli nodded: "Yes, what impressed me most were the villagers. I found them to be a very simple and lovely group of people."

Some people are stubborn, difficult to manage, and hard to persuade.

But some people are surprisingly understanding and quick to accept new things. I think they are all quite clear about their likes and dislikes, and are also simple and honest.

The host glanced at the notebook in his hand and asked a question about a rumor that was circulating widely.

"I heard that you encountered local bullies while filming 'The Ordinary Road' and were not allowed to film. Is that true?"

Jinli paused for a moment, then turned to look at Ye Weijie.

She wasn't sure if she could talk about what had happened in Pond Village, even though those events had already been announced locally.

She didn't answer, but her behavior said it all.

Wow, I thought it was just a rumor, but it's true! They're filming a movie and also doing a campaign against organized crime?!

[Ye Weijie seems to have a lot of luck. So many directors invited Jinli to act in their films and nothing happened to her, so why did something happen to him?]

[Come film your next movie in our village! I have so much juicy gossip to share!]

Come here, come here. I have a feeling something's off about a certain family in the village.

Ye Weijie panicked and quickly picked up the microphone, saying, "I don't know which matter you're referring to, but every place has its good and bad points. The filming went quite smoothly."

“What’s the next question?” he asked.

Director Ye, are you panicking?

It seems this really happened.

I heard that Director Ip hired more than a dozen bodyguards while filming.

Oh, I've heard that Chitang Village has a particularly beautiful environment, and I'd like to go there for tourism. Is it still possible to go now?

[The crackdown on organized crime just ended; that area is a key focus for higher authorities, so it's definitely worth going.]

Going now is actually the safest option.

The morning promotion ended, and in the afternoon we had to rush to other places for promotion. The crew of "The Ordinary Road" worked together and had lunch at the hotel.

Xu Wenwen leaned closer to Jinli and whispered, "I don't know who leaked the news, but when I checked my phone just now, I found that many people were asking me if it was true that I encountered bullies while filming 'The Ordinary Road'?"

Jinli frowned: "Do you think this news is good or bad for the production team?"

Xu Wenwen thought for a moment and said, "Okay, we encountered bullies, but it's not like we were the bullies. We're the ones in a weaker position."

Jinli: "Then it shouldn't be something done by the rivals. Is 'The Ordinary Road' going to compete with any other drama?"

Xu Wenwen shook her head: "No, many dramas have already aired during the summer season. There are very few new dramas this month, and they are all some support dramas."

Our drama is a serious drama, not an idol drama, and we're on a different track, so we don't need to do any data analysis.

Jinli pondered for a moment: "It was probably leaked accidentally. Besides, this matter isn't exactly a secret in the area; the government even posted a notice about it."

Ye Weijie happened to overhear their discussion and said with a headache:

"These rumors started after the release date of 'The Ordinary Road' was set. I don't know who leaked them, but they spread very widely."

I didn't want the production team to generate discussion through these news stories. We've already suppressed the trending topics several times, and now someone is openly asking about it.

Jinli asked, "Aren't you sure what questions they're going to ask?"

Ye Weijie: "I glanced at it before and there was no such question. That question was something the host wanted to ask on the spot."

I found him, and he said that the question was originally posed online as a poll of questions netizens most wanted to ask, and this question received the most votes. The results were only released this morning, which is why he asked the question.

Jinli carefully observed Ye Weijie's face and found that there was no dark aura about him.

On the contrary, if there is a purple aura between the eyebrows, the next few years will be very smooth.

Jinli had a sudden inspiration and said, "Perhaps it's Heaven's will for you to spread this word?"

Ye Weijie was stunned: "What?"

Jinli said with a smile, "I'm just guessing. It was a coincidence that you chose Pond Village. There were so many places, but you chose one that was being abused and had its feng shui intercepted."

"Perhaps the gods in heaven disapprove of this practice, as some villages across the country have also adopted this method, so they want to spread the word through you."

If you don't stop now, be careful of being struck by lightning, having no descendants, and having your entire family implicated.

Ye Weijie was skeptical. "Really? Don't lie to me, I really believe you."

Jinli smiled slyly: "I was just talking nonsense, believe it or not is up to you."

Ye Weijie felt uneasy and left with a lot on his mind.

Xu Wenwen watched his retreating figure and said, "I feel that Director Ye has taken it to heart, and he will probably give a positive response this afternoon."

Jinli said calmly, "Instead of hiding things and making them a tool for our opponents to attack, it's better to be open about them. After all, we are the victims in this matter."