Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 166 Recruiting, Doomsday Experience Plan, Crew Arrives
In addition, Li Xiang is also a big V with millions of fans, and is also a member of the local county CPPCC. He has a certain influence, which is also helpful to the popularity of the entire film.

Li Xiang: "This... is an honor, but I have never acted in a movie before, so I don't know if I can do this."

"We'll try acting then. Anyway, in the movie version of The Return of the Condor Heroes, Yin Zhiping doesn't have many scenes, and you and Feifei are good friends, so it shouldn't be a problem. But because it's a supporting role and you don't have many scenes, the pay... isn't particularly high."

Li Xiang asked: "How much?"

"One million." The director was afraid that Li Xiang would refuse, so he said, "This is already a relatively high price we offered. At the beginning, we only offered 100 to the actor who cried and complained online."

After all, Li Xiang is a big V, and now the cost of a 60-second short video ad is 50 yuan. One million yuan is indeed not high. But for such a role, the crew has a budget, so it is impossible to ask for too high.

Li Xiang hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll try."

He was also looking forward to acting with Luo Feifei, especially the passionate scenes. The future goddess of war, he could only look up to her in his previous life, but he never thought that he would have such an opportunity in this life. If he were to return to his previous life, no one would believe him.

Everyone will just think that he is having a great dream and needs to be woken up by urine. Moreover, people with diabetes are not allowed to go there, lest he get a taste of the sweetness.

Not only does he have this opportunity now, he can also get a million yuan in pay, and he can also gain traffic and fans. Only a fool would not do it. Li Xiang couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth while talking on the phone.

Then the director talked about the rental of the location, and finally everyone agreed on a price of 3000 yuan a day, including the ancient tomb and the garden in front. The crew will shoot at Li Xiang's home for about six to ten days, and other places are expected to be 15-25 days. The total plan is to complete it in one and a half months, depending on whether the shooting goes smoothly.

Because this is a movie version, the plot is fast-forwarded, so the shooting time is different from the TV series.

For example, the filming of The Demon Cult Master took only 7 days to complete, All's Well, Ends Well took 13 days, and East is Red, West is West took 27 days.

Li Xiang had never done this kind of business before, so he thought it was pretty good. After all, he only had a cave with nothing in it. Before the business opened, the crew came to shoot, which was like advertising for him.

He can get so much money just by having other people help him “advertise”. Where can he find such a good thing?

So, we hit it off right away and it went pretty smoothly.

After hanging up the phone, the director breathed a sigh of relief. It was finally done. He was afraid that Li Xiang would refuse, and then Luo Feifei would not be interested in the other candidates, and then the filming would not be able to go on.

The director immediately arranged a small meeting with the producer, investors and other partners to tell them the results of the discussion. Luo Feifei, as one of the investors and the leading actor, also participated in the meeting. Although she did not express her opinion, she kept a smile on her face throughout the meeting.

It was not difficult for everyone to guess from her smile that this woman must be quite satisfied. Some people laughed in their hearts, guessing that Luo Feifei was really attracted to Li Xiang.

Li Xiang was also lucky as he could win Luo Feifei's favor.

When the news came out, netizens were excited.

"That director actually listened to my advice? He actually invited Brother Xiang?"

"Who is this Li Xiang? I don't know him. How can he act with the little fairy? And it's such a passionate scene!"

"You are out of date. If you pay attention to recent entertainment gossip, you will know that these two are very ambiguous. They are the new 'fantasy' duo."

"It's really strange. A rural blogger, a peasant from the countryside, and a popular young actress in the entertainment industry, two people who logically have nothing in common, can actually get together."

"Li Xiang is not a peasant. He is said to be a serious 985 university student. He just gave up his high-paying job in the big city and returned to his hometown to farm, serve his grandmother, and seek spiritual peace."

"I really don't believe this. Maybe it's because you can't survive in a big city anymore?"

In fact, Li Xiang disdains to live in a big city.

Thousands of miles away in the big city, Li Xiang’s former colleagues at the company where he used to work were shocked.

"Oh my god, Li Xiang is so awesome."

"It's been less than a year since I left the company, and not only has my fan base exceeded 10 million, but I'm also acting with a little fairy, playing the role of Yin Zhiping. Can you imagine this?"

"I heard that these two are quite ambiguous."

"If he really plays this role and there is some scandal with Luo Feifei, my god, the number of fans will not be less than 20 or 30 million!"

Chen Huanhuan was working overtime and couldn't help feeling annoyed when she heard her colleagues talking about her.

She regretted very much that she did not take the initiative when Li Xiang was around.

Once, the two of them stayed in her rental house for a whole day. If she had been a little bolder, she would have definitely pounced on Li Xiang.

Strangely enough, Li Xiang becomes the hot topic of discussion in this company from time to time.

Generally speaking, in this kind of company, no one will mention people who have left the company half a year ago. Not to mention half a year ago, even if they have only been away for two or three months, it will not cause any ripples.

As it turned out, Li Xiang was an exception.

Because after Li Xiang left, he became more successful than anyone else in the company, even his boss.

What is the boss?
The newly established tourism development company has an investment of 20 million yuan from a little fairy, but it only holds % of the shares, which means it is valued at million yuan!

The boss of this company only earns a few million a year, which is still far from a small goal.

The people who stayed behind in Lijia Village and many people who went out to work also saw the news. Many people called Li Xiang to verify this. Li Xiang simply said a few words and then informed them that the national style pub, national style teahouse, coffee shop, and milk tea shop would all open. After the filming was finished, the scenic spot would also open for business. Invite everyone to come back and play when they have time.

People from all over the place were also talking about it.

Some elderly people in the village and people from the village committee were all very excited. It seemed that Li Xiang would have to set out eleven bowls for the Dingjiu celebration next year when the whole village would have a dinner together.

Grandma Li Xiang couldn't stop smiling at the compliments from the villagers.

At the construction site, the renovation work of the Shengjing Garden is nearing completion. There are green grass, colorful flowers, lush landscape trees, pavilions, towers, bridges and flowing water. It is the end of spring, which makes people sigh: As the girl said, spring is never too late, and this is the real Jiangnan.

The Land of Abundance is not Jiangnan, but it is better than Jiangnan.

Several middle-level managers and technical personnel from the construction party are patrolling and inspecting. If there are no problems, Li Xiang will be invited to inspect the work.

Because the shelter was to be used for filming, plans changed and the garden section was inspected ahead of schedule.

The previously agreed total cost has also changed, with part of the cost transferred to the second phase of the mountain shelter project.

Speaking of how this scenic spot was so quickly noticed by big directors and big stars, who wanted to come here to film, and Li Xiang was going to play such an important role as Yin Zhiping, the shock in everyone's hearts was naturally incomparable.

Xiao Lu, the engineer who had previously "made groundless accusations" and thought that Li Xiang would lose money, could not help but sigh: "I was wrong, I was really wrong. I didn't expect Brother Xiang to be so troublesome. Next time I see Brother Xiang, I will apologize to him on the spot."...

Everyone in Li Xiang’s many fan groups was also talking about it.

Luo Feifei secretly peeked at the screen and was very happy.

Although she is aloof and often plays the role of a hermit, she is just a little girl after all. On a whim, she pretended to be the aunt of the number one on the list, made a few jokes about it in the fan group, and congratulated Li Xiang for getting this good role.

A fan asked: "Auntie, aren't you angry? Your sponsor Xiang Ge'er is going to have a passionate scene with another woman."

Luo Feifei thought, why should I be angry? It's both of them. Haha.

No. 1 Auntie: "I am sincerely happy for Brother Xiang to be so popular now. After all, like many people, I have watched Brother Xiang rise from obscurity to success."

"Yeah, it's not easy. Last September, Brother Xiang only had a few dozen fans. Now, about eight months later, he has more than 12 million fans!"

"Oh my god, this is not easy? Do you have any misunderstanding about not easy?"

"Brother Xiang, your first aunt is here. Oh, no, now you should call her second aunt. Come out and receive the guests!"

Li Xiang was @ed by fans one after another. When he saw his "auntie" was there, he came out to chat with her. This is his important supporter and she has been very kind to him. How many gifts has she given him? It can be said that she is very kind to him.

Li Xiang has always respected and been grateful to the aunt who ranked first on the list.

Luo Feifei: "Call me auntie."

Li Xiang: "Hello, Auntie."

"Good boy~" Luo Feifei held the phone and laughed like a goose.

What surprised everyone was that many official accounts in Sichuan Province began to promote this matter.

Needless to say, it was Zhang Youyou who used her family's connections. Li Xiang called and expressed his gratitude to Zhang Youyou.

At the same time, Li Xiang called the three girls over and held a small meeting.

"I asked you to come here today mainly to talk about recruiting."

In the backyard, Li Xiang, Zhao Xueqing, Yao Yao, and Lei Xiaohui sat together around a large bluestone tea table, sipping tea and chatting about business.

In addition to tea, there is also hand-brewed coffee on the tea table, as well as some small cakes, biscuits, fruits, nuts, etc. It is like a tea party. No other company has such a relaxed atmosphere.

The business is about to open, and we can't have just three girls doing everything, right? So we put hiring on the agenda.

"We have this bag. Many people have already reserved it." Yao Yao took a sip of tea and said, patting his chest.

Zhao Xueqing also nodded repeatedly and said, "I have some high school classmates who are willing to come and help me. There is no problem with manpower."

Lei Xiaohui chewed a crispy cashew nut and said in a pleasant voice: "My brother wants to be the security captain, and then a few young people in the village want to come here to be security guards. Let me talk to you."

"No problem." Li Xiang snapped his fingers. The young people in Leijiagou are all skilled in martial arts and are good candidates for security guards. He thought for a moment and said, "In addition to security guards and security captains, there will be some other projects in the scenic spot in the future that will require the recruitment of many actors."

"Actor?" the three girls were curious.

Li Xiang explained: "After the filming is finished and our attraction is officially open for business, I have some plans. We need some people to play zombies, savages, etc. Each batch will be 20 to 30 actors. We are a shelter, so we will organize some super realistic doomsday experience activities. If the effect is good, we can hold large-scale activities with more than 100 people."

Seeing that the three people were still confused, Li Xiang took out paper and pen and started drawing while explaining.

For example, when the doomsday comes, how to escape and what precautions should be taken, just like safety drills, practice in advance in the form of experience camps. When the doomsday really comes, there will be no panic.

This was a plan he had in mind a long time ago, and this gimmick was very popular. There have been successful cases in some tourist attractions, such as wilderness survival, adventure, fighting the Japanese together, and charging.

The purpose of Li Xiang telling them this was to spread the word in advance so that they would be able to find no actors at the last minute.

"Don't worry, brother. As for the zombies, I think we can find some elderly people in the village. They can't walk very flexibly, so they can play themselves." Yao Yao joked.

Lei Xiaohui said: "Yes, yes. There is nothing to do in the countryside now. If you can come and have fun and earn a hundred or eighty yuan a day, I'm sure many people would be happy to do so."

Li Xiang said: "It's better not to hire someone who is too old. If something happens, we can't afford the compensation. We can arrange a pre-employment physical examination, which can be considered a benefit."

If it is found that there are more serious underlying diseases or potential diseases, then it will definitely not work.

The company was just starting out, so there were only a few people, so a lot of work needed to be done by three girls. In order to boost morale, Li Xiang made a promise to them: "If you do a good job, you will get a big year-end bonus this year, starting at 50,000!"

"Oh oh oh~~~" Yao Yao took the lead in cheering, with a bright smile on her face, "Brother, you are so generous!"

Lei Xiaohui was also very excited: "In the past, our boss would give him 5,000 yuan as if he was asking for his life."

Zhao Xueqing waved her hands, looking as if she couldn't bear to recall the past: "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me if I tell you this, but I only got 800 yuan as a year-end bonus last year. And then Brother Xiang happened to recruit me, so I didn't go."

When talking about the hardships in the past, everyone smiled knowingly and felt that their current job is really sweet.

A nice tea party turned into a reminiscence of the good old days.

"Okay, okay, let's get back to work. Feel free to contact me if you need anything."

After everything was explained and everyone had almost finished their tea, Li Xiang announced the end of the meeting.

The crew was very efficient. Five days later, the director, Luo Feifei, some other stars, various staff members, and a large group of people arrived at Lijia Village.

Many news media came to report, and many villagers from the surrounding villages joined in the fun. In addition, many out-of-town fans from the county and provincial capital came to show their support.

At this time, the garden part had been accepted and Li Xiang was very satisfied. He settled the corresponding project fees to the construction party. Then the national style tavern, national style teahouse, coffee shop, and milk tea shop also opened at the same time.

Lijia Village was once again crowded and bustling with people.

Many villagers "returned to their old jobs" and started setting up small stalls to do business.

What shocked everyone was that two purely wild giant pandas appeared in the bamboo forest on the back mountain of Lijia Village.

(End of this chapter)