I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

He really missed Zeng Li after not seeing her for more than a month.

Especially every night, I want to hold her as I fall asleep.

A flicker of excitement crossed Zeng Li's eyes, but after glancing at the women and crew members around her, she ultimately didn't dare to fly into Cheng Sheng's arms.

Cheng Sheng smiled helplessly: "The entire crew has arrived, the actors are in place, and the set is all set up. We'll hold the opening ceremony tomorrow morning, and start filming after lunch."

“Mm.” Zeng Li nodded.

"Come on, come back with me."

The two arrived at the prepared film set.

Cheng Sheng greeted Peng Da Mo, Liu Ye, Zu Feng, Xun Ge'er, and others.

Xun Ge'er had only been there a short time when he glanced at Zeng Li next to Cheng Sheng with surprise, thinking to himself: Why is Director Cheng standing with a village woman?
At this moment, Zeng Li was completely different from before. Her appearance, clothes, and skin were no different from those of a village woman. It was normal that Xun Ge'er could not recognize her.

Xun Ge'er pointed at Liu Ye next to him: "Do you know who she is? Why is she standing so close to Director Cheng?"

Among all the actors, Xun Ge'er was only familiar with Liu Ye, but their relationship was not very good, and the two even seemed to have some grudges. However, their relationship has improved a lot in the past year.

This incident stemmed from the fact that the two co-starred in the film "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress" in 2002.

During filming, Liu Ye publicly criticized Xun Ge'er's acting skills after drinking at a celebration banquet, calling him "a second-rate actor who only knows how to sleep with directors," which sparked a heated argument and caused the situation to get out of control.

Xun Ge'er responded on the spot, saying, "Judging from their interaction, they have been blaming each other for a long time," and their relationship remained tense afterward.

Despite the public nature of their conflict, the two maintained a professional partnership.

Last year, Liu Ye publicly apologized to Zhou Xun, and the two gradually resumed their interactions in public.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ye's lips twitched slightly. He had arrived half a month earlier than Xun Ge'er, so of course he knew who Zeng Li was.

However, when he first saw Zeng Li, he couldn't quite believe it. Was this the so-called "200-year campus beauty" of the Central Academy of Drama?
She's more like a country bumpkin.

When the bloated demon introduced her as Zeng Li, he was stunned for several seconds!

It's worth noting that he and Zeng Li were classmates in the 96 acting class at the Central Academy of Drama.

The two spent four years together at school.

But at that time, he really didn't dare to recognize Zeng Li.

This was completely different from the Zeng Li he remembered.

Afterwards, the two old classmates met and exchanged pleasantries for a while.

Liu Ye learned that Zeng Li had come to the countryside a month in advance to experience life in order to play the female lead.

This made Liu Ye admire Zeng Li greatly.

A beautiful woman was willing to sacrifice her image to play a role well. Her dedication alone puts many actors to shame.

For this reason, just like Zeng Li, he trained under the sun and rain for half a month to play the role of a Red Army soldier well, turning his fair skin into dark skin, which made him look more like a Red Army soldier of that era.

"Zeng Li, the great beauty from my year," Liu Ye said softly.

watt!

Xun Ge'er's head went blank for a moment, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

Big pear?
Is she a big pear?
You said this village woman is a big pear?
Even Xun Ge'er felt that he had broken down.

She knows Zeng Li! In fact, they're quite familiar with each other.

The two co-starred in the movie "Smoke and Rain" in 2000.

In the film, Zeng Li plays the kind and beautiful Miss Chen, Su Yun, while she plays another key character.

The two also became friends during filming.

But the Zeng Li she knew now was completely different from the Zeng Li she knew now! The Zeng Li of the past was bright and beautiful, a real beauty.

At this moment, Zeng Li's skin was rough and a bit dark. Although her features were delicate, her demeanor as a village woman made it impossible to find any trace of beauty in her.

Xun was incredibly shocked; he was truly going all out for the sake of filming.

Although she doesn't mind making herself look ugly, this look is really ruining her image.

"Sister Li, I really don't recognize you."

Xun-ge ran over and said in shock.

"Hehe, that means all my hard work these past few days hasn't been in vain," Zeng Li said proudly.

After saying that, he put his arm around Xun Ge'er's shoulder and said, "Why are you here too?"

"Director Cheng asked me to come and play a cameo role," Xun said.

After recognizing Zeng Li and exchanging a few pleasantries, Xun Ge'er glanced at Cheng Sheng and said, "Director Cheng, are you even a man? How could you bear to turn Sister Li into this? She's so ruined I didn't even recognize her."

A stunning beauty who only appears once every 200 years at the Central Academy of Drama has now been made to look rustic by Cheng Sheng.

She had read the script of "Ten Red Army Soldiers Sending Off" and knew that the female lead was a village women cadre, but it didn't have to be so realistic!
If this movie is released, fans who used to like Zeng Li might not even recognize her.

Although he verbally scolded Cheng Sheng, Xun Ge'er inwardly exclaimed, "Director Cheng is awesome!"

Da Lizi is a very vain person, and Cheng Sheng clearly didn't know how to coax her into becoming like this willingly.

In this respect, Xun Ge'er admired Cheng Sheng immensely.

Cheng Sheng and Peng Da Mo walked around the village, looked at the set, and were very satisfied, as it was exactly as scripted.

Afterwards, Cheng Sheng met with the village head and inquired about the road repair project.

More than a month ago, after Cheng Sheng returned from Chong Village, he asked Xing Aina to donate five million yuan to Chong Village for road repairs.

After receiving the funds, the village chief was so excited he almost fainted. He then went to the county town that same day to inform the county about Cheng Sheng's film crew's donation of five million yuan to the village for road repairs.

Upon hearing this, the county leaders were both incredulous and excited.

Incredibly, someone actually donated five million yuan to Chongcun to repair the mountain road, which they considered a thankless and arduous task.

The excitement, of course, stems from the generous donations from wealthy individuals.

Since they can donate some money to the village, why don't they also try to get some money from the county and ask the wealthy to donate some money to the county seat to repair the roads?

Unfortunately, Cheng Sheng went back.

This dissuaded the county from going to Chong Village to beg Cheng Sheng for money.

Road construction in the village requires approval from the county government; it's not something that can be done on a whim.

One is the need for money, and the other is the need for permits.

The most important factor is money; if you have money, the county will generally not block the approval process.

The county felt it was a pity that Chong Village spent five million yuan to repair the village road. After all, why bother repairing a rural road so well?
The roads from the county to the various towns are not entirely paved with cement.

It's a bit too extravagant for a village to build a cement road leading to the town.
If it's government funding, the county will definitely intercept it.

But this donation was found by the villagers themselves, so they can't intercept it even if they want to.

Moreover, the money is still in the village's account, and the village would never allow them to steal it.

The county officials could only reluctantly hand the approval document to the village head, and then instruct him to provide excellent service to the film crew so that they would have a good impression of the county.

He then added seriously that if the big boss returned to Chong Village, they must be notified. (End of Chapter)