"We in Wutong County are poor! We are so poor that the whole country knows! You are willing to come to our place to film, bringing job opportunities to local people, and at the same time giving us the opportunity to be known to more people. On behalf of the people of the whole county, I thank you!"
Holding the director with his left hand and the producer with his right hand, Director Luo seemed to have grasped the secret of getting rich, with sparks of hope popping up from time to time in his eyes.
Venue fees and labor costs are only temporary, but the movie will be released!
If the movie becomes popular and more people see them, they might want to travel, and that’s a long-term thing!
"It's our turn to say thank you! Not only do you provide policy conveniences, but you also provide human resources! With dedicated cadres like you, this place will become rich sooner or later!"
The producer was used to dealing with the government, and his words were very sincere, and everyone felt they were appropriate.
"The land here is barren and the climate is not good. Only the scenery is good. However, it is not far or close to two national scenic spots. When tourists come, most of them go straight to the scenic spots. Except for adventurous travelers, most people don't come here. It is a remote and remote area, so it has not been able to develop for so many years.
"For a better life, young people are leaving their hometowns one after another. As long as they can take root in richer lands, they will never come back. Gradually, only the old, weak, sick and disabled are left in their hometowns. It is difficult to develop!"
There was a tanned clerk with a bitter face who followed Director Luo closely. He would tell him anything the leader was embarrassed to say.
"I will make sure to make this movie well. When it is released later, I will definitely invite you to go to the cinema to watch it."
Deng Yu made a serious promise.
This movie has a low budget, simply because there are no big scenes, it doesn’t cost money to do the work, and the actors are not hired by famous actors. It’s not that the investors have no background.
Speaking of which, if the investor hadn't been a big business and had a certain sense of industry responsibility, he would never have invested in a movie like this.
Whether it's a comedy movie or a romantic drama, even martial arts movies and horror movies, the market is bigger than those with realistic themes.
The **** behind this movie has shares in the movie theater chain. Once the movie is finished, it will be released as long as it does not violate laws and regulations.
He was a director, and what he said was particularly convincing. There was a light of hope in everyone's eyes!
If he didn’t have a deep affection for this land, who would be willing to come back and take the civil service exam? To be honest, even if you go south to work in a factory to screw screws, your income will be higher than at home.
These poverty alleviation cadres dream every day and think of ways to lead the villagers to get rich. Now they seize such a good opportunity and naturally use their heart.
"If you have any needs, you must tell us. If we can, we will fully cooperate!"
We received the crew at the intersection into the city and brought the creative staff to the county government to receive them. The Poverty Alleviation Office was very enthusiastic.
The skinny Director Luo still had mud under his fingernails. If he hadn't heard that a crew was coming to film a movie, he might still be helping the poor in the countryside.
He looked like he had gray hair and a wrinkled face. He was at least in his fifties, but he was actually only thirty-eight. Seeing that everyone in the crew was not disgusted by the simple conditions, the wrinkles on his face were much smoother.
Panxi is already poor. It is a prefecture-level city with few high-rise buildings. Its infrastructure is not as good as that of small towns in wealthy areas. Wutong County under its jurisdiction is even poorer. The county government is just a row of bungalows and the residential buildings are still poor. Many of them are rammed earth houses.
Along the way, when the villagers saw such a large motorcade of the crew, they stopped one after another and watched them go away with confused, envious and timid eyes. Ni Bingyan was sitting on pins and needles sitting in the car.
Even when she was at her most depressed, she lived better than these people.
Even if she is a child who grew up in an orphanage.
Because the orphanage is located in a very affluent area, with sufficient government funding every year and frequent donations from caring people, she has never worn clothes with frayed collars and cuffs, nor has she ever gone hungry.
Poor! People here are really poor, they are not crying about poverty!
"Our frost-free period here is short and the weather is dry, so many crops cannot grow well. However, we have a bumper harvest of potatoes and eggs every year."
Director Luo smiled and clenched his hands into fists, curling his nails into his palms: "I have been going to the countryside these days, helping the lonely old people collect potatoes. I can't even clean the gaps under my nails, which makes you laugh."
But he was afraid that the crew would think he didn't pay attention to this matter, so he came here looking sloppy.
On a July day, he was wearing an 80% new executive jacket, and his forehead was sweating.
This was probably his best piece of clothing. It was kept in a box on weekdays. Because the material was not good, the sleeves and back had deep wrinkles. No matter how he stroked them, they could not be smoothed out.
Ni Bingyan looked at all this and remembered that the T-shirt he was wearing cost more than 3,000 yuan, and his throat became extremely dry.
Obviously I just took a job, so it should be the same as before, but I didn't expect that my heart would be so deeply touched as soon as I set foot on this land.
It turns out that there are so many people under the same flag, and the family’s hard work for a year can’t afford even one of her T-shirts!
The soft and comfortable clothes in the past seemed to have thorns on them, making her restless.
Her mind was racing, and Director Luo was secretly glancing at her, not because she was beautiful, but because when the director just introduced her, he said she was the leading actress.
Thinking about the fact that when the crew applied for the film, they said that in the movie there was a plot where the heroine leads the villagers out of poverty and become rich, Director Luo couldn't help but be disappointed.
With such a delicate face, he looks like a spoiled child from a wealthy family. Can he play the role of a hard-working heroic figure in their ravines?
But the big battle between the crew and the crew doesn't seem like a joke.
Let's go and see.
"You are all very attentive and dedicated to the people. Keep the people in mind. Work together and work together. Everything will be fine!"
I originally thought that Director Deng was not good at speaking, but it turned out that he just didn't like nonsense, but he was still very good at speaking at critical moments.
"Yes! We also firmly believe that hard work will yield results. If we can't reach the goal for a while, it's just that we haven't done enough work!"
The deputy director happily served tea and several plates of fried peanuts:
"We don't have much else here, just mountains. This is a wild tea from the mountains. Despite its low recognition outside, locals like it. This is a peanut that grows in the sandy land on the mountains. Despite its small size, It smells so good! It’s all given by the folks. We don’t have any other good things to treat our guests, so everyone is aggrieved!”
Nowadays, times have changed. This kind of hospitality is not considered poor hospitality, but very appropriate. The producers are afraid that they will lead everyone to eat and drink, so it is not a matter of not going or not.
Now like this, everyone has no psychological burden, and everyone in the crew said, "This is good, I let you worry about it."
A group of people discussed the details of the film shooting. The comrades from the Poverty Alleviation Office enthusiastically asked the crew where they needed help. Assistant director Liu Zhicheng suddenly thought about it and said that extra actors were still needed.
As a result, a group of cadres just slapped their chests and promised that they could come over for free to make up the numbers! If that's not enough, you can also mobilize the folks to perform in their true colors!
After receiving this assurance, the assistant director almost burst into tears with gratitude!
It just so happened that the notice for the heroine to be filmed in the first scene came. I was originally worried about the county leaders sending her tuition fees. Ordinary extras couldn't bring out the flavor, but these real cadres came to act. It's a good fit.
They don't charge money and are focused on finding ways to get rid of local poverty and become rich, so it doesn't count as breaking the rules.
Ni Bingyan was stunned.
These people are really hardworking!
While the big shots were chatting, Ni Bingyan sat peeling peanuts and ate a few sparsely. Suddenly, she remembered what her father had told her about selling goods via live broadcast.
I wonder if I can give it a try?
"Have you ever tried selling agricultural products online? I remember that the quality of your potatoes here is particularly good, and your sheep and wolfberry are also famous."
Potatoes are a common vegetable. They can be said to be the “number one vegetable” in terms of production and sales. Because different cooking methods have different requirements for potatoes, her restaurant and her brothers’ shops purchase the best potatoes from all over the country every year. , noodles, crispy, glutinous, large for shredding, small for roasting and roasting, you name it.
Relying on the developed network and logistics, helping fellow villagers sell potatoes, isn't it more expensive than selling them locally?
There are also mutton and wolfberry. Summer will soon be over and autumn and winter will begin. Her father stews mutton soup every autumn and winter to nourish his body. How many people in the country are like him?
"I saw a lot of sheep herders along the way. You just said that potatoes are in harvest season. I guess there is no shortage of supplies. The government has taken the lead in arranging logistics. It will be easy to sell, right?"
Seeing that she had something to say, Director Luo sighed.
"We have been doing these, but the sales just can't increase. Our county magistrate advertises online every year, but the effect is still not good."
Potatoes are available all over the country, and sheep and wolfberries are not unique to Ning Province. It is difficult to sell them successfully!
If you can't sell it, it's a very common thing locally.
“Didn’t you hire an internet celebrity to bring the goods?”
Director Luo was very embarrassed: "We can't afford this."
Small Internet celebrities are useless, and big Internet celebrities charge high prices. Where can they find good people who work for free for free?
If there are big internet celebrities in the local area, it would be better to play the emotional card, but the problem is that there are none in the local area!
"What about inviting celebrities to bring goods?"
Now, not only the people from the Poverty Alleviation Office looked at her, but the crew also looked at her as if they were aliens.
It turns out that there are no pop stars selling goods here.
I always feel that this is a matter for Internet celebrities. If a celebrity does it, they will lose their status and be embarrassed.
Looking back, Ni Bingyan solemnly said: "If you don't think I'm not famous enough, I'd be willing to bring this product to the local people!"
She has no agent now, and the contract signed by the company is also loose. She can make her own decisions in everything. In her world, celebrities are rushing to do this kind of poverty alleviation work!
No one is doing it now, so it might be a good thing if she comes first.
