The two good brothers never turned against each other for the sake of profit, as the haters had hoped.
Jiang Xiaoman was busy live-streaming the groundbreaking ceremony for the tea factory to her fans, unaware that at that very moment, Jiang Xia was leading a group of people, traveling a long and arduous journey to Langshan.
That evening, Jiang Youliang was still thinking about the little shaman Jiang Xia, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, because of the day's worship of the Earth God and the Four Directions Gods. Unexpectedly, he saw him in the village the next morning.
Since Jiang Xia infiltrated the core fan group of movie star Jiang Yuan, he has made full use of his expertise (note: not in feudal superstition, but in film and television editing), and has become a core member of the movie star's fan club's audio-visual group.
Despite his aloof public image and aversion to self-promotion, and his near-reclusive nature when not filming, the Best Actor is actually quite kind to his fans.
Especially the fan club's video and audio group.
As the saying goes, there are as many Hamlets as there are people. Sometimes Jiang Yuan would also watch the videos that the video editing team had made for him, drawing inspiration from them to prepare for his next role.
This year, Jiang Yuan's company finally stepped up and secured the serious drama project he had been longing for—a group film about rural revitalization based on true stories.
It's a big production, with three directors alone! Each of them is a top-notch talent capable of carrying the Lunar New Year film season!
The cast is also star-studded, with all the familiar faces from the mainstream entertainment industry. As netizens jokingly put it, even the dog who picks up cow dung at the village entrance is a rising star in this movie!
As a three-time Golden Horse Award winner, Jiang Yuan naturally wouldn't be relegated to a supporting role. He was assigned the lead role in one of the unit dramas, playing a grassroots cadre who sacrificed his life on the road to poverty alleviation while promoting high-yield potatoes to people in impoverished mountainous areas.
Whether it's the real-life inspiration for this story, Jiang Xia or Jiang Xiaoman, all the people in the Langshan area should never forget him.
Because the high-yield potatoes they eat every day were obtained by this poverty alleviation cadre at the cost of his life.
Ordinary people don't know his real name; they just call him Teacher Wang.
Only the town's officials, who come and go every day, will see this teacher's name on the bulletin board in the town government compound. His name is Wang Xian.
Jiang Xia didn't know this person's name at first, but when he heard everyone mention the place name Langshan Township, he was stunned for a moment.
A long time ago, that place was indeed called Langshan Township.
Later, due to the relocation of the central town, it was changed from a township to a town. The script that Jiang Yuan received was set before their area was changed from a township to a town.
This was also a time when Langshan Town was so poor that people couldn't afford to eat.
Upon hearing that Jiang Yuan planned to experience life in the place where Wang Xian had once struggled before his death in order to better understand the character, Jiang Xia jumped up immediately.
With him as a local guide and a trusted big fan in the core fan group, Jiang Yuan's agent entrusted Jiang Xia with the important task of guiding and introducing him.
Although the award-winning actor is very dedicated, and this star-studded Lunar New Year blockbuster is also very important, safety is the most important thing!
Before the agent arrived, he had done his background check and knew that the people in Langshan were tough and some hunters living deep in the mountains even had guns... For the safety of his movie star, the agent decided to hire Jiang Xia as the guide and assistant for the movie star's trip to Langshan to experience life.
Jiang Xia declined the assistant allowance offered by her manager, only making one request: that when the team releases press releases, they should also say a few good words about Lang Shan.
After all, the influence of celebrities is unmatched by ordinary people. Let's first ride the wave of popularity of film emperor Jiang Yuan, and then ride the wave of popularity of the New Year's film when the movie is released. Maybe that will bring some new opportunities to Langshan?
It's worth noting that many years ago, a famous international director filmed a scene for less than half a minute in an unknown small mountain village, which unexpectedly made the beautiful scenery of that village go viral. Now it has become a nationally renowned tourist attraction.
The local people naturally rose along with them, transforming from impoverished mountain dwellers into small business owners living in large villas and running guesthouses.
Jiang Xia wasn't so arrogant, thinking that as long as a celebrity was willing to contribute some popularity to Langshan, they could rise to fame on the spot.
But what if?
There's no harm in giving it a try.
Upon hearing him make such a small request, the agent secretly breathed a sigh of relief, revealed a sincere smile, and immediately agreed.
They had originally planned to take the opportunity to release a press release about the movie star visiting the small mountain village where the character's prototype lived to study the role. The agent had already found a writer. Even if Jiang Xia didn't say anything, they would definitely highlight the prototype of the character and the place where he sacrificed himself to promote it.
It's not that I want to profit from someone's tragedy; it's just that even a cold-blooded agent like me couldn't help but shed tears after hearing about Mr. Wang Xian's deeds. I wish I could hire an online army to spread the word about Mr. Wang's life and let the people of the whole country remember this unsung hero!
Just then, Jiang Xia made a request, and the agent's eyes lit up, and he immediately came up with a new idea!
He decided not to let the photographer he had hired go yet, but to spend money to hire a reliable videographer. He would have these two people follow Jiang Yuan for the next few days and try to take as many photos and videos as possible of the movie star experiencing life in the small mountain village.
When the movie starts to gain popularity, we can release a video every two days to promote the movie and Langshan Town at the same time. Wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?
If Teacher Wang Xian were alive today, he would surely want to see Langshan Town get better and better.
Actually, they originally went to the town first, because that was where Professor Wang Xian worked before his death, and they could find a lot of valuable materials about Professor Wang's work there.
After a discussion with several town leaders, the agent asked them to recommend a suitable village to visit first.
After all, Langshan Town has so many villages, and I heard that the farthest village is almost in the neighboring province of H. Instead of running around like headless flies, they might as well ask the local leaders for a recommendation.
Unexpectedly, the town leaders unanimously recommended Langshan Village!
Now, almost every household in Langshan grows the high-yield new potato variety that Wang Xian vigorously promoted. There's nothing special about it; it's the same in every village.
Kelangshan Village is different.
This place not only has high-yield potatoes, but also local honey and small tea cakes made from wild tea from the deep mountains. Jiang Xiaoman and his colleagues have also established a beekeeping cooperative and a golden chrysanthemum planting cooperative.
It just so happens that the golden chrysanthemum season is approaching. A few days ago, Jiang Youtian called to report that the first batch of golden chrysanthemums planted in the village was about to bloom and asked when the town's publicity officer would come over to take pictures.
It's simply impossible to expect Jiang Youtian, a loyal user of an old-fashioned mobile phone, to take promotional photos for the town.
Coincidentally, Lang Xingguo, the town's propaganda officer, thought the same thing.
Especially after hearing that Jiang Yuan's agent had hired top-notch photographers and videographers in the industry, Lang Xingguo immediately set out to get them for free...
He wanted to go to Langshan Village to take a series of photos of the harvest, but the technology and equipment did not support it.
The Best Actor's team brought top-notch equipment and a top-notch photographer, but they didn't know the way.
Thinking of this, Lang Xingguo revealed a hearty smile—
“Perfect timing. I was just planning to visit Langshan Village to write a series of articles about the autumn harvest. Director Sun and I are very familiar with the situation there. If you don’t mind, we can accompany you on the trip.”
Chapter 183
Big star Jiang Yuan is coming to Langshan Village to experience life there?!
Upon hearing this news, Jiang Xiaoman and Jiang Yu were both stunned, as were the left-behind mothers in the village.
After a moment of stunned silence, came ecstasy!
That's right! As a talented actor who gains fans through his work, Jiang Yuan undoubtedly has a very good public image. Many people, even if they are not his fans, can't help but give him a high score in their minds as soon as they hear that a movie is starring Jiang Yuan.
As soon as the news reached the village, village head Jiang Youtian immediately turned on the loudspeaker and announced three requirements—
First, all villagers should immediately pick up their brooms and dustpans and sweep up the garbage in front of their own doors, making sure to thoroughly clean the village before the big star arrives!
He's going to check on every single household in an hour!
Don't let him see chicken droppings or cow dung in front of anyone's house!
Second, no taking photos or videos without permission! No posting videos! Don't tell anyone that a big star has come to Langshan Village! What if other shameless villages come and try to take him away?
Third, with guests coming to the village these few days, everyone should be mindful of their words and actions, especially those who usually like to curse, gossip behind people's backs, and beat their wives. If they dare to tarnish the image of Langshan Town in front of the guests, they can forget about getting the grain seed subsidy next year!
Upon hearing this, the villagers immediately fell silent.
Jiang Xiaoman had already received a call from Jiang Xia, who wanted to reserve a room at his house.
Jiang Xia knew that his family's courier station had guest rooms. Of course, in the entire Langshan Village, apart from his place, there was no other guesthouse or farmhouse with guest rooms.
Worried that their idol might actually experience life and live next to a pigsty, Jiang Xia quickly helped book a guest room at Jiang Xiaoman's house.
Unexpectedly, no sooner had they arrived than Jiang Youliang came down the mountain.
Old Jiang usually prefers to watch the agricultural channel. Even when he occasionally switches to the movie channel, he only likes to watch old movies like "Tunnel Warfare" and "Railway Guerrilla". He doesn't recognize the famous three-time Golden Horse Award winner Jiang Yuan at all.
The first person he saw was Jiangxia.
And you know what? Even though Jiang Xia complained that he wasn't as reliable as his father, the old shaman, when he was still in Langshan, the mountain people were used to going to Jiang Xia, the young shaman, when they encountered problems.
Since Jiang Xia also went to the city, the old people in the village have felt quite lonely. When they encounter questions related to ghosts and gods, they are even more at a loss. When Jiang Youliang saw that Jiang Xia had finally returned, he couldn't help but put down his basket and go over to greet him, saying, "You won't be going out this time, right?"
Of course he's going out!
After experiencing life here, Jiang Yuan will most likely join the film crew.
According to Jiang Yuan's habit, once he joins a production team, he disappears as if he's vanished from the spot. Others, on the other hand, post dozens of behind-the-scenes updates every day when they join a production team, afraid that their countless fans will forget about them.
Jiang Yuan, on the other hand, wishes the whole world would pretend he doesn't exist and not bother him while he's filming!
However, if there is no news for a long time, it is inevitable that some people on the Internet will stir up trouble and say that his movie star is washed up.
In order to ensure that Jiang Yuan wouldn't be "untraceable" during filming, the fans put pressure on the video production team—Jiang Xia and his team were to increase the output of video materials while Jiang Yuan was on set!
Ensure that "even though the movie star is no longer active in the entertainment industry, his legend lives on everywhere."
There is absolutely no way that Jiang Xia would leave the battlefield at this time.
However, Jiang Youliang was also a devout yet vulnerable believer.
Seeing the old man's earnest gaze, Jiang Xia's heart softened, and she couldn't help but downplay the seriousness of the matter, telling a white lie—
"I will definitely stay in my hometown for a while this time, and I won't be leaving for the time being."
The agent was greatly surprised. He had originally thought that Jiang Xia was some kind of prestigious family in the area. But when Jiang Youliang took out an old almanac and asked Jiang Xia to choose an auspicious day for him, he wanted to invite the Kitchen God to Jiang Xiaoman's tea factory.
Agent & Best Actor: "..."
Isn't Jiangxia their guide?
Why are you also in charge of fortune telling?
People in the entertainment industry are more or less superstitious. At this moment, the agent and the movie star Jiang Yuan also noticed the villagers' unusual respect and admiration for this young man, Jiang Xia.
Upon inquiring, the two were shocked to discover that they had only hired a guide, but had unexpectedly managed to bring along a local shaman!
etc!
This respected shaman seems to be a die-hard fan of Jiang Yuan?
"Ah Yuan! Your luck is absolutely incredible!" The manager patted his artist on the shoulder with admiration.
There are many wealthy fans in the entertainment industry, but it's unbelievable that a local high priest has become a fan of the movie star. If this were to be spread, even true fans would probably be incredulous.
After settling in at Jiang Xiaoman's house, Jiang Xia first took the movie star and his entourage to visit the potatoes grown by the villagers.
Now, almost every household in Langshan grows this red-skinned potato variety known as "Huaxia Red No. 6".
Compared to older potato varieties, this potato is more uniform in size, has a long and flat shape, small eyes, is easier to store, and has a particularly high yield. It is said that the highest yield per acre can reach 3 tons!
Potatoes are not yet ready for large-scale harvesting this season, but they are still edible.
With the owner's permission, Jiang Xia pulled out a potato plant. It was a seedling with about a dozen potatoes of various sizes hanging from its roots. The skin was red, and when cut open, the flesh inside was rich in starch, making it look delicious.