I'm not just a director

Chapter 272 Spring Festival Gala with folk tunes

As the junction of Xin'an and Henan provinces, both sides of the Huaihe River are fertile soil, the granary of the two provinces.

With the erosion of water and soil in the Huaihe River, relevant regulations were already in place as early as 2000, prohibiting private extraction of gravel and sand from the Huaihe River.

Therefore, when Jiang Peian asked this question, the county leaders were a little confused.

Aren’t you from the literary and art world? When did you get involved in the sand and gravel industry?
The county leaders and others were confused, but Zhang Jianshe turned pale with fear.

The drunkenness all over his body instantly sobered him up.

"Uh, hahaha, Pei'an, you drank too much. I just made a joke casually and didn't count. Leader, I respect you."

Zhang Jianshe quickly picked up the wine glass, but the people around the leader stepped forward to block the situation.

"Director Jiang, what do you mean?"

the county leader asked with a smile.

"Well, maybe I drank too much and said the wrong thing. Don't blame me, sir. I respect you."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

The county leader glanced at Jiang Pei'an and then at Zhang Jianshe, who had a sneer on his face. He pressed his glass and said with a smile on his face:
"Haha, Director Jiang, I respect you and hope you can promote your hometown more.

The scenery in our Xinnan County is also pretty good, haha. I hope I can get a glimpse of Xinnan’s style in Director Jiang’s next movie. "

"Since the leader has spoken, arrangements must be made."

After the county leader and his party entered the box, the atmosphere in the room automatically divided into two parts.

There is the toasting, talking, and laughing group centered on Jiang Peian, and the awkward and silent group headed by Zhang Jianshe.

Zhang Jianshe couldn't figure out how Jiang Peian became such an awesome figure that even the county leaders took the initiative to propose a toast.

"Inception"?
What is that?
In Zhang Jianshe's world, there is nothing but cement, sand and women. He has never been to the cinema a few times.

It's also a dark environment to watch the show, why not go to the KTV box to hug the princess and sing songs.

Others in the box looked at Jiang Pei'an and the county leaders in bewilderment.

"What does a director do?"

"I can sleep with female celebrities."

"Gan!"

The gay men in the room looked at Jiang Pei'an with envy.

"Director Jiang, the leaders of the city next door are here, why don't we go to the box next door to say hello?"

The county leader said with a smile.

Thinking of the scene of chatting and bragging again later, Jiang Peian smiled and waved his hand and said:

"I'm sorry, boss. I'm taking my kids out to play today. It's getting late. I'll go back and rest before him. Let's get together another day."

"Okay, let's meet up another day. Xiao Wang, you can drive Director Jiang back."

"No need, leader, I'll drive here."

"Haha, it's okay, I'll let Xiao Wang drive for you."

In the envious eyes of everyone, Jiang Peian was surrounded by leaders and left the box.

……

"Director Jiang, let's meet up another day."

"Goodbye."

Watching Jiang Peian's car drive away, the leader suddenly asked:

"Xiao Zhang, what does Director Jiang mean by pumping sand from the Huaihe River just now?"

Xiao Zhang replied:
"We have found out that the 'Huaihe River sand pumping' mentioned by Director Jiang should be referring to Zhang Jianshe's Xinnan Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.'s private mining of sand and gravel from the Huaihe River.

In fact, this matter has been repeated repeatedly, not only for Zhang Jianjia's family, but also for other companies in the county. The profits are too great. "

"Well, Zhang Jianshe? Is he the fat man who toasted me in the box just now?"

"Yes, he is the boss of the construction project, but the shareholder behind this company is his father Zhang Ligong."

"Zhang Ligong... No matter who it is, tell Zhang Jianshe and the companies involved in sand mining to suspend operations for rectification... and punish them if they deserve it."

"Leader, but Zhang Ligong's side..."

Zhang Ligong's Ligong Industry is a major taxpayer in Xinnan County and has created many jobs in the county.

"I will tell Zhang Ligong... You must understand Jiang Peian's influence. If this matter is exposed, Xinnan County will be embarrassed."

"understand!"

Jiang Peian drank some wine in the evening, so he naturally left the driving matter to Xiao Wang, the secretary of the county leader.

The county seat is only 10 minutes' drive from Jiangtai Town. Soon Jiang Peian and his little brother were sent home safely.

"Director Jiang, I'll go back first."

Xiao Wang said with a smile.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, please be safe on the road."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

When I came back from the county town, there was a car following me, just to take Xiao Wang back.

After all, there are no buses at night, and there are very few cars going from the town to the county.

When I got home, my parents and grandparents were still having dinner in Henan Province and had not returned.

"Brother, you are really impressive. The secretary of the county leader will personally send you back."

Back home, little Li gave Jiang Pei'an a thumbs up and said with a smile.

"Okay, what do you know? Wash your face and feet quickly and go to bed. Don't let me find you staying up late watching TV."

Jiang Peian touched his little brother's head and said with a smile.

"Ah, Zhu Bajie wants to eat ginseng fruit in "Journey to the West" tonight. I'll just watch one episode, okay?"

The little brother's face fell and he begged.

"I think you look like Zhu Bajie. It's already 09:30 at night, so hurry up and go to bed."

Jiang Peian said with a straight face.

"OK then."

The little brother said aggrievedly.

……

January 2003, 1, the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month.

The entire Jiangtai Town is enveloped in the atmosphere of the upcoming New Year.

Folk art troupe performance teams also came back from other places one after another.

These people performed in the northern Anhui area, and as far away as Shandong Province, Hebei Province and other places.

Basically, it is in the main dialect areas of folk tunes.

Some people even traveled to three provinces and seven or eight cities in the twelfth lunar month alone.

This was definitely something they could not imagine before. In the words of one of the folk opera actors:
In the past, let alone taking a train, I could only see trains on TV. When I went to perform outside, I would ride on a tricycle, freezing in the cold wind on a very cold day.

Now it's better, we are invited to perform, our travel expenses are reimbursed, and we can stay in a hotel. This was something we could never dream of doing before.

The emergence of folk tunes really changed their lives.

Listening to everyone's emotions, Jiang Peian suddenly thought of the internet celebrities of later generations.

They are obviously ordinary people, but as soon as you start a live broadcast, you will be rewarded by your big brother, and you will make more money from one live broadcast than in the past year.How can this not be exciting?
Everyone's pockets have bulged, and their living standards have naturally improved.

But no one has forgotten who made them live such a life.

Therefore, Jiang Pei'an's house was crowded with people during holidays.

Everyone was carrying chicken, duck, and fish in their hands. They put down their things and left without saying anything. The main thing was to express gratitude.

While everyone was rushing back, the two bosses, Jiang Peian and Qi Yuefei, also held an annual party for everyone.

As for the funny Wang Xingxing, he has been in the capital for a while and decided to bring his parents and grandparents to the capital for the Chinese New Year this year...

“Due to the nature of everyone’s work, our annual meeting can only be held before the Chinese New Year.

Some brothers and sisters are still performing in other places today and have not been able to come back. Here, I want to say to you that you have worked hard this year.

We have all seen your achievements and hope that we will become bigger and stronger in the coming year and create greater glories! "

In the office building of the folk art troupe, Jiang Peian took the microphone and said loudly.

There were more than a dozen tables of flowing seats, and more than 100 people from the whole company participated.

"Bigger and stronger, create greater glories!"

More than 100 people shouted in unison, with great momentum.

After Jiang Pei settled down, Qi Yuefei smiled and said:
"We have prepared a program for New Year's Eve and want to make it lively."

Jiang Peian was a little surprised and said:

"Do you have time to arrange a show? You have to perform after returning home so tired from running around?"

Li Shouguo, the first brother of the folk tune company and sitting at the same table as Jiang Peian, said with a smile:
"Mr. Jiang, don't worry. We are all experienced actors on stage. We don't need to rehearse. We all have the show in mind.

This is also the result of a unanimous decision by all of us. We usually run around outside to perform for others, but when we get home, of course we also want the folks to see our results. "

"Yes, Mr. Jiang, doesn't our CCTV have a Spring Festival Gala? We also want to hold a Spring Festival Gala of our own folk tunes!"

First sister Wang Hong said with a smile.

"Okay, since everyone is so interested, let's have a go at the Spring Festival Gala."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

"The stage is already being set up, and I've sent people to other towns and villages to promote it. Let's try to make the folk ditty Spring Festival Gala lively and prosperous."

Qi Yuefei said with a smile.

"Okay, I'm going to prepare some melon seeds, peanuts and so on, so that everyone can have a lively and lively dinner tomorrow night, eating and watching the show at the same time."

Jiang Peian nodded and said, since everyone is so interested, he, the boss, cannot lag behind and continued:

"In order to stimulate everyone's desire to perform and self-motivation, we will hold a program competition this time and set up ten awards for the audience to vote.

If this event goes well, we will hold it every year in the future. If we keep it up, it may become a traditional repertoire of our folk tunes. "

Qi Yuefei's eyes lit up. He was a businessman. As soon as Jiang Peian said these words, he knew how much room there was for commercial operations.

"Okay, that's it. I'll have people prepare for the relevant work now."

Qi Yuefei immediately stood up and couldn't wait to take out his mobile phone and start arranging work.

"Then I'm going to prepare for the show. I have to polish my work for the first prize."

Wang Hong stood up and said with a smile.

Li Shouguo couldn't sit still anymore, so he left the table voluntarily after saying something to Jiang Peian.

Seeing that one brother and one sister had gone down to prepare, the others followed suit and hurried back to prepare to polish their own shows.

Originally, everyone thought that they could just perform casually, but the big boss announced that there would be prizes for them, which immediately aroused their desire to win, and everyone was full of energy.

After the annual meeting, the news of creating a folk tune Spring Festival Gala spread immediately.

Although there is only two days of preparation time, the registered programs have been screened and there are more than 30 programs, which is close to the number of Spring Festival Gala programs.

In order to ensure that the publicity effect of the program is maximized and there are no unnecessary twists and turns, Jiang Peian also specifically notified the county leaders.

After the leaders learned about the activities of the folk tune company, they were very supportive and even asked the director of the Propaganda Department to come to the scene to watch the program in person to show their importance.

Although there were only two days of preparation time, many people rushed to the Folk Music Building to watch the show on New Year's Eve.

What, you said it’s better to watch the Spring Festival Gala at home on a cold day?

In 2003, some villages in Xinnan County, a poverty-stricken county, did not even have a black and white TV set.

Even some remote villages don't even have electricity, and the villagers still light kerosene lamps at night.

Therefore, in an era when entertainment activities are extremely scarce, the "Spring Festival Gala Performance" of the Folk Minor Art Troupe has a strong appeal to today's people.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, most of the people in the building's studio were already filled, and the company's temporary security team was on site to maintain order.

Xinnan County TV station also sent four hosts to host the party and six cameramen to shoot the event.

Jiang Pei'an made a temporary guest appearance as the general director of the party, sitting backstage...

New Year's 29, New Year's Eve, at 06:30 in the evening, there is still one hour before the official start of the folk tune Spring Festival Gala.

"This time we made it impromptu, so the preparations were very hasty, so there must be many flaws in the party, which are inevitable.

As everyone said, you often perform for outsiders. The people sitting in the audience today are all our fellow villagers, so you don’t have to worry so much.

If a line is said wrong, it is wrong, if a song is out of tune, it is out of tune, if a dance move is forgotten, it is forgotten.

It doesn't matter, we just want the folks to celebrate the New Year lively. Do you have confidence? "

Backstage, Jiang Peian said as he looked at the people in costumes who were preparing to perform.

"Have!"

The crowd answered in unison.

"Okay, warm up and get ready to start!"

After Jiang Pei'an finished speaking, everyone immediately got busy.

There was no makeup artist at this party, but the drama actors were pretty good, and the folk troupe had a lot of costumes.

It’s difficult for those language, lyrics, and dance actors, who wear their own clothes on stage.

Even the make-up artists had to do the actors' make-up on each other, and the rehearsal only took place once.

Even so, everyone still enjoys it...

At 07:30 in the evening, the performance officially started.

The host came on stage to write lyrics, but in fact, no one wrote the script at all.

The hosts of the TV station also receive temporary tasks, so they make up a set of words before going on stage.

However, this is not a TV show, and the time is limited, so the audience in the audience is not very demanding and not strict.

After the host exits, the first program begins.

The first program is Huangmei Opera carefully prepared by actors from the folk art troupe.

Although Huangmei Opera has developed and grown in Qing City, Xin'an Province, it is also very popular among people in Xinyang City.

When the actors started singing and the first lyrics came out, the audience applauded wildly.

There were even some old people singing along with the actors in time.

"In order to save Li Lang from his home, who would have expected to be number one in the imperial list..."

The catchy lyrics and beautiful melody instantly ignite the atmosphere.

The camera in the audience naturally captured this scene and recorded it...

(End of this chapter)