I'm not just a director

Chapter 312
January 2004, 1, the 17th day of the twelfth lunar month.

It has been a long time since Jiang Peian returned to his hometown so early to celebrate the New Year.

Affected by the "girlfriend" controversy this time, he finally found an excuse to "take shelter" and returned to his hometown early to celebrate the New Year.

One week after "Pumping Heart" was released, the box office was like a rocket, directly exceeding [-] million box office.

This also directly breaks the record of Jiang Pei'an's "Inception" which exceeded [-] million in ten days last year.

"Mobile Phone" from the same period was even more incomparable and was left far behind.

Xiao Gangpao's determination to hit high box office failed again in front of Jiang Pei'an.

Jiang Pei'an's dominance in the box office has been praised by the media and has almost become a banner for Chinese movie box office.

Now that it has been seventeen days since its release, the box office was already somewhat weak.

However, stimulated by the news of Jiang Peian's love affair, the single-day box office surged again, breaking the [-] million box office record of last year's "Hero" is no longer a problem.

After all, the audience also wants to see what kind of love movie Director Jiang made when he was in a relationship.

"In order to make a movie, Director Jiang Pei'an personally fell in love, understood the charm of love, and directed with all his heart..."

This kind of report has even spread to the outside world. If you don't buy a ticket and go to the theater to support, you are sorry for Director Jiang's "love with your own body"!
Of course, Jiang Pei'an was also in love when he was filming several other movies, but these people didn't know it.

After coming out of Xinyang Airport, Jiang Pei'an went directly to Qi Yuefei's underground garage and drove away a Mercedes-Benz Cross-country.

The roads in the countryside are not easy to travel, so it is more suitable to drive such a large car.

Starting from Xinyang, it was about 35 kilometers away. When passing through the county town, Jiang Peian went to the supermarket to buy some gifts.

"Director, are you home?"

Jiang Peian's cell phone rang. It was Hu Jing.

"We're at the county seat. It's about four to 10 minutes' drive away."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

"Okay, please drive carefully. I'm sorry I didn't go back with you this year. Please explain it to Auntie."

"I know, I know you are busy, and everything is fine with me, don't worry."

Jiang Pei'an nodded.

Not only did Hu Jing not go back to his hometown with him, but Gao Yuanyuan was also busy on the set and couldn't go back with him.

It's okay not to come back, after all, he doesn't want to experience the Shura field where Wang meets the king.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Pei'an continued to drive, and his cell phone rang again. It was Gao Yuanyuan calling.

"Are you home yet?"

"Not yet, it will probably take about half an hour."

Jiang Peian replied slowly.

"Well, tell your aunt and grandma that my crew is too busy and go back to see them after the New Year."

"I understand. You should also take care of yourself on the set. I will explain it clearly to them."

Jiang Pei'an nodded.

"You just stay at home this time and don't run around. Don't let those reporters catch you."

"Don't worry, I'm not a child. Besides, there are no reporters like that in my hometown. Jiangtai Town is my territory. No one dares to provoke me."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

"Well, good performance this time."

Gao Yuanyuan said pointedly.

Jiang Peian understood immediately and knew that she was talking about his admission to the media that he had a girlfriend.

"Is there any reward for good performance?"

"For asking for a beating, didn't I... reward you last time?"

Thinking of her soft and slippery little tongue, Jiang Peian couldn't help but shudder, and an unknown fire rose from his abdomen.

"Haha, Ms. Gao, you took the initiative last time, and I didn't ask you to do that."

Jiang Pei'an smiled proudly. When Jiang Pei'an came back from the mountain road show, Ms. Gao was very excited.

That night, he provided special services to Director Jiang, which made Jiang Peian feel elated.

"You're a talker... Let's wait until you come back from your hometown."

After Gao Yuanyuan finished speaking, he shyly hung up the phone.

Jiang Pei'an chuckled. It was already very difficult for Gao Yuanyuan, who had always been thin-skinned, to say this...

Both girls bought gifts for Jiang Peian's family and sent them back to their hometown in advance.

Perhaps because they couldn't go back to their hometown with Jiang Peian this year, the two girls bought a lot of things to make up for it.

Food, drink, clothes, grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, and little brother... Jiang Peian's two relatives and two daughters almost all were taken care of.

The total amount of things these two people buy can open a small supermarket...

When the car drove into Jiangtai Town, a straight asphalt road could be seen in the distance.

Most of the roads in rural areas are asphalt roads. It is not worthwhile to build cement roads, and they are very easy to be damaged.

This kind of asphalt road is cost-effective and not easy to damage the road surface.

When we arrived at the entrance of the village, a merit monument was erected on the side of the road with Jiang Pei'an's name on it.

He funded the construction of this road two years ago, and the mayor specially erected this stone monument.

The New Year is about to come, and there are already many workers on the road carrying packages. Although these people are exhausted from the journey.

But you can already see their joy in their eyes. They have been busy for a whole year. Who wouldn’t want to see their elderly parents, young children, and wives they haven’t seen for a long time when they come home during the New Year...

This time Jiang Peian came back and greeted his family in advance.

As soon as the car stopped at the door, he saw Jiang Peijian running out in a hurry.

"Brother, you are finally back and you miss me so much."

The little brother directly gave Jiang Peian a bear hug.

"You kid, you have grown a lot taller, and you are almost catching up with me."

Lao Jiang's genes are very good, especially in terms of height. When he was just in junior high school, he was almost 1.7 meters tall.

"Hey, that means I've grown up. Can you let me work in your company, make movies with you, and be a star for fun?"

Jiang Peijian said with a smile.

Jiang Peian patted his little brother on the head and said sincerely:

"Brother, you may not look good, but your thoughts are really beautiful."

Children of this age are sensitive to their own looks. When the elder brother said this, the younger brother immediately became unwilling and shouted loudly into the room:

"Auntie, my brother said I'm ugly!"

In the end, Jiang Peian's mother didn't shout, but it attracted his own mother's attention:

"You're as skinny as a monkey and you're still a star. Your brother just came back. Don't bother your brother and go back to do your homework."

The aunt scolded the little brother, and he immediately went back to the room with his head drooping.

"Pei'an is back. I'll help you get the things."

After scolding the little brother, the aunt immediately changed her face, looked at Jiang Peian with a smile and said.

"It's okay, auntie, I can take it myself. How are you doing recently?" "Okay, everything is fine. Pei'an is getting more and more handsome now, hahaha."

As he was talking, his parents, uncle, grandparents all came out to greet Jiang Pei'an.

Jiang Peian was startled by the quarrel among the family and let his father and uncle go to get things from the trunk.

He supported his grandparents and said with a smile:
"Are your two elders in good health? Have you gone to the city for a physical examination recently?"

"Why would you take unjust money if you're not sick?"

Grandma muttered.

My mother smiled and said:
"We went there during the New Year celebrations, but your grandparents didn't want to go. It was your dad and your uncle who insisted on going.

The test results are all fine, but there are some geriatric diseases. Just pay attention to diet and rest. "

Jiang Peian nodded, smiled and said to the two elders:

"Don't think about saving money. Your eldest grandson has plenty of money now, so feel free to spend it."

Seeing the second elder with silver hair, Jiang Pei'an was very emotional.

In his previous life, every time he went out to work from his hometown, his grandma would secretly stuff money into his pocket.

It's not much money, just a few hundred yuan.

But it was left by the old man who usually lived frugally. He said that he had no ability, so he gave him some money to buy water on the way.

This habit persisted until grandma passed away. Later, grandpa took up grandma's habit and still secretly stuffed money into Jiang Peian's bag.

Later, my grandfather got Alzheimer's disease, and his health was not as good as before. After his death, no one put money into his bag for no reason, or showed any concern for him...

"If you have money, you can't spend it arbitrarily. I have to keep it for you to get a wife."

Grandma gave a lesson with a straight face.

Jiang Pei'an had long been accustomed to grandma's cold-faced and warm-hearted style, and said with a smile:
"The money I have now is enough to marry not only one wife, but three or four. Don't worry about me."

"You're talking nonsense again. It's enough to marry one, but don't be a hooligan."

Uh……

Jiang Pei'an broke into a cold sweat and felt as if he had been hit by an arrow in the knee.

Grandma, your mouth is really unforgiving.

There are still four days left before the Chinese New Year. Jiang Peian's hometown likes to fry things when buying new year's goods.

Crispy meat, fried fish, fried dumplings, sesame leaves and other snacks can be used as dishes when guests come to the house.

It can also be used as snacks for children.

Although the Chinese New Year has not yet happened, the New Year atmosphere in rural areas is relatively strong, and the popularity of the village is increasing day by day.

"You're back? You've made a lot of money this year, right?"

"I didn't make much money. I just bought a large color TV for my family."

"All the children in Lao Sun's family are promising. I heard that they are now contracting construction sites outside and they are making a lot of money in a year. They even bought his father a motorcycle. I'm so angry."

"Hey, it's not easy to work on a construction site. It's so tiring. It's better to be a chef. I heard that the eldest son of the old Li family contracted the government canteen. Now he's very fat and makes a lot of money..."

Conversations like this take place almost every day. Although the weather is cold, it cannot hold back everyone's lively conversations.

Wearing a military coat, squatting on the roadside and holding a bowl of corn grits porridge, there were more than a dozen people chatting.

The afternoon after Jiang Pei'an returned home, Qi Yuefei and his party came to his door.

"I heard that your boy has a celebrity girlfriend. Who is it, Gao Yuanyuan?"

Qi Yuefei's first words when he came to the door made Jiang Peian squirt.

He quickly looked at his little brother, and Jiang Peijian shook his head innocently.

My brother's love affair has always been the family's top secret, and it is impossible to leak it.

"Looking at your expression, I know you are inseparable.

I remember back then, when you gave her my mobile phone number, the girl asked me for the lyrics and music score of "I Remember".

I was completely confused. Later I found out that you had left my cell phone to her. It was really wicked. "

Qi Yuefei is now high-spirited, with slicked-back hair, wearing a suit and tie, and carrying a million-dollar watch. When he goes there, he looks like a nouveau riche village entrepreneur.

"Don't talk about those things that are there or not, Lao Qi, Xingxing, how come you two got together?"

Jiang Peian waved his hand and said.

"Hey, when we know you're coming back, we have to come over quickly to see you."

Wang Xingxing said with a smile.

This guy studied at Nortel for a year, and his temperament is completely different from before.

Wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a black woolen coat, he began to walk the route of an artistic young man.

"Let it go if you fart."

Jiang Peian rolled his eyes at the two of them.

"It's not your Spring Festival Gala that caused the commotion. Last year we were so successful. This year the county said it would be more grand, and the city's TV stations will come to report on it."

Wang Xingxing said with a smile.

Jiang Pei'an nodded and said:
"I know this. Didn't you and Lao Qi call me before and tell me to do it according to your wishes? Don't be restricted by rules and regulations. Why don't you just have fun during the New Year?"

Qi Yuefei answered:

"That's what I mean, but Xingxing said that you have to go through the show once and grasp it well. Why don't we come over to invite you?

Now all the programs are ready, a total of 38 programs, including singing, dancing, language, and magic. "

Hearing Qi Yuefei's words, Jiang Peian was stunned:
"Good guys, are you planning to fully compete with the CCTV Spring Festival Gala?"

Wang Xingxing smiled proudly and said:
"No, we just want to make a rural version of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. In your words, the ones organized by CCTV are too high-end, so we will create some down-to-earth ones, a big stage for us ordinary people."

Jiang Pei'an nodded and said:
"You're right, and the cash prizes this year are higher than last year's. After all, everyone's life is improving, and it would be too stingy to keep prices at last year's prices.

Also, since we are fully prepared this time, we should find more media to come over, preferably provincial media to report on it.

Since we are going to do it, let’s do it on a bigger scale and strive to maximize exposure to get our folk tunes out of the circle. "

Qi Yuefei nodded and said:
"Okay, I'll contact you right away. After all, the Chinese New Year is not far away, and the provincial media may not be able to come here."

"It's best to fight for it. If you can't pass it, there's nothing you can do. There's still next year. By the way, this year's party will also be held. Let's set it at noon the day after tomorrow. It's been a hard year, so let everyone have a good rest."

"Haha, I was just waiting for your words."

Qi Yuefei nodded.

Wang Xingxing smiled and said:
"Mr. Qi, am I right? We still need our Director Jiang to come back and make a final decision. Otherwise, we will never have this ideological consciousness."

Qi Yuefei gave a thumbs up and said:

"Gao, really high. He is worthy of being a representative figure among Chinese film directors!"

The two sang together in front of Jiang Pei'an, and Jiang Pei'an laughed and cursed:

"Everyone, get out of here and stop disgusting me in front of me."

"Yes, this is an order to expel guests, so I will retreat."

The two of them left Jiang Peian's house smiling.

Looking at the backs of the two of them, Jiang Peian shook his head, these two living treasures...

(End of this chapter)