This director lacks vision.

Chapter 383 The Countryside Stage: Dare to Come?

Meng Ziyi reacted quickly. Upon hearing the "shake" combination, she said, "Yaoyao's name plus the character 'Yi' from my name, shaking it will definitely work!"

Then she realized, "No! Chen Yao only has one shake, but shaking once is two shakes."

Cousin, you don't mean to include Jiang Peiyao in the lottery too, do you?

Jiang Yifeng said with a smile, "Isn't this great? Jiang Peiyao is your senior, and like you, she switched to the arts halfway through her life, and she doesn't have any special talents."

You can form the "Three Beauties of Beijing Film Academy" by shaking yourselves together.

Besides, Jiang Peiyao meets your criteria for finding a helper.

Upon hearing this, Meng Ziyi's eyes lit up.

Jiang Yifeng was right. Jiang Peiyao did meet Meng Ziyi's criteria for finding an assistant—someone who could provide assistance but would not threaten Meng Ziyi's position.

Moreover, Jiang Peiyao and Gao Yuanyuan have a particularly good relationship.

By winning over Jiang Peiyao, Meng Ziyi can also improve his relationship with Gao Yuanyuan, the head steward.

Seeing Meng Ziyi's excited expression, Chen Yao was a little confused, not understanding why there was another senior student.

But she remembered Meng Ziyi's words and played the role of a cold and aloof female PhD.

At this moment, she was expressionless, her lips were pursed, and she looked very serious.

Jiang Yifeng found it very interesting. He gave Meng Ziyi a look, signaling her to go first.

Ever since Jiang Yifeng helped Meng Ziyi with her makeup three years ago and taught her to pout and puff out her cheeks, Meng Ziyi has developed a particular fondness for pouting.

Later, Jiang Yifeng played the cousin game with her, sneaking around. Sometimes they didn't have enough time, so they often solved the problem by pouting.

Over time, Meng Ziyi has developed a particular fondness for pouting and has become quite skilled at it.

She can talk endlessly on variety shows, and she's also a master of verbal sparring in private.

After receiving his cousin's signal, Meng Ziyi took action, while Chen Yao was even more confused.

Why did my roommate go first?
However, she maintained the professionalism of an actress and kept refusing, her expression showing impatience.

Moreover, Chen Yao is indeed exceptionally talented and highly resistant, so Meng Ziyi's verbal skills failed to work, and he ultimately returned empty-handed.

"Cousin, she's a stone woman! You come here!" Meng Ziyi pouted and said indignantly, "This is infuriating!"

Meng Ziyi has always been very proud of his verbal skills, but today he suffered a defeat and was a little frustrated.

Jiang Yifeng wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he pulled Meng Ziyi over and kissed her.

Meng Ziyi, who was initially angry, quickly became engrossed in the moment under his cousin's guidance.

Chen Yao, who had just been very resistant, opened her eyes wide at the sight before her.

As the room temperature rose, Chen Yao broke out in a sweat and unconsciously let down her guard, beginning to blend into the environment.

The atmosphere became slightly tipsy, and when the time was right, Jiang Yifeng made his move. Chen Yao quickly got into the zone.

This really worried Meng Ziyi.

……

Chen Yao was, after all, a newcomer. Although he possessed extraordinary abilities and high resistance, he still had no choice but to lower his head in front of Jiang Yifeng, who was a cheat code.

In the end, it was only with Meng Ziyi's help that the "Shake It" combination managed to achieve some results.

After the trip, everyone lay in bed chatting.

Chen Yao was initially a little embarrassed, but Meng Ziyi was a chatterbox.

Amidst her chattering, Chen Yao relaxed and reminisced about their school days, gradually becoming acquainted with Jiang Yifeng.

As they chatted, Chen Yao's hands started to wander.

Jiang Yifeng also noticed that this little tiger was a bit like Jing Tian; she was a body enthusiast and had quite a big appetite.

He said a few words to Meng Ziyi, who chuckled and disappeared into the blankets.

Meng Ziyi was very dissatisfied with his verbal failure and wanted to get revenge.

……

Because she stayed up too late the night before, Chen Yao slept in late the next day.

When she got up, Jiang Yifeng was long gone, and only Meng Ziyi was drying her hair.

"Where...where is President Jiang?"

Upon hearing Chen Yao's question, Meng Ziyi teased, "What, you've already fallen for him after just one night?"

Chen Yao blushed slightly and retorted, "No, I was just asking casually."

Meng Ziyi pinched Chen Yao's cheek and said, "My cousin got up before dawn to go fishing by the canal."

"Oh, isn't he tired?"

"What's so tiring? Didn't you feel it last night?"

Chen Yao pondered for a moment and said truthfully, "Last night felt like Pigsy eating ginseng fruit, it wasn't enough."

Meng Ziyi: "..."

"Alright then, let's continue tonight. Let's make the most of these few days, because we won't have such a good opportunity again."

Hearing Meng Ziyi's words, Chen Yao nodded and finally asked the most crucial question: "Isn't President Jiang your cousin? You two?"

Meng Ziyi shushed him and said, "This is a secret. Only heaven, earth, you, and I know. Don't tell anyone else."

Meng Ziyi's secret has already been discovered by several people.

But this trick still works.

Chen Yao instantly felt that she had come across the core secret, and coupled with her cooperation with Meng Ziyi last night, the two sisters' relationship had become even stronger.

Over the next few days, with the help of staff, they prepared for the rural stage program.

Jiang Yifeng, on the other hand, has more freedom. He fishes, farms, and occasionally visits the surrounding villages and ancient city.

In the evenings, there were also "shake-and-win" combos to keep me company, making my vacation very enjoyable.

Zhang Chaoyang was extremely jealous of this comfortable life and often scolded him.

On March 26th, the recording of the "Farming" program lasted a full week, the live broadcast lasted a week, and two edited versions of the program were also uploaded.

Whether it's the live stream or the edited version, all the data is excellent.

The edited version, in particular, garnered over 4000 million views on its first day of release, overshadowing another program from Fengxing Media, "The Amazing Challenge."

The live broadcast did not affect the popularity of the edited version of the program; on the contrary, many viewers who watched the live broadcast would specifically watch the edited version.

After all, the content of the live broadcast is fragmented, and the audience only watches it occasionally. The program content is not comprehensive enough, and there is no music or subtitles added in post-production.

For example, in the segment where Cheng Yi eats noodles, with post-production editing and background music, viewers can see the micro-expressions of Cheng Yi and Cai Xukun, as well as the various reactions of the guests on site. The effect is much better than a simple live broadcast.

Edited programs condense several days' worth of content into one or two hours, resulting in better effects and a faster pace, which naturally attracts more viewers.

Moreover, the "Let's Farm" program has official support, with mainstream media such as CCTV frequently reporting on it, which has further increased the program's popularity.

After the program aired, topics related to agricultural knowledge and agricultural ecology, such as hairy tomatoes and fireflies, were widely discussed.

Of course, these trainees who endured hardship also reaped great rewards, their popularity grew rapidly, and they accumulated a considerable number of fans.

As required by the program team, they frequently post updates related to farming on Weibo.

The trainee with the fewest followers is Li Hao, who has 82 followers on Weibo.

The most popular is Cheng Yi, whose fan base has now exceeded 2000 million, more than three times the number before she appeared on the show.

All I can say is that sprinkling feces and feeding the dog food did have some effect.

Humans are highly adaptable.

After a week, most of these trainees had mastered the techniques they had learned.

Even the seemingly effeminate Xu Kun looks quite professional when it comes to carrying manure.

They can calmly accept the stench of feces.

However, the trainees were very nervous today because a new round of assessments was about to begin.

After today's assessment, everyone will be reassigned learning tasks, which means some people will have to carry manure, and this time there will be even more challenging tasks such as dredging irrigation ditches and cleaning pigsties and goose pens.

In addition, the results of this round of assessments will be accumulated and calculated together with the labor points.

After three months and 12 rounds of assessments, only 10 out of the 30 trainees could ultimately enter the "Let's Farm, Boys" group.

Therefore, each round of assessment is crucial. Today, the daytime activities of farming were suspended so that the trainees could prepare their performances.

By 6 p.m., the audience had gradually arrived at the rural stage.

The stage was built on a piece of wasteland, and more than a hundred chairs were placed under the stage.

In no time, the seats were full of audience members.

These people included villagers as well as lucky viewers who participated in the live stream lottery.

At 7 p.m., the sky completely darkened, the surrounding lights came on, and the atmosphere on the stage was created.

It truly is a "grand stage in the countryside, come if you dare."

Under the guidance of Meng Ziyi and Chen Yao, the trainees began their performance.

Their performance still surprised Jiang Yifeng quite a bit.

For example, Wang Yibo and Jiang Dunhao previously learned how to hoe the ground and apply mulch.

This time, we incorporated the week's work into a song and dance performance.

Jiang Dunhao sang, and Wang Yibo danced.

Jiang Dunhao's song is about farming, and Wang Yibo's dance is an impromptu hoeing dance with a hoe in hand.

For safety reasons, the hoe was used as a prop.

The two had a rather rushed preparation time, and their performance still had many flaws, with some unexpected situations arising along the way.

However, the overall effect of the show was great, the songs were catchy, and the dances were very creative.

Jiang Yifeng stood up and applauded after watching it.

It can only be said that the overall environment really affects people, especially celebrities with high popularity. Many of them are products packaged by their companies, reflecting the aesthetics of the company's team.

This is why many people will miss the era of coal bosses in the future.

Because coal mine owners have masculine aesthetics, and during the era when they invested in productions, men generally made the decisions in film crews.

In the internet age, many key positions on platforms are held by women, and the market is becoming increasingly niche, leading to a more feminine aesthetic.

Oranges born in Huainan are oranges, while those born in Huaibei are oranges.

In Jiang Yifeng's show, Wang Yibo also appeared much more manly.

However, his illiteracy remained.

After the performance, Meng Ziyi, as the host, interviewed Wang Yibo and asked him why he choreographed the "Hoeing Dance".

Wang Yibo scratched his head, paused for a good ten seconds, and finally said, "I don't know."

His blank-minded performance caused a burst of laughter from the audience.

The comments in the live stream were polarized, with many male viewers and casual viewers mocking Wang Yibo.

But the female fans were ecstatic.

Their feelings were the same as men seeing a silly, beautiful girl like Naza.

"Wow, Wang Yibo looks so adorable with his blank expression, I love him even more now!"

Following Jiang Dunhao and Wang Yibo, the pair of Peng Yuchang and Li Mingqiang took the stage.

This duo are cattle herders.

The two of them were responsible for feeding, watering, and cleaning the cattle pen for more than twenty cows, which was quite hard work, and they made quite a few jokes in the first few days.

Their performance today is training water buffalo.

It's basically about making the water buffalo walk, turn, squat, nod, and ride.

Anyone who has herded cattle knows that yellow cattle are the most difficult to manage in the countryside; they can easily get out of control.
On the contrary, the larger water buffalo are gentle and intelligent, and can understand commands after spending time with them.

Therefore, the oxen used for plowing in the village are usually water buffaloes.

The water buffalo that Peng Yuchang and his team brought onto the stage to perform was very intelligent, had a good temperament, and was very obedient.

So the performance went very smoothly.

The audience below the stage split into two factions.

Most of the villagers shook their heads, expressing their disdain.

The lucky spectators from outside the village had never seen anything like it before. They were amazed to see the water buffalo so obedient and stood up to applaud.

The same thing happened in the live stream room; everyone was shouting "666!"

Unexpectedly, this water buffalo was quite dramatic. It was kneeling down, but suddenly stood up and ran two steps towards Peng Yuchang.

When the buffalo suddenly attacked, Peng Yuchang was so frightened that he lost control of his expression and his features flew wildly. After quickly taking two steps back, he smoothly slid to his knees.

He knelt down in front of the water buffalo.

The buffalo stopped, mooed, and then plopped down on the stage, dropping a huge pile of dung.

This unexpected turn of events caused the entire audience to burst into laughter, creating an explosive effect for the show.

Peng Yuchang's frightened expression and smooth knee slide were absolutely amazing.

The live stream chat was flooded with comments.

"Peng Yuchang's face was so distorted with fright just now, how could his facial features be stretched like that? It's hilarious!"

"This is the first time I've ever seen a man beg for mercy so quickly; that sliding kneeling motion was so smooth!"

"Bull: You just made me kneel down, right? Now you kneel down for me!"

"Brothers, kneeling down really worked. Look, the cow didn't run forward anymore, and Peng Yuchang's life was spared."

"This water buffalo is very intelligent. It probably knew it couldn't poop on stage, so it tried to get up and poop somewhere else, but Peng Yuchang knelt down and blocked it, so it had to poop in the spot."

"Holy crap, now that you mention it, it's true! This water buffalo is really smart!"

Many memorable moments happen unintentionally.

If Peng Yuchang's sliding kneeling performance was just a coincidence, then Xu Kun's singing and dancing to "Chicken You Are So Beautiful" was arranged by Jiang Yifeng.

In Jiang Yifeng's view, Kun Kun is incomplete without the nickname "Chicken Brother".

Therefore, he specifically requested Kun Kun to sing and dance to this song.

It has to be said that the song "Because You're Too Beautiful" really comes through when sung by Kun Kun.

Those overalls, that backhand kick, that hip sway, and that alluring little expression—everything about them is a point of contention.

Viewers complained that people were already spamming the live stream with comments like "You're so beautiful," which greatly increased the show's popularity.

Moreover, an accident occurred at the end of Cai Xukun's performance.

Kun Kun tried to look cool by hooking the strap of his overalls with his thumb, but the strap suddenly broke.

With a snap, the strap bounced back and hit Kunkun in the face.

A bright red mark appeared. Cai Xukun was pouting, and the red mark on his lips looked like the shape of a chicken's beak.

The audience burst into laughter again.

The viewers in the live stream were overjoyed.

Cai Xukun was extremely embarrassed, covered his face, and knelt on one knee.
At this moment, Jiang Yifeng, who was watching the performance, had only one feeling—he refused to watch animal performances, but he couldn't refuse the animals' insistence on performing.

This group of trainees is really lively when they get together; all sorts of unexpected things happen, making for a very entertaining show.

Unfortunately, it was born at the wrong time, as the authorities have imposed restrictions on the content of online programs.

Otherwise, if these trainees were to fight amongst themselves and form groups, the show's entertainment value would definitely rival that of the older female celebrities.

After tonight's performance, all the trainees were assigned new tasks and will begin the next phase of their farming life.

The "Let's Farm" program has gotten off to a good start; all that's left is to maintain a steady production pace.

Jiang Yifeng is also leaving this place.

He rested for a week at Tayuanzhuang. The preparations for the "Zhu Xian" drama were all done, and it was time to go back to filming.

Meng Ziyi and Chen Yao also left with Jiang Yifeng; they were also preparing to join the cast of Wu Xin: The Monster Killer.

When the pink tomatoes are ripe and the fireflies appear, Jiang Yifeng will come again.

Then we can bring more professional equipment and a team to capture the fireflies in a more beautiful and romantic way.

(End of this chapter)