Being a director starts with fighting domestic violence

"What does this mean? Kick us all out?" The men became more and more confused as they listened.

"Dear male comrades, after discussion we have decided that all the female comrades should stay here, and the male comrades can go back first after collecting their money." Director Lu made the final decision.

"How can this be? My wife and I came here together. If we are going back, we should go back together." Chen Shengdong was very unconvinced. He was the first to speak up and said unconvincedly to Director Lu.

"Why not? The female comrades are very cooperative, serious and hardworking. They are more suitable for this performance than you. If you have any opinions, you can talk to your team leader or the county leaders," Director Lu is not afraid of them.

"Anyway, I don't agree. Whoever wants to act can act. Come on, follow me back." Hu Daren pulled Qin Laidi and was ready to leave, even if he didn't want the money.

His wife was able to stay, but he was kicked out. He can't afford to lose face!

Besides, Qin Lai Di is not at home, who will take care of him? Who will take care of his mother? There are a lot of chores waiting for her at home!

Suddenly, for the first time, Qin Laidie felt like resisting. She didn't want to go back. She wanted to stay.

This was the first time in her life that she received recognition from others, and the first time someone said that she was capable and Hu Daren was not.

She seemed to be grabbing a life-saving straw and was unwilling to let go. She really wanted to gain recognition from others through her own efforts.

"I don't want to leave. I want to stay." Qin Laidi struggled, unwilling to be dragged away.

When Hu Daren saw that Qin Laidi dared to resist him, he was already very unhappy. He was furious and slapped Qin Laidi in the face, knocking him to the ground.

There was an uproar.

Seeing this, Gao You quickly stood up, took a step with his long legs, stepped easily on the table, then jumped down and rushed towards Hu Daren.

She kicked Hu Daren two meters away.

Gao You's sudden action also startled everyone. Some people exclaimed, and some were surprised.

Gao You walked over, grabbed Hu Daren's collar tightly and lifted him up.

Then, she quickly attacked Hu Daren's vital parts with her elbows and knees. After a few heavy blows, Hu Daren was knocked to the ground.

Hu Daren lay on the ground, holding the injured part tightly with his hands. He was in so much pain that cold sweat broke out all over his body and he was unable to get up for a long time.

All the men present felt pain in their bodies.

"You...why did you hit someone?" Chen Shengdong was shocked.

Won’t he be beaten to the point of having no descendants?

"I'm demonstrating women's self-defense skills, which is part of another performance." Gao You said calmly.

She went over and helped Qin Laidi up who had been beaten to the ground.

"Is sister okay?"

Qin Laidi shook his head subconsciously, feeling a little flattered, and looked at Gao You with a hint of admiration and yearning in his eyes.

"Okay, male comrades, come and get the money from me and go back. It's getting late. Remember to send your wife's clothes and daily necessities here tomorrow. Otherwise, we can only call the brigade and ask them to send them over." Su Qin raised the stack of money he had prepared in his hand.

The travel expenses for the girls who interviewed for "Girls of Valor" have been paid.

However, some girls living in the county were not in a hurry to go back and were still watching.

Seeing Hu Daren like this, the other men didn't dare to make trouble anymore. They looked angrily at the women who stood together spontaneously and didn't even look at them.

It’s not too late to clean up after they go back!

"Since everyone is here to stay, let me first tell you about the arrangements for the future." Director Lu came over and said to a few female comrades.

"We will select four more main actors from among you and divide them into two groups. The other four people will have relatively fewer roles."

"During the rehearsal period, the main actors will receive a subsidy of two yuan per day, and the secondary actors will receive one yuan per day, until the New Year's Eve party, when the group with the better performance will be selected to perform at the county's New Year's Eve party. There will be no subsidy for the formal performance, but everyone will receive a prize. Afterwards, the winning group will go on tour in various towns and villages. At that time, everyone's subsidy will be doubled until the end of the tour."

Director Lu explained to the female comrades in detail their future arrangements.

When the men heard that there were subsidies for rehearsals and prizes for performances, and that the touring subsidies were doubled, they regretted it so much!

Today is the 10th, and there are still 21 days until the New Year's Day performance. Counting from tomorrow, there are also 20 days. Two yuan per person, that is 40 yuan. If two people can participate, it will be 80 yuan. If they participate in the tour, the subsidy will be doubled! How much money is this!

Why haven’t I heard of it before?

They thought that coming here and getting travel expenses and a meal provided was pretty good.

Who knew rehearsals were subsidized?

If I had known earlier, they would have tried harder and stayed.

But it’s not bad now. Every family has one person staying, and there is at least one dollar subsidy every day!

"Mother of your child, act well, try to perform on stage, and then join the tour. Got it? I will send your clothes and bedding over to you in the evening!" A shameless man immediately smiled and called his wife affectionately.

Since women can make money, what's wrong with him coaxing her a few words!

Having said that, the man took the money and ran quickly home.

While it’s still early, I can still catch the last bus and then ride my bike over to deliver the things.

But only this man was blinded by money. Others were also blinded by money, but they were even more embarrassed. They took the money and left in a hurry.

After all the men had left, Director Lu and Fang Min began to make arrangements for the women who stayed behind.

"Here is the script. Each of you takes a copy. Use the rest of the day to read through the script thoroughly. It would be best if you could memorize it. We will start rehearsals tomorrow."

Director Lu didn't say much. This was a rare opportunity, and if they didn't know how to seize it, they didn't know what else the Women's Federation could do for them.

The eight women took the script, gathered together and began to read it.

Director Lu and the others also have to discuss the casting of "The Brave Girl".

Since it was decided to use an all-female cast, there was no need to look for Xiaoying's parents separately for "Brave Girls" and they could just choose from the interviewees.

"Why don't we write down our candidates first and then take a look at them later?" Gao You suggested.

Everyone nodded.

So everyone got a piece of paper and wrote down the person they thought was suitable.

Starting from the role of Xiaoying, three people chose Liu Xiaozhen, three people chose Song Haiyan, one person chose Tao Li, and one person chose Wang Anan, the girl who played Monkey Brother.

The minority obeys the majority, and Xiaoying decided on Liu Xiaozhen and Song Haiyan.

There was also a female college student named Liang Xin who was almost abducted. Four people chose Tao Li, two people chose Xu Yi, the girl who performed guitar. She was a high school student and had a quiet temperament. One person chose Wu Juan, the girl who played the harmonica, and another person chose Yue Lin, the girl who recited poetry.

Then Tao Li and guitar-playing girl Xu Yi were chosen.

There were also two human traffickers, a man and a woman, who targeted four girls whose performances were particularly impressive.

There are also four actors cast for the role of Xiaoying's parents.

Then after returning to the office, Fang Min and Liu Tongtong called to inform them.

It was already dark outside, and today's work was almost done, so Su Qin and Cai Lihui stayed to arrange food and lodging for the eight people, while the rest went back first.

When passing by a small forest near the food factory, Gao You keenly felt that someone was watching them.

The man was hiding in a tree by the roadside and could not be seen clearly.

"Who are you? Come out!" Gao You shouted.

The others were shocked when they heard this.

The figure was also startled and wanted to shrink smaller.

"Liu Xiaozhen? Is that you?" Director Lu seemed to have thought of something and asked tentatively.

Upon hearing this, the figure on the tree quietly poked his head out, and with the help of a distant street light, he could see the person's face clearly.

It’s Liu Xiaozhen.

"Why are you hiding in the tree? Come down quickly." Director Lu said with a frown.

Liu Xiaozhen obediently slid down from the tree with very agile and smooth movements.

His tree climbing skills are worthy of being famous among other teams.