Entertainment: I just want to be the boss behind the scenes

Chapter 10: Failed the trial, mentally ill

"Gulu gulu..."

The bright red soup is bubbling in the pot, bringing out waves of spicy and fragrant aroma, stimulating people's mouths and saliva.

Meng Bai picked up a piece of tender hand-cut beef, dipped it in the boiling red soup for more than ten seconds, scooped it out and put it in a bowl, then coated it with a saucepan mixed with sesame oil and mashed garlic.

As soon as you swallow it, the rich aroma of meat mixed with the salty aroma of oil bursts out in your mouth, making you feel warm.

Not to mention, although Meng Bai prefers the northern hot pot combination of "shabu-shabu meat with sesame sauce", it is also a unique experience to try Sichuan hot pot occasionally.

Exhaling a breath of hot air with satisfaction, Meng Bai glanced at Qin Lan opposite him - this sister had been staring at her cell phone for more than ten minutes.

"Da da……"

Qin Lan's fingers made crisp sounds on the screen. After sliding a few times, no new text appeared. Then he realized that he had finished reading it without realizing it.

"What about the rest of the story?" Qin Lan asked Meng Bai subconsciously.

"Sister, who has nothing better to do than put the complete script on their phone?" Meng Bai smiled and continued, "Because it is a unit drama, I only selected a few plots to make it easier to show when soliciting investment."

"Oh, that's right." As an insider, Qin Lan naturally knew that this was a common practice in the industry. So although she felt a little unsatisfied, she did not ask Meng Bai to give her the rest.

"How do you feel?" Meng Bai asked.

Qin Lan thought about it and said seriously: "Well - very interesting, very strange, and very novel."

After that, she looked at Meng Bai teasingly and said, "No wonder you want to discuss cooperation with Leshi.com. This kind of subject matter would probably not pass the review in traditional film and television."

"It's not a big problem. If it's broadcast on TV, just add in the last episode that the protagonist is actually a mental patient and all the plots are his fantasies during treatment." Meng Bai waved his hand and said indifferently.

Qin Lan couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "You know how to audit!"

After joking around, Qin Lan regained his composure and said, "I really think your script is pretty good. I can recommend it to Weiwei for you. But I can't guarantee whether she will agree to it in the end."

"Don't worry, sister. I'll be very grateful if you can help me with the introduction. I'll take care of the rest." Meng Bai raised his glass: "Plum juice instead of wine, to show my gratitude."

"Ha, that's not enough sour plum juice. I have to remember that you owe me a glass of wine. If we can really make this deal, you have to make it up to me."

"no problem!"

……

North Beijing, Leshi Building.

In the coffee shop on the first floor of the building, Meng Bai leaned against the window and searched for information about Leshi.com and Gan Wei on his mobile phone.

It’s no wonder that there’s quite a lot of information about the lady boss of Leshi on the Internet.

That’s true. After all, before she met Boss Jia, she was considered a third-tier actress and had some exposure.

As for after she followed Boss Jia, she didn't just go home to take care of her husband and children, but occasionally appeared in the entertainment pages.

In fact, as Leshi.com has expanded in recent years, Gan Wei's popularity has even increased compared to when she was an actor.

Some people on the Internet have grouped her together with three other female artists with similarly complicated backgrounds, and called them "The Four Beauties of Beijing, Sweet as Ice and Snow."

It must be said that this title really sounds like the brand of a milk tea shop. Just as Meng Bai was daydreaming, he suddenly heard the sound of high-heeled footsteps behind him. Turning around, he saw a woman wearing a pink dress and delicate makeup walking towards him.

Although he had never seen her before, there were plenty of photos of her on the Internet, so he recognized her at a glance. It was Gan Wei, whom he had an appointment to meet today.

Meng Bai stood up and walked towards the woman. Seeing her hesitant expression, he took the initiative to say, "Hello, President Gan. Nice to meet you. I'm Meng Bai."

The woman's eyes lit up when she heard that. She smiled and stretched out her hand: "You are Meng Bai! Sister Lanlan is really something. You have such a handsome brother, why didn't you introduce him to us earlier?"

"Sister Qin Lan often tells me that she has a good sister like President Gan who is both beautiful and capable." Meng Bai showed a gentle smile that matched his image and spoke casually in a sincere tone.

"I'm afraid it's not all praise for me." Gan Wei said enthusiastically: "Don't call me 'Boss Gan' anymore. You are familiar with Sister Lan, so just call me Sister Weiwei."

"Okay, Sister Weiwei." Meng Bai didn't act pretentiously and immediately changed the address.

The two sat down opposite each other at the table, and Gan Wei got straight to the point: "I heard from Sister Lan that you have a script and want to discuss cooperation with me?"

"Yes." Meng Bai took out a paper script from the bag beside him and handed it to Gan Wei.

Unlike the excerpt that was shown to Qin Lan before, the one that Meng Bai showed to Gan Wei was the complete script. With one story per episode, there were a total of twenty stories and twenty episodes.

Compared to the TV era, the pace of entertainment in the Internet era is bound to be much faster. Therefore, unlike traditional film and television dramas that often have 30 to 50 episodes, the pace of online dramas is bound to be faster.

Twenty episodes is almost the size of one season of a web drama.

Gan Wei took the script and looked at the cover while secretly thinking about how to reject the young man in front of her.

Unlike her outwardly enthusiastic attitude, Gan Wei actually didn't have much expectation for Meng Bai's script. She agreed to meet today simply because she couldn't save face for her good sister.

Although Qin Lan praised Meng Bai's abilities and the excellence of the script on the phone, Gan Wei remained skeptical about the vision of her "good sister".

After all, Qin Lan had boasted about her "director boyfriend" in the "sister circle" before - yes, now she's talking about her ex-boyfriend - saying that she was optimistic about his movie "The Banquet" and even used her own savings to help him finish the film.

What was the result? He lost all his savings over the years.

And then again, if this young man named Meng Bai is really as "talented" as Qin Lan said, how is it possible that he doesn't even have a signed work until now?

Gan Wei even secretly thought that this Meng Bai might be Qin Lan’s new “boyfriend”, which was why she cared so much about him.

It's not impossible. After all, my "good sister" only looks like a mature lady, but in fact, she is not much different from a "love-brained" person.

This thought was deepened when Gan Wei saw Meng Bai today - if it were her, with such a handsome and good-looking boyfriend, she would probably not refuse some of his "little wishes".

However, although we understand it, it is impossible to really agree to invest in Meng Bai's script.

This is different from stuffing actors into the crew. If you put an unsuitable actor in, at most you will be scolded by the audience. Even because of Meng Bai's good looks, he might even attract a few ignorant young girls as fans.

But investing in a script is a serious film and television project, and the starting price is easily one million, which requires real money to be invested.

Forget it, I'll just take a quick look at it first, then say a few nice words, and then politely reject it with reasons like "the style is not suitable" or "I have no plans in this area".

Having made up his mind, Gan Wei began to read the contents of the script - he still had to read it at least a little, so that he could appear "sincere" when giving his evaluation.

(End of this chapter)