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

Chapter 108 It turns out that Teacher Li likes this style
"After I graduated, I heard that your scripts were adapted and remade, and I thought you would go into the film industry in the future. I didn't expect that you would be making web dramas now." Zhang Jianing looked at Meng Bai and said with a nostalgic expression.

"Well, it's just a coincidence. I can make a living by doing this." Meng Bai said politely.

Like Song Zhi, Zhang Jianing is also from the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama, two years older than Meng Bai.

In fact, the two of them were not very familiar with each other when they were in school. After all, they were two years apart in age and majored in different subjects. Meng Bai only met Song Zhi by chance a few times when he went to watch his stage rehearsal. At most, he was just an acquaintance.

But the relationship between alumni is like this. When you are in school, you feel like a stranger even if you are in the same class as me. But once you leave school and enter society, as long as the gap is not too big, you will naturally feel closer after meeting each other.

To be honest, when she was in school, Zhang Jianing was also a "celebrity". Of course, it had little to do with her, mainly because her uncle was Zhang Xiaolong, the "Doctor Wen" in "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

“Wow, you, the big boss who has produced two hit movies this year, are still just trying to make a living, then we little actors will all starve to death.” Zhang Jianing smiled with his eyes narrowed.

Meng Bai smiled and changed the subject: "Senior Sister, what award did you win this time?"

"Well, it's a small award called 'Performing Young Idol'." Zhang Jianing said nonchalantly, "I'll need you, my junior brother, in the future. No, I'll need Mr. Meng to take care of me more."

"Okay, okay." Meng Bai agreed. Of course, these were just polite words, and no one would really take them to heart.

"By the way, will you go to the 'Alumni Exchange Meeting' next week?" Zhang Jianing asked.

Meng Bai nodded: "My mentor mentioned to me that I would usually go there if there is nothing important."

The Central Academy of Drama holds an "Alumni Exchange Meeting" every year, which basically invites some "outstanding alumni" who have already graduated to give some encouragement and share some industry experience to their "junior brothers and sisters" who are still in school.

Of course, this is a more official statement. In fact, this is a "hidden benefit" that the school gives to students.

After all, most people who graduate from the Central Academy of Drama work in the film and television industry, especially "seniors" like Meng Bai who have their own projects. You never know who will be noticed and get a good opportunity.

This kind of "inheritance" culture of mutual help is also a tradition of the Central Academy of Drama. Just like when Meng Bai was auditioning before and saw that the other party was from the Central Academy of Drama, he subconsciously leaned towards that one. When he was hanging around in other crews before, he also received a lot of help from "seniors".

This is the platform advantage brought by a top university in the industry. It is no exaggeration to say that students from schools like the Central Academy of Drama and Beijing Film Academy get more than twice as many opportunities as students from ordinary colleges.

Just like many successful bosses would go to study for an MBA or something like that, they do it for the “invisible” network resources behind these high platforms.

Meng Bai didn't achieve much in the past few years, so things like "exchange meetings" had nothing to do with him.

But now it’s different. As the owner of a film and television company with plenty of projects, it would be unreasonable for the school not to contact him, so Professor Zou contacted him early on.

Meng Bai did not hesitate when he received the invitation from his tutor and agreed immediately.

After all, even if we don’t mention the “teacher-student relationship” or anything like that, the school did provide a lot of help when filming “Soul Ferry”, so he had no reason to refuse.

After a brief chat, the two separated, and Meng Bai finally came to Li Qin's side.

"As expected of Teacher Meng, your network of contacts is vast." Li Qin said in a somewhat strange tone, "You can always meet girls you know wherever you go."

"That can't be helped. Our school has many students all over the world, and has taken up half of the film and television industry." Meng Bai's words changed the atmosphere. Li Qin snorted in her heart, but the irritable mood just now was swept away - it turned out to be just a meeting of alumni.

After all the distracting thoughts in her mind were gone, she looked at Meng Bai seriously, and her eyes lit up.

Unlike his usual casual attire, Meng Bai changed into a formal suit today and wore frameless glasses, looking quite mature.

I've seen this guy being lazy too many times on the set, and when he suddenly gets serious, it seems like it's hard not to look away.

Meng Bai also noticed her little action, raised his eyebrows, leaned forward and said with a smile: "Why, so Teacher Li likes this style?"

Hearing the man's teasing, Li Qin's face turned red instantly. She took a deep breath and turned her head away.

No, no, don't be fooled by this guy's appearance. Always remember that he is a playboy.

"What do you mean by liking it? I just find it a little novel. I've never seen you dress like this before." Li Qin said calmly.

Meng Bai didn't continue teasing her, and explained with a smile: "This is not the first time I've won an award, so I want to be more serious."

Among the people who came today from the "Pendulum" crew, Yu Yi came to the National Drama Festival last year and won the "Best Supporting Actor" award, Wu Bai won many awards when he was shooting micro-films before, and even Li Qin and Zhang Ruoyun have won some small awards before.

By this calculation, it seems that this is the first time he has won an award.

"Did you come here by yourself, or with the crew?" Meng Bai looked around and saw that there was no one around her, so he asked.

"Just me." Li Qin said, "The drama I won the award for didn't do well, and there weren't any other awards besides me, so I came here alone."

The award that Li Qin won this time is called "Potential Actor of the Year", and the work selected by the organizer is a drama called "If I Love You".

The female lead of this drama is Li Qin, and her co-star is Ming Dao. This is also his first work as a producer.

The ratings of this drama were pretty good when it first aired, after all, the male and female leads were both popular actors. Unfortunately, the quality of the drama itself was too poor, and the ratings dropped by half from the second day.

At its worst, it slipped to the top ten among works in the same time slot, with an average viewership rating of only 0.6, which was a terrible flop.

So Li Qin herself was also wondering why the organizers thought of using this drama as the representative work for the award.

The only possibility is that this is the only TV drama that will be broadcast this year. If I don't choose it, I can only choose the web drama "Soul Ferry".

"By the way, in addition to receiving the award today, I am also the guest presenter." Li Qin looked at Meng Bai and said with a smile, "Guess which award I am presenting?"

"From your tone..." Meng Bai said, "Don't tell me it's our 'most popular online drama' or something like that."

"Very smart." Li Qin smiled sweetly and said, "When you give your speech, don't forget to thank me as the presenter."

(End of this chapter)