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

Chapter 111: As expected, Teacher Meng and Qinqin are the best match

The biggest winners of this National Drama Festival were "All Quiet in Peking" and "Swords of Legends". The former won most of the professional awards including "Best Director" and "Best Screenwriter", while the latter almost swept all the popularity awards.

Unlike other award ceremonies that are broadcast live, the National Drama Festival is recorded and the main film will be broadcast on New Year's Day as a New Year's Eve program.

So whether it was news like "Three members of The Legend of Sword and Fairy are on the same stage", "All the members of Ancient Sword gather together", or "The first online drama award", there were only some leaked photos sent by fans at the scene, and it did not lead to any big hot searches.

Like other stars, Li Qin also had some fans and fans present at the scene. Although the number of people was not large, they took a lot of photos and videos throughout the process. After returning, they edited the photos overnight and uploaded them to various fan groups and Weibo fan sites.

"Qinqin is so beautiful! Sister, kill me!"

"Qinbao is as beautiful as ever! But her dress is too ugly. The studio is so heartless!"

"The skirt is indeed average, but our Qinqin's face is great!"

"Congratulations to Qinqin for being the award presenter for the first time! Sister, keep walking on the flower path!"

"..."

Fans are basically the "praise party" towards their own stars. No matter whether they are really good-looking or not, they just fill the comments with all kinds of flattery.

In addition to photos, there are also some videos. However, perhaps because there were only a few fans at the scene, the shooting positions and angles were not very good, and they were often blocked by other people on the stage.

Like the photos, the comments under these videos were mostly the same. But soon, a fan's comment was pushed to the top.

"Wait, didn't anyone notice the 43-second mark in this video? Why did Qinqin suddenly lean into the arms of the man next to her?"

"What!! Where? Did you see it wrong?!"

"Wow, it really exists! I found it too!"

"No! Why are you so close to another man all of a sudden?"

"It feels like you're being dragged over?"

"F**k, you stupid bastard! This guy must have thought Qinqin didn't dare to resist on the stage, so he deliberately took advantage of her!"

"No way? Who the hell is this bastard? I'm going to curse him to death!"

"..."

One stone can cause a thousand ripples. Many fans watched the video that was mentioned and indeed discovered the abrupt actions of their "sister".

Because of the video angle, the "man" in front of her had his back to the camera, so the front situation could not be seen. One could only see that Li Qin suddenly snuggled into the arms of the man in front of her.

These fans can't sit still anymore. There is actually someone who dares to mess with "their own sister" on the stage in front of everyone. They must immediately find out who that "man" is and then gather everyone to attack him together.

"Is there any big shot here who can tell me who the person Qinqin presented the award to is? We must find a way to deal with him today!"

"That's right, we must get this out to make this 'jerk' lose his reputation!"

"..."

The fans and community were outraged and vowed to find this man and "hang him on the pillar of shame."

Just as everyone was talking about it, some more rational fans noticed something wrong.

"By the way, if it was really the other party who started it, why didn't Qinqin's expression change at all?"

"Yes, and if someone was really pulled over suddenly, a normal person would naturally resist, but Qinqin looked more like she took the initiative to move over."

"Yeah, it seems like your expression and movements are quite natural, right?"

"Could it be a mistake? Are there no videos from other perspectives or angles?"

Many fans began to @ people who were at the scene, or looked in other leaked videos to see if there were any shots from a frontal perspective.

Soon, a fan posted a video of the whole process that he found from another celebrity fan group next door. One of the clips was shot from the corner of the camera, with a frontal shot.

"Found it. Around 1 hour and 13 minutes, you can see the front view of the stage in the upper right corner."

"What? I just helped to tidy up the clothes."

As soon as the frontal shot was released, fans immediately breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out to be just a misunderstanding. Then, they began to mock those who were "bluffing" in front.

"It's so funny, about the birth of rumors."

"A bunch of elementary school students, believing everything they hear. The man next to Qinqin is the producer of Soul Ferry, he just helped to tidy up her clothes before giving her speech."

"Today's joke - before watching the video: Where did this dog man come from? After watching the video: Oh, it turns out he is the producer."

"..."

While some fans were mocking the incident, they noticed the other protagonist in this "misunderstanding". "Aren't most TV and film producers middle-aged men? Why does this producer look so young?"

"The one above is obviously a new fan, right? My sister's Weibo posted a long time ago that this is the producer and screenwriter of Soul Ferry, Meng Bai, who was born in the same year as Qinqin."

"Yes, I have seen him before. I remember that he seemed to be a very handsome boy, and he and Qinqin looked perfect together!"

"No, mom won't allow it. Qinqin can only be paired with me! (To be honest, Teacher Meng Bai can also be paired with me.)"

"Fuck, you guys have made me curious about what I said. Is there any big shot who can send me a photo so I can see it."

"I seem to have shown my face before. I remember it was at a university roadshow before the broadcast of Soul Ferry. I think it was at the Central Academy of Drama."

"Thanks, big shot... What the hell! The picture quality is as blurry as shit, was it taken with a door lock?"

Many of Li Qin’s earlier fans knew Meng Bai, because “her sister” had complained about this “handsome but argumentative screenwriter Mr. Meng” many times on Weibo.

It can be seen from the title that the relationship between the two is very good, so when I saw him being close to "my own sister" on the stage, I immediately felt a sense of "reassurance that we are one of their own".

As the saying goes, a rabbit doesn’t eat grass near its burrow. Since the “older sister” interacted so openly, it meant that the relationship between the two people should be “innocent”.

"Sisters! I just paused the video and captured a really cool picture!"

A fan posted a screenshot. Although the image quality was a bit blurry due to magnification, some details could still be seen clearly.

The photo shows Meng Bai and Li Qin from the side. Meng Bai is holding the trophy diagonally in one hand and looking down at Li Qin. Although his face cannot be seen clearly due to the angle, the corners of his glasses and his straight suit highlight his temperament.

Li Qin on the opposite side raised her head slightly and looked at Meng Bai's Adam's apple. Her usually cold expression was filled with concentration, as if she was doing something particularly important.

"Fuck! This feeling of being close yet distant and caring about each other is so atmospheric!"

"No, just by looking at the photo, I have already imagined a 100,000-word article about be entertainment idols. Don't ask why it is be, because Qinqin can only be mine!"

"I feel like all the male protagonists in the dozens of episodes Qin Bao has starred in before, combined, don't have as much CP feeling as Teacher Meng in this blurry screenshot where you can't even see his face."

"I need a tech expert to process this picture so I can use it as my WeChat cover."

"..."

This casually captured photo obviously hit the spot for many fans. Even the blurry picture quality looks like it has the beauty of "experienced the passage of time".

Most of the super-large fan groups and Weibo stations of celebrities have staff from their companies or studios. The main purpose is to keep abreast of the fans' dynamics and to guide the fans' public opinion when problems arise.

This "National Drama Festival Stage Photos" incident caused quite a stir among fans, so naturally people at Li Qin's studio had already paid attention to it.

On the second day of the National Drama Festival, in the backstage lounge of another event, assistant Jia Jia walked into the room with her phone. As Li Qin's main assistant, one of her job responsibilities is to connect with major fan groups and some big fans.

Looking at Li Qin who was putting on makeup, Jia Jia said, "Sister Qinqin, there is something going on in the fan group, and I wanted to talk to you about it."

"What's the matter? What happened?" Li Qin asked puzzledly.

Jia Jia handed over the phone and briefly explained the incident. After that, she said in an ambiguous tone: "Sister Qinqin, the group is now full of the photo of you and Teacher Meng."

Li Qin looked down at the picture on the phone screen. It must be said that the fan who took the screenshot was really talented. Even she thought the composition and atmosphere were good.

Especially when they matched each other's actions, one lowering their head and the other raising their head, Li Qin couldn't help but blush. She was clearly just tidying it up casually at that time, how could her expression be so gentle?
And that guy is really something, can’t he just stay put while I’m helping you clean up? What are you looking at with your head down!

Seeing her staring at the screen for a long time without saying anything, Jia Jia asked carefully: "Sister Qinqin, do you think you should send an explanation statement to the fans?"

Li Qin reacted, thought for a few seconds and shook her head: "No, it's just a joke among the fans, there's no need to be so formal. Besides, they have already explained it to each other, so just let them have fun."

"Okay, then I understand."

"Oh, right." Li Qin suddenly called out to the assistant again. After hesitating for a moment, she said in a natural tone, "Uh, please send me a copy of this photo later—the original photo."

"Ah?" Jia Jia was stunned for a moment, but quickly nodded in response.

Looking at the photo sent by the assistant, Li Qin gently tapped Meng Bai's position with her finger - I don't know if this guy did it on purpose, he can hide his face even at this time!

After thinking for a while, she moved her fingers slightly and saved the photo to her phone. Then, she sent a WeChat message to Meng Bai.

Li Qin: [Teacher Meng, I helped you avoid a socially fatal cyberbullying today, why don’t you thank me now.]

Soon, Meng Bai sent an emoticon of a panda head pointing at its own head.

Meng Bai: [I don’t want to talk to you because I feel like you’re being silly.jpg]

Li Qin covered her phone with a snap.

No one would be worthy of such a "stinky man"!

(End of this chapter)