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

Chapter 117 Do You Think I'm Stupid?

"You, you, what are you doing?"

Li Yitong turned around with a little panic, and her usually crescent eyes turned into a "full moon".

"I'll help you tie it." Meng Bai grabbed two ribbons and said in a natural tone: "Why don't you do it yourself?"

"Help me tie it!" Li Yitong said hurriedly, and then she made a lame excuse: "My hands are all greasy, it's inconvenient."

It is very convenient to operate from the front. Meng Bai tied the ribbon in two or three strokes and tidied up the corners of the apron.

After standing up and observing for a while, Meng Bai said to her again: "Raise your hand."

Li Yitong's thinking ability had not yet recovered, so she raised her hand obediently. Meng Bai stepped forward, grabbed her hand, and helped her roll up the sleeves of her clothes little by little.

Perhaps it was because of years of typing and writing scripts, although Meng Bai's hands were white and slender, there was a thin layer of calluses on his fingertips, which made the places where they were held feel slightly rough and rubbed.

However, this rough feeling was not unpleasant. On the contrary, feeling the temperature of her palm rising little by little, Li Yitong felt her already restless heartbeat quicken a little.

Rolling up his sleeves, Meng Bai took a step back and looked at Li Yitong in front of him.

Her long hair was tied into a bun at the back of her head, and the apron strap was tied around her waist, showing off her slender waist. She was dressed in home clothes and looked like a cute "little cook".

"Not bad." Meng Bai nodded with a smile and said jokingly, "Boss Li, if you don't make movies in the future, we can make some videos or become food bloggers. It's totally fine."

"I'm not doing it for others." Li Yitong muttered, suppressing her impetuous emotions, and then pushed Meng Bai away: "Okay, get to work! I've been washing these dishes for half an hour, and you've wasted all the time."

After saying that, she turned around and went back to the stove, covering her chest with her hands with a happy expression on her face - what to do, those "flirting" methods taught by her bestie are useless, and she is the one being flirted with instead.

It took Meng Bai less than 30 seconds to help her tie her apron, but he controlled the girl for more than half an hour. During the following cooking, she was always a little absent-minded.

I was trying to delay the time, and now I was even slower. It was not until five o'clock when it was completely dark that the meal came to an end.

"Is it not ready yet, Boss Li?" Meng Bai gnawed on half a cucumber, leaned against the kitchen door and asked weakly, "Do you have a deep hatred for this fish? It's been stewed for an entire afternoon and you still haven't gotten rid of your hatred?"

He had dinner at around 8 or 9 last night, and played games with Zhang Ruoyun until around 3 o'clock before going to bed. When he woke up, it was already afternoon. In total, he hadn't eaten for nearly 20 hours.

"That's good! Just like boiling tofu and fish, fish needs to be stewed for a long time to be delicious." Li Yitong said as she turned off the fire, simmered it for a while, and then opened the lid of the pot.

In an instant, a delicious fish aroma wafted from the pot.

"Boss Li has to give it his all. The taste is amazing!" Meng Bai became energetic immediately after smelling the fragrance and gave a thumbs up.

Li Yitong found a large plate from the cupboard, thinking it should be big enough to hold the fish. She turned around and grabbed the handle of the pot, exerting strength with both hands, and lifted the pot up tremblingly.

Seeing her staggering, it seemed that she would drop the pot and the fish at any second. Meng Bai hurried forward: "Be careful, I'll do it."

After saying that, he did not take the pot from Li Yitong's hand. Instead, he opened his arms, walked around her from behind, and held her hand.

Unlike the last time, this time he really hugged me.

Li Yitong's breathing stagnated, but fortunately, perhaps because of her previous immunity, apart from her face turning red and her heart beating faster, there was no other obvious reaction.

After serving the food on the table and cleaning up the kitchen, the two of them finally had their first meal of the New Year after a busy afternoon.

There weren't many dishes, just two cold dishes, three hot dishes and a fish, but it was more than enough for two people.

Meng Bai took the kettle and was about to pour water for the two of them, but Li Yitong stopped him unexpectedly. Then she ran to rummage through the pile of things she brought and took out two bottles of wine.

"How can we drink water on New Year's Day?" Li Yitong said in a matter-of-fact tone.

Meng Bai took the bottle and took a look at it. Wow, 36-degree brandy. This girl is really brave.

"Are you sure we want to drink this?"

"What are you afraid of? It's a holiday anyway, so I'll get drunk." Li Yitong said in a natural tone. In her impression, Meng Bai never drank much. In his words, "I can't drink much, and you'll have to carry me back if I get drunk later."

Even if these were all his excuses, I guess he couldn't really drink that much. Although I wasn't much better, the problem was that I just wanted to get drunk!

After opening the cork and filling their glasses, Li Yitong picked up the glass and said, "Come on, I wish us a safe and smooth new year."

"You're not a girl, at least have a couple of bites of food first, why don't you just drink this."

Meng Bai was obviously surprised by her "heroism", but when he saw the girl holding the cup and drinking it all in one gulp, he sighed, and also raised the cup and drank it slowly.

"Snapped!"

After drinking a glass of wine, two blushes immediately appeared on Li Yitong's face.

Oops, I think I was a little too confident. I had only drunk some red wine before, so I seriously underestimated the alcohol content. Although I planned to get drunk, it would be bad to get too drunk.

Meng Bai saw that her face looked a little unnatural, smiled silently, and said, "Eat some food first and drink the wine slowly. It's still early."

"Yeah, okay." Li Yitong nodded.

You are right, it is still early, there is no need to rush.

While eating and chatting, Meng Bai turned on the projector and screen, and casually ordered a New Year's Eve concert of an unknown satellite TV station.

This kind of thing is background music for dinner parties. Its main function is to create an atmosphere, and few people will pay too much attention to the specific content.

“Are the courses in the advanced course stressful?”

"Fortunately, our class hours are not too long. And the teacher mainly talks about methods, which is quite easy to understand."

"That's good. I'll tell you when I see a suitable role. But let me make it clear first, you should audition if you need to. If the director thinks it's not suitable, I won't make concessions."

"Don't worry, I will definitely work hard and won't embarrass you."

"By the way, I might set up an agency this year, so you can sign with me then." Meng Bai said.

"Sign the contract." Li Yitong blinked: "How much is my signing fee?"

"How did you get the signing fee as a newcomer?" Meng Bai said, "This industry is short of everything except new actors. It's already great if a newcomer doesn't have to pay any money when signing with a company."

"Is there anyone who pays?" Li Yitong asked in surprise.

"Of course there are. Many people have average talent but dream of becoming a star. If their family is rich, they can spend money to help their children debut."

Li Yitong suddenly realized that she had heard of this before.

"How long does it usually take to sign a contract?"

"Not necessarily. It depends on how the specific negotiation is done. But newcomer contracts are generally ten to fifteen years, and some may even be twenty years." Meng Bai said.

"Fifteen years!" Li Yitong exclaimed, and whispered, "That's equivalent to selling it to you..."

"It was sold to the company, not to me." Meng Bai corrected: "And if you become popular after filming for a few years, you can terminate the contract. Just remember to pay the penalty for breach of contract."

"Wouldn't that cost a lot of money?"

"It doesn't matter. If you want to terminate the contract at that time, I can lend it to you." Meng Bai said with a smile.

Li Yitong rolled her eyes: "I'll lend you the money and then pay you back. Do you think I'm stupid?"

(End of this chapter)