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

Chapter 121 Song Zhi's "Five-kilometer Load"

Hengdian, Hanyuan, Xiangjiang Street.

This is the main filming location for "The Disguiser". Most of the interior shots in the drama, such as "Ming Mansion", "City Hall" and "No. 76", were shot here.

It is for this reason that Noon Sunshine chose to hold its opening ceremony here.

"It's not raining today." The ceremony hadn't started yet, Meng Bai looked at the sky and said to himself.

Li Xue, who was standing by, thought he was talking to her, so she casually responded, "How can it rain in Hengdian in January? If you want to say snow, then it's possible."

"That's true." Meng Bai turned to look at Li Xue and said, "Director Li, I might be busy before the Spring Festival, so I may not be able to stay on the set all the time."

"Soul Ferry 2" will be aired in a few days, and he will definitely have to go back for a few days then.

Li Xue naturally would not stop him. After all, Meng Bai was just a screenwriter and there was no need for him to stay on the set all the time.

Compared with the opening ceremonies of Soul Ferry and Psychological Crime, the scale of The Disguiser is much larger. The entire crew, including actors and staff, may have 100 to 200 people.

However, despite the large scale, the processes are still the same. Noon Sunshine is also very efficient and it took less than one morning to complete the process.

"Teacher Meng Bai, we meet again."

The ceremony had just ended and Meng Bai was about to go and chat with Hou Hongliang when a bright-looking, charming and elegant woman came up to him.

"Uh... Teacher Wang Ou, right?" Meng Bai searched his mind for some memories and recognized that this woman was the Wang Ou whom he had met when he went to the crew of "Langya Bang" before.

Wang Ou showed a pleasantly surprised and bright smile and said, "Teacher Meng still remembers me. I'm honored."

"I am always impressed by beautiful women." Meng Bai said casually: "What's the matter?"

"Ah, it's nothing actually. I just want to thank Teacher Meng." Wang Ou said quickly, "It's thanks to you that I got this role."

Wang Ou’s role in "The Disguiser" is "Wang Manchun", which is the role that Song Zhi originally wanted to audition for.

This character is set as "Captain of the Wang Puppet Special Agent No. 76" in the play. Although she is a villain, she has a lot of plots and can even be regarded as a "villain heroine."

Previously, she played "Qin Banruo" in "Nirvana in Fire", a character somewhat similar to "Wang Manchun", a bright and shrewd femme fatale.

Noon Sunshine has always had the habit of using "acquaintances". When "The Disguiser" was launched, she was invited to audition for the role of "Wang Manchun", who had a similar type of role.

However, during the audition, she seemed to have not gotten the intensity right, and came off as a little too coquettish. In contrast, her lines, with their soft and positive voice, seemed too "righteous".

Especially during the audition, when I was acting opposite Jin Dong who played "Ming Lou", it didn't feel like a battle between good and evil, but rather like two underground comrades of our party meeting each other.

It was for this reason that many people felt that she might not be suitable for the role in the final casting vote. In the end, Meng Bai and Li Xue discussed it together and felt that her appearance and temperament were indeed more suitable, so they finally decided on her.

But at the same time, I also made it clear to her that during filming, she could try to get the tone that the character needed. But if the final film didn't turn out well, then dubbing might be used.

Wang Ou naturally agreed to this request and wanted to thank Meng Bai. Unfortunately, this screenwriter teacher has been "unseen" until today's opening ceremony, when he finally saw him.

Hearing Wang Ou's thanks, Meng Bai waved his hand nonchalantly: "It has nothing to do with me. It's mainly because your image fits the role, and Director Li thought you performed well in Nirvana in Fire, so he finally decided."

"Mr. Meng, you're too polite. Director Li told me that it was your support in the last vote that gave me this opportunity." Wang Ou said seriously, "Anyway, thank you very much."

Like many non-professional actors, Wang Ou, who started out as a model, has never been very popular despite playing minor roles for many years, and until now he can only be considered a third-tier actor.

Relatively speaking, the drama of Noon Sunshine is already a very good resource for her, not to mention that it is such a brilliant role in the plot. Therefore, she is very grateful to Li Xue and Meng Bai who finally decided on her.

Although the other party may not care about this kind of gratitude, as the beneficiary, you have to express your gratitude at least. At least you can't let others think that you are an ungrateful person.

"That's fine, as long as you perform well and play your role well."

"Don't worry, I will try my best."

Wang Ou has also been in the industry for many years, so he knows that it is enough to convey his gratitude. If he says more, it will be a bit annoying. So after thanking him, he said goodbye and left.

Not long after walking, she happened to look back and unexpectedly saw a young girl beside Meng Bai.

She had just met the other person when the characters were introduced at the opening ceremony. She was a girl named Song Zhi, who played the female lead "Yu Manli" in the "Mingtai Line" of the play.

Wang Ou watched from a distance. Although Meng Bai and Song Zhi were far apart and did not do anything special to each other, she intuitively felt that there seemed to be some kind of intimacy between the two.

Is this a friend I know? Wang Ou thought to himself, and at the same time he memorized the name Song Zhi.

the other side.

"Meng Bai." Song Zhi called softly.

She hesitated for a long time just now, but still felt that she should come over and say hello.

"How is the preparation going?" Meng Bai asked.

Song Zhi nodded: "Don't worry, it's okay."

"I heard that we'll be shooting those action scenes first after we start filming. You have to be mentally prepared."

"I know. I've been doing some fitness training recently, so action scenes are no problem at all."

"Ha! Fitness training? You?" Meng Bai had an "unbelievable" expression.

Before, when they were in college, Song Zhi also said that she wanted to run for exercise, and asked him to go with her every morning.

As a result, after one semester, Meng Bai felt that she could run a half marathon without any problem, and the girl could actually get up and go downstairs no more than three times in the morning.

There were two times when he complained of leg cramps after running just two steps, which turned Meng Bai's "free five kilometers" into a "weighted five kilometers".

Hearing the other party's doubts, Song Zhi's face turned red, and he obviously thought of his own "heroic deeds" in college.

"This time it's true!" She emphasized with a flushed face: "I have been exercising recently. If you don't believe me, wait until the filming to see."

"OK." Meng Bai said, "Then I'll wait and see how effective your training is."

"Humph!"

Song Zhi snorted, obviously very indignant about Meng Bai's questioning.

Glancing sideways, she suddenly discovered a strange, long object on the other person's neck.

"Don't move." Song Zhi shouted, then moved closer to Meng Bai and reached out to grab him.

(End of this chapter)