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

Chapter 133 "The Scumbag" and "The Queen of the Sea"

Zhengzhou, Zhongyuan Film and Television City.

Meng Bai got out of the car and looked at the old street buildings in front of him.

Just like Hengdian was developed into a film and television base after the construction of the "Qin Palace" for the filming of "The Emperor and the Assassin", Zhongyuan Film and Television City was also invested and built because CCTV's "Children of the River" was filmed here two years ago.

Because of this, the style here is mainly based on period dramas from the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.

However, since it is not very famous, not many crews come.

However, there happened to be a film crew filming here at the moment - the crew of "Wuxin: The Monster Killer" produced jointly by Tangren and Sohu.

This drama is the project that Zhang Ruoyun had interviewed for before, in which he played the villain role of the second male lead.

After looking around and not finding the entrance, Meng Bai took out his phone and said, "Hey, Lao Zhang, I'm at your door. How do I enter from there? Okay, I'll wait for you outside."

Meng Bai exhaled a breath of white air, rubbed his hands, and walked around for a while. Then he saw Zhang Ruoyun, wearing a blue Republic of China warlord uniform and a vertical collar cape, walking out from the side path.

"Don't mention it, don't mention it..." Meng Bai looked around him and said, "Your uniform looks pretty good."

"Oh, it's OK, just average." Zhang Ruoyun said modestly, "It's mainly because she's a nice person and the clothes look good on her."

"Sure, brother. I'll give you 9 points for pretending to be such a jerk. The other 3 points will be deducted for killing you with my car."

Following Zhang Ruoyun along the dirt road, we soon saw a small courtyard with people coming and going. This should be their crew.

Meng Bai came to see Zhang Ruoyun mainly to talk to him about the starring role in "Forensic Qin Ming".

"Forensic doctor?" Zhang Ruoyun frowned. "Do you need me to learn something about anatomy?"

"Don't worry, the crew has invited the author of the original book, who is also a professional forensic doctor, to provide on-site guidance. I'll give you his contact information later. You can communicate more with him before filming starts." Meng Bai said.

"Okay." Zhang Ruoyun nodded: "My work here will be almost finished after the Chinese New Year, and I'll come find you then."

Or maybe it can be said that the most powerful resource in the film and television industry is connections. Just like with "Forensic Qin Ming", the project has not even been formally prepared yet, but the male lead has basically been decided.

Of course, it's impossible for Meng Bai to just give the role to someone else for no reason just because of their friendship.

Zhang Ruoyun had previously established a personal studio, which would be temporarily under the umbrella of Arclight Films. He would transfer to Yang Ming's "Taiyang Chuanhe" after it was completed.

Not only him, but also Zhu Xudan, Li Yitong, whose contracts with Leshi.com have expired, and Meng Bai's senior brother Wang Longzheng, are also temporarily under Arc Light Pictures, waiting to sign with them when the time comes.

The latter two people are easier to deal with, as they are either newcomers or don’t have a company, so they can just sign the contract directly.

Although Zhu Xudan's contract with Leshi.com was terminated naturally due to its expiration, in order to avoid misunderstanding, Meng Bai still asked Liu Jun to inform the department responsible for artist management.

As soon as he finished listening to Meng Bai's words, Liu Jun asked him in a strange tone, "Does our Leshi.com still have signed artists?"

Well - I can only say that his "cheap junior sister" is really miserable.

Of course, the girl herself was in a good mood. I don’t know whether she was happy that she finally terminated the contract or signed with Meng Bai.

By the way, Meng Bai, who had become "rich and powerful", also asked Li Qin. Unfortunately, this girl had set her sights on her "Auntie Li" and was only waiting for the ten-year contract to expire.

The only thing that surprised Meng Bai was the male lead of "Psychological Crime", his junior fellow student Chen Ruoxuan. After receiving the invitation, he considered it for a few days and finally declined.

Although he was a little surprised, Meng Bai didn't say much. This was something that was mutually agreed upon. Everyone had their own aspirations, so there was no need to force it.

"Don't you have any Tang actors in your crew?"

Tangren has always liked to use its own people for internal dramas, but Meng Bai looked around the set and found that there was no familiar face.

"Yes, except for me, the other actors are all from Tangren." Zhang Ruoyun explained, "But this is our first time trying out an online drama, so we basically use newcomers. Oh, by the way, that teacher Jin Chen is our female lead."

"Ah, I know." He had heard Li Yitong talking about it on New Year's Day. Perhaps because of the plot background, the entire crew of "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer", including the actors and staff, looked dusty and hazy.

The only different color was a girl wearing a red cloak not far away.

The girl is tall and thin, with bangs and a delicate baby face. She looks young.

"Who is that girl?" Meng Bai asked Zhang Ruoyun beside him.

"Which one? Oh, her name is Chen Yao, my junior from Beijing Film Academy, and she plays opposite me." Zhang Ruoyun introduced her, and then bumped into Meng Bai's shoulder, and said in an ambiguous tone: "Why, do you like her?"

Meng Bai had a speechless expression. He was just asking casually.

After all, among a group of dusty people, this one color is the most eye-catching and it is hard not to notice it.

"Wow, I didn't expect that Teacher Meng's aesthetic taste is quite uniform."

A teasing female voice suddenly sounded from behind. Meng Bai turned around and, as expected, it was the Jin Chen he had just talked about.

"Oh, isn't this 'Military Advisor Jin'? What a coincidence." Meng Bai also stood up and looked at her in a yin-yang way.

"Tsk, I told you that the students were stupid and impossible to teach. It doesn't matter that I made a mistake, but I also exposed the teacher." Jin Chen's face was full of regret.

"Is it possible that the teacher taught too poorly?"

"Maybe. Another reason is that I didn't expect my opponent to be so experienced."

"On this point, we can only say the same thing."

A "battle-hardened" charge general and an "experienced" military strategist, both stood facing each other with smiles on their faces, and the place where their eyes met was like a fluctuation in space.

"Well, why don't I go out for a walk and you two continue." Zhang Ruoyun on the side broke the momentum confrontation.

The atmosphere was broken, and the two of them lost interest in continuing. Meng Bai extended his hand and said earnestly: "Since we know that the students are stupid, let's be more direct next time, instead of always beating around the bush."

"Don't worry, I'll do my best."

At this point, the two "scumbag sea queens" reached an agreement without the protagonist's knowledge.

Meng Bai didn't stay here for long. He had lunch with Zhang Ruoyun at noon, and then rushed back to the "The Disguiser" crew in Hengdian in the afternoon.

It was evening when I arrived at the crew, and they happened to be shooting a night scene.

"Teacher Meng, you're back." A familiar staff member of the director team saw Meng Bai and raised his hand to greet him.

Meng Bai nodded at him and asked, "Which scene are we filming tonight?"

"We were filming the 'Dead Spy Project', the scene where Yu Manli sacrificed herself."

"Shooting so quickly?" Meng Bai asked in surprise, "Isn't it going to take another half a month?"

"Oh, the order of the night scenes has been adjusted. This part is put at the front."

Meng Bai nodded. This was normal. When filming, the shots were taken in whatever way was convenient. Many people would shoot the ending first.

After saying thank you, he walked in the direction. As expected, he saw a few bright lights standing in the middle of a wasteland shrouded in darkness, surrounded by a crowd of people.

Before he could get close, he suddenly heard Li Xue's angry voice.

"Song Zhi, can you keep your expression still? We shot this scene twelve times without doing anything but lying there. I tell you, if you can shoot it, shoot it. If you can't, leave!"

(End of this chapter)