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

Chapter 140: Being urged to get married every Spring Festival
As expected, Wang Yuejun finally chose the second option, which was to use the "stand-in + close-up" method to complete the subsequent plot shooting.

To be honest, this is actually a very troublesome choice for the crew. Not only do the lenses need to be redesigned, but post-production, editing, and cutouts also require extra effort.

But now that the decision has been made, Noon Sunshine will not refuse.

Similarly, Hou Hongliang, who went to visit her, also told her that the subsequent plot about the character "Cheng Jinyun" would definitely be adjusted. Especially when it comes to action scenes, there will inevitably be a lot of cuts.

Wang Yuejun herself didn't say anything, but her "agent" Chen Qian kept complaining for a long time.

Hou Hongliang did not indulge him and told him directly that either you withdraw your investment and we will replace someone, or you just shut up and listen to the crew's arrangements.

Of course, this is the tone Hu Ge used when he came back from visiting the patient, and the original words would probably be a little more euphemistic.

To adjust the plot, screenwriter Meng Bai is indispensable. He originally thought that everything was on the right track and he just had to wait for the filming to be completed. Now, he is busy again.

But he had no complaints. Firstly, he was paid as a screenwriter by the crew, which was his job; secondly, this incident also allowed him to gain a lot of experience.

Although Meng Bai's previous projects also involved action scenes, he was lucky and apart from some minor bumps and bruises among some actors, no major accidents occurred.

So for him, this accident was a reminder for him to pay more attention to safety when filming in the future.

This busy schedule lasted until the end of December. Meng Bai and the director team worked overtime to complete all the plot adjustments before the New Year.

"Everyone, see you next year. Happy New Year to everyone in advance." Meng Bai said goodbye to the staff.

There is no such concept as holidays for the crew. Once filming starts, it will not end until the project is completed.

Even during the Spring Festival, the most we would do is start taking a break from the afternoon of New Year's Eve, then take a day off on the Spring Festival day, and then resume filming on the second day of the New Year.

Meng Bai bought a plane ticket for New Year's Eve, and before leaving, he did not forget to say something to Song Zhi.

Miss Song Zhi expressed strong criticism and envy for his behavior of abandoning his colleagues, leaving the organization, and going home alone to celebrate the holidays.

Because he didn't know whether he could finish his work before the New Year, Meng Bai didn't tell his family in advance.

Therefore, when they saw their son suddenly coming home, Mr. and Mrs. Meng showed great surprise and were at a loss as to what to do.

"What's wrong?" Standing at the door, Meng Bai looked at his parents, who looked as if they were about to say something but hesitated, with confusion: "Don't tell me that you took advantage of my absence to practice the trumpet again?"

"Why are you practicing?" Father Meng came over and took the luggage. "Why didn't you tell me you were coming back? We thought you were going to spend the year away from home."

"I was busy until yesterday, and I decided to come back at the last minute." Meng Bai spread his hands and said, "Besides, this is also to give you a surprise."

Mother Meng added: "I am happy indeed, but I am also really shocked."

Seeing Meng Bai's confused look, it was Meng's father who finally explained: "We have decided to go to Harbin for a trip with your other uncles and aunts. We will leave tomorrow afternoon."

Meng Bai: WTF?

"No, it's New Year's Day, families are reuniting, why are you still going out?" Meng Bai looked confused, "The key is to go out, it's the dead of winter, everyone is going to Sanya, to Dali, why are you thinking of going north?"

"What do you know? A northern city like this is best visited in winter." Mother Meng said as she helped him take off his coat and hang it up.

"..."

Meng Bai was speechless for a while. When he thought he would not be able to come back for the New Year, all the images in his mind were those public service advertisements about "lonely elderly people" on CCTV when he was a child, with words like "busy, everyone is busy, it's better to be busy".

Now I find out that the old couple's life is quite fulfilling as mine.

But since it has been decided, there is no reason to cancel it. At least, they can spend New Year's Eve together. According to the customs of Meng Bai, New Year's Eve and Spring Festival are spent at the man's parents' home, and the second day of the New Year can be spent at the man's parents' home.

Lying on the sofa in his grandfather's house, Meng Bai listened to the annual "Spring Festival Gala background music" while sending various New Year greetings on WeChat.

Unlike previous years when he focused on grabbing red envelopes, his main job this year has become distributing red envelopes.

Arclight Films Company Group, Arclight Alliance Discussion Group, "Soul Ferry" Crew Group, "The Disguiser" Crew Group, Leshi.com Entertainment Department Group, Chinese Academy of Drama Alumni Group...

If you were to ask where Meng Bai is most popular now, it would definitely be the Central Academy of Drama.

Over the past year, as Meng Bai appeared at school several times, many of his former friends and acquaintances knew that he was the boss of Arc Light Pictures, the company that pioneered the online drama market.

Many people congratulated him, and there were also many who were sarcastic, but the attitude of most people was still shouting: "Boss, please take me with you!"

Meng Bai's response to this was very simple. No matter who asked, Uni-President said that if there was a project or script, just send it to his email. As long as he felt good about it, Arclight Pictures would be willing to help.

He was watching all kinds of silly jokes in the group when Mother Meng came over with a cell phone and a troubled look on her face.

"What's wrong?" Meng Bai took a look and asked, "Did you only get 23 cents from the red envelope again?"

"How can I have such bad luck every day?" Mother Meng said unhappily, and then whispered: "Let me ask you something, have you been dating that girl Xiao Song again recently?"

Meng Bai's eyelids twitched when he heard this.

The "Little Song" that Meng's mother referred to was Song Zhi.

When she and Meng Bai were still together, although they had never met their parents in person, they still had indirect contact with both sides' parents through occasional phone calls.

Meng Bai said calmly: "Why do you suddenly think of asking this?"

"I just checked my messages and found that I received her New Year's greetings." Mother Meng handed over the phone.

Meng Bai took a look and it was true. Although it was not long, it was obvious that it was not the kind of copy and paste from the Internet.

How could this girl carry out such a surprise attack?

After looking at the content of the text message again, he found that it was just a normal New Year's greeting. He said in a calm tone: "Oh, I have a new project recently, and I happened to meet you on a crew and chatted with you for a while. Maybe he was just being polite, so he gave me a New Year's greeting. After all, even if the deal doesn't work out, there is still friendship."

"Go away, what business, benevolence, do you know how to use words, and are you writing a script?" Mother Meng patted him lightly, and then said with regret: "Alas, Xiao Song is actually a good girl, she is fair and pretty, and has a good temper. It's a pity..."

Having said that, she looked at Meng Bai, who was lying lazily on the sofa, and suddenly became angry.

"Didn't I tell you to bring me a daughter-in-law this year during the Chinese New Year last year? Where is she? Look at the daughter of Aunt Liu in the building above. She went to school with you and her child is two years old now. And your uncle Sun's son had his wedding last year and told me two days ago that his wife is pregnant. And that little grandson..."

Meng Bai's eyes widened. Why did they suddenly bring up this topic?

"No, Mom, I'm in the rising stage of my career, so I don't have time for a relationship."

"Nonsense, you're not a celebrity, how can you not have time to find a partner? If you move up a career every year, then you won't find one. If you move up a career for ten years, then I'll have to wait another ten years to have grandchildren, right?"

Meng Bai scratched his hair and said, "You said you have a good life, what's the point of always thinking about holding your grandchildren? If you are really bored, just go and have a quarrel with my dad, that will also help you improve your eloquence."

"Go to hell!" Mother Meng rolled her eyes at him. "I'm telling you, if you don't bring a girl back next year, or the year after at the latest, don't blame me for not appreciating the mother-son relationship we've had for more than 20 years."

"Don't worry, I'll bring a whole row of them and you can pick the ones you like."

(End of this chapter)