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

Chapter 142 Jealous Teacher Li
As soon as Zhang Rui finished speaking, the audience looked towards the exit with bated breath.

A tall young man, wearing casual clothes and looking clean and refreshed, walked out.

Is this the screenwriter Meng Bai? The audience all had a question in their minds.

It's no wonder they were confused. In the minds of many viewers, the image of the "screenwriter" of the drama "Soul Ferry" should be a man in his thirties, with an artistic appearance and full of mysterious temperament.

Although the guy in front of me looks very handsome, there are still some differences between him and the image in my mind.

Amidst the suspicious and speculative gazes, the "young man" walked to the center of the stage, took the microphone, and said with a smile: "Hello everyone, I am Meng Bai, the producer and screenwriter of the Soul Ferry series."

It turned out to be Mr. Meng Bai!
There was an exclamation of surprise at the scene, followed by loud cheers, and many girls even shouted "Meng Bai, I love you!"

Meng Bai stood on the stage, always maintaining a mature and steady smile. When the noise died down, he continued to express his gratitude to the audience, and then sat down with Li Qin and the others.

"Your acting skills are pretty good." Li Qin, who was sitting next to him, kept her lips still and said in a low voice.

This guy always looks lazy and rude in private, but who would have thought that he would instantly become so "restrained and deep" once he got on stage.

"When facing the audience, you always have to maintain some personality." Meng Bai turned his head towards Li Qin, raised his eyebrows, and said in a low and slightly magnetic voice: "Besides, doesn't Teacher Li like this style, huh?"

"..."

Li Qin stared ahead without saying anything, and on the surface she looked calm. But only she knew that when Meng Bai spoke just now, she really paused for a moment.

Well, I seem to really like this style, or rather, it is Meng Bai who likes this style, because there is a kind of charm that is not usually seen.

Men are not the only ones who like contrast, women are the same.

Today's entire meeting was roughly divided into three parts. First, the main creators talked about the behind-the-scenes stories and highlights of the filming, read the comments and messages on the Internet, and answered questions on the spot; then they interacted with the audience on the spot, and several leading actors performed a few programs; and finally there were autographs, handshakes, group photos, etc.

After several questions about the leading actor, a question finally came to Meng Bai.

"Hello, Mr. Meng Bai!"

In the front row, a quiet-looking girl took the microphone handed to her by the staff and asked nervously, "I heard that due to censorship reasons, the plots of the second and third parts were combined this season, and many units were deleted. Is this true?"

As soon as the girl asked the question, there was a whisper at the scene.

The news about "plot cuts" has actually been widely circulated during the broadcast. Many viewers believed it and found many "details".

For example, at the roadshow when the first season was broadcast, the director heard about the "trilogy" plan; for example, compared with the 20 episodes in the first season, the number of episodes in the second season has increased; for example, the story rhythm in the first half of the second season is similar to that of the first season, but in the second half, the main storyline begins to be rushed frantically, etc.

These are all "evidence" dug up by the audience.

However, the official crew has never answered this question, so no matter how confident everyone is, it is just speculation.

Unexpectedly, someone actually brought up this question at the meeting, and the audience's curiosity was immediately aroused.

Feeling the anticipation and curiosity of the audience, Meng Bai picked up the microphone and said, "Let me talk about this question. Yes, the stories of the originally planned second and third seasons had to be merged together due to some 'technical factors'."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar.

Although this statement said it was due to "technical means", everyone understands that apart from censorship, there are no other factors that can force the crew to take the initiative to cut back on the plot.

Meng Bai naturally thought about the audience's reaction, so without waiting for the audience to speak up, he immediately said, "But don't worry, we will use other peripheral forms such as official novels or comics to let these deleted unit stories meet you in a different way."

Adapting novels into online dramas has always been Arclight Films’ “reserved method” of IP development, especially after the cooperation with Boji Tianjuan, its advantages in this regard have become more obvious.

Of course, this is not entirely about taking advantage of the fans of the drama.

All adapted novels will add new stories and subplots to the original drama's plot, as well as explain some background information that was not fully explained in the drama.

Regardless of how wonderful the book is, at least the audience who buy the book should feel that they are not losing out.

The questions continued. Following the girl, another young man stood up and asked, "Mr. Meng Bai, I want to ask that although "Soul Ferry" has come to an end, it feels like there are still some stories that have not been told, such as Zhao Li's past life. So I want to ask, will there be new stories in this series?"

It was Meng Bai who answered again this time, or rather, he was the only one who knew the answer.

"There is actually a follow-up story to the Soul Ferry series. I originally wanted to bring it up when the time is right, but since you asked, I'll give you a brief introduction."

Meng Bai said: "Not to mention the peripheral adaptations of novels and comics, there may be a few special episodes in the film and television works, but it is not certain what form they will be presented in. I can first reveal the name of a project, "Soul Ferry: Huangquan". This is a story that takes place hundreds of years before the main timeline, and it will involve Zhao Li's past experiences." Not to mention the audience, even Wu Bai, Yu Yi and others on the side were surprised.

After all, before this, they didn’t know there would be a “special episode”.

"What is this special episode?" As the question-and-answer session was over, Li Qin leaned over a little and asked in a low voice.

"Don't ask about social affairs, kid." Meng Bai said, "You don't have a role to play anyway, so it's useless to know."

"you……"

Li Qin's breath was stuck in her throat. If she hadn't been concerned about the large number of spectators, she would have had to duel with this guy today.

The meet-and-greet lasted for about two hours. After the interactive session, all that was left was to queue up for autographs, take photos, and then leave.

Not surprisingly, screenwriter Meng Bai is as popular as the leading actors, and many young girls pulled him to take photos with them.

Meng Bai did not refuse and cooperated with everyone in posing with a smile. At first glance, it looked like he was being hugged by women on both sides.

When the last audience member left, everyone on the stage finally breathed a sigh of relief. After being tired for a long time, they all went backstage to rest.

As soon as Li Qin came out of the bathroom, she saw Meng Bai standing backstage with Zhang Rui, who was the host today.

The two of them said something, Zhang Rui covered her mouth and laughed softly. Then she took out her phone again, and from her movements, she wanted to add Meng Bai on WeChat.

"Mr. Meng, would it be convenient for you to add me on WeChat? You can contact me if there are any activities in the future." Zhang Rui looked at Meng Bai and smiled brightly.

"Okay." Meng Bai did not refuse. He smiled faintly and handed over the phone screen: "Scan me."

Zhang Rui was stunned, because usually it was others who added her.

However, she didn't have any strange expression at all. She scanned the QR code and was about to remind the other party that her application had been sent, but she didn't expect that Meng Bai had already put away his phone.

She had no choice but to keep smiling and said, "Then, Mr. Meng, see you next time. Don't forget to approve my application."

Meng Bai nodded: "Okay, goodbye."

Seeing Zhang Rui's back disappearing around the corner of the corridor, Meng Bai sighed, shook his head and smiled.

"Teacher Meng is popular with women." Li Qin's voice came faintly from beside him.

Meng Bai was almost startled: "No, Teacher Li, you walk without making any sound?"

"I'm afraid it will affect your conversation with the girl." Li Qin gestured to the phone in his hand: "If you don't let them through, you may end up erasing the data and not being able to find it later."

Meng Bai looked at Li Qin, whose expression was calm but tone was sarcastic, and nodded deliberately, then opened WeChat and said, "That makes sense. I have to add a note so that you don't get confused later."

Seeing this, Li Qin couldn't help but frown.

You are really a playboy. You will add more if I ask you to!

She was feeling sulky when she suddenly heard her WeChat ring. She turned on her phone and saw that Meng Bai had sent her a message.

[Note: Mr. Li who loves to be jealous]

Li Qin's face flushed instantly. She looked up at Meng Bai and saw that this guy was looking at her with a teasing smile on his face.

"You, you are jealous!" Li Qin said in a panic, "I am not."

"Yeah, I believe it."

"There wasn't one!" Li Qin insisted with red cheeks: "I'm just reminding you."

"Well, thank you, Mr. Li." Meng Bai smiled calmly and said, "However, fish farmers never take the initiative to go into other people's fish ponds."

Li Qin blinked in confusion, this sounded strange.

Meng Bai didn't wait for her to respond, and changed the subject, "Let's go to the celebration banquet tonight."

(End of this chapter)