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

Chapter 147 Who isn’t an investor?

Hengdian, the crew of "The Disguiser".

Song Zhi walked hurriedly into the set "Little White Building".

I thought the guy would come back after the Chinese New Year, but I didn't expect that he was still in Beijing North after the Lantern Festival.

Of course, Song Zhi also knew that he had something important to do, so apart from sending him a WeChat message every day under the pretext of "letting you know about the crew's situation", he didn't bother him much.

Originally, Meng Bai told her that it would take another week or so before he could come back.

Unexpectedly, just as she finished shooting a set of shots, she heard from the crew that "Teacher Meng Bai" was back.

So she came over here in a rage, wanting to settle the score with the guy who "cheated" her.

As soon as she entered the door, she ran into Wang Ou. Song Zhi's eyes lit up and he called her: "Sister Ou, I heard that Teacher Meng Bai... is back?"

"Yes, I just went there with Director Li and others." Wang Ou nodded with a strange look on his face.

Song Zhi keenly noticed that her expression was a little strange, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "What's wrong, Sister Ou, is there something wrong?"

Wang Ou looked around, then came over and said, "I just happened to pass by the director's room and heard someone arguing inside. And judging by the tone, it sounded pretty fierce."

"Ah? No way?" Song Zhi asked in surprise: "Meng Bai and Director Li had a quarrel?"

"That doesn't seem to be the case. From the sound of his voice, he sounds like Xiao Wang's agent, Chen."

Song Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Meng Bai and Li Xue were not arguing.

But then again, why did you get into an argument with that person?

Wang Ou whispered, "It seems to be related to his desire to change the script."

"Is this really true?" Song Zhi widened his eyes.

During this period, there have been rumors in the crew that Wang Yuejun was not satisfied with the fact that too much of her character's plot was cut, so she found the screenwriter herself and wanted to add some more scenes.

"Who knows? I just heard about it." Wang Ou made an expression that said "I don't know either."

Song Zhi pricked up his ears and listened for a while, and sure enough, he heard some noisy noises faintly coming from the corridor.

After thinking for a while, Song Zhi suddenly pulled Wang Ou and said, "Sister Ou, do you want to hear some gossip?"

"Ah——" Wang Ou said hesitantly: "This is not good."

Although he said so, his tone couldn't help but carry a hint of approval.

After all, watching the fun, especially watching the fun of people around you, is something that every human being can hardly resist.

"It's okay." Song Zhi smiled and pulled her along as he walked, "I remember that the prop room next to the director's team is usually not populated, and it's not very soundproof, so you should be able to hear it more clearly."

Wang Ou was dragged by her and had to be "forced" to go with her.

Walking into the prop room, there were some things used in previous shoots piled up in a mess. No one was in the room at the moment, so the two of them leaned against the wall and listened attentively to the sounds next door.

Director's office.

Except for Hou Hongliang who has not returned yet, the rest of the creative crew, including Meng Bai, Li Xue and the production and directing team are all here.

On the other side of the room, Chen Qian was standing in front of the table, and said arrogantly, "Teacher Meng, Director Li should have shown you the new script we applied to revise."

"I've seen it." Meng Bai took a sip of tea and said casually, "Want to hear my evaluation?" "You can tell me what I think."

Meng Bai said: "Which idiot came up with this stupid plot?"

Hearing this, Chen Qian's face instantly turned ugly.

"Teacher Meng." He pointed at the table and said, "I hope you can pay attention to your words and attitude."

"Oh, sorry, it's my fault. I didn't describe it properly. After all, the plot text is innocent." Meng Bai said in a brisk tone: "Let me put it another way - which brainless idiot came up with this plot?"

There was a low laugh from the room.

Chen Qian said gloomily, "I wonder what Mr. Meng thinks is wrong with the new plot?"

Meng Bai glanced at him sideways and stood up: "Okay, since you must ask, then I will chat with you."

He flipped open the paper script and found the relevant content: "Let's talk about the plot of 'saving the labor camp'. 'Cheng Jinyun' was a mature underground worker of our party. When the action plan had been arranged, she changed the action plan without notifying anyone because she didn't see the child she knew."

"Then, when everyone was busy killing the enemy and saving people, she was the only one who went all over the mountains to look for her 'Manzi'. It seems that all the other captured men can die, but this child she has seen cannot die, right?"

The more Meng Bai spoke, the harsher his tone became, until he sounded quite stern in the end.

Song Zhi, who was eavesdropping next door, pursed his lips. The last time he heard him speak in this tone was because his script was forcibly modified by the crew.

However, the difference from before is that Meng Bai could only express his dissatisfaction by withdrawing, but now he can curse openly, and others have to listen carefully.

Listening to Meng Bai's words, the main creative staff of the crew couldn't help but sigh. It's no wonder Meng Bai scolded so harshly, this kind of plot is indeed too stupid.

Only Chen Qian insisted: "We are doing this to strengthen the kindness of this character, to show that as a member of our party, she attaches great importance to every citizen."

"Kindness, you idiot! Apart from being a bitch and a saint, I don't see any positive traits in her." Meng Bai said, "You are not showing off your personality, you are destroying it, and you are also smearing the image of the personnel on the covert front."

Seeing that the room was already tense, although Li Xue didn't like Chen Qian, she still had to step out to ease the atmosphere and said, "Okay, everyone is here for this drama, so sit down and have a good chat."

Meng Bai spread his hands, made an unreasonable expression, and sat back.

Chen Qian was originally planning to give Li Xue some face, but when he saw Meng Bai's expression, he got angry again and slammed the table and said, "Meng Bai, don't think that everyone can't see that you are using your power for personal gain. To put it bluntly, don't you just want to give all the roles of our heroine Yuejun to that Song Zhi?"

Meng Bai raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "First, I have told you ten thousand times that the character of 'Cheng Jinyun' is not the heroine from any angle. Second, if you want to talk about something, just talk about it and don't involve other people."

"Others? Die laughing." Chen Qian sneered and said, "Ask the entire crew, who doesn't know the relationship between that guy named Song Zhi and you?"

In the prop room next door, Wang Ou smiled knowingly and looked at Song Zhi with an ambiguous look. The latter suppressed his shyness and tried to pretend that "it has nothing to do with me, he is just talking nonsense" and continued to listen to the rest of the story.

On this side, Meng Bai's face turned completely gloomy: "You don't need to care about my relationship with anyone. But I want to tell you that all the plots were jointly discussed and decided by us and the director team. It's up to you to believe it or not. I don't need to explain it to you."

Chen Qian didn't want to go around in circles anymore, so he just said to Li Xue, "Director Li, please talk to Mr. Hou. As the investor, the plot must be modified according to our wishes. Otherwise, we will have to consider withdrawing our investment."

Li Xue forced himself not to roll his eyes. He really wanted to say, "If you want to withdraw, then withdraw."

"If you want to retreat, then do it now!"

Meng Bai slammed the table and looked at Chen Qian who was stunned by his sudden attack. He said with contempt: "Investors, investors, all you know is to talk about investors all day long. Fuck, who the hell is not an investor!"

After saying that, he looked at Li Xue who was standing beside him and said, "Director Li, tell Mr. Hou that it's only eight million in funding. We will produce it from Arclight Films!"

(End of this chapter)