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

Chapter 150 Two Women
After the audition, Li Qin had no objection to participating in the role, and they had reached a preliminary agreement on cooperation.

Although the crew's current shooting schedule is very urgent, they did not allow her to join the crew directly.

Firstly, Noon Sunshine still needs to discuss the specific contract details with Li Qin's agency team; on the other hand, they also need to set aside a few days for Li Qin to prepare for the role.

"If you have any questions about the characters or the plot, you can discuss it immediately." Li Xue said, "Or you can ask Meng Bai directly, after all, you are more familiar with each other."

Meng Bai patted Li Xue generously and said, "Don't worry, Director Li, I will definitely give you careful guidance personally."

Li Xue glanced at him. He really wanted to say, "You can give me any guidance you want. As long as the final performance is good, I won't interfere even if you have to work late into the night."

However, it was not appropriate to say this out loud, so he could only laugh it off, say thank you for your hard work, and then let Meng Bai take Li Qin to familiarize themselves with the crew first.

"This is the main building of Hanyuan, which we all call the Little White Building. It mainly features interior shots. However, your character doesn't have many scenes here, so just take a look at it..." "Guide Meng" took Li Qin around the set and introduced the crew to her.

Li Qin looked at the busy staff and asked in confusion: "I remember that this project is a big production with two story lines, why doesn't it feel like there are so many people?"

"The other line has independent stories and characters, and they are all in the film and television base in Shanghai now." Meng Bai said: "Those who are still in Hengdian now are basically the ones who have scenes with your character."

"Hmm..." Li Qin sighed: "Now that you mention it, I suddenly feel a lot of pressure."

This is equivalent to half of the crew waiting for her alone.

"Don't worry, Director Li and the others think you can do it, so there's no problem." Meng Bai comforted her, "Besides, I'm here for you. If you have any questions about the role or the plot, feel free to ask me. I'm a screenwriter 24 hours a day."

"24 hours?" Li Qin looked at him: "Midnight is also OK?"

"After 11 o'clock at night, we can provide door-to-door service, no less than four hours each time." Meng Bai said sincerely.

"Who wants your outcall service?"

"Oh, then you can come to my place."

"..."

Li Qin rolled her eyes.

We can't talk about this anymore. No matter how we talk about this topic, we will only suffer.

Meng Bai smiled when he saw this, but then again, he wasn't really speaking casually.

The character "Cheng Jinyun" did not play a large role in the plot from the beginning, and later, due to several revisions, there was even less plot left.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of changing actors, Meng Bai reorganized the previously altered plot.

According to the actual preference of the crew during filming, the setting of the couple between "Cheng Jinyun" and the male protagonist "Mingtai" was downplayed, and instead the emphasis was placed on the gay relationship between like-minded people.

As for the "intimate" scenes that were added at Chen Qian's request, he deleted them all.

"Someone has been injured once before, what if another one gets injured?"

I have to say, this reason is so convincing that Li Xue and the others have nothing to say about it.

"Meng Bai!"

A girl's cry suddenly came from behind.

Meng Bai took a deep breath when he heard the voice.

That’s not right. I clearly saw that this girl didn’t take any photos today, so how come I still met her?
Li Qin didn't notice anything unusual about the person next to him. When he heard someone calling his name, he subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice.

I saw a girl with a bun, delicate eyebrows and fair skin walking towards me quickly.

"It seems like someone is looking for you." Li Qin pulled Meng Bai and reminded him.

"Yes, I heard it."

Meng Bai sighed inaudibly, then put on a natural smile and turned to look over.

Sure enough, I saw Song Zhi walking not far away.

"Meng Bai, I heard... huh?"

Song Zhi paused, and she suddenly realized that there was a woman standing next to Meng Bai.

She is tall, with waist-length hair, standing tall in plain casual clothes, exuding a cool temperament.

Oh, wait, this isn't...

Song Zhi asked in surprise: "You are, Li Qin?"

"Hello." Li Qin nodded, and then looked at the other party with some doubt: "Have we... met before?"

Song Zhi smiled and said, "Indeed, I have met him before. I played Xiangling in the production of Dream of Red Mansions and we met before."

"Xiang Ling? Ah, you are the one, uh..."

Li Qin pursed her lips anxiously. It was so embarrassing. The name was on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't remember it.

Meng Bai at the side coughed lightly and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Song Zhi, the actor who plays Yu Manli in this drama."

After that, he gestured to Li Qin and said, "This is Teacher Li Qin, you are here to help take over the role of Cheng Jinyun."

Song Zhi suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. I thought it would take a few days to find a candidate."

After that, she looked at Li Qin again, stretched out her hand and said with a smile: "Welcome to join the crew."

"Thank you."

Looking at the two people being polite to each other, Meng Bai suddenly realized that their awkward relationship of being half-acquainted with each other was actually quite good. At least they would not be able to talk to each other in the short term.

Song Zhi and Li Qin chatted for a while.

Although we have worked together before, firstly, it has been too long and we no longer have much of a relationship; secondly, we didn't have much contact when we were on the crew, so I can't find any topics to reminisce about.

Seeing that the atmosphere was gradually getting colder, Song Zhi couldn't help but look at Meng Bai beside him.

Seeing her looking for help, Meng Bai laughed, but still found an excuse to call her aside.

"Aren't you not filming today? Why are you here?" Meng Bai asked his doubts.

"Director Li sent a message saying that he was going to shoot the previously vacant scenes. I guess he must have found a replacement actor, so I came to take a look." Song Zhi said, "I didn't expect it to be her."

Meng Bai asked calmly, "Are you familiar with each other?"

"Normally, we communicated with each other on the set, but not much." Song Zhi shook his head and said, "Besides, they are the artists of the production company, which is different from outsiders like us."

There was something she didn't say. They were in the same crew at the time, and the other person was a newcomer, while she was a formal actor who graduated from a professional school, so she had a sense of superiority.

As a result, after the filming, others became famous, but I have been lingering on the eighteenth line.

Although I know it's because they have the support of a big company, I still feel a little strange.

the other side.

Looking at Meng Bai and Song Zhi whispering on the side, Li Qin couldn't help but frowned.

Don't underestimate a woman's sensitivity to details. Although their actions were completely normal, she always felt a strange sense of intimacy.

Besides, she always felt like she had heard the name "Song Zhi" somewhere else.

Meng Bai and Song Zhi exchanged a few simple words, then let the girl leave first under the pretext of "arranging accommodation for Teacher Li to rest."

"Do you, the screenwriter, need to go there in person to arrange the rest?" Song Zhi asked doubtfully.

"Hey, they came to help because of my name, so we should always be polite." Meng Bai said naturally.

Song Zhi tilted his head and thought about it, and felt that it made some sense. He said goodbye to Li Qin and left first.

Seeing her back walking away, Meng Bai let out a long sigh without making any expression.

He returned to Li Qin with a clear mind, and seeing her thoughtful expression, he asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"Ah, nothing."

Li Qin, who was awakened, shook her head. She still couldn't remember where she had heard this name, so she decided to let the matter go for the time being.

I followed Meng Bai around the crew again, and then went to the hotel with his assistant.

After checking in the room, Li Qin turned around and said, "Then I'll go upstairs first."

"Okay, you clean up first." Meng Bai said, "Will I treat you to dinner tonight?"

"Forget it, I have to hurry up and study the script." Li Qin said, "Let's wait until the filming is finished."

"Alright, I'll leave first then."

Meng Bai walked a few steps, turned around, and saw that the girl was still looking at him. He smiled and said, "Don't forget, if you have any questions, please feel free to consult us at any time. We provide door-to-door service 24 hours a day."

"..."

Li Qin waved her hand to indicate that she understood.

After going upstairs to put down her luggage, she asked her assistant to contact the studio's management team and Noon Sunshine for cooperation. Li Qin washed and dressed, then sat at the table by the window to read the script.

She flipped through it first and suddenly realized that she and the character played by Song Zhi had quite a lot of rivalry.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but start to recall where she had heard this name.

Memories surged in her mind, and suddenly, Li Qin had a flash of inspiration. The scene from the filming of the first season of "Soul Ferry" appeared in her mind.

This Song Zhi seems to be Meng Bai’s ex-girlfriend!
(End of this chapter)