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

Chapter 203 My cat can do backflips
As the saying goes, no one can win in gambling for a long time, and no one can praise others for lying for a long time.

As a scumbag, Meng Bai always treats people with sincerity and basically never tells lies.

For example, "talking about cooperation with people in the afternoon" and "going out for dinner in the evening" are both true.

But this does not mean that there is any logical connection between the two sentences.

In the afternoon, Fang Fang from Tencent Video did come to talk to him about the filming cooperation of "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

Meng Bai is still very interested in this IP that he has seen since childhood. In addition, Tencent Video has agreed to let ArcLight take charge of the project production, so there is no reason to refuse.

"Are we going to start filming from the first part of "The Lost Tomb"? " Meng Bai asked.

Fang Fang nodded: "Yes. As for the movies, due to the confusion of copyrights, each company has different projects. But all the copyrights of the web series are with us, so we can produce a complete series."

When it comes to the film and television copyright disputes of "Ghost Blows Out the Light", the relationships are so complicated and so many copyright holders are involved that even a dog would shake his head.

Take movies for example. This year alone, two adaptations of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" will be released.

One is "Nine-story Demon Tower" which will be released next month, produced by China Film Group and Leshi Films and directed by Lu Yu.

The other is "Mojin: The Lost Legend", which will be released at the end of the year and is jointly produced by Wanda, Huayi and Guangguang and directed by Wuershan.

The degree of dispersion of the producers shows how many disputes there are regarding the film and television copyright of the original work.

Although the movie and the web drama have nothing to do with each other, Meng Bai still hopes that at least one of the two can hold up to the standard.

The audience's trust in an IP has a limit. If it is consumed too much, it will become uncomfortable later.

The intention of cooperation has been roughly confirmed, and the specific details need to be discussed later.

After the negotiation, Meng Bai politely declined the other party's invitation to dinner, saying that he already had an appointment.

Then he went to pick up Li Yitong.

Today is this girl's birthday.

"Who's calling?" Li Yitong asked when she saw Meng Bai coming back.

"Oh, someone from the crew of The Disguiser, we talked about the future work arrangements." Meng Bai said in a natural tone.

After that, he didn't wait for the girl to continue asking, and raised his glass: "Come on, today is first to celebrate your birthday, and secondly to celebrate your successful graduation."

Li Yitong started attending the advanced training class at the Central Academy of Drama last year. After studying for nearly a year, she finally completed the course last month.

Although I only have a certificate of completion, I can now call myself a student of the Central Academy of Drama.

"Thank you, 'senior brother'!" Li Yitong squeezed her throat and called out in a delicate voice.

Meng Bai shuddered: "No, no, Boss Li, let's talk properly. This voice is so annoying."

"Tsk, rare."

After taking a sip of wine, Meng Bai asked, "By the way, has the company introduced any new resources to you?"

"Yes." Li Yitong nodded, "A few days ago, I auditioned for a fairy tale drama."

"What kind of show is this?"

"It's called "The Legend of Chusen", which is adapted from the novel "Zhu Xian." Li Yitong said.

"Ah, I know, it's a drama produced by Huanrui." Meng Bai said with understanding.

By the way, I was secretly thinking that Yang Ming and Huanrui Century have had quite a lot of collaborations.

Just as Bai Yu and Zhou Yutong went to audition for "Love O2O", Li Yitong was sent to "Fighters Legend" right after.

"Which role are you auditioning for?" Meng Bai asked, "Biyao?"

Li Yitong shook her head: "Biyao is the female lead. I heard that Zhao Liying was chosen. I auditioned for the role of the second female lead, Lu Xueqi."

"Are you sure?"

"It's hard to say." Li Yitong shook her head. "My executive agent, Sister Qi, told me that there are quite a lot of people competing for this resource. My popularity is too low right now, and I don't have any qualifications, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to be selected."

"Hmm..." Meng Bai stroked his chin, "Has your agent asked if anyone else the crew has contacted?"

"The candidates I know of so far are Yang Zi, Tang Yan, and..."

Li Yitong glanced at him, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and said in a brisk tone: "And Li Qin, Teacher Li."

"cough!"

Meng Bai coughed lightly and touched his eyebrows calmly.

"This, the competition sounds quite fierce."

"What's the matter, Mr. Meng, do you want to help me get a role again?" Li Yitong looked at him teasingly.

"Well, if it's another company, it's fine, but Huanrui Century..." Meng Bai said, "I'm afraid that if I contact them, it will have a counterproductive effect."

"Ha ha……"

Li Yitong laughed. She had also paid attention to the competition between "Forensic Qin Ming" and "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", so she naturally understood what Meng Bai meant.

"No need." Li Yitong said seriously: "I have my own company now, and I can't always rely on your help to get roles. Believe me, I can do it myself." Girl, you are really overthinking it. If it was ten years ago, this idea might have been possible.

However, with the entry of Internet capital, the entire industry is now talking about "traffic economy".

If there is no capital behind you, there is really no chance.

Meng Bai wanted to persuade her, but seeing her sincere expression, he thought about it and decided not to undermine her confidence.

As young people, they always have to hit a wall a few times before they can see the true side of society.

Besides, after all, Taiyang Chuanhe still has resources and may not need his help.

In fact, to be honest, if the only competing candidates are Yang Zi and Tang Yan, then he can also communicate with Huanrui Century to ask for it.

But since Li Qin is here, it will be difficult for him to take action.

Both the left hand and the right hand are hands, and it is not good to favor either one.

Alas, it is not easy to be a scumbag.

Before answering the phone, the two had almost finished eating. Meng Bai looked at the time and it was already past nine o'clock.

Both of them were drunk, so they had to call a designated driver.

Although she is not very popular, she is an artist after all, so Li Yitong still wears a mask and a hat.

As for sunglasses, forget it. Wearing them late at night would make you look more conspicuous.

The house that Li Yitong rented was in a residential area near the West Fifth Ring Road.

The designated driver drove the car downstairs and parked it, gave the key to Meng Bai, and then rode away on his folding electric scooter.

"Hiss - I suddenly realized that I seem to have done something stupid."

Standing downstairs, Meng Bai suddenly took a deep breath.

"What's wrong?" Li Yitong asked.

"I still can't drive if I go back, so why should I let the designated driver go?"

"..."

Li Yitong glanced at him and saw that his face was full of "this is trouble" expression. She pursed her lips and said, "How about going upstairs and sitting for a while?"

After she finished speaking, she didn't wait for Meng Bai to answer, and continued: "By the way, didn't I tell you before that I have a cat. This cat is quite magical and can do backflips. Do you want to see it?"

When Meng Bai heard this, he immediately remembered what he had said to her before and couldn't help but laugh.

"Great! I've never seen a cat that can do backflips before. This is a good opportunity to see one."

……

"Click!"

The sound of the lock turning was heard, and then Meng Bai and Li Yitong walked in.

Meng Bai closed the door and turned on the light skillfully.

He had been to Li Yitong's house twice before, so he was quite familiar with the place.

"Routu! Rourou!"

Li Yitong shouted twice into the house, and then a white and brown kitten slowly walked out from the corner.

"Come here, to mommy."

Li Yitong walked over, picked up the kitten and scratched its chin.

The white cat did not resist, as if it had gotten used to it. It narrowed its eyes and looked towards Meng Bai.

"You really have a cat!" Meng Bai said with a strange expression.

"Yes, otherwise what would I let you see?"

Li Yitong walked to Meng Bai holding the white cat, holding one of its paws and waving it at him, saying, "Come on, call me uncle."

The white cat glanced at Meng Bai, then turned and buried his face in Li Yitong's arms.

"Male or female?"

"female."

Li Yitong put the cat on the ground, then looked at Meng Bai and said, "Just sit down, it's all familiar, I'll go clean it up."

Watching her enter the house, Meng Bai squatted down and looked at the white cat.

"Your mom said you can do a backflip, try it out."

The white cat looked at him, not knowing whether he understood or not. Suddenly, it stepped on the wall and jumped up.

Immediately afterwards, the kite flipped over, flew backwards, and then landed steadily on the ground.

(End of this chapter)