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

Chapter 210 Web Drama "Arc Light"

The afternoon assessment test went much better than He Chen expected.

Although He Jiong and Sa Bening also successfully completed the reasoning of the three questions, it took them at least twenty minutes.

He Jiong misjudged the cause of death at first, thinking that the person was strangled first and then his neck was slit. As a result, he never found the murder weapon until finally realizing it.

Sabining was stuck on the location of the evidence. He also thought of the CD fragments, but he habitually started looking for them at the scene, wasting a lot of time.

"Teacher Sa suffered mainly from being too experienced, and Teacher He's injury was also considered normal."

In the lounge, Meng Bai looked at He and Sa who were sitting opposite him and explained with a smile.

"Come on, don't bother to make up for us."

He Jiong waved his hand and joked, "If I hadn't heard from Xiao Hezi about your experience this morning, I would have really believed your explanation."

After he and Sabining finished, they joked with each other that the other was just as bad as them.

As a result, after listening to He Chen's story about Meng Bai's "speedy clearance", he was directly shocked.

"My experience here is mainly in professional field. When it comes to experience in reasoning and criminal investigation, I'm definitely not as good as Teacher Sa's." Meng Bai said politely.

"No, no, it's really amazing that you can think of the contradictions at the scene so quickly. I really can't get used to this kind of simulated case format." Sabening on the side waved his hand and observed Meng Bai with some curiosity.

He had been in contact with the program crew before, and this was the first time the two met.

"I actually have a question." Sabining looked at Meng Bai, "Why do you want me to participate in this program? I don't think I can really adapt to the style of our program."

"The original idea was to have someone who could fight against Teacher He to avoid a one-sided rhythm in the game. But after watching the reasoning process just now, I think the show really needs a member like Teacher Sa."

Sabinin asked with interest, "How do you say that?"

Meng Bai did not explain, but asked in return: "Teacher Sa, have you ever tried to play a similar 'killing game' before?"

Sabining shook his head: "The murders I've seen before were not games."

He Chen on the side couldn't help but move his neck. These words sounded creepy.

Unexpectedly, Meng Bai smiled and said, "Yes, that's why we need you, Teacher Sa!"

"Although 'The Great Detective' is a variety show, we don't want the audience to feel that 'murder' is something entertaining. The show needs a serious anchor like Mr. Sa to ensure the overall tone."

Sabining's eyes lit up. "I don't want the audience to feel that 'murder' is an entertaining thing." This sentence was exactly what he wanted.

"I'm looking forward to the first episode now." Sabining asked, "When will the first episode be officially recorded?"

He Chen next to him said: "We will select the final permanent members before the end of the month, and officially record the first episode next month."

Variety shows are different from film and television dramas. Because of the long intervals between broadcasts, most of them are recorded and broadcast at the same time.

Generally speaking, it is enough to have three to four episodes of finished material in stock before a program goes on the air as a buffer.

"Who's the Detective" will be aired in March next year, so there are still three months left, which is quite ample time.

After He and Sa experienced it, He Chen and the others probably had a comprehensive judgment on the difficulty of this assessment level.

As for Meng Bai's result, it is not of reference value because it was too smooth.

In the next few days, the guests invited by the program team completed the recording of the "pilot assessment" one after another.

Many of them were recommended by Meng Bai. For example, after Zhang Ruoyun appeared in "Forensic Qin Ming", many viewers had a "high IQ" filter for him, and participating in the show just happened to consolidate his character.

Similar to him is Liu Haoran.

Although filming has not started yet, "Detective Chinatown 3" is scheduled to be released during the summer vacation next year.

"Who's the Detective" perfectly fits the movie in terms of time, genre, and style, and can be used as a pre-promotion.

It just so happened that Liu Haoran himself was also very interested in "mystery detective stories", so he recommended it through Meng Bai.

If Meng Bai and other creators were happy to hear that Sabining was coming, then when they heard that Liu Haoran was coming, the girls in the entire program team cheered.

When they saw the real person, they all turned into little fans and gathered around to take photos.

The reason why he is so popular is simple: "The Best of Us" has started airing.

The first two episodes were lukewarm in popularity due to their slow pace and bland style.

However, as the plot unfolds and outstanding word-of-mouth spreads, the number of fans and playback data grows rapidly.

In the first week of broadcast, the number of views barely exceeded 4 million. But by the end of the second week, the number of views reached million.

Now, more than half a month after its launch, the cumulative number of views has reached 8 million, and its Douban score is as high as 8.9.

Among the youth films in the past two years, this is the one with the highest audience rating.

The hit online drama naturally also boosted the popularity of the leading actors, and the "Geng Geng Yu Huai" CP has become a hot topic recently.

As the male lead, Liu Haoran naturally reaped a huge benefit and instantly gained countless "girlfriend fans".

The project producer, Xiaotangren Culture, also became famous overnight. When Zhu Zhenhua called Meng Bai, he couldn't suppress the joy in his tone.

But it's normal for him to be happy. He has endured so much pressure and worked so hard to complete the project. Now that it's a big hit, can't we make people happy?

More importantly, the IP value of the entire "Zhenhua Series" has been brought up by the drama "The Best of Us".

It is conceivable that when the next work in the same series starts filming, he will definitely not have to beg for investment anymore.

This is also a good thing for Arclight Films.

When investing in this drama, Meng Bai bought a stake in Xiaotangren Culture for two million yuan, in order to explore a new subject matter area.

Now that "The Best of Us" has achieved great success, not only has the investment paid off, but it also means that ArcLight has made new achievements in themes other than suspense.

Since the last time I talked with Liu Jun about "copyright operation", Meng Bai has also acquired some novel copyrights through Arc Light Culture over the past six months.

Although they are not well-known big IPs, the content quality is quite good and they are quite suitable for film and television adaptation.

The themes and styles of these works are also diverse, including ancient costumes, romance, suspense, urban workplace...

When the production increases in the future, suspense-themed films can be placed at Arc Light Films, while idol dramas, romance dramas and the like can be left to Xiaotangren to shoot.

This way, different teams focus on different themes, which is not only conducive to occupying market share, but also deepens the audience's impression and builds the brand.

Just like what is common on the Internet, creating an "arc light system" in the field of online dramas.

(End of this chapter)