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

Chapter 222 "Producer Meng" is optimistic that I will become a star.
After being in the crew for about half a month, Bai Lu, with her social skills, has become familiar with everyone in the crew.

Everyone in the crew also had a good impression of her.

After all, it’s so cold out here, and who wouldn’t like to work with a pretty girl who’s cheerful every day?

She was leaning against the wall and laughing, when she suddenly heard a voice from behind her head: "Girl, why are you still laughing at me?"

"It's not my fault. It was Brother Pan who made fun of me first. This is justified revenge." Bai Lu replied casually.

After she finished speaking, she suddenly felt that the voice sounded a little strange, and she subconsciously looked back.

He is so tall that I can hardly see his face when he is sitting.

Bai Lu tried to lean back and look carefully at the other person's face.

Hey, isn’t this the little brother from the audition day?

and many more!

He seems to be the "big boss" of the crew!

“Meng, Meng… Ouch!”

She was originally leaning sideways, and in her panic she lost her balance and fell to the ground.

Looking at Bai Lu sitting on the ground, Meng Bai couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

As for you, girl, I didn't even move, how could you fall down by yourself?
"Are you okay?"

"it's okay no problem."

Bai Lu got up from the ground, patted off her clothes skillfully, and then grinned with a slightly awkward look.

She fell down during her first official meeting with the big boss. This was too socially fatal even for her.

"Hello, producer Meng. I am Bai Lu, the actress who plays Yingzi."

"I know. I saw it at the last audition."

Seeing that the other party still remembered her, Bai Lu was delighted and pushed the stool under her feet over to her: "Producer Meng, please sit down."

Glancing at the pitifully small stool, Meng Bai stretched out his foot and pushed it back: "Forget it, it's fine to stand for a while. From your information, I see you've never filmed a movie before. Is there any problem joining the crew for the first time?"

"No, no, everyone is taking good care of me. The director and Teacher Pan have also been helping me."

"That's fine. If you have any questions, just ask them. You can ask Director Li, or you can ask me directly."

It doesn’t matter if new actors lack experience. What Meng Bai fears most is the kind of people who keep silent, don’t understand and don’t ask.

Anyway, the producer has nothing to do on the set, so he has plenty of time to help these actors "open their minds".

Of course, given this girl's personality, she shouldn't have to worry about this problem.

Hearing Meng Bai's words, Bai Lu was immediately delighted.

It seems that Director Li was right, Producer Meng still values himself very much.

She had been puzzled during the audition. She clearly felt that the director was not satisfied with her performance, but how come she passed in the end.

It was not until I joined the crew and asked about it that I found out that it was because "Producer Meng" had high hopes for me that the director gave me the opportunity.

She was still a little skeptical at first, but Meng Bai's words just now made her completely believe it.

After all, any new actor can talk directly to the producer if he has any problem.

Sure enough, I knew I had great potential to become a star!
Do not believe?

Since such a powerful person like “Meng Bai” is optimistic about me, why shouldn’t I believe in it?

"Well, don't worry, Producer Meng. I will definitely train hard and play the role well. I won't let you down!"

Bai Lu had a serious expression on her face and spoke in a solemn tone.

Although he didn't know why this girl suddenly got excited, Meng Bai still encouraged her and asked her to keep up the spirit. Turning to leave, he suddenly thought of another question.

"I remember your information said you were from Jiangsu, no, was it Changzhou?"

"Yes."

"Do you have any relatives in Jinan or Kunshan?"

"Ah?" Bai Lu shook her head in confusion, "No."

"No... It's okay, just asking casually, you continue."

Ignoring Bai Lu who was full of doubts, Meng Bai found Pan Yueming who had just completed equestrian training.

Compared to his "chubby" appearance during the previous audition, Pan Yueming is now obviously thinner and his face has more angles.

His medium-long hair and messy beard made him look rough and weathered, completely different from the "pale scholar" image that people had in mind.

This look is not entirely "Hu Bayi", but also partly for "Detective Chinatown".

In the movie, he plays a "perverted lolita complex" who falls obsessed with his adopted daughter Sinuo. In the end, in order to protect his adopted daughter, who is the real murderer behind the scenes, he chooses to commit suicide by jumping off a building.

There are not many shots of this character, only four or five scenes in total, and they were shot quickly and intensively.

After the filming is finished, he can immediately transform into "Hu Bayi" by trimming his hair and shaving his beard.

"When will the movie be over?"

"Next week, Director Chen said it will take about four or five days, and it won't delay our normal production."

"It's okay. That's easy to say." Meng Bai said, "They are all our Arclight projects anyway, so it doesn't matter which one we shoot."

Pan Yueming smiled and said nothing.

Having said that, there are still differences in closeness and distance between brothers, let alone these projects.

Even for him, it goes without saying which one is more important, between a guest supporting role and the leading male role.

Thinking of this, he sincerely thanked Meng Bai again, grateful that he was willing to give him this opportunity.

"I've watched your plays since I was a kid, Teacher Pan. Your acting is really good. Also, it was recommended by Mr. Chen and Gong Geer. By the way, I've always wanted to ask, how did you and Gong Geer know each other?"

When talking about this topic, Pan Yueming couldn't help but smile: "How should I put it, the process is quite amazing anyway."

"Wonderful?" What kind of description is this?
"It was the 08 Olympics, and we were both recording the dubbing of the same background music, and that's when we met. After the recording, he directly invited me to his home, and I didn't feel like refusing, so I went along."

Pan Yueming shook his head and smiled: "The key is, I was driving the car and he was riding a bicycle. There was no navigation system at that time, so I could only follow him slowly to his house."

"..."

I have to say, this way of inviting friends is quite explosive no matter where it is used.

If you think about it again, it is not so difficult to understand why he would sell all his cars for a science fiction film project that has not yet been finalized.

All I can say is that people who can accomplish something usually have some flaws.

There aren't many shots to be shot on the scenic spot set, only about one and a half episodes, mostly exterior shots.

As for the tombs and the like, they were all set up in the studio.

Just like the previous "Forensic Qin Ming", it was still filmed at the Oriental Movie Metropolis in Blue Island.

The crew rented a large studio of more than 7000 square meters, where the Kwantung Army Fortress, the Nine-story Demon Tower in the Kunlun Valley, and the tombs of the Jingjue Ancient City will all be filmed.

The character "Shirley Yang" only appeared after four or five episodes. She was not in the first story at the beginning, so Ni Ni did not come to Jilin with her.

Meng Bai and his group of grown men didn't care about any sense of ceremony. Seeing that the crew's preparations were almost done, they held a start-up ceremony locally and officially started filming "The Lost Tomb" before the Spring Festival.

(End of this chapter)