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

Chapter 231 The front desk still needs to be beautiful

Chapter 231 The front desk still needs to be beautiful
"What are you thinking about?"

Meng Bai let go of his hand: "You, the leader, don't look at the road, where are you going to take me?"

Bai Lu grinned and said embarrassedly: "Sorry, I was thinking about something else just now."

After that, she asked cautiously, "Producer Meng, can I spare you a moment? I have something to say."

"Okay, let's talk."

"Well, this is my first official filming. What do you think of my performance?"

Meng Bai thought for a moment and said, "As an actor, except for his poor acting skills, everything else is OK."

Bai Lu's expression was a little confused. Was this a compliment to herself?
But no matter whether it was praise or criticism, the arrow was on the string now. She took a deep breath and mustered up her courage and said, "Do you think I have a chance to sign a contract with your company?"

After saying this, she looked as if she was being judged, with an expression of anxiety and anticipation on her face.

"Want to sign a contract with Arc Light?" Meng Bai looked at her, "We at Arc Light don't have an artist management business."

"what……"

"But we have a cooperative agency, I can recommend it to you."

After a series of ups and downs, Bai Lu's feeling of loss was swept away by the surprise that followed before she could even react.

“Thank you, Producer Meng!”

The little girl said excitedly.

Meng Bai waved his hand nonchalantly: "I'm just recommending it for you, but I can't guarantee whether it will work in the end."

Before Taiyang Chuanhe was officially established, people like Zhou Yutong could sign with Arc Light first and then transfer directly to the team.

But now that the company has started to operate normally, it would be a bit inappropriate to send people in without prior notice.

So even if it's just for show, the process still has to be followed.

He actually admired Bai Lu. Although her acting skills were lacking, she still had talent.

This girl has a lively personality and is very good at socializing. She rarely cares about her image. These are very necessary qualities for an artist.

Even if his acting skills are average, he should be quite likable on variety shows.

Anyway, for the agency, it’s good as long as the artist is popular and famous, it doesn’t matter whether he is an actor or not.

Moreover, Meng Bai has always had an idea, which is to see when there is an opportunity to put her and Li Yitong in a drama to play sisters or something, which will definitely be very interesting.

Well, it's simply his own bad taste.

Bai Lu naturally had no idea what her future boss was thinking, and she was filled with joy right now.

After working hard for so long since childhood, I finally have the opportunity to become a star.

Although I am only a minor supporting role at the moment, maybe I can become as famous as Zhang Tianai with just one drama.

Or you don’t need one drama to be a big hit. You can become a little famous in the first drama, play the leading role in the second drama, make the third drama a hit, win the Best Actress award in the fourth drama, and then go international…

Wow, hahaha, it makes me excited and happy just thinking about it!
Meng Bai, who was standing aside, looked at Bai Lu, who was grinning with a row of white teeth showing, immersed in a daydream, and shook his head.

Alas, young people who have not experienced the beatings of society.

……

Meng Bai stayed in Blue Island for a few days and then flew back to northern Beijing.

Chen Zhixi had previously asked him to go watch Wu Jing's new movie together, and it would be in the next two days.

In fact, when he said that, he just wanted to go along and take a look, and had no real intention of investing any money.

After all, Arc Light did not have much working capital at the time, and it had its own projects waiting to be prepared.

However, with the arrival of 1200 million from Leshi.com, Arclight Films now has nearly 6000 million in funds in its account.

In addition to keeping a portion of the money to maintain the normal operation of the company, about two-thirds of the money can be used to continue investing in new projects.

The projects that were originally planned now need to be postponed, so now we can really see if there is any opportunity to invest.

On the way, he also answered a call from Huang Zheng.

"There is only Gaorong Capital in the A round of financing, and the total amount is 1000 million US dollars," Huang Zheng said on the phone.

"It doesn't sound like much." "It's not much, actually." Huang Zheng said with a smile: "According to the current development speed, this money can be burned in less than half a year."

"Then why are you so happy?"

"Having money is always a good thing. Besides, our communication with Tencent has finally been resolved."

Hearing this, Meng Bai finally perked up: "What did Tencent say?"

"Their request was that if we had more than 3000 million paying users in the first half of the year, they would agree to lead the Series B round of financing."

"So how many do we have now?"

"I just saw the data. As of last night, Pinduoduo's total number of paying users was 3400 million."

"..."

Can we talk about investment like this now?

Huang Zheng could probably guess what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "We are promoting it very quickly. During the time we were discussing the requirements, the number of users has already increased."

With the help of WeChat's convenient sharing format and "Kan Yidao"'s exploration of users' personal network channels, Pinduoduo's promotion speed can truly be called "viral expansion."

Of course, for Meng Bai, an investor, this is definitely something to be happy about.

Tencent is a wealthy country, so it is impossible for the investment to be just a small number like 10 or 20 million. It must be a big deal.

If the B round of financing can exceed 100 million US dollars, Pinduoduo will almost reach the threshold of a unicorn company.

Unicorn companies refer to unlisted startups that have been established for no more than 10 years and have a valuation of more than US$10 billion.

According to this standard, Arclight Pictures actually has a good chance of making a splash.

The prerequisite is that Meng Bai is willing to accept financing.

To be honest, ArcLight is not actually short of money right now, but it mainly lacks channels, especially overseas channel resources.

Therefore, rather than simply raising funds, he hopes to reach a strategic cooperation with companies that have resources in this area to make up for the shortcomings.

But don’t worry, once the “Green Ivy Series” can be released to the public, there will surely be a lot of interested companies coming forward.

By then, it will be the Arc Light’s home court.

After returning to Beijing North, Meng Bai first went to the office building of Arc Light.

Eh? Where is the girl at the front desk?
Also, why does the company feel a lot emptier?

Meng Bai went to the company's human resources department and asked, "Where's Xiao Lai at the front desk?"

"The new office building has just been put into use, so she was transferred there." The head of the human resources department hurriedly explained.

"what."

Meng Bai suddenly remembered.

Before that, he asked Liu Jun to observe the new office building and make room for this place.

This guy is a new official and his efficiency is surprisingly high.

In less than half a month, Meng Bai had resolved the issue that had been dragging on for half a year.

ArcLight’s new office is in Haidian, an office building that mainly operates a film and television company, with four floors rented out.

Most of the people transferred there are from the post-production department. There are many special effects companies and recording studios there, so it is quite convenient.

The office buildings on the Chaoyang side are still preserved. It is close to the airport, the Central Academy of Drama, and several large film and television bases in northern Beijing.

There is division of labor on both sides.

"Hurry up and recruit new people. You can't have no one to greet people when they come to your door."

"Okay, Mr. Meng." The HR manager quickly responded, "Are there any requirements for the candidate?"

"What else can the front desk need? Just find a prettier girl."

After all, it is the face of the company and cannot be too ugly.

"Pretty little girl? Okay, I get it."

(End of this chapter)

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