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

Chapter 245 Do You Like Lin Yuna Too?
Meng Bai had thought that one day he would be called "uncle", but he never expected that this day would come so early.

"What did you just call me?"

"My little uncle."

Meng Ziyi said seriously: "My dad said that you and he are of the same generation, and you are young, so of course you are his uncle."

"..." Meng Bai touched his eyebrows and said with a pained expression: "No, there is no need. There is not much difference in age between us. You can just call me Meng Bai."

"Ah, doesn't that make me seem disrespectful to my elders? Or, should I call you Mr. Meng?" Meng Ziyi frowned, "Isn't that a bit strange?"

Girl, we are not that familiar with each other.

Meng Bai waved his hands in a headache: "Forget it, call me whatever you want."

"Okay, uncle."

Meng Ziyi responded, sat down at the desk, and looked at Meng Bai with some curiosity.

Ever since she found out that her uncle was the boss of Arclight Films, she had been looking up his information on the Internet.

Unfortunately, most of the results that can be found are business interviews or event press releases.

The few pieces of personal information available are mostly groundless rumors fabricated by marketing accounts, and not much of them are of value.

On the contrary, the various titles and labels attached to him are well-known.

A genius screenwriter, an excellent producer, a web drama creator, a hit maker, a self-made rising star in the film and television industry...

The amazing achievements, coupled with a low-key style, make the name Meng Bai always shrouded in a mysterious atmosphere.

Meng Ziyi stared at the young uncle, as if trying to see through him.

"What are you looking at?" Meng Bai raised his eyebrows.

"Nothing." Meng Ziyi smiled and said, "I just suddenly realized that you are very handsome, little uncle!"

"Well, you have a good vision." Meng Bai said as if it was a matter of course.

"I think it's because we have good genes." Meng Ziyi said: "When I applied to film and television colleges, those schools said that I had a celebrity face and was suitable for Beijing Film Academy."

This is true, this girl does have the standard "Beijing Film Academy face".

"Beijing Film Academy." Meng Bai asked: "Have you graduated?"

"No, I'm going to be a senior this year, so I still have one year left."

"Have you ever filmed a movie before?"

“I have taken some photos.”

Meng Ziyi introduced the costume drama he had starred in before.

"'The Martial God Zhao Zilong'?" This name seemed familiar to Meng Bai. "Oh, it's the one that Mango TV aired a while ago, starring Lin Yuna."

To be honest, since the rise of the second-generation Korean wave and Korean entertainment discovered the vast market in the mainland, many Korean actors and idols began their journey to "break into China."

The most successful one is Lee Min Ho, who directly appeared on the 2014 Spring Festival Gala.

In addition, the popularity of Korean dramas and variety shows has been rising in the past two years, and the return of working idols such as Wu Fan and Lu Han has brought about a Korean wave.

Korean actors also like to come to China to film, after all, the pay gap between the two sides is huge.

Shooting one episode here is equivalent to shooting a whole movie in the country.

Therefore, in the past two years, there have been many film and television dramas co-produced by Chinese and Korean artists, such as Jang Dong-gun who previously collaborated with Guan Xiaotong, and Ji Chang-wook in the recent hit drama "The Whirlwind Girl 2".

Naturally, this also includes Lim Yoona from "The Legend of Zhao Zilong".

However, this situation seems to have caused some controversy recently. On the one hand, many viewers questioned why so many Korean stars were introduced;
On the other hand, it is said that the Americans are planning to establish some kind of strategic system with them recently, which will threaten national security.

Although these are still basically rumors at the moment, if they are true, the "friendly relations" between China and South Korea over the past few years would probably collapse in an instant.

It is estimated that by then, all projects involving the other party will have to be shelved.

Fortunately, Arclight doesn’t have any cooperative projects, and the few dramas that were previously available have all been sold out.

As for the possibility of losing a market in the future, that is not a big problem.

The Korean market is so small, and the revenue is not as good as Thailand or Vietnam, so it’s fine to lose it.

Meng Ziyi naturally didn't expect Meng Bai to think so far in an instant. He nodded and asked curiously, "Uncle, do you like Lin Yuner too?"

"Why, do you want to introduce me to someone?"

"That...that won't work."

Meng Ziyi smiled awkwardly. Although her character had a lot of rival scenes with Lin Yuna, they basically had no communication in private.

However, Meng Bai just said it casually and did not ask any further questions. Instead, he took out a few documents from the side.

"Here are several scripts. They are all new dramas that Arc Light is going to shoot or collaborate on. Take a look and see if there is anyone interested. You can come for an audition when the time comes."

Although the relationship is a bit distant, people still call him "little uncle", so Meng Bai is not stingy with one or two roles.

Meng Ziyi looked at the scripts spread out in front of him, and his eyes suddenly flashed with excitement.

As a young actor who has just debuted, I have always been competing with many people for a small role. When will it be my turn like now, I can just pick one.

"Thank you, uncle!"

Meng Ziyi shouted excitedly, reached out to take the script and started to read it.

"Day and Night", "Psychological Crime 2", "Hello, Old Times", "Psychological Crime·City Lights (tentative title)", "Soul Ferry·Huangquan (tentative title)"...

Each one is a big IP that she has heard of, and each one is a top resource for her.

If possible, Meng Ziyi really wanted to have them all at once.

However, although she is a bit lazy at ordinary times, she still deeply understands the principle of "greed is never enough".

After thinking for a while, she looked up at Meng Bai and said with a smile: "Uncle, which role do you think I am suitable for?"

When choosing a role, sometimes you can't just look at the size, you also have to consider whether it's suitable.

Even if you are a top-tier celebrity, if you force yourself to play a role that doesn't suit you, you will still be ridiculed by the crowd.

When it comes to character selection, who can know it better than the creators themselves?

After realizing this, Meng Ziyi decisively gave up the "initiative" and gave the choice to Meng Bai.

Looking at the other person's expression that said "I believe my uncle", Meng Bai smiled and didn't take it seriously.

He raised his hand and took the last three scripts aside. The two with the word "tentative" written on them were the projects after Arclight, which might have to wait until next year.

As for "Hello, Old Times", it is one of the "Zhenhua Series" and can be regarded as the next generation story of "The Best of Us".

Originally, Xiaotangren wanted to shoot the closer-to-the-time drama "A Love So Beautiful" first, but because the scheduled female lead Li Yitong had to shoot "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", it had to be postponed.

The heroine "Yu Zhouzhou" in "Hello, Old Time" is somewhat similar to "Geng Geng", both of them have a sweet, lovely, gentle and generous image.

I can only say that her temperament is quite different from Meng Ziyi's.

"There are many female characters in "Psychological Crime 2", and there are no specific image requirements. You can take a look at 'Tang You' and 'Min Nan'."

Meng Bai introduced: "As for 'Day and Night', it is a male-oriented story, and the female characters have relatively fewer roles. You can take a look at the character 'Zhou Shutong', who is a rookie police officer who just graduated."

He pushed the two scripts over and continued, "You can take these two back and read them. Think about them carefully and then tell me."

Meng Ziyi picked up the two scripts and nodded: "Okay, uncle, I will take a look when I get back and give you an answer tomorrow."

"There's no need to rush. Just make a decision before next week. Also, there's..."

Meng Bai looked at her seriously and said, "You can choose, and you can prepare in advance, but you still have to audition. If the crew or the director thinks you are not suitable, then you can only give up."

Opportunities can be given, but it depends on whether you can seize them.

The quality of the work is the basic foundation of Arc Light. In this regard, even Li Qin and Li Yitong have to go through the audition honestly.

"Don't worry, little uncle."

Meng Ziyi held the two scripts in his arms and nodded seriously, "I will definitely work hard to prepare."

"As long as you know the number."

Meng Bai looked at the time and it was almost evening.

"Anything else tonight?"

"No."

"Would you like to have dinner together?" Meng Bai asked.

Meng Ziyi nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Okay, okay!"

She had been thinking about how to communicate more with this young uncle, and this was exactly what she wanted.

Meng Ziyi knew clearly that the relationship between him and Meng Bai was actually very thin, and this was just their first meeting.

If you really want to curry favor with someone in the future, you have to build a good relationship with this uncle.

After chatting casually in the office for a while, seeing that it was almost time, the two went downstairs together.

When I walked into the lobby, I saw Yang Chaoyue already following the administrative staff to learn what kind of work the front desk staff should do.

Meng Ziyi and this girl had some connection, so he went to say hello.

Meng Baiqian smiled as he watched the two girls wave goodbye.

"What's wrong?" Meng Ziyi asked curiously.

"Nothing." Meng Bai said with emotion: "I just didn't expect that you have a good personality. When I first saw you, I thought you would be a young lady."

"Actually, I think I'm pretty easy to get along with, but my former schoolmates don't really like playing with me."

Meng Ziyi frowned: "Maybe they are jealous of my good looks."

"...Okay, I'm very confident."

(End of this chapter)