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

Chapter 254 Calling first is good for all three of us
Although I don’t know what Chen Sicheng is going to say, it seems quite serious because he directly invited Meng Bai to his home.

His home is located in a residential area next to the Temple of Heaven Park, where many celebrities live.

"Where's Senior Sister Tong?"

Meng Bai asked casually as he entered the room.

"She recently took part in a variety show and is not at home."

Yes, I think I heard her mention this when we met by chance at dinner that night.

After changing shoes, I walked into the living room. Only Chen Sicheng and Wang Baoqiang were in the room.

"Brother Baoqiang." Meng Bai greeted him.

"Here I am. Sorry to bother you."

Wang Baoqiang gave his signature silly smile and responded.

"It's okay. I'm not too busy lately."

Meng Bai glanced at him, frowned, and pointed to his neck and the back of his face: "Brother Baoqiang, where is this..."

There were several noticeable bruises on the other person's neck.

"Oh, I met him a few days ago."

What kind of thing could create such a shape? Meng Bai was puzzled, but since the other party didn't want to say it, he didn't ask any more questions.

Strictly speaking, he and Wang Baoqiang are not very familiar with each other, and their relationship is mainly through Chen Sicheng.

But after all, we have worked together before and we also stayed in Bangkok for a while, so it’s okay.

"What do you want me to do?" Meng Bai asked.

Chen Sicheng glanced at Wang Baoqiang, who was particularly depressed today, and sat down and asked, "Do you want me to speak or do you want me to speak?"

"...Let me tell you." Wang Baoqiang said with a stern face, "It will be announced sooner or later anyway, so it doesn't matter if it's a family scandal."

Meng Bai was confused as he listened to this. How could such a family scandal come about?

It can't be that he caught his wife cheating on him, right?

He had just thought this in his mind, and the next second, Wang Baoqiang confirmed his suspicion.

This is a rather melodramatic story about "an affair", or rather, an accident.

Simply put, Wang Baoqiang's wife Ma Rong and his agent Song Ji had been having an affair a long time ago, but it had never been discovered.

Recently, Wang Baoqiang has been flying everywhere for the promotional roadshow for his movie and has hardly stayed in northern Beijing.

Ma Rong made the excuse that he was not feeling well and did not go with them.

Baoqiang was worried that it would be inconvenient for her, so he asked Song Ji to go back and help take care of her.

Even so, he was still worried. So a few days ago, when a road show ended early, he flew back to Beijing overnight, intending to go home to see his wife.

Then I found a ready-made one.

Otherwise, if you are on a business trip and suddenly want to go home, it is best to make a phone call first. This will be good for all three of you.

He was calm and did not rush to take action. Instead, he took photos to collect evidence.

Seeing this, the other party subconsciously tried to grab it, but he didn't fight back, and that's how he got the wound on his neck.

Once the affair is uncovered, the trust that existed in the past will naturally vanish into thin air.

Because his previous funds had always been in the hands of this woman and his agent, Wang Baoqiang had checked his financial situation during this period.

After checking, it was discovered that a large amount of funds had been secretly transferred out by the other party in recent years without their knowledge.

What a guy, he spent my money, slept with my wife, and I don’t even know if the child is his.

He just felt that he was glowing green from head to toe.

"I plan to make the divorce public." Wang Baoqiang said with a serious face.

"Divorce, we must get divorced!" Meng Bai supported him without hesitation.

"We have to get a divorce, we've already agreed on that." Chen Sicheng smacked his lips and said, "But right now is not the right time."

"What's inappropriate about this?" Meng Bai said, "Why, we still have to choose an auspicious day."

"It's not that. It's just that the movie hasn't been released yet. If we announce it to the public at this time... it will easily lead to misunderstandings."

Meng Bai was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.

Indeed, when such a scandal suddenly broke out about the leading actor during the broadcast of a movie, it is easy for people to misunderstand it as deliberate hype.

Although logically speaking, no man would choose to use this kind of thing to hype himself up, the audience cannot help but understand it that way.

In particular, there is a similar plot in the movie about Tang Ren, played by Wang Baoqiang, which makes it hard not to think too much.

"That makes sense. It's really not appropriate to announce it now."

Wang Baoqiang, who had been listless for a while, didn't care much: "It's okay, it's fine to announce it, it can be regarded as adding fuel to the fire of our movie."

How should I put it? He has almost entered the stage of despair from the previous stage of anger.

"No, no, no, Brother Qiang, there's no need to sacrifice yourself for the sake of the 18 million box office." Meng Bai said, "In my opinion, it's best to pretend to be friendly with the other party for the time being, saying that you want to resolve it peacefully and delay the process. After another ten days, when the movie is off the screen, even if you announce it by then, others won't be able to find any reason to complain."

"Yeah, Baoqiang, it's not worth getting yourself into trouble just for those two people." Chen Sicheng also advised.

"Okay, then I'll listen to you and wait a few more days."

Several people discussed how to control the specific progress of this matter, and it finally came to an end until dark.

Chen Sicheng sent Meng Bai out and said apologetically, "Junior brother, I'm sorry to bother you today."

After all, it involves a movie, so I have to find someone to discuss it with.

Chen Zhixi is a woman, it is not appropriate for her to talk about this. After thinking about it, he could only ask Meng Bai to come over.

"It's okay. Brother Baoqiang and I are good friends. It's only natural."

Meng Bai hesitated for a moment after he finished speaking, and then said, "Brother, I have something to ask you."

"You said."

"That plot design in the movie, is it really not something you knew in advance or was hinting at?"

"..."

Chen Sicheng glanced at him speechlessly: "If I really knew in advance, there are many ways to hint at it, and there is no need to use movies."

"It makes sense."

Meng Bai sighed: "You know, those two people can't get over the mess they made."

"Who said it wasn't? People like this really deserve... uh."

When this topic was mentioned, the two of them fell silent at the same time, feeling guilty.

In a sense, they seem to be similar types.

Forget it, just criticize others, there is no need to be so strict with yourself.

The two scumbags looked at each other and tacitly chose to shut up and leave.

In the following days, Wang Baoqiang remained quiet and did not announce it to the public.

What Meng Bai learned from Chen Sicheng was that the two sides were negotiating.

Wang Baoqiang asked the two parties to divorce and return the transferred property without going through legal procedures.

Ma Rong, on her part, refused to both pay back the money and divorce, saying that she "still had feelings" for him.

It's quite ridiculous.

Outsiders couldn't get involved in this matter, so Meng Bai watched the development of the situation silently every day, and at the same time began to prepare for the casting of "Day and Night Chase".

Needless to say, the two male protagonists, Pan Yueming and Wang Taling.

Among the remaining main characters, there are "newcomer policeman Zhou Shutong" who is considered half the female lead, "forensic doctor Gao Yanan" who is the wife of the younger brother Guan Hongyu, "Zhao Qian" who is responsible for technical support, and "bar owner Liu Yin" who has been helping the two brothers of the male protagonist.

The role of "Zhou Shutong" was previously given to his "eldest niece" Meng Ziyi. After all, this girl graduated from a legitimate school, so she should have no problem playing the role of a fledgling rookie policeman.

However, if this is the case, a plot point in the script will have to be adjusted.

In the first case in the play, Zhou Shutong disguised himself as a "technical worker" to go undercover in a drug dealer, but due to his lack of experience, he was drugged.

Fortunately, Guan Hongfeng and Tai Wei who were lying in ambush outside sensed something was wrong and rushed in directly, saving the little girl at the critical moment.

According to the original script, when they rushed in, Zhou Shutong had already been half stripped of his clothes.

When Meng Bai was a kid, he hated watching TV series the most when the villain would keep talking for a long time after controlling someone. Then, just when he was about to attack, the hero would rush in to save the person.

This is totally illogical. You can't expect a criminal to have too high a moral standard.

But now that it is our own child who is playing the role, we should design the plot in advance. There is no need to reveal it too much.

Sure enough, I finally became the person I hated the most when I was a child.

Then, forensic doctor Gao Yanan, Meng Bai finally found Wang Ou. With the fierceness of Wang Manchun, dissecting a corpse was no problem.

The actress who played "Zhao Qian" was a girl recommended by Pan Yueming, named Yin Shuyi.

During the audition, Meng Bai asked indirectly, and it seemed that this girl had an unclear relationship with Teacher Pan.

As for the final "bar owner Liu Yin", she is set to be a woman who can thrive in the gray area where good and bad people mix together.

The image is required to be both charming and have a strong aura.

It feels a bit like the "Proprietress of Dragon Gate Inn".

It seems that there is no one of this type among the people Meng Bai knows.

Finally, Bai Yu recommended a candidate to him, an actress named Gao Ye, with whom he had previously worked together in "The Young Marshal".

Meng Bai auditioned and, you know what, he really had that feeling.

At this point, the main roles have been basically selected. The remaining supporting roles can be left to the director team to find.

At the end of August, on the last day of the release of "Detective Chinatown 3", "Day and Night" also started filming simultaneously in Landao.

(End of this chapter)