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

Chapter 258 Gentleman Meng Bai
The opening 8-minute long shot of "Day and Night" took an entire afternoon to shoot. It was not until the eighth take that Wang Wei finally said it was okay.

Meng Bai looked at the effects and had to say that the long shot did have a unique charm.

Even without any post-processing, the effect is still outstanding when just looking at the bare film.

After solving this lens problem, the subsequent shooting will be easy.

Meng Bai stayed in Blue Island for more than a day, and only flew back to northern Beijing after seeing the crew get on track.

After landing, he first answered Li Qin's call and told him that his audition was successful and he was free until October. He asked him when to hold the "moving party".

"This weekend, Lao Zhang, Bai Yu and the others happen to be free recently."

"Well, OK." Li Qin's clear voice came, "It just so happens that I'll look around for a gift these two days."

Meng Bai smiled ambiguously: "Actually, it would be nice if you tie a bow."

"Bow tie?"

Li Qin didn't quite understand at first, but she knew this guy's style too well and knew that there was definitely no pure meaning in it.

After thinking for a while along the lines of Sese's question, she finally reacted.

Bows are usually used as decorations for gift bindings. In other words, if he lets himself tie a bow, then that means...

"rogue!"

"Hey, little girl, you are so eloquent, how can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air?"

"Bah! How can you claim to be innocent?"

"That's true. If you don't believe me, ask around in the film and television industry. The name 'Huguang Mengzong' is synonymous with a gentleman."

"..."

Li Qin held the phone in silence for a while.

Although I had tried my best to predict how thick-skinned this guy would be, I was still surprised at how low his level of shame was.

"When the time comes, send me the location of your new home and I'll come find you."

"Okay, see you that weekend."

"See Weekend."

After hanging up the phone, Li Qin got up from the sofa and excitedly began to prepare clothes for the weekend party in advance.

This is nice, but it seems a bit too formal. It's just a gathering of friends, so it's not necessary.

This one is ok, but it seems a bit revealing. It's fine if it's just the guy, but it's inappropriate with others around.

This skirt feels a bit too plain, but he seems to like his style...

……

Meng Bai first went back to the company to tidy up, and when the time was almost up, he set off for the hotel for the celebration banquet.

As soon as they met, he was pulled over by Chen Zhixi.

"You knew about Baoqiang's matter before?"

"Ah, yes, Director Chen told me."

"So I'll be the last to know."

Meng Bai laughed: "For this kind of thing, Brother Baoqiang and the others are just afraid that you will be embarrassed."

"I'm not a 20-year-old girl. What's there to be embarrassed about?" Chen Zhixi rolled his eyes.

She started out as an actress and later became a producer. It can be said that she has seen everything in the industry from top to bottom.

There was no fuss about such matters between men and women.

"So, does this have any impact on the movie?"

Chen Zhixi shook his head: "Unless Baoqiang is caught doing something illegal or disciplinary, it will basically have no impact - oh, it may attract more subsequent viewers."

Wang Baoqiang is not an idol, and his divorce is of no concern to netizens other than a source of gossip.

Anyway, he is not the one at fault.

After hearing Chen Zhixi say that there was no impact, Meng Bai felt relieved.

After chatting for a few more words about the sale of the film's copyright, he turned around and found Chen Sicheng and Wang Baoqiang.

"Brother, Brother Baoqiang."

Meng Bai sat down next to the two of them: "You said you had something important to talk to me about before, what is it?"

"Here's the thing. I'm planning to make a movie, and I wanted to ask if you're interested in investing?" Wang Baoqiang said. Meng Bai narrowed his eyes and asked, "Brother Baoqiang, when you say 'make a movie', do you mean starring in it, or directing it?"

"director."

"..."

Well, here comes another actor-turned-director.

"Actually, I had this idea last year, but I happened to take on the role in Detective Chinatown, so I didn't think about it any further. The movie has also finished airing recently, so I plan to give it a try."

Wang Baoqiang's idea of becoming a director originally came from Xu Zheng.

When filming "Lost in Thailand", due to limited budget, Xu Zheng discussed with Huang Bo whether to convert the film remuneration into investment.

The total pay at the time was only one or two million, and Huang Bo thought it was not too much, so he agreed to this plan.

Unexpectedly, Lost in Thailand became the hit of the year after its release. The box office directly exceeded 1 billion, becoming the champion in the history of domestic films.

Xu Zheng naturally made a huge profit, and Huang Bo, who followed his investment, also earned tens of millions in profits, making a fortune.

Wang Baoqiang, who also starred in the film, only received less than 200 million yuan in salary in the end.

The gap between the two sides was too obvious, so he went to Xu Zhen to ask what was going on.

When he learned that it was a share of the investment, he didn't say anything more. After all, it was just a coincidence.

When Xu Zheng started preparing for the second part of "Lost in Hong Kong", he still invited Wang Baoqiang at the beginning.

Then he proposed that he also wanted to participate in the investment, and a 5%-10% share would be enough.

However, Xu Zheng directly rejected him, saying that he had no shortage of investment and would only offer a fixed salary.

How should I put it? Both sides actually have their own reasons.

In short, in the end, neither of them could convince the other, and they fell out in anger.

This is also why Bao Beier was later replaced in "Lost in Hong Kong".

It’s a pity that not everyone can play the role of a “simple fool”.

The script of "Lost in Hong Kong" is not as good as "Lost in Thailand", and the remaining comedy part is also ruined by Bao Beier's poor acting.

Wang Baoqiang was also shocked.

They all changed their careers halfway through, so why can’t they be directors themselves?
Instead of working for others, it is better to be your own boss.

His good friend Chen Sicheng's two films were a huge success, which further boosted his confidence.

So after the movie was released, he finally decided that he wanted to be a director himself.

"I plan to deal with the divorce issue and then start preparing for the movie," said Wang Baoqiang.

Meng Bai sighed and said, "I thought you, Brother Baoqiang, hadn't prepared anything else before the divorce."

"Well, let's put things in order. Life must go on and work must go on. There's no need to delay." Wang Baoqiang smiled foolishly out of habit.

"That's right." Meng Bai nodded and changed the subject, "So, what kind of subject do you want to shoot in your movie, Brother Baoqiang?"

"For this first time shooting, I think I should start with what I am best at, and plan to make an action comedy, and the framework will also adopt the form of a road movie."

After saying that, he looked at Meng Bai and smiled, "What do you think of this idea?"

"It's good. Both elements are very mature genre films."

This summer's Cheng Long's "Skiptrace" is an action comedy with elements of a road movie.

If you look further back, you will find many similar films. Just fill in the content and jokes according to the framework.

Wang Baoqiang himself has learned martial arts and his fighting skills are also very good.

If the action design was better, coupled with an acceptable script and his own appeal, at least it wouldn't be a loss.

"Meng Bai, are you interested in being a screenwriter?" Wang Baoqiang asked.

This is actually what he really wants to ask today.

The success story of "Detective Chinatown 3" is right before our eyes, and everyone knows how much credit the script contributed, so naturally, Meng Bai came to mind.

"This... I really can't help."

Unfortunately, Meng Bai did not agree: "If it's a suspense film, I can still study it, but I really don't know anything about action comedy."

The "Green Ivy Series" also has action and drama elements, but that is completely different from an "action comedy."

Meng Bai has always believed in not interfering in areas that he does not understand.

(End of this chapter)