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

Chapter 260 This horse is prone to cheating
"The right to speak..."

Meng Bai sighed and said, "This is not something that can be easily established."

The so-called right to speak is actually the control of resources.

If we talk about the department with the most say in the industry, it must be the relevant department above.

They hold the power of life and death over "censorship" and will force anyone to remove a product from the shelves and make corrections.

If you can’t even broadcast your project, how can you talk about other things?

The second is the video platform, which controls the final purchasing and broadcasting rights.

However, there are currently seven or eight mainstream video platforms of various sizes, and they compete with each other, so it’s not so bad.

Anyway, if there is no one, there is another one. If someone can offend all platforms at the same time, it only means that he is really not suitable for this industry.

Further down the list are production companies like ArcLight that have “S+” level projects.

When it comes down to it, in the film and television industry, what audiences watch is the content.

Companies like ArcLight that can continuously produce high-quality content can actually control the video platform to a certain extent.

However, this can only be regarded as an "indirect voice". If you want to do something, you still need various exchanges of interests.

If you want to increase your voice, you naturally have to start with the idea of "resource control".

The right to censorship is a “topic that cannot be touched at all” and there is no need to even think about it.

A video platform is not realistic for ArcLight. Not to mention the competition among various companies, it cannot even afford to burn money.

Therefore, if Arclight wants to break through, it can only find another way.

Hearing this, Meng Bai pointed at the invitation on the table and said, "Brother Jun, you mean the prize?"

Profits, reputation, and honor are what every film and television project wants to strive for.

The income comes from the platform, the reputation comes from the audience, and the honor naturally comes from the various awards.

In the traditional field of film and television dramas, various official awards have long been deeply rooted.

So even though there are many new awards in the past two years, they are still far behind in terms of influence and authority.

But online dramas are a new track and there is a blank in the awards field.

"You mean, we can start from the award point to increase Arc Light's voice?" Meng Bai frowned and shook his head: "Too difficult."

When it comes to awards, it doesn't mean that whoever gets out first will have an advantage.

Because there is one point that cannot be avoided, which is official support.

Only official ones can be called "awards", while non-official ones can only be called "commendations", "ceremonies" and the like.

Liu Jun naturally understood this: "I also suddenly had this idea when I saw the invitation letter that day. If it doesn't work, let's think of other ways."

"It's not necessary to give up just yet." Meng Bai became interested now.

It is certainly difficult, but if it can be done, the benefits will be huge.

"I thought about it and felt that there are two paths. Either from the bottom up or from the top down." Meng Bai said.

"What do you mean?" Liu Jun asked.

"From the bottom up, we first unite the industry, and then use the momentum to strive for the upper level. From the top down, we first get the approval from the upper level, and then unite with the lower level after we have the token."

The two solutions each have their own advantages and difficulties.

"Or should we take action on both sides at the same time?" Liu Jun said, "We can unite below while striving for it above."

Meng Bai tapped the table lightly: "It's not impossible, but the control and manipulation of the situation must be very accurate. And relying only on Arc Light, the foundation is a bit weak."

"It would be best to have a strong external partner, similar to Weibo," said Liu Jun.

The two thought about it for a while, but couldn't think of a suitable option.

"Don't worry, take your time." Meng Bai comforted him, "This thing can't be done in a day or two, just wait and see."

"That's right." Liu Jun nodded. "For now, let's continue to consolidate ourselves and prepare in advance."

At this point, he remembered something else: "Come to think of it, it seems that our Arclight has not had any cooperation with Youku?"

Among the current major mainstream video platforms, Qiyi TV, Tencent and Youku are in the first tier, followed by Leshi.com and Sohu, and then there is Mango TV which has just entered the market.

As for PPS, PPTV, 56 and the like, they have either been acquired or gradually fallen behind in recent years. In any case, they have lost their voice. The video platform market has also gone from a wild and unruly period to a period of warring states with many heroes coexisting.

Among the major mainstream platforms, ArcLight and Qiyi TV have the best relationship, followed by Tencent Video.

Not to mention Leshi.com, Mango TV has the show "Star Detective", which can be considered a bit of fate.

Only Sohu and Youku have never cooperated.

Sohu is fine, but it has been going downhill in the past two years.

But Youku is one of the "Big Three" that is in its heyday, so it is a bit abnormal that there has been no cooperation.

After hearing Liu Jun mention it, Meng Bai suddenly found something strange.

"It's just a coincidence. We've never had any dealings, so there's no cooperation."

Meng Bai spread his hands: "How about you, Jun, if you have any opportunities, you can talk to them and see if there is any area for cooperation. Whether it's a project or investment, it's all fine."

"Okay, I've written it down."
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Meng Bai originally thought that it would take some time for Wang Baoqiang to make the decision, but he did not expect that the announcement would be made right after the celebration banquet.

In early September, a hot piece of entertainment industry gossip quickly became a hot search.

Wang Baoqiang, who has just been promoted to the "30 billion box office actor", posted an announcement on his Weibo.

The announcement stated directly that there was an improper relationship between spouse Ma Rong and agent Song Ji, so a divorce would be filed. At the same time, the two would be held accountable for their legal responsibility for transferring company assets.

This announcement caused a huge uproar and instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the crowd.

"Not only did she cheat on her husband, she also cooperated with the adulterer to transfer assets. This is really outrageous!"

"I finally understand why Baoqiang's agent accepted the variety show "Real Men" when he was so busy in the first half of the year. It seems that they just wanted to transfer him away."

"I heard that the two have been hooking up for many years. Suddenly I have some doubts. Could Baoqiang's car accident a few years ago also be related to these two people?"

"Fuck! Murdering one's own husband, this is simply the 'modern Pan Jinlian'."

"Hey, what you said is really insulting. Miss Ma is much more powerful than her."

"..."

Others questioned whether it was hype.

"Am I the only one who thinks it's a bit inappropriate to talk about such private information so publicly? Are you trying to hype up the movie?"

"Is the guy above an idiot? The movie has already been taken off the screen, what's the point of hyping it up?"

"That's right. Besides, what kind of man would use something like this to hype himself up?"

"..."

I have to say that Meng Bai and his team's decision to delay the news until the movie is taken off the screen was absolutely correct, as it directly wiped out the last bit of momentum.

Of course, such hot events are also inseparable from various joke tellers.

"The latest Olympic news: Song Ji won the 'Essence Card', Ma Rong won the 'Prostitution Card', and Wang Baoqiang won the 'Pain Card'."

"I went to the stable and chose a horse to ride. At this time, the stable master stopped me and said that the horse I chose was not good. I asked why, and the master explained that this horse has been ridden by too many people and is prone to splitting. I didn't quite understand, and the master shouted that this horse is prone to splitting!"

"Hello masters, is there anyone working in the Running Man crew? Can you help me ask Li Chen or Deng Chao if they need an agent? Or you can ask Huang Xiaoming! I'm not picky! I just really love this job! I don't need to be paid, really! Wang Zulan is also fine."

"..."

To be honest, Ma Rong has been trying to gain some popularity by riding on the popularity for many years, and now, he has become a top star.

But no matter what, this is Wang Baoqiang's family affair and has little to do with outsiders.

Meng Bai originally thought that it had nothing to do with him, but he didn't expect that some people on the Internet started to mention the plot in the movie, and they began to ask "Did the screenwriter know something in advance and was hinting at something?"
He almost vomited blood. This paragraph was clearly added by Chen Sicheng. What does it have to do with him?

But there's nothing he can do about it, since his name is on the screenwriter column.

Meng Bai doesn’t have a Weibo account, but out of sight, out of mind.

But there is no way to avoid offline questions.

"so……"

In the passenger seat, Li Qin looked at Meng Bai and asked curiously, "You really didn't know before?"

(End of this chapter)