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

Chapter 289 I'll wear it for you to see when I get home tonight
"Before we renovated the hotel, we went to some old buildings for filming, including the Peace Hotel in Shanghai. In terms of overall design, the hotel's decoration adopts the Art Deco style of the 1935s and s, including interior decoration and furniture. All of these together completely restore all the characteristics of this puppet Manchukuo foreign-related five-star hotel..."

In a newly built retro-style hotel in Daowai, Harbin, Meng Bai, led by Yang Lei, visited the "Peace Hotel" which took three months to build.

In the magnificent hall, there are peacock green velvet grooved sofas with gold-rimmed armrests, white background with gold spiral wallpaper and mint green walls, and green, yellow and white diamond-shaped geometric carpets on the floor.

Anyone who walks in for the first time will feel as if they have traveled back to a hundred years ago.

Meng Bai picked up an old-fashioned lamp and asked, "Where did you get these little things?"

"Most of them were bought from Panjiayuan in northern Beijing and the antique street in front of the local station square," Yang Lei explained.

No matter which city you go to, there are always antique markets where second-hand goods are bought and sold.

Of course, they are called "antiques", but most of them are defective products of modern industry.

If you walk around the street, you will find that the oldest object is the piece of cloth used by the vendors to pad their things.

But for the crew, especially those working on period dramas, this is a treasure trove. No matter how old the item is, you can always find it.

Looking at the panoramic view of the finely crafted hotel, Meng Bai thought to himself that the cost of the scene, more than 10 million, was indeed not wasted.

Of course, it can be seen that Yang Lei is also a director who likes to use the best steel on the blade.

The entire "hotel", except for the lobby, second-floor rooms, corridor stairs and front exterior that are needed, the rest of the places that will not appear in the series are still in a rough state.

Anyway, this place will be developed into cultural and tourism in the future, so let the local cultural and tourism departments improve these "details" themselves.

"Boss Meng!"

A rather heavyset man came over and shouted with a slight northeastern accent.

Meng Bai looked at him for a long time and said hesitantly: "Teacher Qin...Teacher Qin Hao?"

"Haha, has the change been so big?" Qin Hao said with a smile, "Boss Meng shouldn't be unrecognizable, right?"

"It's not that I can't recognize it, it's that I don't dare to recognize it."

Compared with last year's audition, Qin Hao's image today is completely different.

He had a slicked-back haircut, sunglasses on his face, and an open-necked leather jacket. Not only was his figure bigger than before, but his face was also much bigger.

The key is that he still retained a trace of his original artistic sense, thus forming a very peculiar image.

There is a feeling that is both sincere and rough, but occasionally delicate.

Not to mention Meng Bai, anyone else would definitely not recognize at first glance that this is Qin Hao, who has always presented himself as a "literary male god" for many years.

But you know what, it does fit the setting of "a highly educated bandit who likes to read Shakespeare."

Looking at Qin Hao, who had really gained 30 kilograms as he had requested, Meng Bai half-jokingly said, "After the promotional posters are released, I think your fans will scold me."

"No." Qin Hao shook his head, and a gentle smile appeared on his face, which had grown bigger. "I still have some viewers, but I don't have many fans."

Art films are indeed of high quality, but their audience is indeed small.

Otherwise, Qin Hao wouldn't have made the transition from the big screen to the small screen and online dramas, and he still would have to support his family after getting married.

"You've gained weight, so it shouldn't be easy to lose weight after the filming is finished, right?" Meng Bai asked.

"Not really. I have a method to lose weight quickly. I can lose about 20 pounds in half a month." Qin Hao said sincerely: "If there are still roles I can play in Arc Light, I can lose weight quickly after the filming is finished."

For actors, body shape is also a part of their job, so many people know some methods to lose weight quickly.

Of course, these methods basically rely mainly on starvation, which puts a great burden on the body.

Celebrities have professional nutritionists to help them adjust and reduce the negative effects of this rapid weight change. If ordinary workers follow their example, they will basically have to go to the hospital within a week.

"No, no, there's no need to be so anxious." Meng Bai waved his hands quickly.

Even if the negative effects can be reduced, losing 20 pounds in half a month is still destructive to the body.

"According to the filming schedule, Peace Hotel will be finished in early May. Teacher Qin Hao, you can lose weight to your pre-weight gain state before August."

Meng Bai continued, "We have a movie coming out this year at Arc Light, and the role of the male lead is quite suitable for you, so I wanted to invite you to try it out then."

The movie he was referring to was "City of Lights".

According to the plot, the timeline of the movie story takes place about two or three years after "Psychological Crime 2", and "Fang Mu" is about thirty years old.

Because of his own experience, he is more mature and experienced than his peers, probably like a middle-aged man.

This image is very suitable for Qin Hao's previous appearance in art films.

"August, right? Don't worry, I will recover." Qin Hao responded. After that, he paused and looked at Meng Bai.

"Mr. Meng..."

"how?"

Qin Hao looked at him and said seriously, "Thank you."

Meng Bai said nonchalantly: "No, it's just cooperation, mutual benefit."

He was not being polite; he was telling the truth.

The acting ability of the actors definitely adds a huge amount to the work.

Among the main actors of "City Lights", the acting of the heroine Li Qin is just average, Zhao Jinmai has good talent but lacks experience, and only Wang Taling's acting skills are acceptable.

In this case, a leading male actor with top acting skills is naturally needed to support the plot.

What's more, this movie is originally a story about a male protagonist, so the requirements for actors are more stringent.

Among the actors Meng Bai has known, Qin Hao is undoubtedly the most suitable one in terms of acting skills, image and cost-effectiveness.

Meng Bai thought so, but Qin Hao's gratitude did not diminish.

As an actor who often has no work to do, he knows too well that many times it is not just your excellent acting skills that will get you resources.

For him, this is the first time since he left art films that the next project has already been planned before the previous one has even started shooting.

Taking a deep breath, he calmed down his emotions.

You don't need to say too many words of thanks, just keep them in your heart.

However, he has decided that if Meng Bai needs him in the future, he will not refuse.

……

The day Meng Bai came happened to be the day for taking makeup photos and character promotional posters, so almost all the main actors were there.

Like Qin Hao, everyone else also changed into retro style outfits.

The male actors are fine, except for the bandit "Wang Dading", the rest are all dressed in suits.

This dress has been popular for hundreds of years and has remained basically unchanged.

The styling of actresses is much more complicated, and each person has different makeup depending on the role.

For example, Qin Lan had her waist-length hair cut short and permed into the curly hair that was popular in the 1930s and 1940s.

Because the room was heated, she didn't wear a coat. Her slim-fitting brown sweater was close to her body, making her chest look particularly undulating.

Meng Bai stood behind the camera and watched her take promotional photos, his eyes being attracted by her curves from time to time.

Qin Lan naturally noticed his gaze and secretly pouted in his heart, but he couldn't help feeling a little proud.

Humph, little brother, you always look mature, but you are still controlled by me, your sister.

However, this guy is being a little too blatant!

After finally finishing the filming, Qin Lan walked up to Meng Bai and snorted, "What were you looking at just now?"

Although her words were accusatory, her gentle tone and the smile on her lips betrayed her true thoughts.

Meng Bai naturally understood: "Sister Qin Lan's dress is nice..."

He deliberately dragged out the ending of his voice and raised his eyebrows at the other person.

Qin Lan's heart was moved, she naturally understood the implied meaning of this sentence.

Looking around, seeing that the staff around were busy and didn't notice them, Qin Lan leaned close to Meng Bai's ear and whispered, "I'll wear it for you to see when we get back tonight."

After saying that, she blinked at the other person with her eyes moving around and charmingly.

Meng Bai chuckled as a response.

Being in an ice city thousands of kilometers away from northern Beijing, covered with ice and snow everywhere, many things become free.

It is conceivable that the next period of time on the crew will definitely not be boring.

(End of this chapter)