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

Chapter 3 You look pretty when you cry

On the deserted roadside, Meng Bai stopped and frowned as he thought about his current predicament.

Judging from the current situation, unless he can meet another "investor" like Li Qin, if he wants to convince these video websites, he must at least solve one of the two problems: team and funding.

If you think about it this way, the team problem seems easier than the funding problem.

After all, money has to be taken out in real terms, but the team can solve the problem by "freeloading".

You know, in the film and television industry, "freeloading" is a basic skill that everyone must master.

For example, if a work is reviewed by a famous director, then the work can be said to be a masterpiece highly recommended by "Director XX";
Find a celebrity to make a cameo appearance, and then use the slogan "XX celebrity" as the special starring role;
Or maybe there are just members of a large team in the crew, so the publicity can say "XX team" has joined...

All these things are obtained by "freeloading".

However, no matter how hard you try, you still need a point to rub.

Otherwise, if you just rely on empty talk, the video website is not stupid and will expose it in minutes.

Meng Bai pondered that if he wanted to get the background of a professional team, the best way would be to find an actor who had the support of a big company and had some popularity to play the leading role.

Having a background in a large company makes it easier for one to "borrow the power of another"; being popular can increase one's credibility.

Moreover, the actors are in front of the stage, their appearance and information are all public, and can be found without detailed investigation. This reduces the probability of website platforms conducting investigations and leading to exposure.

But where can we find such a suitable person?

and many more!

It seems like there is a suitable candidate just now!

…………

Watching Meng Bai leave, Li Qin looked back at the police station behind him, and then finally walked out of the door slowly.

Without purpose or direction, Li Qin walked slowly along the street in a distracted manner.

Although the police had just comforted her that they would try their best to catch the man, she knew in her heart that the money she had been defrauded of would most likely never be recovered.

This money was all the film remuneration she had saved from the past few years, so she was not only sad about being cheated, but also felt that all her years of hard work had been wasted.

She couldn't help but think of the time when she transferred the money to the liar, she still fantasized about becoming a "little rich woman" in one fell swoop and becoming the next "film and television tycoon" in the future...

Thinking about it now, it just seems ironic.

Sitting down on an empty step on the roadside, Li Qin took out her cell phone, but didn't know who to call for comfort.

Call your parents? But they can't help you with this kind of thing, and it will only make them worry.

Call her agent? No, she never told the company about this, because the agency does not allow artists to privately contact outside projects.

Call her friends? She had lost touch with her school friends long ago, and her friends after her debut either became distant due to career changes or were busy filming and had no time or energy to comfort her.

Li Qin tried to call a close friend in Beijing North, but she didn't know if the other party was busy and no one answered the call.

After hanging up the phone dejectedly, Li Qin stood up and planned to go home first. But when she stood up and looked around, she found that she didn't even know where she was.

This time the girl couldn't bear it anymore, she squatted down, hugged her legs and cried.

"Is this really how an adult collapses? If you want to cry, you should find a place where no one is around."

Li Qin was immersed in sadness when she suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from above her head.

She raised her head, and through her tearful eyes, Meng Bai's somewhat hateful but bright smile appeared in her sight. The sun above her head shone down, hitting the man's body. Looking through her tears, it was as if a layer of warm light was spreading around his body, dispelling the darkness in people's hearts.

Li Qin quickly stood up, turned aside and quickly wiped the tears from her face, then tried to look calm and said to Meng Bai, "Why did you come here?"

"I was worried that someone wasn't familiar with the roads in northern Beijing and might get lost, so I came back to look for her and hope she didn't get lost." Meng Bai said.

"Tsk!" Li Qin snorted and said without any appreciation: "I have a mobile navigation system, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Sorry, country boy, I've never seen this kind of high technology."

Meng Bai looked at Li Qin. The girl in front of him still had tears in her eyes. A few strands of hair were hanging down in front of her forehead. Her originally cold and delicate face had a sad yet pretending to be tough expression.

"Don't say that." Meng Bai said in a serious tone: "You look pretty when you cry."

"…Are you a pervert?"

"Tsk, it's just a sincere compliment to something beautiful."

Li Qin stared at Meng Bai suspiciously, but when she saw that he looked sincere and natural, she finally believed what he said.

She couldn't help wanting to laugh, but her bad mood prevented her from laughing. After a long pause, she calmed down and looked at Meng Bai and asked, "What's the matter?"

Meng Bai didn't care about Li Qin's attitude: "I mainly want to apologize to you. No matter what, I have indirectly cheated you."

"As long as you know!"

"So..." Meng Bai spread his hands and said, "I wonder if you can give me a chance to make up for it?"

"Make up for it..." Li Qin blinked in confusion: "How can I make up for it? Can you get the money back?"

"Maybe, but maybe in a different way."

Meng Bai nodded. Seeing Li Qin's puzzled expression, he did not explain and made an invitation gesture: "I wonder if Miss Li has time to have a cup of tea together?"

Li Qin tilted her head and looked at Meng Bai, thinking for a long time, and finally nodded and said, "Okay!"

……

On one side of the Dazhongsi Square on the North Third Ring Road, Meng Bai took Li Qin into a teahouse with antique decoration.

"Welcome, may I ask... Hey, Brother Meng!"

A petite young girl with a baby face at the front desk saw someone entering the store and greeted him out of habit. When she looked up and saw it was Meng Bai, she immediately greeted him familiarly.

"Huahua, you're here." Meng Bai responded to the little girl: "The two of us, let's take the seat by the window."

Maybe it was because it was afternoon, but there were not many customers in the restaurant. Meng Bai took Li Qin to a square wooden table by the window and sat down.

"You seem to be very familiar with this store?" Li Qin asked as she sat down opposite Meng Bai.

"It's okay, I've been here a few times. I don't like drinking coffee, so sometimes I'll meet here to discuss scripts or something." Meng Bai explained.

Li Qin looked around the store and saw a wooden stage in the middle of the store. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is that?"

Meng Bai looked back and said, "Oh, that's a performance stage. When it first opened, there were regular dance performances in the store."

"Dance performance? In the teahouse?" Li Qin asked in confusion.

"The owner of this shop graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy. He likes drinking tea, so he opened a teahouse that combines dance with tea."

(End of this chapter)