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

Chapter 302: This still requires Mr. Meng’s help

"came back?"

"Yes."

“Is filming fun?”

"Alright, okay..."

Yang Chaoyue nodded, then shook her head, an embarrassed expression appearing on her delicate little face.

Meng Bai was puzzled: "Is this good or bad?"

Yang Chaoyue said with a bitter face: "Filming is fun, but I can't act, and it's not fun to be scolded by the director all the time."

As a complete newbie, she was in a state of confusion and bewilderment almost the entire time on the set.

I don’t know what to do or where to go.

Weak, pitiful, and helpless.

Fortunately, her current state just fits the role she plays, so she just needs to act almost naturally throughout the whole process, and there is no need for her to perform.

All I can say is that the director of the crew has good vision in selecting people, and he doesn't just choose based on appearance.

But even so, she was scolded many times on the crew.

In other words, the heroine Zhu Xudan knew that she was from Hu Guang, so she paid more attention to her and took extra care of her, which was some comfort.

However, despite being scolded, she was still excited and thrilled by this rare opportunity.

I have been watching various TV dramas since I was a child, and who would have thought that one day I would appear on the screen.

Seeing the girl in front of him with a somewhat happy expression in the memory, Meng Baiqian smiled and said, "It's a rare opportunity, it's good to experience it."

As for experience, whether it is good or bad, it’s enough to have experienced it.

Anyway, he didn't think this girl really had any acting talent.

But Yang Chaoyue seemed to have other ideas. Seeing Meng Bai was about to go upstairs, she bit her lip and mustered up the courage to say, "Mr. Meng, there is something I don't quite understand. I feel like only you can help me. Do you have time?"

After saying that, she seemed to be worried that the other party would not agree, and hurriedly continued: "It can be deducted from my year-end bonus."

"Hey, you do understand equivalent substitution."

Meng Bai laughed: "Are you anxious? I've been quite busy recently."

"Don't worry, don't worry. It won't be a problem even if it takes ten days or half a month." Yang Chaoyue shook his hands and showed a puppy-like flattering smile, "Whenever it's convenient for you, you can do it."

"Okay, I've written it down."

Meng Bai responded, but didn't care too much.

How much trouble could a girl of eighteen or nineteen have? Why did Mr. Meng need to intervene?

Let Hua Yan talk to her later and the problem will probably be solved.

Going upstairs to the project team, Meng Bai asked the person in charge about the review situation.

Just as he expected, with the support of Golden Shield Pictures behind it, "Day and Night Chase" passed the review without a doubt.

In other words, as long as a TV station buys it, the drama can be broadcast on satellite TV.

We can even communicate with the video platform and achieve "simultaneous broadcast on TV and the Internet".

Of course, this is only a theoretical situation.

The "prime time ban" for criminal investigation dramas is still in place, so even if they are sold to TV stations, they can't fetch a good price.

Moreover, "simultaneous broadcast on TV and the Internet" will also affect the price on the video platform. If the total revenue is calculated, it may not be better than broadcasting on the Internet alone.

But it is not without benefits. No matter what, the TV station’s communication power is still there, and the value of the entire IP is still increased.

Another key point is that since it has passed the review and obtained the broadcast permission, it means that ArcLight can register "Day and Night" for various major awards.

Especially the "three major awards" in the television industry, the Golden Eagle Awards are held in even-numbered years, and the Magnolia Awards start in June.

One has to wait until next year, and the other can’t catch up.

However, the Feitian Award, which represents the official government award, is held at the end of each year, and the registration deadline is the end of October.

Therefore, as long as "Day and Night" can be broadcast before then, it will be able to participate in this year's Feitian Awards. Even if it does not win, being nominated for an award is a breakthrough achievement for a web series.

Meng Bai asked the person in charge of the project department to first ask if there are any TV stations willing to buy it. If so, check when the schedule is.

If it exceeds the deadline, we will just go for the online broadcast.

Anyway, the award does not stipulate that the broadcasting platform must be a TV station.
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Conference hall of the Radio, Film and Television Planning Institute.

It is still the small conference room where we held the previous meetings.

Hou Hongliang arrived at the venue early. When he entered the room, he greeted several heads of other film and television companies who were already there. However, his eyes fell on the name tags on the tables in the first row of the venue.

Because it was a small meeting, there were not many people present and the seats were arranged rather sparsely.

There were only five name tags on the long table in the center of the first row.

Three of them are the heads of the three major video platforms.

This is reasonable. After all, as the output of online dramas increases, the platform's voice in the entire industry chain is also increasing.

In particular, the "Big Three" of Qiyi TV, Tencent Video and Youku account for more than 90% of the online film and television audience.

Next to the video platform is Huace Film & TV. As the leader in the domestic film and television industry, Huace's status and influence are unquestionable.

As for the last remaining signature, it is neither Noon Sunshine, which has produced many hit products in recent years, nor the large-scale Ciwen Media, nor Lemon Studios, which has been thriving in recent years with the support of Dragon TV.

“Big Three” represents the platform, and Huace represents TV dramas.

The one that can represent online dramas is undoubtedly Arclight Pictures.

Hou Hongliang glanced and then looked away.

Although position does not necessarily represent industry status, it can more or less reflect some corresponding relationships.

At least, among so many company representatives present, no one had any doubts about this arrangement, which means that in everyone's mind, Arc Light deserves to sit here.

This is no wonder. Among the current online drama viewers, it is almost impossible to find a few who have never watched any Arc Light works.

Sitting down in the second row, Hou Hongliang couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Who would have thought that a young man who was just a small screenwriter a few years ago would have built such a huge force in just a few years.

Speaking of which, Noon Sunshine has also been experimenting with the field of online dramas in recent years, filming "He's Coming, Please Close Your Eyes" and "If a Snail Has Love".

Like most of the new web drama teams, they also followed the market established by Arc Light and started with the field of "suspense and criminal investigation".

However, unlike its phenomenal performance in the field of TV dramas, Noon Sunshine’s two online dramas performed mediocrely.

Although the production remains at the same high standard as always, the audience's evaluation and response are very average.

The final reputation and results are completely unworthy of the Noon Sunshine brand.

In fact, their company has adjusted its development strategy internally, continuing to focus on TV series and suspending the development of online dramas.

Although he felt a little sad, Hou Hongliang himself had to admit that, at least in the field of online dramas, they were indeed not as good as Arc Light.

As he was sighing, he suddenly heard a commotion. He looked up and saw that it was Meng Bai who had arrived.

Hu Guang has cooperated with many companies in the past few years and has also established a lot of personal connections, so many people at the scene are greeting him.

After exchanging pleasantries, Meng Bai looked at the table sign and walked over, just in time to see Hou Hongliang not far away.

"Mr. Hou, you're here so early." Meng Bai greeted him.

"Haha, I know there's severe traffic congestion in northern Beijing, so I set out early on purpose." Hou Hongliang also said politely with a smile.

Although they haven't worked together since "The Disguiser", they still have some friendship, so they are still quite familiar with each other.

After chatting casually for a while, Meng Bai said, "I heard that Noon recently launched a new costume drama called "Do You Know?"

"There is such a project, and it is still in preparation." Hou Hongliang did not hide the fact. "Why, do you have any actors to recommend?"

Meng Bai asked on behalf of Song Zhi. He had previously talked to this girl about filming a spy drama, but in the end, he had no use for her after taking advantage of her.

There are no suitable projects at Arc Light. I happened to see Hou Hongliang today, so I asked him about it.

(End of this chapter)