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

Chapter 34: Kind-hearted People in the Crew

Meng Bai’s attitude towards the opening ceremony was “it’s fine as long as it happens”, so the whole ceremony went on very quickly.

The ceremony ends with an opening, lighting incense, bowing, burning incense, and finally shouting a few slogans together.

"This is the most efficient opening ceremony I have ever participated in." Li Qin, Zhang Ruoyun and Yu Yi beside her complained.

Other directors would have wanted to worship every god they could think of, but Meng Bai was different. He had already put the incense into the incense burner before he could hear who he was talking about.

"Whoever gets it will be the winner. No god can protect our small crew." Zhang Ruoyun's idea was the same as Meng Bai's. He also felt that it was enough to just go through the process and there was no need to make it too complicated.

"Tsk, you men just don't pay attention to the sense of ceremony. You can tell at one glance that none of you have girlfriends." Li Qin had an expression that said "he saw through everything".

Zhang Ruoyun and Yu Yi looked at each other, with a hint of smile on their lips.

It is a very strange phenomenon that when facing emotional issues, those who are taciturn are mostly in a relationship, while those who talk a lot are mostly single.

Among all the people present, this girl herself is probably the only "single dog" who has never been in a relationship.

……

In addition to being a custom and a mobilization, the opening ceremony is also an opportunity to promote a film or TV project.

The "Pendulum" crew was naturally no exception. Leshi.com contacted entertainment reporters from several online media, including Leshi.com's own anchor, who came to the scene to take photos and issue press releases, as a way to warm up the show.

"Brother Liu, I'm from Orange Entertainment, you can just call me Xiaolin. I've just started covering entertainment news, and I don't really understand many of the rules, so I'd really trouble you for your guidance." Outside the set, a young boy said to the middle-aged man next to him with a respectful attitude.

"Orange Entertainment? Oh, you're from Lao Wang, right? No problem."

Brother Liu waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "Don't be nervous. It's just a small web series produced by a video platform. Except for the actress who plays the female lead, few people know the rest. Just take a look at the photos of the female lead, search for previous similar reports, and then piece together a manuscript."

"Ah, is this okay?" Xiao Lin said hesitantly, "I think we should at least interview him. At least talk about his highlights. After all, the crew just gave everyone a red envelope."

Brother Liu didn't take it seriously: "It's only natural for the crew to give me travel expenses. Besides, it's just a low-budget web series, and it's also a horror movie. What's so special about it? Well, don't mention it. Didn't someone make a movie called 'The Lonely Island' a few years ago? It was also a horror movie. Hey, that was really a highlight!"

Brother Liu showed an expression of "you know what I mean" and continued, "Besides, even if you do a serious interview and report, what good will it do? Nowadays, for a drama to be successful, you either need a big-name star, a big-name director, or it needs to be adapted from a popular novel. If you don't have anything else, who will watch it?"

The young man Xiao Lin obviously disagreed with this view. He weakly retorted: "Not necessarily. I think there are many online dramas now that are much more interesting than those big-budget TV dramas. For example, Youku's "Never Expected" is also very popular."

Brother Liu sneered: "Hey, this kind of comedy is just for fun, it can't even be compared to a serious TV drama."

After saying this, he seemed to be looking for others' approval and said to a man who had been standing there from the beginning, "Brother, do you think what I said makes sense?"

The man was stunned, as if he didn't expect to be suddenly cueed.

However, he did not agree with what "Brother Liu" said, but rather agreed with Xiao Lin's point of view: "Whether it is a TV series or an online series, to put it bluntly, they are all telling stories to the audience. Since they are stories, naturally the audience will like to watch the story that is more interesting."

Brother Liu didn't expect that his words would be refuted one after another, and he was a little embarrassed, so he said in a "veteran" tone: "You young people are just idealistic. Wait for you to work for a few more years and run more crews, and you will naturally understand whether what I said to you is right."

After saying that, he looked at the man who had just spoken and said, "I don't think I've seen this guy before. Which media is he from?"

"Oh, I'm from the crew."

"..."

"..."What are you, a member of the crew, doing talking nonsense to me for so long?
Brother Liu wanted to curse like this, but he felt that this would be even more embarrassing, so he coughed lightly and said nonchalantly: "Well, I'm going to talk to the director for a few words, you guys can go around by yourselves."

After saying that, he clutched his camera bag tightly and walked away quickly.

"Hey, Liu..." Xiao Lin took half a step forward, wanting to call out to Brother Liu not to leave him behind, but the other party was walking too fast and had no intention of paying attention to him.

Looking at the man next to him, Xiao Lin said awkwardly: "Um, brother, I'm sorry for what happened just now."

"It's not you who said that. Why are you embarrassed?" the man said with a smile.

Xiao Lin scratched his head. He knew it wasn't his fault, but he couldn't change his habit of embarrassing others.

"Are you a member of the crew?"

"That's it."

"What do you call it?"

"My last name is Meng, Meng Bai."

"Ah, Mr. Meng." Xiao Lin said politely, "Would you mind telling me about our play?"

"Of course you can." Meng Bai said, "But I think what the elder brother said just now is right."

"Ah, what are you talking about?" Xiao Lin was a little confused.

Meng Bai smiled and said, "Only the heroine of our drama is famous. So from the perspective of publicity for the crew, it would be better for you to interview the heroine."

Xiao Lin was stunned for a moment, then he felt that there was some truth in what he said.

"Then could you please take me to find our heroine?"

"No problem, I'll take you there."

Meng Bai took the young man to the crew, chatting with him as they walked.

Such questions as "Have you just graduated?", "How long have you been working?", "What type of media is Orange Entertainment?", "Did you participate in the filming of the online drama "The Darker Side" produced by Penguin Video some time ago?", "What's their cast like?", "Has their director said when it will be aired?"...

"...So, they will have to wait until after the new year to air it, right?" Meng Bai said in a chatty tone.

"Yeah, I think they mentioned that, saying it would avoid conflicts with the Spring Festival holiday."

Hey, is this crew so big? And the cameraman who was assuming the camera just now, I think I have seen him three times, does he need to keep moving for indoor shooting?
Xiao Lin felt something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it. Just as he was confused, he heard the "Teacher Meng" who led him to the road stop and point to Li Qin not far away and say, "The heroine is over there. I'll go call her for you."

"Thank you so much." Xiaolin said gratefully.

Who says it’s hard to be an entertainment reporter? There are still many kind-hearted people in the crew!

　Thanks to "Luosu An Ning" and "Nangongjia Jueya" for the rewards!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)