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

Chapter 362: One word comes true

Xiaoshan, international film and television center.

"boom."

Yang Chaoyue pushed the door open weakly, floated into the dormitory, and fell headfirst onto the bed without even changing her clothes.

"You're back, Chaoyue."

Hearing the sound, Chen Yihan, who was lying on the bed opposite, poked her head out, glanced at the girl lying on the bed, and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

"...still alive."

Yang Chaoyue stretched out his hand and waved it, humming in response.

Chen Yihan jumped off the bed and sat in front of Yang Chaoyue's bed. Looking at her condition, she frowned and said, "You go to bed at dawn every day, and you don't rest at noon and practice more. Can you last until the evening?"

"I can't help it. The next episode will be the second performance. I still haven't memorized the dance moves well. What should I do if I don't practice more?"

Yang Chaoyue turned over with great effort and looked at her friend: "Yihan, do you think I'm really not suitable to be an idol?"

"How could that be!" Chen Yihan said without hesitation: "You are the top contestant ranked third in popularity. Right now in the entire building, there are only two people who dare to say that they are more suitable than you."

Because the program is recorded in a closed environment, all the contestants of "Produce 101" live in the newly renovated dormitories in the International Film and Television Center building.

The dormitories were not shared by the original groups, but were allocated according to the class assessment of the first episode. Of the four girls in TCG, the other three were in Class B, the other two were in Class C, and only Yang Chaoyue herself was assigned to Class D.

But maybe this is fate. Although she couldn't live with her teammates, she made many new friends.

Especially Chen Yihan, who was sitting at the head of the bed and comforting her, this beautiful girl who was known as one of the "Four Rich Ladies of Local Creation", unexpectedly got along very well with Yang Chaoyue.

In the early stage, when everyone didn't know how they ranked, she had been taking care of her and encouraging her. After the first ranking was announced, although she was only ranked more than 30, she was always happy for Yang Chaoyue and had no jealousy at all.

Of course, it may also be because she has no shortage of resources and opportunities, so she doesn’t really care whether she can finally debut as a group.

Looking at Yang Chaoyue who was feeling a little depressed, Chen Yihan sighed in her heart.

Before the ranking was published, although many people knew that this girl was quite popular, there were no specific data, so they didn't care much.

It wasn't until the first ranking was over and the "third place" result was announced that discussions about her immediately increased.

In fact, it is normal. Not everyone can figure out what the core competitiveness of idols is. Many people who have debuted still naively think that it is singing and dancing skills or musical talent.

According to this standard, Yang Chaoyue is not the worst but is definitely in the middle and lower ranks. Unexpectedly, she directly jumped into the top three. No one would feel comfortable about it.

Although she usually looks silly and cute, she is actually very smart. Although no one said anything to her face, she still heard a lot of the discussions.

Don’t be fooled by Yang Chaoyue’s tough words when she was on the stage, such as “My fans voted for me so I will stand here”, but in fact only Chen Yihan, who lives with her every day, understands that this girl is under so much pressure recently that she is about to explode.

She had a poor foundation and was a slow learner, so she could only make up for her shortcomings by constantly reducing her rest time and increasing her training volume.

But the effect is...

Even though Chen Yihan has a friend filter, he has to admit that this girl seems to be really talented in singing and dancing.

Yang Chaoyue herself naturally understood that doubling the training would not be very effective, but apart from this, she really could not think of any other means to relieve her anxiety.

"By the way, Chaoyue, let me show you something fun."

Chen Yihan ran back to her bed, hid something in her sleeve, turned back and pulled the bed curtain to avoid being caught by the camera in the room.

"What are you doing with this...cell phone?"

Yang Chaoyue looked at the familiar product of human civilization in his friend's hand and asked in surprise: "Where did you get it from?"

"I told the PD that I needed to contact my family and would return it after I was done." Chen Yihan smiled and said, "I can't say how long I will contact them, but I can just hand it back before dinner."

"Isn't this... bad?"

"What's wrong with that? Many of them secretly hid their phones, and the production crew turned a blind eye to it."

According to the program's rules, all contestants are not allowed to bring in electronic products, including mobile phones. But despite this, the actual supervision is not that strict.

After all, these days, many things cannot be done without a mobile phone. The production team can't spend manpower to watch them one by one, as long as they don't make it too blatant.

Yang Chaoyue was obviously not the kind of child who would obey orders completely, and she immediately perked up and asked, "What's so fun?"

Chen Yihan opened the official discussion area, searched for a message and clicked on it, suppressing her laughter and saying, "Look, it looks like your fans have great faith in you."

Yang Chaoyue looked at the screen in confusion, and the next second, her face turned embarrassed.

[My brothers were talking yesterday about whether they should hang a poster of a village girl to bring good luck. Today, when I passed by a nearby company, I found that someone had already done so. (Picture)]

There was also a picture below the message, which showed two symmetrical posters of Yang Chaoyue pasted on the glass door in front of a company, one on the left and one on the right.

[Hahahaha, this is so funny, the boss of this company is definitely a villager! ]

[Indeed, it is something that we villagers can do.]

[Zhao Yue: Is this how you promote me outside? ]

[No, I won’t talk about how you can’t do anything, but you cry every day on the show. Now you really regard koi as your character, right? ]

[The fans are making a joke. There are always some people who think they are "awake" and shouting. Shut up, you little faggot! ]

【…】

Yang Chaoyue looked at the message and the comments below in silence. Her current mood was really the same as what the third one said.

Is this the kind of person you guys are going to create for me out there? !
"What's so fun about this?"

"Haha, actually this fan is quite thoughtful. Look, both posters are of very beautiful photos." Chen Yihan said.

Yang Chaoyue clicked on the picture again and took a look. It was indeed a good choice. If it wasn't for the awkward position, passers-by might have thought it was just an ordinary promotional poster.

only……

As she looked at the company in the picture, she felt something moving: why did the gate look more and more like her own company?
No, Yang Chaoyue patted the bed. Isn’t this the Arc Light Gate? Even the green plants at the gate are exactly the same!
No need to ask, this was definitely something done by his boss. After all, he has been wanting to put his photo on the door for a long time.

"What are you doing..."

Yang Chaoyue muttered to herself. She was angry and wanted to laugh, but also a little touched.

Having stayed in this unfamiliar place for more than two months, I felt very stressed. Suddenly, when I saw the familiar scene, I felt very warm.

"Hey, why are you crying?" Chen Yihan looked at Yang Chaoyue, whose eyes were filled with tears. "It's just a joke from the fans. You don't have to be so angry, right?"

Yang Chaoyue wiped the corners of her eyes and waved her hands quickly, "No, no, I'm not angry, I'm just a little touched."

"I see. That's right. Fans still support you a lot, so don't worry too much."

"Ok, I know."

Yang Chaoyue nodded, and secretly decided in her heart that after she got out, she would go back to the company to thank her boss!
"Ah-"

In the office, Meng Bai sneezed violently.

Wang Wei, who was sitting opposite him, asked, "What's wrong? Do you have a cold?"

"How could that be? I'm in good health." Meng Bai rubbed his nose. "As the saying goes, the first thing you think about is the second you scold, and the third you talk about. Maybe there's a girl thinking about me."

"Is there a possibility that he stopped in the middle of scolding?"

"Your words may be insults, but I just think about it."

"Why?" "No reason, you may not understand, but this is what it means to be handsome."

"..."

Wang Wei sighed in his heart. It was only because Meng Bai was the boss that he would feel like cursing sometimes.

"Let's talk business." Wang Wei decided to change the subject. "Who is the final candidate for the female lead?"

Meng Bai flipped through the documents in his hand and put one of them on the table: "How about this one?"

"Xin Zhilei?"

Wang Wei recalled her performance during the audition: "Well, according to the character setting of 'Shen Qinghe', she does have that flavor. But, she's not very popular, right?"

"Why, didn't you say last time that you wanted to find someone with real talent?"

"I hope so, but we have to consider the ratings."

"Actually, it's not that bad. She participated in 'The Birth of the Actors' last year. Although she was eliminated in the end, her popularity has increased a lot. And in 'Knife Identity 2', her role was also quite impressive, and she is quite popular with the audience," Meng Bai explained.

As a producer, he naturally takes all aspects into consideration.

With the success of "Peace Hotel", Arc Light has been receiving calls non-stop since the casting news of "Secret and Great" was announced.

Meng Bai is not unfamiliar with Xin Zhilei. She has previously worked with Li Qin in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace and She Killed, and also worked with Qin Hao in a movie. For this casting, she also asked them to help recommend her.

Otherwise, why do people always say that "entertainment is a circle"? As long as you reach a certain position, no matter who you are, you can always get connected with it in a roundabout way.

However, Meng Bai chose her in the end not entirely because of someone's recommendation, but mainly because her temperament and image were most suitable for the role of "Shen Qinghe".

Among the current actresses in the domestic entertainment industry, the vast majority are either "girlish, naive, and sweet" or the so-called "dominant heroines."

It is not easy to find a bright and beautiful actress, let alone one who has to have the feeling of a "worldly veteran".

In comparison, Xin Zhilei is the most suitable candidate among the auditionees.

Wang Wei did not raise any doubts about the candidates Meng Bai suggested. Many works of Arclight over the years have proved that his vision as a producer and screenwriter is absolutely correct.

The female lead was chosen, and the crew directly notified the actor of the result.

"Is it really me?"

When Xin Zhilei heard her agent tell her that she was selected, she was stunned for a moment, and then a feeling of joy rose in her heart.

"Yes, Arc Light has already contacted us to sign the contract, and the script will be sent to us in two days." The agent said, "I heard that it was Mr. Meng who made the final decision, so I told you to ask Li Qin to help recommend it, right?"

"Hey, I've been hearing people say that Li Qin is dating Mr. Meng from Arc Light. Do you know if it's true or not?"

"I don't know him, so how can I know, but there has been this rumor in the industry." The agent said: "I advise you not to ask about it. There are so many rumors in this industry. Who cares if they are true or not? Anyway, he helped you, so you should thank him."

"Don't worry, I understand. It's fine."

After hanging up the phone, Xin Zhilei cheered in the room. Then she thought about it and called Li Qin to thank her.

“Well, actually I didn’t help much. According to Mr. Meng…Mr. Meng’s habits, what he cares most about is whether the actor is suitable for the role, and other factors have little impact.” Li Qin said with a smile on the phone.

The two have worked together many times, so they are quite familiar with each other.

"By the way, I heard that the broadcast of Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace is still on hold?"

"Well, it is said that the TV station may not have enough episodes due to the 'ancient drama limit order'." Li Qin said in a depressed tone.

Costume dramas have always been one of the important genres in the field of domestic entertainment TV dramas, and in the past few years they have dominated the small screen.

After all, many stories on this subject have ready-made characters and templates. In addition, they are very old, have no restrictions, are highly extensible, and can be freely played with in the plot.

Modern dramas are limited by the fact that the public knows too much, so there is often a lot that can be filmed, and they can be told in 30 or 40 episodes. But costume dramas are different, because a lot of background needs to be introduced, which gives room for water injection. As long as the crew wants to shoot, doubling the number of episodes is not a problem.

As we all know, TV dramas are paid by the episode. Therefore, in order to get higher profits, costume dramas are getting longer and longer. From 40 to 50 episodes, to 60 to 70 episodes, and then to 80 to 90 episodes.

For example, the initial edited versions of "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" and "Win the World" that were originally scheduled to be broadcast at the beginning of this year already had hundreds of episodes.

Such a huge volume will inevitably squeeze out the broadcast of other dramas. After all, TV stations are not like websites, and the broadcast time of channels is fixed. If there is more of this, there will be less of that.

It is also for this reason that in 2015 the relevant departments promulgated the "TV Drama Management Regulations", requiring that the total number of costume dramas broadcast during prime time on major satellite TV stations should not exceed 15% of the total number of episodes for the whole year.

This is quite a harsh cut. After all, the prime time is so short that there are less than 100 episodes left for costume dramas in a year.

After a 30-episode costume drama is broadcast, it can only be used in three dramas.

So if we produce more than 80 or 90 episodes, the quota will be used up for one show. So for such long shows, the TV stations either have to re-edit them or adjust them to non-prime time slots.

The main reason for the removal of Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace and Win the World was due to reports. But there is no news that they will be broadcast until now, which may be due to this reason.

Li Qin is just an actor, so she didn't think about this at all when she made the bet.

Thinking about it now, I feel like I've fallen into Meng Bai's trap again.

"Humph, bad guy..."

Li Qin muttered softly.

"What?" Xin Zhilei thought he was talking to her, but the audience couldn't hear the voice clearly.

"Ah, no." Li Qin said quickly: "I was wondering when this drama will be broadcast."

Although I have already received my salary, I still hope that the film can be broadcast after all, as it is a work that I worked hard to make.

"Ugh--"

Xin Zhilei also sighed when he heard this.

She is one of those people who "jumped into the show because everyone knew it would be a hit." She originally wanted to see if she could reach the next level with this show, just like she did with "The Legend of Zhen Huan."

I didn't expect it to take so long and there is no news at all.

Fortunately, she also got to know Li Qin because of this, and then got the female lead in Arc Light's new drama, so it wasn't a loss at all.

"Hey, Qinqin, you have two more movies coming out this year, right?"

"Well, one is "Psychological Crime", which has been scheduled for the end of the summer vacation, and the other is "She Kills" that we shot." Li Qin said: "I heard from the director before that it might be scheduled for the National Day. I hope it can be broadcast smoothly."

"This shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"You and I are definitely fine, but our heroine..."

Li Qin didn't say it out loud, but Xin Zhilei still understood what she meant.

The heroine of the movie "She Kills" is Fan Qiaoqiao, the number one focus figure among domestic actresses.

If anything were to happen, it could only be her.

"I don't think so." Xin Zhilei said, "There are only three months left until National Day. I hope it can be released smoothly."

"Well, I hope everything goes well."

Li Qin's wishes were very sincere.

But "Murphy's Law" tells us that the more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen.

She didn't expect that her words would actually come true.

(End of this chapter)