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

Chapter 383 No girl can resist the glittering
Song Zhi originally wanted to go back with Meng Bai in the evening, but was persuaded by him, saying that he was at a critical moment of change in the situation and had a lot of things to do.

Seeing that he had something important to do, Song Zhi did not force him to accompany him. However, before leaving, he reminded him to go to the Golden Eagle Festival next month together.

"Golden Eagle Awards?" Meng Bai asked curiously, "Which drama were you nominated for?"

"The Sparrow."

"Isn't your role the second female lead?"

"I'm the second female lead, but the first female lead didn't sign up, so I'm the only one left," Song Zhi explained.

Meng Bai thought about it and suddenly realized that the leading female actor in the drama "Sparrow" was Zhou Dongyu, but she is a film star. Although she also shoots TV dramas from time to time, she basically does not participate in TV drama awards.

If you get the award, the bonus won’t be huge, but if you don’t get the award, it will affect your image, so it’s better not to participate at all.

Because of this, the crew of "Sparrow" only reported Song Zhi when signing up. After all, the character of "Li Xiaonan" was quite outstanding when the show was broadcast at that time.

In fact, it can't be considered a lucky break, because the name of the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress is originally called "Audience Favorite Actress". From the perspective of "audience favorite", Song Zhi's "Li Xiaonan" is much more reliable than Zhou Dongyu's "Xu Bicheng".

As for Meng Bai, the one that was selected is naturally "Peace Hotel", which is the only TV series that Arc Light has aired so far.

Similar to the last Magnolia Awards, this year's Golden Eagle Awards nominated a total of four awards - Overall TV Drama Award, Best Screenwriter, Most Popular Actor, and Most Popular Actress.

It’s just that both director Yang Lei and leading actors Qin Hao and Qin Lan were filming, and they didn’t think they would win any awards, so they had already stated in advance that they would not be present.

Relatively speaking, there is still some hope for the overall TV drama award. Even if the "Best TV Drama" award is not available, an "Excellent TV Drama" award is also good. As a producer, Meng Bai is naturally the most suitable candidate to receive the award.

He had originally planned to go, but in front of Song Zhi, he pretended to think about it for a while before agreeing to "accompany her", which led the young lady to leave happily.

Having solved one-third of the problem, Meng Bai breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not completely relax because there were still two "tough battles" to fight.

Neither Teacher Li nor Boss Li is as easy to please as Song Zhi.

Especially Li Yitong, who has known Meng Bai for too long and knows his background very well, so it is difficult for her to fool him just by saying a few nice words.

Alas, Meng Bai sighed and decided to take it one step at a time and deal with Teacher Li first.

Thinking of this, he called back Hua Yan who had been hiding for half a day, asked a few questions, then left the company and headed straight for the airport.

……

Shanghu, Jing'an Shanghai Television Tower.

"Teacher Li, thank you for your hard work today." The TV station's program director greeted politely.

"No, no, it's what I should do. You guys are the ones who have worked hard."

"You're welcome." The director smiled warmly and said, "The program was recorded very successfully. Our program team will communicate with your team about the specific broadcast matters. It's quite late today, so you should go to bed early."

"Okay, you should go to bed early too." Li Qin responded with an awkward smile.

She had lived in Shanghai for many years and had come to Dragon TV to record programs more than once or twice, but she had never enjoyed such warm and polite treatment as today.

From the director of the program to the corresponding staff, they basically all greeted us with a smile.

This must have something to do with her rising status. After all, she is now the leading lady of a movie with a box office of 800 million yuan. But she knows in her heart that it is more because of her relationship with "that guy".

When she thought of this, her originally good mood suddenly became gloomy.

Humph, she had known for a long time that the bastard was a playboy, but after actually seeing the revelations, she still couldn't help but get angry.

The point is, he still hasn't called me yet. Is he waiting for me to find him? You know, tomorrow is...

Li Qin rolled her eyes and adjusted her mood silently. She had already decided that unless this guy appeared in front of her before tomorrow night, she would never pay attention to him this time.

Well, absolutely not!

This sentence will never be changed!
The conditions will never be relaxed!
After packing up, Li Qin went downstairs with her assistant team. When she got out of the elevator and entered the parking lot, she thought the driver had already driven the car over, but unexpectedly, the assistant Jia Jia ran over and told her with a strange look that there was something wrong with the car.

"Is it serious?" Li Qin was thinking about something and didn't pay attention to the expression of her assistant, so she asked casually.

"Well, they said it's a bit troublesome... maybe we need to find someone to fix it."

Jia Jia introduced the situation, and then hurriedly said: "But we have contacted another car to come over, so it won't have any impact."

"Well, okay. Then tell them that if the car can't be fixed in a short time, they can wait until tomorrow to fix it. Let's all go back and have a rest today." Li Qin instructed.

Jia Jia responded and then took her to another car.

Li Qin got in the car without thinking too much. She turned around and saw Jia Jia was still standing outside. She couldn't help but said curiously, "Come up. Go back and go to bed early."

"I'm sorry, Sister Qinqin, it was President Meng who forced me to do this!" Jia Jia bowed deeply to her, shouted loudly, and then ran away in a hurry.

Li Qin was still wondering what that sentence meant when she suddenly discovered in panic that the electric door had slowly begun to close, and at the same time the driver in the driving seat started the car and drove out.

"Hey, what are you doing!" Li Qin shouted at the driver, "Stop the car now, or I'll call the police!"

As she said this, she tried to take out her phone from her bag, but when she lowered her head, she tragically discovered that all her things were with the assistant.

This is very embarrassing.

The driver in the hat didn't say anything, just glanced at her through the rearview mirror and then chuckled.

"Ah."

"..."

Li Qin's expression froze; she was very familiar with this voice.

She took a deep breath and looked at the driver's familiar back. She suddenly reached out and took off his hat.

"Asshole, I knew it was you!"

"Hey, hey, girl, please be gentle. I'm still driving. Be careful that there might be two lives in the next car. When the news comes out tomorrow, people will think that we committed suicide for love." Meng Bai said while holding the steering wheel tightly to avoid being affected by the actions of the girl behind him.

"Bah! Only a devil would want to commit suicide with you!" Li Qin said angrily.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you. If you say something casually at this time of night, you may attract some unclean things."

"Haha, do you think I will believe you?"

Li Qin said this stubbornly, paused for a moment, then carefully put his hands together and bowed to the surroundings.

Meng Bai watched her movements in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but smile. Li Qin blushed when she saw this, then sat in the back seat with a stern face and said nothing.

The car drove east in silence all the way and finally stopped at a park by the Suzhou River.

"Teacher Li, please get out of the car."

Looking at Meng Bai standing outside the car door, Li Qin snorted, but still walked down.

In late September, the temperature in Shanghai was not bad during the day, but it was a bit cool at night. Li Qin came out of the TV station, and her clothes were not too thick. A gust of night wind blew by, and she couldn't help but touch her arm.

But then, she felt warm and a coat was put on her.

"It's cold at night, put it on." Meng Bai said.

Li Qin murmured quietly, knowing it was cold but still bringing her to this remote place, but she still put on her coat obediently.

After following Meng Bai around for a while, she was wondering where they were going when suddenly her eyes lit up.

I saw a tent-like pavilion on a flat ground surrounded by tall trees. The soft light in the pavilion shone on the white tables and chairs. There were dotted light strips around the pavilion, and in the distance there were a few staff members who seemed to be chefs busy at work.

Meng Bai walked to the table, moved a chair and made an invitation gesture. Li Qin thought in her heart that she must not fall for this guy's sugar-coated bullet, but her body still walked over and sat down involuntarily.

Meng Bai chuckled, waved to the staff in the distance, and then sat down opposite him.

After a while, a waiter came over with a tray with a hemispherical lid on it. From the way it was placed on the table, it seemed to be quite heavy.

The waiter glanced at Meng Bai, and when he nodded, he opened the lid. Instantly, a strong, spicy aroma filled the pavilion, making people salivate.

"Try it." Meng Bai said.

Li Qin looked at the big bowl of red oil in front of her. Even though she had decided not to say anything just now, she couldn't help but ask, "Why is there a pot of crayfish at this time?"

With this atmosphere and this scenery, shouldn’t it be something like red wine steak or something like that? What is this crayfish?

"Just caught, very fresh." Meng Bai said.

Li Qin rolled her eyes. This is not a question of whether it is fresh or not. This is... you know what, this crayfish smells really good.

Because she had to record a show, she only ate some nuts at night and didn't dare to eat more. She was hungry at this time. A pot of fragrant and shiny crayfish was placed in front of her, which really made her appetite grow.

Thinking of this, Li Qin stopped hesitating, put on gloves, picked up a crayfish and started eating.

Seeing that she was enjoying the meal, Meng Bai took another bottle of beer from the side and opened it, then poured a glass for each person. At the same time, he signaled the waiter to serve other dishes. Li Qin squinted her eyes as she ate a mouthful of lobster and a sip of beer.

I have to say, apart from the slightly weird atmosphere, crayfish and beer are really much better than red wine and steak.

Sure enough, this is a midnight snack that is more suitable for Chinese babies.

"Did you specially ask someone to prepare these?" Li Qin couldn't help asking.

Although I was still angry, it had dissipated a lot compared to before.

No matter what, this guy is still very nervous about himself.

"Yes, come over to prepare during the day, and I'll wait for you at the TV station in the evening."

"Jia Jia, this little traitor, actually betrayed me. I'll fire her later."

"That's right." Meng Bai nodded.

Li Qin was not satisfied: "Hey, do you still have a conscience? I was forced by you, okay?"

"So I plan to wait until you fire her, then I'll recruit Arc Light. Then I can talk to her about Teacher Li's usual habits and hobbies, life trajectory, and so on..."

"You wish for that. I won't let Jiajia go along with you." Li Qin said, "You rascal!"

"Wow, why am I a hooligan?"

"Isn't it enough to hook up with girls everywhere?" Li Qin said with eyes wide open.

Meng Bai smiled bitterly: "This is a misunderstanding, please listen to my explanation."

"Okay, then explain." Li Qin immediately said, "I'm listening."

The first time is new, the second time is familiar. Meng Bai then repeated what he had said before from beginning to end.

"So, what you mean is that someone wanted to disrupt the situation by attacking you so as to fish in troubled waters, so they made up the news?" Li Qin asked.

"Yes, that's it."

Li Qin frowned and thought about it. She had to admit that Meng Bai's explanation was logically rigorous and well-connected, and it sounded quite true.

What's more, the doubts he raised were very reasonable. Those explosive articles were indeed full of errors and omissions in many places, and many details that she knew did not match up.

But she didn't believe that this guy was completely innocent.

Let's not talk about Song Zhi. They were in conflict when they were filming The Pretender. And Li Yitong, we have known each other for so long, are they just friends?
As for the two little girls, it sounds like they were indeed implicated in the accident, but it's hard to say whether it's an attempt to cover up something that makes it more obvious.

She frowned in distress. This playboy always spoke in a way that sounded half true and half false, which made her a little unsure.

"I guess what you said makes sense." After thinking for a while, Li Qin finally admitted it.

I have no choice but to admit it. This guy has always been like this, and I can't bear to leave him, so I can only choose to believe him.

Hearing the girl's words, Meng Bai felt a little relieved. But he didn't think that was enough, and he still needed to continue to consolidate it.

Thinking of this, he looked at the time, then picked up a chair and sat next to Li Qin.

"What do you want to do?"

"Close your eyes."

Li Qin looked at him suspiciously, but still closed her eyes obediently.

There was only a rustling sound, and there seemed to be some crisp collision sounds, as if he was picking up something.

After holding back my curiosity for a while, I finally heard Meng Bai say, "Okay."

Li Qin half-closed his eyes and opened them, first adjusting to the light, then looked towards Meng Bai.

Then she exclaimed with joy: "So beautiful!"

Under the night and lights, a dark red gem was suspended in the air, shining brightly under the reflection of the lights.

This is a necklace with gemstones embedded in the center, which makes people unable to take their eyes off it.

"Give it to me?"

"Of course." Meng Bai stood up, "I'll help you put it on."

The exquisite necklace was wrapped around her fair neck, and the dark red gems hung in front of her chest, looking even brighter against her fair skin.

Seeing the girl playing with the gem on her chest with great interest, Meng Bai asked with a smile: "Do you like it?"

"I like it!" Li Qin said without hesitation.

But then, she looked at Meng Bai suspiciously: "Could it be that you have already prepared to bribe me with this gift?"

"How could that be? This necklace has another meaning..."

"what?"

Meng Bai whispered, "Happy birthday."

In an instant, Li Qin's mouth blossomed with unconcealable joy.

Sure enough, I knew this guy would never forget it.

She felt her throat itchy, coughed lightly, and said sullenly, "You said it too early. Today is not my birthday yet."

Meng Bai raised his hand, revealing the dial on his wrist. He saw the second hand slowly move to the twelve o'clock position, and then overlapped with the other two hands.

"Okay, now it's time." Meng Bai said again: "Teacher Li, happy birthday."

Li Qin looked at the watch on his wrist, it was the one she had given him before.

“You’re still wearing this watch.”

"Just this one, he must be wearing it."

Hearing this, Li Qin couldn't hold back any longer and took a step forward and hugged Meng Bai excitedly.

At that moment, she suddenly figured it out.

Since I like Meng Bai and don't want to leave him, I have to fight to the end. No matter if it's an ex-girlfriend or a friend, I have to believe that I will "kill them" sooner or later.

Speaking of which, I have a huge advantage. Even in that ridiculous article, I am placed in the position of the "first wife".

Those beautiful girls will be defeated by me sooner or later!
Meng Bai naturally didn't know about the change in the girl's mentality in his arms, but he could still feel her emotional changes.

Obviously, this series of moves tonight has covered up this matter.

Sure enough, no girl can resist something shiny.

He had bought this necklace a long time ago, spending more than two million, mainly because of the gem.

And there are not just one, but three in total.

The first one was sent to Li Yitong on her birthday at the beginning of the month, the second one was sent tonight, and the last one was still in his possession, waiting to be sent to Song Zhi on her birthday next month.

The three necklaces were all different in style and gemstone color—he wouldn’t make the mistake of buying “wholesale” gifts—but they were all priced similarly, keeping things fair.

Meng Bai held Li Qin and whispered for a while. As the night deepened and the temperature dropped, he thought it was time to go back. As for the scene, there would be people from the party company to clean up. When they hired people, they signed a confidentiality agreement, so they didn't have to worry about them telling others.

I got back into the car and closed the door, the cold wind disappeared and I felt warm immediately.

Li Qin looked at Meng Bai: "You just drank, you can't drive."

"I didn't say I was going to open it. Just get someone to pick us up later."

As Meng Bai spoke, he pulled Li Qin to his side, slowly put his big hands between her clothes, and kept muttering, "Come on, Teacher Li, it's so cold, shouldn't you exercise to keep warm?"

Li Qin naturally knew what the man wanted to do, but she was also very excited, so she did not refuse. Instead, she took the initiative to lead him to the right position.

"Be gentle, the car is shaking a lot..."

"Wait a minute, you're pressing on my hair."

"No, don't do it outside, I just bought this dress..."

"..."

(End of this chapter)