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

Chapter 398 You all have unique skills
"...Mr. Meng, we expanded the number of people in the script to nine. This way, the functions that each character needs to be responsible for are reduced a lot, avoiding the feeling of forced twists. As for the ending, we thought about it for a long time, and finally designed an open ending, which can be regarded as bypassing the core idea problem..."

In the office, He Yihe, who had not been seen for a long time, held the script in his hand and nervously introduced his plot setting to the big boss. Next to him, there were two people with a big age difference, both of whom were members of the screenwriter team who completed the script with him.

Ever since he last talked with Meng Bai, he has been revising the script repeatedly according to the other party's opinions for more than half a year. He has revised it seven or eight times before finally finalizing it.

Compared with the original one he came up with, most parts of the current script, including the story framework, are completely different from his original ideas and are full of Meng Bai's style.

But he had to admit that the changes made by his boss were indeed more exciting than what he had imagined, so He Yihe did not deliberately reject them and just put them up as he wished.

Meng Bai flipped through the script in his hand, which was named "Become Famous", and it was much more perfect than the first draft he showed him. It was obvious that the other party had been polishing it seriously for more than half a year.

"Not bad, a lot of progress. There are basically no problems with the plot logic, and the characteristics and images of the characters are also very clear." Meng Bai smiled at the three people opposite him, "It's a very interesting story, quite suitable for being made into a movie."

"call--"

He Yihe felt relieved, and the young man behind him showed a happy smile on his face, and the expression of the slightly older man on the other side was no longer so stiff.

"You also drew the scene shots?" Meng Bai asked curiously, "The drawing is good. Did you draw it?"

"Uh, Brother Yang drew it." He Yihe gestured to the older, somewhat silent man behind him: "Li Yang, President Meng, you asked me to pick two people before, so I found him and Wang Yitong."

Meng Bai looked at Li Yang with interest: "How did you come up with the idea of adding a picture?"

"I used to study comics." Li Yang replied. Seeing that the boss was still waiting for him, he could only continue: "There are some scenes that I can't describe with words, so I draw them, and then you can help me relay them together."

The Wang Yitong mentioned smiled innocently: "Others can't understand Brother Yang's paintings, but I can understand them to some extent, so I am responsible for translation."

Meng Bai took a deep breath and looked at the three people in front of him: "I can hear that each of you three has unique skills. That's great. The screenwriter team is full of talents and it's worth celebrating."

The three people who were called looked at each other, not knowing whether the boss was praising them or teasing them. But logically speaking, there should be no need to tease them, just speak directly, so it should be praising them.

Meng Bai continued, "I will hand the script over to the Film and Television Department and ask them to evaluate the feasibility and filming plan. Whether and when the project can be approved is still up to the company to discuss. Don't worry, you will still be the screenwriter by then."

He Yihe and the other two were excited at the same time. Finally, their hard work for more than half a year had not been in vain!
"Thank you, Mr. Meng!" X3
Meng Bai waved his hand and was about to draw another pie or something when he heard his cell phone ring. He took a look and was a little surprised to find that it was from Tong Liya.

He asked He Yihe and the others to go back first, and after the office door was closed, he answered the phone.

"Hey, Senior Sister, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Tsk tsk, President Meng is so busy right now, how dare I disturb you for no reason." Tong Liya's gentle voice with a hint of joking tone came from the phone.

Meng Baiyang leaned back in his chair and said with a smile, "Of course others can't do that, but it's okay for you, Senior Sister - just don't let Senior Brother catch you."

"Bah! You're the one who got caught."

Tong Liya's teasing failed, and she was embarrassed. She immediately replied angrily. But after she finished speaking, she felt that it was not right. No matter how she talked about this topic, she would suffer a loss. She had to quickly talk about business.

"Jiaxing Media invited me? Oh, it's because of their fans, right?"

Meng Bai usually doesn't pay much attention to this kind of fights between fans, but this time because it involved Li Qin, the company reported it to him, so he roughly understood what happened.

How should I put it? I just feel speechless.

Not to mention the casting of the project, which was full of variables before the final contract was signed. Lu Yang just casually asked Yang Mi if she was interested, and did not make any agreement. Later, Arclight participated in the production, and it was normal for the investor to ask for a role, so there was no such thing as "robbing the role".

Of course, he also knows that fans often cannot be considered with normal logical thinking. They may think that whatever resource our family likes, it will be ours.

"What's so great about this? Senior sister, just tell them to control their fans and ask their owners' companies for resources instead of running around everywhere."

Tong Liya smiled and said, "You overestimate their company. If they could really control their fans, they wouldn't have asked you to meet and explain." As she spoke, she introduced to Meng Bai the years-long feud between Jiaxing Media and Yang Mi's fans. These were all mentioned by Yang Mi when she chatted with him occasionally, so she knew a lot even if she didn't pay much attention to it.

In fact, the fans’ boycott is understandable. After all, they support the artists with real money, and the agency makes money from the artists, so the fans are like their parents who provide them with food and clothing.

Since they are "parents", they definitely hope that their children will listen to them.

"...That's why they wanted to explain it to you, to prevent you from thinking that they were deliberately provoking you. It would be bad if they were to ban them from the industry out of anger for their beloved."

"Sister, please watch less stupid TV shows. Do you think I'm a radio and television station executive and can shut down a company?" Meng Bai said, "Okay, since they've already found a lobbyist, I'll give you face... Let's do it tomorrow. I have time tomorrow night."

"Okay, then I'll talk to Mimi."

"Wait a minute!" Meng Bai stopped her: "Who are you talking to?"

"Mimi, Yang Mi, it's her who sees you." Tong Liya teased, "How about it, do you suddenly feel that it's a good thing to agree to it?"

"Come on, what's the point of being able to look but not touch."

"Wow, you really dare to think so!" Tong Liya said with a sigh, "Sure enough, the title of scumbag you are called is really correct."

"I'm just kidding, Senior Sister, I'm married."

"separated."

"Huh?" Meng Bai's appetite surged instantly, "When was it? Why haven't I heard about it?"

"It's been a while, but it hasn't been made public yet." Tong Liya said, and then reminded: "When you talk about it, don't say it was me who said it."

"Don't worry, those who pop melons for the public should not be injured or killed in the melon field. I understand."

"Haha, are you interested now?"

"What are you talking about, Senior Sister? I am that kind of person." Meng Bai said sternly, "But since you invited me so sincerely, you should give me a chance to reform."

"hehe."
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The meeting was held at a restaurant in Sanlitun. Meng Bai went alone as usual, but Yang Mi had two assistants besides herself, probably because they were afraid of being photographed by reporters.

"Mr. Meng."

Yang Mi's fox eyes sparkled with a bright smile under the light. She looked at Meng Bai with a smile and said in her signature baby voice, "I've always heard Yaya mention him, but I never had the chance to meet him. Today I finally saw him in person."

Meng Bai looked at the former No. 1 female lead in Chinese entertainment literature. Half of her wavy long hair was tied into a bun at the back of her head, and the other half fell naturally along her shoulders, which made her look much younger. She was wearing a light blue shirt, which was tightly pulled up at the chest, and she looked very powerful.

"You're welcome, Miss Yang. I often hear Senior Sister Tong talk about you, too."

Meng Bai said politely, of course this was pure nonsense. If it weren't for today's incident, he really had never heard Tong Liya mention the other party.

The two of them sat down. The seating arrangement was very interesting. Yang Mi sat next to Meng Bai, and her two assistants sat opposite them a little further away. It seemed that the two sides did not disturb each other.

"I invited you here today, Mr. Meng, mainly to apologize to you." Yang Mi picked up the wine glass, "Because of my fans, you have been disturbed a lot."

"It's really disturbing." Meng Bai didn't hesitate and said directly: "So I came here to tell you that you can either take care of your fans or issue a statement about this matter."

"Don't worry, we have already prepared the announcement."

(End of this chapter)