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

Chapter 40 I, Meng Bai, have lived an upright life
"Yes, I'm sorry, senior brother." Zhu Xudan bit her lip and apologized quietly.

"Ha, it's not your fault, why are you apologizing?" Meng Bai said indifferently.

Zhu Xudan pouted and said gloomily, "It just feels like you two were such a good match in school, and we all thought you would be together forever and get married, but in the end... is it true that college love always dies after graduation?"

Meng Bai looked at the wrinkled face of the girl in front of him and couldn't help but laugh: "Why, are you worried about your relationship with your boyfriend?"

"No, no!" Zhu Xudan waved her hands hurriedly and said hesitantly, "I don't have a boyfriend yet."

"Then you have to hurry up, sister." Meng Bai raised his hand and waved it in the air: "College life without love is like instant noodles without seasoning packets, both are incomplete."

Hearing Meng Bai's "teachings", Li Qin behind the fence couldn't help but roll her eyes: It's pure nonsense, so what if you haven't talked about it, what's there to talk about.

"What's there to talk about?" Zhu Xudan curled her lips. "Boys in school either pretend to be artistic all day and never talk to anyone, or ask for WeChat from anyone they meet to get close to them. Anyway, they are all very childish."

"I don't like any of them, so what do you like?"

"I..." Zhu Xudan glanced at Meng Bai, turned away slightly, and said in a low voice: "I think you are very good like this, senior brother. You are mature, rational, and talented."

After she finished speaking, she felt that she seemed to have said it too bluntly, and hurriedly said, "Brother, I, I didn't say that you...ah, no, it's that you can...that's not right either, I, just...forget it, brother, just treat me as if I didn't say anything."

Zhu Xudan felt that the more he explained, the more confusing it became, so he just shut up.

"Little girl, don't trust too much what others show you. Your senior brother may not be that good." Meng Bai said slowly.

Zhu Xudan looked a little confused, not quite understanding why his senior brother said that.

Meng Bai looked at her confused look, smiled, and changed the subject: "Let's talk about your play this time. There are two roles that are more suitable for you. You can choose which one you want."

"One is the unit "Red-dressed Senior", which is about a campus teacher-student romance, love turns to hate, and revenge for love. This is a relatively important unit in the first season, and it is also the only story that takes up two episodes. Your character is the heroine of the unit, and you have a lot of scenes in the two episodes combined. However, this is an ensemble drama, and the heroine of the unit is just a clue character, not very important in the plot."

"Another story is called "One Night in Peking". The heroine is a person from the Republic of China era. She has been waiting for her lover until now. This character is a very normal female protagonist in a unit. Both the importance of the plot and the character setting are quite important. Of course, after all, it is a unit role, so there are not many scenes."

After briefly introducing the plot and characters to Zhu Xudan, Meng Bai asked, "Both roles are still vacant. Which one do you like?"

Meng Bai actually didn't tell the truth completely. He already had several candidates in mind for these two roles.

But it doesn't matter, it's just the person in your mind anyway. As long as you haven't decided, you can change it at any time.

After all, she was a junior sister with whom he had a friendship, so Meng Bai was still willing to take care of her.

"I'll choose 'One Night in Peking'," Zhu Xudan said enthusiastically, "It has both the Republic of China and modern times, and the plot sounds very interesting."

"Okay." Meng Bai nodded, and then looked at the girl and said, "Don't mention it. You should look pretty good in the student uniform from the Republic of China era."

"Hehe." Zhu Xudan didn't know whether he was happy about getting the role or being praised, and he showed a silly and cute smile.

Now that the decision has been made, Meng Bai will not delay any longer: "The crew will send you the specific script later. This unit is relatively late, and it will probably take until after next week to shoot. We will notify you in advance then. During this time, you should prepare well."

"Don't worry, brother, I will try my best!" Zhu Xudan said with a serious expression.

Meng Bai briefly explained a few things to note and the performance style before saying goodbye to her.

After watching Zhu Xudan leave, Meng Bai turned around and stood still, as if thinking about something. After a few seconds, he did not go back to the set directly, but walked in the opposite direction of the crew fence.

……

Behind the fence, Li Qin, who "happened to pass by" for a while, heard no sound outside, so he carefully looked outside, only to find that the person had left.

After listening for such a long time, although I didn't hear any information that could be used to "control" Meng Bai, it was still a satisfying listen.

Li Qin stood up happily and was about to leave when she suddenly felt a black screen in front of her eyes and a feeling of dizziness came over her head.

Oops!

Li Qin knew that she was dizzy because she had been squatting for too long and when she stood up suddenly, the blood supply could not keep up.

But even though she knew it, she still couldn't control her body. She staggered and fell to one side.

"Ah...eh?"

Li Qin had prepared to fall, but as soon as her body turned, she felt a big hand grab her arm. Following the direction of the force, she immediately hit a flexible "wall".

After she stood firm, the dizziness in her head disappeared. Li Qin came to her senses and took a look, only to find that she was leaning on Meng Bai's chest.

"Let go!"

Li Qin's cheeks turned red instantly, and she couldn't help but let out a shy and angry cry.

Meng Bai raised his hands and held them to his ears: "Girl, my hands are here, where are your hands?"

Li Qin looked down and realized that she had subconsciously hugged Meng Bai to avoid falling.

She quickly let go and bounced back, putting more than a person's distance between herself and Meng Bai.

Meng Bai said in a teasing tone: "Teacher Li, you usually look quite dignified and cool, why are you eavesdropping?"

"Who, who was eavesdropping. I just happened to pass by here, and then... tied my shoelaces, and then got up too quickly." Li Qin insisted that it was "unintentional."

"Tie shoelaces?" Meng Bai glanced down and gave a thumbs up: "You are so meticulous. Shoes really have shoelaces."

"That's right." Li Qin replied, and then pushed Meng Bai away: "Move aside, I want to go back."

Meng Bai turned sideways and made a "please" gesture.

Li Qin walked forward a few steps, then suddenly stopped, turned away, and whispered, "Um, just now, thank you."

"You're welcome."

"Also, I didn't hear anything just now." Li Qin finished speaking, and then added, "Even if I heard it, I wouldn't tell anyone."

"It's okay. I, Meng Bai, have lived an upright life. Apart from my browsing and downloading records, there's nothing I can't tell you."

(End of this chapter)