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

Chapter 43 Finishing

"Meng Bai, look, it's snowing in the north of Beijing."

On the Beijing-Tianjin Expressway, a business minibus drove quickly into the northern part of Beijing. Li Qin in the car looked out the window at the vast fields covered with a layer of white, and called Meng Bai on the other side with a little excitement.

"Girl, you're from Jiangsu, haven't you ever seen snow since childhood?" Meng Bai replied casually.

"I've never seen one this big." Li Qin muttered, "And I told you, I'm from Kunshan."

After saying that, seeing that Meng Bai ignored his plan, he wrinkled his nose, then called on everyone else in the car to look at the snow scene outside.

In the minibus, besides Meng Bai and Li Qin, there were Wu Bai, Zhang Ruoyun and several crew members. They had just returned from Tianjin after filming the last episode of "Pendulum".

The main reason why the crew traveled to Tianjin was to save money.

In the last episode of "Pendulum", a villa scene is needed. In Beijing, perhaps because of the New Year's Day approaching, the rental price of the villa has risen sharply, and the rent for one day is 5,000 yuan.

According to the shooting plan, this scene will take about two days, which means it will cost 15,000 yuan.

You know, just over a month ago, the price was only over 8,000.

Meng Bai, the "producer", obviously could not accept such a high price. He asked about the prices in other surrounding areas and found that the rental price near Tianjin was only fifteen hundred yuan a day.

Even if we include the round-trip transportation and the crew's food, drink, and toilet expenses, the total is no more than 10,000 yuan.

So he made a decisive decision, taking Wu Bai, the photography team, several necessary crew members, plus the two leading actors Li Qin and Zhang Ruoyun, and went directly to Tianjin to shoot the final scene.

So Meng Bai really didn't have the energy to see whether it was snowing or not at the moment. He was busy calculating how much money the crew had left.

Besides, he is a native of Blue Island and has seen snow every year since he was a child. What's so good about it?

"...after deducting the cost of repairing the equipment and the cost of using the car a few times...after deducting the final payment for the meal and some miscellaneous expenses, there is still...no, there is also the bonus for the crew that was promised to us..."

Meng Baifei quickly tapped the calculator on his phone and compared it with the cash flow list provided by the crew's finance department, and finally worked out a result.

"Fifteen thousand three!"

Meng Bai looked at the six-digit number on the screen and his mood suddenly became cheerful.

This is the remaining funds of the crew after deducting various expenses. And he only needs to go through a few procedures, and about 90% of this money can be legally and compliantly transferred into his personal account.

Of course, it's just what he said. Meng Bai is not so petty as to be greedy for this little money.

Rather than the money itself, he cared more about completing the entire filming project with guaranteed quality and quantity within the limited budget, which proved that he, as a "novice producer", had at least passed the test.

As for the remaining money, it is naturally impossible to return it to the investors. Please ask the crew to hold a wrap-up party, give gifts to the main creative team and several leading actors, or give bonuses to the crew members...

In short, without the huge obstacle of budget constraints, Meng Bai has plenty of ways to spend the budget funds.

The car drove north until it stopped at noon. Looking at the familiar "convenience store" set, everyone in the car couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Before I knew it, I have been here for nearly three months...

After getting off the car and packing up their things, the group did not disperse because there were still a few final shots to be reshot.

Maybe it was because it was near the end and everyone was a little excited, so we shot the remaining shots with some difficulty. It took from noon to evening before we finally shot the last shot.

……

"...Holly, remember me. Perhaps in another world, we will meet again."

In the background of a green screen, "Wang Xiaoya" played by Li Qin said to Zhang Ruoyun with a smile. But compared with the funny and rebellious "Wang Xiaoya" before, her smile now reveals an inexplicable courtesy and alienation. Behind her, Yu Yi, dressed in a black robe, also said to "Xia Dongqing" in a different and deep tone than usual: "And me, you'd better forget me. But no matter where you are, I can find you."

"Wait, where are you going...my eyes, my eyes...ah!"

Following Zhang Ruoyun’s last cry, everything fell silent.

The set was completely silent, and everyone looked quietly towards the positions of Wu Bai and Meng Bai.

"How is it?" After the playback on the viewfinder ended, Meng Bai turned around and asked.

"It's okay." Wu Bai nodded, indicating that he had no problem.

"it is good!"

Meng Bai looked around, facing the expectant eyes of the crew, smiled slightly, and then said loudly: "I declare that the web drama "Soul Ferry" project has officially finished!"

"Alas!"

“Okay ヾ(▽)ノ”

"Oh--"

"Clap clap clap..."

There were cheers and applause on the set, and several female crew members even shed tears.

Meng Bai looked at the jubilation around him and was also filled with emotion.

Two years ago, when he just stepped out of school, he thought he would be able to shoot his first work soon. After that, his performance was explosive, his reputation was booming, and he won many awards and prizes. His future was bright.

But in fact, it was not until two years later that he finally achieved what he thought was the easiest goal.

Meng Bai looked at the jubilant crew, smiled silently, and came to the entrance of the set alone.

I opened the door and was instantly enveloped by a gust of cold air. In the distance, the skyline was divided into pieces by tall buildings and hillsides, and the last ray of sunlight was shining against the sky.

Meng Bai stood at the door of the convenience store, looking silently to the south.

"what happened?"

Li Qin's voice came from behind. Seeing that Meng Bai didn't say anything, she asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

Meng Bai did not answer, but asked: "Do you know how far our studio is from the old campus of the Central Academy of Drama?"

Li Qin shook her head.

"Twenty kilometers." Meng Bai stretched out his hand and made a "two" gesture: "Twenty kilometers, if there is no traffic jam, it will take less than half an hour to travel."

At this point, Meng Bai smiled, opened his arms, gestured a long distance and said, "But this twenty kilometers took me two years to walk."

Li Qin was silent. She knew some of Meng Bai's past, so she could roughly understand his current mood.

"Okay, just a little bit of sadness is enough." Meng Bai exhaled and said in a spirited tone, "The post-production will be finished in about a week, and the current broadcast date is the New Year's Day holiday. How about it, Mr. Li, are you ready for the finale?"

Li Qin recalled the scene a few months ago when they discussed how to make money together, and smiled at Meng Bai: "I wish us a successful start!"

"Victorious!"

(End of this chapter)