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

Chapter 446 Love and Hate "Brother-in-law"

Hearing the teasing, Li Qin couldn't help but blush, and said stubbornly: "Who said I was waiting for him? I was just checking the news casually."

"Oh, yes."

Ni Ni raised her eyebrows and smiled, raised her hand to smooth her wavy hair behind her, and then put her arm around Li Qin's shoulders: "It doesn't matter, your man doesn't come to accompany you, don't you still have me?"

"I know, I know. You're the best."

Li Qin said this in a coquettish tone, and deliberately leaned her head on the other's shoulder. There was a height difference of about 6 to 7 centimeters between the two of them, so it was just right for them to lean against each other like this.

Li Qin also knew Ni Ni before joining the crew, but they were not very familiar with each other. Although they are both from Jiangsu, one is from Kunshan and the other is from Jinling, so they are not from the same hometown.

Li Qin's external marketing image has always been cool and quiet, and Ni Ni also takes a mature approach, so when they read the script for the first time, they both thought that the other party would be difficult to get along with.

I didn't expect that after a few days of getting to know each other, I found that one of them was lively and the other was cheerful, and we could unexpectedly chat with each other.

Ni Ni is two years older and has been independent since childhood, so she is more mature. In addition, she has a somewhat inhumane relationship with Meng Bai, so she usually takes extra care of Li Qin on the set.

Li Qin, who was taken care of, felt that this "sister" was very kind to her, so she was naturally willing to interact with her. After a few visits, the relationship between the two gradually became familiar.

The relationship in the play happened to be that they were close friends for many years, and being close was also beneficial to the performance of the characters, and they became closer over time. The two beautiful girls hugged and stuck to each other in the crew every day when they had nothing to do, which was very pleasing to the eye.

Feeling Li Qin leaning on her, Ni Ni's hand that was originally on her shoulder slowly slid down. She seemed to casually hug her slender waist, wanting to pull her closer to her.

"Ding!"

Before Ni Ni could do anything, Li Qin's phone suddenly rang. She picked it up, took a look, and then stood up suddenly.

"What's wrong?" Nini asked.

"He mentioned the crew." Li Qin's face shone with a bright smile, "I'll go pick him up."

"You're going alone?" Ni Ni also stood up and looked at the excited girl in front of her and reminded her, "There are a lot of photographers and fans waiting outside. Aren't you afraid of being seen?"

"So what if they see it? Everyone knows about it anyway." Li Qin muttered, but also felt that it was a bit too conspicuous for her to rush out like this.

Thinking of this, she hugged Ni Ni and said with a smile, "Then you can go with me. Anyway, you and Meng... and Teacher Meng have worked together before and know each other. It's a good opportunity to catch up."

The past that needed to be recounted had already been recounted a few days ago, and Nini silently complained.

Although she felt a little guilty, she could not resist Li Qin's request. She could only sigh in her heart, and then she gritted her teeth and accompanied her out.

……

Shanghu CN District, Yuyuan Road.

Meng Bai got out of the car and looked at the old Shanghai alley in front of him, which was built in the style of an English garden.

In the story of "The Golden Years", Jiang Nansun, played by Li Qin, was born in a wealthy family and lived with her parents and grandmother in a garden house left by her ancestors. She had no worries about food and clothing since childhood, which was exactly the opposite of Zhu Suosuo, who was lonely and dependent on others.

As a former foreign concession with hundreds of countries, Shanghu still has many garden houses built during the Republic of China period. However, most of them have become protected cultural relics and only a few can be circulated to the outside world.

The villa in front of us is the same. It was once the former residence of Huang Yijun, the first generation of Chinese symphony conductor. It was built in 1930 and is recorded in the list of outstanding historical buildings in Shanghai. Now it is rented by the crew of "The Golden Years" as the "Jiang Family Residence" in the play.

"Boss." Hua Yan came over from behind and said, "Do you need to tell Director Shen and the others in the crew first?"

Meng Bai retracted his gaze: "No, I just came to see Teacher Li. There's no need to disturb their filming. If we see them, we can talk about it later."

"it is good."

As the two were about to go in, Meng Bai suddenly heard the faint sound of a camera shutter not far away. He turned his head and saw a few young girls half-hiding not far away, with their cameras pointed at him.

"Is the paparazzi industry so short of people now?" Meng Bai asked, "Girls are all out doing field work."

Hua Yan, who was standing by, glanced over there and said, "Oh, they are probably not paparazzi, but more like photographers or fangirls."

"Whose fan?"

"Boss, how can I know what you are asking if I don't know you?" Hua Yan spread her hands. "Maybe you are a fan of Sister Qinqin. Others may not recognize you."

"Makes sense."

Meng Bai nodded, then turned and walked towards the girls.

Hua Yan behind him was stunned: "Boss, what are you doing?"

Meng Bai turned around and said, "Since you are a fan of Teacher Li, why don't you say hello?"

Hua Yan opened her eyes wide. Is the boss so brave? Does he know that his reputation among Li Qin and her fans has always been mixed?

The fans who took the photos obviously didn't expect Meng Bai to come over to them. They just stood there stupidly until the other party spoke.

"Hello." Meng Bai stood in front of several people and smiled kindly.

Several girls looked at each other with their cameras in their hands, and after a long while they said hesitantly, "Hello, Mr. Meng."

"You really know me?" Meng Bai said with a smile, "Are you fans of Teacher Li?"

Several people nodded.

"It's so cold today. Why are you skipping classes to start a business?" Meng Bai asked.

He also came from the crew, so he has a lot of knowledge about these fans who follow the stars. In most cases, those who follow the stars are not ordinary fans, but professional fans who make a living from it.

They will obtain the celebrities' schedules through various means, then take a large number of on-site photos and sell them to ordinary fans.

Some of them are part-timers, who mainly chase stars and make money by reselling them. Some are dedicated to this, usually focusing on those popular stars. Occasionally, they will bet on some newcomers, and once they win, the "raw materials" in their hands can be sold at a good price.

Most celebrities are also aware of the existence of these people, but they generally don’t care too much. After all, this is also beneficial to them as it can expand their popularity and consolidate their fan base.

There are also some big fans who have been chasing stars for many years and have extremely high ability to produce pictures. Some of their street photos are even of better quality than the official ones, which in turn helps their idols to attract fans.

However, these fans in front of him were probably not professional and did not have the temperament of big fans. Meng Bai was just joking.

Sure enough, several girls said that they were just ordinary fans, and they were still college students. I saw someone in the fan group saying that Li Qin was filming here recently, and the school happened to be nearby, so I came to take a look when I didn’t have classes.

"It's almost the end-of-year exam week, don't you guys need to review?" Meng Bai asked.

One of the girls said boldly: "It's okay, it won't have any impact if it's delayed for a day or two."

While several fans were talking, they were also looking at Meng Bai carefully and curiously.

Among Li Qin’s fan group, the attitude towards the “Mr. Meng” in front of them can be described as love-hate.

What he loves, of course, are the resources he brings to his sister.

In the last two years that Li Qin stayed at Rong Xinda, her resources were severely abused. She was either a supporting role for Liu Yifei, or a supporting role for Yang Tianbao, and later she had to play a supporting role for Zhao Liying. Although the role of "Princess Yuan Chun" was considered to be out of the circle, her fans were still often mocked by opponents for her ranking and resources.

Fortunately, not long after that, Li Qin finally stood up with the 800 million box office "Psychological Crime". Then the contract with Rong Xinda expired, and she signed with Arc Light Films, and began to play the leading roles in various big-budget movies and TV series one after another.

According to the current development trend, she can already be considered as the top-tier player among this group of "90s flowers", and her fans are also very proud of her.

Of course, fans also know that their sister can get these resources, which has little to do with her, but the support of Mr. Meng from Arclight. From this point of view, many people are still grateful to him.

But while showing love, fans also carry a lot of "hatred".

Li Qin is not a popular star, so her fans don't really care about her love life. In fact, they will even take the initiative to compare whose "brother-in-law" is better.

There is no doubt that in terms of hard power alone, Meng Bai is almost a crushing existence at this level. If he is in a normal relationship, basically all fans will only bless him.

But this "brother-in-law" is not an honest man. On the contrary, he is very fickle. There are many scandals about him on the Internet, many of which were actually photographed.

If it were someone else, fans would definitely urge Li Qin to "run away quickly" and not be in love with the scumbag.

But they really couldn't say this to their "brother-in-law" Meng Bai.

You say your sister is a love-brained person, she has plenty of resources. But if you say she is simply looking for a sponsor, she has a long-term relationship with him since they met in humble beginnings.

This makes people feel very uncomfortable, and no one knows what attitude to use to face this "brother-in-law".

Right now, these little fan girls have the same feeling. Unlike watching through the screen, after seeing Meng Bai in person, they suddenly feel that it is not unacceptable for this "brother-in-law" to be a little fickle.

Anyway, they ask themselves, if there is such a young, rich, handsome and elegant man pursuing them, even if they know that he is still flirting with others, they would not want to refuse at all.

Perhaps because she felt that this "brother-in-law" had a very kind attitude, one of the fan girls boldly said, "Boss Meng, can you please stop being so fickle and be wholeheartedly devoted to our Qinqin?"

Meng Bai was stunned for a moment, but his expression did not change at all. He said in a natural tone: "Your teacher Li and I have known each other for many years. We are also very good partners. With this kind of relationship, I will definitely treat her well. There is no question of whether I am unfaithful or not."

"But aren't you in love?" asked another girl.

"Well, how should I put it..." Meng Bai said, "You are still in school, and there are only a few types of relationships with the people around you, so you will classify many special relationships as love, which is normal. But when you leave the campus, you will find that the relationship between two people is actually ever-changing, and it cannot be summarized in a single state."

The girls were confused and hesitated for a long time before saying, "It feels like you are fooling us, but it also seems to make sense."

"Haha, just think of it as me fooling you. At least you will be more alert in the future and won't be fooled by others." Meng Bai smiled brightly: "Okay, no matter what, I would like to thank you for your support on behalf of Teacher Li. Do you have anything to say? I can help you get in."

After hearing this, the girls stopped worrying and took out their own letters, greeting cards, ornaments and other small gifts, asking this "brother-in-law" to bring them to their sisters.

While Meng Bai was busy receiving letters, Li Qin had already dragged Ni Ni to the big iron gate at the entrance of the alley and saw Hua Yan standing there alone.

"Huahua!" Li Qin called out and looked around, "Where's your boss?"

Hua Yan gestured: "Just now, a few of your fans, Sister Qinqin, were taking photos, and the boss asked us to go over and say hello."

"my fans?"

"That should be the case, otherwise the boss wouldn't have talked for so long." Hua Yan glanced over there, "Hey, he's back now."

Li Qin looked in that direction and saw Meng Bai holding a lot of things in his hands.

Her eyes suddenly lit up and she waved at him happily.

Several fan girls in the distance saw this scene and immediately felt that their "brother-in-law" was definitely fooling them. Looking at their sister's expression and demeanor, how could they not be in love?

"Why did you take so many things?"

"Your fans asked me to give them to you." Meng Bai handed her the letters, greeting cards, etc. in his hand, "I know you can't accept gifts from fans, so I only took these."

"Hehe, Mr. Meng is very smart."

Li Qin took the letter and took a look at it, then held it up and waved to the fans in the distance, causing several little girls to shout with joy.

As they walked in, Meng Bai said to Hua Yan, "Let's order some takeout milk tea for those girls. They have been squatting there for so long in such a cold weather. Fortunately, Shanghai is not too cold."

Without waiting for Hua Yan to respond, Li Qin quickly took over the conversation: "No, I can take care of my fans myself."

As she spoke, she told her assistant Jia Jia to order a few cups of hot milk tea. When no one was paying attention, she told her to send it over later and say it was from "Mr. Meng".

She also knows that her fans have some complaints about Meng Bai. As an artist, she can't say it directly, so she can only use small details like this to slowly make her fans accept him.

After giving the instructions, she turned around and saw Ni Ni hiding in the distance. She reached out and pulled her over: "Haven't you worked with Teacher Meng before? Why do you feel so familiar with him?"

Ni Ni subconsciously glanced at Meng Bai, who was standing beside her with a playful look on his face, and suppressed her guilty conscience: "You've been waiting anxiously for the whole morning, I was afraid that I would delay your reunion."

Li Qin's cheeks flushed, and she patted and pinched her lightly, and whispered in a tone that she herself didn't believe: "I said I'm not waiting..."

She was still immersed in the embarrassment of being exposed, while Meng Bai on the other side had already extended his hand to Nini, "Hello, Miss Nini, nice to see you again."

"Hehe, hello, Mr. Meng."

Looking at the man who made her limp back to the crew a few days ago but now had a serious face, Ni Ni couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart.

Although Nini was not experienced, she was still a mature woman in her thirties, so she did not reveal any flaws.

A man and a woman greeted each other in a serious manner in front of the "victim".

Seeing the two of them seeming "unfamiliar", Li Qin was not surprised. After all, they had only worked together a few years ago, and if they had no contact since then, their relationship would definitely have faded.

Although Meng Bai did not specifically notify the crew when he came here, there were so many people at the scene that he was recognized as soon as he came in, and then immediately reported to director Shen Yan.

The latter was shocked to hear that the big boss of the capital was "going on a secret visit". He quickly finished the footage at hand and then called Qin Wen to come over and say hello.

The core members of the two crews came over, so naturally they couldn't hide it from the others. All of the main actors who were present at the scene, including Tian Yu, Wang Xiao and others, came over regardless of whether they knew each other or not.

In fact, this is the reason why Meng Bai didn't want to notify the crew. There were too many people and it was annoying. Moreover, although he was the big boss, it was not easy for him to just drive people away. He had to say a few words of greeting.

Fortunately, he knew several of the main actors to some extent, such as Tian Yu, who was "Teacher Wang" in "Charlotte's Troubles" and had previously starred in the movie version of "Psychological Crime". He also knew Meng Bai and Li Qin.

He is also a student of the Central Academy of Drama and a second-level actor of the National Theatre of China, with excellent acting skills. In the recently popular "Celebrating Yu Nian", he played "Wang Qinian" because of his cute character and also became popular.

There is also Wang Xiao. Although he is from Jiaxing Media, he is a rare one in this traffic team who takes the practical route.

Having said that, among the entire cast of "The Golden Years", basically no one has bad acting skills. If anything, it is the two female protagonists, Li Qin and Ni Ni, who are at the bottom.

"Oh, I've been getting more and more worried the more I shoot recently. I always feel like I didn't perform well." Li Qin sighed.

"Isn't this great?" Meng Bai said seriously, "If you feel that you didn't perform well, it means you have made progress. Since you have made progress, it means that you performed well. So the more you feel that you didn't perform well, the more it proves that you performed well."

Li Qin: ???
Why does this conclusion feel so outrageous, yet inexplicably reasonable?

(End of this chapter)