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

Chapter 514 Women’s Mystery Club

"what--"

In the office, Li Yitong's face was covered in sweat and her hair was disheveled.

He supported himself on the back of the sofa with one hand and covered his mouth tightly with the other hand to prevent the sound from being heard.

Just now, a drama of "master and maid" was staged in the house, and her mind was blank at this moment. After resting for a long time, she finally came back to her senses from the afterglow.

She picked up the black bra from the corner of the sofa, but found that it had been torn. She pouted and glanced at the man beside her speechlessly, but she could only put it on for the time being, otherwise she would have to go topless.

"I'll help you."

Meng Bai came over to help her tidy up her clothes: "Don't feel bad, I'll buy you a new one later. But I have to say, Boss Li, this bra of yours is somewhat of an aid to fraud."

"You're the scammer! This is called plastic surgery, okay?" The woman rolled her eyes. "Besides, I just bought this and I'm wearing it for the first time today... Can't you be gentler?"

"Let's be reasonable. You women are really hard to deal with. In the situation just now, I was lucky enough to leave her body intact."

"You guys?" Li Yitong keenly discovered the loophole in this sentence.

"It's just a general term and doesn't represent any practical meaning." Meng Bai said naturally.

Li Yitong snorted lightly, but did not continue to dwell on this point.

She knew very well what this man was like. If she had been entangled in these things every day, she would have been angry to death long ago.

"The maid service is over. Now you can tell me what the show is about."

"In fact, you should be very familiar with this new planner. It can be regarded as a re-employment in the old line of work." Meng Bai said: "Heng Video is preparing to create an all-female role-playing mystery variety show called "Girls' Mystery Club"."

Li Yitong frowned: "It sounds the same as "Detective"?"

"The types of programs are similar, but they are different in content and setting. You can think of it as Ming Detective with only female guests."

Since the premiere of "Who's the Detective" in 2016, six seasons have been aired so far. In the domestic entertainment variety show market, a show that has lasted for six years can be considered quite successful.

Similarly, in the past six years, a new board game called "script killing" has gone from a niche to the mainstream.

Nowadays, you can find "script-killing" stores in almost every city, whether it is Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Shenzhen, or in small towns. In many places, it has even become one of the main new ways for young people to socialize.

With the popularity of script-killing games, various similar programs have appeared in the domestic entertainment market. Various platforms have launched similar projects one after another. Even Mango TV itself has derived a series of programs such as the satellite TV version of "I Am a Detective", "Escape Room", "Detective Academy", etc.

Hengshi Video is no exception. Since the success of "Sisters Who Make Waves 1" last year, variety shows have become another important business of the platform in addition to film and television dramas. In this case, it is natural that the "mystery variety show" that is in the limelight will not be missed.

What's more, compared with other companies, Heng Video has a unique advantage, which is that it has a closer relationship with Arc Light and can invite the now famous "Arc Light Screenwriter Group".

You know, mystery variety shows are different from other types of shows. Other shows can play the same game for several seasons, but mystery shows have to have a new script for each episode, and they can't just copy from other shows.

This is not very friendly to domestic entertainment variety show people who are used to borrowing. In addition to the normal production team, there must also be a team of screenwriters with good strength.

Obviously, the "Arc Light Writers" have strength and experience, and even have works like "Detective Chinatown" that have proven themselves. With them joining, at least the content of the script is guaranteed.

What remains is the selection of guests, which is also difficult to find.

As we all know, most of the artists in the entertainment industry are art students who scored 300-400 in the college entrance examination. Not to mention logical reasoning, it is not easy to understand the plot line.

Another thing is that the style of mystery shows is different from other reality shows, and not everyone can adapt to it.

Last year, Qiyi TV produced a show called "Meng Tan Tan Tan", with regular guests including Sun Honglei, Sha Yi, Huang Zitao, Yang Di, etc., who are guests who often appear in variety shows and had good results. However, the final result was a mess.

At that time, "Joy of Life" had just finished airing and was still hot, so the program team arranged a "Qingguo Special" and specially found Zhang Ruoyun, a "veteran" reasoning contestant. As a result, after recording one episode, he came back to complain to Meng Bai: He was still looking for clues and arranging the timeline to deduce the real murderer in the style of "Detective Ming", but the style of the regular guests was mainly "I'm thinking", and they voted him out without any doubt in the middle of a conversation.

Zhang Ruoyun finally said harshly that he would not accept any other reasoning variety shows except "Detective Chinatown", which shows the psychological damage it has caused to him.

However, it can also be imagined that the style of the regular guests is indeed very important for this kind of program.

Since it is an "all-female reasoning", the first people Meng Bai thought of were naturally the several outstanding members in "Detective Chinatown", such as Wang Ou, Yang Rong, Qi Wei, and Wu Xin.

Especially Wu Xin, although she was often criticized for her incompetence when she was on "Happy Camp", that was mainly because of the comparison with He Jiong. If she is really singled out, she is also a serious entertainment show host.

Of course, these old members basically have competing product contracts. If you want to poach them, you have to consider Mango TV’s opinion.

Obviously, despite the different sub-segments, it is still difficult for Mango to agree to this kind of "aiding the enemy" behavior.

In comparison, although Li Yitong is an "old member" who participated in the first season, she gradually focused on filming and rarely appeared on variety shows.

The last time she participated in "Detective Chinatown" was in the fourth season, and it was only one episode. It won't have much impact if she participates in a new show now, and the audience and fans of "Detective Chinatown" won't have too many objections.

Li Yitong thought for a moment and said, "I don't have any problem with that, but who else will be the members besides me?"

"Well, you're the only one for now." Meng Bai spread his hands, "We're still in contact with the others, and nothing has been confirmed yet."

"…So when will it start?"

"The plan is to start broadcasting in the first quarter of next year, so that it can be staggered with the fourth quarter's "Detective Chinatown" to avoid conflict with each other."

"Okay, then I'll let the team liaise with the production team and clear the schedule in advance once it's confirmed."

"Thank you, Boss Li, for joining us!"

Meng Bai clapped his hands twice, then naturally put his arms around the woman's slender waist.

"What? The maid's service has just ended."

"Who told you it was over? Not for 24 hours. Come here and get down!"

"Bah, I don't want that... Ouch, my bra!"

"I told you I'd buy you a new one... so don't take off your suit jacket. This is what I want."
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The discussion brought about by the Magnolia Awards lasted only a day or two before it died down.

Fans of Li Qin and Li Yitong quarreled with each other for a few days, then they withdrew their actions and waited for the next opportunity.

However, for the film and television industry, the impact brought by the huge hits of "Awakening Age" and "Mountains and Seas" has not yet dissipated.

In the past, such mainstream works as history and poverty alleviation often ended up being well received but not commercially successful.

However, this time it is different. Both dramas have become very popular and even brought fame to a number of new actors. This undoubtedly represents that the young audience's viewing preferences are changing, and their demand for the quality of works is getting higher and higher.

The past method of simply finding some traffic and matching it with a big IP to generate a wave of popularity cannot be said to be useless, but the effect is obviously getting worse.

This also means that major film and television companies must produce higher quality works in the future in order to survive.

However, it does not have much impact on Arc Light, as "Arc Light dramas" have always been known for their quality.

The college entrance examination and the high school entrance examination have ended one after another. This year's summer vacation has arrived, and it is the peak season for the cultural and entertainment industry again.

Taking advantage of this season, the second drama of ArcLight's "Backtrack Series", "The Beginning", was officially launched.

(End of this chapter)