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

Chapter 71 How can I be a single person?

After getting off the plane and leaving the airport, I saw Hua Yan, who had to jump and wave because she was too short.

"Is there nothing happening on the crew these two days?" Meng Bai asked.

"It's okay. Everything is fine."

"That's good." Meng Bai said, "Let's go back."

Hua Yan didn't move, she called him and said, "Boss... Sister Tongtong said she will come over today, and her flight will arrive soon, should we wait for her?"

Meng Bai stopped moving, turned around and looked at her and said, "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"

"That's what I was going to say. You said you were about to board the plane and we can talk about it when you come back..." the assistant said in a low voice.

"...OK, my question."

After checking the flight information, it was estimated that it would take about half an hour. The two found a rest area to sit down, and Meng Bai took out his phone and started to check Weibo.

Hua Yan, who was standing by, happened to catch a glimpse of his screen. In just a moment, "corpse spots", "remaining limbs", "bone wear and tear" and a blurred photo of a corpse came into her sight.

"Yue~" Hua Yan retched and quickly moved to the side. Then, with a perverted look on her face, she said to Meng Bai, "Boss, what are you looking at?"

"Forensic professional knowledge." Meng Bai held up the phone screen in front of her with a calm expression, scaring the assistant so much that she turned her head away.

But from a distance, she could clearly see the words on the screen. Hua Yan suppressed her fear and glanced over the picture to see the text. Sure enough, she saw that it was a knowledge popularization posted by a blogger named "Forensic Qin Ming".

When she saw that it was a popular science lesson, her fear immediately subsided and her curiosity surged.

"Boss, didn't you say before that you would wait until the third installment of the 'Green Ivy Series' before filming the forensic story?"

"Psychological Crime", "Soul Ferry 2" and the second part of "Green Ivy", the three dramas will be completed by next summer at the latest. It seems a bit early to start preparing now.

"Some changes have occurred, and the original plan needs to be adjusted." Meng Bai said: "By the way, can you take some time to sort out the more well-known literary publishing companies in the country and make a list for me."

"Okay." Hua Yan nodded and asked curiously, "Boss, are you planning to rewrite the script into a novel and publish it?"

"That's pretty smart." Meng Bai looked at the assistant with appreciation: "It's just an idea. We need to try it out to see if it works."

The two chatted while waiting. Suddenly, Hua Yan's phone rang. She looked at the message and said to Meng Bai, "Boss, Sister Tongtong said she got off the plane."

"Go wait for her at the airport."

The two of them came to the terminal's pick-up area and watched as a large crowd of people carrying large and small bags came out. Although Hua Yan was small, she had good eyesight and could see people from a distance.

"Boss, Sister Tongtong is over there."

Meng Bai looked in the direction she pointed and saw Li Yitong walking out.

However, it seemed that she did not come alone. There was a tall girl walking side by side with her.

Meng Bai glanced at the girl next to him and immediately gasped.

No way, there won't be such a bloody scene, right? When did these two girls know each other?

"Brother!"

With a cry, Meng Bai couldn't help but want to cover his face.

The one who came with Li Yitong was his "junior sister".

Zhu Xudan quickly ran to Meng Bai. Fortunately, she remembered that they were in a public place, so she didn't do anything like "a young swallow flying into the forest". She just pulled Meng Bai's arm and said, "Brother, are you here to pick me up?"

Meng Bai really wanted to ask this girl what's wrong with her brain. I didn't even know you were coming today, how could I be here to pick you up? But seeing the other party's expectant eyes, he didn't dare to pour cold water on her. He pulled his arm out without leaving a trace and laughed it off. Zhu Xudan didn't care. He turned around and pointed behind him and said, "By the way, senior brother, there is a sister who is on the same flight as me. She said she is your friend and is also here for the crew."

Meng Bai looked over and saw Li Yitong looking at him with a smile.

Meng Bai: ￣□￣｜｜
Li Yitong: (*￣︶￣)
"Haha." Meng Bai walked over and laughed dryly, "Hello, Boss Li. I just happened to be back today. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

"Yeah." Li Yitong smiled with her eyes curved, "Sometimes it's just such a coincidence."

Looking at the woman's smile, Meng Bai felt a little guilty. But then he realized that this was not the "Shura Field". He was a single man, so what was there to feel guilty about?

When he thought of this, he immediately became confident and greeted naturally: "Come, Zhuzhu, let me introduce you, this is Boss Li Yitong, a friend I have known for many years."

"Boss Li?" Zhu Xudan asked doubtfully.

"Don't listen to his nonsense." Li Yitong explained: "I used to run a small teahouse, so this guy is used to calling me that."

"Wow, you started your own business!" Zhu Xudan said, "Where is the store? I'll come find you when I get back to Beijing."

"It's closed, and I'm just a homeless person now."

"Ah, that's a shame."

"You two, we have plenty of time to chat in the next few months, so we don't need to waste a moment." Seeing that the two were chatting enthusiastically, Meng Bai had to interrupt them: "It's noon now, let's have lunch together first, and then I'll take you to the crew to familiarize yourself with the show."

Because I had to go to the crew in the afternoon, I just found a Shandong cuisine restaurant along the way for lunch.

"Why do you keep looking at me and smiling?"

Halfway through the banquet, when Zhu Xudan and Hua Yan went out, Meng Bai looked at Li Yitong and asked.

"Tsk." Li Yitong sighed and said with a smile: "I just didn't expect our teacher Meng to have such great charm. He has little fans wherever he goes."

During the meal, she watched Zhu Xudan handing him tissues and pouring him water, taking care of Meng Bai in such a meticulous manner that she almost fed him with her own hands.

"Tsk, what a joke, do you still need to question my charm?" Meng Bai glanced at Li Yitong and said with a smile on his face, "Why, judging from the tone of Boss Li, you seem a little jealous."

"Be jealous, you big-headed devil!"

"Well, if you are jealous, you have to be honest with yourself. It doesn't matter. No matter how many people there are outside, Boss Li will always occupy a high position in my heart."

"Yue~ So disgusting, I feel like this meal has become dirty!"

Seeing Li Yitong's "disdainful" expression, Meng Bai breathed a sigh of relief. Very good, a possible dispute in the future was eliminated by him.

"By the way, how is the training class going recently?"

"Fortunately, the teachers are all very good, and they teach practical acting methods and exercises. But..." Li Yitong said distressedly: "The more I learn, the less confident I feel. When I was just playing around before, I felt that acting was quite simple, but recently I have become more and more doubtful whether I can take on such an important role as the leading actor."

"It's good to have no confidence, it means you've really learned it." Meng Bai comforted him, "The most frightening thing for newcomers is to be overconfident and act self-righteously. The director will give you instructions on the set, and you just need to do what the director asks."

Meng Bai didn't emphasize things like "your role is just a minor female lead with not much plot." If you say this too much, it won't necessarily have a good comforting effect, but it may make people careless. So he just asked Li Yitong to transfer her "pressure" to the director and just be obedient.

But then again, wouldn't the effect of simple comfort be a little too bland? Shouldn't we do something to stimulate this girl and make her work harder?
"By the way, Zhuzhu is a student from the Central Academy of Drama. Although her acting skills are just so-so, her basics are pretty good. I'll talk to her later, and if you have any questions during the filming, you can ask her." Meng Bai said with an expression that said "I'm thinking about you."

"...Haha, don't worry, I will."

　Thanks to “天下虽大” for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)