Chapter 442 You call this Shura Field?

November 23, Xiamen.

The Strait Grand Theater, which was just completed at the beginning of the month, was bustling with people. Hundreds of reporters, photographers, and fans gathered outside the guardrail of the main square. Whenever a crew or star walked on the red carpet, there would be a burst of cheers and the sound of camera shutters.

"Our President Meng is really good. He was the first one to urge in the group in the afternoon, but he was the last one to come."

In the rest and waiting area outside the theater, Guo Fan glanced at the time and complained to the crew around him.

Today is the 32nd Golden Rooster Awards. "The Wandering Earth" was shortlisted for six nominations, so many people came to attend the ceremony. In addition to the director Guo Fan, there are also the original author Liu Cixin, the leading actor Zhao Jinmai, and the heads of the art, recording and other technical groups.

Another leading actor Wu Jing actually came, but he entered the venue before the other groups. As for Qu Chuxiao, since he was not nominated anyway, he was left in Blue Island to continue to focus on filming "Twinkle, Twinkle Star".

Hearing Guo Fan's complaints, Zhao Jinmai asked in confusion: "Director, is there anything wrong with Brother Meng Bai?"

"I don't know. He just sent a message saying that he had to hold a meeting and asked us to wait for him." Guo Fan flipped through the WeChat he had just received and explained.

As he was talking, he suddenly saw two figures in formal attire walking quickly not far away. Before everyone could see clearly, they heard a familiar voice.

"Sorry, everyone, I had something urgent and came late."

Meng Bai strode to the crew and apologized. Before

Guo Fan and others had time to speak, they heard a middle-aged man next to him say with a smile: "It's really not Mr. Meng's fault today. If you want to say something, I was delayed."

Meng Bai smiled and said, "Since Mr. Fu has taken it for me, I won't take the blame."

"The Wandering Earth" was nominated for the Golden Rooster Award, and China Film, as the producer, naturally had to send someone over. The middle-aged man who spoke just now was the representative of China Film, named Fu Ruoqing, the general manager of China Film.

Rumor has it that he will most likely replace La Peikang and become the next head of China Film in a few years.

Meng Bai had been ready to leave long ago, but was called away by Fu Ruoqing halfway through the journey, saying that he needed to hold a meeting with the leaders of the Film Bureau, the Golden Rooster Awards Jury, and the bosses of several film and television companies present today.

Fortunately, the meeting was not long, and for convenience it was right next to the theater, so it didn't take long.

Of course, the crew couldn't really blame Fu Ruoqing, and they weren't familiar with him, so they just said a few words and it didn't matter, and the atmosphere was a little restrained.

"What did you talk about in the meeting?" Guo Fan asked curiously.

"There was nothing specific, just talked about the ideology of this year's Golden Rooster Awards, and some new reform measures and the like." Meng Bai said casually.

Zhao Jinmai, who was eavesdropping on the side, suddenly interrupted: "Brother Meng Bai, didn't you ask just now if the final grand prize today belongs to our movie?"

Without waiting for Meng Bai to speak, Guo Fan smiled and said, "Maimai, how can such an award list be announced in advance?"

Zhao Jinmai heard this and realized that he had asked a stupid question, and smiled awkwardly.

"The list of winners will definitely not be announced in advance, but..." Meng Bai said, "Our chances for the best movie tonight are indeed the highest."

Guo Fan's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Why?"

"It's a bit complicated, but it's actually my guess. I can only say that our "The Wandering Earth" needs the Golden Rooster Award, and this year's Golden Rooster Award also needs "The Wandering Earth." Meng Bai said, "Let's walk the red carpet first, and then we'll talk inside."

Guo Fan also knew that this was not the time to talk, so he suppressed his curiosity and began to ask the crew to tidy up their clothes and prepare to walk the red carpet.

"Puff--"

Looking at the uncles neatly lined up in a row, Zhao Jinmai suddenly laughed.

Meng Bai looked over: "What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing." Zhao Jinmai suppressed his smile and gestured to the row of people in front of him: "I just suddenly realized that everyone is wearing dresses of similar colors and styles today. From the back, it looks a bit like Candy Crush."

​​Meng Bai followed the little girl's gesture and looked over. Don't say, it really means that.

In occasions like this, there are only a few types of dresses that men can wear, and the colors are mostly black. Most of the people who came to the crew of "The Wandering Earth" today are the main creative staff behind the scenes, and they don't care much about this.

As a result, these seven or eight people are basically wearing "black formal suits + white shirts". Such a group of big men lined up and walked forward, no matter how you look at them,

they don't look like good people. In comparison, Meng Bai's matching is different from the others. The light blue slim suit with a black shirt, paired with a face that is gradually maturing as he gets older, and outsiders' eyes will automatically be attracted to him when he stands there casually.

Looking at the uncles in front of Guo Fan, and then turning his head to look at Meng Bai beside him, Zhao Jinmai felt that his eyes were purified.

What disappointed her was that the little dress she had specially asked her mother to pick for her today seemed to have not been noticed.

"Brother Meng Bai."

Zhao Jinmai tugged at Meng Bai's sleeve, and after he looked at her, she gently pinched the hem of her skirt and shook it: "How do you think my dress is today? Does it look good?" After

saying that, she looked at him expectantly.

Hearing this, Meng Bai lowered his head to look at the little girl beside him.

Her slightly curly long hair fell down and draped over her shoulders. She was wearing a white dress with a small black belt that bound her slender waist. The lower part of the skirt was made into a pleated skirt style, reaching to the knees, and she wore a pair of black leather boots on her feet.

"Very good." Meng Bai nodded, "Youthful and cute, it suits you very well."

Hearing this, Zhao Jinmai immediately laughed happily.

"But..." Meng Bai continued, "Why do I feel like I've gotten a little darker recently?"

Zhao Jinmai's happy mood suddenly stagnated, and she pouted, "I was filming "The Accidental Murderer" in Thailand before, and the sun there was strong, so I got sunburned."

Meng Bai also reacted. Indeed, it was summer when "The Accidental Murderer" was filmed. Thailand is a subtropical country, so the sun must be much stronger.

"It's okay. You look healthier now. Besides, it's not winter yet. Just keep it covered for a few months. When the spring comes next year, it will naturally turn white." He comforted the little girl.

"Can it turn back?" Zhao Jinmai asked doubtfully.

"Of course." Meng Bai said, "If it doesn't turn white by then, just come find me."

After that, he bent one arm: "Let's go. It's time for us to walk the red carpet."

Zhao Jinmai's cheeks turned red, and he raised his hand to hug Meng Bai's arm. Then he suppressed his cheerful emotions, tried to keep a calm expression, and slowly walked onto the red carpet.

Compared with previous years, this year's Golden Rooster Awards has changed a lot, and the popularity is also particularly high.

As early as a month ago, someone broke the news that this year's Golden Rooster Awards will announce a lot of reform measures. The most eye-catching of these is that the frequency of holding the awards has been adjusted from the previous "two-year session" to "one-year session", officially decoupling from the Hundred Flowers Awards.

When the Golden Rooster Awards were first established, the domestic film industry was just getting started. At that time, the number of films released each year was limited, and the frequency of every two years was just enough to accumulate some films, so as to avoid too many awards and not enough points.

However, with the development of the film market, especially the blowout growth after 10 years, the annual output of domestic films has greatly increased. At this time, continuing to maintain the frequency of "every two years", it seems that the awards are not enough.

What's more, in the Internet era, the popularity of a movie rises and fades quickly. The movies selected for the awards every two years may all be works from two years ago, giving people a feeling of "reheating old rice".

So as early as a few years ago, practitioners in the film industry began to call for the Golden Rooster Award to be changed to "one year". Until this year, the Golden Rooster Award Jury finally passed this reform and decided to hold it once a year starting next year, mainly selecting the movies of the year.

In addition, the venue of the Golden Rooster Award this year has also changed significantly. It is no longer like the past, where several inland cities change every year, but it has been changed to Xiamen, a coastal city that is closer to the international community, and it has been directly decided to be held here for the next five years.

"Tsk tsk, the organizers of this year's Golden Rooster Awards really spent a lot of money."

As soon as he walked into the theater hall, Guo Fan looked at the grand interior of the theater and couldn't help but sigh.

Meng Bai looked around and had the same evaluation in his heart. This year's Golden Rooster Awards have obviously been upgraded from the aesthetics of the promotional posters to the venue. It is no longer the style of the previous urban-rural junction, but has become more modern and professional.

Obviously, as the highest award for domestic films, the Golden Rooster Awards is gradually beginning to hope to break through the scope of domestic production and move towards a larger international stage.

"Mr. Meng!"

A low female voice sounded behind the crowd. Meng Bai turned around and saw a woman in a black dress with a smile on her face looking at him.

The woman obviously noticed Fu Ruoqing and Guo Fan beside Meng Bai, and hurriedly greeted them: "Mr. Fu, Director Guo, hello, I am Ni Ni."

It was Ni Ni who had not been seen for a long time.

Fu Ruoqing and others naturally knew her, and they all smiled and greeted her. Guo Fan was even more considerate, and said directly: "Miss Ni Ni, are you looking for Mr. Meng? Then you guys chat first, and we will go find a seat."

After that, he gave Meng Bai a look of "Brother understands you". Then he asked everyone in the crew to leave first, and took away Zhao Jinmai, who had been standing beside Meng Bai and didn't intend to move.

Although the little girl was dissatisfied, she had no reason to stay. She could only lower her head slightly and be dragged away with a puffed mouth.

Just after taking a few steps, I heard that "flowery brother" chatting with the woman with a smile on his face.

Humph! Unhappy!

Seeing the crew of "The Wandering Earth" leaving, Ni Ni smiled and looked at Meng Bai: "Long time no see, Mr. Meng."

"Not that long." Meng Bai smiled and said: "I remember we just met at an event at the beginning of the year."

"There are too many beauties around Mr. Meng, a year is really not a long time." Ni Ni joked.

After that, the two couldn't help but smile at each other.

"Did you come here by yourself today?" Meng Bai asked.

"Yes, I don't have any movies, I just came to walk the red carpet." Ni Ni nodded lightly.

"This is not Cannes, what's the point of walking the red carpet of the Golden Rooster Awards."

Ni Ni was of course not here to walk the red carpet, she was invited as a guest of the award ceremony.

"Awards? Which one are you responsible for?"

"Best Editing." Ni Ni said, "I remember that The Wandering Earth was also nominated for this award."

"You're not mistaken, it was."

"That's great." Ni Ni laughed, "I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to present the award to Mr. Meng."

"You're awarding the prizes, not presenting them. Besides, even if I'm nominated, it won't be me who goes up to receive the award." Meng Bai said directly.

Ni Ni sighed, "What a pity."

Meng Bai smiled and changed the subject, "What are you busy with recently?"

This was supposed to be a casual greeting, but Ni Ni gave him a strange look, "You don't know?" Meng Bai

looked at her strangely, "I should know?"

They just had a few one-night stands, how could they have nothing to do and pay attention.

"It seems that Mr. Meng is really busy recently." Ni Ni raised her eyebrows at him, "Recently, I am filming an urban drama with two female protagonists. The other co-star is the first girlfriend of Mr. Meng according to online marketing accounts."

Two female protagonists, urban drama, first girlfriend...

Meng Bai grinned speechlessly. Damn, what a coincidence.

Putting these keywords together, it can only be the "Golden Years" that Li Qin is filming recently.

"So the other female protagonist of "Golden Years" is you. Don't say, you really look like Zhu Suosuo."

"Pretentious and materialistic?"

"I mean the appearance and temperament."

"Well, Mr. Meng is happy to hear this."

Ni Ni smiled brightly: "I thought this drama was produced by Tianqi Entertainment, and you already knew the starring candidate."

What do I know! Meng Bai complained in his heart.

Although the drama "Golden Years" is produced by Tianqi Entertainment, because the copyright is in the hands of Tencent, they are also responsible for the main control.

In addition to recommending Li Qin as the female protagonist, Meng Bai didn't know much about it afterwards. In addition, he was busy with the Ruyi merger and the "Retrospective Series" during this period, so he really didn't know that Ni Ni was chosen as the other female lead.

If I had known earlier... well, it doesn't seem to have made much difference if I had known earlier.

Ni Ni is not Li Yitong and the others. Strictly speaking, she doesn't have much intersection with Meng Bai. Even if she works with Li Qin, it's actually not a big problem.

She is not the kind of 18th-tier artist who fantasizes about getting promoted in one step and does whatever it takes. Would she run over and tell the other party that I slept with your man?

In fact, it's just the opposite. After joining the group for more than half a month, Ni Ni and Li Qin have a good relationship and can be considered familiar friends.

"Qinqin is a nice girl." Ni Ni said, "Boss Meng has good taste."

"You two get along pretty well."

"We play best friends who grew up together. How could we be so unfamiliar in real life? We don't have such good acting skills."

After saying that, Ni Ni showed a little smug expression, moved closer to Meng Bai and said with a smile: "I wonder if Boss Meng has time tonight, so we can talk more about me and my 'best friend'."

Meng Bai's mind moved, the label of "girlfriend's best friend" is still very attractive. He looked at Ni Ni with a smile: "Aren't you in a hurry to return to the crew?"

"To participate in the event, the director can understand if I stay an extra day or half a day - as long as you, the investor, don't report me."

"That depends on your performance." Meng Bai said: "I think after the award ceremony tonight, we can discuss in detail the specific meaning of the title of 'investor'." "

..."

Ni Ni's position was not with the crew of "The Wandering Earth", so the two separated first. Meng Bai found Guo Fan and others under the guidance of the staff.

"Hmph! Hmph..."

As soon as she sat down, she heard Zhao Jinmai groaning like she had a toothache.

"What's wrong?" Meng Bai poked her.

"Nothing." Zhao Jinmai puffed her lips, but couldn't help asking, "That Ni Ni...sister, is your relationship the same as Sister Qinlan's?"

Meng Bai glanced at her. What's wrong with your tone of "catching your boyfriend flirting with someone in front of you and having to enter the Shura Field"?

Maybe she felt that her tone was a little weird, so Zhao Jinmai said, "I, I'm asking for Sister Qinqin."

"Then I'll thank you on her behalf." Meng Bai said perfunctorily, "This is adult business, little girl, don't ask so much."

"I'm not young!" Zhao Jinmai frowned, "I'll be eighteen next year!"

"Yes, yes, I'm not young, then wait until you're eighteen before asking again."

"..."

Zhao Jinmai was furious, pouting and muttering in a low voice: scumbag brother, sea king brother, playboy brother...

Meng Bai didn't pay attention to the little girl's mumbling at this time, he was talking to Guo Fan about the grand prize selection tonight.

(End of this chapter)