Chapter 10: Unable to pass the trial, mental errors
"Gurgle gurgle..."
The bright red soup rolled in the pot, bringing out waves of spicy and fragrant smells, stimulating people's mouths and saliva.
Meng Bai picked up a piece of fresh hand-cut beef, dipped it in the boiling red soup for more than ten seconds, picked it up and put it in a bowl, and coated it with a sauce made of sesame oil and garlic. After
swallowing it in one gulp, the rich meaty aroma mixed with the salty aroma of oil burst out in the mouth, making people's mood warm up.
Not to mention, although Meng Bai prefers the northern hot pot combination of "shabu-shabu meat with sesame sauce", it is also a different taste to try Sichuan hot pot occasionally.
Exhaling hot air with satisfaction, Meng Bai glanced at Qin Lan opposite him again - this sister held her mobile phone and stared at it for more than ten minutes.
"Da, da..."
Qin Lan's fingers made a crisp sound on the screen. After sliding a few times, no new text appeared. Only then did she realize that she had finished reading it unknowingly.
"What about the rest of the story?" Qin Lan asked Meng Bai subconsciously.
"Sister, who has nothing better to do than put the complete script on their phone?" Meng Bai smiled and continued, "Because it's a unit drama, I just selected a few plots to make it easier to show when I'm trying to attract investment."
"Oh, that's right." As an insider, Qin Lan naturally knew that this was a common practice in the industry, so although she was a little reluctant, she didn't ask Meng Bai to give her the rest.
"How do you feel about it?" Meng Bai asked.
Qin Lan thought about it and said seriously, "Well - it's very interesting, very strange, and very novel."
After that, she looked at Meng Bai teasingly, "No wonder you want to find Leshi.com to discuss cooperation. I'm afraid this kind of subject matter won't pass the review in traditional film and television."
"It's not a big problem. If it's broadcast on TV, just add that the protagonist is actually a mental patient in the last episode, and all the plots are his fantasies during treatment." Meng Bai waved his hand and said indifferently.
Qin Lan couldn't help laughing when she heard this: "You know about auditing!"
After joking, Qin Lan returned to his serious face and said: "I really think your script is pretty good. I can recommend it to you and Weiwei. But I can't guarantee whether she will agree in the end."
"Don't worry, sister, I'll be very grateful as long as you can help me with the introduction. Leave the rest to me." Meng Bai raised his glass: "Plum juice instead of wine, to express my gratitude."
"Ha, plum juice is not enough, I have to remember that you owe me a glass of wine. If you really make a deal later, you have to make it up."
"No problem!"
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Beijing North, Leshi Building.
In the coffee shop on the first floor of the building, Meng Bai leaned against the window and searched for information about Leshi.com and Gan Wei on his mobile phone.
Don't mention it, there is really a lot of information about this Leshi boss lady on the Internet.
Yes, after all, before meeting Boss Jia, she was also a third-tier actress, and she still had some exposure.
As for after following Boss Jia, she didn't just go home to take care of her husband and children, but occasionally appeared on the entertainment page.
Even as Leshi.com has expanded in recent years, Gan Wei's popularity has become even higher than when she was an actress.
Some people on the Internet have combined her with three other female artists with similarly complicated backgrounds and called them "The Four Beauties of Beijing, Ice and Snow with a Sweet Touch."
It must be said that this title really sounds like a brand for a milk tea shop.
While he was daydreaming, Meng Bai suddenly heard the sound of high-heeled footsteps behind him. Turning his head, he saw a woman in a pink dress and delicate makeup walking towards him.
Although he had never seen her before, there were plenty of photos of her on the Internet, so he recognized at a glance that it was Gan Wei, whom he had an appointment to meet today.
Meng Bai stood up and walked towards the woman. Seeing her hesitant expression, he took the initiative to say, "Hello, Mr. Gan, it's our first meeting. I'm Meng Bai."
Upon hearing this, the woman's eyes lit up and she smiled and stretched out her hand, "You are Meng Bai! Sister Lanlan is really something. You have such a handsome brother, why didn't you introduce him to us earlier?"
"Sister Qinlan often tells me that there is a good sister like Mr. Gan who is both beautiful and powerful." Meng Bai showed a gentle smile that matched his image, and said casually in a sincere tone.
"I'm afraid it's not all praise for me." Gan Wei said enthusiastically: "Don't call me 'Boss Gan'. You are familiar with Sister Lan, just call me Sister Weiwei."
"Okay, Sister Weiwei." Meng Bai didn't pretend and immediately changed the name.
The two sat down opposite each other at the table. Gan Wei said straight to the point: "I heard from Sister Lan that you have a script and want to discuss cooperation with me?"
"Yes." Meng Bai took out a paper script from the bag beside him and handed it to Gan Wei.
Unlike the excerpt that he showed Qin Lan before, the one Meng Bai gave Gan Wei was the complete script. According to the rhythm of one story per episode, there are a total of twenty stories and twenty episodes.
Compared with the TV era, the entertainment rhythm in the Internet era must be much faster. Therefore, unlike traditional film and television dramas with thirty or fifty episodes, the rhythm of online dramas must be faster.
Twenty episodes is almost the size of a season of online dramas.
Gan Wei took the script and looked at the cover while secretly thinking about how to reject the young man in front of her.
Unlike her enthusiastic attitude, Gan Wei actually didn't have much expectation for Meng Bai's script. She agreed to meet today simply because she couldn't save face for her good sister.
Although Qin Lan praised Meng Bai's ability and the excellence of the script on the phone, Gan Wei was skeptical about the vision of her "good sister".
After all, Qin Lan had boasted about her "director boyfriend" in the "sister circle" before - yes, now I'm going to talk about her ex-boyfriend - saying that she was optimistic about his "The Banquet of Kings" and even used her own savings to help finish the film.
What was the result? Didn't she lose all her savings for so many years?
And then again, if this young man named Meng Bai is really as "talented" as Qin Lan said, how could he not have a signed work until now?
Gan Wei even thought privately that this Meng Bai might be Qin Lan's new "boyfriend", so she was so concerned.
It's not impossible. After all, her "good sister" looks like a mature lady, but she is not much different from a "love-brained" person.
When Gan Wei saw Meng Bai today, this idea deepened a little bit - if it was her, with such a handsome boyfriend, she would not refuse some of his "little wishes".
However, understanding is understanding, but it is impossible to really agree to invest in Meng Bai's script.
This is different from stuffing actors into the crew. If you put an unsuitable actor in, you will be scolded by the audience at most. Even for Meng Bai's appearance, it may attract a few ignorant girls.
But investing in a script is a serious film and television project, and it starts at one million at a time. This requires real money.
Forget it, I'll just take a look at it first, then say a few good words, and then politely refuse it with reasons such as "the style is not suitable" and "there is no plan in this regard".
Having made up her mind, Gan Wei began to read the content of the script - she still had to take a look at it, so that she could appear "sincere" when commenting.
(End of this chapter)
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