Chapter 104 The Man Who Was Rejected Continuously
Song Zhi's audition went very smoothly. Her cheongsam image was very suitable for "Yu Manli". Her many years of experience in drama at the People's Art Theatre also honed her acting skills. Coupled with some "off-field factors", the casting team almost voted unanimously to decide on her.
The girl thanked everyone excitedly. After leaving the house, she didn't care about the awkward relationship with Meng Bai. She hugged his arm and almost cried happily again.
Meng Bai also understood her current mood. He just patted her shoulder and waited for her to calm down.
It was not until she went back and changed her clothes that her emotions finally calmed down a little. She walked up to Meng Bai and said solemnly: "Thank you."
"It's mainly due to your accumulation over the years. If you have to thank me, just thank yourself." Meng Bai said indifferently: "Prepare well when you go back. Director Li is very strict when filming. If you don't shoot well or always make mistakes, he will really scold you and ask you to get out."
"Yeah." Song Zhi nodded seriously with confidence.
Seeing her put on that big baggy down jacket again, Meng Bai asked, "Why are you still wearing this?"
Song Zhi was stunned, looked down at his coat, and then looked at Meng Bai: "This one... is warmer. And after you took my coat away, I have nothing else to wear. Do you know how expensive a new down jacket is?"
In his senior year, Meng Bai was invited to write a small script for a film crew. Although the movie has never been seen since then, at least he got a screenwriter fee.
The money was not much, Meng Bai spent half of it on gifts for Meng's parents, and the rest was basically spent that semester.
It was at that time that he bought two down jackets of the same style but different sizes, and he and Song Zhi made a couple's version.
Later, they broke up, and Meng Bai took the wrong clothes when he moved. The big one was left at Song Zhi's place, and he took the other's small one.
At first, he was thinking about sending it to him by express delivery in the same city one day, but as time went by, he slowly forgot about it.
"Where's my coat?" Song Zhi asked.
"It's too small, I can't wear it." Meng Bai said, "Later, when my mother came to visit me in Beijing, she saw it and said it was a pity to leave it there, so I gave it to her. Well, at this time, it should be playing mahjong with my mother."
"Puff!"
Song Zhi couldn't help laughing, "I thought you had thrown it away a long time ago."
"Just kidding, clothes worth more than 4,000 yuan, I would never throw them away even if I hang them up as a door curtain."
After saying that, Meng Bai couldn't help but sigh again, he was really daring back then. Thinking about the "disappearance" speed of the revenue share of "Soul Ferry" before, it can only be said that the fast speed of spending money was a sign long ago.
"Do you have time? I'd like to treat you to a meal to express my gratitude." Song Yi said, and then showed an embarrassed smile: "But I don't have much money now, so I may not be able to afford a good one."
"I'm busy with auditions recently, and the company has some financial issues to deal with. There is also an awards ceremony next month..." Meng Bai spread his hands and said: "Wait until after the New Year and then we'll start filming. There will be plenty of time, and you'll have your pay, so you don't have to cry poor."
"Okay, it's a deal." Song Zhi agreed immediately, and then pursed his lips: "Well, I'm leaving."
"Have a good trip. By the way, when you leave the park, tell the security uncle that you are from Noon Sunshine, so you can save on parking fees."
"...I took a taxi here."
What kind of person is this? Do you expect someone who can't even bear to change the clothes left by her ex-boyfriend to have a car? -
Meng Bai stayed at Noon Sunshine for more than a week. In addition to participating in auditions and casting, he mainly went over the script with Li Xue and others, and adjusted some settings and plots for the actors who were finally confirmed for some roles.
It was already the end of November when he was done. The filming of Soul Ferry 2 had just finished two days ago in Blue Island, and Meng Bai didn't have time to rush back.
Fortunately, it wasn't the first time for the crew to work together, and they cooperated well. In addition, there were five hundred people to help, so he, as a producer, didn't have to worry too much
. After finishing these two things, Meng Bai finally felt relieved. Just then, Chen Jing told him that Leshi.com had transferred the first share of the revenue of "Psychological Crime", so Meng Bai went directly back to Beijing North and brought some local specialties.
After returning, Meng Bai first went to Arc Light Films to deal with some documents and signatures during his absence. Then he packed a few boxes of gifts and headed for the Leshi Building.
Gan Wei hasn't been here for a long time at Leshi. I heard from Qin Lan before that she seemed to be about to give birth, and she should be waiting at home for the due date.
Since she was not there, Meng Bai did not delay and went to Liu Jun's office again.
"Sister Su, you have lost a lot of weight in the past half month. What's wrong? Have you been trapped in love recently?" At the door of the office, Meng Bai greeted Liu Jun's secretary.
Seeing that it was Meng Bai who came, Sister Su smiled with her hands covering her mouth, revealing the charm of a mature woman: "Mr. Meng, you are really, I am more than 30 years old, how can I still have love. Are you here to see Mr. Liu?"
"Is Brother Liu here?"
"Yes, but he is talking to other people now. If you are not in a hurry, please wait for a while."
"Okay, I don't have anything to do here, wait until he is done."
Meng Bai did not treat himself as an outsider. He greeted several familiar staff members in the office, found an empty workstation and sat down, and watched the workers' various ways of slacking off.
Sister Su poured a cup of tea for Meng Bai. He thanked her and asked casually, "Who is in Brother Liu's room?"
"A producer from a small film and television company. It seems that he wants to talk to Mr. Liu about a web drama project." Sister Su smiled and said, "You know, since our Leshi's 'Super Web Drama Plan' was announced, and your "Psychological Crime" became a hit, almost every day someone will come to discuss cooperation with a project."
Since the success of "Soul Ferry" and "The Darker" at the beginning of the year, the web drama market has instantly become a new industry outlet. Those who used to shoot commercials, MVs, and micro-films all rushed to the web drama market with project books.
Not only Leshi, the self-made drama department of every video website is "overcrowded". Sometimes, a website can receive more than 100 project plans in a month.
In the eyes of these people, Arclight Films, which has carved out a market with two suspense web dramas, is their "role model". Everyone wants to make the next "Soul Ferry" or "Psychological Crime".
Unfortunately, most people's projects were rejected at the first step.
Meng Bai curiously asked about the project information that they were going to talk about today. Sister Su flipped through the appointment record: "It's a youth-themed project. The person who came is called Zhu Zhenhua. It seems that he has filmed a web drama before."
"Zhu Zhenhua?" Meng Bai frowned. The name seemed familiar.
After thinking for a while, he took out his mobile phone and searched the Internet. Then he suddenly realized that this was not the producer of the previous "Fleeting Years" on Sohu Video?
I remember that the performance of that drama was quite good at that time. With more than 600 million views, it can be regarded as a web drama that can be ranked in the top 3 this year.
With such good results, shouldn't he continue to cooperate with Sohu for new projects? Why did he come to Leshi?
Just thinking about it, Liu Jun's office door opened. Meng Bai glanced and saw Liu Jun walking out with a middle-aged man.
This should be Zhu Zhenhua, Meng Bai thought to himself. Seeing the expression of loss and regret on his face, it seems that they didn't reach an agreement.
Meng Bai's curiosity really came up. How could a producer who had successful projects have his new projects rejected one after another?
Seeing Zhu Zhenhua and Liu Jun saying goodbye and leaving with a document in hand, Meng Bai squinted his eyes to see the name written on the cover, but unfortunately he was too far away to see it.
"Mr. Meng, Mr. Liu, please come in." Sister Su walked over and said.
Meng Bai stood up and walked to Liu Jun's door, then turned back to Sister Su and said, "Sister Su, I would like to trouble you to do me a favor."
"No problem, go ahead."
"The person who just left, please catch up with him and ask him to wait for me in the cafe downstairs. Tell him that I want to talk to him about some cooperation."
(End of this chapter)
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