Chapter 133 "The Scumbag" and the "Queen of the Sea"
Zhengzhou, Zhongyuan Film and Television City.
Meng Bai got out of the car and looked at the street buildings in front of him that had a sense of age.
Just like Hengdian built the "Qin Palace" for the filming of "The Emperor and the Assassin" and then developed into a film and television base, Zhongyuan Film and Television City was invested and built because CCTV's "Children of the Great River" was filmed here two years ago.
Because of this, the style here is mainly based on period dramas of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.
However, because it is not very famous, there are not many crews coming.
But there happened to be a crew filming here at this time-the crew of "Wuxin: The Monster Killer" jointly produced by Tangren and Souhu.
This drama is the project that Zhang Ruoyun went to interview before, and he played a villain role in it.
After looking around and not finding the entrance, Meng Bai took out his phone: "Hey, Lao Zhang, I'm at your door. How do I enter from there... OK, I'll wait for you outside."
After exhaling a breath of white air, Meng Bai rubbed his hands and walked around for a while. Then Zhang Ruoyun, dressed in a blue Republic of China warlord uniform and a vertical collar cape, came out from a small path on the side.
"Don't say, don't say..." Meng Bai looked around him, "Your uniform is pretty good."
"Oh, it's okay, it's just average." Zhang Ruoyun said modestly: "The main thing is that you are a good person and the clothes look good."
"Okay, brother, you are a good pretender, and the other 3 points are deducted for driving to death."
Following Zhang Ruoyun along the dirt road, they soon saw a small courtyard with people coming and going. This should be their crew.
Meng Bai came to Zhang Ruoyun mainly to talk to him about the starring role of "Forensic Qin Ming".
"Forensic doctor?" Zhang Ruoyun frowned: "Do you need me to learn about anatomy?"
"Don't worry, the crew invited the original author, who is also a professional forensic doctor, to provide on-site guidance. I'll give you a contact number later. You can communicate with him more before the filming starts." Meng Bai said.
"Okay." Zhang Ruoyun nodded: "I will be done after the Chinese New Year, and I will find you then."
Or it can be said that the strongest resource in the film and television industry is connections. Just like "Forensic Qin Ming", the project has not been officially prepared, but the male lead has basically been decided.
Of course, Meng Bai can't just give the role to someone for no reason and just rely on friendship.
Zhang Ruoyun previously established a personal studio, which will be temporarily under the banner of Arclight Films. Wait until Yang Ming's "Taiyang Chuanhe" is built, and then transfer to that side.
Not only him, but also Zhu Xudan and Li Yitong, whose contracts with Leshi.com have expired, and Meng Bai's senior brother Wang Longzheng, are temporarily under the banner of Arclight Films, and will sign with them together when the time comes.
The latter two are easy to deal with, either they are newcomers or they don’t have a company, so they can just sign a contract directly.
Although Zhu Xudan’s contract with Leshi.com expired and was terminated naturally, in order to avoid misunderstandings, Meng Bai asked Liu Jun to talk to the department responsible for artist management.
As a result, just after listening to Meng Bai’s words, Liu Jun asked him in a strange tone, "Do we still have contracted artists at Leshi.com?"
Well - it can only be said that his "cheap junior sister" is really miserable.
Of course, the girl herself is happy, and I don’t know whether she is happy that she finally terminated the contract or signed with Meng Bai.
By the way, Meng Bai, who has become "rich and powerful", also asked Li Qin. It’s a pity that this girl has identified her "Aunt Li" and is just waiting for the ten-year contract to expire.
The only thing that surprised Meng Bai was the male lead of "Psychological Crime", that is, his junior brother Chen Ruoxuan. After receiving the invitation, the other party considered it for a few days and finally refused.
Although it was a bit unexpected, Meng Bai didn’t say much. This thing is a matter of mutual consent. Everyone has their own aspirations, so there is no need to force it.
"Don't you have any actors from Tangren in your crew?"
Tangren always likes to use its own actors for its internal dramas, but Meng Bai looked around the set and found that there was no familiar face.
"Yes, it seems that except for me, the other actors are all from Tangren." Zhang Ruoyun explained: "But this is the first time to try out an online drama, so basically all the actors used are newcomers. Oh, by the way, that teacher Jin Chen is our heroine."
"Oh, I know." He heard Li Yitong talking about it on New Year's Day before.
Perhaps because of the background of the plot, the entire crew of "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer", including the actors and staff, all looked dusty and dusty.
The only different color was a girl wearing a red cloak not far away.
The girl was tall and thin, with bangs, revealing a delicate baby face, and looked young.
"Who is that girl?" Meng Bai asked Zhang Ruoyun beside him.
"Which one? Oh, her name is Chen Yao, my junior sister from Beijing Film Academy, and she plays opposite me." Zhang Ruoyun introduced, and then bumped Meng Bai's shoulder, and said in an ambiguous tone: "Why, do you like it?"
Meng Bai showed a speechless expression, he was just asking casually.
After all, among a group of dusty people, this color is the most eye-catching, and it is hard not to notice it.
"Oh, I didn't expect that Teacher Meng's aesthetics are quite unified."
A female voice with a teasing tone suddenly sounded from behind. Meng Bai turned around, and sure enough, it was Jin Chen who had just talked about it.
"Ah, isn't this 'Jin Junshi'? What a coincidence." Meng Bai stood up and looked at her in the same way.
"Tsk, I said that the student is stupid and can't be taught. It doesn't matter if I make a mistake, but I also expose the teacher." Jin Chen's face was full of regret.
"Is it possible that the teacher taught too poorly?"
"Maybe, another reason is that I didn't expect the opponent to be so experienced."
"On this point, we can only say the same thing."
A "battle-hardened" charge general and an "experienced" dog-headed military strategist, both of them stood opposite each other with smiles on their faces, and their eyes met like space fluctuations.
"Well, how about I go out for a walk, and you two continue." Zhang Ruoyun on the side broke this momentum duel.
The atmosphere was broken, and the two of them didn't want to continue. Meng Bai extended his hand and said earnestly: "Since we know that students are stupid, let's do a more direct approach next time, and don't
always go around in circles." "Don't worry, I will try my best."
At this point, the two "scumbag queens" reached an agreement without the protagonist knowing.
Meng Bai didn't stay here for long. He had lunch with Zhang Ruoyun at noon, and then rushed back to the "Pretender" crew in Hengdian in the afternoon.
It was evening when he arrived at the crew, just in time for the night scene.
"Teacher Meng, you're back." A familiar director saw Meng Bai and raised his hand to say hello.
Meng Bai nodded at him and asked, "Which scene are you shooting tonight?"
"Shooting the 'Death Spy Plan', the scene where Yu Manli sacrificed herself."
"Shooting so quickly?" Meng Bai said in surprise: "Didn't I think it would take another half a month?"
"Oh, the order of the night scenes has been adjusted, and this scene has been put in the front."
Meng Bai nodded. This is normal. The shots during filming are taken as conveniently as possible, and many people shoot the ending first.
After saying thank you, he walked in the direction. As expected, he saw a few bright lights standing in the middle of a wasteland shrouded in darkness from afar, surrounded by a crowd of people.
Before he could get close, he suddenly heard Li Xue's irritable voice.
"Song Zhi, can you keep your expression still? It took twelve takes to shoot this scene of lying there without doing anything. I tell you, if you can shoot it, shoot it, if you can't, leave!"
(End of this chapter)
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