Chapter 186 People light candles, ghosts blow out the lights
"Brother Xiaoming, congratulations."
In the spacious banquet hall, Meng Bai held up a glass of wine and congratulated, "Happy wedding."
I don't know if it was a deliberate choice of day, but the day before Taiyang Chuanhe officially opened, Huang Xiaoming announced the news of getting a marriage certificate on the Internet.
This brother is now a formal married person.
"Haha, thank you very much."
It can be seen that Huang Xiaoming is in a good mood. With a smile on his face, he raised his glass to Meng Bai, and called behind him, "Baby, come here."
Meng Bai looked in the direction he was calling, and saw a tall and beautiful woman walking over. She was wearing a blue chest-length dress with a slit on one side of the skirt, and her white long legs were exposed from time to time when she walked.
"Baby, let me introduce you." Huang Xiaoming said, "This is Mr. Meng Bai from Arclight Films, my fellow countryman from Landao."
"Ah, hello, Mr. Meng." The woman smiled and looked at Meng Bai, and said enthusiastically, "I am Xiaoming's lover, Angelbaby." The one
who came was naturally Yang Tianbao.
Meng Bai smiled and nodded.
Don't mention it, although this woman has a lot of black history before, her character and acting skills have always been criticized, but her appearance is indeed not bad.
Well - it's just a purely objective evaluation, he doesn't have any "I Nima" habits.
And at present, the relationship between the two is also very good. Otherwise, Huang Xiaoming would not have preferred to be with her at the cost of his own image. After
a few pleasantries, Huang and Yang left. The two of them are also half of the hosts of today's cocktail party, and they must take care of all aspects.
Because the second largest shareholder is Huang Xiaoming, and a considerable part of the company's team comes from Huayi Film and Television, the establishment of Taiyang Chuanhe has received a lot of attention in the circle.
For example, those who came to attend the cocktail party today included film and television companies like Huayi, some artists and actors who came to show their support, and several video platforms.
Of course, most of the platforms actually came for Arclight Film and Television.
"Mr. Meng, we meet again."
A woman's voice came from the side.
Meng Bai looked in the direction of the voice: "Ah, it's Mr. Fang, thank you for coming."
He knew the woman who came. Her name was Fang Fang. She was the head of the content production department of Tencent Video, similar to Liu Jun of Leshi.com and Dai Ying of Qiyi TV.
The two had met once before at the review meeting in early March.
The last time they met, she had invited Meng Bai to discuss cooperation with Arclight Film and Television. However, because she was working on several projects such as "Forensic Qin Ming", she only said that she would wait for an opportunity in the future.
"I heard that Arclight's new drama has been completed?" Fang Fang asked enthusiastically.
"Yes, it was just finished last week."
"Have you decided when it will be broadcast?"
"Maybe in July or August, and the specific details will depend on the progress of the later stage." Meng Bai gave a general introduction.
Fang Fang thought for a while and said, "Hey, doesn't that just happen to collide with Qiyi TV's "Grave Robbers' Chronicles"?
"Yes, it just happened to coincide." Meng Bai smiled bitterly and said, "Alas, this big IP is here, we just hope not to be suppressed too badly."
"Haha, Mr. Meng is too polite." Fang Fang comforted, "The name of Arclight Film and Television is now as famous and popular as those big IPs in the field of online dramas. We are still very confident in Mr. Meng's work." "
Then I'll take your good words." Meng Bai thanked.
Regardless of whether it is a polite remark, at least it sounds comfortable.
"In fact, we also have a lot of big IPs here at Tencent, especially suspense themes, but we lack a good production team like Arclight Film and Television." Meng Bai
was not surprised at all when he heard this. Tencent has been rich for so many years, but it has accumulated a lot of copyrights.
In addition, this year, the China Literature Group was established, and it acquired Qidian, the leader of online literature for men, and also invested in Jinjiang, a female literature. In terms of IP reserves alone, Tencent is second, and no one dares to claim to be first.
However, Meng Bai was quite interested in the big IP of "suspense theme" that Fang Fang mentioned: "I wonder which IP Tencent wants to develop?"
"Mr. Meng, you must have heard of the name of this work." Fang Fang smiled and continued: "Qiyi TV bought the online drama copyright of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" before, and we bought another one, "Ghost Blowing the Light."
Meng Bai suddenly realized that he knew "Ghost Blowing the Light", which was one of the two peaks of "grave robbery novels".
Strictly speaking, it can even be regarded as the "elder" of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".
However, because the market for online literature was too small in the early years and the copyright market was too chaotic, the film and television adaptation of this book has always been in a fragmented state.
Until last year, when online dramas became popular, Tencent suddenly discovered that there was no mention of online dramas in the original film and television adaptation contract, so it happily bought the online drama adaptation rights of the entire series.
It happened that at this time, Qiyi TV announced the online drama adaptation of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", and Tencent Video planned to wait and see the market situation and develop this big IP.
Filming a drama naturally requires a production team. Although Tencent also established its own Penguin Films this year, its main business is publicity and production. It has no foundation in production and can only seek external cooperation.
When it comes to online dramas, especially suspense-themed online dramas, the first thing that comes to mind is naturally Arclight Films.
"I wonder if Mr. Meng is interested in this project?" Fang Fang asked with a smile.
Meng Bai pondered. If he was interested, he would naturally have it, after all, it was such a big IP.
But the problem is that Arclight now has little liquidity. The money from Qiming Venture Partners is always in a "war readiness state", and we can't throw away the big picture for the sake of small things.
After thinking about it, he felt that he should first inquire about the specific situation.
"When does Tencent plan to launch the project?"
"There is no specific plan yet. We want to wait and see the market response of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles". In addition..." Fang Fang smiled, "There is another aspect, which is the review. We need to see what the higher-ups think of this type of theme works."
It was said at the previous review meeting that web dramas that were launched after April must be reviewed according to the new filing system.
In the past two months, although there have been many new web dramas aired, they are all small projects, and both the theme and popularity are very average.
At present, the industry is basically waiting for Arclight's "Forensic Qin Ming" and Qiyi TV's "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".
These two dramas are sensitive in content and theme, and they are both the most suitable for exploration.
Whether they have something to do or not, others can take this opportunity to see where the standard line is.
Meng Bai thought about it. According to Fang Fang's statement, they have to wait until "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" is finished. Adding the subsequent discussion, project establishment, and preparation time, it is estimated that it will take at least November or December.
According to the previous average rhythm, by then, part of the revenue from "Forensic Qin Ming" should be credited, and some of the share from "The Disguiser" should also be credited.
As long as the performance of these two dramas is good, the money will be enough for Arc Light to start new projects.
However, for the sake of insurance, Meng Bai did not agree directly, but only said that they would discuss the details after Tencent confirmed it.
After a few greetings and watching Fang Fang leave, Meng Bai did not go to find Liu Jun, but walked to the other side of the banquet hall.
It is interesting to say that although there are many guests and guests present today, they can be divided into three parts as a whole.
One is the left side of the hall, which is mainly composed of several video platforms and new film and television companies. The other is on the right side, which is mainly composed of old film and television companies such as Huayi and Jingquan.
Then there are various stars, artists, and some third parties such as investment companies and brands distributed in the middle.
These three groups of people are intertwined, but they have clear boundaries, full of a weird and natural atmosphere.
Meng Bai came here today, not only as a shareholder, but also with a "mission".
"Hey, senior brother." Meng Bai called to Yang Ming.
"What's the matter?"
"I want to find Chen Chichi, can you introduce him to me?"
"Okay, no problem." Yang Ming agreed without hesitation, and then asked curiously: "Why are you looking for him?"
"Oh, there is a role in a movie project, I want to ask if he is interested?"
"Movie?" Yang Ming asked puzzledly: "Online movie?"
"No, a normal theater movie." Meng Bai said: "In cooperation with Wanda Pictures."
"Ha!" Yang Ming exclaimed.
It's been more than a month since we last met, has Arclight Film and Television already developed to the point of starting to make movies?
In the film and television industry, movies and online dramas are completely two different positions.
Meng Bai explained that it was not Arclight's own project, but just a collaboration with others. It happened that there was a role suitable for Chen Chichi, so he thought of asking him.
After all, he is now half of his own people.
(End of this chapter)
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