Chapter 203 My cat can do backflips
As the saying goes, no one wins in gambling, and no one praises you for lying.
As a scumbag, Meng Bai usually treats people with sincerity and basically never tells lies.
For example, "I talked to someone about cooperation in the afternoon" and "I went out for dinner in the evening", these two sentences are true.
But it does not mean that there is any logical connection between the two sentences.
In the afternoon, Fang Fang from Tencent Video did come to talk to him about the filming cooperation of "Ghost Blowing Light".
Meng Bai is still very interested in this IP that he has seen since he was a child. Moreover, Tencent Video also agreed to let Arc Light take charge of the project production, so there is no reason to disagree.
"Start shooting from the first "The Mysterious City"?" Meng Bai asked.
Fang Fang nodded: "Yes. On the movie side, because of the confusion of copyrights, each company has different projects. But all the copyrights of the web series are with us, and we can produce a complete series."
Speaking of the film and television copyright disputes of "Ghost Blowing Light", the complexity of the relationship and the number of copyright holders involved are really enough to make even a dog shake his head.
Take movies for example. This year alone, two adaptations of "Ghost Blowing the Light" will be released.
One is "Nine-story Demon Tower" produced by China Film and Leshi Films and directed by Lu Yu next month.
The other is "Looking for the Dragon" directed by Wuershan and jointly produced by Wanda, Huayi and Guangguang, which will be released at the end of the year.
From the degree of dispersion of this producer, we can see how many disputes there are in the film and television copyright of the original work.
Although the movie and the web drama have nothing to do with each other, Meng Bai still hopes that at least one of the two can hold up.
The audience's trust in an IP has an upper limit. If it is consumed too much, it will be uncomfortable later.
The intention of cooperation has been roughly determined, and the specific details will be discussed later.
After the discussion, Meng Bai declined the other party's invitation to the dinner, saying that he already had an appointment.
Then, he went to pick up Li Yitong.
Today is this girl's birthday.
"Who's calling?" Looking at Meng Bai who came back, Li Yitong asked.
"Oh, the people from the crew of The Disguiser, we talked about the future work arrangements." Meng Bai said in a natural tone.
After that, he didn't wait for the girl to continue asking, and raised his glass: "Come on, today is first to celebrate your birthday, and second to celebrate your successful graduation."
Li Yitong has been attending the advanced training class of the Central Academy of Drama since last year. After studying for nearly a year, she finally completed the course last month.
Although there is only a certificate of completion, she can call herself a student of the Central Academy of Drama in the future.
"Thank you, 'senior brother'!" Li Yitong pinched her throat and called out delicately.
Meng Bai shuddered: "No, no, Boss Li, let's talk properly. This voice is disgusting."
"Tsk, rare."
After taking a sip of wine, Meng Bai asked: "By the way, has the company introduced any new resources to you?"
"Yes." Li Yitong nodded, "A few days ago, I also went to audition for a fairy tale drama."
"What drama?"
"It's called "The Legend of Chusen", which is adapted from the novel "Zhu Xian"." Li Yitong said.
"Ah, I know, it's a drama produced by Huanrui." Meng Bai said with understanding.
By the way, he was secretly muttering in his heart that Yang Ming and Huanrui Century have cooperated a lot.
Just as Bai Yu and Zhou Yutong auditioned for "Love O2O", they sent Li Yitong to "The Legend of Chusen".
"Which role did you audition for?" Meng Bai asked, "Biyao?"
Li Yitong shook her head, "Biyao is the female lead. I heard that Zhao Liying was chosen. I auditioned for the second female role, Lu Xueqi."
"Are you sure?"
"It's hard to say." Li Yitong shook her head, "My executive agent, Sister Qi, told me that there are quite a lot of people competing for this resource. My popularity is too low right now, and I don't have any qualifications, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to be chosen."
"Hmm..." Meng Bai touched his chin, "Has your agent asked around, who else has the crew contacted?"
"The candidates I know so far are Yang Zi, Tang Yan, and..."
Li Yitong glanced at him, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and said in a brisk tone, "And Li Qin, Teacher Li."
"Cough!"
Meng Bai coughed lightly and touched his eyebrows calmly.
"This, the competition sounds quite fierce."
"What, President Meng wants to help me get a role again?" Li Yitong looked at him teasingly.
"Well, if it's another company, it's fine, but Huanrui Century..." Meng Bai said, "I'm afraid that if I contact them, it will have a counterproductive effect."
"Haha..."
Li Yitong laughed. She had also paid attention to the competition between "Forensic Qin Ming" and "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", so she naturally understood what Meng Bai meant.
"No need." Li Yitong said seriously, "I have my own company now, and I can't always rely on your help to get roles. Believe me, I can do it myself."
Girl, you really think too much. If it were ten years ago, this idea might still be possible.
But with the entry of Internet capital, the entire industry is now talking about "traffic economy".
If there is no capital behind it, there is really no chance.
Meng Bai wanted to persuade her, but seeing her sincere expression, he thought about it and decided not to undermine her confidence.
Young people always have to hit the wall a few times before they can see the real side of society.
And then again, Taiyang Chuanhe still has resources, and it may not really need his help.
In fact, if the only candidates for competition are Yang Zi and Tang Yan, then he can communicate with Huanrui Century to ask for it.
But there is also Li Qin, so it is not easy for him to make a move.
The left hand and the right hand are both hands, and it is not good to favor anyone.
Alas, it is not easy to be a scumbag.
Before answering the phone, the two had actually eaten almost everything. Meng Bai looked at the time and it was already past nine o'clock.
Both of them drank, so they could only call a designated driver.
Although she is not very popular, she is still an artist after all, so Li Yitong still wears a mask and a hat.
As for the sunglasses, forget about it. Wearing sunglasses at night would make you look more eye-catching.
The house that Li Yitong rented is in a residential area near the West Fifth Ring Road.
The designated driver drove the car downstairs and parked it, gave the key to Meng Bai, and then rode away on his folding electric scooter.
"Hiss - I suddenly realized that I seemed to have done something stupid."
Standing downstairs, Meng Bai took a deep breath.
"What's wrong?" Li Yitong asked.
"I still can't drive if I go back, why did I let the designated driver go?"
"..."
Li Yitong glanced at him and saw that his face was full of "this is trouble" expression. She pursed her lips and said, "How about going up and sitting for a while?"
After that, she didn't wait for Meng Bai to answer, and continued, "By the way, didn't I tell you before that I have a cat. This cat is quite magical and can do backflips. Do you want to see it?"
Hearing this, Meng Bai immediately remembered what he had said to her before, and couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, I haven't seen a cat that can do a backflip yet, so I'll give it a try."
...
"Click!"
The sound of the lock turning was heard, and then Meng Bai and Li Yitong walked in.
Closing the door, Meng Bai turned on the light with familiarity.
He had been to Li Yitong's house twice before, so he was familiar with the place.
"Rou Rou! Rou Rou!"
Li Yitong called into the house twice, and then a white and brown kitten slowly walked out from the corner.
"Come, come to mommy."
Li Yitong walked over, picked up the kitten, and scratched its chin.
The white cat didn't resist, as if it was used to it. It narrowed its eyes and looked at Meng Bai.
"You really have a cat!" Meng Bai said with a strange expression.
"Yes, otherwise what would I let you see."
Li Yitong walked to Meng Bai with the white cat in her arms, holding one of its paws and waving at him, saying, "Come, call me uncle." The
white cat glanced at Meng Bai, turned around and buried its face in Li Yitong's arms.
"Is it a male or female?"
"Female."
Li Yitong put the cat on the ground, then looked at Meng Bai and said, "Just sit down, it's all familiar, I'll go clean it up."
Watching her enter the house, Meng Bai squatted down and looked at the white cat.
"Your mom said you can do a backflip, try one."
The white cat glanced at him, not knowing if he understood or not. Suddenly, he stepped on the wall and jumped up.
Then, he did a kite flip, flew backwards, and then landed steadily on the ground.
(End of this chapter)
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