Chapter 223: A distant relative
With the start of filming of "The Lost Tomb", the producer Meng Bai has become free.
The crew's affairs are controlled by the director Li Muge. Even if he has any arrangements, he can dispatch them through the production director or the on-site producer.
It happened to be the Spring Festival, and Meng Bai, who had nothing to do, went home to celebrate the New Year.
As soon as the New Year came, many young people complained on the Internet that they didn't want to go home for the New Year.
They said they didn't want to go home, but in fact they mainly didn't want to see their relatives.
They barely see them once a year, and when they do, they ask "How much is your salary?" "Have you bought a house?" "Do you have a partner?" "When are you planning to get married?"
In comparison, Meng Bai is looking forward to the New Year, especially the part about asking questions.
As long as someone takes the lead, he can naturally start "output".
"Salary? Oh, I don't get paid much. I'm not really interested in money."
"I don't think the house needs to be too big. After all, it's only the size of a bed. A three or four hundred square meter house is enough."
"I'm not in a hurry for a partner. Young people are more focused on their careers. I don't really talk to girls."
"..."
In the past, when Meng Bai went home to face questions from relatives, he would mainly talk nonsense.
Unfortunately, since Arclight Films has become more and more famous, and Meng's mother has been promoting it in the family group all year round, no relatives have talked to him about this during the Chinese New Year in the past two years.
I can only say that it's a lot less fun.
This year is particularly special. He went home on the third day of the Chinese New Year. Not only did he not see many relatives, but even Meng's father and mother were not there.
Meng Bai couldn't help but wonder after making two phone calls but no one answered.
It's strange. Where did the old couple go?
Could it be that he secretly practiced a trumpet when he was not at home, and was afraid that he would be "ashamed to face" when he came back, so he hid out?
But looking at the furnishings at home, it seems that there are no suspicious items such as milk bottles and milk powder.
I waited until the afternoon, and finally, I heard the sound of the door opening.
"Hey, didn't you say you wouldn't be back for the Spring Festival this year?"
Mother Meng said in surprise, looking at her son who suddenly "refreshed" from the bedroom.
"Okay, I see, I'm back at the wrong time. It's okay, I'll pack up and leave."
"Go away, stop talking nonsense to me."
Mother Meng patted Meng Bai lightly: "Have you eaten lunch?"
"No, I've been hungry all morning." Meng Bai acted pitiful.
"You're so old, don't you know how to cook for yourself when you're hungry?"
Mother Meng said with disdain, took the ingredients from the refrigerator and went into the kitchen.
Meng Bai was helping out on the side, and asked curiously: "Where did you and my dad go this morning? Why didn't anyone answer the phone?"
"Did you call?"
Mother Meng wiped her hands, took the phone and took a look: "Oh, it's true, there must be no signal in the mountains."
"In the mountains? What are you doing in the mountains?"
"To visit your great grandfather's grave and pay homage to him."
"Huh?" Meng Bai looked at him with a puzzled look on his face, "No, it's New Year's Day, why did you suddenly think of visiting the grave?"
"Well, it's your old Meng family's business." Mother Meng said: "A distant relative of yours came and said he wanted to pay homage to the ancestral grave."
"Distant relative? How far away?"
"From Changchun."
"Ah--" Meng Bai nodded, this is indeed far enough.
But...
"Why have I never heard of a relative in Changchun?"
"Huh, don't talk about you, your dad and I just heard about it."
Seeing Meng Bai's curious expression, Mother Meng explained to him.
If you want to talk about this matter, you have to trace it back to Meng Bai's great grandfather's generation.
To put it simply, there were three brothers in his great-grandfather's generation. One joined the army and his whereabouts were unknown, while the other went to Guandong and finally settled in Changchun.
After nearly a century, the eldest brother, Meng Bai's great grandfather, had already passed away, but he didn't expect that the "third brother" was still alive.
Seeing that he was nearing the end, the old man planned to return to his hometown to take another look, as a way to put his mind at ease.
Fortunately, Meng Bai's great grandfather's family had stayed in Blue Island, and the two sides got in touch without much effort.
Originally planned to come in the fall, but the old man suddenly fell ill and recovered after several months of recuperation before leaving.
The other party was accompanied by a large family, and the main force of the reception here was naturally Dad Meng.
"Tsk, I really didn't expect that our family could have such a magnificent history." Meng Bai sighed.
The framework of this thing is already there, and if we accumulate some plots, we can shoot a period drama.
"Hey, what a coincidence, the youngest one in their group is a little girl, a few years younger than you, and also an actress."
Meng Bai looked at Mother Meng: "So, you won't take the opportunity to tell them that your son has opened a film and television company in Beijing North, and you can help take care of him?"
"Haha, look at what you said."
Mother Meng smiled awkwardly, and decisively pushed the blame: "This time it was mainly your father who mentioned it to them, and I just said a few words casually. Besides, we are all relatives anyway, so just take care of him if you can."
"Come on, Mom, from the perspective of my great-grandfather's generation, this is nothing to do with us, what kind of relatives are we?"
Meng Bai sighed exaggeratedly, but didn't care.
Arclight has so many projects, and if we really contact them later, we can just arrange a few supporting roles for them, as long as we can explain it.
"By the way, this cousin... is it a cousin?"
Mother Meng thought for a while and said, "She shouldn't be a younger sister. The generations above them got married and had children early, so the youngest girl should be a generation younger than you... She should be considered a niece."
"..."
Meng Bai was speechless. Well, now he has become an elder.
"Okay, then what's the name of my niece - it's so awkward to say it - and what school she's from? Just ask her to contact me later."
"She's from the film academy next to you. I didn't ask her name." Mother Meng said, "But her last name must be Meng."
"Wow, what a coincidence, her last name is also Meng!"
"Speak properly!" Mother Meng slapped Meng Bai in embarrassment, "I'll ask her later and ask her to add you on WeChat. You young people can chat by yourselves."
"Mom, your tone sounds like you're introducing me to a blind date."
"Oh, I don't care about these things for you young people. Anyway, it's not related at all, you can do it yourself."
"..."
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After staying at home for a few days, the "niece" whose name I didn't know didn't contact me, so Meng Bai put it behind his mind.
Originally, he wanted to return to the crew of "The Forbidden City", but Chen Sicheng called and said that he had some problems with the plot arrangement and wanted to discuss them again.
So Meng Bai changed direction and flew to Thailand.
It was already evening when he arrived, and the crew was packing up. In the corner, there was a cake with only the crumbs left.
He grabbed a staff member and asked, "Whose birthday is it?"
"It's Director Chen's birthday, and we celebrated together."
Meng Bai hadn't expected this.
But then again, she's not a girl, so who would remember a grown man's birthday?
But now that he knew, it wouldn't be appropriate not to mention it at all.
Meng Bai asked a staff member to accompany him to a shopping mall in downtown Bangkok, and then bought a box of high-end cigars as a gift at the first store after entering the door.
After taking the things back to the hotel, he planned to deliver the things to Chen Sicheng and chat about the script.
As soon as he got out of the elevator, he saw a man and a woman walking out with their arms around each other.
"...Shall we go shopping later?"
"Sure, I'll go wherever you want to go."
Meng Bai walked over, glanced at the two of them, and stopped where he was.
The man was Chen Sicheng, whom he was going to find, but next to him was a woman he didn't know at all.
Thanks to "时光1979" and "Although the World is Big" for their rewards! Heart
(End of this chapter)
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