Chapter 275 Yang·Genuine Supporter·Chao Yue
"Ding~"
With a crisp sound, the two glass wine glasses gently touched each other.
"It seems that this is the first time I see you wearing a dress." Meng Bai looked at Ni Ni in front of him and said.
Different from the style I saw before, she wore a bright pink long dress today. The side of the dress was slit, and you could occasionally see her long white legs when she walked.
Compared with the past, she was less sassy and more charming and bright.
"It's a celebration banquet, so I have to cooperate."
Ni Ni smiled brightly and looked at Meng Bai: "How about it, which style does Teacher Meng like?"
"How should I put it? I still miss the wanton girl in the desert more."
Ni Ni smiled with her eyebrows lowered when she heard it, and obviously recalled the time in the desert Gobi.
Her little tongue licked her lips gently, she leaned forward and whispered: "Last time, Teacher Meng said she didn't have time. I wonder if tonight..."
"How can I refuse a beautiful woman's appointment."
The two smiled at each other, and they had reached an agreement tacitly.
"By the way, I haven't thanked you yet." Ni Ni took a sip of her wine and suddenly said, "I received an invitation from director Tsui Hark two days ago, asking me to participate in the new movie he produced."
"Oh?" Meng Bai asked curiously, "What movie?"
"The Thousand Faces of Dunjia."
"The one directed by Yuan Heping?"
"Yes." Ni Ni nodded, "He will direct it again this time."
Meng Bai understood, he had seen the 1982 version of this movie.
This movie is one of the classics in Hong Kong movies. Although the plot is still a clichéd revenge story, the form is very novel.
It is no longer a variety of martial arts moves, but has been replaced by the Taoist method of "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia".
The film brings together many wonderful methods from folk legends, such as the five ghosts bringing wealth, the five elements escaping the earth, the flying swords of paper people, and the nail shadow shaping.
The effect seems a bit crude today, but it was particularly novel in that era when special effects technology was not yet developed.
This time, it was remade after more than 30 years. I dare not say anything else, at least the special effects level will definitely be upgraded a lot.
With the title of producer by Tsui Hark, it is obviously another big production.
"Congratulations." Meng Bai congratulated, and then asked in confusion: "But this has nothing to do with me, right?"
"Of course not." Ni Ni smiled brightly and said: "Director Tsui Hark said that he decided to use me after seeing the role of 'Shirley Yang'."
Her role in the movie is called "Iron Dragonfly". The setting is that she is a chivalrous woman with great skills and swift actions, but she is very gentle in her heart, and she is hard on the outside but soft on the inside.
Judging from the setting, it is indeed somewhat similar to "Shirley Yang".
And although the two projects are of different types, they are both fantasy themes, and the style and temperament are suitable, so they finally decided to choose her.
For Ni Ni, this is naturally a very happy thing.
After all, since "The Flowers of War", she has been spinning around in various small productions in recent years, and her popularity and status have been questioned.
It is rare to receive such a big production now. Regardless of the result, at least her status can be stabilized.
Tsui Hark recognized her because of the role of "Shirley Yang", and she was able to participate in "The Lost Tomb" because of Meng Bai's decision.
According to this logic, the credit should naturally be attributed to him.
"It doesn't matter whether I thank you or not. The development of you leading actors is good, which means that our project is successful."
Meng Bai smiled, hesitated, and still didn't say the rest.
How to say it, although Tsui Hark has the blessing, he is not very optimistic about this movie.
First of all, director Yuan Heping is an action director. The action scenes of the works he has directed over the years are impeccable, but there are many flaws in the rhythm of the plot.
In addition, the producer Tsui Hark, "Old Tsui" has no problem with his directing skills, but there is always a problem that he is easily immersed in special effects, which leads to a messy plot.
Like the "Legend of Zu Mountain" that lost a lot of money at the beginning, and the "Detective Dee" series in recent years.
Only the "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" in the past two years is better, but it depends more on the performance of the actors.
It has to be said that since losing Shi Nansheng, the "best partner" in both life and career, no one can control "Old Tsui".
As a remake, and a project with a high proportion of special effects, it is hard to say what Tsui Hark will come up with.
Anyway, if Meng Bai were to look at it as an investor, he would not dare to bet that this big boss would not have a seizure.
But as he said to Wu Bai before, it's hard to say what the audience likes.
Maybe Tsui Hark's appeal can make everyone happy to watch it?
And no matter what, this is also a rare big production, and he has no need and no position to persuade Ni Ni to give up.
Only entering the body, not entering life, this is the quality that a "mature collaborator" should have.
"Then I wish you a big box office in advance." Meng Bai raised his glass.
Ni Ni smiled and said, "Thank you, and I wish Teacher Meng's new project will continue to be successful."
——The
celebration banquet did not last until late, but Meng Bai did not reappear in the office building of Arc Light Films until the third day.
"Good morning, President Meng!"
As soon as Meng Bai entered the hall, Yang Chaoyue at the front desk immediately greeted him with full energy.
"Morning."
Meng Bai smiled and nodded, subconsciously looking at her: "You've become much more beautiful recently."
"Hehe..."
Yang Chaoyue smiled a little embarrassedly, as if she was not used to such direct compliments.
But Meng Bai was not talking nonsense. This girl is indeed much more beautiful than when she first came to apply for the job.
She worked in various factories before. The work was tiring and she earned little. She also had to send money home,
so she had no time to clean up. Although she was busy at Huguang, it was still a world of difference compared to the assembly line.
The work was easy, and her complexion naturally improved.
And although she was reluctant to spend money, she still had to dress up as a receptionist. In addition, Huguang was a film and television company, and there were many beautiful girls coming and going. Under the influence of
these girls, she would pay more attention to her appearance. After all, she was just a girl of eighteen or nineteen years old. How could she not like to be beautiful?
The only pity was that this girl always had a sense of lack of confidence, which made her temperament much worse.
There was no way. Children from poor families, except for being well-read, it was really difficult to cultivate a confident character.
"If you have nothing to do, you should read more books." Meng Bai said, "You can't be a receptionist all your life."
"I, I actually read books too..." Yang Chaoyue said in a low voice.
"Just your pile of fairy tale novels, right?"
Yang Chaoyue looked at Meng Bai in surprise: "Mr. Meng, how did you know?"
"Huahua told me."
"Hmm..." Yang Chaoyue pouted, as if she was reported at school.
Meng Bai chuckled. He had never thought that Hua Yan would unexpectedly have a good relationship with this girl.
Maybe they can talk about the second-year disease.
After all, one thinks about her paper figures and figurines every day, and the other reads all kinds of female fairy tales online.
It should be said that although Yang Chaoyue does not make much money, she is a complete genuine reader.
This really makes content creators like Meng Bai feel good.
Of course, it is not ruled out that she can't find pirated copies.
After persuading him, Meng Bai didn't say anything more. Preaching is the easiest way to make people look greasy.
"Is Mr. Liu here?"
"Ah, Mr. Liu is here."
"Okay."
Meng Bai nodded, turned around and went upstairs to Liu Jun's office.
"Brother Jun, what are you doing?"
"Reading the news."
"What news?" Meng Bai asked curiously.
Liu Jun turned the screen and a short message appeared.
"...Recently, Jia Yueting, chairman of Leshi.com, admitted in an open letter that LeEco's finances were tight and that there might be risks in the merger and acquisition, but he promised to resolve the problem within 3 to 4 months."
(End of this chapter)
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