Chapter 315 Meng Po
"Brother Jing!"
Meng Bai called out and walked towards Wu Jing.
"You're here." Wu Jing walked towards him with a smile, "I thought the crew was busy and you couldn't come."
"It's Brother Guo and his crew who are busy. I'm the representative." Meng Bai said, "Huguang is the investor anyway, so they must come to fill the space."
After that, he looked at the premiere scene again: "Not many people came today."
Compared to the star-studded other movies, the premiere of "Wolf Warrior 2" seemed a bit deserted.
In addition to the media and the audience, there were almost no stars present.
When Meng Bai entered the venue just now, he looked around and could only name a few people, such as Chen Sicheng, Yu Hewei, Li Chen, and Eddie Peng.
Oh, there is also a big name, Guo Degang, who should have been invited by Yu Qianer, who also starred in the movie.
In fact, Wu Jing had contacted many people before and spent a lot of effort to promote him.
Unfortunately, the warmth and coldness of people in the circle are often very realistic.
"Maybe they are all busy." Wu Jing's expression was bitter, but then he smiled with relief, "It's okay, it's enough that you can come."
Meng Bai also smiled, and then changed the subject: "How many screenings are there for the movie?"
Speaking of this, Wu Jing's spirits suddenly lifted: "Not bad, the first day's screenings have been secured at 19%. Now I think it's not a bad thing to avoid "The Founding of an Army", at least the screenings can be much higher."
19% of the screenings are not high, but it is okay in this period.
After all, there are several films being released at the same time, including "The Sword of the Assassin 2", "Despicable Me 3", "The Legend of Wukong" and "Father and Son".
As the protagonist of today's premiere, Wu Jing is very busy. So the two of them just chatted briefly and then separated.
Meng Bai glanced around and found Chen Sicheng who came earlier.
"Brother, I didn't expect you to come here too."
"Zhixi asked me to help hold the stage." Chen Sicheng said, "I just happened to have something to talk to you about, so I came by."
"What's the matter?" Meng Bai asked.
Chen Sicheng said, "I'm planning to start preparing for "Detective Chinatown 2". How about your script?"
"It's been ready for a long time. I'll send it to you in two days."
The first "Detective Chinatown" was released during the summer of last year, and it has been a year since then. The script has been polished and completed long ago, so Meng Bai was not surprised by this.
"I don't need to read your script to make me feel relieved." Chen Sicheng smiled and said, "I plan to catch the New Year's Day at the end of next year. When will your web drama project start?" "It
will have to be at the end of the year. Arc Light has more projects in the second half of the year."
"I heard that web dramas will have to pass the review before they can be broadcast in the future?"
"Yes, but it's just an extra set of procedures. The review is still relatively loose." Meng Bai said easily: "Besides, our story is set in Thailand, and the impact of the review is not great... If everything goes well, it should be around the National Day next year."
"Don't worry, as long as it can be released before the movie is released." Chen Sicheng smiled and said, "Even if it can be connected with the movie, the effect should be better."
According to what the two had discussed before, there will be many "detectives from all over the world" in the plot of the second part.
In order to make this setting smoother, the web drama that will be broadcast first will mention this aspect.
The two discussed the background setting of the "Tang Detective Series" for a while, and Meng Bai remembered another thing.
"Oh, Senior Brother, I just happen to have something to ask for your help."
"We are friends, just talk."
"Huguang has a movie project this month, and there is a role that is quite suitable for Sister Yaya. I want to ask her to help with a cameo." Meng Bai said.
The project he was talking about was "Soul Ferry: Huangquan" which was going to start filming this month.
This movie is a prequel to the feature film "Soul Ferry". It tells the story of a girl named "Sanqi" who is the new Mengpo of Huangquan. Because she lost one of her seven orifices when she was born, she has a simple and foolish personality and is not very smart.
She has been guarding Mengpo Village by the Naihe Bridge for many years, managing the Yin-Yang Book that records life and death, and serving Mengpo soup to the souls of the deceased.
There are many different opinions about the origin of the image of "Mengpo" in traditional mythology. Some say that she is a celestial official in the ancient three realms. Seeing that all living beings are nostalgic for their past lives after death, she came to the bank of the Wangchuan River and provided the world with Mengpo soup to seal their memories.
There is also a saying that after Meng Jiangnu cried to the Great Wall, she did not find her husband's body and died of worry. God was moved by her sincerity and spared her the suffering of reincarnation. He asked her to make Mengpo soup by the Naihe Bridge so that the ghosts participating in reincarnation would forget everything in their previous lives.
As for the image of Mengpo, there are also many different opinions. In most traditional works, she likes to be described as a white-haired old woman.
However, many people also think that it should be a stunning woman.
How to say it, there is no shortage of old perverts among the literati of all dynasties. Fox, Jingwei, and Hanba can all be beautiful girls, so there is no shortage of Meng Po.
In the setting of "Soul Ferry", Meng Bai turned "Meng Po" into a position, which has been inherited from generation to generation.
This term Meng Po is Sanqi, the heroine played by Zhu Xudan. And the previous term is the mother of the heroine, "Meng Qi".
Meng Po has always been a woman. After getting married, the man must erase life and death and give up the worldly affairs in the mortal world. Meng Qi fell in love with Chen Shi, a mortal who accidentally entered the underworld. Unfortunately, the latter was greedy for the human world, escaped on the day of the wedding, and stole the soul of his daughter "Sanqi".
Meng Qi, who was betrayed, hated all the living who broke into the underworld from then on. It happened that the monk Wuming's piano was snatched away by the Hades A Cha, so he broke into the underworld alone, fought with Meng Qi, and killed him with the "Arhat blood" in his body.
However, Wuming failed to succeed. He eventually lost all his cultivation, his soul and spirit were separated, and he forgot his past affairs. He became the messenger of the underworld - the "soul ferryman" Zhao Li.
This is the story of the whole "Soul Ferry".
The role of Meng Qi has few scenes, but it is quite important in the plot. As for the appearance, Meng Bai adopted the setting that the audience likes more - charming but not coquettish, with a beautiful and fairy-like appearance.
In fact, at the beginning of this role, the first actor Meng Bai thought of was Guo Zhenni, who was "Zhao Hede" in "Mother of the World".
Her image in it was very in line with the requirements.
Unfortunately, this person had retired from the circle two years ago, and he couldn't invite her even if he wanted to.
Then Meng Bai remembered Tong Liya, who played her sister Zhao Feiyan.
"Is Sister Yaya free recently?" Meng Bai asked.
"She should be free. She has a movie to shoot at the end of September. Before that, there are no other plays." Chen Sicheng said.
But after saying that, he said awkwardly: "But if you want to invite her, you'd better call her yourself. If I say it, she will definitely refuse."
Meng Bai was stunned for a moment, but he reacted immediately.
During the Chinese New Year, this guy was caught in a room with two girls to "play poker", and it was very exciting at the time.
"What's the matter, senior brother, did you fail to coax her this time?" Meng Bai said with a smile.
Tong Liya's image in family and love has always been a silent and tolerant person. She once said, "As long as I can go home, it's fine." She can be said to be a model of a big wife.
But after the incident in Bangkok last year, Meng Bai found that his senior sister was definitely not that simple.
But then again, no matter how much she can endure, she has a temper once a year.
"Well, it doesn't matter whether she coaxes or not." Chen Sicheng tried to save face and pretended to be indifferent.
But after saying that, he couldn't help but start scolding the paparazzi who were following her.
"That can't be helped. Who made you a key marked person now?" Meng Bai said jokingly.
"Alas, you are the best. Being single is still very free." Chen Sicheng patted Meng Bai's shoulder and sighed, "Listen to my advice. If you can avoid getting married, don't rush into it."
"Don't worry, I won't consider getting married until I am 35 years old."
Meng Bai said, "Okay, then I will contact Sister Yaya directly, but I don't know if Senior Sister can give me face."
(End of this chapter)
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