Chapter 369 Brother, you don’t want the scumbag thing to be known, right?
“Boss Meng, congratulations.”
Dai Ying walked up to Meng Bai with a glass of wine: “More than 50 million in box office revenue, this is a high result that has never been seen in the field of online movies.”
“Boss Dai, that’s too polite. We and our website complement each other. Without such strong publicity resources, there wouldn’t be such high playback data.”
Meng Bai smiled and said: “I heard that the film department has received a lot of new films recently. Are there any good projects?”
Dai Ying shook her head: “Most of the ones that came this time couldn’t be shown in theaters, so they wanted to give it a try on the Internet. The quality is average, and basically they have to rely on long-term income.”
“That’s not bad either, the long tail effect, the accumulated benefits are not small. Just like Netflix, there are many ordinary ones, but there are always one or two high-quality ones.”
“I hope so. Thanks for the good words, Boss Meng.”
The two clinked their glasses lightly, took a sip of wine, and Dai Ying asked about the preparations for “The Bad Kids” again.
"The filming location was chosen in Zhanjiang, and these months are the hottest season of the year. The filming is now in line with the background setting of the story." Meng Bai said.
"When can it start?"
"The current plan is September, but it's hard to say." Meng Bai introduced: "It's mainly because it's not easy to find child actors. At present, only the girl 'Pupu' has been confirmed." The person
who was chosen to play "Pupu" is Wang Shengdi, who has worked with Huguang before. This child is less than eight years old this year, which is just in line with the character setting in the play, and he is also talented.
As for the other two boys "Zhu Chaoyang" and "Yan Liang", they are a little older. There are currently several candidates, but Xin Shuang still wants to look for more.
The "Yan Liang Trilogy" series is a key website project mentioned in the listing prospectus of Qiyi TV before, so Dai Ying also asked about it with special care.
But after all, after working with Huguang for so long, I still recognize the strength of their team, so there is nothing to worry about.
After chatting for a while, Dai Ying suddenly moved her eyes and looked behind Meng Bai.
Meng Bai turned his head following her gaze, and then he found that Zhu Xudan had quietly stood behind him.
Seeing that the two had discovered him, the girl hurriedly put on a smile: "Sister Dai Ying, Senior Brother, I'm sorry to bother you."
"It's okay, we were just chatting casually."
Dai Ying returned a gentle smile, looked at her, and praised: "The little dress that Zhu Zhu chose tonight is good, it's pretty."
"This is the first time I've attended the celebration banquet as the heroine of a movie, so I thought it would be a little more formal." Zhu Xudan said a little embarrassedly.
"It's okay, you are the heroine tonight, it's only right that you wear something beautiful."
Dai Ying still likes Zhu Xudan very much. The previous low-cost "Chef Fang in the Flower Room" with no publicity became a small hit on Qiyi TV last year.
Then this year, another record-breaking "Soul Ferry: Huangquan" was released, which brought a lot of traffic to the website.
Although there are many factors here due to the arc light, she can be regarded as taking over this resource, and the conversion effect is also good.
For video websites, the most favorite is such cost-effective artists.
"Although I am somewhat self-boasting, my junior sister is quite capable in all aspects." Meng Bai smiled and interjected, "So if we have any new projects, we can consider her more."
"Mr. Meng, why are you still pulling resources yourself?"
Dai Ying smiled, then frowned slightly and thought seriously: "Well, recently, there is a "restart" series of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" that is being established, and the role of the heroine in it is not bad. If Zhu Zhu is interested, you can try it." "Grave Robbers' Chronicles Restart Series
?"
Meng Bai was puzzled. His impression of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" was still stuck on the Bronze Gate, and he was not very clear about these subsequent new works.
After all, the copyright had been reserved long ago, and it had nothing to do with the arc light.
Dai Ying briefly introduced that according to the story timeline, the first "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" series was "Old Nine Gates", and then the main text. After the main story, there are "Flowers of the Sea", "Sand Sea" and several extra stories, telling the story of the next generation of the "Iron Triangle".
Then came "Tomb Raiders: Ten Years", in which Wu Xie and Fatty went to the bronze gate to pick up Zhang Qiling. The "Restart" series came after this, and it was about Wu Xie, who was running out of time, embarking on an adventure again in order to find his uncle.
In a sense, "Restart" can be regarded as the final chapter of the entire "Tomb Raiders" series - if Nanpai Sanshu does not dig new holes.
"Tomb Raiders" is one of the top IPs in domestic entertainment. Although the feature film cannot be filmed due to censorship, copyright, and reputation, the derivative works are still very popular.
For example, "Sand Sea", which was just launched not long ago, has a lot of discussions and secondary creations on the Internet. If it hadn't happened to be against the big hit "Story of Yanxi Palace", the champion of the online drama in the same period would have been stable.
Speaking of which, although one of these two dramas is a costume palace fight and the other is a suspense adventure, they have been compared together a lot recently.
After all, "Sand Sea" has Qin Hao to play "Middle-aged Wu Xie", and Qin Lan from "Story of Yanxi Palace" has also become popular with the role of "Fu Cha Rong Yin", becoming the "White Moonlight Mountain Wind Sister" in the hearts of countless audiences.
You know, these two were the "local specialty CP" in "Peace Hotel" not long ago, and they became rivals in the same period in a blink of an eye.
Especially when the performance of "Story of Yanxi Palace" exceeded that of "Sand Sea", many viewers joked that even with the "Peace Hotel", Wang Dading was still controlled by Chen Jiaying.
Even "Peace Hotel" has recently regained its popularity, and the number of views has increased a lot. It is estimated that Tencent Video did not expect that the two popular dramas on Qiyi TV would instead bring a wave of traffic to their platform.
Although the "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" series has always been based on the "three-person group", the popularity of the IP is here, and the popularity and performance must be good.
Zhu Xudan did not expect that he had not done anything, and a big cake suddenly fell into his hand, and hurried to thank Dai Ying.
Of course, she knew in her heart that the other party was probably doing this for her senior brother's sake, so she turned around and thanked Meng Bai sincerely.
Seeing that Zhu Xudan looked like she had something to say to Meng Bai, Dai Ying didn't stay here for long. She said something to the two of them and walked away.
"Brother~"
Seeing that there were only two people left, Zhu Xudan immediately stood in front of Meng Bai and called out softly.
Meng Bai looked at the little junior sister in front of him, who was wearing a pure white sleeveless lace dress, revealing her crisp arms and calves. The white headband tied her hair into a bow, and there were two ribbons hanging on the left and right, looking smart and cute.
"This dress is very beautiful today."
"Really? How beautiful?"
"As beautiful as you."
"..."
Zhu Xudan's cheeks blushed, and she couldn't help but feel full of joy in her heart.
With this sentence, it was worth it for her to pick out clothes for two days.
"Has the filming of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" been completed?"
Meng Bai asked casually, leaning against the table beside him.
"Well, it was finished in May, but I don't know when it will be broadcast."
"Let's wait and see whether it will be broadcast online or on satellite TV. Online broadcast should be faster. But if the producer wants it to be broadcast on satellite TV, then there will be a long wait."
Although Jin Yong's dramas are classics, they still belong to the category of costume dramas, so the "ancient drama restriction order" of the satellite TV station is still effective.
But then again, with Li Yitong's "Tong Rong'er" in front, Meng Bai really wants to see what the effect of Zhu Xudan's version of "Zhou Zhiruo" will be.
After chatting for a few words, Meng Bai saw Tong Liya not far away and prepared to go over to say hello.
He said something to Zhu Xudan, and when he left, he happened to see the wine glass in her hand, and casually reminded her: "The alcohol content of this wine is not low, don't drink too much and feel uncomfortable later."
"Oh, I see."
Zhu Xudan responded, watching Meng Bai walk towards Tong Liya, and pursed his lips in dissatisfaction.
But then, she looked at the wine glass in her hand, as if she had thought of something, her eyes flashed, and an inexplicable smile slowly appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Senior sister."
Meng Bai walked to Tong Liya, sat down beside her, and asked casually: "I thought Lao Chen came with you."
"He's not in Beijing recently. Why, you're looking for him?"
"It's nothing serious, I just saw you and wanted to ask about the progress of "Detective Chinatown 2." Meng Bai said.
Tong Liya thought for a while: "It should be almost done. I heard him mention it once before, saying that he plans to find you to watch the finished film this month."
"This month, that's fine."
Meng Bai had seen the rough cut of "Detective Chinatown 2" once before. Compared with the first part, the plot quality of this part has declined a bit.
After all, he only made a framework outline this time, and many details were completed by Chen Sicheng and the screenwriter team.
As early as the end of the first film, Meng Bai and Chen Sicheng had a division.
The film side is led by Chen Sicheng, who is responsible for raising the commercial value of the entire IP; while the web series side is led by Arc Light, whose main task is to connect the "Detective Chinatown" series and the "Green Ivy Criminal Investigation Universe" and expand the depth of the background.
As for the effectiveness of this cooperation model, it depends on the performance of the next "Detective Chinatown" web series and the second part.
The two chatted casually for a few words, but were soon interrupted by other guests who arrived.
As the host of today's celebration banquet, Meng Bai was naturally one of the focuses of the whole place, and many people wanted to say hello to him.
"Congratulations, Mr. Meng."
"Mr. Meng, I toast you a glass..."
"Huguang's strength is well-known in the circle. Mr. Meng, when there is an opportunity, please cooperate more..."
"..."
Waves of people came over, but fortunately no one dared to persuade him to drink, so he only took a sip each time. But even so, he drank three or four glasses of wine in a short time.
It was not until the second half of the banquet that he had greeted everyone that he was relieved. He took advantage of the free time to go to the bathroom, and when he came back, he did not rush in, but stayed outside the door for a while to take a breath.
Fortunately, although he did not drink alcohol normally, he had a good alcohol tolerance, and he was still sober at this time.
Looking at the time, it was almost ten o'clock. He was about to go back to finish the show, but as soon as he turned around, a warm body fell straight into his arms.
Meng Bai first thought that he was being scammed - it's not impossible. Many small-time artists or newcomers who haven't debuted yet will find ways to get into various drinking parties, and then pretend to be drunk and pounce on the target when they see one.
If it succeeds, it would be the best. Even if it doesn't, there's no loss anyway.
If a big boss takes a liking to you, you might be able to rise to the top from now on.
Although today's banquet is a celebration banquet, it does not restrict people from the crew and the platform. In addition, many people brought their male or female companions with them, so there are still many people, and there might be one.
Fortunately, before Meng Bai pushed the person away, he smelled a familiar scent of perfume. He looked down at the girl in his arms, and it was Zhu Xudan.
However, she was no longer the same as before. Her cheeks were flushed, and she looked up at him with drunken eyes.
"Didn't I tell you not to drink so much?"
"Not much, I only drank one glass."
"Girl, you stretched out two fingers."
"Really? Then a little more."
"A little more." Meng
Bai looked at the drunken look of the girl and sighed: "Sit here for a while, I'll find your assistant to take you back together."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xudan paused slightly, then covered her forehead and said: "Senior brother, my head hurts a little... How about you help me get a room, I'll go upstairs and rest first."
The celebration banquet was in a hotel, and they could stay upstairs directly.
Meng Bai narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at the girl. But he didn't say anything, just called her assistant over.
"Zhuzhu said she felt a little uncomfortable in the head. Go get a room and take her upstairs to rest."
The assistant girl was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhu Xudan. Seeing her gesture to herself, she hurriedly said, "Uh, Mr. Meng, I may not be able to take care of Sister Zhuzhu by myself. Otherwise... could you please come with me?"
When she said this, she couldn't help but complain in her heart. She was a small assistant, but now she was giving orders to the big boss. Sister Zhuzhu,
please don't mess it up, or I'll be finished.
By the way, why do I always feel that Mr. Meng's expression and eyes are weird, as if he saw through something.
"Okay, then you go get a room first."
After hearing what the big boss said, the assistant girl didn't have time to think about it. She hurriedly ran to get a room, and then "helped" the drunk Zhu Xudan upstairs.
"Um——" After
opening the door and entering the room and putting the person on the bed, the assistant girl finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But what should I do next? Standing here always seems to make me feel a little redundant.
Just as she was hesitating whether to ask, she suddenly saw Zhu Xudan, who was lying on the bed, open his eyes a little, and then waved at her secretly.
What does waving mean? I didn't mention this before.
Seeing that her assistant didn't respond for a long time, Zhu Xudan sighed in her heart, and then pretended to be more awake and sat up.
"Hey, you're already up... Yuanyuan, don't you have something else to do? Just go first. I just happen to have something to talk to my senior brother about."
"Oh, okay, okay." The assistant girl reacted completely this time, and hurriedly said: "Then I'll go back. Mr. Meng, Sister Zhuzhu is troubling you."
After saying that, she didn't wait for Meng Bai to reply. She bowed to him and then hurried away.
You have to run fast. You are just a little assistant. It is the right way not to listen, not to see, and not to ask. If you stay any longer, you may be silenced.
In the room, watching the assistant girl hurried out, Meng Bai turned around and looked at Zhu Xudan who had "awoke": "Tell me, don't you have something to talk to me about?"
"Ah, actually nothing..." Zhu Xudan said hesitantly: "I just want to thank you, senior brother, for taking care of me just now."
"Okay, thank you, I got it. You seem to be feeling better now, so pack up and take a rest. I'll be leaving first."
"Ah!"
Zhu Xudan got anxious when he heard that. He shouted and stood up directly. He didn't look drunk at all.
But she didn't have the heart to think about these things at the moment. She pushed Meng Bai against the wall behind her and said with a puffed mouth: "Brother, you did it on purpose!"
Looking at the little face so close, Meng Bai adjusted his posture and said calmly: "What did I do on purpose?"
"You are hiding from me on purpose!" Zhu Xudan stared at him straight: "It has been like this for a long time. I have hinted so obviously, but you always pretend not to know."
"Well..."
Before Meng Bai could speak, Zhu Xudan interrupted him directly: "Hmph, let me tell you, I came prepared this time. I have been observing for a long time. I know everything about you, Sister Li Qin, Sister Yi Tong, Senior Sister Song Zhi and many other people." "
So?"
Meng Bai raised his eyebrows: "What do you want to say?"
"It's not what I want to say now, but what you need to do?"
Zhu Xudan stared at Meng Bai with a domineering look, one hand on the wall, and then tried to tiptoe to do a wall dong.
"Brother, you don't want Sister Li Qin and the others to know that you are a scumbag, right?"
(End of this chapter)
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