Chapter 392 It's hard to tell the taste of rich people
"Boss Meng, this is the company information we sorted out these two days."
In the office, a thin man in his forties handed a stack of documents to Meng Bai.
"Okay, Lao Sun, find a place to sit first, I'll take a look." Meng Bai took the documents and said to the man.
The man called "Lao Sun" is the deputy general manager of Arc Light, and has been serving as Liu Jun's deputy for the past few years. He is average in ability, but he is very capable and can handle things on his own.
It happened that this time, Straw Bear Entertainment was acquired, so Meng Bai arranged him to be responsible for the operation of the new company. As for the management team under Liu Xiaofeng before, except for the grassroots employees and some middle-level managers, the rest were all cleared out and replaced by Arc Light's own people.
What Lao Sun just handed over to Meng Bai was about Straw Bear Entertainment, oh, no, it should be the situation of the new company that has been renamed "Apocalypse Entertainment".
Meng Bai looked at the information in his hand. Don't say it, although Liu Xiaofeng and his people are engaged in "black industry", the company on the surface is also doing well. The revenue in the first three quarters of this year alone was close to 500 million, with a net profit of more than 40 million, and the year-on-year data is still growing.
It seems that what the other party said before was not an exaggeration. If there had not been this accident, it would indeed be able to go public in two years.
Although the assets of the new company are good, Meng Bai did not care too much. He is more concerned about the resources left behind.
The most valuable thing about this new company is a complete set of TV series distribution channels, including major second- and third-tier satellite TV stations, municipal TV stations, and overseas distribution systems.
Before, the CCTV premiere of "Peace Hotel" was negotiated by Huguang himself, but the second and third rounds of broadcasts and distribution at all levels were borrowed from Huace Film and Television's channels. Although the two parties are in a cooperative relationship and Huace has done its best, it is not as convenient and safe as mastering the channels by itself.
Huguang has basically reached the top in the field of online dramas. If it wants to make further progress, it will have to rely on the expansion of the scale of the entire market, which is considered to have entered a bottleneck.
Therefore, if it wants to continue to maintain a high-speed growth trend, it must add new business models. The two fields of film and television drama are the next goals that Arclight will explore, so it is necessary to lay a good foundation in advance.
In addition to distribution channels, the new Apocalypse Entertainment has also inherited a not-so-small copyright library.
Meng Bai flipped through the existing list of IPs to be developed, and Lao Sun and the others have already made notes. Not to mention, there are really a lot of good things. Putting aside
the character of Wu Qilong, the "old idol", his business vision is still good. As early as 2012, he cooperated with Shanda Literature, which had not yet been sold to Yuewen, and stockpiled a lot of novel copyrights.
It's just that due to its own production capabilities, many of them were resold for the second time, and most of the remaining ones are some projects that are not well-known but have great potential.
Of course, these film and television copyrights now belong to the new Apocalypse Entertainment.
After taking a rough look at the information, Meng Bai was quite satisfied with the situation of the new company.
The two were discussing the next development plan when there was a knock on the office door. Hua Yan poked her head out from behind the door and said, "Boss, Xiao Bai and the others are here."
"I see. Ask her to wait a moment."
"Okay."
Hua Yan responded, then closed the door and went to the reception room. There were two young girls sitting in the room, one was Bai Lu and the other was her assistant He Handan.
"How is it, Hua Hua." Bai Lu poked her head out and looked outside. "Is the boss busy?"
"He's talking to someone and said he'll have to wait a moment." Hua Yan said, "The drinks are in the small refrigerator. You're familiar with it anyway, so take whatever you want. I have to go back and continue reading my unlucky reports."
"Sure, Mr. Hua, you're starting to read the reports now." Bai Lu said jokingly.
"It was the boss who said that I have been working as an assistant and have no room for growth, so he asked me to learn more." Hua Yan said angrily, "Alas, I just want to be an honest assistant!"
"...You don't sound like a complaint."
Watching Hua Yan's petite figure leave, He Handan, who had been silent before, looked at her bestie: "Your President Meng is quite caring towards his own people."
"Yes, I told you before that President Meng is a very good person."
"Just a little fickle."
"This..." Bai Lu didn't know how to make up for her boss.
However, He Handan changed the subject: "Actually, it's pretty good. Thanks to him, we had a good time some time ago."
Bai Lu couldn't help but laugh, this was indeed the truth.
As a new actor and a little transparent in the film and television industry, although she has good resources with the support of the company, she is also faced with all kinds of cold words when she is in the circle.
But with the outbreak of the "scandal rumor" some time ago, she suddenly found that the atmosphere around her had taken a 180-degree turn. Whether it was on a show or running a promotional schedule, everyone was extra polite to her.
Those senior teachers who had ignored her when she took the initiative to greet them before, all became more relaxed. Although it was not very enthusiastic, at least they would not treat her as if she did not exist.
Bai Lu naturally did not think that the entertainment industry had suddenly become true, kind and beautiful. She knew very well that this situation occurred entirely because everyone mistakenly thought that she was the person of Mr. Meng of Arc Light Film and Television.
She tried to explain to others at first, but soon found that she was doing useless work. And slowly, she began to feel that this state of pretending to be powerful seemed to be good, at least she didn't have to suffer from it often.
Of course, there must be a lot of rumors and yin and yang behind the scenes, but compared to this feeling of being respected wherever she went, it was not worth mentioning.
However, she also knew in her heart that this was actually just a misunderstanding, and the enthusiasm she received now would naturally dissipate after clarification, so she did not swell up because of this.
Sure enough, in less than half a month, with the convening of the Arc Light press conference, her "Big Coffee Experience Card" was also announced to expire. Fortunately, thanks to this wave of scandals, her popularity has also increased a lot, and her situation is finally much better than before.
However, she still misses the feeling of being the center of attention from time to time.
"Alas, the company doesn't need to be so anxious to clarify." He Handan also sighed.
Compared to Bai Lu, as an assistant, she often has to directly contact the program team and the organizer, so she feels these attitude changes more obviously.
Since she followed her best friend, the past period of time has been the best time in her assistant career.
"Hey." He Handan touched Bai Lu's shoulder, "What I said before, the plan of you hooking up with your boss, do you want to reconsider it? Anyway, he also said at the press conference that he likes people like you."
"He said he likes this type, not me." Bai Lu rolled her eyes.
"Almost, I think you are no worse than Li Qin and Li Yitong."
Bai Lu held back the upturned corners of her mouth: "Well - subjectively I agree with your vision, but objectively we still have to face it, there is indeed a little gap."
"This is not called a gap, this is called each having its own style." He Handan encouraged her: "You also have your advantages."
"For example?"
"Uh-" He Handan pondered for a long time, and finally hesitated and said: "Funny?"
"..."
Bai Lu turned her face away.
Really, can being "funny" be considered an advantage at a time like this?
"Maybe, sometimes it's hard to tell the taste of rich people." He Handan spread his hands.
Bai Lu could no longer suppress her emotions, turned around and grabbed her bestie's neck, and yelled: "I'll let you taste it! I'll let you taste it..."
"Hey, Bai Mengyan, you are born in the Year of the Dog, you can turn against me at any time!"
"I am born in the Year of the Dog!"
"I..."
The two besties are used to fighting and quarreling at ordinary times, and they will make a mess at this time. Both of them were panting and their cheeks were flushed. Bai Lu stood up wildly to suppress the other with her height.
They were not awakened from the noise until the sound of a door opening. Coming back to their senses and looking at the door -
Damn, such a terrible scene was seen by the boss!
Looking at the two girls in a panic in the room, Meng Bai groaned: "Why don't you guys go ahead and I'll come over later?"
"No, no, boss, we're just joking."
The two hurriedly stood up. Bai Lu stroked her hair and said embarrassedly: "Sorry, boss, we thought you were still talking about something and it would take a while."
"Oh, it's okay, anyway, it was me who asked you to come."
Meng Bai waved his hand indifferently, motioning for the two to sit down.
Sitting on the sofa opposite, he just looked at Bai Lu, and what he saw was a white greasy.
"Uh--" He pointed at the other party, "You...why don't you tidy up first?"
"Ah?"
Bai Lu was stunned for a moment, lowered her head and looked at her chest, her cheeks suddenly flushed. She hurriedly turned around to tidy up her clothes, then turned back and sat down, with a blush on her face that was difficult to calm down for a long time.
As for He Handan, she had completely lost the momentum of the "King of Talking" just now. She sat aside honestly and helped her bestie straighten the corner of her clothes.
What made the two of them feel relieved was that Meng Bai did not make any jokes at this point, but as if he had forgotten what had just happened, he started talking about business directly.
"I asked you to come here today mainly because of the scandal a while ago."
"Ah, hasn't this been clarified?"
Bai Lu was puzzled. Could it be that the boss knew about her bullying? But she didn't seem to have any ostentatious behavior.
"It has been clarified, so I wanted to tell you that you have suffered some troubles due to the company's reasons."
"Ah, this, haha..."
Bai Lu smiled carelessly: "It's okay, boss, I'm just helping the company attract firepower. Besides, because of this matter, my popularity has increased a lot recently."
"This kind of popularity is false and has no value. Once the heat of the matter has passed, it will soon dissipate." Meng Bai said: "As an actor, you still have to rely on your works and roles to speak."
"Okay, I know, boss."
Seeing Bai Lu nodding seriously, Meng Bai continued: "Although your agency contract is signed with Taiyang Chuanhe, you are still a person who has left. The company happens to have two good resources, which can be regarded as compensation for you."
Bai Lu's eyes suddenly lit up, and an excited look appeared on his face, but he still tried to pretend to be open-minded and said: "It doesn't matter, boss, I haven't lost anything, so I don't need any compensation."
"Really? Forget it then."
Bai Lu: o((⊙﹏⊙))o
She glanced at her bestie beside her - didn't you say that in the workplace, if the boss wants to give you something, you have to refuse it before accepting it? How come the routine is different?
He Handan rolled his eyes: What I'm telling you is that the boss has already given you the thing, no matter how polite you are, how can you refuse it before you get it?
Looking at the painful mask on Bai Lu's face, Meng Bai smiled and stopped teasing her: "Okay, don't move your eyes. Don't worry, since the company said it will give it to you, it will not be taken back."
Bai Lu finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then couldn't help showing an embarrassed look.
Sure enough, she was still too young and was completely controlled by the boss!
Meng Bai introduced her to two resources. The first one was a new drama called "I Like You", which is a current idol theme. It is a bit similar to the previous "Chef Fang in the Flower Room", which also uses food as a special selling point.
He found this drama in the IP library of Tianqi Entertainment. It happened that Takeshi Kaneshiro and Zhou Dongyu had filmed a movie of the same name last year. The plot is quite routine, but the tug-of-war between the male and female protagonists is quite interesting. It is a sweet drama that can be watched while eating without much thinking.
As for another resource, it is a variety show.
"Have you seen "Running Man"?" Meng Bai asked.
"I have!" Bai Lu answered immediately.
"This show may have some personnel changes next year. The program team wants to revise the version and add another female member to the members." Meng Bai said: "Among the several girls in the company, your personality is more suitable for variety shows, so I recommended you to go."
As the "town variety show" of Blue Channel, "Running Man" has reached its seventh season. Among the domestic outdoor variety shows, it is also considered a "veteran".
In fact, this show has changed or added people every season before, but the general framework remains stable.
But this time is different. Several C-position members including Deng Chao, Chen He, and Lu Han will withdraw from the new season next year, and the program team must introduce a group of newcomers. Yang Tianbao didn't leave, so Taiyang Chuanhe took the opportunity to grab a spot.
In the company, the only ones who are suitable for variety shows are Bai Lu, Meng Ziyi and Yang Chaoyue.
Yang Chaoyue will have a travel-themed group variety show next year, which conflicts with her schedule. The same goes for Meng Ziyi, who has taken on a new drama and doesn't have time. Coupled with the previous "scandal incident", this opportunity finally fell on Bai Lu.
Although the popularity and popularity of "Running Man" has declined in the past two years, it is still a first-tier variety show brand in the domestic entertainment industry. For Bai Lu, a fifth-tier unknown, this is a blessing from heaven.
(End of this chapter)
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