Chapter 446: The "Brother-in-law" Who Loves and Hates
Li Qin's cheeks turned red when she heard the teasing. She said stubbornly, "Who said I was waiting for him? I was just checking the news."
"Oh, really."
Ni Ni raised her eyebrows and smiled, raised her hand to smooth her wavy long hair behind her, and then put her arm around Li Qin's shoulders: "It doesn't matter. If your man doesn't come to accompany you, don't you still have me?"
"I know, I know, you're the best."
Li Qin said with a bit of a coquettish tone, and deliberately leaned her head on the other's shoulder. The height difference between the two of them is about six or seven centimeters, so it's just right to lean against each other like this.
Speaking of which, Li Qin also knew Ni Ni before joining the group, but they were not very familiar with each other. Although both of them are girls from Jiangsu, one is from Kunshan and the other is from Jinling, so they can't be called fellow villagers.
Li Qin's external marketing image has always been cold and quiet, and Ni Ni also takes a mature route, so when they read the script for the first time, they thought that the other party would not be easy to get along with.
I didn't expect to find out after a few days of contact that the two of them are actually lively and cheerful, and they can unexpectedly chat together.
Ni Ni is two years older, and she has been independent since she was a child, so she is more mature. In addition, she has a somewhat inhumane relationship with Meng Bai, so she usually takes special care of Li Qin in the crew.
Li Qin, who was taken care of, felt that this "sister" was very good to her, and naturally she was willing to interact with her. After a while, the relationship between the two gradually became familiar.
It just so happened that the relationship in the play was also a close friend for many years, and being close was also conducive to the performance of the characters. After a period of time, they became more and more intimate. The two beautiful girls hugged and stuck to each other in the crew every day, which looked very pleasing to the eye.
Feeling Li Qin leaning on her, Ni Ni's hand that was originally on her shoulder slowly slid down. It seemed that she inadvertently hugged her slender waist, thinking of leaning her towards her side.
"Ding!"
Before Ni Ni could make any move, Li Qin's mobile phone suddenly rang. The latter picked it up and took a look, and then stood up suddenly.
"What's wrong?" Ni Ni asked.
"He mentioned the crew." Li Qin's face was shining with a bright smile, "I'll go pick him up."
"You're going alone?" Ni Ni also stood up, looking at the excited girl in front of her and reminded her: "There are a lot of photographers and fans squatting outside, aren't you afraid of being seen?"
"If they see it, they will see it. Anyway, everyone knows it." Li Qin muttered, but she also felt that it was a bit too conspicuous to rush out like this.
Thinking of this, she hugged Ni Ni beside her and said with a smile: "Then you can go with me. Anyway, you and Meng... and Teacher Meng have also worked together and know each other. It's a good time to reminisce."
The reminiscing had already been done a few days ago, Ni Ni silently complained.
Although she felt a little guilty, she could not resist Li Qin's request, so she could only sigh in her heart, and then she bit the bullet and accompanied her out.
...
Shanghu CN District, Yuyuan Road.
Meng Bai got out of the car and looked at the old Shanghai alley in front of him with an English garden style.
In the story of "The Golden Years", Jiang Nansun, played by Li Qin, was born in a wealthy family and lived with her parents and grandmother in a garden house left by her ancestors. She had no worries about food and clothing since childhood, and her growth trajectory was exactly the opposite of Zhu Suosuo, who was lonely and dependent on others.
As a former foreign concession, Shanghu has left behind many garden houses built during the Republic of China period, but most of them have become protected cultural relics, and very few can be circulated to the outside world.
The same is true for the villa in front of us. It was once the former residence of Huang Yijun, the first generation of symphony conductors in China. It was built in 1930 and is recorded in the list of outstanding historical buildings in Shanghu. It is now rented by the crew of "The Golden Years" as the "Jiang Family Former Residence" in the play.
"Boss." Hua Yan came over from behind, "Do you need to tell Director Shen and the others in the crew first?"
Meng Bai retracted his gaze: "No, I just came to see Teacher Li. There's no need to disturb their filming. If we see them, we'll talk."
"Okay."
The two were about to go in when Meng Bai suddenly heard a faint camera shutter sound not far away. He turned his head and saw a few young girls half hiding not far away, with their cameras pointed at him.
"Is the paparazzi industry so short of people now?" Meng Bai said, "The girls are all out doing field work."
Hua Yan, who was standing by, glanced over there and said, "Oh, they shouldn't be paparazzi, but more like proxy photographers or fangirls."
"Whose fans?"
"Boss, you're asking that, how can I know if I don't know them." Hua Yan spread her hands, "Maybe they're fans of Sister Qinqin. Others may not recognize you."
"That makes sense."
Meng Bai nodded, then turned and walked towards the girls.
Hua Yan behind him was stunned: "Boss, what are you doing?"
Meng Bai turned around: "Since you are a fan of Teacher Li, just say hello."
Hua Yan's eyes widened. Is the boss so brave? Does he know that his reputation in the fan group of Li Qin and others has always been mixed?
The fans who took pictures obviously didn't expect Meng Bai to take the initiative to come over. They stood there blankly until the other party spoke.
"Hello." Meng Bai stood in front of the few people and showed a kind smile.
The little girls looked at each other with cameras in their hands. After a long time, they said hesitantly: "Meng, hello, Mr. Meng."
"You really know me?" Meng Bai smiled and said: "Are you fans of Teacher Li?"
Several people nodded.
"It's so cold, why don't you go to class to start a business here?" Meng Bai asked.
He also came from the crew, and he still has a lot of knowledge about these fans who follow and shoot. In most cases, those who follow and shoot celebrities are often not ordinary fans, but professional fans who make a living from this.
They will get the schedule of the stars through various means, and then take a lot of on-site photos and sell them to ordinary fans.
Some of them are part-timers, who mainly chase stars and make money by reselling them. Some are dedicated to this, usually focusing on those popular stars. Occasionally, they will bet on some newcomers, and once they win, the "raw materials" in their hands can be sold at a good price.
Most of the stars know about these people, but they don't care too much. After all, it is also good for them, which can expand their popularity and consolidate their fan base.
There are also some big fans who have been chasing stars for many years. They are very good at producing pictures. Some of them even take street photos that are better than the official ones, which in turn helps their idols attract fans.
However, these fans in front of them should not be professional. They don't have the temperament of big fans. Meng Bai just joked casually.
Sure enough, several girls said that they were just ordinary fans, or college students. I saw someone in the fan group saying that Li Qin was filming here recently. The school happened to be nearby, so I came to see it when I didn't have classes.
"It's almost the end of the year exam week, don't you have to review?" Meng Bai asked.
One of the girls said boldly: "It's okay, it won't have any impact if you delay for one or two days."
While talking, several fans were also carefully and curiously looking at Meng Bai.
In Li Qin's fan group, the attitude towards this "Mr. Meng" in front of them can be said to be love and hate.
What they love is naturally the resources he brought to their sister.
In the last two years that Li Qin stayed in Rong Xinda, the resources were abused. Either he played a supporting role to Liu Yifei, or to Yang Tianbao, and later he had to play a supporting role to Zhao Liying.
Although the role of "Princess Yuan Chun" is considered to be out of the circle, fans are still often mocked by opponents for their ranking and resources.
Fortunately, not long after that, Li Qin finally stood up with "Psychological Crime" with a box office of 800 million yuan. Then the contract with Rong Xinda expired, and she signed with Arc Light Film and Television, and various big-budget movie and TV drama heroines began to appear one after another.
According to the current development trend, she can be regarded as a first-tier player among this group of "90 flowers", and fans are also proud of her.
Of course, fans also know that their sister can get these resources, which has little to do with her, but is supported by Mr. Meng of Arc Light. From this point of view, many people are still grateful to him.
But while loving, fans also have a lot of "hatred".
Li Qin is not that kind of traffic star, so fans don't really care about her love. Even to the outside world, they will take the initiative to compare whose "brother-in-law" is better.
There is no doubt that in terms of hard power alone, Meng Bai is almost a crushing existence at this level. If he is in a normal relationship, basically all fans will only bless him.
But this "brother-in-law" is not an honest man. On the contrary, he is very fickle. There are many scandals on the Internet, and many of them have been photographed.
If it were someone else, fans would definitely strongly ask Li Qin to "run away" and not be with a scumbag who is in love.
But for Meng Bai, this "brother-in-law", they really can't say this.
You say that your sister is in love, and she has a lot of resources. But if you say that she is simply looking for a sponsor, she has a long-term relationship of "knowing each other from humble beginnings".
This makes people very uncomfortable, and everyone doesn't know what attitude to use to face this "brother-in-law".
At the moment, these fan girls have the same feeling. Unlike watching across the screen, after seeing Meng Bai in person, they suddenly feel that it is not unacceptable for this "brother-in-law" to be fickle.
Anyway, they ask themselves, if there is such a young, rich, good-looking, and outstanding man chasing them, even if they know that he is still flirting with others, they don't want to refuse at all.
Perhaps because she felt that this "brother-in-law" had a very kind attitude, one of the fan girls boldly said: "Mr. Meng, can you please stop being so fickle and be wholeheartedly devoted to our Qinqin?"
Meng Bai was stunned for a moment, but his expression did not change at all, and he said in a natural tone: "Your teacher Li and I have been friends for many years, and we are also very good partners. With this relationship, I will definitely treat her very well. There is no question of being fickle or not."
"But, aren't you in love?" said another girl.
"Well, how should I put it..." Meng Bai said, "You are still in school, and there are only a few types of relationships with people around you, so it is normal to classify many special relationships as love. But when you leave the campus, you will find that the relationship between two people is actually ever-changing, and it cannot be summarized by a single state."
Several girls were confused and hesitated for a long time before saying, "It feels like you are fooling us, but it seems to make sense."
"Haha, just think of me fooling you, at least you will be alert in the future and will not be deceived by others." Meng Bai smiled heartily: "Okay, anyway, I thank you for your support on behalf of Teacher Li. Do you have anything to say? I can help you take it in."
After hearing this, several girls stopped struggling. They took out their own letters or greeting cards, pendants and other small gifts, and asked this "brother-in-law" to help them bring them to their sisters.
Meng Bai was busy collecting letters, while on the other side, Li Qin had already dragged Ni Ni to the big iron gate at the entrance of the alley and saw Hua Yan standing there alone.
"Huahua!" Li Qin called out, looking around, "Where's your boss?"
Hua Yan gestured, "Just now, a few of your fans were taking photos, and the boss said to go over and say hello."
"My fans?"
"I think so, otherwise the boss wouldn't have chatted for so long." Hua Yan glanced over there, "Look, he's back."
Li Qin looked in the direction and saw Meng Bai holding a lot of things in his hands.
Her eyes lit up and she waved to him happily.
When the fan girls in the distance saw this scene, they immediately felt that their "brother-in-law" was definitely fooling them just now. If you don't believe it, look at the expression and demeanor of their sister, how could she not be in love.
"Why did you take so many things?"
"Your fans asked me to give it to you." Meng Bai handed her the letters, greeting cards and the like in his hand, "I know you can't accept gifts from fans, so I only took these."
"Hehe, President Meng is very smart."
Li Qin took the letter and took a look at it, then raised it and waved to the fans in the distance, causing the girls to shout happily.
As they walked in, Meng Bai said to Hua Yan, "Let's order some takeout milk tea for those girls. They have been sitting there for so long in the cold weather. Fortunately, Shanghai is not too cold."
Without waiting for Hua Yan to respond, Li Qin quickly took over the conversation, "No, I can take care of my fans myself."
As she said that, she told her assistant Jia Jia to order a few cups of hot milk tea. While no one was paying attention, she told her to say that it was "sent by President Meng" when she sent it over later.
She also knew that her fans had some complaints about Meng Bai. As an artist, she couldn't say it directly. She could only use small details like this to slowly let the fans accept him.
After giving instructions, she looked back and saw Ni Ni hiding in the distance. She reached out and pulled her over: "You have worked with Teacher Meng before, why do you feel unfamiliar?"
Ni Ni subconsciously glanced at Meng Bai, who was teasing, and suppressed her guilt: "You have been waiting for the whole morning. I am afraid that I will delay your reunion."
Li Qin's cheeks turned red, and she patted and pinched her lightly, and whispered in a tone that she didn't believe: "I said I wasn't waiting..."
She was still immersed in the embarrassment of being exposed, and Meng Bai on the other side had already reached out to Ni Ni, "Hello, Miss Ni Ni, see you again."
"Haha, hello, Mr. Meng."
Looking at this man who made her limp back to the crew a few days ago but now looked serious, Ni Ni couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart.
Although Ni Ni is not experienced, she is a mature woman in her thirties, so she didn't reveal any flaws.
A man and a woman greeted each other in a serious manner in front of the "victim".
Seeing the "unfamiliar" look of the two, Li Qin was not surprised. After all, they had only worked together a few years ago. If they had not been in touch since then, their relationship would definitely have faded.
Although Meng Bai did not specifically notify the crew when he came here, there were so many people at the scene that he was recognized as soon as he came in, and then he immediately reported it to the director Shen Yan.
The latter was shocked to hear that the big boss of the capital side was "visiting incognito". He hurriedly finished the shots at hand, and then called Qin Wen to come over and say hello.
The core members of the two crews came, so naturally they could not hide it from others. At once, several leading actors who were on the scene today, including Tian Yu, Wang Xiao and others, came over regardless of whether they knew each other or not.
In fact, this is why Meng Bai did not want to notify the crew. There were too many people and it was annoying. Moreover, although he was the big boss, it was not easy to drive people away directly. He had to say a few words of greeting.
Fortunately, he knows several of the leading actors to some extent, such as Tian Yu, who is "Teacher Wang" in "Charlotte's Troubles". He has previously participated in the movie version of "Psychological Crimes". He also knows Meng Bai and Li Qin.
He is also a student of the Central Academy of Drama and a second-level actor of the National Theatre of China. His acting skills are excellent. In the recently popular "Celebrating Yu Nian", he played "Wang Qinian" because of his cute character and also became popular.
And Wang Xiao, although he is from Jiaxing Media, he is a rare one in this traffic team who takes the route of strength.
Having said that, among the leading actors of the entire "Golden Years" crew, basically no one has poor acting skills. If you have to say, it is Li Qin and Ni Ni, the two female protagonists, who are at the bottom.
"Alas, I'm getting more and more worried about shooting recently. I always feel that I'm not doing well." Li Qin sighed.
"Isn't this good?" Meng Bai said seriously: "If you can feel that you are not doing well, it means that you have made progress. Since there is progress, it means that you are doing well. So the more you feel that you are not doing well, the more it proves that you are doing well."
Li Qin: ? ? ?
Why does this conclusion seem so outrageous, yet somehow makes sense?
(End of this chapter)
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