Chapter 447 Big Eyed Sweet Girl
Although Li Qin said that the crew just needed to shoot according to the normal scenes, Director Shen Yan was still very considerate and postponed several late night scenes.
In this case, Meng Bai did not make a fuss. After watching the crew shoot for a long time, he left the set with Li Qin who had finished her scenes.
"Senior sister Qin Wen just told me that she is in charge of the script of the "Flower" project directed by Wang Jiawei, and she thinks you and the female lead are quite suitable."
While eating, Meng Bai said, "Wang Jiawei's stories are average, but he is good at shooting people. This project is one of the key film and television projects in Shanghai next year. If you are interested, she can recommend you then."
"Of course I am interested!" Li Qin's eyes lit up, but then she asked hesitantly, "When will the audition be?"
"It should be after the Chinese New Year." Meng Bai spread his hands, "You know, Wang Jiawei's style is mainly about writing."
"That's okay." Li Qin was relieved, "During the period before the New Year, in addition to shooting, I also have to rehearse for the Spring Festival Gala, and I'm afraid of time conflicts."
In the past, whoever appeared on the Spring Festival Gala became popular, but now whoever is popular will appear. Li Qin participated in the New Year's Eve Gala in 2018, and the Lantern Festival Gala last year. This year, relying on several popular dramas and movies, she finally received an invitation to the Spring Festival Gala.
Meng Bai said with interest: "I have forgotten to ask, what is your program? Kunqu Opera?"
"A chorus." Li Qin looked a little sad, "I can't really sing Kunqu Opera now."
As the saying goes, "If you don't practice for a day, you will know it; if you don't practice for three days, the audience will know it." Since Li Qin switched to acting, she has basically not practiced the basic skills of singing. It's okay to let her sing a few lines now, but if she really goes on stage, she will definitely fail.
From this aspect, she should have a lot in common with Li Yitong.
Seeing that the girl looked a little lost, Meng Bai gently shook her hand to comfort her, and changed the subject by the way: "For the chorus, who will you sing with?"
"Besides me, there is Xiao Ma Ge, Zhu Yilong, Zhou Dongyu and Li Xian."
"They are all acquaintances." "
Xiao Ma Ge" is Ma Sichun, who was quite familiar with Li Qin after Zhang Ruoyun's wedding. Zhou Dongyu and Zhu Yilong are both from Taiyang Chuanhe. They don't have much in common but have met each other. Li Xian had previously worked with Li Qin on the movie version of "Love O2O", so they all know each other.
"Poor kid, you have to work overtime during the Chinese New Year." Meng Bai said, "So you can't go back this year?"
"My parents said they would come to Beijing to spend the New Year with me." Li Qin looked over with blinking eyes, "Do you want to come with us?"
"Hahaha, the dishes we ordered tonight taste good. Let's see where the restaurant is and go over to try it some other day."
Seeing Meng Bai talking about other things, Li Qin pursed her lips and rolled her eyes at him. After thinking about it, she was so angry that she reached out to slap him again, but her hand touched him and she couldn't bear to use force, so she just pinched him lightly in the end.
Meng Bai was very considerate and made a painful expression, which made the girl angry and amused.
In the midst of laughter, Li Qin remembered something else.
"I want to sign a newcomer recently."
Meng Bai raised his eyebrows: "You? Sign a newcomer?"
"Why, is it not possible?"
"Yes, of course. Our President Li is the boss. He can sign whomever he wants." Meng Bai said: "What newcomer? Male or female?"
"Girl, a junior sister of mine at Shanghai Theatre Academy."
Meng Bai thought for a while: "I remember you are from the Chinese Opera School. What's the relationship with Shanghai Theatre Academy?"
"Our school has been merged into Shanghai Theatre Academy a long time ago, but we just teach independently." Li Qin glanced at him sideways, "Some people are obviously majoring in drama, but they call those from the acting department junior sisters every day, and they still have the nerve to talk about me."
"That's nothing I can do. Who made the drama major a bunch of ugly people except me?"
"Ha, I caught you! I knew you were going for the pretty girl." Li Qin made a thoughtful expression, "I wanted to bring her to meet you, but suddenly I thought forget it. Don't let the little girl fall into the tiger's mouth."
"Slander! Slander without clothes! You are slandering me!" Meng Bai said righteously: "You can find out how famous Mr. Meng is in the underworld and when he has ever bullied a little girl."
It must be said that Teacher Li is still easy to deceive. If it was Li Yitong here, no matter what he said, just listening to his tone, you know that he must be talking nonsense again.
"Was your junior sister recommended to you by the school?" Meng Bai asked curiously.
"Not really. She played a minor supporting role in the crew. It just so happened that she mentioned that she was from the Shanghai Theatre Academy when we were chatting that day. I thought she looked cute and her acting skills were not bad, so I asked a teacher I knew to help me find out. The teacher told me that she was very talented and happened to have no company yet, so I thought about signing her."
"Does the girl trust you so much?"
"Why not?" Li Qin said as if it was a matter of course. "I am her senior sister, and I have been in the industry for so many years. I must have some resources and connections. How can I deceive her?"
Meng Bai looked at the girl in front of him with a proud look on her face, and said leisurely: "Then this little junior sister doesn't know that her senior sister's studio is actually a lone commander?"
Li Qin's momentum stagnated, as if a flaw was poked. After a long time, she looked at Meng Bai and smiled: "So, I need more help from President Meng in the future."
"Okay, okay." Meng Bai waved his hand, "Oh, I'm a little thirsty."
"Come, President Meng, have some water, the temperature is just right." Li Qin poured him a glass of water attentively.
"It's boring to drink from a cup." Meng Bai looked calm and composed, and deliberately smacked his lips.
Li Qin naturally understood what he meant, and her cheeks flushed slightly. Fortunately, this was in a hotel room and there was no one else in the room, so she gritted her teeth secretly, picked up the cup and took a sip of water, and then moved towards Meng Bai.
"Hmm..."
Meng Bai held the woman's lips, without swallowing a sip of water, and just floated back and forth between the two of them. In the end, almost all of the water came out from the corners of her mouth, wetting the front of her clothes.
"Huh..."
After a long time, just when Li Qin felt that her breath was a little insufficient, the two finally separated, allowing her to catch her breath.
"Is it ok now, Mr. Meng~"
Li Qin looked at Meng Bai with a bit of coquettishness in her eyes, and said softly.
"That's just the beginning." Meng Bai said, "It's cold in winter, and there's no heating in Shanghai. I need someone to warm the bed and sleep with me."
"..." Li Qin took a deep breath, kept smiling and said, "Okay, then I'll go and warm up the quilt for Mr. Meng."
After that, she muttered softly, "It's as if I don't need to sleep with you normally."
"What did you say?" Meng Bai raised his voice.
"No, I said thank you to Mr. Meng for giving me a chance to sleep with him."
"Well, that's right." Meng Bai said, "But I still prefer your unruly look before, how about you recover a little?"
"Recover a ghost! Meng Bai, this girl will fight with you... Do you dare to put me down! Ah!"
"Be a good companion to Mr. Meng tonight, and I will accompany you to meet the junior sister tomorrow."
Meng Bai slapped Li Qin's little butt, carried her on his shoulders, and turned around and walked towards the inner room regardless of her struggle.
Facts have proved that in the face of power suppression, courage and resistance can only increase interest, but cannot help people get out of trouble.
...
The next day, the crew of "The Golden Years".
Ni Ni looked at the radiant Li Qin, her eyes full of ambiguity and ridicule.
"What are you looking at!" Li Qin stroked her hair a little embarrassedly, "Why am I more beautiful today?"
"Teacher Li's beauty has never changed, but this charm is not something you can see every day." Ni Ni came over and whispered, "It seems that President Meng is still very powerful."
"It's, it's okay!" Li Qin pretended to be calm, but anyone could see that she was not sincere.
Ni Ni laughed softly and muttered in her heart, whether it can work or not, she doesn't know it herself.
The two women were whispering here, and Meng Bai walked in from outside: "What are you talking about?"
"Nothing, nothing." Li Qin hurriedly got up, "Let's go, I asked my junior sister to come over today last night, and she will be here soon."
As she was talking, her mobile phone rang with a reminder tone. She glanced at the screen and then dragged Meng Bai out.
The busy and idle time of the crew usually alternates between different groups. For example, the filming has not started yet, and the photography, lighting, and props groups are busy debugging and setting up the scene, while the actors are relatively free.
Walking to the small garden outside the villa where the scene was taken, Li Qin saw a tall girl with long hair from a distance, and waved and called out to her.
"Xiaotian, here!"
The girl turned around when she heard the voice, saw Li Qin, and hurried over.
"Sister Qinqin!"
"Xiaotian" came up happily and hugged Li Qin happily.
"I thought you would come later."
"There are not many classes now. I just got up early today, so I came directly."
The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and then Li Qin took each other's hands and came to Meng Bai: "This is the little junior sister I mentioned, Xiaotian, Tian Xiwei, she is very cute."
After that, she introduced the little junior sister who looked like a curious baby next to her: "This is the one I told you about last night, Mr. Meng of Arc Light Film and Television, and also your senior sister and my boss."
After that, she gave Meng Bai a wink, and Meng Bai was happy in his heart, but he still cooperated with a warm smile: "Xiaotian, right? Hello."
"Hello."
Tian Xiwei looked at Meng Bai and replied blankly, and then hurriedly bowed to him, and said nervously: "Hello, Mr. Meng, my name is Tian Xiwei, and I am a student of the 16th grade acting department of Shanghai Theatre Academy." After
that, she quietly raised her head and looked at the man in front of her carefully.
As a student of a film and television school and a "reserve team" in the entertainment industry, she naturally heard of the name of Arc Light Film and Television. The legendary "Mr. Meng" behind Arclight is also a hot topic they usually discuss.
When Tian Xiwei received the message from Li Qin last night, she was surprised and searched the Internet for information about "Mr. Meng" - for these newcomers, the channels for obtaining information are actually no different from ordinary netizens outside the circle, mainly relying on various marketing accounts or gossip groups on the Internet.
In this information, Meng Bai's image can be roughly summarized as "a talented, powerful, handsome, and scandalous capital boss."
At that time, Tian Xiwei's roommate joked that if she could get close to this boss, her acting career would not be smooth sailing from then on, but at least it could be said to be soaring.
Of course, everyone knew that this was a joke, because the senior sister Li Qin who wanted to sign her was one of the "potential boss ladies" of Arclight who was widely circulated on the Internet.
It was too exciting to pry the corner of her own boss.
Tian Xiwei thought that her observation was very covert, but in fact, Meng Bai saw it. Like the other party, he was also looking at the girl in front of him.
Although she is young, she is quite tall, almost 1.7 meters. Her face is small and a bit childish, but her eyes are big and look quite lively. She has bangs and two dimples when she smiles, which makes her look sweet and cute.
At first glance, she gives the impression of a very standard sweet girl.
"Grade 16? So this year is your senior year?" Meng Bai asked.
Tian Xiwei nodded: "Yes, I will graduate next year."
Seeing the girl pursed her lips tightly, Meng Bai chuckled: "Don't be so nervous, just chat casually. I heard from your sister Qinqin that you want to join Arc Light?"
"Ah?"
Tian Xiwei blinked. Didn't Senior Sister Li Qin want to sign her? Why did she suddenly become Arc Light again?
Fortunately, the senior sister next to her stood in front of her.
"Mr. Meng, our Arc Light is a big company. There is no need to compete with my small studio for people." Li Qin looked at Meng Bai with a "what do you want to do" expression on her face.
Meng Bai was unmoved, and his eyes passed over her and looked at Tian Xiwei: "It's all the same, Xiao Tian, your senior sister Li Qin just said that I am also the boss of her studio. In this case, why not just sign with Huguang."
Tian Xiwei was a little confused. Didn't the Internet say that these two were from the same family? What are they fighting for now?
But at the same time, she couldn't help but feel a little happy in her heart. She really didn't expect that she would be so valued. By the way, if she could sign with Huguang, it would definitely be better than with Li Qin.
After all, before this, she had never heard of any project development in her senior sister's studio. It seemed that it was just a team serving her.
"How is it?" Meng Bai asked again, "Do you want to come to Huguang?"
Tian Xiwei came back to her senses, thought about it, and said, "Thank you, President Meng, but you just said that Huguang and my senior sister's studio are the same, so I will go with Senior Sister Qinqin."
"Well said, Xiao Tian!"
Li Qin took her arm and then smiled proudly at Meng Bai.
Meng Bai's expression did not change at all. He nodded and said, "That's fine. It's the same wherever you are. Your senior sister still thinks highly of you. She worked very hard to help you 'fight' for resources yesterday."
Tian Xiwei breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at her senior sister with gratitude. Li Qin accepted the thanks from her junior sister with some embarrassment, and secretly rolled her eyes at Meng Bai.
This guy, he has the nerve to say "fight for resources".
Taking advantage of Tian Xiwei's visit today, Li Qin told her seriously about his plan to sign her, and also mentioned the treatment, resources and requirements that could be given.
The girl did not refuse, and after thinking about it, she agreed.
Of course, these are still verbal agreements now. Li Qin has asked the studio to make a detailed contract, and once the other party has considered it and there is no problem, they can officially sign the contract.
Although the contract has not been officially signed, Li Qin is still very happy. At present, those who cultivate newcomers in the circle are either big flowers or "85" flowers.
After all, most of the resources in the circle must first pass through the hands of these big flowers and medium flowers. The "90" and "95" behind them have difficulty even supporting themselves, let alone training newcomers.
If Li Qin hadn't had Meng Bai's support, she wouldn't have had this condition.
So Meng Bai's words just now were not wrong. It didn't matter whether Tian Xiwei signed with Li Qin or Huguang.
At noon, he took Tian Xiwei to have lunch together and then sent her back to school.
"Let's go, Xiaotian. The contract will be ready in a few days. You can think about it again in the next few days." Li Qin waved goodbye against the car window.
Tian Xiwei smiled sweetly: "Okay, Sister Qinqin, I will think about it carefully. I'm sorry to bother you and Mr. Meng today. Be careful on the road."
"Well, you should go back soon too. It's very cold outside."
"Okay."
Seeing the car slowly driving away, Tian Xiwei's sweet smile on her face suddenly disappeared, and her sweet girl temperament also disappeared.
Blinking her big eyes and thinking for a while, she smiled again and walked towards the school happily.
On the other side.
Li Qin looked at Tian Xiwei's gradually disappearing figure in the rearview mirror, and said to Meng Bai on the side: "I always feel that your method is useless. The girl is a student, not a fool. She knows that I am also an arc light, and in front of her, how could she not choose me."
"The point is not what she chooses, but her reaction, expression and demeanor when she hears this choice. This is what I want to observe." Meng Bai said leisurely.
Li Qin blinked, and suddenly found that she seemed to have thought too simply. She just thought that Meng Bai wanted Xiaotian to choose to determine what kind of person she was. Unexpectedly, the "test questions" and "answers" were all a cover, and the process of "answering questions" was the key.
"So, what is your conclusion?"
"It's just one interview, how can you draw a conclusion so quickly." Meng Bai said: "The girl seems to be good, but a little..."
"What's wrong?" Li Qin puzzled.
"It's hard to say, I don't think she usually has this kind of personality, but it may be that she is more nervous today." Meng Bai said: "Anyway, there shouldn't be any big problems. You are just signing an employee. It's okay as long as the investment has a return. Nothing else matters."
"Okay." Li Qin nodded. She still trusted Meng Bai's words. "Then I will let the studio issue a contract next, and by the way, see if there are any suitable roles for her in the recent projects."
"Do you need help?" Meng Bai asked with a smile, "I can provide paid role screening services."
"..."
(End of this chapter)
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