Chapter 448 Apology
With the efforts of his boss Li Qin, Meng Bai paid some attention to Tian Xiwei. After returning to Jingbei, he asked the film and television department to find out if there were any works suitable for her in the recently launched projects. When
the people in the film and television department heard that it was a newcomer signed by the "No. 1 Boss Lady", their attitude was so serious that they quickly found two suitable projects.
One is a campus drama called "So Cute We Are". The heroine "Huang Chengzi" is a quirky, cute and kind high school student, which fits Tian Xiwei's appearance very well.
The other is a costume suspense detective drama similar to "The Youngsters of the Song Dynasty", called "The Imperial Coroner". The heroine "Chu Chu" is the daughter of a family of coroners. She is cute and smart and thoughtful. Her biggest dream is to go to Chang'an to take the exam and become a real coroner.
Youth campus themes are evergreens in the field of domestic entertainment and film and television. As long as there are audiences who miss campus youth, it will never be out of date. After "Forensic Qin Ming", "Forensic Doctor" has also become a popular profession in suspense themes. Adding the elements of "ancient romance", the audience group of young girls is accurately grasped.
Both dramas are adapted from novels, and the platforms for cooperation are also the new "horizontal video", which can basically be regarded as their own projects, so it is a matter of words to choose the heroine.
Meng Bai sent the two roles to Li Qin's studio, and the latter directly took two scripts and the contract and placed them in front of Tian Xiwei.
The girl had prepared a set of negotiation rhetoric, but when she saw the two heroine scripts in front of her, she had already thrown the prepared draft behind her mind and signed the ten-year performing arts agency contract without hesitation.
Tian Xiwei was very happy. She was still worried about what to do after graduation, but she played a small supporting role and signed a big company directly. The key is that her direct boss is still her senior sister.
Li Qin was also very happy. She had a talented little sister and she was finally no longer a lone commander.
Meng Bai also thought it was pretty good. It was just two small web dramas. It didn't matter who acted for it. He just took this opportunity to ask Teacher Li to agree to wear Kunqu opera costumes for him to "private performance" next time.
It's great, everyone has a bright future!
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As the end of the year approaches, various ceremonial evening parties are coming one after another, such as "Weibo Night", "Starlight Awards", "Annual Ceremony", etc., all of which are competing to see who can invite more stars and who has a bigger show.
For artists, this is actually a good activity. Walk on the red carpet, increase popularity, and then receive a few awards for self-entertainment. When you go back and post photos, fans can also blow rainbow farts.
As a platform, this is the annual time to show the value and strength of its content. Show shareholders, advertisers, partners and users about their achievements this year so that they can continue to make money next year.
Meng Bai has received half-person-high invitations on his desk almost every day recently, but he basically let Hua Yan decline them all.
The reason why I say almost is because he accepted an invitation from one company, that is, the "Strange Scream Night" hosted by Qiyi TV.
It's not that he is particularly biased, but mainly because the head of Qiyi TV, Gong Yu, and Dai Ying, went to Meng Bai's door in person to invite him.
Gong Yu had no choice, because almost half of his hit dramas in recent years came from Arclight Films. Advertisers have great confidence in the quality of "Arc Light Dramas". They don't need to attract investment at all. They all take the initiative to invest.
Qiyi TV was quite happy. Although Tencent Video is competing with them, they have cooperated with Arc Light for a long time. There is a good relationship, so there are more opportunities for cooperation.
Just like the "The Hidden Corner" in this summer, the stock price of Qiyi TV has risen a lot.
But before they can be happy for long, they heard the news that Evergrande has acquired Ruyi Films and entered the streaming media. It does
n't matter if they enter the market. The key is that the other party has become half of their own family with Arc Light Film and Television, and has directly launched a new "Retrospective Series".
This is a series of projects personally taken by President Meng. You don't have to think about it to know that it will definitely be three hits.
In fact, this is also normal. After all, Arc Light Film and Television is an independent production company, and there is no problem cooperating with any platform.
But Qiyi TV is a bit uncomfortable now. Many advertisers have asked implicitly whether the cooperation between Qiyi TV and Arc Light has been interrupted.
For domestic streaming platforms, if users are the parents who provide food and clothing, then advertisers are the ancestors who provide food. Although the proportion of user membership fees is increasing every year, the bulk of revenue so far is still advertising.
Although Qiyi TV has been saying that the cooperation has not been interrupted, and has also taken out the two projects of "Undocumented Crime" and "Silent Truth" to be broadcast later, advertisers are still skeptical.
After all, these two projects were decided last year, who knows if there are any changes now.
Qiyi TV is also helpless. The trilogy was not completed until the second half of this year, and there was no new cooperation project for a while. There is really no way to explain it.
You can't let Mr. Meng come out in person and say, "We are still cooperating with Qiyi TV, everyone can rest assured to invest in advertising", right?
Don't say it, it seems that it is not impossible. The executives of Qiyi TV studied it and felt that this plan was the most time-saving and labor-saving, and it was also intuitive and clear.
The only problem is how to persuade Mr. Meng.
It is definitely not possible to let him speak directly. Qiyi TV thinks that it is not so big. However, it just so happens that they are going to hold a "Scream Night" recently, so why not invite Mr. Meng to show up on the scene, which is equivalent to indirectly expressing this meaning.
The reason for the invitation is also very sufficient. "The Hidden Corner" is the annual drama king of Qiyi TV this year, and the recently launched "The Undocumented Crime" is also very popular. As the producer and screenwriter of the two dramas, it is normal for Meng Bai to be invited to the scene.
In order to avoid being rejected, Gong Yu called Dai Ying, the vice president who has been in charge of connecting with Huguang, and the two executives came to invite him in person.
Seeing such a warm invitation, Meng Bai really didn't feel embarrassed to refuse, so he agreed.
Anyway, Heng Video is just starting now and will officially start operating next year. There is no celebration like this, so there is no need to worry about strengthening competitors for its own platform.
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"Mr. Meng, your seat is here."
At the "Scream Night" scene, a person in charge of Qiyi TV led Meng Bai to a round table at the front.
Meng Bai thanked him and sat down in front of the stage. There were a lot of fruit snacks on the table. This kind of ceremony will take a long time because there are many items and various performances. Prepare some food so that anyone who is hungry can fill their stomachs.
Picking up a tangerine, Meng Bai looked at the name tag of his tablemate. As soon as he glanced at it, a familiar name came into view.
"This..."
Meng Bai took the name tag next to him, which read "Li Yitong".
Seeing this, the person in charge hurriedly stepped forward to explain: "The recent movie "Undocumented Crime" starring Li Yitong is being broadcast, so we also invited her tonight... Mr. Meng, do you think we need to change seats?"
"Forget it, it's okay, it's fine like this." Meng Bai waved his hand and put the name tag away.
"Okay, Mr. Meng, come to me if you have anything."
The person in charge nodded and responded, then wiped the cold sweat and hurried out.
Meng Bai didn't come early, but because he didn't have to walk the red carpet, he entered the venue first.
At this time, the audience area in the back row was already full, and the scene was filled with cheers. However, the round table for guests in the front row was empty. Sitting here and listening to the noisy sounds coming from the back, it felt like a quiet place in a bustling city.
Unfortunately, he had just been immersed in it for a while when someone came to disturb him.
"Haha, Mr. Meng, good evening."
A middle-aged man wearing glasses walked up to Meng Bai, smiled and extended his hand.
Meng Bai glanced at the other person and felt that he looked familiar. He searched his memory in his mind: "Ah... It's Mr. Tian from Canxing, hello."
He remembered that the man was Tian Ming, the boss of Canxing Culture.
Many people may not know Canxing Culture, but everyone has heard the programs produced by this company. As early as 2012, Canxing bought the copyright of "The Voice of Holland" and then created the "The Voice of China" that made a sensation across the country.
There is more than just this program. Later, a series of "national" series variety shows such as "China's Got Talent" and "China's Got Talent" were all produced by Canxing.
Later, this naming method that skirted the line was stopped by the radio and television, and Canxing turned to online variety shows and produced projects including "Masked Singer", "Dancing Forest Conference" and "This! Is Street Dance".
There are also many artists under its banner. The group of contestants who came out of "The Voice of China", including Zhou Shen, Jin Zhiwen, Zhang Bichen, etc., are all from the Canxing system.
However, the most valuable thing about Canxing Culture is the huge music copyrights it holds, which can be called the largest copyright music library in the domestic entertainment industry.
It is precisely because of this advantage that Evergrande discussed cooperation with Canxing when preparing for the project "Sisters Riding the Wind and Waves" so that the program could have sufficient music copyrights to use.
Meng Bai also met Tian Ming once during the previous negotiations. Fortunately, his memory is not bad, otherwise he really didn't remember it for a while.
Tian Ming came here today naturally because he was invited by Qiyi TV. In addition to film and television dramas, the awards for "Scream Night" also include music and singer awards.
While no one has entered the venue, Tian Ming sat at Meng Bai's table and chatted.
"I heard from President Zhou that the project "Sisters Riding the Wind and Waves" has started to select people?"
"It should be about the same. I saw a lot of people signed up before, so it's relatively easy to pick." Meng Bai said: "I thought that many actors might not accept this kind of singing and dancing talent show, but I didn't expect it to be quite popular." "
Haha, President Meng is wrong. Actresses are different from actors. If they don't make a name for themselves before the age of 30, it will be difficult to get up later. Now that there is such a new track program, many people must want to try it. Who knows, it may be able to save the country in a roundabout way." Tian Ming said with a smile.
"That's right. After all, those top-tier actors will definitely not come, so everyone has a chance to perform." Meng Bai said.
"More than that, in fact, many female artists are quite interested in singing and dancing, but the stage of domestic entertainment is more for those newcomers around 20 years old. It's a rare opportunity, and many people want to try it."
Meng Bai nodded. This is the truth. An important motivation for many artists to start working in this industry is to get the attention of fans, especially female artists.
Compared with actors who spend most of their time behind the camera, idols have a lower status, but they are indeed closer to fans. It's just that they are limited by the audience environment of domestic entertainment, so there has never been a stage like this.
Until the rise of idol talent shows in recent years, it can be regarded as pulling back the audience who used to follow Korean and Japanese entertainment. Even if most of these idols have to go to film in the end, at least they have room to perform.
In fact, many actresses in the circle like this kind of talent show very much, but they can't do it because of their age. Since Evergrande's new platform has given an opportunity, everyone will naturally flock to it.
"Mr. Tian, you are a veteran producer of talent shows. I'll need your guidance in the preparation of the show."
"Haha, Mr. Meng, you're too polite. Since we're working together, I'll definitely do my best. But this kind of idol talent show is different from singer talent shows. The requirements for stage effects are higher, including the overall operation, which also has the standards of a girl group. We at Canxing may not be able to help much with this."
"Mr. Tian, don't worry about this. We've invited the team from the neighboring Kimchi for the stage effects. They have idols as their pillar industry and have more experience than us
." Meng Bai said, "As for the operation, the program team is considering cooperating with Lehua." "Lehua..." Tian Ming thought for a while, "That's right, there seems to be no other company doing idol business besides them."
The idol companies that can be named in the domestic entertainment industry are Lehua, Siba, Times Fengjun, and the recently established Wajijiwa.
Siba has its own circle, Times Fengjun mainly does boy groups, Wajijiwa is tied to Tencent, and the only one left with the strength to cooperate is Lehua.
As the two were talking, they suddenly heard a fierce shout from the audience, and then a young male artist of medium height walked over from the red carpet.
"These fans have good eyesight, they can recognize who is who even from such a distance." Tian Ming laughed, "It's a pity that I'm old and don't recognize these new traffic anymore."
"It's okay, those who can last for a long time will naturally be remembered in the future, and those who can't last for a long time can't be remembered." Meng Bai said calmly.
"Ha, what Mr. Meng said is so reasonable."
The two didn't care too much at first, but they didn't expect that a woman would greet the male artist who had just entered, and then the two walked towards them together.
"Mr. Meng, good evening."
The woman walked closer and greeted with a smile on her face: "Hey, Mr. Tian is here too, what a coincidence."
"It's Mr. Du, sorry I didn't notice it just now." Tian Ming stood up with a little surprise, "It's really a coincidence, I just happened to be talking about Mr. Du with Mr. Meng."
The person who came was the boss of Lehua Entertainment and a senior idol agent in the domestic entertainment industry, Du Hua.
"Really? I'm here at the right time." Du Hua smiled and said, "I wonder what you're talking about?"
"Nothing, just talking about the preparations for the program Sisters Riding the Wind and Waves." Meng Bai nodded to the other party.
Du Hua's eyes flashed: "It's really an honor. President Meng agreed to cooperate with our Lehua?"
"Everyone can see the strength and experience of Lehua, but the program is not up to me, so President Du still has to ask President Zhou."
"Haha, President Meng is too polite. President Zhou also said that you still need to agree to the program."
Du Hua's attitude was very enthusiastic, mainly because Lehua wanted to strive for this cooperation.
Lehua Entertainment has always been known as the "largest idol company in the domestic entertainment industry." Of course, they are indeed the best in the domestic entertainment industry.
Lehua has been seeking to go public in recent years. However, for the capital market, the field of domestic entertainment idols is too small, and the replacement is fast, and the risk-return ratio of investment is very average.
Du Hua also felt that it would be a bit difficult to continue to rely on herself, so it would be better to find a capital to rely on. However, the entertainment industry is in a cold winter, and the major investors in the circle are not short of people. In comparison, the one with the best chance is the new entrant Evergrande.
That's why she attached great importance to this cooperation. It's not that they have any interest in this "30+ girl group". The main purpose is to take this opportunity to get a capital backing like Evergrande or Arc Light.
After a few simple greetings, Du Hua pulled over the male artist who had been standing behind her: "Let me introduce you two. This is our Lehua's most popular idol artist, Wang Yibo."
Meng Bai suddenly realized: "Ah-this is the male lead of "The Untamed" before, right?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yibo hurried forward and bowed 90 degrees and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Meng, because of my fans, you and Teacher Meng Ziyi were attacked before. I'm really sorry."
Tian Ming on the side was curious: "Why does it sound like there is an episode?"
"It's just a misunderstanding." Meng Bai waved his hand and motioned Wang Yibo to stand up, "It's okay, don't tell me, anyway, it's not me who was scolded."
Wang Yibo's heart tightened, and a drop of cold sweat slid down his forehead.
Seeing this, Du Hua hurriedly said, "I'm really sorry about this, Mr. Meng. We didn't expect this to happen."
Seeing that Meng Bai didn't say anything, she didn't dare to say anything more, and the atmosphere became silent for a while.
(End of this chapter)
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