Chapter 510 The boss has a young model
[Programmer Pan Sheng went to work in a foreign country, but was sent to the Internet fraud park and became a "dog pusher" who attracted others to gamble online. In the park, he met Liang Anna, a young model who was also deceived here. The latter used her beauty to make huge profits for the fraud gang under the coercion of Manager Lu of the park. The two struggled in this purgatory on earth, hoping to find a ray of hope and regain their freedom one day...]
The tentative name of this script is "Fishing Action", which comes from a kind of "fishing game" that often appears in various "first online casinos opened", which is actually online gambling in essence.
Online gambling, online loans, and electronic fraud, these three different businesses basically belong to the same industry line. If you touch one, you will encounter the other two. So the code name "Fishing Action" represents the fight against electronic fraud.
This script is mainly divided into three story lines, showing the perspectives from the police, the fraud park and the victims. However, the core plot is still the line of "Pan Sheng", "Liang Anna" and "Manager Lu" in the electronic fraud park.
Among them, the heroine role of "Liang Anna" was what Meng Bai wanted to give to Li Qin.
His plan was good, but Teacher Li rejected the role after reading the script.
As for the reasons, one is that she thinks her image does not match the personality of this role; second, as a former eyewitness of an online fraud case, she does not want to play such a character.
"Liang Anna is a young model by profession, and she should need a more charming and gorgeous style, which is not suitable for me."
This is the personal thought that Li Qin sent to him after reading the script.
Looking at this reply, Meng Bai frowned. Objectively speaking, what Teacher Li said makes sense. Her temperament is indeed a bit incompatible with the young model role of "Liang Anna".
But then again, no one stipulates what a young model must look like.
"You have to think about it. The theme of this movie just hits the current hot trend of 'anti-fraud'. Under the premise of ensuring quality, the box office results are not worse than "Assassination of Novelist". Your current cumulative box office is 2.5 billion. If you add this movie, maybe you can rush to 4 billion. By then, let alone the actors of the same period, those senior big flowers can't compare with you."
"I still know my own strength. The current box office results are just because of your movie. Even if you add another 10 billion or 20 billion, it's actually the same. I think it's better to lay a good foundation for the TV series first. I still want to adapt this novel at hand first. I'll consider the movie later."
Listening to his girlfriend's brisk tone, Meng Bai couldn't help complaining in his heart-you know that the "young model" style is not suitable for you, so why do "female entrepreneurs" believe in themselves so much?
But since the girl said so, he couldn't force it anymore. If she doesn't want to act, then don't act.
Of course, the theme of "Tenth Anniversary" can still be used. At worst, when the movie is promoted in the future, you can add a sentence "Adapted from the personal experience of the main creator Meng Bai" so that Teacher Li can understand it.
However, since Li Qin does not want to play the role of "Liang Anna", he has to consider who is suitable.
According to the usual stereotype, the image of a "young model" is generally a bit of an Internet celebrity face, a good figure, and a style that is mainly bright and charming.
Meng Bai touched his chin. If you think about it this way, it seems that his eldest niece meets this standard.
It's just that she is a little young. It would be better if she could be two or three years older.
But if the filming starts next year, she will be about 27 or 28 years old, and it should be no problem if her makeup is more mature.
Forget it, anyway, this project has just been established, and there is no rush to select actors. When the preparations start, ask her to try.
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Blue Island, Liuting Airport.
"It feels much emptier than when I came here a few years ago."
On the high-rise observation deck of the airport, Guo Fan, wearing a mask, looked at the apron and runway in the distance and sighed.
"This place will be closed in two months. Currently, most flights have been transferred to Jiaodong Airport in the west. With fewer people and flights, it naturally looks empty."
Meng Bai said, "This is actually quite good. We can start setting up the venue in advance, which can save a lot of preparation time."
After the release of the first part of "The Wandering Earth", it directly boosted the number of tourists to the filming location, Oriental Movie Metropolis. Now that the second part is to be filmed, the Blue Island government will naturally not let this IP be snatched away, and has given a variety of preferential policies in the hope that Guo Fan's team will continue to stay here.
The most generous of these preferential policies is to lend the Liuting Airport, which is about to be closed, to the crew of "The Wandering Earth 2" free of charge as the main filming location.
Director Wang of the Tourism Department of Landao said with a smile: "Mr. Meng is right. Regarding the construction and venue plan submitted by the crew, we have also set up a special working group and all the procedures have been resolved as quickly as possible. If Director Guo needs it, we can start the construction of the venue soon."
"That's great. Thank you Director Wang and our leaders of Landao for your strong support."
"Director Guo, you are too polite. It is also a recognition of us that an IP of the level of "The Wandering Earth" can be produced by Landao."
Seeing that the two sides were going to exchange a few more rounds, Meng Bai hurriedly called the two people: "Okay, both of you, this is not the first time we have met, and there will be many more cooperation in the future, so don't thank each other so much."
Guo Fan and Director Wang smiled when they heard this, and the atmosphere became less unfamiliar.
The purpose of their visit today was to make a preliminary on-site inspection. Everyone walked around the airport, and while walking, they briefly discussed which places the crew needed to use and could start building the scene in advance.
"By the way, have you contacted the large vehicles and machines involved in the movie?" Meng Bai asked.
Upon hearing this, Guo Fan smiled: "I was just thinking about telling you about this. We contacted the Xugong Group before and wanted to ask them if they could rent us some vehicles and props. Unexpectedly, after hearing about our film project, they were particularly interested in it and finally decided to send a batch of equipment and engineers directly according to our needs."
"You mean 'send a batch'..."
"We don't have to pay for the rental of vehicles and personnel, we just need to be responsible for the engineers' meals and accommodation."
"...Awesome!"
It can be said that there are only wrong names, but no wrong nicknames. The nickname of Guo Fan "Cyber Succubus" is widely circulated on the Internet, and it is not without reason. Just looking at the efficiency of pulling a team, if it were in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it would be so high that Sima Qian would write an extra "Biography of Guo" or something like that.
After walking around for a long time, Meng Bai pulled Director Wang aside and asked, "I wonder what the Liuting Airport is going to be used for after it is closed."
"This has actually been discussed before. The current tentative development direction is to create a comprehensive base that combines film and television shooting, concert and music festival stages, indoor livehouses and related entertainment industries."
"The transformation is quite powerful."
Director Wang smiled and said, "This is actually related to you, President Meng. It is precisely because of the IP of "The Wandering Earth" that we are considering this aspect."
After speaking, he suddenly asked thoughtfully, "Why, President Meng, do you have any ideas for industrial development or investment?"
Meng Bai did not hide it, nodded and said, "Indeed, we have considered this. We have been thinking about whether we can use big IPs such as "The Wandering Earth" and "The Three-Body Problem" to create a domestic science fiction theme park."
Disney has Disney theme parks, Universal has Universal Studios, and Huaqiang Fantawild, the company behind "Boonie Bears", also has its own "Fantawild Park". There are also the likes of the Tang Dynasty City That Never Sleeps in China.
Domestic science fiction now has the successful IP of "The Wandering Earth", and Meng Bai has the upcoming adaptation of "The Three-Body Universe", so why can't we make a science fiction-themed cultural tourism project?
(End of this chapter)
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