Chapter 67 Don't ask, just ask that you are single
Qin Lan originally planned to have a meal with Meng Bai, then go back directly after playing in Blue Island for two days.
Unexpectedly, some unexpected changes occurred in the plan from the beginning, causing her to stay in Blue Island for more than a week, and she turned the "encounter battle" into a "protracted war".
During the battle, one side had the advantage of gender and labor saving, while the other side had the advantage of age and physical strength. As the saying goes, when you meet the strongest you at the strongest age, the two can be said to be "a general meeting a good talent, and it is hard to part".
In the end, the advantage of age was more helpful. Meng Bai successfully gained the upper hand with a slight lead, which convinced the "sister".
"Well--"
Another battle ended, and Qin Lan's fair skin still had a blush and a little sweat. She lay on Meng Bai's back, savoring the aftertaste of the battle just now.
"I'm going back tomorrow."
"Yeah." Meng Bai responded, "Have you booked the ticket? Morning or afternoon?"
"The flight is at around 4pm, and we'll arrive in Beijing North just in time for dinner." Qin Lan said.
"Then I can see you off at noon. We in Landao pay attention to 'dumplings on the bus and noodles on the bus', so tomorrow I'll take you to try our Landao specialty, cuttlefish dumplings." Meng Bai stroked her long hair and said with a smile.
Both of them are experienced adults. After spending the past few days together, they wisely did not mention their relationship or feelings, and tacitly regarded it as an "accident" that "each has their own needs".
But even so, when I first heard that we were going to separate tomorrow, I still felt a little strange.
There will be many opportunities to meet in the future, but no one knows what identity and mood the two will be in when they meet next time.
"By the way, what kind of setting is the villain role you mentioned before that is suitable for me to guest star in?" Qin Lan asked.
Meng Bai said in surprise: "No, sister, you really want to guest star?"
"Of course, I said I would come and I will come." Qin Lan looked up and looked at Meng Bai and said: "Why, are you worried that my coming will affect your hooking up with other girls? Don't worry, sister won't disturb you, maybe I can even give you some advice."
"Little girl?" Meng Bai said blankly: "Besides this little girl in front of me, where else can there be other little girls?"
"You are good at talking." Qin Lan smiled with satisfaction: "Why don't you tell me the plot first, and I will treat it as if I know the script in advance."
The role that Meng Bai said is suitable for Qin Lan is called "Sun Mei" in the plot. She is the dormitory manager of the male protagonist's university dormitory building, a tall and thin single mother with a charming figure, with a ten-year-old daughter.
In the unit called "The Seventh Reader", she fell in love with the work-study student Wu Han for a long time, became pregnant, and wrote a letter to confess her love and put it in the book that Wu Han often reads. However, unexpectedly, the letter disappeared before Wu Han saw it, which became his direct motive for the murder.
As for Sun Mei, she saw Wu Han forging the scene by chance, but out of love, she chose to conceal it. In the end, in order to help her lover get rid of suspicion, she disguised herself as a murderer and intended to kill the male protagonist, but she died in an accidental fall from a building.
"Just died like that?"
Qin Lan stared at Meng Bai with wide eyes. She was listening to the story with great interest, and was still thinking that there were indeed some interesting points about this character. Unexpectedly, she heard such a hasty offline.
"Oh, this is my original script, and I didn't know you wanted to make a guest appearance at that time." Meng Bai spread his hands and said, "But if you are interested, I can modify the ending of this character and give her more character arcs."
"Will it be troublesome?" Qin Lan was a little happy to hear Meng Bai say that he would change the script for her, but she was also a little worried that it would affect the normal rhythm of his preparation for the crew.
Meng Bai said nonchalantly, "It's no trouble. Anyway, the whole plot has to be adjusted. It
's just a matter of convenience." Meng Bai had the first draft of the script of "Psychological Crime" a long time ago. According to his setting at the time, the background of the story of "The Seventh Reader" should be in winter - for works on crime and criminal investigation, the story taking place in the cold winter will increase the suspenseful atmosphere.
But the story setting is the story setting, and the final script must be modified according to the actual shooting conditions of the project.
Just like now, the crew starts shooting in May or June, and the shooting period is in the summer. If you want to complete the original winter story, there are only two ways - artificial scenery, or modify the script.
In comparison, Meng Bai still prefers the latter method because it saves more money. Anyway, he is the screenwriter, and he has the final say on how the story is.
And like the solemnity of winter, the heat of summer also fits the atmosphere of the crime story - the former is cold and the latter is crazy, both of which are more or less psychological.
In addition to these major plot changes, there are also some minor changes between the actual shooting script and Meng Bai's original manuscript.
For example, based on the image of Li Yitong, the character of the heroine "Chen Xi" was appropriately adjusted on the basis of ensuring the logic of the plot.
For another example, for the audience experience of the film and television adaptation, the original "group portrait" story characters were streamlined, and the main perspective was focused on the male lead and the second male lead as much as possible.
There are many changes of this kind, so during this period, in addition to setting up the crew set and "playing games" with Qin Lan, Meng Bai has been adjusting the script.
After hearing what Meng Bai said, Qin Lan was relieved. After thinking about the story just now, she suddenly tasted a strange feeling.
"I said..." She looked at Meng Bai: "Why do you always feel that this story has a meaning."
"Ah? What does it mean?"
Qin Lan pointed to herself: "Sun Mei." Then pointed to Meng Bai: "Wu Han."
"..." Meng Bai took a deep breath: "Sister, I think you are more suitable for screenwriting than me." Even
if Meng Bai was beaten to death, he would not have such a magical associative ability.
"It just occurred to me."
Meng Bai pulled Qin Lan over and whispered in her ear, "Are you willing to be my accomplice?"
"No." Qin Lan turned over and sat on Meng Bai, saying "sister wants to be the 'murderer'."
After that, she began her "murder method".
——After
lunch the next day, Meng Bai took his assistant and sent Qin Lan to the airport. She was going back to Beijing to rest for a while and would come back after the crew started filming.
The reason why Hua Yan was called was mainly to use her to avoid suspicion. After all, there were many people coming and going at the airport, and Qin Lan, as a popular actor who was quasi-first-line, was still well-known. It was possible that someone would recognize her.
In fact, during this period, because of the crew of "Psychological Crime", there were many more entertainment media reporters on the Blue Island side, and many people took photos of Qin Lan and Meng Bai together.
However, compared with artists like Qin Lan, Meng Bai's public awareness was too low, so most entertainment reports referred to him as "a male friend".
As for Qin Lan, it was easy to explain. She said that she would have a guest appearance in a new drama and was now "visiting the scene and feeling the plot". No matter how much she said, she could only say that she was a "diligent and dedicated" good actor.
On the way back to the crew, Hua Yan carefully looked at Meng Bai for a long time before finally summoning up the courage to ask: "Brother Meng, are you in love with Sister Qin Lan?"
Meng Bai glanced at her: "Who told you? We are just friends."
"Oh..." Hua Yan responded after hearing the answer, but her tone was obviously full of doubt.
Looking at the young assistant's distrustful expression, Meng Bai said gently: "Hua Hua, how does Brother Meng treat you?"
"Pretty, pretty good."
"Right, I'll help you with your internship, the work content is also easy, there are professional bosses to guide you, and when you graduate, I can also provide you with a high-paying and high-benefits job. Tell me, in your conscience, shouldn't you be a little grateful?" Meng Bai persuaded.
"Haha, Brother Meng, just tell me what you want me to do?"
"It's very simple. From now on, no matter who asks, I will always be single, understand?"
"...scumbag."
"What did you say?"
"I said yes, no problem, I'll remember it."
I have to say that when I watched the online drama version of "Psychological Crime" that year, I wanted to complain. The casting of "Sun Mei" in the drama was really outrageous. I couldn't imagine Wu Han having any emotional scenes with her.
(End of this chapter)
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