Chapter 17 Who doesn't have a glorious past?
Li Shaohong thought quietly.
I have to say that Li Qin's last sentence is very convincing. There are
many actors who change their style and acting style, many of whom succeed, but more fail.
The primary result of failure is the sudden death of the performance of the work.
Looking at the past and present, at home and abroad, there are many actors who were originally in the momentum, but because of a sudden change of style, but the audience and fans did not buy it, and then fell into a slump. Those
who are lucky and have a deep background may still have a chance, but those who are unlucky and have no capital may no longer be in the limelight and slowly become obscure.
In the final analysis, it is because this kind of failure will affect the loss of interests of investors and platforms.
Capital doesn't care whether you change your style or for any other reason. If you make me lose money and can't compensate me in other ways, then I will give up on you.
Li Qin has the support of Rong Xinda, a big tree, so she will not be abandoned because of the failure of a drama.
But as she said herself, since they are all attempts, why not choose a lower cost one?
Li Shaohong was thinking about the pros and cons here, while Li Qin was anxiously waiting for the result. The room fell silent for a while.
After a long silence, Li Shaohong finally said, "Do you have the script here?"
"Yes, I do." Li Qin was stunned for a moment, but immediately reacted, and quickly opened the script saved in the phone and handed it to Li Shaohong.
Li Shaohong took the phone, swiping the screen of the phone, and asked casually, "When did you meet your friend?"
"Ah... last year, I met him on the crew, but I'm not very familiar with him. He is an independent screenwriter, and we occasionally talk about the script or the role together. I just happened to know about his project." Li Qin made up a "background story".
"An independent screenwriter..." Li Shaohong looked at the script on the screen, nodded, and said with an appreciative tone: "The script is well-written, very creative, and the story is solid."
Li Qin's eyes lit up, and she agreed: "Indeed, although he has no signed works due to his lack of experience, he is really talented. After reading the script, I felt it was very interesting and I liked it very much, so I thought about getting involved."
"From your tone, he sounds quite young."
"Yes, it seems... about the same age as me." Li Qin said uncertainly. She had never asked Meng Bai's age, but she felt that he should be very young just by looking at his face.
"Similar to you?" This time, Li Shaohong was surprised for a rare moment. After looking at the script in her hand, she felt a little bit of admiration for talent, so she asked, "What's his name?"
"Meng Bai."
Li Shaohong was stunned: "Meng Bai?" Li Qin
nodded. Seeing that Li Shaohong seemed to be thinking about something, she couldn't help asking, "Auntie, do you know him?"
"No, I shouldn't know him." Li Shaohong shook her head: "It's just that this name sounds familiar. Meng Bai..."
Li Shaohong frowned. She always felt like she had heard of this name somewhere.
After thinking for a while, Li Shaohong stood up and returned to her desk, and found a copy among a pile of documents. After reading it for a while, her eyes suddenly stopped, as if she had discovered something. Then, she laughed and said, "I know, it turned out to be him."
Li Qin on the other side was obviously also surprised. No matter how she thought about it, she didn't expect that Li Shaohong actually knew Meng Bai.
But, I haven't heard Meng Bai mention it?
"Auntie Li, do you know him?" Li Qin asked carefully.
"Oh, I don't really know him. But I've heard of him." Li Shaohong said.
Now Li Qin was even more confused.
Hearing Li Shaohong's tone, why does it feel like Meng Bai is quite famous?
"In a sense, he is indeed not a small name. At least in the film and television companies of all sizes in Beijing, there should be many people who have heard of his name." Li Shaohong looked at the confused Li Qin with a smile, pulled her to sit down, and patiently talked.
"This Meng Bai is indeed a very talented young man. He is from the Department of Drama and Literature of the Central Academy of Drama. It is said that he had excellent grades when he was in school. The stage play script he wrote in his junior year was changed into the script of the graduation drama that year. A short story he posted online in his senior year was valued by a film and television company and adapted into a movie. After it was released, it took more than 8 million at the box office."
Li Qin was stunned. She really didn't expect that the young man who pulled her to discuss how to "cheat investment" actually had such a great history.
"Hey, that's not right." Li Qin suddenly found a bug: "A movie with a box office of more than 8 million should be more or less well-known, but why can't I find his information?"
"So, this is the interesting point of this young man." Li Shaohong said with some regret: "When the movie was being prepared, Meng Bai was directly asked to be the screenwriter. At the beginning, he should have been told that all the plots should be based on his script."
Li Shaohong shook his head and said with emotion: "In this industry, there are only a few new screenwriters who have a say. Investors, producers, directors, celebrity actors, anyone with a little experience can have a say in the script." "I don't know
the specific situation during the filming later, but in short, Meng Bai should have fallen out with the producer. Not only did he withdraw from the crew, he also directly refused to be the screenwriter of the movie. The producer didn't seem to be very happy with him. After the movie was finished, he spread the word in the circle that he would not be used again, and he also told other film and television companies in Beijing about this matter."
"Ah?" Li Qin said nervously: "Then he was banned!"
"It's not that he was banned, because that company doesn't have that much power." Li Shaohong waved her hand and said, "But it did have a big impact on him. After all, investors always like obedient tools, and few like this kind of thorn. Other film and television companies will have some ideas when they see his name."
At this point, Li Shaohong suddenly realized: From this point of view, this young man chose to cooperate with video websites like Leshi.com to make online dramas, which is a different way out.
Thinking of this, Li Shaohong couldn't help but think: This Meng Bai is indeed a talent. I wonder if I can take advantage of Li Qin's opportunity to bring him to Rong Xinda.
To be honest, Rong Xinda has not had an easy time in the past two years. Among the three founders of the company, Li Xiaowan has lost a lot of ambition since she became a grandmother, and Zeng Nianping (Li Shaohong's husband) has been on leave for many years due to health reasons.
Even Li Shaohong himself, because he was elected as the president of the new Directors Association, has also shifted a considerable amount of energy away from the company.
Rong Xinda's biggest resource was originally the three founders. Now that the focus of the three has gradually shifted, the company's situation has naturally become worse and worse.
In the past, Rong Xinda was mainly known for its content output and produced many popular works. It is also because of this that Rong Xinda has attracted many talented and spiritual actors to join.
However, in recent years, Rong Xinda's output has gradually decreased. Since "New Red Mansion", only one "Half Summer" has been produced in three years.
Now Rong Xinda is more like a pure artist agency than a film and television production company.
Li Shaohong naturally knows the company's problems, but she does not have much energy and inspiration to ensure the content part of Rong Xinda. Therefore, the best way is to bring in someone with high-quality content output.
In other words, Rong Xinda lacks a good screenwriter who can carry the flag.
Of course, Meng Bai is far from reaching this level at the moment, but the talent he has shown is enough to make people willing to look forward to his future.
Thinking of this, Li Shaohong no longer hesitated, and looked at Li Qin who was still curious and said: "Since you have a plan, I won't stop you, just give this web drama project a try."
Li Qin didn't know that Li Shaohong had changed her mind in this period of time, and was still thinking about the next words. Suddenly hearing Li Shaohong's permission, she was stunned for a moment before she smiled and said: "Thank you, Aunt Li!"
Li Shaohong looked at Li Qin's happy look, smiled and shook her head, and then reminded her: "This Meng Bai has talent and talent, you can talk to him more when you are in the crew. In addition, if he has a new script or a new project, you can tell him to come to Rong Xinda to have a look, which may also be an option."
"Oh, okay, I see." Li Qin felt that Li Shaohong's words seemed to have some intention of recruiting, but she was not sure, so she agreed a little confusedly.
The two talked about family matters for a while, and Li Qin was ready to get up and say goodbye. Before leaving, she couldn't help but ask out of curiosity: "Aunt Li, what was the name of the movie that Meng Bai adapted from?"
Li Shaohong thought for a few seconds, shook her head and said: "I forgot the name, it's probably a science fiction movie, and the male lead seems to be played by Cheng Long's son. If you are interested, just look it up yourself."
(End of this chapter)
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