Chapter 46 Is Meng Bai shy and abstinent?
January 8, Laba, Beijing Normal University Exhibition Hall.
"So many people are here."
In the waiting area behind the stage, Li Qin looked at the crowded exhibition hall outside and said in surprise: "I thought that students from such a first-class university should be reviewing in the study room at this time, but I didn't expect so many people to come."
"Normally, there are 20,000 to 30,000 students in a university. Even if only one twentieth of them come, that's more than a thousand people." Meng Bai said: "What's more, it's a time of high pressure and boredom near the exam week. It's rare to have an event, and many people are still willing to join in the fun."
Leshi.com's execution efficiency is quite high. Gan Wei had just finished talking to Meng Bai about the publicity plan, and immediately arranged it for the "Pendulum" crew.
Of course, this kind of event held in the school must not be directly called a "crew meeting" or something like that, but under the name of "Youth Contemporary Spirit Exchange Meeting" or "Youth Knowledge Exchange Sharing Meeting".
That is to choose a point with a little "positive energy" from the work and use it to carry out activities.
This is actually quite easy for the drama "Soul Ferry", because many unit stories are about some hot social topics and positive energy.
For example, the topic of "plastic surgery" in the "Lust, Caution" chapter, the choice of "justice and compromise" in the "Hanging Sword" chapter, the discussion of "protecting the environment" in the "Cold Blooded" chapter, and the "patriotic feelings" in the "BJ One Night" chapter.
There are not many people from the "Pendulum" crew, Meng Bai, Wu Bai, Li Qin, Yu Yi and Zhang Ruoyun. And the ones who will go on stage later are only the four people at the back.
"Aren't you going on stage?" Li Qin asked doubtfully.
Meng Bai shook his head: "There's no need for so many people, you can just go up. Besides, at the fan meeting, people only look at the director and the leading actors. How many people care about who the producer and screenwriter are?"
"By the way, Mr. Meng, I wanted to ask you this question when we were filming before." Zhang Ruoyun came over from the side and looked at Meng Bai and said, "You don't seem to like these interviews or the like?"
Meng Bai shook his head: "It's not that I don't like interviews, I just don't like facing the camera."
"Why?"
"How should I put it..." Meng Bai pondered for a while and said, "Compared to being scrutinized and criticized in front of the camera, I still prefer the feeling of being able to control the situation and observe the whole scene behind the camera."
Zhang Ruoyun and Li Qin were silent.
Don't say it, what Meng Bai said really makes sense. As actors, they are in front of the camera almost every day, aren't they always being scrutinized by all kinds of people from directors to audiences?
"When you say that, I suddenly feel a bit like a puppet." Zhang Ruoyun frowned.
"You have to make choices for any profession." Meng Bai said: "Acting actors earn a lot, are popular, and are loved by all kinds of fans. It can't be that there is no price at all."
Star artists are paid hundreds of thousands or millions for any film, so what if they are "scrutinized" by others. I wonder how many people want to have this opportunity to be "scrutinized" but can't get it.
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The "Pendulum" crew arranged a total of seven roadshows and meet-and-greet meetings in five universities in Beijing and two universities in Shanghai, almost one a day.
The effect on the scene was quite good, and almost every university could have 700 to 800 people participating in the event. And it can be seen that, except for a small number of people who accompanied their friends to join in the fun, most of the students present had watched "Soul Ferry".
Every time the three protagonists of Li Qin appeared, they could get a lot of cheers, and the three of them were quite popular.
Needless to say, Li Qin is naturally mainly male. She is the kind of "white moonlight" pure and innocent, and she is very lethal to boys, especially boys of this age.
Zhang Ruoyun has mostly female fans, and many girls said they particularly like his "cowardly and handsome" feeling in the drama.
What is somewhat surprising is that Yu Yi is about the same in popularity on both sides. Both boys and girls feel that this "crazy and cool" "soul ferryman" is super handsome.
Leshi.com picked two shows with relatively good results and bought several hot search terms on Weibo, which really attracted a lot of traffic.
Meng Bai also went to several colleges and universities in northern Beijing. However, he sat in the audience most of the time, mainly to listen to the students' complaints or comments.
The reason why I say "mostly" is that Meng Bai also went on stage at a roadshow meeting, which was the roadshow of the Central Academy of Drama.
"I can't control how you are outside, but in your own school, can't you show your face to your juniors?" Professor Zou looked at Meng Bai and said with a teasing expression on his face.
"Teacher, didn't you tell me that our screenwriters should focus on the backstage and not always think about showing their faces." Meng Bai said innocently.
"Bullshit!" Professor Zou said disdainfully: "When I said that the screenwriter should focus on the behind-the-scenes, I meant to tell you to focus more on the script so as not to be distracted by all those sensual and decadent things. You have already finished filming this script, so what are you afraid of being distracted?"
In the end, under the "oppression" of Professor Zou, Meng Bai had no choice but to go on stage.
"Hello, fellow students. I'm Meng Bai, class of 2007, majoring in drama literature. I'm also the screenwriter and producer of the play 'Pendulum.'" Meng Bai stood on the stage, looking at the crowd below, which was much larger than that of other schools, and introduced himself loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a cheer from the audience, mixed with many shouts of "Senior Brother Meng Bai.
" "Xiao Jie, Xiao Jie, look, it's my Senior Brother Meng Bai!"
In the crowd below the stage, Zhu Xudan pulled Liang Jie, a classmate beside him, and said excitedly.
"I know, I know, you're going to pull my clothes off!" Liang Jie looked at Zhu Xudan helplessly.
Ever since she met Senior Brother Meng Bai again on the set, her best friend seemed to be possessed, calling him "My Senior Brother Meng Bai" all day long.
Seeing her best friend's excitement, Liang Jie said, "Why don't you go on stage too? You're also an actor, and you can be closer to your senior."
"Well, forget it." Zhu Xudan shook her head, "There are so many people watching on stage, and I can't do anything. It's better to shout from the audience. Besides, so many people in our school have participated in this play. Are they all going to go up?"
After that, she didn't know what Meng Bai said, and she cheered loudly with the students around her.
Liang Jie rolled her eyes. It's over. Her best friend is hopeless!
...
Meng Bai didn't say much on the stage, and still left the main time to Li Qin and the others.
Although Leshi.com did not buy hot searches for this scene, many students in the audience recorded videos and uploaded them to the Internet.
Some students from schools who had participated before saw the video and unexpectedly found that there was an extra person in the main creative team of this scene.
"Who can tell me who is the handsome guy sitting on the far left of the stage next to the director?"
"Friends, why can't I find him in the drama? Does anyone know which role he plays?"
"..."
In the comments of the Weibo video, a bunch of people focused their attention on Meng Bai who suddenly appeared.
"Reply: Students of the Central Academy of Drama, please explain. The one you are talking about is our senior, Meng Bai. He is not an actor, but the screenwriter and producer of this play."
"No way, such a handsome guy is actually a screenwriter?"
"So this is the screenwriter, damn, let alone this play, I am convinced by this script."
"Why didn't I see him in the previous fan meeting?"
"Audience +1, according to the senior, he is not used to the camera, so he was in the audience before, and only went on stage in our school."
"In the audience? I was also there that day, but I didn't see it, it's heartbreaking!"
"Heartbreaking +1!"
"The little brother is not used to the camera, is he shy and abstinent? I love him even more now!"
"Love him even more +1!"
"..."
There are all kinds of crooked comments in the video. Meng Bai, a screenwriter who only showed one side, unexpectedly gained a lot of popularity. It's because he doesn't have a Weibo account, otherwise he would have a lot of fans.
Of course, if I knew that these netizens imagined him as a "shy and abstinent person", I would probably spit blood.
Please, he is a completely opposite type!
But it's also a good thing. No matter what the discussion is about, it will increase the popularity of the original drama.
Taking advantage of this wave of momentum, the performance of "Pendulum" has once again soared.
(End of this chapter)
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